Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1948

Part 2. South Atlantic Slope and Eastern 

Gulf of Mexico Basins

Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1112

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and Virginia and 

other agencies

PUBLIi; PROPERTY 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 19
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and other agencies, by 

personnel of the Water Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen___________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water E ranch 

B. J. Peterson_________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

I. E. Anderson___________________________Jackson, Miss. 

W. R. Eaton_________________________Baton Roufe, La. 

A. E. Johnson____________,____________Columbia, S. C. 

A. O. Patterson__________> __,______________Ocala, Fla. 

E. B. Rice______________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

M. T. Thomson__________________________Atlanta, Ga. 

D. S. Wallace_______________________Charlottesville, Va. 

M. R. Williams_________________..______Montgomery, Ala.

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CONTENTS

Page

Scope of work........................................................................ 1

Definition of terms.................................................................. 1

Explanation of data.................................................................. 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 5

Publications......................................................................... 6

Records of discharge by agencies other than the Geological Survey.................... 12

Cooperation........................................................................... 12

Division of work...................................................................... 13

Gaging-station records............................................................... 13

James River Basin.................................................................. 14

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va.............................................. 14

James River at Lick Run, Va...................................................... 15

James River at Buchanan, Va...................................................... 16

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va................................................. 17

James River at Bent Creek, Va.................................................... 18

James River at Scottsville, Va................................................... 19

James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................. 20

James River near Richmond, Va.................................................... 21

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va.................................................. 22

Falling Springs Creek near Palling Springs, Va................................... 22

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.................................................. 23

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.................................................... 24

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va................................ 25

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 26

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.......................................................... 27

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.................................................... 28

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va..................................................... 29

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va................................................... 30

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va................................ 31

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.............................................. 32

Maury River near Lexington, Va................................................... 33

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va................................................. 34

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va................................................... 35

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va............................................... 36

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va................................................... 37

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................... 38

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va............................................... 39

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va............................ 40

Slate River near Arvonia, Va..................................................... 41

Mechum River near Ivy, Va........................................................ 42

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 43

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va............................................... 44

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va............................................... 45

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.................................... 46

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va............................................. 47

 Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 48

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 49

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 50

Buffalo Creuek near Hampden Sidney, Va............................................ 51

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va..................................................... 52

Swift Creek near Chester, Va..................................................... 53

Chickahominy River near Provi3ence Forge, Va..................................... 54

Dismal Swamp Basin................................................................. 55

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va................................................ 55

Chowan River Basin................................................................. 56

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va............................................... 56

Nottoway River near McKenney, Va................................................. 57

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.............................................. 58

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................. 59

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va................................................... 60

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 61

Blackwater River at Zani, Va..................................................... 62

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 63

Seacock Creek at Unity, Va....................................................... 64

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................ 65

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.......................................... 66

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va.................................................. 67

Roanoke River Basin................................................................ 68

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va................................................... 68

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va..................................................... 69

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va................................................'..... 70

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.................................................... 71

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va................................................... 72

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va................................................... 73

Roanoke River near Clover, Va.................................................... 74

Roanoke River at Clarksville, Va................................................. 75

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va................................................ 76
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Gaging-station records Continued.

Roanoke River Basin Continued. Page

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C............................................. 77

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C............................................ 78

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.............................................. 79

Pigg River near Toshes, Va........................................................ 80

Goose Creek near Huddles ton, Va................................................... 81

Otter River near Bedford, Va...................................................... 82

Otter River near Evington, Va..................................................... 83

Falling River near Naruna, Va..................................................... 84

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va........................................................... 85

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va......................................................... 86

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.................................................... 87

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.................................................... 88

Dan River at Leaksville, N. C..................................................... 89

Dan River at Danville, Va......................................................... 90

Dan River at South Boston, Va..................................................... 91

Mayo River near Price, N. C....................................................... 92

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va................................................. 93

Smith River near Philpott, Va..................................................... 94

Smith River at Bassett, Va........................................................ 95

Smith River at Martinsville, Va................................................... 96

Smith River at Spray, N. C........................................................ 97

Sandy River near Danville, Va..................................................... 98

Banister River at Halifax, Va..................................................... 99

Hyco River near Omega, Va......................................................... 100

Pamlico River Basin................................................................. 101

Tar River near Tar River, N. C.................................................... 101

Tar River near Nashville, N. C .................................................... 102

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C ........................................................ 103

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.................................................. 104

Neuse River Basin................................................................... 105

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C ...................................................... 105

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.................................................. 106

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.................................................... 107

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.................................................. 108

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C...................................................... 109

Flat River at Bahama, N. C........................................................ 110

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C...........................^................. Ill

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C...................................................... 112

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C................................................... 113

Little Kilter near Princeton, N. C................................................. 114

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C................................................ 115

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C............................................... 116

Cape Fear River Basin............................................................... 117

Haw River near BenaJa, N. C....................................................... 117

Haw River at Haw River, N. C...................................................... 118

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.................................................... 119

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C............................................... 120

Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C..................................... 121

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C................................................. 122

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C............................................. 123

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C............................................... 124

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C......................................... 125

West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C........................................ 126

Deep River near Randleman, N. C................................................... 127

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C....................................................... 128

Deep River at Moncure, N. C....................................................... 129

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C........................................ 130

Bear Creelc at Bobbins, N. C....................................................... 131

Lower Little River at Manchester, N. C............................................ 132

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C................................................. 133

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.............................................. 134

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C................................... 135

Waccamaw River Basin-................................................................ 136

Waccamaw River at Preeland, N. C.................................................. 136

Pee Dee River Basin................................................................. 137

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C................................................... 137

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.................................................. 138

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.............................................. 139

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C................................................... 140

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C............................................... 141

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C..................................................... 142

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C........................................... 143

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.................................................. 144

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.............................................. 145

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.......................................... 146

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................. 147

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C.................................................. 148

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.................................................... 149

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.................................................. 153

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C................................................ 154

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C .................................................... 155

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.................................................... 156

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C................................................... 157

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C .....'......................................... 158

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.................................................. 159

Little Pee Dee Hiver near Dillon, S. C............................................ 160
CONTENTS vil

Gaging-station records Continued.

Pee Dee River Hasin--Continued. Page

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Perry, S. C.................................... 161

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C................................................ 162

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................... 163

Black River at Kingstree, S. C................................................... 164

Santee River Basin................................................................. 165

Catawba River near Marion, N. C.................................................. 165

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C................................................... 166

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C............................................... 167

Wateree R iver near Camden, 5. C.................................................. 168

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C................................................. 169

Santee River near Pineville, S. C................................................ 170

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 171

Henry Pork near Henry River, N. C................................................ 172

South Pork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C......................................... 173

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.............................................. 174

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C........................................... 175

Broad River near Oaffney, S. C................................................... 176

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.................................................. 177

Broad River at Richtex, S. C..................................................... 178

Green River near Mill Springs, N. C.............................................. 179

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C............................................ 180

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C............................................ 181

North Pacolet River at Pingerville, S. C......................................... 182

Pacolet River near Pingerville, S. C............................................. 183

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C................................................. 184

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Pingerville, S. C............................. 185

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C............................................... 186

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.................................................. 187

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C..............................................'.. 188

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C........................................... 189

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C............................................ 190

Pair Forest Creek near Union, S. C............................................... 191

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C................................................... 192

Saluda River near West Greenville, S. C.......................................... 193

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C................................................... 194

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.............................................. 195

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.............................................. 196

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.................................................. 197

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C............................................. 198

Lake Murray near Columbia', S. C.................................................. 199

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C................................................. 200

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C................................................ 201

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C............................................... 202

Lakes Marlon-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C....................... 203

Cooper River Basin................................................................. 204

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C............................................... 204

Edisto River Basin................................................................. 205

South Pork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C................................... 205

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C....................................... 206

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.............................................. 207

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.................................................. 208

North Pork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C...................................... 209

Savannah River Basin............................................................... 210

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga................................................. 810

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.................................................. 211

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.......................................... 212

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.................................................... 213

Savannah River at Burtons Perry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga....................... 214

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga..................................................... 215

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.................................................... 216

Keowee R iver near Newry, S. C.................................................... 217

Seneca River near Andersen, S. C................:................................ 218

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 219

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 220

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C............................................. 221

Little River near Lincolnton, Ga................................................. 222

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 223

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 224

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 225

Ogeechee River Basin............................................................... 226

Ogeechee River near Louisville, Ga............................................... 226

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga................................................... 227

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga...................................................... 228

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga................................................. 229

Altamaha River Basin............................................................... 231

South River near McDonough, Ga................................................... 231

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.................................................. 232

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga...................................................... 233

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga............................................... 234

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga................................................ 235

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga................................................. 236

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga................................................. 237

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.................................................. 238

Alcovy River below Covington, Ga................................................. 239

Towaliga River near Forsyth, Ga.................................................. 240

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga................................................... 241
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Gaging-station records--Continued.

Altamaha River Basin Continued, Page

Oconee River at Athens, Ga....................................................... 242

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga................................................. 243

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga................................................ 244

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga....................................................... 245

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga............................................... 246

Middle Ooonee River near Athens, Ga...............i.............................. 248

Apalachee River near Bostwick, Ga................................................ 249

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga................................................ 250

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga................................................ 251

Satilla River Basin................................................................ 252

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.................................................. 252

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.................................................... 253

St. Marys River Basin............... .............................................. 254

St Marys River near Macclenny, Fla............................................... 254

St. Johns River Basin.............................................................. 255

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Fla.............................................. 255

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.............................................. 256

St. Johns River near Sanford, Fla................................................ 256

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla................................................ 257

Eeonlockhatchee Headwaters Canal near Wewahotee, Fla............................. 257

Econloekhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla......................................... 258

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla................................................... 259

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla...............................................1. 259

Apopka-Beauclair Canal near Astatula, Fla........................................ 260

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla...................................................... 260

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla................................................ 261

Oklawaha River near Oeala, Fla................................................... 262

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla.................................................... 263

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Fla.......................................... 264

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Fla.................... 265

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla............................................. 266

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Pla............................................ 266

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla................................................... 267

Orange Lake Outlet near Citra, Fla............................................... 268

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla.............................................. 269

Loehlossa Creek near Hawthorn, Fla............................................... 270

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near LochpLoosa, Fla........................................ 270

South Fork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.................................... 272

North Fork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla...................................... 273

Moultrie Creek Basin............................................................... 274

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla........................................... 274

Lake Okeeehobee and The Everglades................................................. 275

Lake Okeeehobee, Pla............................................................. 275

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla................................................ 276

Indian Prairie Canal near Okeeehobee, Fla..............................«......... 277

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla........................................ 278

Kissimmee River near Okeeehobee, Fla.............................................. 279

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoosee, Fla......................................... 280

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoosee, Fla................................. 280

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Fla......................... 280

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla................................... 280

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.................................. 280

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla................................................... 281

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla................................................... 282

Wechykapka-Rosalie Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.................................... 282

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla............................................ 283

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla............................................... 284

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla........................................... 285

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla........................................... 287

St. Lueie Canal at Lake Okeeehobee, Fla.......................................... 289

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Fla............................................. 289

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla........................................ 290

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.................................... 291

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Fla.............................................. 292

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Fla........................................ 293

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla................^......................... 294

North New River Canal at 26-mile bend, near Fort Laudendale, Fla................. 294

North New River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.........'......................... 295

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla......................................... 296

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami, Fla......................................... 297

Imperial River Basin............................................................... 298

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Fla............................1.............. 298

Caloosahatchee River Basin......................................................... 299

Caloosahatehee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla......................................... 299

Peace Creek Basin.................................................................. 300

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla....................................... 300

Peace Creek at Bartow, Fla....................................................... 302

Peace Creek at Zolfo Springs, Fla................................................ 303

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla...................................................... 304

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Fla............................................... 305

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla................................................ 306

Miakka Rivej? Basin................................................................. 307

Miakka River below Upper Miakka Lake, near Sarasota, Fla......................... 307

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla.................................................. 310

Miakka River below Lower Miakka Lake, near Sarasota, Fla......................... 311
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Manatee River Basin................................................................ 314

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla................................................. 314

Little Manatee River Basin.......................................................... 315

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla........................................... 315

Alafia River Basin................................................................. 316

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla...................................................... 316

Hillsboro River Basin.............................................................. 317

Hillsboro River near Zehpyrhills, Pla............................................ 317

Hillsboro River neat Tampa, Fla.................................................. 318

Crystal Springs hear Zephyrhills, Fla............................................ 319

Hanna Lake Outlet near Lutz, Fla................................................. 320

Anclote River Basin................................................................ 323

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla................................................... 323

Weekiwachee River Basin............................................................ 323

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla......................................... 323

Withlacoochee River Basin......................................................... 324

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla............................................... 324

Withlacoochee River at Groom, Fla................................................ 325

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla............................................. 326

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla............................................. 326

Waccasassa River Basin............................................................. 327

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek, Fla........................................... 327

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Fla.................................................. 328

Suwannee River Basin............................................................... 329

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga...................................................... 329

Suwannee River at White Springs, Pla............................................. 330

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla................................................. 331

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.................................................. 332

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.................................................... 333

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga................................................... 334

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga................................................. 335

Withlacoochee River near Quitman, Ga............................................. 336

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla............................................ 337

Little River near Adel, Ga....................................................... 338

Santa Fe River at Wqrthington, Fla............................................... 339

Santa Fe River near 'High Springs, Fla............................................ 340

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.............................................. 341

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla........................................... 342

Fenholloway River Basin............................................................ 342

Fenholloway River at Foley, Fla.................................................. 342

Fenholloway River near Perry, Pla................................................ 344

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla....................................................... 344

St. Marks River Basin.................................................t............ 344

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla........................................... 344

Ochlockonee River Basin............................................................. 345

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga............................................ 345

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla............................................... 347

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.............................................. 348

Tired Creek near Cairo, Oa....................................................... 349

Apalachicola River Basin............................................................ 350

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga................................................ 350

Chattahooohee River near Gainesvllle, Ga......................................... 351

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga.............................................. 352

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga............................................. 353

Chattahoochee River near Vinings, Ga............................................. 354

Chattahoochee River near Whltesburg, Ga.......................................... 355

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga............................................ 356

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.............................................. 357

Chattahoochee River Columbia, Ala................................................ 358

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla......................................... 359

Soque River near Demorest, Ga.................................................... 360

King Branch near Alto, Ga........................................................ 361

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga............................................... 363

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga................................................ 364

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga................................................. 365

Flint River near Griffin, Ga..................................................... 366

Flint River near Molena, Ga...................................................... 367

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.................................................... 368

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga..................................................... 369

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga...................................................... 370

Flint River at Albany, Ga........................................................ 371

Flint River at Balhbridge, Ga.................................................... 372

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.....:............................................ 373

Whitewater Creek near Butler, Ga................................................. 374

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga............................................. 375

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ga................................................. 376

Chickasawhatehee Creek at Elmodel, Ga............................................ 377

Big Cypress Creek near Milford, Ga............................................... 378

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.................................................. 379

Long Branch near Damascus, Ga.................................................... 380

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.................................................... 381

Bear Creek Basin................................................................... 382

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla................................................. 382

Choctawhatehee River Basin......................................................... 383

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala............................................ 383

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla........................................... 384

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla............................................. 385
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Gaging-station records--Continued.

Choctawhatchee River Basin Continued. Page

West Fork Choctawhatchee River at Blue Springs, Ala............................... 386

Pea River near Ariton, Ala....................................................... 387

Pea R iver near Samson, Ala....................................................... 388

Yellow River Basin................................................................. 389

Yellow River at Milligan, Fla.................................................... 389

Lightwood Knot Creek at Babbie, Ala.............................................. 390

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.................................................. 391

Blackwater River Basin............................................................. 392

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla................................................. 392

Escarabia River Basin............................................................... 393

Escambia River at Flomaton, Ala.................................................. 393

Escarabia River near Century,' Fla.............. . .................................. 394

Conecuh River near Troy, Ala..................................................... 395

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala................................................... 396

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala................................................ 397

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala................................................. 398

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala.................................................. 399

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala................................................. 400

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala...................................................... 401

Murder Creek near Evergreen Ala.................................................. 402

Perdido Biver Basin................................................................ 403

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla............................................. 403

Mobile River Basin................................................................. 404

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.................................................. 404

Coosawattee River near Ellijay, Ga............................................... 405

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga............................................. 406

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga................................................... 407

Coosa River near Rome, Ga........................................................ 408

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala..................................................... 409

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala....................................................... 410

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala................................................... 411

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala................................................. 412

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.................................... 413

Alabama R iver near Montgomery, Ala............................................... 414

Alabama River at Selma, Ala...................................................... 415

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala............................................ 416

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.................................................. 417

Reservoirs in Mobile River Basin, Ala............................................ 418

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.................................................... 419

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga......................................................... 420

Etowah River near Dawsonvllle, Ga................................................ 421

Etowah River at Canton, Ga....................................................... 422

Etowah River above Cartersville, Ga.............................................. 423

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga................................'................... 424

Etowah River at Rome, Ga......................................................... 425

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Ga............................................. 426

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga................................................... 428

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga................................................ 429

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.............................................. 430

Little River near Jamestown, Ala................................................. 431

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala................................................ 432

Big Wills Creek near Grudup, Ala................................................. 433

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala................................................ 434

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.............................................. 435

Choccolocco Creek near Lincoln, Ala.............................................. 436

Talladega Creek at Alpine, Ala................................................... 437

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala................................................. 438

Tallapoosa River near Ofelia, Ala................................................ 439

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.................................................. 440

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala............................................ 441

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga........................................ 442

Little Tallapoosa River near Wedowee, Ala........................................ 443

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala................................................. 444

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala ................................................ 445

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala............................................ 446

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala..................................................... 447

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala..................................................... 448

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala................................................. 449

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala...................................................... 450

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala........................................... 451

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala............................................... 452

Boguechitto Creek near Orrville, Ala............................................. 453

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala........................................,.............' 454

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss...................................... 455

East Fork Tombigbee River at Bigbee, Miss........................................ 456

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss.................................................. 457

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss ................................................ 458

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss................................................ 459

Tombigbee River near Coohrane, Ala............................................... 460

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.............................................. 461

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala................................................. 462

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.................................................. 463

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss................................................... 464

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss............................................. 465

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville, Miss........................................ 466
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued.

Mobile River Basin Continued. Page

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss................................... 467

Buttahatehee River near Hamilton, Ala............................................ 468

Buttahatehee River near Sulligent, Ala........................................... 469

Buttahatchee River near Caledonia, Miaa.......................................... 470

Tibbee River near Tibbee, Miss................................................... 471

Sakatonchee River near West Point, Miss.......................................... 472

Luxapalila Creek near Payette, Ala................................................ 473

Sipsey River at Payette, Ala..................................................... 474

Sipsey River at Moores Bridge, Ala............................................... 475

Sipsey River near Elrod, Ala..................................................... 476

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala............................................ 477

Noxubee River near Brookville, Miss.............................................. 478

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss..................................................... 479

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala................................................... 480

Mulberry Pork near Garden City, Ala.............................................. 481

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala........................................... 482

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.............................................. 483

Sipsey Pork near Palls City, Ala................................................. 484

Clear Creek at Palls City, Ala................................................... 485

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala............................................ 486

Locust Pork near Cleveland, Ala.................................................. 487

Locust Pork at Trafford, Ala..................................................... 488

Locust Pork at Sayre, Ala........................................................ 489

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala...................................................... 490

North River near Samantha, Ala................................................... 494

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala.................................................. 495

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala............................................ 496

Pascagoula River Basin............................................................. 497

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.................................................... 497

Leaf River at Hattlesburg, Miss.................................................. 498

Leaf River near McLain, Miss..................................................... 499

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss................................................ 500

Oakahay Creek at Mize, Miss...................................................... 501

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss............................................... 502

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.................................................. 503

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss........................................... 504

Tallahoma Creek near Laurel, Miss................................................ 505

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss.................................................. 506

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss........................................... 507

Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro, Miss......................................... 508

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.......................................... 509

Okatibbee Creek near Meridian, Miss.............................................. 510

Bucatunna Creek at Denhara, Miss.................................................. 511

Escatawpa River near Wilm*r, Ala................................................. 512

Big Creek near Mobile, Ala....................................................... 513

Wolf River Basin................................................................... 514

Wolf River near Lyman, Miss...................................................... 514

Pearl River Basin.................................................................. 515

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.................................................... 515

Pearl River near Lena, Miss...................................................... 516

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss................................... 517

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss..................................................... 518

Pearl River near Rockport, Miss.................................................. 519

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss................................................ 520

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.................................................. 521

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La.................................................... 522

Labutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss............................................... 523

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.......................................... 524

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss.......................................... 525

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss............................................ 526

Strong River at Dlo, Miss........................................................ 527

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss................................................ 528

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.................................................. 529

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La....................................................... 530

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 531

Index................................................................................ 547

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.; B, Little

Manstee River near Wimauma, Pla.; C, Congaree River at Columbia, S. C... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, 1948

SCOPE OF WORK

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

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1948. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

special studies relating to irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,370 gaping stations 

In the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1948, 

5,960 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii, were being maintained by tl« Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements vere-made 

during the water year at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind is acknowledged in connection with the description of each station affented; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," in the introductory matter that precedes the gaging-statlon records in each volume. In the present 

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units in which stream-flow data are presented in this report and othe.- terms used 

nerein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that ths runoff is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Runoff in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water 

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term Is commonly used in connection 

with storage for irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 secoml-foot for 24 

hours. It is equivalent to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons and 

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage that determines the Stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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|8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 2

"Contents'1 is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. It is computed on 

the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage unless otherwise indicated.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage, measurements 

of discharge, and general information used to.supplement the records of stage and. discharge 

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a nonrecordlng gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements, of discharge are made Kith a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in fifure 1.

Rating tables giving.the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables gives the 

dally mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. 

If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual 

change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean dircharge is determined by the "shifting-control method," in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times the stage-discharge relatior for.a station 

may be temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris or the control. 

For such times the daily mean discharge is.computed by what is essential]" the "shiftingcontrol" method, described above.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation ia affected by backwater from 

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources, which necessitates the irse of the "slope 

method," in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in the determination of discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained 

by means of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations 

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and for them the rate of 

change of stage is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations in the northern part of the United States and at some in the 

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice during 

the winter, which makes it impossible to compute the discharge in the usiil manner. Discharge for periods of ice effect is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to We available Information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for stations in the same or nearby basin?. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, the drys Included in 

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly Indicated 

"by a footnote.

For most of the gaging stations on streams in the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of
B. LITTLE MANATEE RIVER NEAR WIMAUMA, FLA.

A. PEARL RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA. MISS. < C. CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA, S. C.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948. PART 2

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

tables are published for all stations except those at which the dally discharge for the 

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drain?- 

age area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having less than 10 complete years of record or for stations where changes in water 

development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and. the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified-, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the 

time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions 

which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

For some stations previously published records have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information obtained subsequently. Revisions of such records are usually 

published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make 

it easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has 

been added to the station description of all stations for which revised records have been 

published. Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions appear, each followed by 

the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the report 

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are Indicated by 

only 1 year, for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If there were no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge Involved in the 

revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as follows: (M) means 

that only the Instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; (m) that only the Instantaneous 

minimum was revised; and (P) that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage area 

has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was first published is given. It 

should be noted that for all stations for which second-feet per square mile and runoff in 

Inches are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision 

of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of second-feet per square mile 

and runoff in Inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not 

published in the annual series of reports.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on streams subject to 

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the table gives the discharge corresponding to the daily mean 

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may not 

indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining the 

daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing as an essential 

element a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. For stations 

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 5

corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twice-daily readings, 

or the mean gage .height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage readings. For 

periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the station description.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures-given in the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the watersurface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in cubic 

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. All independent peaks above the selected base are given. The 

base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selectee so that an average of about 

three peaks a year will be presented. Peak discharges are not published for canals, 

ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the peaks are subject to substantial control 

by man.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the records . "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed 

to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and 

"poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

and runoff are, in general, more accurate than the daily records.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely from natural yield, 

owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease in evaporation 

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "secord-feet per 

square mile" and "runoff in inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or reservoirs or for other changes incictent 

to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustnents for 

changes in reservoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors in computed yields may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches. 

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6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 2

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

not show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents in summary the distributior of the flow past the 

station. The table of daily discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies of the 

variation in flow. As further observations in each succeeding year mry be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, it should be borne in mind that such data are 

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated 

below:

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

2. South Atlantic slope'and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins {Jamee River to Mississippi 

	River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River Fisin.

13. Snake River Basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basir.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on 

the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost "from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the water resources diversion of 

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, la., 538 Florida Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Cabell Hall, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 106 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 2590 West Hardin Street, Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.

Knoxville, Term., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala.'Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capitol Club Building.

St. Paul, Minn., 1427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS 7

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 126 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, 'Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Palls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

LOS Angeles, Calif., 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

St. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 204 United States Courthouse.

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

A list of Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the D'.rector, 

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for Individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those ind'.cated 

have been included for some streams.

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A » Annual Report; B » Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt.

16th A, pt.

W 11........ 

18th A, pt.

19th A, pt.

20th A, pt.

W 35 to 39.. 

21st A, pt.

W 47 to 52..

22d A, pt. 4

W 65, 66....

W 75........

2

2

4

4

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge. 

Qage heights ................................................. 

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge...

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. .......

Y'W

1896. 

1895-96.

1897

1897

1897.

1898

1699.

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

and drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particular gaging 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during whic'i the 

station was maintained. For example, the data for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the 

area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Paper-s 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those yeari.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 1899-1

Year

i8S>9 a..................

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

1904. ...................

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

1910. ................... 

1911..... ...............

1914..... ...............

1915. ...................

1 Ql Q

1919-20... ..............

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

1924........ ............

1925.. ..................

1926. ................... 

1927. ...................

1928.. ..................

1929. ...................

1930. ...................

1931. ...................

1934. ...................

1935. ...................

1936. ................... 

1937. ...................

1938............ ........

1939...... ..............

1940..... ...............

1941. ...................

1943.... ................

1944........ ............

1945... .................

1946. ................... 

1947.. ..................

1948... .....:...........

1

35 

47, h.48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203 

241 

281

£81 

301 

321 

351 

381

4O1 

431 

451 

471 

501

541 

561 

581 

601

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851 

871 

891

821 

951 

971 

1001 

1031

1051 

1081 

1111

-ESS. 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97, 98

ql67, 168 

q203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

4OZ 

432 

452 

472 

502

542 

562 

582 

602

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872 

892

922 

952 

972 

1002 

1032

1052 

1082 

1112

3 1 ss

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453

503

543 

563 

583 

603

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

923 

953 

973 

1003 

1033

1053 

1083 

1113

4 . . . jg.,

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

544 

564 

584 

604

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

924 

954 

974 

1004 

1034

1054 

3084 

1114

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98, 99, nlOO

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

32 b 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

955 

975 

1005 

1035

1055 

1085

1115

036, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

172 

208 

246

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

466 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

926 

956 

976 

1006 

1036

1056 

1086 

1116

7

37

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98, 99

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

957 

977 

1007 

1037

1057 

1087 

1117

8

3

5

66, 7

8

1

21

24

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

11

a Rating tables and index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only. j Loup, Platte, and Elkhor

contained In WSP 39. Monthly discharge f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope. tributaries below Platt

for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4. g Rating tables and index to WSP 47-52 k Tributaries of Mississip

b James River only. contained in WSP 52. Monthly discharge m Lake Ontario and tributa

c Oallatin River. for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4. Lawrence River proper.

d Green and Ounnison Rivers and Colorado h Schuylkill River to James River. n Hudson Bay only.

River above Ounnison River. 1 Scioto River. o New, England rivers only.
PUBLICATIONS

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in tha body of the report. *n index of 

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 11?.

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, issued as Water-supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that report, a 

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete yerrs of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

Reports have been published that are compilations of records for various areas, usually 

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Report Period Hater-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In 1895-1903

Hlsslsslppl. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, stream measurements In Sacra- 1887-1912

mento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements In San 1878-1912

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 1891-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of........... 1890-1918

Cellfornla, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquln River Basin.............. 1895-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 1894-1927

California, Surface water supply of minor San Pranclsco Bay, northern 1895-1927

Pacific, and Great basins In. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................. 1884-19OO

Georgia, Water resources of.............................................. 1895-19O5

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1848-1915

Massachusetts, Hydrology of, part 1, Summary of stresm-flow snd preclpl- 1863-1945

tatlon records. 

Nebraska, Surface water supply of........................................ 1894-19OB

Oregon, Surface water supply of.......................................... 1878-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of........................... 1898-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data In............................... 1878-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Water power of...................................... 1895-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization... 1888-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization................. 1897-1927

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1891-1938

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., calif., Nev., N. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 1888-1938

at stations on tributaries in lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............ 1898-1938

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of................................... 1889-1920

Green River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization...................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine;, Hater resources of......................... 1890-1906

Milk River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers................................

Missouri and STT Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1881-1938

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1920

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of........................ 1904-9

Potomao River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)................................. 1895-1908

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., Jr. Hex., Tex.). Water resources of.............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of................. 1698-1917

St. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary

River Basin. 

Sevler Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of aurface water resources of...... 1889-1937

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.) Hydrography of........................ 1890-1904

107

298

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

1105

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

918

1049

916

517

618

198

917

536

279

192

358

491

920

109

Records of discharge have been publiehed also in State reports. Some of these are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 2

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Connecticut . . .

Illinois...... 

Do.........

IOWA * 

Kansas ........

Louisiana.....

Minnesota..... 

Missouri...... 

Do.........

Nebraska. .... .

Ken Hampshire. 

Ken Jersey....

Ken Mexico... .

Korth Carolina

Korth Dakota..

Period

1895-1915

1904-47

1857-1928 

1881-1935

1881-1938

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35 

1935-39 

1910-20 

1903-36

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1909-12 

1857-1926 

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1936

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1919-21

1682-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30 

1930-36 

1936-41

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

Water resources of Illinois ................

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.. 

Water-supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa. 

Surface waters of Kansas ...................

Report of Division of Water Resources ......

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Plow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams In Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series/ Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey . 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

Mew Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

Mew Jersey. 

Surface water supply of Mew Mexico.. ....... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of Korth 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Hydrologic Data on the Keuse River Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Cape Pear River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Yadkln-Pee Dee River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins 

Report to Governor of Korth Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream- flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 10, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon .

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama.

Do

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission. 

Florida Geological Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

Kanses Water Commission. 

DC. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Dr. 

Kentvcky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

axif Water Resources.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

am" Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

am" Water Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experlmer-t Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

anc< Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

ant" Development.

DP. 

DC, 

DC,

DP. 

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Coo-mission. 

Englreerlng Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

DC, 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

anc* Katural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

DP. 

DC,

Do

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

Z Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS .11

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

Pennsylvania..

South Carolina 

Tennessee .....

Do.........

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin.. ...

Period

1890-1911

1 QOQ «O

1S84-1946 

1S74-1924

1927-42

1878-1933 

1888-1914

Report

Keport of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee3 ....

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomac, Rappahannoclc, and York River 

Basins).

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins).

(Hew, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins) . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometric data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

consln to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Water Supply Coovission of 

Pennsylvania.

Waters.

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education.

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

3 Includes records of discharge for all stations in North Carolina in the Tennessee Hiv»r Basin.

Note.- In addition to the records contained in the reports listed above, the following States 

have issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Hew 

Mexico, New York (also Hew York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on 

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floois. The following list gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-supply 

Paper

88

92

98 

147 

162 

334 

426

487

488

520- G

636-C

771

773-E

796-B

796-C

796-G

798

799

800 

816 

636-A 

838

842

843

844

847

867

869

914

966

967-A

967-B

967-C

994

997 

1046 

1066 

1080

The Paesaic flood of 1902.

The Passaic flood of 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States In 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

Destructive floods in ths United States in 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

Southern California floods of January 1916.

The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

The floods in central Texas In September 1921.

Soms floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

The New England flood of November 1927.

Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

The New York State flood of July 1935.

Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

Flood In La Canada Valley, Calif., .January 1, 1934.

Major Texas floods of 1935.

The floods of March 1936, part I, New England rivers.

Ths floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

Major Texas floods of 1936.

Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn.

Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February, 1937.

Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

Hurricane floods of September 1938.

Flood of August 1935 in Muskingura River Basin, Ohio.

Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

Floods of September 1939 In Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

Flood of July 5, 1939, In eastern Kentucky.

Flood of August 21, 1939, In town of Baldwin, Maine.

Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

Floods in Colorado.

Texas floods of 1940.

Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

Floods of May- June 1948 In Columbia River Basin.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 2

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The city of Lynchburg, Va., has collected records of daily discharge of Pedlar River 

at Pedlar Dam, Va., since August 1921. These records have not been published.

The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

collected records of runoff in selected areas in the south Atlantic slope basins as 

follows: In Virginia, from 3 areas of less than 20 acres each near Chatham beginning in 

1938 and from 3 areas of less than 20 acres each near Blacksburg beginning in 1939; in 

Georgia, from 1 area of 19.2 acres near Watkinsvllle beginning in 1939. These records 

are not published but are available in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations listed below:

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist. State 

Highway Department, W. W. McFarland, director.

Florida: State Division of Water Survey and Research, A. G. Matthews, chief 

engineer; State Road Department, F. E. Bayless, chairman; State Geological 

Survey, Herman Gunter, director; State Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, 

F. C. Elliot, engineer and secretary; Pinellas County, W. A. McMullen, Jr., 

county engineer; the city of Jacksonville, G. A. Pierce, chairman of city commission; the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, W. A. Glass, director, Miami Department of Water and Sewers; the city of Perry, J. H. Kansinger, mayor; the city 

of Tampa, J. S. Long, superintendent of water department; and the Everglades 

Drainage District, Lamar Johnson, chief engineer.

Georgia: State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, Garland Peyton, 

director, and State Highway Department, J. L. Gillis, director.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, D. L. Pyburn, director, 

succeeded by J. L. White.

Mississippi: State Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director. 

North Carolina; State Department of Conservation and Development, R. B. 

Etheridge, director.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, C. R. McMillan, chief highway 

commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferies, general manager; 

State Research, Planning and Development Board, L. W. Bishop, director; the city 

of gpartanburg, J. F. HeldeVman, chairman of commissioners of public works.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. A. Wright, 

director; the city of Clifton Forge, B. F. Berkaw, city manager; the city of 

Norfolk, C. A. Harrell, city manager; the Newport News Waterworks Commission, 

E. F. Dugger, general manager.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was furnished by the Co.-ps of Engineers 

in collecting records published herein for 240 gaging stations, of which 33 were in 

Alabama, 33 in Florida, 50 in Georgia, 1 in Louisiana, 23 in Mississippi, 33 in North 

Carolina, 20 in South Carolina, and 47 in Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States Department 

of Commerce.
DIVISION OF WORK 13

Assistance In collecting records was also rendered by the following organizations-.

Florida: Florida Power Corporation.

Georgia: The Georgia Power Co., Crisp County Power Commission, and the cities 

of Augusta, Cairo, Carrollton, and Dalton.

North Carolina: State Highway and Public Works Commission, Carolina Powjr & 

Light Co., Duke Power Co., and the city of Durham.

South Carolina: Greenwood County Electric Power Commission, South Carolina 

Electric & Gas Co., and South Carolina Public Service Authority.

Virginia: Appalachian Electric Power Co., Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 

Camp Manufacturing Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources division of the Geological 

Survey--Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In 

Alabama (except for Chattahoochee River at Columbia), M. R. Williams; in Florid?. A. 0. 

Patterson; in Georgia (except for Augusta Canal near Augusta and Savannah River at 

Augusta, at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, and near Clyo) and for Chattaloochee 

River at Columbia, Ala., M. T Thomson; in Louisiana, W. R. Eaton; in Mississippi, I. E. 

Anderson; in North Carolina, E. B. Rice; in South Carolina and for Augusta Canal near 

Augusta, Ga., and Savannah River at Augusta, at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, and 

near Clyo, Ga., A, E. Johnson; in Virginia, D. S. Wallace.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
14 OAOINO-S.TATION RECORDS

JAMES RIVER BASIN

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3T> 52'3Bn , long. 79°58'3911 , at f-nith Bridge, 1 mile 

south of town of Palling Spring, Allegheny County, and If miles downstream from Palling 

Springs Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,333.49 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 409 square miles.

Kecoras available.- April 1925 to September 1948.

Average aiscnarge.- 23 years, 461 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.33 

reet}; minimum, 73 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.94 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 24,700 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (g^ge height, 14.74 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet on basis of records for 

other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 18, 1946 (gage 

height, 2.65 feet); minimum daily, 58 second-feet Sept. 28, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 3, 5, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good expept those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

cnemlcal analyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1926-30 (maximum only 1926, 1928), 1932-40.

Ratine table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice ett^-.t 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.9 67 4.6 548 7.S 2,64O

3.0 82 S.O 740 8.0 3,220

3.2 118 5.5 1,010 8.S 4,000

3.5 184 6.0 1,340 9.S 6, ISO

3.8 263 6.S 1,710 10. 5 8,980

4..2 392 7.0 2,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

82

80

79

79

76

74

74

87

120

199

189

149

128

118

108

107

112

130

158

14>7

130

120

118

110

105

101

I9

296

466

382

284

NOV.

232

194

1,660

2,700

1,410

840

58O

462

382

315

308

458

490

428

478

570

865

580

494

421

366

327

308

315

790

815

616

502

424

364

-

Dec.

315

281

260

243

235

241

225

214

219

235

357

396

374

344

315

364

478

466

428

374

331

302

278

257

232

219

217

204

186

172

184

Jan.

179

217

275

281

275

 257

235

217

225

219

199

189

257

364

290

312

308

252

1)200

1)190

235

227

212

165

1)175

b!80

1)175

1)170

1)160

blSO

blSO

Month

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Wster year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blSO

b!40

 b!60

blSO

202

230

235

217

199

174

174

186

1,440

8,080

3,740

2,000

1,670

1,920

1,790

1,870

1,480

1,130

865

690

593

715

1,010

1,010

840

_

-

Secondfee t-days

4,507

18,496

8,946

132,035

6,940

33,090

38,035

37,569

25,466

9 *9O9 QAQ

5,721

9 204

4^727

202,690

Mar.

715

665

765

815

790

715

1,350

2,530

1,830

1,440

1,240

1,070

890

765

665

616

665

616

593

640

740

690

1,340

3,740

2,230

1,520

2,140

2,380

1,630

1,240

1,010

Apr.

1,070

980

865

740

665

640

1,340

1,900

2,480

1,550

1,200

1,010

1,340

6,020

3,660

2,180

1,550

1,160

920

790

690

616

527

474

439

443

767

540

531

482

-

May

439

462

1,010

1,340

2,800

1,960

2,720

2,430

1,590

1,160

890

740

665

580

506

451

447

414

368

331

312

312

287

266

252

246

227

217

252

592

1,200

Maxima Minima

466 74

2,700 194

478 172

3,780 74

364 150

8,080 140

3,740 593

6,020 439

2,800 217

980 172

375 128

1,010 145

347 118

8,080 74

June

980

640

506

436

364

315

396

466

403

347

299

266

246

235

214

230

235

219

204

189

174

172

249

257

284

243

241

527

337

315

-

Mean

145

617

289

362

224

1,141

1,227

1,252

821

333

185

297

158

554

July

257

217

192

172

158

186

192

184

156

145

136

134

138

162

375

290

238

199

172

170

179

174

177

212

209

179

158

153

145

134

128

Aug.

1,

Per square 

 lie

0.355

1.51

.707

.885

.548

2.79

3.00

3.06

2.01

.814

.452

 T9A / CO

.386

1.35

165

318

302

501

010

790

486

357

284

241

212

287

428

318

260

219

199

189

217

227

217

222

232

263

252

214

186

187

151

145

145

Sept.

145

134

128

122

120

124

153

189

160

196

347

257

206

184

167

149

138

134

128

136

142

151

153

147

136

128

120

118

126

189

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

1.68

.82

12.01

.63

3.01

3.46

3.41

2.32

.91

.52

.84

.43

18.44

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 14 (5 p.n.) 11,600 sec 

4,480 sec.-ft.j Apr. li (1:3O p.m.) 9,300 sec.-ft.

.-ft.; Mar. 24 (8:30 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°47', long. 79°47', at old highway bridge at 

LlcK Run, Botetourt County, 1,000 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 220, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jacksor Rivers. 

Datum of gage is 978.30 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,369 square miles.

Kecoras ayaliaPle^- April 1925 to September 1948.

Average aischargeT- 23 years, 1,500 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 26,400 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 16.10 

TeeTJT minimum, 246 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 66,600 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 25.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 33,000 second-feet on basis of record' for 

other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 153 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930.

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of about 33 feet (discharge, about 120,000 

second-feet). Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 30.4 feet, from floodma~ks (discharge, about 98,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given In 

Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- V 852: 1936-37. W 972: 1877(M), 1913(M), 1927, 1930'M),

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

222

430

735

1,080

1,460

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,890

2,390

3,000

4,410

7,690

10.0 11,600

12.0 15,900

15.0 23,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Da»

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

302 

296 

286 

276 

271

271 

261 

276 

312 

905

1,180 

828 

638 

545 

503

463 

474 

575 

702 

683

575 

497 

452 

419 

397

375 

348 

937 

1,690 

1,460 

1,120

NOT.

905 

754 

7,950 

11,200 

5,340

3,060 

2,130 

1,710 

1,460 

1,220

1,180 

1,660 

1,660 

1,550 

1,890

2,390 

2,280 

2,080 

1,760 

1,540

1,380 

1,180 

1,120 

al,200 

al.800

a2,250 

al,650 

al,400 

al,150 

al.OOO

Dec.

aeeo

a760 

a740 

a700

aeeo 

aeeo

a660 

a620 

a600 

a650

849 

1,260 

1,260 

1,120 

1,040

1,060 

1,340 

1,380 

1,340 

1,180

1,080 

975 

940 

856 

787

722 

696 

664 

612 

557 

527

Jan.

563 

331 

767 

826 

807

768 

716 

644 

 624 

650

605 

533 

702 

1,120 

1,040

905 

1,040 

940 

613 

605

323 

800 

735 

557 

b520

b56O 

bSSO 

569 

491 

474 

b460

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her ..'.......................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b490 

b440 

419 

503 

 90S

1,460 

1,500 

1,340 

1,220 

1,080

1,010 

975 

7,380 

22,000 

17,200

7,160 

5,340 

5,620 

5,500 

5,340

4,410 

3,330 

2,560 

2,030 

1,760

1,690 

2,390 

2,440 

2,230

Seoondfoot-days

18,517 

67,845 

27.25S

454,334

21,720 

110,122 

124,400 

114,660 

74,904 

32,474 

19,778 

27,438 

12,764

652,081

Peak discharge (base. 12,000 see. -ft.).- Ho

26,400 sec. -ft.j Mar. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 20, ZOO a

liar.

1,890 

1,710 

1,840 

1,980 

2,230

1,930 

3,320 

9,170 

5,960 

4,560

3,630 

3,000 

2,440 

2,080 

1,940

1,760 

1,980 

1,980 

1,840 

1,800

1,960 

1,940 

3,400 

16,600 

9,170

5,340 

7,160 

6,930 

5,500 

3,960 

3,260

Apr.

4,260 

4,110 

3,000 

2,440 

2,080

1,940 

3,400 

5,660 

9,360 

5,340

3,820 

3,200 

5,120 

13,700 

11,600

6,820 

4,710 

3,400 

2,680 

2,280

2,030 

1,800 

1,620 

1,460 

1,340

1,300 

1,610 

1,540 

1,580 

1,460

Maximum

1,890 

11,200 

1,380

15,200

1,120 

22,000 

16,600 

13,700 

8,230 

2,620 

1,380 

3,000 

642

22,000

May

1,380 

1,760 

1,980 

3,400 

7,500

6,480 

7,160 

6,230 

5,180 

3,540

2,740 

2,230 

2,280 

2,030 

1,710

1,540 

1,420 

1,340 

1,180 

1,080

1,010 

975 

940 

856 

800

814 

774 

761 

754 

1,120 

1,940

Minimum

261

754 

527

246

474 

419 

1,710 

1,300 

754 

527 

375 

359 

312

261

June

2,620 

1,340 

1,540 

1,340 

1,150

975 

1,380 

1,540 

1,300 

1,080

940 

828 

774 

754 

735

709 

730 

748 

696 

670

593 

527 

569 

1,010 

1,040

905 

821 

1,080 

1,500 

2,030

Mean

597 

2,262 

879

1,245

701 

3,797 

4,013 

3,829 

2,416 

1,082 

638 

685 

425

1,782

July

1,360 

1,010 

614 

664 

569

657 

768 

735 

569 

480

436 

414 

414 

436 

1,010

1,260 

975 

905 

676 

563

545 

521 

491 

435 

503

452 

414 

419 

441 

397 

375

Aug.

716 

1,150 

1,150 

2,060 

3,OCO

2,50^1 

1,660 

1,220 

975 

SI*

7C2 

63-) 

905 

870 

690

597 

527 

4S7 

575 

612

569 

63-) 

728 

595 57-r

515 

44? 

397 

380 

364 

359

Per square 

mile

0.436 

1.65 

.642

.909

.512 

2.77 

2.93 

2.80 

1.76 

.790 

.466 

.646 

.310

1.30

Sept.

397 

375 

346 

322 

312

338 

458 

458 

466 

436

545 

842 

593 

527 

563

441

392 

359 

348

343

354 

392

330 

375 

359

338 

317 

312 

402 

670

Runoff in 

Inches

0.50 

1.64 

.74

12.35

.59 

2.99 

3.36 

3.12 

2.03 

.66 

.54 

.74 

.35

17.70

T. 3 (11:30 p.m.) 17,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 

ec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (10 p.m.) 16,600 sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for James River at Buchanan and Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
16 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°31'50", long. 79°40 | 45", at Chesapeake & Ohio

 Hallway Station at Buchanan, Botetourt County, 300 feet upstream from bridge on U. S.

Highway 11, 1,000 feet upstream from Purgatory Creek, and 1? miles downstream from

Looney Creek. Datum of gage is 802.56 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,084 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1895 to September 1948. February 1898 to September 1916

(revised) in Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 31. 

Average discharge.- 49 years (1898-1912, 1913-47), 2,469 se'cond-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 16.25

 reet); minimum, 395 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

1895-1948: Maximum discharge, about 105,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 

31 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 47,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting and records for other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 

255 second-feet several days in September 1932 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of 34.9 feet, from floodnark {discharge, 

about 125,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 582: Drainage area. W 602: 1917-24, W 952: 1913(M). 

w 9VV!:1935-36. See" also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

2.8

390

500

790

1,040

3.5 

4.5 

5.3 

6.7

1,780

3,110

4,520

7,930

8.0 

1O.O 

12.0 

15.0

11,700

17,900

24,200

34,409

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

514

482

458

440

420

410

400

395

619

2,600

3,760

2,340

1,840

1,600

1,340

1,140

1,200

2,540

2,480

2,020

1,600

1,290

1,100

986

894

822

774

774

4,540

3,340

2,410

Nov.

1,840

1,550

11,400

26,800

12,000

6,380

4,030

3,110

2,540

2,150

1,960

2,340

2,540

2,340

2,610

3,760

3,590

3,260

2,820

2,480

2,150

1,900

1,780

1,720

1,840

2,750

2,540

2,150

1,900

1,660

-

Dec.

1,490

1,390

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,160

1.13O

1,070

1,020

1,010

1,160

1,550

1,840

1,720

1,550

1,550

1,660

1,900

1,900

1,730

1,600

1,490

1,390

1,290

1,240

1,150

1,090

1,060

995

934

886

Jan.

894

959

1,030

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,000

934

968

950

902

986

1,550

1,840

1,490

1,600

1,550

1,240

926

1,220

1,290

1,240

1,020

703

790

1,020

1,030

918

870

854

Month

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

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

766

846

870

854

1,080

2,080

2,680

2,480

2,280

2,O80

1,840

1,720

8,500

32,600

31,900

14,800

10,200

9,600

9,030

7,930

7,140

5,300

4,120

3,340

2,890

2,750

3,180

3,500

3,260

.

-

Secondfoe t-days

45,528

119,890

41,615

749,318

34,234

179,616

193,100

135,410

123,140

53,250

31,053

56 979 21)414

1,085,229

Mar.

2,89O

2,610

2,540

2,750

2,890

2,750

3,420

12,600

10,300

7,660

6,140'

4,850

3,940

3,340

2,960

2,820

2,960

3,340

3,110

3,040

3,040

3.04O

3,340

18,500

17,900

9,600

9,890

15,100

10,200

6,880

8,20O

Apr.

7,660

7,660

5,540

4,220

3,590

3,340

4,740

12,500

19,400

11,700

7,660

6,020

7,140

10,500

17,200

11,100

7,660

5,540

4,320

3,680

3,180

2,890

2,610

2,340

2,150

2,020

2,150

2,480

2,340

2,280

-

Maximum

4,540

26,800

1,900

23,800

1,840

32,600

18,500

19,400

14,500

4,320

2,610

8,200

'1,290

32,600

May

2,150

2,340

2,890

3,760

7,850

11,400

9,890

14,500

9,310

6,140

4,520

3,680

5,660

5,190

3,590

3,040

2,680

2,410

2,150

1,900

1,720

1,600

1,490

1,390

1,340

1,290

1,220

1.150

1,130

2,800

2,960

Minimum

395

1,550

886

371

703

766

2,540

2,020

1,130

1,060

661

598

500

395

June

4,320

3,420

2,610

2,280

1,960

1,720

2,080

2,480

2,280

1,780

1,550

1,340

1,190

1,100

1,080

1,290

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,240

1,160

1,060

1,090

1,440

1,600

1,440

1,390

1,240

1,900

3,040

-

Mean

1,469

3,996

1,342

2,053

1,104

6,194

6,229

6,180

3,972

1,775

1,002

1,838

714

2,965

July

2,610

1,780

1,390

1,140

986

934

1,080

1,150

986

846

766

718

703

734

798

1,720

1,390

1,290

1,110

959

886

330

758

703

682

682

675

682

661

742

682

Aug.

1,510

2,410

2,600

5,700

3,200

6,880

3,760

2,610

1,960

1,600

1,340

1,240

1,160

1,390

1,130

1,040

959

902

934

902

394

814

963

950

886

830

750

675

619

598

718

Per square 

mile

0.705

1.92

.644

.985

 530

2 97

2.99

2.97

1.91

.852

.481

.882

.343

1.42

Sept.

689

647

633

570

535

528

1,160

1,290

950

846

782

950

995

830

354

790

668

598

563

535

535

549

577

570

570

542

514

500

584

1,060

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.81

2.14

.74

13.37

.61

3.20

3.45

3.31

2.20

.95

.55

1.02

.38

19.36

Peak discharge (base. 21,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 4 (7 a.m.) 32,300 sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (4:30 a.m.)
JAMES RIVER BASIN 17

James River at Holcombs Rook, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°30', long. 79°15', at Holcombs Rock, Bedford

County, half a mile downstream from Pedlar River. Datum of gage Is 548.53 feet above

mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 3,250 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), August 1931 to

septemoer 194B. December 1926 to June 1931 at Salt Creek, 2 miles downstream. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1927-30, 1931-48), 3,585 secfond-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 47,600 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage heigtt, 19.9

reet); minimum, 194 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 3.38 feet); minimum daily, 645

second-feet Oct. 4.

1926-48: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage heiglt, 30.78

feet), from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet on basis of records for

other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 100 second-feet Sept. 21, 1941 (gage

height, 3.02 feet); minimum daily, 223 second-feet July 28, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 31.3 feet, from floodmarks (discharge,

118,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet on tasis of

records for other stations in James River Basin). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by power plants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the wrter year

1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132. 

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1913(M), 1932-33, 1935(M), 1936.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

4.0 560 5.5 2,540 10.0 11,800 

4.2 735 6.0 3,370 12.0 17,000 

4.5 1,050 7.0 5,200 15.0 27,100 

5.0 1,760 8.0 7,250 19.0 43,500

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

885 

835 

805 

645 

700

700 

740 

665 

1,040 

3,380

5,200 

3,940 

2,820 

2,420 

2,100

2,000 

1,920 

2,780 

3,300 

2,960

2,330 

2,030 

1,680 

1,480 

1,290

1,260 

1,210 

1,440 

3,050 

4,760 

3,160

Nov.

2,480 

2,110 

8,100 

28,300 

15,300

8,790 

6,000 

4,840 

4,090 

3,350

3,260 

3,690 

4,120 

3,840 

3,680

4,890 

5,400 

4,940 

4,360 

3,870

3,440 

3,070 

2,870 

2,720 

2,950

3,260 

3,920 

3,470 

3,040 

2,660

Dec.

2,380 

2,380 

2,040 

2,030 

1,980

1.91O 

1,820 

*1,840 

1,570 

1,660

1,820 

1,990 

2,520 

2,320 

2,320

2,440 

2,600 

2,780 

2,790 

2,720

2,420 

2,320 

2,250 

2,000 

1,900

1,920 

1,780 

1,660 

1,640 

1,550 

1,460

Jan.

1,500 

1,600 

1,650 

1,700 

1,860

1,740 

1,680 

1,620 

1,560 

1,51O

1,480 

1,480 

2,520 

2,980 

2,990

2,720 

2,640 

2,570 

2,190 

1,680

1,920 

2,120 

2,000 

1,880 

1,260

1,200 

1)1,400 

bl,SOO 

bl.SOO 

bl,400 

bl,350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Ua.ro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,200 

1,360 

1,510 

1,610 

1,720

2,580 

3,420 

3,460 

3,220 

2,860

2,720 

2,510 

5,600 

36,800 

42,100

20,100 

13,700 

12,700 

12,000 

10,800

9,900 

8,130 

6,410 

5,400 

4,680

4,320 

4,580 

4,960 

4,910

Seoondfoot-days

63,525 

156,810 

64,810

1,087,241

57,200 

235,260 

258,570 

271,660 

181,900 

78,060 

50,315 

112,720 

36,073

1,566,903

Mar.

4,380 

3,900 

3.93O 

3,810 

4,500

4,580 

5,540 

14,200 

14,500 

10,600

8,790 

7,250 

6,000 

5,100 

*4,740

4,080 

4,380 

4,720 

4,470 

4,350

4,210 

4,230 

5,400 

17,000 

23,500

13,700 

12,700 

18,500 

14,500 

10,600 

10,400

Apr.

19, 

IS, 

11, 

8, 

7,

6, 

7, 

12, 

20, 

16,

11. 

9, 

9, 

12, 

18,

14, 

10, 

8, 

6, 

5,

s,

4, 

4,

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

4,

3,

Maximum

5,200 

28,300 

2,790

28,300

2,990 

42,100 

23,500 

20,800 

16,100 

5,200 

3,900 

14,700 

2,080

42,100

Peak discharge (base. 25,500 sec. -ft.) .- "Nov. 4 (12:30

800 

000 

000 

570 

040

200 

040 

200 

800 

400

500 

450 

900 

200 

200

800 

800 

570 

830 

800

200 

610 

260 

900 

480

370 

030 

970 

020 

720

May

3,580 

3,600 

4,120 

4,800 

9,450

13,700 

12,700 

16,100 

12,700 

9,010

7,040 

5,600 

8,790 

9,670 

7,040

5,600 

5,040 

4,640 

4,260 

3,980

3,300 

3,020 

2,900 

2,660 

2,700

2,600 

2,260 

2,040 

2,050 

3,410 

3,540

June

5,200 

5,200 

3,880 

3,340 

3,080

2,620 

2,820 

3,560 

3,280 

2,710

2,430 

2,180 

2,050 

1,800 

1,780

2,140 

2,180 

2,080 

2,020 

1,950

1,760 

1,780 

1,670 

2,080 

2,220

2,320 

2,120 

2,120 

2,280 

3,410

Minimum Mean

645 2,049 

2,110 5,227 

1,460 2,091

640 2,979

1,200 1,845 

1,220 8,112 

3,810 8,341 

3,030 9,055 

2,040 5,868 

1,670 2,602 

895 1,623 

1,140 3,636 

796 1,202

645 4,281

July

3,900 

2,680 

2,160 

1,740 

1,600

1,610 

1,460 

1,780 

1,610 

1,370

1,380 

1,570 

895 

1,100 

1,670

2,150 

2,380 

1,860 

1,900 

1,540

1,610 

1,600 

1,240 

1,170 

1,130

1,120 

1,130 

1,260 

1,130 

1,240 

1,330

Auf.

5,140 

7,690 

4,600 

14,700 

14,500

10,800 

7,040 

5,020 

3,920 

3,120

2,620 

2,520 

2,300 

1,960 

2,220

1,930 

1,720 

1,660 

1,600 

1,890

1,580 

1,900 

1,320 

1,840 

1,670

1,470 

1,260 

1,140 

1,180 

1,220 

1,190

Per square 

mile

0.630 

1.61 

.643

.917

.568 

2.50 

2.57 

2.79 

1.81 

.801 

.499 

1.12 

.370

1.32

Sept.

1,280 

1,120 

1,120 

950 

954

796 

1,600 

2,080 

1,780 

1,530

1,360 

1,320 

1,640 

1,440 

1,200

1,300 

1,190 

910 

1,030 

915

920 

940 

1,020 

990 

920

848 

885 

835 

1,240 

1,960

Runoff in 

inches

0.73 

1.80 

.74

12.45

.65 

2.70 

2.96 

3.11 

2.09 

.89 

.58 

1.29 

.41

17.95

p.m.) 32,500 sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (2:30 a.m.)

47,600 sec.-ft.;

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32', long. 78°50', at highway bridge at town of 

Bent creek, Appomattox County, 150 feet downstream from Bent Creek and 1 mile downstream 

from Gladstone. Datum of gage Is 381.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,671 square miles.

Hecoras available.- March 1925 to September 1948.

Average aiscnarge.- 23-years, 4,002 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 49,500 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 15.05

 feet); minimum, 398 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.45 feet); minimum daily, 691 

second-feet Oct. 7.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 74,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and records for other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 222 second-feet 

Oct. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.21 feet); minimum daily, 222 seccnd-feet Oct. 13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Plow regulated by power plants above station. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1948 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 742; 1931(m). W 972: 1935-36. W 1066: 1940.

Ratine table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice eft :ct 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

675

935

1,390

1,930

4.0 

5.0 

6.O

7.5

2,940

5,260

8,090

13,000

9.0 

11.0 

13.0 

15. O

18,800

27,600

33,000

49,500

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,020

1,000

942

942

712

885

691

903

853

2,500

5,540

5,420

3,360

2,900

2,220

2,540

2,320

2,530

3,660

3,100

2,960

2,140

2,260

1,600

1,860

1,560

1,180

1,330

1,730

4,880

4,480

Nov.

2,860

2,500

3,180

23,800

20,800

11,300

7,320

6,520

5,480

3,960

3,900

4,830

4,500

4,500

4,730

4,760

5,440

5,690

5,440

4,840

3,780

3,840

3,310

3,240

3,210

3,280

4,340

4,080

3,530

3,210

-

Dec.

2,800

2,520

2,400

2,250

2,090

1,970

2,120

1,940

2,200

1,950

1,880

1,960

2,190

2,640

2,830

2,670

2,670

2,900

2,980

2,860

2,860

2,630

2,470

2,130

2,120

1,900

1,940

1,980

2,040

1,580

1,540

Jan.

1,900

1,860

1,660

1,320

2,030

1,960

1,820

1,720

 1,940

1,600

1,700

1,740

4,780

4,610

3,580

3,570

2,720

3,190

2,660

2,510

1,860

2,300

2,350

2,290

b2,000

1,920

1,680

bl,900

b2,000

b2,000

1,950

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

March .

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Hater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bl,700

bl.500

bl,800

2,190

2,490

2,990

4,000

4,500

3,680

4,120

3,740

3,360

5,070

28,500

47,700

28,700

16,800

14,500

13,300

12,300

11,300

9,640

8,020

6,920

5,950

5,480

5,280

5,680

6,090

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

70,018

172,170

71,010

1,218,737

71,62C

267,800

291 34C

^1 s'l 4C

2ol 62C

AQ 'fiir

58J324

135,420

44',155

1,788,227

Mar.

5,360

5,640

4,550

4,840

5,050

5,490

6,050

10,900

16,000

12,700

11,000

9,320

8,090

7,360

 5,560

5,140

5,520

5,150

5,650

5,030

4,960

5,040

6,740

12,500

26,700

16,800

14,100

19,200

17,600

12,700

10,600

Apr.

23,100

18,800

13,800

10,600

8,700

8,700

8,090

11,600

20,400

19,200

13,000

10,600

10,300

12,700

17,600

17,200

12,700

9,960

8,090

7,280

6,520

5,790

5,140

4,540

4,420

4,180

3,570

4,420

4,590

4,550

-

Maximum

5,540

23,800

2,980

25,200

4,780

47,700

26,700

28 g 100

15,600

4J580

2^530

47,700

May

4,200

4,100

4,260

5,110

3,390

13,400

14,500

15,600

14,900

11,300

8,390

7,200

8,090

11,600

8,700

7,260

6,020

5,450

4,340

4,170

3;840

f 3 ,400

f3,300

f3,000

f3,000

f3,200

f3,100

f2,700

f2,700

f2,900

f 3 ,500

Minimum

691

2,500

1,540

617

1,600

1,500

4,550

3,570

2 700

2)000

994

1 >280

995

691

June

4,950

6.020

5,030

4,300

f3,700

f3,300

f3,200

3,780

f3,900

3,580

f2,800

f2,500

f2,200

f2,300

f2,200

f2,300

f2,500

f2,400

f 3 ,000

f2,200

f2,000

f2,000

f 2 ,500

f2,100

f2,400

f 2 ,200

f 2 ,500

f2,400

f 2,100

3,250

-

Mean

2 25 S

5*739

2,291

3,339

2,310

9,234

9/598

10,500

6 5O4

2 987

1 ,881

4,368

1,472

4,886

July

4,580

f3,200

f2,600

f2,100

f 1,800

f 1,600

fl.500

1,680

2,160

1,420

1,480

2,460

1,200

994

1,440

2,380

2,780

2,500

1,840

2,170

1,740

1,660

1,810

1,270

1,600

1,030

1,330

1,540

1,520

1,380

1,560

Aug.

2,000

9,270

5,770

17,900

20,000

13,000

8,700

6,320

5,020

3,660

3,120

2,900

3,160

2,380

2,520

2,070

2,220

2,080

2,020

1,920

1,860

2,200

2,200

1,700

2,020

1,840

1,660

1,280

1,510

1,460

1,660

Per square 

mile

0.615

1.56

.624

.910

 629

2.52

2.56

2.86

1.77

 814

C-l n

 OJ.C

1.19

.401

1.33

Sept.

1,300

1,660

1,190

1,390

1,310

1,320

1,120

2,340

2,210

1,880

1,680

1,740

1,620

2,000

1,660

1,600

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,300

1,200

1,280

995

1,210

1,080

1,120

1,020

1,220

1,180

2,530

Runoff In 

inches

0.71

1.74

.72

12.35

.73

2.72

2 » 95

3 JLS7 1 Q 

g .'9104

 59

l!37

.45

18.12

Peak discharge (base, 26.500 see.-ft.).- Nov. 4 (9 p.m.) 32,100 sec.-ft.; FeV 15 (3 a.m.) 49,500 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 25 (9:30 a.m.) 29,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (7:30 a.m.) 36,400 sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (9 p.m.) 

38,000 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of fragmentary gage-height record 

and records for stations at Holcombs Rock and at Scottsvllle.
20 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Cartersville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40', long. 78°05', at highway bridge between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles downstream fron Willis River. Datum of gage is 161.57 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,242 square miles.

Records available.- January 1899 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 48 years (1899-1904, 1905-48), 7,079 second-feet.

jatrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 83,500 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 22.1 

reet); minimum, 1,170 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.81 foot); minimum daily, 1,330 

second-feet Oct. 9.

1899-1948: Maximum discharge, 180,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 19*4 (gage height, 29.6 

feet, from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 320 second-feet Sept. 22, 1932; minimum 

daily, 348 second-feet Oct. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.10 foot Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-heigl 4; record, which are 

rair. Plow regulated by power plants above station. Records of cl«mical analyses for 

the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 582: Drainage area. W 972: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 3O

O.9 1,290 3.O 4,470 1O.O 23,6OO l.O 1,52O 8.O 

1.0 1,420 5.0 8,420 15.0 44,5OO 2.0 3.13O 1O.O 

2.0 2.86O 7.0 13,300 20.0 70,200 4.0 6.91O 15. 0 

6.O 11,400 2O. 0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,710 

1,64O 

1,760 

1,520 

1,490

1,420 

1,360 

1,420 

1,330 

1.63O

3,080 

6,38O 

6,380 

4,650 

3,880

3,240 

3,320 

3,800 

5,020 

5,210

4,300 

4.3OO 

3,320 

3.O10 

2,560

2,640 

2,410 

2,190 

2,480 

2,940 

4,770

Nov.

5,4OO 

3,640 

3,640 

9,59O 

31,200

19,100 

11,400 

1O.2OO 

12,200 

8.21O

6,780 

11,OOO 

9,520 

,790 

,18O

,790 

,380 

,580 

,38O 

,18O

6,380 

5,210 

5,400 

5,400 

6,380

5,980 

5,590 

5,980 

5,590 

5,020

Dec.

4,650 

4,130 

3,88O 

3,720 

3,640

3,480 

3,320 

3,240 

3.16O 

3,160

3,010 

3,400 

3,560 

3,160 

4,130

4,300 

5,400 

4,830 

4,470 

4,470

4,300 

4,220 

3,880 

3,800 

3,730

3,320 

3,240 

3,240 

3,160 

2,940 

2,940

Jan.

2,940 

3,240 

4,130 

3,400 

3,320

3,16O 

3,48O 

3,080 

3.O10 

2,940

3,160 

2,640 

9,200 

23,200 

1O.7OO

7,580 

6,580 

5,400 

5.O20 

4,040

4,830 

4,470 

4,300 

3.96O 

3,160

2,780 

3,640 

3,400 

3,880 

3,8SO 

3,480

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .

uary

h... .........................

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

enber. . ... .^ .................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2.71O 

?,410 

3,16O 

3,400 

3,960

4,3OO 

4,650 

5,400 

5,980 

5,400

5,210 

5,590 

6,180 

24,2OO 

64.2OO

61,400 

34,600 

24,400 

19.8OO 

17,600

15.OOO 

13,600 

11,700 

9,98O 

9,290

9,290 

6,420 

7,580 

7,790

Seoondfoot-days

95,160 

251,090 

115,870

1,956,450

152, OOO 

397,200 

429,560 

560,120 

335,300 

150,500 

102,340 

294,260 

68,660

2,952,060

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 sec. -ft.).- P

Mar.

7,790 

7,380 

8,850 

7.5SO 

7,580

7,180 

1O.200 

16,300 

2O.60O 

21,300

15,700 

12.8OO 

11,000 

9,520 

8,850

7,790 

8,210 

8,210 

7,580 

7,580

6,980 

6,980 

8,000 

20,600 

29,100

32,500 

22,500 

27,100 

27,100 

21,300 

15,400

Apr.

54,OOO 

69,600 

33,30O 

22,500 

16,300

13,400 

14,OOO 

16,300 

22 , 9OO 

29,500

22,500 

16,900 

17.20O 

17,500 

20, OOO

25,5OO 

20,700 

16,000 

13,2OO 

14.OOO

12,900 

9,490 

8,6OO 

7,740 

7,32O

7,11O 

6,710 

7,53O 

9,260 

8,160

Maximum

6,380 

31,200 

5,4OO

36,700

23.2OO 

64,200 

32,500 

69,6OO 

24,400 

8,380 

5,910 

66,400 

3,390

69,600

Bb. 15 (7:30

May

7,740 

7,32O 

7,530 

7,740 

11.4OO

16,300 

2O.7OO 

24,4OO 

22.90O 

18,400

13,700 

11,40O 

14,000 

2O.4OO 

16,900

12,700 

11,6OO 

9,720 

6.6OO 

7,320

6,710 

6,310 

5,710 

5,710 

4,760

6,110 

6,51O 

5,710 

4,950 

5,14O 

6,910

Minimum

1,330 

3,640 

2,940

1,170

2,640 

2.41O 

6,980 

6,71O 

4,760 

3,300 

2,100 

2,290 

1,580

1,330

p.m.) 69,6

June

8,380 

7,53O 

8,160 

7,320 

6.31O

5,710 

5.52O 

6,510 

5,710 

5,710

5,140 

4,660 

4,290 

4.11O 

4,020

3,930 

4,020 

4,380 

4.O2O 

3,930

3.57O 

3.3OO 

4,470 

4,950 

4,38O

4,290 

3,840 

4,480 

4,200 

3,660

Mean

3.07C 

8,37C 

3,73f

5,36(

4,902 

13,70( 

13,86C 

18,67C 

10,82( 5,O1" 

3,30] 

9,49! 

2,28!

8,06*

July1

4,760 

5,910 

5,140 

3,750 

3.3OO

2,960 

3,130 

2,620 

2,620 

2,620

2.7OO 

2,290 

2,540 

4,2OO 

3,480

4,570 

3,570 

4,360 

4,200 

d2,8OO

d3,700 

3,130 

3,750 

d3,000 

d2,5OO

d2,300 

d2,100 

2,290 

2,70O 

2,790 

2,540

16.9OO 

23,600 

44,500 

70,200

Aug.

2,290 

10,200 

13,400 

24,400 

66,400

34,200 

20.7OO 

13,200 

9.26O 

7,740

7,32O 

6,910 

7,950 

6,110 

5,140

4,570 

4,380 

4,110 

3.75O 

4,290

4,760 

4,290 

4,480 

4,110 

3,300

3,300 

d3,2OO 

d2,900 

d2,700 

d2,500 

d2,4OO

Per square 

mile

) 0.492 

) 1.34 

j .599

) .859

.785 

> 2.19 

) 2.22 

) 2.99 

) 1.73 

.804 

.529 

' 1.52 

) .367

> 1.29

Sept.

32,600 

d2,200 

2,290 

2.37O 

2,020

2,210 

2,290 

2.37O 

2,960 

3,390

3,390 

3,040 

2,790 

d2,500 

32,400

d2,500 

d2,200 

d2,000 

dl,8OO 

dl,700

1,700 

2,130 

1.96O 

1,940 

1,660

1,850 

1,610 

1,580 

1,820 

3,390

Runoff in 

inches

0.57 

1.50 

.69

11.65

.90 

2.36 

2.56 

3.34 

1.99 

.90 

.61 

1.75 

.41

17.58

30 sec. -ft.: Apr. 2 (3 a.m.) 83,500

sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (2 p.m.) 72,600 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

James River at Scottsvllle and sum of records for James River near Richmond ard James River & Kanawha 

Canal near Richmond.
JANES RIVER BASIN 19 

James River at Scottsville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48', long. 78°30', at highway bridge at Seotts-

 vllle, 'Albemarle County, 6 miles upstream from Hardware River. Datum of gage is 253.18

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 4,571 square miles. 

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1948. 

Average discharge?- 23 years, 4,992 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,600 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, IS.4

 feet); minimum, 768 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 2.12 feet); minimum daily, 930 

second-feet Oct. 8. . 

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 133,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.0 

feet); minimum, 302 second-feet Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 feet); minimum dHly, 

307 second-feet Oct. 15, 1930.

Records available for other outstanding floods:

Date

October 1870

March 1913 

Mar. 19, 1936 

'Aug. 16, 1940

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

97 Q

25.16 

25.46 

25.84

Discharge 

(second-feet)

121,000 

126,000 

130.000

Remarks

Gage heights from information 

by local resident. 

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

Ploodmarks. 

Ploodmarks . 

Recorder zraoh.

Remarks . - Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

 regulated by power plants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the vrater

year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132. 

Revisions (water years).- W 727: 193l1m).

. 

W 972: 1913(M), 1936 (M), 1940(M). W 1C66:

1940.

2.3 930

2.5 1,120

3.0 1,650

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5 2,280

4.0 3,010

5.0 4,700

6.0 6,64O

7.0 8,870

8.0 11,500

10.0 18,100

12.0 25,900

15.0 39,600

18.0 57,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,380 

1,430 

1,170 

1,170 

1,220

1,000 

1,070 

930 

1,220 

1,710

4,520 

5,830 

5,250 

3,830 

2,860

2,860 

3,010 

3,580 

4,260 

4,700

3,920 

3,170 

2,640 

2,490 

2,220

2,220 

1,830 

1,540 

2,350 

2,740 

5,830

Ncv.

4,170 

3,170 

3,240 

15,500 

27,600

14,300 

9,110 

8,400 

7,720 

5,830

5,060 

7,280 

6,230 

5,830 

5,630

6,030 

6,430 

6,640 

6,430 

6,230

5,250 

4,520 

4,340 

4,260 

5,060

4,700 

4,520 

5,440 

4,700 

4,080

Dec.

3,660 

3,410 

3,250 

3,010 

2,860

2,860 

2,490 

2,780 

2,350 

2,490

2,780 

2,780 

2,560 

3,330 

3,010

3,920 

3,920 

3,490 

3,830 

3,740

3,580 

3,410 

3,170 

3,250 

2,560

2,710 

2,640 

2,640 

2,220 

2,490 

2,150

Jan.

1,960 

2,710 

2,560 

2,490 

2,350

2,780 

2,350 

2,220 

2,150 

2,640

1,960 

2,080 

6,660 

10,100 

5,440

*4,700 

4,700 

4,000 

3,740 

3,490

3,170 

2,710 

3,330 

3,250 

2,500

b2,400 

b2,700 

b2,600 

b2,800 

b2,700 

b2,500

Month

Ooto 

Move 

D»ce

Ca

Janu 

F«br 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

at ...........................

saber

ter year 1947-48 .. .LL 1. '[....

Feb.

b2,000 

b2,500 

b2,800 

b3,000 

b3,300

b3,700 

b4,100 

b4,600 

b4,500 

b4,400

b4,500 

b5,200 

6,640 

25,000 

55,100

41,000 

21,900 

17,400 

16,000 

14,300

12,700 

11,500 

9,350 

8,170 

7,500

6,850 

6,230 

6,430 

6,230

Secondfoot-days

83,95C 

207, 70C 

93.34C

1,541,884

101, 74C 

316, 90C 

341, 7 2C 

401, 64C 

251, 45C 

110, 17C 

75,19C 

184, 34C 

54,87C

2, 223, OK

Peak discharge (base. 27,000 sec. -ft.).- Nc

57,000 see. -ft. ; Mar. 25 (6 p.m.) 32,700 sec.

Mar.

6,640 

6,030 

6,030 

5,630 

5,630

6,030 

7,280 

11,200 

18,900 

15,700

11,800 

10,100 

8,630 

7,720 

7,060

6,430 

6,640 

6,430 

6,430 

6,230

5,830 

*5,830 

7,720 

14,000 

28,400

23,100 

17,800 

21,500 

22,300 

16,000 

12,700

Apr.

47,300 

30,100 

20,000 

14,600 

11,500

9,850 

10,600 

11,200 

20,700 

24,700

16,700 

13,000 

12,400 

13,600 

17,100

21,500 

15,700 

12,100 

9,850 

8,630

7,940 

7,060 

6,430 

6,030 

5,440

5,060 

5,250 

5,440 

6,030 

5,830

Maxinun

5,830 

27,600 

3,920

31,000

10,100 

55,100 

28,400 

47,300 

19,200 

6,850 

5,060 

37 , 600 

3,620

55,100

May

5,630 

5,440 

5,630 

5,630 

10,100

13,000 

18,500 

18,500 

19,200 

13,600

10,400 

8,630 

9,850 

14,300 

11,500

9,110 

8,170 

7,060 

6,030 

5,440

4,880 

4,880 

4,170 

4,170 

3,920

4,170 

4,000 

3,490 

3,410 

3,580 

5,060

MlnlBUB

930 

3,170 

2,150

930

1,960 

2,000 

5,630 

5,060 

3,410 

2,560 

1,480 

1,600 

1,280

930

June

4,700 

6,850 

6,230 

5,060 

4,700

4,170 

4,000 

4,260 

4,700 

4,260

3,920 

3,250 

3,010 

3,010 

2,780

3,010 

3,010 

3,090 

4,520 

2,860

2,640 

2,560 

3,170 

2,780 

3,170

2,780 

3,250 

2,940 

2,710 

2,780

Mean

2,708 

6,923 

3,011

4,224

3,282 

10,930 

11,020 

13,390 

8,111 

3,672 

2,425 

5,946 

1,829

6,074

July

4,170 

5,060 

2,940 

2,860 

2,640

2,350 

1,890 

2,080 

2,020 

2,350

1,770 

1,890 

2,710 

1,480 

2,950

2,420 

3,090 

3,580 

2,420 

2,560

2,780 

2,640 

2,280 

2,080 

1,650

1,710 

1,480 

1,770 

1,960 

1,960 

1,650

Aug.

2, 

8, 

8, 

20, 

37

17, 

11 j 

8, 

6, 

5,

4, 

4, 

3, 

3, 

2,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1,

Per square 

Mil*

0.592 

1.51 

.659

.924

.718 

2.39 

2.41 

2.93 

1.77 

.803 

.531 

1.30 

.40»

1.33

Sept.

220 1,890 

320 1,710 

870 1,890 

900 1,380 

600 1,600

100 1,650 

800 1,650 

400 2,150 

430 2,940 

250 2,560

520 2,220 

000 2,080 

740 1,960 

490 1,890 

940 2,220

010 1,960 

940 1,770 

280 1,710 

710 1,430 

560 1,480

560 1,710 

860 1,330 

090 1,650 

220 1,300 

420 1,540

420 1,280 

350 1,330 

020 1,320 

600 1,650 

830 3,620 

890

Runcff in 

itches

0.68 

1.68 

.76

12.53

.83 

2.58 

2.78 

3.27 

2.04 

.90 

.61 

1.50 

.45

18.08

v. -5 (5:30 a.m.) 32,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (11:20 a.m.) 

-ft.; Apr. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 59,600 sec. -ft.; Aug. 5 (4:30

 IH* f il£.,.LWU Deu.-Llf.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°30'11", long. 79°46<52", just above V-shaped weir, about

SUOreet downstream from Warm Spring in town of Warm Springs, Bath County. Datum of

gage is 2,316.22 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1944, October 1944 to September 1948 (monthly

readings only).

Average discharge - 14 years (1930-44), 2.24 second-feet. 

Extremes.- laaB^K: Maximum daily discharge recorded, 5.45 second-feet Nov. 18, 1929

(flow probably increased somewhat by local surface runoff); minimum drily recorded

1.35 second-feet Feb. 25, 26, 1931. 

Remarks.- Gage read about once monthly.

Gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet, 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Dot 7 

Nov 4 

Dec 9 

Jan 6 

Feb 3 

Mar 6

Gage height 

(feet)

1.14 

1.16 

1.16 

1.18 

1.18 

1.27

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1.15 

1.70 

1.60 

1.70 

1.70 

2.18

Date

Apr. 8 

June 14 

July 20 

Aug. 16 

Sept. 7

Gage height 

(feet)

1.41 

1.28 

1.29 

1.27 

1.27

Discharge 

(second -feet)

S.O'' 

2.2:> 

2.23 

2.18 

2.18

Falling Springs Creek near Falling Spring, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control (wall to collecting basin), lat.

3Y"bJJ', long. 79°59', at bridge on U. S. Highway 220, 1.2 miles downstream from

Falling Spring (the source), 2.1 miles southeast of town of Falling Spring, and 10

miles northeast of Covlngton, Alleghany County.

Records available.- November 1947 to September 1948 (fragmentary November to February). 

Extremes.- Maximum stage during'period, 3.0 feet Feb. 14, from recorded r^nge In stage

(aiscnarge not determined); minimum discharge, 4.6 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height,

0.35 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Regulation at low flow by cress beds 2,000 to 3,000 feet above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947-to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

as

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT.

_

_

_

_

59

40

32

28

24

21

20

20

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

9.0

9.5

10

12

12

12

12

15

15

.

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

9.0

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Huron ............................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year ............

Feb.

_

_

6.4

6.7

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

35

50

28

26

23

22

22

22

22

22

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,100

851

662

429

250.0

304 8

pgc ° o

-

Mar.

21

20

19

18

17

17

28

44

36

34

30

27

24

25

22

22

22

20

21

22

22

21

30

121

71

49

85

79

53

45

39

Apr.

56

31

27

25

24

.24

24

27

32

30

50

29

38

42

47

42

38

54

51

28

26

24

25

22

20

20

20

20

19

16

May

18

18

19

20

29

30

43

42

36

32

29

28

26

22

20

18

17

16

16

15

IS

alS

al5

a!5

15

15

15

15

16

15

17

Maximum Minimum

121 17

47 18

45 15

22 11

10 7.5

15 8 4

15 6 U

-

June

a20

18

18

17

17

16

17

22

17

17

16

15

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

Mean

55.5

28*4

14 .*5

6 »vtf\f

9.82

8.8!

-

Jul"

10

9.0

B.O

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

a.o

e.o

e.s

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

7.5

7.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

e.s

8.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

Aug.

10

11

12

aH

alS

12

12

1C

g .6

9.6

10

1C

S

1C

.6

)

9.6

S

S

S

£

.2

.2

.2

.4

8.4

8.8

E

E

E

.8

.4

.8

9.2

8.4

E

£

E

£

.4

(.8

.8

.4

9.2

Per square 

 lie

5

i

Sept.

8.8

9.2

8.0

6.8

6.8

7.2

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

11

15

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.4

8.4

14

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on 'basis of records for Smith Creek near Clifton 

Forga and Jackson River at Falling Spring.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 21

James River near Richmond, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'47", long. 77°32'50", at Westham Bridge, if

 miles'downstream from Bosher Dam and 3 miles west of city limits of Richmond, Henrico 

County. Datum of gage is 98.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,757 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 7,365 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 75,000 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 16.45

 feet); minimum daily, 570 second-feet Oct. 8.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 175,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 

feet); minimum daily, 46 second-feet Sept. 18-20, 25-27, Oct. 1-4, 7, 1941, Sept. 8, 9, 

12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of no

 gage^height record, whic£ are fair. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

James River and Kanawha

page 46.

Janal diverts water around station. For canal records, see

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, 

and disaharge, in second-feet)

3.3 470

3.5 S80

3.7 1,300

4.0 2.OOO

4.5 3,290

5.0 4,720

6.O 8,040

7.0 11,800

8.0 16,100

10.0 26,600

12.0 39,800

16.0 71,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,480

985

901

1,010

775

754

650

570

650

630

1..050

^3,700

6,010

5,520

3,840

2,970

2,600

2,890

3,840

4,570

4,720

3,840

3,290

2,580

2,420

1,950

2,000

1,920

2,500

2,810

2,890

NOT.

5,360

4,570

3,290

4,120

21,300

26,600

14,800

10,600

12,600

10,600

8,040

10,200

13,000

9,490

7,860

7,520

7,860

7,690

7,690

7,340

7,170

6,180

5,360

5,680

5,680

6,670

6,010

5,520

6,180

5,520

-

Dec.

4,720

4,270

3,840

3,560

3,420

3,290

3,160

3,020

2,890

a2,800

a2,800

2,790

2,990

2,760

3,130

3,980

5,040

a5, 200

a4,700

a4,300

a4,200

a4,100

a3, 900

a3, 700

a3, 500

as, 300

a3, 000

a2,900

a2,900

a2,800

a2,600

Month

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

November

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

March .

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

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

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

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

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

September. ....'.........

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

a2.

a2,

aS,

as,

aS,

a2,

a2,

aS,

2,

2,

2,

2,

4,

24,

17,

*9,

7,

6,

5,

600

600

100

800

100

900

900

000

550

580

580

400

850

300

400

120

340

180

040

4,570

4,720

5,

4,

4,

360

880

420

2,920

2,350

2,

3,

3,

4,

600

980

840

420

4,570

Sacondf cot-days

76,315

260,500

109,560

1,817,276

156,970

412,280

434,430

547,220

326,580

84,'590

287,930

49,370

2,883,625

Feb.

4,120

3,160

2,760

3,840

4,270

4,880

5,200

5,840

7,000

6,670

5,840

6,180

7,000

16,700

50,100

65,200

47,108

26,600

21,000

18,400

16,100

14,300

13,000

11,000

9,860

9,860

9,860

8,400

8,040

_

-

Mar.

7,690

8,040

9,120

9,120

8,040

7,520

9,490

16,100

18,t)00

22,600

18,000

14,300

11,800

11,000

9,120

8,400

8,220

8,580

8,040

7,860

7,520

7,000

7,170

15,200

25,400

33,600

26,000

25,400

26,000

23,100

17,000

Apr.

30,400

69,400

49,400

24,800

18,000

14,300

13,000

16,100

18,400

26 , 600

25,400

18,000

16,600

17,500

19,400

23,100

22,600

17,000

13,900

11,800

10,200

9,490

8,580

7,860

7,690

6,670

6,340

7,170

9,120

8,400

Observed

Maximum

6,010

26,600

5,200

34,000

24,300

65,200

33,600

69,400

23,100

8,76Q

5,360

55,500

3,020

69,400

Minimum

570

3,290

2,600

353

2,350

2,760

7,000

6,340

4,880

2,710

1,320

1,800

1,010

570

Mean

2,462

8,683

3,534

4,979

5,064

14,220

14,010

18,240

10,530

4^ 596

2 729

9)288

1,646

7,879

May

7,690

7,170

7,170

7,520

8,400

15,200

18,400

23,100

22,000

19,400

14,800

11,800

11,400

18,400

18,400

13,900

11,000

10,200

8,580

7,340

6,500

6,010

5,680

5,040

4,880

6,180

7,340

6,500

5,200

4,880

6,500

June

8,760

7,170

8,040

7,340

6,180

5,520

5,200

5,840

5,520

5,360

4,880

4,420

3,700

3,420

3,560

3,700

3,560

3,420

3,560

3,260

3,260

2,860

2,710

4,720

3,840

3,980

3,210

3,840

3,840

3,210

-

Diversion

(second-feet)l

889

1,014

907

908

850

981

1,019

1,102

948

903

851

914

841

934

July

3

4

5

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

2

1

,290

,880

,360

,420

,050

,730

,320

,180

,920

,850

,200

,680

,680

,450

,700

,420

,290

,560

,700

,970

,320

,020

,180

,070

,020

,700

,590

,320

,820

,020

,880

Aug.

2,250

3,9

14,3

20,4

10

00

00

55,500

54,000

23,7

15,6

10,2

00

00

00

7,520

6,840

6,6

7,0

6,5

70

00

00

5,040

3,700

3,5

3,2

3,0

60

40

20

2,990

3,980

3,7

3,8

3,4

00

40

20

3,050

2,400

2,6

2,4

2,4

1,8

00

00

20

00

2,380

Sept.

1,480

1,900

1,480

1,660

1,450

1,370

1,500

1,590

1,880

3,020

2,710

2,580

2,280

1,950

1,590

1,880

1,680

1,640

1,450

1,450

1,240

1,200

1,610

1,430

1,300

1,090

1,240

1,050

1,010

1,660

-

Adjusted fr~ diversion

Mean

3,351

9,697

4,441

5,887

5 SI 4

15,200

15,030

19,340

11,480

5,499

3,580

10,200

2,487

8,813

Per sruare 

mile

0.496

1.44

.657

.871

.875

2.25

2.22

2.86

1.70

.814

.530

1.51

.368

1.30

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

1.61

.76

11.83

1-01

2.43

2.56

3.19

1.96

.91

.61

1.74

.41

17.76

Peak disccharge (base. 

.-ftT; Aug. 6

50.000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 16 (12:30 p.m.) 66,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (8:30 p.n

75,000 sec.-ft.; Aug. 6 (4 a.m.) 66,800 sec.-ft.

t Diversion by James River & Kanawha Canal.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on.basis of weather records and records for Janes River 

at Cartersville and James River fc Kanawha Canal near Richmond.

. 923350 O - 51 - 3
JAMES RIVER BASIN 23

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°48', long. 80°03', at highway bridge 2 miles downstream 

rrom ogle Creek and 3 miles west of Covington, Allegheny County. Datum of gage is 

1,294.21 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 166 square miles.

Kecoras available.- December 1928 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 19 years (1929-48), 153 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,380 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage

neignt, 9.22 feet); minimum observed, 20 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 8,370 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.52 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet on basis 

of velocity-area studies and records for other stations in James River Basin; minimum 

observed, 8 second-feet Ajg. 27, 28, 30, 1932 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1929-30, 1932-34, 1942.

1.1

1.2

1.5 

1.7

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

18

27

38

67

101

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

162

236

352

460

700

4.0 

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

9.0

Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

1,000

1,730

3,060

4,660

6., 040

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

162

237

333

496

3.5 

4-0 

4.5

745

1,030

1,350

Note.- Same as preceding 

table below 2..1 and above 

4.3 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1943

D«W

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

34

30

29

27

27

25

23

25

34

128

140

101

80

67

61

55

64

87

120

94

77

64

58

51

46

44

38

185

250

162

120

Nov.

105

a90

5,040

1,280

496

282

210

174

136

116

116

151

151

134

266

333

316

237

198

162

136

120

116

112

112

103

96

88

81

73

-

Dec.

67

67

61

60

61

61

58

56

 55

60

162

198

174

162

138

140

136

136

128

118

109

101

97

83

77

75

70

70

58

55

58

Jan.

58

67

64

60

58

56 »b50

52

54

55

48

49

77

124

122

b!20

bllO

b95

b90

b85

b80

b75

b70

b60

b60

a60

b60

b60 beo

b60

b55

Month

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

November .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

March

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

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

Jane.. ............................

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bSO

b50

b50

*b50

266

266

237

210

185

174

151

162

3,560

4,910

1,210

664

496

453

371

316

252

224

185

162

140

151

198

210

198

-

-

Seoondfoot-days2,34(

11.03C

2,95

51.21J

g 19.

15)55

15 55'

14 |05C

8 23<

2,'esj

2.14E

1,802

78E

79,484

Mar.

174

162

162

140

a!30

alSO

a350

a700

613

453

352

266

224

185

174

162

237

237

224

210

210

210

910

4,080

1,090

588

1,090

855

518

371

298

Apr.

266

237

198

174

162

162

800

1,490

1,030

564

411

333

1,350

2,050

1,350

745

496

333

252

224

198

174

151

136

128

118

122

140

136

126

Maxima

250

) 5,040

I 198

> 5,040

124

4,910

4,080

2,050

1,350

411

198

237

48

5,040

May

120

391

371

266

1,350

636

1,090

745

453

316

237

198

174

151

128

116

112

97

87

80

67

70

67

61

55

55

52

49

62

80

496

Minima

23

73

55

15

48

50

130

118

49

52

29

23

22

22

June

411

198

140

120

97

80

118

140

114

90

77

67

61

61

56

80

75

62

67

64

56

52

55

55

58

52

60

94

78

97

Mean

75.7

368

95.2

140

70 . (

536

502

469

266

94.5

69 £

58.1

26.2

217

July

198

132

101

88

75

77

81

67

55

48

41

44

41

42

140

83

140

120

80

66

61

52

46

41

36

32

31

31

38

29

29

AUg.

44

112

90

107

237

162

110

85

70

58

52

49

45

45

38

34

36

46

36

34

29

29

28

32

31

26

25

25

23

23

Per square lie

0 *456

2.22

.573

.843

.427

3.23

3 02

2

Q-X 

 cjo

1.60

.56F

.417

:35C

.15f

1.31

41

Sept.

48

34

28

25

23

25

35

34

29

29

29

26

26

26

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

25

23

23

23

22

22

22

24

26

Runoff in 

inohes

0.53

2.48

.66

11.48

.49

3.48

3.48

3 16

1.84

.63

 48

.40

.18

17.81

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records fcr Jackson 

River at Falling Spring.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
24 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°44", long. 80°02', at highway bridge a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Hays Creek and 3 miles southwest of Covington, Alleghany County. Datum 

of gage is 1,257.61 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers").

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 163 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5.48O second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

TTTTTTeet); minimum observed, 25 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 9,710 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 

10.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum observed, 13 second-feet Nov. 29, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 727: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15 to'Sept. 8)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, Sept. 9-30 Nov. 3 to Sept. 8

1.5 29 2.2 196 1.5 24

1.6 43 2.4 285 1.6 33

1.7 60 2.6 396 1.7 44

1.8 80 3.0 674 1.8 61

2.0 129 2.0 120

2.2 196 5.0 2,320

2.4 285 6.0 3,27<

2.7 460 7.0 4.46C

3.0 674 7.5 5,18<

4.0 1,470

>

)

>

Discharge, in aeccnd-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

32

32

29

27

26

26

32

58

428

238

157

138

119

101

92

126

154

135

119

103

92

78

74

68

62

60

600

396

262

196

NCV.

154

126

2,410

1,230

674

460

327

257

209

184

180

196

163

152

311

266

247

225

213

168

167

138

134

134

134

124

110

101

94

88

-

Dec.

77

74

77

77

77

77

72

66

66

66

117

130

110

107

101

130

127

124

120

114

107

98

98

85

80

77

77

72

58

66

TE

Jan.

66

72

66

61

59

58

 51

43

61

58

47

56

75

bllo

bllO

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

b85

b80

b80

b75

bSO

bSO

b70

b70

bSO

bSO

b60

bSO

Month

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

November ......'...................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b60

b55

b55

 bSO

171

280

234

213

200

176

163

176

1,960

4,740

1,390

830

674

564

494

422

355

316

262

225

213

221

221

217

204

-

-

Secondfoot-days

4 O9

9)39

2,79

52,36

2 20

15J14

14,07

15, 291

8,18

4 39 2)59 2,98

1,26

82,42

Mar.

188

188

180

167

144

127

372

712

 600

600

529

409

321

280

252

257

415

355

316

295

276

252

409

1,630

990

674

910

751

564

494

415

Apr.

2,

1,

434

372

311

266

243

238

712

410

470

870

637

529

712

830

870

674

564

422

349

306

285

238

221

188

176

167

Maximum

5 600

3 2,410

3 130

7 2,410

5 110

L 4,740

I 1,630

) 2,410

3 370

5 529

3 276

' 529

> 72

'. 4,740

L92

200

204

200

-

May

188

311

285

262

790

564

870

751

529

422

327

276

295

238

200

188

180

152

134

124

117

114

101

94

88

88

83

77

94

88

155

Minimum

26

88

58

" 18

4350'

127

167

77

72

38

32

32

26

June

180

155

134

127

114

91

213

180

134

114

101

88

77

74

72

127

141

114

144

141

120

94

127

171

134

114

107

94

384

529

Mean

132

313

90.:

143

71.1

522

454

510

264

146

83. 1

96. \

42. 1

225

July

276

204

144

114

94

110

101

80

66

61

58

58

58

72

120

104

104

98

85

77

72

59

49

47

43

42

40

42

44

38

38

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.835

1 «yoQO 

5 .572

.905

.450

3 Tft OU

2 .87

3 * 23

1.67

.924

 609

^267

1.42

83

221

110

171

529

316

204

148

114

91

77

74

66

56

52

49

47

49

52

46

43

44

43

41

40

37

37

32

33

34

43

Sept.

54 '42

40

35

35

38

72

61

52

50

48

45

40

40

39

37

37

35

35

35

35

37

40

35

35

35

35 Xn 

Ot

55

57

Runoff im 

inches

0 96

2.21

.66

12.33.

3.56

3.31

3.60

1.92

1.03

.6T

.70

.30

19. 38

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va.

25

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°51, long. 79°51', at bridge on city of Clifton Forge high- 

 way, a quarter of a mile upstream from old water-supply dam, three-quarters of a mile

ups'tream from new water-supply dam, '3 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Alleghany

County, and about 3f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 13.5 square miles.

Records available.- May 1947 to September 1948. July 1944 to March 1947 at site a quarter 

or a mile downstream, published as Smith Creek near Clifton Forge, Va. (records not 

equivalent because of diversion and spring Inflow).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 323 second-feet Feb. 14 (grge height, 

3733~Teet); minimum observed, 2.3 second-feet Aug. 29, Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 14, 1948; minimum observed, 2.1 

second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 1947; minimum gage height observed, that of Aug. 2?, Sept. 5, 

1948.

Remarks.-"Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read twice daily. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.6

5.6

23

19

14

11

9.2

8.1

8.1

11

16

24

20

16

12

9.2

8.1

7.4.

7.5

7.0

49

52

35

25

Nov.

19

15

237

221

94

55

40

31

24

20

22

26

25

22

28

38

45

39

34

26

22

19

a!9

19

19

19

18

17

16

15

-

Dec.

13

12

11

10

11

1O

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.4

1O

10

11

11

12

15

14

15

IS

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.1

7.5

7.4

Jan.

7.7

10

8.8

a. 6

8.6

8.4

*8.4

8.3

8.4

8.1

7.5

7.5

12

12

b!2

b!2

12

12

b!2

b!2

bll

blO

b9

b8

b7

b7

b6

56

b6

b6

be

Month

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

November ...........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b6

56

*b6

b7

14

14

14

15

13

14

12

13

126

287

139

92

SO

80

68

61

43

33

22

20

20

21

2O

20

18

-

-

Seoondf pot-days

422.

1,244

. 341.

.

278 .

ly 568

1,017

823.

290.

118. 146.; iia.:

7,652. C

Mar.

17

P17

16

15

14

34

65

*58

47

38

30

24

2O

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

17

34

205

al60

alOO

237

112

74

47

43

Apr.

42

36

34

29

25

23

26

34

46

43

42

33

52

80

92

68

49

4O

29

25

21

18

16

15

14

14

17

18

18

18

Maximum

) 52

237

L 15

.

5 12

907 Co I

237

92

} 105

t 33

5 6.7

15

5 12

) 287

May

17'

19

20

20

86

66

105

86

61

43

32

25

26

20

18

16

16

14

13

11

10

9 3

a e

7 8

7 4

7 3

7 2

6 7

8 6

13

24

MiniauB

2.8

15

7.4

.

6

6

14

14

6.7

4.5

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

June

33

22

18

15

12

1O

15

14

13ir

9.1

8.3

7.6

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.1

4.8

5.0

4.8

6.8

6.1

4.7

4.5

5.3

8.6

8.6

Mean

13.6

41.5

11.0

.

a. 91

44.3

50 * 6

33. 9-

26 6

9 6'

3*8!

4.72

3.9E

20. 9

July

6.7

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.O

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.3

5.0

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

4.7

3.1

3.9

4.0

* >«.

6.1

5.5

6.7

14

15

11

7.6

6.1

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.3

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

Per squar > 

 ile

1.01

3.07

.815

.

.66}

3 28

, "_,.

s!si

1.97

. 28^

.350

.29^5

1.55

Sept.

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.1

6.2

3.9

3.5

4.3

4.1

3.3

3.0

6.4

5.3

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

4.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

5.7

12

Runoff in 

inches

1.16

3.42

.94

-

.77

3.54

4.32

2. '27

.80

.33

.40

.33

21.08

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baals of weather records and records f ir Cowpasture 

River near Clifton Forge and Jackson River near Falling Spring, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
26 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48 I , long. 79°46 I , at highway bridge lj miles 

upstream from confluence with Jackson River and 4 miles southeast of Clifton Forge, 

Alleghany County. Datum of gage Is 1,006.93 feet above mean sea levral (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 456 square miles.

Records available.- May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1918.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1925-48), 495 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,610 second-feet Feb. 15 (gaire height, 9.08 

reet); minimum, 83 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 1.84 fee*. Oct. 6, 7.

1907-8, 1925-48: Maximum discharge, 34,200 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 

18.62 feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet on basis of records 

for other stations In James River Basin; minimum, 38 second-feet Sep*:. 2, 1932 (gage 

height, 1.70 feet).

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 20.8 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

45,000 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-^eet on basis of 

records for other stations In James River Basin.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Records 

or enemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1925-41 (maximum only 1925, 1941). W 972: 1913(M).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

15

18

18 

19

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

91

89

87

85

85

85

87

89

102

219

230

168

122

119

132 

137

137

129

122 

114 

112 

109

107 

105 

124 

244 

293 

219

NCT.

190

168

2,010

2,100

1,200

701

398

338

287

326

536

531

753

574 

475

415

359 

314 

294 

291 

568

781 

574 

452

380

330

Dec.

291

254

236

223

213

213

210

196

187

193

226

322

334

294

265

283

406 

429 

393

346

306 

276 

254 

236 

213

200 

196 

187 

174 

162 

159

Jan.

159

134

254

265

254

240

226

200

*196

206

187

171

226

346

332

302

346

314 

250

b250

b250 

b230 

b220 

b200 

b!90

b!95 

b200 

b!80 

b!60 

b!50 

b!60

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

 V.. ............................

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b!50

bl40

b!60

blSO

*b250

b400

b470

424

372

342

302

283

2,120

4,490 

5,100

2,410

1,950 

2,520 

2,410

2,520

1,950 

1,320 

975 

760 

644

788 

1,010 

922 

802

Secondfoot-days

17,58

7,87

144,72]

7 041

4,59C

209,024

Mar.

675

603

720

851

1,200

922

1,760

3,960

2,250

1,580

1,200

1,010

809

675 

603

574

638 

597 

547

552

638 

638 

1,310 

5,350 

2,970

1,710 

2,960 

3,570 

2,050 

1,400 

1,200

Apr.

2,250

2,200

1,44O

1,090

379

774

1,010

1,800

2,520

1,530

1,160

1,010

1,760

3,090 

3,700

2,100

1,480 

1,090 

851

707

620 

542 

475 

429 

398

372 

376 

415 

480 

424

Maximum

L 2,100

1 429

6,120

3 TOO""

: O orwt

306

5,350

May

389

438

490

1,280

2,630

2,200

2,580

2,800

1,710

1.200

886

707

830

795 

603

510

461 

433 

380

330

306 

291 

280 

254 

244

272 

247 

236 

236 

322 

372

Minimum

166

159

74

105

85

June

602

5OO

389

342

310

306

415

415

338

283

247

219

200

193 

184

178

181 

184 

174

156

148 

140 

145 

306 

406

310 

283 

360 

442 

31)0

Mean

536

254

396

1 46fi

199

153

571

Jily

258

213

181

159

145

137

283

265

190

156

142

132

132

142

558

461

314 

250 

206

174

178 

165 

159 

162 

154

134

124 

137 

148 129' 

126

Aug.

366

420

372

1,060

1,2OO

795

495

355

280

230

203

193

272

244

193

178

162 

154

233

196 

280 

314 

219 

171

156 

145 

134 

216 

119 

126

Pr" square 

mile

1.29

.557

.868

<3 ->7*

j«»

.336-

1.25

Sept.

126

134

116

109

105

105

156

165

159

156

232

306

210

193 

219

165

142 

132

124

132 

145 

137 

137 

126

119 

112 

109 

137 

258

Runoff in 

inches

.64

11.83

g jQA

.37

17.03

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 15 (2 a.m.] 7,610 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 5,960

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

Cralg Creek at Parr, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°39'55", long. 79°64'40", at Chesapeake & Ohio 

Kaiiway bridge, 700 feet downstream from Stony Run, 0.4 mile northwest of Parr, 

Bbtetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 992.50 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 331 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge?- 23 years, 370 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 11.75 

reet); minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 3.60 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge observed, 16,700 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 

15.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 26 secondfeet Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 3.26 feet), result of_l°w temperature.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no'gage-height record, 

wnieh are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year T948 are given In 

Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 852: 1937. W 892: 1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of tee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second^feetl)

3.6 58 5.O- 510 8.0 3,470 

3.8 88 5.5 780 9.0 4,950 

4.0 122 6.0 1,140 11.0 8,150 

4.2 172 6.5 1,620 

4.S 284 7.0 2,180

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2

I 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

101 

91 

83 

78 

74

68 

66 

65 

136 

1,840

1,320 

670 

600 

510 

397

330 

494 

1,230 

966 

670

485 

379 

309 

264 

225

196 

175 

749 

2,600 

1,000 

676

NOT,

520 

415 

3,900 

5,430 

1,900

1,060 

774 

632 

530 

442

397 

446 

424 

392 

451

632 

621 

535 

465 

446

397 

3S7 

335 

335 

374

361 

339 

313 

288 

264

Dec.

244 

225 

214 

203 

199

203 

189 

179 

172 

166

192 

236 

244 

233 

229

236 

266 

260 

260 

252

233 

225 

214 

203 

189

179 

169 

164 

155 

144 

140

Jan.

140 

161 

179 

158 

150

150 

140 

 137 

140 

140

137 

129 

155 

352 

348

326 

348 

288 

b270 

b260

b25O 

b250 

244 

236 

196

b!90 

b!90 

189 

172 

161 

161

Month

Ooto 

HOT* 

Dece

Ca

jam 

Ftt>r 

Marc

Sir1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her........... ..............

lendar year 1947 

Afy

uanr E7::::::: :.:::::::::-::::::::

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

142 

blSO 

b!60 

 179 

233

565 

665 

585 

525 

480

428 

406 

2,340 

7,190 

4,950

2,240 

1,620 

1,370 

1,060 

875

720 

621 

545 

470 

424

424 

433

424 

406

Seoondfoot-days

16,84 

23,79 

6,41<

139,84

6,34 

30,63C 

25,88 

26,87 

19,75 

8,51 

4,37( 

13.3K 

2,66

185, 2 U

Peak discharge (base, 4.200 sec. -ft.).- Noi

8,15O sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 (11:5O p.m.) 6,71U sec

Mar.

379 

357 

357 

335 

301

272 

415 

1,660 

1,180 

1/020

840 

6'98 

575 

500 

446

428 

632 

698 

600 

570

550 

505 

575 

2,420 

2,110

1,230 

1,320 

1,840 

1,230 

896 

750.

Apr.

810 

768 

648 

560 

500

480 

1,660 

3,870 

a3,OOO 

B2.000

al,500 

al.OOO 

a850 

a800 

al.OOO

a950 

aSOO 

a700 

a600 

a530

aSOO 

a450 

a420 

a370 

a360

a350 

a350 

a350 

a350 

a350

Maxima

7 2,600 

5 5,430 

J 268

J 5,430

J 352 

3 7,190 

J 2,420 

5 3,870 

> 2,100 

5 720 

) 300 

) 3,500 

I 252

) 7,1'90

r. 3 (11 P-m. 

.-ft.'

May

a360 

a400 

aSOO 

aSOO 

al,600

al,300 

a2,100 

al,500 

al,200 

aSOO

a640 

a520 

al,800 

al-,300 

aSOO

aSOO 

a420 

aSSe 

a350 

309

272 

252 

229 

203 

192

179 

166 

164 

166 

280 

570

Minima

65 

264 

140

45

129 

142

272 

350- 

164 

144 

70 

75 

58

58

June

720 

570 

438 

415 

379

326 

309 

357 

313 

264

229 

192 

166 

152 

150

192 

335 

264 

236 

264

217 

186

284 

276 

214

172 

152 

144 

a200 

a400

Mean

543 

793 

207

383

205 

1,056 

829 

896 

637 

284 

141 

429 

88. £

506

July

a300 

a200 

alSO 

alOO 

a!80

alSO 

A120 

alOO 

alOO 

alOO

alOO 

alOO 

alOO 

aI40 

a230

a!70 

a250 

a!70 

al60 

a!40

4130 

alOO 

a90 

a80 

a70

a70 

alSO 

a250 

a200 

alOO 

a90

Aug.

al.100 

a900 

aSOO 

al,5OO 

83,500

al,200 

a6SO 

aSOO 

a400 

a300

a250 

233 

203 

164 

142

126 

118 

126 

122 

113

104 

113 

129 

117 

99

96

88 

80 

77 

75 

85

Per square 

 lie

1.6* 

8.40

.e'JS

1.13

.619. 

3.19 

2.50 2.7^ 

1.9? 

.8^9 

.4?6 

1.30 

.2i'B

1.5?

Sept.

90 

94 

80 

72 

69

75 

172 

252 

166 

122

108 

99 

90 

82 

77

74 

71 

68 

65 

64

64 

64 

64 

62 

62

62 

58 

58

a80

alOO

Runoff in 

inohea

1.89 

2.68 

.72

15.70

.71 

3.44 

2.88 

3.02 

2.21 

.96 

.49 

1.50 

.30

20.80

J 9,510 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (10 30 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Johns 

Creek at Newcastle and uatawba Creak near Catawba. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
28 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 37°29'35", long. 80°06 I 35", 

at southern town limits of Newcastle, Craig County, 800 feet upstream from NewcastleSalem highway bridge and half a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,337.32 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 13.8 square miles.

tteeoras available.- September 1929 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 17 years (1929-36, 1938-48), 15.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 277 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 4.15 feet); 

minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.64 feet); minimum daily, 5.0 secondfeet Oct. 7.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 700 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 4.80 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet on basis of records for Johns Creek at 

Newcastle and Craig Creelc at Parr; minimum, 0.5 second-foot July 1, 1945 (gage height, 

1.27 feet); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 4, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 1002: 1938-43.

Rating tables, watar year 1947-48 (gaga height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Apr. 9 to Sept. 30 Nov. 4 to Apr. 8

1. B 4.2 2.6 22 3.6 132 1.9 5.2 

1.9 5.6 2.8 31 3.S 174 2.1 8.2 

2.0 7.2 3.0 46 4.0 227 2.3 12 

2.2 11 3.2 70 2.5 18

2 ' 4 15 3 ' 4 98 Note.- Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.4 feet. 

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

7.7 

6.9 

6.6 

5.6 

5.2

5.2

5.0 

5.8 

35 

68

60 

46 

45 

33 

25

24 

67 

80 

56 

39

26 

23 

19 

16 

15

14 

13 

82 

70 

46 

35

NOT.

26 

24 

214 

199 

109

84 

a42 

a34 

a25 

a!9

al7 

a!9 

al7 

a!7 

a22

a25 

a22 

a20 

ale 

a!5

a!4 

a!3 

a!3 

a!4 

a!4

a!3 

a!2 

all 

alo 

alo

Dec.

a9 

a8 

as 

a6 

a8

aS 

a6 

a7 

a7 

a6

alo 

10 

10 

9.1 

9.1

11

10 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

B.9 

8.9 

6.9 

8.4 

6.0

8.0 

7.9 7.7" 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

Jan.

B.6 

10 

6.4 

8.4 

a6

a8 

a7 

a7 

7.9 

7.4

6.5 

6.2 

11 

a!4 

al3

al4 

al2 

all 

all

all

alo 

alo 

alo

89

a8

a8 

aS 

a6 

a7 

a7 

a?

Feb.

a? 

a7 

a? 

a9 

11

11 

a28 

a22 

a20 

ale

a!7 

al8 

a90 

a250 

a200

a90

870

aso 

a45 

a35

a30 

a25 

a20 

a20 

al6

a!8 

ale 

a!8 

a!6

 *!, Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her....... ..................

lendar year 1947 

&ry . . .

1,011.2 

1,074 

262.4

............ 6,131.2

enber ........................

262.4 

1,186 

982 

1,215 

830 

442.6 

351.8 

722.6 

275.2

ter year 1947-48 ............ 8,637.4

Mar.

a!5 

a!4 

a!4 

a!3 

a!2

all 

825 

a60 

aSo 

a40

37 

30 

26 

24 

22

25 

28 

26 

26 

26

23 

22 

32 

55 

53

44

57 

57 

45

37 

33

Apr.

30 

26 

23 

21 

20

20 

65 

169 

162 

121

78 

56 

44

37 

33

30 

27 

24 

23 

21

20 

16 

17 

16 

15

17 

17 

16 

15 

14

Maximum

68 

214 

11

214

14 

250 

60 

162 

82 

2B 

22 

127 

15

250

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.}.- Oct. 10 (10 a.m.)

Hay

14

16

15 

16 

33

26 

82 

63 

45

33

28 

24 

65 

47 

35

30 

26 

22 

20 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

16 

20 

26

Minimum

5.0 

10 

6

3.1

6.2 

7 

11 

14 

12 

9.6 

7.6 

9.4 

7.0

5.0

June

28 

24 

24 

23 

20

17 

19 

16 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

16 

12 

11 

11 

12

11 

12 

13 

12 

11

11 

9.6 

10 

14 

21

Mean

32.6 

35.6 

8.46

16.8

9.11 

41.0 

31.7 

40.5 

26.8 

14.B 

11.3 

23.3 

9.17

23.6

July

ir

13ir1111

2? 

1*ir 11 

IP

9.4 

IP 

IPir i*

12 

16 

1?ir 11

11

IP

9.4 

9.0

P.I

7.9 

7.9 

13 

9.4 

P.I 

7.6

Aug.

19 

22 

20 

70 

127

64 

41 

26 

23 

20

18 

17 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

29 

21 

15 

13 

12

11 

10 

10 

9.4 

9.4 

10

Sept.

10 

9.0 

8.6 

6.5 

8.5

10 

15 

15 

12

11

10 

9.4 

6.5

8.3 

6.1

8.1 

7.7 

7.6 

7.6 

7.7

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.6

7.0 

7.2

7.0 

13 

12

Per square Runoff In 

 lie inches

2.36 2.72 

2.59 2.89 

.613 .71

1.22 16.51

.660 .76 

2.97 3.20 

2.30 2.65 

2.93 3.27 

1.94 2.24 

1.07 1.19 

.819 .94 

1.69 1.95 

.664 .74

1.71 23.26

104 sec. -ft.; Oct. 28 (12:30 p.m.) 114 aso.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Johns Creek 

at Newcastle and Craig Creek at Parr.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 30', long. 80°06', at highway bridge 800 feet 

northeast of town limits of Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 feet upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 1,254.43 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 121 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.20 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 2.94 feet Se^t. 27, 28. 

1926-48: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 

10.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum, 6 second-feet Dec. 5, 1946 (gage height, 2.72 feet); minimum 

daily, 7 second-feet Aug. 11, Sept. 3, 6, 7, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 20 secondreet, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1935(M), 1936(M), 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

2.8 9 3.6 70 *.?. 350 7 .?. 1,380 

3.0 18 4.0 120 5.6 496 8.0 2,070 

3.2 22 4.4 174 6.0 680 8.5 2,670 

2.4 49 4.8 246 6.5 920 9.0 3,490

Discharge. In seooad-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

22

21 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

18 

159

326

195 

147 

122 

110 

90

84 

140 

140 

123 

106

88 

75 

66 

58 

52

48 

45 

674 

292 

226 

168

Nov.

122 

112 

1,760 

875 

426

273 

203 

171 

141 

117

119 

127 

119 

108 

149

204 

174 

153 

143 

120

114 

102 

100 

104 

112

103 

97 

90 

82 

76

Dec.

70 

68 

64 

62 

62

52 

57 

55 

52 

52

77 

88 

82 

77 

74

90 

94 

92 

90 

82

80 

75 

72 

68 

62

62 

59 

54 

52 

50 

50

Jan.

49

59 

52 

47 

47

44 

42

*42 

42 

40

26 

38 

83 

129 

97

120 

94 

88 

84 

88

82 

80 

72 

68 

b65

b60 

b60 

62 

58 

57 

54

Month

Goto 

Note 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

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

enber ........................

ter year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

49 

b40 

b45 

*b50 

147

236 

213 

179 

159 

146

130

146 

1,560 

3,220 

1,170

630 

496 

429 

353 

292

230 

203 

170 

146 

138

145 

140 

137 

126

Seoondfoot-days

3,793 

6,628 

2,126

42,310

2,042 

11,125 

9,111 

10,060 

5,874 

1,794 

1,244 

4,578 

683

59,068

Mar.

115 

115 

112

103 

90

84 

268 

492 

389 

344

270 

217 

177 

157 

143

176 

326 

257 

222 

212

204 

187 

450 

880 

575

404 

630 

561 

389 

303 

259

Apr.

317 

259 

215 

185 

164

159 

932 

2,110 

1,270 

575

418 

332 

270 

253 

344

300 

255 

212 

184 

164

150 

134 

120 

111 

103

107 

106 

107 

104 

100

Maximum

674 

1,760 

94

1,760

129 

3,220 

880 

2,110 

705 

132 

82 

1,240 

38

3,220

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 sec. -ft.}.- Nov. 2 (12 m.)

May

88 

133 

164 

156 

530

341 

705 

472 

326 

242

193 

161 

601 

259 

190

157 

138 

117 

100 

87

77 

72 

62 

57 

54

52 

51 

47 

60 

67 

114

Minimum

16 

76 

50

11

38 

40 

84 

100 

47 

32 

19 

20 

17

16

June

98 

69 

63 

62 

52

44 

75 

62 

48 

43

38 

34

32 

33 

34

88 

107 

76 

84 

75

57 

55 

68 

53 

43

37 

33 

40 

59 

132

Mean

122 

221 

68.9

116

65.9 

384 

294 

335 

189 

59.8 

40.1 

148 

22.8

161

July

82 

56 

43 

34 

31

59 

40 

32 

27 

25

24

26 

28 

32 

74

54 

78 

49 

37 

34

32 

28 

25 

24 

21

19 

19 

82 

68 

34 

27

Aug.

314 

370 

184 

698 

1,240

396 

222 

156 

117 

97

82 

70 

58 

47 

40

37 

39 

40 

38 

31

37 

38 

30 

30 

30

26 

23 

22 

21 

20 

25

Per square 

 lie

1.15 

2.08 

.650

1.09

.62^ 

3.62 

2.77 

3.16 

1.78 .56'' 

.37f> 

1.40 

.215

1.52

2,470 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (12 m.)

Sapt.

31 

25 

22 

20 

19

24 

38 

34 

28 

26

26 

24 

22 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

18

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

17 

17 

31 

34

Runoff in 

inohas

1.33 

2.32 

.75

14.84

.72 

3.90 

3.19 

3.53 

2.05 

.63 

.44 

1.61 

.24

20.71

3,890 sec.-

ft.; Apr.~TT (7 p.m.) Z.97O sec.-Ft

* Winter dlacharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-dlscharf.e relation affected by Ice.
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.

Location.- Vertical staff gage, lat. 37°88'05", long. 80°00'20", at highwa" bridge,

i mile downstream from Little Catawba Creek, If miles upstream from Sto^ Cool Creek, 

and 8t miles northeast of Catawba, Roanoke County. Datum of gage is 1,899.96 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 34 square miles.

Records available.- September 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,330 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 

3.90 reet); minimum observed, 7.4 second-feet Sept. 86-28 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Nov. 3, 1947; minimum observed, 8.8 

second-feet Sept. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 13.26 feet, from information by observer.

Remarks^- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

twice daily.

Gage read

Ratine table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.7 S.S 1.2 42

.8 8.6 1.3 57

.9 13 1.5 95

1.0 24 1.7 145

1.1 31 1.9 205

2.3 340

2.7 510

3.1 730

3.6 1,080

Discharge, in second- feet, rater year October 194 7 to September 19'' (9

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

11

440

400

175

130

118

83

61

73

305

340

205

110

79

61

50

41

38

33

31

172

135

81

61

NOT.

51

42

1,080

322

160

110

81

66

56

45

71

56

45

40

61

51

44

41

41

36

32

31

30

34

31

30

28

27

27

27

-

Dec.

27

27

25

24

26

25

25

25

24

26

26

23

22

20

24

24

22

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

Jan.

16

23

17

15

IS

IS

»13

13

13

13

13

13

32

31

30

30

25

24

25

25

24

22

22

24

1)20

b!8

b!6

b!4

bis

bis

bis

Feb.

b!4

b!4

bis

 17

26

31

40

39

38

31

30

38

610

670

235

172

166

151

126

100

71

68

57

51

44

SO

42

41

39

-

-

tinntk Seoond- 

"ottth fcot-day«

October.... ...................... 3,299.5

November ......................... 2,796

December ......................... 653

Calendar year 1947 .......... 17 ,423 .0

January .......................... 606

February ......................... 3,028

may11................. ........... 2,735 i «;±<?

Jun* ............................. '901

July ............................. 533

August ........................... 775.3

September ........................ 342.5

Water year 1947 -48 ............ 19,510.3

Bar.

34

34

32

30

31

32

108

130

105

77

62

52

45

41

39

45

52

42

42

42

39

36

135

187

115

93

190

135

105

89

95

Apr.

Maximum

440

1,060

27

1,080

32

670

190

560 

160

fte SfO

35

1 X9 <L5Z 

34

1,080

142

105

79

70

59

57

252

560

252

154

128

93

77

73

66

59

52

45

41

39

38

38

34

31

39

35

33

32

31

30

-

May

30

41

32-

31

89

57

160

10S

71

56

48

42

160

79

61

51

44

39

33

30

29

28

27

25

24

26

24

23

24

26

30

minimum

9.5

27

15

5.0

13

14

30

30

16

11

8.6

7.4

7.4

June

28

24

25

24

24

22

31

24

23

21

18

17

17

17

16

36

24

61

95

45

32

41

32

30

28

24

31

28

35

28

-

Mean

106

93 *2

21.1

47.7

19.5

1<H

74.1

91.2

%M JQ A*O

30,0

17.2

28.0

11.4

53.3

July

21

21

Z\

2Cir

Zl

21

IT

IT

11

ITi?ir

2]

24

2f

3f2T

2C

IT

1+

14iri?11

11

u

ITir

IT

17

Aug.

35

23

14

110

132

50

31

29

24

22

20

22

20

16

13

17

13

17

22

20

21

16

12

11

10

10

9.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

10

Per square 

ml *

r.12

f.74

.621

1.40

.574

J.06

2.18

2.68 

1.46

.882

.506

.735

.335

1.57

Sept.

12

10

9.5

8,6

8,8

11

IS

21

13

15

14

11

10

9,5

8,6

8,6

8.8

8.3

8,0

8,0

8.0

8,0

8,0

8.0

8,0

7,4

7,4

7.4

34

28

Runoff In 

inches

3 .60

3.06

.7?

19.04

.86

3.30

2 El 

 5A

2,93 

1.68

.56

,85

,37

21.30

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37 0 59'15", long. 79 0 29'40",

at highway bridge at Goshen, Rockbridge County, 400 feet upstream from MM1 Creek.

Datum of gage Is 1,384.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkorsburg

Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. 

Drainage area.- 147 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- January 1939 to September 1948. March 1925 to December 1938 at site

i>uo reet downstream from Mill Creek; records not equivalent. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 7.00

reec); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet May 16, 1942 (gage height, 10.38

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941 (gage height, 1.22 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those between 10 and 30 second-feet and those for periods

or aoubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair, and those below 10 second-feet,

which are poor. Discharge given herein Includes diversion 50 feet above control by

Stlllwater Worsted Mill. 

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-4s (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

8.3

10

13

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

25

38

46

2.8

3.0

3.1 

3.3

aa

136

168

260

Note.- Same as following table above 

3.3 feet.

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

10

13

17

25

31

2.5

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

3.2

51

65

102

150

220

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

660 

1,020 

1,480 

2.60O 

3,910

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.6

9.2 

8.7 

9.4 

14

23

18 

15 

14 

12 

11

12 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

28 

25 

26

Nov.

26 

25 

89 

692 

336

176 

118 

97 

81 

67

67 

134 

158 

133 

120

133 

142 

149 

126 

106

92 

81 

74 

74 

157

215 

165 

131 

110 

95

Dec.

81 

70 

64 

59 

55

52 

48 

45 

43 

41

46 

50 

50 

48 

50

67 

115 

133 

123 

106

92

83 

75 

67 

60

55 

52 

49 

44 

41 

39

Jan.

40 

53 

64 

79 

84

84 

79 

79 

70 

67

59 

56 

67 

110 

99

97 

88 

62 

d55 

d65

d70 

d70 

d60 

d 50 

d55

d60 

d60 

d55 

dSO 

d45 

d45

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

d40 

d42 

d42 

d44 

d60

d70 

d70 

d70 

d70 

d70

d70 

d70 

dSO 

2,870 

1,520

711 

580 

648 

617 

648

492 

363 

260 

210 

182

213 

240

236 

210

Secondfoot-days

423.5 

4,169 

2,003

43,361.8

2,077 

10,798 

13,865 

12,708 

8,388 

2,047 

1,204 

2,022 

681

60,385.5

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Fet

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed

Mar.

178 

174 

192 

546 

610

435 

634 

al.100 

a740

asoo

8370 

a300 

a250 

228 

192

168 

174 

154 

145 

154

164 

171 

236 

1,110 

860

509 

897 

1,220 

629 

435 

390

Apr.

1,480 

860

see

368 

282

244 

252

573 

757 

503

379 

309 

654 

988 

980

648 

463 

325 

244 

202

174 

150 

135 

120 

111

102 

148 

232 

271 

228

Maxima

28 

692 

133

2,180

110 

2,870 

1,220 

1,480 

1,030 

174 

94 

228 

62

2,870

May

196 

182 

302 

474 

1,030

750 

770 

825 

550 

385

276 

213 

325 

346 

260

210 

185 

150 

130 

111

98 

90 

79 

68 

64

57 

51 

47 

47 

49 

68

Minimum

8.7 

25 

39

7.2

40 

40 

145 

102 

47 

22 

20 

18 

12

8.7

June

102 

142 

114 

94 

75

65

96 

86 

70 

61

52

46 

40 

36 

33

36 

40 

33 

29 

25

22

27 

46 

65 

86

72 

77 

174 

111 

92

Mean

13.7 

139 

64.6

120

67.0 

372 

447 

424 

271 

68.2 

38.8 

65.2 

22.7

165

July

67 

49 

40 

34 

36

58 

55 

38 

29 

25

23 

20 

24 

71 

94

64 

57

43 

36 

38

33 

30 

34 

37 

31

26 

23 

24 

23 

21 

21

Aug.

46 

79 

77 

139 

228

185 

130 

100 

77 

62

51 

57 

67 

54 

44

35 

30 

34 

30 

29

34

111 

80 

55 

41

33 

31 

24 

22 

19 

18

Per square »ilo

0.093 

.946 

.439

.816

.456 

2.53 

3.04 

2.88 

1.84 

.464 

.264 

.444 

.154

1.12

Sept.

17 

15 

15 

13 

12

12 

19 

21 

21

23

62 

62 

44

36 

29

24 

22 

20 

19 

20

19 

21 

19

17 

16

15 

13 

12 

15 

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

1.06 

.51

11.12

.53 

2.73 

3.50 

3.21 

2.12 

.52 

.30 

.51 

.17

15.27

. 14 (3 p.m.) 3,910 sec. -ft. 

1 on basis of weather records and records for Maury Blver

at Rockbridge Baths.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Maury 

Hlver at Rockbridge Baths.
32 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°54'26", long. 79°25'20", at Rocklridge Baths, 

KocKDridge County, 700 feet upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile uprtream from Hays 

Creek. Datum of gage is 1,100.33 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers ).

Drainage area.- 329 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1948 (prior to October 1945, published as 

worth Kiver at Rockbridge Baths.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1989-48), 338 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,280 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 7.75 

reetj; minimum, 28 second-feet Oct. 6-8 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet by logarithtric plotting; 

minimum, 11 second-feet Nov. 28, 1930 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1929-40, 1941(M). W 1002: 1930(m).

Rating table, water year 1947-48, excc 

(gage height. In feet, and dlselu

1.1 24 1.8 170 

1.2 35 2.0 240 

1.3 50 2.5 450 

1.4 68 3.0 720 

1.6 112 3.5 1,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Oc

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

33 

31 

31 

31 

30

30 

28 

31 

41 

100

78 

61 

55 

48 

44

44 

50 

47 

44 

42

40 

40 

36 

36 

35

35 

35 

52 

83 

74 

64

Nov.

63 

59 

388 

1,170 

630

380 

272 

222 

187 

155

187 

360 

356 

296 

316

415 

376 

352 

308 

264

218 

190 

177 

184 

324

392 

332 

272 

226 

197

Dec.

170 

152 

140 

129 

129

126 

112 

107 

100 

98

123 

146 

146 

129 

126

204 

284 

300 

276 

233

204 

184 

173 

152 

134

134 

123. 

120 

107 

94 

94

Jan.

100 

149 

155 

161 

170

*164 

152 

143 

146 

140

120 

112 

170 

292 

215

244

236 

194 

146 

152

177 

161 

146 

100 

blOO

blSO 

149 

120 

107 

100 

96

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary

h...... ......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

89 

b90 

*b90 

100 

140

161 

152 

170 

158 

140

152 

155 

831 

5,500 

3,100

1,580 

1,360 

1,440 

1,320 

1,240

930 

738 

560 

450 

440

535 

525 

490 

425

Secondfoot-days

1,42S 

9,268 

4,749

93,026

4,767 

23,061 

30,360 

27,692 

16,796 

4,694 

3,698 

6,353 

1,671

134,538

Mar.

372 

380 

460 

845 

900

678 

1,860 

2,600 

1,360 

995

774 

624 

510 

440 

392

410 

440 

372 

368 

388

388 

384 

960 

2,850 

1,670

1,100 

2,120 

2,320 

1,320 

930 

1,150

Pt 

irge

tobe

Apr.

3,110 

1,850 

1,170 

840 

696

612 

672 

1,290 

1,620 

1,030

840 

708 

1,580 

1,950 

1,850

1,240 

930 

702 

570 

490

420 

368 

324 

288 

264

244

360 

556 

618 

500

Maximum

100 

1,170 

300

4,530

292 

5,500 

2,850 

3,110 

1,840 

348 

440 

340 

112

5,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (3 p.m.

, In second -feet)

4.0 1,400 

5.0 2,370 

6.0 3,650 

7.0 5,500

r 1947 to September 1948

Hay

415 

392 

499 

465 

1,840

1,320 

1,500 

1,540 

1,030 

744

565 

460 

836 

810 

624

510 

450 

368 

304 

252

222 

204 

173 

155 

149

137 

132 

118 

123 

187 

272

Minimum

28

59 

94

26

96 

89 

368 

244 

118 

57 

59 

46 

34

28

June

233 

256 

211 

184 

152

132 

240 

204 

155 

134

115 

100 

89 

85 

81

132 

120 

91 

81 

68

59 

57 

105 

190 

248

149 

167 

348 

272 

236

Mean

46.1 

309 

153

255

154 

795 

979 

923 

542 

156 

119 

205 

55.7

368

July

17? 

123 

90 

81 

81

173 

17-) 

120 

9< 

71

61 

59 

24-5 

44"

22J 18-

13- 

10-' 

IK

10"' 8- 

8" 

7'-

6" 

5 C

87 

64 

61

Aug.

Per siuare

mile

0 140 

939 

465

.775

2 

2 

2 

1

1.

) 7,280 sec. -ft.

468 

42 

98 

81 

65 

474 

362 

623 

169

12

496 

540 

320 

774 

840

525 

352 

256 

194 

155

129 

129 

126 

110 

94

81 

72 

94 

91 

83

74 

154 

140 

105 

85

72 

63 

57 

50 

46 

46

Sept.

46 

41 

38 

35 

34

34 

70 

66 

59 

74

112 

105 

78 

66 

68

57 

50 

46 

42 

47

47 

55 

54 

46 

42

41 

38 

35 

42 

103

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

1.05 

.54

10.52

.54 

2.61 

3.44 

3.14 

1.90 

.53 

.42 

.72 

.19

15.24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 33

Maury River near Lexington, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48 I 49", long. 79°26 I 42", 300 yards upstream 

rrom Lime Kiln highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 

2^ miles upstream from Lexington, Rockbrldge County. 'Datum of gage Is 906.56 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 487 square miles.

Records_______ available.- August _ 1925 to September 1948 (prior to October 1945, pul lished as

north Klver near Lexington).

Average discharge.- 20 years (1928-48), 482 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,630 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 10.80 

reet ); minimum, 69 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.58 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting and on basis of records for other stations In James River Basin; 

minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930, Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1936(M). W 972: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

2.0 61 3.0 336 7.0 3,360 

2.1 75 3.4 510 8.5 5,280 

2.2 92 4.0 815 10.0 7,400 

2.4 138 5.0 1,460 

2.7 228 6.0 2,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

.29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

77 

75 

75 

74

72 

71 

72 

92 

175

160 

133 

118 

109 

102

102 

107 

109 

102 

98

89 

89 

85 

84 

82

82 

82 

98 

141 

138 

120

Nov.

113 

109 

484 

1,420 

842

520 

368 

309 

266 

228

248 

458 

463 

397 

418

580 

525 

482 

422 

372

313 

280 

259 

262 

372

491 

427 

360 

309 

273

Dec.

242 

218 

209 

196 

190

190 

178 

166 

163 

a 155

a!80 

a 200 

a 210 

a 200 

a!90

8230 

a310 

a400 

a360 

a330

a300 

a270 

a250 

a 230 

a210

8200 

8190 

8170 

al60 

al50 

a 140

Jan.

a 160 

a 200 

a220 

a230 

*a230

228 

212 

199 

209 

196

175 

169 

231 

405 

306

328 

328 

273 

206 

218

255 

235 

222 

187 

blSO

b210 

b!90 

b!70 

160 

160 

136

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

liber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

at ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

133 

*155 

146 

160 

202

228 

231 

242 

235 

242

222 

218 

1,070 

6,680 

4,230

2,240 

1,830 

1,880 

1,640 

1,560

1,250 

990 

788 

650 

600

685 

685 

660 

585

Secondfoot-days

3,092 

12.37C 

6,787

131,84C

6,796 

30,437 

39,336 

38,985 

23,324 

7,997 

7,031 

14,612 

4,332

195,107

Mar.

501 

496 

580 

1,110 

1,120

842 

1,830 

3,480 

1,920 

1,390

1,090 

900 

735 

635 

575

565 

640 

545 

515 

530

540 

525 

952 

3,360 

2,240

1,500 

2,420 

3,090 

1,790 

1,320 

1,600

Apr.

4, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

2,

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

2, 

2,

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

175 

1,420 

400

5,040

405 

6,680 

3,480 

4,230 

2,010 

468 

750 

1,890 

225

6,680

230 

680 

710 

320 

060

960 

090 

740 

240 

530

250 

090 

970 

330 

330

660 

320 

020 

870 

760

660 

580 

510 

468 

432

405 

501 

701 

842 

710

May

595 

575 

595 

900 

2,010

1,680 

1,750 

1,880 

1,360 

1,020

788 

660 

1,150 

1,150 

900

760 

685 

575 

477 

414

372 

348 

309 

280 

329

280 

255 

238 

235 

336 

418

Minimum

71 

109 

140

71

136 

133 

496 

405 

235 

138 

126 

138 

109

71

June

360 

372 

336 

306 

266

235 

352 

336 

269 

233

212 

196 

181 

178 

169

215 

222 

184 

166 

152

138 

146 

238 

321 

368

273 

262 

458 

468 

380

Mean

99.8 

412 

219

361

219 

1,050 

1,269 

1,300 

752 

267 

227 

471 

144

533

July

298 

228 

193 

169 

152

222 

255 

212 

166 

146

133 

126 

126 

479 

750

389 

306 

245 

202 

218

262 

209 

181 

175 

160

144 

136 

172 

262 

166 

149

J"«.

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

Per square 

 lie

0.205 

.846 

.450

.741

.450 

2.16 

2.61 

2.67 

1.54 

.548 

.466 

.967 

.296

1.09

230 

250 

685 

890 

680

060 

735 

560 

440 

363

336 

328 

298 

273 

242

218 

206 

209 

321 

222

196 

235 

298 

228 

196

175 

158 

152 

144 

138 

141

Sept.

138 

126 

120 

120 

116

118 

172 

181 

152 

175

225 

222

178 

155 

155

144 

128 

123 

118 

126

128 

146 

138 

126 

120

113 

111 

109 

128 

222

Runoff in 

inches

.94 

.52

10.07

.52 

2.33 

3.01 

2.98 

1.78 

.61 

.54 

1.11 

.33

14.91

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Peb. 14 {5:30 p.m.) 8,630 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations at Rockbridge Baths and near Buena Vista, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
34 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°45 I 45", long. 79°23 I 30", half a mile downstream

rrom South River and 2f miles northwest of Buena Vista, Roekbridge County. Datum of

gage is 846.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 649 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- March 1939 to September 1948 (prior to October 1945, published as

Hortn River near Buena Vista). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.54

reet;; minimum, 92 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 21,700.second-feet May 22, 1942 (gage height, 16.00

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 feet), occurred

during filling of a small reservoir 2 miles upstream.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 22 feet, from information by

local residents. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given in

Water Supply Paper 1132. 

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shlftlng-cpntrol method used Oct. 1-23, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

1.7 81 3.3 603 6.0 2,460 

2.0 140 4.0 960 7.0 3,560 

2.3 217 4.5 1,240 8.5 5,560 

2.7 349 570 1,,580 10.5 8,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 -to September If 48

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

112 

107 

105 

101 

101

99 

97 

101 

110 

174

212 

180 

154 

140 

131

133 

142 

206 

193 

164

152 

140 

131 

133 

129

127 

125 

142 

182 

195 

177

Nov.

167 

162 

628 

1,740 

1,070

698 

517 

453 

395 

338

395 

626 

626 

539 

603

722 

650 

603 

553 

492

428 

383 

364 

368 

470

603 

535 

462 

403 

368

Dec.

327 

299 

8280 

a270 

a250

a240 

a235 

a232 

229 

226

273 

286 

296 

282 

269

360 

a440 

a540 

a490 

a430

a400 

a350 

a320 

a290 

a270

a270 

a2SO 

a230 

a210 

a200 

8200

Jan.

a220 

a270 

a280 

a300 

*a295

296 

282 

269 

263 

263

238 

229 

408 

626 

496

474 

492 

424 

327 

320

364 

349 

327 

266 

220

286 

299 

269 

244 

235 

217

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

ft*

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

»ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary

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

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b210 

b210 

b220 

232 

 286

331 

342 

345 

342 

303

317 

317 

1,490 

8,300 

5,410

2,870 

2,360 

2,360 

2,040 

1,900

1,510 

1,220 

1,020 

851 

798

878 

878 

824 

772

Seoondfoot-days

4,39! 16,36" 

9,24'

180,22'

9,841 

38,93( 

48,73< 

52,38 

31,69 

11,45 

9,24 

28,57( 

6,53i

267,40'

Mar.

674 

674 

747 

905 

1,280

1,020 

2,150 

4,050 

2,360 

1,700

1,310 

1,120 

932 

851 

772

747 

824 

722 

698 

698

698 

698 

1,180 

4,050 

2,870

1,900 

2,980 

3,800 

2,310 

1,660 

2,350

Apr.

6,010 

3,800 

2,460 

1,780 

1,440

1,310 

1,660 

2,560 

2,980 

2,080

1,660 

1,480 

2,460 

2,870 

2,870

2,080 

1,620 

1,280 

1,100 

988

905 

798 

747 

674 

650

603 

674 

905 

1,040 

905

lin^a^B

5 212 

L 1,740 

1 540

6,010

9 626 

i 8,300 

> 4,050 

} 6,010 

! 2,510 

> 626 

} 798 

> 4,990 

> 320

8,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (5 p.m.

Hay

798 

798 

798 

1,100 

2,510

2,120 

2,170 

2,360 

1,700 

1,280

1,040 

878 

1,640 

1,700 

1,280

1,070 

960 

824 

722 

626

580 

539 

487 

445 

445

526 

416 

383 

376 

500 

626

MiniwiB

97 

162 

200

97

217 

210 

674 

603 

376 

214 

174 

238 

154

97

June

544 

522 

492 

449 

403

360 

474 

509 

403 

357

324 

296 

279 

266 

263

306 

320 

282 

257 

238

217 

214 

378 

432 

479

399 

349 

479 

626 

535

Mean

142 

545 

298

494

318 

1,343 

1,572 

1,746 

1,022 

382 

298 

922 

218

731

July

420 

320 

273 

241 

223

247 

324 

286 

232 

206

19C 

18C 

174 

473 

798

52?

37S 

32C 

273 

34?

39] 

327 

26f 

241 

22?

20J 

18f 

2U 

32C 

22f 

23?

Aug.

3,420 

2,400 

1,180 

4,990 

3,200

1,780 

1,220 

960 

798 

698

603 

580 

517 

474 

420

379 

357 

338 

441 

376

335 

349 

470 

403 

327

293. 

276 

257 

244 

238 

247

Per f ouare

 Me

0.219 

.840 

.459

.761

.490 

2.07 

2.42 

2.69 

1.57 

.589 

.459 

1.42 

.336

1.13

) 10,700 sec. -ft. s Apr. 1 (8:30

Sept.

241 

226 

212 

204 

201

201 

250 

286 

247 

247

303 

296 

266 

232 

220

214 

195 

187 

182 

182

185 

206 

204 

187 

174

167 

162 

154 

185 

320 

Runoff in 

inohes

0.25 

.94 

.53

10.33

.56 

2.23 

2.79 

3.00 

1.81 

.66 

.53 

1.64 

.37

15.31

a.m.) 6,950

sec.-ft.; Aug. 1 (5 p.m.) 7,780 sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (2 p.m.) 7,110 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Lezlngton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 35

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°49'33", long. 79°26'28", at highway bridge H miles

upstream from mouth and 2^ miles north of Lexington, Rockbridge County. Datum of

gage is 972.04 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 34 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to Aufust 1930).

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 35.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,740 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage 

height, 9.17 feet)» minimum observed, 10 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7 (gape height, 

4.17 feet).

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 7,600 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 12.82 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 800 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting, and on basis of records for other stations in James River Basir; minimum, 

4 second-feet on many days in August and September 1932 and on Sept. 12, 1934,-July 

17, Nov. 21, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Oage 

read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1927-33 (maximum only, 1930-33), 1936-39. W 1052: 1940.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947-to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

17

30

25

20

18

17

17

18

20

18

18

17

18

18

15

17

17

17

17

31

20

18

17

Nov.

17

17

133

89

47

40

36

27

24

18

44

40

32

28

68

62

44

41

31

28

25

24

19

22

24

23

21

21

21

21

-

Dec.

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

14

13

14

21

22

20

18

17

40

27

25

24

22

21

19

18

18

18

17

15

13

14

13

13

Jan.

16

18

17

18

*16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

26

30

26

24

24

23

24

19

19

18

16

16

b!7

b!8

b!8

17

14

14

b!3

Month

October

November .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b!3

*b!3

b!4

14

30

26

24

23

23

26

24

22

1,910

820

186

113

108

97

85

69

60

52

47

45

42

44

45

42

40

_

-

Seoondfoct-daya

530

1,087

559

9,652.4

565

4,057

3 863

2)212

1,489

859

610

1,546

430

17,807

Mar.

38

113

40

38

34

31

276

135

*99

89

87

56

47

42

40

45

50

47

47

48

41

38

168

555

99

79

260

115

94

72

940

Apr.

200

125

85

71

63

58

96

260

137

79

76

59

115

89

82

71

65

62

48

42

38

38

38

36

33

31

33

29

24

29

Maxima

31

133

40

655

30

1,910

940

260

135

113

47

405

24

1,910

May

30

37

31

29

103

60

135

82

63

51

42

40

127

89

60

47

44

38

36

33

29

27

25

25

24

30

27

26

25

31

38

Minima

11

17

13

7.2

13

13

31

24

24

14

14

14

12

11

June

31

29

27

27

25

40

30

25

23

20

17

16

17

15

15

22

22

17

17

14

14

16

20

24

25

27

31

48

113

92

Mean

17.1

36* 2

18.0

26.4

18 2

140 '

125

73.7

48.0

28 6

19 7

49 9

14! 3

48.7

July

36

25

24

21

19

20

20

18

17

15

14

14

14

26

47

31

25

20

18

15

15

. 14

17

17

16

14

17

17

15

14

15

Aug.

214

82

55

405

219

84

63

45

36

33

31

28

24

24

20

20

18

20

21

18

18

18

17

18

15

15

17

15

14

14

15

Per square 

 ile

0.503

1.06

.5?9

.7T6

5T 5

4!ir

3 6?

2! IT

1.41

.84-1

5T9

l!4T

.4?!

1.43

Sept.

14

15

14

14

13

14

18

18

17

24

19

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

14

13

12

12

13

12

12

13

14

-

Runoff in 

Inohes

0.58

1.18

.61

10.56

 62

4.44

4.24

2.42

1.63

.94

 67

1.70

.47

19.50

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
36 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'3S", long. 79°15'10", at highway bridge,

 1 mile south of Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, 1.7 miles downstream from Horsley Mill

Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 91 square miles. 

Hecords available^- July 1942 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 9.8,4

 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 5-8 (gage height,' 2.07 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Aug. 8, 1942 (gage height, 14.1 

feet, from floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 1,800 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.3 second-feet Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 

1.83 feet).

city

I.b3 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage- 

 height-record, which are poor. Diversion above station for municipal supply of ci

of Lynchbu'rg,. Lynchburg,.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly diversions and change in contents of Lyrchburg Reservoir 

rurnisnea by city of Lynchburg.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Dec. 30 to Jan. IS)

2.0 9

2.1 14

2.2 21

2.3 30

2.4 41

2.5 54

2.6 70

2.7 89

2.2 19

2.3 27

2.4 37

2.5 50

Oct. 11 to Sept. 30

2.6 66

2.7 85

2.9 127

3.3 227

3.6 326

4.5 738

5.5 1,220

6.8 1,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

12

27

89

76

58

45

37

31

34

92

165

87

61

47

41

35

31

29

27

26

45

63

44

38

Nov.

35

32

171

175

118

91

72

129

99

79

142

178

125

101

134

143

116

97

91

83

72

66

70

95

148

114

95

81

72

64

-

Dec.

58

53

50

49

49

47

44

44

40

42

53

50

.44

41

40

105

89

76

66

56

53

49

46

44

40

40

37

37

33

30

31

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

36

56

40

36

34

32

31

28

31

30

25

*26

410

£69

138

118

97

79

55

60

76

74

61

47

b50

b55

b55

b60

52

50

42

Feb.

54

56

53

56

103

»

5

1,1

93

83

76

66

68

58

78

17

70

668

367

3

£

2

04

96

47

208

170

1

1

1

50

29

16

118

127

1

1

16

12

99

Mar.

3

3

2

91

99

97

91

79

76

32

08

03

168

143

1

1

1

23

09

01

95

105

1 18

99

99

101

97

4

1,0

95

62

70

452

282

6

4

2

2

44

02

32

27

858

Apr.

1,950

d980

d400

d300

d250

d220

d280

3240

d250

d230

3200

d200

d350

d290

d250

d230

d210

d!90

d!70

d!60

d!50

d!40

d!20

dllO

dllO

dllO

dllO

d!30

d!20

allO

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,316

3,088

1,536

28,301.8

2 £53

5^758

7 , 508

8,560

5,062

2,630

1 208

5,890

1,311

46,120

Maximum

165

178

105

762

410

1,170

1,070

1,950 

350

370

180

1 ,890

266

1,950

Minimum

10

32

30

7.0

25

53

76

110

100

40

21

27

21

10

Mean

103* 42 5

49 5u

77.5

72.7

199

242

285

163

87 7

39 0

190 '

43.7

126

May

also

a!30

a!20

a 110

a240

al70

a280

a 250

a210

a!80

a!60

a!30

a310

a350

a 250

a£00

alSO

al60

a!40

132

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a!30

a!20

a 130

June

allO

allO

a 90

a 90

a 90

a 90

8370

alSO

allO

alOO

a90

a80

a70

a70

a70

a 90

a 90

a80

a70

a 60

a 50

a50

a 60

a70

a70

a 60

a 60

a50

a 40

a 60

Diversion 

and change In

contents 

(equivalent, 

seeond-feetlt

-13.0

-12.4

-12.2

-12.7

-12.1

-12.1

-12.1

-12.2

-12. 6

-14.1

-14.0

-13.9

-13.6

-12.9

July

a60

a50

a*0

a*0

a35

a*0

a*5

32

28

27

25

26

26

TO

44

re

*6r2

?7

30

*0

49

32

?**

?3

Fl

?1

34

35

26

160

Aug.

424

3

2

1,8

78

10

90

808

346

2

1

1

L9

38

52

112

95

35

JS

38

63

58

53

50

JO

72

50

I

E

'

1

0

t2

38

35

2

1

2

?

3

0

7

2

32

Adjusted

Mean ^f^

55.5 0.610

115 1.26'

61.7 .678

90.2 .991

84. 8 932

211 2 32

254 2.79

297 3. 26

176 1. 93

102 1.12

53.0 *58£

204 E.E4

57.3 .630

139 1.53

Sept.

30

27

25

24

23

44

116

95

47

40

45

35

31

29

31

25

25

23

24

24

25

29

31

25

24

22

21

21

84

266

Runoff in 

Inches

0.70

1.41

.78

13.46

1.07

2.50

3 22

3. 64

2.22

1 25

. 67

2. 58

.70

20.74

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 14 1(1 p.m.) 1,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 24 (5:30 a.m.) 1,780 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (10 a.m.) 1,370 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 4,860 see.-ft.j Aug. 4 (3:50 p.m.) 

£,820 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of Lynchburg and change In contents of Lynchburg Reservoir.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pedlar River at Lynchburg Reservoir and Tye River near Lovlngston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. ,.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pedlar River at 

burg Reservoir and Tye River near Lovlngston.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 37

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°38', long. 78°53', 1 mile downstream from Tye

 Kiver, 3 miles upstream from Rucker Run, and 4f miles upstream from mouth and Norwood, 

Nelson County. Datum of gage is 400.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 360 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, -14,600 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 10.78

 feet); minimum, 118 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.17 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 33.500 second-feet Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage 

height, 18.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.64 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those- for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-18)

2.1 103 2.7 390 5.0 3,250 

2.2 133 3.0 630 6.5 5,730 

2.3 168 3.3 910 8.0 8,570 

2.4 210 3.6 1,250 

2.5 260 4.1 1,900

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

150 

140 

136 

130 

127

121 

US 

118 

144 

341

272 

327 

348 

320 

290

314 

369 

1,040 

720 

579

481 

412 

362 

320 

290

272 

255 

350 

412 

341 

320

NOT.

302 

290 

626 

976 

792

675 

562 

976 

684 

570

848 

1,100 

860 

747 

792

783 

657 

596 

570 

537

489 

458 

473 

665 

801

648 

579 

529 

481 

450

Dec.

405 

383 

369 

348 

341

334 

308 

302 

284 

284

334 

302 

284 

272 

272

513 

412 

369 

348 

334

314 

308 

296 

284 

278

272 

260 

255 

240 

235 

240

Jan.

255 

362 

278 

260 

255

245 

240 

230 

*240 

230

210 

220 

1,650 

1,110

666

588 

529 

481 

376 

412

450 

420 

376 

250 

b230

b240 

b240 

b300 

308 

302 

296

Month

Ootc 

Move 

Deoa

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary .

h..... .......................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b310 

b320 

b330 

b350 

b400

b450 

b360 

355 

355 

390

*314 

334 

1,220 

2,860 

2,260

1,540 

1,270 

1,130 

976 

880

792 

756 

702 

675 

684

702 

666 

613 

529

Secondfoe t-days

9,919 

19,516 

9,780

159,048

12,249 

22,523 

29,846 

37,776 

27,875 

10,061 

7,876 

27,970 

7,040

222,431

Peak discharge {base. 3,000 sec. -ft. K- Feb

sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (ll:30 a.m.) 3,570 sec. -ft. j 

3,010 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 14,600 sec 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Staae-dlscharee relation affected by Ice.

Mar.

505 

570 

d580 

d460 

d440

420 

1,050 

1,130 

932 

850

756 

693 

648 

596 

579

588 

702 

588 

562 

596

579 

562 

1,370 

2,560 

1,630

1,310 

2,260 

1,760 

1,350 

1,150 

2,070

Apr.

8,090 

3,150 

2,110 

1,630 

1,350

1,180 

1,230 

1,260 

1,130 

998

943 

910 

1,320 

1,020 

1,040

943 

880 

810 

765 

729

693 

648 

613 

596 

570

562 

562 

774 

657 

613

MaziDUm

1,040 

1,100 

513

1,780

1,650 

2,860 

2,560 

8,090 

2,180 

529 

780 

8,550 

1,250

8,550

May

570 

675 

613 

588 

1,510

998 

2,180 

1,580 

1,260 

1,060

910 

830 

2,110 

1,530 

1,140

998 

965 

830 

738 

675

648 

613 

562 

521 

513

521 

505 

481 

497 

588 

666

Minimum

118 

290 

235

98

210 

310 

420 

562 

481 

206 

154 

189 

147

118

June

529 

481 

450 

442 

420

390 

529 

435 

376 

362

348 

341 

320 

308 

320

362 

320 

278 

278 

250

235 

250 

290 

327 

284

235 

245 

220 

206 

230

Mean

320 

651 

315

436

395 

777 

963 

1,259 

899 

335 

254 

902 

235

608

July

250 

202 

189 

181 

168

176 

168 

168 

164 

158

154 

161 

158 

780 

728

278 

348 

235 

210 

450

477 

334 

245 

206 

181

168 

168 

202 

225 

176 

168

Aug.

1,230 

1,350 

1,680 

8,550 

3,410

1,700 

1,170 

890 

738 

639

562 

529 

450 

405 

369

334 

32P 

302 

302 

355

334 

320 

284 

266 

250

230 

220 

206 

197 

189 

189

Per square 

mile

0.889 

1.81 

.875

1.21

1.10 

2.16 

2.67 

3.50 

2.50 

.931 

.706 

2.51 

.653

1.69

Sept.

197 

181 

172 

168 

164

176 

398 

376 

278 

240

260 

210 

197 

185 

197

176 

161 

161 

158 

158

158 

176 

168 

154 

147

147 

147 

150 

330 

1,250

runoff in 

inches

1.02 

2.02 

1.01

16.44

1.27 

2.33 

3.08 

3.90 

2.88 

1.04 

.81 

2.89 

.73

22.98

. 14 (9 a.m.) 3,570 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 3.490 

Apr. 1 (1:30 a.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft.; May 7 (7:3O a.m.) 

.-ft. 

day.

oubul gage-height record; di 

and Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills.

923350 O - 51 - 4
38 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 43', long. 78 0 58', at highway bridge 2 miles downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Piney River1 , and 6 miles southwest of 

Lovingston, Nelson County. Datum of gage is 578.39 feet above me-ri sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

avaiiaole.- August 1938 to September 1948.

7.63 feet) 

13.7

Keeora ___

Average aisenarge.- 10 years, 141 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height,

minimum, 29 second-feet July 27; minimum gage height, 1.04 feet Oit. 7.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 9,670 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, ±u.,

feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.29 foot Oct. 4,

1943. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnicn are poor. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1947-46, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0 33 1.9 163 4.0 965 1.4 23 2.5 165 4.0 

1.2 53 2.2 232 5.5 1,820 1.5 31* 2.6 220 5.0 

1.4 78 2.7 393 6.5 2,600 . 1.7 51 3.1 300 6.0 

1.6 106 3.3 630 2.0 91 3.5 460

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septerher 1946

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

48 

45 

42 

40

39 

38 

36 

68 

114

102 

123 

127 

113 

103

127 

193 

429 

274 

207

174 

150 

129 

114 

106

97 

91 

170 

155 

136 

131

NOT.

123 

118 

416 

466 

331

262 

220 

311 

244 

220

352 

393 

348 

298 

305

274 

232 

212 

200 

186

171 

163 

167 

259 

227

200 

189 

178 

163 

155

Dec.

144 

136 

131 

123 

123

116 

113 

106 

103 

106

121 

108 

102 

97 

102

180 

146 

13B 

132 

125

121 

114 

109 

106 

102

100 

94 

91 

87 

87 

88

Jan.

100 

125 

102 

94 

94

91 

87 

84 

87 

63

75 

 83 

358 

268 

198

191 

167 

152 

127 

148

140 

129 

118 

74 

b60

bSO 

bSO 

b85 

b85 

bSO 

bSO

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Daoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Mare 

Aprj

Jun« 

Julj 

Aucv 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

.lendar year 1947 ............

lary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b80 

a 85 

a65 

b65 

83

b95 

blOO 

100 

96 

98

 92 

106 

289 

992 

630

466 

411 

365 

331 

305

271 

253 

227 

212 

217

210 

193 

186 

171

Seoondfoot-days

3,774 

7,383 

3,555

53,949

3,745 

6,836 

9,643 

12,225 

8,071 

3,095 

1,491 

7,466 

2,525

69,811

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Aug. 1 (7 p.m.) 1,150 sec. -ft.; Au

Mar.

163 

166 

160

aieo

196

196 

442 

448 

376 

311

266 

236 

217 

200 

186

196 

196 

171 

174 

171

161 

157 

352 

608 

466

400 

630 

525 

448 

393 

806

Apr.

2,440 

1,150 

760 

572 

476

407 

399 

407 

359 

328

314 

297 

424 

332 

321

294 

270 

252 

235 

220

208 

196 

186 

177 

170

166 

172 

260 

225 

206

Maximum

429 

466 

180

895

358 

992 

806 

2,440 

620 

176 

108 

1,680 

523

2,440

b. 14 (9 a.m 

g. 4 <S p.m.

May

196 

206 

202 

190 

359

347 

620 

514 

407 

343

285 

255 

505 

383 

324

282 

256 

225 

204 

186

177 

170 

158 

154 

150

147 

142 

132 

150 

184 

214

Minimum

38 

118 

87

35

74 

80 

157- 

166 

132 

56 

29 

49 

40

29

June

176 

156 

150 

142 

140

124 

166 

130 

116 

112

105 

99 

97 

97 

94

98 

96 

84 

63 

76

70 

60 

95 

96 

63

69 

68 

59 

56 

70

July

61 

54 

46 

44 

44

49 

49 

44

36

37

37 

36 

36 

66 

108

61 

69 

51 

44 

44

54 

50 

42 

37 

34

30 

29 

40 

49 

38 

68

700 

1,360 

2,160

AUK .

513 

355 

500 

1,680 

988

572 

355 

238 

190 

174

154 

147 

130 

116 

108

101 

95 

91 

105 

101

87 

105 

87 

77 

70

64 

59 

56 

51 

50 

49

ti».n Per square " an mile

122 1.33 

246 2.67 

115 1.25

148 1.61

121 1.32 

236 2.57 

311 3.38 

406 4.43 

260 2.63 

103 1.12 

48.1 .523 

241 2.62 

84.5 .915

191 2.08

.) 1,270 sec. -ft.; Air. 1 (3 a.m 

1 2,800 sec. -ft..

Sept.

51 

46 

40 

40 

41

845 

165 

126 

94 

85

88 

69 

59 

56 

52

49 

46 

44 

44

42

49 

72 

61 

55 

52

51 

46 

114 

523 

220

Runoff in 

Inches

1.53 

2.98 

1.44

21.80

1.52 

2.77 

3.90 

4.94 

3.26 

1.25 

.60 

3.02 

1.02

28.23

) 3,510

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records an1 records for Buffalo 

River near Norwood and Rockflsh Hlver near Oreenfleld. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 39

Rockflsh River near Greenfleld, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52', long. 78°49', at bridge on State Highway 634, 

zt miles dovmstream from confluence of North and South Porks and 4f miles south of 

Greenfleld, Nelson County. Datum of gage Is 530.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 96 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaole.- April 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 second-feet Apr. 1 {gage height, 9.28 feet); 

minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 7, July 27 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 {gage height, 17.2 

feet), from rating curve ext^nded above 8,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 17.2 and 23.4.feet and peak runoff comparison with neirby 

stations; minimum, 3.0 second-feet July 30, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.25 feet Sept. 

17, 18, 19, 1946.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 23.4 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

30,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of lee effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

tgage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.5 88 8.0 108 4.5 535 1.5 28 2.5 187 5.0 

1.6 39 2.5 177 5.5 790 1.6 39 3.0 280 6.0 

1.7 53 3.0 854 6.5 1,100 1.7 52 3.5 380 7.5 

1.8 70 3.5 336 1.8 68 4.0 500 

2.0 100 4.5 640

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

38 

37 

34 

32 

30

28 

88 

30 

80 

177

129 

120 

118 

 104 

94

135 

174 

319 

838 

184

150 

128 

110 

100 

98

88 

83 

144 

138 

122 

114

Nov.

106 

104 

566 

535 

372

302 

846 

391 

894 

254

355 

372 

319 

270 

278

246 

814 

192 

183

166

152 

144 

146 

174 

171

154 

146 

138 

130 

123

Deo.

117 

114 

110 

105 

105

100 

97 

96 

92 

94

106 

97 

91 

86 

91

170 

132 

184 

114 

110

106 

100 

99 

94 

91

89 

86 

84 

80 

78 

78

Jan.

96 

120 

97 

94 

92

89 

86 

84 

84 

81

76 

 81 

286 

846 

186

165 

150 

135 

188 

128

124 

117 

106 

blOO 

b90

b90 

b90 

b90 

b90 

b85 

b80

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Mare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug« 

Sep1

Wt

 bar.

 ber .........................

ilendar year 1947 ............

nry

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b85 

b90 

b90 

b90 

b90

89 

86 

89 

88 

89

 83 

91 

807 

942 

535

381 

345 

310 

886 

854

230 

814 

192 

176 

177

174 

158 

153 

140

Seoondf cot-days

3,398 

7,243 

3,136

46,613

3,566 

5,934 

7,505 

11,110 

7,443 

2,396 

1,413 

5,923 

8,889

61,356

Mar.

135 

158 

150 

188 

164

158 

345 

345 

302 

270

246 

214 

198

174 

162

168 

153 

138 

138 

136

130 

184 

254 

440 

363

310 

430 

378 

328 

894 

530

Apr.

1,830 

828 

582 

462 

402

360 

408 

449 

413 

370

350 

380 

380 

340 

340

310 

890 

870 

258 

832

818 

194 

176 

165 

153

149 

155 

300 

283 

201

Maxima

319 

566 

170

767

886 

942 

530 

1,830 

513 

165 

94 

1,480 

550

1,830

May

189 

185 

183 

173 

380

290 

513 

413 

350 

310

270 

842 

500 

413 

350

310 

280 

242 

809 

183

167 

151 

133 

123 

126

128 

124 

113 

114 

133 

146

Minima

28 

104 

78

28

76 

83 

184 

149 

113 

51 

30 

55 

37

28

June

111 

100 

97 

92 

89

84 

165 

97 

87 

79

74 

71 

70 

70 

66

79 

74 

63 

68 

55

51 

124 

118 

73 

65

57 

55 

58 

58 

58

Mean

110 

841 

101

128

115 

205 

242 

370 

840 

79.9 

45.6 

191 

76.3

168

July

51 

44 

43 

38 

42

48 

47 

40 

38 

36

36 

36 

38 

79 

94

68 

58 

44 

58 

54

47 

43 

39 

37 

34

31 

30 

49 

43 

36 

44

810 

1,880 

8,000

Aug.

1,

Per square 

mile

1.15 

8.51 

1.05

1.33

1.80 

2.14 

8.52 

3.85 

2.50 

.832 

.475 

1.99 

.795

1.75

36?. 

814 

165 

420 

582

340 

252 

185 

146 

14'

173 

149 

111

97 

89

81 

78 

89 

160 

116

138 

14* lie

8?

T 

71

er

6C 

5f 

5f

Sept.

55 

49 

48 

46 

47

63 

98 

92 

78 

89

82 

65 

57 

52 

49

47 

43 

43 

48 

40

43 

63 

47 

43 

43

40 

38 

37 

a200 

a550

Runoff in 

inches

1.33 

2.80 

1.81

18.05

1.38 

8.31 

2.90 

4.30 

8.88 

.93 

.55 

8.89 

.89

83.77

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 1,280 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (2 a.m.) 3,050

sec. -ft. j Aug. 4 (2 p.m.} 2,690 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Tye River near Lovlngston. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,
40 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°49', long. 78 0 28', at highway bridge half a mile 

downstream from Briery Run, 2 milas northeast of Scottsville, Albemarle County, and 

9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 294.96 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 14.50 

reetj ; minimum daily, 30 second-feet Oct. 6-8.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.8 

feet, from floodmark in gage house), by slope-area method; minimum, 2.8 second-feet 

Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 1.34 feet); minimum daily, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 5, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by dam and gristmill 2 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1941(M). W 1002: 1940, 1943. W 1032: 1940, 1944.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

33 

33 

33 

32

30 

30 

30 

33 

62

59 

47 

45 

41 

40

44 

59 

99 

67 

54

47 

43 

40 

39 

38

38 

37 

45 

50 

42 

39

Nov.

38 

37 

112 

212 

105

81 

68 

318 

168 

112

186 

250 

141 

112 

113

120 

99 

88 

85 

83

74 

73 

85 

118 

155

111 

95 

87 

80 

76

Dec.

72 

69 

69 

68 

67

65

60 

59 

59

77 

72 

67 

62 

64

160 

109 

91 

83 

76

72 

70 

69 

65 

63

63 

60 

59 

59 

63 

67

Jan.

63 

129 

99 

83 

78

72 

70 

65 

67 

64

59 

60 

700 

445 

180

*141 

119 

109 

92 

b80

b75 

b70 

b60 

b40 

b45

b55 

b60 

b65 

b65 

b65 

b60

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b55 

b65 

b70 

b70 

b75

b75 

b80 

b75 

b65 

*b55

b60 

blOO 

212 

899 

874

362 

340 

325 

250 

205

161 

151 

137 

133 

144

157 

134 

125 

115

Sooondfoot-days

1,363 

3,482 

2,221

36,189

3,435 

5,569 

6,297 

11,179 

6,389 

2,955 

1,806 

6,689 

1,969

53,354

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Peb

Mar.

106 

139 

147 

147 

134

123 

378 

332 

212 

198

172 

157 

143 

134 

130

137 

140 

126 

125 

126

120 

*118 

302 

520 

295

212 

430 

348 

228 

190 

228

Apr.

3,

Maximum

99 

318 

160

790

700 

899 

520 

3,290 

507 

164 

1O8 

1,460 

220

3,290

290 

882 

419 

325 

280

258 

400 

415 

362 

272

250 

235 

370 

272 

258

220 

205 

190 

182 

178

172 

164 

160 

155 

154

148 

151 

400 

228 

184

May

167 

168 

169 

158 

460

235 

400 

288 

212 

190

171 

164 

507 

430 

250

205 

220 

176 

157 

147

141 

136 

129 

125 

126

147 

139 

127 

125 

146 

174

Minimum

30 

37 

59

20

40 

55 

106 

148 

125 

65 

43 

67 

48

30

June

130 

119 

113 

113 

109

106 

164 

120 

106 

101

98 

97 

98 

109 

98

104 

101 

92 

94 

88

84 

83 

131 

83

77

69 

68 

65 

65 

70

Mean

44.0 

116 

71. e

99.1

111 

192 

203 

373 

206 

98. f 

58.5 

216 

65. e

146

July

68 

64 

58 

56 

54

53 

57 

52 

49 

47

46 

46 

56 

108 

72

60 

99 

 2 

52 

62

78 

57 

51 

49 

46

44

43 

62 

62 

49 

44

Aug.

212 

348 

123 

1,460 

1,290

258 

172 

137 

119 

130

147 

174 

228 

126 

109

98 

91 

88 

132 

295

125 

108 

98 

92 

87

83 

78 

76 

70 

68 

67

Per square 

 ile

0.379 

1.00 

.617

.854

.957 

1.66 

1.75 

3.22 

1.78 

.849 

.503 

1.86 

.566

1.26

. 15 '(12:30 a.m.) 1,700 sec, -ft.; Apr. 1 (9

Sept.

68 

63 

62 

60 

59

59 

69 

76 

67 

67

74 

82 

58 

56 

54

52 

51 

51 

51 

51

52 

74 

59 

53 

52

51 

50 

48 

100 

220

Runoff in 

inches

0.44 

1.12 

.71

11.61

1.10 

1.79 

2.02 

3.59 

2.05 

.95 

.58 

2.14 

.63

17.12

l.m.) 5,200

sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (11 p.m.) 2,830 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 41

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°42', long. 78°21', at Bumpers Bridge, 1 mile upstream from Hunt Creek, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles north of Arvcnia, Buckingham County. Datum of gage is 238.78 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Kecords available.- April 1926 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 21 years (1926-35, 1936-48), 223 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 12.74); 

minimum, 45 second-feet during period Oct. 1-8, from recorded range in stage (gage 

height, 2.38 feet).

1926-48: Maximum discharge, 13,600 second-feet Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 22.18 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill 7i miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14, June 24 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

33

46

71

103

142

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

 192 

272 

380 

58S 

986

7.0 1,450

8.5 2,280

10.0 3,220

12.0 4,650

Feb. 15 to June 23

2.9 98 4.1 297 

3.3 153 4.5 412 

3.7 217

Note.- Same as precedIng table above 4.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

a55 

a50 

a45 

a45 

a45

a45 

a50 

a50 

alOO 

a230

a300 

a220 

also 

al30 

alOO

alOO 

allO 

alOO 

a90 

a90

ass 

aso 

a70 

370 

a65

a70 

&70 

aso 

alOO 

a 90 

aso

Nov.

73 

70 

148 

480 

178

127 

105 

802 

60S 

205

424 

1,190 

336 

203 

208

322 

212 

163 

158 

178

150 

134 

158 

220 

309

203 

160 

141 

129 

122

Dec.

114 

109 

108 

108 

107

1O8 

103 

101 

101 

99

116 

125 

113 

105 

105

327 

234 

164 

142 

120

119 

115 

113 

109 

103

103 

101 

101 

98 

b95 

*b95

Jan.

107 

183 

155 

124 

116

110 

107 

102 

102 

101

93 

92 

1,920 

2,040 

446

246 

222 

188 

152 

155

201 

240 

188 

174 

170

blSO 

blSO 

b!60 

blSO 

»b!40 

b!40

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

 ber... ......................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

eober. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

135 

174 

196 

196 

b250

b260 

b260 

b260 

b250 

226

220 

234 

912 

»3,160 

3,220

881 

780 

727 

463 

336

262 

244 

231 

231 

270

386 

290 

241 

214

Secondfoot-days

2,975 

7,916 

3,761

63,483

8,684 

15,509 

14,098 

21,352 

8,541 

5,341 

4,645 

12,202 

2,432

107,456

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 see. -ft.).- Ja

sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (10 a.m.) 4,95O sec. -ft.: A

Mar.

187 

237 

508 

297 

235

208 

1,050 

1,030 

415 

374

314 

260 

228 

210 

203

224 

429 

292 

241 

228

221 

202 

692 

1,650 

810

399 

761 

1,050 

446 

330 

317

Apr.

4,500 

3,510 

645 

429 

344

307 

1,330 

1,450 

1,550 

442

353 

383 

944 

498 

645

446 

353 

290 

266 

254

243 

228 

219 

214 

210

200 

205 

358 

312 

244

Maximum

300 

1,190 

327

2,080

2,040 

3,220 

1,650 

4,500 

664 

1,050 

609 

4,120 

279

4,500

Hay

219 

244 

260 

222 

664

342 

429 

356 

250 

219

198 

187 

664 

516 

283

228 

356 

243 

197 

179

173 

168 

152 

152 

154

242 

302 

214 

187 

289 

252

Minimum

45 

70 

95

24

92 

135 

187 

200 

152 

103 

79 

79 

59

45

1. 13 fS p.m.) 3 

pr. 8 (2:30 a.m.

June

195 

168 

153 

150 

146

141 

165 

170 

144 

130

124 

121 

118 

132 

124

140 

162 

130 

128 

120

107 

103 

1,050 

269 

203

147 

205 

141 

119 

136

Mean

96.0 

264 

121

174

280 

535 

455 

712 

276 

178 

150 

394 

81.1

294

July

609 

201 

135 

115 

107

103 

99 

92 

86 

83

82 

84 

91 

89 

483

181 

160 

152 

104 

102

105 

110 

500 

127 

98

86 

84 

103 

102 

88 

79

Aug.

9f 

176 

12T 

3.46C 

4.12C

68f 

21? 

171 

147 

134

144 

215 

405 

165 

134

11S 

11C 

107 

11C 

106

107 

282 

126 

111 

10?

9S 

94 

S3 

85 

81 

79

Per square 

mile

0.409 

1.12 

.515

.740

1.19 

2.28 

1.94 

3.03 

1.17 

.757 

.638 

1.68 

.345

1.25

Sept.

78 

77 

74 

73 

71

74 

79 

105 

100 

90

103 

91 

78 

73 

71

67 

65 

64 

63 

64

65 

69 

67 

54 

64

63 

60 

59 

82 

279

Runoff in 

inches

0.47 

1.25 

.59

10.02

1.37 

2.46 

2.24 

3.38 

1.35 

.84 

.74 

1,94 

.38

17.01

020 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 14 (5:30 p.m.) 3,980 

2,580 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (3:30 p.m.)

5,180 sec.-ft.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Willis River at Flanagan Hills and Falling River near Naruna.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
42 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Medium River near Ivy, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06'15", long. 78°35'35", 2.6 miles downstream from 

spring Creek, 3.3 miles north of town of Ivy, Albemarle County, and 4.7 miles upstream 

from confluence with Moormans River.

Drainage area.- 97 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 10.9 feet):

minimum. 9.1 sennnri-feet-. (lot- i TITQCTO holirhl- 1 94 feoM

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

whlcn are fair. City of Charlottesville made no diversions during this water year.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

26 

24 

24 

24 

22

22 

22 

22 

26 

66

43

37 

35 

32 

32

46 

56 

92 

63 

50

44

39 

36 

33 

33

32 

31 

35 

43 

36 

33

Nov.

31 

30 

298 

289 

164

132 

108 

224 

149 

127

154 

184 

140 

129 

125

127 

112 

100 

95 

91

83 

79 

79 

80 

89

77 

73 

71 

65 

63

Dec.

57 

56 

55 

54 

55

54

50 

52 

46 

48

58 

53 

49 

46 

46

98 

76 

66 

61 

56

53 

*53 

52 

50 

47

48 

45 

43 

43 

45 

50

Jan.

48 

67 

53 

49 

50

47 

45 

43 

45 

43

39 

42 

185 

170 

133

bllO 

b80 

b60 

*b50 

bSO

bSO 

bSS 

b55 

bSO 

845

aSO 

aSO 

a55 

a55 

bSO 

b45

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jam) 

Febr 

Marc

&1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

uanr . . h?:::::::::::::::::::::::::

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b40 

bSO 

b55 

bSS 

b50

bSO 

b55 

bSS 

b60 

60

65 

*71 

134 

1,030 

416

256 

231 

215 

184 

161

137 

136 

134 

132 

127

126 

120 

113 

106

Socond 

foot-days

1,159 

3,568 

1,665

25,567

1,969 

4,424 

4,189 

6,868 

5,993 

3,158 

1,784 

6,874 

1,603

43,254

Mar.

97 

95 

103 

116 

120

112 

238 

220 

167 

149

133 

127 

125 

118 

112

107 

103 

97 

91 

91

86 

83 

146 

201 

158

137 

167 

150 

133 

129 

278

Apr.

1,420 

425 

295 

230 

193

175 

195 

205 

193 

171

163 

165 

338 

240 

238

205 

181 

162 

152 

143

135 

126 

122 

116 

110

104 

114 

245 

163 

144

Maximum

92 

298 

98

471

185 

1,030 

278 

1,420 

387 

326 

141 

2,060 

257

2,060

May

136 

133 

146 

136 

312

199 

387 

312 

248 

213

185 

177 

350 

278 

221

203 

187 

167 

152 

143

139 

132 

126 

126 

151

139 

136 

128 

128 

248 

255

Miaioua

22 

30 

43

18

39 

40 

83 

104 

1Z6 

57 

37 

48 

33

22

June

173 

149 

138 

132 

124

115

326 

130 

103 

92

82 

77 

73 

80 

74

82 

89 

80 

79 

67

62 

62 

102 

72 

65

57 

151 

159 

SI 

82

Mean

37. 

119 

53.

70.

63.! 

153 

135 

229 

193 

105 

57.! 

222 

S3. 4

118

July

69 

60 

53 

50 

48

50 

49 

45 

43

42

43

iS134 

112

64 

57 

49 

51 

65

62 

48 

44 

41 

39

37 

38 

57 

45 

39 

68

Aug.

814 

324 

414 

2,060 

490

250 

175 

152 

147 

135

147 

149 

120 

99 

88

77 

73 

74 

151 

164

116 

97 

84 

77 

72

65 

58 

54 

51 

48 

49

Per square 

mile

I 0.386 

1.23 

1 .554

D .722

5 .655 

1.58 

1.39 

2.36 

1.99 

1.08 

5 .593 

2.29 

I .551

1.2Z

Sept.

49 

44 

43 

42 

42

46 

63 

52 

49 

65

63 

46 

42 

40 

39

37 

36 

36 

35 

35

42 

58 

41 

37 

37

35 

33 

33 

126 

257

Runoff in 

inches

0.44 

1.37 

.64

9.78

.76 

1.70 

1.60 

2.6S 

2.29 

1.20 

.68 

2.64 

.61

16.56

sec. -ft.; Aug. 1 J4:30 p.m.; 2,150 sec. -ft. ; Aug. 3 (9 p.m.) 1,300 Bee. -ft.; Aug. 4 (4 p.m. 3,440

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, rnd records for Rockflsh 

River near Oreenfleld and Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsvllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JANES RIVER BASIN 43

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°51', long. 78°16', at highway bridge at Palmyra, 

"Fluvanha County, half a mile upstream from Cunningham Creek and 15 miles upstrean from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 210.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper 

supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Dec. 19 wire-height gage at same site and 

datum. 

Drainage area.- 675 square miles.

avanaple.- May 1934 to September 1948.

22.90

Kecora

Average aisenarge.- 14"years, 783 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height,

reet); minimum observed, 62. second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 2.82 feet).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 78,000-second-feet Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5

feet at site then in use, 37.4 feet at present site); minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 9,

1941.(gage height, 1.53 feet, site then in use). 

Remarks.- Records fair. Qage read twice daily through Dec. 18. Records of chemical anaiyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132. 

Revisions (water years).- W 808; 1936(M). W 852: 1937. W 892: 1934-35.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control (Shifting method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3)

Oct. 1 to' Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.8 64 3.8 557 S.4 1,740 4.4

2.9 80 4.2 560 6.0 2,110 4.7

3.0 99 4.4 TOO 10.0 4,940 S.O

3.2 146 4.6 950 15.0 7,340 S.5

3 5 239 48 1 200

700 7.0 2,970 17.0 9,560

940 8.0 3,750 1

1,270 y.o 4,400 2

1,750 14.0 7,400

9.0 11,600

0.0 13,400

' Mote . - Same as preceding table below 4.4 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

VI

18

19

BO

si

88

83

24

25

26

27

2»

89

90

31

Oot.

120

69

64

72

101

135

156

222

239

99

US

1,070

592

2S9

90

148

113

222

99

152

166

159

162

a!90

179

125

145

159

257

206

200

MOV.

226

256

, 592

2,440

1,300

750

532

625

865

750

700

800

625

592

532

532

594

478

452

478

360

314

215

239

176

176

260

257

275

a275

-

D«o.

275

294

275

257

275

560

275

213

226

275

336

275

£94

314

625

504

452

403

426

580

557

536

336

514

294

294

294

275

257

b230

b240

Jan.

294

452

478

403

380

557

356

514

514

314

294

275

2,050

2,460

1,200

 750

662

560

426

S57

452

504

478

875

b819

b250

b290

bSlO

b310

bSOO

bSOO

Month

lotober

'^^poMbsr

>YoeBber

Calendar year 1947 ............

^b wry .........................

^vrch ............................ 

M»rU ............................

a .............................. lune .............................

JtUr ..-,.....,...,..,..,.........

««Cn«t ...........................

<<*ptember ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b270

b3CO

bSOO

b320

b550

b360

b360

b360

b350

b550

356 357

592

5,140

6,990

3,490

2,510

2,250

1,870

1,400

1,200

950

800

700

700

700

662

625

560

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,06

16,52

9,96

175,46

16,36

33,11

28,09 

51,65

37,71

18,50

11,91

46,61

9,73

286,23

Mar.

504

560

700.

700

SOO

700

1,510

2,100

1,400

1,250

1,070

865

700

662

592

592

592

532-

478

804

478

452

846

1,810

1,300

1,000

1,400

1,400

1,000

800

800

Apr.

13,

7,

2,

1,

500

330

810

750

1,370

1,

1,

1,

1,

100

370

270

270

990

1,

1,

895

850

940

S40

1,570

1,270

1, 100

940

812

775

736

700

662

625

592

592

Maxima

5 1,070

) 2,440

5 625

J 4,470

! 2,480

! 6,990

r 2,100

9 15,500

! 3,450

1 1,370

3 1,780

5 10,900

I 1,040

L 13,300

592

990

940

775

Hay

700

700

775

612

2,270

1,750

2,330

2,810

1,660

1,270

895

812

3,450

3,370

1,370

990

990

812

700

625

592

532

504

478

846

700

625

532

504

662

2,650

HiniMW

64

176

213

64

219

270

452 

592

478

357

222

314

239

64

June

1,370

940

738

700

592

532

1,270

850

592

504

452

428

403

452

428

504

532

452

452

403

357

357

926

a 700

a480

a390

8700

a900

8680

3420

Mean

i9e

551

322

48]

528

1,142

906 

1,721

1,217

617

584

1,504

524

782

July

403

403

336

294

294

294

314

294

257

239

239

236

239

1,780

700

504

452

430

336

336

380

314

294

257

257

229

222

625

428

294

257

Aug.

1,100

4,

1,

10,

550

170

300

10,600

1,780

1, 340

312

700

592

990

1,

1,

270

170

775

662

532

,

178

152

592

850

625

312

332

178

42S

403

580

557

536

536

314

Per square 

 lie

0.290

L .816

.477

L .713

.782

1.69

1.34 

2.55

1.80

.914

.569

2.23

I .480

1.16

Sept.

314

294

294

294

275

275

314

403

336

336

42S

380

314

294

275

257

257

257

239

239

257

403

380

294

275

257

257

239

257

' 1,040

Runoff in 

inches

0.33-

.91

.55

9.66

.90

1.82

1.54 

2.84

2.08

1.02

.66

2.57

.54

15.76

Feak discharge (base. 6.000 seo.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (5 a.m.) 9.100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 16,800 

eo.-ft.; Aug. z (6:3O a.B.) 6,BOO sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (10 p.m.) 19,800 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Meet um 

Mver near-Ivy and James River at Cartersvllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
44 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Willls River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40', long. 78°H', at highwsy bridge a quarter 

or a mile downstream from Planagan Mills, Cumberland County, half a mile downstream 

from Trices Lake, and 4 miles downstream from Reynolds Creek. Datum of gage is 178.98 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to January 1935, September 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1926-34, 1936-48), 243 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 second-feet Aug. 6 (fage height, 18.70 

reetj; minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, S..47 feet).

1926-34, 1936-48: Maximum discharge, 9,580 second-feet Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 

23.86 feet, from floodmarks), from, rating curve extended above 5,£00 second-feet on 

basis of velocity-area studies, with backwater correction; minimuir, 2 second-feet 

Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 4, 12, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Complete 

regulation of flow from Trices Lake, tributary to Willis River, slightly affects flow 

at gage.

Revisions (water years).- W 872: 1936-37. W 892: 1928-29, 1932-34(M), 1935. W 972:

I93Y, 1940.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46

43

42

39

38

34

37

40

39

58

212

336

228

170

120

92

87

101

92

85

79

68

63

60

58

55

56

61

110

126

105

NOV.

82

7O

92

176

235

170

111

214

499

480

388

803

803

8O3

362

336

344

250

1S8

194

188

176

194

336

397

328

250

182

146

146

-

Dec.

126

113

113

108

105

1O4

100

98

97

94

107

125

121

108

loo

272

362

272

182

152

136

122

118

112

104

100

99

96

94

87

87

Month

Jan.

92

128

152

130

113

106

100

94

92

94

91

82

639

1,160

*1,210

1,270

448

295

214

18S

280

442

406

257

194

b!90

b!90

b!9O

b!80

b!70

M.60

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b!4O

b!30

b!60

188

235

295

303

319

 336

363

280

257

556

1,300

2,200

3,210

2,150

1,270

708

518

370

319

3O3

311

344

537

537

4O6

303

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,78C

8,94:

4.0H

70,92]

9 35'

18J347

18 93'

2s!o4J

7 94! 3*90-

2,88!

16,396

1,954

120,497

Mar.

25O

311

670

7O8

537

319

644

940

96O

S60

537

415

319

264

242

235

336

362

287

242

228

214

358

1,100

1,290

1,470

1,250

I.IOO

1,120

940

424

Apr.

1,880

3,460

3,30O

1,690

632

397

499

1,120

2,320

1,590

96O

499

556

4SO

746

689

594

388

311

280

264

242

221

208

201

194

182

370

433

336

Maximum

) 336

5 803

I 362

1,670

1,270

3,21O

1,470

3,460

556

328

303

5,500

221

5,500

May

272

257

295

28O

264

264

365

353

311

235

194

176

214

353

379

264

201

235

176

146

136

129

122

117

114

864

556

537

311

250

342

Minimum

34

70

87

20

82

1 J.OU ^rv 

214

182

114

78

'55 52

49

34

June

188

164

136

124

115

111

130

17O

146

108

95

89

85

81

92

152

113

113

99

90

78

78

81

182

328

141

120

25O

152

96

Mean

89.7

298

129

194

3O2

633

611

835

256

130

93 C

529 '

65.1

329

July

119

164

136

89

76

71

73

64

60

59

55

52

55

57

127

303

214

112.

85

77

72

7O

113

120

74

58

59

60

79

67

63

Aug.

55

55

74

880

2,580

5,500

3,120

986

201

164

362

214

264

319

182

133

1O6

96

99

101

1OO

99

1O5

94

87

85

76

72

69

65

63

Per square 

nils

0.363

1.21

.522

.785

1.22

2 56

2i47

3 38

1.04

.526

.377

2.14

.264

1.33

Sept.

61

62

57

58

57

57

63

70

68

72

82

81

72

66

58

57

55

53

51

50

53

54

54

53

54

51

49

51

64

221

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

1.35

.60

1O.67

1.41

2.76

2 .85

3.77

1.2O

 O9Cn 

.43

2.47

.29

18.14

Peak discharge (base, 1.7OO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (lls3O a.m.) 3,380 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (3 a.B.) 3,720

sec.^TE.; Apr. 9 (7:30 a.B.J 2,580 sec.-ft.; Aug. 6 (10 a.m.) 5,840 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
 JAMES RIVER BASIN 45

Pine Creek at Pine Creek Mills, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37"36', long. 77°49', at highway bridge at Pine Creek Mills, 

~" three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles northeast of E'owhatan, Powhatan County.

Drainage area.- 23 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 7.0 

reet, from high-water mark); minimum observed, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 3-7; minimum gage 

height observed, 1.70 feet Sept. 20, 24, 26, 27.

. 1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Aug. 4, 1948; minimum observe-^ 1.5 

second-feet Sept. 5, 1947 (gage height, 1.63 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1Z)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3

1.7 Z.I Z.2 19 3.1 112 1

1.8 3.8 Z.4 31 3.3 157 1

1.9 6.3 Z.6 46 3.5 21O 1

2.0 9.9 Z.S 66 2

Z.I 14 Z.9 79

Aug. 4 to Sept. 3O

.7 4.4 2.1 29 2.9 145

,8 9.2 Z.3 45 3.2 Z36

.9 15 2.5 66 3.7 4O6

,O 22 Z.7 98 4.3 610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.5

4.5

9.5

8.7

6.1

5.5

5.O

5.5

6.1

5.5

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.Z

4.2

5.0

5.0

18

91

17

11

Nov.

8.7

7.3

26

58

ZZ

13

9.5

33

26

12

Z9

90

3Z

ZO

Z9

3Z

18

15

ZO

19

14

14

40

30

2Z

17

15

14

12

12

-

Dec.

12

1Z

1Z

1Z

1Z

1Z

1Z

12

11

11

18

14

1Z

12

1Z

37

17

14

14

12

1Z

1Z

1Z

11

11

12

11

11

8.3

11

1O

Jan.

1Z

16

15

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.1

9.9

116

 210

53

Z8

Z2

ZO

17

14

70

35

24

19

al4

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!4

Feb.

b!2

b!6

18

19

3Z

Z7

Z3

Z3

bZ3

17

*18

24

57

178

210

31

38

31

27

23

23

22

22

ZZ

38

53

32

27

26

_

-

un.th SeoondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 271.

November ......................... 709.

December ......................... 401 .

Calendar year 1947 ............ s,83O.

January .......................... 875 .

February ......................... 1, 112

March ............................ i, 231

April ............................ 943

May. ...................'.......... 558.

June ............................. 458.

July ............................. 3ZO.

August ........................... 1,553.

September ........................ ZO7 .

Water year 1947-48 ............ 8.64O.

Mar.

19

53

51

34

Z6

Z3

86

88

43

53

35

29

24

ZZ

Z2

28

37

27

ZZ

21

19

19

3Z

84

84

37

74

48

35

29

Z7

Apr.

Maximum

3 91

5 90

3 37

3 ZZ4

3 210

Z1O

88

69

3 53

> 74

3 76

S 576

3 35

1 578

67

53

32

27

24

Z5

51

43

36

26

31

30

38

Z7

69

36

Z9

24

23

21

20

18

17

16

21

16

17

55

29

JZ2

May

18

21

18

16

ZO

15

26

18

14

12

1Z

11

14

Z3

15

13

24

13

1Z

9.9

11

11

9.1

8.3

9.5

50

53

28

17

19

18

Minimum

3.4

7.3

8.3

1.5

9.1

1Z

19

16

8.3

6.3

4.7

6.5

4.4

3.4

June

32

18

16

14

13

1Z

46

17

12

11

9.9

8.7

8.3

8.3

9.1

74

22

13

11

8.3

8.0

7.6

8.3

8.3

7.6

6.3

6.3

24

9.5

8.7

Mean

8.74

Z3.6

1Z.9

16.0

Z8.Z

38.3

39.7

31.4

1S.O

15.3

10.3

50.1

6.9]

23.6

July

ZO

11

7.6

6.6

6.3

5.8

8.7

6.3

5.8

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

26

11

8.0

6.3

5.8

5.2

5.Z

5.0

76

16

14

7.0

6.3

6.1

8.3

6.1

5.2

Aug.

S.7

40

Z9

576

44O

89

28

Zl

18

16

48

22

24

16

19

14

10

9.8

21

1Z

10

10

9.Z

9.Z

3.1

7.C

7.C

9.2

6.5

e.e

7.C

Sept.

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.6

12

10

7.6

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.4

35

Per square Rrnof f in 

mile inches

O.38O O.44

1.03 1.15

.561 .65

.696 9.44

1.Z3 1.4Z

1.67 1.80

1.73 1.99

1.37 1.53

.783 .90

.665 .74

.448 .52

2.18 2.51

.300 .33

1.03 13JIL

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Wills 

River near Flanagan Mills.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'58", long. 77°34 I 88", at canal bridge, 400 

reet downstream from head gates, 1,200 feet north of north end of Bosher Dam on James 

River, If miles upstream from Westham Bridge, and 4f miles west of city limits of 

Richmond, Henrlco County. Datum of gage is 106.07 feet above mear sea level, datum 

of 1989.

Records available.- September 1936 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 844 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet Apr. 8 (rage height, 8.90 

reetj; no flow at times when head gates were closed.

1936-48: Maximum gage height, 19.7 feet Sept. 80, 1944 (dischrrge not determined); 

no flow at times when head gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 300 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Canal diverts from James River 1,800 feet above 

Bosher Dam and discharges into river at several points below gagirw station near Richmond.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 111 5.0

3.O 227 7.0

4.0 361 9.0

510

870

1,280

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to Septealxr 1948

Day

1

' 2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

18

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

350

830

830

830

310

810

790

790

79O

790

830

970

990

970

950

930

910

930

950 

990

990

950 

93O

910

890

B70

870 

890

910 

910

910

Nov.

1,010

970

950

970

1,070

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,03O

990

1,010

1,010

1,010

990

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,030

1,030 

1,050

1,050

1,010 

1,010

1,013

1,010

1,050

1,010 

990

1,010 

990

~

Dec.

970

95O

930

930

910

910

910

910

910

890

910

910

910

910

930

970

970

930

910 

910

910

890 

890

89O

890

870

870 

87O

870 

850

850

Jan.

850

850

390

890

870

870

870

370

850

850

870

850

950

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,010

990

950 

93O

950

970 

950

930

662

592

558 

575

592 

592

626

Month

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

Noveaber .........................

Deoeaber ..........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .

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

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

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

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

Juns .............................

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

492

354

354

558

790

99O

1,010

1,030

1.03O

1,030

1,030

970

950

1,050

1,150

1,190

1,150

1,130

1,130 

1,130

1,110

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,130

1,110 

1,070

1,070

-

Seoondfoot-days

27,57(

30,12C

28.13C

331, 33<

26,35'

28,44£ 31 60"1

ss'osi

29)39-

27.10C

26,38(

28,32!

25.22C

342,004

Mar.

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

990

794

1,110

1,130

1,150

1,090

1,110

981

288

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,010 

1,010

1,010

990 

990

1,050

1,070

1,150,

1,050 

1,050

1,070 

1,130

1,090

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

1,

1, 

1,

150

260

210

030

050

07O

030

050

030

150

130

050

050

090

090

110

130

130

110 

090

07O

09O 

110

130

130

150

150 

130

1,070 

1,010

Maxima

) 990

> 1,070

) 970

L 1,090

1,070

1,190

S 1,150

) 1,260

1,150

1,000

950

1,110

910

1,260

-

May

1,010

990

990

990

1,010

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,130

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,070

990

970

397

a90o

a90O

a850 

a850

a8 00

a900 

a900

aSSO

aSOO

aS 00

a850 

a900

a900 

a900

al,050

Miniaua

790

850

50

558

354

288

1,010

397

850

218

283

810

218

June

al.OOO

al,000

a950

a900

aSSO

a9OO

a900

a950

a900

a950

a900

a900

al.OOO

a900

aSSO

a900

a950

a90O

aSSO 

a950

a850

aSSO 

a900

a900

aSSO

aSSO

a900 

a8 50

aSSO 

a9OO

Mean

88!

1,014 90-

90!

85C

981

1,01S

1.10S

94!

90!

July

aSSO

a 900

aSSO

a900

aaso

a90o

a900

aSOO

aSSO

aSSO

a 900

a850

a900

aSSO

a900

a900

a900

aSSO

a 900 

a900

a900

930 

950

849

218

850

850 

830

850 

870

789

Aug.

283

930

1,050

1,070

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

99O

950

930

910

910 

930

950

950 

950

930

910

890

890 

870

549 

798

283

Sept.

850

850

830

850

830

830

830

830

850

910

89O

870

870

850

830

850

850

830

830 

830

830

830 

830

830

830

81O

830 

810

810 

850

Psr square Runoff In 

ails inohes

;

853

911

84]

934

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis cf recorded range in stage and records for 

es River near Richmond and at Carteravllle.'
JAMES RIVE* BASIN 47

Palling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder,lat. 37°27'40", long. 77°28'00", at highway bridge 2.4 

miles northeast of town of Drewrys Bluff-, Chesterfield County, 2.7 miles downstream 

from Pocoshock Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 54 square miles.

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 745 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 4.72 

 feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 7,270 second-feet July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 30, 31, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot

Aug. 29, 1943, July 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1943-44(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

12

11

9.5

9.5

7.9

7.9

10

11

36

35

25

21

18

18

20

20

19

16

14

12

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.5

10

11

30

49

28

Ncv.

21

17

48

125

83

52

38

38

112

70

131

454

193

93

SO

98

75

54

57

61

48

42

110

143

134

76

60

52

45

40

-

Dec.

38

36

34

32

32

34

30

30

30

28

48

43

31

29

30

134

91

63

52

44

39

38

37

35

32

32

31

30

28

26

27

Jan.

29

40

49

37

34

31

29

27

28

27

22

22

266

446

226

125

103

87

66

65

193

182

123

a70

a65

a7O

a70

a6O

a60

aSS

a65

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

,Feb.

a65

a70

a70

a65

a80

a90

a9O

a 100

a!20

a9O

87

91

184

564

465

226

167

134

114

106

94

100

98

98

119

155

138

109

90

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

522.

2,670

1,244

17,701.

2,772

3 979

4I520

3,723

1,677

1,020

297.

706.

131.

23,263.

Mar.

76

135

2 3O

153

112

94

268

302

186

221

191

143

119

98

93

117

268

153

119

106

98

90

90

123

115

91

171

224

134

106

94

Apr.

313

275

171

123

108

97

159

240

24O

151

125

134

117

104

192

141

102

81

74

68

62

56

53

44

65

56

50

136

111

75

Maxima

3 49

454

134

) 615

446

564

302

313

239

2O6

5

*0 

d£

5 160

7 6.9

1 564

May

54

54

51

43

65

50

76

87

52

40

34

32

35

62

54

40

76

61

38

28

22

20

14

14

14

42

103

66

50

61

239

Hinisum

7.9

17

26

1.7

22

65

76

44

14

11

5 . ft D

4.9

3.2

3.2

June

206

106

67

65

49

42

40

42

34

28

24

22

20

20

19

20

20

18

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

14

25

16

11

Mean

16.9

89 *O

40.1

48.5

137* 89 *4

146

124

54.1

34.0

9.5S

22 >8

4.3S

63.6

July

11

8.5

7.9

7.6

8.2

7.2

6.9

6.0

5.6

6.3

6.6

6.0

6.0

21

32

16

12

11

8.5

9.9

12

8.5

1O

13

11

8.5

6.9 6:<r

5.8

5.8

5.6

Aug. Sept.

6.O 4.7

17 4.5

14 4.2

16O 3.8

156" 4.2

42 3.8

22 5.3

18 6.6

18 6.3

14 5.6

13 6.9

17 5.3

27 5.1

18 4.9

14 4.7

11 4.2

10 4.O

10 3.6

14 3.5

13 3.5

12 3.5

12 3.5

11 3.5

9.9 3.8

9.5 3.3

7.9 3.2

6.9 3.3

7.2 3.3

6.0 4.O

4.9 5.6

5.3

Per square 

 Us

0.313

1.65

.743

.898

1 .66

2.54

2.70

2.30

1.00

.630

 178

.422

.081

1.18

Ruroff in 

iiches

0.36

1.84

.86

12.19

1.91

2.74

3.11

2.57

1.15 -.70

.21

.49

.09

16.03

Peak discharge (base, SOO sec. -ft. .- Jan. 13 (9:3O p.m.) 575 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (9 p.m.) 745 sec.-

ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Swift 

Creek near Chester.
48 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18', long. 78°23', at highway bridge 1,000 feet

north of town limits of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and if miles downstream from

Buffalo Creek. Datum of gage is 281.93 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 306 square "miles. 

Records avaiiaole.- March 1926 to September 1948. 

average discharge.- 22 years, 298 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet Apr. 2 (gap:e height, 17.02

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.42 feet); minimum daily,

84 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 27, 28.

1926-48: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 23.60

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 9 second-fe^t Sept. 20, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal

riuctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1927-37, 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ioe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

3.5 58 6.0 393 12.0 1,850 3.7 76 7.0 510 14.0 2,200 

4.0 107 8.0 760 13.0 2,250 4.O 107 8.5 785 15.0 2,800 

4.5 168 10.0 1,250 14.0 2,960 4.5 168 10.0 1,110 16.0 3,800 

5.0 237 11.0 1,530 5.5 300 12.5 1,730 17.0 5,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

104 

96 

95 

93 

90

89 

89 

93 

156 

740

720 

720 

532 

305 

216

216 

427 

427 

290 

209

168 

152 

142 

135 

129

126 

126 

188 

361 

402 

202

Nov.

162 

146 

291 

740 

496

274 

209 

564 

76O 

402

595 

1,960 

1,120 

514 

427

661 

478 

329 

313 

321

274 

244 

444 

550 

550

393 

305 

267 

237 

223

Dec.

209 

202 

195 

195 

195

202 

188 

181 

181 

174

202 

202 

188 

174 

195

496 

427 

282 

237 

216

202 

195 

188 

181 

174

174 

168 

168 

158 

151 

165

Jan.

165 

188 

188 

164 

162

159 

155 

147 

155 

155

136 

137 

864 

2,640

*930

384 

328 

286 

220 

226

370 

426 

342 

194 

b!60

b260 

259 

252 

240 

226 

b210

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

135 

b!80 

b240 

252 

279

307 

321 

328 

384 

 356

314 

328 

773 

2,670 

4,200

1,870 

978 

934 

645 

496

398 

370 

370 

356 

370

468 

440 

370 

321

Seoondfoot-days

7,838 

14,249 

6,465

100,344

10,728 

19,453 

17,916 

20,749 

9,205 

8,697 

5,301 

11,142 

3,201

134,944

Mar.

286 

492 

934 

590 

412

335 

782 

1,300 

645 

496

454 

370 

328 

300 

286

293 

444 

440 

342 

328

342 

314 

412 

1,370 

1,110

526 

882 

1,500 

765 

454 

384

Apr.

2, 

3, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

740 

1,960 

496

3,120

2,640 

4,200 

1,500 

3,800 

626 

1,420 

477 

3,460 

426

4,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (1:30 p

270 

800 

190 

542 

440

398 

894 

300 

350 

608

468 

526 

574 

482 

890

685 

468 

384 

342 

321

307 

286 

272 

266 

259

246 

246 

307 

349 

279

May

252 

279 

279 

246 

266

266 

272 

314 

246 

220

207 

194 

286 

384 

279

240 

384 

233 

200 

181

174 

168 

159 

158 

214

466 

626 

542 

454 

590 

426

Minimum

89 

146 

151

44

136 

135 

286 

246 

158 

152 

102 

92 

84

84

June

286 

233 

207 

194 

181

174 

314 

384 

272 

194

168 

162 

152 

240 

252

356 

286 

207 

194 

181

154 

155 

1,420 

664 

272

220 

412 

356 

207 

200

Mean

July

454 

370 

194 

163 

151

138 

134 

124 

116 

115

115 

112 

112 

240 

477

207 

160 

138 

120 

130

181 

214 

200 

174 

128

111 

106 

106 

106 

102 

103

Au6 -

94 

136 

148 

2,400 

3,460

998 

307 

226 

200 

174

168 

188 

240 

155 

143

131 

120 

122 

129 

252

194 

141 

140 

128 

119

116 

111 

107 

103 

1OO 

92

Sept.

94 

93 

90 

89 

89

92 

99 

102 

96 

124

155 

114 

98 

96 

94

90 

88 

86 

86 

89

90 

94 

91 

84 

84

85 

84 

84 

115 

426

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

253 0.827 0.95 

475 1.55 1.73 

209 .683 .79

275 .899 12.20

346 1.13 1.30 

671 2.19 2.36 

578 1.89 2.18 

692 2.26 2.52 

297 .971 1.12 

290 .948 1.06 

171 .559 .64 

359 1.17 1.35 

107 .350 .39

369 1.21 16.39

.m.) 5,020 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (6:30 a.m.)

5,400 sec.-ft.j Aug. 4 (9 p.m.) 4,200 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
JAMES RIVHl BASIN 49

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25', long. 77°52', at Southern Railway bridge 

at Mattoax, Amelia County, half a mile upstream from Skinquarter Creek. Datura of 

gage is 174.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustnent 

of 1936.

Drainage area.- 729 square miles.

Records available.- August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 734 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,420 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 23.1 

reet); minimum, 139 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 5.56 feet).

1900-1905, 1926-48: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940 (gage 

height, 35.3 feet, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 

20,000 second-feet on basis of records for stations at Parmville and near Petersburg; 

minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 2, 1930 (gage height, 3.52 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions Jjg- (water years).- W 782: Drainage area. W 872: 1938. W 972: 1928, 1932, 1934-

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5 to June 24)

5.5 132 8.0 561 16.0 3,010 

5.8 169 9.0 814 20.0 4,650 

6.0 196 10.0 1,090 21.0 5,220 

6.5 274 12.0 1,680 22.0 6,120 

7.0 361 14.0 2,320 23.0 7,300

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

258 

226 

211 

204 

196

189 

182 

182 

196 

291

1,030 

1,090 

1,060 

814 

550

415 

379 

597 

539 

495

370 

316 

282 

266 

250

242 

242 

354 

2,030 

1,650 

1,030

Nov.

550 

425 

562 

1,180 

1,320

895 

585 

633 

1,210 

1,240

1,010 

2,420 

2,660 

2,730 

1,560

1,210 

1,320 

978 

762 

762

736 

633 

788 

1,260 

1,440

1,150 

841 

684 

585 

539

Dec.

495 

465 

445 

435 

435

455 

455 

425 

415 

406

435 

445 

445 

415 

397

684 

1,180 

895 

633 

539

485 

455 

435 

425 

415

397 

397 379' 

370 

352 

343

Jan.

379 

406 

415 

397 

370

361 

343 

343 

334 

343

325 

316 

1,230 

2,830 

2,800

2,800 

1,260 

814 

658 

539

895 

1,440 

1,210 

814 

415

a370 

a540 

633 

633 

597 

561

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber..... .....................

mbar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

h....... .....................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

388 

379 

475 

573 

658

736 

814 

841 

950 

1,030

895 

841 

1,350 

3,370 

4,110

4,5OO 

6,120 

7,060 

4,970 

1,940

1,180 

1,010 

978 

950 

978

1,210 

1,260 

1,060 

868

Seoondfoot-days

16,136 

32,668 

14,952

233,850

25,371 

51,494 

48,515 

51,132 

24,955 

18,030 

10,559 

25,507 

5,357

324,726

Mar.

762 

922 

1,970 

2,220 

1,500

978 

1,470 

2,460 

2,560 

2,130

1,380 

1,150 

922 

814 

762

736 

978 

1,590 

1,440 

895

814 

814 

788 

1,740 

2,830

3,010 

2,130 

2,390 

2,560 

2,560 

1,240

Apr.

1,410 

2,660 

2,940 

3,520 

4,400

1,900 

1,810 

3,080 

3,600 

3,330

2,130 

1,350 

1,470 

1,380 

1,840

2,190 

1,650 

1,180 

978 

895

814 

762 

736 

684 

658

633 

609 

814 

895 

814

Maximum

2,030 

2,730 

1,180

4,200

2,830 

7,060 

3,010 

4,400 

2,350 

1,350 

895 

3,670 

325

7,060

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 18 (4 a.m

May

684 

633 

6B4 

658 

609

609 

658 

658 

858 

550

485 

455 

465 

633 

736

597 

684 

762 

517 

435

406 

388 

370 

370 

361

1,650 

2,350 

2,260 

1,740 

1,210 

1,680

Minimum

182 

425 

343

71

316 

379 

736 

609 

361 

343 

182 

182 

139

139

June

1,240 

868 

684 

585 

528

485 

573 

814 

788 

609

475 

425 

397 

379 

455

528 

609 

550 

445 

397

379 

343 

343 

1,350 

1,290

517 

406 

633 

597 

388

Mean

521 

1,089 

482

641

818 

1,776 

1,565 

1,704 

805 

603 

341 

823 

179

887

July

495 

762 

609 

361 

300

266 

258 

234 

218 

211

196 

196 

196 

204 

710

895 

435 

303 

258 

234

234 

343 

a340 

a470 

3460

a360 

a 220 

204 

204 

196 

182

Aug.

18? 

274 

44"5 

2,631 

3.641)

3,600 

3,67-) 

2,460 

60-> 49-

49- 

49~ 

710 

551 

45>

361 

323 

291 

300 

291

35? 

373 

291 

274 25^>

24? 22~ 

218 

201 

19' 

183

Per square

mile

0.715 

1.49 

.661

.879

1.12 

2.44 

2.15 

2.34 

1.10 

.827 

.468 

1.13 

.246

1.22

) 7,420 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (2 p.m

Sept.

176 

166 

166 

164 

166

182 

163 

169 

189 

204

274 

325 

242 

196 

176

168 

162 

156 

154 

149

150 

154 

156 

155 

149

142 

139 

142 

144 

274

F-moff in 

inches

0.82 

1.66 

.76

11.92

1.29 

2.63 

2.48 

2.61 

1.27 

.92 

.54 

1.30 

.27

16.55

) 4,650

sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Parmville and near Petersburg.
50 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14', long. 77°33', l| miles upstream from 

Wallace Creek, 2f miles upstream from dam of Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 

7 miles west of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County.

Drainage area.- 1,335 square miles.

Records available.- September 1931 to September 1948. May 1927 to September 1931 at 

site i ;niJ.e downstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1927-30, 1931-48), 1,234 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.75 

reet ); minimum, 218 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.59 feet).

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18.15 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 21-27, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 757: 1932-33. W 802: 1936(M). W 972: 1932, 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-fent)

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 25)

2.5 191

2.6 2Z1

Z.9 339

3.2 490

3.5 685

4.0 1,100

5.0 2,100

7.0 4,300

8.0 5,500

10.0 8,250

11.0 10,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947'to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

457

395

357

330

313

300

292

292

318

452

848

1,430

1,380

1,240

934

700

589

589

792

738

629

514

452

420

400

380

371

385

1,330

2,870

1,730

Nov.

1,130

722

692

2,430

3,200

2,600

1,430

1,280

2,100

2,320

1,990

4,420

5,140

4,540

3,530

2,280

2,260

1,940

1,480

1,530

1,430

1,240

1,680

2,540

2,980

2,430

1,780

1,330

1,140

1,020

-

Dec.

934

857

816

800

792

803

824

776

738

708

808

900

840

768

722

1,480

1,990

1,990

1,380

1,100

959

874

840

808

760

730

715

700

S71

615

615

Month

Jan.

643

722

784

738

678

643

 629

589

576

596

570

514

1,640

5,260

5,380

4,420

3,270

1,630

1,240

1,000

1,780

2,870

2,700

1,830

1,100

882

984

1,190

bl,200

bl,200

bl.100

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

November .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

MayOJT ..............................

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

768

b810

bSSO

bl,000

bl.100

bl,400

bl,600

bl.800

b2,000

1,780

1,940

1,880

2,700

5,760

8,570

9,220

8,890

7,500

7,220

7,220

3,850

1,830

1,780

1,730

1,830

2,100

2,320

2,040

1,680

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

22,227

64,564

28,318

424,552

48 f 358

93 198

90*420

87,640

44,153

27,543

16 1 326

33 f 261 

8,463

564,471

Mar.

1,380

1,580

3,200

3,750

3,200

1,990

2,650

4,540

4,540

4,420

3,310

2,480

1,940

1,630

1,480

1,580

2,870

3,090

3,090

2,100

1,680

1,580

1,530

2,100

3,970

4,300

4,420

4,540

4,420

4,080

2,980

Apr.

3,200

4,660

5,020

4,540

4,540

4,780

3,970

5,380

6,020

5,500

4,540

2,650

2,380

2,380

2,870

3,420

3,090

2,160

1,680

1,480

1,380

1,330

1,240

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,070

1,480

1,880

1,630

-

Maxima

2,870

5,140

1,990

7,650

5,380

9,220

4,540

6,020

4,480

2,870

1,380

4,300 

468

9,220

May

1,330

1,190

1,240

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,190

1,380

1,240

1,090

934

857

866

950

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,280

1,080

840

745

708

678

657

708

1,280

4,420

4,480

3,360

1,940

2,760

Miainua

292

692

615

127

514

768

1,380

1,070

657

446

292

284

218

218

June July

2,870 582

1,830 784

1,190 984

950 722

848 502

760 430

800 395

1,060 380

1,180 353

984 330

760 313

636 305

570 296

526 322

942 538

636 1,380

700 942

768 582

664 440

544 385

490 371

474 425

446 643

638 816

1,950 366

1,240 563

722 410

664 344

925 318

776 313

292

Aug.

284

405

636

1,360

3,970

4,300

4,080

3,970

1,940

816

643

622

93.

1,240

968

576

474

415

446

526

602

570

526

435

405

376

357

339

326

353

367

Mean l * *££"

717 0.537

2 15^ 1 61

*913 '.684

1,161 .871

1,560 1.17

3 214 2 41

2,917 2*19

1^42' lio7

918 688

527 . 395

1,073 .804

28? .211

1,542 1.16

Sept.

309

280

272

268

256

268

288

280

280

322

362

468

468

367

305

280

268

260

249

238

235

238

246

249

242

235

224

218

224

264

-

Runoff la 

inches

0.62

1. 80

.79

11.83

1.35

g 52

2 44

1 . 

0* &3

.77

.46

93

!24

15.75

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP see.-ft.ii.- Nov. 13 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 15 pirn.) 9,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

7:30 p.m.) 5,140 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (4 a.m.) 5,500 

5 a.m.) 5,020 sec.-ft.; Air. 9 (7 a.m.) 6,150
JAMES RIVER BASIN 51

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°15', long. 78°29', at bridge on State Highway 626, 0.8 

mile upstream from Locket Creek, 2 miles northwest of Hdmpden Sidney, Prince Edwsrd 

County, and 6 miles southwest of Parmville.

Drainage area.- 70 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,660 second-feet Feb. 14 , M_^ 

o.bu reet); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height 

served, 1.90 feet Oct. 7.

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 14, 1948; minimum observed, 11 

second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 1947 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Jan. 15, Sept. 3-30)

Gage read

1.7 15 3.7 127

1.9 25 4.0 160

2.3 45 4.5 230

3.0 80 5.0 320

3.5 110 5.2 368

5.4 432

5.6 520

5.8 650

6.0 820

6.3 1,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

34

32

30

29

27

26

25

28

27

186

186

254

246

60

58

58

68

58

50

48

40

40

38

35

34

33

32

34

263

88

60

Nov.

52

45

137

272

85

70

58

114

103

78

68

320

215

88

80

127

91

82

85

65

55

55

114

100

72

72

62

55

52

52

-

Dec.

50

48

48

48

45

50

48

45

45

45

52

50

48

48

45

160

78

70

55

52

50

50

50

45

a45

45

45

45

45

45

45

Jan.

45

48

45

45

42

40

40

38

38

40

40

 40

45

415

132

b70

bSO

b55

b50

bSO

b70

b80

b70

bSO

b40

b45

b50

b55

bSO

b55

bSO

Month

 "tober ..........................

" TOBber .........................

r-x>««ber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

i January .

""binary ................;........

r*nh.............. ..............

/Til............................

r~y ..............................

J'une .............................

July ............................. ,'~gust . ...............:.........:

i""pte«b«r ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b40

b45

bSO

b55

b60

b65

b70

b75

b80

 70

85

80

137

650

940

281

200

186

127

103

82

85

82

80

80

85

80

72

70

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,227

2,924

1,640

23,120

2,003

4,115

3; 834

4 178

2y 426

2,314

1,376

1,603

889

29,529

Har.

65

65

S5

82

75

70

215

281

230

103

91

80

70

70

62

82

173

137

97

82

80

70

82

173

154

118

103 "331

118

160

230

Apr.

1,060

>63

L73

L06

94

85

>00

L93

>00

103

103

LOO

LOO

80

230

103

Maxima

263

320

160

580

415

940

331

1,060

254

iac iOO

68

238

85

1,060

94

80

70

72

70

70

70

60

58

55

60

91

75

60

-

May

58

62

60

55

62

60

65

68

52

52

52

75

72

60

58

58

70

68

55

55

55

52

45

42

173

114

110

110

254

148

106

Minimum

25

45

45

11

38

40

62

55

42

45

34

28

22

22

June

82

75

70

58

50

50

58

186

122

91

65

55

45

85

160

85

70

60

58

50

45

70

72

70

65

52

154

75

58

78

-

Mean

n

o O

97.5

52.9

63.5

64.6

142

124

1 « A ±oy

78* 3

77.1

44.4

51.7

29.6

80.7

July

60

60

58

50

48

45

42

45

40

38

38

35

35

35

50

48

42

40

35

42

45

58

68

62

45

34

35

38

35

35

35

AU8.

3

35

50

55

L10

238

114

Per square 

 lie

1.03

1.39

.756

.904

.923

2.03

1.77

1.99

1.12

1.10

.634

7TQ »oy

.423

1.15

58

48

45

42

40

45

42

42

38

35

35

34

34

78

45

42

38

35

34

34

34

33

32

30

28

Sept.

30

28

26

26

26

29

31

28

28

26

50

40

28

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

26

26

24

23

24

24

22

22

33

85

-

Runo'f in 

inches

1.19

1.55

.87

12.30

1.06

2 1 As*Q 

2.04

2.22

1.29

1.23

.73

.85

.47

15.69

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Appomattox 

Aver at Parmville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
52 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°17«, long. 77°52', at bridge on State Highway 38, 0.7 

mile upstream from Sweathouse Creek, 3.5 miles northwest of Mannboro, and 7.5 miles 

southeast of Amelia, Amelia County.

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Records Available . - September 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 11.30 

feet, from f loodmarks ): minimum observed, 17 second-feet Sept. 21, 26 (gage height, 

1.30 feet).

1946-48: Maximum discharge pbserved, 7,140 second-feet Sept. P5, 1947 (gage 

height, 13.1 feet, from f loodmarks }; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 6, 1947 

(gage height, 1.08 feet).

Remarks . - Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which sre poor. 

read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shift Ing- control method used Aug. 4 to Sept. 6, Sept. 13-30)

Gage

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. S to Sept. 30

1.8 36 4.5 305 8.O 1,300

2.0 47 5.0 393 9.0 1,910

2.4 76 S.S 494 9.5 2,300

3.0 128 6.0 615 10.2 3,080

3.5 178 6.5 745 

4.O 235 7.0 900

1.2 IS 2.5 90

1.3 19 2.9 120

1.6 33 3.5 178

2.0 56

Note.- Sair? as preceding table above 3.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947' to SeptenHer 1948

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

SO

47

47

41

47

38

44

47

47

68

110

47

80

68

61

61

68

72

72

64

54

50

47

44

44

44

44

76

211

178

96

Nov.

72

64

167

836

836

321

167

305

774

274

247

868

868

433

235

356

289

189

189

247

189

147

305

615

494

247

189

147

147

119

-

Dec.

110

106

101

110

106

110

101

101

106

88

128

119

101

88

84

167

289

157

137

128

101

101

114

106

101

92

80

S2

84

64

84

Jan.

92

1O6

88

80

80

76

76

SO

80

76

54

54

»453

966

665

211

189

167

96

137

b210

b230

b220

b!60

blOO

blSO

bl40

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blOO

b!20

b!30

b!40

blSO

b!60

b!70

blSO

b200

blSO

b!60

247

393

1,010

*3,040

962

516

321

260

305

189

200

211

211

235

235

223

189

167

-

Secondfoot-days

2 067

10I336

3,456

56,796

5 506

10 ) 604

10 990

9', 403

4,408

1^370

2,309

813

63,497

Mar.

137

247

565

433

235

223

433

774

516

374

289

260

200

178

167

173

615

615

274

223

223

189

189

356

590

289

433

774

540

260

211

Apr.

494

774

590

289

189

640

966

S40

593

235

247

289

247

556

393

374

235

L89

L68

148

148

L48

L29

L38

120

129

1

Maximum

211

868

289

3,240

966

3,040

774

966

71 ( J.OA 

178

66

3,040

L12

223

211

L89

May

129

148

129

112

120

104

148

129

104

97

90

90

90

90

90

83

80

66

62

62

62

62

59

56

97

178

718

516

148

168

321

Minimum

38

64

64

10

SO

100

137

112

56

38

23

28

17

17

June

321

168

112

9O

90

80

112

97

80

69

66

62

59

56

53

50

44

47

S3

47

44

44

47

62

56

47

SO

47

44

38

-

Mean

66 " 345'

in

156

1 J. 7ft f o

366

355

313

142

74. E

44.2

74.5

27.1

173

July

38

36

32

31

28

27

27

26

24

23

24

23

26

26

44

44

41

33

30

30

86

112

112

178

76

47

32

30

30

28

26

Aug.

38

L58

L68

289

289

112

62

80

86

56

47

44

56

47

44

41

41

41

47

129

Per square 

mile

0. 428

2.21

.712

1.00

1.14

2 28

2^01

.910

283

!478

.174

1.11

56

47

44

41

47

38

32

30

28

41

30

Sept.

30

28

26

24

24

24

23

26

29

38

50

38

32

30

22

22

21

21

19

IS

17

20

21

21

18

17

18

20

50

66

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.49

2.47

.82

13.53

1.31

2.53

2. 63

2.24

1.05

.53

"-_33

.19

15.14

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 53

Swift Creek near Chester', Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°18'55", long. 77°29'40", at Bradley Bridge, l£ miles downstream from Second Branch, 3 miles upstream from Prank Branch, and 4 miles southwest 

of .Chester, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area.- 143 square miles.

Records available.- September to December 1943, June 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,030 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

12.4Y feet); minimum observed, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 28; minimum gage height observed, 

1.43 feet Sept. 21.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 13,200 seccnd-feet July 18, 1945 (gage height, 29.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 19, 1943 (gage height, 

1.16 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

uage read once daily to Aug. 6 and twice daily after Aug. 24.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

27

24

23

22

21

20

27

25

140

140

74

52

43

40

41

40

41

35

30

28

25

24

20

19

24

22

22

227

176

69

Nov.

56

43

124

282

310

140

 82

188

338

214

188

1,010

820

324

240

268

254

164

164

188

152

140

152

410

324

310

188

140

124

107

-

Month

Dec.

97

92

78

82

82

82

48

64

69

64

112

107

107

48

60

366

268

188

140

140

102

87

87

82

78

78

74

74

64

56

64

Jan.

64

69

102

87

74

69

60

56

60

60

56

40

679

660

296

310

268

201

129

140

471

519

338

188

152

176

188

146

152

134

164

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

November .........................

December ...................... ..."

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a!70

a!75

176

152

201

227

296

240

268

a240

214

152

395

2,030

2,000

1,180

440

338

268

296

296

227

176

152

146

380

338

282

227

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,553

7,444

3,140

50,388.3

6,108

11,682

11,658

10,080

4,332

2,384

788

1,801.7

293.2

61,263.9

a No gage-height record; discharge computed

Mar.

176

324

552

471

282

240

739

883

471

552

503

352

268

240

214

227

641

425

296

254

227

201

188

268

310

296

455

641

440

282

240

Apr.

925

719

535

338

552

296

586

569

519

410

282

240

296

227

440

440

324

227

164

176

152

134

124

118

134

140

124

296

366

227

Maximum

227

1,010

366

1,740

679

2,030

883

925

604

641

188

400

22

2,030

on basis of

-

May

188

152

140

112

176

134

176

254

164

107

82

60

44

60

64

87

152

107

64

52

44

38

37

37

38

124

338

352

227

118

604

Minimum

19

43

48

1.3

40

146

176

118

37

20

10

6.7

5.5

5.5

June

641

324

188

118

64

92

64

107

48

60

52

48

38

35

32

52

48

35

32

30

25

24

23

25

24

22

20

56

33

24

-

Mean

50.1

248

101

138

197

403

376

336

140

79.5

25.4

58.1

9.77

167

July

60

34

15

13

13

16

17

15

13

10

12

11

10

33

188

56

38

24

17

14

15

15

a!8

a25

26

16

14

13

13

13

11

Aug.

6.7

78

37

a400

a350

146

a55

a45

a45

a35

a35

a45

a70

a45

a35

a30

a25

a30

a35

a32

a30

a30

a28

a25

21

17

16

16

13

a!3

13

Per square 

mile

0.350

1.73

.706

.965

1.38

2.82

2.63

2.35

.979

.556

.178

.406

.068

 1.17

Sept.

13

alO

10

9.1

8.8

alO

12

13

13

13

22

17

a!5

11

9.1

7.3

6.7

6.7

7.0

a6

5.8

8.5

8.5

6.7

6.4

5.8

a6

5.5

7.3

13

-

Rrnoff in 

inches

0.40

1 .93 !ei

13.09

1.59

3.04

3.03

2.62

1.13

' .62

.21

.47

.08

15.93

weather records and records for Polling

Creek near Drewrys Bluff.

923350 O - 51 - 5
54 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'10", long. 77°03'40", at Ir Ighway bridge 1.1

miles southwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, and 1.7 mile? downstream from

Schiminoe Creek. Datum of gage is 6.07 feet above mean, sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 249 square 4niles. 

Kecorcis available.- January 1942 to September 1948. 

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet May 26, Ai;g. 9; maximum gage

neignt, 8.64 feet May 26; minimum discharge, 32 second-feet Sept. ?1 (gage height, 2.33

feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 5,750 second-feet July 21, 1945 (grge height, 10.6

feet)T"minimum, 9.6 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 18, 1943, July f, 1944; minimum

gage height, 1.56 feet Aug. 25, 26, 1943. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

RecbTds of chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper

1132.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to Aug. 9)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

2.4

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0

104

180

285

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

408

562

845

1,120

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

6.S 527 8.0 955

7.1 592 8.5 1,250

7.5 725

Note.- Same as preceding 

table below 6.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenb->r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

666 

620 

495 

331 

170

89 

66 

66 

64 

79

88 

97 

95 

84 

71

62 

59 

62 

66 

62

58 

53 

47 

43 

41

40 

39 

40 

47 

73 

95

Nov.

95 

97 

180 

307 

408

845 

562 

527 

562 

666

693 

724 

642 

666 

724

693 

760 

800 

760 

666

562 

495 

480 

480 

450

436 

422 

394 

368 

368

Dec.

368 

355 

331 

296 

246

220 

200 

195 

185 

180

190 

190 

195 

195 

195

258 

307 

331 

343 

331

331 

343 

355 

331 

285

236 

210 

195 

180 

170 

165

Jan.

160 

165 

170 

170 

180

185 

195 

195 

195 

185

160 

145 

220 

381 

465

a530 

8650 

8760 

8870 

a820

3770 

8650 

a600 

a540 

a450

8350 

a280 

8250 

8230 

8230 

a240

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Beoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber .

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a250 

8260 

8270 

a280 

8300

8350 

8390 

8380 

8370 

8350

8450 

8500 

8600 

8700 

8850

1,000 

955 

1,000 

1,060 

955

767 

651 

545 

480

436

436 

465 

465 

465

Seoondfoot-days

3,968 

15 , 832 

7,912

87,443

11,391 

15,980 

20,408 

19,725 

12,086 

10,619 

3,338 

8,707 

1,460

131,426

Mar.

436 

465 

545 

567 

545

511 

567 

767 

857 

955

955 

1,060 

1,060 

905 

767

686 

767 

686 

620 

567

511 

465 

450 

436 

422

408 

422 

567 

767 

905 

767

Apr.

811 

955 

955 

857 

725

686 

857 

857 

905 

90S

857 

767 

767 

725 

686

620 

567 

651 

811 

767

686 

567 

480 

408 

355

307 

280 

285 

307 

319

Maximum

666 

845 

368

940

870 

1,060 

1,060 

955 

1,250 

1,250 

236 

1,180 

92

1,250

Peak discharge [base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 19 (11 a.n

sec. -ft.; Hay 26 [12 p.m.) 1,326 sec. -ft. j June 1 [6 a.m 

sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis o: 

River near Beulahvllle and Dragon Run near Church View.

May

307 

296 

296 

307 

311

307 

296 

319 

307 

285

258 

258 

307 

343 

307

252 

220 

210 

246 

263

225 

200 

175 

140 

113

605 

1,250 

905 

767 

811 

1,180

Minimo

39 

95 

165

13

145 

250 

408 

280 

113 

73 

43 

43 

33

33

June

1,250 

1,180 

1,060 

857 

725

686 

686 

592 

567 

319

258 

230 

230 

. 210 

170

140 

136 

126 

113 

104

92 

85 

81 

78 

79

74 

73 

108 

145 

165

Mean

128 

528 

255

240

367 

551 

658 

658 

390 

354 

108 

281 

48.1

July

136 

100 

68 

80 

100

92 

73 

64 

62 

55

49 

46 

43 

47 

154

225 

236 

225 

170 

155

118 

101 

98 

131 

155

170 

131 

78 

64 

58 

54

Aug.

50 

87 

236 

215 

307

465 

725 

686 

1,120 

1,180

857 

592 

450 

2,85 

185

150 

122 

90 

76 

79

85 

90 

94 

91 

77

66 

58 

52 

48 

46 

43

Per square

0.514 

2.12 

1.02

.964

1.47 

2.21 

2.64 

2.64 

1.57 

1.42 

.434 

1.13 

.196

359 1.44

i.) 1,060 sec. -ft.; Mar. 12 [T p 

) 1,250 sec. -ft.; Aug. 9 (7:30 p

' weather records and records foi

Sept.

40 

40 

37 

35 

34

34

40 

53 

62 

74

90 

92 

86 

65 

48

42 

37 

35 

34 

33

33 

53 

63 

59 

48

39 

36 

34 

35 

49

Runoff in 

inches

0.59 

2.36 

1.18

13.05

1.70 

2.38 

3.04 

2.94 

1.81 

1.58 

.50 

1.30 

.22

19.60

m. 1,120 

.ra.) 1,320

Mattaponl
DISMAL SWAMP BASIN 55

Lako Erummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°36'00", long. 76°26'40", in outlet canal, in Norfolk County 

aoo reet upstream from dam and gates, half a mile downstream from Lake Drummond, 

2 miles east of Nansemond County line, 3 miles north of North Carolina State line, and 

20 miles southwest of Norfolk.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.66 feet June 2; minimum, 0.14 foot Nov. 2.

TSZ6-48: Maximum gage height, 6.09 feet Oct. 7, 1929; minimum, about 0.0 foot sometime during fall or winter of 1941-42.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily. Stages below about 1.0 foot- may not represent lake level 

because of sand bar at outlet of lake and head of canal.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1934-43.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.23

2.15

2.05

1.99

1.97

1.92

1.38

1.89

1.81

1.72

1.71

1.72

1.67 i.si

1.58

1.54

1.46

1.48

1.43

1.40

1.34

1.25

1.12

.89

.91

.88

.75

.55

.50

.43

.41

Nor.

0.30

.22

.95

1.27

1.28

1.35

1.36

1.37

1.48

1.48

1.49

1.70

1.73

1.75

1.77

1.88

2.01

2.06

2.12

2.14

2.20

2.31

2.52

2.66

2.81

2.81

2.84

2.81

2.50

3.08

-

Dec.

3.18

3.22

3.26

3.29

3.36

3.48

3.52

3.56

3.59

3.65

3.77

3.81

3.85

3.89

3.99

4.13

4.23

4.30

4.30

4.39

4.66

4.69

4.65

4.64

4.68

4.82

4.88

4.95

4.99

5.03

5.03

Jan.

5.05

5.06.

5.06

5.02

5.04

4.99

4.99

4.99

5.03

4.98

5.01

5.03

5.05

5.11

5.22

5.20

5.27

5.21

5.20

5.20

5.26

5.24

5.22

5.20

5.16

5.11

5.06

5.05

5.02

5.08

5.07

Feb.

5.13

5.16

5.11

5.06

5.00

5.02

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.15

5.18

5.18

5.15

5.35

5.25

S.34

5.38

5.42

5.52

5.52

5.46

5.46

5.40

5.33

5.27

5.13

5.09

5.16

5.11

-

-

Mar.

5.03

5.01

5.02

5.05

5.05

5.07

5.15

5.17

5.19

5.26

5.24

5.28

5.21

5.23

5.24

5.23

5.24

5.22

5.17

5.18

5.17

5.20

5.16

5.15

5.01

5.05

5.06

5.08

5.07

5.07

5.04

Apr.

5.09

5.12

5.18

5.15

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.17

5.18

5.17

5.13

5.15

5.15

5.10

5.21

5.22

5.20

5.19

5.21

5.23

5.20

5.23

5.21

5.22

5.22

5.20

5.18

5.19

5.20

5.29

-

Hay

5.28

5.24

5.27

5.24

5.30

5.28

5.29

5.29

5.18

5.14

5.13

5.10

5.14

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.21

5.21

5.19

5.15

5.12

5.11

5.15

5.14

5.10

5.07

5.23

June

5.57

5.50

5.34

5.36

5.38

5.36

5.33

5.32

5.25

5.18

5.11

5.09

5.03

5.02

5.00

4.97

5.00

4.99

4.99

4.93

4.92

4.90

4.95

5.00

4.96

4.93

4.91

5.07

5.05

5.08

-

July

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.08

5.06

S.02

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.98

4.92

4.82

4.97

5.00

5.00

5.00

5. '05

5.10

5.11

5.10

5.10

5.11

5.12

5.10

5.00

5.08

5.11

5.04

5.00

Aug.

5.00

4.98

4.98

4.99

5.3?

5.31

5.27

5.2T

5.2£

5.3F

s.se

5.4C

5.33

5.21

5. IS

5.11

5.14

S.lfi

5.14

5.18

5.19

5.15

5.17

5.13

5.12

5.14

5.10

5.05

5.02

4.99

5.02

Sept.

4.98

4.86

4.75

4.80

4.83

4.82

4.79

4.76

4.75

4.79

4.88

4.87

4.86

4.84

4.84

4.81

4.78

4.74

4.74

4.71

4.69

4.66

4.64

4.58

4.50

4.44

4.44

4.42

4.44

4.41

-
56 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°05',- long. 78°12', at bridge on State Highway 49, 

a£ miles upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of Victoria, ard 1\ miles south of 

Burkevllle, Nottoway County. Datum of gage Is 354.58 feet above rr^an sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 38 square miles.

Records available.- September 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,130 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

ib.bb feet); minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage heigl-t, 1.07 feet).

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,020 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 

18.15 feet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 20, 1947 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair above 5 second-feet and poor below. Gage read1 once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 11)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Peo. 14

97

161

233

317

418

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

9.0 558

10.0 738

11.0 942

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.6 

1.3 

2.2 

3.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

6.2

9.8

14

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Note..- Same as preceding table above 

3.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

12

11

10

9.5

10

10

10

13

14

25

41

33

21

16

25

21

19

18

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

91

31

21

Nov.

19

16

133

326

49

29

20

80

47

25

25

858

70

41

39

49

45

16

31

51

37

25

308

103

80

45

35

33

27

29

-

Dec.

19

21

19

19

20

22

18

19

19

16

27

21

18

16

16

147

43

29

24

22

22

20

19

18

16

16

15

16

15

16

15

Month

Jan.

14

21

17

14

*16

15

14

11

16

15

9.3

9.3

24

168

65

45

35

29

27

24

85

65

43

a35

45

27

27

29

27

27

27

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

Ncvsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b25'

*b24

b26

33

47

57

61

57

127

41

57

70

175

*837

249

109

97

72

52

46

42

52

52

56

64

60

52

38

36

_

-

Secondfoot-3lays

QQO yoa *

2,691

743

16,073.

1,025.

2,714

2*416

2,580

916 *i

333 '

104 .

173

187i«

14,873.4

Mar.

32

34

115

68

52

36

281

115

64

80

60

50

44

38

34

32

482

76

56

50

52

44

22

68

80

52

48

97

60

5O

44

Apr.

430

233

56" 76

46

42

558

109

76

52

38

64

52

44

203

64

50

38

34

32

29

28

24

24

24

22

20

48

38

26

-

Maximum

j 91

858

147

I 3,020

i 168

837

482

558

40

) 10

5 30

> 80

I 858

May

22

23

22

19

23

18

46

22

20

15

14

17

19

30

18

15

13

12

10

9.8

9.6

9.6

8.3

8.7

12

290

38

26

23

23

80

Minimum

9.5

16* ,

15

.3

9.3

24

22

20

8.3

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

June

40

24

18

16

14

12

19

13

11

9.4

8.7

7.2

7.0

18

9.2

9.0

9.4

8.8

7.2

6.4

5.3

5.2

17

8.8

6.0

4.7

4.0

7.9

4.7

2.6

-

Msan

31 9

89 .7

24.0

44.0

33.1

93 * 6

77.9

86.0

29 .5

ll!l

3.36 5 5 ( e!2E

40.6

July

3.9

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.1

6.4

4.3

3.6

2.6

2.2

2.3

8.7

10

9.8

6.4

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.7

Aug.

2.1

15

6.7

30

20

7.4

5.0

4.4

4.3

3.3

3.1

4.0

9.4

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.5

3.4

9.8

5.4

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

Per square 

mile

0.839

2 36

.632

1.16

.871

2 .46

2.05

!776

292

!o89

.147

.164

1.07

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.8

1.9

2.3

12

10

20

9.8

5.0

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.0

8.1

80

-

Runoff is 

inches

0.97

2 . 63

.73

15.75

1.00

2 65

2 .36

2 .52

'.33 89

.10

.17 

.18

14.53 ' * Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Muherrin River near 

Lunenburg, Nottoway River near McKenney, and Stony Creek near Dinwlddie. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CHOWAN RIVER 3ASIN 57

Nottoway River near MoKenney, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°56'45", long. 77°43'55", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

1, 1.4 milea upstream from Birch Creek, 3 miles south of McKenney, Dinwidfiie County, 

and 10 miles northeast of Alberta.

Drainage area.- 362 square miles.

Records available.- September 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,180 second-feet Feb. 15 (gag's height, 

I5753~feet); minimum ob'servfed, 53 second-feet Sept. 21, 26 (gage height, 1.46 feet)

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 15, 1948; minimum observed, 

15 second-feet Sept. 19, 1947 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum daily, 36 secondfeet Sept. 5, 1947.

Remarks.- Records poor. 

4 miles upstream.

Gage read once daily. Diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill

Rating tallies, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Feb. 4-14)

Oc(. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.6 64 4.0 393 12.0 2,340

2.0 103 6.0 770 14.0 3,540

2.5 162 8.0 1,170 16.2 4,970

3.0 230 10.0 1,620

3.5 307 11.0 1,920

1.4 43 2.0 111 4.0 405

1.5 57 2.5 174

1.7 77 3.0 245

Note.- Same as preceding tal

5.2 feet.

5.0 577

3.0 770

>le above

Discharge, in aeocnd-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

.31

Oct.

114

103

88

88

83

83

73

78

88

149

162

202

188

149

a!40

125

-125

120

120

108

98

88

83

83

78

78

78

88

230

275

162

Nov.

120

108

245

1,090

1,290

429

260

501

910

429

556

1,730

2,620

670

537

810

651

447

429

447

375

323

890

1,210

850

575

429

375

340

291

-

Dec.

291

260

260

245

245

245

245

230

216

216

245

245

230

216

245

501

575

429

307

260

230

230

230

216

216

202

202

202

202

188

202

Jan.

202

188

188

202

188

188

175

175

 175

175

168

156

730

1,620

1,420

519

537

393

291

357

690

770

556

393

357

b330

b325

307

291

b270

b260

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July . . *

August ......................... .\ .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b250

b300

b340

375

447

 519

501

501

519

519

519

575

1,110

3,040

4,900

4,770

1,030

750

613

541

49O

541

524

507

541

577

524

490

422

-

Secondfoe t-days

3,727

19,937

8,026

116,488

12,596

26,735

20,975

21,536

9,498

8,383

5,190

4,327

2,753

143,683

Mar.

371

439

559

790

559

456

990

1,190

1,050

1,130

930

651

541

490

456

439

870

850

613

524

507

473

507

651

750

651

524

1,150

850

541

473

Apr.

1,290

1,

1,

730

180

390

541

577

1,

2,

1,

550

100

£50

830

577

332

577

507

750

790

313

156

122

388

388

S54

538

522

322

322

jhuciBUB

275

2,620

575

3,540

1,620

4,900

1,190

2,400

1,680

1,880

670

439

202

4,900

506

173

173

588

-

May

322

338

322

338

371

306

322

322

260

230

216

202

245

245

245

216

202

188

188

161

148

148

142

135

168

275

559

439

290

275

1,680

Minima

73

108

188

36

156

250

371

306

135

94

57

67

53

53

June

1..880

595

388

322

275

230

306

690

371

260

216

188

188

168

245

202

174

148

142

129

117

117

174

,202

135

117

94

111

105

94

-

Mean

120

665

259

319

406

922

677

718

 xnc Ov/D

279

167

140

91.8

393

July

99

88

72

67

67

99

94

67

72

62

62

72

57

72

168

142

111

105

94

216

670

456

710

473

260

168

135

117

111

105

99

Aug.

]:

82

L23

30

S71

439

275

161

129

L17

117

99

94

99

94

88

82

82

82

88

174

154

]

2

17

99

94

99

88

82

67

72

75

154

Per square 

 lie

0.331

1.84

.715

.881

1.12

2.55

1.87

1.98

.845

.771

 461

 387

.254

1.09

Sept.

82

88

88

88

82

72

67

82

82

168

202

168

105

77

72

77

88

72

57

72

53

82

88

82

67

53

72

88

105

174

Rinoff ia 

inches

0.38

2.05

.82

11.97

1.Z9

2.75

2.16

2.21

.97

.86

.53

.45

.28

14.75

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Nottoway River near BurKevule 

and near Stony Creek, and Stony Creek near Dlnwiddle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
58 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.

LocatIon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°54'00", long. 77 0 24'00", at tridge on PetersburgEmporia highway, 2 miles upstream from Island Swamp Creek and 3^ miles south of town of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County.

Drainage area.- 586 square miles.

Records available.- March -1930 to Septeiriber 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 555 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Feb. 17 (fage height, 15.90 

reet); minimum, 54 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (rage height, 23.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of records for stations on Appomattox River; minimum, 5 secord-feet Sept. 2, 5, 

1932 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).-' W 802: 1935(M). W 972: 1931(M), 1932, 19J-4-35, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 58 4.0 351 12.0 2,830 

2.3 81 4.5 466 13.0 3,360 

2.5 106 5.5 740 14.0 4.OOO 

3.0 177 7.5 1,320 15. O 4.82O 

3.5 256 9.5 1.94O 16.0 5,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

200 

170 

147 

141 

138

138 

138 

138 

138 

295

349 

273 

282 

256 

223

200 

192 

200 

200 

190

174 

159 

142 

141 

140

140 

138 

140 

155 

292 

330

NOV.

231 

188 

184 

882 

1,440

1,200 

491 

417 

1,140 

1,030

656 

2,520 

2,760 

2,400 

911

1,060 

1,140 

796 

600 

614

600 

491 

796 

1,710 

1,680

1,060 

740 

572 

491 

429

Dec.

4C6 

372 

362 

351 

340

351 

351 

330 

320 

310

320 

372 

351 

320 

310

698 

969 

712 

504 

417

383 

362 

340 

330 

320

310 

310 

30O 

291 

273 

273

Jan.

273 

300 

330 

300 

282

273 

264 

256 

248 

264

256 

239 

654 

2,560 

2,400

1,320 

740 

684 

558 

466

1,230 

1,530 

1,140 

796 

530

530 

558 

530 

544 

504 

504

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr!

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

u&ry

h.. ..........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

394 

454 

600 

614 

656

796 

824 

824 

1,030 

998

853 

940 

1,680 

3,220 

5,120

5,330 

5,440 

2,180 

1,110 

940

824 

853 

940 

882 

969

998 

940 

824 

740

Secondfoot-days

5,959 

29,229 

11,958

177,652

21,063 

41,973 

35,935 

34,926 

13,075 

14,690 

8,170 

6,104 

3,240

226,372

Mar.

628 

698 

1,620 

1,590 

1,080

824 

1,170 

2,110 

2,000 

2,480

2,180 

1,470 

1,060 

882

796

740 

882 

1,500 

1,290 

824

768 

712 

670 

853 

1,030

1,030 

768 

1,060 

1,560 

998 

712

Apr.

1,060 

2,480 

2,4OO 

1,500 

911

796 

1,570 

2,920 

2,970 

1,530

998 

969 

940 

S24 

2,040

1,830 

1,170 

853 

712 

656

600 

544 

491 

466 

441

454 

466 

740 

911 

684

Maximum

349 

2,760 

369

3,420

2,560 

5,440 

2,480 

2,970 

1,520 

3,210 

1,260 

712 

215

5,440

May

517 

466 

491 

429 

530

600 

466 

517 

429 

351

310 

291 

330 

429 

429

351 

300 

340 

291 

248

223 

215 

207 

200 

192

239 

466 

740 

504 

454 

1,520

Minimum

138 

184 

273

35

239 

394 

628 

441 

192 

144 

120 

107 

62

62

June

3,210 

2,250 

882 

530 

441

3S3 

340 

824 

911 

558

372 

300 

264 

243 

248

291 

264 

231 

207 

192

177 

170 

165 

207 

231

189 

159 

148 

154 

144

Mean

191 

97' 

38t

48'

67 = 

1,44" 

1,16] 

1,16< 

42! 

49C 

26< 19- 

10S

July

140 

138 

138 

138 

138

140 

151 

138 

131 

126

123 

123 

120 

120 

236

310 

200 

162 

141 

138

359 

882 

969 

1,260 

544

300 

207 

170 

148 

140 

140

Aug.

140 

140 

310 

310 

712

614 

330 

215 

178 

180

159 

140 

130 

127 

124

124 

117 

109 

110 

135

215 

192 

156 

138 

137

133 

121 

117 

110 

107 

274

Per square 

mile

0.328 

1.66 

3 .659

.831

1.16 

2.47 

1.98 

I 1.99 

.720 

> .836 

I .451 

.336 

1 .184

619 1.06

Sept.

192 

140 

124 

105 

103

98 

100 

100 

109 

133

200 

215 

180 

140 

128

93 

87 

79 

75 

74

73 

75 

73 

74 

73

70 

62 

70 

81 

114

Runoff in 

inches

0.38 

1.85 

.76

11.28

1.34 

2.66 

2.28 

2.22 

.83 

.93 

.52 

.39 

.21

14.37

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 17 1(8 to 10 a.m.) 5,78O sec. -ft.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 59

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°46 I 10", long. 77°10'00", 1.1 miles downstream from 

I'nree Creek, 2.5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, and 5.3 roller upstream 

from Assamoosick Swamp. Datum of gage is 5.96 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,451 square miles.

Records available.- September 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 18.24 

f'eet); minimum observed, 94 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 3.60 feet).

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.5 

feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.30 feet).

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 29.7 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

48,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 3O

4.2 191 6.0 604 3.7 107

4.4 226 7.0 87

5.0 356 9.0 1,53

6 4.0 150

0 4.5 234

5.0 330

5.5 444

7.0 840 14.0 3,

8.0 1,140 16.0 5,

10.0 1,SOO 17.0 6,

12.0 2,560 18.5 9,

13.0 3,020

640

5FO

800

6fO

Discharge, in second- feet, water year Oitober 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

U

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,030

428

312

246

226

208

191

200

217

380

476

708

630

578

500

452

428

452

500

552

500

452

380

312

268

246

236

217

217

236

312

Nov.

476

404

356

380

736

1,290

1,420

960

728

1,300

1,530

1,490

2,020

2,520

2,970

3,490

3,560

3,070

2,480

1,910

1,600

1,490

1,430

1,660

2,090

2,700

3,020

3,020

2,480

1,800

-

Dec.

1,430

1,200

1,080

1,020

930

900

900

870

840

784

784

812

870

870

840

960

1,430

1,910

1,980

1,940

1,910

1,870

1,110

990

900

840

812

940

840

812

784

Jan.

728

7

7

8

28

56

12

728

702

6

6

6

76

76

50

624

598

5

6

1,4

72

50

60

2,400

2,930

3,4

4,2

3,7

20

60

20

2,740

2,360

2,6

3,0

3,4

10

70

90

3,490

2,930

2,2

1,9

1,7

1,6

40

40

00

00

1,490

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

March

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

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

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

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

August '

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,600

1,460

1,490

1,560

1,660

1,840

2,020

2,320

2,480

2,520

2,610

2,560

2,700

3,350

4,760

6,040

7,260

8,810

9,020

8,000

6,040

4,560

3,350

3,020

2,880

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,700

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

12,090

54,380

34,058

384,211

56,750

105,130

93,320

83,640

35 236

38^624

12,420

16j 871

5,017

547,538

Mar.

2,440

2,160

2,160

2,520

2,930

3,170

3,290

3,170

3,350

4,070

4,960

4,960

5,690

5,580

4,860

3,720

2,970

2,560

2,560

2,700

2,610

2,240

1,940

1,870

1,910

2,090

2,200

2,020

1,980

2,280

2,360

Apr.

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

020

050

480

930

420

3,560

3,

2,

3,

120

880

170

3,980

5,060

5,

4,

3,

2,

260

460

420

840

2,790

3,

3,

3,

120

640

640

3,020

2,280

1,

1,

1,

870

700

560

1,330

1,200

1,

1,

1,

2,

Maximum

1,030

3,560

1,980

4,170

4 ,260

9,020

5^260

2,440

4,760

1,630

2,200

310

9,020

140

430

910

360

-

May

2,440

2,090

1,8.00

1,560

1,360

1,400

1,560

1,430

1,360

1,240

900

812

784

930

1,240

1,360

1,200

990

870

728

624

444

468

420

396

374

598

1,170

1,560

1,530

1,600

Minimum

191

356

784

86

572

1,460

1,870

1,140

374

252

135

166

107

10.7

June

2,280

2,790

3,560

4,760

4,660

3,230

1,980

1,430

1,600

1,910

1,660

1,110

784

676

624

546

572

520

468

396

352

330

310

310

310

352

310

290

252

252

-

Mean

390

1, 813

1,099

1,053

1 831

3, 625

3,010

2, 788

1,137

1/287

401

544

167

1,496

July

252

234

234

216

207

190

182

198

182

166

158

158

135

150

234

444

520

352

290

290

252

352

960

1,270

1,630

1,240

702

444

310

252

216

Aug.

1,

1,

207

270

950

110

910

2.2CO

1,

1,

9fO

3C"

7E6

6?4

SS6

320

2SO

252

225

216

2C7

162

162

ISO

252

374

468

468

33?

252

2C7

ISO

166

225

18?

Per square 

mile

0.269

1.25

.757

.726

1 26

2!50

2.07

1 *784 92

 887

'.375

.115

1.03

Sept.

216

310

207

166

150

142

135

135

166

166

182

270

290

290

207

182

166

150

135

135

128

121

128

121

107

107

142

107

114

142

-

F-noff in 

inches

0.31

1.40

.87

9.85

1.45

2.70

2.39

2.14

.90

.99

.32

.43

.13

14.03
60 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°04 I 00", long. 77°36'10", at bridg" on U. S. Highway 

i, 1.2 miles southwest of Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, and 1.7 miles downstream from 

Chamberlains Bed Creek.

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Re cords avallable.- September 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes'.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,950 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

1U.O& feet); minimum observed, 5.3 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 15, 1948; minimum observed, 2.8 

second-feet Aug. 20, 1947 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to S°pt. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

107

155

222

371

645

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

728

842

1,100

1,470

1,950

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

4.2

7.8

12

18

25

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

53

78

107

Mote.- Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Da,

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

19

17

16

15

14

13

15

15

52

50

44

38

31

26

25

29

26

25

23

20

19

18

18

16

16

16

16

39

29

29

Nov.

24

21

25

53

92

89

55

62

163

91

75

708

441

238

123

205

155

115

102

123

101

92

525

427

300

188

131

104

91

70

-

Dec.

64

63

62

60

61

64

60

69

54

49

58

62

78

71

57

222

147

123

100

79

74

64

62

60

57

56

55

53

51

43

47

Jan.

52

61

59

54

52

50

47

44

42

43

38

39

315

728

539

222

147

139

94

94

413

371

238

222

180

96

102

100

96

91

83

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a90

88

84

91

123

131

155

155

238

a200

180

171

441

890

1,890

842

371

254

196

171

163

163

180

171

222

222

205

163

139

-

-

Secondfoot-days

753

4,989

2,215

30,100.3

4,851

Q 1 389

7,462

2*998

2,571

639 .3

770.7

298.8

43,808.8

Mar.

115

115

441

315

196

147

254

553

371

708

539

329

214

171

155

147

270

270

180

155

139

147

131

196

222

147

131

254

188

139

123

Apr.

343

728

525

222

163

147

632

866

659

315

214

222

180

155

300

238

180

131

115

107

104

163

115

102

84

92

131

238

238

163

-

Maximum

52

708

222

771

728

1,890

708

866

1,040

915

89

81

22

1,890

May

123

107

106

89

106

107

104

107

86

63

54

49

. 64

81

66

51

45

43

39

37

33

31

26

24

24

33

72

74

63

61

1,040

Minimum

13

21

43

2.8

38

84

115

84

24

19

6.4

9 s'.s1

5.3

June

915

371

123

89

79

66

65

131

102

66

52

45

40

38

32

30

30

25

24

22

22

21

20

21

22

22

19

38

22

19

-

Mean

24.3

166

71.5

82.5

156

289

241

262

96 .7

85 .7

20. 6

24.9

9.96

120

July

17

14

11

11

10

10

10

31

11

8.6

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.4

10

17

22

17

14

11

9.1

27

52

89

61

57

29

19

17

14

13

Aug.

11

20

34

34

81

41

38

27

22

18

16

14

15

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.1

65

34

35

77

27

17

13

12

11

9.1

22

13

Per square 

mile

0 219 i!so

.644

.743

1-.41

g 60

2^17

2 .36

.871

.772

.186

.224

.090

1.08

Sept.

12

11

9.1

8.2

7.1

7.8

7,4

7.1

10

10

21

18

16

13

10

10

8.6

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

10

9.1

9.1

8.2

7.1

5.3

7.1

22

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

1.67

.74

10.08

1.63

2.80

2.50

2 63

1.00

.86

.21

 26

.10

14.65

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Nottoway River near Burkevllle

and near HcKenney.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 61

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°01'30", long. 76°52'30", at Walls Bridge, l£ 

miles downstream from Cypress Swamp and 3j miles southeast of Dendron, Surry County. 

Datum of gage is 30.99 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 285 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, .2,130 second-feet Feb. 18

TeeTTT minimum, 3.8 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 4,710 second-feet July 21, 1945 '

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7 to Jan. 9)

height, 6.20 

height, 8.90

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

1.6 12 3.0 111 4.5 755 1.1 3.2 2.5 51 3.4 

2.0 24 3.3 189 5.0 1,140 1.3 7.3 2.6 59 3.6 

2.4 39 3.6 281 6.2 2,130 1.5 12 2.7 71 3.8 

2.6 53 3.9 399 1.9 24 2.8 87 4.2 

2.8 75 4.2 558 2.1 30 2.9 107 5.0 

2.3 39 3.2 184

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

18 

20 

23 

23 

20

16 

13 

37 

70 

135

192 

166 

166 

178 

151

123 

111 

116 

111 

99

80 

65 

55 

44

37

32 

27 

25 

24 

23 

24

Nov.

23 

22 

95 

271 

382

512 

329 

271 

224 

183

181 

230 

261 

306 

376

452 

500

564 

589 

546

474 

428 

463 

517 

620

630 

890 

920 

898 

808

Dec.

770 

589 

479 

404 

344

299 

258 

233 

212 

195

201 

195 

206 

221 

209

264 

274 

303 

344 

352

344 

356 

369 

348 

313

299 

271 

255 

239 

227 

215

Jan.

204 

204 

192 

189 

192

201 

195 

189 

201 

212

181 

167 

212 

336 

390

452 

535 

546 

564 

564

583 

785 

a 900 

al.OOO 

a90o

a 900 

8800 

a700 

a650 

a 600 

aSOO

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber . ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a360 

a400 

a450 

a450 

a460

479 

512 

564 

608 

a610

a610 

a650 

aSOO 

1,300 

1,750

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

1,960 

1,620

1,260 

1,020 

830 

755 

713

720 

713 

727 

727

Seoondfoot-days

2,264 

13,167 

9,588

68,729.7

14,244 

27,318 

22,120 

19,196 

7,096 

10,577 

1,759-S 

5,340 

705. 1

133, 375 .E

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Jar

4 a.m.) z.130 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (2 a.m.) l.bc 

p.m.) 1,860 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computec 

near Franklin and Seacock Creek at Unity.

Mar.

659 

620 

620 

595 

601

608 

692 

830 

980 

1,300

1,260 

1,420 

1,460 

1,380 

1,260

1,060 

875 

720 

601 

523

474 

447 

423 

404 

373

344 

340 

336 

306 

303 

306

Apr.

348 

409 

452 

447 

428

428 

684 

935 

1,220 

1,300

1,140 

950 

920 

860 

860

792 

785 

755 

720 

713

659 

552 

458 

404 

378

329 

292 

321 

321 

336

Maximum

192 

920 

770

920

1,000 

2,090 

1,460 

1,300 

385 

1,220 

251 

596 

93

2,090

. 24 (time u 

0 sec. -ft.;

on basis of

May

352 

373 

373 

352 

356

310 

295 

271 

251 

239

236 

242 

264 

281 

313

299 

258 

221 

183 

167

172 

118 

88 

73 

63

99 

95 

101 

105 

161 

385

Minimum

13 

22 

195

.9

167 

360 

303 

292 

63 

23 

4.2 

23 

6.5

4.2

June

755 

980 

1,000 

1,220 

1,150

908 

668 

536 

424 

418

336 

254 

233 

258 

248

221 

179 

179 

124 

74

64 

60 

59 

53 

40

29 

23 

27 

29 

28

Mean

73.0 

439 

309

188

459 

942 

714 

640 

229 

353 

56.8 

172 

23.5

364

July

29 

30 

20 

14 

10

8.8 

7.3 

6.2 

6.9 

6.7

5.6 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2 

8.4

23 

40 

30 

22 

18

25 

82 

112 

152 

230

251 

198 

157 

126 

82 

46

242 

308 

393 

620 

1,150

Auf.

29 

38 

97 

204 

489

f96 

418 

370 

357 

324

280 

T12 

131 

69 

43

30 

25 

26 

23 

28

30 

34 

73 

147

227 

176 

149 

168 

173 

141

Per square 

mile

0.256 

1.54 

1.08

.660

1.61 

3.31 

2.51 

2.25 

.804 

1.24 

.199 

.604 

.082

1.28

Sept.

93 

59 

36 

26 

20

16 

14 

14 

21 

33

44 

37 

32 

32 

31

27 

26 

23 

19 

16

13 

12 

9.8 

8.4 

7.3

6.9 

6.7 

6.5 

6.5 

9.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.30 

1.72 

1.24

8.98

1.86 

3.57 

2.89 

2.51 

.93 

1.38 

.83 

.70 

.09

17.42

mknown) about 1,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17 (l to 

Apr. 10 (2 a.m.) 1,340 see. -ft. j June 4 (2

records for Blackwater River at Zunl and
62 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°52'05", long. 76°50'15", at bridge on 0. S. Highway 460 

at zuni, Isle of Wight County, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope Swamp and 3.4 miles upstream from Antioch Swamp. Datum of gage is 8.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 448 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,440 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 

11.u9 feet); minimum observed, 6.1 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1943-48; Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet July 25, 1945 [gage height, 15.05 

feet); no flow Sept. 10-18, 1944.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 23.2 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. Qage read 

once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 14

1.4 5.3 3.4 60 6.S

1.5 6.3 4

1.6 7.5 4

1.8 10 5

2.0 14 5

2.4 24 6

2.8 36 6

.0 S9 7.0

.5 117 7.5

.0 149 8.0

.6 197 9.0 1,

.2 264 10.0 1,

.6 318 11.1 2,

July 15 to Sept. 30

358 5.8 219

416 6.0 244

624 6.4 325

878 6.8 445

340 7.6 740

820 8.5 1,120

**o Note.- Seme as oreceding table below 5.8

feet.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

32

22

18

16

17

16

27

60

105

163

156

163

179

179

171

163

163

156

142

129

117

105

99

84

74

64

60

52

48

42

Nov.

36

33

60

230

241

252

276

358

451

451

385

385

385

358

3S5

416

490

577

624

722

722

774

774

774

878

878

878

978

1,070

1,070

-

Dec.

1,070

1,030

878

774

722

672

532

416

358

336

318

318

303

276

2S9

336

415

53^

532

532

490

490

490

490

490

451

451

416

385

385

358

Jan.

336

3

3

3

18

18

18

303

289

2

2

2

76

76

64

264

264

2

2

4

52

52

51

577

722

7

9

1,0

22

28

70

1,070

1,210

1,4

1,6

1,6

80

20

20

1,440

1,440

1,2

1,1

1,0

9

10

20

30

78

878

Month

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

November ......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

490

532

577

624

624

672

774

826

92S

928

978

978

1,070

1,340

1,970

2,320

2,440

2,380

2,320

2,200

2,020

1,770

1,620

1,440

1,260

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,070

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,864

15,911

15,536

105,148.

23 296

37I501

30 472

28 042

10^462

13,967

2,141.

10,047

1,049.

191,289.

Mar.

1,030

978

978

92S

928

672

826

1,070

1,210

1,340

1,520

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,480

1,390

1,260

1,120

978

878

774

672

624

577

577

490

490

451

416

385

Apr.

416

532

524

572

672

624

1,

572

978

260

1,440

1,520

1,

1,

1,

520

590

>60

1,300

1,340

1,

1,

1,

340

210

120

1,030

978

328

328

774

672

577

,

!

i*

Maximum

179

1,070

1,070

'. 1,070

1,620

2,440

1,620 

1,520

577

1,260

> 219

1,120

135

5 2,440

>32

)32

>77

S24

Hay

577

532

490

451

151

451

451

490

451

416

358

318

289

358

490

490

416

385

336

303

876

230

197

179

142

117

149

163

179

156

171

Minimum

16

33

276

2.4

252

490

385

416

117

74

6.1

84

6.5

6.1

June

336

624

828

1,160

1,210

1,260

1,210

1,120

978

728

577

451

358

318

264

278

303

289

241

197

171

139

156

129

117

105

74

111

74

79

-

Mean

92.4

530

501

288

781

1,293

983

935

337

466 324' 69 '

35.0

523

July

56

64

69

48

36

27

18

14

11

8.9

7.5

6,8

6.3

B.I

34

20

16

14

18

28

27

50

64

142

197

219

197

208

208

179

148

Aug.

105

L35

L97

280

780

185

1,

1,

120

330

960

620

480

^

'

no

550

'80

208

142

]

84

L63

49

111

111

3

1

3

LOS

111

111

128

135

]

1:

]

171

197

97

LS6

135

Per square 

mile

0.206

1 .18

1.18

.643

1 .68 .

o OQ

E l Q * J.3

8.09

.752

1.04

.154

 723

!078

1.17

Sspt.

135

135

123

94

64

44

30

24

20

18

18

24

S3

34

32

28

27

26

21

20

1$

15

12

11

9.6

B.6

7,8

6.8

6.5

6,5

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

1 tS2

1.89

8.73

1,94 s.ie

2.62

2.35

 87 

1,16

 18

83 log

15.89
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 63

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'50", long. 76°53'50", half a mile south of 

town of Burdette, half a mile upstream from Black Creek, 3f miles downstream from 

Corrowaugh Swamp, and 6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area.- 613 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944-to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.9 

reet, from floodmark); minimum 14 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 5,360 second-feet July 25, 1945 (gage height, 

13.4 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, 0.36 fcot).

Remarks.- Records fair. 1

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3)

1.1 13 3.0 144 7.0 SOO 

1.2 17 4.0 235 8.0 1,200 

1.3 22 5.0 344 9.0 1,760 

1.7 45 5.5 416 10.0 2,460 

2.1 71 6.0 514 11.0 3,260 

2.5 101 6.5 640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

72 

54 

43 

35 

31

24 

24 

47 

93 

441

752 

612 

472 

400 

344

304 

287 

282 

270 

245

212 

180 

148 

135 

117

105 

95 

87 

83 

77 

64

Nov.

55 

53 

237 

536 

626

584 

560 

536 

572 

612

640 

752 

818 

800 

752

752 

784 

800 

835 

888

905 

905 

940 

980 

1,040

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,100 

1,150

Dec.

1,150 

1,120 

1,060 

1,000 

922

835 

768 

688 

612 

560

325 

492 

472 

452 

434

548 

736 

818 

852 

835

784 

736 

704 

672 

640

640 

656 

656 

640 

612 

572

Jan.

548 

525 

525 

514 

482

462 

425 

400 

384 

377

363 

350 

392 

736 

9SO

1,060 

1,080 

1,180 

1,280 

1,300

1,520 

1,880 

2,160 

2,230 

2,160

a2,000 

al,700 

al,500 

a 1,400 

al,300 

al,100

Month

Goto 

Move 

Daoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro £ri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ....

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a800 

,a840 

aSBO 

905 

922

1,020 

1,100 

1,180 

1,280 

1,430

1,380 

1,380 

1,520 

2,020 

2,780

a3,000 

a3,100 

a3,100 

3,020 

2,860

2,620 

2,460 

2,380 

2,160 

1,950

1,760 

1,580 

1,430 

1,380

Secondfoot-days

6,135 

22,392 

22,191

148,847.5

32,313 

52,237 

41,328 

36,297 

15,495 

17,750 

4,844 

16,975 

1,403

269,360

liar.

1,300 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,180

1,120 

1,150 

1,380 

1,520 

1,820

2,090 

2,230 

2,230 

2,160 

2,090

2,020 

1,820 

1,700 

1,490 

1,320

1,180 

1,060 

940 

870 

818

784 

752 

720 

672 

640 

612

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximun

752 

1,150 

1,150

1,280

2,230 

3,100 

2,230 

1,880 

870 

1,300 

392 

2,020 

140

3,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (6 a.m.

626 

752 

835 

870 

888

852 

888 

080 

380 

700

820 

880 

820 

700 

760

820 

760 

640 

490 

350

200 

100 

040 

980 

922

870 

800 

752 

852 

870

May

870 

818 

752 

68S 

640

612 

626 

656 

640 

598

525 

452 

434 

688

835

784 

704 

612 

525 

452

384 

326 

270 

220 

184

a!50 

a ISO 

a200 

a220 

a 200 

a250

HinimuB

24 

53 

434

4.4

350 

800 

612 

626 

150 

126 

16 

148 

15

15

June

a 400 

aSOO 

1,100 

1,220 

1,280

1,300 

1,300 

1,250 

1,180 

1,060

388 

704 

560 

452 

370

344 

384 

400 

370 

309

245 

198 

276 

235 

189

162 

126 

265 

230 

153

Mean

198 

746 

716

408

1,042 

1,801 

1,333 

1,210 

500 

592 

156 

548 

46.8

736

July

14S 

109 

93 

78 

56

43 

36 

29 

22 

19

17 

16 

16 

20 

238

276 

144 

84 

68 

126

148 

384 

326 

338 

392

370 

314 

270 

250 

230 

184

Aug.

1,

2, 

V, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Per square 

mile

0.323 

1.22 

1.17

.666

1.70 

2.94 

2.17 

1.97 

.816 

.966 

.254 

.894 

.076

1.20

) 2,230 sec. -ft.; Feb. 18 (time

148 

153 

363 

F45 

F40

C20

eeo

F40 

320 

COO

720 

?4S 

452 

384 

320

235 

148 

194 

£35 

216

207 

198 

£60 

344 

344

3->9 

260 

220 

216 

194 

162

Sept.

140 

140 

130 

113 

91

68 

54 

45 

40 

40

41 

38 

40 

44 

41

35 

31 

30 

28 

26

24 

22 

20 

19 

18

17 

17 

16 

15 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.37 

1.36 

1.35

9.02

1.96 

3.17 

2.50 

2.20 

.94 

1.08 

.29 

1.03 

.08

16.33

unknown)

1,820 sec.-ft.; Aug. 6 (6 p.m.) 2,020 Sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Blackwater River at Zunl and 

near Dendron and Seacock Creek at Unity.
64 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Seacock Creek at Unity, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36°49'15", long. 76°53'00", at highway bridge 0.7 mile northease of Unity, Southampton County, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 4.2 miles downstream from Round Hill Swamp. Datum of gage is 9.22 feet above mean sea level unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 778 second-feet Fe*). 16 (gage height, 

B.iB reet); no flow for several days during year.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,180 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; maximum 

gage height observed, 9.44 feet July 23, 1945 (backwater from BlacYwater River); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 0 1.8 5.2

1.2 .4 2.0 8.2

1.3 .9 2.2 12

1.4 1.5 2.4 16

1.5 2.2 2.8 28

1.6 3.1 3.2 44

1.7 4.0 4.0 76

4.5 98

5.0 125

5.5 158

6.0 212

6.5 3OO

7.0 420

8.2 778

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

' 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

8.0

4.7

3.2

2.2

2.0

.8

3.1

13

93

137

137

125

103

88

44

40

36

32

32

28

24

19

12

9.6

7.9

6.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.4

Nov.

3.8

3.6

46

144

151

151

151

151

144

144

137

144

151

158

158

166

166

166

151

137

131

125

137

166

176

166

144

131

125

108

-

Dec.

108

98

98

93

84

80

76

76

68

64

64

68

68

72

76

125

166

212

199

176

151

137

119

108

93

88

84

80

76

76

72

Jan.

68

68

93

93

84

80

76

72

64

60

50

46

44

226

344

322

280

26O

242

242

322

532

420

368

300

242

199

187

176

158

151

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Vater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

151

144

151

166

187

212

242

260

260

260

242

280

368

622

744

778

d620

d470

d420

d370

d320

d300

d28O

d26O

d23O

d210

d210

212

199

-

Secondfoot-days

1,040.4

4,O32.4

3,155

23,150.5

5,869

9,168

6,411

5,738

2,166.5

2,025

611.5

3,928.2

61.4

44,206.4

Mar.

187

176

187

187

199

212

226

242

280

446

446

446

368

322

280

260

158

151

151

151

166

119

113

108

119

144

158

144

93

88

84

Apr.

98

137

212

176

151

119

137

242

420

420

344

280

242

212

300

300

280

226

187

158

125

Maximum

137

176

212

332

532

778

446

420

187

322

108

652

11

778

108

1O3

88

80

68

60

108

158

199

May

187

166

137

88

84

84

88

88

98

88

60

46

50

84

137

125

113

103

60

38

28

22

18

12

9.6

6.9

22

25

25

32

42

Minimum

0.8

3.6

64

0

44

144

84

60

6.9

12

0

.2

0

0

June

64

93

322

280

137

93

68

60

88

119

72

48

25

18

12

26

38

80

72

60

16

13

16

26

28

24

16

46

40

25

Mean

33.6

134

102

63.4

189

316

207

191

69.9

67.5

19.7

127

2.05

121

July

22

13

10

7.9

4.1

2.2

1.8

.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

O

72

48

22

13

10

8.6

4.8

3O

34

108

84

60

36

8.6

6.2

2.4

.7

Aug.

0.2

.8

137

532

652

592

368

280

151

88

44

25

22

14

9.8

8.2

6.5

11

24

48

40

32

187

242

176

125

50

32

18

8.6

4.1

Per square 

mile

0.329

1.31

1.00

.622

1.85

3.10

2.03

1.87

.685

.662

.193

1.25

.020

1.19

Sept.

2.0

.7

2.3

1.6

2.4

2.8

3.6

3.3

2.6

4.6

5.3

4.8

3.9

3.6

2.3

1.7

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

.2

.5

0

O

0

.2

.3

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

1.46

1.15

8.42

2.13

3.34

2.34

2.09

.79

.74

.22

1. 44

!02

16.10

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Blackwater River near 

Dendron and at Zunl.
CHOWAN RIVES BASIN 65

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°43 I 00", long. 77°50 I 00", at Oholson Bridge, 

i mile upstream from Alien Creek and 3 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, Brun-swick 

County. Datum of gage is 136.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, su*>plementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 553 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 508 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,660 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 22.37 

reet); minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 2&, 27, 28 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 38,000 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 42.0 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies and records for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimon, 5 second-feet Sept. 23, 24, 1932 (gage height, 0.72 foot); minimum daily, 5 second-feet 

Sept. 24, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1932(M), 1935.

' Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 52 3.5 311 14.0 3,430 

2.0 78 4.0 415 18.0 4,810 

2,2 99 5.0 656 20.0 5,780 

2.4 124 7.0 1,200 22.0 7,300 

3.0 217 10.0 2,110

Discharge, in aeccnd-feet, water year October 1947' to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

168 

150 

131 

123 

125

111 

123 

103 

112 

1,400

2,220 

542 

404 

291 

217

190 

181 

202 

244 

203

165 

148 

134 

1Z5 

124

130 

111 

125 

578 

763 

301

Nov.

208 

178 

382 

1,310 

763

351 

272 

588 

1,430 

566

800 

3,840 

3,740 

844 

656

1,430 

1,010 

604 

483 

483

472 

382 

786 

1,790 

1,060

736 

530 

426 

382 

351

Dec.

331 

311 

291 

291 

282

282 

282 

272 

262 

253

272 

301 

282 

262 

253

559 

898 

472 

372 

331

301 

291 

282 

272 

262

253 

253 

244 

244 

231 

235

Jan.

244 

244 

253 

244 

244

228 

205 

197 

197 

207

189 

176 

777 

3,290 

1,400

630 

494 

437 

362 

331

790 

1,220 

763 

518 

341

362 

415 

372 

362 

372 

301

Month

Octo 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . .

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

153 

321 

437 

426 

506

736 

763 

790 

1,280 

1,030

709 

817 

2,270 

3,870 

5,380

6,800 

2,290 

1,170 

898 

736

656 

643 

709 

709 

763

817 

763 

617 

554

Secondfoot-daya

9,944 

26,853 

9,727

162,299

16,165 

37,613 

31,158 

33,226 

13,787 

15,836 

6,206 

6,834 

2,601

209,950

Mar.

483 

542 

1,890 

1,110 

790

604 

1,060 

2,560 

1,200 

1,920

1,610 

1,010 

790 

656 

604

554 

1,500 

1,550 

790 

656

604 

592 

554 

566 

1,280

763 

656 

1,960 

1,030 

682 

592

Apr.

1,500 

3,700 

1,850 

952 

763

643 

2,160 

4,040 

1,550 

952

763 

790 

817 

709 

2,050

1,550 

925 

709 

604 

554

518 

483 

460 

437 

426

404 

404 

1,090 

844 

579

HaxiuuB

2,220 

3,840 

898

4,350

3,290 

6,800 

2,560 

4,040 

2,920 

3,700 

766 

1,090 

235

6,800

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (6:30

Hay

472 

426 

437 

415 

566

483 

437 

483 

426 

351

321 

301 

331 

351 

404

331 

291 

301 

311 

253

231 

222 

214 

203 

214

262 

601 

483 

331 

415 

2,920

HiniuuB

103 

178 

231

47

176 

153 

483 

404 

203 

178 

97 

90 

56

56

a.m.

June

3,700 

871 

506 

393 

351

311 

351 

1,030 

709 

437

321 

272 

244 

291 

554

592 

311 

244 

221 

207

178 

181 

859 

1,170 

351

282 

217 

244 

244 

194

Mean

321 

895 

314

445

521 

1,297 

1,005 

1,108 

445 

528 

200 

220 

86.7

574

July

174 

165 

146 

153 

123

128 

121 

127 

123 

124

118 

97 

106 

110 

272

331 

192 

154 

118 

115

766 

362 

535 

580 

214

156 

146 

125 

109 

104 

112

Aug.

112 

176 

3-1. 

350 

1,0">0

5i2 

2'* 

199 

414 

301

179 

141 

140 

130 

«8

109 

118 

116 

232 

473

154 

121 

130 

132 

121

107 

91 

98 

96 

90 

159

Per square 

 Ue

0.580 

1.62 

.568

.805

.942 

2.35 

1.82 

2.00 

.805 

.955 

.362 

.398 

.157

1.04

7,660 sec. -ft.

Sept.

Ill 

105 

90 

90 

86

85 

77 

75 

83 

83

98 

124 

115 

101 

89

85 

76 

73 

64 

61

60 

60 

67 

64 

58

64 

56 

68 

98 

235

Runoff in 

inohes

0.67 

1.81 

.65

10.92

1.09 

2.53 

2.10 

2.23 

.93 

1.07 

.42 

.46 

.18

14.14
66 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°59', long. 78°21', at bridge on State Highway 40, 

hair a mile downstream from Tusekiah Creek and 5 miles northwest o*" Lunenburg, Lunenburg County.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Re cords available.- August 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,890 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage 

height, 16.60 feet); minimum observed, 3.2 second-feet Sept. 5 (ga-re height, 1.13 

feet).

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 14, 1948; minimum observed, 2.4 

second-feet Aug. 31, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.13 feet Aug. 31, 1947, 

Sept. 5, 1948.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice efect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used-Oct. 1-29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16

1.6 14 2.0 32 3.0 112 1.1 2.7

1.7 17 2.2 46 3.5 172 1.2 4.3

1.8 22 2.6 76 4.0 247 1.3 6.8

Note.- Same as following table above * * 9<6 

4.0 feet. 1-5 13

Dec. 17 to Sep*.. 30

1.6 16 2.6 86

1.7 20 3.0 122

1.8 25 3.5 175

2.0 37 4.0 247 

2.2 51 5.0 410

7.0 770

11.0 1,560

16.0 2,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.0

7.3

7.3

6.8

5.4

6.1

6.4

7.5

7.0

122

263

46

23

16

12

17

14

22

15

11

10

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.2

10

84

33

22

Nov.

18

16

88

98

50

32

31

60

56

34

568

231

76

50

128

88

60

43

80

53

38

38

311

117

80

56

43

38

31

31

-

Dec.

27

26

25

25

26

27

23

25

21

20

34

26

22

21

21

107

48

38

33

31

30

29

29

24

25

26

24

24

22

38

22

Jan.

24

26

22

22

*22

21

20

26

22

20

24

40

393

132

51

82

44

39

51

38

132

77

44

b35

b36

b40

38

34

35

29

28

Month

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

November .........................

December ....'.....................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July .

Auffust

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b33

b45

b40

55

77

100

104

95

113

100

77

152

216

*2,660

231

122

132

104

77

64

43

59

59

59

77

77

59

51

44

-

-

Secondfee t-days

832 3

2 *919 643

16,441.2

1,647

5 125

4^715

4,111

1 "ess 795

305.9

317.1

281.7

23,347.0

liar.

36

188

108

77

55

48

694

132

72

132

77

59

48

48

43

44

279

104

77

68

72

59

72

427

86

64

1,210

132

77

68

59

Apr.

1,020

Maximum

263

568

107

1,950

393

1)210

1,020

64

26

48

108

2,660

279

108

77

68

59

922

152

100

72

72

95

86

68

175

95

72

55

51

51

51

40

39

36

35

36

33

77

48

39

-

May

34

64

38

30

44

30

104

36

28

29

22

18

33

33

27

22

20

20

18

16

17

16

15

15

24

808

77

43

36

34

44

Minimum

5.4

16

20

2.4

20

33

33

15

12

6.3

3.5

3.2

3.2

June

64

37

33

25

23

19

26

20

18

16

16

15

14

44

19

16

19

14

15

14

12

12

51

25

17

14

14

18

13

12

-

Mean

26. 8

88 . 1

29.6

45.0

53.1

177

152

137

 >"\ ' n

9. 87

10.2

9.39

63.8

July

11

10

9.6

9.3

12

9.3

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

16

11

9.9

8.8

7.4

7.9

15

13

26

15

11

8.8

8.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.3

Aug.

5.6

2

1

2

3

3

5

48

16

1

1

1

22'

1

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.9

7.6

7.4

6.6

6.0

5.3

3.6

10

7.9

7.1

3.6

5.8

5.3

3.7

1

1.8

1.1

L

5.7

3.5

Per square 

mile

0.447

1.47

.493

.750

 885

2 95

2 53

2 28

965

.363

. 164

.170

.156

1.06

Sept.

3.5

d3.5

d3.5

3.3

3.2

4.3

4.1

4.1

11

11

13

26

.8

.6

.6

d: .5

.5

.5

.1

.8

: .7

.5

3.3

3.3

11

14

108

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

1 64

.57

10.23

1.02

3. 18

2. 92

2!54

1.11

.40

19 [20

.17

14.46

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for fteherrin River near 

Lawrenceville and Hottoway River near Burkeville.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 67

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36"38"10", long. 77°35"10", at highway bridge, 3.7 miles 

southwest of Emporia, Greenville County, and 8 miles upstream from Beaverpond Creek.

Drainage area.- 96 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,660 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

y.an reet); minimum daily, 5 second-feet Sept. 21.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet July 19, 1945 (gage height, 

10.58 feet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 6, 1944 (gage height, 1.58 feet).

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Occasional regulation at low flow by 

mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

2.1 7 2.7 37 3.7 214 2

2.2 9 2.8 47 4.0 303 2

2.3 12 2.9 59 4.5 478 2

2.4 16 3.1 87 5.0 670 2

2.5 21 3.3 123 6.0 1,080 2

2.6 28 3.5 165 7.4 1,710

3

.0 5 2.7 28 3.4

.2 7 2.8 36 3.6

.4 13 2.9 46 4.0

.5 17 3.0 58

.6 22 3.2 88

126

178

303

Note.- Same as preceding table above

. 9 feet .

Discharge, In second-feet, rater year October 1947. to Septesber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

10

9

8

10

10

11

12

14

68

102

55

38

30

27

28

47

43

32

30

27

20

19

20

21

16

18

18

16

21

20

21

Nov.

22

26

49

271

108

63

57

64

64

66

87

670

750

287

123

214

177

125

96

106

106

165

241

354

241

165

114

90

SO

72

-

Dec.

69

67

64

62

62

60

59

57

55

54

59

59

57

60

55

154

214

165

99

81

66

51

43

51

54

59

62

66

57

52

54

Jan.

53

58

59

53

49

46

43

41

38

53

41

36

46

388

388

165

129

121

110

a!50

214

214

189

139

119

96

92

90

92

94

99

Month

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

Noveober .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

870

104

104

101

143

. 177

202

177

165

177

189

228

554

910

1,660

710

303

214

177

154

139

154

165

177

177

177

154

125

119

-

Secondfoot-days

821

5,053

2,227

23,155

3)490

7 1 906

5,036

5,857 

3,348

5 '721 679

1 *261 979

42,378

Mar.

119

131

143

177

154

139

214

460

442

371

287

241

177

131

133

133

127

123

121

112

102

97

97

114

131

108

102

97

92

81

80

Apr.

a2SO

154

121

92

87

76

256

592

478

320

119

115

108

165

478

554

Maxinum

102

750

214

750

388

1, 660

592

478

1,170 

99

224

25

1,660

406

82

83

82

78

72

64

61

57

54

53

371

271

158

May

126

101

82

64

92

8130

93

77

62

50

42

44

51

93

108

80

54

58

56

42

35

27

26

28

30

33

208

287

320

371

478

Mininua

8

22

43

7

36

70

80

S3

26

19

10

11

5

5

June

1,170

1,040

790

47S

287

148

104

224

287

239

178

124

85

57

35

30

34

34

29

27

26

23

21

53

38

24

19

825

26

24

-

Mean

26. 5

168

71.8

63.4

113

273

162 

195

108

1 jLo;? ftQ

23 3

R^'ft

8.70

116

July

33

52

33

21

18

18

17

16

16

16

12

10

11

15

37

99

30

17

18

15

27

23

43

23

18

16

15

13

12

15

12

Aug.

11

12

23

95

164

114

66

58

88

83

54

36

20

12

13

IS

17

17

13

27

21

120

80

140

224

161

Per square 

mile

0

l'.7S

.748

.660

1. 18

2.84

1.69

2.03

1.12

1.97

.243

. 665

.091

1.21

L04

66

54

38

28

Sept.

825

16

11

7

7

7

8

9

8

7

7

7

9

9

7

13

13

7

6

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

9

14

-

Runcff in 

inches

0.32

1 '.SB 95

8.97

1. 36

3. 06

1. 95

2. 26

1.29

2.20

'.77 28

.10

16.40

a Hp gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Meherrln River near Lawrenoeville.,
68 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°14' long. 80°13', at Lafayette, Montgomery County, a third 

or a mile downstream from confluence- of North and South Porks of Roanoke River and 

lj miles upstream from Mill Branch.

Drainage area.- 257 square miles.

Records available.- September 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,600 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 

10.SB feet); minimum observed, 64 second-feet Oct. 6-8 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Aug. 4, 1948; minimum observed. 26 

second-feet on many days In August and on Sept. 1, 1944 (gage heighv., 0.85 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-heigh'; record, which are 

poor. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year-October 1947 to Septembe- 194B

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

92

83

7B

73

6B

64

64

75

650

1,070

56O

360

336

264

225

23B

435

1,260

560

3B5

304

264

ZOO

196

160

167

160

1,620

680

410

313

Nov.

272

242

3,590

1,440

740

3B5

360

336

290

251

295

277

. 242

234

3B5

360

336

336

2B6

259

238

229

242

234

225

204

200

196

175

152

-

Dec.

140

134

130

130

144

144

130

144

126

116

156

144

130

130

126

148

140

137

130

123

123

123

120

116

116

116

116

109

106

1O3

103

Jan.

103

116

116

112

109

103

100

97

97

97

97

97

164

238

238

234

217

200

187

179

16O

152

148

140

137

134

130

130

126

123

123

Month

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

November.........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

toy..............................

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

123

130

137

160

179

277

336

336

308

264

268

300

3,330

6,640

3,070

930

B6O

650

620

590

435

410

336

304

295

295

286

290

251

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,43

13,01

3,95

100, 99C

4,40'

22.41C

IB, 39

20,75

9 j 1 J.O* V

9 39

5*06<

3)40'

139,642

Mar.

246

246

251

246

23S

217

590

895

510

46O

360

336

286

264

242

460

510

410

360

336

313

710

2,700

1,140

930

620

1,360

1,280

740

650

485

Apr.

930

710

560

135

410

385

4,540

3.07O

1,530

895

770

6 BO

590

460

460

410

385

336

336

304

300

282

268

259

259

255

242

229

229

234

-

Maximum

1 1,620

I 3,590

5 156

) 5,240

23B

) 6,640

I 2.7OO

5 4,540

770

5 360

6,670

221

6,670

toy

234

272

251

246

336

336

740

460

385

304

264

242

860

. 410

313

295

268

234

2OO

187

175

160

152

152

191

251

204

187

183

183

460

Minimum

64

152

103

52

97

1 ?"*, JL£O

217

229

152

140

110

109

86

64

June

460

410

360

295

251

221

313

221

191

179

167

144

140

140

740

510

259

304

560

336

300

770

535

304

286

225

191

221

187

175

Mean

36S

434

12E

277

142

773 59'

CO'

295

312

590

113

382

July

156

US

130

126

dl20

272

148

123

120

116

116

116

123

137

238

238

217

171

148

144

134

d!30

d!20

dllO

dllO

d!3O

d!80

360

290

196

196

Aug.

d220

282

dSOO

6,670

4,400

A, 070

710

410

313

295

286

286

259

217

191

171

167

16O

156

148

137

137

134

130

130

126

123

123

120

112

109

Per square 

mile

1.44

1 69

.498

1.08

553 sioi

2.31

1.15

1.22

.634

2 30

.440

1.49

Sept.

109

103

103

1O3

103

106

221

208

156

126

112

106

97

97

97

97

94

92

92

92

92

92

89

86

86

86

89

92

167

208

Runoff in 

Inches

1.66

1 .89 '.57

14.63

 64

3 25

2 *66

3.0O

1.33

1

-XC

. OO

.73

.2 .65

.49

20.23

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Roanoke River at Roanoke and at Niagara and Blackwater River near Union Hall.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 69

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'30", long. 79°56'20", at Walnut Street Bridge 

in itoanoke, Roanoke ^ounty, 3 miles upstream from Tinker Creek. Datum of ga?e is 

906.84 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 388 square miles.

Records available.- July 1896 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 50 years (1896-1905, 1907-48), 393 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 11.96 

reet); minimum, 92 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 0.78 foot), result of lo-» temperature; minimum daily, 116 second-feet Oct. 6, 7.

1896-48: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 

feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and floodrouting studies by Cprps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River 

Basin; practically no flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by freezing (gage 

height, 0.0 foot); -minimum daily, 27 second-feet Feb. 20, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Dirunal fluctuation at low flow by power plant Just above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936-39(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

alSO

a 130

135

130

124

116

116

a200

aSOO

2,600

1,340

888

787

597

aSOO

a4SO

1,150

1,840

1,260

829

609

492

413

360

328

310

289

1,020

1,150

717

567

Nov.

431

439

4,440

2,600

1,340

925

710

d600

dS60

dS20

492

486

428

389

486

597

555

498

476

434

379

355

351

351

355

337

323

310

284

272

-

Dec.

252

244

240

229

229

233

218

210

203

203

222

222

210

210

210

229

233

214

210

218

214

210

207

203

2OO

200

189

lee

193

179

179

Jan.

189

210

207

189

183

179

176

166

169

172

169

162

276

444

323

314

314

2 SO

222

225

248

244

236

196

147

222

218

20O

189

189

186

Month

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

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

July ........................:....

August ...... t ....................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

150

203

183

2OO

240

423

525

476

498

444

394

298

2,820

5,960

3,020

1,620

1.3OO

1,190

962

801

658

597

525

470

444

46O

449

439

413

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

20,397

20,773

6,599

150,715

6,845

26,267

22,079

27,404

13,067

12,024

7,026

22,536

5,241

190,258

Mar.

379

374

379

351 "514

297

622

1,220

808

652

561

486

423

394

364

449

684

549

486

460

454

408

894

2,020

1,460

962

1,380

1,620

1,110

822

697

Apr.

1,040

1,080

822

664

585

883

4,970

3,670

2,020

1,340

1,040

858

759

671

664

6O9

585

537

498

460

428

403

384

364

341

337

369

341

341

341

-

Maximum

2,600

4,440

252

4,440

444

5,960

2,02O

 4,970

1,000

902

671

6,450

31O

6,450

May

314

403

403

364

615

543

801

766

615

503

403

351

1,000

652

SO3

423

379

328

293

268

248

248

229

229

244

323

289

244

256

293

537

Minimum

116

272

179

102

147

150

297

337

229

218

154

176

135

116

June

561

476

439

398

360

314

418

346

297

272

248

229

222

218

222

664

46O

360

872

567

413

477

902

492

394

314

284

297

260

248

-

Mean

658

692

213

413

221

906

712

913

422

401

227

727

175

520

July

229

207

193

183

179

252

210

179

172

166

163

176

172

207

337

328

256

218

196

200

193

189

172

160

157

154

160

671

398

293

256

Auf.

6,

5,

1,

Per square 

mile

1.70

1.78

.549

1.06

.570

2.34

1.84

2.35

1.09

1.03

.585

1.87

.451

1.34

328

398

573

450

160

620

962

690

549

454

428

374

337

297

280

268

264

252

236

236

222

264

225

302

236

210

193

186

183

176

183

Sept.

20O

176

163

147

147

193

293

252

225

200

193

172

166

150

150

ISO

144

144

138

138

147

ISO

144

144

138

135

135

141

256

310

Runoff in 

inches

1.96

1.99

.63

14.45

.66

2.52

2.12

2.62

1.26

1.15

.67

2.16

.50

18.24

Peak discharge (base, 4.00O sec. -ft.- Nov. 3 (2 p.m.) 6.7OO sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (3:30 p.m.) 7.50O

sec,-ft.; Apr. 7 (7:3O a.m.J 7,O90 sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 11,9OO see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weathe- records, 

and records for stations at Lafayette and at Niagara.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Lafayette 

and at Niagara.

923350 O - 51 - 6
70 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'18", long. 79°52'18", 200 feet downstream 

trom power plant of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roancke County, and 

2 miles downstream from Tinker Creek. Datum of gage is 820.15 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 511 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaole.- July 1926 to September 1948.

Average Qischarge.- 22 years, 517 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 14.00 

feet); minimum, 47 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.92 foot); rinimum daily, 

167 second-feet Oct. 7.

1926-48: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gsge height, 17.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 secord-feet by logairithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph 

and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in 

Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 13 second-feet June 4, 1937 (gage height, 0.42 foot); 

minimum daily, 22 second-feet Oct. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Plow regulated at dam and power plant 200 feet above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 892; 1928(M), 1930JM), 1933(M), 1935-36(M), 1938(M). W 972: 

i9ZY-3U (maximum only 1929), 1933-38, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.7 158 4.0 920 8.0 4,120 

2.0 221 4.5 1,160 9.0 5,220 

2.5 360 5.0 1,470 11.0 7,800 

3.0 530 6.0 2,230 11.5 8,640 

3.5 720 7.0 3,120 12.5 11,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

230 

204 

214 

194 

194

190 

167 

220 

1,480 

3.42O

1,750 

1,180 

1,060 

855 

702

670 

1,680 

2,580 

1,790 

1,170

870 

723 

633 

530 

501

444

414 

1,110 

1,440 

895 

732

Nov.

626 

568 

6,680 

3,820 

1,950

1,260 

980 

861 

742 

665

686 

716 

643 

572 

714

820 

766 

711 

682 

642

560 

520 

542 

532 

554

512 

485 

473 

452 

426

Dec.

372 

424 

374 

362 

376

375 

354 

368 

348 

334

373 

362 

334 

316 

328

390 

345 

342 

323 

328

311 

324 

309 

314 

282

312 

298 

262 

306 

268 

269

Jan.

285 

306 

314 

264 

294

269 

258 

257 

257 

249

228 

256 

460 

599 

466

452 

458 

382 

352 

312

391 

356 

346 

308 

221

336 

360 

296 

298 

302 

274

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 .............

Feb.

237 

350 

314 

309 

a330

8500 

8760 

8700 

8720 

8640

a 580 

586 

3,860 

7,800 

4,020

2,310 

1,870 

1,680 

1,380 

1,140

961 

871 

784 

718 

675

692 

669 

656 

657

Seoondfoot-days

28,242 

30,160 

10,383

217,890

10,206 

36,769 

33,021 

39,413 

21,453 

16,818 

9,695 

32,203 

8,177

276,540

Mar.

592 

598 

601 

592 

519

504 

879 

1,720 

1,200 

976

854 

770 

655 

638 

582

662 

968 

819 

748 

737

711 

676 

1,280 

2,760 

2,070

1,400 

2,150 

2,400 

1,640 

1,220 

1,100

Apr.

1,870 

1,750 

1,300 

1,040 

922

1,080 

5,820 

4,670 

2,940 

1,910

1,500 

1,270 

1,150 

1,050 

1,010

914 

876 

758 

752 

708

618 

652 

579 

578 

539

614 

710 

658 

593 

582

Maziuun

3,420 

6,680 

424

6,680

599 

, 7,800 

2,760 

5,820 

1,870 

1,210 

732 

10,200 

642

10,200

May

538 

667 

614 

601 

1,000

843 

1,220 

1,130 

869 

729

622 

624 

1,870 

1,160 

878

716 

639 

570 

d490 

d460

d430 

d420 

d400 

d380 

d400

530 

525 

448 

409 

523 

748

Minimum

167 

426 

262

116

221 

237 

504 

539 

380 

302 

176 

210 

180

167

June

738 

644 

586 

552 

520

494 

566 

484 

438 

394

379 

308 

302 

311 

408

1,210 

677 

511 

1,030 

710

579 

638 

1,140 

622 

548

438 

396 

426 

3S8 

381

Mean

911 

1,005 

335

597

329 

1,268 

1,065 

1,314 

692 

561 

313 

1,039 

273

756

Jlly

357 

309 

284 

254 

244

412 

339 

280 

268 

258

220 

278 

269 

278 

460

402 

338 

269 

306 

260

255 

273 

238 

238 

176

260 

242 

732 

511 

351 

334

Aug.

510 

556 

1,150 

10,200 

7,350

2,150 ai.ooo

dSOO 

d660 

d570

d520 

d580 

dSOO 

d400 

d380

d350 

d360 

d330 

d350 

d360

d320 

d330 

d310 

d320 

d330

d280 

d260 

247 

d210 

(3250 

d270

FIT square 

mile

1.78 

1.97 

.656

1.17

.644 

2.48 

2.08 

2.57 

1.35 

1.10 

.613 

2.03 

.534

1.48

Sept.

d270 

(3230 

d210 

d210 

d!90

d210 

642 

462 

425 

442

290 

d250 

d250 

d230 

d220

d230 

d210 

d200 

(3190 

(3190

d210 

d200 

d210 

d200 

d!90

(3180 

d!90 

d200 

510 

536

Runoff in 

inches

2.05 

2.20 

.76

15.87

.74 

2.68 

2.40 

2.87 

1.56 

1.23 

.71 

2.34 

.60

20.14

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 3 {1:30 D.mJ 11,400 sec. -ft.; Fe<>. 14 (3:30 p.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baals of weather records and records for atations 

at Roanoke and near Toahes.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for atatlons at Roanoke and near Toshes.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 71

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'03". long. 7 C) <> 31'18", 1? miles downstream 

rrom- witchers Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, and 5 miles northwest of 

Toshes, Plttsylvania County. Datum of gage is 588.99 feet above mean sea le-'el (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records avaiiaple.- September 1925 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 23 years, 994 second-feet:

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 16.81 

reet); minimum, 214 second-feet; Feb. 1 (gage height, 1.27 feet), result of low temperature .

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 70,000. second-feet Aug. IS, 1940 (gage height, 27.36 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 31,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of 

Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 93 secondfeet Sept. 19, 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect and periods of fragmentary 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power 

plant at Niagara.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1933(M), 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944(M)

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 320 5.0 3,210 

1.8 50O 7.0 5,620 

2.2 795 9.0 3,400 

3,0 1.42O 11.0 11.4OO 

4.0 2,260 13.0 14,700

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

447 

404 

369 

369 

358

347 

352 

358 

94a 

5,880

4,240 

2,260 

f 1,900 

f 1,620 

f 1,340

f '1,140 

f2,050 

3,320 

3,210 

2,120

1,620 

1,3OO 

1,100 

945 

870

832 

765 

772 

2,22O 

1,580 

1,220

Nov.

1,020 

908 

9,630 

8,890 

3,430

a2,530 

a2,120 

al,780 

al,46O 

1,340

fl,380 

fl,620 

1,340 

f 1,100 

f 1,380

1,700 

1,500 

1,340 

1,260 

1,180

1,060 

982 

1,060 

1,100 

1,060

982 

945 

9O8 

870 

825

Dec.

780 

750 

758 

735 

720

735 

70S 

705 

682 

668

705 

720 

660 

638 

645

810 

772 

698 

660 

645

645 

622 

615 

608 

608

,570 

592 

592 

5*8 

556 

535

Jan.

542 

630 

600 

535 

532

556 

535 

521 

514 

514

487 

480 

1,670 

1,740 

1,100

*870 

9O8 

832 

660 

668

765 

772 

712 

645 

474

STB 

758 

698 

608 

608 

563

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

liber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ....

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

eaber.... '....................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

521 

b560 

b800 

b84O 

*b9OO

945 

1,220 

1,300. 

1,260 

1,220

1,1OO 

1,100 

3,310 

f 11,400 

8,350

4,12O 

3,110 

2,710 

a2,350 

a2,040

al,78O 

al,580 

1,460 

1,300 

1,220

1,260 

1,220 

1,180 

1.1OO

Seoondfoot-days

46,25C 

56.70C 

20,67«

384, 35{

22.13E 

61, 756 

60.27E 

- 66.75C 

40,02! 

35,552 

18,784 

52,687 

15,569

497,157

Mar.

1,020 

1,100 

1,220 

1,100 

1,020

945 

1,860 

3,110 

2,350 

1,360

1,580 

1,420 

1,260 

1,140 

1,060

1,1OO 

1,460 

1,42O 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,220 

2,810 

4,360 

3,830

2,620 

3,110 

4,000 

2,810 

2,22O 

3,440

Apr.

. 5,880 

3,438 

2,530 

2,120 

1,860

1,700 

5,360 

6,280 

4,600 

3.O1O

a2,44O 

a2,260 

al,990 

al,940 

a2,170

al,820 

al,66O 

1,500 

1,380 

1,340

1,260 

1,180 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

1,020 

1,220 

1,260 

1,140 

1,100

MaxiaiiB

> 5,880 

) 9,630 

810

9,630

1,740 

11,400 

4,360 

6,280 

2,850 

3,110 

1,100 

14,500 

1,26O

14,500

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 13 (10:30

May

1,020 

1,060 

1,180 

1,060 

1,580

1,540 

2,040 

2,O80 

1,580 

1,300

1,140 

1,O60 

2,350 

2,530 

1.7OO

1,380 

1,260 

1,100 

982 

908

855 

818 

780 

78O 

1,140

1.O2O 

1,420 

1,020 

87O 

870 

1,100

MiniBUB

347 

825 

535

268

474 

521 

945 

1,O20 

780 

630 

358 

428 

352

347

June

1,740 

1,300 

1,140 

1,060 

945

870 

1,260 

1,220 

9O8 

802

735 

7O5 

638 

630 

630

2,490 

1,620 

1,510 

3,110 

1,7OO

1,180 

982 

1,500 

1,540 

1,140

908 

795 

874 

832 

788

Mean

1,492 

1,890 

667

1,053

714 

2.13C 

1,944 

2,225 

1,291 

1,185 

606 

1,700 

519

1,358

July

7 2O 

652 

592 

556 

507

638 

735 

578 

514 

487

487 

467 

521 

652 

765

945 

765 

638 

493 

570

535 

48O 

474 

434 

392

358 

441 

9O8 

1,100 

8O2 

578

Auf.

556 

982 

1,060 

1O.6OO 

14,500

4,OOO 

f2,260 

1,700 

1,3RO 

1,180

1,020 

1,180 

945 

810 

780

698 

720 

660 

690 

720

630 

660 

630 

638 

660

570 

528 

500 

428 

474 

528

Per square 

 lie

1.46 

1.85 

.654

1.03

.700 

2.09 

1.91 

2.18 

1.27 

1.16 

.594 

1.67 

.509

1.33

Sept.

549 

487 

434 

428 

374

422 

982 

855 

668 

840

675 

487 

493 

467 

441

460 

422 

410 

386 

369

422 

386 

410 

400 

396

352 

369 

404 

521 

260

Runoff in 

inches

1.68 

2.06 

.75

14.02

.81 

2.25 

2.20 

2.43 

1.46 

1.29 

.68 

1.92 

.57

18.10

p.m.) 16,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (time un-

(12 to l~aTmO"Ili80o'seeT-rt7*

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recession curves.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
72 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Altavlsta, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°Q6*2l n , long. 79° 17"38", at highway bridge a 

quarter of a mile south of Altavlsta, Campbell County, half a mile downstream from 

Sycamore Creek, and 3? miles upstream from Otter River. Datum of gage Is 503.10 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 19f6.

Drainage area.- 1,802 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,876 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 24.53 

reetj; minimum, 590 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.99 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 secord-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis,of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies ly Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 94 second-feet 

Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

Remarks.- Records good, 

miles above station. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power plant at Niagara, 69

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1938(M). W 972: 1931-33.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 595 7.5 3,780 16.0 13,800 

4.0 1,230 10.0 6,230 19. O 19.3OO 

6.0 2,560 14.0 10,800 23.0 28,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

840 

782 

751 

715 

703

667 

667 

685 

1,070 

6,980

8,100 

4,230 

3,260 

2,700 

2,210

1,940 

1,980 

4,140 

5,200 

3,690

. 2,560 

2,140 

1,880 

1,680 

1,560

1,420 

1,360 

1,330 

2,220 

2,780 

2,010

Nov.

1,750 

1,560 

11,300 

20,600 

6,450

3,870 

2,940 

2,940 

2,700 

2,280

2,350 

3,340 

2,560 

2,210 

2,350

3,180 

2,630 

2,350 

2,140 

2,080

1,940 

1,820 

2,010 

2,080 

2,080

1,940 

1,750 

1,680 

1,620 

1,560

Dec.

1,490 

1,460 

1,420 

1,390 

1,390

1,390 

1,360 

1,330 

1,330 

1,300

1,330 

1,360 

1,300 

1,230 

1,200

1,520 

1,590 

1,420 

1,330 

1,260

1,230 

1,230 

1,200 

1,200 

1,160

1,130 

1,160 

1,130 

1,070 

1,100 

1,070

Jan.

1,100

1,230 

1,300 

1,200 

1,130

1,130 

1,100 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,000 

970 

3,180 

5,000 

2,420

1,820 

1,750 

1,650 

1,390 

1,300

1,490 

1,620 

1,490 

1,360 

l.OOO

1,130 

1,590 

I, ISO 

1,330 

1,330 

1,260

Month

Octc 

dove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember.... ....................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

938 

1,000 

1,490 

1,530 

1,560

1,750 

2,080 

2,280 

2,350 

2,280

2,010 

2,280 

4,780 

18,500 

18,800

7,440 

5,300 

4,900 

4,050 

3,430

3,020 

2,700 

2,560 

2,350 

2,210

2,280 

2,210 

2,140 

2,080

Secondfoot-days

72.25C 

100, 06C 

40.08C

685,764

46.85C 

110, 27E 

102, 63C 

125, 34C 

74,67C 

68.39C 

42,493 

90,626 

31,713

905, 382

Mar.

1,940 

2,010 

2,420 

3,140 

2,010

1,820 

2,940 

5,800 

4,230 

3,180

2,700 

2,420 

2,210 

2,010 

1,940

1,940 

2,280 

2,420 

2,140 

2,140

2,140 

2,140 

4,460 

7,110 

7,000

4,410 

4,800 

7,330 

4,900 

3,780 

3,870

Apr.

21,100 

8,430 

5,000 

3,870 

3,340

3,020 

6,400 

8,760 

7,110 

4,900

4,050 

3,690 

3,420 

3,180 

3,780

3,420 

2,940 

2,700 

2,420 

2,350

2,280 

2,140 

2,080 

2,013 

1,940

1,940 

2,080 

2,630 

2,280 

2,080

Maximum

) 8,100 

20,600 

1,590

20,600

5,000 

18,800 

7,330 

21,100 

5,400 

7,220 

2,080 

27,000 

2,080

27,000

May

2,010 

2,010 

2,140 

2,010 

2,560

2,860 

4,230 

3,960 

2,860 

2,420

2,140 

2,010 

3,800 

5,400 

3,100

2,560 

2,350 

2,140 

1,880 

1,750

1,680 

1,650 

1,560 

1,520 

1,920

2,350 

2,350 

2,010 

1,750 

1,750 

1,940

Mininun

667 

1,560 

1,070

525

970 

938 

1,820 

1,940 

1,520 

1,360 

905 

938 

739

667

June

2,420 

2,350 

2,010 

1,880 

1,820

1,680 

2,280 

2,700 

1,940 

1,680

1,560 

1,460 

1,390 

1,360 

1,360

3,440 

3,020 

2,010 

7,220 

3,180

2,140 

1,880 

2,080 

2,940 

2,350

1,820 

1,650 

1,820 

2,940 

2,010

Mean

2,331 

3,335 

1,293

1,879

1,511 

3,803 

3,311 

4,178 

2,409 

2,280 

1,371 

2,923 

1,057

2,474

Jily

r.oao

1,750 

1,460 

1,330 

1,260

1,360 

1,560 

1,330 

1,200 

1,130

1,100 

1,100 

1,200 

1,200 

1,820

2,010 

1,750 

1,420 

1,260 

1,360

1,420 

1,230 

1,160 

1,100 

938

905 

970 

1,230 

1,940 

1,620 

1,300

Aug.

1,130 

1,490 

2,080 

8,510 

27,000

7,550 

3,780 

2,860 

2,350 

2,080

1,880 

1,820 

2,210 

1,650 

1,520

1,360 

1,420 

1,330 

1,330 

1,620

1,750 

2,940 

1,490 

1,390 

1,300

1,230 

1,130 

1,070 

938 

1,000 

1,420

P>r square

1.29

1.85 

.718

1.04

.839 

2.11 

1.84 

Z.32 

1.34 

1.27 

.761 

1.62 

.587

1.37

Sept.

1,200 

1,070 

1,000 

938 

840

905 

1,200 

1,750 

1,420 

1,650

1,620 

1,130 

1,040 

1,040 

938

938

905 

872 

840 

788

872 

834 

840 

827 

814

739 

775 

808 

1,040 

2,080

Runoff in 

inches

1.49 

2.06 

.83

14.14

.97 

2.28 

2.12 

2.59 

1.54 

1.42 

.85 

1.87 

.65

18.70

Peak discharge (base. 18,000 sec. -ft.}.- Nov. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 27,700 sec. -ft.; F«b. 15 (Is30 a.m.)
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 73

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°Q2'28", long. 780 57'02", at Brookneal, Campbell 

county, 1,600 feet upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles upstream from Falling 

River. Datum of gage is 351.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929', sup*>lementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,420 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 2,430 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 28.15

 i'eet); minimum, 792 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 6.39 feet).

1923-48: Maximum discharge, 130,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 46.5 

feet, at present site from gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended 

above 44,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area detemination 

by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, 

and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 191 second-fe3t Sept. 2, 

1932.

Remarks.- Records-good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 622: Drainage area. W 892: 1928(M). W 972: 1928-34.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

1,080 

1,020 

961 

916 

916

872 

856 

864 

1,010 

4,420

9,720 

6,150 

4,080 

3,620 

2,930

2,530 

2,300 

4,200 

5,690 

5,000

3,390 

2,760 

2,360 

2,070 

1,900

1,730 

1,680 

1,680 

1,780 

3,620 

2,580

NOV.

2,120 

1,900 

6,000 

7,530 

9,260

5,340 

3,960 

3,960 

4,080 

3,040

3,390 

5,580 

4,080 

3,040 

3,160

4,310 

3,960 

3,160 

2,930 

2,760

2,530 

2,360 

2.700 

2,930 

2,930

2,640 

2,410 

2,240 

2,120 

2,010

Month

Dec.

1,950 

1,840 

1,780 

1,780 

1,730

1,733 

1,730 

1,680 

1,630 

1,620

1,680 

1,730 

1,730 

1,620 

1,620

1,950 

2,300 

2,070 

1,840 

1,730

1,680 

1,620 

1,620 

1,570 

1,570

1,520 

1,520 

-1,520 

1,460 

1,410 

1,410

Jan.

1,410 

1,570 

1,730 

1,620 

1,520

1,460 

1,460 

1,410 

1,360 

1.36&

1,360 

1,310 

3,960 

9,020

4,770

3,160 

2,700 

2,640 

2,410 

2,010

2,300 

2,470 

2,410 

2,180 

1,520

al,310 

1,950 

2,070 

1,950 

1,950 

1,840

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

11AFV r^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ...........'.

Feb.

1,210 

1,020 

1,620 

2,070 

2,300

2,470 

2,870 

3,390 

3,620 

3,500

3,160 

3,040 

4,770 

17,400 

30,000

11,700 

7,640 

7,180 

a5, 920 

a5, 580

a4,770 

4,310 

4,080 

3,740 

a3, 500

a3,390 

3,280 

3,160 

3,040

Seoondfoot-days

84,68! 

108, 43( 

52,69C

861, 70;

70.19C 

153, 73C 

144, 16C 

172, 13C 

103, 73C 

89,28C 

51.66C 

109, 15C 

41,23£

1,181,070

Peak discharge (base. 21,000 sec. -ft.).- Nc

33, ZOO sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (6:30 p.m.) 36,1OO se

Mar.

a2,820 

a3,040 

3,850 

3,620

3,160

2,930 

3,740 

7,640 

a6,380 

5,100

a4,000 

-a3,500 

a3,100 

a2,800 

a2,600

2,930 

3,620 

3,850

5,390 

a3,000

a2,900 

a2,900 

4,880 

9,370 

9,260

6,380 

6,380 

9,720 

7,070 

a5, 340 

a 4, 890

Apr.

25,600 

17,900 

7,530 

aS, 460 

a4,770

4,420 

5,920 

10,300 

9,020 

6,400

5,690 

5,230 

5,000 

4,420 

5,120

5,000 

4,190 

3,740

3,390 

3,280

3,160 

2,930 

2,820 

2,700 

2,640

2,580 

2,640 

3,850 

3,500 

2,930

Maxima

> 9,720 

) 9,260 

) 2,300

5 16,900

) 9,020 

) 30,000 

) 9,720 

) 25,600 

) 8,340 

) 7,880 

2,760 

27,300 

2,580

30,000

V. 4 (2:30 p 

c.-ft.; Aug.

May

2,700 

2,640 

2,820 

2,700 

3,390

4,200 

6,040 

6,610 

3,390 

3,620

3,040 

2,760 

3,850 

8,340 

5,000

3,740 

3,390 

2,930 

2,640 

2,360

2,240 

2,120 

2,070 

1,950 

2,120

3,620 

3,280 

2,930 

2,410 

2,300 

2,530

Minimm

856 

1,900 

1,410

680

1,310 

1,020 

2,600 

2,580 

1.-950 

1,620 

1,030 

1,160 

907

856

.m. 

5

June

2,640 

3,280 

2,580 

2,360 

2>300

2,070 

3,280 

3,740 

2,700 

2,180

1,950 

1,780 

1,680 

1,620 

1,620

2,470 

4,420

2,820 

7,880 

5,000

3,040 

2,470 

2,930 

5,460 

3,620

2,640 

2,360 

2,180 

3,280 

2,930

Mean

2,732 

3,614 

1.70C

2,361

.2,264 

5,301 

4,650 

5,738 

3,346 

2,976 

1,666 

3,523 

1,374

3,227

July

2,760 

2,470 

1,950 

1,830 

1,620

1,520 

1,780 

1,730 

1.460

1,410

1,360 

1,310 

1,360 

1,520 

1,780

2,470 

2,180 

1,840 

1,570 

1,460

1,620 

1,520 

1,410 

1,360 

1,210

1,070 

1,060 

1,210 

2,120 

2,120 

1,680

Aug.

1,410 

1,520 

2,580 

5,460 

27,300

15,100 

5,340 

3,850 

3,160 

2,640

2,360 

2,F40 

2,640 

2.C70 

I,f40

1,730 i.eeo

1,680 

1,E70 

1,730

2,300 

4,420 

2,640 

1,780 

1,680

1,570 

1,460 

1,3<!0 

1,310 

1,160 

1,570

Per square 

mile

1.13 

1.49

.702

.976

.936 

2.19 

1.92 

2.37 

1.38 

1.23 

.688 

1.45 

.568

1.33

Sept.

1,840 

1,460 

1,310 

1,210 

1,160

1,100 

1,210 

2,010 

1,900 

2,010

2,240 

1,730 

1,360 

1,310 

1,360

1,210 

1,210 

1,140 

1,110 

1,080

1,020 

1,080 

1,010 

1,020 

988

979 

907 

961 

1,730 

2,580

Runoff in 

inches

1.30 

1.66

.81

13.24

1.08 

2.36 

2.21 

2.64 

1.59 

1.37 

.79 

1.67 

. .63

18.11

26,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (8 a.m.) 

6 p.m.) 33,800 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

at Altavlsta and near Clover.
74 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Clover, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'17", long. 78°40'02", at Highway bridge 3? 

miles downstream from Roanoke Creek and 6 miles east of Clover, Halifax County. Datum 

of gage is 302.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,230 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 3,243 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 second-feet Feb. 16 (g-)ge height, 20.20 

reet); minimum, 1,090 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.03 feet).

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 160,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gige height, 37.15 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 seconl-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph 

and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in 

Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 204 second-feet Sept. 3, 1932 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 727: 1930(M). W 972: -1930, 1931(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 1,130 8.0 5,230 14.0 18,500 

2.5 1,480 8.0 7,630 17.0 23,700 

3.0 1,920 10.0 10,200 20.0 34,900 

4.0 2,980 12.0 13,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,370 

1,290 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

2,120

9,550 

9,810 

5,590 

4,300 

3,530

2,980 

2,780 

3,200 

5,470 

6,430

4,300 

3,200 

2,780 

2,380 

2,170

2,020 

1,870 

1,670 

2,380 

2,980 

3,840

Nov.

2,800 

2,220 

3,420 

15,200 

12,600

10,700 

5,230 

1,990 

5,950 

4,820

4,520 

9,550 

7,630 

5,230 

4,300

5,590 

5,710 

4,410 

3,750 

3,640

3,310 

3,090 

3,780 

4,300 

4,300

3,860 

3,310 

2,980 

2,760 

2,600

Dec.

2,480 

2,380 

2,270 

2,220 

2,220

2,220 

2,220 

2,170 

2,120 

2,070

2,120 

2,170 

2,220 

2,120 

2,070

3,090 

3,310 

2,980 

2,540 

2,320

2,170 

2,120 

2,070 

2,070 

2,020

1,970 

1,970 

1,920 

1,920 

1,820 

1,820

Jan.

1,870 

1,970 

2,120 

2,120 

1,970

1,920 

1,920 

1,870 

1,820 

1,780

1,780 

1,730 

2,670 

12,400 

8,900

4,750 

3,420 

3,090 

2,780 

2,380

2,780 

3,200 

3,090 

2,700 

2,020

1,780 

2,020 

2,430 

2,430 

2,320 

2,270

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber

mber.. .......................

lendar year 1947 

sry

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,920 

1,370 

1,730 

2,380 

2,700

2,980 

3,200 

3,860 

4,520 

4,300

3,860 

3,750 

4,990 

15,100 

26,900

34,400 

20,800 

11,100 

8,900 

7,150

5,950 

5,230 

4,990 

4,630 

4,300

4,300 

4,300 

4,080 

3,750

Seoondfoot-days

96,560 

165,350 

69,180

1,134,395

90,460 

207,240 

184,590 

226,660 

129,930 

104,720 

59,430 

119,100 

46,3.70

1,499,590

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 sec. -ft.).- No

35,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (12 p.m.) 34,900 sec.

Mar.

3,530 

3,640 

5,470 

5,230 

4,300

3,640 

4,750 

8,640 

9,290 

8,670

5,350 

4,520 

4,080 

3,640 

3,420

3,750 

8,550 

5,950 

4,630 

3,860

3,860 

3,75O 

3,750 

9,290 

11,300

8,900 

7,630 

11,300 

10,800 

7,270 

5,830

Apr.

13,500 

28,400 

27,500 

10,200 

6,550

5,710 

7,510 

11,700 

12,100 

9,550

7,150 

6,430 

6.O7O 

5,590 

8,670

8,870 

5,590 

4,750 

4,300 

3,970

3,860 

3,640 

3,420 

3,310 

3,200

3,200 

3,090 

4,300 

4,870 

3,860

HaxinuB

9,810 

21,800 

3,310

21,800

12,400 

34,400 

11,300 

28,400 

8,510 

7,870 

3,200 

22,300 

3,530

34,400

May

3,420 

3,310 

3,420 

3,420 

3,310

4,750 

4,630 

8,510 

5,330 

4,300

3,640 

3,310 

3,420 

8,120 

7,030

4,630 

4,080 

3,750 

3,640 

2,980

2,780 

2,800 

2,480 

2,380 

2,540

5,230 

6,430 

4,870 

3,970 

3,420 

3,750

MininuB

1,210 

2,220 

1,820

915

1/730 

1,370 

3,420 

3,090 

2,380 

2,020 

1,290 

1,330 

1,130

1,130

June

3,640 

3,750 

3,530 

3,090 

2,870

2,780 

3,310 

4,410 

3,970 

2,980

2,480 

2,270 

2,070 

2,070 

2,020

2,070 

4,300 

3,860 

5,240 

7,870

3,970 

2,980 

3,750 

5,230 

5,230

3,420 

2,850 

2,700 

2,480 

3,750

Mean

3,115 

5,512 

2,232

3,108

2,918 

7,148 

5,955 

7,555 

4,191 

3,491 

1,917 

3,842 

1,546

4,097

J»ly

3,090 

3,200 

2,480 

2,070 

1,920

1,820 

1,730 

1,970 

1,780 

1,600

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,600 

1,820

2,380 

2,800 

2,220 

1,920 

1,680

1,680 

1,870 

1,820 

1,680 

1,550

1,370 

1,290 

1,500 

1,640 

2.480 

2,120

Aug.

1,760 

1,670 

2,270 

3,750 

13,900

22,300 

16,500 

4,990 

3,750 

3,090

2,650 

2,430 

2,430 

2,760 

2,120

1,920 

1,780 

1,820 

1,730 

1,780

2,070 

2,870 

5,230 

2,270 

1,870

1,730 

1,680 

1,550 

1,460 

1,420 

1,330

Fir square 

 lie

0.964 

1.71 

.691

.962

.903 

2.21 

1.84 

2.34 

1.30 

1.08 

.593 

1.19 

.479

1.27

v. 5 (2:30 p.m.) 23,200 see. -ft.; Feb. 18 (9 

-ft.; Aug. 6 (10:30 p.m.) 25,000 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,970 

1,780 

1,550 

1,370 

1,290

1,290 

1,290 

1,460 

2,220 

1,970

2,480 

2,220 

1,680 

1,460 

1,500

1,420 

1,330 

1,290 

1,250 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,250 

1,210 

1,210

1,170 

1,170 

1,130 

1,250 

3,530

Runoff in 

inohss

1.11 

1.91 

.80

13.05

1.04 

2.38 

2.12 

2.61 

1.50 

1.20 

.68 

1.37 

.53

17.25

to 11 a.m.)
ROAHOKE RIVER BASIN 75

Roanoke River at Clarksville, Va.

location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 37'40", long. 78 0 33'04", at highway bridge in 

Clarfcsvllle, Mecklenburg County, 600 feet upstream from Dan River. Datum of g-jge is 

258.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,320 square miles (including that of Dan River).

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1948 (include flow of Dan River).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 8,254 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 74,500 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 13.53 

reet); minimum, 2,040 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 280,000' second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 26.66 

feet); minimum, 1,100 second-feet Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by cotton mills at Danville and 

power plant on Banister River.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).- W 852: 1936-37. W 922: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

3.0

2,130

2,500

3,160

5,280

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

8,530

12,600

17,200

22,200

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

28,000 

42,000 

59,000 

8O,OOO

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,510

3,280

3,040

2,860

2,910

2,930

2,310

2,580

2,910

11,800

28,600

39,60O

24,700

9,620

7,84O

6,680

6,040

7,840

10,800

11,700

9,070

7,000

5,740

5,130

4,690

4,410

3,880

4,410

5,740

5,430

7,170

Nov.

5,580

4,840

11,100

26,800

33,100

21,200

10.0OO

10,000

12,600

1O.4OO

12,700

28,600

23.SOO

16,200

14,000

18,700

19,200

13,500

10.0OO

10.8OO

12,600

9,62O

9,620

10.8OO

10,BOO

9,620

8,360

7,340

6,680

6.2OO

-

Dec.

5,740

5,890

5,430

5,280

5,280

5,130

5,280

4,980

4,840

4,840

4,980

5,130

5,230

5,130

4,690

8,890

9,250

8,530

6,680

5,890

5,58O

5,13O

5,130

4,980

4,690

4,690

4.69O

4,550

4,550

4,410

4,280

Jan.

4,230

4,550

4,840

4,980

4,550

4,550

4,410

4,280

4,140

4,140

4,010

3,880

6,720

23.20O

25,600

1 4,OOO

8,710

7,340

6,680

6,040

6,840

8,180

S.53O

7,500

6,200

4,410

4,690

5,890

6,040

6,O4O

5,740

Month

Octf her ..........................

November .........................

Beceaber .........................

Calendar year!947 ............

January

February ............... 1 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,430

4,280

4,550

5,890

7,340

8,890

11,200

15,300

16,200

14,800

12,200

11,700

2O.2OO

45,2OO

64,000

72,300

54,500

25,6OO

17,700

14,4OO

11,700

10,800

10.0OO

10,000

9,250

9.250

9,250

8,890

8,O1O

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

254,220

404,760

169,820

2 , taCfC f\J

22O 96O

518,830

486ie7O

nAQ OOA CftO ,O£U

236,300

139,210

197,220

94,260

3,396,230

Mar.

7,500

8,O1O

12,200

12,600

10,800

8,530

12,500

20,700

23,800

18,700

14,400

11,200

9,620

8,710

7.67O

7,840

14,800

19,200

13,000

10,000

8,710

9,620

9,250

14,000

2O.70O

17.7OO

14,400

24,400

26,200

16,200

12,200

Apr.

23,700

50,000

65,000

29,200

14,400

12,600

15,800

23,200

24,400

19,700

14,400

13,000

12,600

11.7OO

a!7,000-

al8,OOO

15,300

1O.8OO

9,620

8,890

8,180

8,010

7,500

7,170

7,OOO

6,840

6,680

8,180

9,620

8,180

-

HaxluuB

39,600

33,100

9,250

54,500

25, BOO

72,300

26 )20O

65 OOO

}4*400

15,300

9 ft on t DCU

27,400

7,340

72,300

May

7,340

7,170

6,520

6,840

6,840

6,840

7,500

8,890

10,800

8,180

7,500

6,680

6,520

7,840

13,500

10,000

7,670

7,500

6,680

6,040

5,430

5,130

5,130

5,130

4,980

6,200

13,000

14,400

1O,OOO

9,070

13,500

Miniuun

2,310

4,840

4,280

1,900

3,880

4,280

7,5OO

6,680

4 98 O

5,' 130

2,930

2,750

2,260

2,260

June

15,300

13,000

11,200

7,840

6,840

6,520

6,200

7,840

10,000

7,840

6,200

5,430

5,130

5,130

5,890

6,200

6,36O

7,840

7,340

9.07O

9.O7O

6,520

8,180

9,250

10,400

9,620

6,200

6,360

6,360

7,170

Mean

8,201

13,490

5,478

7,650

7 1 128

17,890

13,710

1 ±Q) C Wf\ C£U

8, 02 6

7 j 877

4,491

6*362 

3,142

9,279

July

d6 ,OOO

dS.SOO

d5,OOO

d4,500

d4,100

d3,900

d3,700

d3,600

3,760

33,500

d3,200

3,160

3,280

3,510

6,520

9,620

9,620

5,740

4,690

4,980

4,280

4,410

4,280

4,010

3,630

3,040

3,040

2,930

3,280

3,880

4,550

Aug.

3,880

4,410

4,690

6,840

16,700

27,400

24,400

8,710

6,200

5,430

4,690

4,550

5,430

5,130

4,280

3,880

4,140

3,63O

4,410

4,410

4,840

4,690

7,340

4,840

3,760

3,390

3,280

3,280

2,910

2,750

2,930

Per square 

Bilfl

1.12

1 .84

.748

1.05

.974

2 .44

1 . 87

2.22

1.10

1*08

.614

869

!429

1.27

Sept.

3,390

3,880

3,160

2,860

2.67O

2,580

2,580

3,040

3,630

4,280

4,690

4,55O

3,760

3,280

2,930

3,040

2,670

2,670

2,730

2,260

2,480

2,420

2,500

2,390

2,460

2,540

2,290

2,480

2,710

7,340

Rmoff in 

Inohss

1.29

2 '.86 »O5

14 IB

1.12

2

e* 

 oO

2« 16

2.48

1.27

1.20

.71

1.00

.48

17.25

Peak discharge (base. 5O.OOO sec.-ft.).- Feb. 16 (6 to 9 p.B.) 74,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (32 to 1 p.m. 

67,OOO sec.-ftT

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Buggs Is]and and 

at Roancke Raplda.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Bupgs 

Island and at Roanoke Raplda.
76 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°36'29", long. 78 0 17'33", 1.9 miles upstream from 

Aliens Creek, 4.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 1, and 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County.

Drainage area.- 7,780 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to 

septemoer 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.64 

reet); minimum, 2,100 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1947-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1948; minimum, 1,690 second-feet 

Sept. 9, 1947 (gage height, 0.74 foot).

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 feet, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by cotton mills at Danville and power plant on 

Banister River.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

2,320

3,970

5,850

10,000

14,600

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.3

24,700

33,600

42,400

53,000

70,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeot*r 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,940

3,350

3,110

3,010

2,880

3,080

2,530

2,530

2,780

9,590

24,700

35,200

29,800

11,400

8,450

7,250

6,650

7,450

10,000

11,800

10,200

7,650

6,450

5,650

5,070

4,770

4,550

4,550

6,850

6,050

7,250

Hor.

6,450

5,260

10,600

24,200

32,000

25,700

11,800

11,400

13,600

11,400

12,500

32,000

27,200

18,600

14,600

19,700

20,700

15,600

11,400

10,900

13,600

10,900

10,400

11,800

11,800

10,700

9,320

8,050

7,450

6,850

-

Dec.

6,450

6,250

6,050

5,850

5,850

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,070

5,450

5,260

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,260

8,450

10,400

9,550

7,850

6,650

6,250

5,850

5,450

5,450

5,260

5,030

4,990

4,990

4,960

4,770

4,620

Jan.

4,580

4,770

5,030

5,260

5,260

4,800

4,770

4,730

4,510

4,550

4,440

4,400

6,450

22,700

28,500

17,100

10,700

8,250

7,450

7,050

7,450

9,320

9,320

8,450

7,050

5,260

5,070

5,850

6,450

6,650

6,450

Month

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

Novenber .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year ............

January . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Fsb.

5,200

4,800

4,510

6,050

7,650

11,100

11,400

15,600

17,600

16,100

13,600

12,700

21,700

45,000

69,600

66,400

61,600

29,800

19,700

15,100

12,700

11,400

10,900

10,700

10,000

9,780

9,780

'9,550

8,880

-

Ssoondfoot-days

258,540

436,480

185,910

_

242,620

548 f 90C

449,030

499, 3 5C

296, 30C 2 55 90C

143,'oOC

93)98C

3,610,260

Mar.

8,O5O

8,250

12,700

13,6OO

11,800

9,550

13,100

21,700

25,200

23,200

17,100

13,200

11,100

10,000

8,880

8,050

12,500

19,700

15,100

10,700

9,550

10,200

10,000

12,200

20,700

19,200

14,100

21,700

27,600

17,600

12,700

Apr.

20,700

43,800

56,500

39,600

15,600

12.70O

17,600

24,700

25,700

20,700

15,100

12,700

12,700

11,800

18,100

19,200

16,600

11,800

9,780

9,320

8,450

8,250

7,850

7,650

7,250

7,050

7,050

10,600

11,400

9,100

-

MaximuB

35,200

32,000

10,400

.

28,500

69,600 

27,600

56,50O

19,700

17,600

10,400

4^950

69,600

May

8,050

7,650

7,250

7,650

7,650

7,850

9,320

11,400

13,200

d9,000

as, ooo

d7,000

d7,500

9,780

18,100

11,400

8,650

d7,500

d6, 500

as, ooo

d6,000

as, 500

as, 500

as, 500

as, ooo

8,650

19,700

17,600

11,800

10,900

19,700

Minima

2,530

5*260

4,620

_

4,400

4,510 

8,050

7,050 

5,500

5,500

2,840

2,780 

2,350

2,350

June

17,600

13,200

11,800

(38,000

d7,000

ae.soo

d7,OOO

11,100

13,200

d9,000

d7,000

as, ooo

as, 500

as, 500 de.ooo

d6,500

d7 ,000

dB ,000

d7,500

110,000

010,000

d7,000

d9,000

310,000

310,000

d9 ,OOO

d7,000

as, 500

as, 500

d7 ,500

July

<?7,000

<?6,000

fS.500

<?5,000

i-4,500

<?4,000

04,000

3,830

3,940

3,690

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,380

5,850

8,650

10,400

6,650

4,990

4,770

4,510

4,150

4,580

4,110

3,830

3,040

2,880

2,840

3,180

3,310

4,580

Aug.

3,970

4,440

4,690

6,050

13,100

25,700

26,700

12,100

6,850

5,650

4,990

4,620

5,620

5,620

4,650

3,940

4,080

3,900

3,620

4,550

4,770

4,730

6,250

6,250

4,190

3,590

3,310

3,350

3,110

2,780

3,080

Msan ^jg««

8,340 1.07

14 550 1 87

5^997 !771

.

7,826 1.01

18,930 2.43

14,480 1.86

16,640 2.14

9,558 1.23

8,530 1.10

4 Cl 7 ^Q^ j O J.O tOsJ 6,460 .830

3,133 .403

9,864 1.27

Sept.

2,940

4,150

3,620

3,210

d2,800

d2,700

d2,600

d2,800

3,590

4,330

4,580

4,880

4,190

3,350

3,040

3,010

2,780

2,680

2,750

2,500

2,350

2,560

2,470

2,530

2,470

2,560

2,500

2,440

2,650

4,950

-

Runoff in 

inohss

1.23

2.09

.89

.

1.16

2 .62

2.14 2 39

1.42 1 *6823

» 96

.45

17.26

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (7 to 8 a.m.) 72,800 sec.-'t.} Apr. 3 (6 to 10 

p.m.) 60,OOO sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed en basis cf records for stations at Clarksvllle 

and at Roanoke Rapids.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, M. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°28'15", long. 77 0 38'OS", 1? miles upst-eam from 

Uhocyott Creek, l} miles downstream from State Highway 47 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax 

County. Datum of gage is 43.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 

301 at Weldon, 3.4 miles downstream at 27.77 feet lower datum.

Drainage area.- 8,410 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to Septemter 1948. December 1911 to December 1932 at 

site 9 miles upstream, published as Roanoke River at Old Oaston.

Average discharge.- 36 years (1912-48), 8,371 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72,100 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 19.25 

reet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 

2.85 feet); minimum daily, 2,240 second-feet Sept. 22.

1911-48: Maximum discharge, 261,000 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 39.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 458 second-feet Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height, 1.25 

feet); minimum daily, 472 second-feet Sept. 21, 1932.

Flood of November 1877 at Old Oaston reached a stage about 2 feet lower than flood 

of August 1940 which was 21.5 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poo?. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station. 

Discharge during floods computed by using submergence as determined by auxiliary gage 

as a factor.

Revisions (water years).- W 712: 1929. W 828: 1936. W 1032: 1912, 1923(M), 1928(M),

193U(M), 1933(

yea 

nT

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,670

4,010

3,490

3,200

3,010

2,920

3,100

2,680

2,760

3,010

15,200

29,700

34,800

19,200

10.2OO

8,460

7,120

6,980

8,460

10,900

12,100

9,120

7,120

5,950

5,360

4,900

4,670

4,450

5,220

6,980

6,010

Nov.

7,260

6,080

5,950

17,100

28,600

28,300

17,100

10,900

14,100

13,300

12,100

27,600

30,500

22,000

16,100

18,100

20,200

18,100

13,7OO

10,900

12,500

12,500 la.soo

12,100

12,100

12,100

10,200

8,780

7,840

7,120

-

Dec.

6,590

6,200

6,200

5,830

5,710

5,710

5,590

5,590

5,470

5,010

5,010

5,360

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,830

10,200

9,820

8,780

7,120

6,330

5,950

5,590

5,470

5,360

5,240

5,010

5,010

4,900

4,900

4,670

Jan.

4,560

4,670

4,780

5,010

5,240

5,010

4,780

4,670

4,560

4,450

4,450

4,340

5,120

15,300

26,100

21,600

13,700

9,460

7,840

7,260

7,840

9,120

9,820

9,120

7,840

6,330

4,560

4,900

6,460

6,980

6,460

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,360

4,010

4,900

5,240

7,260

10,900

11,700

14,100

17,700

17,700

15,700

13,700

18,100

130,000

140,000

170,000

170,000

a50,OOO

aSO.OOO

a20,000

Bl6,000

114,000

l!3,OOO

112,000

111,000

110,000

110,000

10,500

9,820

-

Seoondfoot-days

255,750

443,730

185,220

2,921,940

242,330

562,690

452,320

521,780

277,980

257,450

146.420

199,290

89,070

3,634,030

Mar.

39,000

39,000

all, 000

314,000

a!3,000

11,300

10,200

20,200

23,800

25,600

21,000

15,700

12,500

10,500

9,460

8,460

8,780

16,500

18,100

12,900

10,500

9,820

10,500

10,200

16,500

19,700

16,100

16,100

24,600

22,000

15,300

Apr.

13,300

d35,000

d50,600

57,900

24,800

14,500

14,700

23,800

25,600

22,000

18,100

14,500

13,300

12,900

16,400

20,200

18,500

14,900

11,700

10,200

9,460

8,780

8,460

8,140

7,540

7,260

6,980

8,460

12,900

10,900

-

Maximum

34,800

30,500

10,200

52,300

26,100

70,000

25,600

57", 900

19,300

20,600

9,820

24 , 600

4,670

70,000

May

8,780

7,540

7,540

6,850

7,540

7,540

8,140

9,120

13,400

11,300

8,140

7,540

6,850

7,120

14,400

13,900

9,120

7,540

7,540

6,590

5,950

5,590

5,240

5,120

5,120

5,470

11,300

19,300

13,700

10,200

14,500

Minimum

2,680

5,950

4,670

1,890

4,340

4,010

8,460

6,980

5,120

5,120

2,840

2,680

2,240

2,240

June

20,600

14,900

12,100

10,200

7,260

6,590

6,200

7,980

12,100

11,300

7,840

6,330

5,590

5,120

5,240

6,200

6,200

6,980

8,140

6,850

11,700

8,460

6,460

9,820

9,460

10,500

8,460

6,080

6,460

6,330

-

Mean

8,250

14,790

5,975

8,005

7,817

19,400

14,590

17,390

8,967

8,582

4,723

6,429

2,969

9,929

July

7,840

6,720

6,330

5,830

4,900

4,230

3,900

3,800

3,690

3,800

3,490

3,200

3,100

3,200

3,800

6,700

9,820

9,120

5,950

5,010

5,120

4,780

4,340

4,560

4,120

3,800

3,100

2,840

2,840

3,200

3,290

Au».

4,450

4,120

4,900

5,010

8,360

18,800

d 24, 600

19,800

9,880

6,850

dS,950

(34,780

4,670

5,240

5,240

4,560

3,900

4,120

3,900

4,010

4,670

4,670

4,780

6,800

5,430

4,120

3,590

3,200

3,200

3,010

2,680

Sept.

2,840

2,760

3,900

3,290

2,920

2,680

2,610

2,540

2,760

3,700

4,340

4,560

4,670

4,010

3,290

3,010

2,920

2,760

2,610

2,680

2,380

2,240

2,380

2,310

2,380

2,310

2,380

2,460

2,540

2,840

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.981 1.13

1.76 1.96

.710 .82

.952 12.91

.929 1.07

2.31 2.49

1.73 2.00

2.07 2.31

1.07 1.23

1.02 1.14

.562 .65

.764 .88

.353 .39

1.18 16.07

Peak discharge (b38e, 50.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 17 (sbout 6 p.m.) 72,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. * (1 p. 

61,6OO sec.-ft.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of high-water marks and other records In basin. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage heights.
78 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12'30", long. 77°23'10", at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 258, 1 mile downstream from tributary on right, 3 miles dowrstream from 

Brldgers Creek, and 5^ miles north of Scotland Neck, Halifax County. Auxiliary waterstage recorder at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 8-5- miles dowrstream. Datum of 

each gage Is 5.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 8,700 square miles.

Records available.- August 1940 to September 1948. July 1896 to May 1?03 at site of auxmary gage, at different datum, published as Roanoke River at Neal.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61,900 second-feet Feb. 18; iraxlmum gage height, 

33.9U feet Feb. 18; minimum discharge, 2,200 second-feet Sept. 22.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 260,000 second-feet Aug. 19, 1940; iraxlmum gage height, 

41.98 feet Aug. 19, 1940; minimum discharge, 1,200 second-feet Oct. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage observed during period June 1930 to July 1940, 35.1 feet Jan. 24, 1936 

(from unpublished U. S. Weather Bureau records adjusted to present datum). The following data on major floods (adjusted to present datum) were furnished by State Highway 

and Public Works Commission: 1877, about 37.8 feet; March 1912, 36.8 feet; 1919, 34.9 

feet; 1924, 32.9 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair, 

computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Discharge

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16,600

10,400

7,170

5,360

4,060

3,380

3,1-30

2,950

2,720

3,520

7,870

20,900

25,400

26,700

20,800

14,600

11,000

9,100

8,430

10 , 100

11,900

11,000

8,810

7,170

5,910

5,270

4,840

4,680

4,510

6,400

6,630

NOT.

6,700

6,940

5,950

10,100

16,100

24,600

24,500

18,900

16,100

15,800

14,100

17,600

25,000

25,600

23,700

20,600

21,200

21,400

18,800

15,200

13,500

14,200

12,300

12,200

12,900

12,700

11,700

10,100

8,710

7,870

-

Dec.

7,340

6,840

6,490

6,220

5,960

5,930

5,770

5,750

5,810

5,440

5,420

5,420

5,630

5,710

5,710

5,950

8,330

10,800

9,930

8,510

7,240

6,610

6,080

5,750

5,730

5,570

5,420

5,310

5,310

5,230

5,070

Jan.

4,990

4,910

4,910

5,120

5,420

5,360

5,070

,990

,830

,680

,610

,590

,770

9,910

20,900

23,300

20,300

15,200

11,300

9,230

8,970

9,730

10,500

10,500

9,400

7,820

5,930

5,120

5,670

7,210

7,190

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,370

b5,000

b4,000

b5,000

b6, 500

9,980

12,100

13,500

16,600

17,900

17,200

15,700

16,200

22,200

29,200

41,400

55,900

60,800

53,600

37,500

26,700

21,900

18,100

15,700

13,900

12,700

11,600

10,900

10,300

-

-

Secondfoot-days

291,310

465,070

196,280

3,008,600

262,430

588,450

465,010

531,550

289,410

280,040

157,240

207,310

91,560

3,825,660

Mar.

9,490

8,810

9,920

13,400

14,200

12,700

11,100

15,100

20,000

22,900

24,200

21,600

17,400

14,200

11,900

10,400

9,190

12,600

17,800

15,600

12,700

10,700

10,800

10,900

12,700

18,100

18,100

16,400

19,500

22,400

20,200

Apr.

16,500

20,400

27,000

32,000

39,300

32,200

24,100

22,800

24,100

24,800

23,600

20,400

17,500

15,600

15,200

18,600

19 , 300

17,900

15,200

12,100

10,600

9,490

8,940

8,520

8,320

7,750

7,580

8,250

11,300

12,200

Maximum

26,700

25,600

10,800

36,700

23,300

60,800

24,200

39,300

17,200

19 , 800

10,400

21,700

4,920

60,800

-

May

10,300

8,840

8,080

7,490

7,630

7,890

7,970

9,050

11,400

12,600

10,000

8,330

7,490

7,460

10,000

15,900

12,000

9,200

8,250

7,650

6,630

6,080

5,670

5,420

5,390

5,230

7,160

17,200

16,800

13,200

13,100

Minimum

2,720

5,950

5,070

1,920

4,590

4,000

8,810

7,580

5,230

4,870

2,990

2,990

2,320

2,320

June

19,800

19,000

15,700

13,100

9,560

7,750

6,850

7,220

10,800

12,200

9,920

7,660

5,840

4,870

5,420

6,190

6,480

6,480

8,720

7,720

10,100

10,200

7,830

8,660

9,780

10,700

9,930

8,080

6,770

6,710

-

Mean

9,397

15,500

6,332

8,243

8,465

20,290

15,000

17,720

9,336

9,335

5,072

6,687

3,052

10,450

Jily

7,370

7,960

f,910

f,550

5,620

4,890

4,270

4,110

3,900

4,020

3,910

3,630

3,320

3,320

3,810

4,860

£,200

1C, 400

7,910

6,050

E.600

E.630

4,970

4,960

4,680

4,170

3,720

3,130

2,990

3,020

3,360

Aug.

4,070

4,680

4,530

5,140

7,020

13,600

20,200

21,700

17,000

10,700

7,430

5,650

4,800

4,970

5,360

5,070

4,310

4,050

4,200

4,200

4,500

4,750

5,160

5,680

6,730

4,820

3,930

3,490

3,350

3,230

2,990

FT square 

mile

1.08

1.78

.728

.947

.973

2.33

1.72

2.04

1.07

1.07

.583

.769

.351

1.20

Sept.

2,840

2,930

3,330

3,700

3,170

2,960

2,840

2,660

2,690

3,110

4,260

4,530

4,920

4,390

3,540

3,130

2,960

2,960

2,750

2,660

2,720

2,320

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,440

2,560

2,620

2,930

-

Runoff in 

inohes

1.25

1.99

.84

12.86

1.12

2.52

1.99

2.27

1.24

1.20

.67

.89

.39

16.37

Peak discharge (base, 28,000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 

see.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

18 (2 p.m.) 61,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 40,200
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 79

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'35", long. 79°41'07", at highway bridge at 

Hemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek and 3 miles north of Union Hall, Franklin 

County. Datum of gage is 693.13 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 225 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,770 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 7.92 

feet;; minimum, 94 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage heigh4;, 19.52 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations In Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 

(gage height, 1.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1930(M), 1933{M), 1938-39(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

106

104

101

101

96

96

94

109

289

1,210

710

427

388

312

255

a230

3540

a980

8700

364

290

247

226

207

196

a!80

g!75

a52O

3580

a400

a300

Nor.

a240

a230

32,30O

al,3oo

8700

g393

g336

3310

8300

g294

8280

8260

3240

281

374

432

336

3O4

290

268

251

243

276

276

264

247

230

222

219

215

-

Dec.

307

203

200

196

196

200

196

192

189

189

2OO

20O

189

182

189

226

215

192

185

178

175

173

168

168

165

168

175

158

155

155

152

Jan.

158

175

168

161

161

158

155

149

149

149

143

146

481

432

32 7O

3260

3250

3200

8200

a210

3210

8200

a!70

8130

3190

8190

3170

a!60

a!60

al60

8130

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3180

8170

3210

369

378

441

451

412

402

359

322

286

660

1,940

980

575

476

417

364

331

299

290

272

355

351

247

243

234

322

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,533

11,911

5,735

83,401

6,045

12,036

12,387

11,450

8,852

8,548

5,254

9, 15£

4,570

106,480

Mar.

207

238

264

234

215

211

520

71O

393

336

304

276

255

238

234

234

255

226

219

234

251

247

895

980

575

417

76O

620

441

388

1,010

Apr.

1,150

685

505

432

388

364

595

515

446

402

383

398

378

383

495

364

322

299

281

272

268

259

243

243

238

230

222

234

230

226

-

Maximum

1,210

2,300

226

2,300

481

1,940

1,010

1,150

724

1,130

2,200

451

2,300

May

215

222

222

219

294

234

378

299

230

211

196

215

724

412

276

255

286

238

211

200

192

185

178

222

540

449

471

308

268

243

259

Minimum

94

215

152

74

130

170

207

222

178

155

110

131

112

94

June

383

299

255

234

215

196

451

304

207

178

165

161

155

155

158

359

247

744

1,130

355

255

222

247

299

219

189

175

203

192

196

Mean

34O

397

185

228

195

415

40O

382

286

285

169

295

152

291

July

175

161

152

149

149

200

175

146

140

140

140

149

161

255

272

299

207

175

165

172

161

149

143

137

131

128

8270

3170

8130

3110

143

AUR.

168

203

369

2,200

1,400

476

331

272

234

211

200

207

178

161

155

152

155

155

149

222

15S

152

143

149

149

137

131

134

134

131

143

Per square 

mile

1.63

1 . Q1 aj.

.889

1.10

.937

2.00

1.92

1 84

l!37

1.37

 812

1.42

.731

1.40

Sept.

143

134

128

125

123

143

259

230

172

230

178

146

134

128

123

120

120

117

114

112

114

117

117

120

117

114

114

114

213

451

Runoff in 

inches

1

2il3

1.02

14.91

1 .08

2.16

2.21

2.05

1 . 58

1.53

.94

1.64

.82

19.04

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 3 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 14 (E p.m.)

(5 p.m.) 3,290 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Roanoke 

River at Roanoke, Pigg River near Toshes, and Goose Creek near Ruddleston.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
80 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59'01", long. 79°30'52", half a mile downstream 

TronTFryingpan Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of To_shes, Pittsylvanla County. Datum of 

gage Is 602.55 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 394 square miles.

Recoras available.- August 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 400 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,670 second-feet Apr. 1 (gafe height, 16.72 

reet); minimum, 152 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 3.41 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 34,300 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gege height, 32.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 Becord-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 25.8 feet, and records 

for other stations In Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 31, 1932 (gage 

height, 2.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow by mill above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1931-40 (maximum only, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1937).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice efffot 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 13 Jan. 14 to Sept. 30

3.5 170 6.0 970 3.5 194 7.0 1,480 

4.0 390 7.0 1,450 4.0 334 9.0 3,510 

4.5 437 9.0 2,530 4.5 484 11.0 3,760 

5.0 583 11.0 3,760 5.0 665 14.0 6,000 

5.5 759 13.0 4,460 6.0 1,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenbe- 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

W«

Oct.

197 

190 

185 

181 

174

170 

170 

188 

413 

2,990

1,150 

582 

471 

385 

344

314 

593 

634 

1,450 

533

399 

344 

304 

385 

369

364 

359 

269 

517 

427 

330

Nov.

380 

272 

3,950 

1,870 

686

486 

399 

566 

471 

399

531 

778 

503 

413 

680

816 

517 

443 

413 

385

358 

344 

413 

456 

443

385 

371 

344 

330 

317

Month

Dec.

313

306 

304 

306 

398

387 

274 

373 

274 

364

390 

301 

374 

364 

369

385 

358 

309 

301 

287

285 

385 

382 

377 

274

380 

374 

372 

273 

364 

264

Jan.

364 

317 

301 

372 

280

374 

372 

364 

364 

259

346 

244 

1,060 

1,210 

554

*449 

414 

384 

333 

369

399 

414 

381 

b330 

b320

b450 

b400 

b400 

b400 

b360 

b340

her ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

iiarv

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

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b330 

b420 

b410 

b390 

*b450

b540 

665 

573 

684 

554

466 

519 

1,340 

3,340 

1,860

971 

797 

740 

638 

554

502 

484 

466 

449 

449

466 

449 

433 

399

Secondfoot-days

14,981 

18,606 

8,964

131,352

12,214 

30,336 

31,999 

33,166 

14,552 

17,351 

11,373 

11,325 

7,453

183,109

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- No

sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (6 a.m.] 8,670 sec. -ft.; Jui

Mar.

375 

466 

610 

519 

449

414 

971 

1,440 

759 

591

536 

502 

432 

414 

399

414 

466 

399 

399 

414

432 

433 

971 

1,390 

932

646 

1,370 

1,390 

759 

628 

3,180

Apr.

5,760 

1,520 

893 

702 

610

573 

1,090 

816 

684 

591

573 

573 

554 

536 

874

646 

554 

503 

484 

466

449 

433 

414 

414 

399

384 

399 

449 

414 

414

llaxinu*

3,990 

3,950 

385

3,950

1,310 

3,340 

2,180 

5,760 

1,330 

3,320 

953 

1,310 

572

5,760

May

384 

399 

399 

369 

484

433 

684 

591 

433 

369

354 

366 

1,230 

797 

484

433 

384 

384 

343 

339

334 

318 

303 

348 

610

731 

466 

414 

372 

573 

449

MiniBUB

170 

273 

264

113

244 

330 

375 

384 

303 

309 

255 

214 

201

170

June

503 

433 

372 

366 

343

318 

1,050 

610 

449 

369

345 

333 

309 

315 

315

478 

399 

3,230 

3,030 

536

399 

360 

366 

554 

503

360 

399 

797 

952 

573

Mean

483 

630 

389

360

394 

701 

710 

772 

469 

578 

364 

363 

348

498

July

759 

449 

354 

331 

303

449 

321 

389 

381 

373

368 

381 

389 

389 

953

554 

399 

330 

334 

572

414 

334 

384 

360 

255

258 

255 

281 

330 

386 

368

Aug.

333 

309 

337 

815 

1,210

433 

330 

369 

300 

373

268 

539 

348 

371 

350

353 

247 

250 

347 

904

484 

354 

289 

363 

355

339 

333 

319 

214 

329 

384

Sept.

231 

314 

313 

303 

301

331 

309 

303 

318 

360

342 

352 

332 

224 

336

331 

319 

309 

303 

203

309 

309 

316 

313 

307

303 

305 

309 

318 

572

FT square Runoff in 

 lie inohes

1.23 ' 1.43 

1.57 1.75 

.734 .85

.914 13.39

1.00 1.15 

1.78 1.93 

1.80 3.08 

1.96 3.19 

1.19 1.37 

1.47 1.64 

.924 1.07 

.919 1.06 

.639 .70

1.36 17.30

v. 3 (4:30 a.m.) 5,760 sec. -ft.; Pe*>. 14 (6 p.m.) 4,810 

ne 18 <11 p.m.) 7,700 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 81

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 79°32', a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Maden Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Roclccastle Creek, and 4 miles 

upstream from Huddleston, Bedford County. Datum of gage is 592.91 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Kecoras available.- September 1930 to September 1948. March 1925 to September 1927 (gage 

heights onlyj at site a quarter of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 176 second-feet.

iixtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 18.05 

feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 1.22 feet), result of low temperature.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograoh and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 3 second-feet 

Aug. 31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1933, 1935(M), 1938(M), 1939. W 972: 1931-32(M), 

1934(M), 1935-38, 1940, 1941(M). W 1082: 1940(P).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-7, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

42

60

82

142

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

254

429

576

848

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

1,190

2,070

3,050

4,700

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

62

82

130

210

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

500

S12

1,180

2,070

Note.- Same as precedlrg 

table above 7.0 feet.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

60 

60 

5S 

56

56 

56 

62 

340 

680

460 

224 

171 

132 

110

104 

104 

120 

178 

120

102 

93 

88 

82 

80

78 

78 

85 

129 

96 

88

NOV.

S2 

80 

3,030 

1,100 

548

364 

269 

371 

235 

193

343 

374 

250 

205 

296

277 

216 

189 

178 

167

153 

149 

193 

182 

182

164 

149 

142 

136 

129

Dec.

126 

126 

123 

120 

123

123 

113 

113 

113 

113

126 

120 

113 

110 

123

178 

136 

126 

123 

116

113 

110 

110 

110 

104

107 

110 

104 

104 

107 

104

Jan.

104 

126 

110 

104 

104

102 

99 

96 

99 

99

90 

*104 

706 

377 

201

bl80 

b!60 

b!40 

123 

160

156 

156 

136 

73 

b!20

b!40 

b!40 

b!30 

b!20 

b!20 

b!20

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

AugU 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

Lendar year 1947 

ary

h..... .......................

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

at .......---.-- ... .........

ember . .

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

80 

b!30 

b!40 

153 

164

*174 

189 

1S9 

193 

178

164 

197 

1,240 

2,400 

1,070

654 

602 

548 

419 

329

258 

235 

208 

193 

189

197 

182 

171 

156

Seoondfoot-days

4,210 

10,396 

3,647

62,798

4,695 

11,002 

10,691 

11,199 

8,025 

6,381 

3,836 

12,505 

3,684

90,271

Mar.

142 

17S 

17S 

164 

146

142 

588 

444 

281 

235

20S 

189 

171 

164 

156

193 

254 

201 

186 

186

178 

178 

809 

878 

548

340 

706 

641 

367 

460 

1,180

Apr.

2,070 

734 

475 

367 

269

231 

628 

460 

589 

380

329 

310 

284 

292 

329

269 

250 

227 

216 

212

208 

197 

197 

189 

186

193 

284 

346 

254 

224

Maximum

680 

3,080 

178

3,080

706 

2,400 

1,180 

2,070 

810 

789 

235 

4,650 

275

4,650

Peak discharge (base, 3.0OO sec. -ft.).- Nov. 3 (4 p.m.

May

208 

227 

216 

208 

426

307 

810 

387 

2S8 

239

212 

212 

668 

460 

303

250 

235 

208 

189 

178

171 

167 

160 

156 

156

167 

167 

160 

156 

156 

178

Minimum

56 

80 

104

53

90 

80 

142 

186 

156 

132 

82 

76 

66

56

5

sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (1 a.m.; 4,080 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (5:30 p.m. 

7,910 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

June

277 

167 

153 

153 

149

142 

262 

178 

149 

142

136 

136 

132 

132 

142

789 

231 

216 

231 

156

142 

167 

401 

201 

156

142 

394 

212 

25S 

235

Mean

136 

347 

118

172

151 

379 

345 

373 

259 

213 

124 

403 

123

247

July

149 

139 

129 

123 

156

139 

120 

116 

113 

113

129 

129 

123 

164 

164

139 

129 

123 

102 

99

96 

110 

93 

82 

82

82 

107 

235 

129 

102 

120

Aug.

129 

2t3 

189 

4,6ro 

1,8'<0

470 

312 

235 

186 

146

128 

118 

108 

96 

91

82 

82 

80 

80 

96

76 

1,750 

170 

140 

128

120 

115 

108 

105 

202 

230

Per square 

mile

0.727 

1.86 

.631

.920

.807 

2.03 

1.84 

1.99 

1.39 

1.14 

.663 

2.16 

.658

1.32

Sept.

140 

110 

105 

105 

103

108 

146 

133 

188 

275

143 

125 

118 

112 

110

108 

105 

103 

103 

103

103 

103 

100 

98 

98

96 

96 

96

153 

196

Runoff in 

inches

0.84 

2.08 

.73

12.48

.93 

2.19 

2.12 

2.22 

1.60 

1.27 

.76 

2.49 

.73

17.96

300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (5 p.m.) 3,250 

9,000 sec. -ft. i Aug. 22 (2:30 a.m.)
Sg ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Otter River near Bedford, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°22', long. 79°25','at bridge on U. S. Highway 

4t>u, i mile downstream from Roaring Run, 6j miles northeast of Bedford, Bedford County, 

and 8 miles upstream from Little Otter River.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 second-feet Aug. 4 (gfge height, 15.62 

reet, from recorded range in stage), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet 

on basis of velocity-area studies and records for station near Evinfton; minimum, 24 

second-feet Oct. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 1.39 feet Oct. 6-8.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 4, 1948; minimum, 5.6 recond-feet Sept. 8, 

1944 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

Flood in 1937 or 1939 reached a stage of 21.8 feet, from floodmarks at present site.

Flood in August 1940 reached a discharge of 9,710 second-feet by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gafe-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

28

29

27

26

26

24

28

126

294

238

161

142

114

98

94

92

115

123

92

78

72

69

63

61

60

58

76

77

64

60

Nov.

58

57

605

366

213

161

142

199

148

128

234

235

178

157

221

195

163

146

144

130

119

117

126

148

155

134

124

117

110

104

-

Dec.

98

95

92

88

91

87

82

81

77

80

94

84

81

78

82

1£8

100

92

88

85

84

81

78

74

72

73

71

69

66

64

66

Month

Jan.

73

94

74

72

72

69

66

63

66

63

58

 64

478

265

175

b!40

123

114

b90

blOO

110

106

96

74

b90

95

92

89

84

82

68

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec

Feb.

b60

»b70

b80

88

114

114

114

115

123

117

102

144

1,150

1,430

645

428

366

326

276

235

204

195

175

163

168

168

150

148

134

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,634

5,134

2,581

44,353

3,305

7,602

9,909

11,123

7,588

3,504

2,147

6, 256

1,669

63,452

Mar.

128

150

146

138

126

124

338

282

213

190

175

166

150

142

136

184

201

163

159

161

159

152

531

798

437

338

1,000

630

432

350

1,610

Apr.

2,690

760

540

424

366

319

406

712

460

362

330

308

282

265

265

238

225

210

201

168

178

166

157

150

142

136

140

198

161

144

Ua-rl aim

294

605

128

1,370

478

1 430 i!eio

2,690

900

182

162

2,500

146

2,690

-ft.).- Feb. 14 (1 a.m

May

132

168

144

134

526

258

a900

3450

a300

235

210

213

590

366

290

258

255

207

185

168

163

152

142

138

132

136

128

123

132

178

175

Minimum

24

57

64

16

58

60

124

136

123

85

40

49

34

24

Jnne

180

144

138

134

121

119

182

134

114

107

102

95

94

94

95

161

112

108

128

92

85

85

124

144

95

126

119

98

87

87

-

Mean

85 *0

171

83.3

122

107

32O

371

245

117 202' 69 3

55.6

173

July

91

77

73

68

66

67

62

56

57

55

56

58

61

61

84

68

116

64

55

62

66

64

52

45

40

40

122

162

73

62

64

Aug.

107

119

allo

a2,500

693

323

222

178

150

130

121

128

108

98

92

87

85

84

78

81

81

77

72

69

67

60

56

54

49

50

127

Per square 

nile

0.733

1.47

.718

1.05

.922

2 , 26

2 . 76

3.20

2.11

1.01

 597

l!?4

.479

1.49

Sept.

77

57

52

48

47

48

104

120

72

68

64

53

49

45

44

41

41

40

40

40

40

38

40

39

37

36

34

34

75

146

Runoff in 

inches

0.85

1.64

.83

14.20

1.06

2.44

3.57

2.43

1.13

. 69

2.01 

.53

20.36

) 2,420 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (11 a.m.) 2,370

sec.-ft.j Apr. 1 (1Z = 30 a.m.) 7,890 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (12:30 p.m.) 1,750 sec.-f-..; May 7 (s:30 a.m.) 

2,220 sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (about 12 m.-) 14,900 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records ana records for Otter 

River near Evington, Pigg River near Toshes, and Goose Creek near Huddleston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 83

Otter River near Evington, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13', long. 79°18', at highway bridge 2 iriles 

upstream from Flat Creek and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell County. Datum of 

gage is 544.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustffent of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 325 square miles.

Kecoras available.- November 1936 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 11 years (1937-48), 341 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 9,580 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 17.82 

TeeTTT minimum, 73 second-feet Oct. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 1.57 feet Oct. 5, 6, 7. 

1936-48: Maximum discharge, 27,500 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937, Aug. 19, 1939 (gage 

height, 23.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,600 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and' flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, 

and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 39 second-feet Dec. 16, 

1943 (gage height, 1.07 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks.- Records good except those fbr periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are poor.

Revisions (water years).- W 852: 1937. W 892: 1938-39(M). W 972: 1937-39. W 1032: 

1940.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15)

1.4 71 4.0 621

1.6 94 5.O 918

2.0 154 6.0 1,250

2.5 240 7.0 1,640

3.0 345 9.O 2,520

11.0 3,42Q

13.0 4,370

14.5 5,420

16.0 6,920

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

87

84

84

82

78

78

76

83

166

6O6

888

422

357

269

226

204

413

534

478

29O

227

201

182

165

157

151

151

167

233

ISO

162

NOV.

154

146

2,200

1,630

606

422

334

636

436

322

617

828

492

395

548

578

436

369

345

334

3OO

279

369

357

422

345

311

290

269

259

-

Dec.

240

231

229

224

227

229

213

217

208

204

236

231

209

199

204

357

290

250

238

224

217

213

208

199

196

199

196

190

187

184

187

Jan.

196

24O

215

202

204

196

189

185

187

185

168

187

2,360

1,120

37OO

*436

345

300

233

248

290

290

25O

184

bl6O

b250

b240

1)240

b230

b220

244

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

157

b250

269

279

300

*334

345

322

345

300

290

311

1,980

4,270

2,380

1,180

978

918

694

592

478

450

4O8

395

369

4O8

369

345

322

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,481

15,029

6,836

113,499

10,674

20,038

21,595

25,433

17 , 639

11,377

6 1 173

sleis

164,773

Mar.

290

395

436

369

322

300

1,080

978

592

492

436

382

345

334

322

395

738

464

4O8

408

382

357

1,700

2.O6O

1.O4O

738

1,580

1,430

858

694

1,270

Apr.

6,200

1,

1,

940

110

388

738

664

1,

1,

310

380

378

753

694

394

350

592

708

578

520

178

15O

436

422

595

582

569

357

345

Maximum

888

2,200

357

3,010

2.36O

4,270

2,060

6,200

2,560

1,200

386

4,420

422

6.2OO

122

394

178

1O8

-

May

357

408

382

345

1.O4O

606

2,560

1.O10

694

548

464

436

1,770

918

636

534

382

436

382

357

334

322

3OO

290

29O

311

300

290

290

290

357

Minimum

76

146

184

65

160

157

29O

345

290

209

141

159

132

76

June

345

29O

279

29O

269

250

422

322

259

24O

229

218

209

211

215

422

311

1,2OO

738

311

250

229

901

l.OOO

345

279

408

279

322

334

-

Mean

241

501

221

311

344

691

S48

379

199

545

187

45O

July

345

236

211

201

189

192

185

170

170

164

162

168

184

194

279

2O2

222

197

170

165

192

178

231

162

146

141

152

386

229

178

172

Aug.

193

4,

543

218

120

3,040

753

503 59-

523

273

26">

25">

250

223

218

203 20'

201

193

231

2O"

1, 380

522

250

218

91

18'

170

L53

L63

59?

Per square 

mile

0.742

1.54

.680

.957

1.O6

2.13

2.14

1 *7^

l!l7

612

1 .68

.575

1.38

Sept.

290

2O8

187

173

167

164

185

300

233

360

226

189

173

165

16O

149

146

143

141

141

144

141

141

135

134

134

132

134

201

422

-

F noff in 

inches

0.86

1.72

.78

12.98

1.22

2.30

2.47

2 91

 " -. 

liso

.71

1.94

.64

18.87

Feak discharge (base. 4.000 seeT^ft.).- Feb. 14 (9:30 p.m.) 5.69O see.-ft.; Apr. 1 (6:3Oa.m.) 

8,220 sec.-ft.; May 7 [12 m.) 4,170 sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (9:3O p.m.) 9,58O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Otter 

River near Bedford, (loose Creek near Ruddiest on, and Flgg River near Toshes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
8? ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Falling River near Naruna, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°07', long. 78°58', at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Little Falling River and 2| miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell County. 

Datum of gage is 412.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1948.

Average discnarge.- 12 years (1929-34, 1941-48), 144 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.25 

reetj; minimum, 36 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 2.58 feet), resilt of low temperature.

1929-35, 1941-48: Maximum.discharge, 15,800 second-feet Sept. 18 or 19, 1944 (gage 

height, 23.9 feet, from. floodmarks), from rating curve extended abo-'e 6,100 second-feet 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 feet; minimum observed, 3 second-feet Oct. 9, 1932 (gage height, 2.18 feet).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 26.5 feet, from floodmar'o (discharge, 

22,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no ga^e-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 7 May 8 to Sept. 30

2.6 38 3.7 273 2.7 48 4.0 338 

2.7 50 4.5 522 2.8 59 4.5 500 

2.8 64 5.5 860 3.0 89 5.5 860 

3.0 100 7.0 1,430 3.5 2OO 

3.3 165 1O.O 2,700 ' Note.- Same as preced- 

 Ing table above 5.5 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

50 

49 

50 

49 

48

49 

46 

54 

69 

163

236 

170 

131 

94

SI

110 

98 

129 

96 

83

76 

69 

67 

64 

67

60 

64 

71 

83 

67 

64

Nov.

64 

61 

486 

247

147

110 

96 

389 

185 

129

S76 

506 

208 

154 

279

244 

168 

138 

147 

133

118 

120 

264 

238 

208

160 

135 

127 

116 

110

Dec.

104 

100 

100

loo

100

102 

98 

96 

96 

94

112 

108 

96 

94 

102

233 

147 

124 

116 

110

104 

100 

100 

96 

90

92 

90 

90 

89 

87 

87

Jan.

90 

120 

94 

90 

*90

90 

89 

85 

89 

85

76 

89 

1,410 

571 

227

198 

147 

138 

118 

138

165 

158 

135 

92 

b!20

b!30 

129 

124 

120 

114 

98

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

76 

*b70 

b!60 

154 

170

168 

168 

170 

180 

163

147 

172 

672 

2,670 

1,460

571 

622 

571 

413 

317

244 

236 

216 

211 

216

241 

208 

190 

170

Secondfoot-days

2,60 

6,16. 

3,25'

52,03]

5,41£ 

11,12 9,60' 

9,912 

5,022 

3.39S 2,57" 

6,23£ 

2,09C

67,41'

Mar.

156 

358 

311 

230 

190

178 

656 

407 

258 

244

208 

188 

172 

165 

165

198 

285 

200 

188 

195

195 

180 

636 

490 

279

230 

758 

381 

256 

a350 

a900

Apr.

a2,000 

a 600 

a450 

a350 

a300

a350 

a450 

a470 

a400 

a350

a310 

a 250 

285 

244 

323

247 

216 

200 

188 

180

178 

168 

163 

160 

156

149 

156 

264 

185 

170

Maximum

236 

5 676 

r 233

1,600

) 1,410 

> 2,670 

r 900 

> 2,000 

' 536 

) 255 

212 

I 1,800 

) 250

' 2,670

May

156 

200 

172 

151 

244

175 

261 

190 

150 

136

127 

123 

182 

160 

127

125 

143 

117 

111 

107

107 

105 

102 

107 

123

536 

203 

152 

138 

132 

160

Minimum

46 

61 

87

33

76 

76 

156 

149 

102 

83 

60 

63 

55

46

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.}.- Nov. 11 (8:30 p.m.

June

125 

109 

103 

103 

100

96 

216 

136 

109 

102

' 96 

93 

89 

98 

115

109 

105 

184 

255 

115

98 

91 

102 

126 

89

83 

86 

86 

83 

97

Mean

84.1 

205 

105

143

175 

384 

310 

330 

162 

113 

83.1 

201 

69.7

184

July

212 

89 

81 

78 

76

76 

73 

70 

69 

69

67 

72 

72 

128

107

83 

79 

70 

66 

a60

a70 

a90 

a70 

a60 

a60

a60 

alSO 

alOO 

a70 

a70 

a80

AuB .

a!40 

a90 

al,800 

al,2OO 

a300

a200 

alSO 

allO 

alOO 

a90

a85 

a80 

75 

69 

70

66 

66 

65 

66 

79

70 

636 

89 

78 

72

70 

67 

66 

63 

63 

63

Per square 

mile

0.489 

1.19 

.610

.831

1.02 

2.23 

1.80 

1.92 

.942 

.657 

.483 

1.17 

.405

1.07

1,760 sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (4

Sept.

67 

62 

62 

59 

59

66 

73 

70 

66 

86

76 

66 

65 

58 

62

58 

58 

57 

57 

57

59 

60 

57 

a55 

a55

a55 

a55 

a60 

alOO 

a250

Runoff in 

inches

0.56 

1.33 

.70

11.22

1.18 

2.40 

2.08 

2.14 

1.09 

.73 

.56 

1.35 

.45

14.57

p.m.) 2,830

sec.-ft.; Feb. IT (11 p.m.) 4,240 sec.-ft.; Aug. 22 (4 a.m.) 2,740 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineer's readings, recorded range in stage, and records for Otter River near Evington, Roanoke Cree'< at Saxe, and Slate 

River near Arvonia.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 85

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37 0 05', long. 78°46 I , at bridge on State Highway 40, 0.9 mile 

west of Phenix, Charlotte County, and 2 miles downstream from Rough Creek.

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,340 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 

ii.HB feet from floodmark); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Oct. 31; minimum gage 

height observed, 1.22 feet Oct. 31, Sept. 4.

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 1, 1948; minimum observed, that 

of Oct. 31, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.16 feet Sept. 5, 1947.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

34

28

23

25

27

30

28

74

102

173

197

336

350

25

23

27

30

23

25

2S

27

24

23

29

19

20

22

20

18

16

Nov.

17

41

173

173

197

124

74

309

364

309

162

350

770

309

82

173

185

134

221

554

496

680

173

197

173

134

151

124

102

102

-

Dec.

87

78

69

82

61

87

97

74

107

61

57

53

48

45

97

162

107

92

173

78

69

69

78

87

97

87

82

69

65

65

61

Jan.

»

65

82

87

87

82

69

65

61

61

57

57

3

8

57

22

66

496

350

140

87

74

97

140

1

1

34

07

87

97

J40

1

bl

bl

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

40

20

10

97

97

Feb.

97

*b96

118

129

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

151

209

 554

 1,690

 724

442

209

173

151

140

151

162

197

140

129

124

151

107

-

Seoondfoot-daya

1,846

7,053

2,544

38,257

4,531

7,024

5,071

7,401

2,893

2,406

1,810

1,831

1,230

45,640

Mar.

97

92

97

102

107

112

221

245

173

107

92

118

107

107

97

129

209

151

112

87

74

87

92

£70

245

245

270

594

283

209

140

Apr.

1,900

702

>45

233

151

140

'.OS

283

522

162

270

a 210

L97

L51

270

185

L85

L34

L24

118

107

a

a

Maximum

350

770

173

938

866

1,690

594

1,900

140

245

185

221

209

1,900

L02

LOO

97

97

92

L20

L85

L29

107

May

107

140

118

118

118

102

129

107

92

87

82

87

87

alOO

87

78

102

87

82

74

69

65

65

61

65

74

112

107

102

92

97

Minimum

16

17

45

16

57

96

74

92

61

57

35

32

29

16

June

82

78

74

74

69

65

69

107

78

69

74

69

87

78

74

82

78

61

87

a70

61

57

245

97

74

74

69

65

61

78

Mean

59. £

235

82.]

105

146

242

1 Xb*G.A. 

247

93.3

80.2

56.4

59.]

41. C

125

July

185

74

61

61

57

51

49

47

44

43

44

44

46

49

65

53

47

44

42

42

112

173

49

43

39

38

44

48

39

42

35

Aug.

i

35

69

69

21

173

s

s

92

69

60

50

a45

s

s

s

Per square 

nile

> 0.583

2.30

.805

1.03

1.43

2.37

1.61

2.42

.915

.786

I .573

L .579

) .402

1.23

49

57

57

47

44

42

42

42

40

87

49

50

51

40

40

39

38

36

34

32

32

Sept.

33

30

30

29

30

32

42

37

34

61

aSO

36

34

33

32

32

34

32

332

32

35

34

33

33

33

33

32

33

50

209

-

Rvnoff in 

inohea

0.67

2.57

.93

13.94

1.65

2.56

1.86

2.70

1.05

.88

.66

.67

.45

16.65

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; dlscha

records for Falling River near Na

rge computed on basis o

runa, Roanoke Creeflc at

' weather records, engineer's re;

9axe, and Slate River near Arvon

idiigs, and

La.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

923350 O - 51 - 7
86 ROAJJOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°56', long. 78°41', at highway bridge 500 feet northwest 

or saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from Roanoke River.

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,790 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

11.44 feet); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Sept. 3-6 (gage heifht, 1.84 feet).

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, 2,790 second-feet Sept. ?5, 1947, Feb. 15, 

1948; maximum gage height observed, 11.44 feet Feb. 15, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 19 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 1947, Sept. 3-6, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 

1.73 feet Sept. 6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

2.1 33 6.0 275 8.5 870

2.5 50 6.5 325 9.0 1,110

3.0 75 7.O 400 10.0 1,740

4.0 133 7.5 525 11.3 2,710 

5.0 197 8.0 680

1.8 18 3.0 74 5.0 211

2.0 25 3.5 106 6.C

2.5 47 4.0 141 6.!

> 281

> 325

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

6.5 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, vater year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

B

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

S4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48

41

39

39

37

37

35

37

45

176

169

190

183

169

121

91

75

91

85

75

70

65

58

52

50

50

48

50

157

204

169

Nov.

97

91

157

362

400

233

127

157

225

225

241

715

910

400

249

275

275

197

151

139

133

121

163

294

325

225

176

121

103

a90

-

Dec.

85

80

80

80

80

80

80

75

70

70

80

80

80

75

70

266

218

176

115

103

85

80

80

75

70

65

65

55

50

65

60

Jan.

70

75

80

70

65

65

62

60

60

60

55

52

169

525

680

294

145

127

91

91

163

218

225

109

115

121

109

109

109

97

97

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

Uav

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

97

97

109

115

127

145

157

157

249

225

218

225

362

1,230

2,630

01,350

555

450

315

239

183

169

169

176

169

176

169

155

134

-

Seccndfoct-days

2,756

7,371

2,793

47,525

4,366

10,552

8,76C

7,991

4,824

1 25s

1, 78*

822

56,429

Mar.

113

155

315

400

225

239

306

336

475

267

204

183

141

127

113

225

870

715

315

197

183

169

155

190

232

232

281

500

475

253

169

Apr.

500

1,4

6

1

10

45

36

239

148

i

6

3

25

15

79

246

197

1

2

1

83

04

69

274

306

2

]

]

25

69

34

120

106

1

1

1

Maximum

204

910

266

2,230

680

2 ,630

870

1,410

830

315

99

283.

80

2,630

99

92

86

86

80

80

55

62

27

May

99

alOO

106

113

92

86

99

86

80

71

62

60

80

127

148

92

74

80

74

60

54

52

50

54

62

297

715

830

348

225

348

Minimum

35

90

50

19

52

97

113

80

50

47

29

22

19

19

June

289

183

120

99

86

71

80

120

155

106

74

60

54

57

54

52

52

52

50

47

47

47

232

253

315

92

68

92

71

' 60

-

Mean

246* 88 c

90.1

130

141

364

283

267

156

105

40.5

57 *E

27.4

154

July

54

57

50

44

42

42

40

35

31

29

29

29

29

29

33

40

40

35

31

29

29

31

92

99

57

40

33

33

33

31

29

Aug.

Per square 

 He

0.549

3. *5£

.556

.802

.870

2 .25

1^75

1.65

 963

.648

 250

 356

.169

.951

27

74

80

162

281

267

148

54

44

37

35

44

35

33

31

33

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

25

25

24

23

24

22

Sept.

20

20

20

19

19

20

21

23

23

23

47

47

42

31

27

25

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

25

33

80

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.63

1.70 ".64

10.91

I .uufV) 

2 43

2 '02

l!84

1.11

.72

'.41 29

.19

12.98

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Falling 

River near Naruna and Slate River near Arvonla.

c Backwater from Roanoke River; discharge computed from estimated gage-height graph.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 87

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'1S", long. 80°20'55", at bridge on State

Highway 704 just downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east of Francisco, Stokes County, 

and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1924-26, 1927-48), 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1.740 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 4.26 

i'eet); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum dally, 48 

second-feet Sept. 20, 27.

1924-48: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 12.45 

feet); minimum, 7.1 second-feet Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 0.43 foot); minimum daily, 

30 second-feet Sept. 18, 20, 1932.

flemarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, wllch are 

poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by Pinnacler power 

plant, 28 miles above station, and two reservoirs with a combined capacity of 

416,000,000 cubic feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

146 

140 

142 

137 

96

65 

138 

168 

416 

366

210 

137 

107 

165 

175

165 

175 

492 

219 

151

182 

173 

169 

175 

167

112 

93 

223 

189 

197 

170

NOT.

161 

118 

154 

18S 

183

171 

171 

2O6 

128 

107

266 

237 

204 

195 

306

187 

153 

208 

287 

244

231 

224 

218 

223 

265

244

220 

209 

209 

180

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Dec.

173 

209 

212 

205 

208

196 

178 

194 

2O1 

208

209 

204 

197 

176 

194

228 

210 

2O2 

199 

194

182 

184 

20O 

151 

146

117 

116 

97 

78 

138 

142

Jan.

160 

201 

185 

172 

175

192 

195 

185 

188 

180

161 

164 

394 

265 

203

253 

195 

130 

140 

193

204 

182 

182 

170 

213

163 

188 

181 

203 

180 

172

 her.... .....................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

127 

142 

224 

187 

202

271 

248 

176 

184 

218

199 

372 

429 

576 

359

289 

258 

238 

232 

223

21O 

158 

144 

201 

213

215 

207 

203 

139

Seoondfoot-days

5,66 

6,09 

5,54

71,40

5,96 

6,84 

7,56 

11,14 

7,19 

5,17 

4,48 

4,22 

3,28

73,19

Mar.

126 

232 

217 

113 

200

196 

256 

243 

247 

232

222 

215 

199 

141 

134

223 

2 2O 

203 

216 

211

155 

143 

303 

304 

257

232 

586 

375 

332 

3O4 

529

Apr.

1,380 

698 

485 

404 

382

360 

451 

540 

432 

377

320 

340 

298 

350 

402

380 

289 

263 

266 

271

263 

247 

241 

247 

238

230 

244 

245 

260 

244

Maximum

3 492 

r 306 

3 22S

5 3,680

9 394 

I 576 

3 586 

J 1,380 

t 521 

5 222 

5 243 

J 343 

) 178

L 1,380

May

232 

224 

213 

230 

253

228 

295 

234 

214 

204

218 

344 

d521 

d256 

d228

d213 

d201 

214 

209 

199

178 

174 

168 

190 

192

288 

192 

190 

191 

269 

232

Minimum

65 

107 

78

65

130 

127 

113 

230 

168 

138 

62 

65 

48

48

June

187 

183 

174 

174 

170

161 

222 

205 

191 

180

184 

180 

170 

150 

161

198 

153 

153 

180 

d!48

d!38 

d!43 

d!62 

d!62 

d!64

dlSO 

d!77 

d2O6 

d!75 

172

Mean

183 

2O3 

179

196

193 

236 

244 

372 

232 

172 

145 

136 

109

2OO

July

170 

153 

146 

141 

140

135 

150 

159 

172 

169

100 

94 

188 

180 

243

173 

166 

109 

113 

172

171 

136 

131 

124 

91

62 

122 

145 

155 

152 

124

Aug. Sept.

P4 130 

?5 125 

343 123 

2f5 116 

2C7 82

1E5 64 

145 178 

1C* 170 

en 160 

1?" 169

14 ' 141 

14" 88 

12" 66 

If" 138 

f" 139

6'r ' 124 

IE" 102 

14" 98 

14TI 72 

13" 48

1Z" 99 

S" 107 

7" 111 

14" 95 

14" 94

13" 68 

14" 48 

W 70

6" 142

e1" 113 14'

Per square Rnofr in 

mile inches

1.48 1.70 

1.64 1.83 

1.44 1.66

1.58 21.40

1.56 1.79 

1.90 2.05 

1.97 2.27 

3.00 3.34 

1.87 2.16 

1.39 1.55 

1.17 1.35 

1.10 1.27 

.879 .98

1.61 21.95

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Ho peak above base.

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage-height record.
88 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24'45", long. 79°49 I 45", at Settles Bridge, 3j 

miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 7f miles downstream from Mayo 

River.

Drainage area.- 1,050 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height. 21.47 

reetj; ipinlmum not determined (occurred during period of no gage-height record); minimum daily, 391 second-feet Sept. 26.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 56,800 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 27.78 

feet)-, from rating curve extended above 16,500 second-feet on bafis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 26.9 feet and runoff comparisons; minimum, 149 secondfeet Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 feet); minimum daily, 182 second-feet Sept. 11, 

1944.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage about 7 feet higher than that of Sept._ 18, 1945, and 

flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 29.8 feet, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation pt low stage caused 

Dy power plants abbve station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October-1947 to Septes*>er 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

d589

(1568

a547

d547

3540

3540

aSOO

d518

7,380

19,200

4,680

1,760

1,34O

1,120

1,020

d968

dl,090

1,130

1,380

1,090

a94O

a86O

aSOO

3740

a72O

a72O

a66O

a660

1,210

968

8760

Nov.

a720

a700

1,920

1,830

1,260

1,060

968

1,140

1,340

99O

1,290

3,130

1,640

1,290

2,880

3,290

1,760

1,390

3,950

2,520

1,640

1,390

1,340

1,540

1,540

1,390

1,260

1,160

1,060

1,020

-

Month

Dec.

990

d900

(1945

d922

d968

8880

8840

aBZO

8840

8840

886O

886O

8860

8820

a780

1,190

1,230

1,020

968

a860

8820

a84O

8800

asoo

878O

8780

874O

8720

8720

86 6O

868O

Jan.

8720

8820

886O

8780

a78O

8740

742

765

742

765

698

698

2,710

4,17O

1,610

1,160

1,220

1,090

855

788

1,160

1,290

1,140

8940

a64O

3840

990

990

3920

8960

8940

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

Noveaber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8720

968

9OO

81,100

81,300

f3,930

3,210

2,240

2,510

1,640

1,490

2,020

6,350

8,05O

4.73O

2,440

1,940

1,700

1,490

1,390

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,160

1,240

1,290

1,240

1,190

1,090

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

55,54

48, 4O!

26,72.

454,57.

33,52

6O,19

60.85C

71.03C

46,06!

35,02(

24,721

25,65!

17,085

504,82

Mar.

1,020

1,120

1,880

1,490

1,290

1,160

2,100

3,23O

1,880

1,590

1.44O

1,340

1,190

1,120

1,060

1,610

5,200

2,120

1,590

1,490

1,390

1,290

1,720

2,650

1,620

1,540

4,690

4,510

2,180

1,820

2,320

Apr.

12,OOO

5,180

2,720

2,120

1,880

1.7OO

4,130

3,760

3,070

2.12O

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,650

3,880

2,300

1,940

1,590

1,490

1,44O

1,39O

1,340

1,290

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,240

-

Maxima

5 19,200

3 3,950

5 1,220

5 19,200

5 4,170

3 8,050

> 5.2OO

> 12.OOO

> 4,660

> 2.27O

I 1,880

> 2,76O

1 1,290

19,200

May

1,120

1.O6O

1,060

99O

1,090

1,O9O

1,550

1,390

1,090

1,020

968

990

4,660

2,060

1,390

1,190

1,120

99O

945

922

90O

855

832

855

968

4,190

2,690

1,340

2,440

2,360

1,940

Minima

500

700

66O

366

640

720

1,020

1,140

832

810

540

514

391

391

June

1,39O

1,160

1,090

1,O4O

1,040

99O

2,270

2.O8O

1,290

1.O90

968

922

900

1,320

1.O90

1,060

1,240

9OO

1,310

1.O6O

878

810

922

1,660

1,090

90O

810

1,460

1,34O

1,040

-

Mean

l,79r

1,614

86'

1,24=

1,081

2,07-

1,96'

2,36'

1,48"

1,167

797

82'

57"

1,373

July

1,220

9OO

765

742

8720

87OO

86SO

654

654

654

654

676

900

945

1,880

1,340

945

810

765

810

S1O

855

d720

86OO

a540

8560

8540

(1698

(1676

d654

(1654

Aug.

S56O

(1654

d766

2,580

2,760

1,120

(1855

d720

d720

8640

1,210

9OO

d742

d742.

1,020

720

d589

654

698

632

742

654

632

d531

d589

d568

d539

d514

d518

d518

d568

Per sqtiars 

mile

1.71

1.54

.821

1.19

1.O3

1.9S

1.S7

2.26

1.42

1.11

.759

.789

.543

1.31

Sept.

d539

d522

d506

d482

d506

d494

d535

1,010

968

765

765

654

3547

d451

d506

d518

d486

d451

d451

d455

d413

d"395

d466

d478

d443

d391

d428

d410

764

1,290

Runoff -in 

inches

1.97

1.71

.95

16.11

1.19

2.13

2.16

U.52

1.63

1.24

.88

.91

.61

17.90

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 10 (3 p.m.; ZZ.400 seo.-rt.; Apr. 1 (3 p.m.]' 13,800

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records anil records for station at 

Leaksvllle.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of doubtful gagr> heights and records 

for station at Leaksvllle.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
ROANOKE RIVH1 BASIN 

Dan River at Leaksvllle, N. C.

89

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°29'05", long. 79°45'30", at Leaksville, Rockingnam County, half a mile downstream from State highway bridge and half a mile upstream from Smith River. Datum of gage is 490.33 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 1,276 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during; year, about 24,000 second-feet Oct. 10; maximum gage 

neignt, 20.90 feet OctJ ITT (backwater from Smith River); minimum discharge, 383 

second-feet Sept. 22 (gage .height, 1.12 feet).

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 54,200 second-feet Sept 18, 1945 (gage height, 28.27 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Sept 12, 1932 (gage height, 0.25 foot); minimum daily, 

114 second-feet Sept. 12, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation during periods of low 

now caused by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Das

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

670 

651 

627 

615 

566

560 

501 

566 

06,000 

d!9,500

C6,600 

2,320 

1,710 

1,330 

1,200

1,090 

1,300 

1,300 

1,670 

1,230

1,030 

928 

862 

791 

765

772 

701 

689 

1,160 

1,030 

830

Nov.

778 

765 

2,870 

2,460 

1,430

1,130 

994 

1,160 

1,370 

1,030

1,410 

3,260 

1,840 

1,370 

2,750

3,580 

1,980 

1,430 

3,370 

2,810

1,770 

1,500 

1,400 

1,640 

1,640

1,500 

1,330 

1,200 

1,090 

1,060

Dec.

1,030 

928 

961 

961 

961

928 

895 

862 

895 

895

928 

928 

928 

862 

830

1,200 

1,300 

1,060

394 

928

895 

395 

862 

862 

830

830 

791 

778 

778 

720 

739

Jan.

772 

862 

928 

830 

830

791 

791 

791 

778 

784

752 

752 

2,570 

4,450 

1,840

1,300 

1,260 

1,130 

928 

830

1,200 

1,370 

1,200 

1,030 

701

895 

994 

1,030 

961 

1,030 

994

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! "ay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

nber. ........................

lender year 1947 

ary

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

 nber . .......................

tor year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

772 

994 

928 

1,060 

1,330

2,880 

3,340 

2,460 

2,740 

1,910

1,640 

2,100 

6,200 

10,500 

5,770

2,740 

2,180 

1,910 

1,710 

1,540

1,400 

1,400 

1,430 

1,260 

1,300

1,370 

1,330 

1,260 

1,160

Seoondfoot-daya

59,56 

51,91 

28,25'

473,01

35,37 

66,61 

66,98C 

77.77C 

49,53 

38,55 

26,644 

26,36= 

17,244

544,814

liar.

1,060 

1,260 

1,980 

1,640 

1,370

1,260 

2,560 

3,650 

2,110 

1,770

1,570 

1,430 

1,300 

1,230 

1,160

1,930 

4,800 

2,320 

1,710 

1,600

1,570 

1,430 

2,220 

3,100 

2,180

1,710 

4,760 

5,220 

2,460 

1,980 

2,640

Apr.

13,900 

6,230 

3,100 

2,390 

2,110

1,980 

4,260 

3,820 

3,340 

2,390

2,050 

2,050 

1,980 

1,910 

3,820

2,530 

2,050 

1,770 

1,600 

1,540

1,470 

1,400 

1,370 

1,330 

1,260

1,260 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,260

Maxima

t 19,500 

1 3,580 

I 1,300

> 19,500

t 4,450 

t 10,500 

) 5,220 

) 13,900 

'. 4,940 

! 2,430 

I 2,220 

I 3,160 

t 1,230

t 19,500

May

1.20C 

1,130 

1,030 

1,060 

1,090

1,160 

1,430 

1,710 

1,230 

1,130

1,090 

1,060 

4,220 

2,550 

1,500

1,260 

1,160 

1,060 

994 

961

928 

895 

862 

928 

994

4,940 

2,810 

1,570 

2,600 

2,810 

2,110

Minima

501 

765 

720

372

701 

772 

1,060 

1,200 

862 

895 

578 

524 

388

388

June

1,540 

1,300 

1,160 

1,130 

1,090

1,060 

2,430 

2,170 

1,400 

1,200

1,090 

994 

994 

1,330 

1,200

1,160 

1,370 

1,030 

1,370 

1,200

961 

895 

994 

1,640 

1,230

994 

1,570 

1,420 

1,500 

1,130

Mean

1,921

1,73] 

91]

1,296

1,141 

2,297 

2,161 

2,592 

1,596 

1.28E 

859 

851 

57E

1,48=

July

1,370 

994 

830 

810 

778

759 

746 

707 

676 

707

695 

727 

895 

891 

2,220

1,570 

1,060 

862 

791 

830

895 

862 

791 

658

578

608 

584 

627 

752 

682 

689

Au8 .

602 

664 

817 

2,120 

3,160

1,300 

928 

752 

739 

670

1,060 

994 

765 

746 

994

830 

658 

664 

714 

645

733 

682 

664 

560 

590

602 

566 

524 

524 

524 

578

Ps r square 

Bile

1.67 

1.51 

.792

1.13

.992 

2.00 

1.88 

2.25 

1.39 

1.12 

.747 

.740 

.500

1.29

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 10 (about 8 p.m.) about 24,000 sec. -ft.;

(12 m.J 14,600 sec. -ft. 

c Backwater from Smith River; discharge computed o 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on ba sis of recc

ds for station at Wen 

rds for station at We

Sept.

554 

536 

518 

506 

506

518 

536 

895 

961 

798

765 

682 

572 

489 

489

542 

524 

489 

460 

460

432

388 

438 

483 

477

426 

438 

432 

d700 

1,230

Konotf ia inches

1.93 

1.68 

.31

15.30

1.14 

2.15 

2.17 

2.52 

1.60 

1.25 

.86 

.85 

.56

17.62

Apr. 1

tworth. 

ntworth.
90 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'15", long. 79°22'55", at Southern Railway

bridge in Danville, Pittsjrlvania County, 1,000 feet upstream from Fall Creek. Datum . 

of gage is 379.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,050 square miles.

Records available.- August 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 2,391 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,400 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 13.96 

feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.29 feet); minimum daily, 648 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 75,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 20.96 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Dec. 8, 1946 (gage height, 1.19 feet); minimum daily, 

338 second-feet Sept. 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Flow regulated by cotton mills above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1936.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

966

874

875

898

648

839

794

936

3,750

28,500

26,200

4,480

3,100

2,340

2,020

1,860

2,020

2,520

2,680

2,670

2,060

1,700

1,600

1,480

1,490

1,040

1,490

1,400

1,540

2,210

1,650

Nov.

1,580

1,210

4,100

5,860

3,290

2,210

1,920

2,080

2,190

2,270

2,580

5,380

3,820

2,540

3,540

6,880

3,940

2,620

3,260

5,000

3,080

2,280

2,040

2,640

2,680

2,500

2,140

2,040

1,740

1,650

-

Dec.

1,870

1,660

1,600

1,590

1,540

1,680

1,330

1,600

1,480

1,540

1,520

1,580

1,510

1,390

1,610

1,810

2,320

1,850

1,630

1,620

1,300

1,620

1,550

1,300

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,300

1,280

Jan.

1,280

1,500

1,560

1,380

1,470

1,430

1,340

1,340

1,360

1,280

1,220

1,260

2,720

8,240

3,940

2,340

1,910

1,880

1,920

1,440

1,840

2,350

2,180

1,800

1,300

1,400

1,760

1,840

1,900

1,740

1,800

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

llaroh ............................

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base 22,000 sec

Feb.

1,240

1,530

1,920

1,830

2,340

3,400

5,420

4,180

4,500

3,640

2,820

3,120

9,260

15,300

13,300

5,380

3,890

3,490

3,040

2,670

2,580

2,070

2,590

2,270

2,190

2,363

2,320

2,150

1,980

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

104,63

89,04

48,13(

810, 25(

60,72(

112,78

117,83

133,65

78.67C

61, ..2

41,74

46,34]

28.79C

923, 64E

Mar.

2,110

2,050

3,020,

3,130

2,540

2,220

3,460

6,880

4,500

3,300

2,860

2,620

2,460

2,010

2,240

2,620

7,680

5,140

3,190

2,680

3,100

2,950

3,010

5,540

4,680

3,500

6,030

10,500

4,980

3,600

3,230

Apr.

20,300

16,500

6,100

4,020

3,820

3,360

5,860

5,490

6,100

4,320

3,360

3,590

3,570

3,510

5,620

5,260

3,890

3,000

d2,580

d2,400

d2,300

d2,200

d2,33j

dl,900

dl,800

dl,900

dl,900

d2,200

d2,000

dl,800

-

Maxinum

) 26,500

) 6,880

) 2,320

3 26,900

) 8,240

) 15,300

) 10,500

) 20,300

) 7,300

) 4,680

[ 3,560

5,020

) 1,620

26,500

-ft.) .- Oct. 11 (5 a.m

May

dl,800

1,760

dl,700

dl,600

31,600

dl;600

dl,900

d2,200

2,140

dl,700

dl,600

dl,600

3,240

7,300

3,510

2,240

dl,800

dl,800

dl,600

dl,500

dl,400

il.OJ

dl,500

dl,200

2,130

6,710

6,230

2,960

2,780

3,900

4,270

Minimum

648

1,210

1,280

440

1,220

1,240

2,010

1, 800

1,200

1,340

882

814

680

648

) 34,400 s«

June

2,820

2,200

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,460

2,380

4,680

2,820

2,080

1,820

1,480

1,340

1,980

1,980

2,020

2,310

1,750

1,520

2,020

1,920

1,350

1,540

2,040

2,820

1,460

1,570

1,780

2,460

2,200

-

Msan

3,37E

2,96£

1,55;

2.22C

1.95E

3,88£

3,80]

4,45E

2,53E

2,044

1,34'

l,49t

96C

2,524

July

2.O4O

2,040

1,500

1,200

1,410

1,100

1,160

1,170

992

882

1,030

1,120

1,080

1,380

2,390

3,560

1,640

dl,500

dl,400

1,250

1,360

1,120

1,260

dl.OOO

d950

dl.OOO

a3fiO

d940

dl.100

1,110

1,100

Aug.

1,300

1,500

1,700

2,O6O

5,020

3,050

dl,300

dl,300

dl,200

1,250

1,540

2,240

1,340

1,150

1,360

1,700

1,250

1,010

1,160

1,800

1,190

1,260

1,300

1,120

947

1,040

1,070

814

922

948

1,500

Per square 

mile

1.65

1.45

* .758

1.03

.956

1.90

1.85

2.17

1.24

.997

.657

.729

.468

1.23

Sept.

1,070

972

848

810

764

340

1,000

1,140

1,620

1,430

1,230

1,120

1,080

868

780

862

903

680

746

871

774

754

799

869

790

740

842

878

1,490

1,220

Runoff in 

inches

1.90

1.62

.87

14.70

1.10

2.05

2.13

2.42

1.43

1.11

.76

.84

.52

16.75

c.-ft.; A-ir. 1 (time unknown)

26,200 sec. -ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis 

River at South Boston and Smith River at Martlnsvllle.

of weather records and records for Dan
ROABOKE RIVER BASIN 91

Dan River at South Boston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 41'37", long. 78°S4'09", at Norfolk & Western

Hallway bridge at South Boston, Halifax County, 1 mile downstream from Lawson Creek

and 6 miles upstream from Banister River. Datum of gage Is 299.23 feet above mean

aea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 2,730 square miles.

Hecords available.- August 1900 to May 1907, April 1923 to' September 1948. 

Average aisenargeT- 30 years (1900-1902, 1903-6, 1923-48), 2-.92S second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 seeond-foet Oct. 12 (gage height, 25.0

reet); minimum, 683 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.66 feet); minimum daily, 850

second-feet Sept. 19.

1900-1907, 1923-48: Maximum discharge, 81,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage

height, 31.8 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 161 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage

height, 3.11 feet); minimum daily, 208 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which rre

poor. Water supply for South Boston diverted Just above station. Diurnal.flrctuation at low flow caused by cotton mills at Danville. 

Revisions (water years).- W 697: Drainage area. W 972: 1930, 1936-40, 1942. V 1002:

1942.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.7 1,050 9.0 2,950

6.O 1.2OO 10.0 3,300

7.0 1,720 12.5 6,350

8.0 2,290

Note.- Sane as following 

table above 12.5 feet.

5.O 83O

5.5 1,060

6.O 1,310

7.O 1.83O

Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

9.0 3,070

11.O 4,850

14.0 8,000

17.0 11,800

20.0 16,800

22.0 21,000

24.0 2->,000

25.O 2?,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,560 

1,500 

1,300 

1,300 

1,450

1,160 

1,100 

1,180 

1,400 

11,600

22,200 

27,500 

9,290 

3,720 

2,930

2,650 

2,590 

3,39O 

3,630 

3,470

a3,3OO 

a2,300 

a2,100 

a2,OOO 

a2,000

al,400 

al,9OO 

al,900 

a2,000 

33,000 

a2,300

Ncv.

a2 . 100 

<tl,700 

a4,4OO 

aS.OOO 

6,350

3,720 

2,720 

3,OOO 

3,390 

3,070

4,170 

9,680 

8,960 

5,250 

4,530

9,2OO 

9,080 

5,050 

3,720 

6,350

6,250 

3,900 

3,550 

3,550 

3,900

3,630 

3,230 

2,790 

8,590 

2,350

Dec.

2,230 

2,290 

2,17O 

2,110 

2,050

2,050 

2,170 

1,780 

2,000 

1,94O

2,OOQ 

2,OOO 

2,110 

2.OOO 

1,880

3,150 

3,310 

3,070 

2,530 

2,230

2,170 

1,940 

2,110 

2,000 

1,830

1,880 

1,88O 

1,880 

1,830 

1,830 

1,720

Jan.

1,720 

1,830 

1,940 

2,000 

1,830

1,830 

1,830 

1,72O 

1,720 

1.72O

1,660 

1,610 

2,310 

7,780 

9,560

4,450 

2,790 

2,590 

2,470 

2,290

2,170 

2,860 

3,150 

2,72O 

2,230

1,780 

1,830 

2,230 

2,290 

2,350 

2,230

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

mber.. .......................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

uary

h..... .......................

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

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,050 

1,720 

1,940 

2,350 

2,530

3,470 

6,050 

7,67O 

7,230

6,460

4,750 

4,260 

8,96O 

19,000 

23,900

22,7OO 

9,170 

5,750 

4,850 

4,080

3,550 

3,470 

3,150 

3,310 

3.O70

3,070 

3,150 

2,930 

2,720

Seoondfoot-days

129, 14( 

140, 18(

66,14

1,090,69'

81,43( 

177, 31C 

157, 82< 

180, 30C 

100, 85C 

81.72C 

57.93C 

57,98C 

39,14{

1,2'69,94£

JPeaic discharge (base, 22,000 see. -ft.).- Oc

24,400 seo.-ft.; Apr. 3 (4 to 5 a.m.) 25,20O

Mar.

2,590 

2,720 

3,470 

4,450 

3,630

3,000 

4,550 

8,360 

9,320 

5,750

4,550 

3,810 

3,310 

3,150 

2,530

2,790 

6,49O 

9,030 

5,150 

3,630

3,810 

4,450 

3,550 

5,250 

7,010

5,150 

4,950 

11,400 

10,200 

5,550 

4,170

Apr.

11,200 

22,200 

22,200 

7,450 

5,050

4,450 

5,950 

9,560 

8,120 

6,460

5,150 

4,450 

4,350 

4,170 

7,120

8,600 

5,850 

4,080 

3,630 

3,230

3,000 

2,930 

2,790 

2,650 

2,470

.2,530 

2,530 

3,070 

2,590 

2,470

Maximum

3 27,500 

5 9.68O 

3 3,310

! 30.6OO

) 9,560 

) 23,900 

) 11,400 

) 22,200 

) 10,200 

) 5,050 

) 5, 200 

) 5,550 

i 3,480

27,500

May

2,470 

2,350 

2,290 

2,230 

2,17O

2,230 

2,590 

3,150 

3.OOO 

2,290

2,17O 

2,050 

2,290 

6,490 

4,950

2,860 

2,410 

2,470 

2,170 

2,050

1,940 

1,880 

2; 000 

1,660 

2,170

4,350 

10,200 

5,750 

3,230 

4,750 

8,240

Minima

1,100 

1,700 

1,720

732

1,610 

1,720 

2,530 

2,470 

1,660 

1,940 

1,260 

1..110 

850

8SO

June

5,050 

3,470 

2,790 

2.53O 

2,350

2,290 

2,050 

4,650 

4,550 

2,860

2,410 

2,110 

1,940 

2,590 

2,410

2,410 

2,930 

2,650 

2,230 

2,11O

2.47O 

2,000 

2,000 

2,590 

3,310

2,930 

2,110 

2,350 

2,650 

2,930

Mean

4,16f 

4,67! 

2,134

2,986

2,627 

6,114 

5,091 

6..0K 

3,253 

2,72. 

1,865 

1,870 

1,305

3,470

July

2,410 

2,530 

2,110

IZ 780 

1,610

1.78O 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,360

1,310 

1,410 

1,480 

1,610 

a2,300

a5,20O 

3,660 

2,170 

1,940 

1,880

1,880 

2., 050 

1.66O 

1,72O 

1,360

1,260 

1.36O 

1,310 

1,260 

1,510 

1,510

Aug .

1,5PO 

1,72-0 

1,940 

2,2TO 

4,7JX>

5,5fO 

2,7f> 

1,7£1 

1,7£0 

1,720

1,560 

2.OOO 

2,2SO 

1,61? 

1.46O

1,66O 

1,780 

l,41-> i f sr>

1,720

2.OOO 

1,660 

1,560 

1,560 

1,360

1,210 

1,260 

1,260 

1,110 

1,140 

1,240

Per square 

 lie

1.53 

1.71 

.782

1.09

.962 

2.24 

1.86 

2.2O 

1.19 

.998 

.685 

.BBS 

.478

. 1.27

Sept.

1,720 

1,41O 

1,260 

1,140 

1,110

1,O10 

1,140 

1,26O 

1,460 

1,830

1,720 

al,6OO 

al,500 

al,400 

al,200

al,000 

al.lOO 

al,2OO 

a85O 

920

1,080 

1,040 

1,010 

1,010 

1,110

1.11O 

988 

1,080 

1,410 

3,480

runoff in 

inches

1.76 

1.91 

.90

14.86

1.11 

2.42 

2.14 

2.46 

1737 

1.11 

.79 

.79 

.53

17.29

t. 12 (11 a.m.) 29,000 seo.-ft.; Feb. 16 (1 to 4 a.m.) 

sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Dan River 

at Danville and Roanoke River at Clarksvllle.
92 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32'00", long. 79°59'30", Ju^t downstream from 

Angnns Bridge, half a mile dovmstream from confluence of North a-)d South Mayo Rivers, 

three-quarters of a mile dovmstream from Virginia-North Carolina State line, and 

4 miles west of Price, Roekingham County.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 323 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 11.59 

reet); minimum, 128 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 1.14 feet); minimum daily, 133 

second-feet Sept. 22, 26, 27.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.00 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 41 second-feet 

Sept. 19, 1932 (gage height, 0.52 foot); minimum daily, 44 second-feet Sept. 19, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

wnien are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 105 3.0 1,060 5.5 3,810 

1.3 162 3.5 1,420 6.O 4,690 

1.6 265 4.0 1,850 7.0 6,750 

2.0 462 4/5 2,400 8.O 9,100 

2.5 748 5.0 3,050

Discharge, in second-feet, wnter yenr October 1947 to Sept en be r 1948

Day

1

!4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a!50 

alSO 

alSO 

also 

alSO

alSO 

alSO 

155 

5,580 

8,410

869 

523 

408 

328 

291

287 

309 

423 

382 

314

269 

253 

229 

218

211

203 

200 

263 

338 

249 

218

Nov.

211 

204 

755 

539 

352

296 

265 

402

323 

274

462 

619 

388 

328 

636

562 

408 

347 

430 

367

325 

300 

338

377 

372

333 

305 

283 

269 

265

Dec.

253 

241 

245 

237 

233

233 

225 

229 

225 

222

233 

229 

218 

214 

214

314 

253 

233 

222 

218

214 

211 

208 

204 

204

208 

204 

200 

197 

194 

197

Jan.

204 

249 

214 

204 

2OO

194 

194 

197 

197 

197

187 

190 

774 

623 

343

328 

283 

265 

237 

287

287 

287 

261 

208 

333

352 

283 

274 

274 

249 

214

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

He

nber. ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

218 

319 

314 

278 

338

484 

506 

457 

534 

393

338 

576 

932 

1,340 

834

556 

473 

430 

393 

362

343 

347 

338 

319 

319

323 

300 

300

287

Secondfoot-days

21,99 

11,33: 

6,93!

116, 47C

8,58< 

12,95 

13,75 

16,482 10,87" 

12,09] 

7,61£ 

6,22£ 

5,27

134 ,-111

Mar.

278 

382 

408 

357 

319

305 

699 

676 

457 

398

367 

338 

314 

305 

296

409 

446 

338 

319 

328

372 

333 

435

495 

413

372 

1,080 

807 

539 

457 

709

Apr.

2,360 

970 

676 

562 

506

478 

728 

772 

602 

506

484 

523 

473 

462 

700

523 

462 

424 

408 

398

382 

367 

357 

352 

347

333 

328 

323 

333 

343

Maximum

L 8,410 

5 755 

' 314

8,410

) 774 

L 1,340 

L 1,080 

2,360 

991 

1,000 

600 

> 523 

408

8,410

Peak discharge (base, 3.OOO sec. -ft.).- Oct. 10 (12:30

May

319 

305 

305 

296 

343

300 

462 

343 

300 

287

274 

287 

991 

484 

372

333 

314 

296 

278 

261

265 

253 

249 

257 

283

490 

343 

296 

300 

593 

398

Minima

150 

204 

194

112

187 

218 

278 

323 

249 

249 

182 

139 

133

133

June

362 

338 

296 

296 

300

310 f732' 

398 

347 

296

274 

257 

249 

257 

309

aSOO 

a340 

a300

a700 

a340

a260 

a280 

aSOO

a600 

a320

a260 

a360 

al.OOO 

a750 

a460

Mean

70S 

376 

224

319

277 

447 

444 

54? 

351 

40? 

24f 

20] 

17f

36f

July

a380 

a300 

a260 

a240 

a220

a230 

214 

211 

f200 

a!94

194 

204 

245 

a240 

3600

a340 

a260 

a240 

229 

278

257 

245 

211 

190 

182

182 

184 

241 

204 

211 

182

Aug.

173 

233 

265 

523 

382

253 

200 

204 

200 

190

214 

184 

182 

187 

218

176 

170 

176 

170 

197

179 

173 

162 

160

157

153 

139 

144 

144 

155 

162

Per square 

Bile

2.73 

1.45 

.862

1.23

1.07 

1.72 

1.71 

2.11 

1.35 

1.55 

.946 

.773 

.677

1.41

a.m.) 20,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (6

Sept.

146 

139 

139 

135 

157

ISO 

233 

278 

237 

253

222 

170 

148 

155 

153

148 

146 

141 

137 

135

135 

133 

150 

139 

135

133 

133 

146 

408 

357

Runoff in 

inches

3.15 

1.62 

.99

16.66

1.23 

1.85 

1.97 

2.36 

1.56 

1.73 

1.09 

.89 

.75

19.19

a.m.)

3,340 sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on bas}.s of weather records an<? records for other 

stations In basin.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 93

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34'05", long. 79°59"15", 800 feet downstream 

rrom highway bridge at Moores Mill, 2 miles downstream from Horse Pasture CreeV, and 

4 miles southeast of Spencer, Henry County. Datum of gage is 730.94 feet abovs mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineersf.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-35, 1936-48), 121 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 15.80 

reet;, from rating curve ext'ended^-atove. 7,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 52 second-feet Oct. 5-7 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 9, 1947; minimum observed, 19 second-feet 

Sept. 2-5, 1930 (gage height, 2.12 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2-14, June 29, to Aug. 27)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

59

72

90

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0

Oct. 1-10

141

226

322

478

Oct. 11 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

710

975

1,570

2,270

7.O 3.O6O

8.O 4,O40

9.0 5,240

1O.O 6,650

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

53

62

77

120

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

201

325

478

Note.- Same as p-eceding table above 3.O feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54 

53 

S3 

S3 

52

52 

52 

56 

3,610 

6,160

375 

210 

160 

128 

111

108 

123 

108 

108 

93

83 

77 

74 

70 

70

70 

68 

85 

113 

81 

74

Nov.

70 

7O 

308 

227 

133

106 

95 

154 

alZO 

allo

alSO 

a!80 

136 

115 

254

201 

143 

120 

146 

125

108 

102 

115 

133 

125

108 

99 

93 

87

87

Dec.

85 

83 

81 

79 

79

77 

76 

76 

74 

74

79 

77 

74 

72 

76

113 

91 

61 

77 

76

76 

76 

74 

72 

72

71 

71 

71 

70 

68 

7O

Jan.

72 

87 

74 

71 

70

70 

68 

68 

68 

68

65 

66 

282 

207 

108

141 

93 

87 

81 

102

99 

99 

89 

71 

a80

allO 

a98 

a98 

a94 

a86 

a82

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.... ........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a? 8 

154 

168 

111 

128

193 

201 

195 

218 

16O

138 

229 

386 

655 

299

190 

165 

146 

130 

120

111 

115 

111 

106 

106

108 

102 

97 

93

Secondfoot-days

12,584 

4,020 

2,3P1

44,585

2,954 

5,013 

4,895 

5,715 

3,555 

4,687 

3,068 

2,446 

2,060

53,388

Mar.

87 

133 

143 

125 

1O6

104 

301 

248 

157 

138

120 

113 

106

102 

97

111 

130 

104 

1O2 

108,

149 

113 

157 

187 

143

125 

520 

279 

176 

149 

262

Apr.

1,030 

328 

218 

181 

168

157 

230 

245 

187 

160

157 

173 

173 

173 

279

176 

149 

136 

130 

128

123 

120 

118 

115 

113

108 

108 

1O6 

111 

115

Maximum

6,160 

308 

113

6,16O

282 

655 

520 

1.03O 

279 

428 

230 

176 

182

6,160

May

1O6 

104 

102 

99 

115

99 

151 

113 

104 

97

93 

97 

224 

136 

113

106 

99 

93 

89 

87

87 

85 

83 

83 

95

151 

115 

102 

99 

279 

149

Minima

52 

7O 

68

37

65 

78 

87 

106 

83 

85 

72 

57 

54

52

June

141 

125 

1O6 

104 

102

99 

230 

133 

123 

102

91 

87 

85 

99 

157

216 

118 

102 

333 

130

102 

111 

200 

270 

130

102 

157 

428 

314

190

Mean

4O6 

134 

77.1

122

95.3 

173 

158 

19O 

115 

156 

99.0 

78.9 

68.7

146

July

151 

120 

106 

97 

93

120 

97 

87 

87 

85

85 

89 

93 

91 

230

130 

111 

95 

89 

111

93 

93 

79 

76 

76

76 

77 

97 

81 

81 

72

Aug.

70 8<->

171' 

12P

89

77 

74 

74

9? 

74 

72 

85 

97

72 

70 

70 

68 

93

74 

7O 

6f 

6f 

Bf61 

59 

5T 

5T 

60 

6f

Per square 

 lie

3.76 

1.24 

.714

1.13

.882 

1.6O 

1.46 

1.76 

1.06 

1.44 

.917 

.731 

.636

1.35

Sept.

58 

57 

56 

55 

57

61 

91 

111 

70 

77

76 

62 

60 

59 

58

57 

57 

57 

56 

56

57 

56 

58 

57 

56

55 

54 

58 

182 

136

Rmoff in 

inches

4.34 

1.38 

.82

15.36

1.02 

1.73 

1.68 

1.96 

1.22 

1.61 

1.O6 

.84 

.71

18.37

Peak discharge (base, 1.4OO sec. -ft.).- Oct. 9 (11:3O p.m.) 17,200 sec. -ft.: Apr. 1 (7:30 a.m.)

1,510 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for S^tth River 

near Fhllpott and Sandy River near Danville.
94 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River near Philpott, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48 I , long. 80°01'; 1 mile upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 674, 1ft miles west of Philpott, Henry CoUnty, and 6? miles upstream 

from Reed Creek. Datum of gage is 784.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 201 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 13.15 

reet); minimum, 113 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.17 feet).

1946-48: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 9, 1947; minimum, 92 second-feet Sept. 5, 

6, 1947 (gage height, 3.04 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow from work above 

station at Philpott dam site.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Jan. 12)

3.1 100 3.9 3O5 5.6 1,080 

3.3 139 4.2 410 6.8 1,880 

3.6 214 4.8 665 8.3 3,210

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

126 

122 

122 

120 

116

113 

113 

146 

2,860 

3,170

860 

575 

490 

392 

335

348 

462 

1,050 

688 

478

384 

331 

299 

279 

264

255 

243 

308 

506 

328 

286

Nov.

258 

249 

946 

636 

434

362 

322 

399 

335 

305

388 

478 

377 

338 

635

562 

380 

331 

322 

289

27.0 

264 

322 

328 

3O8

283 

264 

255 

243 

234

Dec.

223 

220 

217 

217 

211

211 

206 

206 

203 

2OO

211 

2O3 

198 

192 

195

273 

223 

206 

20O

192

192 

192 

187 

184 

184

187 

174 

172 

167 

167 

167

Jan.

174 

228 

192 

182 

182

177 

172 

170 

172 

172

160 

162 

508 

454 

279

305 

270 

252 

2O9

273

279 

261 

237 

192 

2O9

299 

258 

258 

258 

228 

220

Month

Qcto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber.... .....................

nber .......................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

209 

279 

267 

243 

299

406 

442 

370 

406 

331

283 

420 

810 

1,420 

810

539 

458 

410 

373 

348

318 

318 

302 

289 

299

305 

286 

279 

261

Seoondfoct-days

16,169 

11,117 

6,180

101,173

7,392 

11,780 

14,501 

14,696 

10,511 

8,506 

7,496 

7,227 

5,132

120, 707

Mar.

249 

295 

315 

295

267

267 

834 

834 

490 

414

366 

335 

3O8 

299 

289

292 

299 

273 

273

305

348 

305 

1,160 

835 

575

414 

1,030 

860 

575 

482 

618

Apr.

1,670 

885 

642 

548 

518

450 

598 

785 

575 

486

466 

450 

406 

418 

598

462 

422 

388 

373 

362

352 

338 

331 

322 

318

305 

302 

299 

312 

315

Maximum

3,170 

946 

273

3,170

508 

1,420 

1,160 

1.67O 

1,500 

679 

1,120 

885 

429

3,17O

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 9 (9 p.m.'

ft.; July 16 (1:30 a.m.) 4.36O see. -ft.

May

289 

289 

283 

279 

338

279 

442 

308 

273 

258

255 

267 

1,500 

539 

392

345 

315 

289 

270 

258

255 

246 

237 

252 

289

289 

276 

258 

258 

295 

388

Minimum

113 

234 

167

93

160 

2Q9 

249 

299 

237 

182 

148 

128 

118

113

June

446 

315 

267 

264 

258

246 

679 

325 

270 

243

228 

220 

214 

211 

258

255 

228 

214 

312 

2 2O

203 

2O9 

226 

223 

209

182 

340 

558 

331 

352

Msan

522 

371 

199

277

238 

406 

468 

490 

339 

284 

242 

233 

}7l

330

July

299 

211 

195 

177 

170

228 

174 

164 

167 

160

162 

174 

182 

291 

1,120

373 

270 

234 

255 

226

203 

177 

162 

157 

148

148 

148 

264 

318 

328 

211

Aug.

203 

261 

448 

865 

502

286 

234 

228 

195 

398

255 

206 

184 

172 

174

162 

170 

174 

160 

195

174 

ISO 

160 

170 

157

146 

139 

135 

128 

146 

2OO

per square 

mile

2.60 

1.85 

.990

1.38

1.18 

2.02 

2.33 

2.44 

1.69 

1.41 

1.20 

1.16 

.851

1.64

7,600 sec. -ft.; May 13 (6 a.m.;

Sept.

141 

IBS 

126 

122 

188

155 

252 

172 

16Q 

155

155 

137 

128 

126 

124

118 

118 

128 

167 

157

174

192 

200 

190 

184

182 

160 

180 

42g 

324

Runoff in 

inches

3. OP 

2,06 

1,14

18,73

1,36 

?tlB 

2,89 

Z,1Z 

1.95 

1,57 

1.38 

1.34 

,95

22.34

3,72O sec,-
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Smith River at Bassett, Va.

95

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°46'15", long. 80°00'00", at highway bridge at 

norm edge of North Bassett, 1 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, and 2| miles 

downstream from Town Creek. Datum of gage is 753.09 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records' available. - April 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,560 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 8.58 

reetj; minimum, 131 second-feet Sept.'5, 18 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.28 

feet); minimum, 58 second-fe'et Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 22.9 feet Oct. 19, 1937, from information by local residents (discharge, 38,200 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 24,000 secondfeet on basis of backwater studies and records for station at Martinsville).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 125 2.9 900 

1.7 189 3.5 1,430 

1.9 275 4.2 2,130 

2.3 495 5.0 3,130 

2.6 680 5.5 3,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

155 

155 

152 

149 

143

140 

140 

169 

3,210 

3,700

1,050 

667 

573 

465 

396

418 

667 

1,160 

868 

567

453 

391 

352 

325 

305

295 

275 

356 

660 

391 

342

Nov.

310 

295 

1,380 

799 

537

435 

380 

495 

408 

364

471 

615 

441 

391 

792

674 

519 

447 

435 

391

358 

347 

435 

435 

402

369 

347 

325 

310 

300

Dec.

285 

275 

275 

275 

275

270 

266 

261 . 

261 

257

275 

261 

252 

243 

252

369 

295 

266 

257 

252

247 

243 

238 

234 

229

229 

225 

225 

221 

221 

221

Jan.

234 

305 

247 

229 

229

221 

. 217 

213 

 217 

213

201 

209 

686 

»543 

352

396 

315 

290 

285 

325

325 

295 

266 

b250 

b350

b320 

b320 

b320 

b280 

b270 

b260

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ....

st ...........................

 bar ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b290 

b320 

»b310 

408 

477

519 

531 

453 

501 

391

347 

486 

989 

*1,810 

»980

654 

555 

501 

453 

418

386 

380 

364 

342 

352

352 

338 

325 

305

Seoondfoot-daya

19,089 

14,207 

7,955

119,735

9,183 

14,535 

17,380 

17,186 

12,068 

9,752 

8,593 

7,996 

5,800

143,744

Mar.

290 

358 

380 

352 

315

310 

1,090 

980 

603 

513

447 

408 

374 

358 

347

352 

364 

320 

320 

369

408 

352 

al,300 

a960 

a700

a 460 

al,300 

a900 

a610 

a540 

al,000

Apr.

a2,000 

1,070 

750 

628 

573

543 

715 

908 

628 

567

543 

525 

483 

489 

715

537 

495 

447 

430 

418

408 

396 

380 

380 

369

352 

352 

347 

369 

369

Haxlnun

3,700 

1,380 

369

3,700

686 

1,810 

1,300 

2,000 

1,530 

806 

1,290 

946 

463

3,700

Hay

342 

336 

325 

374 

402

325 

543 

369 

315 

300

290 

300 

1,530 

603 

447

391 

358 

325 

310 

300

295 

285 

275 

285 

352

347 

325 

300 

315 

369 

435

Union*

140 

295 

221

122

201 

290 

290 

347 

275 

209 

172 

143 

134

134

June

507 

358 

300 

300 

300

285 

806 

380 

315 

275

261 

252 

247 

243 

290

290 

261 

247 

352 

252

229 

243 

266 

261 

234

209 

354 

625 

391 

419

Mean

616 

474 

257

328

296 

501 

561 

573 

389 

325 

277 

258 

193

393

July

369 

247 

225 

209 

193

257 

201 

189 

189 

189

189 

197 

213 

313 

1,290

435 

315 

266 

285 

257

234 

205 

189 

182 

172

172 

172 

305 

322 

369 

243

Aug.

211 

31C 

466 

946 

57?

32C 

257 

266 

21? 

42f

29C 

234 

20? 

18f 

18f

17F iar

193 17E22?

197 

197 

17P 

18f 

179

162 

155 

152 

146 

143 

245

Sept.

158 

146 

140 

137 

140

175 

295 

197 

179 

172

179 

155 

146 

140 

143

137 

134 

140 

182 

179

201 

209 

217 

209 

205

201 

201 

209 

463 

411

Per square Rtnoff in 

mile inches

2.43 2.80 

1.87 2.09 

1.02 1.18

1.30 17.61

1.17 1.35 

1.98 2.14 

2.22 2.56 

2.26 2.52 

1.54 1.78 

1.28 1.43 

1.09 1.26 

1.02 1.18 

.763 .85

1.55 21.14

Peak discharge (base, 4.5OO sec. -ft.).- Oct. 9 (1O:3O p.m.) 8.56O sec. -ft.; July 15 (1:30 a.m.)

4,9OO sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations near Philpott and at Hartlnsvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
96 ROANOKE RfVER BASIN 

Smith River at Martinsville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39'45", long. 7a°52'55", 2 miles south of Martinsville, Henry County, and 3 miles downstream from Grassy Creek. Datum of gage is 

657.22 feet above mean-sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 374 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 454 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 12.00 

TeeTJT minimum, 19 second-feet June 5, 6, July 9, 13 (gage height, 1.49 feet); minimum daily, 152 second-feet Oct. 5, Sept. 5.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 39,000 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 21.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 16.76 and 12.50 feet; minimum, 5 second-feet May 20, 1934 

(gage height, 1.20 feet); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plant 1,000 feet above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 1940(P), 1941(P).

Rating table, water year 1947-4S (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second- feet)

1.9 116 3.0 790

2.0 152 3.5 1,240

2.3 292 4.0 1,720

2.6 468 4.5 2,240

5.0 2,860

6.0 4,280

7.5 6,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

194

192

200

204

152

203

184

187

5,450

6,260

1,410

962

659

608

522

508

916

1,180

1,090

756

580

466

428

416

316

312

414

382

682

540

449

Nov.

342

346

1,760

1,110

774

586

512

596

630

436

622

878

649

543

947

960

697

582

572

514

454

433

534

586

542

488

446

420

398

392

Dec.

368

366

362

362

352

353

344

342

337

330

390

446

328

324

314

527

412

376

354

333

312

354

318

312

322

320

322

286

296

310

287

Jan.

322

380

373

296

332

293

302

288

288

297

258

290

966

950

540

404

422

382

266

338

474

390

374

268

217

386

4OO

330

310

351

267

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

238

372

337

388

402

678

790

636

757

612

456

584

1,380

2,480

1,360

910

760

683

587

542

456

499

477

437

447

460

434

428

396

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26, 822

18, 749

10,759

164,856

11,754

22^815

22 331

15, 192

13,143

11,577

1O,623 

7,596

190,347

Mar.

362

482

554

478

429

388

1,140

1,420

822

681

580

516

445

430

422

460

458

423

399

441

586

486

1,300

1,330

952

631

1,810

1,280

898

722

1,490

Apr.

3,200

1,3

9

6

30

93

01

716

667

S

1,1

6

28

00

58

718

667

6

6

6

70

oo

04

985

714

6

c

5

25

66

37

514

515

4

4

4

90

67

48

434

450

4

4

4

4

Maximum

6,260

1,760

527

6,260

966

2,480

1,810

3,^00

1,650

907

1,570

1,120

732

6,260

34

18

ZZ

60

May

432

410

395

405

440

454

584

539

402

412

372

370

1,650

792

581

516

459

431

390

364

360

380

323

364

440

486

487

411

392

582

569

Minimum

152

342

286

80

217

238

362

418

3?3

2-64

190

181 

152

152

June

632

529

434

396

400

360

907

576

525

390

343

348

315

324

374

412

404

369

438

402

326

323

390

353

390

264

322

695

656

546

Mean

865

625

347

452

379

655

736

744

490

438

373

343

253

520

July

631

422

267

290

266

271

346

252

248

250

218

290

276

284

1,570

632

490

323

388

497

326

293

250

236

219

218

190

386

320

538

390

Aug.

244

3

4

1.1

96

36

20

932

478

3

3

3

46

56

14

310

600

3

3

2

16

08

54

262

252

2

2

2

44

74

46

352

279

2

Z

Z

52

56

28

248

208

2

1

1

1

16

92

81

99

324

Per square 

mile

2.31

1.67

.928

1.21

1.01

1.75

1.97

1.99

1.31

1.17

 997

 917

.676

1.39

Sept.

200

190

176

184

152

234

420

298

214

276

272

201

195

190

194

179

176

175

230

216

258

252

260

254

242

244

221

243

518

732

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.66

1.86

1.07

16.38

1.16

1 . 89

2.27

2.22

1.51

1.30

1.15

1.06

.75

18.90

Peak discharge (base. 6.5OO sec.-ft.).- Oct. 9 (8:3O p.m.) 14.4OO sec.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 97

Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 31'47", long. 79°46 I 08", 0.9 mile south of Virginia-North Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north 

of Spray, Rockingham County: Datum of gage is 539.56 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 13.18 

reet); minimum, 96 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.57 feet); minimum daily, 184 second-feet Oct. 5.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 45,600 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 63 second-feet Jan. 12, 1942 (gage 

height, 1.38 .feet); minimum daily, 68 second-feet Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageneignt record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

power plant at Martinsville, Va.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

247 

226 

223 

210 

184

226 

221 

242 

4,110 

13,700

2,220 

1,210 

914 

714 

624

570 

1,070 

1,270 

1,280 

918

694 

a 600 

a550 

a 500 

a 400

a 400 

aSOO 

a 480 

a 900 

a700 

a550

Nov.

a 440 

a440 

a2,500 

al.500 

al,000

aSOO 

8650 

a 750 

aSOO 

644

800 

1,340 

882 

717 

1,210

1,460 

968 

768 

784 

692

618 

575 

662 

776 

752

662 

603 

554 

520 

494

Dec.

475 

463 

457 

445 

439

439 

421 

421 

421 

404

439 

554 

426 

400 

402

616 

562 

484 

444 

418

364

436 

384 

390 

362

380 

384 

342 

367 

356 

359

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

S«pt

Wa

Jan.

355 

444 

466 

358 

432

*371 

368 

359 

350 

359

318 

368 

1,220 

1,760 

802

£28 

552 

490 

438 

382

570 

514 

b460 

b340 

b280

b500 

b500 

b440 

b400 

b440 

b340

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter yearl947-48 ............

Feb.

b300 

b480 

b420 

b480 

b550

896 

1,080 

920 

1,110 

846

*656 

940 

1,970 

3,480 

2,800

1,290 

1,040 

935 

808 

752

620 

672 

681 

603 

608

634 

657 

582 

532

Secondfoot-days

36,653 

25,361 

13,254

213,629

15,504 

27,342 

32,610 

33,071 

20,576 

18,730 

14,513 

13,399 

9,758

260,771

Mar.

521 

682 

895 

758 

644

557 

1,340 

2,250 

1,160 

933

810 

737 

597 

600 

628

817 

993 

698 

630 

640

948 

760 

1,480 

1,870 

1,380

952 

2,350 

2,040 

1,250 

1,000 

1.69O

Apr.

6,360 

2,170 

1,420 

1,120 

1,000

936 

1,290 

1,460 

1,250 

1,000

928 

944 

864 

832 

1,290

1,040 

S72 

776 

738 

722

692 

653 

627 

629 

570

589 

571 

564 

554 

610

Maximum

13,700 

2,500 

616

13,700

1,760 

3,480 

2,350 

6,360 

1,950

l)500 

1,260 

896

13,700

May

559 

534 

526 

512 

578

588 

756 

745 

526 

523

452 

446 

1,950 

1,170 

760

632 

572 

523 

494 

472

455 

459 

416 

474 

574

922 

760 

574 

610 

1,190 

824

Minimum

184 

440 

342

148

280 

300 

521 

554 

416 

443 

274 

226 

217

184

June

774 

708 

592 

561 

500

508 

1,380 

938 

782 

572

508 

478 

462 

494 

504

627 

624 

506 

754 

520

463 

448 

533 

570 

622

484 

443 

679 

1,010 

686

Mean

1,182 

845 

428

585

500 

943 

1,052 

1,102 

664 

624 

468 

432 

325

712

July

8S2 

597 

406 

371 

362

400 

413 

343 

322 

316

301 

378 

395 

366 

1,500

856 

640 

421 

459 

643

453 

408 

345 

320 

274

315 

286 

317 

446 

510 

468

Aug.

348

37C 

50C 

1,04C 

1,26C

634 

452 

402 

424 

420

767 

426 

362 

358 

324

352 

31C 

f350 

337 

49C

425 

32S 

362 

312 

316

311 

281 

283 

226 

297 

331

Per square 

mile

2.20 

1.57 

.796

1.09

.929 

1.75 

1.96 

2.05 

1.23 

1.16 

.870 

.803 

.604

1.32

Sept.

335 

266 

253 

217 

222

f288 

f387 

464 

341 

374

354 

289 

294 

256 

266

251 

243 

228 

259 

270

308 

312 

328 

324 

290

316 

322 

308 

497 

896

Rvnoff in 

inches

2.53 

1.75 

.92

14.76

1.07 

1.89 

2.25 

2.29 

1.42 

1.29 

1.00 

.93 

.67

16.01

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 1O (7 a.m.) 20,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (4 a.m.) 8,550

sec. -ft.

for other stations In basin. 

1 partly estimated gage heights.
98 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'10", long. 79°30'10", 200 feet downstream from 

Hickory Forest Creek, 400 feet upstream from bridge on road betweer Callahans Store and 

Mount Cross, 6 miles northwest of Danville, Pittsylvania County, ard 6 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 460.38 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge,- 18 years (1930-48), 104 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Apr. 1; msximum gage height, 

5753feet Oct. 10; minimum discharge, 17 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 1.07 f.eet); 

minimum daily, 37 second-feet Aug. 29.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.8 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,600 seocnd-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 29, 1930 (gage height, C.40 foot, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 8 second-feet Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by small mill above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1930-41.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 14 to Feb. 9, 

Apr. 1 to Hay 26, June 21 to Aug. 8)

1.2 31 2.0 208 4.0 1,190 

1.4 70 2.3 300 4.5 1,570 

1.6 113 2.7 460 5.0 2,050 

1.8 159 3.2 710 5.5 2,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

48 

48 

62 

940 

1,580

481 

190 

136 

109 

93

87 

87 

85 

100 

76

68 

64 

60 

58 

58

56 

58 

72 

78 

62 

58

Nov.

56 

56 

744 

252 

136

106 

91 

131 

104 

89

254 

298 

143 

115 

306

243

145 

118 

127 

113

100 

95 

109 

120 

115

106 

95 

93 

87 

87

Dec.

87 

85 

76 

72 

74

72 

70 

72 

72 

70

76 

74 

70 

66 

72

106 

85 

78 

74 

70

70 

70 

68 

68 

68

70 

70 

66 

64 

64 

64

Jan.

66 

78 

68 

64 

64

62 

60 

60 

62 

60

58 

62 

424 

291 

131

127 

89 

83 

78 

98

100 

100 

87 

68

104

111 

87 

85 

89 

74 

64

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec

Feb.

68 

98 

109 

104 

111

129 

145 

152 

188 

138

120 

222 

550 

1,220 

492

232 

200 

176 

150 

134

120 

127 

120 

113 

115

120 

113 

106 

102

Secondfoot-days

5,064 

4,634 

2,263

38,910

3,054 

5,774 

5,860 

6,867

3^734 

2,300 

2,296 

1,621

46,685

Mar.

98 

152 

178 

141 

118

111 

318 

286 

164 

145

129 

120 

111 

106 

104

277 

348 

169 

143 

136

148 

127 

188 

238 

173

141 

535 

262 

169 

145 

380

Apr.

2,250 

429 

235 

193 

176

164 

276 

211 

173 

154

161 

161 

145 

152 

188

152 

141 

129 

127 

124

124 

118 

115 

113 

111

109 

106 

115 

109 

106

Maximum

1,580 

744 

106

1,640

424 

1,220 

535 

2,250 

282 

512 

157 

180 

168

2,250

-ft.).- Oct. 10 (5 a.m.

May

100 

100 

98 

95 

109

98 

176 

113 

98 

93

87 

91 

118 

104 

89

85

85 

78 

74 

74

74 

74 

70 

85 

122

282 

129 

102 

100 

115 

100

Minimum

48 

56 

64

19

58 

68 

98 

106 

70 

70 

58 

37 

40

37

June

95 

80 

80 

80 

74

70 

512 

171 

188 

100

87 

80 

113 

144 

85

154 

109 

98 

120 

85

80 

74 

85 

148 

267

127 

138 

102 

95 

93

Mean

163 

154 

73.0

107

98.5 

199 

189 

229 

104 

124 

74.2 

74.1 

54.0

128

July

157 

87 

78 

74 

68

80 

68 

64 

64 

62

64 

66 

68 

66 

109

80 78" 

78 

87 

98

74 

72 

64 

64 

58

60 

60 

64 

62. 

66 

60

Aug.

66 

76 

83 

158 

124

72 

64 

83 

60 

106

115 

68 

60 

58 

60

54 

50 

52 

76 

180

70 

60 

56 

54 

54

50 

48 

50 

37 

50 

102

Per square 

mile

1.44 

1.36 

.646

.947

.872 

1.76 

1.67 

2.03 

.920 

1.10 

.657 

.656 

.478

1.13

) 3,110 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (4:30

Sept.

52 

46 

44 

44 

44

48 

56 

54 

54 

168

78 

58 

52 

50 

50

46 

46 

44 

44 

42

44

40 

46 

40 

40

40 

40 

46 

85 

80

Runoff im 

inches

1.66 

1.52 

.74

12.79

1.01 

1.90 

1.92 

2.26 

1.06 

1.23 

.76 

.76 

.53

15.35

p.m.) 1,530

sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (8 a.m.) 3,180 sec.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

99

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45 I 30", long. 78°54 I 05", 1,000 feet down-stream

rrom Terrible Creek, 1 mile north of Halifax, Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream

from mouth. Datum of gage Is 318.54 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corpi of

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 552 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- December 1928 to September 1948. September 1904 to December 1905

(gage heights only) published as Banister River near Houston. 

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 553 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 second-feet Feb. 15, Apr. 2 (gage height,

19.U reet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.28 foot); minimum daily,

34 second-feet Sept. 26.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 40.8

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet on basis

of slope-area measurement at gage height 40.8 feet and velocity-area study; minimum,

6 second-feet on many days in August and September 1932; minimum daily, 6 secoid-feet

Aug. 30, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which ar'3 poor.

LOW and medium flow regulated by power plant half a mile above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1929-30, 1932-35. W 972: 1938(M), 1940. 

uorreccion.- The maximum gage height for the water year 1943 has been corrected to 16.86

reet Dec. 31, from recorded range in stage (discharge, 4,750 second-feet), superseding

figures published in Water-Supply Paper 972.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Hov. 4 Mov. 5 to Sept. 30

2.5 148 5.0 639 O.5 30 2.O 210 11.0 2,440 

3.O 214 7.O 1,190 .7 44 2.5 290 13.0 3,100 

3.5 298 10. 0 2.11O 1.0 73 3.0 38O 15.0 3,850 

4.O 4O1 14.4 3,610 1.2 96 5.0 79O 17.0 4,300 

1.5 136 9.0 1,860 19. 0 6.1OO

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26

29 

30 

31

Oct.

204 

160 

201 

162 

170

150 

183 

177 

264 

424

632 

902 

51O 

285 

33O

240 

346 

553 

692 

704

349 

297 

228 

234 

231

188 

196 

332 

701 

383 

276

NOT.

170 

252 

1,710 

3,570 

2,170

1,060 

58O 

891 

1,120 

78O

908 

2.6OO 

1,780 

1.O60 

1,120

1,500 

1,250 

986 

712 

714

638 

621 

695 

768 

955

578 

475 

526 

474 

476

Dec.

436 

427 

425 

496 

362

448 

380 

408 

516 

366

456 

395 

468 

33O 

534

1,120 

647 

552 

487 

476

462 

429 

426 

425 

400

38O 

384 

428 

350 

364 

373

Jan.

434 

440 

439 

413 

36O

400 

370 

3O2 

371 

355

356 

306 

812 

2,380 

1,550

974 

645 

481 

620 

417

828 

700 

724 

632 

194

396 

515 

551 

468 

512 

478

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

"ay

June 

Jnly 

4ngu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

st ...........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

278 

360 

576 

670 

524

786 

750 

928 

937 

998

956 

594 

1,520 

3,660 

5,750

3,970 

1,920 

1,500 

1,170 

1,060

860 

849 

746 

859 

686

756 

729 

708 

596

Secondf cot-days

10,70 

31,13 

14,15

193,04

18,42 

35,69 

30,41 

36,37 

21,07 

18,45 

10,72 

9,69 

8,04

244,891

Mar.

566 

664 

1.06O 

1,020 

854

556 

1,140 

1,940 

1,250 

1,030

1,000 

670 

648 

610 

554

705 

1,940 

1,660 

1,040 

556

752 

806 

733 

852 

1,020

742 

1,100 

1,970 

1,220 

986 

769

Apr.

3,610 

5,680 

3,120 

1,220 

1,150

863 

1,860 

2,230 

1,190 

1,020

814 

822 

774 

744 

1,090

1,040 

990 

570 

604 

466

552 

542 

712 

358 

630

416 

411 

1,140 

1,060 

692

Maximum

1 902 

3 3,570 

 > 1,120

D 5,890

5 2,370 

5 5,750 

3 1,970 

> 5,680 

3 1,940 

I 1,280 

3 934 

5 1,040 

3 1,660

3 5,750

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (4 p.m.

May

574 

528 

546 

526 

369

644 

708 

1,220 

786 

489

' 468 

682 

7O8 

885 

432

490 

448 

471 

426 

419

334 

343 

409 

352 

696

1,540 

1,940 

1,120 

714 

672 

1,140

Minimum

150 

170 

330

45

194 

278 

554 

358 

334 

308 

ISO 

40 

34

34

June

992 

440 

510 

468 

461

392 

592 

1,140 

1,010 

638

308 

372 

420 

377 

384

542 

536 

400 

610 

1,090

478 

473 

845 

1,280 

932

630 

57O 

567 

540 

457

Mean

34E 

1,03£ 

45£

52£

594 

1,23] 

98] 

1.21Z 

68C 

6 IE 

346 

313 

26£

66S

July

380 

346 

337 

320 

268

320 

284 

320 

306 

238

314 

236 

2 SO 

350 

934

358 

196 

258 

565 

846

180 

512 

276 

267 

222

248 

202 

474 

200 

423 

266

AuB .

233 

291 

616 

960 

1,040

93* 

43^5 

303 

9^ 

8.1

92 

114 

275 

290 

254

187 

272 

213 

42* 

377

250 

106 

239 

254 

196

201 

243 

186 

56 

433 

40

Per square 

mile

0.625 

1.88 

.826

.958

1.08 

2.23 

1.78 

2.20 

1.23 

1.11 

.627 

.567 

.486

1.21

) 6.10O sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (4 a.m.

Sept.

290 

200 

2O3 

190 

146

155 

226 

237 

188 

343

a350 

a320 

a280 

a250 

a220

also 

a200 

208 

.139 

188

150 

206 

154 

147 

256

34 

219 

188 

521 

1,660

Rraoff in 

inches

0.72 

2.10 

.95

13.01

1.24 

2.40 

2.05 

2.46 

1.42 

1.24 

.72 

.65 

.54

16.49

) 6,100

sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Ean River 

at Danville -ind at South Boston.
100 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Hyco River near Omega, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38', long. 78°48', at highwa"' bridge l£ miles 

upstream from Hilly Creek, 2f miles south of Omega, Halifax County, and 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 294.45 feet above mean sea le-'el, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 338 square miles.

Keeoras avaiiaDle.- March 1934- to September 1948.

Average aiscnarge.- 14 years, 407 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,810 second-feet Feb. 15 Cgage height, 28.08 

reec); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1984-48: Maximum discharge, 11,900 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 28.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 25, 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which a"e poor.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1934-38, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of ice efect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8 to Apr. 7, Aug. 21, to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 Hov. 13 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

43

77

158

4.0 

5.6

302

548

Note.- Same as following table above 5.6 feet.

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

4.0

7.5

13

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.O

4181'

142

280

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

62O 

1,010 

1,470 

2.28O

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

3,220

4,030

5,200

6,600

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

91

76

66

60

54

51

45

123

930

1,720

1,470

528

302

221

183

291

950

890

674

302

242

169

137

117

106

96

100

193

172

123

Nov.

100

89

1,710

2,160

1,620

674

310

647

950

770

1,290

2,900

2,740

2,470

2,500

1,880

1,520

1,450

77O

930

1,100

930

750

970

830

566

402

319

265

236

-

Dec.

222

201

18S

181

174

168

162

154

152

147

159

181

168

151

181

870

1,010

790

356

295

243

222

201

181

168

165

164

159

150

138

134

Jan.

134

145

147

133

124

 121

115

111

110

110

104

97

747

1,830

1,520

1,450

542

343

265

222

394

62O

548

343

222

222

243

b220

b220

b220

b210

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February

March ..... ...

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

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

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

AuCUSt * September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b210

b210

b22O

b2SO

b300

b500

b800

1,420

1,830

1.6OO

1,080

1,250

2.4OO

3,890

6,320

6,530

5,340

3,010

830

620

496

479

548

548

530

530

496

420

368

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10 598

33) 848

7,835

130, 145. C

11,832

43,025

21,246

16,111

8,190

12,796

5,O68

3,166

726.2

174,450.2

Mar.

311

507

1,050

 81O

548

420

1.4OO

2,020

1,800

2,110

1,420

930

6O2

479

4O2

377

420

394

335

303

295

496

428

602

479

360

368

513

445

327

295

Apr.

1,160

1,670

1,370

810

462

356

1,310

1.O1O

674

445

352

352

327

280

770

890

566

352

280

250

229

236

201

174

167

152

145

602

311

208

Maximum

1,720

2,900

1,O1O

4,190

1,830

6,530

2,110

1,670

2,250

3,030

1,16O

584

273

6,530

May

168

148

134

121

134

137

143

181

141

107

95

97

178

229

167

122

98

133

95

76

70

68

61

55

121

430

730

288

428

994

2,250

Minimum

45

89

134

4.O

97

210

295

145

55

86

27

27

7.2

7.2

June

2,620

3,030

1,830

303

236

194

392

368

181

136

115

103

106

232

394

311

420

2O8

139

109

88

86

100

236

188

127

91

91

215

147

Mean

34^

1,128

253

357

382

1,484

685

July

88

76

66

54

47

48

48

34

31

32

29

27

27

84

972

1,120

1,160

201

107

79

78

107

101

93

77

61

46

43

43

46

43

Aug.

40

139

194

174

584

356

146

104

81

68

61

58

95

91

60

46

45

41

39

152

89

77

110

69

51

40

39

32

29

27

29

Per square

mile

1.01

3.34

.749

1.06

1.13

4.39

2.O3

537 1.59

264 .781

427 1.26

163 .482

102 .302

24.2 .072

477 1.41

Sept.

26

19

2O

20

18

18

17

17

18

20

22

20

20

18

19

16

14

16

15

13

11

9.7

8.6

8.6

11

8.6

7.2

7.5

15

273

Runoff in 

inches

1.16

3.73

.86

14.32

1.30

4.74

2.34

1.77

.90

1.41

.56

.35

.08

19.20

- IfJLlluci u.LBi;u«iKC iiwaaui euvcilt> wauc vii UIIJLB

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 101

Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°12', long. 78°34', at bridge 

on state Highway 96, l£ miles upstream from Pishing Creek, 2j miles east of town of Tar 

River, Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area.- 161 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 13.21 

reet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 16.51 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 9-22, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. City of Oxford diverts about 0.5 second-foot for water supply.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1940-41. Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet 

for the calendar year 1941, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 952, are 

given herewith.

Calendar year 1941. .....

Secondfoot days

21,939.8

Maximum

1,140

Minimum

0.2

Mean

60.1

Per square 

mile

0.373

Runoff In 

Inches

E.07

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

14

13

11

10

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.5

4,210

1,140

154

87

72

57

52

92

287

117

87

63

48

40

36

30

28

26

95

314

119

69

Nov.

51

42

1,230

1,040

223

137

99

662

601

197

694

2,120

637

240

674

1,120

357

216

864

555

271

193

321

327

298

193

150

122

105

96

-

Dec.

91

87

84

79

78

79

75

71

71

66

71

86

79

69

66

398

254

147

110

96

87

83

75

71

66

68

68

68

63

58

56

Jan.

56

74

71

59

53

50

47

44

43

45

44

41

940

2,110

381

200

167

150

117

102

254

345

213

147

105

96

92

107

117

131

134

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August ...

Sep tenter ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

77

131

122

124

278

738

796

654

867

412

330

697

1,720

4,250

3,580

709

510

426

294

237

206

327

348

240

213

213

193

167

147

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,321."

13,835

2,920

53, 614. C

6,535

19,006

10,468

9,855

2,483

1,982

3,710.f

2,O84.£

1,155.3

81, 356. 6

Mar.

122

302

623

342

233

174

1,190

1,410

403

1,360

615

339

240

197

177

167

210

180

147

147

150

127

213

378

193

14O

134

190

150

112

103

Apr.

1,36O

1,570

565

226

180

157

672

426

250

174

154

167

140

160

1,660

578

254

177

140

122

110

119

114

96

86

76

71

75

94

82

Maximum

4,21O

2,120

398

> 4,210

2,110

4,250

1.41O

1,660

859

614

) 1,680

) 440

850

4,250

May

69

63

59

53

60

60

93

140

79

57

49

45

48

52

49

45

40

35

32

30

28

26

24

23

34

47

64

63

51

1OS

859

Minimum

8.5

42

56

3.3

41

77

103

71

23

12

7.9

9.8

3.5

3.5

June

614

193

124

81

62

51

49

79

53

42

38

33

30

40

39

32

30

28

26

23

20

20

28

21

14

13

12

12

114

61

Mean

236

461

94.2

147

211

655

338

328

80.1

66.1

120

67.3

38. S

222

July

107

51

26

18

15

20

27

15

12

10

9.4

8.5

7.9

16

1,680

565

112

64

43

32

95

382

1O2

93

51

36

26

22

24

22

18

Au*.

15

148

154

67

332

119

59

38

42

33

26

23

22

42

32

23

18

15

24

103

50

8*

41

24

17

1*ir11

f .8

44C

4

Per square 

mile

1.47

2.86

.585

913

1.31

4.07

2.10

£.04

.433

.411

.745

.418

.239

1.38

Sept.

24

15

12

10

8.8

8.5

12

28

56

2O

12

10

8.8

7.6

6.9

5.4

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.6

3.8

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

4.6

7.7

850

Runoff in 

inches

1.69

3.20

.68

12.42

1.51

4.39

2.42

2.28

.57

.46

.86

.48

.27

18.81

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOO sec. -ft.).- Oct. 1O (3 p.m.) 6,84O sec. -ft.; Nov. 3 (9:3O p.m.) 2.O5O

(is

923350 O - 51 - 8
102 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 51'00", long. 77 e 55'50", at Cockrell Bridge on 

Nashville-Wilson road 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek and 10 miles south of Nashville, Nash County. Datum of gage is 110.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 701 square miles.

Hecords____ available.- October 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge?- 20 years, 767 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 15.17

reetj; minimum, 67 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.11 feet); minimum daily, 89

second-feet Sept. 26.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8

feet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage heigl-t, 1.50 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small mills

above station. 

Revisions.- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to May 30,

June 4 to July 15, Sept. 12-30)

2.2 91 5.0 1,200 11.0 

2.4 142 6.0 1,690 12.0 

2.7 239 7.0 2,190 13.0 

3.0 344 8.0 2,720 14.0 

3.5 542 9.0 3,350 15.0 

4.0 752 10.0 4,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

290 

259 

239 

225 

208

202 

212 

205 

232 

319

1,000 

2,440 

2,350 

510 

397

460 

513 

584 

647 

647

529 

401 

330 

301 

284

263 

263 

284 

416 

703 

584

Nov.

397 

315 

510 

1,320 

2,340

1,470 

626 

529 

775 

1,630

1,350 

2,560 

3,140 

3,840 

3,640

1,860 

2,440 

1,970 

1,700 

2,290

2,500 

1,490 

2,000 

1,990 

1,890

1,490 

1,130 

908 

774 

710

Dec.

668 

626 

605 

584 

563

563 

542 

529 

521 

513

525 

525 

513 

492 

508

774 

1,060 

1,040 

731 

626

563 

542 

517 

496 

488

508 

529 

513 

492 

456 

440

Jan.

440 

508 

529 

492 

460

428 

409 

405 

393 

397

382 

371 

514 

1,620 

2,720

3,490 

1,830 

952 

840 

710

1,110 

1,340 

1,390 

1,090 

796

647 

668 

774 

774 

774 

796

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

AugU 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

815 

542 

3700 

a700 

a750

al,500 

2,560 

2,960 

2,900 

2,660

2,190 

1,990 

2,840 

5,070 

6,310

6,900 

7,710 

8,410 

6,390 

1,640

1,290 

1,390 

1,490 

1,440 

1,200

1,090 

1,040 

975 

885

Seoondfoot-daya

16,29' 

49,584 

18,052

235,61!

28,04! 76,33- 

42,90- 

30,24( 

13,31] 

14,03] 

13.87C 13,25- 

5,77£

321,715

Mar.

796 

921 

1,630 

2,090 

1,460

1,060 

1,360 

2,290 

3,070 

3,640

2,840 

3,080 

1,950 

1,240 

1,090

998 

952 

952 

885 

796

796 

818 

862 

975 

1,240

998 

818 

862 

818 

752 

668

Apr.

752 

1,530 

2,530 

2,480 

998

796 

798 

1,260 

1,510 

930

752 

731 

731 

689 

942

2,050 

2,780 

1,490 

774 

647

605 

584 

563 

534 

496

460 

432 

416 

488 

500

Maximum

2,440 

I 3,840 

1,060

3,840

3,490 

8,410 

3,840 

2,780 

2,130 

2,040 

2,660 

2,190 

526

8,410

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 15 (7 a.m.

4,820 

5,630 

6,480 

7,350 

8,300

tc September 1948

May

460 

416 

390 

367 

374

440 

448 

405 

472 

412

355 

330 

352 

420 

416

352 

322 

319 

312 

280

266 

253 

232 

229 

222

270 

330 

344 

472 

921 

2,130

Minimum

202 

315 

440

91

371 

542 

668 

416 

222 

166 

106 

148 

89

89

June

2,040 

1,830 

896 

563 

452

374 

363 

440 

538 

428

326 

287 

259 

256 

304

371 

312 

273 

253 

222

208 

202 

256 

219 

273

205 

166 

327 

979 

409

Mean

526 

1,653 

582

646

90E 

2,632 

1,384 

l.OOE 

42£ 

46E 

447 

42E 

19?

87S

July

617 

668 

420 

249 

202

179 

172 

148 

142 

132

121 

111 

106 

124 

190

1,960 

2,660 

1,470 

456 

344

284 

280 

492 

504 

367

290 

229 

198 

205 

284 

266

Aug.

208 

190 

908 

908 

2,190

1,290 

796 

428 

337 

34S

287 

246 

246 

236 

202

195 

185 

169 

166 

253

548 

397 

337 

386 

344

225 

188 

166 

151 

148 

579

Per square 

mile

0.750 

2.36 

.830

.922

1.29 

3.75 

1.97 

1.44 

.612 

.668 

.638 

.611 

.275

1.25

) 4,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 18 (12 m.

Sept.

501 

232 

163 

151 

129

137 

132 

222 

232 

292

526 

488 

239 

182 

154

139 

134 

132 

104 

106

96 

104 

96 

96 

94

89 

91 

98 

154 

465

Runoff in 

inohes

0.86 

2.63 

.96

12.49

1.49 

4.05 

2.28 

1.60 

.71 

.74 

.74 

.70 

.31

17.07

) 8,520

sec.-ft.; Mar. 10 (10 a.m.) 4,200 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for statlor at Tarboro and records 

for other nearby stations.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

103

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53'40", long. 77°32'00", at bridge on U. S. Highway b4 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, and 6j miles downstream from Fishing Creek. 

Datum of gage is 10.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,100 square miles.

Kecorcls available.- July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1948. Gageheight records at different datum collected at same site since 1905 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 2,304 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 second-feet Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 

25.36 feet Feb. 19; minimum discharge, 178 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.47 

feet).

1896-1900, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, 37,200 second-feet Aug. 20, 1940 (gage 

height, -31.77 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 

foot).

Maximum stage known, 34.2 feet, present datum, July 27, 1919 (discharge, 52,800 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 38,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record and those 

computed from graph based on once daily gage readings, which are fair. Discharge for 

days of considerable change in stage computed using rate of change of stage as a factor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to May 3O, Se^t. 14-3O)

1.6 225 4.0 1,060 14.0 6.65O 

1.9 302 5.0 1,460 16.0 8,050 

2.2 391 6.0 1,900 18.0 9,750 

2.6 525 8.0 2,920 20.0 11,800 

3.0 670 10.0 4,080 22.0 14,400 

3.5 862 12.0 5,320 24.0 17,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

81,630 

81,300 

81,060

0 36i 

g727

8652 

SS60 

g52S 

gS60 

g652

g940 

gl,180 

e.2,600 

g2,780 

gl,470

8380 

81,260 

82,130 

82,280 

gl,900

81,460 

gl,220 

81,060 

81,020 

8920

g862 

g765 

g670 

g708 

g842 

81,180

Nov.

gl,260 

8940 

8960 

1,530 

2,900

3,900 

3,070 

2,130 

1,860

1,330

2,810 

4,670 

6,149 

6,790 

7,690

3,530 

8,530 

7,830 

7,330 

5,650

6,450 

6,580 

6,520 

7,060 

7,620

7,760 

7,400 

6,190 

4,820 

3,650

3,140 

2,700 

2,430 

2,230 

2,080

1,990 

1,990 

1,900 

1,860 

1,760

1,720 

1,760 

1,720 

1,720 

gl,680

1,810 

2,540 

3,250 

3,360 

2,810

2,480 

2,280 

2,040 

1,900 

1,760

1,760 

1,900 

1,900 

1,940 

1,860 

1,720

1,680 

1,720 

1,810 

1,860 

1,810

1,630 

1,580 

1,500 

1,420 

1,380

1,340 

1,340 

1,380 

2,660 

4,370

5,390 

6,180 

6,180 

4,700 

3,960

3,960 

4,680 

5,190 

5,580 

5,260

4,380 

3,300 

3,030 

3,140 

3,143 

3,140

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

2,980 

2,540 

2,330 

2,640 

3,360

4,830 

6,410 

7,330 

8,530 

9,210

8,940 

8,530 

8,610 

10,500 

13,500

17,100 

18,100 

19,300 

19,400 

19 , 300

16,000 

12,600 

9,520 

7,560 

6,450

5,320 

4,930 

4,380 

3,960

Seccndf cot-days

36,75. 

1S1.47C 

65,99

704, 2 7C

98,69( 

264, 15C 

157,83 

77,49( 32,14' 

39,66, 

29,92 

30,85 

10,77

995, 74E

liar.

3,480 

3,250 

4,020 

4,930 

5,780

5,850 

5,320 

5,450 

6,180 

7,700

9,290 

10,000 

10,400 

9,850 

7,790

6,120 

4,700 

4,080 

3,600 

3,250

3,200 

3,300 

3,420 

3,540 

3,720

3,780 

5,540 

3,300 

3,200 

3,030 

2,760

Apr.

2,480 

2,590 

3,410 

4,260 

4,440

2,900 

2,480 

2,540 

2,920 

3,360

2,700 

2,330 

2,230 

2,180 

2,230

2,480 

2,820 

4,560 

4,200 

2,640

2,180 

1,940 

1,760 

1,680 

1,580

1,540 

1,460 

1,380 

1,540 

1,680

Maximum

> 2,780 

) 8,530 

) 3,360

) 8,530

) 6,130 

3 19,400 

) 10,400 

3 4,560 

' 2,100 

> 4,320 

J 3,200 

5 3,540 

> 804

> 19,400

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec.-ft.][.- Nov. IS (6 p.m.

May

1,720 

1,500 

1,380 

1,300 

1,220

1,140 

1,220 

1,300 

1,180 

1,100

1,060 

940 

882 

882 

1,020

1,140 

1,000 

980 

SS2 

d842

d746 

d670 

d596 

d542 

dS78

d525 

d614 

d823 

dl,000 

dl,260 

d2,100

Minimum

525 

940 

1,680

237

1,340 

2,330 

2,760 

1,380 

525 

473 

283 

366 

189

189

June

33,820 

34,320 

d4,260 

32,870 

.32,080

dl,580 

Jl,263 

31,100 

dl,100 

31,300

dl,180 

dl.OOO 

d882 

d804 

d746

d727 

d784 

d708 

dS14 

d614

560 

525 

473 

490 

490

525 

633 

980 

1,380 

1,860

Mean

1,186 

5,049 

2,129

1,930

3,184 

9,109 

0,091 

2,583 

1,037 

1,32? 

965 

995 

359

2,721

July

gl.500 

dl,340 

gl,380 

gl,140 

8901

g746 

g633 

525 

490 

423

410 

366 

324 

283 

391

727 

2,140 

3,200 

2,420 

1,500

1,220 

960 

823 

901 

1,060

1,000 

862 

670 

573 

490 

525

Aug.

525 

456 

508 

1,030 

1,?20

3,350 

3,540 

2,850 

1,740 i.reo

1.C20 

862 

652 

f78 

?42

ros

473 

456 

420 

£25

eu

£42 es2

e23 

?40

S4O 

70S 

J78 

525 

3=6 

440

Per square 

mile

0.565 

2.40 

1.01

.919

1.52 

4.34 

2.42 

1.23 

.494 

.630 

.460 

.474 

.171

1.30

) 8,860 sec. -ft.; Feb. 18 (12 m.

Sept.

520 

784 

490 

394 

330

305 

288 

299 

280 

376

394 

560 

304 

542 

423

363 

283 

283 

262 

257

249 

239 

209 

225 

220

237 

139 

230 

247 

490

Runoff in 

inohas

0.65 

2.68 

1.17

12.48

1.75 

4.68 

2.80 

1.37 

.57 

.70 

.52 

.55 

.19

17.63

19,800

d Doubtful gage-heieht reoordj discharge computed from graph based on doubtful gage heights and 

dally gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
104 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Pishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'55", long. 77°41'45", at bridge on U. S. Highway aul, 2,000 feet dovmstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4f miles dovmstream from Rocky Creek. Datum of 

gage is 76.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 462 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. October 191H to December 1936 (annual discharge summaries) in Bulletin 39 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since July 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1918-48), 518 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,810 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 14.95 

reet; minimum, 63 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1923-48: Maximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage height, 17.72 feet Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, about 10 second-feet 

Oct. 19, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 21.0 feet Apr. 19, 1910. Flood of July 24, 1919, reached a 

stage of 19.6 feet (discharge, 20,300 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records are fair. Discharge for days of considerable change of stage computed 

Dy using rate of change of stage as a factor. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some 

regulation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 872: 1935(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

202 

184 

166 

156 

150

144 

139 

139 

150 

178

232 

220 

2O8 

178 

191

1,350 

1,020 

546 

385 

469

359 

274 

232 

208 

190

184 

184 

184 

300 

320 

262

NOV.

226 

202 

548 

1,140 

782

470 

346 

307 

630 

569

648 

2,620 

3,190 

2,730 

1,510

1,310 

1,2OO 

857 

731 

875

875 

695 

1,080 

1,660 

1,500

1,080 

767 

605 

533 

501

Dec.

469 

455 

441 

427 

413

427 

427 

399 

399 

385

385 

399 

385 

372 

372

838 

895 

695 

533 

469

427 

413 

385 

385 

372

385 

413 

427 

413 

385 

359

Jan.

359 

399 

469 

413 

359

346 

333 

320 

314 

320

314 

294 

414 

1,660 

1,990

1.&6O 

876 

749 

731 

569

1.31O 

1,850 

1,290 

935 

659

485 

517 

587 

623 

623 

623

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar..................... ....

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

488 

455 

587 

623 

839

1,500 

1,960 

1,880 

1,880 

1,660

1,270 

1,240 

2,270 

3,190 

4,600

5,440 

5,62O 

4,450 

2.1OO 

1,150

935 

995 

1,220 

1,080 

875

803 

767 

713 

659

Seoondfoot-days

9,10' 

30,18 

13,94<

168,57

22,29] 

51,24S 

31.76E 

18,78 

9,75( 

8,55E 

7,02J 

8.47E 

2,97(

214, IK

Mar.

6O5 

66O 

1,49O 

1,580 

1,O8O

785 

995 

1,820 

1,740 

2,110

2,480 

2,230 

1,390 

975 

821

749 

731 

695 

623 

605

895 

785 

695 

803 

839

695 

6O5 

677 

605 

517 

485

Apr.

517 

857 

915 

659 

533

485 

517 

785 

749 

587

485 

517 

533 

469 

667

1,250 

1,400 

879 

569 

485

441 

469 

501 

441 

399

372 

365 

569 

767 

605

Maximun

I 1,35O 

J 3,190 

9 895

3 3,190

L 1,990 

) 5,620 

> 2,480 

J 1,400 

3 1,010 

> 955 

i 641 

> 1 , 180 

) 232

3 5,620

May

441 

385 

346 

320 

320

455 

441 

385 

346 

300

268 

256 

274 

427 

413

359 

294 

250 

232 

214

185 

1O3 

134 

156 

156

161 

190 

232 

359 

346 

1,010

MinlBUH

139 

202 

359

97

294 

455 

485 

365 

103 

134 

85 

108 

65

65

June

955 

677 

427 

320 

274

244 

226 

380 

427 

333

250 

208 

184 

172 

178

190 

184 

166 

156 

144

139 

139 

134 

134 

248

281 

184 

422 

485 

294

Mean

294 

1,006 

450

462

719 

1,767 

1,025 

626 

315 

285 

227 

273 

99. C

585

July

470 

372 

288 

196 

156

139 

134 

128 

124 

113

102 

95 

92 

85 

128

584 

641 

517 

413 

22O

166 

166 

19O 

292 

385

2 O2 

144 

125 

120 

122 

119

Aug.

1, 

1,

Per square 

 lie

0.636 

2.18 

.974

1.00

.1.56 

3.82 

2.22 

1.35 

.682 

.617 

.491 

.591 

.214

1.27

119 

121 

363 

501 

120

18O 

630 

288 

2O2 

166

161 

150 

139 

128 

128

125 

120 

114 

108 

108

151 

288 

4OO 

495 

288

232 

166 

134 

121 

115 

114

Sept.

122 

128 

115 

107 

94

88 

85 

93 

86 

94

142 

232 

178 

128 

106

95 

91 

86 

81 

81

76 

70 

72 

71 

68

65 

67 

69 

72 

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.73 

2.43 

1.12

13.56

1.79 

4.13 

2.56 

1.51 

.79 

.69 

.57 

.68 

.24

17.24

Peak discharge (base. 2,400 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 13 (11:3O p.m.) 3,350 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17 (ll a.m.)

5,810 sec. -ft.; Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 2,530" sec. -ft.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 105

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder with sharp-crested rectangular weir and masonry control, 

lat. 36°04'20", long. 79°06'30", 1,000 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 86 

(highway renumbered) at Hillsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmile 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 66.5 square miles.

Records available^- November 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 66.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage heigh*;, 12.65 

reet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 27-28 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 20.01 

feet); minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 20-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversion of about 0.25 second-foot for Hillsboro water supply is partly retimed 

above station, as sewage.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1931(M), 1939(M), 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

l.Z 4.7 Z.O 37 4.0 31Z 

1.3 7.5 Z.3 59 5.O 48Z 

1.4 11 Z.6 89 6.0 655 

1.6 18 3.0 144 8.0 1,030 

1.8 Z7 3.5 Z27 1O.O 1.43O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1Z

11

10 

9.7 

9.4

9.0 

8.4 

8.7 

9.7 

18

ZO 

15 

1Z 

11 

10

10 

105 

190 

45 

126

44 

28 

Z2 

19 

17

16 

16 

16 

22 

19 

16

NOT.

15 

15 

105 

61 

34

Z7 

22 

142 

71 

40

622 

502 

110 

71 

383

210 

99 

72 

482 

171

97 

76 

126 

102 

92

66 

56 

49 

45 

42

Dec.

39 

38 

36 

36 

35

35 

34 

34 

33 

32

34 

34 

32 

30 

38

164 

66 

49 

42 

39

36 

36 

34 

32 

32

32 

34 

33 

30 

29 

29

Jan.

30 

35 

32 

29 

28

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

24 

24 

755 

301 

106

74 

66 

61 

50 

46

71 

81 

59 

52 

42

40 

42 

62 

64 

66 

78

Feb.

60 

56 

52 

57 

182

557 

301 

270 

244 

132

114 

451 

634 

1,500 

331

186 

147 

121 

101 

90

79 

99 

102 

84 

79

79 

73 

66 

62

11- - tv, SeoondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro

ft1 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

ber

mber. ........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

884.9 

4,005 

1,237

..... ...... 19,072.7

uary

h...... ......................

ember ........................

2,451 

6,309 

3,856 

3,593 

2,004 

1,038 

873 

1,204.1 

69O.6

ter yesr 1947-48 ............ 28,145.6

Mar.

55 

113 

164 

97 

75

65 

642 

270 

144 

346

173 

125 

99 

86 

78

76 

110 

81 

70 

67

68 

64 

124 

130 

81

66 

76 

103 

68 

60 

80

Apr.

785 

286 

136 

101 

88

80 

249 

135 

102 

78

76 

78 

67 

105 

348

126 

89 

73 

64 

61

57 

53 

49 

48 

46

44 

42 

42 

43 

42

Maxima

190 

622 

164

1,040

755 

1,500 

642 

785 

475 

134 

227 

297 

374

1,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 11 (9 p.m.

Hay

39 

36 

35 

33 

36

33 

72 

46 

34 

31

SO 

31 

46 

60 

35

30 

28 

26 

24 

23

22 

21 

20 

36 

66

54 

49 

36 

46 

451 

475

Minima

8.4 

15 

29

3.6

24 

52 

55 

42 

20 

16 

10 

S.4 

4.0

4.0

June

135 

71 

53 

45 

39

36 

38 

45 

34 

30

26 

24 

23 

24 

24

29 

28 

23 

21 

20

19 

20 

31 

38 

24

19 

17 

16 

63 

24

Mean

28.5 

134 

39.9

52.3

79.1 

218 

124 

120 

64.6 

34.6 

28.2 

38.8 

23.0

76.9

July

38 

24 

18 

16 

15

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

10 

10 

11 

13 

227

49 

30 

21 

24 

46

68 

32 

26 

30 

21

16 

14 

14 

15- 

14 

12

Auf*.

21 

90

a?

297 

207

49 

31 

a23 

a24 

a22

a20 

19 

19 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

40 

39

20 

17 

16 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.0 

8.4

Sept.

8.1 

7.5 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

7.2 

8.1 

9.7 

11 

11

9.7 

7.8 

7.2 

6.7 

5.8

5.8 

5.5 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0

4.3

4.3 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

6.6 

134 

374

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

0.429 0.49 

2.02 2.24 

.600 .69

.786 10.66

1.19 1.37 

3.28 3.53 

1.86 2.16 

1.80 2.O1 

.971 1.12 

.520 .58 

.424 .49 

.583 .67 

.346 .39

1.16 15.74

) 1,69O sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (4 p.n.) 1,610

sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (11 a.m.} 2,110 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

other stations In basin.
106 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°02'25", long. 78°45'05", at Pish Dam Bridge, 

1 mile downstream from Rocky Creek, If miles downstream from Seaboard Airline Railway 

bridge, and 2 miles south of Northside, Granville County. Datum of gage is 226.32 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 526 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 546 second-.feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Feb. 15; iraximum gage height, 

aa.ao feet Feb. 15; minimum discharge, 29 second-feet Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.28 

feet) .

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 36,600 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945; iraximum gage height, 

31.02 feet, from floodmark, Sept. 18, 1945; minimum discharge, 3.1 second-feet Sept. 20, 

1932 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

rrom overbank flow returning to channel, which are poor. Discharge for periods of 

changing stage usually computed using rate of change of stage as a factor. Moderate 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow slightly regulated by 

Durham municipal dam. For diversion, see "Flat River at dam, near Bahama."

Revls ions (water years ) . - W 822: 

1938-39, iy<H(Mj.

Drainage area. W 1032: 1933(M), 1935-36, 1937 (M),

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

215

210

139

106

81

70

77

88

84

2,080

1,860

572

332

204

158

157

212

863

656

492

474

318

188

154

135

121

84

147

240

215

158

Nov.

137

111

1,960

3,180

1,250

564

438

439

1,400

741

1,250

4,260

5,580

3,390

2,120

3,220

a2,600

al,600

al.OOO

aS.OOO

aZ.OOO

938

1,010

1,050

1,010

aSOO

a650

a550

a500

a420

-

Dec.

a360

302

280

273

266

260

227

234

388

246

253

253

240

204

204

715

771

492

420

388

a340

a260

a240

a220

a220

a220

£27

210

215

215.

215

Month

Jan.

215

332

260

204

204

227

215

215

210

210

176

a!90

a300

a3,000

a3,600

a2,000

812

660

a550

aSOO

a550

a600

a600

620

492

364

380

492

564

582

640

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-4S ............

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec.

Feb.

420

640

600

528

8S2

2,420

3,340

3,100

3,060

2,030

1,250

1,620

3,840

6,320

11,300

07,000

03,100

ol,900

ol,250

938

783

892

826

870

783

783

720

640

564

-

Secondfoot-days

10.89C

47,168

9,358

178,859

19,964

62,399

34,705

36,131

9,534

11,295

10,047

11,334

2,864

265, 68S

Mar.

372

604

1,500

1,100

S04

660

1,950

4,190

3,520

2,540

2,800

1,430

938

783

741

720

848

741

564

528

564

600

623

1,270

957

6SO

546

620

564

474

474

Apr.

2,220

4,430

3,620

1,460

762

680

1,140

1,540

961

741

660

700

564

570

2,770

2', 740

5,370

720

640

564

474

456

420

364

266

260

266

260

260

253

Maximum

2.0SO

5,580

771

5,580

3,600

11,300

4,190

5,370

2,560

3,530

1,580

2,140

1,190

11,300

-ft.) .- Nov. 13 (5 a.m.

-

May

240

210

204

215

227

227

253

372

221

193

204

193

266

266

246

188

129

193

182

170

166

153

124

96

270

295

332

253

310

576

2,560

Minimum

70

111

204

21

176

420

372

253

96

104

54

93

30

30

June

3,530

1,840

660

456

438

280

188

266

227

182

166

153

108

110

161

169

193

188

161

127

124

150

219

240

188

169

137

104

136

225

-

Mean

351

1,572

302

490

644

2,152

1,120

1,204

308

376

324

366

95.5

726

July

484

246

160

94

93

123

SS

111

69

59

55

59

54

81

848

1,580

44S

210

356

310

637

564

399

1,440

436

210

169

146

183

193

143

Aug.

121

703

1,170

804

2,140

1,320

510

356

396

253

204

204

429

227

170

137

136

124

136

356

240

154

127

129

116

113

111

108

93

143

Per square 

mile

0.667

2.99

.574

.932

1.22

4.09

2.13

2.29

.586

.715

.616

.696

.182

1.38

104

Sept.

72

55

55

55

52

55

55

60

72

72

115

91

62

60

59

45

45

44

42

44

42

42

39

37

30

31

32

41

170

1,190

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

3.33

.66

12.65

1.41

4.41

2.45

2.55

.67

.80

.71

.80

.20

18.76

) 6,030 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 or 15 (time unknown) 4,770 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (1 p.m.) 12,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (10 p.m.) 4,570 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (8 

p.m.) 4,820 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

other stations in basin.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 107

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C. -

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38'55", long. 78°24'30", at bridge on State 

Mignway 42, 1.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek and 3 miles east of Clayton, Johns ton 

County. Datum of gage is 128.12 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 1,140 square miles.

neeoras available.- July 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 1,255 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge'during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14,16 

feet); minimum, 113 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.13 feet)

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.12 

feet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 foot, site tMn in 

use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary of no gage height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1930, 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. IS Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1,7 350 3.0 1,080 1.1 104 2.6 850 7.0 3.94O 

2.0 500 3.5 1,390 1.3 165 3.0 1,120 8.0 4.8CO 

2.3 668 4.0 1,700 1.5 232 S.'S 1,430 10.0 6.66O 

2.8 838 6.0 2,360 1.7 316 4.0 1,730 12.0 8,7?^ 

. , Z.O 479 5.0 2,380 14.0 11, Of* ijeHb^rsrfffi^11 * 2 - s 66S 6 -° s » iso

Discharge, la second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

a

2 

3

4 

6

9

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88

886

89

fs

89 

30 

91

(Jet..

548 

500 

474 

428 

384

341 

341 

a360 

a360 

8500

al.SOO 

as, ooo 

a2,000 

al.OOO 

a550

aSOO 

8550 

a900 

al,400 

al.EOO

al,000

aaoo

a650 

8550 

a460

me

f403 

a*oo

87SO 

f 1,560 

f738

HOT.

564 

490 

1,580 

4,460 

3,860

3,240 

1,330 

1,080 

1,170 

1,830

1,880 

4,980 

5,160 

4,800 

5,530

8,480 

4,980 

4,280 

3,210 

3,860

4,120 

4,030 

2,820 

2,440 

8,360

2,020 

1.640 

1,420 

1,240 

1,140

Dec.

1,020 

930 

838 

777 

748

748 

718 

684 

662 

759

765 

707 

690 

662 

640

1,080 

1,580 

1,520 

1,140 

960

868 

808 

730 

690 

668

679 

662 

662 

624 

603 

612

Jan,

607 

690 

724 

712 

634

591 

602 

585 

580 

569

569 

526 

764 

3,760 

4,200

4,460 

4,620 

2,460 

1,420 

1,140

1,480 

1,640 

1,580 

1,360 

1,140

1,050 

960 

1,110 

1,270 

1,360 

1,640

Month

Oeto 

Move 

Decs

C«

Jan« 

r«br 

Mara 

Aprl

T* June

Juljf 

AugV aopS

We

her. Sber , ,

 ber ..,,...,....,,.,..,...,..

lendar year 1947 ............

Ary

luflry

1..... ...,,,,....,.....,,....

 t .....,------ -.-.....---..

enber , ,

ter year 1-947-48 ............

Feb.

1,450 

1,270 

1,330 

1,450 

1,700

3,820 

6,000 

5,720 

5,910 

5,530

4,710 

3,860 

5,820 

8,510 

10,500

10,500 

9,500 

9,500 

9,060 

7,240

5,040 

2,310 

2,660 

2,240 

1,980

1,790 

1,730 

1,610 

1,460

Seoondfoot-days

24,535 

88,084 

25,235

404,481

44,803 

132,200 

71,460 

56,449 

20,405 

22,687 

17,660 

21,818 

7,756

533,088

Mar.

1,310 

1,390 

2,960 

2,890 

2,240

1,730 

2,340 

5,120 

4,800 

5,580

5,720 

4,890 

3,690 

2,080 

1,730

1,610 

1,550 

1,610 

1,490 

1,280

1,220 

1,220 

1,400 

1,460 

1,980

1,790 

1,490 

1,340 

1,280 

1,180 

1,090

Apr.

1,640 

3,470 

3,940 

4,460 

4,060

1,750 

1,720 

2,040 

2,380 

1,760

1,490 

1,430 

1,370 

1,220 

2,040

3,450 

3,860 

3,000 

1,550 

1,280

1,180 

1,060 

990 

920 

885

740 

688 

69*4 

688 

694

MaxiXUB

3,000 

6,480 

1,580

6,480

4,620 

10,500 

5,720 

4,460 

1,650 

3,530 

2,040 

3,010 

1,980

10,500

Peak discharge (base, 7,100 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (ll:3o

May

668 

649 

607 

578 

674

637 

649 

637 

740 

637

572 

580 

700 

746

714

643 

572 

589 

531 

514

496 

468 

439 

406 

439

520 

688 

792 

1,040 

850 

1,650

MiaiBUB

341 

490 

602

147

526 

1,270 

1,090 

688 

406 

276 

156 

240 

119

119

June

2,600 

3,210 

3,530 

1,620 

990

818 

655 

607 

619 

578

479 

422 

389 

357 

367

394 

411 

411 

416 

384

326 

312 

378 

362 

468

372 

326 

289 

321 

276

Mean

79 

2,93 

81

1,10

1,44 

4,55 2,30" 

1,88 

65 

75 

57 

70 

25

1,45

July

352 

619 

531 

347 

252

240 

248 

232 

200 

222

181 

156 

165 

222 

244

944 

2,040 

1,180 

772 

554

625

707 

804 

885 

1,520

955 

473 

331 

601 

613 

445

Aug.

326 

3C7 

1,020 

1,670 

3,01 />

2,310 

2,120 

990 

6£<» 

619

491 

411 

369 

525

59 5

se7

3C2

29* 

28" 

599

seo i.oeo

625 

3C7 

3C7

2£0 

259

248 

240 

a2fO 

aSC^

Per square 

 lie

L 0.694 

3 2.58 

I .714

3 .972

5 1.27 

} 4.00 

5 2.02 

2 1.65 

3 .577 

3 .663 

D .500 

1 .618 

3 .227

7 1.28

p.m.) 11,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

289 

228 

197 

184 

alSO

a!90 

a200 

a220 

a200 

200

267 

248 

232 

214 

200

194 

165 

156 

153 

137

140 

134 

131 

140 

128

131 

119 

146 

653 

1,980

Runoff In 

inches

0.86 

2.87 

.82

13.19

1.46 

4.31 

2.33 

1.84 

.67 

.74 

.58 

.71 

.25

17.38

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations near NorthsIde and near Ooldsboro.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
108 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 350 20'15", long. 77°59'45", at county road bridge 

o.a mile upstream from Stoney Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4.3 miles below Little River, and 3 miles south of Goldsboro, Wayne County. 

Datum of gage is 42.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1948, water-stage recorder 2.3 miles upstream at 1.71 

feet higher datum.

Drainage area.- 2,390 square miles. Prior to Sept. 1, 1948, 2,370 square miles.

Records available.- September 1948. February 1930 to August 1948 at site 2.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 2,502 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 24.47 

reet. site and datum then in use); minimum, 239 second-feet Sept. 2'' (gage height, 1.82 

feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 30,700 second-feet Sept. 23, 1945; maximum gage height, 

26.72 feet Sept. 23, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 85 secondfeet Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.03 feet, site and datum then in use.

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 second-feet Oct. 5, 1939 (gage height, 31.14 feet, 

at railroad bridge and present datum), by current-meter measurement.

Remarks.- Records good except those computed from graph based on gage readings, which are 

fair. Discharge for days of considerable change in stage computed by using rate of 

change in stage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,160 

1,790 

1,420 

1,160 

1,040

917 

821 

821 

859 

878

1,080 

1,870 

2,600 

2,910 

2,120

1,680 

1,630 

1,770 

1,630 

1,680

2,080 

2,080 

1,770 

1,500 

1,240

a, 020

917 

840 

840 

1,530 

2,700

Nov.

2,260 

1,720 

1,630 

1,860 

3,290

3,980 

4,240 

4,560 

4,560 

3,320

3,430 

5,930 

6,600 

7,160 

7,860

8,490 

8,860 

9,100 

9,260 

9,420

9,500 

9,420 

9,260 

9,100 

9,020

8,940 

8,860 

8,630 

8,070 

6,460

Dec.

4,690 

3,780 

3,130 

2,800 

2,600

2,450 

2,350 

2,300 

2,220 

2,170

2,220 

2,400 

2,500 

2,400 

2,300

2,300 

2,700 

3,410 

3,780 

3,370

2,820 

2,460 

2,210 

2,070 

1,930

2,020 

2,120 

g2,l70 

g2,120 

1,970 

1,830

Jan.

1,730 

1,730 

1,830 

1,930 

1,930

1,830 

1,730 

1,600 

1,550 

1,470

1,420 

1,380 

1,420 

1,780 

3,460

4,250 

4,820 

5,220 

5,620 

6,030

6,290 

5,960 

5,620 

5,490 

5,160

4,000 

3,530 

3,420 

3,750 

4,140 

4,430

Month

Ootc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,56C 

4,49C 

4,36C 

4,25C 

4,56C

5,420 

6,36C 

7,270 

8,280 

g9,16C

g9,70C 

glO,40C 

gll,40C 

g!2,60C 

14,40C

16,OOC 

17,60C 

19,40C 

20,000 

18,800

17,000 

15,600 

14,000 

12,600 

11,600

10,400 

8,700 

7,330 

5,850

Seocndf cot-days

48,352 

194,790 

79,590

876,085

104, 52C 

312,090 

167, 07C 

101, 6 6C 

33,926 

40,376 

23.52C 

32,806 

10,572

1,149,277

Peak discharge (base, 7,700 sec. -ft.).- Nov

see. -ft.; Mar. 15 (9 a.m.) 9,160 sec. -ft.

Har.

4,650 

4,14C 

4,250 

4,820 

5,420

5,760 

6,090 

6,290 

6,360 

6,650

7,480 

8,120 

8,760 

9,080 

9,160

9,000 

8,360 

6,630 

4,990 

4,250

3,700 

3,310 

3,090 

3,040 

3,150

3,370 

3,590 

3,480 

3,420 

3,370 

3,090

Apr.

2,770 

2,770 

3,480 

4,140 

4,430

4,820 

5,220 

5,420 

5,160 

4,490

4,190 

3,860 

3,370 

3,090 

3,040

3,480 

4,140 

4,490 

4,620 

4,690

3,850 

2,600 

2,210 

g2,020 

gl,880

gl,730 

gl,600 

gl,420 

gl,340 

1,340

Maximum

3,160 

9,500 

4,690

9,500

6,290 

20,000 

9,190 

5,420 

1,780 

3,590 

1,730 

3,420 

526

20,000

Hay

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,180 

1,180 

1,140 

1,060

1,060 

990 

990 

1,140 

1,340

1,380 

1,180 

1,100 

1,180 

1,060

990 

868 

780 

712 

696

662 

745 

955 

1,180 

1,380 

1,780

Minimus

821 

1,630 

1,830

363

1,380 

4,250 

3,040 

1,340 

662 

535 

388 

432 

250

250

June

1,880 

2,570 

3,150 

3,530 

3,590

2,380 

1,550 

1,340 

1,180 

1,020

990 

920 

815 

762 

1,640

1,220 

1,020 

920 

885 

832

885 

1,060 

832 

885 

955

990 

798 

662 

5SO 

535

Mean

1,560 

6,493 

2,567

2,400

3,372 

10,760 

5,389 

3,389 

1,094 

1,346 

759 

1,058 

352

3,140

July

550 

520 

550 

712 

662

535 

461 

432 

418 

418

418 

418 

418 

388 

388

490 

476 

1,100 

1,730 

1,340

1,100 

990 

990 

1,020 

1,060

1,140 

1,420 

1,100 

815 

646 

815

Aug.

885 

815 

745 

780 

1,450

2,530 

3,150 

3,420 

2,700 

1,580

1,140 

955 

798 

696 

630

679 

712 

580 

520 

535

728 

920 

955 

1,140 

832

613 

520 

490 

446 

432 

432

Per square 

mile

0.658 

2.74 

1.08

1.01

1.42 

4.54 

2.27 

1.43 

.462 

.568 

.320 

.446 

.147

1.32

Sept.

430 

462 

446 

430 

385

359 

350 

345 

348 

376

391 

415 

430 

415 

388

364 

348 

336 

311 

283

276 

276 

263 

257 

252

252 

250 

255 

353 

526

Runoff in 

inches

0.76 

3.06 

1.25

13.74

1.64 

4.90 

2.62 

1.60 

.53 

.63 

.37 

.51 

.17

18.04

. 21 (1 p.m.) 9,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 19 (6 a.m.) 20,300

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 109

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'30", long. 77°35'10", at Kinston, Le-ioir 

bounty, two city blocks downstream from bridge on State Highway 11. Datum of gage is 

10.90 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,690 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 2,906 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage heigh*;, 20.75 

reet); minimum, 300 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.51 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet Sept. 27, 1945; maximum gap;e height, 

22.44 feet Sept. 27, 1945; minimum discharge, 124 second-feet Sept. 26, 1932 gage 

height, 1.29 feet, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet, present site and datum, July 1919 (discharge, about 

39,000 second-feet), from information by North Carolina State Highway and Public Works 

Commission.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for days of considerable change in stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,8OO 

5,490 

3,510 

1,980 

1,580

1,360 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,220

1,220 

1,320 

1,820 

2,760 

3,360

3,420 

2,620 

2,520 

2,820 

2,700

2,400 

2,400 

2,400 

2,180 

1,870

1,630 

1,400 

1,320 

1,220 

1,180 

1,540

NOT.

2,420 

2,580 

2,340 

2,520 

2,580

3,000 

3,540 

4,000 

4,410 

4,690

4,690 

4,830 

6,060 

6,710 

7,400

7,970 

8,470 

9,020 

9,320 

9,780

10,100 

10,400 

10,600 

10,600 

10,600

10,600 

10,400 

10,100 

9,780 

9,470

Dec.

3,880 

7,970 

6,O70 

4,830 

3,920

3,540 

3,180 

2,940 

2,820 

2,700

2,760 

2,820 

2,880 

2,940 

3,000

3,120 

3,240 

3,360 

3,600 

3,930

4,000 

3,740 

3,300 

2,940 

2,700

2,880 

3,OOO 

3,000 

2,880 

2,820 

2,640

Jan.

2,460 

2,400 

2,400 

2,400 

2,460

2,460 

2,340 

2,230 

2,120 

2,070

1,970 

1,920 

1,920 

2,400 

2,820

3,300 

3,930 

4,620 

5,190 

5,560

6,120 

6,710 

7.10O 

7,200 

6,900

6,530 

6,120 

5,640 

5,190 

4,970 

5,120

Hontb

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber. ........................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

eaber. .......................

ter year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

5,420 

5,720 

5,800 

5,8OO 

5,800

6,120 

6,620 

7,30O 

7,970 

8,740

9,470 

10,400 

11,900 

14,100 

15,800

16,300 

17,400 

17,800 

18,600 

19,600

20,600 

20,800 

20,600 

19,600 

18,400

16,800 

15,400 

13,800 

12,100

Seoondfoot-days

68,85C 

208, 98C 

112,40C

1,037,317

124,570 

375,260 

210, 16C 

114,710 

38,670 

48,152 

26,522 

35,726 

11,678

1,375,678

Har.

10,300 

8,050 

6,650 

6,120 

5,720

5,720 

6,040 

6,440 

6,900 

7,730

8,210 

8,600 

8,740 

9,020 

9,470

9,780 

10,100 

10,100 

9,780 

8,600

6,770 

5,530 

4,660 

4,200 

3,800

3,670 

3,740 

3,930 

4,000 

3,930 

3,86O

Apr.

3,800 

3,600 

3,420 

3,540 

3,930

4,340 

4,690 

5,040 

5,420 

5,560

5,490 

5,120 

4,690 

4,200 

3,800

3,670 

3,740 

4,000 

4,270 

4,480

4,620 

4,690 

3,880 

2,900 

2,400

2,180 

2,020 

1,870 

1,720 

1,630

Maximum

5,800 

10,600 

8,880

10,600

7,200 

20,800 

10,300 

5,560 

1,580 

3,300 

1,540 

2,940 

550

20,800

May

1,58C 

1,54C 

1.50C 

1,45C 

1.40C

1,36C 

1,360 

1.36C 

1,320 

1,270

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,270 

1,320

1,400 

1,450 

1,360 

1,270 

1,270

1,220 

1,140 

1,040

936 

851

810 

830 

893 

1,040 

1,270 

1,500

Minimum

1,180 

2,340 

2,640

514

1,920 

5,420 

3,670 

1,630 

810 

752 

446 

479 

306

306

June

1,870 

2,020 

2,280 

2,820 

3,120

3,300 

2,910 

1,880 

1,540 

1,360

1,180 

1,110 

1,040 

978 

1,250

2,340 

1,900 

1,450 

1,220 

1,090

1,020 

1,270 

1,580 

1,400 

1,220

1,180 

1,180 

1,020 

872 

752 

-

Mean

2,221 

6,966 

3,626

2,842

4,018 

12,940 

6,779 

3,824 

1,247 

1,605 

856 

1,152 

389

3,759

July

696 

696 

67S 

660 

771

830 

715 

604 

550 

532

514 

496 

479 

462 

446

479 

622 

641 

958 

1,540

1,500 

1,220 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110

1,140 

1,180 

1,400 

1,320 

1,110 

S93

Aug.

872 

1,000 

1,000 

957 

936

1,440 

2,190 

2,640 

2,940 

2,940

1,950 

1,450 

1,180 

1,000 

872

771 

771 

830 

752 

678

696 

771 

936 

1,020 

1,140

1,040 

771 

622 

568 

514 

479

Per square

mile

0.826 

2.59 

1.35

1.06

1.49 

4.81 

2.52 

1.42 

.'464 

.597- 

.318 

.428 

.145

1.40

Sept.

462 

446 

479 

462 

446

415 

400 

386 

371 

371

400 

415 

415 

430 

430

400 

386 

371 

371 

354

332 

324 

321 

313 

306

306 

316 

335 

365 

550

Runoff in 

iaohea

0.95 

2.89 

1.55

14.34

1.72 

5.19 

2.91 

1.59 

.53 

.67 

.37 

.49 

.16

19.02

Peak discharge (base, 7.600 see. -ft.).- HOY. 25 (7 a.m.) 10,800 see. -ft. j Feb. 22 (9 a.m.) 21,100

sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (1 a.m.) 10,100 ieo.-ft.
110 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Flat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and rectangular weirs In masonry dam, lat. 36°11 I 25", 

long. Y8°53'00", at head of Lake Mlchle, !< miles upstream from covnty highway bridge. 

If miles upstream from Dial Creek, and 1? miles north of Bahama, Drrham County. Datum 

of gage is 255.05 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 145 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 second-feet May 31 (grge height, 8.42 

reetj; minimum, 5.6 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 11.90 

feet); minimum, 0.37 second-foot Sept. 26, 27-, 1932 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow 

caused by small mill 5 miles above station.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

20 

15 

18 

14

19 

11 

11 

12 

127

126 

68 

49 

32 

24

63 

51 

398 

96 

61

52 

40 

33 

28 

26

24 

24 

66 

120 

55 

40

HOT.

32 

30 

1,410 

299 

145

100 

76 

570 

260 

128

1,46O 

1,540 

299 

187 

945

590 

262 

181 

1,O7O 

414

234 

181 

328 

273 

238

161 

132 

114 

101 

91

Dec.

87 

81 

77 

73 

72

72 

69 

66 

65 

62

77 

85 

71 

64 

68

444 

184 

123 

101 

87

80 

76 

71 

67 

63

64 

65 

63 

59 

56 

54

Jan.

56 

62 

59 

52 

52

51 

50 

48 

48 

48

46 

44 

1,600 

8OO 

269

174 

147 

134 

109 

94

192 

245 

158 

117 

91

81 

83 

94 

106 

117 

123

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Bay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

82 

112 

101 

109 

264

728 

615 

587 

675 

314

255 

853 

1,440 

4,850 

1,100

549 

441 

350 

27O 

228

198 

273 

273 

224 

209

215 

187 

166 

149

Seoondfoot-days

1,747 

11,851 

2,746

42,091.89

5,351 

15,817 

9,027 

7,845 

6,207 

2,191 

1,788 

1,608 

1,185.3

67,363.3

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec . -ft .

Mar.

126 

353 

438 

270 

190

156 

1,750 

620 

369 

918

413 

289 

228 

195 

179

168 

192 

166 

135 

131

235 

156 

189 

192 

135

111 

130 

233 

127 

105 

128

Apr.

1,800 

613 

289 

209 

174

158 

611 

309 

218 

158

149 

163 

131 

16O 

902

283 

187 

140 

122

no

102 

108 

90 

82 

79

74

7O 

182 

94 

78

Maximum

398 

1,540 

444

2,030

1,600 

4,850 

1,750 

1,800 

3,500 

411 

462 

366 

927

4,85O

May

71 

66 

62 

56 

57

56 

88 

92 

59 

55

52 

52 

56 

61 

56

50 

46 

39 

33 

35

33 

29 

30 

35 

62

163 

150 

72 

40 5 

585 

3,50O

Minimum

11 

30 

54

2.74

44 

82 

105 

70 

29 

12 

12 

14 

6.1

6.1

June

411 

192 

126 

97 

84

71 

69 

72 

65 

57

52 

49 

47 

49 

68

102 

66 

58 

49 

42

39 

34 

34 

18 

12

25 

27 

25 

76 

75

Mean

56.;

395 

89. E

115

173 

545 

291 

262 

200 

73. C 

57.7 

51. £ 

39. E

184

July

62 

43 

32 

25 

24

22 

19 

16 

15 

14

12 

12 

13 

14 

462

116 

53 

40 

32 

33

129 

252 

74 

76 

41

34 

29 

27 

25 

24 

18

Aug.

20 

64 

177 

167 

366

89 

56 

47 

41 

38

35 

36 

55 

49 

38

33 

20 

20 

20 

20

22 

22 

29 

24 

25

18 

17 

18 

14 

14 

14

Per square 

mile

0.375 

2.63 

> .590

.767

1.15 

3.63 

1.94 

1.75 

1.33 

.487 

.385 

.346 

.236

1.23

Sept.

14 

12 

11 

10 

9.7

8.8 

9.1 

8.8 

8.6 

8.8

8.8 

8.6 

8.8 

8.8 

9.1

9.1 

8.8 

8.8 

8.6 

8.3

8.0 

7.7 

7.4 

7.1 

6.6

6.1 

6.1 

8.8 

12 

927

Runoff in 

inches

0.43 

2.94 

.68

1O.45

1.33 

3.92 

2.24 

1.94 

1.54 

.54 

.44 

.40 

.29

16.69

}. 14 (5 p.m.) 6,500 sec. -ft. j Hay 31 (10 a.m.) 6,820
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 111

Plat River at dam,near Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09'05a , long. 78°50'55", Just downstrea-» from 

Durham municipal dam at old Tilley mill site, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham 

County, and 4 miles upstream from confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- August 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 159 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.98 

reet); minimum, 7 second-feet Oct. 26.

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 

feet), by computation of flow over Durham municipal dam; no flow Sept. 3-14, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Considerable regulation since 1926 by Lake Michie (usable capacity, 12,610 acre-feet) Just above station where about 13.3 second-feet daily was 

diverted during year for Durham municipal water supply. About 5.3 second-feet was 

returned as sewage to Neuse River 3 miles above Northside gage. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant at Durham municipal dam.

Revisions (water years).- W 802: 1935.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

150

112

70

49

32

49

49

44

54

148

146

137

77

49

48

55

47

119

140

154

152

74

48

47

46

18

37

47

48

49

49

NOT.

49

39

1,030

553

276

251

143

228

410

308

973

2,630

460

298

659

940

369

328

917

617

328

297

267

274

304

280

263

252

234

132

-

Dec.

100

67

67

65

70

39

32

134

128

68

66

70

41

14

84

141

149

149

138

148

90

69

68

59

46

56

36

37

66

59

65

Jan.

82

108

40

34

71

71

76

67

79

46

39

68

864

1,440

384

292

297

189

147

145

145

141

144

212

175

149

154

155

150

168

76

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

129

288

191

152

152

203

426

575

807

463

342

613

1,700

5,030

2,100

652

486

413

335

315

294

274

308

317

316

304

258

247

118

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,344

14,109

2,421

45,724

6,208

17,814

9,445

8,794

6,102

3,146

1,899

2,605

453

75,340

Mar.

59

106

241

304

250

250

1,310

1,040

428

945

550

342

294

270

294

311

256

144

146

146

131

146

140

220

256

169

140

130

131

146

150

Apr.

1,590

915

384

250

245

255

425

414

321

301

277

249

154

211

467

400

300

246

262

187

156

162

162

81

32

70

69

72

65

72

Maxioun

154

2,630

149

2,630

1,44C

5,030

1,310

1,590

3,780

774

243

482

136

5,030

May

40

45

60

68

69

69

71

47

39

68

66

67

68

70

49

14

63

72

72

72

70

46

17

55

85

73

71

72

80

560

3,780

MiniBUD

18

39

14

8

34

118

59

32

14

11

11

11

10

10

June

774

285

317

210

177

76

46

36

45

46

48

11

11

47

54

68

72

69

46

44

69

69

68

79

71

50

48

60

72

78

Mean

75.6

470

78.1

125

200

el DA*A

305

293

197

105

61.3

84.0

15.1

206

July

81

53

11

12

51

32

49

32

12

13

13

14

15

46

169

243

80

54

62

47

47

48

143

195

95

43

47

48

48

48

48

Aug.

T3

47

 7

2C4

463

2FO

176

1?7

1C2

73

ee

76

£ «

75

41

48

46

46

4?

46

46

42

47

47

47

47

47

47

37

31

11

Per square 

mile

Sept.

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

136

-

Runoff in 

inches
112 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and combination 90° V-notch and masonry weir, lat. 

3b"iU'50", long. 78°51'55", three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth and Lake 

Michie and lj miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

Drainage area.- 4.9 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1926-48), 4.30 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 263 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 4.09 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 130 second-feet on basis of computrtion of flow over 

artificial control at gage heights 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 feet; minimum discharge not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 1,270 second-feet May 24, 1940 (gage height, 7.60 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 130 second-feet on basis of computrtion of flow over 

artificial control at gage heights 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 feet; no flow at times in many 

years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16 to Jan. 6)

0.4 0.30 0.9 1.85 2.0 14 

.5 .48 1.0 a. 42 2.3 26 

.6 .73 1.2 3.87 2.6 51 

.7 1.02 1.4 5.7 3.0 99 

.8 1.38 1.7 9.4 3.3 140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7S 

.73 

.73 

.68 

.66

.60 

.58 

.73 

11 

67

7.4 

3.95 

2.66 

2.06 

2.74

3.10 

2.59 

3.96 

2.24 

1.95

1.60 

1.42 

1.30 

1.22 

1.18

1.18 

1.18 

2.94 

2.48 

1.75 

1.55

Nov.

1.42

1.42 

59 

9.9 

5.4

4.03 

3.23 

24 

7.3 

4.66

74 

36 

9.9 

6.6 

27

14 

8.4 

6.4 

37 

12

8.3 

7.0 

10 

8.4 

6.9

5.5 

4.75 

4.39 

4.03 

3.87

Dec.

3.71 

3.55 

3.47 

3.31

3.31

3.23 

3.01 

3.15 

3.01 

2.94

3.23 

2.94 

2.80 

2.66 

3.58

7.6 

3.79 

3.23 

3.08 

2.66

2.60 

2.54 

2.48 

2.36 

2.42

2.54

2.48 

2.36 

2.18 

2.18 

2.18

Jan.

2.48 

3.39 

2.60 

2.54 

2.54

2.42 

2.30 

2.30 

2.36 

2.30

2.06 

2.24 

50 

18 

8.0

5.9 

5.3 

4.66 

3.87 

3.95

8.2 

5.9 

4.57 

3.95 

3.39

3.47 

3.95 

4.57 

4.48 

5.0 

4.55

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber.. .......................

nber. ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4.11 

4.84 

4.57 

5.3 

10

25 

18 

19 

16 

10

8.3 

32 

38 

126 

28

16 

15 

12 

9.8 

8.3

7.2 

11 

8.0 

6.8 

6.8

6.7 

6.0 

5.7 

5.1

Seoondfoot-days

133 . 94 

414.80 

94.58

1,696.99

181.24 

473.52 

294.77 

268.72 

197.86 

111.62 

91.12 

143.53 

46.48

2,452.18

Mar.

4.57 

12 

9.7 

7.5 

5.9

5.5 

48 

16 

14 

27

13 

9.7 

7.8 

6.8 

6.4

6.5 

7.9 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5

6.7 

5.3 

11 

9.2 

6.4

5.7 

6.6 

5.0 

4.03 

3.87 

5.9

Apr.

51

14 

8.8 

6.8 

6.0

5.5 

26 

10 

7.0 

5.5

5.9 

5.4 

4.48 

17 

34

11 

7.3 

5.7 

4.93 

4.39

3.87 

3.31 

3.01 

2.87 

2.60

2.48 

2.42 

2.80 

2.42 

2.24

Haxinun

67 

74 

7.6

74

50 

126 

48 

51 

80 

27 

9.8 

26 

22

126

Peak discharge (base. 160 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 9 (11:30 p.m

May

1.95 

1.75 

1.70 

1.80 

2.54

1.80 

4.43

2.42 

2.24 

2.24

2.36 

2.42 

2.87 

2.66 

2.00

1.75 

1.70 

1.65 

1.50 

1.46

1.46 

1.34 

1.30 

1.68 

3.38

4.66 

2.80 

2.30 

7.7 

80 

48

Minima

0.58 

1.42 

2.18

.25

2.06 

4.11 

3.87 

2.24 

1.30 

1.08 

.93 

.96 

.4

.4

June

15 

7.2 

4.93 

4.12 

3.47

2.94 

5.1 

4.48 

2.80 

2.30

2.06 

1.90 

1.80 

2.42 

2.12

2.30 

2.06 

1.90 

1.80 

1.65

1.50 

1.60 

1.70 

1.46 

1.38

1.22 

1.11 

1.08 

1.22 

27

Mean

4.32 

13. S 

3,05

4.65

5.85 

16.3 

9.51 

8.96 

6.38. 

3.72 

2.94 

4.63 

1.55

6.70

July

6.5 

2.54 

1.95 

1.70 

1.65

1.42 

1.26 

1.11 

1.08 

1.05

.99 . 

.93 

.96 

1.02 

9.8

3.24 

1.95 

1.65 

1.60 

6.0

8.8 

4.63 

9.6 

4.18 

2.24

1.75 

1.50 

3.03 

3.68 

1.85 

1.46

Aug.

3.39 

25 

11 

26 

15

4.93 

3.31 

4.90 

2.94 

2.30

2.30 

8.1 

5.6 

2.73 

2.24

1.90 

1.90 

1.75 

1.75 

1.80

1.65 

1.75 

1.42 

1.30 

1.26

1.18 

1.11 

1.05 

.96 

2.05 

.96

Per square 

Bile

0.882 

2.82 

.622

.949

1.19 

3.33 

1.94 

1.83 

1.30 

.759 

.600 

.945 

.316

1.37

.) 222. sec. -ft.; Nov. 11 (8:30 p

Sept.

0.84 

.81 

.78 

.78 

.84

.81 

1.41 

1.11 

.96 

1.25

1.05 

.93 

.78 

.75 

.73

.66 

.63 

.60 

.58 

.50

.48 

.46 

.50 

.43 

.41

a. 4

a. 4 

a. 6 

a4 

d22

Runoff in 

inches

1.02 

3.15 

.72

12.89

1.38 

3.59 

2.24 

2.04 

1.50 

.85 

.69 

1.09 

.35

18.62

.m.) 174

sec.-ft

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of records for other stations in basin, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge based on basis of doubtful gage heights.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 113

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34'10", long. 78°35'30", 300 feet downstream 

from oridge on State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile.upstream from Buffalo Branch, 

3t miles downstream from county line, and 9£ miles southwest of Clayton, Johnr'ton 

County.

Drainage area.- 80.7 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 second-feet Feb. 14 (gagejieight, 9.50 

reet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 2,740 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 11.70 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Sept. 21, 1948 /

Remarks.- Records fair, 

above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1940(M), 1941.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.3 17 2.6 92 5.0 305 0.6 3.2 2.2 70 5.0 

1.5 25 3.0 120 6.0 440 .9 9.6 2.6 97 6.0 

1-8 41 3.5 160 7.0 650 1.2 18 3.0 129 7.0 

2.2 65 4.0 205 1.5 31 3.5 174 8.0 

1.8 46 4.0 222 9.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34

31 

27 

23 

22

20 

23 

40 

42 

42

60 

50 

40 

34 

32

32 

35 

44

35 

28

26 

23 

20 

19 

19

20 

18 

22 

57 

66 

40

Nov.

30 

23 

108 

187 

189

74 

54 

107 

121 

70

128 

368 

375 

235 

220

362 

311 

154 

148 

196

169

136 

201 

205 

200

148 

116 

128 

124 

124

Dec.

116 

110 

86 

70 

66

67 

63 

61 

61 

63

85 

81 

67 

60 

67

124 

128 

84 

70 

64

63 

60 

56 

54 

54

61 

61 

56 

51 

47 

48

Jan.

50 

77 

72 

60 

60

58 

52 

49 

48 

47

45 

42 

104 

343 

348

155 

110 

124 

102 

92

169 

196 

144 

110 

92

82 

92 

164 

160 

148 

196

Month

Ooto 

More 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

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

ember. .......................

tar year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

192 

174 

140 

140 

210

381 

652 

626 

422 

330

257 

321 

804 

1,430 

1,350

667 

365 

252 

207 

183

174 

244 

282 

232 

188

174 

165 

152 

142

Secondfoot-days

1,024 

5,011 

2,204

26,200.1

3,591 

10,856 

6,452 

3,831 

1,098 

582.3 

333.8 

340.0 

449.1

35,772.2

liar.

125 

189 

400 

466 

276

165 

288 

449 

466 

356

316 

252 

188

165 

152

147 

160 

142 

125 

121

117 

109 

160 

197 

152

117 

137 

188 

125 

101 

101

Apr.

236 

329 

272 

138 

117

113 

246 

293 

184 

121

130 

160 

121 

105 

187

170 

113 

88 

79 

75

69 

69 

63 

60 

55

50 

48 

46 

48 

46

Maximum

66 

375 

128

561

348 

1,430 

468 

329 

72 

48 

38 

50 

315

1,430

May

42 

40 

46 

42 

46

44

40 

38 

30 

26

24 

24 

51 

57 

38

25 

23 

24 

23 

19

18 

18 

16 

14 

24

38 

44

72 

59 

47 

46

Minimum

18 

23 

47

7.0

42 

140 

101 

46 

14 

8.4 

4.4 

2.9 

1.3

1.3

June

48 

38 

39 

32 

26

21 

17 

21 

26 

24

16 

16 

13 

12 

12

14 

29 

25 

16 

14

12 

11 

11 

20 

17

14 

12 

8.7 

8.4 

9.2

Mean

33.0 

167 

71.1

71.8

116 

374 

208 

128 

35.4 

19.4 

10.8 

11.0 

15.0

97.7

July

11 

8.4 

7.3 

6.2 

5.8

6.7 

5.2 

7.3 

5.6 

4.6

9.1 

5.8 

4.4 

5.8 

8.2

12 

12 

11 

8.9 

9.1

14 

18 

13 

14 

11.

11 

10 

9.4 

11 

38 

30

329 

483 

690 

985 

17350

Aug.

16 

11 

10 

16 

44

50 

19 

12 

11 

9.1

8.2 

8.0 

7.1 

6-0 

6.7

6-0 

5.2 

4 8 

5.3

16

15 

11 

8.2

6-7 

5.6

4.8 

4.2 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

2.9

Per square 

 ile

0.409 

2.07 

.881

.890

1.44 

4.63 

2.58 

1.59 

.439 

.240 

.134 

.136 

.186

1.21

Sept.

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.7

2.7 

3.2 

3.6 

5.2 

5.8

6.5 

5.2 

4.2 

3.4 

2.9

2.2 

2.1 

1.9 

1.6

1.3

1.3 

1.9 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

2.9 

3.4 

6.0 

46 

315

Runoff in 

inohas

0.47 

2.31 

1.02

12.08

1.65 

5.00 

2.97 

1.77 

.51 

.27 

.15 

.16 

.21

16.49

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 7 (9 p.m.) 730 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (10 p.m.) 1,550 see.-
114 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Prlnceton, M. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30'40", long. 78°09'30", a quarter of a mile upstream from county bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 

3 miles north of Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 251 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 12.10 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 29; minimum daily, 16 second-feet Sept. 27, 28.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 4,030 second-feet Dec. 2, 1934 (gag? height, 12.68 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot several times In September and October 1932. 

Maximum stage known, 14.90 feet in September 1924.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally considerable regulation for short periods 

caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

no

76

58

5O

31

39

56

48

54

66

195

214

146

119

98

98

105

92

1OO

134

266

256

164

132

115

105

83

81

162

246

177

NOV.

141

112

188

408

408

342

284

256

275

266

366

1,090

1,320

1,050

872

1,000

960

732

636

674

731

693

837

1,140

1,210

1.O3O

790

636

503

408

-

Month

Dec.

351

322

294

275

256

266

266

246

237

231

266

313

284

246

233

398

522

436

351

304

266

237

228

218

222

266

304

294

256

229

213

Jan.

205

237

266

226

218

211

193

177

169

160

157

153

189

588

712

522

436

456

436

370

655

83O

731

560

456

380

351

503

560

503

a60O

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

Novanbsr ...

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

March

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

Hay may ..............................

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

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

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

September ........................

Hater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

aeoo

a55O

a550

a550

a600

a800

al,300

al,6OO

1,620

1.37O

1.O30

1,120

1,800

2,760

3,640

3,640

3.O70

2,460

1,520

85O

655

693

894

850

693

598

541

474

427

_

-

Sscondfoot-days

3,676

19,358

8,830

80,795

12.21O

37,255

16 ,529

6,705

2 f 615

3,291

2 j 280

3,610

1,233

117,592

Mar.

370

398

674

790

693

598

617

916

960

1,090

1,190

1,OOO

79O

636

522

436

408

38O

332

3O4

284

266

256

313

342

294

294

389

418

313

256

Apr.

235

322

342

3O4

266

226

266

380

322

246

220

256

237

195

408

503

313

£31

195

159

141

127

119

114

109

104

98

90

92

85

-

Maxinun

266

1,320

522

1,320

83O

3,64O

1,190

503

175

322

224

474

317

3.64O

Peak discharge (base, 1.20O see. -ft.).- Nov. 13 (7 a.m

May

75

75

76

80

75

73

76

88

83

68

66

61

86

175

160

112

86

83

81

81

58

55

52

50

41

44

45

73

100

173

164

Minimum

31

112

213

10

153

427

256

85

41

34

26

31

16

16

June

198

246

322

284

166

98

81

92

75

109

83

75

61

54

50

54

54

52

54

58

58

46

34

210

313

117

61

49

64

73

-

Mean

119

645

285

221

394

1,285

533

224

84.4

110

lie" 73 .'

41.]

321

July

76

75

56

45

38

36

36

33

30

3O

29

29

28

27

26

26

61

168

224

196

175

110

97

85

76

78

115

86

63

48

78

Ang.

100

95

76

120

351

418

474

418

304

122

83

68

54

42

38

33

44

4O

36

115

143

75

46

42

42

52

42

38

35

33

31

Per square 

 lie

O.520

2.82

1.24

.965

1.72

5.61

2.33

.978

.369

.480

.321

.507

.179

1.40

Sspt.

44

68

46

39

40

39

38

36

36

35

36

33

33

33

32

30

29

29

28

27

24

22

22

22

21

19

16

16

23

317

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

3.14

1.43

13.11

1.98

6.05

2 .68

1.09

.42

.53

.37

.59

!20

19.08

) 1,37O sec. -ft.; Nov. 24 (11 p.m.) 1,24O

sec.-ft.; Feb. 8 (time unknown) 1,660 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (l a.m.) 3,750 sec.-ft. Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 

1.21O see.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage 

and records for other stations In basin.
NEOSE RIVER BASIN 115

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, H. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'15", long-. 77° 56'50", at bridge on U. S.

Highway 301, just downstream from municipal power plant, 1 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles southwest of Wilson, Wilson County.

Drainage area.- 236 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 248 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 12.35 

reetj; minimum 0.4 second-foot Sept. 28; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 27.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 4,830 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 13.80 

feet); minimum, about 0.2 second-foot Oct. 6-15, 1932, Nov. 24 to Dec. 26, 1933. 

Maximum stage known, about 24.3 feet in September 1924.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are poor. Extreme diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation 

during low flow caused by municipal power plant above station. City of Wilson diverted 

an average of 2.9 second-feet above station for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years).- W 782: 1934.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

- 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct;

78

98

50

42

29

60

60

71

61

150

460

352

188

144

127

128

141

195

195

205

204

184

120

120

98

38

87

88

161

267

302

Nov.

155

42

270

352

356

258

171

302

160

227

288

1,260

1,380

1,320

1,230

1,180

976

88O

753

722

88O

912

1,040

1,380

1,380

1.38O

1,210

888

614

455

-

Dec.

363

365

244

313

279

295

245

276

295

284

277

324

364

262

229

304

483

483

399

326

289

189

220

167

171

203

243

290

257

191

190

Jan.

157

202

226

247

236

148

133

138

96

140

121

122

141

303

539

568

469

349

313

242

311

539

583

539

402

272

230

240

314

377

402

Month

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

Novsmber .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

364

295

312

352

414

684

1,240

1,460

1,520

1,350

1,070

1,040

1,600

2,630

3.66O

3,950

3.2OO

2,240

1,400

1,180

740

740

1,020

995

875

695

575

500

455

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,503

22,471

8,820

85,764

9,104

36,556

18,855

7,231

2,653

3,666

2,814

4,566

674.6

121,963.6

Mar.

410

410

575

755

815

755

635

785

935

1,240

1,360

1.2OO

1,060

815

575

485

455

425

410

38O

367

301

327

291

419

455

410

440

5OO

470

395

Apr.

357

;

A

i

27

19

00

d312

d223

2

d!

j

54

02

95

322

d214

dJ

dJ

dJ

33

49

12

d300

440 ^

3

dJ

40

56

12

dllS

d!46

dl

dl

dl

50

48

54

d99

d!27

dl

d

d

d

Ueqcinun

460

1,380

483

1,380

5S3

3,950

1,360

440

35O

454

494

659

444

3,950

08

80

91

93

May

d!22

d81

d86

d59

d69

d63

dlOO

d86

d65

d70

d57

dSO

74

129

115

93

64

56

57

58

57

47

47

39

21

21

32

131

151

193

350

Minimum

29

42

167

11

96

295

291

SO

21

36

26

27

.5

.5

June

380

438

454

265

108

83

62

61

85

188

59

44

44

44

44

44

47

84

59

57

57

57

46

51

255

194

64

36

54

202

Mean

145

285

235

294

1,261 

6O8

243

122

147°

22.5

333

July

430

494

224

71

67

57

36

35

31

31

26

28

29

38

36

27

50

91

85

292

208

59

73

35

28

56

40

34

36

47

40

Aug.

32

39

4C

95

519

572

Ee

2

42

5S

61

108

73

66

46

42

51

f52

f

f

f

47

46

63

f52

248

3

1

f

06

23

80

a55

f64

f

f

f

69

49

27

80

a55

Per square 

 He

0.614

3.17

1.21

.996

1.25

5.34

2.58

1.03

.363

.517 

.385

 623 

.095

1.41

Sept.

a24

a5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.4

3.0

4.6

6.1

7.0

7.8

8.2

8.2

3.2

8.2

7.8

22

19

21

21

4.2

1.5

14'

16

444

R-noff In 

inohes

0.71

3.54

1.39

13.52

1.43 5 76 2*97

1.15

.42

.58 

.44

.72 

.11

19.22

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records and engineer's Inspec- tions .

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage heights.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
116 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'40", long. 77°35'05", at Hookerton. Greene

 County, about half a mile above State Highway 123 (highway relocated) and 2 ? miles upstream from Wheat Swamp Creek.

Drainage area.- 789 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 766 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 17.75

 feet); minimum, 45 second-feet Sept. 22-25; minimum gage height) 2.41 feet Sept. 24, 25.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,200 second-feet; minimum, 13 second-feet 

Sept. 16, 17, 1932 (gage height -, 1.17 feet).

Maximum stage known, 23.3 feet sometime in September 1928. High water of autumn 

1924 was at practically the same stage.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of changing stage computed using rate of 

change of stage as a factor.

Discharge, 'in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19*8

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

760 

454 

357 

312 

282

232 

211 

239 

304 

433

417 

6OO 

867 

1,090 

1.13O

863 

674 

710 

81O 

810

79O 

750 

672 

567 

465

417 

380 

364 

320 

334 

402

Nov.

482 

499 

661 

852 

894

938 

960 

873 

916 

1,060

1,280 

1,890 

2,470 

2,780 

3,120

3,440 

3,520 

3,440 

3,280 

3,120

2,980 

2,780 

2,640 

2,640 

2,710

2,780 

2,840 

2,910 

2,910 

2,840

Dec.

2,710 

2,330 

1,970 

1,600 

1,290

1,120 

990 

917 

872 

850

850 

872 

894 

917 

940

1,040 

1,120 

1,120 

1,150 

1,170

1,200 

1,150 

1,020 

850 

768

894 

1,020 

1,040 

1,020 

990 

940

Jan.

829 

808 

788 

788 

788

788 

749 

676 

622 

586

550 

533 

621 

l.OOO 

1,170

1,260 

1,360 

1,480 

1,600 

1,640

1,800 

2,020 

2,180 

2,280 

2,330

2,330 

2,280 

2,180 

2,020 

1,880 

1,880

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ....... .

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

st ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,020 

2,020 

2,020 

2,070 

2,120

2,380 

2,710 

3,050 

3,440 

3,870

4,060 

4,160 

4,470 

5,260 

6,940

8,690 

9,600 

9,400 

7,790 

6,340

5,110 

4,690 

4,160 

3,690 

3.36O

3,200 

3,050 

2,840 

2,640

Secondfoot-days

17,016 

64,505 

35,614

278,036

41,816 

125,150 

63,740 

23,809 

1O,8O1 

17,104 

5,616 

8,918 

2,286

416,375

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 sec. -ft.).- Nov

ft.; Feb. 17 (10 p.m.) 10,000 sec. -ft.; Mar.

Mar.

2,330 

2,120 

2.O2O 

2.O2O 

2,O7O

2,120 

2,280 

2.440 

2,570 

2,840

3,120 

3,200 

3,200 

3,2OO 

3,120

2,980 

2,780 

2,380 

2,070 

1,800

1,560 

1,390 

1,260 

1,150 

1,070

1,020 

1,040 

1,100 

1,120 

1,170 

1.2OO

Apr.

1,200 

1,200 

1,120 

1,020 

940

894 

850 

850 

850 

829

829 

808 

730 

676 

843

1,080 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120 

940

7O7 

604 

516 

499 

482

44O 

408 

374 

358 

342

Maximum

1,130 

3,520 

2,710

3,5gO

2,330 

9,6OO 

3.2OO 

1,200 

974 

1,760 

432 

1,040 

468

9,600

May

318 

310 

310 

308 

28F

294 

302 

286 

271 

256

234 

219 

234 

286 

350

374 

366 

350 

383 

358

302 

271 

234 

191 

176

173 

350 

537 

736 

768 

974

Minimum

211 

482 

768

76

533 

2,020 

1,020 

342 

173 

155 

88 

92 

45

45

 June

1,340 

1,480 

1,680 

1,760 

1,680

1,330 

780 

568 

499 

44O

374 

358 

326 

310 

466

550 

399 

286 

226 

205

205 

205 

248 

248 

205

173 

177 

226 

205 

155

Mean

549 

2,150 

1,149

762

1,349 

4,316 

2,056 

794 

348 

570 

181 

288 

76.2

1,138

July

138 

173 

350 

432 

350

226

155 

132 

121 

110

106 

98 

93 

90 

88

124 

170 

137 

114 

148

326 

366 

358 

264 

184

163 

131 

108 

119 

126 

116

Aug.

108 

119 

122 

130 

143

543 

814 

97S 

1,040 

922

604 

340 

226 

173 

145

126 

119 

109 

1O9 

133

180 

198 

248 

326 

248

170 

132 

115 

106 

100 

92

Per square 

mile

0.696 

2.72 

1.46

.966

1.71 

5.47 

2.61 

1.01 

.441 

.722 

.229 

.365 

* .097

1.44

Sept.

81 

81 

82 

73 

66

63 

63 

60 

60 

59

67 

88 

79 

70 

63

57 

54 

51 

50 

4P

46 

45 

45 

45 

45

50 

51 

73 

103 

488

Runoff in 

inches

0.8O 

3.O4 

1.68

13.11

1.97 

5.90 

3.OO 

1.12 

.51 

.81 

.26 

.42 

.11

19.62

. 17 (12 m.) 3,52O sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (9 p.m.) 2,330 sec. 

14 (7 a.m.) 3,200 sec. -ft.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 117

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14'55", long. 790 33'45", at site of old High 

Hock Mill, 500 feet upstream from county road crossing, half a mile upstream from 

county line, and 6 miles east of Benaja, Rockingham County.

Drainage area.- 168 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 168 se'cond-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 7.94 

reet); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 112 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 12,300 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 19.22 

feet, from high-water mark), by slope-area method; minimum, 6.3 second-feet Sept. 1, 

1932 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 feet, from floodmarks on tree 500 

feet below gage.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, Mater year 19.47-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

1.2 27 3.0 323 1.1 25 1.6 69 

1.4 44 4.0 576 1.2 32 1.8 94 

1.7 80 5.O S16 1.4 48 

2.0 125 6.0 1,080 2.5 216 7.O 1,380 Note.- Same as precedIng table above 1.8 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

98 

76 

67 

65 

60

55 

53 

66 

125 

230

348 

360 

273 

205 

146

112 

122 

140 

147 

162

156 

162 

162 

132 

93

90 

84 

84 

103 

102 

90

Nov.

81 

83 

258 

373 

386

323 

208 

191 

201 

186

269 

438 

490 

451 

465

490 

477 

438 

616 

624

624 

490 

386 

311 

250

2 2O 

188 

164 

146 

139

Dec.

134 

127 

123 

122 

120

120 

115 

114 

115 

117

132 

139 

134 

122 

131

195 

193 

189 

156 

139

130 

125 

119 

117 

114

115 

117 

117 

115 

111 

108

Jan.

112 

130 

134 

122 

117

112 

108 

104 

104 

104

100 

96 

220 

277 

288

252 

186 

164 

134 

130

167 

203 

2O3 

151 

132

13E 

132 

139 

144 

149 

304

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

st ...........................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

320 

234 

188 

164 

201

348 

425 

514 

54O 

386

399 

386 

564 

1,070 

1,320

997 

672 

490 

36O 

258

212 

2O5 

212 

214 

205

201 

191 

178 

167

Seeondfoot-days

4,173 

9,966 

4.O2S

69,90C

4,850 

11,621 

8,144 

11,224 

4,82C 

3,415 

1,422 

2,475 

1,289

67,424

Mar.

153 

193 

248 

269 

234

191 

357 

438 

451 

451

250 

28S 

234 

197 

182

173 

208 

256 

264 

222

197 

182 

188 

256 

266

226 

252 

360 

36O 

336 

262

Apr.

51S 

1,580 

1,220 

672 

451

311 

364 

412 

399 

348

288 

Z52 

238 

313 

648

527 

490 

373 

262 

195

173 

160 

146 

137 

132

128 

123 

120 

119 

125

Maxima

360 

624 

195

7,990

304 

1,320 

451 

1,580 

438 

323 

76 

222 

135

1,580

Peak discharge (base, 1.4OO sec. -ft.).- Apr. 2 (5 p.m.!

May

125 

115 

109 

103 

1O6

104 

128 

169 

144 

111

98 

93 

146 

238 

197

123 

100 

94 

88 

81

76 

73 

70 

71 

103

162 

438 

436 

311 

258 

348

MisiMiB

53 

81 

108

16

96 

164 

153 

119 

70 

6O 

31 

38 

26

26

June

323 

205 

149 

128 

117

108 

112 

111 

104 

93

84 

79 

75 

75 

84

122 

164 

140 

100 

84

73 

211 

184 

93 

79

69 

61 

60 

67 

61

Mean

135 

332 

130

192

156 

401 

263 

374 

155 

114 

45.9 

79.8 

43.0

184

July

64 

59 

54 

50 47 '

45 

42

40 

39 

40

40 

42 

45 

53 

60

76 

67 

57 

53 

48

44 

44

40 

37 

35

33 

32 

31 

34 

36 

35

Aug.

36 

5S 

SI 

122 

212

222 

144 

81 

67 

58

69 

93 

104 

90 

120

106 

75 

67 

60 

56

55 

58 

59

51 

48

45 

44 

39 

39 

44 

69

Per square 

 lie

0.804 

1.98

.774

1.14

.929 

2.39 

1.57 

2.23 

0.923 

.679 

.273 

.475 

.256

1.10

1,670 sec. -ft.

Sept.

70 

50 

44 

41 

40

43 

47

52 

50 

46

44

42 

38 

36 

35

33 

32 

31 

31 

30

27 

27 

29 

31 

30

28 

26 

35 

86 

135

Rrneff in 

inches

0.92 

2.21 

.89

15.47

1.07 

2.57 

1.80 

2.48 

1.07 

.76 

.31 

.55 

.29

14.92

923350 O - 51 - 9
118 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05'35", long. 79°21'40", at town of Haw River,

 Alamance County, 400 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Stony Creek. 

Drainage area.- 599 square miles. 

Hecords available.- October 1928 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 20 years, 592 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 second-feet Feb. 14 (g-3ge height, 18.08

 feet; minimum. 20 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.21 feet); minimum daily, 40

Se °1928-48: Maximum'discharge, 37,000-second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.10 

feet, from high-water mark on gage shelter), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 

3 second-feet Sept. 5, 1930; minimum daily, 5 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930. 

Remarks.- Records good except those above -6,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those

 for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and

some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 757: 1929(M). W 782: 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage, height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet}

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Peb, 15 to Sept. 30

2.0 138 3.5 538 9.0 2,790 1.4 38 2.6 299 7 

2.3 212 4.0 696 11.0 3,920 1.6 67 3.0 405 9 

2.6 289 5.0 1,040 14.0 5,970 1.8 103 3.5 549 11 

3.0 393 7.0 1,860 17.0 8,400 2.0 148 4.0 707 14 

2.3 222 5.0 1,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

294 

208 

183 

148 

182

170 

138 

158 

417 

1,560

839 

765 

585 

441 

363

250 

347 

515 

492 

1,040

557 

482 

421 

349 

264

222

228 

178 

311 

317 

283

Nov.

152 

195 

1,510 

1,240 

1,240

725 

504 

942 

.827 

582

2,370 

3,460 

1,910 

1,160 

2,360

2,210 

1,680 

1,120 

3,580 

2,260

1,650 

1,200 

1,200 

1,150 

885

645 

527 

450 

426 

418

Dec.

39S 

535 

418 

312 

359

326 

351 

343 

384 

429

377 

319 

314 

341 

423

1,280 

785 

654 

533 

411

407 

407 

393 

380 

380

354 

354 

380 

382 

332 

338

Jan.

329 

408 

405 

341 

296

283 

285 

295 

335 

297

300 

280 

1,660 

2,220 

1,080

844 

696 

600 

524 

407

476 

709 

596 

487 

413

451 

517 

552 

574 

579 

625

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

uftrv b^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

816 

740 

490 

514 

930

2,830 

2,440 

2,400 

2,290 

1,240

1,120 

1,920 

3,680 

7,740 

4,710

2,750 

1,640 

1,230 

992 

792

674 

775 

775 

674 

674

674 

626 

579 

549

Seoondfoot-days

12,70' 

38,57( 

13,39"

225, 02£

17,864 

47,264 

28,775 

31,66£ 

11,604 

10,91] 

5,03! 

11,565 

3,61]

232,986

liar.

504 

643 

1,110 

862 

724

626 

2,930 

2,310 

1,510 

1,730

1,430 

992 

724 

610 

549

549 

724 

758 

674 

610

579 

534 

626 

954 

826

642 

737 

1,070 

844 

724 

674

Apr.

2,110 

3,200 

2,880 

1,460 

992

758 

1,330 

1,150 

1,070 

954

741 

690 

642 

564 

3,770

1,990 

1,510 

916 

638 

508

504 

435 

378 

373 

400

381 

349 

337 

312 

327

Maxima

1,560 

3 3,580 

1,280

23,900

I 2,220 

I 7,740 

2,930 

3,770 

I 817 

955 

373 

2,080 

450

7,740

Hay

320 

311 

315 

298 

287

293 

312 

346 

373 

332

305 

264 

280 

604 

606

474 

283 

242 

223 

200

188 

178 

172 

237 

293

332 

535 

817 

695 

733 

756

Minima

138 

152 

312

32

280 

490 

504 

312 

172 

158 

51 

68 

40

40

June

715 

556 

340 

302 

264

270 

242 

271 

263 

244

236 

158 

169 

180 

186

796 

750 

443 

298 

250

217 

198 

955 

836 

344

238 

221 

184 

443 

342

Mean

410 

1,286 

432

617

576 

1,630 

928 

1,056 

374 

364 

162 

373 

120

637

July

345

295 

200 

171 

148

186 

98 

173 

106 

112

89 

141 

89 

118 

373

309 

a200

a!30

147

140 

120 

111 

121 

140 

51

.0 1,900 

.0 2,800 

.0 3,920 

.0 5,970

Aug.

68 

460 

1,120 

1,340 

2,080

878 

621 

381 

272 

202

209 

240 

241 

298 

232

256 

242 

192 

180 

244

153 

98 

189 

174 

179

176 

153 

136 

112 

154 

289

Per square 

 lie

0.684 

2.15 

.721

1.03

.962 

2.72 

1.55 

1.76 

.624 

.608 

.270 

.623 

.200

1.06

Sept.

182 

179 

159 

105 

79

123 

142 

150 

132 

94

58 

83 

225 

103 

61

44 

40 

51 

80 

67

74 

87 

71 

74 

67

70 

72 

96 

393 

450

Runoff in 

inches

0.79 

2.40 

.83

13.98

1.11 

2.93 

1.79 

1.97 

.72 

.68 

.31 

.72 

.22

 14.47

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 seo.-ft.).- Feb. 14 (3:3O p.m.) 9.5OO sec. -ft.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN U9

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'00", long. 79°05'40", about 100 feet upstream

 from Kobinsons Creek, 2 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, and 5 miles 

east of Pittsboro, Chatham County. Datum of gage is 180.06 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge?- 19 years (1929-48), 1,267 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 15.28

 t'eet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.24 feet); minimum daily, 7.3 

second-feet Sept. 26.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 79,000 second-feet during night of Sept. 18-19, 1945 

(gage height, 28.58 feet, from high-water mark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 46,000 second-feet and confirmed by discharge measurement made at site 

6 miles upstream; minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1948; minimum daily, that of Sept. 26, 

1948.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of about 32.1 feet (discharge, about 98,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below, except those for periods of no

 gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for 

short periods at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

6.8

12

19

28

52

86

169

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

318

580

950

1,360

2,260

3,320

4,560

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

6,010

7,600

9,320

11,200

13,100

15,100

17,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

639 

586 

434 

211 

135

139 

230 

258 

266 

1,700

1,700 

1,150 

998 

755 

604

597 

407 

1,880 

1,230 

1,790

1,280 

866 

759 

695 

458

392 

428 

619 

404 

306 

412

NOT.

532

240 

1,970 

2,700 

1,790

1,360 

942 

1,260 

2,260 

1,270

5,530 

10,000 

3,520 

2,160 

5,630

5,870 

3,160 

2,110 

6,800 

5,020

2,990 

2,160 

2,110 

2,260 

2,020

1,440 

1,150 

1,010 

800 

755

Dec.

868 

al.OOO 

aSOCT 

8600 

a650

a600 

a650 

a650 

a 700 

aSOO

a700 

8600 

a600 

a650 

aSOO

a2,400 

al,500 

al,200 

al.100 

974

725 

792 

725 

658 

643

665 

643 

658 

732 

713 

664

Jan.

666 

741 

730 

586 

690

763 

589 

485 

479 

434

464 

543 

3,520 

8,940 

2,870

1,790 

1,440 

1,230 

1,160 

985

915 

1,270 

1,360 

1,110 

832

846 

868 

1,200 

1,440 

1,400 

2,060

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

Juna 

July 

Augu 

Sapt

Wa

oiber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

uary

h... .........................

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,480 

1,270 

1,210 

1,180 

2,270

9,080 

8,930 

4,980 

5,260 

3,280

2,360 

3,920 

11,600 

17,300 

12,500

5,120 

3,380 

2,510 

2,020 

1,700

1,440 

1,790 

1,970 

1,520 

1,440

1,440 

1,360 

1,230 

1,110

Secondfoot-days

22,328 

80/819 

25,460

433,228

42,461 

114,650 

68,040 

62,780 

26,221 

19,372 

10,310 

21,424 

5,350.2

499,215.2

Mar.

1,110 

1,700 

2,990 

2,020 

1,570

1,310 

8,680 

6,630 

3,210 

4,430

3,320 

2,410 

1,740 

1,400 

1,360

1,230 

1,610 

1,700 

1,400 

1,230

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

2,260 

1,970

1,440 

1,230 

2,060 

1,740 

1,400 

1,360

Apr.

6,260 

6,010 

4,700 

2,880 

1,970

1,570 

2,520 

2,660 

2,060 

al,800

al,400 

al,300 

al,200 

al.100 

a6 ,000

a5,000 

a3,000 

al,800 

al,200 

al.OOO

al.OOO 

a900 

a700 

a700 

a750

a750 

a650 

a650 

8600 

a650

Maximum

1,880 

10,000 

2,400

22,200

8,940 

17,300 

8,680 

6,260 

4,280 

1,840 

837 

6,130 

1,260

17,300

May

a600 

a600 

a600 

a550 

8550

8550 

a600 

8700 

8700 

8650

8600 

8500 

8550 

al,400 

905

755 

638 

652 

498 

480

407 

265 

159 

171 

744

692 

725 

1,130 

1,110 

3,410 

4,280

Minimum

135 

240 

600

19

464 

1,110 

1,110 

600 

159 

179 

99 

58 

7.3

7.3

June

1,840 

1,300 

998 

739 

658

273 

376 

740 

559 

509

501 

431 

190 

179 

356

442

1,080 

974 

650 

324

356 

526 

564 

1,640 

958

587 

261 

355 

499 

507

Mean

720 

2,694 

8E1

1,187

1,370 

3,953 

2,195 

2,093 

846 

646 

333 

691 

178

1,364

July

439 

597 

552 

203 

122

124 

186 

237 

99 

156

143 

210 

250 

287 

349

837 

605 

355 

296 

531

345 

328 

372 

434 

532

261 

278 

296 

376 

366 

144

Aug.

142 

220 

1,540 

2,110 

6,130

2,170 

1,190 

725 

590 

546

413 

441 

378 

141 

305

377 

447 

414 

439 

292

86 

118 

276 

400 

396

368 

220 

58 

69 

176 

247

Per square 

mile

0.550 

2.06 

.627

.906

1.05 

3.02 

1.68 

1.60 

.646 

.493 

.254 

.527 

.136

1.04

Sept.

385 

387 

217 

55 

13

72 

159 

274 

402 

237

81 

13 

78 

93 

260

261 

141 

34 

9.9 

45

34

136 

162 

73 

21

7.3 

32 

124 

284 

1,260

Rrnoff is 

inches

0.63 

2.29 

.72

12.29

1.21 

3.25 

1.93 

1.78 

.74 

.55 

.29 

.61 

.15

14.15

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 14 (7 p.m.) 20,500 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
120 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'25", long. 78°48'45", at bridge on U. S. Highway 15-A, about 1,800 feet downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge at Lillington, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream from Neill Creek. Datum of gage is 105.71 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,440 square miles.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1924-48), 3,331 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 18.50 

reetJ; minimum not determined, occurred during period of no record; minimum daily, 60 

second-feet Sept. 26.

1923-48: Maximum discharge, 192,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19 

feet from high water mark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet on 

basis of logarithmic plotting and area-velocity studies; minimum, 29 second-feet 

Oct. 8, 1926 (gage height, 0.01 foot); minimum daily, 29 second-feet Oct. 8, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 500 second-feet, which are good, and those 

ror periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal 

fluctuation and considerable regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power 

plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1928, 1942(m).

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

1,320 

987 

1,140 

634 

331

426 

419 

558 

822 

881

3,690 

2,920 

a2,4OO 

al.800 

al,4OO

al,lOO 

al,500 

a3,OOO 

3,610 

3,370

3.69O 

2,420 

1,530 

1,280 

1,040

710 

667 

1,470 

2,520 

1,320 

969

Nov.

1,220 

924 

6,220 

9,46O 

5.88O

4,510 

3,070 

2,420 

3,060 

3,37O

4,340 

24,700 

16,300 

7,760 

8,730

19.9OO 

11,700 

6,790 

8,350 

11,900

8,580 

6,060 

5,190 

5.02O 

5,36O

4,680 

3,61O 

2,920 

2,490 

1,710

Dec.

2,O40 

2,040 

1,420 

1,860 

1,800

1,530 

1,320 

1.32O 

1,530 

1,530

1,530 

1,750 

1,800 

1,580 

1,05O

3,480 

7,360 

4,510 

3,220 

2,630

2.3OO 

1,750 

1.7OO 

1,640 

1,530

1,420 

1,640 

1,420 

1,480 

1,640 

1,530

Jan.

1,480 

1,640 

1,860 

1,750 

1,640

1,530 

1,640 

1,370 

1,180 

1,280

1,230 

1,230 

2,510 

23,200 

15,800

7,170 

5,020 

3,850 

3,070 

2.7OO

2,700 

3,450 

3,850 

3,220 

2,630

2,160 

2,160 

3,380 

6,060 

5,530 

8,410

Month

Ooto 

Novs 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

oqihor

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,760 

5,O2O 

4,340 

4,260 

7,670

22,900 

30,400 

2O.9OO 

14,300 

10,400

7,560 

11,800 

34,800 

42,300 

47,000

31,200 

16,500 

8,160 

S,O60 

4,850

4,170 

4,510 

6,980 

5,700 

4,680

4,170 

3,930 

3,53O 

3,140

Seoondfoot-days

49,924 

206,224 

63,350

1,131,297

124,700 

378,990 

2O8, 28O 

162,770 

58,O20 

54,743 

29,274 

51,285 

15,280

1,402,840

Peak discharge (base, 30.00O sec. -ft.).- Ft

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (6 a.m.) 32,000 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computec 

Deep River at Moncure. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; dlscharg< 

heights.

Mar.

2,840 

3,740 

13.OOO 

9,230 

6,240

4,510 

12,100 

28,700 

18,400 

14,000

12,200 

8,160 

6.O60 

4,680 

3,930

3,610 

3,610 

4,510 

4,170 

3,450

3,070 

2,840 

2,920 

4,510 

5,530

4,170 

3,370 

3,690 

4,510 

3,530 

3,OOO

Apr.

10,700 

21,200 

14,000 

8,160 

5,700

4,260 

5,190 

7,560 

7,170 

5,190

4,010 

3,930 

3,850 

3,220 

7,660

1O.9OO 

6,790 

4,850 

3,53O 

2,770

2,420 

2,3OO 

3,660 

3.07O 

2,360

1,700 

1,640 

1,640 

1,860 

1,480

Maximum

3,690 

24,700 

7,360

34,400

23,200 

47.0OO 

28.7OO 

21,200 

13,200 

7,960 

1,980 

9,92O 

5,320

47.00O

sb. 7 (5 a.m 

i on basis o 

; computed fi

May

1,530 

1.O60 

1,250 

1.3OO 

1,480

1.32O 

1,180 

1,260 

1,320 

1,100

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,080 

1,340

1,640 

1,420 

1,280 

1,100 

774

879 

879 

759 

f435 

f684

1,530 

2,670 

4,510 

4.O1O 

3,490 

13,200

Minimum

331 

924 

1,050

129

1,180 

3,140 

2,840 

1,480 

435 

466 

260 

140 

6O

6O

June

7,960 

4,510 

3,610

2,560 

1,700

1,370 

f761 

1,OOO 

1,420 

1,320

1,370 

987 

1.O6O 

f673 

f466

921 

2,490 

2,630 

1,700 

987

830 

1,020 

1,020 

4,680 

3,OOO

1,700 

1,120 

682 

f6O8 

f588

Msan

1,610 

6,874 

2,044

3,099

4,023 

13.O7O 

6,719 

5,426 

1,872 

1,825 

944 

1,654 

509

3,833

July

1,270 

1,530 

1,420 

1,230 

f460

f392 

f454 

f364 

f381 

f331

a260 

a280 

a3OO 

f426 

f465

f 1,150 

1,980 

1,320 

87O 

897

774 

f645 

1,640 

1,980 

1,690

f713 

830 

862 

1,180 

1,590 

1,590

Aug.

933. 

f651 

f907 

4,090 

9,920

9,620 

3,820 

2,360 

1,320 

1,060

814 

f706 

942 

854 

868

888 

798 

588 

728 

1,990

1,120 

1,070 

743 

918 

879

879 

66O 

f400 

f389 

a230 

a!40

Per square

aile

0.468 

2.OO 

.594

.901

1.17 

3.80 

1.95 

1.58 

.544 

.531 

.274 

.481 

.148

1.11

) 32,800 sec. -ft. j Fe*>. 15 (6 a

Sept.

fsie

1,420 

782 

667 

aZSO

a8o 

al2O 

325 

586 

f465

f532 

a380 

al30 

a280 

a280

a28o 

f372 

a320 

alOO 

a80

a7O 

a65 

alOO 

a240 

a22O

a60 

72 

155 

701 

5,320

Runoff in 

inches

0.54 

2.23 

.68

12.23

1.35 

4.10 

2.25 

1.76 

.63 

.59 

.32 

.55 

.17

15.17

m.) 49,900

f records for Ha» Rive-* near Plttsboro and 

rom graph based on partly estimated gage
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 121

Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, 100 feet above concrete dam and lock, lat. 34°50'00", 

long. y8 0 48'30", 1 mile downstream from county line and 7 miles north of-Tarhnel, 

Bladen County. Datum of gage is 29.75 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder in lower pool about 600 feet downstream at 

same datum.

Drainage area.- 4,810 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 4,852 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 28.23 feet Peb. 16; maximum discharge not 

determined; minimum discharge, 404 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.68 foot); minimum daily, 505 second-feet Sept. 26, 27.

1937-48: Maximum gage height, 43.44 feet Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 200 second-feet Oct. 20, 1940 (gage height, 0.42 foot); minimum 

daily, 260 second-feet Oct. 19, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent between 1,000 and 10,000 second-feet, good above and poor 

below these limits, except those computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage 

readings and those for days of indefinite stage discharge relation, which are-.poor. 

Discharge above 11,000 second-feet computed by using submergence of lock and dam as 

determined by auxiliary gage as a factor. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power plants above station. Records of 

water analysis for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,900

a, 340

1,900

1,900

1,310

1,010

1,200

1,360

1,700

1,970

2,700

4,390

3,750

3,360

2,900

2,580

3,580

3,460

4,500

4,960

4,960

4,170

3,080

2,340

2,120

1,570

1,370

1,580

3,890

4,280

3,360

Nov.

2,660

2,270

4,230

12,000

12,500

9,250

7,000

5,560

5,320

5,940

6,730

17,700

27,600

18,600

14,600

15,800

32,500

17,800

13,400

13,300

16,100

13,300

10,800

10,200

9,850

9,250

8,090

6,730

5,690

4,840

-

Dec.

4,170

4,170

3,850

3,560

3,750

3,650

3,180

3,080

3,180

3,360

3,650

3,960

4,060

3,960

3,460

3,960

8,080

8,950

6,600

5,200

4,280

3,960

3,460

3,180

3,270

3,360

3,270

3,180

2,900

3,080

2,990

Jan.

2,900

3,990

3,270

3,360

3,270

3,080

2,990

2,990

2,580

2,500

2,270

2,340

2,580

g!2,000

824,000

020,000

gll,200

7,810

6,200

5,200

5,080

5,560

6,330

5,940

5,080

4,500

4,060

5,320

7,810

8,950

9,250

Hontb

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

12,000

9,850

7,810

7,270

8,370

g!5,800

624,000

e32,OOO

626,000

619,000

gl5,400

glS.SOO

624,000

640,000

650,000

650,000

640,000

630,000

19,400

13,500

9,970

8,090

9,550

10,800

8,950

8,090

7,270

6,730

6,200

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

85,490

329,610

124,760

1,772,530

191,410

532,550

325,770

233,540

93,790

103,810

58,105

82,291

31,472

2,192,598

Mar.

5,690

5,560

glO.500

glS.100

g!2,100

9,850

8,660

B2S.OOO

630,000

626,000

622,000

e!8,000

glS.OOO

11,400

8,090

7,000

6,860

7,000

7,540

6,600

5,820

5,440

5,200

5,440

7,270

7,270

5,940

5,560

6,460

6,730

5,690

Apr.

6,460

616,000

624,000

618,000

611,000-

8,370

6,730

9,250

9,850

8,950

7,270

6,730

6,730

6,200

6,070

12,600

12,300

8,370

6,460

4,960

4,170

4,060

4,280

5,320

4,060

3,650

3,080

2,900

2,820

2,900

-

Maxima

4,960

27,600

8,950

36,400

24,000

50,000

30,000

24,000

12,000

16,200

3,650

12 , 800

3,220

50,000

May

2,500

2,420

3,040

2,200

2,500

2,500

2,660

2,120

2,270

2,120

2,040

2,120

2,200

2,420

2,270

2,420

2,580

2,270

2,120

1,830

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,260

.1,090

1,520

3,100

7,540

8,950

8,370

12,000

Minimum

1,010

2,270

2,900

624

2,270

6,200

5,300

2,820

1,090

1,160

662

709

505

505

June

16,200

8,770

7,270

5,320

3,850

2,740

2,500

2,420

2,900

2,900

2,580

2,270

1,830

1,900

1,660

1,510

2,660

4,060

3,650

2,580

1,900

1,830

3,270

3,440

5,200

3,460

2,200

1,570

1,210

1,160

-

Mean

2,758

10,990

4,025

4,856

6,175

18,360

10,510

7,785

3,025

3,460

1,874

E j 655

1,049

5,991

July

1,540

2,420

2,500

2,120

1,640

1,210

1,110

1,070

969

927

709

662

825

845

958

1,180

2,200

2,660

2,340

2,120

2,500

1,970

1,970

2,900

2,900

2,420

1,700

1,660

2,780

3,650

3,650

Aug.

2.9CO

3,370

1,970

3,OCO

6,670

12, SCO

9,010

4,500

2,9J"

2,1FO

1,8JO

1,4?^

1,310

1,4*0

1,42^

1,510

l,5f>

1,440

l,2fl

2,7fO

3.2TO

2.4FO

2,340

1,850

l,7fO

1,53^1

1,440

1,210

7 6

7C9

7T6

Per square 

mile

0.573

2.28

.837

1.01

1.28

3.82

2.19

1.62

.629

.719

.390

ccp 

 OOC

.218

1.25

Sept.

990

1,600

1,830

1,420

1,130

906

865

948

1,110

1,310

1,480

1,430

1,280

1,020

980

969

916

896

709

728

738

624

586

532

559

505

505

738

946

3,220

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

2.55

.96

13.70

1.48

4.12

2.52

1.81

.73

.80

.45

.64

.24

16.96

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

Llllington.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.
122 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Reedy Pork near Gibsonville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 10'30", long. 790 37'00", a quarter of a mile

downstream from Huffines Mill, li miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 6 miles northwest of Gibsonville, Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Hecords available.- September 1928 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 20 years, 116 second-feet.

jixtremes. - Maximum discharge during year, .1,190 second-feet Apr. 2 (gp,se height, 5.67 

reet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 0,68 foot); minimum daily, 8.7 

second-feet Sept. 19.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 

feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot sometime during period Nov. 12 to Dec. 8, 1941; minmum daily, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 25, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Plow partly 

regulated since 1923 by reservoir (capacity, 113,256,000 cubic feet) 14 miles above 

station from which city of Greensboro diverted about 13 second-feet during year.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage heights, in fee4-.,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2,

Apr. 4-14, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

5.6

10

16

23

31

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

40

63

93

156

284

3.0 414

4.0 680

5.0 980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

29 

25 

24 

23 

22

20 

18 

22 

53 

83

70 

50 

39 

31 

26

28 

49 

70 

116 

87

116 

98 

82 

76 

69

40 

29 

30 

36 

29 

26

Nov.

25 

28 

287 

309 

320

81 

49 

111 

107 

79

301 

511 

510 

180 

255

497 

466 

219 

359 

630

362 

305 

300 

280 

100

66 

57 

53 

50 

55

Dec.

109 

246 

64 

46 

42

42

41 

50 

141 

170

88 

54 

46 

42 

63

104 

152 

172 

108 

76

71 

69 

67 

66 

64

67 

67 

64 

63 

61 

59

Jan.

63 

74 

67 

63 

64

69 

80 

78 

71 

55

51 

52 

190 

216 162-

258 

196 

161 

134 

57

61 

73 

59 

51 

72

172 

153 

130 

119 

119 

100

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

58 

75 

69 

60 

132

350 

424 

632 

440 

256

284 

336 

470 

943 

940

573 

271 

214 

186 

166

156 

128 

80 

102 

121

117 

109 

102 

98

Seoondfoot-days

1,516 

6,952 

2,574

46,516.(

3,270 

7,892 

5,239 

6,571 

2,524 

1,730 

704 

1,968 

467.

41,407.<

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- No

a No gage-height record; discharge compute! 

Haw River' near Benaja and other near-by static

liar.

90 

137 

168 

174 

174

168 

364 

328 

284 

388

349 

211 

80 

62 

65

119 

146 

134 

123 

122

119 

115 

137 

159 

133

118 

163 

188 

149 

128 

144

Apr.

1,

Maximum

116 

630 

246

3 7,240

258 

943 

388 

1,050 

265 

253 

48 

276 

) 27

) 1,050

394 

050 

625 

255 

151

114 

186 

179 

271 

245

164 

157 

116 

208 

432

531 

500 

151 

69 

95

108 

56 

49 

75 

79

76 

75 

69 

47 

44

May

40 

47 

63 

63 

64

60 

46 

47 

66 

90

eo

41 

65 

158 

265

67 

42 

37 

32 

28

27 

34 

62 

42 

65

86 

158 

214 

103 

162 

150

Minimum

18 

25

41

1.2

51 

58 

62 

44 

27 

22 

15 

18 

8.7

8.7

peak above base. 

1 on basis of recorded 

>ns.

June

253 

90 

41 

35 

32

29 

44 

50 

44 

56

25 

22 

22 

24 

22

134 

126 

44 

46 

42

40 

106 

94 

50 

49

43 

38 

36 

45 

48

Mean

48.9 

232 

83.0

127

105 

272 

169 

219 

81.4 

57.7 

22.7 

63.5 

15.6

113

July

48 

38 

34 

30 

27

26 

23 

20 

21 

16

17 

17 

15 

16

19

22

30 

a24 

a20 

a!9

al9 

al9 

al9 

a!7 

al5

20 

18 

16 

33 

25 

21

Aug.

34 

56 

69 

261 

276

258 

176 

82 

34. 

28

29 

24 

112 

61 

31

29 

29 

26 

26 

28

22 

22 

31 

52 

39

31 

24 

22 

18 

18 

20

Per square 

mile

Sept.

24 

21 

22 

15 

13

17 

20 

18 

19 

19

14 

14 

17 

19 

13

13 

13 

9.1 

8.7 

17

12 

11 

12 

13 

11

9.1 

10 

14 

23 

27

Runoff In 

inches

range in stage and records for
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 123

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 36°08'30", long.

Y9"t>i'20 , at bridge on county road, a quarter of a mile downstream from U. S". Highway 

220, three-quarters of a mile north of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and about 2f 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 15.9 square miles.

Records available.- November 1925 to July 1931, May 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-30, 1934-48), 14.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 262 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 5.78 

reet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.55 foot).

1925-31. 1934-48: Maximum discharge, 6,400 second-feet Sept. 24, 1947 (ga'e height, 

10.36 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet on basis of contractedopening computation at 10.36 feet; minimum, 0.7 second-foot July 24, 1926.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.3

5.8

16

13

8.0

6.6

6.1

5.5

5.2

6.0

9.4

6.8

20

26

7.7

6.0

5.5

5.2

S.O

5.2

5.2

6.3

6.0

5.0

4.8

Nov.

4.6

5.7

92

21

13

8.0

7.1

30

12

8.O

96

77

21

14

114

36

19

17

141

34

21

17

20

21

16

13

12

11

10

9.6

-

Dec.

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

7.9

8.4

7.7

9.2

11

9.0

8.2

7.9

13

28

12

10

9.4

8.6

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.5

8.O

8. "6

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.5

7.5

Jan.

9.2

12

8.0

.9

.9

.9

.5

.3

.5

.3

.0

.3

83

40

20

16

15

14

12

12

23

21

15

14

14

12

IS

18

17

20

19

Month

Ootcbe r

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Wster year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

19

15

14

20

53

141

59

53

35

27

21

82

130

185

47

29

24

19

17

16

15

23

18

16

17

16

15

14

13

-

-

Secondfoot-daya

231.8

921.0

289.0

6,383.7

501.8

1,153

723

7O1.5

320.7

286.8

151 6

186 8

115.3

5,582.3

Mar.

12

33

23

17

14

14

124

38

26

32

21

17

16

14

14

16

20

14

14

14

13

12

16

17

13

12

44

21

15

14

53

Apr.

150

37

22

18

15

15

29

28

18

14

15

16

13

57

71

23

18

15

14

13

11

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.9

9.5

-

Maximum

26

141

28

1,080

88

185

124

150

38

40

14

51

20

185

May

8.7

S.3

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.0

11

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.2

9.1

38

15

8.9

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.O

10

9.5

16

8.9

8.2

9.1

18

20

Minima

4.8

4.6

7.5

1.8

7.O

13

12

9.1

6.9

5.2

3.5

2 o0 

2.O

2.0

June

11

8.3

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.5

7.O

7.4

6.5

5.8

5.7

5.2

5.4

15

35

40

10

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.6

10

10

7.2

7.O

6.1

5.9

6.9

7.7

6.1

-

Mean

7.48

30.7

9.32

17.5

16.2

39.8

23.3

23.4

10.3

9.56

4.89

6.O3

3.84

15.3

July

6.3

5.3

5.0

5.2

5.9

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

5.2

6.6

5.2

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

4.4

14

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

Aug.

3.3

4.4

4.4

51

21

5-2

4.4

4.2

3.8

4.1

6.8

4.4

4.1

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.9

3.9

4-2

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

Per square 

mil*

O.47O

1.93

.586

1.10

1.02

2.50

1.47

1.47

.648

 601

 379

!?42

.962

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

3.9

3.6

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

7.0

14

20

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

2.15

.68

14.93

1.17

2.70

1.69

1.64

.75

.67

.35

.44

.27

13.05

Peak discharge (baae. 3OO see.-ft'.).- No j>eak above base.
124 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'30", long. 79°43'35", at McConnell road 

crossing, 3 miles east of Greensboro, G'uilford County, and 6 miles upstream from 

North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.- 32.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 35.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 590 second-feet Feb. 14 (gag? height, 6.70 

reetj; minimum .not determined.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (g?ge height, 10.64 

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 2, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

sewage from Greensboro enters just above station affecting low-wate" flow.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1928-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939, 1940(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

9.1 

8.6 

7.9 

6.5

6.5 

7.5 

11 

31 

47

21 

15 

a!4 

al4 

a!4

18 

132

40 

23 

34

18 

14 

12 

12 

12

10 

al2 

a2 6 

als 

a!4 

al3

Nov.

12

12 

195 

268 

48

30 

24 

91 

74 

31

119 

403 

135 

41 

158

306 

78 

46 

250 

275

64 

40 

52 

52 

50

35 

29 

27 

24 

23

Dec.

22 

22 

21 

20 

21

20 

18 

18 

21 

20

27 

24 

22 

18 

25

84 

37 

28 

25 

22

2O 

20 

20 

18 

18

20 

21 

20 

19 

18 

18

Jan,

20 

40 

25 

19 

18

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

13

14 

130 

335 

77

35 

34 

30 

24 

24

45 

49 

34 

26 

20

19

29 

a70 

a60 

a70 

aSO

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary .........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a34 

a36 

a46 

a70 

al40

a340 

also 

also 

a75

aS5

49 

120 

440 

530 

345

75 

51 

43 

38 

35

32 

49 

44

36 

3S

37 

33 

30 

27

Secondfoot-days

631.1 

2,992 

727

16,220.1

1,393 

3,148 

1,997 

1,965 

422.4 

797.0 

366.1 

823.7 

294.6

15,556.9

Peak discharge (base , 650 sec . -ft . ) . - No ix

a No gage-height record; discharge coaputec 

and records for nearby stations.

Mar.

23 

56 

82 

41 

32

28 

229 

350 

73 

104

66 

45 

36 

33 

31

33 

74 

43 

34 

32

29 

26 

52 

121 

49

34 

53 

68 

34 

29 

57

Apr.

264 

279 

71 

44 

37

36 

88 

78 

57 

38

35 

38 

32 

47 

371

175 

40 

28 

25 

24

22 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

14 

15

MaXiBUB

132 

403 

84

3,500

335 

530 

350 

371 

34 

236 

56 

294 

50

530

May

13 

11 

11 

11

13

11 

21 

16 

11 

9.9

9.9 

11 

30 

34 

16

12

10 

10 

8.8 

9.0

8.6 

8.1 

7.2 

7.9 

17

14

16 

13 

16 

16 

20

Minimum

6.5 

12 

18

2.9

13 

27 

23 

13 

7.2 

6.5 

5.0 

5.2 

6

5.0

June

14 

10 

9.5 

9.3 

8.6

7.3 

12 

21 

11 

8.8

8.3 

7.6 

6.5 

9.1 

58

236 

76 

18 

12 

8.8

7.9 

9.0 

50 

19 

13

9.1 

7.2 

11 

88 

31

July

52 

16 

11 

8.3 

6.9

6.2 

6.2 

5.7 

5.4 

5.4

5.0 

5.5 

11 

7.0 

56

31 

12 

7.8 

9.8 

16

8.6 

10 

10 

8.8 

6.0

6.0 

6.6 

6.3 

6.8 

6.6 

6.2

Aug.

7.6 

47 

50 

91 

294

 96 

17 

12 

11 

10

15 

11 

9.7 

8.8 

7.6

7.8 

8.8 

9.0 

8.3 

12

9.5 

12 

8.4 

8.1 

7.9

7.5 

7.0 

6.9 

5.2 

5.6 

12

Sept.

7.6 

6.5 

6.2 

6.3

. a7

, a6

a30 

aSO 

a40

U_._ Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

20.4 

99.7 

23.5

44.4

44.9 

109 

64.4 

65.5 

13.6 

2.6.6 

11.8 

26.6 

9.82

42.5

>aks above base. 

1 oft basis of recorded range in stage, rainfall records,
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 125

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07 I 10", long. 79°42'35", at county highway 

Bridge, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles northeast of Greensboro, Guilfcrd 

County.

Drainage area.- 36.4 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 44.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 9.22 

feetJT minimum, 5.8 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.75 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 15.96 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet on basis of contractedopening determinations at gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 feet; minimum, 1.6 secord-feet 

Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Sewage from Greensboro 

and Proximity Mills enters above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-46 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7)

1.9 12 3.0 129 

2.0 18 3.5 221 

2.3 42 4.0 321 

2.6 74 5.0 521

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

20 

22 

19 

14

16 

21 

27 

191 

172

123 

78 

26 

24 

27

42 

134 

35 

75 

64

32 

27 

25 

24 

21

17 

20 

44 

35 

25 

24

Nov.

22 

20 

308 

70 

41

33 

30 

124 

39 

36

297 

166 

53 

41 

279

92 

54 

51 

326 

87

54 

44 

56 

58 

46

40 

31 

31 

28 

26

Dec.

27 

29 

26 

30 

35

30 

25 

27 

27 

31

36 

31 

28 

22 

50

62 

40 

38 

33 

28

24 

25 

27 

24 

22

25 

25 

22 

25 

26 

29

Jan.

37 

48 

30 

26 

27

30 

29 

28 

27 

25

19 

23 

267 

100 

46

44 

40 

34

32 

36

67 

52 

39 

31 

27

31 

50 

61 

50 

64 

54

Month

Goto

MOVE

Deoe 

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

SfJune 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

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

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

38 

42 

52 

76 

162

339 

126 

110 

82 

60

 54 

256 

321 

432 

110

74 

64 

54 

47 

44

36 

66 

48 

45 

49

47 

42 

38 

31

Seoondfoot-days

1,441 

2,587 

953

18,470.2

1,474 

2,949 

2,262 

2,506 

906 

1,359 

568 

1,223 

600.3

16,846.3

Mar.

31 

109 

74 

51 

41

36 

429 

112 

71 

116

66 

53 

44 

38 

39

46 

84 

46 

44 

40

33 

35 

75 

91 

45

40 

100 

55 

36 

38 

160

Apr.

325 

154 

70 

51 

46

46 

105 

88 

56 

42

39 

45 

40 

242 

562

104 

56 

44 

42 

40

39

a34

> a26

Maxinun

191 

326

82

2,480

267 

432 

429 

562 

69 

197 

46 

252 

71

562

Peak discharge (base, 920 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 15 (1:30 a.i

May

 a22

V a26

34 

69 

41 

24

19 

22 

24 

24 

24

24 

21 

15 

30 

44

43 

31 

31 

49 

30 

45

Hiniarum

14 

20 

22

8.6

19 

31 

31 

26 

15 

13 

10 

12 

9.3

9.3

June

31 

30 

28 

30 

26

19 

44 

35 

25 

22

23 

19 

13 

23 

120

100 

31 

24 

22 

15

19 

64 

96 

29 

27

20 

16 

143 

197 

66

Mean

46.5 

86.2 

30.7

50.6

47.5 

102 

73.6 

63.5 

29.2 

45.3 

18.3 

39.5 

20.0

51.5

July

45 

27 

20 

14 

12

17 

19 

19 

16 

17

13 

16 

21 

20 

46

24 

19 

13 

14 

18

19 

19 

23 

15 

10

10 

11 

12 

14 

12 

11

Aug.

66 

76 

83 

252 

179

36 

24 

17 

16 

23

27 

22 

22 

17 

15

20 

24 

22 

22 

2O

18 

19 

22 

22 

22

21 

19 

16 

12 

16 

51

Sept.

20 

19 

17 

13 

10

10 

17 

18 

18 

18

14 

11 

13 

17 

17

16 

17 

13 

11 

12

16 

17 

16 

US 

13

9.3 

11 

68 

71

63

Per square R">off in 

 lie inches

.) 1,290 sec. -ft.

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby streams.
126 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

West Pork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 36°00'15", long.

79°58'40", a quarter of a mile upstream from county road bridge at head of High Point 

Reservoir, about 2 miles northwest of Jamestown, and 3j miles northeast of High Point, 

Gullford County.

Drainage area.- 32.1 square miles.

Records ayauaPle.- June 1923 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years,. 31.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 692 second-feet Apr. 1 (gag? height, 8.99 feet, 

rrom high-water mark); minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of no 

gage-height record.

1923-26, 1928-48: Maximum discharge, 8,450 second-feet Sept. 21, 1947 (gage height, 

19.92 feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet 

on basis of contracted-opening computation at 19.92 feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot 

Sept. 1, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are poor. Occasional marked diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill 4 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 922: 1928-29(M), 1933(M), 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

2.7 7.1 3.2 24 4.3 100 6,O 318 

2.8 9.8 3.4 33 4.6 142 6.5 363 

2.9 13 3.7 47 5.0 198 7.0 408 

3.0 16 4.0 67 5.5 264 7.5 458

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al4 

a!3 

al2 

all 

alO

f8.7 

9.8 

12 

63 

77

38 

24 

19 

16 

14

14 

16 

19 

18 

34

16 

14 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

16 

15 

12 

11

Nov.

10 

17 

67 

25 

18

15 

14 

55 

22 

17

199 

125 

38 

28 

238

80 

39 

47 

286 

75

41 

35 

39 

39 

31

25 

23 

21 

19 

20

Dec.

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

18 

17 

20

23 

20 

18 

17 

48

68 

30 

24 

22 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

18

19 

19 

19 

17 

16 

16

Jan.

21 

27 

18 

17 

16

16 

15 

*15 

15 

14

13 

14 

198 

70 

30

24 

25 

23 

18 

20

46 

41 

28 

18 

19

19 

30 

40 

33. 

54 

43

Feb.

35 

28 

30 

48 

126

333 

158 

141 

96 

*b46

42 

211 

308 

408 

96

55 

44

38 

34 

31

28 

48 

36 

31 

35

33 

29 

27 

25

Month Seoond- Montl1 foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber.........................

 ber. ...... ..............< ...

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

583.5 

1,708 

665

............ 13,647.0

h.. ..........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

980 

2,600 

1,620 

1,648 

660 

426.9 

270.9 

883.9 

269.9

ter year 1947-48 ............ 12,316.1

Mar.

22 

BO 

50 

35 

27

26 

284 

80 

53 

66

41 

34 

29 

28 

25

32 

60 

32 

28 

27

25 

24 

50 

67 

34

29 

99 

50 

33 

28 

120

Apr.

f453 

96 

47 

38 

33

31 

70 

73 

38 

30

31 

36 

28 

118 

174

49 

35 

29 

27 

25

a22 

a20 

a20 

a20 

a!8

alS 

ale 

a!7 

a!7 

a!7

liaxinun

77 

286 

6B

2,000

198 

408 

284 

453 

72 

42 

31 

254 

30

453

May

a!6 

al6 

alS 

alS 

a!5

a!6 

a34 

a24 

a!4 

al3

13 

16 

71 

28 

17

14 

14 

14 

12

12

11 

11 

10 

30 

24

78 

21 

18 

18 

41 

25

Minimum

8.7 

10 

16

2.8

13 

25 

23 

17 

10 

7.4 

5.7 

6.2 

6

5.7

June

20 

15 

15 

19 

19

14 

42 

28 

16 

13

12 

12 

11 

16 

16

11 

11 

9.8 

10 

8.7

8.4 

8.7 

10 

9.0 

9.5

7.4 

7.4 

15 

12 

21

Msan

18.8 

56.9 

21.5

37.4

31.6 

89.7 

52.3 

54.9 

21,3 

14.2 

8.74 

28.5 

9.00

33.7

July

12 

7.9 

7.4 

7.1 

6.9

6.2 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.0

6.4 

6.4 

7.6 

6.9 

31

11 

8.7 

7.6 

13 

11

6.6 

7.6 

18 

7.6 

6.4

6.2 

6.0 

6.0 

13 

7.1 

6.2

Aug.

6.2 

9.8 

13

205 

96

16 

12 

11 

9.3 

34

254 

26 

17 

14 

13

10 

11 

9.5 

9.0 

14

11 

9.8 

8.4 

8.2 

7.6

7.1 

6.9 

7.1 

6.6 

6.4 

15

Sept.

7.4 

6.9 

6.4 

6.4 

7.1

7.4 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

a7

£6.5 

a6.5 

a6 

a6 

a7

a7 

a8 

a8 

a8 

a7.5

a7 

a7 

a7 

a7 

a7

a7 

a7 

a30 

a28 

a22

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

0.586 0.68 

1-.77 1.98 

.670 .77

1.17 15.81

.984 1.14 

2.79 3.01 

1.63 1.88 

1.71 1.91 

.664 .76 

.442 .49 

.272 .31 

.888 1.02 

.280 .31

1.05 14.26

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.).- No peaks above base. Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for East PorV: Deep River near High 

Point.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 127

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54 I 10", long. 79°51'15", 500 feet downstream 

from county bridge at Coltrane's Mill, half a mile south of Ouilford County line, 

4t miles above Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of Randleman, Randolph County. Datum 

of gage is 638.11 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.70 

reet); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Sept. 16; minimum daily, 7.2 second-feet Sept. 27.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 32.2 

feet, from high-water mark), by contracted opening method at bridge lj miles upstream; 

minimum, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 28, 1931 (gage height, 1.41 feet); minimum daily, 1.2 

second-feet Nov. 12, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Coltrane's Mill. 

Plow slightly regulated by High Point Reservoir.

Revisions (water years).- W 782: 1929-30.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

51 

38 

11

a40

d42 

d23

d38 

d42 

<J97

<J97 del

d79 

d66 

d64

d59 

d45 

d41 

d48 

d45

d41 

d42 

d37 

d23 

d20

d21 

d33 

d26 

d52 

d37 

d20

Nov.

T191

Dec.

Month

Octc 

More 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

 a70

34

31

29 

66 

678 

440 

177

134 

128 

64 

87 

89

81 

156 

129 

106 

65

90 

68 

141 

156 

192 

234

 her

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

149 

147 

148 

129 

468

1,270 

592 

401 

337 

219

188 

744 

1,250 

1,710 

460

255

8200 dial

158 

150

126 

133 

160 

146 

154

68 

128 

129 

62

Secondfoot-days

1,401 

6,690 

2,499

48,418.6

3,935 

10,304 

6,541 

5,940 

2,096 

1,671 

1,124.2 

2,346 

828.5

45,177.7

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 sec. -ft.).- Ho

T Result of discharge measurement.

Mar.

106 

236 

211 

155 

130

142

Apr.

t201 

159 

146

76 

76

35 

74 

49 

33

Mmfiamp

97

12,000

676 

1,710

192 

204 

231 

496 

90

1,710

May

31 

62 

42 

62 

49

107 

46 

42 

a80 

a85

38 

34 

159 

192 

67

49 

108 

72 

28 

23

53 

35 

21 

26 

66

90 

102 

58 

54 

80 

120

Minimum

11

2.4

29 

62

21 

17 

9.2 

21 

7.2

7.2

June

82

30 

71 

32 

34

31 

80 

123 

43

52

46 

25 

21 

35 

23

82 

32 

41 

38 

38

17 

67 

204 

54 

32

30 

36 

31 

142 

79

Mean

45.2 

223 

60.6

133

127 

355 

211 

198 

67.6 

55.7 

36.3 

75.7 

21.0

123

July

122 

54 

30 

34 

26

27 

25 

17 

12

O2

16 

21 

16 

21 

231

63 

29 

33 

25 

29

28 

24

40 

38 

25

24 

19 

14 

22 

28 

22

Aug.

23 

94 

49 

310 

496

101 

49 

23 

44

35

356 

112 

67 

39 

29

21 

43 

33

70 

46

33 

34

27 

22 

24

30 

31 

26 

28 

21 

28

Per square 

mile

0.365 

l.SO 

.650

1.07

1.02 

2.86 

1.70 

1.60 

.545 

.449 

.293 

.610 

.169

.992

Sept.

27 

22 

19 

19 

20

19 

27 

32 

23 

20

18 

17 

16 

17 

19

9.3 

22 

22 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

19

16 

7.2 

19 

41 

90

Rmoff in 

inches

0.42 

2.01 

.75

14.52

1.18 

3.09 

1.96 

1.76 

.63 

.50 

.34 

.70 

.19

13.55

peaks above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of other records In basin, 

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage heights.

Note.- Monthly mean discharge for November, December, March and April computed on basis of records 

for other stations In basin.
128 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'10", long. 79°38'40", 2,000 feet downstream

 from railroad station at Ramseur, Randolph County, and 1| miles dov-nstream from Sandy 

Creek. Datum of gage is 419.50 feet above mean sea level (levels \^ Corps of Engineers ).

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- November 1922 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1923-48), 348 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,260 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.60

 i'eet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet May 22, Sept. 10-13 (gage height, 0.40 foot); minimum 

daily, 7.4 second-feet Sept. 11, 12.

1922-48: Maximum discharge, 43,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 34.04 

feet, from high-water mark), by slope-area method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot May 27, 

Nov. 28, 29, 1941; minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot Nov. 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

whlcH are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow 

slightly regulated by High Point Reservoir and small oower-plant reservoirs.

1935, 193o

ter yeai

-3/(MJ, TS?4(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Sep tenter 1943

Day

1 

2

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

114 

18 

19 

46 

40

125 

139 

42 

19 

145,

253 

102 

231 

181 

99

20 

249 

612 

289 

294

213 

140 

22 

173

allo

NOT.

allo 

51 

1,070 

606 

261

197 

204 

843 

474 

294

1,540 

2,340 

800 

352 

1,840

1,480 

600 

372 

1,760 

1,100

546 

350 

300 

1,000

1 8300

Dec.

>. a!40

92

204 

60 

204 

195 

194

91 

202 

177 

45 

338

1,030 

453 

319 

258 

212

106 

228 

223 

112 

99

167 

179 

174 

218 

217 

210

Jan.

149 

106 

229 

125 

222

213 

210 

129 

95 

196

46 

130 

2,590 

2,140 

628

382 

311 

259 

264 

243

232 

330 

311 

280 

154

247 

241 

428 

434 

650 

992

Month

Octo 

Novel 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Da

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ........

st ...........................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb. .

509 

392 

389 

476 

1,390

4,290 

2,290 

1,200 

1,050 

615

499 

2,410 

3,990 

6,130 

1,980

813 

618 

590 

432 

332

321 

488 

516 

392 

371

371 

369 

293 

261

Secondfoot-days

4,357 

20,092 

6,567

118,389

33^777 

19,903 

15,016 

5,724 

5,109 

3,647 

9,216 

1,772.8

138,146.8

Mar.

270 

524 

782 

480 

350

315 

3,100 

1,610 

728 

1,170

755 

535 

399 

356 

341

386 

930 

510 

395 

342

300 

305 

586 

930 

542

375 

535 

914 

452 

330 

356

Apr.

2,110 

1,560 

642 

455

398

343 

707 

968 

586 

353

322 

380 

316 

312 

1,450

634 

364 

293 

296 

283

229 

495 

283 

212 

80

239 

164 

250 

185 

87

Maximum

612 

2,340 

1,030

14,400

2,590 

6,130 

3,100 

2,110 

491 

845 

494 

2,570 

217

6,130

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (lOrlS

May

130 

74 

208 

209 

209

128 

67 

258 

68 

209

201 

116 

83 

420 

272

57 

202 

212 

209 

190

80 

10 

12 

128 

218

211 

262 

235 

283 

272 

491

Minima

18 

51 

45

13

46

270 

80 

10 

12 

12 

12 

7.4

7.4

June

321 

257 

160

176 

79

31 

103 

225 

248 

178

84 

12 

22 

116 

287

202 

112 

67 

121 

44

92 

123 

845 

324 

228

83 

34 

105 

242 

186

July

241 

261 

146 

3S 

77

36 

26 

68 

64 

28

23 

86 

134 

169 

463

494 

138 

40 

172 

201

112 

12 

13 

78 

45

150 

186 

73 

13 

50 

12

Aug.

12 

245 

1,340 

1,130 

2,570

445

190 

109 

184 

184

90 

304 

205 

165 

44

117 

147 

75 

20 

183

151 

271 

201 

206 

119

17 

18 

20 

20 

63 

369

*»an " a-"

141 0.408 

670 1.94 

212 .613

324 .936

418 1.21 

1,165 3.37 

642 1.86 

501 1.45 

165 .535 

170 .491 

118 .341

59.1 !l71

377 1.O9

Sept.

204 

124 

12 

13 

13

43 

182 

125 

31 

28

7.4 

7.4 

56 

126 

25

33 

22 

18 

14 

29

121 

30 

14 

15 

15

15 

16 

47 

217 

f!70

Runoff in 

inches

0.47 

2.16 

.71

12.73

1.39 

3.63 

2.14 

1.61 

.62 

.55 

.39 

.99 

.19

14.85

a.m.) 8.26O sec. -ft.

at Moncure. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 129

Deep River at Moneure, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36'25", long. 79°05'10", l| miles northwest of 

woncure, Chatham County, 2t miles downstream from Rocky River, and 4| miles upstream 

from confluence with Haw River. Datum of gage is 185..88 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,410 square miles.

Records available.- May 1898 to December 1899, July 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 1,392 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,400 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.35 

I'eet); minimum, 55 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum daily, 64 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 24, 25.

1898-99. 1930-48: Maximum discharge, 80,300 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gf«?e height, 

17.20 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Nov. 11, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good above 250 second-feet and fair beiow. Diurnal fluctuation and 

considerable regulation for short periods caused by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 1082: 1930-46 (1943-46 not previously published).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.0 79 1.8 467 3.0 1,800 6.0 9,340 

1.2 139 2.0 621 3.5 2,700 7.0 13,200 

1.4 224 2.3 900 4.0 3,740 8.0 17,300 

1.6 334 2.6 1,230 5.0 6,240 9.0 22,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

297 

336 

240 

79 

187

84 

68 

350 

162 

139

1,150 

655 

581 

489 

268

387 

581 

960 

1,210 

920

638 

573 

360 

372 

250

187 

178 

289 

236 

187 

301

Nov.

307 

201 

1,460 

2,900 

1,660

950 

541 

467 

647 

1,260

2,510 

9,700 

6,500 

2,100 

3,600

8,020 

4,360 

1,940 

1,530 

2,960

2,900 

1,700 

1,270 

1,470 

2,010

1,710 

1,190 

990 

772 

647

Dec.

726 

565 

519 

573 

565

'526 

426 

446 

482 

467

605 

530 

681 

526 

511

2,040 

3,300 

 1*680 

-1,110 

920

820 

681 

573 

573 

557

597 

557 

565 

597 

557 

565

Jan.

605 

573 

S30 

781 

581

638 

647 

557 

549 

534

557 

482 

2,450 

10,800 

7,500

2,400 

1,420 

1,190 

1,070 

920

1,020 

1,430 

1,420 

1,190 

1,020

870 

735 

2,430 

3,300 

2,700 

4,900

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,960 

2,220 

1,860 

2,100 

4,990

12,800 

13,600 

9,400 

4,070 

3,100

2,440 

7,530 

17,800 

22,200 

18,700

15,600 

5,310 

2,500 

2,080 

1,760

1,520 

2,070 

3,200 

2,260 

1,760

1,640 

1,540 

1,370 

1,190

Secondfoot-daya

12,714 

68,272 

24,040

464,942

56,099 

170,570 

92,450 

72,272 

25,006 

24,056 

12,986 

21,829 

6,717

587,011

Mar.

1,110 

2,240 

7,100 

4,180 

2,400

1,640 

8,020 

13,200 

9,120 

5,160

4,780 

3,100 

2,200 

1,760 

1,530

1,420 

1,520 

2,170 

1,660 

1,350

1,230 

1,120 

1,180 

2,360 

2,310

1,580 

1,270 

1,400 

1,880 

1,300 

1,160

Apr.

7, 

10, 

5, 

2, 

1,

1, 

2, 

3, 

3, 

2.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

3,

4, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

2, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

1,210 

9,700 

3,300

15,800

10,800 

22,200 

13,200 

10,800 

6,730 

3,210 

1,150 

4,300 

1,660

22,200

Peak discharge (base 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 6 (4 p.m.)

960 

800 

260 

420 

740

490 

120 

000 

630 

080

530 

880 

860 

390 

820

070 

220 

460 

120 

040

000 

210 

900 

490 

060

850 

655 

820 

681 

716

May

638 

504 

50.4 

504 

664

638 

511 

519 

511 

489

467 

489 

467 

504 

541

638 

565 

504 

317 

379

446 

453 

311 

129 

347

347 

1,210 

1,530 

950 

2,200 

6,730

Minimum

68 

201 

446

52

482 

1,190 

1,110 

655 

129 

101 

66 

64 

64

64

June

3,210 

1,360 

990 

744 

589

589 

260 

316 

573 

744

581 

412 

541 

235 

101

910 

1,640 

970 

573 

489

467 

309 

1,810 

2,660 

1,090

673 

426 

282 

129 

383

Mean

410 

2,276 

775

1,274

1,810 

5,882 

2,982 

2,409 

807 

802 

419 

704 

224

1,604

July

534 

810 

754 

489 

253

240 

136 

103 

191 

106

75 

66 

178 

103 

89

783 

1,150 

716 

419 

155

99 

405 

526 

534 

398

439

511 

372 

482 

1,060 

810

Aug.

565 

272 

502 

1,880 

4,210

4,300 

1,310 

830 

511 

250

271 

446 

330 

253 

519

348 

151 

246 

348 

673

763 

541 

453 

474 

405

288 

224 

229 

109 

64 

64

Per square 

 lie

0.291 

1.61 

.550

.904

1.28 

4.17 

2.11 

1.71 

.572 

.569 

.297 

.499 

.159

1.14

15,200 sec. -ft. j Feb. 14 (3 p.m

Sept.

1,030 

716 

432 

282 

103

84 

84 

192 

106 

152

228 

95 

188 

101 

79

75 

70 

70 

72 

72

72 

68 

66 

64 

64

66 

66 

72 

288 

1,660

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

1.80 

.63

12.26

1.48 

4.50 

2.44 

1.91 

.66 

.63 

.34 

.58 

.18

15.49

) 24^400
130 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36"02 I 15", long. 79 0 56'45", just above highway 

Bridge 3 miles upstream from High Point Dam and 6 miles northeast of High Point, 

Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 14.2 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 14.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 679 second-feet May 13 (gag"? height, 2.87 

reet); minimum, 3.1 second-feet Sept. 12, 13, 14.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 6,300 second-feet Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 

feet, from high-water mark), by contracted-opening method based on floodmarks at gage 

heights 14.11 feet on upstream side of bridge and 10.87 feet on downstream side of 

bridge; minimum, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septent«r 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.6

5.8

13

15

8.6

7.1

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.6

8.3

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

6.6

5.5

5.0

5.0

NOV.

4.8

7.5

29

8.6

6.8

6.0

5.8

24

8.3

7.1

125

33

14

10

122

26

15

21

143

24

17

14

17

17

13

11

9.3

8.6

8.3

7.9

-

Month

Dec.

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.6

7.6

9.0

9.3

8.3

7.6

7.1

22

24

12

9.6

9.0

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

Jan.

10

11

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

104

23

11

9.6

9.3

8.6

7.3

8.6

20

17

11

8.6

8.3

8.3

13

16

14

21

16

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

12

11

12

22

49

163

46

50

27

19

17

122

140

183

31

21

18

15

14

13

11

20

14

13

15

13

12

11

10

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

188.3

764.0

276.1

6,388.5

423.8

1,104

746 '

656. 4

345.6

209.9

171.4

245* £

128.7

5,260.3

Mar.

9.3

39

20

15

12

12

148

28

23

28

18

15

13

12

12

16

22

14

12

12

11

10

17

24

13

12

55

19

13

12

80

Apr.

168

33

19

16

14

13

27

26

16

12

13

15

11

84

46

19

14

11

11

10

9.3

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.3

Maximum

15

143

24

1,670

104 1 o* loo

148

168

112

24

22

86

8.6

1S3

-

May

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

9.8

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.5

7.6

112

18

9.6

8.3

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

7.1

6.8

13

6.8

6.8

7.3

15

11

Minimum

4.3

4.8

7.1

2.6

6.0

10

9 3 7)1 5.5

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

June

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

9.8

7.1

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

11

24

9.3

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

7.6

7.2

6.0

5.5

4.6

4.6

6.7

6.3

5.8

-

Mean

6.07

25.5

8.91

17.5

13.7

38.1

24.1

21.9

11.1

7.00

5.53

7 93

4! 29

14.4

July

5.5

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.5

9.2

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.1

4.8

22

17

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.9

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.9

Aug.

3.9

4.6

4.6

86

11

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

13

9.2

5.3

5.0

8.7

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

6.9

Per square 

mile

0.427

1.80

.627

1.23

.965

2.68

1.70

1.54

 782

493

389

558 [302

1.01

Sept.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

8.6

8.6

7.1

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

2.00

.72

16.72

1.11

2.89

1.95

1.72

.91

.55

.45

.64

.34

13.77

Peak discharge (base. 800 sec.-ft.).- No peak above base.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C.

131

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'40", long. 79°35'40", Just downstrean from 

CaDln Creek and half a mile west of Robbins, Moore County.

Drainage area.- 134 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,410 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 15.25 

reec); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 27.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 32.02 

feet, from high-water marks in gage shelter), by slope-area method; no flow Oct. 2, 22- 

27, 1941 (storage of flow In pool after construction of new station control).

Remarks. - Records fair except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station. Dlverslor from 

gage pool by town of Robbins for municipal water supply of about 300,000 gallons 

dally Is Included In these records.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17-30, Aug. 5-30, Sept. 1-29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 14 to Sept. 3O

1.6 7.7 2.6 80 5.0 898 1

1.8 16 3.0 144 6.0 1,37O 1

2.0 27 3.5 280 7.O 1,850 2

2.3 49 4.0 450 9.0 2,810 2

.6 7.7 2.6 80 5.0 953

8 16 3.0 152 6.

0 27 3.5 304 7.(

) 1,430

) 1,920

3 49 4.0 488 9.0 2,940

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

12

13

11

10

8

11

20

28

51

92

47

34

26

31

123

105

80

48

47

34

27

23

22

21

24

19

50

61

38

29

Nov.

24

30

560

110

65

51

45

64

71

49

1,090

593

137

93

877

314

144

103

130

178

119

93

166

247

196

107

88

79

73

69

-

Dec.

66

64

62

60

59

64

56

56

59

67

100

77

67

60

126

493

130

93

81

74

69

68

66

64

62

74

84

71

65

61

58

Jan.

58

133

80

65

66

53

58

56

55

54

50

49

1,110

611

172

116

106

100

85

83

158

178

110

96

80

77

190

452

232

251

414

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

 ater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

188

156

188

297

554

1,470

404

289

247

206

193

3,190

2,140

2,660

536

324

275

228

195

177

150

348

231

169

169

163

144

130

117

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,161

5, 96E 

2,656

46,781

5,408 

15,538

9,013 

8,084

3,822 

2,044

2,170

1 949

1^009

58,819

Mar.

103

711

453

237

163

140

2,340

534

311

603

311

240

192

169

152

150

174

137

121

121

113

106

274

266

137

111

140

163

1O4

97

140

Apr.

2,

Maximum

123

1,090 

493

3,120

1,110 

3 19O

?' ^An

2^140

1,440 

367

746

721

481

3,190

140

544

256

188

163

150

163

752

258

160

273

263

160

183

569

216

158

123

111

104

99

340

132

101

90

83

77

71

72

85

May

72

65

62

56-

61

55

63

59

47

44

41

47

81

73

51

40

38

39

36

35

30

29

29

29

232

82

171

98

201

1,440

416

Minimum

8

24

56

4

49

117

97

71

29

18

10

7

6

6

June

124

77

65

66

56

47

44

160

114

58

43

39

36

74

56

367

119

67

53

45

40

43

82

35

27

24

20

18

20

25

Mean

37.5

199

85.7

128

174

536

291

269

KB

70.0

62 9

33! 6

161

July

197

50

29

23

19

17

16

13

12

12

10

10

32

22

20

108

42

32

69

163

74

38

41

43

59

31

23

43

746

117

59

Aug.

40

43

52

126

721

70

40

33

29

25

23

23

22

19

18

21

19

18

18

45

30

21

15

15

12

11

10

10

9

7

404

Per square 

mile

0* 280

1.49

.640

.955

1 30

4 00

Z. 17

2.01

918

cfto . DUD

.522

'.251

1.20

Sept.

43

22

19

22

17

16

46

42

26

20

17

16

15

14

12

12

9

fll

flO

7

7

6

6

6

8

7

6

11

75

481

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

1. 66

.74

12.99

1.50

4.31

2! 24

1.06 

.57

.60

.54

.28

16.32

Peak discharge (base, 5.50O sec.-ft.).- Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) 6,410 sec.-ft.; May 7 (l p.m.) 4,320 sec 

ft.j Apr. 1 (10 a.m.) 3,900 seo.-ft.j May 30 (5 p.m.) 4,200 sec.-ft.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage height rec 

ord.
132 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Lower Little River at Manchester, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°11'40", long. 78°59'15", at bridge on State 

Highway 87 at Manchester, Cumberland County, l£ miles downstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad and 12 miles southwest of Linden. Datum of ga^e is 127.38 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Kecoras avaliaDle.- November 1938 to September 1948.

average discharge.- 10 years, 422 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 15.79 

reet); minimum, 86 second-feet Sept. 26; minimum daily, 87 second-feet Sept. 25.

1938-48: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Sept. 18 o~ 19, 1945, during 

period of backwater from Cape Fear River (gage height, 29.00 feet, from floodmarks 

on gage well); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1943; minimum daily, 22 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation for short periods caused by power plant above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 16, July 4-2?)

1.0 82 3.5 463 9.0 1,610 

1.3 114 4.0 558 10.0 1,910 

1.6 151 5.0 752 12.0 2,640 

2.0 207 6.0 952 14.0 3,440 

2.5 285 7.0 1,160 15.0 3,840 

3.0 372 8.0 1,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a 280 

a240 

a220 

a 220 

a 200

a!90 

a!90 

a320 

a360 

a340

a320 

a340 

a360 

3340 

3320

3460 

3550 

a550 

3400 

3340

3280 

a 260 

a 240 

a220 

a220

a 200 

a200 

a 240 

a 460 

3400 

a 300

Nov.

222 

253 

1,620 

1,090 

1,010

660 

482 

3500 

3800 

a750

3750 

f 1,370 

1,480 

1,300 

1,240

1,330 

1,460 

1,280 

972 

1,050

1,050 

1,010 

992 

972 

952

952 

872 

734 

634 

596

Dec.

558 

539 

520 

501 

501

501 

482 

463 

444 

482

558 

615 

577 

539 

463

558 

692 

692 

596 

520

463 

444 

435 

417 

408

435 

444 

426 

399 

372 

363

Jan.

363 

408 

417 

390 

372

372 

354 

336 

319 

310

302 

294 

446 

932 

1,070

1,070 

770 

634 

558 

539

596 

634 

634 

596 

539

482 

520 

734 

792 

832 

832

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendsr year 1947 ............

ary .......

h..... .......................

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

st ...........................

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

812 

792 

752 

752 

832

1,070 

1,240 

1,370 

1,320 

1,140

1,050 

1,350 

2,260 

3,740 

3,860

2,920 

1,820 

1,350 

1,180 

1,030

992 

992 

1,010 

1,050 

972

892 

812 

752 

752

Seoondfoot-days

9,560 

28,383 

15,407

161,527

17,447 

38,864 

30,761 

18,696 

10,016 

9,552 

7,820 

7,272 

4,621

198,399

Mar.

692 

773 

1,010 

1,260 

1,280

972 

1,160 

1,550 

2,510 

2,060

1,440 

1,280 

1,120 

972 

892

852 

392 

852 

832 

767

712 

672 

653 

672 

692

634 

634 

737 

832 

742 

615

Apr.

857 

1,200 

1,330 

1,030 

799

712 

692 

692 

712 

f692

a 700 

a750 

a750 

a700 

a650

3650 

a 600 

a 500 

3420 

3380

3380 

3380 

a 460 

a520 

a 520

a 400 

3340 

3300 

a280 

a 300

Maximum

550 

1,620 

692

2,140

1,070 

3,860 

2,510 

1,330 

1,200 

992 

900 

500 

600

3,860

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.}.- Nov. 3 (5 a.m.)

May

3300 

a300 

a 240 

a 240 

a240

a280 

a 280 

a 280 

a260 

3220

f!92 

207 

237 

302 

294

222 

178 

165 

152 

141

134 

126 

119 

111 

165

354 

463 

612 

932 

1,070 

1,200

Minimum

190 

222 

363

66

294 

752 

615 

280 

111 

111 

92 

95 

87

87

June

992 

744 

463 

345 

310

285 

253 

354 

328 

261

230 

192 

175 

207 

285

539 

615 

482 

310 

230

178 

170 

251 

354 

214

143 

119 

111 

116 

296

Mean

308 

946 

497

443

563 

1,340 

992 

623 

323 

318 

252 

235 

154

542

July

408 

372 

294 

207 

156

144 

132 

110 

100 

95

92 

93 

92 

93 

126

200 

222 

249 

230 

285

207 

163 

163 

414 

381

f302 

a220 

a220 

a 900 

a650 

3500

Aug.

a 400 

a 300 

a320 

3440 

a 500

f482 

345 

245 

f200 

a!80

a!70 

a!50 

a 140 

3140 

a!60

a!60 

3160 

alSO 

a 140 

3340

a440 

a 440 

a 260 

3190 

al60

a 140 

3120 

allO 

alOO 

395 

395

Per square

nlle

0.885 

2.72 

1.43

1.27

1.62 

3.85 2.85 ' 

1.79 

.928 

.914 

.724 

.675 

.443

1.56

2,120 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (11 p.m

Sept.

3110

a!30 

124 

115 

119

a 120 

a 190 

alSO 

3160 

alSO

a350 

a 240 

3160 

3130 

a!20

allO 

allO 

a 100 

a 100 

395

a 90 

a 90 

390 

390 

87

89 

92 

a!20 

3360 

a 600

Runoff in 

inches

1.02 

3.03 

1.65

17.27

1.86 

4.15 

3.29 

2.00 

1.07 

1.02 

.84. 

.78 

.49

21.30

) 4,160

sec.-ft. i Mar. 9 (4 p.m.) 2,680 sec.-ft

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Linden. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 133

Lower Little River at'Linden, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'00", long. 78°46'40", at bridge on U. S.

Mignway 15-A, If miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream f "om

Stewart Creek, and 4^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 71.37 feet above

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 460 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- November 1928 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 19 years (1929-48), 552 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 4,500 second-feet Feb. 15 (backwater

rrom Cape Fear River); maximum gage height, 17.14 feet Feb. 15; minimum discharge,

100 second-feet Sept. 25.

1928-48: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Sept. 18, 1945, during period

of backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 feet Sept. 19 or 20,

1945 (from floodmark on gage well); minimum discharge, 26 second-feet Oct. 14, 1940. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cape Fear RivBp,

which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poo~.

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at -low flow caused by power plant above

station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of backwater from Cape Fear Rlv^r 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

5.3 

3.6

96

115

158

207

288

376

4.0 

4.3

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

500

602

712

860

1,050

1,240

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,620

2,010

2,800

3,600

4,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

1*9

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

376 

329 

302 

288 

271

257 

260 

358 

488 

437

406 

422 

437 

422 

406

500 

600 

730 

567 

452

391 

346 

314 

294 

294

280 

266 

322 

638 

602 

484

Nov.

391 

346 

1,960 

d2,130 

dl,580

dl,120 

d749 

d712 

d971 

d934

945 

02,150 

02,150 

1,930 

1,780

32,000 

al,900 

al,900 

al.500 

al,500

al,400 

al,400 

al,300 

al,300 

al,300

al,300 

al,200 

al,000 

3850 

aSOO

Dec.

a 750 

8700 

8700 

8650 

8650

8650 

8650 

8600 

8600 

8650

8700 

aSOO 

8800 

ajflO 

a*50

8700 

a90O 

8900 

aSOO 

a700

8650 

a 600 

8600 

8550 

aSSO

8550 

8600 

8550 

8550 

a 500 

468

Jan.

468 

516 

550 

516 

484

484 

468 

452 

437 

422

406 

391 

500 

1,200 

1,360

1,460 

1,050 

860 

749 

675

749 

823 

823

768 

695

638 

638 

916 

1,010 

1,120 

1,080

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Kara 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lender year 1947 ............

&ry

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

Bt ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,050 

1,010 

1,010 

917 

1,120

1,490 

el, 700 

01,800 

01,800 

1,620

1,460 

1,840 

02,800 

04,000 

c4,400

03,600 

02,600 

1,970 

1,660 

1,460

1,390 

1,390 

1,460 

1,460 

1,390

1,240 

1,120 

1,050 

1,010

Seoondf cot-days

12,519 

40,498 

20,418

213,912

22,698 

50,871 

41,154 

24,077 

13,360 

13,107 

9,878 

9,455 

5,818

263,833

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 sec. -ft.).- No

2,250 sec. -ft.; Nov. 16 (3 a.m.) 2,200 sec.- 

(5 a.m.) 2,920 sec. -ft.; May 31 (10 a.m.) 2, 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

c Backwater from Cape Fear River; dlscharg 

Lower Little River at Manchester and Cape Fe 

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage-helgh

Mar.

934 

996 

1,460 

1,660 

1,780

1,390 

1,490 

2,130 

2,680 

d2,800

d2,170 

1,850 

1,620 

1,390 

1,240

1,160 

1,200 

1,160 

1,120 

1,050

934 

878 

842 

878 

878

823 

786 

971 

1,050 

1,010 

804

Apr.

1,120 

1,580 

1,780 

1,500 

1,080

878 

842 

860 

878 

842

842 

971 

971 

860 

823

842 

786

656 

550 

500

468

500 

567 

638 

675

500 

437 

391 

367 

373

Maxima

730 

2,150 

900

2,930

1,460 

4,400 

2,800 

1,780 

1,970 

1,430 

1,300 

602 

749

4,400

V. 3 (l p.m. 

ft.; Feb. 15 

240 sec. -ft. 

d on basis o 

e computed o 

ir River at 

t record.

May

376 

361 

332 

302 

311

352 

364 

358 

337 

280

252 

249 

308 

373 

391

323 

249 

225 

204 

190

175 

165 

156 

145 

180

340 

602 

860 

1,240 

1,390 

1,970

Minimum

257 

346 

468

75

391 

971 

786 

367 

145 

149 

113 

121 

102.

102

June

1,430 

1,120 

712 

500 

422

391 

422

533 

516 

406

332 

300 

255 

311 

343

533 

712 

620 

437 

326

26« 

244 

268 

422 

329

215 

184 

160 

149 

249

Mean

404 

1,350

659

586

732 

1,754 

1,327 

803 

431 

437 

319 

305 

194

721

July

452 

422 

376 

274 

207

175 

172 

143 

128 

121

117 

115 

115 

113 

146

228 

255 

252 

343

334

302 

220 

182 

368 

437

355 

300 

297 

1,300 

934 

695

Aug.

s 

432

437 

500 

SI'7

SIM 

452 sr?

2P? 

252

2ro

204 

187 

190

223

225 

225 

207 

192 

432

500 

602 

334 

V 9

2:0

184 

165 

151 

138 

130 

121

Per square 

 lie

0.878 

2.93 

1.43

1.27

1.59 

3.81 

2.88 

1.75 

.937 

.950 

.693 

.663 

.422

1.57

2,560 sec. -ft.; Nov. 12 (about 

(about 6 a.m.) 4,500 see. -ft.; 1

F records for station at Manches 

i basis of discharge measurement 

Lllllngton.

Sept.

143 

156 

140 

136 

136

149 

252 

246 

212 

202

500 

320 

217 

175 

165

149 

138 

130 

126 

125

115 

109 

107 

106 

102

102 

106 

130 

379 

749

Runoff in 

inches

1.01 

3.27 

1.65

17.30

1.84 

4.11 

3.33

1.95 

1.08 

1.06 

.80 

.76 

.47

21.33

10 a.m.) 

lar. 10

ter. 

i and for

P23350 O - 51 - 10
134 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 78°55', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

30i, just upstream from Little Rockflsh Creek, 1? miles east of town of Hope Mills, 

Cumberland County, and 5f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 52.35 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 284 square miles, including that of Little Rockfish Creek.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1948. October 1902 to K«y 1903 (gage

heights only) and November 1928 to December 1931 at site 4 miles downstream, published 

as Rockfish Creek near Payetteville. Records include flow of Little Rockfish Creek.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1929-31, 1939-48), 392 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 1,700 second-feet Feb. 15, occurred during 

period of backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage height, 15.61 feet Feb. 15; minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 28, 29; minimum daily, 19 second-feet Aug. 29.

1928-31. 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 

31.75 feet), by computation of flow over dams three-quarters of a mile upstream on 

Rockfish Creek and l£ miles upstream on Little Rockfish Creek; minimum, 2.6 second-feet 

Oct. 24, Nov. 22, 23, 1941; minimum daily, 2.8 second-feet Nov. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater from Cape F^ar River, which 

are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation caused by mills and 

reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

346

332

295

190

26

275

324

317

312

367

236

140

474

342

350

369

333

162

205

497

300

296

304

330

224

21

307

324

364

370

473

Nov.

156

226

868

1,370

867

781

699

780

381

633

908

1,330

1,020

1,120

1,140

1,140

848

832

966

1,100

663

465

1,040

962

666

669

685

671

525

516

-

Dec.

549

531

510

513

516

385

359

533

511

514

598

566

536

531

556

644

564

616

513

388

390

631

533

295

502

619

370

314

518

476

431

Jan.

448

409

304

414

584

479

433

464

417

249

240

594

469

734

583

644

549

460

579

468

473

521

560

421

366

499

478

622

644

644

442

Month

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

November .........................

December ............;............

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

April

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

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

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

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

661

661

547

555

594

758

807

823

928

903

1,000

1,020

01,100

01,200

01,500

01,200

01,000

0650

804

761

625

762

681

732

646

710

653

531

568

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,207

24,047

15,516

145,634

15,231

23,580

21,199

18,193

13,211

11,OOO

9,060

10,083

8,251

178,578

Mar.

621

602

768

782

761

614

778

747

913

1,200

937

827

710

706

702

669

646

636

608

561

620

665

617

590

523

723

447

514

569

554

585

Apr.

731

761

772

774

634

617

660

762

71S

602

812

730

706

655

732

722

534

635

606

519

409

588

610

236

191

572

515

473

464

451

Maximum

497

1,370

644

1,370

734

1,500

1,200

612

1,170

897

497

628

541

1,500

-

May

281

310

466

426

449

448

610

316

299

461

391

365

424

449

305

362

505

459

442

328

300

234

188

309

332

249

460

532

1,170

567

772

Miniimn

21

156

295

13

240

531

447

191

183

126

27

-I Q 

19

21

19

June

897

638

577

459

305

271

457

478

578

480

436

276

256

386

330

280

361

342

316

303

126

374

284

396

401

251

244

180

170

148

Mean

297

802

501

400

491

813

684

606

426

567

292

VOC OfcO

275

486

Jlly

313

306

252

28

150

431

180

306

312

120

27

341

307

296

87

349

270

73

440

422

497

433

435

304

256

456

351

322

265

415

316

Aug.

648

482

828

512

431

492

301

361

369

325

316

208

121

65

26

297

308

316

312

200

211

226

579

470

365

315

268

107

19

298

247

f -T square 

mile

1.05

2.82

1.76

1.41

1.73

2.86

2.41

2« 13 i!so

1 29

l!o3

1.14

.968

1.72

Sept.

310

492

395

246

67

432

326

322

400

396

286

180

541

363

351

261

281

56

104

336

264

193

134

126

21

24

296

346

295

367

Runoff in 

inohes

1.21

3.15

2.03

19.11

1.99

3.09

2. 78

Z . Zp oo

1.73

1.44

1.19

1 32

'l!o8

23.39

c Backwater from Cape Fear River; discharge computed on basis of hydrograph and discharge 

merits.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 135

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49', long. 77°50', 1,000 feet downstream from 

oridge on State Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, and l£ miles west 

of Chinquapin, Duplin County. Datum of gage is 17.28 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 600 square.miles.

Records available.- July 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 14.93 

t'eet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 27.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 16.74 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 feet, present datum, at old bridge 1,000 feet 

upstream from gage. Flood of 1928 was 0.8 foot lower stage, from information furnished 

by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17 to June 23, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

l.O 30 4.0 480 1O.O 2,240 

1.3 62 5.O 66O 11. O 2,750 

1.6 97 6.O 86O 12. O 3.42O 

2.0 152 7.0 1,110 13.0 4.27O 

2.5 230 8.0 1.42O 14. 0 5,300 

3.O 31O 9.O 1.82O 15. 0 6,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

840 

534 

404 

310 

254

222 

208 

246 

310 

327

344 

386 

429 

577 

995

1,80O 

2,340 

2,490 

2,640 

2,490

2,1OO 

1.58O 

1,080 

78O 

606

498 

429 

386 

378 

352 

336

Nov.

310 

287 

1,060 

1,780 

1,740

1,420 

1.2OO 

985 

860 

885

1,040 

1,8OO 

2,590 

3,140 

3,280

3.28O 

3,210 

3.07O 

2.87O 

2.54O

2,200 

1,940 

1,860 

1,820 

1.86O

1.86O 

1,860 

1,740

1,620 

1,460

Dec.

1,290 

1,170 

1,040 

91£ 

820

74O 

7OO 

642 

624 

606

680 

760 

840 

960 

1,040

1,380 

1,780 

1.94O 

1,940 

1,820

1,580 

1,350 

1,200 

1,060 

96O

1,230 

1,500 

1.62O 

1,620 

1,500 

1,320

Jan.

1,170 

1,2OO 

1,290 

1,320 

1,230

1,110 

985 

885 

8OO 

740

6 SO 

624 

660 

960 

1,230

1,350 

1,350 

1,380 

1,380 

1,420

1,74O 

2,100 

2,490 

2,540 

2,590

2,590 

2,440 

2.39O 

2,34O 

2,340 

2.34O

Month

Octo 

Nors 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprt 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her...................... ...

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,440 

2,54O 

2,750 

3.OOO 

3,140

3,280 

3,660 

4,000 

4,180 

4,180

4.OOO 

3,820 

3,910 

4,77O 

5,82O

6,7OO 

6,5OO 

5,820 

4,970 

4,O9O

3,280 

2,7OO 

2.39O 

2,240 

2,150

2,O6O 

1,980 

1,860 

1,700

Seoondfoot-days

26,671 

55,567 

36,622

297,286

47,664 

103,930 

52,467 

13,300 

4,593 

11,488 

5,744 

8,262 

1,253

367,561

Mar.

1,500 

1,380 

1,460 

1,540 

1,620

1,580 

1,620 

1,740 

1,900 

2,520

3,420 

3,740 

3,660 

3.35O 

2.87O

2,440 

2,020 

1,780 

1,580 

1,420

1,290 

1,170 

1,080 

985 

86O

780 

700 

680 

642 

588 

552

Apr.

552 

6O6 

624 

6O6 

570

552 

534 

552 

552 

534

498 

480 

463 

429 

395

386 

395 

395 

412 

412

420 

420 

412 

395 

361

327 

302 

270 

246 

230

Maxima

2,64O 

3,28O 

1,940

3,280

2,590 

6,700 

3,74.0 

6S% 

278 

1,260 

352 

1,010 

201

6,7OO

Peak discharge (base, 2.40O sec. -ft.).- Oct. 19 (1 p.m

May

222 

204 

187 

158 

146

141 

139 

137 

144 

137

113 

101 

10O 

156 

238

278 

262 

203 

182 

149

117 

96 

80 

71 

65

59 

58 

73 

139 

2OO 

238

June

352 

378 

386 

327 

254

230 

192 

148 

138 

174

156 

130 

106 

100 

89

152 

214 

230 

196 

152

139 

214 

383 

940 

1.26O

1.23O 

1,060 

935 

760 

463

Mininun Mean

2O8 86O 

287 1,852 

6O6 1,181

40 814

624 1,538 

1,700 3,584 

552 1,692 

230 443 

58 143 

89 383 

51 185 

24 267 

14 41.8

14 1,004

July

352 

286 

262 

238 

198

139 

105 

87 

75 

69

61 

59 

55 

51 

55

110 

270 

238 

168 

174

214 

238 

208 

238 

262

294 

238 

142 

286 

278 

294

Aug.

302 

28<5 

378 

685 

910

1,010 

885 

620 

420 

28?

178 

130 

102 

87

8<5

278 

344 

262 

2C1 

1E4

11« 

£8 

SO 

67

eo

49 

43 

34 

31 

£7 

24

Per square 

Bile

1.43 

3.09 

1.97

1.36

2.56 

5.97 

2.82 

.738 

.247 

.638 

.308 

.445 

.O7O

1.67

) 2.700 sec. -ft.; Nov. 15 (9 p.«

Sept.

24 

28 

37 

36 

29

28 

35 

59 

65 

53

58 

78 

91 

66 

47

35 

29 

27 

26 

22

19 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

16 

56 

201

Runoff in 

inohes

1.65 

3.44 

2.27

18.42

2.95 

6.44 

3.H5 

.82 

.28 

.71 

.36 

.51 

.08

22.76

I.) 3.28O

sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (10 p.m.) 6,700 se
136 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

Waccamaw River at Preeland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°05 I 45", long. 78°32'50", 150 feet downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Preeland, Brunswick County, and about 

7 miles downstream from mouth of White Marsh. Datum of gage is 15.52 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 667 square miles.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,500 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

15.91! feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 14, 1948; minimum observed, 0.5 

second-foot Nov. 10, 11, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of rapidly changing stsge and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge for periods of changing 

stage computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe-1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,780

3,420

3,120

2,800

2,520

2,230

1,980

1,660

1,490

1,310

1,200

1,060

988

960

1,010

1,230

1,410

1,610

1,680

1,860

1,980

2,020

2,060

1,940

1,780

1,620

1,470

1,380

1,260

1,190

1,100

Nov.

1,010

985

936

913

891

869

828

788

731

677

900

1,260

1,580

1,980

2,460

2,630

2,860

2,980

3,120

3,260

3,340

3,340

3,260

3,190

3,120

2,980

2,860

2,740

2,630

2,520

-

Dec.

2,420

2,320

2,190

2,060

1,940

1,780

1,620

1,520

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,380

1,540

1,680

al,900

g2,230

a2,600

a2,800

33,000

a3,000

a3,200

a3,200

a3,200

g3,260

a3,200

33,200

33,200

33 , 200

33,200

Jan.

2,920

2,860

32,800

32,600

32,600

32,600

a2,600

g2,520

32,400

a2,200

al.800

al,600

al.500

31,400

gl,340

al,300

31,300

al,300

al,300

al,300

al,400

gl,420

3l,5OO

31,600

al,600

31,800

31,800

al,900

g2,060

32,200

a2,400

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SeptsBber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a2,400

32,600

32,800

a3,000

g3,120

33,400

33,600

a3,800

a4,200

a4,600

a5, 000

g6,170

g6,900

g7,500

g7,200

6,640

6,380

5,960

5,440

4,980

4,320

3,730

3,350

3,020

2,730

2,480

2,270

2,140

1,970

_

-

Secondfoot-days

55,118

61 , 638

71,380

437,235

59,920

121,700

62,430

35,862

12,199

21,525

4,027

1,924

1,596

509,319

Mar.

1,780

1,680

1,650

1,590

1,530

1,470

1,590

1,740

i, 930

g2 ,090

g2,220

62,320

g2,370

g2,370

g2,320

g2,270

g2,320

g2,420

g2,480

g2,480

g2,480

g2,370

E2.320

g2,270

g2,180

g2,050

gl,890

gl,710

gl,650

gl,470

gl,420

Apr.

gl,320

gl,320

gl,280

gl,280

gl,240

1,240

1,240

1,370

1,530

1,650

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,650

1,590

1,530

1,470

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,070

990

893

822

770

688

637

561

509

452

Maximum

3,780

3,340

3,260

4,440

2,920

7,500

2,480

1,680

1,800

1,800

510

119

116

7,500

May

400

355

325

291

269

259

235

220

199

178

164

152

146

149

152

146

137

132

129

122

112

102

94

84

76

371

3800

31,400

al,700

al.800

al,800

Minimum

960

677

1,260

26

1,300

1,970

1,420

452

71

220

30

23

17

17

June

al,800

al,700

gl,680

al,600

al.SOO

al,200

al.100

a950

a850

g746

a650

a600

aSSO

a480

a440

3400

g355

a320

3280

3240

8220

262

459

462

418

360

373

473

515

522

-

Mean

1,778

2,055

2,303

1,198

1,933

4,197

2,014

1,195

394

718

130

62.1

53.2

1,392

July

510

425

360

303

277

3240

a200

al80

g!52

3130

allO

a90

375

370

360

aSO

a46

344

340

a38

334

330

330

330

a 65

g88

385

a75

370

365 .

355

Aug.

52

49

60

92

114

119

119

119

114

104

90

71

56

58

78

76

63

49

40

33

29

30

31

32

36

42

43

40

34

28

23

Per square 

mile

2. 67

3,08

3.45

1.80

2.90

6.29

3,02

1.79

.591

1.08

.195

.093

.080

2.09

Sept.

23

26

27

27

27

27

31

40

51

71

99

109

116

114

109

98

80

68

55

48

40

34

29

25

22

19

17

19

43

102

-

Runoff in 

inohss

3.07

3.44

3.98

24.38

3.34

6.79

3.48

2.00

.68

1.20

.22

.11

.09

28.38

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and rainfall 

records, 

g Computed from graph based on dally gage readings.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 137

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°59 I 30", long. 81°33'32", 200 feet upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 268, half a mile south of Patterson, Caldwell County, threequarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 2.miles downstream from Walnut 

Branch.

Drainage area.- 28.8 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 3.73 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 8 second-feet Jan. 28; (gage height, 0.14 foot); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Oct. 1-7, July 7, 8.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 16,200 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 7, 1944, May 28, 

29, 1947; minimum daily, 9 second-feet June 22, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 400 second-feet, those for period of ice effect, 

or fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair, and those for periods of nc gageheight record, which are poor. Slight regulation from small mill pond above station 

acting as a retention reservoir. Prior to 1948 there was some diurnal fluctuation 

during low flow caused by mills above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1948 are given in Water Supply Paper 1132.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 12 to Aug. 4)

0.2 11

18

.4 28

.5 39

0.6 51

.8 80

1.0 115

1.2 156

1.5 223

1.8 295

2.1 393

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

63

114

99

65

47

39

36

33

47

f40H

f!63

127

83

65

54

47

57

54

47

46

148

111

83

68

Nov.

58

118

350

177

115

90

77

72

61

55

80

8H

68

61

143

115

90

8H

131

108

92

78

77

80

76

70

64

59

55

54

-

Dec.

50

47

46

45

44

43

41

41

40

41

40

39

38

37

44

*54

41

40

39

38

37

37

37

36

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

Jan.

40

47

37

36

34

34

31

31

31

31

a30

332

350

334

326

334

334

330

326

330

»f32

31

30

b34

332

.a 36

334

33

30

36

b42

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b40

38

37

39

44

119

92

74

65

58

49

108

143

182

127

94

77

65

58

355

350

350

348

346

45

43

41

a 40

_

-

Seoondfcot-days

2,217

2,838

1,226

16,814

1,048

1 973

2 661

2^241 1,193- 

881

1,431 

1 425

1^482

20,616

Mar.

a 40

344

40

 40

37

38

77

74

58

53

49

46

44

43

41

55

57

50

58

84

97

70

185

141

95

77

390

214-

137

108

120

Apr.

195

152

121

101

88

82

80

102

85

76

71

70

65

76

83

71

65

61

59

57

55

54

51

50

49

47

45

44

43

43

-

MaxiBUB

402

350

54

402

50

182

390

195

61

.44

215

165

13.7

402

May

41

40

40

43

45

41

47

40

38

37

36

37

43

37

34

33

33

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

32

49

33

40

58

61

46

MiniBUB

17

54

32

14

26

37

37

43

H9

HO

17

22

20

17

June

37

32

44

41

34

32

34

34

32

29

28

27

26

29

32

H8

26

26

30

24

23

27

H9

H4

22

20

H2

37

26

26

-

Mean

71.5

94 6

39is

46.1

68 0

85. 8

74.7

38*5

29.4

46. 2

46*0

49.4

56.3

July

H9

H2

HI

20

18

18

17

17

18

19

37

215

92

65

165

113

72

54

45

40

36

34

31

30

28

38

26

30

32

31

28

Aug.

33

915

97

165

115

64

51

46

39

41

40

34

3".

30

2'3

77

Z'T

3'

3<

31

30

23

H3

2,3

25

2£

2\

22

2J

Per square 

Bile

2.48

3* 28

1.37

1.60

1.17

2.36

2. 98

2.59

1.34

1.02

1.60

1.7H

1.95

Sept.

22

21

20

20

28

IHO

104

64

68

137

74

55

46

41

38

36

33

31

30

29

28

41

37

31

H8

28

26

68

117

61

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.86

3.66

1.58

31.71

1.35

2 55 3)44 2 39

l!54

1.14

1.85

1*84

1.91

H6.61

Pesk discharge-(base, 1,000 sec.-ft.).- Oct. 17 (time unknown) 1,380 sec.-ft.; July 12 (1 p.m.) 

1,000 sec.-ft.

* Winter dischsrge measurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, occasionsl gage 

readings, westher records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Frsgmentsry gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of partly estimsted gage heights.
138 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09', long. 81°09', at bridge on U. S. Highway 421 

Between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, Just downstream from Reddles 

River. Datum of gage is 942.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 493 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1928 to September 1948. April 1903 to Juno 1909, October 1980 

to septemoer 1928 at site 1 mile downstream, published as Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro. Revised records for April 1903 to May 1907 are published in Bulletin 34 of North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1903-6, 1920-48), 785 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 8,400 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 13.26 

reet); minimum, 226 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.86 feet); minimum daily, 277 

second-feet Oct. 6.

1903-9, 1920-48: Maximum discharge, 160,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

37.6 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 101 second-feet Jan. 20, 

1940 (gage height. 1.54 feet), result of low temperatures; minimum daily, 162 secondfeet July 21, 24, 1926.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 feet, from flood reference mark cut in 

old steel highway bridge (discharge, 116,000 seoond-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by cower plant on 

Meddles River 1 mile above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1948 are given in Water Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 822: Drainage area. W 892: 1930(M). See also Records 

avaiiaDleT

Ra-tlng table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control metftod used Oct. 17, 18, Jan. 2 to Mar. 7)

2.0 291 6.0

2.4 503 9.0

3.0 886 9.4

4.0 1,560

2,940

5,170

5,470

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

296

296

291

282

282

277

282

659

4,050

3,780

1,590

1,020

799

656

593

675

3,470

3,240

2,420

1,360

1,020

839

740

920

986

826

740

2,420

1,760

1,220

953

Nov.

852

1,250

5,440

2,520

1,620

1,290

1,290

1,090

920

839

1,150

1,320

1,050

920

2,130

1,830

1,360

1,220

2,300

1,690

1,390

1,190

1,190

1,250

1,150

1,050

986

920

866

839

-

Dec.

793

779

760

746

740

727

708

720

701

694

714

688

662

650

694

920

746

701

669

656

637

624

618

612

612

612

593

587

581

568

568

Jan.

624

812

650

618

605

587

574

562

568

562

532

550

866

773

556

675

656

605

532

599

637

630

599

556

532

643

650

637

599

662

886

Month

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

Novsaber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

Jane .............................

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

760

708

701

734

799

2,170

1,830

1,320

1,190

1,050

920

1,670

2,510

2,940

2,030

1,490

1,250

1,1HO

1,020

953

879

886

832

786

819

799

779

766

727

-

Secondfoot-days

38,742

42,712

21,080

274,852

19,537

34,438

39, 851

37,361

24,720

20,302

21,392

26 , 779 

19,164

346,078

Mar.

701

786

779

760

701

714

1,420

1,560

1,120

953

873

806

753

720

714

986

1,120

859

886

1,020

1,580

1,050

2,150

1,900

1,360

L.150

4,310

2,750

1,690

1,360

2,320

Apr.

3,560

2,<

1,«

1,2

40

60

9O

1,250

1,190

1, J

2,C

1,E

120

30

90

1,290

1,220

1,]

l.C

1,2

90

90

20

1,490

1,190

lit

IfC

4

90

20

53

953

920

£

6

£

86

59

52

852

819

7

1

1

1

-

Maximum

4,050

5,440

920

10,300

886

2,940

4,310

3,560

1,770

1,150

2,640

3,010 

1,690

5,440

93

79

86

79

May

753

753

746

740

819

727

920

753

708

675

669

669

740

675

637

637

624

599

593

581

574

556

556

581

662

1,770

760

853

1,310

1,720

1,360

Minimum

277

839

568

263

532

701

701

779

556

486

403

435 

419

277

June

1,090

766

953

1,150

819

740

81f

779

708

637

612

593

581

581

605

581

562

550

593

550

515

' 538

650

532

515

486

630

679

908

587

-

Mean

1,250

1,424

680

753

630

1 188

1,286 

1 '797 245

677

690

864

639

946

July

773

527

480

457

435

419

408

403

419

414

509

1,070

1,250

834

2,640

1,540

1,050

799

675

630

556

527

492

480

435

446

463

574

550

550

587

Aug.

859

l.E

2,E

3,C

20

80

10

2,550

1,150

£

'

66

79

01

643

669

6

6

i

43

30

87

550

556 ?

i

86

34

87

562

650

6

E

E

50

50

99

532

497

4

4

4

4

80

57

46

35

521

Per square 

Bile

2*89 2 54

l!38

1.53

1 28

2.41

2.61 2 53

1.62

1.37

1.40

1.75 

1.30

1.92

Sept.

457

424

419

424

452

936

1,250

786

650

1,690

920

669

574

527

515

486

469

457

452

435

424

419

521

469

435

430

430

521

1,570

953

Runoff In 

inches

2

3. '22

1.59

20.73

1.47

s!oi

2* 82

1 86

l.- 53

1 . 61

2.02

1.45

26.10

Peak discharge (base. 8.00O sec.-ft.).- Oct. 9 (12 p.m.) 8,400 sec.-ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 139

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°51'25", long. 80 0 23'25", at bridge on U. S.

Hignway 64> If miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 64- miles downstream

from Reedy Creek. Datum of gage is 638.65 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,280 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 20 years, 2,898 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 17.50

reet); minimum, 958 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 80,200 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75

feet); minimum, 395 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height. 0.05 foot)

Maximum stage known, 35.0 feet sometime in July 1916, from floodmarks (discharge,

86,600 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 72,000 second-feet. 

Remarks.- Records good except those above 10,000 second-feet and those for periods of

no gage-height record, which are faJr. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow

caused by small power plant with little storage capacity 10 miles nluw nt.sitlou. 

Revisions (water years).- W 822: Drainage area. W 852: 1935-37(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-43 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 12 May 13 to Sept. 30

1.3 1,120 9.0 9,070 1.3 1,220 6.0 5,940 

2.-0 1,750 12.0 12,600 2.0 1,820 8.0 8,440 

4.0 3,670 15.0 16,500 4.0 3,790 10.0 11,100 

6.0 5,770

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947. to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,160

1,120 

1,120 

1,210 

4,520 

12,000

13,400 

5,700 

3,870 

3,070 

2,680

2,400 

2,350 

5,280 

9,600 

5,770

3,870 

3,070 

2,680 

2,780 

3,370

3,070 

2,680 

2,680 

7,700 

5,160 

3,670

Nov.

3,070 

2,870 

6,880 

12,000 

6,540

4,570 

3,770 

3,670 

3,670 

3,070

3,550 

6,210 

4,570 

3,570 

5,000

8,190 

5,620 

4,270 

7,520 

8,470

5,330 

4,270 

3,870 

3,970 

4,070

3,770 

3,470 

3,170 

2,970 

2,870

Dec.

2,680 

2,680 

2,490 

2,490 

2,400

2,400 

2,350 

2,350 

2,400 

2,350

2,350 

2,350 

2,250 

2,160 

2,160

2,780 

2,970 

2,580 

2,350 

2,250

2,200 

2,160 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110

2,110 

2,110 

2,160 

2,020 

1,980 

1,980

Jan.

1,980 

2,250 

2,490 

2,200 

2,060

2,020 

1,980 

1,930 

1,930 

1,930

1,880 

1,880 

3,040 

6,160 

3,520

2,490 

2,350 

2,350 

2,110 

2,020

2,400 

2,680 

2,490 

2,250 

1,800

1,700 

2,160 

2,490 

2,490 

2,580 

3,070

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

Jane 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

u&ry

h.. ..........................

l............................

et ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,780 

2,680 

2,490 

2,580 

2,970

5,960 

8,300 

6,100 

5,110 

4,270

3,670 

4,140 

9,900 

11,900 

10,500

6,430 

5,000 

4,270 

3,870 

3,470

3,270 

3,270 

3,270 

3,070 

2,970

3,070 

3,070 

2,870 

2,780

Seoondfoot-days

120,820 

144,840 

71,740

1,058,670

74,680 

134,030 

139,270 

161,850 

109,960

B3.270 

89,760 

47,890

1,240, 3ZO

Bar.

2,680 

2,870 

3,470 

3,170 

2,870

2,680 

4,000 

6,100 

5,220 

4,170

3,570 

3,270 

3,070 

2,870 

2,780

2,870 

7,620 

4,900 

3,570 

3,370

3,670 

3,970 

3,970 

6,500 

5,660

4,270 

5,980 

 /,500 

7,300 

5,220 

5,050

Apr.

16,300 

15,800 

7,420 

5,660 

4,890

4,470 

5,250 

8,410 

8,450 

5,770

4,780 

4,670 

4,470 

4,270 

7,820

6,040 

4,570 

4,070 

3,770 

3,670

3,470 

3,370 

3,270 

3,170 

3,170

3,070 

3,070 

2,870 

2,870 

2,970

Maximum

13,400 

12,000 

2,970

35,100

6,160 

11,900 

12,500 

16,300 

11,200 

5,040 

4,310 

12,100 

2,590

16,300

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 11 (3:30

May

2,870 

2,780 

2,680 

2,680 

2,680

2,780 

3,170 

3,270 

2,870 

2,580

2,490 

2,490 

11,200 

5,150 

3,290

2,790 

2,790 

2,590 

2,440 

2,340

2,290 

2,240 

2,190 

2,140 

2,590

6,040 

7,930 

3,590 

5,000 

4,390 

:.,630

HiniwiB

1,120 

2,870 

1,980

1,000

1,700 

2,490 

2,680 

2,870 

2,140 

1,860 

1,420 

1,380 

1,220

1,120

June

4,500 

3,590 

2,990 

2,990 

3,290

2,890 

3,320 

5,040 

3,090 

2,690

2,490 

2,290 

2,240 

2,290 

2,690

2,490 

2,390 

2,240 

2,440 

2,390

2,090 

2,040 

2,540 

2,590 

2,390

2,000 

1,860 

2,280 

2,890 

3,190

Mean

3,897 

4.82S 

2,314

2,900

2,409 

4,022 

4,493 

!>,395 

3,547 

2,740 

2,041 

2,895 

1,596

3,389

July

2,690 

2,440 

2,090 

1,860 

1,730

1,680 

1,600 

1,500 

1,460 

1,500

1,500 

1,600 

2,140 

2,790 

2,790

4,310 

3,690 

2,690 

2,540 

2,390

2,190 

1,860 

1,780 

1,600 

1,500

1,460 

1,420 

1,420 

1,680 

1,640 

1,730

Aug.

l.SfO 2,00 4,oeo

11.7CO 

12, ICO

6,3.<0 

3,490 

2,790 

2,490 

2,340

3,290 

2,340 

2,190 

2,090 

2,240

1,961 

1,820 

2,097 

2,440 

2,19-}

2,040 

1,820 

1,9«0 

1,78') 

1,73')

1,68') 

1,55') 

1,50') 

1,420 

1,380 

1,400

Per square 

mile

1.71 

2.12 

1.01

1.27

1.06 

2.03 

1.97 

2.37 

1.56 

1.20 

.895 

1.27 

.700

1.49

Sept.

1,640 

1,500 

1,340 

al,300 

al,300

al,300 

n 1,600 

2,590 

 <!,290 

1,960

2,560 

2,490 

1,800 

1,(!40 

1,500

1,460 

1,420 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300

l,2fiO 

1.2RO 

1,220 

1,300 

1,300

l,2fiO 

1,2!!0 

1,300 

1,550 

2,570

F-noff in 

inohea

1.97 

2.36 

1.17

17.20

1.22 

2.19 

2.27 

2.64 

1.79 

1.34 

1.03 

1.46 

.76

20. ZS!

a.m.) 18,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (1 to Z a.m.)

20,800 sec.-ft.

a No gap.e-helght record; discharge computed on basle of 1 gnge reading, wenther records, and records for Yadkin River at Wllkesboro and Fisher River near Copeland.
140 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

Locatidn.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°35'40", long. 80°13'55", a quarter of a mile

 downstream from High Rock Dam at High Rock, Davidson County, and If miles upstream 

from Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 558.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

and 590.00 feet above Carolina Aluminum Co. datum.

Drainage area.- 3,980 square miles. Records available.- January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1919-25, 1926-27, 1942-48), 4,886 second-feet adjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.37

 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.12 feet); minimum daily, 34

SeC1919-27, 1941-48:' Maximum discharge, 76,600 second-feet July 21, 1919 (gage height, 

15 9 feet, present datum from floodmarks as determined by Tallassee Power Co.), from 

rating curve extended above 53,000 second-feet by velocity-area stuiies; minimum, 10 

second-feet Aug. 10, 1942 (gage height, 1.84 feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet 

AUK 9 1942 Maximum stage known, 22.1 feet (present datum) in July 1916, fron floodmarks from 

records by Tallassee Power Co. , Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

 goocT and those below 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation 

caused by High Rock power plant above station. Plow largely regulated by High Rock 

Reservoir since 1927, .which has a usable capacity of 10,230,000,000 cubic feet.' Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1948 are given In 

Water Supply Paper 1132. , . . . n . Cooperation.- High Rock Reservoir capacity curve and elevations furnished by Carolina 

Aluminum Co.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

42

60

83

111

146

243

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8

390

690

1,080

1,710

2,500

3,480

5.4 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

5,310

7,570

9,810

12,400

17,800

29,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

T6

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a3,800

33,800

a3,800

aSOO

a 60

a4,000

a4,000

a4,000

a4,000

a3,800

al.500

a3,200

a4,800

4,090

4,110

5,500

4,230

4,150

5,640

5,910

6,220

4,870

4,150

a5,500

a6,000

a4,600

85,000

a5, 000

9,510

7,760

5,980

Nov.

4,670

6,820

21,100

24,700

14,100

7,820

6,560

6,780

5,920

6,940

8,000

12,700

8,880

7,010

13,100

14,900

9,250

7,420

11,300

14,400

8,770

6,940

6,390

7,080

7,000

5,120

5,260

4,460

3,340

4,010

-

Dec.

5,660

5,010

4,930

5,510

5,380

2,880

3,880

6,140

5,400

5,030

4,920

5,030

2,990

4,380

6,310

4,960

4,940

4,990

5,550

3,040

3,760

6,240

5,640

5,050

5,100

5,210

2,570

2,700

5,670

4,960

6,060

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

5,960

5,680

2,360

3,390

5,690

4,940

4,740

4,960

4,810

1,170

46

5,250

4,460

4,640

4,720

4,350

3,430

3,760

5,590

5,480

5,160

5,260

5,330

3,210

3,240

5,880

5,870

4,780

4,960

5,210

1,520

Feb.

2,520

5,580

4,620

5,690

5,380

5,510

9,630

12,000

9,680

8,840

7,360

15,600

24,700

31,000

21,800

11,700

8,510

7,410

7,130

7,040

4,490

4,760

6,840

6,620

5,590

4,570

5,120

4,090

3,760

_

-

Mar.

5,530

4,980

5,270

5,410

5,550

3,380

14,100

11,900

9,440

7,840

6,860

7,080

6,620

2,410

5,280

5,320

12,200

7,730

7,090

6,920

5,830

5,860

9,780

9,960

9,260

7,040

10,300

17,800

12,100

7,880

10,100

Apr.

27,000

32,700

15,800

9,000

7,720

7,240

9,060

17,600

16,100

9,730

8,120

7,450

7,350

7,040

10,900

10,200

7,530

7,290

6,700

5,540

6,550

6,640

6,140

2,330

3,620

6,650

6,270

6,050

5,520

5,620

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

139 580

270^740

149 , 890

L, 618, 098

135,846 

257,540

246 ,820

285,660

153,710

138,800

110,790

120,117 

111,483

2,120,976

Maximum

9,510

24,700

6,310

24,700

5,960

31,000 

17,800

32,700

10,300

7,000

5,200

6,000

6,520

32,700

Minimum

60

3,340 

2,570

38

46

2,520

2,410

2,330

2,590

1,600

74

44 

34

34'

Mean

4,503

9,025 

4,835

4,433

4, 38 c

7, 962 

9 522

4, 958

4,627

3,574

3,876

3, 716

5,-795

May

2,590

3,480

5,100

5,010

4,880

5,460

4,750

3,450

3,900

5,680

5,360

5,380

5,910

10,300

5,710

2,880

6,280

5,170

4,120

4,750

4,930

3,770

3,930

5,420

5,010

4,870

5,350

5,400

3,560

4,050

7,260

June

6,840

5,510

5,530

5,580

2,180

3,480

5,960

a7,000

86,000

a3,600

84,400

a4,000

83,800

a5, 500

a4,400

84,400

a4,800

84,400

a3,800

a3,800

85,500

aS, 000

84,800

a4,800

84,800

a3,200

al,600

4,530

5,040

4,550

-

Change of

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

+1,529 -I Q

+1H

-898 °

+205

0 

+866

+90

-458

+249 

-775

-827

 1, 625

-77

Jily

4,400

4,

3,

l,f

380

ISO

iSO

3,840

4,520

5.

4.. 4."

>20

550

30

2,420

977

5.C

4,!

4,4

)80

>70

60

4,470

4.260 2,"

4,

60

>39

ISO

4.350

4.300

3,E

3,6

3,{

00

30

80

74

2,840

4,]

4,3

3,«

4,4

40

540

10

30

1,030

Aug.

83

3,460

3,890

3,630

4,750

5,600

3,810

3,040

5,600

4,870

4,840

4,830

4,770

60

1,290

5,530

5,020

5,120

5,000

4,900

1,970

1,130

5,000

4,930

5,010

5,090

5,010

170

44

5,670

6,000

Sept.

6,480

6,520

6,400

55

41

3,070

5,020

5,510

5,730

6,010

64

35

5,480

5,230

5,240

4,940

4,560

58

34

4,120

4,980

5,170

4,970

3,570

1,440

196

4,400

4,260

3,940

3,960

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

6,032

9,043

3,937

4,638 

4 382 

9 747

8J 052

9,064

5,207 

3 852

2,*747

4,766

2,091

5,718

Per square 

mile

1.52

2.27

. 989

1.17

1.10

2.45 

2.02

2* 28

1.31 

. 968

690

l!20

.525

1.44

Runoff in 

inohes

1.75

2.53 

1.14

15.82

1.27

2 . 64

2.33

2.54

1.51 1 08

 80

1 38 

!59

19.56

t Change In contents In High Rock Reservoir.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of Carolina Aluminum Co. records at High Rock 

Reservoir.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 141 

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°56'10", long. 79°51'10", at bridge on U. S.

Hignway 74, 1 mile upstream from Palling Creek, 4 miles downstream from Blewett Palls

hydroelectric plant, and 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County. Datum of gage

is 120.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Coifo of Engineers) 

Drainage area.- 6,870 square miles.. 

Kecords available.- September 1927 to September 1948. August 1906 to January 1912 at

site on fee uee River about 4 miles upstream, published as Yadkin River near Pee Dee. 

Average discharge.- 21 years (1927-48), 7,959 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 83,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.95

feet); minimum, 224 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.84 foot); minimum daily, 458

second-feet Oct. 5.

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 270,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 30.80

feet), from rating curve extended above 194,000 second-feet; minimum, 143 second-feet

Oct. 25, 1943; minimum daily, .152 second-feet July 28, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.28 feet in August 1908, from State Highway and Public Works

Commission records (discharge, 276,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended .above

194,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station.

Flow largely regulated since 1928 by four reservoirs above station which have, a combined usable storage capacity for normal operation of 17,638,000,000 cubic fert.

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1948 are given

in Water Supply Paper 1132. 

Cooperation.- Capacity curves and elevations for High Rock and Narrows Reservoir? furnisned by Carolina Aluminum Co. and those for Tillery and Blewett Reservoirs furnished

by Carolina Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

Z.O 

2.3

286

402

580

980

1,530

2,250

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,070 

4.4OO 

6,200 

8,300 

13,300 

19,200

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

25,700

32,500

40,000

48,000

65,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,060

4,000

3,670

692

458

3,490

4,320

4,170

4,570

5,630

8,750

4,960

3,740

4,120

4,870

5,080

5,770

5,620

4,770

5,400

7,780

7,420

5,360

6,990

8,980

8,980

7,640

6,550

9,200

9,200

8,980

Nov.

8,190

5,790

23,900

38,500

31, BOO

16,800

1O,400

9,430

12,400

11,600

11,400

32,200

23,800

14,500

16,300

34,000

23,100

15,000

13, 600

15,600

17,400

15,600

10,100

8,980

9,660

10,800

9,430

8,980

8,520

5,150

-

Dec.

6,800

6,070

6,800

6,400

6,8OO

7,430

2,520

6,400

7,010

7,010

7,860

8,300

9,200

6,800

7,220

9,200

13,000

10,100

9,430

8,520

7,430

7,220

6,360

7,010

6,400

6,600

7,430

6,600

6,800

6,400

7,640

Month

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

November

December. ...............

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

March...-. ...... ........

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

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

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

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

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

September.. ............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

6,

7,

8,

7,

7,

300

220

080

430

220

5,830

6,

6,

6,

4,

8OO

050

160

960

2,780

5,

6,

28,

330

380

60O

21,200

12,400

10,

8,

5,

600

250

300

8,080

8,520

8,

8,

9,

380

380

200

7,430

6,270

7,

11,

15,

13,

310

100

800

300

16,200

Seoondfoot-daye

175,220

472,330

228,760

2,719,660

286,460

626,140

462,180

438,010

210,070

199,490

147,310

185,420

131,782

3,563,'172

Feb.

16,800

11,1

11,6

12,2

00

00

00

12,200

18,OOO

30,4

25,7

19,2

00

00

00

18,600

14,800

26,8

72,0

78,3

00

00

00

OQ

34,800

21,2

15,6

12,4

00

00

00

11,100

11,100

10,6

12,2

11,6

00

00

00

10,600

9,430

8,9

8,7

8,O

^

-

so

50

so

Mar.

7,640

8,750

16,200

13,900

1O.8OO

9,430

21,600

46,400

27,000

23,800

21,200

16,800

13,600

9,430

7,860

7,860

10,100

19,200

16,800

14,200

9,900

7,430

8,080

12,400

11,900

12,400

11,400

16,200

19,200

16,200

14,500

Apr.

25,000

54,000

36,200

19,200

17,400

13,600

14,800

21,200

e3;8OO

19,200

13,900

16,200

13,900

10,400

10,600

15,600

12,200

8,520

7,640

8,750

8,750

8,520

8,750

8,520

7,640

7,220

7,430

7,220

6,330

5,520

-

Observed

Maximum

9,200

38,500

13,000

43; 900

28,600

78,300

46,400

54,000

14,500

9,900

7,220

17,400

6,370

78,300

Minimum Mean

458 5,652

5,150 15,740

2,520 7,379

314 7,451

2,780 9,241

8,080 21,590

7,430 14,910

5,520 14, BOO

1,190 -6,776

2,4.40 6,650

1,130 4,752

1,450 5,981

666 4,393

458 9,735

May

7,050

1,550

5,720

5,630

7,430

6,800

7,430

5,820

1,190

4,960

6,200

7,220

7,430

14,500

11,100

7,240

4,200

6,600

6,200

7,220

6,600

6,600

2,780

5,280

6,540

8,08O

8,080

7,860

7,860

8,300

10,600

June .

9,900

9,900

9,200

6,800

7,010

3,760

5,990

8,520

9,200

8,750

8,300

7,860

4,300

4,900

7,640

7,220

6,660

6,050

6,940

2,440

4,630

7,220

7,010

6,800

5,090

6,200

4,760

4,570

5,890

5,980

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

seeond-feetjt

+1,846

-32

-949'

-300

+185

+461

+166

-377

+446

-939

-857

+817

-1,679

-76

July

6,970

7,220

6,600

1,700

1,130

4,940

5,060

5,100

4,770

4,800

2,190

5,960

4,650

4,610

4,730

5,170

4,490

1,780

5,090

5,460

4,770

4,840

4,820

4,760

2,870

4,920

5,960

4,620

6,200

6,800

4,330

Aug.

1,450

4,620

7,010

8,750

12,700

17,400

13,600

8,060

4,060

3,930

4,700

3,870

4,140

5,460

3,840

4,910

5,400

5,650

5,390

5,450

5,820

2,940

5,290

5,410

5,700

5,770

6,460

4,630

1,900

5,2fO

5,850

Sept.

5,130

5,130

4,940

3,830

666

4,890

5,220

5,080

5,880

6,150

4,650

1 1,580

4,170

4,740

4,850

4,780

4,710

3,030

826

4,810

5,360

6,370

5,480

5,680

2,250

1,850

4,660

5,440

4,980

4,650

-

Adjusted fpr change in

rest

Mean

_

 -

 7,151

_

_

_

_

_

_

^

_

-

9,659

prvolr oon

Per square 

sile

_

-

1.04

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.41.

'ftnts ___

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

14.12

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

19.19

t Change in contents of High Rock, Narrows, Tillery, and Blewett Reaervoirs.
142 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12'15", long. 79°32'55", at new bridge on U. S. 

Highway 76, at Peedee, Marion County, 0.2 mile downstream from Altantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge and Bj miles downstream from Black Creek. Datum o*1 gage is 24.73 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 1.6 miles downstream. Datum of gage 

was 23.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 8,870 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1948. January 1939 to September 1947 at 

site 1.6 miles downstream, published as Pee Dee River near Mars Bluff, S. C. Gageheight records collected at practically same sites since 1923 are contained in re^ 

ports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 69,300 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 26.23 

reet); minimum, 1,460 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.55 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 220,000 second-feet Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 33.30 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 48,000 second-feet 

on basis of discharge measurement of 221,000 second-feet at Cheraw; minimum, 900 second-feet July 30, 1940 (gage height, 1.66 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.8

5.0

9.0

13.0

.1,560

2,900

5,820

9,100

16.0

18.0

19.5

20.5

12,300

15,200

18,200

22,000

21.5

23.0

25.0

26.1

27,400

38,200

56,600

68,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,920

4,460

4,620

4,460

3,730

2,020

1,560

3,240

4,390

4,540

4,990

6,930

7,010

5.36O

4,620

4,760

5,290

5,660

6,130

5,820

5,660

6,530

7,330

6,370

6,290

7,490

8,130

7,970

7,170

7,650

8,290

Nov.

8,560

8,470

7,570

10,800

15,400

17; 000

18,200

19,200

19,600

18 , 200

17,700

17,400

18,600

19,900

22,000

24,000

24,500

26,200

28,000

28,000

26,200

24,000

23,000

21,600

19,200

17,700

16,800

16,000

15,000

14,100

-

Dec.

12,300

11,100

10,100

9,560

9,190

9,010

9,100

7,810

7,010

7,970

8,560

9,560

10,300

10,90O

10,800

10,400

11,000

12,400

13,200

13,000

12,500

11,900

11,300

10,800

10,500

10,200

10; 100

10,200

10,200

9,660

9,280

Month

Jan.

9,280

9,190

9,190

9,560

9,660

9,280

8,560

8,290

8,050

7,810

7,410

6,050

5,660

7,570

13,000

16,000

16,600

16,200

15,400

13,200

12,300

11,900

11,600

11,100

11,100

10,700

9,460

9,190

10,800

13,200

14,500

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

15,400

16,200

16,600

16,600

16,400

16,200

16,200

17,400

19,600

22,000

24,500

26,800

28,000

28,000

30,700

35,800

48,000

65,800

68,200

60,600

50,600

41,500

32,800

26,200

22,400

19,600

17,700

16,400

15,400

_

-

Secondfoot-daps

173,390

562,900

319,910

3,297,930

531,810

831,600

587,600

548,640

237, 980

229,570

175,910

196, 990

137,630

4,333,930

Mar.

14,400

13,400

13,200

14,500

15,500

15,900

15,900

16,200

18,200

20,700

24,500

28,700

32.100

32,100

30,000

25,000

21,100

18,600

18,000

18,600

18,800

18,600

17,000

15,900

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,700

16,200

16,800

Apr.

17,200

17,7OO

19,200

21,600

25,000

28,700

31,400

29,400

26,800

25,600

25,000

24,500

23,000

21,600

19,900

18 , 200

17,400

17,200

16,000

14,700

13,700

12,800

12,200

11,600

11,200

10,600

9,860

9,280

9,010

8,290

-

Maximum

8,290

28,000

13,200

30,100

16,600

68 , 20O

32,100

31,400

12,100

10, 900

8,130

13,200

6,190

68,200

May

7,650

7,730

6,610

5,060

6,610

7,730

8,050

8,290

8,050

6,180

4,320

6,290

7,650

8,560

10,900

12,100

11,000

8,210

7,410

7,410

7,410

7,570

7,410

6,100

4,690

6,290

7,650

8,290

8,560

8,920

9,280

Minimum

1,560

7,570

7,010

1,520

5,660

15,400

13,200

8 , 290

4,320

4,390

2 930

3J160

2,240

1,560

June

9,960

10,900

10,800

10,500

9,660

8,650

7,250

5,970

7,330

8,560

9,010

8,830

3,380

7,570

5,440

6,930

8,050

8,050

7,570

7,330

6,690

4,390

6,290

7,330

7,570

7,010

6,530

5,370

5,060

5,590

-

July

6,290

7,570

8,130

7,810

6,370

3,560

2,930

5,060

5,360

5,220

5,140

4,760

3,810

5,360

5,060

5,440

6,770

6,930

5,820

4,760

5,890

5,970

5,590

5,360

5,290

5,140

4,620

5,740

5,660

6,610

7,890

Aug.

7,170

5,290

3,860

6,370

8,290

6,690

12,400

13,200

12,300

9,320

6,690

5,440

5,220

4,840

4,920

5,520

5,290

5,360

5,970

5,970

5,740

5,820

5,360

4,320

5,290

5,520

5,660

5,890

5,660

4,460

3,160

 p°rmirre

5,593 0.631

18,760 2.11

10,320 1.16

9,035 1.02

10,700 1.21

28,680 3.23

18,950 2.14

18,290 2.06

7,677 .866

7,652 .863

5,675 .640

6,355 .716

4,588 .517

11,840 1.33

Sept.

5,060

5,520

h5,170

h5,090

h4,850

h3,960

h2,660

h4,6K>

h5,410

h5,740

h6,190

h6,190

h4,680

h3,140

h4,100

h4,700

h4,850

h4,850

h4,470

h3,200

h2,240

h4,100

h5,330

h5,570

h5,410

h4,700

h3,010

h2,700

h4,470

h5,650

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.73

2.35

1.34

13.82

1.40

3.48

2.47

2

*rt ou

1.00

.96

.74

 ooo» 

.58

18.18

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 sec.-ft.).- Nov. 20 (3:30 a.m.) 28,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (5 

69,300 see.-ft.; Mar. 14 (2 a.m.) 32,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (12 m.) 31,400 sec.-ft. 

h Computed from auxiliary recorder graph at former site, 1.6 miles downstreim.

.m.)
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

143

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 10'25", long. 81°-10'10", l£ miles northwest of 

North Wilkesboro, Wilkes" County, l£ miles upstream from North Wilkesboro municipal 

dam, and 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 978.62 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 93.9 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 6.57 

reet); minimum, 57 second-feet Oct. 7.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.02 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 43 second-feet Jan. 6, 1940, but 

may have been less at times during periods of ice effect in January and February 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those .for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records 

or chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water Supply Paper 1132.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 61 2.2 274 3.5 680 

1.4 119 2.6 370 4.0 920 

1.8 184 3.0 485 4.5 1,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day] Oct.

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

62 

62 

62 

60 

60

58 

61 

116 

1,100 

582

300 

188 

153 

131 

118

145 

1,060 

827 

334 

222

173 

150 

137 

173 

166

145 

134 

346 

236 

182 

160

Nov.

145 

366 

861 

358 

250

202 

182 

186 

161 

152

218 

202 

171 

160 

374

274 

211 

205 

395 

276

224 

198 

208 

222 

202

186 

173 

164 

158 

153

Dec.

147 

145 

142 

139 

139

136 

132 

134 

130 

130

131 

126 

124 

122 

132

158 

130 

126 

124 

122

122 

119 

119 

116 

116

116 

113 

112 

110 

108 

 110

Jan.

122 

316 

116 

114 

112

108 

107 

107 

107 

104

100 

106 

150 

122 

b95

b!20 

b!20 

104 

b90 

bllO

114 

110 

107 

blOS 

blOO

b!20 

bllO 

 blOO 

106 

122 

128

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

uber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry . .

uarv S?7. :::::::::::::::::::::::: i.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b!20 

113 

114 

120 

136

333 

238 

 186 

173 

158

142 

303 

346 

482 

288

215 

188 

171 

161 

155

144 

148 

140 

134 

139

137 

*131 

130 

125

Seoondfoot-days

7,703 

7,237 

3,930

47,736

3,472 

5,370 

6,174 

6,719 

4,551 

3,554 

3,502 

4,071 

2,562

58,845

Mar.

120 

137 

130, 

128 

120

124 

240 

215 

170 

155

147 

140 

134 

131 

130

147 

139 

128 

144 

142

134 

131 

313 

222 

173

160 

805 

-346 

233 

198 

538

Apr.

Maximum

1,100 

861 

158

1,870

150 

482 

805 

540 

286 

161 

407 

518 

182

1,100

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 9 (6:30 p

540 

334 

260 

226 

211

206 

295 

422 

305 

245

233 

217 

200 

249 

248

213 

196 

184 

177 

175

171 

166 

163 

160 

160

155 

152 

150 

156 

150

May

147 

145 

144 

145 

152

140 

168 

140 

136 

131

130 

131 

139 

130 

125

124 

122 

118 

116 

114

113 

112 

110 

136 

139

252 

137 

162 

190 

286 

217

Minimum

58 

145 

108

50

90 

113 

120 

150 

110 

89 

76 

75 

67

58

June

156 

137 

161 

160 

137

132 

148 

132 

124 

118

114 

112 

110 

112 

120

112 

106 

104 

104 

100

96 

102 

122 

100 

94

89 

94 

128 

106 

124

Mean

248 

241 

127

131

112 

185 

199 

224 

147 

118 

113 

131 

85.4

161

July

118 

94 

90 

85 

82

81 

78 

76 

81 

81

107 

140 

113 

183 

407

179 

147 

116 

106 

100

95 

92 

86 

85 

82

82 

85 

113 

98 

94 

126

Aug.

161 

1?2 

337

s: s

268

1P1 

13"4 

125 

118 

112

110 

119 

1C7- 

100 in

PS 

110 

104 

94 

90

90 

92

ea

96

ee 

F2

79 

78 

76 

75 

90

Per square 

mile

2.64 

2.57 

1.35

1.40

1.19 

1.97 

2.12 

2.39 

1.57 

1.26 

1.20 

1.40 

.909

1.71

.m.) 2,370 sec. -ft.; Oct. 17 (11

Sept.

76 

72 

72 

71 

79

133 

139 

108 

95 

92

85 

79 

76 

75 

75

72 

72 

72 

71 

68

67 

68 

86 

74 

69

68 

69 

85 

182 

112

Runoff in 

inches

3.05 

2.87 

1.56

18.91

1.38 

2.13 

2.45 

2.66 

1.80 

1.41 

1.39 

1.61 

1.01

23.32

p.m.)

3:30

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°19'55", long. 80°40'30", 300 feet upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 268, half a mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles west 

of Copeland, Surry County.

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 180 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet Oct. 9 (ga^e height, 8.16 

reet}; minimum, 61 second-feet Sept. 22, 28 (gage height, 2.08 feet,.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 

feet, from floodmarks), mean of two slope-area determinations; minimum observed, 21 

second-feet Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which a"e fair. Records 

or cnemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supoly Paper 1132.

Revisions.- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 68

2.2 86

2.4 130

2.6 182

2.9 282

3.3 445

2.1 64

2.3 1O2

2.5 148

Oct. 10 to Sept. 30

2.7 203

3.0 314

3.5 536

4.0 780

4.5 1,050

5.3 1,540

Note.- Same as followIng table above 3.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

82

S2

81

77

77

75

77

123

1,200

1,110

440

259

203

174

153

153

182

1,160

365

248

203

180

164

227

203

174

161

697

369

263

220

Nov.

197

194

696

365

274

230

210

230

197

186

306

278

217

19T

493

306

244

230

483

282

241

220

227

248

230

210

197

188

180

177

-

Dec.

169

166

164

161

161

158

153

153

151

148

153

151

143

143

148

194

161

153

151

151

148

146

143

143

141

141

136

136

134

131

131

Jan.

138

188

151

143

141

138

 136

134

134

134

126

126

307

217

156

174

b!55

146

b!30

blSO

158

153

146

b!40

blSO

bl90

180

b!60

blSO

146

148

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

151

151

148

148

156

374

318

244

244

210

188

377

476

631

365

278

248

 223

210

197

188

197

188

180

188

191

183

180

169

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,182

7 , 933

4,662

73,234

4,845

7,001

7 ,835

9,809

5 296

4)375

3 235

4) 146

2,596

70,915

Mar.

161

191

191

183

169

166

337

314

234

210

197

188

177

169

166

177

186

166

169

188

174

166

325

282

£23

203

765

387

282

248

841

Apr.

1,520

499

369

314

286

£67

468

569

374

306

294

£90

£78

£98

378

290

267

244

£37

230

220

213

£06

203

200

210

194

188

197

200

-

Maximum

1,200

696

194

8,920

307

631

841

1,520

343

210

431

198

1,520

May

188

180

ISO

174

191

171

227

186

171

164

161

161

183

161

151

148

146

138

136

134

131

1£9

126

153

138

343

169

153

169

197

237

Minimum

75

177

131

73

126

148

161

188

126

102

75

68

61

61

June

194

156

183

169

151

148

210

161

148

136

129

126

124

131

151

136

1£2

171

187

126

115

115

129

120

117

102

172

183

143

120

-

Mean

296

264

150

201

156

£41

OCX £OO

327

171

146

104

134

86.5

194

July

134

111

104

98

92

88

84

82

86

84

96

106

102

147

£03

196

141

113

106

102

102

90

84

80

77

75

82

90

90

106

84

Aug.

90

148

431

403

279

151

126

190

129

115

126

120

117

115

104

96

106

113

131

120

98

98

94

98

88

82

78

75

73

68

Per square 

nils

2.45

2.18

1.24

1.66

1.29

1.99

2.09

2.70

1.41

1.21

.860

1.11

.715

1.60

84

Sept.

77

69

68

66

69

88

129

96

96

198

109

90

82

78

78

73

73

71

69

66

64

61

69

69

66

64

64

66

177

151

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.82

2.44

1.43

22.52

1.49

£.15

2.41

3.01

1.63

1.34

.99

1.27

.80

21.78

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 9 (8:30 p.m.) 3,800 sec. -ft.; Oct. 18 (8 a.m.) 2,300

sec.-ft.j Apr. 1 (1:30 a.m.) .5,350 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

145

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'00", long. 80°32'45", 600 feet upstream from 

county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Forbush Church, 4f miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadkinville, Yadkln County.

Drainage area.- 21.7 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 611 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.22 

reet); minimum,4.4 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.58 foot); minimum daily, 5.4 

second-feet Sept. 21, 22, 24-27.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 2,450 second-feet Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height, 11.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet, on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 22, 24, 25, 1941; minimum daily, 2.5 secondfeet Sept. iS, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

riuctuatlon and slight regulation for short periods during low flow caused by small 

mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Jan. 14 to 

Mar. 16, May 26 to Aug. 4)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

0.6 5.5 1.2 36 0.6 5.O 1.0 22 1.5 56 

.7 9.0 1.4 50 .7 8.8 1.1 27 2.0 98 

.8 13 1.7 74 .8 13 1.2 33 2.5 146 

.9 18 2.0 98 .9 17 1.3 40 3.0 202 

1.0 24 2.5 146

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.S 

6.8 

6.5 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

6.5 

8.2 

22 

25

23 

12 

11 

9.4 

8.6

10 

11 

9.8 

11 

11

9.4 

8.6 

8.6 

13 

11

9.S 

9.0 

91 

34 

20 

16

Nov.

14 

29 

ISO 

44 

26

20 

17 

26 

18 

16

64 

41 

25 

21 

106

42 

28 

35 

168 

39

27 

23 

23 

25 

22

20 

18 

17 

16 

16

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

Dec.

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

13 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

16

20 

16 

*15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

Jan.

14 

15 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

96 

38 

b22

b!9 

17 

16 

bl5 

15

17 

*18 

17 

bl5 

b!6

15 

17 

17 

17 

21 

24

Feb.

21 

18 

18 

20 

30

120 

56 

46 

39 

28

23 

73 

141 

127 

46

32 

27 

»23 

22 

20

19 

22 

20 

19 

21

20 

19 

18 

17

Seoondfoot-days

her ..........................

»ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

447.4 

1,136 

433

............ 7,088.9

h.. ..........................

enber ........................

585 

1,105 

1,136 

1,218 

931 

560 

349.8 

358. 5 

226.8

ter year 1947-48 ............ 8,466.5

Mar.

17 

24 

23 

20 

18

19 

64 

39 

27 

23

21 

19 

19 

18 

17

94

82 

35 

29 

26

25 

23 

26 

28 

24

22 

71 

37 

27 

24 

195

Apr.

158 

53 

35 

29 

26

25 

47 

99 

42 

31

29 

34 

29 

126 

104

39 

31 

27 

26 

24

23 

22 

21 

21 

20

20 

19 

19 

20 

19

May

18 

18 

17. 

18 

18

17 

23 

18 

17 

16

16 

37 

82 

42 

23

20 

19 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

176 

31 

40 

43 

57 

33

Maxinun Minima

91 5.8 

168 14 

20 12

355 5.0

96 12 

141 17 

195 17 

158 19 

176 16 

77 12 

21 8.0 

40 6.5 

18 5.4

195 5.4

June

23 

20 

19 

18 

17

20 

77 

35 

22 

19

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

17

Mean

14.4 

37.9 

14.0

19.4

18.9 

38.1 

36.6 

40.6 

30.0 

18.7 

11.3 

11.6 

7.5

23.2

July

15 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6 

10

11 

21 

14 

13 

15

14 

12 

12 

16 

12

10 

10 

9.6 

9.2 

8.4

8.8 

8.4 

8.8 

9.6 

8.8 

8.0

Au8 .

7.6 

13 

14 

40 

16

12 

11 

11 

10 

11

12 

11 

10 

14 

11

10 

23 

12 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

8.8 

8.4

8.0 

7.6 

7.2 

6.9 

6.5 

6.9

Sept.

6.9 

6.5 

6.1 

6.5 

7.2

9.6 

15 

9.2 

8.0 

9.2

8.4 

7.6 

7.2 

6.9 

6.9

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

5.7

5.4 

5.4 

6.1 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

8.0 

18 

11

Per square R tnoff in 

 lie inches

0.664 0.77 

1.75 1.95 

.645 .74

.894 12.16

.871 1.00 

1.76 1.89 

1.69 1.95 

1.87 2.09 

1.38 1.60 

.862 .96 

.521 .60 

.535 .61 

5 .348 .39

1.07 14.55

Peak discharge (base, 550 sec. -ft.}.- Mar. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 611 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
146 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°50'40", long. 80°39'45", at county highway 

Bridge 1 mile upstream from Little Creek, 4^ miles upstream from Hunting Creek, and 

5f miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County.

Drainage area.- 313 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 308 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 8.65 

reetj; minimum, 102 second-feet during period Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 1.73 feet, from 

recorded range in stage).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.02 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Oct. 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

Maximum stage known, 22.6 feet sometime in October 1929, from flood reference mark 

cut In tree at gage by local resident.

Remarks. - Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet and those for oe^-iod of ice 

effect, which are fair, and those for periocs of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice efect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. 22 to Sept. 30

1.8 113 2.6 308 5.0 1,030 1.8 114 2.6 314 5.5 1,400 

2.0 152 3.0 420 6.0 1,380 2.0 152 3.0 410 7.0 1,980 

2.3 224 4.0 710 8.0 2,120 2.3 224 4.0 818 8.5 2,660

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a!20 

al20 

a!20 

all5 

all5

alls 

alls 

al20 

a300 

a550

a600 

a300 

a240 

a200 

a!90

a2OO 

a260 

a260 

a340 

a300

a240 

a200 

186 

a320 

a340

8300 

a260 

a380 

832 

522 

353

Nov.

291 

400 

1,630 

1,700 

816

507 

392 

420 

392 

328

570 

800 

536 

a420 

a700

R350 

a550 

449 

652 

638

507 

434 

420 

434 

420

378 

a340 

a320 

a300 

a300

Dec.

a280 

a280 

a280 

a270 

a260

a260 

a260 

a260 

a260 

a260

274- 

258 

244 

235 

258

378 

»333 

291 

272 

260

255 

252 

244 

241 

238

246 

a250 

aESO 

a240 

a240 

a240

Jan.

a260 

a300 

a280 

a260 

a250

a240 

a230 

a230 

a230 

a230

a220 

a220 

a550 

a700

3440

a400 

a360 

a320 

»a280 

272

342 

347 

314 

297 

b240

b300 

333 

378 

339 

436 

666

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

 bar.............. ...........

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . ...

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

507 

420 

378 

392 

478

1,180 

1,310 

864 

666 

565

478 

840 

1,560 

1,770 

1,190

725 

580 

507 

464 

420

406 

420 

420 

378 

392

392 

 378 

358 

344

Seoondfoot-days

8,613 

16,894 

8,169

111,351

10,264 

18,782 

19,533 

23,045 

11,186 

7,459 

6,073 

10,108 

4,331

144,457

Har.

328 

392 

434 

a380 

a36C

a340 

a600 

a650 

a550 

a480

a420 

a380 

a360 

a350 

a340

a380 

a850 

a 650 

a550 

a600

al,100 

al,300 

a8 00 

a700 

591

502 

939 

1,360 

970 

647 

1,230

Apr.

2,660 

2,410

1,200 

780 

647

573 

683 

1,750 

1,510 

856

666 

628 

555 

520 

970

780 

591 

520 

468 

450

432 

415 

394 

387 

387

398 

364 

350 

347 

354

Maximum

832 

1,700 

378

2,460

700 

1,770 

1,360 

2,660 

826 

390 

549 

1,690 

216

2,660

Peak discharKe (base, 2,700 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 1 (11:30 a

May

334

321 

317 

308 

314

308 

357 

350 

301 

288

279 

387 

767 

401 

321

295 

285 

273 

258 

249

244 

238 

230 

227 

267

442 

826 

404 

450 

625 

520

Minimum

115 

291 

235

102

220 

344 

328 

347 

227 

184 

142 

144 

119

115

June

370 

321 

304 

292 

282

258 

288 

390 

301 

261

241 

232 

227 

227 

224

224 

216 

211 

246 

216

201 

201 

308 

203 

230

188 

184 

186 

221 

206

Mean

278 

563 

264

305

331 

648 

630 

768 

361 

249 

196 

326 

144

395

July

238 

227 

181 

172 

165

159 

152 

146 

144 

148

154 

181 

549 

249 

238

249 

270 

304 

246 

191

176 

170 

167 

156 

152

146 

146 

142 

150 

159 

146

Aug.

148 

211 

407 

1,550 

1,690

793 

370 

282 

244 

221

230 

214 

219 

193 

184

179 

201 

235 

216 

441

222 

219 

184 

170 

165

159 

154 

148 

144 

148 

167

Per square 

mile

0.888 

1.80 

.843

.974

1.06 

2.07 

2.01 

2.45 

1.15 

.796 

.626 

1.04 

.460

1.26

.m.) 2,710 sec. -ft.

Sept.

167 

146 

142 

140 

146

156 

170 

176 

163 

154

181 

161 

144 

138 

136

134 

130 

128 

127 

125

121 

119 

121 

125 

121

119 

119 

127 

179 

216

Runoff in 

inches

1.02 

2.01

 97

13.23

1.22 

2.23 

2.32 

2.74 

1.33 

.89 

.72 

1.20 

.51

17.16

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for South Yadkin River at Cooleemee and Rocky River at Turnersburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

147

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'30", long. 80°33'45", Just downstream from 

traiirace of Erwln Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County, Just upstream from North 

Carolina State Highway 801, and 2£ miles downstream from Bear Creek. Datum of gage is 

624.57 feet above mean s«a level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1?36 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 569 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 620 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 15.00 

feet J T minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.65 foot); minimum daily, 87 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, ?2.25 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet by computation of flew over 

dam half a mile upstream verified by records of other streams; minimum, 10 seccnd-feet 

Nov. 25, 1931 (gage height, 0.40 foot); minimum daily, 23 second-feet Oct. 12, 19, 1941 

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 27.2 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,500 second-feet and those for period cf no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation 

during low and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mills above station. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1948 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1132.

Revisions^- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-2O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30 Nov. 5 to Aug. 5

1.0 77 3.0 690 1.8 3O4 5.0 1,58O 

1.2 121 5.0 1,440 2.4 511 7.O 2,290 

1.5 199 8.0 2,640 3.0 752 10.O 3,440 

2.0 35O 12.0 4,240 4.O 1,19O 14.0 5,O60

Discharge, in seoond-f eet , water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

193 

177 

200 

22O 

87

261 

207 

229 

1,170 

1,190

1,500 

735 

482 

398 

378

358 

473 

495 

624 

757

527 

425 

352 

671 

754

533 

459 

523 

1,600 

1,010 

623

Nov.

498 

576 

f3,600 

4,440 

2,720

970 

713 

794 

774 

553

1,150 

1,970 

1.06O 

736 

1,650

2,040 

1,180 

810 

1,450 

1,650

1,150 

887 

768 

909 

818

719 

655 

616 

576 

553

Dec.

545 

521 

511 

501 

492

485 

452 

492 

471 

473

521 

495 

473 

435 

490

806 

656 

553 

517 

498

471 

488 

454 

439 

441

458 

458 

458 

479 

433 

440

Jan.

433 

551 

545 

420 

485

436 

405 

420 

425 

415

389 

426 

954 

1,520 

822

602 

590 

540 

523 

490

648 

681 

588 

540 

405

476 

577 

733 

652 

876 

1,620

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ttjr1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber . ........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . .

h... .........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

971 

760 

691 

716 

1,110

2,66O 

2,960 

1,980 

1,420 

1,190

1,020 

1,700 

f3,360 

f 4 , 2OO 

f3,410

1.78O 

1,180 

1,040 

950 

774

688 

799 

818 

709

709-

752 

688 

688 

632

Secondfoot-daye

17,611 

36,985 

15,406

201,050

19,187 

40,355 

37,410 

44,990 

23,838 

15,229 

11,795 

17,695 

7,800

288,301

Mar.

585 

801 

928 

752 

667

625 

1,610 

1,620 

1,190 

994

840 

752 

688 

646 

625

655 

1,83O 

1,460 

994 

950

1,79O 

2,220 

1,480 

1.47O 

1,160

978 

1,630 

2,440 

2,060 

1,230 

1,740

Apr.

f4,920 

5,180 

f 3,020 

1,460 

1,190

1,080 

1,190 

33,200 

33,400 

1,830

1,270 

1,190 

1,080 

972 

1,710

1,590 

1,170 

975 

913 

76O

796 

752 

709 

688 

688

743 

618 

625 

625 

646

Maximum

1,600 

4,440 

806

5,100

1,620 

4,200 

2,440 

5,180 

3,440 

851 

702 

3,440 

394

5,180

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO sec. -ft.).- Apr. 2 (4 a.m.)

May

620 

585 

585 

566 

585

585 

688 

646 

566 

547

529 

932 

3,440 

1,090 

646

585 

547 

547 

511 

494

518 

514 

417 

441 

494

652 

1,570 

627 

654 

987 

1,670

Minimum

87 

498 

433

67

389 

632 

585 

618 

417 

361 

301 

171 

136

87

June

851 

556 

586 

623 

501

511 

529 

709 

566 

511

494 

456 

460 

458 

476

458 

441 

444 

497 

434

430 

432 

832 

475 

460

361 

385 

397 

45O 

446

Mean

568 

1,233 

497

575

619 

1,392 

1,207 

1,476 

769 

508 

!8O 

571 

260

788

July

509 

527 

340 

365 

357

334 

331 

324 

328 

328

328 

362 

702 

488 

446

476 

475 

470 

444 

379

355 

336 

338 

331 

304

304 

301 

301 

301 

304 

307

Aug.

3Qf

345 

558 

2,120 

3,440

1,510 

585 

465 

415 

392

39(1 

385 

388 

389 

309

359 

344 

465 

389 

62''

378 

458 

353 

331 

34S

309 

27f> 

303 17- 

330 

26*

Per square 

mile

0.998 

2.17 

.873

1.01

1.09 

2.45 

2.12 

2.59 

1.35 

.893 

.668 

1.00 

.457

1.38

5,480 sec. -ft.

Sept.

346 

235 

245 

274 

152

296 

394 

258 

354 

257

356 

'50 

346 

220 

269

231 

24O 

196 

265 

217

205 

233 

187 

228 

220

136 

257 

260 

308 

365

R-noff In 

inches

1.15 

2.42 

1.01

13.74

1.25 

2.64 

2.45 

2.94 

1.56 

1.00 

.77 

1.16 

.51

18.85

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial record and records for station near 

Mocksvllle.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
148 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'35", long. 80°48 I 10", 500 feet downstream 

1'rom bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, and 1 mile downstream 

from Mud Creek. Datum of gage is 724.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 85.5 square miles.

Records available.- Aoril 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 second-feet Mar. 21 (gsge height, 6.07 

TeeTJT minimum recorded, 38 second-feet Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 1.69 feet); minimum 

daily, 44 second-feet Oct. "5, Sent. 26.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 6,080 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gsrge height, 12.08 

feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Oct. 18, 1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 22 second 

feet Oct. 26, 1941.

A stage of 18.0 feet was reached by a flood sometime during years 1936 to 1938, 

from reference mark witnessed by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gafe-height record, 

which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above

station.

Ratine tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effi-et 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2 Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

1.7 39 2.5 159 1.7 42 2.2 104 3.6 550 

1.8 49 2.8 225 1.8 51 2.5 166 4.0 750 

2.0 72 3.2 324 1.9 61 2.8 240 4.7 1,110 

2.2 102 2.0 74 3.2 380

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a46 

a46 

46 

44

45 

46 

59 

114 

232

174 

115 

91 

78 

70

83

113 

100 

146 

126

92 

79 

72 

121 

130

102 

89 

300 

252 

153 

120

NOV.

102 

139 

1,000 

380 

213

159 

136 

155 

129 

114

240 

246 

171 

144 

326

252 

180 

159 

280 

224

178 

153 

153 

159 

148

136 

125 

117 

110 

106

Dec.

102 

99 

98 

96 

94

93 

91 

91 

91 

91

96 

91 

88 

85 

93

134 

108 

 99 

98 

93

91 

90 

87 

85 

87

87 

87 

85 

84 

82 

82

Jan.

85 

106 

91 

88 

85

84 

82 

82 

82 

82

78 

78 

236 

213 

140

bllS 

117 

108 

98 

99

114 

114 

*106 

b90 

b85

blOO 

bllO 

121 

110 

142 

203

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

155 

13S 

129 

134 

162

568 

376 

258 

224 

194

166 

400 

630 

560 

308

226 

194 

171 

159 

148

140 

157 

146 

134 

140

138 

129 

127 

121

Seoondfoot-days

3,330 

6,134 

2,878

40,910

3,444 

6,532 

7,670 

7,672 

4,239 

2,862 

2,500 

3,007 

1,626

51,894

Mar.

117 

140 

148 

134 

 123

121 

208 

224 

182 

162

146 

138 

129 

123 

119

148 

302 

206 

180 

248

1,090 

356 

280 

258 

213

189 

542 

408 

249 

203 

584

Apr.

1,080 

416 

270 

221 

203

191 

230 

815 

397 

252

221 

213 

196 

230 

373

224 

199 

178 

171 

164

157 

151 

146 

144 

153

144 

 134 

134 

131 

134

Maximum

300 

1,000 

134

1,220

236 

630 

1,090 

1,080 

471 

138 

240 

383 

82

1,090

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Nar. 21 (6:45 a

May

125 

121 

119 

117 

121

115 

142 

119 

112 

106

104 

131 

212 

127 

110

106 

102 

99 

94 

93

91 

90 

87 

90 

112

471 

233 

155 

187 

168 

180

Minimum

44 

102 

82

39

78 

121 

117 

131 

87 

74 

56 

53 

44

44

.m.

June

131 

117 

114 

110 

106

98 

129 

138 

108 

98

91 

90 

87 

88 

87

84 

82 

90 

91 

81

77 

98 

87 

90 

81

74 

77 

84 

99 

75

Mean

107 

204 

92.8

112

111 

225 

247 

256 

137 

95.4 

80.6 

97.0 

54.2

142

July

108 

80 

70 

68 

64

62 

61 

60 

61 

61

66 

240 

185 

93 

106

99 

104 

88 

78 

73

69 

68 

65 

61 

58

58 

57 

57 

60 

64 

56

Aug.

55

84 

196 

383 

355

134 

98 

87 

80 

74

81 

75 

86 

68 

65

64 

109 

88 

84 

78

70 

70 

65 

62 

60

58 

56 

54 

53 

57 

58

Per square 

mile

1.25 

2.39 

1.09

1.31

1.30 

2.63 

2.89 

2.99 

1.60 

1.12 

.943 

1.13 

.634

1.66

1,860 sec. -ft.

Sept.

53 

52 

50 

50 

55

62 

64 

70 

59 

61

74 

57 

53 

51 

51

49 

48 

47 

47 

47

45 

45 

48 

46 

45

44

45 

49 

82 

77

Runoff in 

inches

1.45 

2.67 

1.25

17.81

1.50 

2.84 

3.34 

3.34 

1.84 

1.24 

1.09 

1.31 

.71

22.58

- winder aiscnarge measurement; maae on tnis aay.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

partial record,
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 149

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'40", long. 80°40'55", at county road threequarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream fron Fourth 

Creek. .Datum of gage is 684.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 87.4 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 1 {gage height, 9.70 

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet"Sept. 22, 24-26; minimum gage height, 0.86 foot 

Oct. 6, 7.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 3,080 second-feet (revised) about Sept. 19, 1S45 (gage 

height, 15.76 feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 900 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 9, 24, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 22.5 feet sometime in July 1916, from reference mark as 

witnessed by local resident. Creek channel has been improved considerably by dredging 

since 1916.

Revisions. - Figures of maximum and minimum discharge for* the water years 1944-46 

are given in the following table. Figures of maximum discharge have been revised, 

superseding those published in previous water-supply papers.

Water 

year

1943-44 

1944-45 

1945-46

Maximum

Date

Sept. 30 

Sect. 19 

Feb. 11

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2,890 

3,080 

1,650

Gage height 

(feet)

15.31 

1-15.76 

11.10

Minimum

Date

Sept. 8 

Sept. 4 

(*)

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

27 

28 

26

Gage height 

7fe<?t)

0.95 

.91 

 t.89

t From high-water mark.

* From recorded range in stage sometime during perioQ Sept. 15-30.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1944-46 

are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 1002, 1032, 

and 1052.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1943-46, 1947-48 

1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

34

34

34

33

32

33

33

32

32

32

34

a34

a 34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

33

34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a 40

a 65

ago

a 44

a 40

Nov.

a36

a34

a34

a34

34

34

34

63

82

44

41

39

38

38

37

38

36

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

36

-

Dec.

38

38

37

46

42

39

41

39

39

38

39

38

38

38

38

b34

b30

b3O

b30

b32

b34

35

34

b32

38

154

108

64

92

68

55

Jan.

49

47

a300

a200

a 140

a 100

a75

a 65

a 65

a 65

a6O

57

63

61

543

286

150

111

94

84

77

63

69

64

62

61

61

61

6O

56

55

Feb.

54

54

54

54

52

53

52

52

108

103

179

160

86

109

235

195

398

693

229

152

122

106

121

96

84

119

117

100

91

_

-

Mar.

79

71

70

7O

67

69

418

144

98

82

76

255

257

136

107

94

88

76

265

823

297

169

251

182

136

115

154

163

955

744

256

Apr.

175

138

119

107

alOO

a95

a 90

a 85

a80

a80

a240

a700

a 240

alSO

a200

a 440

8220

a 170

alSO

al30

8120

allO

a 100

a 160

8130

allO

alSO

a 100

a90

86

-

Hay

81

79

76

74

71

262

133

94

82

77

73

7O

68

67

67

64

91

90

70

80

68

63

60

57

59

95

64

58

56

53

51

June

54

154

88

83

57

58

75

52

52

84

61

52

50

49

49

46

43

42

41

46

40

39

39

37

35

34

34

35

34

34

July

34

104

49

39

36

36

42

46

203

61

55

44

41

262

145

60

47

106

85

105

83

46

41

36

36

34

33

33

107

43

44

Aug.

Ill

90

5P

44

41

39

56

47

40

38

37

39

36

35

35

36

36

38

34

31

31

30

32

31

8P

2f

3f

4]

3f

37

3f

Sept.

38

36

32

30

32

30

30

28

28

28

30

40

116

47

37

34

32

344

472

128

564

115

70

58

52

46

43

39

68

1,860

Peak discharge (base. 1.O50 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 3O (l a.m.) 1,070 sec.-ft.; Sept. 3O (12 p.ir.) 2.89O

!C.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

823350 0-51-11
150 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C., 1943-46, 194T-48 Continued

1944-45

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,380

566

159

111

89

80

gs

150

74

63

58

54

73

74

57

51

50

48

48

677

656

17g

121

gs

86

77

70

66

64

61

59

Nov.

58

58

58

58

58

56

55

56

56

58

57

56

55

56

57

sg

57

55

56

81

68

sg

58

58

57

58

313

621

186

258

-

Dec.

140

108gi

83

78

76

76

17g

122

g?

408

296

154

ng

100

gi

86

81

80

74

73

75

73

72

72

72

70

71

88

105

88

Jan.

374

a220

alSO

a!20

alOO

ago

alOO

alSO

alSO

allO

alOO

a95

a 95

ago

ago

alOO

a 95

ago

ago

a 85

a 85

a 85

a 80

a 80

a80

a 80

a 80

875

375

670

a 65

Feb.

365

a65

67

68

73

76

75

74

70

eg

eg

68

352

231

140

114

370

535

224

155

150

280

467

199

150

12g

121

120

_

_

-

Mar.

108

 100

96

126

122

117

105

96gi

88

86

85

84

83

82

83

81

86

gs

84

96

96

84

81

7g

82

438

166

125

log

99

Apr.

91

93

92

85

81

74

73

74

73

72

71

71

71

70

69

68

110

104

76

72

72

eg

7g

133

205

130

94

86

gs

88

-

May

79

76

78

80

74

71

68

68

65

65

65

66

73

70

66

140

148

185

gs

78

72

67

64

60

58

69

gs

71

81

68

59

June

58

55

54

51

49

49

52

57

sg

58

54

48

47

45

45

48

42

42

43

55

45

42

40

38

38

38

36

35

35

35

-

July

39

36

34

37 iog

50

43

82

41

38

38

36

830

a30

alSO

aSO

a55

a46

a 40

840

a 40

a 44

a60

a 70

355

a50

a70

3600

a200

alSO

alOO

Aug.

a70

350

344

a40

a40

346

370

350

340

334

a32

a30

aSO

a30

830

830

330

330

a70

aSO

a46

42

38

71

58

40

37

36

34

32

31

Sept.

31

35

33

2g

33

61

101

46

40

66

113

39

134 i,ogo

480

586

al,200

32,000

32,500

a700

8300

alSO

8140

a!20

a 100

890

a 85

380

75

eg

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,050 sec. -ft.).- About July 28 (time and discharge urknown); Sept. 14

(5 p.m.) 1,440 sec. -ft. about Sept. 19 (time unknown) 3,080 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records.

and records for nearby streams.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68

eg

66

63

63

120

94

74

66

61

60

sg

58

57

sg

58

56

55

54

53

53

53

94

82

65

63

58

58

58

57

58

NOV.

57

57

58

58

56

56

55

56

56

57

57

58

sg

67

74

62

60

59

7g

94

77

196

103

84

76

72

eg

328

150

111

-

Dec.

g2

84

79

leg

780

303

176

135

115

106

gs

88

87gi

98

93

83

86

90

85

b80

85

86

83

481

640

358

310

899

376

542

Jan.

268

170

140

126

117

143

799

1,070

520

225

170

155

135

120

117

116

122

135

127

120

115

109

101

96

g?

96

102

g2

90

97

424

Feb.

249

155

130

118

116

115

116

104

113

910

1,490

694

214

170

140

125

117

log

isg

187

130

121

114 iog

103

gg

107

104

_

_

-

Mar.

96

96

g2gi

90

go

go

g?

g?

88

86

86

86

90

178

125

121

194

214

145

123

112

105

101

gg

g?

gs

gs

116

112

gs

Apr.

g2

go

88

86

83

880

880

ago

ago

a95

alOO

ago

a 85

a 85

a 80

a75

a95

ago

a 80

a80

a 75

875

a75

a 75

ago

a!20

a 95

a 80

a80

allO

-

Hay

82

g?

237

a!60

a!20

alOO

a 95

allO

a 85

a 80

78

86

123

101

110

113

110

124

99

99

176

118

gs

86

83

266 ig?

1?3

96

86

7g

June

75

86

75

76

70

67

66

63

62

sg

59

58

61

58

56

56

60

56

53

63

68

78

55

52

51

48

48

51

51

48

-

July

48

68

71

54

52

52

58

52

49

50

50

49

58

48

48

48

45

43

41

40

38

52

55

45

41

62

85

56

46

43

46

Aug.

gi

63

52

78

104

63

68

52

45

42

40

38

35

36

35

37

35

34

32

31

29

33

58

49

70

44

43

41

40

40

37

Sept.

35

34

34

34

32

31

34

38

34

32

30

29

28

29

aSO

828

a28

a 28

a28

a30

a42

a36

a50

880

a60

a 48

a 44

a 40

836

a36

-

Peak discharge (base. 1,050 see.-ft.).- Jan. 8 (8 p.m.) 1,130 sec.-ft.; Feb. 11 (8 p.m.) 1,650 

sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 151

Discharge, In second-feet, of Third Creek at Cleveland, 1C. C., 1943-46, 1947-48--Continued

1947-48

Da>

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

52

218

189

116

77

62

53

47

54

81

89

193

85

66

57

51

295

149

93

74

103

129

85

70

Nor.

62

142

950

414

169

117

90

129

90

73

260

234

134

105

380

230

149

114

159

130

108

96

102

112

98

85

78

74

71

69

-

Deo.

66

65

63

63

64

64

62

63

63

81

89

75

70

66

80

149

95

83

76

72

69

67

66

63

65

68

69

67

66

64

63

Jan.

69

98

74

70

68

65

63

62

62

62

59

59

194

167

104

 89

83

79

*70

70

113

107

90

83

74

b65

90

129

108

210

338

Feb.

169

133

128

139

208

629

325

204

164

144

125

507

801

590

268

 184

154

133

119

110

102

123

107

98

108

106

99

97

91

-

-

liar.

86

143

134

109

96.

93

388

235

159

144

125

112

102

96

93

118

276

159

134

127

118

110

180

139

114

106

226

182

128

113

413

Apr.

1,030

394

194

149

133

123

144

379

208

149

133

131

116

113

144

113

105

96

93

90

90

86

84

85

83

83

80

77

76

78

-

Hay

74

78

85

75

74

72

130

80

73

70

68

222

233

111

85

76

100

78

68

65

63

61

58

59

80

159

104

77

107

145

152

June

86

81

95

84

72

66

106

102

74

66

62

59

63

72

62

58

55

54

62

54

51

51

79

54

50

48

47

46

46

59

-

July

60

48

44

42

39

39

36

34

35

35

40

59

106

52

85

76

55

58

51

44

41

39

37

36

33

32

32

74

62

41

38

Auf(.

36

57

224

567

559

164

108

87

73

66

60

55

53

49

51

48

54

51

46

50

52

53

46

44

44

42

41

39

38

36

59

Sept.

44

37

37

36

42

44

46

42

48

37

37

36

34

33

34

32

32

32

30

30

29

28

30

28

28

28

29

34

69

51

-

Peak discharge (base. 1.050 sec.-ft.).- Apr. 1 (7:30 p.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1943-46, 1947-48

Month

Decenber. .........................

Calendar year 1943 .............

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

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

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

September. ........................

Water year 1943-44 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1944 .............

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

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

September. ........................

Water year 1944-45 .............

Seoondfoot-daya

1,458

34,417

4,028

4,507

34,717

6,494

2,896

3,398

43,744

3 359

1 393

10,556

44,924

Maximum

154

~ 1,040

oep

1,860

1,860

408

2,380

205 i pc

CO

2,500

2,500

Minimum

30

30

28

28

70

28

29

29

Mean

47.0

94.3

69.0

150

94.9

96.5

110

120

352

123

Per square 

mile

.538

1.08

Q("»C

.789

1.72

1.09

1.26

1.37

913

913

484

4.03

1.41

Runoff in 

inches

.82

14.65

1.92

14.77

2.76

1.45

18.61

1 95

4.49

19.12
152 PEE PEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Third Creek at Cleveland, H. C., 1943-46, 1947-48 Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1945 .............

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

August

September. ........................

Water year 1945-46 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

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

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Seccndfoct-days

6,895

43,544

1,100

39,785

2,708

5,024

2,236

29,200

4 758

4 859

1,097

39,322

Maximal

899

2,500

80

1,490

295

1 149

950

233

69

1,030

Minimum

79

29

99

28

28

30

62

62

23

58

32

28

28

Mean

222

119

36.7

109

87.4

72.1

80.0

99 2

1 /»o

9^ 2

36.6

107

^«>r square 

mile

2.54 ,

1.36

2 *x

.420

1.25

.825

.915

1

QC

749

.419

1.22

Runoff in 

inches

2.93

18.53

2 AQ

.47

16.94

.95

12.42

84

.47

16.74
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 153

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'30", long. 80°14'10", about 1,000 feet upstream 

from county highway bridge, about 2,000 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 

I? miles southeast or Lexington, Davidson County, and 3 miles downstream from Rich 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles (Including small unnamed tributary between gage and 

bridge).

Records available.- March-1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,410 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 10.74 

feet } ; minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet Seot. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.12 

feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which ere poor, 

city of Lexington diverts an average of 2 second-feet above station for water supply. 

The city of Thomasville diverts Its water supply from, and returns its sewage'to stream 

above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1948 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Rating table< water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Dec. 15, 

Feb. 6 to Mar. 7)

1.6 10 2.0 34 2.8 123 5.0 710 

1.7 IS 2.2 50 3.0 161 6.0 1,000 

1.8 21 2.4 69 3.5 2B9 8.0 1,600 

1.9 27 2.6 93 4.0 427 10.0 2,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a60 

a55 

aSO 

a46 

a44

a42 

a42 

a90 

alSO 

8200

a!70 

al40 

a 120 

alOO 

a85

allO 

a!30 

al30 

alSO 

allO

a8S 

a70 

aSS 

51 

48

48 

47 

59 

99 

77 

57

NOT.

51 

122 

671 

360 

174

118 

94 

258 

235 

137

448 

1,150 

699 

246 

703

971 

484 

240 

606 

913

381 

230 

219 

232 

219

165 

130 

113 

99 

92

Dec.

85 

79 

76 

73 

72

72 

68 

68 

73 

73

110 

97 

79 

72 

118

497 

343 

190 

151 

128

115 

107 

100 

94 

92

99 

106 

101 

97 

88 

85

Jan.

88 

143 

115 

93 

90

81 

78 

76 

74 

74

66 

65 

543 

942 

445

208 

176 

165 

123 

110

208 

276 

208 

141 

113

121 

141 

311 

300 

403 

642

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Depe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare

&' 

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

iary

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

371 

286 

257 

313 

600

1,560 

1,640 

736 

497 

321

313 

856 

2,050 

2,290 

1,600

519 

346 

284 

240 

213

190 

238 

259 

200 

198

208 

186 

170 

155

Seccndfoot-days

2,720 

10,560 

3,608

68,644.7

6,619 

17,096 

9,417 

8,385 

2,005 

1,498 

1,584 

3,362 

726

67,580

Peak discharge (base, 2.4OO sec. -ft.).- Pel

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

1 discharge measurement, weather records and

Mar.

132

245 

a360 

273 

196

168 

1,060 

1,250 

413 

427

330 

243 

193 

168 

151

159 

8360 

273 

188 

172

155 

137 

311 

365 

251

174 

246 

371 

211 

159 

256

Apr.

1,350 

1,400 

418 

246 

196

172 

8450 

613 

385 

224

181 

188 

155 

153 

413

431 

200 

147 

123 

115

106 

103

93 

86 

83

78 

72 

67 

65 

72

Maxima

200 

1,150 

497

12,000

942 

2,290 

1,250 

1,400 

138 

144 

267 

567 

76

2,290

May

65 

64 

62 

56 

58

54 

138 

98 

62 

53

49 

55 

103 

84 

58

49 

50 

104 

55

44

40 

38 

35 

33 

58

84 

90 

55 

54 

64 

93

Minimum

42 

51 

68

2.9

65 

155 

132 

65 

33 

22 

12 

22 

10

10

June

58 

45 

40 

43 

42

40 

40 

95 

65 

44

36 

33 

30 

35 

74

90 

48 

37 

31 

29

27 

56 

144 

47 

36

30 

23 

22 

42 

116

Mean

87.7 

352 

116

188

214 

590 

304 

280 

64.7 

49. S 

51.1 

108 

24.2

185

July

267 

168 

47 

33 

28

24

22 

18 

19 

17

17 

16 

52 

29 

108

162 

70 

56 

121 

64

36 

29 

27 

30 

20

14 

14 

12 

23 

24 

17

Aug.

34 

149 

161

3sa

5137

369 

79 

57 

48 

40

109 

436 

99 

54 

46

41 

39

42 

98

82

63 

SO 

42 

34 

32

29 

25 

23 

22 

72 

91

Per square 

 ile

0.504 

2.02 

.667

1.08

1.23 

3.39 

1.75 

1.61 

.372 

.287 

.294 

.621 

.139

1.06

3. 14 (4 p.m.) 2,410 sec. -ft. 

i on basis of partial record, recorded range 

records for nearby streams.

Sept.

76 

31 

26 

24 

26

29

34 

30 

28 

27

25 

23 

20 

19 

19

17 

15 

15 

15 

12

12 

14 

13 

12 

10

10 

10 

22 

58 

54

Runoff in 

Inches

0.58 

2.26 

.77

14.66

1.41 

3.65 

2.01 

1.79 

.43 

.32 

.34 

.72 

.16

14.44

In stage
154 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3S°2S'2S", long. 80°00'40", 300 feet below State 

Highway 108, 1 mile upstream from McLeans Creek, and 3 miles south of Eldorado, Montgomery County.

Drainage area.- 347 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 322 second-feet

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,570 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.47 

reetj; minimum, 7.7 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.78 foct); minimum daily, 

11 second-feet Sept. 27.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 23,300 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 26.22 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 21, Oct. 13, 14, 1941; minimum daily, 0.5 

second-foot Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood of August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 feet, from floodmark established by 

local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Marked diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by 

gristmill above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 8.2 1.6 86 2.6 368 6.0 2,360 

1.0 16 1.8 128 3.0 524 8.0 3,770 

1.2 29 2.0 178 4.0 1,050 10.0 5,320 

1.4 53 2.3 269 5.0 1,68O 12.0 7,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septemt «r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

86 

74 

64 

61 

55

52 

49 

52 

69 

189

368 

196 

124 

100 

94

193 

170 

365 

400 

327

193 

126 

100 

84 

81

66 

66 

67 

89 

130 

90

Nov.

74 

83 

1,260 

624 

295

202 

158 

808 

1,020 

314

840 

2,800 

757 

379 

1,350

1,980 

612 

386 

541 

937

490 

358 

327 

382 

423

324' 

260 

220 

199 

184

Dec.

170 

158 

150 

146 

146

146 

140 

136 

140 

140

176 

187 

160 

146 

160

900 

524 

314 

257 

220

199 

184 

173 

163 

158

163 

173 

178 

173 

160 

148

Jan.

156 

269 

288 

208 

190

184 

166 

158 

148 

148

136 

126 

1,610 

3,990 

913

438 

348 

311 

263 

226

241 

301 

285 

250 

202

190 

226 

604 

567 

567 

1,880

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber .:.......................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ....

uary

h........ ....................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

783 

507 

470 

563 

1,130

3,740 

3,230 

1,040 

734 

567

499 

3,740 

5,320 

5,840 

3,980

960 

659 

541 

454 

404

361 

532 

590 

419 

382

379 

358 

327 

304

Seoondfoot-days

4,18 

18,58 

6,38

118,07

15,59 

38,81 

22,46 

16,42 

7,43! 

5,73 

2,57 

7.83C 

1,61

147,63

Mar.

272 

448 

930 

533 

390

327 

3,020 

2,710 

842 

1,080

871 

590 

462 

400 

368

351 

1,250 

708 

466 

412

365 

331 

493 

1,050 

567

412 

393 

1,190 

507 

379 

351

Apr.

1, 

1,

2, 

1,

Maximum

) 400 

7 2,800 

3 900

I 7,520

3 3,990 

9 5,840 

3 3,020 

5 2,020 

' 800 

> 1,260 

1 332 

) 2,140 

290

I 5,840

340 

460 

708 

482 

408

368 

497 

020 

892 

511

438 

450 

375 

334 

570

740 

450 

358 

311 

289

269 

374 

337 

254 

232

214 

199 

184 

173 

187

May

176 

160 

217 

187 

160

153 

158 

254 

163 

136

124 

124 

163 

199

170

126 

113 

163 

124 

102

92 

86 

81 

a85 

a340

a240 

a80O 

a700 

a700 

546 

590

Minimum

49 

74 

136

9.0

126 

304 

272 

173 

81 

69 

37 

39 

11

11

June

390 

202 

153 

133 

121

113 

144 

450 

205 

133

110 

92 

84 

108 

150

163 

108 

96 

81 

71

79 

76 

1,260 

330 

140

96 

81 

69 

323 

175

July

185 

138 

86 

67 

64

47 

49 

47 

43 

39

38 

38 

37 

50 

46

332 

126 72' 

128 

64

53 

50 

66 

134 

256

78 

50 

43 

52 

52 

47

Aug.

2,

Mean ^iTe"'

135 0.389 

620 1.79 

206 .594

323 .931

503 1.45 

1,338 3.86 

725 2.09 

547 1.58 

240 .692 

191 .550 

83.1 .239 

253 .729 

53.7 .155

403 1.16

39 

415 

295 

199 

140

574 

168 

106 

86 

79

76 

138 

84 

66 

56

52 

50 

49 

50 

903

281 

472 

106 

81 

72

58 

55 

47 

45 

43 

945

Sept.

290 

106 

67 

56 

49

55 

105 

102 

72 

58

52 

46 

42 

39 

35

37 

36 

24 

31 

25

28 

33 

24 

24 

18

23 

11 

23 

37 

63

Runoff in 

inohss

0.45 

1.99 

.68

12.65

1.67 

4.16 

2.41 

1.76 

.80 

.61 

.28 

.84 

.17

15.82

Peak discharge {base, 4,600 see. -ft.).- Feb. 12 (3:30 p.m.) 7,570 see. -ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 155

Rooky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08'40", long. 80°10'45", at Hyatts Ford, 1,000 

reet downstream from Lanes Creek and 6 miles southwest of Norwood, Stanly County. 

Datum of gage is 212.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,370 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1948.

average aiscnargeT- 19 years, 1,286 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage heigh*;, 22.90 

reet); minimum, 68 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.33 foot).

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 155,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 46.37 

feet), from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet by slope-area method; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 28, 1931, Nov. 13, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Slight diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 1052: 1908(M), 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage'height, 1 n feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 1 to Sept. 3O)

0.3 69 1.4 466 6.O 5,300 

.4 88 1.7 645 S.O S,2OO 

.5 111 2.0 875 11.0 12,700 

.6 14O 2.5 1,290 14. O 17,600 

.8 204 3.0 1,780 17.0 22,700 

1.0 280 4.0 2,860 20.0 28,200 

1.2 368 S.O 4.O5O 23.0 34,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

204 

173 

162 

146 

143

128 

123 

134 

184 

1.80O

2,200 

1,020 

482 

350 

284

247 

310 

1,290 

1,120 

803

574 

382 

310 

1,74O 

4,220

1,150 

619 

477 

1,900 

1,480 

698

NOT.

472 

724 

13,8OO 

12,400 

6,760

1,430 

995 

3,850 

3,600 

1,290

5,130 

12,400 

3,750 

1,580 

8,800

9,630 

2,920 

1,680 

1,48O 

2,090

1,580 

1,250 

1,200 

2,970 

3,090

1,730 

1,250 

l.OOO 

851 

750

Dec.

668 

612 

574 

545 

521

514 

504 

472 

472 

580

1,780 

1,380 

1,090 

835 

819

5,420 

2,770 

1,480 

1,160 

1,000

883 

835 

811 

735 

698

1,380 

1,530 

1,200 

1,070 

931 

788

Jan.

742 

1,880 

1,530 

1,020 

875

772 

690 

626 

593 

574

521 

472 

5,730 

14,600 

3,990

1,680 

1,340 

1,250 

1,090 

923

1,160 

1,680 

1,290 

1,040 

843

765 

1,430 

7,350 

4,460 

3,440 

9,520

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

& 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

h.. ..........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,660 

2,970 

3,210 

2,750 

2,860

S,6OO 

8,720 

4,650 

3,930 

2,700

2,420 

13,400 

30,600 

28 , 6OO 

15,200

4,220 

d2,640 

d2,O40 

dl,680 

dl,480

dl,29o 

d2,250 

d2,76O 

dl,580 

dl,4.8o

dl,530 

dl,34O 

dl,160 

dl,2OO

Seoondfoot-days

24,85 

110,45 

34,05

497,69

73,87 

161,92 

95,38 

64,80 

30,00 

13,60 

7,80 

30,50 

5,25

652,51

Peak discharge (base, 16.OOO sec. -ft.).- Nc

16,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (1 a.m.) 18,800 sec

Mar.

d971 

2,360 

5,380 

d2,14O 

dl,43O

dl,16O 

17,900 

14,700 

3,810 

5,580

3,430 

d2,260 

dl,680 

dl,380 

dl,25O

dl,160 

3.3OO 

d3,020 

dl,530 

dl,290

dl,160 

dl,O40 

1,920 

4,340 

d2,040

dl,290 

dl,290 

d2,86O 

dl,530 

dl,120 

1,060

Apr.

15 

12, 

3, 

1, 

1,

1, 

4, 

3. 

2, 

1,

1, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

Maximum

3 4,220 

2 13,800 

3 5,420

1 24,900

3 14,600 

D 30,600 

1 17,900 

1 15,100 

3 5,150 

1 1,230 

I 898 

3 7,880 

t 835

5 30,600

100 

100 

140 

880 

530

340 

770 

930 

48O 

530

880 

750 

630 

20O 

160

O30 

867 

742 

638 

593

574 

545 

533 

482 

461

441 

406 

373 

350 

346

Hay

346 

323 

293 

28C 

280

293 

297 

504 

416 

293

255 

260 

5,150 

4,460 

1,320

683 

527 

411 

350 

297

264 

239 

225 

204 

2,570

915 

971 

550 

2,260 

2,110 

2,660

Minimum

123 

472 

472

73

472 

1,160 

971 

346 

204 

152 

86 

93 

69

69

June

1,090 

586 

504 

392 

336

293 

310 

1,230 

1,080 

562

328 

260 

225 

247 

332

268 

232 

208 

184 

171

887 

889 

366 

485 

197

331 

222 

152 

818 

416

Mean

8O2 

3,68! 

1.09S

1,364

2,382 

5,582 3,07" 

2.16C 

96£ 

453 

252 

984 

17E

1,783

July

a4OO 

&440 

&32O 

a240 

a20O

a!80 

123 

111 

100 

93

88 

86 

123 

188 

194

562 

513 

251 

898 

185

143 

117 

100 

123 

392

236 

140 

104 

558 

323 

271

Aug.

159 

2,710 

4,liO 

3,750 

7,890

5,670 

1,160 

5<58 

4?1 

297

243 

211 

232 

268 

178

2<7 

197

r;6

1'52 

146

149 

188 

314 

2.15 

152

126 

117 l->6

100 

93 

121

Per square 

mile

0.585 

2.69 

.802

.996

1.74 

4.O8 

2.25 

) 1.58 

.707 

.331 

.184 

.718 

.128

1.30

Sept.

218 

165 

117 

95 

90

93 

269 

608 

345 

293

181 

128 

106 

93 

86

86 

84 

84 

80 

77

75 

69 

69 

69 

71

71 

69 

84 

544 

835

Runoff in 

inches

0.67 

3.00 

.92

13.51

2.01 

4.40 

2.59 

1.76 

.81 

.37 

.21 

.83 

.14

17.71

>v. 3 (7 a.m.) 17,1OO sec. -ft.; Nov. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 

-ft.; Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 34.00O sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (4:30

p.m.) 27,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (8 p.m.) 20,300 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Uwharrle River near Eldorado, 

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage heights.
156 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°02'15", long. 800 08'45n , at 

site of Medley's mill, Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 3f miles downstream from Little Brown Creek, and 4 miles.northeast of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 81.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 second-feet Feb. 14 (gige height, 10.50 

 feet); no flow Sept. 13-30.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 {gage height, 17.68 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; no 

flow during several days of most years.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 16.4 feet, from floodmarl' witnessed by land 

owner.

Remarks.- Records good above 5 second-feet and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

0.8 0 1.4 5.4 2.5 1O8 7.0 f82 

.9 .42 1.6 9.9 3.0 168 8.0 741 

1.0 1.14 1.8 20 4.0 268 9.0 1.C3O 

1.1 2.0 2.0 37 5.0 365 10.0 1,«70 

1.2 3.0 2.2 63 6.0 470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.30 

.S3 

.62 

.42 

.26

.21 

.26 

.55 

.83 

.62

.42 

.36 

.31 

.31 

.36

.42 

.42

.42 

.42

.48

.48 

.42 

.76 

1.06 

.98

.69 

.48 

.31 

.26 

.21 

.16

Nov.

0.16 

22 

121 

37 

23

13 

8.8 

56 

39 

30

20O 

357 

140 

94 

390

431 

278 

238 

114 

116

111 

82 

93 

183 

193

146 

104 

63 

43 

32

Dec.

26 

22 

19 

17 

17

15 

14 

14 

14

53

126 

131 

131 

96 

120

405 

317 

297 

218 

104

80 

70 

69 

57 

53

86 

98 

93 

68 

52 

42

Jan.

42 

104 

92 

76 

59

47 

39 

33 

31 

23

24

21 

317 

637 

514

536 

332 

124 

82 

70

162 

178 

173 

136 

88

74 

194 

470 

415 

481 

582

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

Wa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

iary

*uary

k. ....... ....................

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

st ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 810 sec.-J

Feb.

448 

448 

426

317 

253

382 

405 

375 

385 

326

317 

492 

1,030 

1,620 

1,370

898 

540 

282 

152 

117

98

154 

157 

152 

124

113 

102 

93 

78

Seoondfoot-days

15.6 

3,757.9 

2,924

31,900.1

6,161 

11,654 

10,481 

3,971.6 

223.2 

227.9 

280.5 

103.0 

0.3(

39,800.3

t.;.- Feb.

Mar.

66 

283 

566 

576 

562

304 

947 

1,420 

1,270 

898

539 

307 

298 

152 

116

102 

246 

238

297 

206

114 

93 

96 

157 

131

96 

88 

100 

88 

66 

59

Apr.

424

503 

470 

410 

175

108 

329 

301 

162 

113

128 

178 

157 

109 

76

60 

47 

35 

28 

25

22 

19 

16 

15 

13

12 

11 

9.6 

8.3 

7.7

Maxima

5 1.30 

3 431 

405

3 1,840

637 

1,620 

1,420 

503 

5 37 

5 80 

7 50 

5 27 

3 0.07

3 1,620

4 (6 p.m.)

May

7.0 

6.5 

5.9 

5.1 

5.-0

4.8 

5.2 

5.4 

4.4 

3.9

3.6 

3.9 

8.6 

23 

12

6.8 

5.0 

3.6 

2.9 

2.0

1.47 

1.30 

.96 

3.1 

17

6.1 

3.3 

6.4

37 

10 

12

Minima

0.16 

.16 

14

.04

21 

78 

59 

7.7 

.98 

.76 

.26 

.07 

0

0

June

9.9

5.9 

4.0 

7.5 

5.0

4.0 

3.5 

4.3 

2.9 

2.5

6.8 

3.7 

2.0 

1.47 

1.83

1.14 

.76 

2.4 

2.4 

8.2

80 

5.0 

7.1 

4.3 

1.06

3.1 

21 

12 

12 

2.2

Mean

0.504 

125 

94.3

87.4

199 

402 

338 

132 

7.20 

7.60 

9.05 

3.32 

.012

109

July

2.3 

1.92 

1.06 

1.56 

1.56

.98 

.62 

.36 

.26 

.26

.26 

.26 

.26 

.26 

11

6.0 

15 

19 

11 

6.8

3.5 

1.83 

1.22 

1.92 

1.38

32 

46 

14 

14 

34 

50

Aug.

22 

9.9

27 

14 

7.5

7.2 

5.2 

3.2 

1.92 

1.22

.83 

.36 

.26 

.16

.16

.16 

.16 

.16 

.16 

.16

.16 

.16 

.16 

.11 

.11

.11 

.11 

.11 

".11 

.11 

.07

Per square 

Bile

0.0046 

1.14 

.857

.795

1.81 

3.65 

3.07 

1.20 

.065 

.069 

.082 

.030 

.00011

.991

1,79O sec. -ft.; Bar. (7 p.m.)

Sept.

0.07 

.07 

.07 

.04 

.04

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 o 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

inoh«a

0.005 

1.27 

.99

10.79

2.08 

3.94 

3.54 

1.34 

.08 

.08 

.09 

.03 

.0001

13.45

1,650 sec.-
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 157

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder at spillway of Eureka Lake Dam, lat. 34°39', long. 79°54'. 

if miles upstream from mouth and 3f miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area.- 64 Square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 430 second-feet Feb. IS (gage height, 1.41 

reet); minimum, 16.2 second-feet Sept. 25.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 3,910 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage heigh4"., 5.71 

feet), from rating curve extended above 280 second-feet by logarithmic plotting and 

computation of flow over dam; no flow May 29, 30, 1945 (water below spillway crest and 

gates closed).

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to Septenber 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

35 

33 

33 

32

32 

36 

45 

54 

55

51 

50 

48 

46 

46

51 

59 

62 

62 

49

41 

36 

33 

33 

34

35 

35 

39 

39 

38 

35

NOT.

33 

60 

204 

365 

234

177 

128 

125 

119 

131

187 

347 

401 

299 

251

258 

243

209 

188 

188

191 

184 

170 

163 

153

147 

141 

131 

122 

114

Month

Ootc 

No vi 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

Dec.

108 

102 

1O2 

99 

99

97 

94 

94 

92 

102

119 

134 

144 

137 

137

137 

141 

144 

137 

1Z5

119 

125 

128 

128 

131

134 

128 

128 

125 

119 

1O8

Jan.

102 

102 

102 

1OS 

108

102 

97 

92 

92 

36

86 

84 

103 

137 

166

170 

157 

131 

114 

10S

114 

119 

122 

125 

116

108 

108 

122 

134 

144 

18O

nber

 bar .........................

.lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

iiftry . .

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

198 

194 

177 

157 

137

137 

137 

147 

195 

266

282 

274 

325 

401 

411

329 

258 

213 

188 

170

160 

170 

177 

184 

177

166 

153 

144 

137

Seoondfoot-days

1,314 

5,713 

3,717

31,784.

3,639 

6,064 

5,994 

4,008 

2,440 

2,075 

1,983 

1,463. 

1,154.

39,565.

Peak discharge (base, 25O sec. -ft.).- Nov.

Feb. 15 (5 a.m.) 430 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (lO p.ir

Mar.

128 

153 

193 

220 

205

177 

223 

320 

316 

299

282 

243 

213 

188 

170

163 

198 

231 

228 

198

170 

153 

150 

150 

150

150 

147 

144 

144 

141 

137

Apr.

160 

216 

235 

205 

174

150 

147 

150 

144 

137

147 

163 

163 

163 

157

150 

144 

131 

119 

108

97 

94 

97 

97 

92

86 

79 

69 

67 

67

Maxima

62 

401 

144

4 401

180 

411 

320 

235 

174 

170 

122 

4 111 

3 108

5 411

May

69 

66 

6O 

58 

69

71 

76 

76 

79 

7O

55 

67 

97 

142 

163

122 

88 

62 

51

46

45 

40 

38 

37 

44

55 

67 

92 

111 

150 

174

Minimum

32 

33 

92

14.3

34 

137 

128 

67 

37 

39 

31 

19.5 

16.8

16.8

June

170 

141 

119 

108 

92

86 

73 

56 

58 

63

68 

55 

45 

49 

78

92 

92 

81 

62 

47

4O 

39 

43 

49 

46

40 

45 

52 

45 

41

Mean

42.4 

190 

120

87.

117 

209 

193 

134 78.' 

69.2 

64. C 47.;

3S.£

108

July

58 

69 

74 

58 

41

45 

71 

89 

75 

48

41 

42 

46 

44

81

114 

122 

105 

69 

53

52 

47 

37 

31 

53

81 

84 

54 

58 

63 

73

Aug.

5ft 

60 

81 

9!> 

111

ior>

8f 

60 

46 

41

3* 

3!> 

29.5 

29.5 

3*

44 

47

Jf

37

sr

43 

48 

43 

315

27.3 

213.2 

23.1 

2". 6 

20.2 

19.5

Per square 

mile

I

L 1.36

- 

_

)

_

1.69

Sept.

13.2 

20.9 

21.6 

23.1 

32

45 

60 

70 

75 

71

63 

56 

49 

39 

33

30 

27.8 

26.2 

23.8 

23.1

20.9 

18.2 

17.5 

17.5 

16.3

17.5 

18.8 

35 

77 

108

Runoff in 

inches

-

18.45

:

22.98

4 (3 p.m.) 378 sec. -ft. ; Nov. 13 (1O a.m.) 411 sec. -ft.; 

.) 338 sec. -ft.
158 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°15', long. 80°13 I , at bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 

i mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.9 miles northeast of Bishopville, Lee County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Bells Branch.

Drainage area.- 675 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 second-feet Mar 10 (gage height, 15.47 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 203 second-feet Sept. 26.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 29,400 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.35 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by velocityarea studies; minimum, 138 second-feet June 20, 25, July 4, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

rair. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Nov. 13, 14, 

Hay 12 to June 26, July 18-30, Sept. 9-3O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14 Nov. 15 to Sept. 3O

6.3 244 11.0 1,180 5.4 2O3 10. 0 993 12.7 Z, 

7.0 337 11.5 1,380 6.3 308 11. 0 1,270 13.7 4, 

8.0 505 12.0 1,650 7.O 411 11.5 1,870 15. 0 6, 

10. 0 913 8.O 581 12. 0 1.87O

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

308 

268 

268 

268 

268

281 

268 

281 

294 

322

308 

294 

294 

294 

294

322 

384 

451 

469 

451

337 

294 

281 

268 

256

244

256 

268 

281 

308 

294

Nov.

337 

448 

825 

959 

1,080

1,210 

1,050 

741 

741 

1,010

1,140 

1,250 

1,430 

1,650 

2,O5O

1,870 

1,710 

1,870 

2,250 

1,760

1,510 

1,450 

1,510 

1,120 

1,090

1,120 

1,090 

1,020 

861 

861

Dec.

839 

759 

679 

639 

619

599 

581 

599 

699 

799

971 

1,090 

1,140 

1,200 

1,200

1,140 

1,120 

1.27O 

1,4OO 

1,230

1,140 

1,O6O 

1,140 

1,200 

1,120

1,060 

1,090 

1,230 

1,230 

1,040 

9O5

Jan.

819 

819 

861 

905 

883

819 

739 

679 

639 

619

639 

659 

779 

9O5 

1,090

1,620 

2,710 

2,360 

1,370 

1.O4O

883 

861 

90S 

905 

861

839 

819 

905 

1,040 

1,090 

1,140

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

He

 her.... .....................

lendar year 1947 ............

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,200 

1,57O 

2,150 

2,250 

2,050

2,O5O 

2.O5O 

1,790 

1,790 

2,250

2,840 

3,400 

3,700 

4,350 

5,050

5,420 

5,230 

3,4OO 

2,470 

1,870

1,570 

1,350 

1,270 

1,350 

1,450

1,350 

1,310 

1,230 

1,140

Secondfoot-days

9,47 

37,01 

30,78

277,69

31,20 

68,90 

67,93 

36,60 

19,99 

17,03 

21,59 

13,34 

11,16

356,02

Mar.

1,090 

1.27O 

1,350 

1,450 

1,79O

2,470 

2,250 

2,050 

2,870 

6,400

4,350 

3,550 

3,250 

2,470 

2,150

1,870 

1,710 

1,790 

1,960 

2,590

2,970 

2,710 

2,200 

1,400 

1,450

1,57O 

1,450 

1,350 

1,400 

1,400 

1,350

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

3, 

3,

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

4 469 

3 2,250 

B 1,400

5 4,300

2 2,710 

D 5,420 

0 6,400 

1 3,250 

2 993 

4 1,090 

0 6OO 

3 1,310 

0 839

7 6 , 4OO

Peak discharge (base, 3.0OO sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 17 (3 a.m.

sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 3,860 sec. -ft.

350 

400 

710 

150 

250

470 

690 

310 

27O 

200

140 

140 

2OO 

400 

510

270 

04O 

971 

9O5 

819

759 

739 

719 

639 

619

659 

619 

581 

545 

527

May

510 

493 

510 

493 

476

510 

545 

563 

581 

545

527 

563 

679 

971 

993

839 

779 

699 

619 

581

510 

459 

459 

581 

699

739 

699 

739 

799 

883 

949

Minimum

244 

337 

581

221

619 

1,140 

1.O9O 

527 

459 

322 

245 

257 

203

205

June

1,040 

1,O9O 

799 

639 

563

510 

476 

51O 

545 

476

459 

427 

380 

38O 

395

493 

619 

779 

659 

619

619 

599 

639 

779 

581

493 

322 

322 

427 

395

Mean

3O 

1,23 

99

76

1,00 

2,37 

2,19 

1,22 

64 

56 

40 

43< 

37

97

July

380 

(J600 

(J550 

(J460 

443

411 

411 

411 

365 

245

269 

336 

380 

459 

510

545 

599 

545 

443 

336

322 

322 

395 

380 

295

308 

d295 

d269 

350 

411 

545

59O 

O2O 

400

Aug.

1, 

1,

Pe- square 

mile

3 0.453 

1 1.83 

5 1.47

L 1.13

1 1.49 

3 3.52 

L 3.25

3 1.81 

5 .956 

3 .841

; .601

3 .637 

2 .551

5 . 1.44

) 5,610 sec. -ft.; Har. 11 (2:3O

476 

350 

350 

443 

839

310 

120 

5O3 

380 

350

322

308 

3O8 

295 

322

459 

459 

427 

395 

350

336 

336 

322 

322 

322

365 

411 

380 

269 

257 

257

Sept.

350 

459 

476 

365 

350

493

679 

739 

639 

527

476 

427 

245 

295 

282

269 

269 

257 

245 

245

245 

234

223 

223 

213

2O3 

213 

269 

411 

B39

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

2.04 

1.70

15.32

1.72 

3.80 

3.75 

2.02 

1.10 

.94 

.69 

.73 

.61

19.62

a.m.) 7,480

.. . , ..

d Doubtful gage-height redord; discharge computed from graph based on record for preceding and 

following days and weather records.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 159

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 79°45', at steel bridge on U. S. Hlghway 52, 75 feet upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile south of

Effingham, Florence County. Datum of gage Is 58.49 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles. 

Keeords available.- August 1929 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at same

site since 1891 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau,. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 968 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 14.67

reetj; minimum, 222 second-feet Sept. 27, 28.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 21.21

feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 116 second-feet July 1, 1935. 

Remarks.- Records good.

cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bu-eau. 

Revisions.- W 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

3.1 355 1O.5 2,37O 2.4 222 5.5 768 

4.0 505 11.5 2,910 3.5 379 6.5 1,040 

5.5 781 12.5 3,660 4.5 552 7.S 1,420 

6.5 1,O4O 14. O 5,160 

8.0 1,490 14.7 6,180

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,O6O 

1,120 

1,06O 

657 

469

417

385 

378 

362 

370

523 

487 

469 

451 

SOS

722 

741 

' 741 

7O3 

685

667 

685 

667 

577 

505

451 

434 

434 

434 

434 

401

Nov.

401 

401 

666 

1,340 

1,66O

1,840 

1,910 

1,910 

1,940 

1,940

2,050 

2,660 

2,910 

3,040 

3,340

3,580 

3,500 

3,260 

3,190 

3,190

3,040 

2,840 

2,720 

2,780 

2,780

2,660 

2,460 

2,300 

2,120 

1,980

Dec.

1,880 

1,800 

1,740 

1,630 

1,460

1,300 

1,180 

1,120 

1,100 

1,100

1,240 

1,360 

1,490 

1,740 

1,880

2,020 

2,120 

2,120 

2,190 

2,160

2,120 

2,330 

2,370 

2,410 

2,410

2,330 

2,220 

2,120 

2,O20 

1,980 

1,880

Jan.

gl.800 

gl,840 

1,880 

1,840 

1.7OO

1,520 

1,420 

1,400 

1,420 

1,360

1,280 

1,180 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,180 

1,280 

1,360 

1,460 

1,560

1,800 

2,260 

2,370 

2,190 

1,910

1,660 

1,520 

1,560 

1,600 

1,560 

1,770

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

h. ...........................

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,980 

2,O8O 

2,190 

2,330 

g2,410

g2,410 

2,410 

g2,610 

g3,040 

g3,840

g4,100 

g4,3OO 

g4,700 

g5,290 

g5,870

g6,180 

g5,570 

g4,920 

g5,290 

g5,720

5,040 

4,200 

3,500 

2,910 

2,560

g2,330 

2,190 

2,080 

2,050

Seoondf cot-days

17,994 

70,408 

56,820

415,584

49,040 

104,100 

95,400 

57,137 

20,934 

18,064 

14,688 

12,217 

10,500

527,322

Mar.

2,020 

2,020 

2,120 

2,080 

2,020

1,940 

2,120 

2,460 

2,720 

3,420

3,580 

3,500 

4,860 

5.57O 

4,6OO

3,920 

4,400 

4,600 

4,300 

3,750

3,120 

2,720 

2,560 

2,840 

3,040

2,780 

2,500 

2,560 

2,500 

2,410 

2,370

Apr.

2,410 

2,560 

2,5OO 

2,410 

2,330

2,220 

2,400 

3,260 

3,190 

2,640

2,260 

2,020 

1,840 

1,740 

1,770

1,800 

1,840 

2,050 

2,160 

1,980

1,800 

1,630 

1,460 

1,280 

1,120

1,OOO 

948 

894 

844 

781

Maxima

1,120 

3,580 

2,410

4,600

2,370 

6,180 

5,570 

3,260 

1,000 

1,100 

1,420 

744 

654

6,180

Peak discharge (base, 2.300 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 16 (2 p.m.

May

741 

685 

667 

649 

667

649 

649 

631 

631 

631

649 

903 

1,000 

868 

801

761 

801 

894 

921 

814

613 

523 

469 

451 

434

417 

451 

523 

613 

667 

761

Miniaua

362 

401 

1,100

250

1,120 

1,980 

1,940 

781 

417 

319 

249 

242 

222

222

June

868 

1,040 

1,100 

1,060 

1,100

1,100 

1,000 

676 

533 

478

444 

427 

427 

403 

379

356 

349 

372 

461 

572

654 

721 

592 

461 

427

461 

496 

444 

364 

319

Mean

580 

2,347 

1,833

1,139

1,582 

3,590 

3,077 

1,905 

675 

603 

474 

394 

350

1,441

July

673 

1,300 

1,420 

1,120 

768

592 

461 

379 

326 

291

270 

263 

270 

291 

326

364 

411 

427 

461

533

592 

514 

411 

349 

305

277 

263 

249 

263 

270 

249

Aug.

284 

403 

514 

533 

411

387 

444 

533 

654 

744

744 

490 

349 

319 

298

284 

284 

326 

427 

461

427 

379 

334 

312 

291

291 

284 

270 

256 

242 

242

Sept.

242 

235 

263 

305 

379

411

364 

372 

444 

533

612 

654 

633 

514 

461

387 

334 

305 

298 

284

270 

256 

249 

242 

235

228 

222 

228 

256 

284

Per square Runoff in 

ail« inches

0.563 0.65 

2.28 2.54 

1.78 2.05

1.11 15.00

1.54 1.78 

3.49 3.76 

2.99 3.45 

1.85 2.06 

.655 .76 

.585 .65 

.460 .53 

.383 .44 

.340 .38

1.40 19. OS

) 3,580 sec. -ft.; Dec. 24 (3 p.m.) 2,410

5,720 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (8 p.m.) 3.42O sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on recorded range In stage and dally gage readings by U. S. Weather 

Bureau.
160 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Pee Dee River near Dlllon, S. C.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34"24', long.79°20', at bridge on State Highway 9, 1.1 

miles east of Dlllon, Dlllon County, and 3 miles upstream from Maple S-amp.

Drainage area.- 524 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.79 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 142 second-feet 

Sept. 28 (gage height, 5.36 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 9,810 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 14.64 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet by velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 54 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 3.73 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.4 

5.7 

6.3 

6.7

145

166

215

266

7.0 

7.3 

7.7 

8.3

327

423

605

965

9.O 1,510

9.7 2,250

1O.7 3,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18

J7 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

555 

580 

555 

507 

463

387 

315 

293 

283 

293

283 

491 

632 

715 

605

605 

688 

688 

660 

632

605 

555 

531 

507 

485

443 

387 

371 

327 

315 

315

Nov.

303 

303 

366 

660 

835

900 

965 

965 

1,040 

1,180

1,340 

1,800 

2,500 

2,630 

2,770

3,190 

3,300 

3,330 

3,050 

2,500

2,130 

2,020 

1,910 

1,800 

1,910

1,910 

1,800 

1,800 

1,510 

1,420

Dec.

1,340 

1,180 

1,180 

1,100 

965

900 

900 

9OO 

835 

835

900 

965 

1,040 

1,100 

1,180

1,260 

1,340 

1,340 

1,260 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,260 

1,260

1,340 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,100 

1,040

Jan.

965 

965 

900 

900 

835

835 

835 

835 

835 

775

775 

745 

715 

715 

775

835 

900 

965 

965 

965

965 

965 

965 

900 

900

835 

835 

835 

900 

1,040 

1,180

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

Jnly 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

iary

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,340 

1,340 

1,420 

1,510 

1,420

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,700 

1,910

2,130 

2,370 

2,770 

3,470 

3,610

3,610 

3,330 

2,910 

2,630 

2,370

2,020 

1,700 

1,600 

1,600 

1,510

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,180

Seooadfoot-days

15,071 

52,167 

35,100

250,386

27,355 

57,840 

43,590 

27,882 

9,564 

9,269 

14,614 

17,431 

7,914

317,797

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec. -ft.).- Nc\

sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (3 a.m.) 3,750 sec. -ft.; Ni 

sec . -ft .

Mar.

1,180 

1,100 

1,100 

1,260 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,510 

1,700 

1,910

1,910 

1,910 

1,910 

1,910 

1,700

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,510

1,510 

1,420 

1,260 

1,260 

1,180

1,100 

1,040 

1,040 

900 

835 

775

Apr.

835 

900 

965 

965 

1,040

1,100 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,340

1,260 

1,180 

1,100 

1,040 

965

835 

745 

660 

605 

580

531 

485 

463 

443 

405

Maxima

715 

3,330 

1,340

3,330

1,180 

3,610 

1,910 

1,340 

387 

463 

965 

1,180 

601

3,610

May

371 

355 

355 

355 

341

327 

327 

327 

341 

327

327 

327 

341 

355 

355

341 

355 

355 

327 

303

274 

251 

238 

220 

200

192 

184 

184 

251 

387 

371

Minima

283 

303 

835

89

715 

1,180 

775 

405 

184 

200 

170 

266 

148

148

June

355 

355 

423 

463 

463

405 

387 

355 

327 

266

251 

232 

238 

238 

251

251 

266 

327 

355 

355

355 

341 

303 

315 

283

251 

238 

215 

205 

200

Mean

486 

1,739 

1,132

686

882 

1,994 

1,406 

929 

309 

309 

471 

562 

264

868

Jul"

226 

2^6 

274 

2^ 

313

3*55 

443 

615 

715 

715

378 

2U 

196 

176 

170

176 

132 

215 

2^3 

4"<S

965 

9-iS 

910 e*^

5-55

507 

507 

632 

7*5 

7*5 

715

Aug.

775 

835 

900 

1,100 

1,180

1,180 

1,040 

965 

900 

835

745 

660 

507 

405

327

315

327 

341 

371 

371

341 

327 

3O3 

293 

266

274 

303 

315 

341 

315 

274

Per square 

»ile

0.927 

3.32 

2.16

1.31

1.68 

3.81 

2.68 

1.77 

.590 

.590 

.899 

1.07 

.504

1.66'

Sept.

251 

238 

238 

258 

274

303 

315 

315 

303 

293

293 

327 

355 

387 

371

341 

293 

232 

210 

200

188 

176 

162 

159 

156

152 

148 

148 

227 

601

Runoff in 

inches

1.07 

3.70 

2.49

17.78

1.94 

4.11 

3.09 

1.98 

.68 

.66 

1.04 

1.23 

.56

22.55

r. 18 (5:30 a.m.) 3,470 sec. -ft. j Dec. 27 (5 a.m.) 1,340 

Of, 12 (2 a.m.) 1,910 sec. -ft. 5 Apr. 15 (12 m.) 1,340
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 161

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Perry, S. C.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34 0 03', long. 79°15', at bridge on U. S. Highway 501, 

at uaiivants Perry, Horry County, 3 miles upstream from Back Swamp. Datum o*" gage is 

23.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,790 square,miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 second-feet Feb. 16-19; maximum gage 

neignt, 11.24 feet Feb. 18; minimum discharge, 622 second-feet Sept. 27.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 26,800 second-feet Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 452 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, Oct. 30 

to Nov. 2, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13,

Apr. lo to June 2O, Sept. 2-3o)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

7.1 2,570 8.4 5,410 3.8 622 7.1 2,37O 8.4 

7.5 3,270 9.0 7.51O 6.0 1,390 7.5 3.O10 9.O 

7.9 4,130 11.2 17,600 6.6 1.8OO 7.9 3.81O 11.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,710 

5,710 

5,410 

5,130 

4,610

4,370 

3,900 

3,680 

3,470 

3,270

3,O8O 

2,900 

2,730 

2,570 

2,730

3.O8O 

3,270 

3,680 

3,900 

4,130

4,130 

4,370 

4,370 

4,370 

4,370

4,370 

4,130 

4,130 

3,680 

3,470 

3.O8O

NOT.

2,900 

2,730 

2,730 

2,900 

3,270

3,470 

3,680 

3,900 

4,130 

4,610

5,410 

6.37O 

7,110 

8,37O 

1O,200

11,600 

13 ,400 

14,800 

15,700 

15,700

16,200 

16,200 

15,700 

15,700 

14,800

14,300 

13,900 

13,400 

13,OOO 

12,500

Dec.

12 ,000 

11,100 

10,600 

10,200 

9.27O

8,810 

7,930 

7,510 

7,110 

6,730

6,370 

6,370 

6,37O 

6,730 

6,730

7,110 

7,510 

7,930 

7,930 

8,370

8,37O 

8,810 

9,270 

9,730 

9,270

9,730 

9,730 

9,730 

9,27O 

9,27O 

8,810

Jan.

8,370 

7,930 

7,510 

7,510 

7,110

6,730 

6,370 

6,030 

5,710 

5,710

5,410 

5,130 

5,130 

4,870 

4,870

4,610 

4,610 

4,370 

4,370 

4,370

4,370 

4,370 

4,610 

4,610 

4,870

4,870 

4,870 

5,130 

5,410 

5,410 

6,O3O

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber

mber .........................

lender year 1947 

&ry

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

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,370 

6,730 

7,110 

7,510 

8,37O

8,810 

9,270 

9,730 

10,200 

11,600

13,000 

14,800 

15,700 

16,600 

17,100

17,600 

17,600 

17,600 

17.6OO 

17,100

15,700 

14,800 

13,900 

13,400 

12,500

11,600 

11,100 

10,600 

10,200

Secondfoot-days

121,800 

288,680 

264,670

1,466,848

171,270 

364,200 

279, 3OO 

197,480 

48,720 

44,980 

41,545 

55,810 

29,625

1,908,080

Peakdlscharge (base, 5.50O sec. -ft.}.- Oct

sec. -ft.; Dec. 26 (12 m.J 10,200 sec. -ft.; F

Mar.

9,270 

8,810 

8,370 

7,930 

7,930

7,510 

7,510 

7,930 

8,370 

8,810

9,27t> 

9,730 

9,730 

10,200 

10,200

9,730 

10,200 

10,200 

1O,6OO 

10,600

1O,2OO 

1O.2OO 

10,200 

9,730 

9,270

8,810 

8,370 

7,930 

7,510 

7,090 

7,090

Apr.

7,510 

7,510 

7,930 

8,370 

8,370

8,370 

8,37O 

8,370 

8,370 

7,930

7,930 

7,510 

7,510 

7,510 

7,090

7,090 

6,690 

6,690 

6,690 

6,290

5,910 

5,910 

5,550 

4,890 

4,590

4,310 

4,050 

3,590 

3,390 

3,190

MaxinuB

5,710 

16,200 

12,000

16,200

8,370 

17,600 

10,600 

8,370 

2,830 

1,900 

1,800 

2,67O 

1,240

17,600

May

2,830 

2,670 

2,510 

2,370 

2,110

1,990 

1,890 

1,800 

1,720 

1,570

1^500 

1,440 

1,440 

1,500 

1,440

1,440 

1,390 

1,390 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,320 

1,280 

1,210 

1,180

1,100 

1,100 

1,070 

1,100 

1,100 

1,210

MininuB

2,570 

2,730 

6,370

697

4,370 

6,370 

7,090 

3,190 

1,070 

1,240 

860 

1,040 

622

622

June

1,240 

1,280 

1,320 

1,280 

1,280

1,320 

1,320 

1,390 

1,500 

1,440

1,500 

1,500 

1,440 

1,390 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,390 

1,350 

1,350

1,390 

1,640 

1,800 

1,890 

1,800

1,890 

1,990 

1,800 

1,800 

1,640

Mean

3,929 

9,623 

8,538

4,019

5,525 

12,560 

9,010 

6,583 

1,572 

1,499 

1,340 

1,800 

988

5,213

July

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,570

1,440 

1,390 

1,350 

1,320 

1,320

1,350 

1,350 

1,320 

1,210 

1,070

1,000 

930 

895 

860 

1,000

1,040 

1,040 

1,070 

1,140 

1,280

1,440 

1,720 

1,800 

1,720 

1,640 

1,720

5,210 

7,510 

17,600

Au«.

1,800 

2,110 

2,230 

2,370 

2,370

2,510 

2,510 

2,510 

2,670 

2,670

2,510 

2,510 

2,370 

2,230 

2,230

1,990 

1,800 

1,640 

1,390 

1,280

1,210 

1,180 

1,180 

1,140 

1,100

1,070 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,070

Per square 

mile

1.41 

3.45 

3.06

1.44

1.98 

4.50 

3.23 

2.36 

.563 

.537 

.480 

.645 

.354

1.87

Sept.

1,210 

1,180 

1,070 

1,000 

965

965 

1,070 

1,100 

1,180 

1,210

1,240 

1,180 

1,100 

1,070 

1,040

1,040 

1,070 

1,070 

1,040 

1,000

965 

895 

826 

758 

690

656 

622 

690 

758 

965

Runoff in 

inches

1.63 

3.85 

3.53

19.57

2.28 

4.85 

3.72 

2.63 

.65 

.60 

.55 

.74 

.40

25.43

1 (8 a.m.) 5.710 sec. -ft.; Nov. 21 (8 p.m.) 16,200 

5b. 18 (6 p.m.) 17,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (1 p.m.) 1O,600
162 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C. %

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03'35", long. 79°29'35", at bridge on U. S. 

highway 1, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream from 

Seaboard Airline Railway bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond County.

Drainage area.- 178 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge dUrlng year, 1,280 second-feet Feb. 14 (ga^e height, 6.49 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet July 11' (gage height, 2.19 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,900 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.29 

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 4, 1940 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Records of water analyses for the water year 1948 are given In 

water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water year).- W 972: 1941(M).

Rating table, water rear 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2 75 4.5 275

2.6 107 5.0 369 

3.0 139 5.5 550 

3.5 179 6.0 850 

4.0 223 6.5 1,290

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

107 

98 

97 

95 

94

91 

96 

139 

159 

159

252 

357 

306 

171 

155

214 

297 

345

383 

334

253 

228 

167 

151 

147

147 

139 

151 

218 

253 

175

Nov.

147 

163 

302 

451 

477

433 

314 

269 

334 

345

323 

461 

595 

644 

580

546 

570 

585 

501 

447

429 

433 

423 

423 

447

461 

443

397 

345 

314

Dec.

289 

282 

275 

269 

263

258 

258 

253

248 

263

305 

369 

369 

323 

282

305 

369 

383 

357 

289

263 

258 

253 

243 

238

253 

269 

263 

243 

223 

218

Jan.

214 

228 

258 

258 

233

228 

218 

210 

205 

200

196 

192 

256 

423 

518

536 

458 

357 

297 

275

297 

345

357 

323 

275

253 

262 

345 

423 

440 

443

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

C.a

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber..................... ....

lendar year 1947 

iary

nary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

419 

397 

369 

357 

383

443

505 

541 

550 

518

485 

518 

715 

1,170 

1,080

910 

691 

560 

510 

477

447

447 

458 

458 

451

419 

397 

383 

369

Secondfoot-days

5,978 

12,602 

8,733

91,990

9,524 

15,427 

14,968 

12,720 

7,512 

5,947 

8,366 

6,460 

3,605

111,842

Peak dlscharee (base, 500 sec. -ft.).- Nov.

Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 1,280 sec. -ft.; Ksr. 9 (4 a.

Har.

357 

369 

454 

560 

611

489 

514 

754 

968 

728

611 

575 

528 

473 

443

429 

447 

461 

458 

426

397 

383 

369 

369 

383

403 

383 

436 

426 

397 

357

Apr.

403 

501 

541 

532 

447

383 

458 

697 

673 

585

546 

497 

477 

477 

451

426 

413 

410 

369 

334

323 

334 

369 

383 

357

305 

275 

258 

243 

253

Maximum

383 

644 

383

1,040

536 

1,170 

968 

697 

497 

419 

872 

550 

305

1,170

Hay

275 

253 

218 

205 

228

243 

223 

233 

210 

183

171 

175 

210 

289 

323

269 

179 

171 

163 

147

139 

131 

127 

123 

187

297 

369 

426 

383 

465 

497

Hininum

91 

147 

218

73

192 

357 

357 

243 

123 

93 

77 

89 

79

77

June

419 

357 

263 

233 

258

243 

183 

228 

305 

282

183 

151 

143 

196 

275

269 

228 

233 

183 

147

139 

139 

147 

131 

111

103 

111 

99 

93 

95

Mean

193 

420 

282

252

307 

532 

483 

424 

242 

198 

270 

208 

120

306

July

151 

233 

181 

111 

95

88 

85 

80 

77 

77

78 

80 

85 

93 

123

187 

218 

179 

233 

550

673 

477 

239 

233 

456

872 

595 

397 

400 

465 

555

Aug.

550 

473 

419 

397 

383

383 

345 

269 

205 

183

179 

171 

155 

143 

143

151 

147 

143 

139 

187

183 

147 

131 

127 

115

107 

103 

97 

93 

89 

103

Pr~ square 

mile

1.08 

2.36 

1.58

1.42

1.72 

2.99 

2.71 

2.38 

1.36 

1.11 

1.52 

1.17 

.674

1.72

Sept.

155 

151 

111 

103 

123

143 

147 

167 

183 

139

123 

111 

103 

97 

99

99 

93 

91 

89 

86

81 

79 

82 

84 

80

81 

84 

111

205 

305

Runoff in 

incbea

1.25 

2.63 

1.82

19.23

1.99 

3.22 

3.13 

2.66 

1.57 

1.24 

1.75 

1.35 

.75

23.36

14 (5 a.m.) 667 aec.-ft.j Jan. 16 Il.jj.mJ 541 sec.-ft.j, 

m.) 1,010 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (1 a.m.) 555 sec. -ft.; .Apr. 8

(7 p.m.) 748 sec.-ft.j Majr 31 (1 p.m.) 518 sec.-ft.; July 20 (10 p.m.) 741 see.-ft.; July 26 (8 p.m.) 

1,010 sec.-ft.; July 31 (8 p.m.) 565 sec.-ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

163

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26'40", long. 78°56'35", at U. S. Highway 74 

i mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, Columbus 

County, and 1? miles downstream from Big Swamp. Datum of gage is 72.05 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,220 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 1,256 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,070 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage heigh*:, 9.17 

reet); minimum, 280 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 

feet); minimum, 132 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 12, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 11.8 feet sometime in August 1928, from floodmark as witnessed 

by local resident (discharge, 25,000 second-feet, estimated).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for days of considerable change in stage com-mted by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor. Records of water analyses for th? water 

year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Rating table, water year 1947-4S, except days computed using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 273 5.0 990 7.S 3,480 

2.0 328 5.5 1,220 8.0 4,420 

3.0 485 6.0 1,560 8.5 5,500 

4.0 684 6.5 2,030 9.0 6,680 

4.5 820 7.0 2,670

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octoberigi? to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

1,930 

1,880 

1,780 

1,740 

1,650

1,490 

1,320 

1,220 

1,140 

1,100

1,220 

1,320 

1,350 

1,320 

1,350

1,490 

1,560 

1,700 

1,880 

1,930

1,880 

1,830 

1,780 

1,740 

1,600

1,520 

1,420 

1,380 

1,280 

1,220 

1,250

Nov.

1,220 

1,170 

1,140 

1,120 

1,530

2,050 

2,270 

2,390 

2,390 

2,390

2,760 

3,230 

4,170 

5,080 

5,610

5,960 

6,200 

6,440 

6,560 

6,560

5,320 

6,080 

5,840 

5,720 

5,500

5,280 

5,170 

4,950 

4,730 

4,420

Dec.

4,020 

3,750 

3,570 

3,310 

3,070

2,910 

2,670 

2,460 

2,270 

2,210

2,150 

2,150 

2,210 

2,270 

2,330

2,460 

2,530 

2,600 

2,750 

2,750

2,830 

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,910

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,750 

2,670 

2,530

Jan.

2,390 

2,390 

2,270 

2,210 

2,150

2,090 

2,030 

1,930 

1,880 

1,830

1,780 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600 

1,560

1,600 

1,600 

1,650 

1,650 

1,700

1,780 

1,880 

2,030 

2,210 

2,270

2,270 

2,210 

2,210 

2,210 

2,270 

2,530

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

*uary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,750 

2,990 

3,070 

3,070 

3,150

3,310 

3,480 

3,660 

4,020 

4,520

4,950 

5,170 

5,610 

6,200 

6,680

6,940 

7,070 

7,070 

6,940 

6,680

6,440 

6,080 

5,610 

5,170 

4,730

4,320 

3,930 

3,660 

3,400

Secondfoot-days

47,270 

124,250 

85,590

580,725

61,530 

140,670 

102,510 

74,460 

26,696 

26,325 

21,357 

27,211 

14,744

752,613

Mar.

3,150 

3,070 

3,070 

2,999 

2,910

2,910 

2,990 

3,070 

3,230 

3,480

3,750 

3,930 

4,020 

4,020 

4,020

4,120 

4,220 

4,120 

4,020 

3,840

3,750 

3,570 

3,400 

3,150 

2,990

2,830 

2,670 

2,530 

2,330 

2,210 

2,150

Apr.

2,330 

2,460 

2,600 

2,670 

2,670

2,600 

2,670 

2,670 

2,750 

2,910

2,990 

3,070 

2,990 

2,910 

3,070

3,230 

3,150 

3,070 

2,830 

2,600

2,390 

2,270 

2,090 

1,980 

1,830

1,700 

1,600 

1,520 

1,460 

1,380

Maxima

1,930 

6,560 

4,020

6,560

2,530 

7,070 

4,220 

3,230 

1,280 

1,200 

1,250 

1,420 

662

7,070

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 19 (6 a.m.

May

1,280 

1,220 

1,140 

1,070 

1,010

932 

880 

850 

820 

820

820 

820 

820 

850 

880

932 

970 

970 

915 

850

790 

790 

760 

709 

662

641 

684 

684 

684 

709 

734

MiniauB

1,100

1,120 

2,150

280

1,560 

2,750 

2,150 

1,380 

641 

709 

373 

451 

280

280

June

790 

850 

915 

990 

1,120

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,070 

950

880 

820 

734 

734 

734

734 

760 

790 

820 

790

790 

820 

820 

850 

915

880 

880 

820 

760 

709

Mean

1,525 

4,142 

2,761

1,591

1,985 

4,851 

3,307 

2,482 

861 

878 

689 

878 

491

2,056

July

709 

709 

734 

790 

820

850 

820 

734 

684 

602

500 

430 

405 

381 

373

373 

389 

421 

509 

538

576 

596 

618 

640 

684

760 

942 

1,130 

1,250 

1,250 

1,140

Aug.

1,120 

1,220 

1,350 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,350 

1,320 

1,320 

1,250

1,170 

1,070 

950 

850 

790

650 

587 

538 

502 

557

538 

520 

538 

557 

576

596 

640 

709 

684 

548 

451

Per square 

 lie

1.25 

3.40 

2.26

1.30

1.63 

3.98 

2.71 

2.03 

.706 

.720 

.565 

.720, 

.402

1.69

Sept.

469 

453 

509 

585 

618

640 

662 

662 

618 

618

618 

618 

618 

618 

640

618 

596 

557 

456 

400

381 

350 

328 

307 

300

286 

280 

286 

300 

353

Runoff in 

inches

1.44 

3.79 

2.61

17.70

1.88 

4.29 

3.12 

2.27 

.81 

.80 

.65 

.83 

.45

22.94

) 6,680 sec. -ft.; Dec. 26 (l a.m.) 2,910

sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (7 p.m.) 2,270 sec.--, 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 16 (12 m.) 3,230 sec.-ft.
164 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Klngstree, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°40', long. 79°50', at bridge or U. S. Highway 52 

at Klngstree, Wllllamsburg County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Broad Swamp. 

Datum of gage Is 25.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,260 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948. Gage-height records -lollected nt same 

site since 1893 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 802 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Feb. 14, If; maximum gage 

neignt, 12.81 feet Feb. 14; minimum discharge, 35 second-feet Sept. .

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 29,100 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945 (gsge height, 16.07 

feet); minimum, 4 second-feet June 30, July 1, 4, 5, U'3b, Sept. 5, , Oct. 15-19, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet Sept. 21, 1928 (discharge, 41,600 recond-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation. - Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Wes-ther Bureau.

Revisions (water year).- W 1032: 1928(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June S to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.7 168 1.3 32 4.5

3.5 256 1.6 48 5.5

4.5 387 2.0 74 6.7

5.5 548 2.4 106 7.7

6.7 818 2.7 134 8.5

Note.- Same as 3.5 223 9.2

following table

above 6.7 feet.

365 9.9 2,620

542 10.5 3,470

818 11.2 4,760

1,120 11.9 6,680

1,480 12.4 8,580

1,940 12.8 10,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

606

606

586

548

512

462

401

373

319

280

238

210

183

168

178

221

250

262

268

286

293

300

306

319

326

332

332

338

332

326

312

Nov.

306

306

373

512

627

767

959

1,420

2,030

2,510

2,870

3,160

3,160

3,470

4,150

4,760

5,500

5,500

5,780

5,780

5,500

5,240

5,000

4,760

4,540

4,150

3,970

3,630

3,470

3,310

-

Dec.

3,160

2,870

2,620'

2,400

2,200

2,020

1,860

1,720

1,600

1,600

1,790

2,020

2,300

2,740

3,560

4,540

5,240

5,240

5,000

4,760

4,540

4,760

5,240

5,500

5,780

6,060

5,780

5,240

4,760

4,340

3,970

Jan.

3,630

. 3,310

3,010

2,740

2,510

2,400

2,300

2,300

2.11O

2,020

1,940

1,860

1,790

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,430

1,480

1,540

1,660

1,660

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,860

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July ..... ....

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,020

2,400

2,620

3,010

3,160

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,630

4,540

6,360

8,580

9,940

10,400

10,400

9,480

8,580

7,760

6,680

5,500

4,760

4,340

3,970

3,630

3,470

3,160

3,010

2,870

2,740

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,473

97,510

115,210

478,481

60,540

146,940

132,590

80,345

15,591

11,101

3 951

n' oaq

2^534

679,684

Mar.

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,620

2,740

2,740

3,160

3,630

4,150

4,760

5,240

5,500

5,500

5,240

4,760

4,540

4,340

4,340

5,240

6,680

6,360

6,060

5,500

5,240

4,540

4,150

3,970

3.8OO

3,630

3,470

3,160

Apr.

3,470

5,C

6,C

6,.

)OO

)60

560

6,060

5,240

4,

4,

3,

reo

L50

530

3,160

2,740

2,

2,

1,

LOO

L10

HO

1,860

1,720

1,

1,

1,

rzo

560

500

1,540

1,540

l.(

l.f

l.f

>00

60

500

1,480

1,330

1,3

1,C

£

£

Maxima

606

5,780

6,O60

7,760

3,630

10,400

6,680

6,360

767

818

223

230

154

10,400

60

>50

)27

18

May

694

604

522

466

448

414

406

397

373

349

326

381

522

604

694

742

767

767

694

626

562

522

466

414

357

342

334

349

397

448

604

Miniwin

168

306

1,60O

56

1,380

2,020

2,510

818

326

95

84

52

36

36

June

671

671

671

742

818

818

767

718

671

648

583

484

381

297

236

193

160

132

111

98

95

1O3

122

149

160

144

131

122

107

98

-

Mean

338

3,250

3,716

1,311

1,953

5,067

4.277

2 *503 678

370

127

93 5

84!s

1,857

July

104

106

103

9S

93

92

84

87

94

103

107

122

139

134

106

97

lot

116

139

199

176

160

134

139

187

223

182

134

134

131

123

Aug.

126

149

187

230

217

154

110

87

80

85

92

94

93

84

72

62

58

57

56

52

52

83

95

85

79

74

66

58

55

54

53

Sept.

52

48

42

40

37

36

42

50

70

73

71

75

90

98

106

118

134

149

154

154

144

132

117

96

76

59

48

49

61

113

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inohes

0.268 0.31

2.58 2.88

2.95 3.40

1.04 14.13

1.55 1.79

4.02 4.34

3 39 3 91

2 13 2.38

!399 .'46

. 294 . 33

.101 .12

.074 .09

.067 .07

1.47 20.08

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 sec.-ft.).- Nov. 19 (7 a.m.) 5,780 sec.-ft.; Dec. 25 (12 p.m.) 6,060 

sec.-ft.; Feb. U (1 p.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (7:30 p.m.) 6,680 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (9 a.m.) 6,360
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 165

' Catawba River near Marion, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'20", long, 82°02'10", at bridge on U. S. Highway 221, a quarter of a mile downstream from Tom Creek and 2£ miles northwest of Marion, 

McDowell County.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles (including area of first tributary below bridge, which 

enters above control).

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,790 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 10.44 

reet); minimum, 85 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.03 feet); minimum daily, 87 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 8,210 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 11.38 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 69 second-feet Dec. 17, 1943, Sept. 8-11, 1944; minimum daily, 69 second-feet Sept. 

10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 19.34 feet Aug. 13, 1940 (discharge, 71,400 second-feet), by 

contracted "opening method.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation and slight rsgulation for short periods 

at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

80

97

140

225

324

2.3 

2.9 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0

495

770

1,080

1,770

2,920

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

98

119

172

270

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

380 

595 

87O

Note.- Same as precedIng table above 3.1 feet.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

119

101

122

97

87

103

99

307

426

913

486

340

278

240

213

249

1,790

823

526

398

324

278

246

649

795

554

459

1,010

698

518

432

Nov.

364

2,430

2,930

1,200

820

652

585

526

446

393

538

513

42S

406

704

608

504

454

500

437

415

381

381

385

368

352

306

328

302

288

-

Dec.

278

275

265

249

258

249

240

243

234

252

243

243

237

228

310

410

317

281

278

262

252

246

£43

234

207

243

231

225

219

213

213

Jan.

213

285

243

231

234

219

216

198

213

210

201

201

243

225

183

207

210

175

192

175

204

195

183

201

204

201

225

237

216

326

450

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

332

320

324

310

317

735

608

518

464

419

364

1,170

1,180

1,200

846

662

572

493

437

428

388

392

357

335

346

327

335

324

302

.

-

Secondfoot-days

13,680

18,944 

7,878

101,558

6*916

14,805

13,336

10,639

6,937

5,998

12,624

13,372

14,581

139,710

Mar.

288

324

309

284

291

298

640

519

424

380

342

338

312

305

298

305

316

277

305

298

284

277

479

408

338

338

1,660

870

618

515

696

Apr.

708

618

524

471

445

428

420

462

420

369

369

357

338

346

335

309

316

291

288

270

288

270

253

274

256

253

233

253

236

239

Maximum

1,790

2,930

. 410

2,930

450

1,200

1,660

708

400

498

1,860

1,660

3,100

3,100

-

May

236

226

229

229

233

206

229

220

203

200

166

223

280

223

210

194

194

188

188

164

164

178

155

155

181

226

197

374

4OO

357

309

Minimum

87

288

207

74

175

302

277

233

155

134

100

229

194

87

June

256

220

223

263

226

200

20O

200

213

181

161

181

158

191

164

191

152

155

194

150

161

498

26O

203

172

178

134

175

166

172

-

Mean

441

631

254

278

223

511

430

355

224

200

407

431

486

382

July

155

139

155

115

132

106

129

100

113

144

1,060

f 1,860

895

929

975

730

564

449

408

422

446

309

298

260

239

226

243

223

236

284

28O

Aug.

4or>

912

1,660

1,400

77S

55*

445

392

36'1

346

280

298

280

26*

2513

250

270

260

25.3

229

231?

53P

372

462

350

274

267

246

250

253

229

Per square 

mile

2. 58

3 69

i!*9

1.63

1.30

2.99

2. 51

2 . 08

1.31

1.17

2.38

2.52

2!a4

2.23

Sept.

203

194

220

213

313

3,1OO

1,510

895

685

618

502

428

380

357

335

305

305

288

277

270

267

270

256

263

256

250

246

468

546

361

runoff in 

Inches

2 98

4! 12

1.71

22.08

1.50

3. 22

2. 90

2. 31

I'.Sl

1 . Ov<xn 

2 75

2)91

3.17

30.38

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (12 m.) 3,630 sec. -ft.; Nov. 2 (11 p.m.) 6,080 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (10:30

f Computed from partly estimated gage heights.

923350 O - 51 - 12
166 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'50", long. 81°04'10", at bridge on U. S. Highway vu, half a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, five-eighths of a mile upstream from SouthernvRailway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County. Datum of gage Is

746.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 1,535 square miles, Including that of Lyle Creek. 

Hecoras available.- July 1896 to April 1902, November 1934 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnargeT- 16' years (1896-99, 1935-48), 2,382 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes L - Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, .18.28

feet)T minimum, 118 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

1896-1902, 1934-48: Maximum discharge, 177,000 second-feet Au?. 14, 1940 (gage

height, 36.8 feet, from floodmarks), by computation of flow at Lookout Shoals power

plant by Duke Power Co.; minimum, 107.second-feet Nov. 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 44.1 feet July 16, 1916, affected by failure of earth dike at

Lookout Shoals Dam, 4 miles above station (from levels by State Highway and Public

Works Commission). 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which a**e fair. Records Indude discharge of Lyle Creek. Flow regulated by four reservoirs above station which

have a combined usable capacity of 14,975,000,000 cubic feet. 

Cooperation.- Reservoir capacity curves and elevations furnished by Duke Power Co. Gageneignt record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1936-38: W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-43 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6 

2.3

118 

158 

205 

320 

46S

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

620

890

1,210

1,680

2,360

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

3,080

4,610

7,910

11,300

15,000

Discharge, in second-fast, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

oofcO

29vr. OU

31

Oct.

2,270

2,510

2,090

750

130

1,880

2,880

2,220

1,890

2,400

882

186

1,600

1,760

1,760

1,320

1,990

884

.660

2,450

2,830

2,540

2,430

2,390

1,020

216

2,070

4,070

7,550

3,480

2,880

NOT.

1,260

1,690

14,400

10,500

6,920

5,350

4,610

3,210

274

3,830

4,780

3,590

3,340

3,460

4,330

3,420

3,910

4,010

4,080

3,810

4,000

2,770

370

4,070

4,500

3,380

1,540

2,650

1,670

252

-

Dec.

2,490

2,240

2,900

2,680

2,770

1,230

167

3,040

3,020

2,980

2,940

2,320

1,770

236

2,590

2,260

2,240

2,560

2,570

1,030

326

1,860

1,850

550

182

544

270

167

2,570

3,190

2,410

lionth

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

January

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

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

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

Hay. ...................

Juno

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

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

September... ...........

Water year 1947 -48 . .

Jan.

2,210

2,E

1,]

60

60

32

2,320

2,230

3,4

3,2

2.7

20

60

60.

1,430

251

2,8

3,2

3,2

20

30

10

2,500

2,390

1.1

1

2,1

30

58

80

2,530

3,160

3,1

2,5

2,1

60

SO

30

374

2,140

2,3

2,9

2,4

2,8

60

20

00

80

1,400

Secondfoot-days

64,488

115,976

58 i 062

724,339

67,835

97,147

103,421

100,300

62* 926

55,432

49 941

84*319

71,137

930,984'

Feb.

250

2,590

2,440

2,950

2,720

3,140

1,290

1,300

3,740

3,300

3,230

4,290

7,720

6,670

4,750

6,340

5,140

3,570

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,160

3,230

1,360

357

-

-

Mar.

2,400

2,520

3,160

3,160

2,200

1,130

836

4,180

4,290

3,580

3,300

3,550

2,260

605

2,690

3,300

3,380

3,230

2,520

1,240

1,120

3,160

3,300

5,490

3,380

3,340

6,410

7,490

5,970

5,220

7,010

Apr.

9,860

5,940

5,000

3,620

3,780

3,730

3,490

3,560

4,020

3,470

2,430

3,330

3,380

3.3SO

3,380

3,380

3,150

1,280

3,230

2,540

3,160

2,980

2,970

934

236

2,490

3,120

2,800

2,400

3,160

-

Observed

Maximum

7,550

14,400 

31 f lauQn

18,000

3,420

7,720

7,490

9,860

3,440

3,140

3,440

13 500

4I610

14,400

Minimum

130

252

167

118

158

250

80S

236

216.

208

138

196

158

130

Mean

2,080

3,866

1 873

1,984

2 188

3^350

3,336

3,343

2,030

1 f 848

1,611

2,720

2,371

2,544

May

1,440

370

2,530

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,300

1,160

218

2,460

2,980

2,300

2,990

2,570

978

234

2,440

3,440

3,090

2,530

2,380

930

242

2,200

2,200

2,250

2,170

2,390 8-78

216

2,350

June

1,980

2,230

2,430

1,750

986

208

2,070

2,870

2,290

2,280

2,150

1,410

232

2,110

2,300

2,320

2,300

2,320

1,010

280

2,290

2,240

2,190

2,270

2,070

812

254

2,240

3,140

2,420

-

Change In

. contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ) t

tl,319 +332

-162

t!71

-466

t645

t!78

 297

-179

-156

-79

 f 392

-20

t!25

July

2,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

2,

2,

330

490

615

138

447

15S

150

138

146

146

142

080

14(5

330

720

330

848

172

580

440

110

890

550

749

146

2,660

3,

3,

3,

2,

120

140

110

780

846

Aug.

218

2,120

13,500

8,230

9,360

4,590

1,090

742

2,870

3,540

2,410

2,970

2,160

839

210

2,080

2,410

2,220

2,150

1,840

708

196

2,870

2,280

2,390

2,410

2,310

780

226

2,130

2,470

Sept.

2,450

2,400

2,540

831

158

1,900

4,450

4,610

4,450

4,450

3,700

1,670

2,420

2,410

2,710

2,540

1,490

630

232

2,560

2,340

2,690

2,770

2,560

714

492

2,500

3,120

2,750

2,620

Adjusted for change In

ce

Mr an

2,155

"

"

.

2,669

servolr contents .

Per square 

mile

1.40

~

~

_

1.74

Runoff in 

inches

19.00

"

"

~

"

"

_

23.68

t Change in contents of Brldgewater, Rhodlss, Oxford, and Lookout Shoals Reservoirs.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 167

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°59', long. 80°58', at bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 

les downstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, York County, and 

miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,050 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1948. September 1895 to July 1903 at site 

2 miles downstream (revised records for this period published in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and South Carolina Research, Planning 

and Development Board Bulletin 17).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1895-1902, 1942-48), 5,005 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,300 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.63 

reet); minimum, 656 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 3.14 feet); minimum daily, 906 

second-feet July 4.

1895-1903, 1942-48: Maximum discharge, 151,000 second-feet May 23, 1901 (ga?e height, 

24.15 feet) at site 2 miles downstream; minimum, 42 second-feet Apr. 25, 1943 (gage 

height, 2.59 feet); minimum daily, 815 second-feet Sept. 2, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Catawba Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,542,000,000 

cubic feet) and by other power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In aecond-feet)

3.3 890 6.0

3.8 1,730 8.0

4.3 2,780 10.0

5.0 4,670 11.4

7,910

15,300

23,400

29,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,730

3,520

3,270

1,620

1,140

3,030

4,270

3.S4O

5,480

11,000

11,600

4,010

3,940

3,620

4,600

4,090

5,650

1,620

1,030

4,190

3,630

5,150

6,030

7,250

6,100

3,540

5,350

7,950

11,300

7,030

6,790

Hov.

2,760

4,250

25,700

20,900

15,400

13,700

9,100

7,190

1,720

7,990

12,800

9,500

6,740

7,100

11,200

10,300

8,510

7,730

7,560

7,280

7,880

3,870

1,650

7,790

8,170

6,680

4,230

7,100

2,570

1,360

-

Dec.

4,930

4,810

5,610

5,630

4,800

2,180

1,240

4,340

5,150

5,610

4,790

3,910

2,550

1,240

4,900

3,700

3,980

4,880

4,470

1,830

1,400

5,430

5,110

1,300

1,280

1,110

1,110

1,130

4,120

4,910

4,570

Jan.

4,870

5,240

3.06O

1,230

6,280

6,520

6,060

5,290

5,040

2,520

1,440

5,380

5,090

3,280

4,990

4,890

3,510

1,040

4,650

7,040

6,560

6,250

6,120

2,660

1,590

5,700

7,320

4,310

4,330

5,680

7,030

Feb.

2,070

5,590

5.9OO

6,230

5,830

8,390

9,480

5,190

10,000

6,720

8,810"

18,800

29,200

24,500

11,800

13,400

11,800

7,580

8,420

6,990

3,720

3,030

9,840

b,320

6, F10

6,120

5,440

1,360

1,110

.

-

!! ..»>. Seoonduo**n foot-days

October .......................... 155,370

Hoveaber ......................... 248,730

December ......................... 112,020

Calendar year 1947 ............ 1,456,546

January .......................... 144,970

February ......................... 252,250

March.. .......................... 219,410

April ............................ 208,350

Hay .............................. 111,810

Juae ............................. 99,878

July............... .............. 72,311

August ........................... 154,178

Septeaber ........................ 91,060

Water year 1947-48 ............ 1,870,337

Mar.

4,720

5,420

5,940

5,710

6,000

1,530

13,000

8,270

8,710

7,910

7,320

7,500

2,070

2,280

7,380

6,360

9,110

6,490

6,400

4,340

2,190

6,660

7,360

7,460

5,890

6,240

8,500

11,100

11,200

9,950

16,400

Apr.

27,100

15,

12,

5,

100

500

910

8,680

7,710

6,

7,

6,

590

240

840

4,880

6,030

6,

6,

6,

S20

550

410

6,130

5,570

2,

3,

5,

920

280

130

5,400

5,480

7,

6,

3,

210

L40

290

1,020

4,880

5,

6,

6,

5,

Maxinum

11,600

25,700

5,630

31,200

7,320

29,200

16,400

27,100

6,500

5,500

4,630

24,600

4,390

29,200

780

310

510

740

Hay

2,810

1,550

5,700

6,500

6,460

6,420

5,800

2,230

1,090

5,880

5,220

3,490

3,040

3,820

2,140

1,140

5,220

5,800

5,090

3,950

4,070

1,420

1,030

3,490

4,300

3,050

2,800

2,790

1,310

1,440

2,760

MiniBUB

1,030

1,360

1,110

986

1,040

1,110

1,530

1,020

1,030

968

906

954

1,010

906

June

3,950

3,730

4,010

3,660

1,860

1,170

4,300

5,500

3,880

3,870

4,480

2,010

1,160

3,690

4,490

4,240

3,700

3,870

1,350

1,050

3,900

5,290

4,490

5,000

2,430

1,220

968

3,830

4,100

2,680

-

Mean

5,012

8,291

3,614

3,991

4,676

8,698

7,078

6,945

3,607

3,329

2,333

4,973

3,035

5,110

July

2,410

2,270

1,170

906

954

922

1,110

1,190

1,040

1,13O

1,000

2,520

2,620

2,770

3,340

2,420

1,750

1,030

2,940

3,810

3,860

3,620

3,460

2,170

959

4,630

4,520

4,350

4,330

1,880

1,230

Aug.

1,470

1 « 6',l

17,

24, t

)40

>50

;oo

>00

15,000

8,

1,

3,

730

380

390

4,860

5,080

4,C

4,

1,

390

160

560

954

4,060

3,

2,

3,f

160

540

>00

3,220

1,220

3 '

4JC

)54

40

)60

3,820

3,270

2,J

1,4

1,C

5, -

)ir

no

350

'20

4,780

Per square

_

_

-

1.31

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.68

Sept.

4,200

4,230

4,050

1,280

1,010

1,340

3,040

3,680

2,890

2,950

3,180

4,130

4,020

3,920

3,750

3,400

2,670

1,090

1,250

3,380

3,790

3,620

3,610

2,970

1,310

1,250

3,710

4,390

3,520

3,430

R-noff in 

inohes

_

_

-

17.75

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

22.79
168 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14'40", long. 80°39'15", ft bridge on U. S. Hlghway 1, 1,500 feet downstrean from Twentyfivemlle Creek, 4,000 feet upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.2 miles west of Camden, KershfW County, and 7.4 miles 

downstream from Wateree Dam. Datum of gage is 119.36 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,070 square miles.

Hecorgs available.- January to December 1903 (gage heights only), September 1904 to June 

191U, October 1929 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at site If miles 

downstream, 1891-1934, and at site 1,000 feet upstream, January 1935 to September 1942, 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 5,888 second feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,500 second-feet Apr. f (gage height, 27.96 

reet); minimum daily, i!43 second-feet July 11.

1904-10, 1929-48: Maximum discharge occurred Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 39.7 feet 

at site If miles downstream, from records of U. S. Weather Bureru), discharge uncertain; 

minimum daily, 170 second-feet June 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 feet July 18, 1916, at site If miles downstream from records of U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.- Records fair. Plow regulated by power plant at Wateree reservoir (capacity, 

7,626,000,000 cubic feet) and by other power plants above station. Records of water 

analysis for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Kevisions (water years).- W 802: 1930. W 952: Drainage area. W 1082: 1934(m).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in fe«t, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

3.1

220

349

514

800

1,430

5.0

9.0

14.0

19.0

21.0

3,550

8,050

13,600

20,200

24,500

25.0

26.0

27.4

36,100 

41,OOC 

53,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,280

3,700

3,360

2,510

627

3,730

4,880

4,320

3,600

6,250

1O.OOO

2,450

3,770

4,720

6,370

5,380

5,360

4,000

890

3,890

4,180

5,240

6,280

6,390

12,400

5,370

5,560

7.57O

10,500

1O.50O

9,89O

Nov.

7,110

3,100

8,540

25,700

30,800

22,800

18,700

16,2OO

13,000

12,100

13,700

17,300

19,800

16,800

15,3OO

13,700

19,700

17,400

15 , 20O

13,800

13,200

13,100

7,360

6,900

8,880

9,620

8,500

8,120

8,620

2,760

-

Dec.

5,370

6,560

6.07O

7,060

8,280

5,140

1,150

4,620

6,090

7,570

7,320

7,240

6,210

2,010

6,620

9,250

9,780

11,100

9,810

7,160

2,490

6,600

9.OOO

5,560

1,800

5,800

7,500

2,58O

6,410

10,90O

8,760

Jan.

7.56O

7,350

5,960

1,730

5,680

7,850

7,970

8.45O

8,300

6,570

1,720

6,260

9,210

10,300

13,200

12,800

7,670

2,080

6,320

9,030

9,050

8,990

12,900

9,260

2,O6O

6,380

8,800

9,240

10,000

9,970

12,700

Month

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

Kovenber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

toy..............................

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

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

Angust ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

12,300

13,100

12,800

9,820

9,050

10,600

12,800

7,470

15,500

21,100

19,200

17,500

27,800

51,500

43,200

31,000

22,600

18,700

16,000

14,200

13,400

7,540

8,360

11,100

10, 2OO

10,900

9,820

6,590

1,560

-

-

Secondfoot-days

167,967

407,810

201,810

2,252,118

245,360

465,710

366 > 690

157 219 

125^142

100,616

170,380 

111,012

2,898,916

Mar.

6,32o

9,240

9,6SO

10,200

10,100

9,310

9,39O

26,400

27.60O

21,900

18,700

16,500

13,400

3,450

10,700

12,200

11,300

14,200

14,000

12,700

3,050

5,340

9,590

L3.60O

L3.7OO

13,200

11.9OO

3,120

9,710

4,700

4,000

Apr.

23,800

53,500

34,500

18,700

16,200

15,300

14,300

13,500

13,600

13,000

4,230

10,400

13,200

13,400

11,200

9,150

4,230

1,040

6,380

9,540

9,120

8,700

7,430

5,390

1,280

5,780

7,400

7,120

7,360

7,940

-

Maxima

12,400

30,800

11,100

50,2OO

13 200

51 500

27*60O

53,500

8 69O

6, 7 9O

6,150

17,700 

6,760

53,500

May

6,760

1,380

5,550

8,130

8,690-

7,610

7,060

5,810

1,200

5,400

7,590

7,850

7,700

6,950

4,510

1.160

6,120

7,790

6,080

6,340

5,420

2,840

934

3,940

4,800

4,110

4,470

3,990

2,950

985

2,600

Minimal

627

2.76O

1,150

274

1,720

1«56O

3,050

1,040

934 

714

243

410

440

243

June

2,440

2,340

2,180

2,850

2,770

758

3,100

5,800

6,360

6,040

6,680

4,110

820

4,55O

5,240

5,340

5,440

5,120

4,430

1,040

4,990

5,92O

6.79O

5,700

5,050

2,980

714

4,090

5,930

5,570

Mean

5,418

13,590

6,510

6,170

7,915

16,060

12, 231

12, 221

5 072 4)171 3 24S 5 49" 

3J707

7,921

July

4,540

3,780

2,270

664

1,640

2,080

1,910

2,110

1,710

606

243

3,080

3,180

3,790

5,170

6,130

3,190

563

4,170

5,200

5,120

4,840

5,170

2,680

67O

4,06£.-

5,790

5,200

4,710

3,960

2,390

Aug.

748

3,490

7,020

11,000

11,100

17,700

17,700

12,200

5,910

7,250

6,090

6,210

4,830

3,470

780

4,230

3,900

4,410

4,850

4,890

2,220

*10

3,210

3,7SO

4,040

1,280

4,100

1,960

642

3,250

4,710

Per square lie

1.22

-

1.56

Sept.

6,050

5,940

4,880

1,810

870

4,340

4,810

4,970

3,720

3,250

1,380

514

3.59O

4,520

4,440

4,300

3,430

1,830

568

3,770

5,250

5,890

4,820

4,350

1,400

440

3,520

4,710

4,890

6,760

Runoff in 

inches

16.52

-

21. 2S
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 169

Lake Marion near Pinevllle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°27'00", long. 80°09'50", at right upstream end of 

spillway, 2f miles upstream from old Santee Canal, 5 3/8 miles upstream from Deal River, 

and 8 miles west of Pinevllle, Berkeley County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.).

Drainage area.- 14,700 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 76.88 feet Mar. 23; minimum, 68.46 feet Oct. 8.

1552-48: Maximum elevation, that of Mar. 23, 1948; minimum elevation observed, 63.75 

feet Jan. 1, 1942.

Remarks.- Lake Is formed by earth dam. Storage began In November 1941; dam completed In 

1941. Usable capacity, 39,640,000,000 cubic feet between elevations 60.0 feet (limit of 

draw-down) and 75.0 feet (maximum normal lake elevation). Dead storage, about 

15,250,000,000 cubic feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation 

of spillway crest, 63.0 feet; top of spillway gates, 76.8 feet. Water is diverted from 

Lake Marion through canal to Lake Moultrle (see p. 2P4) for generation of power and for 

navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68.56

68.59

68.57

68.61

68.62

68.53

68.49

68.52

68.59

68.63

68.78

68.99

69.18

69.19

69.29

69.42

69.53

69.60

69.64

69.67

69.64

69.67

69.73

69.82

69.92

70.10

70.35

70.59

70.84

71.00

71.15

MOT.

71.28

71.79

72.01

72.16

72.39

72. 5S

72.90

73.30

73.59

73.97

74.49

74.78

75.07

75.34

75.62

75.72

75.76

75.88

75.91

75.83

75.77

75.74

75.72

75. S7

75.85

75.89

76.00

76.08

76.12

76.15

Deo.

76.16

76.11

76.08

76.07

76.07

76.04

76.03

76.00

75. 8S

76.08

76.09

76.14

76.25

76.31

76.49

76.38

76.37

76.37

76.38

76.40

76.67

76.70

76.70

76.70

76.76

76.73

76.69

76.63

76.61

76.53

76.46

Jan.

76.47

76.33

76.28

76.28

76.18

76.10

76.02

75.97

75.90

75.80

75.72

75.60

76.60

75.45

75.34

75.37

75.48

75.53

75.59

75.59

75.51

75.43

75.34

75.42

75.36

75.30

75.19

75.10

75.08

75.10

75.24

Feb.

75.27

75.38

75.51

75.66

75.76

75.87

75.98

76.05

76.35

76.46

76.52

76.60

76.50

76.17

75.80

75.51

75.35

75.66

75.90

75.77

75.76

75.94

76.21

76.36

76.40

76.44

76.46

76.44

76.43

_

-

Mar.

76.33

76.31

76.27

76.20

76.14

76.20

76.41

76.47

76.46

76.18

76.01

76.15

76.46

76.72

76.72

76.77

76.66

76.48

76.35

76.31

76.40

76.54

76.88

76.69

76.65

76.60

76.64

76.53

76.44

H76.35

76.51

Apr.

h76.6S

76.33

75.91

75.70

75.93

76.23

76.38

76.40

76.39

76.38

76.49

76.53

76.54

76.59

76.52

76.51

76.35

76.33

76.31

76.20

76.09

75.98

75.93

75.89

75.82

75.64

75.47

75.33

75.26

75.20

-

May

75.14

75.10

75.04

74.99

74.90

74.87

74.84

74.79

74.81

74.79

74.71

74.79

74.84

74. S2

74.87

74.92

74.90

74.81

74.80

74.79

74.74

74.62

74.62

74.60

74.60

74.59

74.57

74.60

74.61

74.69

74.75

Juue

74.78

74.82

74.85

74.81

74. SO

74.81

74.85

74.77

74.70

74.69

74.66

74.61

74.61

74.60

74.52

74.41

74.37

74.32

74.30

74.24

74.18

74.08

74.05

74.03

73.95

73.92

73.89

73.78

73.68

73.63

-

July

73.63

73.57

73.51

73.45

73.38

73.25

73.12

73.00

72.90

72.82

72.72

72.63

72.50

72.41

72.39

72.39

72.37

72.36

72.33

72.24

72.16

72.10

72.00

71.91

71.84

71.70

71.52

71.49

71. 4S

71.42

71.34

Aug.

71.28

71.20

71.15

71.13

71. IS

71. 2S

71.42

71.62

71. S3

72.02

72.18

72.29

72.34

72.48

72.52

72.49

72.39

72.33

72.31

72.36

72.37

72.36

72.35

72.18

72.16

72.16

72.17

72.17

72.14

72. 1C

71. 9?

Sept.

71.89

71.87

71.83

71. S8

71.87

71.89

71. S9

72.02

72.16

72.31

72.40

72.45

72.40

72.31

72.25

72.18

72.11

72.10

72.04

71.92

71.80

71.74

71.72

71. 6S

71.62

71.60

71.30

71.64

71.69

71.88

-

h Obtained from power-plant log sheet .

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

pate

Dec . 31 ....................

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Elevation 

(feet)t

76.46

74 75

Contents 

(billions bf 

cubic feet)

46.31

38 58

27 51

Change In contents 

during month (equivalent, second- feet)

___ Q?

+549

+758

+327
170 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Santee River near Pineville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°27'15", long. 80°09'25", 3.0 miles upstream from 

Dead River, 3.3 miles downstream from Lake Marion Dam, and 6.7 miles west of Pineville, 

Berkeley County. Datum of gage is 23.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by South 

Carolina Public Service Authority).

Drainage area.- 14,700 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 73,800 second-feet Feb. 17 d-;age height, 26.35 

reet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by computation of flow over 

spillway at Lake Marion and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 207 second-feet 

Apr. 27.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, ISS.OOO second-feet Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by computations of flow over spillway at Lake Marion and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

9 second-feet Feb. 23, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion (see p. 169). Water is 

diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal (see p. 203' into Lake Moaltrie 

(see p. 204) for generation of power and for navigation, then discharged into Cooper 

River Basin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

528

528

545

545

545

545

563

563

563

563

510

510

510

510

528

528

528

545

528

510

510

Nov.

528

528

545

528

510

492

510

492

458

492

492

492

528

528

3,950

11,700

16,400

17,500

20,400

25,400

26,000

24,000

19,100

14,000

8,160

5,060

1,510

763

671

617

-

Dec.

563

545

510

510

510

581

528

545

545

545

528

510

528

528

528

853

510

528

510

492

5S1

800

689

635

942

1,500

1,010

682

563

528

528

Jan.

581

1,900

56S

528

563

545

563

545

545

528

528

528

528

545

528

510

510

510

510

510

510

545

510

510

510

492

510

563

563

545

581

Month

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

NoveBber

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

617

545

545

545

545

563

563

581

653

2,710

7,020

10,300

21,200

43,100

52,200

54,600

72,300

63,700

49,800

49,800

39,200

21,200

5,580

1,990

989

837

726

763

617

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,30

202,35

19,35

566,73

17,91

503,78

305,50

390,48

18,88

16,65

16,66

16,351

16,87

1,541,15

Mar.

617

599

528

492

474

599

545

468

5,050

20,000

38,500

26,600

21,300

13,800

15,800

14,500

14,000

16,900

17,200

15,200

11,100

6,390

1,230

6,290

5,570

7,250

10,400

10,800

11,200

10,300

1,800

Apr.

7,910

26,600

37,400

39,300

39,300

40,300

36,500

26,600

19,300

16,100

13,200

12,300

12,000

12,000

11,900

11,900

10,300

8,520

5,410

524

295

277

260

234

220

215

207

237

545

635

-

Maxinun

5 563

1 26,000

5 1,500

3 89,000

I 1,900

J 72,300

> 38,500

3 40, 300

> 782

1 599

3 599

3 563

) 635

L 72,300

May

671

653

689

671

671

689

782

689

763

653

635

744

708

708

581

528

528

458

563

545

545

545

545

528

451

563

563

416

545

617

635

Minima

510

458

492

9

492

545

468

207

416

475

443

492

475

207

June

599

581

581

581

581

563

545

528

563

545

545

545

545

528

545

510

545

599

599

581

581

563

475

498

563

581

581

581

508

517

-

Mean

526

6,74E

624

1,552

578

17,370

9,855

13.02C

60S

55S

53f

52J

562

4,211

July

563

497

545

581

599

581

563

581

52S

563

581

581

581

563

545

475

545

528

510

510

510

510

443

528

545

545

528

510

510

475

545

Aug.

545

528

528

510

492

52S

545

563

563

563

545

528

510

528

52S

528

528

528

528

563

545

545

545

510

492

492

510

510

510

510

510

Per square 

mils

Sept.

510

492

475

510

492

528

635

617

599

581

581

581

581

545

563

563

581

599

599

617

599

581

563

563

563

563

545

545

563

545

-

Runoff in 

inches
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 171

Linville River at Branch, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'50", long. 81°53'20", at bridge on State Hlghway 126 at Branch, Burke County, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area.- 65 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 26 years, 139 second-feet.

jjjctremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 5.87 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.48 feet); minimum dally, 29 

second-feet July 10.

1922-48: Maximum discharge, 39,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.4 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 3 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940, result of low temperature; minimum dally, 8 second-feet Sept. 7-9, 1925.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage slightly lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Small diurnal fluctuation caused 

by mill above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1928-29, 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27, Sept. 7-3O Mar. 28 to Sept. 6

1.7 44 2.3 181 3.6 1,060 1.5 24 2.O 104 2.6 305 

1.8 58 2.4 222 4.0 1,450 1.6 33 2.1 126 2.8 420 

1.9 75 2.6 319 4.5 2,020 1.7 46 2.2 150 3.0 555 

2.0 95 2.8 435 5.0 2,720 1.8 63 2.3 179 3.3 785 

2.1 118 3.0 560 1.9 83 2.4 214 

2.2 146 3.3 785

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

55 

50 

48 

46 

42

44

54 

248 

750 

1,040

453 

309 

245 

189 

164

331 

2,190 

924 

521 

358

259 

202 

170 

274 

441

299 

259 

1,020 

581 

405 

304

Nov.

250 

1,260 

2,520 

942 

581

429 

340 

280 

240 

200

320 

280 

240 

220 

500

360 

280 

240 

320 

260

220 

2OO 

200 

200 

180

160 

140 

130 

120 

120

Dec.

110 

110 

110 

105 

105

100 

95 

100 

100 

105

105 

100 

95 

90 

120

160 

130 

116 

111 

111

100 

93 

97 

93 

89

85 

72 

87 

85

73

Jan.

89 

111 

95 

95 

77

81 

72 

75 

79 

81

73 

70 

81 

77 

b70

b75 

87 

64 

58 

72

77 

 73 

63 

b55 

b50

b60 

b70 

77 

72 

79 

136

Feb.

89 

91 

88 

104 

116

360 

341 

259 

231 

193

164 

511 

769 

1,020 

554

393 

309 

268 

 231 

206

181 

170 

153 

138 

140

140 

143 

132 

121

!..._+,. Seocnd- *°ntl1 foot-day*

Ooto 

Nova 

Daca

Ca

Janu 

Febt 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Angv 

Sept

Wt

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947

A17

12,276 

11,732 

3,133

............ 57,474

ISt ...........................

eabar .............,..,,..,,.,

2,374 

7.61J 

6.85S 

4,952 

2,321 

2,142 

3,39-! 

3,424 

6.13J

kter year 1947-48 ............ 66,36?

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- Dot

sec. -ft.; Nov. 2 (11 p.m.; 4,040 sec. -ft.; Se 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe 

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-6, Nov 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather rec

Mar.

Ill 

118 

121 

118 

109

111 

283 

393 

254 

218

189 

167 

150 

138 

132

146 

193 

146 

146 

150

138 

129 

230 

263 

210

181 

700 

750 

300 

240 

320

Apr.

340 

280 

240 

220 

200

200 

220 

280 

220 

200

190 

180 

170 

170 

167

145 

138 

131 

122 

119

119 

111 

108 

104 

104

104 

94 

89 

91 

96

Maxima

a, 190 

8,520 

160

2,520

116 

1,020 

750 

340 

128 

216 

484 

440 

1,440

2,520

. 10 (3 a.m. 

pt. 6 (6:30

7 to Dec. 1 

ords, and re

Hay

91 

8S 

87 

85 

106

94 

- 91 

91 

89 

71

71 

75 

7E 

75 

67

6C 

56 

54 

4S 

42

51 

43 

42 

43

51

6C 

67 

71 

117 

124 

12J

Minimun

42 

120 

72

26

50 

88 

109 

89 

42 

43 

29 

34 

31

29

June

94 

73 

75 

91 

98

69 

69 

79 

87 

63

58 

49 

53 

51 

60

56 

54 

53 

49 

48

43 

216 

117 

79 

61

54 

49 

67 

58 

69 

-

Mean

396 

391 

101

157

76.6 

263 

221 

165 

74.9 

71.4 

110 

110 

205

181

July

94 

67 

54 

46 

42

37 

36 

40 

43 

29

76 

484 

244 

196 

261

261 

248 

159 

126 

106

98 

77 

73 

69 

58

58 

46 

56 

63 

63 

87

Aug . Sept .

Par square 

Bile

6.09 

6.02 

1.55

2.42

1.18 

4.05 

3.40 

2.54 

1.15 

1.10 

1.69 

1.69 

3.15

2.78

71 42 

252 43 

397 31 

440 41 

290 44

173 1,440 

136 1,010 

119 453 

102 330 

98 283

85 210 

87 160 

87 132 

75 113 

71 104

61 93 

65 81 

75 79 

61 73 

58 66

56 68 

63 57 

98 97 

69 75 

79 60

54 58 

49 58 

43 160 

34 441 

42 236 

34

Runoff in 

inches

7.02 

6.71 

1.79

32.89

1.36 

4.36 

3.92 

2.83 

1.33 

1.23 

1.94 

1.96 

3.51

37.96

) 1,720 sec. -ft.; Oct. 17 (12:30 p.m.) 3,800 

p.m.) 2,800 sec. -ft.

7, Mar. 27 to Apr. 14; discharge confuted on 

oords for nearby streams.
172 SAHTEE RIVER BASIN 

Henry Pork near Henry River, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'05", long. 81°24'05", 400 feet downstream 

rrom Bridge on county highway at Old Link Ford, 1? miles downstream from Catawba-Burke 

county line, and 2 miles downstream from village of Henry River, Burke County.

Drainage area.- 80 square miles.

Keeoras avaiiaole.- July 1925 to November 1931, December 1941 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1925-31, 1942-48), 124 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 14.47 

reet rrom high-water mark); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 1, 5, 6; minimum daily, 9 second-feet July 25.

1925-31, 1941-48: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 

18.40 feet, site then in use); minimum, 3 second-feet Dec. 20, 1942; minimum daily, 

4 second-feet Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 31,300 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gagn height, 29.2 feet, 

at site 400 feet upstream, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam at Henry 

River.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 40 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal 

fluctuation and some regulation caused by mill above station. About 5 second-feet 

daily is diverted from water supply by city of Morganton and Morganton State Hospital 

and wasted into Catawba River.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1928, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 7 1.4 101 3.0 670 

.7 13 1.6 141 4.0 1,190 

.8 30 1.8 187 5.0 1.74O 

.9 29 3.0 345 6.O 3,360 

1.0 40 2.3 360 7.0 3.10O 

1.3 &1 2.6 485

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

49 

44 

40 

51 

3,6

46 

41 

37 

308 

1,080

336 

141 

125 

111 

96

97 

448 

258 

156 

173

101 

84 

99 

183 

366

173 

148 

1,190 

513 

259 

177

NOT.

103 

887 

1,380 

438 

364

200 

177 

190 

161 

150

334

359 

a20O 

a!7O 

a3OO

a340 

a230 

al90 

193 

175

163 

153 

161 

170 

a!60

a!40 

a!3O 

a!30 

a!3O 

a!20

Dec.

a!20 

131 

117 

117 

117

113 

109 

117 

111 

117

115 

111 

109 

97 

127

 190 

152 

133 

133 

113

107 

111 

109 

105 

107

107 

105 

103 

107 

97 

97

Jan.

103 

133 

111 

109 

111

105 

103 

105 

1O7 

81

73 

107 

173 

203 

b!30

b!20 

117 

113 

115 

109

 117 

li& 

113 

105 

b95

b!20 

137 

154 

137 

194 

353

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lender year 1947 ............

ary ....

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

209 

177 

163 

161 

182

630 

419 

384 

353 

314

177 

946 

898 

749 

413

288 

239 

211 

195 

183

170 

182 

168 

156 

163

159 

156 

150 

148

Seoondfoot-days

6,653 

7,676 

3,584

54,074

3,961 

8,440 

7,134 

6,015 

3,944 

2,983 

2,235 

8,531 

3,029

64,164

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.).- Nov.

1O,500 sec. -ft.

Mar.

148 

 170 

163 

154 

143

145 

477 

462 

356 

311

187 

175 

159 

156 

156

168 

190 

170 

195 

333

198 

182 

190 

175 

165

159 

533 

380 

339 

300 

596

Apr.

714 

38S 

366 

226 

314

200 

217 

236 

2O6 

185

180 

183 

168 

192 

311

ISO 

170 

161 

161 

153

230 

153 

131 

85 

306

76 

135 

143 

135 

133

Maximum

1,190 

1,380 

190

7,930

353 

946 

596 

714 

305 

199 

130 

3,530 

398

3,520

2 (11 p.m.)

May

137 

127 

137 

139 

127

123 

135 

119 

113 

117

111 

129 

163 

129 

113

111 

113 

1O7 

103 

99

99 

94 

93 

109 

109

101 

103 

138 

305 

199 

163

Minimum

36 

103 

97

6

73 

148 

143 

76 

92 

31 

9 

11 

18

9

June

199 

135 

135 

131 

105

103 

107 

105 

105 

101

101 

7O 

87 

119 

107

117 

107 

111 

86 

31

91 

105 

87 

77 

83

73 

40 

98 

99 

87

Mean

315 

356 

116

148

138 

391 

230 

3OO 

127 

99.4 

71.8 

275 

101

175

July

76 

93 

51 

44 

90

83 

76 

63 

64 

33

37 

95 

103 

88 

130

106 

85 

75 

80 

98

90 

71 

53 

48 

9

78 

80 

58 

66 

67 

47

Aug.

11 

133 

f3,530 

1,180 

858

353 

165. 

137 

135 

109

103 

103 

93 

74 

87

103 

93 

93 

98 

91

333 

150 

109 

119 

89

70 

70 

48 

70 

70 

78

Sept.

94 

94 

75 

65 

61

333 

165 

134 

107 

103

63 

84 

86 

73 

77

67 

6O 

57 

18 

79

135 

63 

66 

49 

67

37 

66 

193 

398 

303

Per square Runoff in 

nlle inches

3.69 3.O9 

3.20 3.57 

1.45 1.67

1.85 25.14

1.60 1.84 

3.64 3.92 

2.88 3.31 

3. SO 3.80 

1.59 1.83 

1.34 1.39 

.898 1.03 

3.44 3.97 

1.36 1.41

3.19 39.83

3,740 sec. -ft.; Aug. 3 (about 9 a.m.}

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby statlone.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 173

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°17'05", long. 81°06'00", on county highway ,1ust 

downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Qaston County. Datum of gage Is 

603.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Kecords available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 second-feet about Feb. 13 (gage height, 

J.U.6U feet); minimum, 116 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 1.58 feet); minimum daily, 

227 second-feet July 25.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.98 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 43 second-feet Sept. 10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 21.33 feet in August 1940, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow 

caused by power plant above station. City of Qastonia diverts about 3 second-feet for 

water supply.

Revisions (water years).- W 1002: 1H43(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (ease height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

2.4 345 3.6 843 7.0 3,650 2.0 210 3.0 540 5 

2.6 414 4.0 1,090 8.0 4,800 2.2 265 3.3 660 6 

2.8 487 4.5 1,440 10. 0 7,580 2.4 327 3.6 800 7 

3.0 564 5.0 1,820 2.6 394 4.0 1,030 8 

3.3 690 6.0 2,680 2.8 465 4.5 1,340 10

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4

6

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

348

1"

1,000 

4,980

2,180 

1,100 

800 

600 

500

500 

1,200 

1,000

> 800

1,700 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

2,000 

1,740 

1,740 

1,090

NOT.

738 

1,130 

4,440 

3,650 

3,250

1,580 

1,090 

1,370 

1,120 

930

1,670 

2,020 

1,400 

1,090 

2,490

2,640 

1,780 

1,260 

1,260 

1,190

1,020 

930 

1,020 

1,190 

1,090

960 

872 

816 

764 

738

Dec.

738 

714 

690 

690 

690

668 

645 

690 

690 

714

789 

738 

668 

645 

738

1,230 

1,020 

900 

816 

714

690 

714 

668 

645 

690

714 

714 

690 

714 

645 

645

Jan.

668 

930

> 650

600

1,600 

1,000

. 600

[ 1,000

1,500 

3,000

Feb.

2,000 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000 

1,000

3,000 

2,200 

1,600 

1,300 

1,000

1,000 

2,000 

3,000 

7,000 

4,500

3,000 

2,200 

1,800 

1,500 

1,300

1,200 

1,200 

1,100 

1,100 

1,000

950 

950 

900 

900

un.tt. SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wi

her

 ber

 her .........................

31,85 

45,49 

22,71

lendar year 1947 ............ 304,42

Lary

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

ist ...........................

eaber. .......................

25,14 

52,00 

43,58 

36,29 

23,16 

16,47 

14,06 

40,09 

12,65

itsr year 1947-48 ............ 363,54,

Mar.

900 

1,000 

1,000 

900 

900

900 

2,600 

2,340 

1,860 

1,440

1,210 

1,090 

1,000 

910 

940

1,030 

2,180 

1,440 

1,180 

1,240

1,210 

1,120 

1,580 

1,340 

1,090

1,000 

1,860 

2,340 

1,820 

1,300 

2,860

Apr.

4,940 

3,110 

2,280 

1,480 

1,270

1,180 

1,340 

1,300 

1,240 

1,090

1,060 

1,090 

1,000 

970 

970

970 

882 

855 

855 

828

828 

910 

800 

750 

682

800 

704 

704 

704 

704

Maximum

B 4,980 

8 4,440 

B 1,230

0 6,980

& 3,000 

D 7 , 000 

D 2,860 

6 4,940 

2 1,940 

5 790 

2 1,330 

9 7,280 

2 1,030

5 7,280

Peak discharice (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.).- about Feb. 13

Hay

682 

660 

734 

701 

698

663 

946 

727 

639 

639

618 

738 

1,940 

1,120 

775

682 

682 

618 

598 

578

559 

567 

503 

574 

618

618 

618 

730 

877 

1,090 

970

Minimum

340 

738 

645

228

600 

900 

900 

682 

503 

360 

227 

314 

259

227

June

790 

733 

640 

682 

598

559 

618 

697 

682 

540

531 

484 

500 

546 

586

808 

576 

472 

478 

443

583 

454 

430 

484 

458

415 

360 

463 

600 

461

Mean

l,02f 

1,51 

73.

634

81] 

1,79. 

1,40( 

1,21C 

74 

54£ 

454 

1,292 

422

99.

July

723 

630 

410 

408 

353

363 

363 

334 

347 

364

374 

408 

401 

415 

514

829 

740 

502 

466 

394

387 

391 

370 

325 

227

327 

328 

268 

301 

1,330 

470

0 1,700 

0 2,520 

0 3,550 

0 4,700 

0 7 , 280

AUK.

314 

9~;9 

l.S-'O 

6,180 

7,2'*0

5,3W 

2,710 

9<0 

800 6 1"?

618 

578 

5>9 

544 5-»l

540

sn

518 

4S5 

507

7^2 

1,540 

1,3^0 

727 

578

5~9 

454 

4V 

401 

3^6 4-^3

Per square 

mile

> 1.63 

f 2.41 

S 1.16

I 1.32

L 1.29 

! 2.85 

i 2.23 

) 1.92

r 1.19

» .871 

I .721 

5 2.05 

.670

! 1.58

Sept.

381 

442 

412 

377 

384

458 

598 

660 

502 

484

426 

380 

415 

404 

386

347 

362 

332 

301 

344

259 

324 

366 

317 

297

306 

328 

321 

709 

1,030

Runoff in 

inches

1.88 

2.69 

1.34

17.99

1.48 

3.07 

2.57 

2.14 

1.37 

.97 

.83 

2.37 

.75

21.46

time unknown) 8,060 sec. -ft.

Note . - No gage-height record Oct. 2-9, 12-28, Jan. 3 to Mar. 7; discharge computed on recorded 

range in stage and records for nearby stations.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'35", long. 82°10'45", 1,000 feet downstream

rrom Lake Lure Dam, If miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east of Chimney

Rock, Rutherford County. 

Drainage area.- 97 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- March 1927 to September 1948. May 1907 to June 1909 at site at Uree,

i i/a miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1927-48), 171 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 5.46

reetj; minimum, 3.9 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 0.48 foot); minimum daily, 4.2

second-feet Feb. 29.

1907-9. 1927-48: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height,

16.8 feet), by computation of flow over Lake Lure Dam; minimum, 0.7 second-fout

Sept. 13, 1928 (gage height, 0.26 foot); minimum daily, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 13. 14,

1928. 

Remarks.- Records good exceot those below 10 second-feet and those for period of no gageheight record, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation caused bv power plant above

station. Discharge regulated by Lake Lure power plant. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1927(M), 1928-30, 1933, 1935-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 4.4 1.1 71 2.0 441

.6 8 1.2 99 2.2 566

.7 13 1.3 131 2.5 794

.8 20 1.4 166 2.8 1.O7O

.9 31 1.6 243 3.2 1,5OO

1.0 48 1.8 334

Discharge. In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

96

93

93

10

10

93

97

135

177

360

280

177

27O

173

173

173

1,290

652

592

508

43O

318

358

495

4 SO

305

225

398

527

477

477

Nov.

350

643

L,300

696

527

483

483

351

65

394

499

471

471

471

345

6.9

310

422

363

302

310

234

6.2

305

388

276

170

170

130

5.8

-

Dec.

3O6

382

282

170

173

133

5.5

27O

170

170

170

170

133

5.5

118

348

310

226

147

150

5.8

83

126

170

170

170

125

4.4

151

125

170

Jan.

170

170

128

5.5

130

100

33

82

170

166

170

170

170

166

166

166

132

6.2

147

227

230

149

150

147

6.9

115

170

310

170

170

170

Feb.

170

313

170

170

170

34O

254

7.6

298

399

396

449

5 SO

691

522

465

477

471

471

428

250

6.6

320

465

430

285

166

129

4.2

_

-

y._ +h Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Octpber .......................... 9,942

November ......................... lo, 947 . 9

December ......................... 5, 139 . 2

Calendar year 1947 ............ 62,729.0

January... ....................... 4,462.6

February ......................... 9, 297 . 4

March.. .......................... 7,O89.9

April ............................ 7,024.3

Hay. ............................. 4,065.6

June 3 734 6

July ............................. 8,489

August ........................... 8,135.5

September . ....................... 7,777.0

Water year 1947-48 ............ 86, 1O5 .0

Mar.

144

223

239

142

114

166

134

340

394

305

278

162

130

4.8

143

218

240

145

206

238

5.1

145

297

385

236

149

238

352

438

419

a460

Apr.

a56O

a7oo

a22O

a6

a24O

8520

866O

a240

aeoo

al4O

a5

8330

8250

82 2O

226

226

149

5.8

22O

221

219

144

141

72

5.5

141

144

139

142

138

-

Maximum

1,290

1,300

382

1,300

310

691

46O

700

315

333

1,430

1,630

1,310

1,630

May

132

7.3

207

132

138

2O1

222

74

5.5

129

139

135

135

141

75

6.2

145

140

137

147

142

81

6.6

142

82

83

ISO

234

315

225

157

June

178

146

175

170

126

6.6

121

154

154

S4

85

94

9.0

95

92

94

89

89

73

9.0

152

254

333

329

282

52

9.0

90

97

93

-

Minimum Mean

10 321

5.8 365

4.4 166

4.4 172

5.5 144

4.2 321

4.8 229

5 234

5.5 131

6.6 124

10 274

8.5 262

9.0 259

4.2 235

July

93

93

93

10

94

160

160

96

99

97

1,430

998

6OO

520

523

6O9

502

216

318

267

190

170

165

168

14

161

103

169

1OO

167

104

Aug.

52

324

1,630

814

609

507

315

170

27O

158

240

159

177

234

9.0

234

156

158

148

164

157

19

238

237

157

148

159

94

8.5

159

231

Per square

mile

3.31

3.76

1.71

1.77

1.48

3.31

2.36

2.41

1.35

1 28

2.82

2.70

2.67

2.42

Sept.

247

153

158

119

173

1,310

661

556

483

406

281

9.5

234

228

236

244

158

91

9.0

239

241

244

163

159

92

9.5

156

229

325

163

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.81

4.20

1.97

24.05

1.71

3.56

2.72

2.69

1.56

1.43

3.25

3 .12

£.'98

33.OO

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 175

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 350 12'35", long. 81°41'55", half a mile upstream 

from sandy Run Creek and 3| miles southwest of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area.- 864 square miles.

Records available^- June 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 1,399 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 8.74 

reet); minimum, 264 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.49 feet); minimum daily, 381 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 73,300 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 

feet, present datum); minimum, 61 second-feet July 21, 1940 (gage height, 1.06 feet); 

minimum daily, 157 second-feet Oct. 12, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1928, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

346

425

508

690

1,010

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,360

1,870

2,560

3,240

4,620

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

6,000

7,560

9,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

720

649

674

605

381

401

662

820

1,020

1,600

1,220

824

710

939

858

886

1,390

2,970

2,110

1,370

1,530

1,300

1,060

3,820

2,970

1,840

1,280

3,720

5,830

2,900

2,280

Nov.

1,940

3,160

7,240

4,620

2,970

2,350

2,080

2,560

1,980

1,260

2,400

2,690

2,010

1,870

3,190

2,620

1,500

1,970

2,010

1,950

1,540

1,520

1,780

1,070

1,480

1,550

1,540

1,310

1,300

1,130

-

Month

Dec.

834

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,210

1,220

1,130

813

1,210

1,140

1,220

1,310

1,230

975

834

1,840

2,020

1,670

1,420

1,250

1,040

813

1,170

1,100

1,210

920

1,150

1,250

751

1,060

1,100

Jan.

1,180

1,400

1,250

866

877

1,340

1,090

978

1,020

.1,110

1,030

845

1,290

1,650

1,470

1,320

1,240

1,220

824

1,170

1,340

1,340

1,180

1,280

1,210

782

1,050

1,530

1,650

1,540

2,380

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

November

December .........................

Calsndar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,010

1,470

1,800

1,540

1,530

2,140

2,560

2,280

1,320

2,210

2,010

5,600

8,300

6,310

4,340

3,380

2,620

2,620

2,280

2,490

2,140

1,800

1,560

1,870

2,010

1,870

1,640

1,520

1,260

-

-

Secondfoot-days

48,339

66,590

36,790

494,631

38,452

74,480

69,12]

57,38C

38,787

32,668

37,366

52,019

38,253

590,245

Mar.

941

1,640

2,080

1,640

1,470

1,420

3,150

2,970

2,900

2,490

2,010

2,030

1,640

1,640

1,230

1,660

2,830

2,010

1,680

1,940

1,890

1,190

2,080

2,560

2,280

1,870

4,640

3,790

2,620

2,620

3,610

Apr.

5,030

3,380

2,900

2,490

1,690

2,350

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,140

1,710

1,680

2,010

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,630

1,450

1,210

1,570

1,520

1,570

1,380

1,360

1,400

1,040

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,310

-

Maximum

5,830

7,240

2,020

10,000

2,380

8,300

4,640

5,030

2,420

2,040

3,210

8,730

3,930

8,730

May

1,220

1,170

898

1,530

1,220

1,210

1,380

1.340

1,180

813

1,120

1,310

1,530

1,370

1,160

1,090

792

1,120

1,140

1,100

1,050

1,110

834

710

1,210

1,070

1,070

1,670

1,940

2,420

2,010

Minimum

381

1,070

751

381

782

1,260

941

1,040

710

662

544

587

570

381

June

2,040

1,320

1,300

1,360

1,290

1,180

803

1,030

1,140

1,070

957

954

856

792

1,14O

1,070

941

916

846

781

662

1,090

1,420

1,150

1,150

1,070

868

1,110

1,320

1,040

-

Mean

1,559

2,220

1,187

1,355

1,240

2,568

2,230

1,913

1,251

1,089

1,205

1,678

1,275

1,613

July

1,060

952

858

810

552

570

842

830

788

789

772

3,210

2,620

1,870

1,800

2,280

2,210

1,440

1,070

1,360

1,180

1,060

1,000

970

829

544

920

810

1,020

1,310

1,040

Aug.

781

858

5,600

8,730

4,3<0

2,620

2,280

1,640

1,1**Q

1,520

1,3<0

LI'50

1,060

1,030

1,010

7S1

1,160

1,160

1,070

1,060

1,210

1,130

1,120

1,600

1,240

1,040

1,010

1,010

733

597

839

Per square 

mile

1.80

2.57

1.37

1.57

1.44

2.97

2.58

2.21

1.45

1.26

1.39

1.94

1.48

1.87

Sept.

1,050

1,050

844

1,040

952

2,790

3.93U

2,210

1,800

1,630

1,380

1,020

662

1,090

1,130

1,040

1,070

994

852

570

954

958

1,110

990

858

793

578

988

2,410

1,510

-

Jtunoff in 

inches

2.08

2.87

1.58

21.30

1.66

3.21

2.98

2.47

1.67

1.41

1.61

2.24

1.65

25.43

Peak discharge (base, 10.200 see.-ft.).- Aug. 4 (8 a.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.
176 SAHTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Gaffney, S.. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3S°05'20", long. 81"34 I 20", at bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 0.3 mile upstream from Cherokee Creek, 4.4 miles downstrerra from Gaston Shoals 

Dam, and 4.5 miles east of Gaffney, Cherokee County.

Drainage area.- 1,490 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1948. July 1896 to December 1899 at site 

1.1 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1896-98, 1939-48), 2,513 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,600 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 10.80 

reet); minimum, 520 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum dally, 680 second-feet Oct. 5.

1896-99, 1938-48: Maximum discharge, 119,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage 

height, 19.78 feet), by computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dair; minimum, 242 second-feet Sept. 18, Oct. 30, 1939; minimum daily, 443 second-feet July 2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

ralr. Medium low flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs 

Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions.- W 972: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,110 

968 

980 

1,030 

680

682 

800 

1,590 

3,730 

4,920

3,510 

1,600 

1,370 

1,600 

1,310

1,450 

2,170 

4,490 

3,460 

2,320

2,420 

2,240 

1,890 

6,900 

7,230

d4,200 

2,530 

3,760 

d9,560 

d5,140 

3,980

Nov.

3,460 

6,450 

16,400 

9,260 

5,440

4,310 

3,650 

4,200 

3,870 

2,460

4,430 

5,440 

3,870 

3,440 

5,940

5,670 

3,540 

3,220 

3,330 

3,330

2,460 

2,600 

2,800 

2,140 

2,460

2,600 

2,700 

2,120 

2,120 

1,980

Dec.

1,450 

1,830 

2,180 

2,120 

1,950

1,790 

1,750 

1,630 

1,690 

1,980

1,930 

1,960 

1,840 

1,810 

1,380

2,910 

3,330 

2,910 

2,280 

2,240

1,840 

1,560 

1,840 

1,930 

1,790

1,980 

1,700 

2,140 

1,430 

1,650 

1,800

Jan.

1,830 

2,480 

2,250 

1,700 

1,620

2,220 

1,900 

1,660 

1,610 

1,960

1,660 

1,660 

2,580 

3,390 

2,800

2,480 

2,220 

1,990 

1,880 

1,860

2,200 

2,560 

2,100 

2,120 

2,300

1,700 

1,660 

2,910 

3,220 

2,790 

5,220

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

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

st ...........................

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,420 

3,220 

3,220 

3,020 

2,910

4,510 

5,560 

4,640 

3,120 

3,760

3,650 

10,100 

d22,000 

d!4,000 

d8,400

d5,800 

d4,600 

d4,400 

d3,800 

d3,800

d3,600 

d3,200 

d2,800 

d3,000 

d3,200

d3,200 

d2,800 

d2,400 

dl,900

Secondfoe t-days

89,620 

125,690 

60,720

894,172

70,530 

145,030 

118,960 

101,130 

69,070 

54,770 

59,954 

99,470 

60,050

1,054,994

Mar.

dl,800 

d2,200 

d3,200 

d3,000 

d2,400

d2,200 

d4,800 

d5,80O 

d5,000 

d4,600

d3,600 

d3,200 

d2,600 

d2,600 

d2»800

d2,400 

d4,800 

(14,000 

d2,600 

d3,600

d3,800 

d2,800 

d4,000 

(14,400 

d3,800

d3,200 

7,190 

7,480 

4,870 

4,310 

5,910

Apr.

10,800 

6,450 

4,870 

4,310 

3,330

3,440 

3,870 

3,980 

3,980 

3,540

3,120 

2,800 

3,330 

2,800 

3,020

3,120 

2,700 

2,620 

2,140 

2,910

2,700 

2,810 

2,360 

2,500 

2,420

2,140 

2,360 

2,150 

2,260 

2,300

Maximuv

9,560 

16,400 

3,330

19,600

5,220 

22,000 

7,480 

10,800 

4,640 

3,440 

4,880 

21,700 

6,170

22,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft. ).- Nov. 3 (2 p.m.

May

2,320 

2,060 

1,750 

2,420 

2,140

2,100 

2,620 

2,500 

1,860 

1,340

1,750 

2,280 

3,760 

2,380 

2,100

1,660 

1,680 

1,630 

1,680 

1,750

1,670 

1,510 

1,440 

1,440 

1,640

1,790 

1,720 

2,650 

4,420 

4,640 

3,870

MiniMUB

680 

1,980 

1,380

657

1,610 

1,900 

1,800 

2,140 

1,440 

1,180 

845 

1,230 

1,040

680

June

3,440 

2,520 

2,260 

2,240 

2,200

1,980 

1,720 

1,560 

1,850 

1,990

1,430 

1,560 

1,410 

1,540 

1,640

1,860 

1,470 

1,480 

1,370 

1,180

1,390 

1,270 

2,140 

1,610 

1,690

1,500 

1,230 

3,290 

2,220 

1,730

July

2,260 

1,360 

1,300 

1,180 

874

845 

1,010 

1,100 

1,040 

1,120

1,240 

2,960 

4,240 

3,020 

3,290

4,170 

4,430 

2,500 

1,560 

2,120

1,650 

1,540 

1,380 

1,280 

1,210

1,040 

905 

1,140 

1,320 

4,880 

1,990

Aug.

1,440 

2,900 

7,510 

d2 1,700 

9,860

4,640 

3,650 

3,100 

1,870 

2,260

2,200 

1,940 

1,680 

1,530 

1,920

1,430 

1,510 

1,700 

1,720 

1,510

2,300. 

4,670 

2,840 

2,410 

2,200

1,730 

1,640 

1,760 

1,240 

1,380 

1,230

 Per square Mean mile

2,891 1.94 

4,190 2.81 

1,959 1.31

2,450 1.64

2,275 1.53 

5,001 3.36 

3,837 2.58 

3,371 2.26 

2,228 1.50 

1,826 1.23 

1,934 1.30 

3,209 2.15 

2,002 1.34

2,882 1.93

) 18,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (6:30

23,900 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (8 a.m.") 55,655 sec. -ft. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of dally gage readings by U. 

Bureau, veather records, and records for other stations In same drainage baslr .

Sept.

1,430 

1,700 

1,330 

1,520 

1,580

5,060 

6,170 

3,330 

2,500 

2,340

2,120 

1,500 

1,160 

1,480 

1,810

1,710 

1,490 

1,580 

1,370 

1,040

1,360 

1,510 

1,680 

1,480 

1,280

1,250 

1,200 

1,570 

3,680 

2,820

Runoff in 

inches -

2.24 

3.14 

1.51

22.33

1.76 

3.62 

2.97 

2.52 

1.73 

1.37 

1.50 

2.48 

1.50

26.34

a.m.) 

S. Weather
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 177

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°36 I , long. 81C 25', at bridge on State Highway 72, 

z miles upstream from Sandy River, 2 miles downstream from Seaboard Air Line Fallroad 

bridge, 2f miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream from Neals 

Shoals Dam. Datum of gage Is 290.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,790 square miles.

Hecoras available.- November 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 16.20 

feet); minimum, 108 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 1.26 feet); minimum daily, 180

second-feet Oct. 5.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 29.41 

feet), on basis of computation of flow over Neals Shoals Dam; minimum, 78 second-feet 

Sept. 25, 1939, Sept. 14, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 feet); minimum daily, 90 second-feet 

June 30, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Capacity of reservoirs Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 113f.

Revisions (water year).- W 892: 1939(m), drainage area.

Rating table, vater year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in second-feet)

JL.4 158 2.7 1,340 9.0 14,300 

1.5 206 3.0 1,770 11.0 19,400 

1.7 328 3.7 2,940 13.0 24,900 

2.0 565 5.0 5,540 15.4 32,000 

2.3 859 7.0 9,740

Discharge, in aecond-feet, vater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,660 

1,580 

1,500 

1,490 

180

1,330 

1,830 

1,580 

10,100 

9,740

9,300 

3,780 

2,870 

2,800 

2,070

2,640 

2,340 

3,780 

4,020 

4,150

2,940 

3,260 

2,810 

8,390 

17,800

9,360 

5,740 

4,620 

12,200 

9,850 

6,540

Nov.

5,140 

5,170 

24,100 

22,300 

9,740

6,940 

6,340 

8,860 

6,140 

5,740

8,580 

14,800 

8,860 

6,140 

8,980

11,500 

7,980 

6,140 

5,340 

5,140

5,140 

4,540 

3,010 

5,140 

4,940

4,440 

4,540 

3,940 

3,740 

1,860

Dec.

3,860 

3,000 

2,780 

3,230 

3,590

3,410 

1,090 

3,850 

3,840 

3,000

4,540 

3,700 

3,670 

1,370 

3,650

4,590 

5,340 

4,940 

4,540 

4,340

1,990 

3,320 

4,340 

2,490 

2,500

4,040 

4,120 

2,810 

4,350 

3,220 

2,940

Jan.

3,440 

4,000 

3,840 

2,290 

3,780

2,910 

3,750 

2,690 

2,790 

3,350

1,220 

2,940 

6,590 

9,080 

5,940

4,440 

4,140 

2,450 

3,640 

3,940

3,540 

3,590 

3,840 

3,440 

2,470

3,440 

3,940 

5,540 

5,940 

5,740 

9,960

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

vary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,260 

6,740 

5,340 

5,340 

5,040

5,570 

8,420 

8,200 

7,980 

6,540

6,140 

8,130 

26,400 

31,900 

20,300

11,100 

8,200 

6,940 

6,540 

5,740

5,940 

5,340 

5,340 

4,840 

4,940

5,340 

4,840 

4,640 

3,400

Secondfoot-days

152, 25C 

225, 22C 

108, 45C

1,450,482

128, 66C 

242, 44C 

217, 03C 

179, 3SC 

108, 06C 

84,186 

88,152 

139, 90C 

82,525

1,756,22"

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 sec. -ft.).- H

34,600 sec. -ft.; Aug. 5 (2:30 a.m.; 28, TOO a

Mar.

4,120 

4,540 

5,140 

5,740 

4,640

4,240 

15,300 

16,600 

9,520 

7,760

6,940 

5,940 

5,540 

3,540 

4,640

5,040 

8,520 

8,860 

6,540 

5,340

4,840 

5,340 

6,110 

8,640 

6,940

5,940 

5,540 

11,000 

9,300 

6,940 

7,940

Apr.

20,500 

15,400 

8,860 

6,340 

6,540

6,340 

5,540 

11,500 

7,870 

6,740

5,540 

5,740 

5,140 

5,140 

5,040

4,740 

4,740 

3,540 

4,240 

4,140

3,840 

3,640 

3,940 

3,640 

2,360

3,940 

4,040 

3,740 

3,540 

3,040

Maximum

) 17,800 

) 24,100 

5,340

36,200

9,960 

31,900 

16,600 

20,500 

6,740 

5,140 

6,540 

23,500 

9,190

31,900

ov. 4 (1 a.m

BO. -ft.

May

3,340 

2,250 

3,240 

3,540 

3,340

3,270 

3,280 

4,240 

2,170 

3,340

3,540 

2,800 

6,040 

5,140 

4,240

2,020 

3,320 

3,840 

2,800 

2,800

2,720 

2,530 

750 

3,050 

3,040

4,040 

3,440 

2,900 

3,960 

6,340 

6,740

Minimum

180 

1,860 

1,090

180

1,220 

3,400 

3,540 

2,360 

750 

622 

914 

780 

521

180

June

5,140 

4,440 

4,240 

3,440 

3,440

2,530 

2,990 

3,030 

2,810 

2,520

2,860 

2,380 

642 

2,640 

3,340

2,710 

2,360 

2,450 

2,290 

652

2,610 

3,160 

2,200 

2,560 

2,380

2,400 

622 

2,660 

4,550 

4,140

Mean

4,911 

7,507 

3,498

3,974

4,150 

8,360 

7,001 

5,978 

3,486 

2,806 

2,844 

4,513 

2,751

4,798

July

3,540 

3,150 

2,230 

998 

1,570

2,300 

1,870 

1,550 

1,450 

2,410

1,090 

2,600 

4,260 

4,540 

4,140

4,240 

6,540 

5,540 

3,740 

2,670

3,440 

2,670 

2,580 

2,250 

914

1,960 

2,670 

2,410 

1,830 

2,760 

4,240

 Aug.

2,470 

2,730 

5,140 

20,300 

23,500

11,100 

7,380 

4,240 

4,140 

3,640

3,040 

3,240 

2,670 

2,760 

2,030

2,100 

2,940 

2,850 

2,610 

1,810

2,580 

2,740 

4,340 

3,340 

2,940

2,850 

2,580 

2,370 

780 

2,020 

2,670

Per square 

mile

1.76 

2.69 

1.25

1.42

1.49 

3.00 

2.51 

2.14 

1.25 

1.01 

1.02 

1.6? 

.986

1.72

Sept.

2,320 

1,940 

1,940 

2,000 

830

3,060 

9,190 

6,940 

4,840 

3,840

3,540 

2,400 

2,390 

2,300 

2,000

2,170 

2,340 

2,580 

521 

1,940

2,580 

2,120 

1,990 

1,860 

1,980

878 

2,150 

2,110 

3,140 

4,640

Flinoff in 

inches

2.03 

3.00 

1.44

19.33

1.72 

3.24 

2.89 

2.39 

1.44 

1.13 

1.18 

1.87 

1.10

23.43

) 29,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (6:30 a.m.)
178 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad RLver at Richtex, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°12', 1 mile upstream from Little

 Hlver and Richtex, Pairfield County, and 11 miles downstream from Parr Shoals Dam.

Datum of gage Ls 184.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 4,850 square miles.

Records available.- November 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1926-27, 1929-48), 5,890 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 49,400 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.40 

reec); minimum daily, 1,430 second-feet Oct. 6.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 228,000 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 

feet, from floodmarks), on basis of computation of flow over Parr Shoals Dam; minimum 

daily, 149 second-feet Oct. 13, 1935, from rating curve extended below 320 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

 Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years).- W 757: 1930(M). W 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 1,340 3.0 5,650 8.0 £4,600 

1.6 2,060 4.0 8,680 10.0 35,000 

2.2 3,430 6.0 16,000 11.9 46,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,890 

2,090 

1,960 

1,710 

1,590

1,430 

1,890 

2,070 

6,560 

12,600

12,200 

8,460 

3,650 

3,370 

3,260

2,990 

3,440 

4,370 

5,610 

4,920

4,790 

3,970 

3,550 

5,220 

20,100

18,000 

10,000 

6,660 

10,100 

16,800 

10,400

Nov.

7,860 

6,520 

21,100 

33,400 

18,600

10,800 

8,680 

12,700 

14,100 

9,360

10,000 

23,500 

21,000 

14,100 

11,900

20,600 

16,400 

11,100 

9,360 

8,680

8,020 

7,400 

5,960 

6,220 

8,340

7,400 

6,810 

6,230 

5,800 

4,360

Dec.

3,740 

5,200 

4,140 

4,360 

5,070

4,640 

3,610 

3,730 

5,500 

4,540

7,100 

7,100 

6,660 

4,860 

4,330

7,250 

9,360 

7,860 

7,100 

6,650

6,380 

5,940 

6,520 

5,500 

E.480

8,340 

8,020 

6,520 

5,290 

5,680 

4,710

Jan.

4,890 

7,100 

7,100 

5,230 

4,880

5,030 

4,920 

4,630 

4,360 

4,360

3,910 

3,010 

6,580 

17,600 

13,300

8,340 

6,960 

5,170 

4,640 

6,380

5,800 

5,650 

5,940 

5,650 

4,960

4,390 

5,800 

8,180 

11,100 

10,000 

17,200

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Nay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her......... ................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

17,600 

12,600 

9,700 

8,340 

7,700

7,400 

12,100 

14,900 

21,000 

18,500

13,700 

12,600 

29,000 

46,200 

42,600

26,400 

16,000 

11,500 

10,000 

9,360

8,340 

8,020 

8,680 

7,700 

7,400

7,550 

7,400 

7,100 

6,080

Secondfoot-days

195,650 

356,300 

181,190

2,226,173

213,066 

415,470 

379,060 

299,870 

170,590 

122,900 

115,370 

178,570 

128,370

2,756,400

Mar.

5,360 

7,250 

8,020 

8,680 

7,860

7,100 

22,400 

35,000 

27,000 

19,700

14,100 

11,100 

9,360 

7,400 

6,380

7,550 

12,500 

16,400 

13,000 

9,700

7,860 

7,860 

8,680 

14,900 

13,300

11,100 

9,700 

12,700 

15,300 

11,800 

10,000

Apr.

27, 

36, 

21, 

12, 

10,

9, 

9, 

12, 

16, 

12,

10, 

11, 

9, 

8, 

8,

7, 

7, 

6, 

5, 

6,

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

4,

5, 

5, 

5, 

4, 

4,

Maximum

20,100 

33,400 

9,360

55,200

17,600 

46,200 

35,000 

36,000 

16,400 

9,700 

8,340 

29,600 

22,800

46 , 200

Peak discharge (base, 35,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (6:30

700 

000 

100 

600 

000

360 

360 

900 

400 

200

400 

800 

700 

340 

020

400 

100 

230 

650 

380

940 

160 

500 

500 

180

060 

230 

340 

820 

500

May

4,310 

4,030 

3,870 

4,640 

4,840

4,780 

5,090 

5,550 

4,520 

3,870

4,600 

4,490 

5,920 

8,680 

6,520

4,100 

3,370 

4,800 

4,090 

3,820

4,030 

3,560 

2,890 

2,520 

4,640

7,430 

6,520 

5,000 

6,810 

16,400 

14,900

Minimum

1,430 

4,360 

3,610

831

3,010 

6,080 

5,360 

4,180 

2,520 

2,010 

1,630 

1,920 

1,850

1,430

June

9,700 

7,100 

6,660 

5,120 

4,780

4,4SO 

3,530 

4,360 

4,020 

3,820

3,690 

3,560 

3,240 

2,010 

3,950

4,500 

4,160 

3,190 

3,360 

2,530

2,170 

4,050 

3,710 

3,140 

3,410

3,020 

2,680 

2,060 

5,600 

5,300

Mean

6,311 

11,830 

5,845

6,099

6,873 

14,330 

12,230 

9,996 

5,503 

4,097 

3,722 

5,760 

4,279

7,531

July

5,070 

4,280 

3,590 

2,060 

1,800

3,140 

3,020 

2,380 

1,630 

2,350

2,640 

2,360 

4,720 

6,080 

5,840

5,180 

6,380 

8,340 

5,800 

4,500

3,620 

3,810 

3,310 

3,240 

1,710

2,270 

3,030 

2,830 

2,910 

3,280 

4,200

Aug.

3,640 

3,670 

5,240 

13,500 

29,600

18,600 

13,000 

9,350 

6,380 

4,940

4,220 

3,980 

4,020 

3,670 

2,720

3,000 

3,620 

3,450 

3,750 

2,800

3,450 

2,200 

5,230 

4,600 

3,360

3,590 

3,130 

2,930 

1,920 

2,150 

2,860

Per square

mile

1.30 

2.45 

1.21

1.26

1.42 

2.95 

2.52 

2.06 

1.13 

.845 

.767 

1.19 

.882

1.55

Sept.

2,850 

2,580 

2,140 

2,920 

2,000

6,340 

22,800 

13,000 

7,860 

5,940

4,690 

3,060 

3,820 

3,000 

2,300

3,090 

2,780 

3,170 

1,850 

1,900

2,970 

2,640 

2,830 

2,500 

2,740

2,080 

1,980 

3,180 

3,420 

'5,940

Runoff in 

inches

1.50 

2.73 

1.40

17.09

1.64 

3.18 

2.90 

2.30 

1.30 

.94 

.88 

1.37 

.98

21.12

p.m.) 49,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (4 a.m.)
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 179

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°20'10", long. 82°04'50", at abandoned ford l£ 

miles northeast of Pea Ridge Church, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and s£ miles 

northeast of Mill Spring, Polk County.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 second-feet Oct. 28 (gage height, 7.74 

I'eet) ; minimum, 28 second-feet Oct. 6 {-gage height, 1.52 feet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Oct. 5.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 22.15 

feet), by computation of flow over dam and through wheels of Turner Shoals power plant 

about 4 miles upstream; minimum, 25 second-feet July 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.42 feet); 

minimum daily, 25 second-feet July 6, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 24.2 feet sometime in July 1916, from flood-crest reference 

mark placed by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station; 

considerable regulation by Lake Summit and Turner Reservoirs (combined usable storage, 

338,875,000 cubic feet, revised).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 24 2.0 148 3.0 748 5.0 1,980 

1.6 44 2.2 227 3.3 970 5.5 2,230 

1.7 64 2.4 326 3.6 1,180 6.0 2,470 

1.8 87 2.6 445 4.0 1,420 6.5 2,700 

-1.9 115 2.8 588 4.5 1.70O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

176 

214 

164 

40 

30

226 

242 

243 

263 

263

60 

40 

238 

241 

264

278 

896 

1,080 

268 

520

520 

293 

315 

650 

858

185 

478 

2,580 

1,560 

1,000 

861

Nov.

450 

861 

1,390 

1,140 

840

588 

677 

987 

237 

626

775 

604 

569 

593 

703

487 

615 

578 

674 

476

370 

684 

240 

333 

422

602 

416 

466 

387 

88

Dec.

379 

403 

345 

435 

390

399 

165 

307 

388 

367

383 

408 

368 

75 

367

868 

688 

396 

442 

350

78 

452 

421 

415 

168

317 

603 

108 

304 

407 

408

Jan.

431 

428 

180 

71 

734

408 

364 

346 

401 

367

101 

302 

386 

566

550

420 

375 

191 

348 

408

415 

416 

344 

531 

85

270 

339 

438 

419 

454 

629

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ....

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

119 

429 

434 

433 

425

479 

855 

207 

623 

656

573 

1,080 

1,270 

1,300 

1,210

822 

865 

612 

833 

718

559 

401 

573 

566 

580

566 

443 

387 

82

Seoondfoot-days

15,046 

17,876 

11,604

134, 75C

11,71- 

18,10C 

21,182 

17,466 

11,166 

9,297 

11.38E 

14,927 

14,487

174, 25E

Mar.

356 

712 

619 

446 

433

438 

837 

1,110 

1,150 

640

814 

503 

604 

436 

363

850 

1,OOO 

441 

449 

675

116 

371 

901 

897 

569

851 

1,140 

936 

909 

692 

924

Apr.

1,210 

886 

939 

644 

659

752 

504 

883 

754 

480

407 

845 

461 

566 

771

5OO 

476 

264 

596 

47O

562 

438 

439 

601 

146

529 

366 

446 

431 

441

Maximum

2,580 

1.39O 

868

2,580

734 

1.30O 

1,150 

1,210 

604 

770 

1,420 

1,570 

1,130

2,580

May

372 

99 

596 

410 

394

361 

421 

432 

184

300

360 

332 

398 

422 

315

128 

291 

404 

368 

323

306 

263 

64 

321

410

339 

604 

568 

519 

274 

588

Minimum

30 

88 

75

30

71 

82 

116 

146 

64 

62 

52 

58 

66

30

June

390 

340 

465 

384 

400

107 

315 

337 

381 

284

282 

174 

66 

437 

404

33O 

277 

289 

202 

62

293 

770 

323 

316 

300

187 

76 

366 

410 

330

Mean

485 

596 

374

369

378 

624 

683 

582 

360 

310 

367 

482 

483

476

July

311 

285 

280 

70

52

258 

271 

248 

233 

66

317 

1,420 

1,040 

558 

394

818 

569 

82 

457 

362

352 

312 

321 

314 

73

316 

329 

298 

322 

384 

273

Au6 .

58 

548 

1,570 

1,350 

1,200

855 853' 

167 

604 

687

320 

308 

316 

181 

71

312 

417 

403 

374 

377

228 

296 

791 

528 

337

350 

414 

366 

70 

269 

307

Sept.

349 

297 

328 

397 

115

1,110 

1,130 

629 

566 

558

295 

66 

309 

413 

408

333 

739 

735 

320 

561

583 

583 

638 

638

559

237 

266 

360 

633 

332

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

-

2.12 28.80

: :

2.74 37.24

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 see. -ft.).- Oct. 28 (4 to 5 p.m.) 3,240 see. -ft.
180 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Second Broad River at Cliffside. N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°14'15", long. 81°46'25", at Cllffslde, Rutherford 

County, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 211 square mij.es,

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 296 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 5.06 

reet); minimum, 6 second-feet July 17; minimum daily, 42 second-feet Oct. 5.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.93 

feet), by computation of flow over Cliffside Mills dam about a quarter of a mile upstream; minimum, 4 second-feet July 24, 1943; minimum daily, 6 second-feet June 9, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and 

some regulation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1928(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

?.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

If.

13

14

IS

18

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oct.

133

131

122 

93

42

126

146

116

134

531

170

137

174

150

144

133

219

226

171

184

160 

181

147

510

492

282

320 

532

1,530

530

410

Nov.

220

774

2,090 

1,030

550

444

345

442

346

350

427

507

413

305

735

645

454

395

3340

«

> 3280

1

1

-

Month

Dec.

 3360

> a220

.

1

> alSO

1

'

.

I

> 3280

1

'

j

\ 3200

1

'

.

\ 3220

I

192

217

Jan.

194

i

> a220

'

I

\ a 200

1

)

.

> 3380

|

>

,

> 3320

1

'

I 3260

227

220

222

232

229 

373

342

357

707

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

559

466

386 

369

355

611

661

535

482

438

40S

1,560

3,390

1,780

961

654

534

475

334

371

38S 

396

402

332

354

344

322 

337

274

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

14 252

7,489

101,340

9,003

18,478

15,685

12,460

8,308

6,078

9,303

5,512

120,096

Har.

310

378

373 

334

315

311

896

749

518

472

409

381

342

333

334

362

605

432

412

492

431 

426

508

510

448

426

1,130 

1,080

649

537

782

Apr.

1,650

894

579 

528

461

437

482

437

f380

3380

305

307

314

302

312 

276

287

267

268

282

262 

260

267

243

-

Maximum

5,400

3,390

1,130

1,650

571

509

410

2,400

797

3,390

May

239

241

304 

262

201

229

266

232

227

250

233

338

307

250

223

219

256

194

221

196

204 

191

181

230

238

190

232 

311

502

570

571

Minimum

14

_

274

310

243

181

85

60

69

45

42

June

509

274

251 

245

245

232

233

183

203

171

178

176

189

226

169

186

154

166

85

142

211 

170

157

157

129

143

202 

325

181

186

-

Mean

475

242

278

290

637

506

415

268

203

166

300

184

328

July

180

163

132 

111

120

137

120

109

127

135

165

212

220

187

d332

d245

d!02

d!50

197

182

193 

159

157

142

60

134

137 

124

162

410

148

Aug.

110

196

1,260 

2,400

496

371

274

243

227

200

188

166

178

160

166

208

177

163

152

157

292 

202

204

184

169

140

155 

78

69

180

138

Per square 

mile

1.15

1.32

1.37

3.02

2.40

1.97

1.27

.962

.787

1.42

.872

1.55

Sept.

151

154

59 

115

54

797

370

185

194

165

116

119

176

1?7

151

150

136

104

45

153

152 

121

126

144

95

110

182 

164

564

283

-

Runoff in 

inches

2 51

1.32

17.87

1.59

3.26

2.76

2.20

1.46

1.07

.91

1.64

.97

21."17

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (1 p.m.) 3,600 sec. -ft. ; Aug. 4 (7 a.m.) 3,170

sec.-ft.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on bssis of records for nesrby atstions.

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage-height record.

f Fragmentsry gsge-height record; dischsrge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-heights.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 181

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22'50", long. 81°32'40", 500 fetft downstream 

I'rom aam at Double Shoals, an eighth of a mile upstream from Barnes Creek, ani 2f 

miles southeast of Lawndale, Cleveland County.

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Records available.- February 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.51 

I'eet); minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 27; minimum daily, 86 second-feet Oct. 5.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 32,500 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,300 second-feet on basis of records for 

nearby streams; minimum, 16 second-feet June 23, 30, 1940, July 25, 1943; minimum 

daily, 29 second-feet July 29, 1940.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 feet, from reference marks established 

by local resident.

Remarks.- Records fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low 

now caused by power plants and mills above station.

Revisions.- W 952: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

122

122

122

102

86

115

116

130

217

1,980

300

162

158

135

127

124

571

419

214

191

165

146

158

1,080

674

343

221

767

707

268

210

Nov.

158

1,380

2,590

S13

559

526

472

499

377

377

702

652

526

445

1,090

753

499

403

440

333

338

309

229

362

300

286

234

234

229

114

-

Dec.

191

158

144

144

138

141

1O6

155

127

144

155

152

102

122

165

440

314

210

229

146

162

188

221

124

162

181

188

144

191

165

162

Jan.

174

314

171

162

178

174

165

168

181

132

146

171

370

635

413

343

229

242

229

210

300

206

304

168

206

238

229

419

367

419

1,170

Month

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

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

669

493

472

445

434

1,310

1,100

620

554

520

456

2,830

3,210

1,470

698

520

499

488

477

461

424

450

440

408

408

398

40S

338

372

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10,251

16, 226

5,371

99,588

8

OOT fO£O

21 372

16J333

12,281

8,072

5,601

7 flfil >VDj

16,459

6,297

134,149

Mar.

382

393

377

362

357

3O6

890

554

477

445

424

419

362

382

393

6O2

714

466

488

526

466

440

472

461

429

403

1,830

885

510

466

652

Apr.

1,300

770

520

488

450

456

461

450

440

393

398

403

372

367

362

372

323

304

343

323

319

319

328

263

295

314

281

286

277

304

-

Maximum

1,980

2,590

440

4,000

1,170

3,210

1 830

1 300

811

309

1,140

3,070

1,330

3,210

May

225

250

281

250

250

246

300

221

206

242

225

255

295

281

203

174

217

210

191

191

206

158

165

195

191

184

188

238

811

636

388

Minimum

86

114

102

80

132

338

306

263

158

114

124

149

96

86

Peak discharge (base, 4.300 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 12 (10:30 p.n

June

309

286

242

291

188

174

238

195

229

195

195

162

135

188

174

181

168

178

168

114

158

171

162

144

135

119

146

146

158

252

-

Mean

331

541

173

273

285

737

527

409

260

187

228

531

310

367

July

346

178

144

124

144

144

138

135

149

127

149

306

199

171

1,140

493

259

184

242

191

178

165

162

162

138

152

149

146

335

543

178

Aug.

149

2o9

3,Q1Q

2,6"0 9'T.

4-5

3i7

277

2*9

2.M

230 2^4

2'0

188

199

2^4

191

191

188

178

2,5<0

1,3^»0

3 'S

2^

217

191

188

158

158

178

Per square 

mile

1.67

2 73

!874

1.38

1.44

3 72

2. 66

2.07

1.31

944

lilS

2 68 i!oe

1.85

174

Sept.

184

168

162

J44

171

1,330

434

242

238

184

152

149

158

144

138

141

130

135

109

130

122

122

124

122

149

96

98

370

352

199

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.93

3.05

1.01

18.71

1.68

4.01

3.07

3.31

1.52

1.05

1.33

3 09

l!l8

25.21

5,320 see. -ft.; Aug. 4 (12:30 a.m.)

023350 O - 51 - 13
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Pacolet River at Pingerville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 81°59', at McMillln Mill, about 400 

feet downstream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Sp^rtanburg County. 

Datum of gage is 715.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of .1936.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 204 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 7.30 

reet); minimum, 50 second-feet May 10; minimum daily, 72 second-feet Oct. 6.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet by computation of flow over 

dam 2 miles above station; minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 7, 1940, Jvne 22, 1941; minimum 

daily, 34 second-feet Oct. 1,2, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair, 

above station.

Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-18, 24, 25, 28-31,

Nov. 2-8, 11-21, Dec. 15 to Jan. 3, Jan. 13, 14,

Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, Feb. 6-8, 12-19, Mar. 7-13,

17-21, Mar. 23 to Apr. 3, Apr. 7-lU, 12-18,

May 13, 14, May 24 to June 8, June 27-29,

July 12, 13, 15-17, Aug. 3-6, 22-24,

Sept. 6, 7, 28, 29)

3.1 65 4.5 358 

3.3 96 6.0 754 

3.7 172 7.4 1,170

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8O 

77 

77 

76 

80

72 

78 

132 

222 

154

123 

110 

106 

98 

93

223

484 

451 

201 

176

164 

130 

141 

598 

394

214 

183 

450 

445 

257 

214

Nov.

172 

519 

754 

490

274

231 

225 

257 

198 

183

358 

370 

264 

227 

518

419 

274 

243 

257 

234

209 

187 

218 

212

196

185 

176 

172 

168 

169

Dec.

162 

158 

156 

154 

152

152 

148 

152 

150 

158

162 

154 

148 

146 

180

322 

238

2Q7 

194 

167

170 

168 

168 

162 

164

168 

164 

158 

161 

154 

150

Jan.

172 

255 

183 

162 

156

148 

142 

142 

142 

137

142 

137 

276 

244 

170

164 

158 

158 

156 

154

172 

166 

158 

156 

158

154 

162 

212 

201 

205 

334

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

llav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

248 

216 

201 

192 

187

307 

305 

267 

225 

227

214 

664 

1,170 

990 

698

406 

308 

279 

250 

229

220 

240 

218 

207 

207

203 

198 

194 

185

Secondfoot-days

6,302 

8,355 

5,247

69,313

5,476 

9.45E 

10,29£ 

7,84E 

5,537 

4,864 

5.25C 

7,616 

4,837

81,087

Mar.

179 

248 

240 

209 

196

213 

628 

536 

334 

288

264 

250 

225 

205 

201

238 

406 

276 

281 

303

26O 

231 

406 

394 

293

272 

794 

739 

382 

303 

504

Apr.

840 

458 

310 

269 

255

257 

300 

394 

298 

269

240 

3O3 

255 

250 

245

231 

229 

212 

196 

194

194 

198 

192 

190 

185

183 

179 

179 

172 

168

Maximum

598 

754 

322

1,950

334 

1,170 

794 

840 

346 

473 

484 

1,110 

394

1,170

May

164 

164 

164 

168 

176

168 

179 

164

152 

151

134 

158 

194 

205 

160

148 

ISO 

140 

140 

140

134 

136 

128 

192

219

176 

201 

251 

310 

346 

225

Minimum

72 

168 

146

72

137 

185 

179 

168 

128 

110 

96 

112 

109

72

June

473 

256 

185 

179 

164

156 

152 

148 

138 

128

128 

127 

134 

146 

144

132 

121 

121 

119 

119

110 

170 

140 

125 

116

144 

244 

239 

172 

134

Mean

203 

279 

169

190

177 

326 

332 

262 

179 

162 

169 

246 

161

222

July

121 

114 

107 

103 

98

103 

§6 

96 

100 

109

164 

458 

290 

166 

194

366 

484 

220 

185 

179

156 

194 

166 

140 

130

125 

121 

116 

121 

116 

112

Aug.

112 

154 

635 

930 

1,110

779 

257 

208 

183

164

160 

152 

142 

136 

140

148 

140 

136 

127 

123

121 

268 

264 

168 

142

132 

123 

118 

114 

112 

118

Per square 

mile

1.75 

2.41 

1.46

1.64

1.53 

2.81 

2.86 

2.26 

1.54 

1.40 

1.46 

2.12 

1.39

1.91

Sept.

120 

112 

109 

150 

174

344 

394 

207 

185 

158

150 

138 

132 

128 

128

125 

121 

121

118 

118

110 

110 

192 

134 

121

114 

114 

280 

278 

152

Runoff in 

inches

2.02 

2.69

1.68

22.21

1.76 

3.03 

3.30 

2.52 

1.78 

1.56 

1.68 

2.44 

1.55

26.01

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 183

Pacolet River near Fingervllle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 81°58', 100 feet upstream from bridge 

on state Highway 55, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet 

ana South Pacolet Rivers, and 2? miles southeast of Fingervllle, Spartanburg County. 

Datum of gage Is 706.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 212 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 334 second feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 5.62 

1'eetj; minimum dally, 86 second-feet Oct. 4.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.43 

feet) , from rating curve extended above 9,600 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum dally, 38 second-feet Oct. 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see

p. iHb). Some regulation caused by mill on North Pacolet River. About 7,223,000 gallons 

a day diverted above station for city of Spartanburg water supply.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15"to Jan. 14)

0.3 72 1.5

.4 90 2.0

.6 134 3.0

.8 186 4.0

1.1 283 5.2

446

697

1,340

2,040

2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septesber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

125

120

113

86

90

116

122

194

3O6

248

191

156

158

149

144

291

607

582

287

276

235

198

219

996

707

396

324

600

886

559

404

Nov.

313

623

1,330

1,040

580

487

478

381

304

298

554

611

502

464

749

529

560

492

511

451

357

298

318

375

340

320

313

305

280

244

-

Dec.

237

247

240

243

242

235

226

241

235

242

232

243

232

222

261

442

344

213

294

262

255

266

269

258

245

255

280

235

305

280

255

Jan.

284

349

298

248

258

255

245

245

248

238

237

248

396

404

313

287

253

252

255

252

272

262

251

248

242

248

262

324

305

334

474

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

Feb ruary .........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

352

455

394

336

332

457

540

390

428

460

47S

94S

2,130

1,830

1,240

779

585

535

417

377

364

340

408

455

428

344

336

332

255

-

Secondfoot-days

9.88J

14,407

8 , ISf1

116,643

8,792

16.77E

18,28]

14,146

8.39C

7,706

8,565

13,931

7,177

136,195

Mar.

302

391

394

352

332

342

862

1,140

658

550

521

497

437

287

336

371

595

469

497

455

368

478

624

375

648

540

1,140

1,580

826

575

839

Apr.

1,550

9

6

4

75

19

69

550

540

5

5

6

14

93

00

482

385

5

5

5

50

11

02

492

449

4

Z

3

24

80

36

336

324

3

3

2

28

13

87

262

283

3

3

2

2

Maximum

996

1,330

442

3,810

474

2,810

1,580

1,550

428

585

798

'547

2,880

02

05

98

87

-

May

258

235

237

262

259

262

280

252

228

243

252

261

298

305

252

226

242

24:5

220

235

219

213

204

272

344

255

294

356

428

428

325

Minimum

86

244

222

86

237

255

287

204

164

146

159

159

86

June

585

390

320

415

350

235

249

222

242

235

235

213

215

217

221

229

203

191

186

186

180

244

194

182

164

180

285

347

315

276

-

Mean

319

480

320

284

578

590

472

271

257

276

449

239

372

July

262

238

216

181

195

186

159

146

149

162

235

554

408

298

312

515

798

424

332

320

269

317

294

255

210

229

189

183

185

185

163

Aug.

182

262

830

1,620

2,830

1,660

629

343

344

309

290

273

272

213

213

262

252

235

229

219

178

350

381

266

212

178

170

173

159

isa

179

Sept.

172

159

159

218

262

473

547

356

301

262

212

201

201

175

175

184

2u2

201

192

170

175

180

259

173

184

177

164

335

448

260

-

Per square R-ioff in 

mile inches
184 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58", long. 81°48', 1 mile downstream from dam 

at Clifton Mill 2, 1.5 miles southeast of Clifton, Soartanburg County, 2.2 miles 

upstream from Lawson Pork-, and 2.5 miles northeast of Glendale.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,690 second-feet Aug. 4 (ga?e height, 6.05 

reet); minimum daily, 128 second-feet Oct. 7.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 26,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (g-5ge height, 21.19 

feet), by computation of flow over dam at Clifton Mill 2; minimum d-5ily, 17 secondfeet Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station 

and South Pacolet River Reservoir (see D.185). City of Spartanburg diverts water 

above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

170

178

185

206

139

179

128

530

539

600

268

243

243

208

221

322

697

750

405

415

327 "93

282

1,960

1,030

636

496

809

1-.040

803

582

Nov.

416

1,470

1,530

1,420

864

697

688

706

504

490

997

952

768

688

1,200

847

794

732

732

680

592

442

492

586

552

485

459

450

418

366

-

Dec.

409

360

368

365

333

342

346

390

366

400

396

369

365

330

454

706

534

456

433

389

365

406

384

341

376

397

353

374

414

398

347

Jan.

399

492

404

404

403

386

363

350

370

358

320

384

610

662

488

443

394

367

422

386

414

420

399

419

383

412

422

539

548

542

838

Month

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

November ............. ...........

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ......... . .

January . .

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

636

671

662

539

521

794

794

732

741

706

741

1,790

2,960

2,640

1,530

1,130

864

768

688

583

565

513

600

644

653

548

521

436

422

-

Secondfoot-days

14,884

22,067

12,316

171,029

13,741

25,392

26,664

20,960

13,628

10,996

12,262

19,669

10,903

203,482

Mar.

451

627

688

583

504

496

1,670

1,510

1,030

856

750

715

653

444

478

618

979

671

680

627

539

609

970

1,030

891

706

1,570

1,780

1,200

829

1,500

Apr.

1,740

1,420

917

750

803

794

970

900

873

741

627

785

741

706

706

671

600

496

504

513

530

504

496

436

422

470

453

478

470

444

-

Maximum

1,960

1,580

706

4,920

838

2,960

1,780

1,740

864

706

1,570

3,290

1,080

3,290

May

384

406

436

392

429

429

530

399

384

406

384

470

461

496

399

384

392

384

350

356

363

301

325

363

864

399

384

478

653

627

600

Minimum

128

366

330

105

320

422

444

422

301

228

201

151

175

128

June

592

600

453

496

529

392

369

325

319

356

295

295

290

350

312

338

284

301

252

252

295

295

295

284

228

233

306

706

548

406

-

Mean

480

736

397

469

443

876

860

699

440

367

396

634

363

556

July

344

325

279

263

252

274

238

214

214

201

312

496

627

334

513

803

1,570

653

487

429

369

4O6

369

325

306

325

284

243

257

290

210

Aug.

268

496

1,280

2,940

3,290

2,130

912

574

492

444

417

382

386

366

265

384

362

326

336

308

292

268

578

368

338

252

257

313

151

257

237

Per square 

mile

Sept.

259

230

226

344

263

1,080

706

541

429

382

309

279

328

269

260

255

300

237

268

286

236

263

309

316

175

243

272

354

1,070

414

-

Runoff in 

inohea
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 185

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°OV', long. 81°59', at bridge on State Highway 42, 

1 mile upstream from dam and if miles south of FingeV-ville, Spartanburg County. Datum 

of gage is 761.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 16.13 feet Aug. 5; minimum, 10.50 fe°t May 2. 

mO-48: Maximum gage height, 17.68 feet Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 feet Oct. 8, 

1930.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 879,000,000 

gallons between gage heights 0.0 foot (limit of draw-down) and 15.0 feet (top of flashboards). Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gallons. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 12.0 feet. City of Sparta^burg di- 

.verted about 7,223,000 gallons daily from reservoir for municipal supply during year. 

Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

10.90

10.80

10.76

10.87

11.14

11.23

11.12

11.21

11.77

12.18

11.97

11.96

12.02

12.02

11.98

12.13

12.82

13.79

14.19

14.26

14.11

13.93

13.82

14.87

15.15

15.08

14.91

14.88

15.19

14.99

14.35

NOT.

13.99

14.26

15.25

15.29

14.97

14.39

13.51

13.38

13.73

13.70

13.75

14.11

14.41

13.79

g!3.43

g!4.43

g!5.07

g!4.68

g!4.01

g!3.32

g!2.66

g!2.26

g!2.22

g!2.60

g!3.30

g!3.28

g!2.84

g!2.64

g!2.43

g!2.30

-

Dec.

g!2.27

g!2.28

g!2.27

12.28

12.17

12.08

12.02

12.00

11.96

11.97

12.14

12.24

12.16

12.14

12.26

12.78

13.40

13.59

13.64

13.68

13.78

13.88

13.89

13.87

13.90

14.10

14.15

14.08

14.00

13.62

13.50

Jan.

13.36

13.62

13.80

13.73

13.81

13.63

13.54

13.41

13.28

13.11

13.01

12.89

12.86

13.13

13.10

12.83

12.75

12.77

12.71

12.62

12.69

12.75

12.78

12.77

12.77

12.76

12.66

12.79

13.16

13.43

13.83

Feb.

14.74

14.87

14.36

14.25

14.17

14.25

14.65

14.89

15.01

14.93

14.40

14.29

15.59

15.51

15.40

15.10

14.89

14.52

14.19

14.34

14.41

14.72

14.92

14.27

13.49

13.24

13.18

13.06

13.22

-

-

liar.

13.29

13.30

13.76

13.97

13.95

13.87

14.89

14.32

15.06

14.74

14.22

13.51

12.73

12.78

13.04

12.98

13.30

14.19

14.08

14.30

14.88

14.95

14.77

15.23

15.10

14.77

14.99

15.60

15.21

14.93

14.87

Apr.

15.40

15.25

15.03

15.12

14.87

14.36

13.95

14.54

15.02

14.75

15.00

14.83

14.23

13.53

12.70

11.80

11.02

11.04

11.32

11.18

11.06

11.10

11.08

11.19

11.48

11.74

11.59

11.29

10.97

10.69

-

May

10.58

10.59

10.84

10.86

11.02

11.10

11.18

11.28

11.35

11.42

11.37

11.23

11.35

11.74

11.99

12.05

12.08

11.82

11.65

11.43

11.04

10.86

10.64

10.59

10.99

11.22

11.36

11.62

12.00

12.65

13.42

June

13.87

14.78

14.72

14.28

13.32

13.19

13.16

13.08

13.05

12.84

12.59

12.37

12.33

12.39

12.62

12.43

12.37

12.18

12.11

12.12

11.99

11.83

11.93

11.98

11.94

11.98

12.85

13.76

14.36

14.34

-

July

13.95

13.41

12.93

12.72

12.50

12.14

11.89

11.79

11.79

11.84

12.09

12.46

13.59

14.11

14.04

14.17

15.03

15.13

14.91

14.68

14.43

14.17

13.86

13.41

13.09

12.79

12.39

12.25

12.17

11.99

12.03

Aug.

11.99

12.03

12. *9

15.04

16.02

15. £1

15.10

15.07

14. ?6

14.67

14.37

14.15

13. ?2

13. T3

13. T7

13.67

13.62

13. ZO

12. ?3

12.67

12.53

12. 60

12.47

12. C9

11. T6

11.78

11.62

11.62

11.8?

11. B?

11. B8

Sept.

11.56

11.56

11.50

11.76

12.24

12.71

13.00

12.77

12.72

12.66

12.54

12.67

12.58

12.61

12.70

12.75

12.56

12.30

12.11

11.98

11,93

11.66

11.69

11.86

11.92

11.80

11.71

11.90

12.79

12.41

-

g Computed from graph based on recorded range In stage and dally gage read'njs at powerhouse.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1S48

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1947 ......

Sept. 30.. .................

Water year 1947-48......

Gage height 

(feet)t

12.27

13.40

-

13.42

10.56

13.46

11.99

11.56

12.32

-

Contents 

(millions of 

gallons)

796

632

727

-

807

729

504

732

798

610

577

636

-

Change In contents 

during month (equivalent, second-feet)

+13.3

-8.5

+4.7

+ .8

+4.0

-4.2

+8.3

-20.2

+11.4

+3.4

-9.4

-1.6

+3.0

+ .5

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
186 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°48' , lorg. 81°68', at

Utt Shoals, l£ miles upstream from Wards Creek, 2f miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg County, and 3 7/8 miles upstream from confluence with South Tyger River. Datum 

of gage is 564.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 226 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,610 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 4.27 

feetTT minimum, 42 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum daily, 47 second-feet Oct. 5.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 12,300 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,800 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 9.2 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 29, 1935; minimum daily, 21 second-feet 

Oct. 12, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reccrd, which are 

fair. Low flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

96

128

1.3 165

1.5 256

1.7 370

2.0 585

0.9 53

1.0 76

1.1 104

1.2 137

Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

1.3 175

1.5 266

1.7 380

2.0 604

2.5 1,050

3.0 1,580

3.5 2,240

4.0 3,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

77

77

72

47

62

109

84

168

166

142

88

93

84

74

160

298

268

138

319

146

93

132

276

250

190

170

383

358

308

221

Nov.

166

284

555

474

288

243

222

302

200

210

510

700

414

284

465

530

380

282

259

261

223

164

164

290

273

273

254

199

179

138

-

Dec.

163

178

169

166

144

162

116

87

127

205

201

179

173

128

179

330

273

235

203

201

133

168

188

165

121

167

167

160

173

196

179

Jan.

173

202

202

138

176

199

184

156

156

139

84

132

351

285

235

189

191

130

169

201

201

175

164

176

126

181

228

254

218

280

406

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

526

293

266

225

223

309

316

341

352

306

288

507

1,080

1,380

935

590

400

337

290

271

251

259

282

242

247

237

225

239

165

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

4 929

9 186

5)436

67,934

6,101

11,152

13,794

10,423

5, 783

4, 585

5,560

10,542 

4,298

91,789

Mar.

217

298

314

280

247

233

796

1,050

691

425

342

302

278

223

271

307

627

470

357

318

293

304

441

685

659

410

474

827

748

417

490

Apr.

1,000

940

498

362

344

326

380

918

577

366

331

350

309

289

273

256

237

202

255

243

218

223

192

220

163

212

227

193

183

137

Maximum

383

700

330

2,090

406

1,380

1,050

1,000

349

323

662

3,000

394

3,000

May

184

140

188

205

205

201

240

162

145

185

201

192

232

181

147

129

169

184

152

161

108

168

111

120

214

201

181

182

237

349

309

Minimum

47

138

87

37

84

165

217

137

60

70

75

55

47

June

275

218

201

192

130

96

157

192

162

105

154

129

90

125

196

202

167

134

90

87

113

164

103

130

130

103

60

134

323

223

-

Mean

159

306

175

186

197

385

445

347

153

179

340

143

251

July

167

83

110

96

76

100

134

95

102

88

93

234

350

217

201

339

662

526

228

188

167

160

113

151

a70

a 100

aUO

a!30

al30

a!40

a!70

Aug.

a75

a 280

a340

a 600

al,600

a3,000

al.OOO

a320

a 200

a 190

a 190

a 190

alSO

alSO

a 90

alSO

a 220

a 190

alSO

a!60

alt)0

aSO

a 95

alSO

a!60

102

87

80

84

100

139

Per square 

mile

0.981

1 . 89

1.08

1.15

1.22

2.38

2.75

2.14

1.15

.944

1.10

2.10

.883

1.55

Sept.

87

124

1U7

1U5

85

394

a 340

213

171

164

129

67

103

156

145

93

93

116

63

108

141

164

93

64

105

55

81

182

374

176

Runoff in 

inches

1.13

2.11

1.24

15.59

1.41

2.57

3.17

2.39

1.33

1.05

1.27

2.42

.99

21.08

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec.-ft.).- Aug. 6 (about 4 a.m.) 3,610 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for South Tyger 

River near Woodruff and Tyger River near Woodruff.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 187

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45', long. 81°55', at Nesbitts Bridge or State 

Highway 49, half a mile downstream from confluence of North Tyger and South Tyger 

Rivers and 6? miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County. Datum of gage is 489.44 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 351 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 474 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 5.98 

feeTJT minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.79 feet); minimum daily, 78 

second-feet Oct. 6.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 19,200 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.27 

feet), from rating carve extended above 11,000 second-feet on basis of rating curves 

for North Tyger River near Moore and South Tyger River near Woodruff; minimum, 37 

second-feet Oct. 18, 1941; minimum daily, 40 second-feet Oct. 17, 1941.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 20.0 feet; that of September 1929, 14.65 

feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,600 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions.- W 742: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

122

140

147

138

88

78

193

236

340

a320

a260

a!70

142

228

 185

298

505

477

354

321

401

240

272

535

545

485

277

1,140

841

691

605

Nov.

416

635

999

876

591

551

573

731

426

326

1,400

1,400

858

625

1,080

920

599

752

633

543

469

396

367

448

524

572

602

439

374

329

-

Month

Dec.

228

369

372

331

347

365

246

161

301

453

446

390

390

330

309

771

631

521

426

429

325

227

424

417

254

301

355

254

257

409

386

Jan.

371

571

537

303

222

361

386

370

312

296

198

195

879

669

463

359

454

314

253

410

416

351

367

404

320

242

495

621

464

630

921

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

651

494

568

422

491

704

695

762

607

695

660

1,370

2,280

2,490

1,860

1,210

945

695

616

583

583

527

470

552

551

559

513

511

355

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,774

19 434

Ili434

147 , 605

13,174

29 15'

Zl'sSS

12J947

9 852 10)754

16 ,272

9,582

190,334

Mar.

330

677

677

607

539

520

2,130

1,830

1,490

1,120

836

714

591

427

510

673

1,340

945

809

808

520

439

999

1,330

1,330

1,020

1,120

1,260

1,380

1,000

1,180

Apr.

1,960

1,770

1,160

805

608

712

814

1,650

1,240

825

633

661

705

616

607

567

535

422

446

564

477

462

396

422

366

376

543

403

390

364

Maximum

1,140

1,400

771

4,040

921

2,490

2,130

1,960

915

616

863

4,120

940

4,120

May

378

311

268

422

416

427

606

431

337

286

454

403

471

395

307

308

252

367

312

327

244

346

283

186

435

564

486

564

704

915

722

Minimum

78

326

161

75

355

330

366

186

132

131

132

120

78

June

818

596

444

403

384

259

250

410

373

281

332

306

228

184

338

375

317

291

236

212

168

317

269

263

258

228

132

166

560

454

-

Mean

348

369

404

425

8O8

94O

7 18

418

347

589

319

520

July

368

272

266

238

131

136

284

196

191

178

157

267

673

698

522

562

828

863

386

421

322

312

239

301

249

192

281

263

258

307

393

Aug.

222

604

627

1,150

2.3SO

4,120

1,730

716

372

336

3<51

3<51

3*4

3*4

2*1

238

442

378

3<57

3*5

238

230

197

3*9

301

2*0

192

130

216

132

259

Per square 

mile

0.991

1 . 65

1.05

1.15

1.21

2.30

2 . 66

2.05

1.19Q-ZA

. HO*

989

1 . 68

.909

1.48

Sept.

194

220

185

228

245

793

666

515

625

355

244

185

182

296

294

232

236

232

146

148

276

296

454

202

228

150

120

339

940

356

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.14

2.06

1.21

15.63

1.40

2 .48

2^29

1.37

1.04

1.14

,1.94 

1.01

20.17

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Aug. 6 (8 a.m.) 4,800 sec. -ft.

gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, 

and records for North Tyger River near Moore and South Tyger River near Woodruff.
188 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 34°56'35", long. 82°08'00", at 

Lyman, Spartanburg County, 200 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 292, 600 

feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, and three-quarters of a mile northeast 

of Duncan. Datum of gage is 776.05 feet above mean sea level, datun of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 68.3 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 92.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 second-feet Aug. 5 (ga^e height, 11.16 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 19, 26; minimum daily, 29 second-feet Oct. 6.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 4,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gate height, 16.16 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 1 second-foot Sept. 25, 1940; minimum daily, 13 second-feet Oct. 12, 18, 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by steam powe- plant above 

station.

Rating tables, water y?ar 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-29, Feb. 13 to Sept. 30 Oct. 30 to Feb. 12

1.1 28 2.0 113 4.5 815 1.6 56 

1.3 39 2.4 185 6.0 1,440 1.8 78 

1.5 54 3.0 315 8.0 2,280 2.0 108 

1.7 73 3.6 480 9.8 2,890 2.4 178 

2.8 262

Discharge, in aeccnd-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

D»J

i

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32

32 

32 

32 

33

29 

30 

44 

62 

50

46 

44

40 

38 

38

62 

184 

134 

70 

58

55 

52 

51 

110 

147

89 

71 

186 

264 

125 

76

Nov.

68 

110 

230 

151 

103

85 

81 

115 

84 

68

149 

221 

126 

92 

174

215 

127 

79 

100 

91

76 

76 

106 

118 

105

89 

81 

76 

77 

70

Dec.

67 

67 

67 

64 

65

65 

64 

67 

70 

79

81 

72 

67 

66 

76

149 

106 

82 

74 

72

71 

70 

68 

67 

70

70 

73 

65 

65 

61 

61

Jan.

70 

99 

76 

82 

74

66 

63 

61 

62 

60

59

60 

106 

113 

76

68 

73 

72 

62

66

82 

77 

70 

70 

71

66 

74 

108 

108 

108 

169

Month

Octo 

Neve

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

tori 

May 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

st ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

137 

116 

102 

89 

84

141 

151 

137 

124 

121

118 

242 

774 

495 

340

207 

171 

142 

127 

116

109 

126 

113 

106 

106

103 

99 

98 

92

Seocndfoot-daya

2,316 

3,343

2,261

31,564

2,470 

4,886 

5,833 

4,089 

2,622 

2,005 

3,318 

6,756 

1,739

41,638

Mar.

84

134 

132 

106 

100

103 

344 

393 

189 

154

133 

121 

110 

106 

103

112 

240 

172 

138 

149

129 

118 

251 

443

208

152 

285 

494 

206 

156 

269

Apr.

582 

259 

177 

151 

138

140 

162 

197 

156 

127

130 

131 

123 

113 

110

105 

102 

101 

96 

98

96 

98 

92 

91 

94

88 

85 

84 

83 

80

Maximum

264 

230 

149

1,170

169 

774 

494 

582 

179 

115 

652 

2,870 

132

2,870

May

79 

79 

80 

82 

91

86 

103 

85 

79 

75

75 

75 

83 

80 

70

70 

69 

64 

63 

62

61 

59 

61 

58 

67

84 

116 

121 

153 

179 

113

MininuB

29 

68 

61

29

59 

84 

84 

80 

58 

49 

43 

47 

45

29

June

115 

91 

77 

75 

70

68 

66 

65 

69 

61

60 

59 

60 

86 

100

. 64 

61 

59 

60 

56

55 

54 

54 

55 

52

49 

52 

85 

67 

60

Mean

74.7 

111 

72.9

86.5

79.7 

168 

188 

136 

84.6 

66.8 

107 

218 

58.0

114

July

57 

52 

51 

52 

48

48 

45 

45 

48 

52

66 

253 

224 

78 

78

652 

461 

123 

88 

77

70 

81 

70 

63 

60

55 

53 

53 

59 

99 

59

Aug.

75 

89 

118 

1,030 

2,870

722 

204 

127 

102 

92

86 

81 

85 

77 

77

74 

70 

68 

63 

62

60 

61 

56 

55 

54

52 

51 

SO 

50 

48 

47

Per square 

Bile

1.09 

1.63 

1.07

1.27

1.17 

?.46 

2.75 

1.99 

1.24 

.978 

1.57 

3.19 

.849

1.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- July 16 (5:45 D.m.) 1,220 sec. -ft.; AUK. 5 (12

Sept.

48 

45 

45 

55 

79

132 

113 

71 

73 

63

63 

54 

52 

52 

52

52 

49 

49 

49 

47

45 

47 

52 

48 

45

47 

48 

57 

55 

52

Runoff in 

inchea

1.26 

1.82 

1.23

17.18

1.35 

2.65 

3.17 

2.22 

1.43 

1.09 

1.81 

3.68 

.95

22.66

m.) 3,310
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 189

South Tyger River near Reidvllle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52'35", long. 82°05'10", 0.4 mile upstream from 

Bridge on State Highway 296, 1.2 miles downstream from Berry Shoals, 1.8 miles northeast of Reidville, Spartanburg County, and 4 miles upstream from Bens Creek. Datum of 

gage is 626.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- April 1-934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 153 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 5.06 

feet); minimum, 8.9 second-feet Jan. 10, July 29; minimum daily, 9.5 second-feet 

Oct. 5, July 10.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 6,080 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 13.66 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet June 5, 6, 1941 (gage height, 0.60 foot); mirlmum 

daily, 5.5 second-feet June 6, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 9 Sept. 10-30

0.7 8.9 1.2 56 3.0 521 0.7 8.9 1.2 5* 

 8 15 1.4 S7 4.0 915 .8 14 1.4 83 

.9 23 1.7 143 4.4 1,100 .9 22 1.6 119 

1.0 32 2.0 212 1.0 31 

1.1 43 2.5 354

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

50 

53 

46 

12 

9.5

48 

74 

63 

76 

87

50 

21 

98 

81 

77

96 

122 

178 

155

226

131 

96 

104 

116 

284

81 

114 

135 

332 

360 

197

Nov.

157 

52 

200 

214 

217

293 

176 

161 

40 

128

297 

279 

267 

264 

223

60 

332 

301 

191 

181

164 

130 

40 

129 

199

223 

204 

126 

111 

42

Dec.

93 

143 

110 

123 

146

95 

14 

126 

140 

123

118 

133 

140 

40 

136

284 

150 

116 

130 

128

42 

121 

159 

103 

53

101 

47 

22 

136 

145 

141

Jan.

160 

299 

94 

10 

85

111 

185 

90 

78 

77

14 

121 

224 

160 

90

148 

164 

17 

136 

138

95 

135 

143 

117 

42

126 

154 

102 

159 

193 

194

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

mber

 ber..... ....................

lendar year 1947 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 . . .........

Feb.

112 

213 

102 

150 

197

208 

175 

123 

196 

210

224 

377 

600 

784 

456

460 

256 

233 

188 

209

195 

78 

181 

200 

212

217 

191 

157 

59

Seoondfoot-days

3,572.5 

5,401

3,538

46,152.2

3,861 

6,963 

9,021 

6,938 

4,687 

3,481 

3,790.5 

5,418 

3,035

59,726.0

Mar.

164 

209 

225 

231 

205

180 

243 

608 

481 

365

246 

200 

130 

104 

247

196 

333 

216 

424 

171

59 

162 

326 

507 

478

471 

309 

336 

458 

381 

358

Apr.

613 

539 

407 

136 

291

197 

370 

458 

392 

175

114

274 

200 

225 

226

204 

160 

96 

247 

175

159 

117 

126 

102 

102

184 

200 

101 

168 

178

Maximum

360 

332 

284

1,300

299 

784 

608 

613 

438 

342 

480 

1,090 

359

1,090

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.).- AUK. 5 (7:45 a

May

101 

40 

137 

108 

141

172 

184 

150 

48 

164

159 

116 

130 

109 

115

41 

119 

106 

128 

87

135 

125 

36 

107 

95

142 

234 

403 

397 

220 

438

Minimum

9.5 

40 

14

8.9

10 

59 

59 

96 

36 

11 

9.5 

38 

12

9.5

June

342 

205 

145 

151 

150

56 

140 

143 

121 

140

117 

117

32 

90 

114

110 

107 

106 

102 

48

98 

125 

110 

108 

92

60 

11 

105 

108 

128

Mean

115 

180 

115

126

125 

240 

291 

231 

151 

116 

1?? 

175 

101

163

July

167 

142 

107 

35 

11

121 

79 

57 

48 

9.5

11 

87 

480 

416 

154

144 

113 

192 

15,7 

132

107

loo

79 

134 

77

105 

104 

73 

81 

128 

140

Au».

44 

104 

134 

411 

1,C90

738 

J87 

120 

135 

119

119 

117 

112 

116 

50

127 

167 

1*2 

128 

1?3

114 

65 

1?2 

1?4 

99

84 

70 

76 

38 

81 

82

Sept.

71 

56 

57 

89 

61

91 

315 

359 

288 

91

40 

94 

99 

105 

84

109 

93 

41 

20

85

100 

98 

84 

78 

55

12 

79 

97 

89 

94

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.08 ' 1.24 

1.70 1.90 

1.08 1.24

1.19 16.18

1.18 1.36 

2.26 2.44 

2.75 3.17 

2.18 2.43 

1.42 1.64 

1.09 1.22 

1.15 -1.33 

1.65 1.90 

.953 1.06

1.54 20.93

m.) 1,420 sec. -ft.
190 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°45 I , lore;. 81 S 56', at 

Chesnee Shoals, three-eighths of a mile upstream from confluence with North Tyger 

River and 5u miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County. Datum of gage is 508.35 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 229 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 4.27 

TeeTTT minimum, 34 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.60 feet); minimum daily, 

34 second-feet Oct. 6.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 9,510 seoond-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gag's height, 9.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,700 seoond-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 17, 18, 1941; minimum daily, 14 second-feet Oct. 17, 

1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

70 

72 

74

S9 

40

34 

78 

113 

158 

131

115 

69 

54 

126 

104

122 

180 

187 

208 

178

229 

142 

129 

214 

270

279 

113 

537 

427 

370 

358

Nov.

233 

350 

335 

316

286

304 

357 

384 

209 

112

713 

665 

377 

341 

580

334 

222 

428 

338 

261

242 

223 

191 

146 

244

282 

287 

226 

181 

157

Dec.

89 

172 

179 

159 

180

193 

111 

83 

190 

218

201 

183 

207 

169 

132

387 

316 

219 

187 

207

170 

95 

200 

222 

136

127 

165 

88 

95 

199 

200

Jan.

205 

305 

287 

140 

86

153 

194 

202 

143 

136

117 

80 

438 

347 

222

alSO 

a240 

a!70 

106 

190

204 

170 

194 

216 

175

97 

225 

284 

233 

313 

472

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

 her. ........

lendar year 1947 

ary

uarv !! ?::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

306 

217 

271 

19B 

258

369 

344 

369 

264 

339

332 

758 

1,070 

1,010 

870

569 

492 

348 

291 

283

310 

255 

1B9 

280 

267

306 

272 

268 

193

Seoondfoot-days

5,250 

9,324 

5,479

72,837

6,494 

11,338 

13,967 

10,415 

6,703 

4,961 

4,989 

7,147 

4,759

90,825

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- No

a No gage -height record; discharge computec 

and records for North Tyger River near Moore

Mar.

145 

311 

327 

314 

283

300 

1,150 

707 

745 

612

413

352 

291 

201 

242

345 

644 

419 

414 

446

232 

175 

481 

563 

625

569 

618 

364 

540 

517 

f,2Z

Apr,

856 

774 

631 

407 

284

372 

402 

697 

584 

432

286 

296 

357 

314 

323

302 

283 

224 

208 

297

244 

221 

190 

206 

171

168 

268 

196 

186 

234

Maximum

537 

713 

387

1,900

472 

1,070 

1,150 

856 

539 

478 

449 

1,050 

429

1,150

peak above 1 

1 on basis oj 

and Tyger RJ

May

185 

147 

106 

191 

162

204 

290 

247 

166 

120

226 

192 

210 

199 

172

156 

103 

171 

160 

163

145 

171 

IBS 

61 

205

340 

260 

355 

462 

539 

390

Minimum

34 

112 

63

29

80 

189 

145 

188 

81 

66 

54 

54 

53

34

June

478 

348 

222 

206 

227

165 

112 

192 

184 

167

177 

164 

140 

78 

145

149 

143 

139 

141 

127

76 

146 

153 

1*7 

127

116 

73 

68 

182 

189

Mean

169 

Zll 

177

200

209 

591 

451 

347 

216 

165 

161 251

159

248

July

181 

173 

161 

126 

54

57 

130 

96 

82 

75

63 

71 

271 

449

321

266 

199 

241 

154 

209

148 

154 

126 

146 

174

95 

141 

127 

118 

158 

215

Aug.

144 

265 

258 

475 

668

1,050 

661 

363 

149 

183

170 

169 

158 

159 

143

94 

205 

161 

178 

181

163 

147 

95 

160 

131

124 

100 

98 

116 

54 

105

Per square 

 lie

0.971 

1.79 

1.02

1.15

1.20 

2.25 

2.59 

1.99 

1,24 

.948 

,926 

1.33 

,91*

1.43-

Sept,

104 

96 

81 

110 

153

314 

294 

a300 

a400 

alBO

allo 

112 

106 

129 

126

122 

135 

106 

73

62

116 lee 

gn

119 

122

78 

53 

140 

*29 

152

Runoff in 

inches

1.12 

2.00 

1,18

15.58

1.38 

2,*3 

2.99 e.2g

1.43 

1.66 

1.07 

1.53 

1.02

19.43

ase. 

recorded range in stfge, weather records. 

ver near Woodruff.
SAMTEE RIVER BASIN 191

Fair Forest Creek near Union, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 81°41', at bridge on State Highway 92, 

0.3 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek and 4.3 miles southwest of Union, Union County. 

Datum of gage is 393.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 183 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 5.07 

reet); minimum, 48 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,300 second-feet by velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 11, 1940 (gage height, 1.85 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River 

Reservoir (see p. 185), which is discharged into this stream after use.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-10, 

Jan. 16 to Feb. 12, Mar. 9 to June 29)

2.1 49 2.5 162 4.O 1,3OO 

2.2 68 2.7 264 4.5 1,910 

2.3 93 3.0 458 4.9 2,51O 

2.4 124 3.5 S3O

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

57 

57 

55 

53

51 

51 

117 

517 

1,040

574 

225 

131 

105 

93

116 

157 

192 

130 

105

93 

86 

83 

541 

938

750 

286 

486 

1,450 

784 

276

Nov.

186 

610 

1,240 

1,O50 

401

270 

467 

865 

558 

283

1,150 

1,840 

1,000 

369 

813

881 

Sl'2 

325 

294 

288

242 

209 

229 

301 

319

276 

220 

195 

171 

167

Dec.

158 

154 

151 

151 

151

LSI 

147 

143 

143 

3OO

364 

289 

214 

181 

287

479 

444 

281 

226 

200

190 

181 

171 

167 

271

300 

248 

2O9 

186 

176 

167

Jan.

193 

226 

214 

176 

167

158 

154 

147 

147 

147

139 

135 

834 

978 

554

267 

226 

204 

181 

176

204 

204 

186 

186 

176

176 

295 

600 

550 

638 

96O

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

ffa

bar ..........................

mber. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

765 

443 

338 

294 

264

526 

593 

75O 

674 

528

417 

1,O9O 

2,120 

2.O4O 

1,O40

564 

404 

344 

3O7 

282

258 

370 

351 

282 

264

264 

253 

242 

231

Seoondfoot-days

9,65S 

15,821 

6,880

86,810

9,598 

16,298 

16,493 

11,986 

5,301 

3.OO6 

2,399 

3,859 

2,419

103,719

Mar.

214 

302 

344 

301 

248

277 

2,460 

2,280 

868 

528

410 

325 

276 

253 

231

283 

701 

9O2 

427 

319

282 

253 

490 

630 

468

307 

381 

444 

397 

276 

616

Apr.

1,180 

826 

404 

313 

276

264 

417 

1,400 

1,660 

596

479 

451 

358 

3O7 

282

253 

236 

214 

204 

200

19O 

186 

181 

176 

171

167 

158 

151 

143 

143

Maximum

1,450 

1,840 

479

3,230

978 

2,120 

2,460 

1,660 

406 

269 

143 

607 

217

2,460

May

139 

139 

143 

139 

162

154 

195 

2OO 

147 

135

132 

2S8 

406 

288 

190

151 

139 

132 

124 

121

118 

112 

108 

108 

146

186 

143 

132 

196 

241 

287

Minimum

51 

167 

143

27

135 

231 

214 

143 

108 

66 

51 

49 

49

49

June

269 

147 

132 

124 

121

115 

108 

105 

105 

99

96 

93 

90 

88 

88

86 

83 

80 

80 

80

76 

78 

80 

78 

73

68 

66 

67 

99 

132

Mean

312 

527 

222

238

310 

562 

532 

40O 

171 

100 

77.4 

124 

80.6

283

July

120 

88 

78 

73 

68

66 

62 

58 

60 

62

94 

105 

102 

86 

83

113 

143 

115 

86 

76

7O 

66 

62 

58 

55

53 

51 

51 

62 

73 

60

Au8 .

53 

75 

257 

607

607

13^ 

105 

9.T 

83

80

an

10!) 

86 

7G

7P

7R 

7f> 

70 

70

70 

6f> 

63 6'' 

6?

60

sa

57 

55 

51 

49

Per square 

mile

1.70 

2.88 

1.21

1.30

1.69 

3.O7 

2.91 

2.19 

.934 

.546 

.423 

.678 

.440

1.55

Sept.

51 

51 

49 

53 

7O

134 

175 

217 

106 

88

80 

7O 

66 

64 

66

62 

60 

60 

58 

58

55 

53 

53 

64 

53

51 

51 

73 

121 

187

Runoff in 

inches

1.96 

3.21 

1.40

17.62

1.95 

3.31 

3.36 

2.44 

1.08 

.61 

.49 

.78 

.49

21.08

Peak discharge (base, 2.5OO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (4:30 a.m.) 2,590 sec. -ft.: Mar. 7 (8 o.m.) 2.760
192 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°36', long. 81°54', half a mile upstream from

 TarEoroughs Bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 4 miles 

southeast of Enoree, Spartanburg County. Datum of gage is 448.07 fiset above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 416 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet May 28 (gape height, 4.30

 i'eet); minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum daily, 87 second-feet Sept. 4.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gar,e height, 10.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet by logarithmic clotting; minimum, about 4 second-feet Oct. 20, 1935; minimum daily, 32 secondfeet Oct". 15, 1941.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1934 has be*n revised to 4,810 

second-i'eet June 5 (gage height, 4.58 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 757.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reco-d, which are fair.

 Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions (water years).- W 802: 1930(M). W 892: 1929-30, 1931(M), 1932-33, 1935.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Das

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

117

112

125

111

92

116

274

704

272

181

165

156

118

155

154

204

268

274

242

190

140

150

440

605

546

300

946

1,610

555

584

Ncv.

S17

682

836

635

520

413

576

941

520

419

1,510

2,130

828

532

972

992

672

532

498

471

417

382

394

452

504

458

414

378

358

314

-

Dec.

329

315

300

302

293

292

284

288

293

386

439

434

384

335

400

662

468

468

428

593

356

341

329

312

357

376

342

331

313

301

304

Jan.

304

415

383

346

320

338

276

277

304

286

268

270

886

784

498

414

378

362

336

322

348

342

330

348

327

332

370

582

565

637

1,030

Month

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

Noveaber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

698

588

532

478

446

618

622

878

898

776

648

1,300

2,930

2,400

1,520

8?0

698

588

543

520

488

565

524

478

458

468

457

429

421

-

Secondf cot-days

9,62!

19,06'

11,15!

135,01]

12,97£

22 f 83!

26,09'

19.75C

15,73]

9,20C

7,882

8 , 62'

6,37£

169,326

Mar.

412

500

622

554

509

542

2,770

2,540

1,160

870

698

610

565

543

564

524

1,060

774

635

599

576

532

733

1,060

986

698

747

1,200

856

648

1,010

Apr.

2,220

1,500

843

685

635

599

588

1,050

1,140

735

698

722

635

599

565

543

509

488

478

468

450

434

431

419

412

408

404

346

378

368

Maximum

1,610

2,130

662

4,780

1,030

2 930 2)770 2,220

2 j 900 

706

595

899

626

2,930

-

May

366

364

370

374

386

398

483

433

388

376

356

372

394

a400

3380

3360

338

324

324

294

301

288

282

280

337

428

1,170

2,900

772

832

661

Minimum

92

314

284

80

268

421

412

346

280

186

150

132

87

87

June

706

594

438

392

376

346

336

324

322

312

285

278

276

289

249

264

251

245

248

237

230

232

230

240

218

186

189

203

384

320

-

Mean

310

636

360

370

419

788

OAO O*t

658

507

307

254

278

213

463

July

270

232

214

184

198

215

150

157

182

174

250

476

a595

3360

284

374

468

347

258

238

230

217

242

213

181

162

170

165

222

206

248

Aug.

202

408

406

598

899

806

428

306

260

236

221

214

201

239

221

230

228

208

286

240

203

188

170

180

174

160

149

160

136

132

138

Per square 

mile

1.01

2.07

1.17

1.21

1.36

2.57

2.74

2.14

1.65

1.00

.827

.906

.694

1.51

Sept.

144

132

123 ' 87

148

626

470

371

306

233

198

181

157

162

175

175

137

152

146

131

125

133

310

190

156

135

122

169

560

224

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.16

2.31

1.35

16.37

1.57

2.77

3.16

2.39

1.90

1.12

.95

1.04

.77

20.49

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- May 28 (4:45 a.m.) 4,140 sec. -ft.

a No gsge-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 193

Saluda River near West Greenville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50'30", long. 82°28 I'50", 500 feet upst-eam from 

bridge on State Highway 13, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam, 2.5 miles upstrea-n from George Creek, 2.9 miles west of West Greenville, and 4.6 miles w<sst of Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.- 293 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 6.87 feet); 

minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.87 feet); minimum daily, 156 second-feet 

Oct. 4, 5.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 7,720 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 14.48 feet); 

minimum, 8 second-feet July 21, 1946 (gage height, 1.67 feet); minimum daily, 124 secondfeet Oct. 21, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plant at Saluda Lake. Oapa-- 

city of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

2.4 ISO 3.8

2.7 249 4.5

3.O 370 5.5

3.4 572 6.3

S22

1,340

2,160

2,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

194

164

162

156

156

16S

171

171

235

234

260

238

193

190

226

225

538

988

493

393

422

315

295

280

494

479

319

786

1,340

700

474

Nov.

436

542

1,300

1,340

758

607

624

530

590

491

764

1,010

721

642

728

1,110

822

642

642

601

595

491

551

644

642

572

486

481

4S6

408

-

foec.

374

461

39O

378

438

353

361

402

404

417

400

416

376

398

397

812

838

578

508

491

486

384

446

424

364

466

369

403

388

340

416

Jan.

367

642

607

336

436

458

369

427

367

384

355

434

474

836

596

548

496

486

406

465

462

423

406

471

419

385

465

448

542

450

629

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

April

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

673

544

496

522

501

572

766

660

790

585

679

952

2,020

1,880

1,630

1,300

968

892

719

818

616

777

679

642

630

648

636

607

501

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,459

20,256

13,678

172,968

14,589

23,703

31,353

25,134

14,829

10,645

12,930

17,528

11,289

207,393

Mar.

607

602

871

667

673

630

1,440

1,800

1,380

962

892

771

736

679

679

688

998

950

781

962

834

842

1,220

1,630

1,340

969

1,270

1,650

1,490

1,170

1,170

Apr.

1,810

1,

1,

1,

550

300

020

962

962

1,

1,

010

100

998

927

843

392

329

809

717

782

S60

723

654

624

697

518

S30

SIS

636

539

Maximum

1,340

1,340

838

2,820

836

2,020

1,800

1,810

630

470

963

2,740

1,300

2,740

307

578

191.

548

-

May

542

496

496

496

584

550

501

501

484

442

460

486

436

496

426

390

454

416

384

380

472

331

344

404

481

401

507

613

630

613

613

MinlBtu

156

408

340

134

336

496

602

491

331

246

230

249

238

156]

June

470

406

422

390

414

340

410

372

366

365

350

276

287

362

344

385

321

314

246

336

319

330

434

291

321

287

264

417

384

422

-

Mean

370

675

441

474

471

817

1,011

838

478

355

417

565

376

567

July

322

299

272

268

266

246

237

230

230

245

392

708

633

440

418

963

879

544

496

496

460

590

532

331

374

348

284

307

370

336

414

A«r«.

384

411

416

1,710

2,740

1,720

830

545

539

462

365

408

580

381

465

455

360

366

303

386

307

307

564

434

307

388

307

253

291

295

249

Sept.

249

257

257

253

330

570

1,300

940

584

506

422

360

394

284

387

299

307

303

253

260

291

307

257

287

295

257

238

242

283

317

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.25 1.45

2.30 2.57

1.51 1.74

1.62 21.94

1.61 1.86

2.79 3.01

3.45 3.98

2.86 3.19

1.63 1.88

1.21 1.35

1.42 1.64

1.93 2.22

1.28 1.43

1.94 26.32

Peak discharge (base. 2,800 sec.-ft.).- Aug. 5 (6:30 p.m.) 3,140 sec.-ft
194 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°40', long. 82°28', half a mile downstream from

Hurricane Creek and 2 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County. Datum of gage is 727.75

feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 405 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 762 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 4.28 feet); 

minimum, 9 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.70 foot); minimum daily, 195 second-feet 

Oct. 5.

1929-48: Maximim discharge, 13,300 second-feet Apr. 7, 1936 (gage height. 10.26 

feeth minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 22, Oct. 5, 1947 (gage height, 0.70 foot); minimum 

daily, 62 second-feet Oct. 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insafficlent to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions.- W 872: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, Sept. 9-3O Nov. 3 to Sept. 8

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

162

250

413

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

620

960

1,480

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

252

423

637

994

3.0 

3.5 

4.3

1,550

2,200

3,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21S

241

222

214

195

223

213

351

381

32S

350

328

266

275

236

343

646

1,160

840

471

518

445

395

368

488

598

451

826

1,480

1,190

656

Nov.

498

964

2,140

2,000

1,410

838

863

909

770

722

1,350

1,800

1,170

892

1,130

1,500

1,260

912

911

814

796

720

689

866

934

771

672

653

646

576

-

Dec.

592

505

554

513

544

591

478

498

567

620

628

638

525

466

554

926

1,200

891

694

694

646

587

592

524

569

599

511

569

471

504

511

Jan.

507

688

805

686

547

694

511

567

460

533

432

559

644

1,000

983

669

686

629

645

532

645

542

591

584

614

504

629

645

779

694

860

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

926

S34

702

702

694

779

907

1,160

1,200

1,080

936

1,690

2,820

2,750

2,270

1,880

1,460

1,180

1,060

975

916

1,O20

916

879

851

' 851

869

805

727

«

-

Secondfoot-days

14,916

30,176

18,861

234,984

19,864

33,839

44,345

35,136

21,042

14,848

16,766

24 394

14J449

289,146

Mar.

744

897

1,100

1,010

869

879

2,120

2,540

2,140

1,570

1,240

1,080

1,040

954

897

965

1,500

1,380

1,130

1,180

1,240

1,O6O

1,780

2,400

1,940

1,500

1,750

2,070

2,140

1,580

2,150

Apr.

2,540

2,270

1,810

1,470

1,350

1,250

1,400

2.0OO

1,520

1,300

1,210

1,200

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,040

866

914

936

842

851

879

833

814

833

788

796

727

735

702

-

Maximum

1,480

2,140

1,200

4,440

l.OOO

2,820

2,540

2,540

1,020

842

1,340

3,260

1,490

3,260

May

718

710

710

710

735

779

805

669

686

618

622

653

599

661

569

607

558

554

540

511

490

462

450

497

809

753

841

842

994

1,020

860

Minimum

195

498

471

192

432

694

744

702

450

327

292

350

311

195

June

842

584

599

576

602

483

526

547

511

497

490

404

392

478

455

478

475

423

378

386

436

404

511

460

367

376

327

514

736

591

-

Mean

48]

1,00

60!

644

641

1,16' 1 AA~ 

-L, 44

1,17]

67E 49'

54] 78'

482

79C

July

534

398

364

344

346

333

314

292

300

312

494

686

916

602

702

1,170

1,340

776

629

660

561

631

702

484

378

454

367

350

422

504

- 411

Aug.

598

629

598

2,230

3,260

2,780

1,420

806

764

653

526

576

710

601

595

629

540

500

478

450

481

423

552

653

483

463

481

376

350

416

373

Per square 

mile

1.19

> 2.48

J 1.50

1.59

1.58

2.88

3.57

2.89

1 . 68

1.22

1.34

1.94

1.19

) 1.95

Sept.

337

350

355

361

411

611

1,180

1,490

812

675

576

451

539

419

398

445

389

395

354

344

338

378

389

332

372

354

311

311

343

389

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.37

2.77

1.73

21.56

1 .82

3.11

4.12

3 .22

1.'94

1.36

1.54

2.24

1.33

26.55

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (7:45 p.m.) 3,040 sec. -ft.; Aug. 6 (l a.m.) 3.34O
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 195

Saluda River near Ware Shoals* S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23', long. 82°14' ) 2 miles southeast of Ware

snoais, Greenwood County, 2? miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream 

from Turkey Creek.

Drainage area.- 569 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,410 second-feet July 16; maximum gape height, 

lu.bs feet Mar. 7; minimum discharge, 11 second-feet July 9; minimjm daily, 117 secondfeet July 4, 10.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 20.48 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 18, 193?; minimum 

daily, 11 second-feet Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station, 

capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water year).- W 892: 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

245 

266 

221 

277 

172

207 

262 

231 

1,280 

356

624 

262 

287 

390 

360

440 

1,100 

1,340 

697 

1,280

448 

711 

728 

623 

1,170

366 

1,140 

1,650 

2,360 

1,920 

1,220

NOT.

808 

2,010 

4,290 

3,000 

2,240

1,500 

1,220 

2,000 

863 

1,280

2,980 

3,300 

2,080 

1,540 

1,600

1,630 

2,140 

1,580 

1,100 

1,180

1,020 

1,160 

436 

1,340 

1,550

1,020 

916 

582 

1,160 

397

Dec.

867 

815 

680 

654 

624

867 

378 

740 

828 

837

740 

988 

684 

397 

903

1,200 

1,560 

1,320 

885 

970

420 

1,140 

841 

607 

393

1,100 

1,080 

420 

671 

753 

693

Jan.

650 

688 

1,300 

428 

1,160

924 

730 

687 

656 

908

441 

613 

1,270 

1,770 

934

1,250 

1,140 

532 

771 

854

749 

706 

793 

1,050 

483

881 

810 

908 

841 

1,180 

1,510

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

876 

1,480 

9S8 

962 

828

885 

1,300 

1,260 

2,240 

1,750

1,630 

2,170 

4,030 

4,290 

3,240

2,880 

2,240 

1,920 

1,640 

1,420

1,240 

908 

1,800 

1,220 

1,160

1,030 

1,180 

1,110 

436

Seoondfoot-days

22,633 

47,922 

25,055

329,036

27,617 

48,113 

61,020 

48,626 

25,627 

19,926 

23,985 

31,322 

17,769

399,615

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see. -ft.).- Nov

sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (8:30 a.m.; 4,810 see. -ft. j 

4,420 360. -ft.; July 16 (2:30 p.m.) 5,410 see

Mar.

1,260 

1,300 

1,340 

1,350 

1,280

1,280 

3,890 

3,840 

2,940 

2,410

1,920 

1,480 

1,480 

1,070 

1,530

1,530 

1,970 

1,920 

1,700 

1,580

1,070 

1,700 

1,800 

2,700 

2,520

2,140 

1,920 

2,360 

2,700 

2,300 

2,740

Apr.

3, 

3, 

2, 

1, 

2,

1, 

1, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

2,360 

4,290 

1,560

6,970

1,770 

4,290 

3,890 

3,720 

1,480 

1,430 

3,980 

3,660 

1,860

4,290

. 2 (11 p.m. 

Mar. 7 (4 p 

.-ft.

720 

060 

460 

920 

080

800 

530 

410 

300 

920

530 

080 

860 

640 

580

270 

420 

894

530 

300

030 

140 

180 

110 

697

210 

120 

020 

921 

894

Hay

815 

582 

1,050 

963 

984

667 

1,300 

984 

578 

966

850 

859 

815 

797 

957

599 

650 

736 

701 

646

401 

749 

352 

499 

903

1,020 

775 

1,140 

930 

876 

1,480

Minimum

172 

397 

378

129

428 

436 

1,070 

697 

352 

262 

117 

254 

169

117

) 5 

.m.

June

1,430 

970 

872 

561 

1,140

479 

797 

881 

779 

727

706 

553 

367 

491 

719

663 

401 

590 

569 

416

345 

680 

360 

676 

607

451 

451 

262 

823 

1,160

Mean

730 

1,597 

808

901

891 

1,659 

1,968 

1,621 

827 

664 

774 

1,010 

592

1,092

July

628 

676 

811 

117 

298

536 

393 

364 

228 

117

528 

1,350 

881 

1,040 

806

3,980 

1,750 

1,020 

1,320 

845

684 

762 

693 

908 

316

532 

744 

397 

459 

412 

590

AUT.

291 

1,010 

706 

1,700 

3,480

3,660 

2,510 

1,150 

1,440 

975

784 

483 

736 

1,050 

401

1,180 

912 

664 

S66 

840

730 

318 

714 

890 

850

748 

483 

761 

254 

382 

654

Sept.

626 

52J3 

4ff7 

391 

34U

921 

984 

1,860 

1,640 

859

784 

169 

607 

775 

378

401 

382 

641 

245 

491

378 

364 

487 

646 

603

224 

238 

463 

436 

420

Psr square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.28 1.48 

2.81 3.14 

1.42 1.64

1.58 21.53

1.57 1.81 

2.92 3.15 

3.46 3.99 

2.85 3.18 

1.45 1.67 

1.17 1.30 

1.36 1.57 

1.78 2.05 

1.04 1.16

1.92 26.14

000 sec. -ft.; Nov. 11 (8:15 p.m.) 4,740 

t>,340 sec. -ft.; Mar. 31 (9:15 p.m.)
196 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10', long. 81°54', at left upstream end of dam 

orTSaluda River, 0.7 mile upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, 

Newberry Cou'nty. Datum of gage is 400.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Dan T. Duncan Engineering Co.); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation daring year, 441.68 feet Mar. 31; minimum. 424.42 feet Oct. 16.

1950-48: Maximum elevation, 441.70 feet Feb. 24, 1946; minimum elevation since 

normal reservoir level was first reached, that of Oct. 16, 1947.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began in May 1940; dam completed in 1940. 

usable capacity, about 8,330,000,000 cubic feet between elevations 420.0 feet (.limit of 

draw-down) and 441.5 feet (top of If-foot flashboards on top of spillway gates) above 

mean sea level. Dead Storage is about 3,500,000,000 cubic feet. Figures given herein 

represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest is 415.0 feet above mean sea 

level. Water is used for generation of power.

Revisions.- W 972: Drainage area.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25.93

25.62

25.3ft

25.10

25.18

25.06

24.86

24.72

24.77

24.84

24.74

24.91

24.85

24.73

24.58

24.44

24.50

24.77

25.15

25.40

25.50

25.41

25.33

25.6S

26.12

26.57

26.65

27.02

27.80

28.59

29.00

MOT.

28.89

29.10

30.30

31.55

32.20

32.63

32.88

33.53

34.03

34.20

34.57

35.70

36.28

36.28

36.28

36.68

36.97

36.94

36.68

36.32

36.00

35.59

35.53

35.49

35.35

35.18

35.01

34.85

34.69

34.68

-

Dec.

34.50

34.28

33.99

33.66

33.31

33.07

33.11

33.01

32.80

32.63

32.55

32.41

32.29

33.38

32.38

32.42

32.42

32.37

32.26

32.12

32.27

32.23

32.06

31.93

32.18

32.59

32.90

33.16

33.18

33.01

32.80

Jan.

32.61

32.59

32.49

32.70

32.66

 32.53

32.30

32.03

31.78

31.60

31.71

31.62

31.53

31.79

31.80

31.63

31.58

31.80

31.74

31.55

31.33

31.07

30.77

30.63

30.81

30.73

30.51

30.30

30.16

30.07

30.43

Feb.

31.07

31.42

31.46

31.32

31.16

30.99

30.97

31.68

32.78

33.66

34.00

34.30

35.20

36.57

37.64

38.24

38.45

38.52

38.47

38.42

38.30

38.42

38.52

38.44

38.25

38.11

37.97

37.94

38.08

_

-

Mar.

38.16

38.14

38.08

38.07

38.01

37.95

39.13

40.53

41.09

41.31

41.32

41.20

41.08

41.08

41.07

40.91

40.99

40.98

40.67

40.76

40.80

40.87

40.89

40.97

41.05

41.03

41.05

41.37

41.63

41.61

41.49

Apr.

41.44

41.45

41.45

41.51

41.39

41.27

41.18

41.46

41.61

41.56

41.48

41.50

41.36

41.20

41.04

40.80

40.58

40.53

40.52

40.48

40.36

40.24

40.16

40.12

40.23

40.26

40.27

40.21

40.11

39.99

-

Hay

39.88

39.95

40.00

39.93

39.91

39.83

39.83

39.71

39.76

39.77

39.69

39.68

39.76

39.68

39.62

39.69

39.67

39.53

39.39

39.22

39.02

38.86

38.89

38.84

38.83

38.93

38.97

39.00

39.19

39.63

39.88

Jll&e

39.93

39.98

39.87

39.68

39.59

39.60

39.52

39.40

39.27

39.08

38.89

38.72

38.72

38.66

38.47

38.33

38.12

37.90

37.76

37.76

37.65

37.47

37.28

37.08

36.85

36.62

36.57

36.56

36.34

36.29

-

Jily

3<;.i6

3-5.91

31.76

31.83

3-5.82

31.86

3-i.82

31.72

31.67

3-5.61

31.67

31.81

31.76

31.60

31.47

3?. 13

3<3.67

31.87

31.93

3S.87

3^.66

3-5.41

33.18

31.88

31.66

3-5.38

31.12

3*. 86

31.68

3*. 43

3*. 19

Aug.

34. 27

34.23

34.15

34.27

34.60

35.00

35.36

35.66

35.69

35.59

35.42

35.20

34.99

34.80

34.71

34.61

34.50

34.27

34.02

33.84

33.67

33.72

33.63

33.39

33.15

32.81

32.52

32.23

32.25

32.08

31.70

Sept.

31.30

30.88

30.38

30.04

30.06

30.28

30.39

30.33

30.37

30.40

30.48

30.51

30.39

30.17

29.83

29.47

29.10

28.86

28.88

28.79

28.67

28.47

28.44

28.33

28.26

28.29

28.17

28.05

28.09

28.07

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1947 to Septemter 1948

Date

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1947 ......

Wa-^r year 1947-48......

Elevation 

(feet)t

432.67

-

427.99

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

5 20

4.37

-

7 59

5 93

2.58

-

Change in contents 

during month (equlva 

lent, seccnd-feet)

-310

+53

280

-332

-509

+21

tElevatlon at 12 p.m.

Note.- Add 400 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 197

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 11', long. 81°52', at bridge on State Highway

 39 at Chappells, Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Greenwood and

8£ mi3es upstream from Little River. Datum of gage is 363.89 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,350 square miles.

Records available.- May 1927 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at practi-

 cany same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 2,002 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 19.52

 I'eet); minimum, 216 second-feet Aug. 1; minimum daily, 410 second-feet July 4. .

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 63,700 second-feet Oct. 2, 1949 (gage height, 31.5 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 27,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 8 second-feet Oct. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 8' second-feet Oct. 29, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 feet (present datum) Aug. 26, 1908, from reports o" U. S. 

Weather Bureau. , . 

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see preceding page). Rracords of

 water analysis for the water year 1948 are given in Water7Supply Paper 1132. 

Revisions'.- W 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7 395 11.0

2.7 677 13.0

4.0 1,130 15.0

5.5 1,730 17.5

8.O 2,860 IS. 5

4,360

5,680

7,400

10,100

11,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,620

1,630

1,610

646

480

978

1,270

1,270

1,390

1,650

699

540

977

1,170

1,380

1,270

1,250

868

506

958

1,208

1,190

1,290

2,640

1,560

760

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,340

Nov.

1,820

1,660

1,880

1,840

1,580

1,480

1,720

2,240

1,730

1,890

3,510

4,980

3,950

3,540

3,900

2,280

2,790

3,370

4,360

3,870

3,670

3,560

1,770

2,870

3,720

3,080

2,370

2,550

2,020

1,640

-

Dec.

2,260

2,750

2,810

2,790

2,850

2,050

1,100

1,830

2,600

2,780

2,990

2,930

2,310

1,050

2,180

3,070

2,910

2,830

2,730

1,870

1,630

2,480

2,810

1,680

1,210

1,390

1,230

752

1,750

2,470

2,550

Jan.

2,450

2,830

2,090

942

1,800

2,530

2,510

2,510

2,500

1,680

688

1,910

3,110

3,390

2,980

2,710

1,900

742

1,960

2,730

2,910

2,780

2,77O

1,940

984

1,990

3,150

3,380

3,200

3,380

3,170

Month

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,440

2,140

2,360

2,680

2,710

2,S2O

2,330

2,360

4,820

5,76O

3,880

3,410

3,770

3,820

2,480

2,830

2,970

3.OOO

3,040

2,940

2,680

2,000

2,680

3,120

3,O8O

2,860

2,760

2,120

72O

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

36,792

81.64C

68,642

761,884

73,616

83,58?

114,200

106,646

51,49C

53,79C

53,513

57,647

48,606

830,164

Mar.

1,890

3,000

2,980

2,840

2,850

2,S10

5,170

5,380

4,720

4,360

4,030

3,72O

3,320

1,730

2,760

3,870

6,950

5,380

4,200

3,590

1,72O

2,650

4,46O

4,78O

4,140

3,870

3,420

1,930

2,900

3,720

5,060

Apr.

11,600

10,7

5,5

3,3

00

20

7O

3,920

3,670

3,7

4,3

4,2

70

60

60

3,820

4,130

3,6

3,8

3,5

30

80

20

3,520

3,470

3,2

1,6

2,3

10

10

50

2,530

2,450

2,3

2,2

1,8

80

60

30

836

1,610

1,9

2,C

2,1

2,C

-

Maximum

2,640

4,980

3,O7O

7,7OO

3,390

5,760

6,950

11,600

2,330

2,640

2,570

1 0 COrt £ t O£U

2,810

11,600

80

40

40

80

May

1,670

607

1,570

2,O4O

1,970

2,O40

2,330

1,840

615

1,510

1,950

2,030

2,140

2,130

1,440

595

1,610

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,05O

1,490

533

1,370

1,740

1,740

1,800

1,810

1,610

1,280

1,880

Minima

48O

1,480

752

402

688

720

1,720

836

533

598

410

424

530

410

June

2,010

1,980

2,210

2,20O

1,590

812

1,640

2,110

2,060

2,110

2,110

1,580

598

1,580

2,O8O

1,860

1,950

1,940

1,490

608

1,670

2,010

2.O1O

2.O2O

2,180

1,750

662

2,030

2,640

2,300

-

Mean

1,187

2,721

2,214

1,841

2,375

2, 882

3 684 3)555 I* 661

If 792

1 726

l)86C

1,620

2,268

July

2,260

2,320

1,180

410

479

807

934

920

885

844

1,040

2,110

2,570

2,280

2,300

2,280

1,580

834

1,820

2,280

2,210

2,27O

2,290

2,410

1,800

2,O3O

2,220

2.2OO

2,270

2,230

1,450

Aug.

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

1,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

Per square 

mile

42.'

62C

43C

58C

46C

49C

60(1

676

82C

osr

92C

loc

osr

Olf

06f

82C

22C

18C

30C

62C

400

ser

67f

25C

240

37C

400

440

54f

760

57C

Sept.

2,590

2,580

2,710

1,540

706

2,810

2,500

2,220

1,980

1,510

831

530

1,610

2,170

2,170

2,180

2,150

1,370

588

1,130

1,420

1,440

1.44O

1,420

1,110

533

1,170

1,460

1,360

1,380

-

Runoff in 

Inohea

023350 O - 51 - 14
198 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Silverstreet, 3. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°44', 200 feet i-pstream from 

Hlggins Perry Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 

2 5 miles south of Silverstreet, Newberry County. Datum of gage is 345.13 feet above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 1,620 square'miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 2,305 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 20.40 

feet); minimum dally, 364 second-feet Oct. 5.

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 83,800 second-feet Oct. 3, l°Cf (grge height, 33.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 19,000 second-feet on basis of discharge measurements made at Chappells and near Chapin; minimum, 49 second-feet July 4, 1940 (gage 

height, 2.88 feet); minimum daily, 49 second-feet July 4, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

/low regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 196).

Revisions.- W 972: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeml«r 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,730

1,670

1,690

1,070

364

744

1,220

1,290

1,510

1,760

1,280

a426

3751

1,100

1,380

1,320

1,380

1,250

463

780

1,190

1,180

1,270

2,710

3,170

1,660

1,190

1,350

1,380

1,270

1,270

NOT.

2,180

2,020

3,200

2,940

2,050

1,820

1,900

3,480

a3,000

a2,800

34,200

a7,000

a5, 000

a4,200

a4,400

a3,2oo

a3,400

a3,800

a5 , OOO

a4,400

34,000

a3,800

a2 , 400

a3,800

a 4 , 4OO

3,540

2,800

2,580

2,510

1,730

-

Dec.

2,000

3,000

3,060

3,060

3,130

2,660

1,190

1,540

2,680

3,OOO

3,760

3,480

3.OOO

1,570

1,870

3,820

3,540

3,260

3,060

2,540

1,800

2,900

3,340

2,430

1,660

2,480

1,820

1,120

1,460

2,800

2,870

Jan.

2,870

3,620

2,980

1,120

1,640

2,800

2,870

2,800

2,740

2,310

862

1,480

3,510

4,640

3,900

3,400

2,480

1,070

1,570

3,000

3,400

3,260

3,130

2,770

1,130

1,690

3,480

4,180

4,040

4,080

5,170

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

**y......... .....................

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,090

2,360

3,200

3,130

3,060

3,340

3,200

3,760

6,680

9,390

6,810

4,790

5,860

6,490

4,780

3,410

3,510

3,410

3,410

3,250

3,120

2,470

2,900

3,540

3,430

3,190

3,040

2,640

1,180

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

40,81

101,56

79,90

772,64

87 , 99

112 44

140*94

122,74

59, 85

54 47

61, 97

63,97

60,31

986,97

Mar.

1,850

3,250

3,670

3,260

3,220

3,230

7,880

9,600

7,890

8,090

4,890

4,380

3,910

2,480

2,850

4,260

7,690

7,830

5,160

4,200

2,590

2,710

4,880

6,430

4,960

4,200

3,810

2,590

2,730

3,920

4,740

Apr.

9,400

14,100

9,940

4,190

4,190

3,820

4,100

5,590

6,120

4,780

4,550

4,300

4,920

3,990

3,900

3,820

3,630

1,990

2,200

2,580

2,640

2,600

2,380

1,960

1,280

1,610

1,960

1,910

2,180

2,110

-

Maximum

3 3,170

3 7,000

D 3,820

D 12,300

2 5, 170

D 9,390

D 9, 600

D 14, 100

3 2,890

"> 2,870

3 3,350

1 3,620

D 5,430

3 14,100

May

1,920

946

1,480

2,200

2,090

2,200

2,170

2,120

1,080

1,500

2,060

2,290

2,890

2,530

1,810

1,080

1,540

2,030

1,970

2,060

1,940

1,780

1,210

1,450

1,940

1,870

2,100

1,900

2,680

2,640

2,380

Minimum

364

1,730

1,120

364

862

1,180

1,850

1,280

946

1,070

900

754

364

June

2,170

1,900

2,100

1,930

1,600

1,070

1,410

1,950

1,920

1,890

2.OOO

1,760

1,140

1,470

2,030

1,910

1,940

1,860

1,630

1,070

1,640

2,010

1,950

1,860

2,030

1,830

1,230

1,920

2,870

2,380

-

Mean

1,31

3 38'

2)57-

2,11

2,83(

3, 87

4,54(

4,09]

1,93]

1,816

1 995

2)o64

2.O1C

2,69'

July

2,340

2,380

1,720

900

900

996

1,240

1,320

1,260

1,350

1,410

2,260

2,820

2,490

2,320

3,350

2,930

1,330

1,790

2,300

2,130

2,240

2,240

2,500

1,890

2,030

2,290

2,260

2,660

2,360

1,970

Aug.

999

1,620

2,690

3,620

2,890

2,840

2,000

809

1,570

2,090

2,000

2,080

1,990

2,090

1,330

1,750

2,380

2,230

2,330

2,850

2,110

303

1,490

2,370

2,360

2,570

2,620

2,050

857

1,700

2,780

Per square

mile

>

Sept.

2,870

2,830

3,010

2,550

1,130

5,430

5,250

2,700

2,350

1,740

1,170

754

1,440

2,270

2,270

2,370

2,330

1,830

828

1,060

1,460

1,520

1,540

1,610

1,510

788

1,090

1,600

1,510

1,500

Runoff in 

inches

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Chappells.

Note.- Backwater from Lake Murray Oct. 1-8, 12, 13, 19, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7, 25, 27-29, 

Jan. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, Feb. 12 to Sept. 3O; discharge computed by using fall as determined from records for Lake Murray near Columbia as a factor.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 199

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 81°13', in intake tower 500 feet upstream from dam on Saluda River, 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and 

Broad Rivers at Columbia, Richland County. Datum of gage is 0.64 foot below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,420 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 360.21 feet Apr. 8; minimum, 346.97 feet

i929-48: Maximum gage height, 361.51 feet Apr. 10, 1936; minimum gage height since 

generation of power was started, 320.96 feet Dec. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began Aug. 31, 1929; dam completed in 1930.

 Usable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cubic feet between gage heights 300.0 feet (limit of 

draw-down) and 360.0 feet (maximum normal lake level). Dead storage, 21,800,000,000 

cubic feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage height of one spillway crest (completed in 1946), 330 feet with top of gates 362 feet; gage height or 

other spillway crest 340 feet with top of gates 365 feet. Water is used for generation 

of power.

Revisions.- W 972: Drainage area.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49.82

49.66

49.47

49.30

49.26

49.19

48.97

48.76

g48.63

g48.51

g48.44

g48.47

g48.44

g48.26

48.04

47.86

47.76

47.71

47.76

47.76

47.60

47.44

47.28

47.18

47.31

47.42

47.43

47.37

47.34

47.29

47.2O

Nov.

47.05

47.17

47.58

47.73

47.81

47.84

47.81

47.98

48.08

48.11

48.30

48.77

48.99

49.07

49.19

49.47

49.61

49.64

49.80

49.97

5O.08

5O.17

50.27

50.39

50.49

50.47

50. 4O

50.37

50.19

50.08

-

Dec.

50.02

49.86

49.67

49.50

49.33

49.20

49.10

48.98

48.79

48.62

48.54

48.47

48.40

48.40

48.38

48.52

48.58

48.58

48.51

48.49

48.72

49.18

49.22

49.27

49.50

49.86

50. OO

50. 06

50.08

50.05

50.04

Jan.

50.03

50.11

50.10

50.15

50.11

49.95

49.80

49.69

49.53

49.45

49.46

49.38

49.34

49.58

49.57

49.46

49.38

49. 4O

49.37

49.27

49.31

49.28

49.17

49.14

49.15

49.13

49.01

48.96

48.96

48.98

49.39

Feb.

49.70

49. SO

49.78

49.76

49.76

49.79

49.90

50.39

51.17

51.99

52.44

52.72

53.11

53.43

53.69

53.84

53.87

53.86

53.84

53.83

53.83

54.01

54.09

54.06

54.04

54.07

54.07

54.12

54.20

-

-

Mar.

54.18

54.23

54.39

54.48

54.46

54.48

55.34

56.03

56.34

56.62

56.74

56.79

56.81

56.93

56.99

56.99

57.44

57.76

57.90

57.98

58.10

58.18

58.25

58.50

58.60

58.67

58.74

58.92

58.99

59.03

59.07

Apr.

59.25

59.67

59.92

59.95

59.99

60.04

60.03

60. 1O

60.04

60.05

6O.08

60.07

60.01

59.99

59.91

59.78

59.76

59.79

59.82

59.78

59.71

59.60

59.47

59.40

59.39

59.38

59.24

59.07

58.91

58.81

-

Hay

58.75

58.72

58.70

58.68

58.72

58.70

58.83

58.80

58.78

58.76

58.70

58.70

5S.76

58.80

58.79

58.80

58.74

58.64

58.57

58.51

58.48

58.42

58.40

58.34

58.27

58.57

58.58

58.59

58.70

59.07

59.24

June

59.29

59.28

57.91

59.19

59.13

59.08

59.02

58.93

58.86

58.81

58.73

58.66

58.60

58.56

58.49

58.41

58.39

58.38

58.35

58.36

58.33

58.27

58.21

58.15

58.08

58.02

58.00

58.00

57.96

57.92

-

July

57.92

57.91

57.91

57.92

57.92

57.90

57.85

57.80

57.79

57.76

57.83

57.88

57.95

57.99

58.04

58.12

58.22

58.26

58.30

58.31

58.29

58.21

58.13

58.09

58.13

58.12

57.96

57.83

57.78

57.72

57.66

Aug.

57.66

57.65

57.66

57.84

57.92

57.95

58.02

58.03

58.00

57.84

57.65

57.48

57.26

57.03

56.92

57.10

57.16

57.13

57.07

57.02

56.94

56.92

56.88

56.72

56.57

56.37

56.21

56.07

56.04

55.97

55.86

Sept.

55.75

55.69

55.60

55.62

55.70

55.91

56.42

56.59

56.58

56.52

56.46

56.46

56.42

56.30

56.20

56.08

55.97

55.93

55.94

55.89

55.73

55.55

55.38

55.24

55.09

55.01

54.92

54.77

54.73

54.66

-

g Prom graph based on 4 gage readings dally at powerhouse 

Note.- Add 300 feet to obtain gage height.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Calendar year 1947 . . .

Sept.30\ ...............

Water year 1947-48. . .

Gage height 

(feet)t

^49 90

-

354.58

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

59.13

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-1-479

-273

-895

+270

ge height at 12 p.m.
200 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Colombia, S. C.

Locati£n^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 01', long. 81°06', a quarter of a mile apstream 

from site of old Saluda mill and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Broad River at 

Columbia, Richland County. Datum of gage Is 149.46 feet above mesn sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,510 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 2,926 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 8.31 

feet); minimum, 58 second-feet July 19; minimum daily, 95 second-feet July 11.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 67,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (rage height, 15.22 

ffeet), from rating curve extended above 39,000 second-feet on basis of discharge measurements made at Wise Perry Bridge near Chapln; minimum, 11 secontf-feet July 13, 1930; 

minimum dally, 12 second-feet July 13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Murray (see preceding page) and Lake 

ureenwood (see p. 196).

Revisions.- W 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 15, Sept. 23-30 Aug. 16 to Sept. 27

1.0 92 1.6 265 3.5 2.59O

1.1 110 1.8 385 4.0 3,680

1.2 131 2.0 540 4.5 5,030

1.3 155 2.3 810 6.0 9,950

1.4 184 2.6 1,150 7.0 13,900

1.5 220 3.0 1,700

1.7 320 3.3 2,080

2.0 521 4.0 3,

2.3 773 4.7 5,

2.7 1,200 5.2 6,

140

L90

350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeit^er 1948

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,960

5,240

6,230

2,540

582

4,360

5.S10

5,760

5,240

3,080

372

410

4,350

5,570

5,400

5,610

3,360

686

512

3,110

4,580

4,970

4,460

4,680

681

545

3,360

2,820

2,290

3,000

3,620

Nov.

3,050

1,030

1,940

1,950

1,810

2,410

2,860

2,320

817

3,090

5,740

5,090

4,050

5,570

3,780

1,240

3,130

5,080

4,460

3,430

2,550

3,080

1,080

4,270

5,440

5,820

3,040

6,270

6,920

2,260

-

Dec.

5,770

6,570

7,390

6,620

7,020

6,130

2,400

6,230

6,620

7,820

7,020

6,970

7,410

2,630

5,790

4,910

4,510

5,040

4,990

1,940

2,520

6,010

4,910

819

934

1,060

1,450

823

2,900

3,760

4,220

Jan.

3,710

4,780

2,440

1,130

5,480

6,660

6,030

6,060

6,280

2,770

861

6,130

6,260

5,260

6,460

6,620

2,780

833

5,050

6,400

6,650

5,780

6,270

3,280

894

5,580

7,190

6,230

5,960

6,040

3,120,

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

 arch ............................

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

Hay ...

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

July . . .

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,160

3,900

4,540

5,200

4,740

4,210

1,720

916

6,240

4,440

4,620

5,250

6,190

2,930

770

4,100

5,020

4,660

4,560

4,940

1,790

1,300

4,720

5,470

4,160

4,080

3,940

1,250

990

_

-

Secondfoot-days

108,68!

103,57

143,18

922, 32(

149,03!

107,80

124,81

170,93!

81,04!

92, 96

61,19'

110,95.

97,37!

1,351,57*

Mar.

3,730

4,810

4,060

4,290

4,990

2,800

2,000

4,470

6,100

5,250

5,150

5,900

1,620

874

4,390

5,900

5,120

4,830

5,790

2,130

710

4,900

5,860

5,260

4,910

5,070

1,600

499

2,600

3,740

5,460

Apr.

8,

8,

7,

6,

4,

5,

6,

13,

6,

5,

6,

5,

6,

7,

e,

6,

3,

3,

4,

5,

6,

5,

1,

4,

6,

6,

5,

4,

MaxinuB

3 6,230

7 6,920

3 7,820

) 7,820

3 7,190

3 6,240

5 6,100

> 13,600

> 4,720

> 4,630

I 5,810

5 7,360

> 6,080

> 13,600

230

780

410

550

560

480

370

600

930

540

730

830

630

050

540

920

100

578

160

000

000

160

250

730

584

460

390

140

230

000

-

May

3,100

1,050

3,050

2,990

3,090

3,110

2,480

3,260

812

3,080

3,140

2,590

2,530

3,000

1,490

781

4,720

4,100

3,220

3,030

2,970

2,000

1,250

4,020

3,860

3,290

2,560

8,320

1,120

882

2,150

Minimum

372

817

819

112

833

770

499

578

781

413

95

248

351

95

June

3,010

2,730

4,630

4,310

3,560

1,430

4,120

4,110

3,490

3,710

4,100

3,180

1,330

3,800

4,200

2,620

2,320

2,760

1,450

466

3,120

4,290

3,580

4,180

3,880

1,810

413

3,690

4,300

2,380

-

Msan

3,506

3,452

4,61£

2,527

4,806

3,717

4,026

5,696

2,614

3, 03f

1,974

3,57f

3,24f

3,693

July

2,380

2,410

867

278

212

1,300

1,540

1,220

1,350

264

95

1,290

1,810

1,330

906

1,110

512

118

1,320

2,780

3,020

4,010

3,960

964

388

4,500

5,810

4,850

4,560

4,700

1,340

Aug.

3,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

3,

6,

6,

6,

7,

6,

3,

3,

3,

3,

4,

2,

4,

5,

5,

248

480

960

440

140

891

120

400

630

320

280

770

360

740

538

140

550

380

850

440

540

438

160

860

770

5,970

6,

3,

4,

390

040

418

370

4,620

Per square 

 lie

Sept.

3,940

3,950

4,130

1,690

500

351

604

2,650

3,290

3,810

1,050

568

3,890

4,570

4,470

4,270

4,020

578

370

4,470

4,980

4,930

3,990

4,480

3,110

724

5,210

6,080

5,620

5,080

Runoff in 

inches
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 201

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°48'00", long. 82°21'55", 200 feet upstrean from 

oridge on State Highway 291, 0.5 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 2.5 miles upstream 

from dam at Conestee, and 3.9 miles southeast of Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.- 48.6 square miles.

Records available.- November 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 4.29 

reet ); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 24.

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 2,360 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 6.25 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Nov. 29, Dec. 3, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Rating tables, water year 1947-4S (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, Sept. 6-30 Apr. 1 to Sept. 5

0.6 8 1.0 85 0.7 20 l.Z 139 

.7 22 1.2 142 .8 37 1.5 242 

.8 40 1.5 242 .9 58 2.0 426 

.9 61 2.2 504 1.0 82 2.5 626

Discharge, in second-fee t. water year October 194? to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

21 

19 

32 

26

22 

24 

39 

3S 

29

31 

31 

29 

29 

26

49 

203 

d94 

d39 

d31

d27 

d26 

d22 

d44 

d44

340 

46 

191 

128 

58 

48

Nov.

48 

208 

285 

160 

93

63 

95 

102 

66 

57

303 

200 

94 

63 

233

147 

88 

75 

78 

66

61 

63 

92 

99 

7S

66 

59 

57 

57 

50

Dec.

53 

48 

46 

55 

54

55 

44 

53 

50 

91

66 

59 

59 

55 

112

133 

79 

68 

61 

63

55 

53 

53 

50 

57

57 

53 

48 

48 

46 

46

Jan.

77 

78 

61 

53 

50

48 

48 

46 

46 

53

46 

42 

118 

71 

55

53 

57 

55 

48 

48

57 

53 

50 

55 

48

53 

73 

101 

80 

105 

151

Feb.

94

SO 

71 

68 

66

124 

101 

169 

121 

109

101 

492 

480 

300 

189

121 

101 

93 

85 

80

84 

109 

80 

75 

78

75 

71 

7S 

66

u_ iw Second 

*OIlth foot-days

Octo 

Nova

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

& 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her..... .....................

 her

 her........ ..................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1,50 

3,21 

1,87

............ 25,43

st ...........................

eober ........................

1,97 

3,76 

5,06 

3,11 

2,71 

1,75 

1,56 

2,26 

1,39

ter year 1947-48 ............ 30,21

Mar.

63 

152 

101 

85 

75

130 

432 

241 

133 

107

93 

85 

85 

75 

75

158 

206 

114 

112 

109

90 

88 

452 

361 

150

115 

290 

189 

118 

101 

482

Apr.

330 

165 

124 

101 

96

101 

139 

226 

148 

112

126 

106 

96 

90 

87

82 

87 

75 

75 

72

70 

70 

70 

75 

68

68 

65 

63 

65 

65

MaXiBUB

7 203 

; 303 

3 133

L 1, 190

) 151 

L 492 

7 482 

1 330 

3 557 

1 137 

1 106 

L 593 

5 172

L 593

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 31 (12 m.

sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (9 a.m.) 1,300 sec. -ft.

May

6S 

56 

58 

70 

72

71 

87 

65 

56 

54

52 

54 

68 

59 

58

52 

50 

43 

48 

48

48 

50 

43 

46 

90

163 

557 

130 

185 

126 

84

MiniBUB

19 

48 

44

15

42 

66 

63 

63 

43 

32 

30 

28 

27

19

June

112 

73 

68 

67 

65

56 

57 

63 

54 

50

50 

52 

45 

43 

45

45 

43 

43 

52 

41

42 

43 

43 

48 

39

44

32 

114 

137 

91

Mean

48.6 

107 

60.3

69.7

63.8 

130 

163 

104 

87.6 

58.6 

50.5 

72.9 

46.4

82.5

July

74 

58 

52 

48 

41

35 

32 

30 

35 

66

103 

106 

54 

52 

48

88 

77 

45 

43 

50

41 

45 

41 

43 

32

32 

34 

30 

36 

47 

49

Aug.

Per square 

 lie

1.00 

2.20 

1.24

1.43

1.31 

2.67 

3.35 

2.14 

1.80 

1.21 

1.04 

1.50 

.955

1.70

1,090 sec. -ft.; May 27 (2:30 a.

74 

57 

99 

593 

240

85 

60 

48 

45 

43

43 

56 

72 

76 

52

45 

45 

41 

60 

48

45 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

32 

40 

30 

28 

32

Sept.

32 

32 

27 

48 

59

172 

115 

74 

50 

42

50 

37 

33 

36 

36

36 

36 

44 

34 

33

33 

33 

47 

31 

39

30 

29 

50 

40 

35

Ruioff in 

inches

1.15 

2.46 

1.43

19.46

1.51 

2.88 

3.86 

2.39 

2.08 

1.35 

1.20 

1.73 

1.07

23.11

m.) 1,430

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from graph based on partial record and reather 

records.
202 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°27', long. 82°12, 1$ miles downstream from dam

at Boyd's mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood Courty, and 10.5 miles

upstream from Redburn Creek. 

Drainage area.- 228 square miles. 

ttecords available.- March 1939 to September 1948. 

isxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 4.74

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 23, Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.68 foot); minimum

daily, 14 second-feet Aug. 28.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 7,750 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (g?ge height, 13.32

feet), by computation of flow over dam'at Boyd's mill; minimum, 9 second-feet Sept.

Oct. 1, 1942; minimum daily, 14 second-feet Sept.' 15, 22, 194JD, Aug. 28, 1948. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. Capa-ity of reservoirs

insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. 

Revisions (water year).- W 892: 1939. W 922: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

30,

Oct. 1-Z9, Mar. 8 to May 28 Oct. 30 to Mar. 7, May 29 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

100

142

202

283

448

2.7 

3.3 

4.3

675

1,270

2,280

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

142

198

273

423

2.7 

3.2

4.1

618

1,030

1,980

Note.- Same as preceding 

table below 1.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, rater year October 1947 to Septeaber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

143

104

96

91

28

96

146

59

279

236

197

25

182

149

94

alSO

a200

a320

a340

a200

alSO

a79

150

334

436

238

431

885

1,500

525

368

Nov.

256

503

1,590

929

633

459

503

844

633

417

862

1,930

906

655

633

715

662

536

358

338

329

317

261

307

423

321

273

318

259

38

-

Dec.

350

322

204

216

241

250

33

305

154

228

430

360

331

172

359

434

477

372

320

259

158

249

258

216

272

328

352

176

312

314

204

Jan.

253

337

309

38

323

228

255

260

217

245

45

284

459

591

350

318

290

32

357

325

308

254

253

305

33

403

308

309

437

544

618

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

625

521

339

320

344

357

463

592

843

747

625

734

1,980

1,930

1,230

731

618

511

406

368

410

468

450

358

317

348

353

352

319

-

Seoondfoot-days

8 23

17,'20(

8,65

112, 67(

9 28

17*65:

22, 13*

16,89'

9 76*

6, 31

6,02'

5 802

4^272

132,25'

Mar.

315

317

499

557

366

433

1,610

2,230

1,180

841

729

658

576

405

410

505

680

834

729

639

461

336

387

987

980

739

720

697

895

720

702

Apr.

1,690

1,430

880

707

650

466

479

743

1,070

787

684

642

503

490

425

424

338

432

392

365

337

345

351

340

283

346

347

337

339

275

-

Maximum

L 1,500

J 1,930

5 477

5 3,080

I 618

2 23O

1 690

5 *770

432

336

5 553

240

2,230

May

248

226

397

319

351

338

315

23

192

347

357

271

363

347

206

36

364

342

270

164

167

215

26

341

231

481

532

770

603

452

469

Minima

25

38

33

22

32

317

315

£75

£3

17

18

14

16

14

June

432

419

322

310

265

38

321

306

256

214

200

222

25

247

246

174

151

206

116

21

216

213

209

205

199

105

17

164

211

286

-

Maan

26C

574

27£

30£

30C

60S

TL<

56. 31'

217

194 18'

142

361

July

302

254

259

204

158

153

116

141

147

202

203

2E1

210

207

256

322

336

199

204

208

201

198

128

102

18

209

199

148

191

195

136

Aug.

25

202

269

345

286

553

381

206

198

199

201

198

145

108

27

265

215

216

204

147

118

21

212

196

195

143

144

14

19

206

145

Par square 

 ile

1.17

2.52

1.22

1.36

1.32

2.67

3.13

2.47

1.38

 9 £5

'.651

.820

.623

1.58

Sept.

144

142

144

139

16

158

203

a240

alSO

al90

alSO

a!30

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

a70

alSO

128

151

145

147

142

42

136

157

149

149

Runoff in 

inches

1.35

2.81.

1.41

18.37

1.52

2 .88

3.61

£ . 76

1.59

1.03

 90QQ

95

!70

21.59

Peak discharge (base, 2.2OO sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (10:45 a.m.) 2,380 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (3:3O p.m.)

2,5OO sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 16 a.m.) Z,68O sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (5 p.m.) 2,230 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and powerplant records at 

Boyd's mill.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 203

Lakes Marion-Moultrle diversion canal ne.ar Plnevllle, S. C.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders In diversion canal. Upper gage, lat. 33°23 I 15", 

long. 80°08 I 25", 0.7 mile upstream from temporary bridge on State Highway 45 and 7.0 

miles southwest of Plnevllle, Berkeley County; auxiliary gage, 3.9 miles downstream.

Records available,. - February 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 29,200 second-feet Feb. 26; minimum daily, 

b.iau second-feet July 6.

1944-48: Maximum daily discharge!, 33,200 second-feet Jan. 28, 1947; maximum dally 

reverse flow, 12,100 second-feet Feb. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Canal diverts water from Lake Marion to Lake Moultrie for generation of power and navigation. Water is discharged from power plant and 

navigation lock into West Branch Cooper River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

££

Oct.

9,330

10,200

9,820

9,610

9,240

7,800

7,270

7,910

9,450

9,720

10,200

9,650

10,400

11,200

9,910

10,700

11,000

10,800

9,410

8,050

8,030

9,200

9,980

10,300

10,600

10.-200

10,300

12,100

13,500

13,800

14,000

Nor.

13.-700

14,000

15,900

16,000

16,000

16,700

17,300

19,700

19,800

19,900

21,400

23,600

24,100

25,000

26,100

25,100

23,500

22,900

22,600

21,300

20^100

' 19^400

18,500

18,900

20,400

21,000

21,400

22,200

21,700

21,400

-

Moath

Dec.

21,300

20,600

19,900

19,300

19,500

19,8OO

19,300

19,300

18,300

18, 700

19,300

19,900

20,300

19,900

20,200

21,500

21,900

22,800

23,400

23,700

23,900

23,700

24,000

24,000

23,900

22,800

21,80p

21,200

21,000

21,800

22,300

Jan.

22,300

f23,900

f 22, 800

f22,000

f21,300

f20,700

f21,000

f21,900

22,600

22,900

22,200

22, 100

21,600

22,500

22,500

22,900

23,900

24,400

24,800

25,400

25,600

25,500

24,800

25,200

24,500

24,200

24,000

23,500

23,900

23,900

24,900

her ..........................

 bar. ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

play. ........................:....

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

25,500

25, 100

25,900

27,000

27,900

28,1OO

28,000

27,300

26,300

27,600

27,700

27,700

27,300

26,200

21,700

20,300

19,400

21,800

25,900

26,700

26,000

26,000

27,600

28,500

28,900

29", 200

28,800

28,500

27,100

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

313, 68C 

609, 60(

659, 50C

5,113,92(

723, 9CK

764, OCK

786, 60(

71?., 80<

458, 10

383,50(

390,13

438, 6CK

368, 90(

6,608,31(

Mar.

25,300

25,400

25,100

25,200

24,900

25,200.

25,900

25,900

26,500

25, 100

23,100

24,300

26,400

28,400

£8,200

27,700

26, 700

24,800

24,000

24,000

23,400

23,900

25,400

26,500

25,400

25,700

25,600

25,600

24,000

23,900

25,100

Apr.

26,700

25,400

22,200

19,000

20,100

23,900

25,700

26,OOO

25,900

25,100

24,800

25,400

25,400

24,600

24,200

23,900

24,000

23,600

23,300

23,900

23,900

24,200

£4,300

24,600

24,400

23,500

21,900

21,300

20,400

20,200

-

Maximum

) 14,000 

> 26,100

J 24,000

> 33,200

) 25,600

> 29,200,

) 28,400

) 26,700

) 19, 400

> 16,200

5 17,800

> 18,800

> 15,200

> 29,200

Hay

19,400

18,400

17,600

16,800

17,600

16,700

18,600

16,900

14,300

14,100

14,100

12,900

15,200

15,000

14,700

13,600

13,900

13,900

14, 300

14,700

15,000

14,200

10,700

11,400

11,700

13,300

14,400

14,800

13,300

13,100

13,500

Minimus

7,270 

13,700

18,300

-12,100

20,700

19,400

23,100

19,000

10, 700

9,400

6,130

10,700

10, 300

6,130

June

14,700

15,700

16,200

16,000

14,700

11,600

11,200

12,900

14,100

13,400

13,700

13,900

12,100

11,800

12,700

12,900

12,200

13,300

13,000

10,400

9,600

11,500

12,600

13,900

14,300

13,000

10,200

9,400

10,800

11,700

-

Mean

10,12C 

20,320

21,270

14,010

23,350

26,340

25,370

23,730

14,780

12,780

12,580

14,150

12,300

18,060

July

21,700

12,700

12,400

9,560

7,150

6,130

8,290

8,980

10,200

17,800

17,500

9,120

10,600

10,800

12,000

12,600

12,600

12,000

12,300

14,200

15,100

15,700

15,900

15,600

13,800

12,900

13,300

14,000

14,700

14,900

14,600

Aug.

13,400

12,800

13,200

12,100

13,200

13,800

14,600

15,500

15,900

16,900

18,000

18,800

18,400

18,000

16,300

15,100

14,200

13,700

13,800

13,600

13,800

12,700

11,400

10,900

12,500

13,000

13..700

13,800

13,000

11,800

10,700

Per square 

 lie

Sept.

f 10, 600

f 12, 400

f 12, 300

f 12, 300

f 11, 100

flO,6OO

10,300

12,200

13,800

15,100

15,200

14,300

13,700

13,300

13,200

13,200

13,200

13,000

11,600

10,400

10,300

11,000

12,300

12,600

11,800

11,300

10,600

11,100

12,600

13,500

Ruioff in 

inches

t Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

Hote.- Minus sign Indicates reverse flow.
204 COOPER RIVER BASIN 

Lake Moultrie near Plnopolls, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15' long. 80°00', at power plant, three-

 quarters of a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2f miles northeast of Pinopolis, Berkeley County, and 4t miles upstream from West Branch Cooper 

River. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 75.88 feet Dec. 29; minimi , 67.95 feet Oct. 3,

1942-48: Maximum elevation, 78.18 feet Feb. 24, 1946 (caused by high wind); minimum elevation observed, 63.0 feet Apr. 25, 27, Apr. 29 to May 1, 1942.

Remarks. - Lake is formed by earth dikes and dam, with concrete navigation lock; dikes and

 dam completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through 

canal from Lake Marion (see p. Igg) and discharged through .tailrsce canal into West 

Branch Cooper River. Usable capacity, 28,314,000,000 cubic feet between elevations 

60.0 feet (limit of draw-down) and 75.0 feet (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, 

about 19,600,000,000 cubLc feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents-. 

Water is used for generation of power and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., In feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

i

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Dot.

68.03

68.00

67.96

68.09

68.27

68.22

68.10

68.00

67.96

67.99

68.19

68.45

68.53

68.64

68.61

68.69

68.75

68.98

69.21

69.20

69.12

69.07

69.03

69.07

69.23

69.49

69.59

69.67

69.81

69.95

70.03

Nor.

70.17

70.60

70.81

71.04

71.30

71.49

71.62

71.9"!

72.31

72.56

72.94

73.11

73.39

73.60

73.90

74.29

74.49

74.70

74.80

74.89

74.95

74.99

75.06

75.01

74.92

74.89

74.93

74.99

75.07

75.19

-

Dm.

75.21

75.28

75.29

75.33

75.30

75.28

75.30

75.30

75.25

75.38

75.39

75.38

75.50

75.59

75.51

75.43

75.31

75.21

75.13

75.12

75.51

75.52

75.51

75.51

75.72

75.77

75.81

75.84

75.72

75.76

75.40

Jan.

75.29

75.21

75.19

75.30

75.31

75. 22

75.01

74.81

74.69

74.59

74.61

74.44

74.35

74.30

74.04

73.90

73.83

74.00

73.91

73.90

73.81

73.77

73.71

73.70

73.80

73.75

73.69

73.59

73.50

73.49

73.57

Feb.

73.61

73.58

73.60

73.60

73.65

73.76

73.91

74.31

74.68

74.72

74.76

74.83

74.88

74.91

74.92

74.71

74.41

74.22

74.13

74.11

74.04

74.24

74.30

74.33

74.40

74.43

74.50

74.60

74.96

-

-

Mar.

74.92

74.90

74.85

74.83

74.72

74.67

74.99

74.92

75.01

74.90

74.79

74.69

74.66

74.92

74.97

75.05

75.22

75.16

75.06

75.02

75.18

75.14

75.31

75.25

75.18

75.11

75.11

75.29

75.15

75.02

74.98

Apr.

75.15

75.11

75.07

74.99

74.83

74.78

74.79

74.91

74.89

74.87

74.99

75.04

75.11

75.26

75.32

75.27

75.12

75.21

75.09

74.94

m.ao

f74.64

f74.52

74.41

74.46

74.40

74.39

74.38

74.30

74.24

-

Hay

74.29

74.51

74.40

74.32

74.23

74.12

74.21

74.31

74.45

74.40

74.35

74.37

74.41

74.42

74.47

74.61

74.58

74.50

74.41

74.33

74.25

74.34

74.42

74.30

74:20

74.15

74.10

74.04

74.19

74.42

74.40

June

74.32

74.31

74.29

74.31

74.48

74.62

74.49

74.50

74.41

74.30

74.20

74.24

74.39

74.22

74.13

74.05

73.95

73.88

73.96

74.07

73.91

73.73

73.64

73.55

73.49

73. -57

73.71

73.52

73.32

73.29

July

73.21

73.11

73.19

73.26

73.30

73.09

73.01

72.82

72.66

72.61

72.62

72.41

72.22

72.07

72.00

71.93

71.95

72.03

71.83

71.60

71.40

71.22

71.05

71.23

71.40

71.14

70.91

70.76

70.62

70.51

70.56

Aug.

70.66

70.64

70.68

70.56

70.54

70.50

70.51

70.79

70.77

70.81

70.87

70.93

71.04

71.44

71.82-

71.83

71.84

71.82

71.87

71.77

71.87

72.02

71.96

71.82

71.72

71.64

71.62

71.62

71. 73

71.77

71.64

Sept.

71.52

71.43

71.39

71.50

71.55

71.54

71.59

71.51

71.47

71.52

71.72

71.93

71.91

71.84

71.75

71.67

71.59

74.70

71V81

71.63

71.47

71.37

71.29

71.19

71.25

71.37

71.19

71.17

71.16

71.22

f Computed on basis of partly estimated .gage-height record.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Calendar year 1947..

Sept. 30.. .............

Water year 1947-48. .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

71.22

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

28 21

19.14

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

+557

-2 350

-367

+206

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 205

South Pork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°34'35", long. 81°30'50", at bridge on State Fighway 

nib, u.4 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile upstream from Shaw Creek, and 7.6 miles 

northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County. Datum of gage is 250.18 feet above mem sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Hecoras available.- April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 7.62 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 110 second-feet Oct. 5 

(gage height, 2.81 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 2,460 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage 

height, 8.81 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 58 second-feet 

June 8, 1941 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Kevisioris.- W 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

2.8 110 5.0 226 3.4 146 6.1 398 

3.4 136 5.4 268 4.5 202 6.3 470 

4.5 192 5.8 329 5.0 234 6.5 580 

~ ,, 5.4 272 7.0 935 Note.- Same as follow- 5-8 329 7 . 4 x 240 

Ing table above 5.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

122 

118 

116 

118 

112

116 

118 

128 

144 

156

166 

166 

168 

154 

158

184 

214 

230 

226 

192

164 

151 

154 

206 

295

463 

450 

329 

268 

256 

230

Nov.

211 

250 

329 

515 

615

421 

349 

372 

339 

339

372 

678 

1,080 

860 

490

398 

398 

430 

398 

414

470 

470 

372 

360 

398

430 

450 

372 

295 

250

Dec.

295 

2S8 

281 

281 

274

274 

268 

26S 

268 

288

349 

414 

470 

550 

495

580 

495 

580 

495 

470

450 

739 

1,160 

860 

580

580 

550 

520 

430 

372 

320

Jan.

349 

349 

360 

414 

360

329 

320 

312 

312 

304

a297 

297 

340 

450 

615

615 

398 

349 

339 

349

398 

450 

470 

398 

372

349 

349 

349 

360 

398 

450

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Marc

&1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

550 

685 

470 

398 

360

349 

372 

580 

1,080 

1,160

1,010 

935 

1,010 

1,010 

935

720 

550 

470 

450 

430

414 

470 

520 

615 

470

430 

398 

385 

372

Seoondfoot-days

6,072 

13,125 

14,244

94,810

11,801 

17,598 

18,571 

13,917 

10,418 

7,678 

6,036 

6,178 

7,444

133,082

Peak discharge (case, 900 sec.- 't. .- Nov.

Mar.

385 

385 

398 

520 

520

495 

720 

1,010 

1,240 

790

685 

650 

520 

450 

430

430 

615 

755 

898 

580

520 

520 

520 

685 

1,010

430 

520 

495 

495 

470 

430

Apr.

650 

972 

1,010 

458 

495

270 

470 

720 

935 

755

520 

450 

430 

398 

385

414 

414 

385 

349 

329

312 

312 

304 

304 

297

290 

284 

278 

266 

261

Maxlnun

463 

1,080 

1,160

1,160

615 

1,160 

1,240 

1,010 

825 

790 

290 

304 

685

1,240

3 (11 a.m.)

Hay

261 

261 

256 

256 

290

320 

385 

339 

339 

312

272 

278 

290 

304 

312

320 

278 

242 

230 

224

217 

220 

220 

208 

226

574 

615 

550 

414 

580 

825

Mininum

112 

211 

268

92

297 

349 

385 

261 

208 

176 

148 

156 

161

112

June

790 

428 

320 

290 

278

266 

251 

238 

234 

227

224 

217 

214 

211 

224

234 

272 

266 

238 

214

205 

208 

220 

266 

224

196 

188 

181 

178 

176

Mean

19E 

43C 

45£

26C

38] 

601 

59£ 

464 

33£ 

25£ 

19E 

19E 

24£

364

July

178 

184 

176 

166 

166

161 

156 

158 

178 

181

234 

261 

290 

272 

261

261 

256 

217 

186 

184

178 

176 

168 

211 

174

164 

156 

148 

158 

181 

196

Aug.

188 

188 

188 

220 

246

242 

196 

171 

168 

168

164 

161 

181 

191 

168

208 

256 

304 

297 

284

242 

224 

199 

184 

176

166 

164 

161 

156 

156 

161

Per square 

Bile

0.990 

2.21 

2.32

1.31

1.92 

3.07 

3.03 

2.34 

1.70 

1.29 

.985 

1.01 

1.25

1.84

1,240 sec. -ft.; Dec. 23 (3 p.m.

Sept.

202 

220 

220 

224 

227

403 

580 

685 

440 

297

246 

234 

227 

211 

205

199 

188 

176 

171 

168

164 

161 

164 

168 

174

174 

174 

184 

23S 

320

Ri'noff in 

inohes

1.14 

2.47 

2.68

17.81

2.21 

3.31 

3.49 

2.61 

1.96 

1.44 

1.14 

1.16 

1.40

25.01

) 1,320

sec.-It.) Feb. 1O (4 a.m.) 1.16O sec.-ft.; Mar. 9 (5:30 a.m.) 1,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (8 a.m.) 970 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 25 (7 a.m.) 1,160 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (2 p.n.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (9 p.m.) 1,080 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from graph based on record for preceding and following 

days and weather records.
206 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage'recorder, lat. 33°23'35", long. 81°08'00", at bridge on State Highway 5, 200 feet downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, lj miles downstream 

from Little River, and 4f miles north of Denmark, Bamberg County. Datum of gage is 

155.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 720 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1948.

Aver age disc barge.- 17 years, 770 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 8.38 

reet); minimum, 415 second-feet Oct. 7.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 10.91 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,800 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 183 second-feet June 30 to July 3, 1935.

Remarks. - Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gag<?-height record, 

which are fair."

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

6.1 

6.4

422

534

608

747

6.7 

6.9 

7.4 

8.4

980

1,320

2,080

4,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

692 

720 

669 

576 

491

444 

422 

422 

430 

437

444 

452 

460 

475 

491

534 

566 

578 

593 

608

627 

669 

692 

767 

890

926 

852 

867 

875 

908 

1,010

Nov.

1,010

1,070 

1,320 

1,400 

1,510

1,510 

1,360 

1,540 

1,830 

1,830

1,900 

2,120 

2,080 

2,040 

2,040

2,080 

2,390 

2,360 

2,280 

2,080

1,900 

1,880 

1,830 

1,720 

1,850

1,920 

1,860 

1,760 

1,630 

1,490

Dec.

1,400 

1,390 

1,360 

1,260 

1,190

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

1,010 

1,240

1,860 

2,220 

2,370 

2,450 

2,410

2,540 

2,540 

2,410 

2,260 

2,040

2,030 

2,450 

2,640 

2,640 

2,450

2,540 

2,830 

2,740 

2,320 

2,030 

1,920

Jan.

1,860 

1,830 

1,740 

1,630 

1,560

1,470 

1,370 

1,340 

1,360 

1,340

1,260 

1,210 

1,210 

1,320 

1,400

1,610 

1,700 

1,590 

1,670 

1,740

1,850 

1,860 

1,880 

1,830 

1,670

1,580 

1,590 

1,540 

1,510 

1,440 

1,610

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

Bber .........................

Bber .........................

lender year 1947 ............

ary

uary

h... .........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,770 

1,790 

1,810 

1,700 

1,700

1,740 

1,670 

1,850 

2,240 

2,830

3,120 

3,210 

3,710 

3,910 

3,410

2,830 

2,830 

2,640 

2,300 

2,100

2,120 

2,260 

2,320 

2,300 

2,080

l',900 

1,860 

1,810 

1,770

Secondfoot-days

19,587 

53,590 

61,780

328,214

48,570 

67,580 

72,170 

58,823 

33,574 

26,716 

22,844 

18,505 

30,373

514,112

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.).- No

sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (8 a.m.) 4,010'sec.-ft .; M, 

see. -ft.; May 29 (l a.m.) 2,740 sec. -ft.; Se 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

ord.fcr preceding and following days. 

Note.- Doubtful gage-height record Feb. 16 

partial record, engineers' Inspections, and

Mar.

1,700 

1,630 

1,630 

1,700 

1,720

1,700 

1,880 

2,640 

3,020 

2,920

2,920 

3,120 

3,020 

2,740 

2,540

2,320 

2,340 

2,540 

2,640 

2,540

2,450 

2,370 

2,320 

2,280 

2,260

2,260 

2,260 

2,300 

2,340 

2,130 

1,940

Apr.

2,220 

2,830 

3,210 

3,310 

3,120

2,920 

2,830 

2,640 

2,640 

2,640

2,640 

2,450 

2,370 

2,220 

2,060

1,880 

1,740 

1,590 

1,470 

1,370

1,320 

1,260 

1,190 

1,120 

1,060

1,010 

971 

344 

908 

890

Maximum

1,010 

2,390 

2,830

2,830

1,880 

3,910 

3,120 

3,310 

2,640 

2,100 

1,100 

800 

2,830

3,910

May

859 

828 

813 

852 

908

991 

1,060 

1,080 

1,080 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,050 

971

890 

821 

806 

787 

754

720 

692 

646 

627 

669

900 

1,220 

2,140 

2,640 

2,340 

2,150

Minimum

422

1,010

1,010

300

1,210 

1,670 

1,630 

890 

627 

578 

526 

483 

499

422

June

2,040 

2,100 

1,950 

1,740 

1,520

1,210 

1,010 

890 

806 

747

720 

692 

646 

646 

646

646 

627 

608 

608 

608

608 

608 

646 

692 

669

a646 

8608 

8608 

a593 

578

July

554 

593 

669 

669 

608

554 

526 

608 

608 

720

720 

1,100 

1,080 

991 

1,010

1,090 

1,080 

1,000 

944 

828

800 

813 

747 

646 

608

578 

544 

534 

544 

544 

534

Aug.

525 

516 

516 

554

646

720 

800 

720 

669 

627

593 

544 

525 

516 

534

554

578 

578 

593 

608

627 

669 

720 

692 

669

627 

578 

534 

499 

483 

491

ii«.n Per square "ean mile

632 0.878 

1,786 2.48 

1,993 2.77

899 1.25

1,567 2.18 

2,330 3.24 

2,328 3.23 

1,961 2.72 

1,083 1.50 

891 1.24 

737 1.02 

597 .829 

1,012 1.41

1,405 1.95

Sept.

499 

508 

525 

578

646

929 

2,410 

2,830 

2,540 

2,010

1,740 

1,630 

1,440 

1,170 

962

836 

747 

669 

646 

627

608 

593 

578 

578 

578

566 

544 

578 

768 

1,040

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

2.77 

3.19

16.95

2.51 

3.49 

3.72 

3.04 

1.73 

1.38 

1.18 

.96 

1.57

26.55

v. 17 (8 p.m.) 2,450 sec. -ft.; Dec. 27 (4 p.m.) 2,830 

ar. 12 (2 p.m.) 3,120 sec. -ft.; A-r. 4 (10 a.m.) 3,310 

pt. 8 (3 a.m.) 2,920 sec. -ft. 

i from graph based on recorded range In stage and recto May 11; discharge computed from graph based on 

weekly gage readings by observer.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN

207'

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SS'IO'SS", long. 80°48'05", 400 feet downstream from 

crioge on U. S. Highway 21, 4.7 miles downstream from Brier Branch, and 5.2 miles south 

of Branchville, Orangeburg County.

Drainage area.- 1,720 square miles.

Records available.- November 1945. to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.10 

reet); minimum, 936 second-feet Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1948; minimum, 606 second-feet Aug. 20, 

1946 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which a-e fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet'}

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

1.1 936 6.5 3,740 1.6 970 6.5 3,650 

3.0 1,590 7.2 4,690 3.0 1,440 7.2 4,600 

4.5 2,230 8.0 6,370 4.5 2,100 8.0 6,260 

5.5 2,840 8.7 S,210 5.5 2,730 9.1 9,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,830 

1,790 

1,670 

1,550 

1,440

1,410 

1,340 

1,170 

1,000 

969

969 

969 

936 

936 

969

1,000 

1,100 

1,170 

1,240 

1,270

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,380 

1,550

1,670 

1,870 

2,040 

2,140 

2,140 

2,040

Hov.

1,910 

1,870 

2,090 

2,380 

2,770

3,080 

3,160 

3,160 

3,160 

3,080

3,080 

3,340 

3,530 

3,740 

3,970

4,090 

4,090 

4,090 

4,230 

4,530

4,870 

4,690 

4,530 

4,230 

4,090

3,970 

3,850 

3,740 

3,740 

3,630

Dec.

3,530 

3,340 

3,250 

3,080 

2,920

2,840 

3,700 

2,630 

2,560 

2,630

3,160 

3,740 

4,370 

5,050 

5,450

5,670 

5,890 

5,670 

5,450 

5,250

5,250 

5,450 

5,450 

5,670 

5,890

6,130 

6,130 

5,670 

5,450 

5,450 

5,050

Jan.

4,870 

4,530 

4,230 

4,090 

3,970

3,850 

3,630 

3,430 

3,340 

3,250

3,080 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000

3,000 

3,000 

3,080 

3,160 

3,250

3,430 

3,630 

3,850 

3,970 

3,850

3,740 

3,630 

3,530 

3,430 

3,430 

3,630

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

iber .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,740 

3,850 

3,850 

3,850 

3,740

3,740 

3,630 

3,740 

4,230 

5,450

6,610 

7,130 

7,650 

7,650 

7,930

8,210 

8,210 

7,390 

6,610 

6,020

5,360 

4,960 

4,780 

4,780 

4,780

4,600 

4,440 

4,280 

4,000

Secondfoot-days

43,458 

106,690 

140,770

743,571

109,880 

155,210 

164,900 

148,800 

64,220 

60,020 

44,450 

35,720 

60,560

1,134,678

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 see. -ft.).- Mo'

sec. -ft.; Pet-. 16 tl p.m.) 8,Z1O see. -ft.; Mi

Mar.

3,880 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

4,000 

4,280 

4,600 

5,360

6,020 

6,260 

6,260 

6,260 

6,260

5,800 

6,020 

7,240 

6,980 

6,500

6,260 

5,800 

5,580 

6,020 

6,260

6,020 

4,000 

5,360 

5,160 

4,960 

4,960

Apr.

5,800 

7,760 

8,860 

9,140 

8,580

8,020 

7,240 

6,500 

6,260 

6,020

5,580 

5,160 

4,960 

4,960 

4,960

5,160 

4,960 

4,280 

3,880 

3,540

3,340 

3,150 

2,970 

2,890 

2,730

2,660 

2,520 

2,390 

2,330 

2,200

Maxlnun

2,140 

4,870 

6,130

6,130

4,870 

8,210 

7,240 

9,140 

3,200 

3,800 

1,950 

1,300 

4,440

9,140

f. 21 (8 p.m 

ir. 18 {10 a

May

2,200 

2,100 

2,000 

2,000 

1,900

2,000 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100

2,100 

2,100 

2,200 

2,300 

2,400

2,400 

2,300 

2,100 

1,900 

1,800

1,700 

1,600 

1,600 

1,500 

1,500

1,700 

2,000 

2,150 

2,270 

2,800 

3,200

Mininim

936 

1,870 

2,560

656

3,000 

3,630 

3,760 

2,200 

1,500 

1,260 

1,120 

1,000 

970

936

June

3,600 

3,800 

3,700 

3,600 

3,500

3,200 

2,900 

2,660 

2,390 

2,150

1,900 

1,760 

1,640 

1,560 

1,480

1,440 

1,370 

1,340 

1,340 

 1,300

1,300 

1,400 

1,370 

1,370 

1,340

1,340 

1,370 

1,340 

1,300 

1,260

Mean

1,402 

3,556 

4,541

2,037

3,545 

5,352 

5,319 

4,960 

2,072 

2,001 

1,434 

1,152 

2,019

3,100

July

1,230 

1,230 

1,160 

1,120 

1,120

1,160 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,230 

1,230 

1,300 

1,400 

1,600

1,850 

1,850 

1,950 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,850 

1,760 

1,680 

1,600

1,440 

1,340 

1,260 

1,200 

1,160 

1,230

Aug.

1,26C 

1,23C 

1,200 

1,160 

1,12C

1,090 

1,090 

1,100 

1,20C 

1,30C

1.30C 

1,200 

1,200 

1.10C 

1,100

1,000 

1,000 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1.23C 

1,23C 

1.16C 

1.09C 

1.06C

Per square 

 lie

0.815 

2.07 

3.64

1.18

2.06 

3.11 

3.09 

2.88 

1.20 

1.16 

.834 

.670 

1.17

1.80

Sept.

1,000 

970 

970 

1,000 

1,060

1,090 

1,260 

1,400 

2,680 

4,440

4,440 

4,280 

3,880 

3,540 

3,240

2,970 

'2,660 

2,390 

2,100 

1,800

1,600 

1,440 

1,340 

1,230 

1,200

1,160 

1,120 

1,100 

1,400 

1,800

Rrnoff in 

inches

0.94 

2.31 

3.04

16.07

2.38 

3.35 

3.56 

3.21 

1.38 

1.28 

.96 

.77 

1.30

24.49

.) 4,870 sec. -ft.; Dee. 26 (7 p.m.) 6,130 

,m.) 7,240 see. -ft.; Apr. 4 (7 a.m.) 9,140

see.-ft.; June 2-{time unknown} 3,880 sec.-ft.; Sept. 10 (6 p.m.) 4,600 .sec.-ft.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Apr. 30 to May 27, May 30 to June 7, Aug. 8-26, Sept. 28-30; discharge 

computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for other stations in basin.
208 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

Edlsto River near Givhans, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 330 01'40", long. 80°23'30", at bridge on State

Highway 65, 2.3 miles downstream from Four Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of Oivhans,

Dorchester County. Datum of gage is 20.46 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,730 square miles. 

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 14.38

reet); minimum, 1,020 second-feet Sept. 3.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 24,300 second-feet Sept. 21, 1945 (gage height, 17.28

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 422 second-feet June 3, 1941 (gage height, 1.12 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. About 38,626,000 gallons a day (59.8 second-feet) diverted above

station for Charleston water supply during year. 

Revisions.- W 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. Z Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.5 

6.0 

7.5

1,080

1,720

2,500

3,410

8.5

9.5

10.5

11.5

4,260

5,440

6,940

8,740

3.3 

4.5 

6.0 

7.5 

8.5

1,020

1,480

2,220

3,100

3,890

9.5 

10.f 

12.0 

13.f 

14.3

5,010

6.470

9,290

12,800

15,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

2,720

3,660

2,600

2,500

2,330

2,160

1,960

1,860

1,680

1,400

1,240

1,160

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,280

1,500

1,580

1,630

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,680

1,760

1,960

2,160

2,330

2,440

2,500

2,600

NOV.

2,600

2,600

g2,660

g3,780

g3,080

3,480

3,880

4,260

4,690

5,310

5, .7 20

6,010

6,160

6,160

6,310

6,460

6,620

6,780

7,100

7,630

8, 340

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,540

8,160

7,800

7,440

7,100

6,780

-

Dec.

6,310

5,860

5,410

5,140

4,760

4,520

4,190

3,890

3,710

3,710

4,090

4,880

5,690

6,470

7,150

8,070

9,290

10,400

10,800

10,600

10,600

11,300

12,300

12,600

12,300

13,000

12,000

12,000

11,800

11,100

10,400

Month

Jan.

9,730

8,870

8,470

7,870

7,330

6,790

6,310

5,990

5,830

5,140

4,880

4,640

4,410

4,190

3,990

3,890

3,800

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,800

3,990

4,300

4,640

4,760

5,010

5,010

5,140

5,010

5,010

5,270

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

Novsnber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,690

6,150

6,470

6,630

6,630

6,470

6,310

6,310

6,630

7,870

9,950

11,600

12,300

13,100

13,300

13,300

12,800

12,300

11,800

11,600

10,800

10,200

9,290

8,670

8,070

7,510

7,330

7,150

6,970

.

-

Ssoondfoot-daya

57,29

180,66

253,34

1,171,97

165,201

263,20

308,86

353,84

71.6K

73,46(

47,72(

36; 68

59,43(

1,770,29(

Mar.

6,790

6,630

6,310

6,310

6,310

6,310

6,630

6,970

7,690

8,470

9,510

10,600

11,300

11,600

11,300

10,600

10,600

10,600

11,600

13,300

13,600

12,800

12.3QO

13,600

12,300

12; ooo

11,600

11,300

10,800

10,400

9,730

Apr.

9,730

10,800

13,600

13,300

13,800

14,700

15,000

14,100

13,100

11,800

10,600

9,510

8,670

8,070

7,690

7,690

7,510

7,330

7,150

6,790

6,150

5,550

5,140

4,760

4,300

3,990

3,630

3,380

3,100

2,910

-

MaxiBUB

D 3,720

D 8,740

D 12,600

5 12,600

D 9,730

D 13,300

D 13,600

D 15,000

D 2,910

D 4,640

D 3,160

) 1,400

) 3,990

) 15,000

May

2, -7 30

2,610

2,440

2,320

2,270

2,330

2,270

2,370

2,270

2,320

2,220

2,320

2,490

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,550

2,440

2,320

2,220

2,060

1,900

1,760

1,710

1,800

2,000

1,960

2,100

2,550

2,910

Minimum

1,080

2,600

3,710

846

3,710

5,690

6,310

3,910

1,710

1,320

1,090

1,060

1,030

1,020

June

3,100

3,380

3,800

4,410

4,640

4,520

4,300

3,990

3,630

3,310

3,030

2,730

2,380

3,100

1,900

1,710

1,620

1,530

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,400

1,530

1,580

1,620

1-.580

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,320

-

Mean

1,8*(

e,OTi

8,172

3,21]

5 32'

9jo7(

9 96'

8y42<

g 3H

2)4*!

1,53!

1»18.

1,98]

4,83'

July

1,280

1,340

1,24.0

1,200

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,400

1,580

1,760

'1,960

3,060

3,100

3,160

3,100

2,060

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,620

1,440

1,440

1,400

Aug.

1,360

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,240

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,090

Per square 

mile

L

)

)

Sept.

1,090

1,060

1,020

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,160

1,280

1,320

1,400

1,760

3,370

3,040

3,710

3,990

3,890

3,620

3,380

3,170

3,910

2,610

2,370

1,860

1,530

1,360

1,240

1,160

1,240

1,120

1,760

-

Runoff in 

inohss

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOO see.^ftTj.- Nov. 25 (10:30 p.m.) 8,740 sec.-ft.; Dec. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 

12,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 11 p.m.) 13,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 31 (1:30 a.m.) 13,60O sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (10 

p.m.) 15,200 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on recorded range In stage and dally gage readings by D. S. Weather 

Bureau.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 209

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°29 I 00 1 ', long. 80°52'25", at bridge on State Highway 4 at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge and lj miles downstream from Caw Swamp. Datum of gage is 149.02 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 683 square miles.

Kecoras available.- December 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 10.25 

I'eet;; minimum, 398 second-feet Oct. 7.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 9,500 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,900 second-feet by velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 236 second-feet July 3, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions.- W 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tjblts, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8, 9)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 1O to Sept. 30

4.3 398 7.9 1,490 4.0 425 7.3 1,24O 

5.5 612 8.5 1,950 5.O 593 3.O 1,76O 

6.3 800 9.O 2,420 6.3 850 9.0 2,720 

7.3 1,100 6.8 990 10.0 3.91O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

676 

654 

622 

573 

500

431 

398 

406 

422

431

431 

440 

448 

456 

491

564 

643 

676 

665 

612

582 

573 

573 

676 

875

l,04j 

933 

815 

773 

732 

687

Nov.

665 

756 

1,010 

1,180 

1,130

1,O6O 

1,020 

1,O6O 

1,130 

1,250

1,280 

1,460 

1,560 

1,560 

1,490

1,460

1,560 

1,630 

1,600 

1,490

1,460 

1,400 

1 , 360 

1,340 

1,360

1,460 

1,420 

1,300 

1,200 

1 , 100

Dec.

1,020 

990 

990 

955 

920

890. 

360 

845 

830 

990

920 

1,630 

1,670 

1,740 

1,780

1,320 

1,780 

1,670 

1,520 

1,420

1,490 

2,040 

2,380 

2,220 

1,910

1,780 

1,910 

1,950 

1,700 

1,520 

1,400

Jan.

1,360 

1,360 

1,300 

1,250 

1,200

1,150 

1,103 

1,060 

1,040 

1,020

1,020 

990 

1,010 

1,060 

1,150.

1,220 

1.25D 

1,220 

1,200 

1,250

1,340 

1,400 

1,360 

1,300 

1,220

1,200 

1,180 

1,200 

1,180 

1,150 

1,280

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

WE

nbar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

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

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

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,400 

1,420 

1,360 

1,300 

1,250

1,280 

1,280 

1,490 

2,000 

2,830

2,830 

2,720 

3,160 

3,160 

2,830

2,410 

2,210 

2,160 

1,930 

1,710

1,670 

1,710 

1,760 

1,710 

1,630

1,550 

1,430 

1,480 

1,440

Secondfoot-days

18,79 

38,75 

45,54

290,67

:/,02 

55,16 

59,25 

46,29 

26,16 

21,52 

18,21 

16,32 

30,09

413,12

Mar.

1,370 

1,340 

1,370 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,800 

2,360 

2,570 

2,410

2,360 

2,620

1,'930 

1,760

1,670 

1,930 

2,260 

2,160 

1,930

1,840 

1,840 

1,980 

2,070 

2,020

1,840 

1,760 

1,760 

1,930 

1,880 

1,710

Apr.

3,260 

3,050 

2,940 

2,570 

2,160

2,070 

1,980 

1,840 

1,670 

1,630

1,670 

1,670 

1,830 

1,710 

1,550

1,400 

1,300 

1,210 

1,150 

1,100

1,080 

1,050 

1,030 

990 

955

925 

912 

875 

838 

825

Maximum

5 1 , 040 

1 1,630 

3 2,380

5 2,380

3 1 , 400 

3 3,160 

3 2,620 

3 3,050 

L 1,270 

; 1,340 

1 862 

5 S29 

'. 3,910

5 3,910

May

815 

805 

785 

785 

815

900 

955 

955 

912 

912

912 

940 

955 

972 

912

850 

815 

795 

765 

745

715 

675 

638 

638 

675

715 

755 

735 

375 

1,120 

1,270

Minimum

398 

665 

830

284

990 

1,250 

1,340 

825 

638 

566 

449 

433 

449

398

June

1,340 

1,150 

990 

925 

912

862 

795 

725 

715 

715

705 

675 

656 

638 

629

620 

611 

602 

575 

575

566 

602 

620 

675 

656

629 

611 

602 

584 

566

Mean

606 

1.29J

1,463

736

1.1. 

1,902 

1,911 

1,542 

344 

71E 

58E 

527 

1,002

1,125

July

539 

530 

530 

539 

539

513 

481 

465 

449 

443

481 

513 

557 

593 

629

695 

795 

862 

795 

735

715 

665 

620 

566 

557

557 

530 

521 

539 

620 

638

Aug.

593 

539 

513 

521 

543

586 

584 

611 

629 

oil

575 

521 

481 

457 

457

489 

489 

489 

489 

483

513 

530 

557 

575 

575

566 

539 

497 

457 

433 

433

Per square 

Dile

0.387 

1.89 

2.15

1.17

1.75 

2.78 

2.30 

2.26 

1.24 

1.05 

.861 

.772 

1.47

1.65

Sept.

449 

457 

473 

513 

557

1,220 

3,910 

2,830 

2,410 

1,840

1,480 

1,270 

1,240 

1,050 

900

735 

715 

675 

547 

611

584 

566 

548 

539 

521

513 

505 

584 

745 

955

Runoff in 

inches

1.02 

2.11 

2.48

15.83

2.02 

3.00 

3.23 

2.52 

1.43 

1.17 

.99 

.89 

1.64

22.50

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 18 (10 p.m.) 1,670 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (l p.m. 1,320 

secT^ft.; Dac.~ 2~3~ rs"a"."m.T"?',""3"8"3' sec. -.' .; Feb. 14 (1 p.m.) 3,230 sec. -ft.; Mar. 12 f8 .11.) 2.62J 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (10 a.m.) 2,260 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (l p.m.) 3,160 sec. -ft.; Sept. 7 (lO a.m.) 4,170 

sec. -ft.
210 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49', long. 83°18', at Roguef Ford, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 76, 2% miles upstream from Stekoa Creek, 7 miles southeast of Clayton, Rabun County, 9 miles downstream from War Woman Creek, and 9 miles upstream 

from confluence with Tallulah River.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 8.1 

feet); minimum, 122 second-feet Oct. 6, 7.

1907-8. 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 29,000 second-feet Aug. 3C, 1940 (gage height, 

13.8 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, that of Oct. 6, 7, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 104 2.1 850 

1.0 160 2.5 1,260 

1.2 238 3.0 1,900 

1.4 338 4.0 3,410 

1.7 530 5.2 5,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

130 

130 

127 

127 

125

122 

125 

151 

204 

282

189 

ISO 

148 

139 

136

213 

2,110 

929 

460 

350

290 

257 

234 

511 

814

488 

398 

656 

558 

435 

374

Nov.

333 

704 

913 

616 

544

474 

448 

558 

460 

417

408 

704 

544 

488 

818

720 

586 

530 

572 

523

474 

448 

460 

488 

474

429 

398

386 

368 

356

Dec.

350 

338 

322 

322 

327

327 

312 

327 

338 

386

429 

386 

356 

338 

509

1,240 

696 

572 

502 

460

441

417 

398 

386 

398

398 

374 

368 

368 

356 

350

Jan.

526 

812 

551 

488 

454

429

410 

392

386 

374

362 

356 

624 

558 

410

448 

429 

410 

386 

350

386 

380 

362 

386 

356

356 

380 

488 

435 

454 

664

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . .

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

rat ......................... .

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

551 

509 

481 

460 

460

600 

648 

868 

787 

704

640 

2,130 

1,760 

2,620 

1,590

1,240 

1,060 

940 

868 

814

7B7 

805 

744 

704 

696

680 

648 

656 

616

Secondfoot-days

11,352 

15,941 

13,091

176,191

13,80V 

26,066 

32,512 

25,907 

16,039 

11,743 

31,432 

20,742 

20,870

240,097

Mar.

586 

787 

778 

720 

664

925 

2,930 

1,510 

1,180 

1,020

922 

868 

805 

769 

744

796 

868 

752 

823 

868

787 

744 

1,460 

1,180 

960

886 

2,000 

1,430 

1,140 

1,020 

1,590

Apr.

1,630 

1,300 

1,130 

1,040 

1,000

1,060 

990 

1,130 

1,150 

990

960 

931 

868 

868 

850

805 

778 

736 

720 

704

696 

580 

664 

648 

640

616 

600 

586 

572 

565

Maximum

2,110 

913 

1,240

4,450

812 

2,620 

2,930 

1,630 

1,260 

586 

5,620 

1,900 

3,660

5,620

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 12 (3 p.m

May

551 

544 

5fa8 

586 

593

544 

544 

509 

488 

474

467 

460 

467 

448 

429

423 

417 

398 

386 

380

374 

368 

356 

356 

454

648 

664 

1,010 

1,260 

787 

696

Minimum

122 

333 

312

122

350 

460 

586 

565 

356 

280 

238 

417 

398

122

June

586 

516 

481 

509 

454

429 

435 

423 

429 

392

380 

368 

368 

362 

350

350 

333 

327 

398 

338

327 

368 

374 

333 

306

285 

280 

327 

441 

474

Mean

366 

531 

422

433

445 

899 

1,049 

864 <n

391 

1,014 

669 

696

656

July

386 

317 

285 

276 

262

257 

247 

238 

262 

322

4,090 

5,620 

3,170 

1,830 

1,560

1,580 

1,270 

980 

904 

805

744 

728 

664 

624 

593

565 

544 

544 

586 

600 

579

Aug.

696 

922 

1,390 

1,900 

1,130

877 

760 

704 

648 

632

608 

600 

565 

558 

586

558 

523 

530 

516 

509

488 

502 

551 

616 

608

530 

488 

460 

441 

429 

417

Per square 

mile

1.80 

2.62 

2.08

2.38

2.19 

4.43 

5.17 

4.26 

2.65 

1.93 

5.00 

3.30 

3.43

3.23

) 3,500 sec. -ft.; Msr. 7 (6 ?.m

Sept.

435 

410 

398 

481 

903

3,660 

gl,490 

g940 

g778 

712

672 

624 

600 

586 

572

565 

551 

544 

530 

530

509 

495 

488 

495 

474

460 

441 

516 

544 

467

Runoff in 

inches

2.08 

2.92 

2.40

32.26

2.52 

4.78 

5.96 

4.75 

3.06 

2.15 

5.76 

3.80 

3.83

44.01

) 4,010

g Computed from graph based on staff-gage readings.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 211

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°29', long. 82°55', tlyee-quarters of a mile up-

 stream from Beaverdam Creek, 5 miles upstream from confluence with Seneca River, and 

10 miles north of Hartwell, Hart County.

Drainage area.- 905 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925'to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 8.98 

reet); minimum daily, 258 second-feet Oct. 6.

1925-27, 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 28,600 second-feet Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 

10.8 feet); minimum daily, 189 second-feet Oct. 6, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants above station and by Burton and

 Hathis Reservoirs on Tallulah River. Burton Reservoir, completed in 1920, and Mathis 

Reservoir, completed in 1914, have combined usable capacity of 129,000 acre-feet and 

regulate flow from 150 square miles of Tallulah River Basin.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Aug. 3)

1.6 236

2.0 370

2.2 460

2.4 578

2.6 740

3.0 1,180

3.5 1,840

4.1 2,810

5.0 4,740

6.0 7,380

7.0 10,600

7.9 14,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeaber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,610

1,540

1,440

1,420

310

258

1,020

1,900

1,600

1,370

2,400

485

342

940

1,300

1,660

2,950

3,870

1,760

446

1,160

1,060

1,370

2,170

3,640

613

474

3,100

2,340

1,830

1,770

Nov.

2,470

2,370

1,980

2,140

1,930

1,610

2,610

2,820

851

676

5,830

3,260

1,690

2,150

3,660

2,080

892

2,030

3,190

1,630

1,560

1,740

1,460

832

1,170

1,390

1,860

792

1,590

604

-

Dec.

749

1,770

1,410

1,210

1,420

1,680

590

518

1,340

1,520

1,690

1,870

2,250

778

783

3,870

2,230

2,270

2,410

1,910

680

891

2,180

1,810

600

833

575

526

595

737

1,440

Month

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

''ovember. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

"abruary. ..............

''irch. .................

V>ril... ...............

"iy... .................

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

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

vngust. ................

'^ptember. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

1,510

1,

2,

1,

260

350

360

1,030

785

1,

1,

1,

330

250

3OO

1,450

606

2,

1,

304

L80

390

1,760

1,690

2,

1,

>10

520

550

1,670

1,670

1,

1,

1,

L20

570

;eo

1,170

684

1,

2,1,'

1,E

80

90

60

J90

2,390

Socondfoot days

48,148

58,867

43,135

628,133

46,489

77,781

102,208

82,624

57,021

47,364

95,559

78,614

60,569

798,379

Feb.

1,230

772

1,350

1,810

1,710

2,320

1,860

3,700

2,910

3,660

2,750

6,240

6,880

5,230

4,880

2,840

2,950

2,610

2,970

2,460

2,920

1,900

869

1,780

2,520

2,020

1,670

1,610

1,360

-

-

Mar.

948

3,040

2,610

2,900

2,220

2,710

8,450

5,460

4,440

3,580

2,740

2,900

2,520

1,410

1,060

1,820

4,560

2,630

3,410

2,980

1,910

1,160

5,700

2,590

4,070

2,960

4,990

4,200

3,160

3,820

5,260

Apr.

6,350

4,400

4,230

2,400

2,320

3,810

3,310

3,760

3,620

3,630

3,160

2,160

3,890

3,570

2,980

2,780

2,120

1,140

954

2,240

2,270

2,520

2,240

1,560

1,640

1,160

1,910

2,660

1,680

2,160

-

Observed

Maximum

3,870

5,830

3,870

13,600

2,390

6,880

8,450

6,350

4,680

3,830

14,000

9,520

4,480

14,000

Minimum

258

604

518

232

550

772

948

954

560

480

516

496

512

258

Mean

1,553

1,962

1,391

1,721

1,500

2,682

3,297

2,754

1,839

1 579

3^083

2,536

2,019

2,181

May

1,860

1,200

1,100

1,280

2,280

1,830

2,830

1,820

660

722

1,730

2,070

2,170

2,250

1,990

619

582

1,500

1,550

1,710

2,040

1,850

560

572

2,160

2,330

2,770

3,670

4,680

3,640

996

June

1,670

1,930

2,210

2,270

2,050

628

688

1,990

1,780

2,070

2,600

1,180

852

566

1,030

1,650

1,480

2,010

1,950

524

482

2,040

2,380

1,400

1,550

1,510

480

504

3,830

2,060

-

Change in contents In Burtor

and Mathis 

Reservoirs 

(acre-feet)

-16,300

+5,600

+6,100

-19,500

-1,900

+33,200

+18,600

+3,100

-700

-6,800

+6 , 900

-7,200

-22,600

+18,000

July

2

2

2

1

1

3

14

12

5

4

8

5

3

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

400

170

350

534

798

628

516

976

410

100

060

000

400

890

100

260

840

550

380

840

440

110

690

720

869

688

140

900

250

270

280

Aug.

725

2,950

5,780

9,520

7,460

4,370

3,270

2,270

1,290

2,720

2,210

2,230

2,940

2,240

956

920

1,990

2,190

1,950

2,500

1,960

678

872

2,150

2,550

2,110

2,460

2,290

517

496

2,050

Sept.

2,310

2,420

2,500

2,280

654

3,430

4,480

2,950

734

2,670

2,490

567

526

2,220

2,110

2,220

2,420

2,310

512

568

2,780

2,780

3,150

2,670

1,450

570

618

2,540

1,820

1,820

Adjusted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

1,288

2,056

1,490

1,694

1,469

3,259

3,599

2,806

1,828

1,465

3,195

2,419

1,639

2,206

Per square 

mile

1.42

2.27

1.65

1.87

1 . 62

3.60

3.98

3.10

2.02

1.62

3.53

2.67

1.81

2.44

Runoff in 

inches

1.64

2.53

1.90

25.40

1.87

3.88

4.59

3.46

2.33

1.81

4.07

3.08

2.02

33.18

Peak discharge (base, j.v,wj set;. -± t,. /. 

"eo.-ft.; Aug. 4 (9 p.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.

10,000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.; July 13 (1 a.m.) 18,800
212 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04', long. 82°38', 150 feet upstream from bridge 

on state Highway 72, 1 mile downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, l| miles 

downstream from Rocky Kiver, and 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Palls, Abbeville County. 

Datum of gage is 363.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,876 square miles.

Hecoras available.- August 1896 to December 1900 (fragmentary), January to December 1903 

(revised), March 1930 to July 1932, April 1938 to September 1948. Gage-height records 

collected at original site 1 mile upstream 1899-1928 and at present site since 1928 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1896-97, 1930-31, 1938-48), 4,770 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 6.11 

reet); minimum, 920 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum daily, 1,130 second-feet Oct. 6.

1896-1900, 1903, 1930-32, 1938-48: Maximum discharge, 96,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 

1940 (gage height, 11.52 feet), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet by 

velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 660 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941; 

minimum daily, 845 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 feet Aug. 25, 1908, original site ard datum.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 211 

ror monthly change in contents) and power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

1,020 

1,480 

2,090 

3,170 

5, ISO

3.3 

4.0 

4.8 

5.5

8,500

12,300

17,900

24,000

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

1,670

2,090

3,170

5,350

3.2 

3.9 

4.8 

5.4

8,600

12,700

19,100

24,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,200 

2,410 

2,610 

2,290 

1,990

1,130 

1,180 

2,860 

3,590 

3,040

3,860 

2,840 

1,650 

1,550 

2,230

2,820 

3,940 

7,110 

5,380 

2,600

2,160 

2,540 

2,440 

2,970 

5,160

4,180 

2,490 

3,400 

9,140 

4,900 

3,960

Nov.

4,O40 

5,92O 

10,800 

7,870 

5,740

5,360 

5,640 

9,530 

5,320 

3,670

12,400 

16,800 

7,580 

5,540 

8,020

8,750 

5,450 

4,780 

6,320 

5,000

4,390 

4,460 

3,980 

4,030 

4,490

4,030 

4,580 

3,520 

3,840 

3,010

Dec.

2,730 

3,660 

3,500 

3,470 

3,470

3,800 

3,000 

2,590 

2,980 

3,880

5,000 

4,570 

4,940 

3,480 

3,380

7,680 

7,980 

5,740 

5,560 

4,780

3,800 

3,350 

4,380 

4,330 

3,900

3,500 

3,470 

2,930 

2,760 

3,080 

3,410

Jan.

3,950 

4,060 

5,780 

3,680 

3,470

3,800 

3,960 

3,470 

3,800 

4,060

3,020 

2,670 

4,850 

6,320

5,180

4,460 

4,740 

4,330 

3,380 

3,470

4,520 

3,730 

3,800 

4,330 

3,600

3,140 

3,790 

5,180 

5,540 

5,610 

7,580

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

 tare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

 her .........................

lender year 1947 ............

&ry .

nary

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

e>ber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,740 

4,680 

4,460 

4,820 

4,820

5,180 

6,300 

10,700 

14,600 

12,600

8,750 

11,800 

23,400 

16,400 

13,200

8,680 

7,810 

6,950

6,680 

6,120

6,400 

6,120 

5,180 

4,820 

5,930

5,540 

5,180 

5,000 

4,460

Seccndfoot-days

100, 6 1C 

185, 77C 

125, 10C

1,592,20C

133, 27C 

232,320 

278, 40C 

205, 72C 

144, 29C 

112, 17C 

183, OOC 

173, 82C 

124, 38C

1,998,85C

Peak discharge (base. 25,000 sec. -ft.).- Fe

23,800 sec. -ft.; July 13 (7 a.m.) 26,800 sec 

a.m.) 25,800 sec. -ft.

Har.

4,000 

5,900 

7,040 

6,970

5,330

6,160 

22,600 

22,200 

11,700 

9,750

7,810 

7,160 

6,950 

5,360 

4,710

5,200 

11,900 

8,620 

7,370 

7,580

6,320 

5,180 

8,980 

16,000 

10,800

7,580 

8,610 

12,900 

8,750 

8,070 

10,300

Apr.

17,100 

13, 100 

9,500 

8,040 

6,320

7,780 

7,580 

8,490 

8,750 

7,810

7,370 

6,320 

7,080 

7,370 

6,950

6,320 

6,320 

4,680

4,300 

5,000

5,540 

5,540 

5,540 

4,820 

4,530

4,130 

4,570 

5,460 

4,710 

4,700

HaxiBun

) 9,140 

) 16,800 

) 7,980

) 37,000

) 7,580 

) 23,400 

) 22,600 

) 17,100 

) 9,500 

) 6,580 

) 22,500 

) 24,000 

13,000

) 24,000

Hay

4,820 

4,030 

3,600 

4,500 

5,440

4,820 

5,600 

5,180 

3,670 

3,170

3,780 

4,530 

4,900 

4,570 

5,040

3,620 

2,620 

3,200 

3,960 

3,820

4,070 

4,110 

3,140 

2,620 

3,700

5,440 

4,820 

7,160 

9,360 

9,500 

5,500

HiniBun

1,130 

3,010 

2,590

1,080

2,670 

4,460 

4,000 

4,130 

2,620 

1,960 

1,940 

1,850 

1,770

1,130

June

4,820 

5,360 

4,680 

4,700 

4,850

3,380 

2,620 

3,620 

4,130 

4,120

4,540 

3,740 

2,87C 

2.70C 

3,300

3,59C 

3,32C 

3,66C 

3.92C 

2,84C

2,23C 

2,500 

4,680 

3,760 

3,350

3,230 

2,470 

1,960 

4,650 

6,580

Mean

3,215 

6,192

4,035

4,3152

4,299 

8,011 

8,901 

6,857 

4,655 

3,739 

5,903 

2,607 

4,146

5,461

July

5,180 

4,460 

4,120 

3,090 

1,940

2,280 

2,110 

2,060 

2,780 

2,820

3,470 

13,800 

22,500 

10,800 

8,860

13,300 

18,100 

8,150 

4,250 

5,690

4,860 

4,640 

4,450 

4,910 

3,150

2,430 

2,860 

3,480 

3,660 

4,360 

4,440

Aug.

2,850 

4,520 

8,460 

15,700 

24,000

14,100 

8,350 

5,750 

3,970

5,280

4,960 

4,760 

5,000 

5,380 

3,560

3,170 

3,970 

4,380 

4,060 

4,140

4,430 

2,780 

2,490 

3,780 

4,270

4,110 

4,230 

4,010 

2,720 

1,850 

2,790

Per square 

 lie

1.52

_

1.90

b. 13 (8:45 a.m.) 26,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (7 

-ft.; July 17 (3 a.m.) 25,800 sec. -ft.; Aug.

Sept.

3,940 

4,100 

4,040 

3,950 

2,600

4,660 

13,000 

9,240 

6,240 

5,140

5,080 

2,930 

2,280 

2,870 

4,200

3,900 

3,990 

4,040 

2,730 

1,890

3,100 

4,220 

4,310 

4,260 

3,360

2,240 

1,770 

3,240 

3,420 

3,590

Runoff in 

inches

-

20.57

1

25.84

: 15 p.m.) 

5 (7:15
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 213

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°22'15", long. 81°56'40", at Butler Creek, 0.3 

mile downstream from New Savannah Bluff lock and dam and 13 miles downstream from 

Augusta, Richmond County. Datum of gage is 97.00 feet above mean sea level (Co~ps of 

Engineers tench mark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Fifth Street Bridge 01 U. S. 

Highway 1 at Augusta for use in connection with measurement of discharge during flood 

periods. Datum of auxiliary gage is 102.56 feet above mean sea level (U. S. Weather 

Bureau bench mark).

Drainage area.- 7,508 square miles, including that of Butler Creek. Drainage area at site 

13 miles upstream, 7,240 square miles (revised).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948. January 18£4 to December 1891, January ibta to December 1906, June 1927 to July 1932 at site 13 miles upstream. January 

1925 to June 1933 (at site 13 miles upstream) in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st 

Session. June 1933 to September 1938 in report of South Carolina Research, Planning 

and Development Board. Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary gage since 

1875 and at Butler Creek site since 1937 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1898-1906, 1927-31, 1938-48), 10,860 second-feet

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 83,200 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 23.90 

reet); minimum, 1,520 second-feet Sept. 15; minimum daily, 1,900 second-feet Oct. 8.

1884-91, 1898-1906, 1927-32, 1938-48: Maximum discharge, 350,000 second-feet 

Oct. 3, 1929; maximum gage height, 46.3 feet Sept. 27, 1929 (at site and datum of present auxiliary gage); minimum discharge, 648 second-feet Sept. 24, 1939, from rating 

curve extended below 1,400 second-feet; minimum daily, 1,040 second-feet Oct. 2, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (se-? p. 211 

for monthly change in contents), power plants, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1347 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,540

2,150

3,74O

3,290

2,70O

3.17O

2,480

1,900

2,910

5,030

5,030

4,i50

5,130

4,190

' 3,760

2,870

4.32O

5.23O

7,74O

8,610

4,940

2,62O

3,920

4,890

8,940

9,070

6,530

4,930

5,030

10,700

3.550

Nov.

4,810

11,600

31,800

33,700

27,000

19,200

13,400

13,100

22,900

19,800

14,400

41,900

55 , 4OO

35 , 600

23,900

25,700

27,500

21,500

20.10O

22,900

19,200

13,300

1O,800

11,100

15.0OO

13,000

13,50O

9,330

9,660

6,470

-

Dec.

7,020

6,190

7,860

7,600

7,830

7,150

6,740

5,930

6,580

7,480

11,700

13,800

16,900

18,300

17,700

18,100

25,700

24,700

18,300

14,400

11,500

25,000

26.OOO

19 , 9OO

15 , 80O

19,200

20,500

16,600

11,700

8,310

8,550

Jan.

7,510

10,7OO

12,900

21,400

13,100

7,590

8,070

8,430

8,070

7,470

7,130

6,910

7,89O

17 , 3OO

21,000

15,400

10,800

9,590

9,070

8,190

9,720

11,20O

11,000

1O,300

10,100

9,200

8,450

11,400

15,400

17,500

26,7OO

Uonth

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

32,600

26,200

19,600

13,900

13,600

13,300

11,500

30,6OO

59,600

80.40O

72,000

50,700

49 , 8OO

59 , 300

48,700

36.OOO

27,OOO

22,4OO

19.60O

16,000

13,600

16,60O

20,5OO

19,200

15.60O

14,400

14,100

13,300

12,400

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

151, 51C

613, 57C

433, 04C

3

350, 49C

842, 5OC

747.7OC

516, 59C

198, 94C

320, 26C

205)02C

4.899.41C

Mar.

12,000

10 , 300

12 , 60O

19,OOO

19,000

16,600

28.2OO

52,300

61,300

40,400

30,300

^4,900

21,OOO

17 , 30O

15,000

11,700

20,400

36 , 4OO

30 , 300

22,900

18,200

16.OOO

15,500

26.OOO

33,400

26,900

21,400

19,500

22,700

19,500

16 , 7OO

Apr.

23,400

53,400

47,900

30,700

24,400

20, loo

19,600

20,100

22,200

23,200

20,3OO

17,5OO

16,200

15,000

15,300

14,600

15.0OO

11,400

3,360

8,690

8,690

10, 1OO

11,400

1O.20O

9,660

7,520

8,430

7,650

8,170

8,820

-

Maximum

) 10,700

55,400

26.0OO

83, 200

26.70O

) 8O.4OO 

62 , 3OO

53,400

21 , 2OO

17,400 

29 , 5OO

21 | 000

80,400

May

8,820

7,280

6,560

7,280

7,520

10,500

10,900

10, 90O

9,940

7,910

5,990

6,440

8,300

9,800

3,300

7,910

6,440

5,770

4,720

6,320

5,550

6,210

5,990

4,820

4.92O

7,330

1O, 5OO

9,660

10,400

16.8OO

21.2OO

Minimum

1,900

4,810

5,930

1,840

6,910

11,500 

10,300

7,520 

4,720

3,750 

2,580

3,890 

3,860

1,900

June

17,400

11,600

8,040

7,910

3.O4O

7,680

6,250

5.1OO

5,130

5,990

6,680

5,360

6,270

4,720

5,330

6,500

7,650

6,660

5,900

5,960

5,410

5,880

5,770

6,650

6,1OO

5,120

4,620

4,520

3,750

6,950

-

Mean

4, 887

20,450

13,970

10, 360

11,310

29,050 

24,120

17,220 

8, 419

6, 631

1O.33O

8, 34 S 

6,834

13,390

July

14,800

13,600

8,240

4,920

5,380

3,300

3.84O

3,750

3,480

4., 050

4.S3O

10,300

17,100

29,5OO

23.4OO

21,200

22,000

26,800

20,800

12,300

6,200

7,690

7,640

7,850

6,56O

5,080

3,820

2,580

6.O1O

3,680

6,560

Aug.

7,790

5,950

6,920

10,800

21,500

29,200

23,500

15,200

7,740

6,580

6,36O

6,800

6,690

6,800

6.80O

6.69O

6,690

6,800

6,690

6,690

6,470

6,470

5.53O

5,130

3,890

5,190

5,250

4,730

5,030

4,730

4,190

Per square 

mile

-

1 . 38

_

1.78

Sept.

4,100

5,670

6,080

5,330

5,430

9.64O

15,000

21.00O

17 , 9OO

11.2OO

7,590

6,360

6,470

4,640

3,860

4,340

5,930

5,130

4,640

4,730

4,100

4,370

5,230

5,730

5,330

5,230

4,370

4,46O

5,130

6,030

-

Runoff in 

inches

-

.

24.27

Peak discharge (^-se, 50,000 see.-ft.).- Nov. 13 (5 a.m.) 61.6OO sec.-ft.; Feb. 1O (2 a.m.) 83,2OO 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (9 p.m.) 69,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (6 p.m.) 57,100 sec.-ft.

Note.- Discharge for Oct. 3O to Nov. 1, Dec. 3 to Jan. 12, Jan. 14-16, Feb. 9-15, July 13-19, 

July 26 to Aug. 3, Ajg.9 to Sept. 3O computed from graph based on several gage readings diily it look.

823350 O - 51 - 15-
214 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhavjn, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°56'20", long. 81°30'10", at bridge on U. S. High-" 

way 301, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Creek and 9 miles east of Millhaven, Screven 

County. Datum of gage is 52.42 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1926 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 8,650 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 21.10 

reet); minimum daily, 3,230 second-feet Oct. 10.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 141,000 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 

feet); minimum daily, 2,240 second-feet Oct. 18, 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

laow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p.211 for change in monthly 

contents), power plants, and New Savannah lock and dam above station. Minimum flows 

may be affected by regulation, but figures of monthly runoff closely represent those 

for natural runoff except during periods of extremely low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,30O

3,490

3,320

3,850

4,300

4,030

3,940

3,940

3,400

3,230

4,840

5,830

5,830

5,920

5,740

5,110

4,660

5,290

5,830

7,190

8,800

7,570

5,470

4,930

6,640

3,940

11,000

10,500

8,803

7,570

9,300

Nov.

10.0OO

9,100

10,300

12,700

13,800

15,300

18,800

24,000

25,700

23,600

22,100

21,200

20,700

21,200

26,100

37,100

39,200

35,700

33,700

31,100

29,200

26,800

25,200

23,600

21,200

18,800

17,300

16,800

16,300

15,500

-

Dec.

13,600

11,400

9,940

9,610

9,720

9,610

9,403

8,900

8,240

8,710

10,200

12,500

13,600

14,500

15,500

16,600

17,600

18,500

19,200

20,400

22,100

23,600

22,600

21,200

21,200

22,600

23,000

23,000

22,100

21,200

19,600

Jan.

17 , 300

14,900

13,600

13,300

13,500

13,600

13,100

13,500

11,100

10,800

10,200

9,500

3,200

9,610

11,500

13,000

14,000

14,900

15,300

14,900

13,800

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,100

12,800

12,43-1

11,800

11,900

12,700

13,600

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ....... .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Angust ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

14,700

15,700

17,600

21,300

25,700

25,700

23,000

20,000

18,500

19 , 200

23,100

45,700

58,000

60,000

57,000

54,100

53,200

49,600

43,800

37,100

31,800

2 7 , 400

24,000

21,200

20,000

19,600

19,200

18,800

17,900

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

184, 56C

662, 10C

499, 93C

4,296,13C

398, 81C

R?p'nnr

647)l6C

260 ) 2 1C

323, 40C

284, 50C

239, 36C

5,491,310

Mar.

17,000

16,300

15,300

14,700

14,500

14,900

16,300

17,600

19,200

26,200

45,200

50,500

46,200

39,900

33,700

29,200

26,200

24,000

22,600

22,600

26,803

31,100

30,400

28,600

25,200

23,600

25,700

31,800

33,000

31,100

28,600

Apr.

28,600

29,900

29,200

32,400

40,600

42,200

38,500

33,700

29,200

26,200

24,000

23,000

23,000

22,600

22,100

20,400

19,200

17,930

17,000

15,600

13,700

12 , 300

11,700

11,800

11,800

11 , 500

10,500

10,000

9,400

9,160

-

Maximum

11,000

39,200

23,600

66,503

17,300

60,000

50,500

42,200

13,200

16,600

22,000

17,000

14,800

60,000

May

9,400

3,640

9,040

8 , 250

8J580

8,800

10,000

11,000

11,400

11,400

10,700

8,920

8,350

9,280

10,000

10,000

3,520

8,470

7,400

6,520

6,800

6,900

5,800

6,900

6,430

6,430

7,400

9,640

11,000

12,200

13,200

Minimum

3,230

9,100

8,240

2,720

9,200

14,700

14,500

3,160

o, 430

5,180

5I500

4,940

3,230

June

14,100

14,900

15,800

16,600

14,900

12,800

11,200

 3,280

8,030

6,700

6,900

7,400

7,000

7,100

6,520

6,430

6,900

7,920

7,920

7,200

7,000

6,610

6,800

6,800

6,900

7,200

6,610

5,930

5,530

5,180

-

Mean

5,954

22,070

16,130

11,770

12,860

30,440

21J570

9,045

8,674

10,433

9,177

7,970

15,003

July

6,070

9,640

11,100

10,800

8,360

6,900

5,530

5,180

5,440

5,710

5,620

6,000

6,500

7,500

10,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

22,000

22,000

19,000

14,000

10,000

3,250

7,030

5,180

5,620

7,000

Aug.

7,500

7,500

7,500

7.OOO

7,500

8,000

9,500

12 , 000

16,000

17,000

17,000

16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

9,500

3,030

8,500

8,500

3,000

8,000

7,500

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,000

6,000

5,500

Per square 

mile

0.688

2.55

1.86

1.36

1.49

3. 52

3.09

2 . 49

l!o5

1.00

1.21

1.06

.922

1.73

Sept.

5,260

4,940

5,620

6,610

6,340

3,610

8,940

11,700

12,700

13,700

14,800

14,800

13,200

10,800

3,600

7,06O

6,160 .

6,970

6,790

3,520

6,160

5,710

5,350

5,890

6,610

6,430

6,520

6,070

5,930

6,520

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

2.84

2.14

18.45

1.72

3.80

3.56

2.78

1.21

1.12

1.40

1.22

1.03

23.61

Peak discharge (base. 35,000 see.-ft.).- Nov. 17 (5 a.m.) 53,200 see.-ft.; Feb. 14 (3 a.m.) 61,000 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 12 (9 a.m.} 51,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (4 a.m.) 43,000 sec.-ft.

Note.- No gage-height record July 12-26, Aug. 2-31; discharge computed on basis of records for 

stations at Augusta an3 near Clyo.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 215

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°31'30", long. 81°15'45", at bridge on Seaboard

 Air Line Railroad 3 miles north of Clyo, Effingha-n County. Datum of gage Is 13.41 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 9,850 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948. April 1930 to June 1933 (below 12,000

 secona-reet only) In House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st Session. Gage-height records

collected at same site 1921-43 by U. S. Weather Bureau (unpublished prior to 1S33). 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 11,530 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, VI,000 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 19.66

reetj; minimum daily, 4,050 second-feet Oct. 11.

1937-48: Maximum discharge observed, 128,000 second-feet Aug. 21, 22, 1940 (gage

height, 23.6 feet); minimum daily, 2,830 second-feet Oct. 19, 25-28, 1941.

1921-48: Maximum gage height, 29.7 feet Oct. 6, 1929; minimum observed, 1.2 feet

Oct. 11, 1931. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which

 are fair. Flow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p.211 for change 

in monthly contents), power plants, and New Savannah lock and dam above statior.

Revisions. - Revised figures of monthly and yearly discharge, in second-feet, in We water 

ana calendar years 1940, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 892 and 

922, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1939-40. . . 

Calendar year 1940. . .

Secondfoot-days

310,200

3,682,750 

3,861,120

Maximum

127,000 

127,000

Minimum

8,020

3,460 

3,550

Mean

10,340

10,060 

10,550

Per square 

mile

1.05

1.02 

1.07

Ruroff In 

ire he s

1.17

13.92 

14.59

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year Octcber 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,760 

5,310 

4,770 

4,410 

4,380

4,770 

4,860 

4,680 

4,680 

4,320

4,050 

4,680 

5,760 

6,160 

6,360

6,460 

6,060 

5,580 

5,670 

6,160

7,160 

8,500 

8,740 

7,490 

8,040

10,500 

12,200 

13,100 

13,700 

13,700 

12,900

Ncv.

18,800 

12,900 

14,100 

14,800 

15,000

15,500 

15,800 

16,500 

17,100 

18,400

21,800 

26,000 

28,000 

28,000 

27,500

27,000 

27,000 

30,800 

39,300 

43,900

44,700 

43,100 

40,000 

37,900 

35,100

32,600 

30,800 

28,500 

26,500 

24,500

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

& 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Dec.

23,100 

21,800 

2O, 400 

19,200 

17,400

15,800 

14,500 

13,500 

12,700 

12,300

12,200 

12,900 

13,700 

14,500 

15,500

16,800 

18,000 

19,600 

20,800 

22,200

24,000 

26,000 

27,500 

28,500 

29,600

29,600 

29,000 

28,000 

28,000 

28,000 

28,000

Jan.

27,500 

27,000 

25,500 

24,000 

21,800

20,000 

18,800 

17,700 

17,100 

16,800

16,000 

15,500 

14,800 

13,900 

13,300

12,900 

13,300 

13,700 

14,300 

15,200

16,200 

17,100 

18,000 

18,400 

18,400

18,000 

17,700 

17,400 

'17,100 

16,500 

16,500

bar ..........................

 her .........................

 her.... .....................

lender year 1947 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

16,200 

16,500 

16,800 

17,400 

18,400

19,600 

22,600 

26,500 

29,600 

30,800

29,000 

28,000 

88,500 

36,800 

57,100

67,600 

69,800 

69,800 

67,600 

65,400

60,100 

54,200 

47,100 

40,700 

35,800

31,400 

28.0OO 

26,000 

25,000

Seccndfoct-days

220,850 

795,300 

643,100

5,006,210

550,400 

1,082,300 

1,050,400 

925,500 

335,430 

299,480 

338,620 

314,340 

286,490

6,842,210

Mar.

84,000 

23,600 

23,600 

23,100 

22,200

21,300 

20,800 

20,400 

20,800 

22,200

24,000 

28,000 

43,100 

57,100 

59,100

55,100 

49,700 

44,700 

40,000 

36,500

33,800 

32,000 

32,000 

37,200 

40,700

40,000 

37,200 

33,800 

32,000 

33,800 

38,600

Apr.

41,500 

43,100 

43,100 

43,900 

43,100

42,300 

46,300 

50,600 

50,600 

46,300

41,500 

36,500 

32,600 

29,600 

28,500

28,000 

27,500 

26,500 

25,500 

24,000

22,600 

21,300 

20,000 

18,400 

17,100

16,200 

15,500 

15,000 

14,500 

13,900

Maximum

13,700 

44,700 

29,600

63,200

27,500 

69,800 

59,100 

50,600 

13,900 

15,000 

19,600 

14,500 

15,800

69,800

May

13", 300 

12,700 

12,300 

12,200 

11,900

11,500 

11,700 

11,900 

12,300 

12,700

13,100 

13,500 

13,900 

12,900 

12,000

11,500 

11,200 

10,800 

10,500 

9,840

8,880 

d8,100 

d7,770 

d7,660 

d7,660

d7,660 

d7,660 

d7,880 

9,120 

10,200 

11,100

Minimum

4,050 

12,200 

12,200

4,050

12,900 

16,200 

20,400 

13,900 

7,660 

6,420 

6,040 

6,700 

6,400

4,050

June

11,800 

12,600 

13,000 

13,800 

14,200

14,800 

15,000 

15,000 

14,500 

13,000

11,000 

9,360 

d8,500 

d8,500 

dS.OOO

d8,000 

dS.OOO 

dS.OOO 

d8,000 

d8,500

d8,500 

d8,000 

d8,000 

d8,000 

d7,500

d7,500 

d7,500 

d7,550 

d7,000 

6,420

Mean

7,124 

26.51C 

20.75C

13.72C

17,75C 

37.32C 

33,880 

30.85C 

10,820 

9,983 

10,920 

10,140 

9,550

18,690

July

6,040 

6,220 

7,880 

9,180 

9,720

9,840 

8,880 

7,440 

6,320 

6,220

6,520 

6,620 

6,920 

7,880 

9,120

9,960 

10,500 

11,100 

11,600 

12,200

13,000 

14,000 

15,500 

17,100 

19,600

19,600 

18,400 

16,600 

14,300 

11,300 

9,120

Aug.

8.78C 

9.00C 

9,24C 

9.48C 

9,36C

9.60C 

10,30C 

10.90C 

11.50C 

12,100

12,70C 

13.30C 

13.90C 

14,30C 

14.50C

13.90C 

12,50C 

11.20C 

10.40C 

9,96C

9,60C 

9,24C 

8,89C 

8.67C 

8.34C

7,79C 

7,13C 

6.70C 

7.13C 

7,13C 

6,800

Per square 

mile

0.723 

2.69 

2.11

1.39

1.80 

3.79 

3.44 

3.13 

1.10 

1.01 

1.11 

1.03 

.970

1.90

Sept.

6.8OO 

6,700 

6,400 

6,700 

7,460

8,010 

9,000 

10,100 

11,100 

11,800

12,300 

12,900 

13,500 

14,500 

15,500

15,800 

14,500 

11,800 

9,960 

9,000

8,340 

7,680 

7,130 

6,600 

6,600

7,130 

7,240 

7,460 

7,350 

7,130

Rrmoff in 

inches

0.83 

3.00 

2.43

18.89

2.08 

4.09 

3.97 

3.49 

1.27 

1.13 

1.28 

1.19 

1.08

25.84

PeaK aiscnaree loase, SO.OOO sec. -ft.).- Nov. 21 (3 a.m.) 44.700 BBC. -ft.: Feb. 17 (4:3O o.m.l 

71,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15 (6 a.m.) 60,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 51,500 sec. -ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial record and records for stations at Augusta and near Mlllhaven.
216 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 83°21', at Yonah Dam, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Toccoa, Stevens County.

Drainage area.- 31.4 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 7.0 

reet) ; minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 7.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 6,200 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 11.3 

feet), from rating curve extended above 800 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 18.0 feet; minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 6, 7, Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Georgia Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to July 10,

July 18 to Sept. 30)

1.5 15 2.2 117 

1.6 25 2.4 165 

1.7 36 2.7 250 

1.9 61 3.3 455 

2.0 77 4.1 770

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1943

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

19 

32 

36 

28

41 

29 

26 

25 

25

83 

133 

48 

36 

32

29 

27 

27 

55 

49

40 

35 

42 

34 

32 

29

Nov.

28 

102 

60 

44 

48

41 

49 

48 

42 

37

142 

72 

53 

48 

95

67 

56 

52 

54 

49

46 

43 

48 

52 

48

46 

43 

40 

38

37

Dec.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

40 

37 

48

48 

44 

42 

41 

90

86 

61 

54 

49 

47

44 

42 

42 

41 

43

41 

40 

40 

38 

37 

37

Jan.

52 

47 

43 

42 

41

40 

38 

37 

37 

36

36 

37 

66 

49 

48

57 

42 

42 

41 

41

42 

41 

40 

42 

38

37 

42 

52 

48 

54 

66

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

wtor .................... .....

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

uary

li. ....................... . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

56 

52 

49 

48 

47

60 

71 

177 

109 

90

79 

286 

184 

165 

113

96 

86 

77 

74 

71

71 

74 

69 

66 

66

66 

64 

64 

61

Seoondfoot-days

1,092 

1,628 

1,384

18,944

1,374 

2,591 

3,261 

2,527 

1,753 

1,522 

3,182 

2,596 

1,492

24,402

Mar.

60 

88 

77 

71 

58

124 

284 

135 

111 

96

90 

85 

79 

77 

75

81 

77 

74 

79 

77

74 

74 

220 

128 

104

96 

160 

119 

104 

96 

188

Apr.

150 

122 

106 

100 

96

98 

94 

96 

90 

86

92 

88 

85 

85 

83

81 

77 

74 

74 

74

72 

72 

71 

69 

67

67 

66 

64 

64 

64

MaxlmuB

133 

142 

90

907

66 

286 

284 

150 

74 

126 

750 

621 

102

750

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.].- July 11 (8 a.m.)

May

63 

63 

63 

71 

64

64 

64 

61 

60 

58

57 

57 

58 

56 

54

54 

53 

49 

48 

48

47 

44 

44 

44 

53

48 

46 

72 

74 

56 

60

MlnlBUB

16 

28 

36

16

36 

47 

58 

64 

44 

37 

38 

48 

40

16

June

56 

51 

48 

46 

48

53 

48 

47 

44 

44

44 

44 

47 

51 

52

51 

44 

44 

43 

41

41 

126 

51 

46 

41

37 

37 

37 

96 

64

Mean

35.2 

54.3 

44.6

51.9

44.3 

89.3 

105 

84.2 

56.5 

50.7 

103 

83.7 

49.7

66.7

July

57 

46 

44 

42 

40

40 

38 

38 

43 

47

750 

350 

alSO 

a 100 

a60

227 

181 

102 

92 

81

72 

69 

64 

63 

60

56 

53 

53 

52 

56 

56

Aug.

63 

88 

92 

621 

131

96 

86 

79 

74 

71

71 

69 

71 

66 

66

64 

61 

58 

58 

58

54 

54 

53 

52 

51

48 

48 

49 

48 

48 

48

Per square 

mile

1.12 

1.73 

1.42

1.65

1.41 

2.84 

3.34 

2.68 

1.80 

1.61 

3.28 

2.67 

1.58

2.12

2,430 sec. -ft.; July 16 (6 p.m.

Sept.

46 

46 

46 

60 

90

71 

102 

66 

56 

47

46 

42 

42 

42 

41

40 

41 

44 

43 

44

43 

43 

43 

42 

40

40 

40 

56 

47 

43

Runoff in 

inches

1.29 

1.93 

1.64

22.40

1.63 

3.06 

3.85 

2.99 

2.08 

1.80 

3.78 

3.08 

1.76

28.89

1,250 sec.-

ft.; Aug. 4 (5 a.m.) 2,080 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Chattooga River near Clayton.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 217

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°44', long. 82°53', 0.4 mile upstream fron Six 

fine creek, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 1.5 miles east of Newry, Oconee 

County.

Drainage area.- 455 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet Aug. 4; maximum gage height, 

19.09 feet Aug. 4; minimum discharge, 223 second-feet Oct. 4, 5; minimum daily, 283 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940, from rating curve 

extended above 20,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 24.60 

feet Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, 184 second-feet Oct. 27, 1941; minimum daily, 

224 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow partly regulated by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

300

288

305

300

283

309

300

349

536

519

391

369

363

350

327

440

2,020

1,810

889

716

574

513

462

827

1,600

954

807

2,060

1,320

930

798

Nov.

716

1,820

2,520

1,420

1,080

918

868

1,030

825

740

2,060

1,800

1,210

995

2,020

1,720

1,290

1,120

1,160

1,060

978

902

978

1,120

1,080

952

902

834

782

740

-

Dec.

748

714

748

655

680

766

589

630

698

757

876

782

834

614

927

k2,850

1,380

1,050

927

774

740

732

664

632

655

689

598

589

639

557

557

Jan.

740

1,630

978

863

800

774

723

698

655

766

565

606

1,420

1,420

970

927

918

842

842

774

774

782

740

782

740

748

748

1,070

995

986

1,380

Month

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

November .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sept saber ........................

Water year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

1,210

1,080

995

952

927

1,210

1,290

1,800

1,630

1,420

1,250

k4,610

k4,240

4,480

3,120

2,360

2,060

1,800

1,680

1,550

1,460

1,550

1,460

1,340

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,160

1,160

-

-

Seccndfcct-days

22,00

35,64

25,04

341,27

27, 66

51,62

62,41(

44,06(

oo occ £.0 1 £Ot

18; 74

45,87

56,31{

35,76

453,414

Mar.

1,120

1,460

1,590

1,380

1,210

kl,430

Jc7,200

3,290

2,180

1,840

1,590

1,420

1,290

1,210

1,160

1,250

1,550

1,250

1,340

1,550

1,210

1,210

k3,290

2,700

1,840

1,590

k4,040

2,950

2,180

1,890

k3,200

Apr.

3,380

2,520

2,100

1,890

1,760

1,840

1,760

2,020

1,890

1,630

1,630

1,550

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,290

1,340

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,070

1,040

1,080

986

910

936

952

902

884

-

MaxiHUB

) 2,060

5 2,520

L 2,850

> 11,000

L 1,630

1 4,610

5 7,200

i 5 380 5 2)270

978

1 6,620

) 13,600

J 6,230

I 13,600

May

944

816

868

918

1,000

876

927

910

704

757

732

757

748

800

825

639

614

647

614

606

581

689

518

495

740

884

kl,790

1,720

2,270

1,630

1,210

Minimi*

9Q« COO

716

557

275

565

927

1,120

495

367

350

550

488

283

June .

978

876

782

859

723

689

723

647

698

598

581

672

526

630

550

573

503

511

656

472

409

614

647

542

466

536

367

397

714

80S

-

Mean

7 1C

Ij 181

808

935

891

1 78C

2*01!

1, 46{

912

62£

1,480

1 *m i gOJif

1,192

1,239

July

714

495

542

429

402

382

363

350

396

486

k2,690

k6,S20

k2,980

2,140

k2,610

k5,400

2,520

1,720

2,100

1,460

1,340

1,160

1,120

1,080

850

842

825

834

986

1,080

961

Aug.

2,140

2.7CO

k4,5CO

lcl3,6CO

Ic4,4f0

2, en

2,020

1,760

1,590

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,250

1,380

1,250

1,120

1,000

961

90?

90?

791

90?

944

927 80")

740 63-)

59-*

581 55")

55-)

Per square 

 lie

1*56

2 » 61

1.78

2.05

1 96

3 91 4'.' 42

3 23

2.' 00

1.37

3* 25

3\99

2.62

2.72

Sept.

614

503

488

511

kl, 300

k6,230

3,880

2,100

1,590

1,380

1,340

1,060

1,020

986

936

902

902

952

782

706

766

732

723

732

639

655

655

782

1,030

766

-

Rincff in 

inches

1.80

2*91

2io5

27.90

2 26

4.22

5.10

3.60

2 31

l!53

3.75

4.60

2.92

37.05

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) 8,150 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (9:30 a.nr.) 10,100

ocu. j. i/., uuxjr -ife v ' *~ a.m. ; ?, avu> eeu. A i* , tiuxj A a ^ j.« »j^ 

17,500 sec.-ft.; Sept. 6 (9:45 a.m.') 9,360 sec.-ft.

tc Computed by using rate of changd'of stage as a factor.
218 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°30', long. 82°50 I , a quarter of a mile downstream 

from fridge on State Highway 80, lj miles downstream from Deep C^eek, 4 miles upstream 

from confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10J miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area.- 1,026 square miles.

CTecoras available- October 1931 to September 1948. May .1928 to September 1931 in House 

Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st Session.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1931-48), 2,001 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 second-feet Aug. 5. (gage height, 10.84 

reet); minimum, 342 second-feet Oct. 5; minimum daily, 451 seconi-feet Oct. 6.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 55,200 second-feet Oct. 1, 1936 (gage height, 20.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, about 90 second-feet Nov. 18, 1934; minimum daily, 326 second-feet Oct. 13, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 25 feet observed Aug. 17, 18, 1928 (discharge, 77,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height reiord, which are fair. 

Some regulation at low flow by power plants above station.

Revisions.- W 757: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 3O

2:8 408 4.5 2,290 3.3 78S 7.0 6,170 

3.1 642 5.5 3,720 3.8 1,300 8.7 9,770 

3.4 925 7.0 6,170 4.5 2,17O 10.2 13,600 

3.8 1,380 8.7 9,770 5.5 3,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

480 

503 

488 

526 

457

451 

492 

604 

1,130 

956

895 

748 

617 

612 

594

628 

1,630 

3,080 

1,470 

1,030

895 

825 

759 

900 

2,030

1,440 

1,130 

3,710 

3,770 

1,670 

1,220

Nov.

1,110 

2,300 

5,990 

3,630 

2,360

1,880 

1,730 

2,290 

1,750 

1,500

3,880 

5,480 

2,790 

1,880 

3,160

3,780 

2,430 

1,950 

1,820 

1,820

1,580 

1,470 

1,500 

1,820 

1,950

1,670 

1,500 

1,410 

1,330 

1,240

Dec.

1,280 

1,200 

1,190 

1,200 

1,090

1,160 

1,160 

1,050 

1,170 

1,330

1,580 

1,440 

1,350 

1,260 

1,340

4,050 

2,920 

2,080 

1,720 

1,560

1,450 

1,460 

1,350 

1,330 

1,330

1,410 

1,330 

1,280 

1,220 

1,210 

1,190

Jan.

1,260 

2,350 

1,880 

1,500 

1,450

1,340 

1,270 

1,260 

1,240 

1,160

1,240 

1,050 

1,680 

2,710 

1,820

1,440 

1,410 

1,440 

1,320 

1,270

1,300 

1,330 

1,260 

1,280 

1,290

1,230 

1,320 

1,660 

1,880 

1,740 

2,360

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

st ......... s ................. V*»T....:.. .................

tor year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,290 

1,950 

1,750 

1,630 

1,580

1,750 

2,360 

3,310 

3,800 

3,130

2,640 

5,400 

9,770 

6,740 

5,290

3,720 

3,130 

2,710 

2,500 

2,360

2,220 

2,360 

2,360 

2,080 

2,020

2,020 

1,950 

1,880 

1,820

Seoondfoot-days

35,740 

69,000 

45,690

599,948

46,740 

86,520 

110,480 

74,020 

50,430 

38,013 

68,305 

74,481 

47,025

746,444

Mar.

1,740 

2,140 

2,850 

2,360 

2,080

2,160 

9,390 

8,620 

4,280 

3,320

2,870 

2,580 

2,300 

2,170 

2,100

2,340 

4,280 

2,800 

2,440 

2,720

2,440 

2,170 

5,130 

7,040 

3,800

2,870 

4,550 

6,100 

3,720 

3,020 

4,100

Apr.

6,940 

4,440 

3,400 

2,940 

2,720

2,720 

2,720 

3,320 

3,100 

2,650

a2,600 

32,600 

a2,400 

a2,400 

a2,200

32,200 

2,040 

2,040 

1,780 

1,910

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780

1,600 

1,660 

1,610 

1,570 

1,560

Maximum

3,770 

5,990 

4,050

16,100

2,710 

9,770 

9,390 

6,940 

3,320 

2,700 

11,000 

13,600 

6,300

13,600

Peak discharge (base, 13.0OO see. -ft.).- July 16 (7 p.

May

1,610 

1,510 

1,480 

1,600 

1,850

1,660 

1,720 

1,620 

1,570 

1,350

1,440 

1,380 

1,440 

1,460 

1,630

1,120 

1,110 

1,270 

1,230 

1,220

1,180 

1,230 

1,170 

1,010 

1,200

1,720 

1,970 

2,800 

3,320 

3,320 

2,240

Minimum

451 

1,110 

1,050

444

1,050 

1,580 

1,740 

1,560 

1,010 

788 

807 

951 

892

451

June

2,170 

1,780 

1,480 

1,440 

1,510

1,170 

1,230 

1,280 

1,280 

1,170

1,150 

1,100 

1,160 

1,180 

1,120

1,060 

1,070 

990 

1,050 

1,110

863 

990 

1,170 

1,020 

960

970 

882 

788 

2,700 

2,170

Mean

1,157 

2,300 

1.474

1,644

l,50f 

2,983 

3,564 

2,467 

1,627 

1,267 

2,207 

2,40.7

2,039

July

1,510 

1,170 

1,120 

970 

902

863 

807 

835 

807 

941

1,910 

6,690 

4,850 

2,940 

2,650

11,000 

6,160 

2,730 

2,410 

2,370

1,850 

1,570 

1,440 

1,310 

1,300

1,050 

1,150 

1,060 

1,240 

1,400 

1,300

Aug.

2,020 

2,870 

4,340 

9,170 

13,600

4,780 

2,870 

2,370 

2,040 

1,910

1,720 

1,660 

1,850 

1,720 

1,850

1,550 

1,480 

1,400 

1,330 

1,300

1,280 

1,240 

1,290 

1,330 

1,290

1,140 

1,090 

1,090 

980 

951 

970

Per square 

 lie

1.12 

2.24 

1.44

1.60

1.47 

2.91 

3.47 

2.40 

1.59 

1.23 

2.15 

2.34 

1.53

1.99

Sept.

1,220 

1,060 

951 

980 

1,310

5,610 

6,300 

3,430 

2,100 

1,720

1,550 

1,490 

1,170 

1,280 

1,220

1,170 

1,110 

1,160 

1,080 

960

1,030 

1,000 

980 

990 

980

941 

892 

951 

1,270 

1,120

Runoff in 

inches

1.29 

2.50 

1.66

21.73

1.70 

3.14 

4.00 

2.68 

1.83 

1.37 

2.48 

2.70 

1.71

27.06

n.) 15,000 sec. -ft.; Aug. 5 (l p.m. 15,300

see,-ft.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and recorda for Keowee 

River near Newry.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 219

South Beaverdant Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location. - Staff gage, lat. 34°ll l , long. 82'°57 I , at bridge on county road 1 mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area.- 36.6 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 7.4 feet Nov. 12, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 13 second-feet 

Oct. 6, 7.

1942-48: Maximum gage height, 13.4 feet Jan. 18, 1943, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 6.5 second-feet 

Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Oct.

IS

15

15

15

15

14

13

64

124

52

39

30

26.

23

24

42

52

57

42

32

29

26

29

66

53

44

41

52

47

36

33

Nov.

33

232

333

99

87

76

121

322

99

71

404

594

124

82

203

137

76

66

76

66

58

54

59

66

66

57

53

50

48

47

-

Month

Dec.

45

43

43

42

43

42

42

42

42

64

99

71

60

52

71

203

87

76

71

61

66

71

62

58

76

81

66

61

57

55

54

Jan.

60

71

57

54

52

51

50

48

48

47

46

46

87

81

64

58

54

53

52

54

54

52

52

55

55

54

53

76

76

76

118

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

Move 

Deoe

 her. ........................

 her...... ...................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

87

71

66

64

62

71

105

370

455

421

217

261

472

246

137

105

99

87

82

76

76

105

87

76

T£

76

71

71

71

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,165

3,847 

 2,005

20,342.8

1,854

4,263

4,608

2,457

1,558

1,152

1,127

1,119

860

26,015

Mar.

71

118

105

93

82

178

684

295

150

144

124

105

93

93

87

99

338

144

118

93

87

82

250

189

111

99

105

99

87

82

203

Apr.

231

137

93

87

87

87

93

150

124

93

93

87

81

81

87

75

68

64

61

61

58

57

56

52

52

51

50

48

47

46

-

MaxiBum

124

594 

203

1,090

118

472

684 0«-|

cOl

203

87

111

189

111

684

May

42

42

43

47

51

49

57

46

42

40

40

41

41

40

39

37

35

34

33

32

31

29

29

28

32

49

40

81

203

137

69

Minimum

13

32 

42

7.9

46

62

71

46

28

25

19

18

18

13

June

87

64

50

42

40

40

38

38

38

36

34

34

33

33

33

38

33

29

37

33

30

34

34

30

28

26

25

25

73

37

-

Mean

37.6

128 

64.7

55.7

59.8

147

149

81. 9

50.3

38.4

36.4

36.1

28.7

71.1

July

29

36

25

23

22

22

21

21

22

37

69

55

35

111

111

44

42

38

35

33

29

27

26

25

24

22

20

19

25

54

35

Aug.

2f

32

3E

18S

7?

4C

36

33

31

28

25

26

46

6?

38

33

2E

3]

29

2f

2E

2E

29

2E

24

23

22

2C

2C

19

18

Per square 

mile

1.03

3.50 

1.77

1.52

1.63

4.02

4.07

2.24

1.37

1.05

.995

.986

.784

1.94

Sept.

18

18

18

20

' 29

46

111

64

39

33

31

29

25

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

31

29

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.19

3.90 

2.04

20.66

1.88

4.34

4.69

2.50

1.58

1.17

1.15

1.14

.87

26.45
220 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Bell Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°58', long. ,8~2°46', at bridge on State Highway 

17, half a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile south of Bell, and 12 miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County. Datum of gage is 357.16 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1-936.

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Records available.- November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1937-48), 1,754 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 21.3 

reet }\ minimum daily, 352 second-feet Oct. 6.

1926-32, 1937-48: Maximum gage height, 34.8 feet Oct. 2, 1929 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 217 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18

to Jan. 27, Sept. 9-28)

2.9 343 11.0 6,000 

3.5 622 14.0 9,100 

5.0 1,450 18.0 14,200 

8.0 3,520 21.1 19,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

387 

387 

374 

383 

383

352 

396 

530 

2,450 

1,160

912 

995 

749 

647 

622

647 

1,130 

1,710 

1,270 

885

775 

698 

672 

749 

1,130

1,220 

995 

995 

1,780 

1,520 

1,080

Nov.

912 

4,700 

9,460 

4,780 

2,520

2,450 

2,300 

6,650 

3,900 

2,170

6,750 

14,400 

12,200 

3,810 

4,470

6,270 

3,980 

2,590 

3,080 

2,730

2,170 

1,900 

1,900 

2,450 

3,010

2,450 

1,900 

1,710 

1,580 

1,480

Dec.

1,420 

1,360 

1,330 

1,270 

1,270

1,270 

1,270 

1,220 

1,270 

1,840

3,150 

2,800 

2,450 

2,310 

2,380

5,370 

5,100 

3,010 

2,240 

1,970

2,310 

3,450 

2,730 

2,040 

2,800

3,680 

2,940 

2,040 

1,780 

1,640 

1,520

Jan.

1,580 

2,040 

1,900 

1,580 

1,480

1,390 

1,330 

1,300 

1,270 

1,270

1,220 

1,190 

2,170 

3,150 

2,100

1,640 

1,520 

1,480 

1,450 

1,390

1,450 

1,480 

1,420 

1,480 

1,520

1,450 

1,710 

82,200 

a3,000 

a3,500 

87,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

mber ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

uary

h. ...........................

at ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,940 

3,150 

2,380 

2,100 

1,970

2,040 

3,240 

10,600 

16,900 

19,500

14,700 

7,780 

11,000 

11,600 

7,560

4,300 

3,380 

2,940 

2,660 

2,520

2,380 

3,010 

3,220 

2,590 

2,380

2,380 

2,240 

2,240 

2,170

Secondfoot-dayn

27,983 

120,672 

71.23C

697,915

58,&6t 

.157, 87 C 

138,90C 

86,99C 

49.37C 

45,401 

67,293 

39,187 

29,27E

892,831

liar.

2,040 

2,660 

3,600 

3,080 

2,590

2,660 

10,300 

14,200 

9,120 

5,020

3,900 

3,150 

2,800 

2,590 

2,450

2,590 

6,180 

6,360 

3,680 

2,940

2,660 

2,450 

5,210 

8,770 

5,910

3,300 

3,380 

5,100 

3,450 

2,730 

4,030

Apr.

9, 

9, 

5, 

3, 

2,

3, 

3, 

3,

4, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

2,450 

14,400 

5,370

26,000

7,000 

19,500 

14,200 

9,700 

5,100 

6,090 

5,910 

3,750 

2,380

19,500

700 

580 

820 

750 

870

080 

450 

150 

220 

150

660 

660 

450 

240 

310

170 

040 

970 

840 

840

780 

780 

710 

640 

640

610 

550 

520 

420 

390

May

1.39C 

1.36C 

1.39C 

1.45C 

1,97C

1.78C 

1.78C 

1,64C 

1.45C 

1.36C

1.33C 

1.33C 

1,48C 

1.42C 

1,27C

1.22C 

1.19C 

1.16C 

1.10C 

1.10C

1,02C 

1,050 

995 

995 

1.02C

1.27C 

1.39C 

1,45C 

3.23C 

5.10C 

3,68C

Minimum

352 

912 

1,220

290

1,190 

1,970 

2,040 

1,390 

995 

858 

802 

775 

672

352

June

2,800 

2,520 

1,710 

1,520 

1,520

1,270 

1,190 

1,160 

1,190 

1,130

1,050 

1,020 

995 

1,050 

1,450

2,040 

1,520 

1,130 

1,520 

1,640

1,190 

1,050 

1,240 

1,160 

995

885 

858 

858 

1,650 

6,090 

-

Mean

903 

4,022 

2,298

1,91?

1,892 

5,444 

f,481 

2.90C 

1,593 

1,513 

2,171 

1,264 

976

2,439

July

3,380 

1,610 

1,130 

995 

940

912 

858 

802 

830 

940

2,310 

3,750 

5,820 

4,300 

5,460

5,370 

5,910 

4,780 

2,310 

1,710

1,450 

1,300 

1,220 

1,100 

1,080

968 

968 

940 

1,050 

1,580 

1,520

Aug.

1,240 

1,420 

1,970 

3,150 

3,750

2,520 

1,520 

1,270 

1,160 

1,100

1,050 

995 

1,130 

1,300 

1,100

1,020 

1,160 

1,130 

968 

940

940 

885 

912 

885 

858

830 

830 

802 

802 

775 

775

Per square 

mil-s

0.636 

2.83 

1.62

1.35

1.33 

3.83 

3.16 

2.04 

1.12 

1.07 

1.53 

.890 

.687

1.72

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (8 p.m.) 15,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 (l p

Sept.

775 

775 

775 

775 

940

1,780 

2,380 

1,970 

1,520 

1,100

968 

968 

912 

912 

858

830 

830 

802 

775 

749

749 

749 

749 

749 

749

672 

698 

858 

968 

940

Runoff in 

inohes

0.73 

3.16 

1.87

18.29

1.53 

4.13 

3.64 

2.28 

1.29 

1.19 

1.76 

1.03 

.77

23.38

.m. ) 19,900

sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (11 a.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 221

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04 I , long. 82"30 I , 480 feet downstream from 

island Ford Bridge, 2.8 miles upstream from Calhoun Creek, and 4.5 miles nor*:h of 

Mount Carmel, McCormick County. Datum of gage is 353.97 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 217 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 12.81 

reet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 7.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 20,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.60 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeaber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

43

40

42

42

42

40

39

54

176

110

70

63

57

54

54

80

122

176

102

74

65

61

65

91

110

91

124

256

173

102

87

Ncv.

80

1,240

1,520

975

340

277

432

1,270

700

258

1,880

2,430

939

330

1,080

849

392

330

403

298

240

212

222

403

372

244

204

182

170

160

-

Dec.

156

150

146

146

146

152

146

142

148

394

523

350

277

234

348

757

403

275

252

220

271

264

210

198

537

523

298

240

214

196

188

Jan.

228

350

232

198

188

178

172

166

166

164

154

152

891

757

330

242

224

214

196

192

204

202

186

196

188

186

277

457

403

620

1,130

Month

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

November .........................

Deceaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

May !! ** ..............................

JUPft

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

600

372

29S

266

252

288

573

1,850

2,720

2,260

1,030

1,180

1,620

1,420

1,060

534

424

361

330

298

275

468

403 298'

277

277

260

266

248

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,705

18,432

8,504

94,919

9 443

20! 508

20,610

10y898

4,685

4,334

5,630

3,951

2,505

112,205

Mar.

222

372

424

319

271

423

2,740

2,400

826

872

545

414

340

308

288

384

1,750

1,240

468

382

340

308

1,000

803

414

340

479

424

306

273

933

Apr.

1,930

908

457

361

319

319

392

662

644

361

424

435

319

275

264

244

228

212

204

202

198

190

184

182

178

172

166

162

154

152

MaxiauB

256

2,430

757

4,500

1,130

2,720

2,740

1,930

271

ep-i

Del

946

585

285

2,740

May

150

146

146

148

184

166

168

160

144

138

134

144

218

194

148

132

126

121

114

112

108

105

102

103

139

232

168

130

148

186

271

MialauB

39

O/\ OU

142

21

152

248

222

152

102

71

74

61

53

39

June

36O

521

178

148

138

125

119

115

115

108

102

98

96

104

206

265

103

96

96

91

88

90

96

82

78

72

71

131

188

254

Mean

614' 87 3

274

260

305

707

665

363

151

144

1 QO 1OC

127

83.5

307

July

373

126

100

94

88

84

77

74

75

82

194

288

248

319

210

163

510

168

126

152

117

103

96

90

85

82

79

946

217

164

100

Au6 .

94

159

158

440

585

170

125

112

107

102

98

96

97

96

91

96

98

96

92

188

112

91

85

81

78

75

71

68

66

63

61

Per square 

aile

0.402

2 83

l!26

1.20

1.41

3* 26

3 06

1.67

 696

.664

839

 585

.385

1.41

Sept.

72

79

67

71

92

285

222

117

100

85

79

75

72

70

71

70

66

63

62

61

59

5S

57

63

63

57

53

58

81

77

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

3.16

1.45

16.26

1.63

3 52

3 DOCa 

1 86

.80

.74

.97

.67

.43

19.22

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 seo.-ft. ).- Nov. 11 (5 15 p.m.) 3,130 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (8 p.m.) 3,010
222 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Lincolnton, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°39', long. 82°29' at Raysville Bridge on State 

 Highway 70, half a mile downstream from Big Creek, 2f miles south of Amity, and 10

miles south of Lincolnton, Lincoln County. Datum of gage is 271.7 feet above mean sea

level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 574 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1948. 

Document 64, Y4th Congress, 1st session.

June 1928 to September 1931 in House

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 20.2 

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 44 second-feet Aug. 30. 

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 26.4 

feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Oct. 12, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 44.3 feet Sept. 28, 1929, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

54

54

54

54

51

57

81

288

271

194

112

98

77

77

96

136

129

121

112

96

83

85

104

149

180

149

208

139

114

104

Nov.

100

2,920

2,850

2,090

1,200

1,160

834

1,200

976

692

3,110

6,220

3,920

2,210

1,920

2,530

2,010

1,700

2,890

1,970

1,160

739

692

882

1,970

1,340

739

578

490

447

-

Dec.

426

385

385

344

585

325

325

325

364

555

1,300

1,700

2,050

2,210

2,050

2,890

2,050

976

882

692

2,270

4,220

1,840

1,300

1,920

2,490

1,920

1,340

976

692

646

Jan.

646

1,110

976

646

600

511

490

468

447

426

406

385

1,070

1,520

929

834

600

578

511

511

882

739

646

646

739

739

1,020

1,300

1,340

1,740

4,480

Month

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

Noveober .........................

Deoeober .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maron ............................

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

May.................... Uavv ..........

Juno . juiy .......:................:.... August ......................:....

Sept saber ........................

Wa^er year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,090

2,490

1,480

834

739

692

1,750

5,980

6,560

8,940

7,740

6,940

7,420

5,780

3,380

2,250

1,160

976

882

786

692

1,840

1,660

1,020

882

834

786

786

786

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

3,58'

51,535

40,233

259,802

27,935

79;i5S

57, 73:

30,091

1Q,124

7,406

5.11J

s'ou 3 22!

321,157

Mar.

692

834

1,110

1,110

929

1,610

6,080

4,980

3,860

2,490

1,480

1,160

882

786

739

1,020

4,100

2,930

2,410

1,700

929

834

2,050

3,170

3,210

2,370

976

882

834

692

882

Apr.

2,930

3,920

3,380

2,370

1,200

1,480

1,920

1,480

1,340

1,020

834

739

646

600

578

533

490

447

426

406

385

385

364

364

344

344

325

306

271

271

Uaximm

288

6,220

4,220

8,070

4,480

8,940

6,080

3 920

976

78$

834

511

1,300

8,940

May

271

271

254

288

468

533

976

406

306

271

254

306

578

490

325

254

238

223

208

208

208

194

194

180

180

194

194

238

325

511

578

Minium

51

100

325

32

385

692

69?

271

180

H?60

A A w* 

62

44

June

344

254

223

208

208

194

180

180

177

172

174

174

160

152

174

646

786

271

223

223

238

739

325

208

146

136

131

112

112

136

Mean

116

1 1 71 / 1Ofl 

1,298

?12

901

2.7ZP

1 r 86*

1,005

247

165

104

16,7

877

July

208

194

172

136

109

98

89

78

70

107

139

169

194

254

834

468

254

169

144

158

136

121

89

83

79

70

67

60

85

152

129

Aug.

96

63

116

511

208

163

126

98

85

83

76

70

74

72

67

63

81

94

94

254

96

79

98

85

68

60

52

47

47

44

Per square 

mile

0.202

2.99

2.26

1.24

4.57

4.75

3. 24

l',15

.570

.430

. 007 CO 1

 181

.291

1.53

52

Sept.

76

62

62

87

344

1,300

739

223

166

134

109

100

98

92

77

74??

68

68

65

67

68

70

72

68

72

76

89

160

J354

Runoff in 

inches.

0. 23 s.; 34

2.61

16.85

1,81

S;l?

S,?4

1.95

.66

t*AA8

,33

t?l M

20.80

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 sec. 

ec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (16 a.m') 4,926

-ft.). - Nov. 12 (4 a.m.) 7,880 sets.-ft. j Dec. 22 (8 a.m.) 4,800 

iec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (10 a.m.) 9,750 sec.-^t.; Mar. 7 (11 p.m.) 7,170
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 223

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°43 I 45", long. 82°10'55", at bridge on S^.ate Highway 23, 1.4 miles east of Modoc, McCormick County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Turkey 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 545 square miles.

Records available.- February 1940 to September 1948. October 1929 to September- 1931 in 

House document 64, 74th Congress, 1st Session.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 27.36 

reet); minimum, 6.9 second-feet Sept. 1.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 35,100 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 

41.08 feet Aug. 14, 1940; minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.17 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mills 

aoove station.

Revisions.- W 1032: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

11 

13 

13 

14

16 

14 

17 

13 

8.0

30 

30 

28 

26 

22

17 

30 

78 

98 

62

42 

30 

23 

k425 

1,140

319. 

134 

85 

66 

69 

67

Nov.

58 

kl,850 

k2,5OO 

1,000 

319

334 

ZZS 

kl,360 

734 

274

k2,910 

k5,910 

kl.SOO 

420 

kl,300

kl,600 

7O7 

k596 

k2,830 

1,170

563 

420 

654 

kl,9SO 

k2,420

761 

433 

321 

269 

230

Dec.

215 

196 

186 

176 

174

168 

161 

156 

154 

30S

1,080 

1,190 

kl,360 

kl,660 

k962

k2,6SO 

1.O80 

589 

485 

453

k2,090 

k4,61O 

1,140 

654 

kl,880

k2,640 

1,O6O 

641 

498 

407 

368

Jan.

k516 

1,760 

842 

485 

394

332

293 

267 

254 

246

225 

209 

kl,S5O 

k2,41O 

788

472 

394 

368 

324 

420

1,740 

1,030 

628 

550 

550

524 

1,170 

1,710 

1,440 

kl,900 

k6,630

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

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

st ...........................

eaber ........................

tor yearl947-48

Feb.

k2,080 

977 

734 

602 

537

589 

k2,320 

klO,400 

klO,800 

kll,400

k3,250 

k3,240 

k5,290 

3,400 

2,22O

1,140 

869 

761 

654 

589

537 

kl,82O 

1,360 

761 

615

 SO2 

550 

498 

485

Seoondfoot-days

2,955.0 

35,628 

29,371

178,471.0

30,721 

69,O80 

54,675 

24,644 

10,397 

4,524 

4,835 

2,417 

2,435

271,682.0

Peak discharge (base, S.OOO sec. -ft.).- No

6,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (1O:3O a.m.) 8,110 s 

(4:30 a.m.) 7,080 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (1O p.m. 

Apr. 1 (1O p.m.) 7.94O see. -ft. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage a

Mar.

407 

kl,080 

kl,68O 

1,250 

761

k946 

krll.100 

k7,260 

kl.560 

k2,430

1,330 

923

734 

615 

550

576 

k5,970 

k2,280 

977 

761

654 

563 

k2,190 

k3,050 

1,140

680 

615 

923 

641 

4S5 

524

Apr.

k5,340 

k6,200 

kl,630 

815 

654

628 

628 

kl,630 

1.11O 

628

459 

615 

485 

368 

355

329 

295 

261 

233 

225

215 

207 

196 

191 

178

174 

166 

154 

144 

131

MaxlDun

1,140 

5,910 

4,610

9,490

6,630 

11,400 

11,100 

6,200 

2,290 

761 

1,460 

368 

563

11,400

Hay

126 

124 

121 

136 

337

235 

kl,500 

381 

181 

141

121 

131 

368 

303 

191

126 

1O6 

93 

80 

75

69 

64 

64 

53 

58

954

355 

196 

k468 

k2,290 

950

Miniaun

8.0 

58 

154

e.o

209 

485 

407 

131 

53 

46 

25 

19 

16

8.0

June

381 

191 

141 

118 

104

97 

82 

77 

71 

80

73 

59 

58 

52 

102

222 

109 

77 

56 

52

48 

187 

190 

10O 

75

52 

46 

129 

761 

734-

Mean

95.3 

1,188 

947

489

991 

2,382

1,764 

821 

335 

151 

156 

78. 0 

81.2

742

July

182 

95 

71 

56 

45

44 

41 

27 

k38S 

85

293

1,460 

705 

174 

207

191 

118 

82 

64 

55

55 

49 

43 

39 

34

27 

27 

51 

25 

52 

52

Aug.

4f 

35 

231 

251 

215

US

67 

4S 

36 

37

3£

27 

28 

23 

26

87 

366 

135 

82 

67

128 

63 

45 

39 

36

28 

26 

22 

22 

19 

20

Per square 

mile

0.175 

2.18 

1.74

O.897

1.82 

4.37 

3.24 

1.51 

.615 

.277 

.286 

.143 

.149

1.36

Sept.

42 

114 

63 

34 

39

444 

563 

275 

,148 

72

50 

41 

38 

34 

34

25 

27 

25 

27 

24

20 

19 

17 

17 

17

16 

23 

24 

56 

1O7

Rrnof f in 

inches

0.2O 

2.43 

2.01

12.19

2.10 

4.71 

3.74 

1.68 

.71 

.31 

.33 

.16 

.17

18.55

t. 12 (4:30 a.m.) 8,36O sec. -ft.; Dec. 22 (4:45 a.m.) 

so. -ft.; Feb. 1O (5:3Oa.n.) 14,200 sec. -ft.; FeV 13 

13,000 see. -ft.; Mar. 17 (3:15 p.n.) 7,690 sec. -ft.;

3 a factor.
224 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders near upper end of Augusta Canal. Lower gage, lat. 

33"30'50", long. 82°00'15", 1.6 miles northwest of Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6 

miles downstream from Stevens Creek power dam; auxiliary gage, 1,070 feet downstream 

from diversion dam and 3.4 miles upstream from lower gage. Datum of each gage is 

46.58 feet above city of Augusta datum or 148.92 feet above mean s<?a level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1931-48), 2,636 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Jan. 2, 28; minimum 

dally, 1,300 second-feet Sept. 18.

1930-48: Maximum dally discharge, that of Jan. 2, 28, 1948; no flow Apr. 8 to May 

10, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage 

recorder as a factor. Canal diverts water from Savannah River at dam 1 mile downstream 

from Stevens Creek Dam for power and municipal supply. Waste wate" from power houses 

returned to river by three channels above Thirteenth Street Bridge. Water is pumped 

from canal for municipal supply of Augusta, and a small amount entering Beaverdam 

ditch is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,440

1,790

1,690

1,730

1,640

1,680

1,490

1,440

1,740

1,860

1,800

1,750

1,820

1,760

1,790

1,740

1,770

1,750

1,820

1,760

1,810

1,840

1,930

1,960

3,030

1,840

1,740

2,580

3,780

3,910

3,580

Nov.

2,600

1,940

3,310

3,530

3,710

3,790

3,810

2,550

2,090

3,270

3,770

3,070

3,230

3,580

3,930

1,970

3,510

3,580

3,730

3,680

f3,100

1,430

f 1,390

2,640

3,540

f3,330

3,630

3,620

3,710

3,050

-

Dec.

f3,270

f3,850

4,070

3,970

3,890

2,850

2,130

3,670

3,930

4,190

4,210

4,030

2,840

1,850

3,610

4,170

4,110

3,910

3,840

3,940

2,160

3,730

3,730

3,250

1,860

1,960

3,000

3,000

3,660

4,110

4,170

Jan.

4,170

4,380

3,690

1,900

3,670

4,310

4,270

4,150

3,850

2,750

2,360

3,650

4,110

4,190

4,270

f4,070

f3,030

f2,290

3,510

f3,890

f4,020

f3,940

4,010

3,950

3,350

3,580

4,110

4,380

4,290

4,030

3,800

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February

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

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

Hav M0» ..............................

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,840

3,550

4,290

4,050

4,050

4,010

2,830

1,870

3,360

3,030

1,910

2,670

3,810

3,380

1,770

3,410

3,570

3,510

3,770

3,790

3,950

2,130

3,580

3,560

3,360

3,610

3,590

3,610

1,930

-

Seoondfoot-days

61,360

91,070 

102,950

1,053,530

111,670

87,760

103,800

103,610

90,370

84,090

80,310

95,130

90,470

1,101,280

Mar.

3,340

3,670

3,850

3,950

3,890

2,920

1,650

2,670

3,000

3,230

3,660

3,890

2,710

1,860

3,570

3,850

4,070

3,370

3,510

2,630

1,880

3,630

3,910

3,590

3,490

4,050

2,900

3,300

3,750

3,930

4,090

Apr.

3,930

2,950

2,540

1,680

3.6SO

4,050

4,130

4,130

4,130

3,830

3,160

3,890

3,950

3,940

3,940

3,880

2,780

2,110

3,650

3,890

3,990

4,040

4,040

3,030

1,880

3,720

3,930

3,830

3,480

3,450

-

Maximum

3,910

3,810

4,310

4,310

4,380

4,390

4,090

4,130

3,470

3,390

3,330

3,930

4,110

4,380

May

2,560

1,890

3,240

3,410

f3,400

f3,400

f3,400

f2,400

f 1,700

f3,000

f3,400

f3,400

f3,400

f3,400

f2,600

f 1,900

3,060

3,260

3,350

3,370

3,390

3,390

1,770

3,070

3,340

3,470

3,390

3,390

3,340

1,410

3,970

Minimum

1 440

1 390

l)s50

1,300

1,900

1,770

1,650

1,680

1,410

1,620

1,450

1,420

1,300

1,300

June

3,350

3,030

3,390

3,350

2,350

1,830

3,030

3,050

3,130

2,990

3,080

2,130

1,620

3,810

3,080

3,300

3,380

3,210

3,480

1,810

3,870

2,950

3,850

3,180

3,140

3,330

1,680

3,770

3,050

3,300

-

Mean

1, 976

3,036

3,321

3,886

3,603

3,036

3,316

3,454

2,913

3,803

2,587

3,068

3,016

3,009

July

3,020

2,740

1,790

1,580

1,450

2,660

2,790

3,730

3,750

2,360

1,760

3,880

3,330

3,080

3,130

3,840

2,130

1,570

2,750

3,030

3,330

3,130

3,140

3,130

1,700

3,810

3,770

3,030

3,950

3,890

3,100

Aug.

1,700

2,930

3,480

3,610

3,420

3,320

2,320

1,430

3,900

3,380

3,610

3,730

3,750

3,490

1,770

3,400

3,930

3,830

3,930

3,830

3,450

1,960

3,140

3,480

3,730

3,7.70

3,710

3,460

1,950

3,040

2,690

Per square 

mile

Sept.

3,310

3,870

3,780

3,580

1,960

1,910

3,410

4,110

3,950

3,860

2,350

1,760

3,000

3,370

3,310

3,830

3,350

f 1,300

3,050

3,130

2,530

3,040

3,700

3,690

3,420

2,010

3,930

3,030

3,530

3,730

-

Runoff in 

inches

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated cage heights.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 225

Brier Creek at MUlhaven, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°56'00", long. 81°39'05", at Savannah & Atlanta Railway

 trestle at Millhaven, Sereven County, 8| miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek. Datum 

of gage is 95.88 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 656 square miles.

Records available.- April, 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 673 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 11.6

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 266 second-feet Oct. 6.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 25,400 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 110 second-feet June 30, 

July 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 feet in September or October 1929, from information by 

Georgia State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

 caused by grist mills above station.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at flow

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 17, 

Dec. 28 to Apr. 18)

2.5 266 7.0 1,340 

3.5 405 8.5 2,160 

4.5 591 10.0 3,220 

6.0 997 11.3 4,560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

455 

455 

421 

359 

290

266 

278 

303 

303 

303

317 

331 

345 

359 

374

421 

491 

491 

491 

491

491 

491 

491 

591 

1,460

1,600 

1,290 

1,140 

965 

845 

789

Nov.

710 

933 

1,380 

1,210 

1,180

1,180 

1,140 

1,460 

1,980 

1,920

1,760 

1,560 

1,420 

1,380 

1,380

1,460 

2,280 

2,340 

2,160 

1,980

1,760 

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1,980

1,980 

1,700 

1,460 

1,340 

1,210

Dec.

1,210 

1,380 

1,290 

1,180 

1,060

965 

903 

873 

873 

997

1,460 

1,870 

1,980 

2,100 

2,160

2,620 

2,760 

2,830 

2,620 

2,410

2,410 

2,980 

2,690 

2,480 

2,340

2,410 

2,830 

2,620 

2,220 

1,920 

1,820

Jan.

1,870 

1,820 

1,660 

1,510 

1,460

1,380 

1,340 

1,340 

1,420 

1,380

1,290 

1,210 

1,180 

1,250 

1,250

1,380 

1,460 

1,460 

1,510 

1,760

1,870 

1,660 

1,510 

1,460 

1,460

1,420 

1,460 

1,600 

1,560 

1,510 

1,760

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,870 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

2,040

2,160 

1,870 

1,700 

1,980 

2,760

2,300 

2,900 

3,220 

3,800 

3,700

3,060 

3,400 

3,400 

2,760 

2,280

1,980 

1,920 

1,820 

1,760 

1,760

1,920 

2,160 

2,100 

2,220

Seoondfoot-days

17,697 

47,403 

60,261

333,322

46,200 

68,900 

81,690 

60,412 

24,957 

17,905 

19,634 

16,541 

28,616

490,216

Mar.

1,660 

1,560 

1,600 

1,600 

1,560

1,600 

1,980 

2,340 

2,900 

3,060

3,900 

3,800 

3,220 

2,620 

2,340

2,100 

2,480 

2,760 

3,060 

2,900

3,800 

3,600 

2,760 

2,620 

2,220

2,280 

3,500 

4,100 

3,140 

3, 410 

2,220

Apr.

2,830 

4,320 

4,440 

4,200 

4,000

3,700 

3,140 

2,550 

2,220 

2,100

2,040 

2,220 

2,040 

1,820 

1,820

1,600 

1,560 

1,460 

1,420 

1,340

1,180 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030 

965

933 

873 

845 

817 

789

Maximum

1,600 

2,340 

2,980

3,700

1,870 

3,800 

4,100 

4,440 

1,460 

1,510 

1,760 

903 

4,560

4,560

May

762 

736 

710 

710 

873

903 

933 

933 

965 

965

873 

873 

933 

933 

873

817 

789 

736 

685 

661

637 

614 

548 

528 

528

548 

569 

569 

873 

1,420 

1,460

Minimum

266 

710 

873

223

1,180 

1,700 

1,560 

789 

528 

374 

303 

374 

331

266

June

1,460 

1,510 

1,210 

965 

845

762 

710 

614 

548 

509

491 

473 

455 

473 

455

473 

455 

438 

421 

405

405 

421 

438 

438 

421

405 

455 

455 

421 

374

Mean

571 

1,580 

1,944

913

1,490 

2,376 

2,635 

2,014 

805 

597 

633 

534 

954

1,339

July

359 

345 

317 

317 

303

303 

303 

548 

548 

569

528 

509 

491 

528 

548

637 

710 

762 

873 

1,340

1,760 

1,560 

1,140 

873 

710

509 

473 

455 

473 

438 

405

Aug.

381 

381 40' 

45" 

76*

90? 73' 

614 

548 

52?

683 

817 

68) 

523 

453

473

n:

433 

389 

374

389 

433 

45f? 

548 

710

66" 

548 

523 

455 

389 

374

Per square 

mile

0.870 

2.41 

2.96

1.39

2.27 

3.62 

4.02 

3.07 

1.23 

.910 

.965 

.814 

1.45

2.04

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.}.- Nov. 17 (11 p.m.) 2,550 sec. -ft.! Dec. 22 (6 a.

Sept.

359 

331 

331 

389 

438

491 

789 

736 

637

3,o2o

4,560 

3,220 

2,160 

1,380 

1,100

933 

817 

710 

661 

591

548 

509 

491 

473 

438

421 

421 

473 

528 

661

Rmoff in 

inohss

1.00 

2.69 

3.41

18.90

2.62 

3.90 

4.64 

3.42 

1.42 

1.02 

1.11 

.94 

1.62

27.79

m.) 3,060

sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (11 p.m.) 3,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 11 (10 p.m.) 4,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 21 (6 p.m.)~ 4,lt>0 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (1 a.m.) 4,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (3 a.m.) 4,700 sec.-ft.; Sept. 11 (3 a.m.) 4,980 

sec.-ft.
226 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River near Louisville, Ga.

Ideation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°58' ( long. 82°23', at bridge on U. S. Highway 1,

 1 mile downstream from Louisville & Wadley Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Louisville, 

Jefferson County, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Comfort Creek, and 2 miles upstream from 

Big Creek. Datum of gage is 199.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 800 square miles.

Records avallalbe.- April 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 832 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 14.8 

reet); minimum daily, 164 second-feet Oct.'6.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 86 second-feet June 29, 1945.

Flood of October 1929 reached a stage of 21.3 feet, from information by Central of 

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small hydroelectric plant on Little 

Ogeechee River.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.1 164 8.0 860 12.5 3,170 

3.9 250 9.5 1,240 13.5 4,480 

5.0 390 11.0 1,860 1410 5,400 

7.0 680 11.5 2,200 14.6 6,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

298 

236 

194 

179 

169

164 

169 

204 

268 

322

362 

404 

390 

348 

334

376 

474 

502 

516 

a500

a450 

a400 

a350 

a370 

a400

a420 

a450 

a450 

a430 

a410 

a400

Nov.

a390 

a450 

a 600 

a900 

al,200

al,100 

al,100 

al,200 

al,300 

1,210

1,120 

1,210 

1,360 

1,650 

2.740

3,630 

2,850 

2,200 

2,200 

2,460

2,460 

2,750 

3,390 

2,950 

2,370

1,980 

1,800 

1,750 

1,920 

1,920

Dec.

1,700 

1,460 

1,300 

1,150 

1,050

1,000 

975 

925 

880 

1,150

1,400 

1,600 

1,860 

2,370 

3,170

3,510 

3,630 

3,390 

3,280 

3,170.

2,850 

2,850 

2,550 

2,850 

4,030

3,760 

3,060 

2,550 

2,750 

2,850 

2,370

Jan.

1,980 

1,800 

1,650 

1,560 

1,520

1,600 

1,560 

1,480 

1,330 

1,240

1,150 

1,100 

1,180 

1,440 

1,480

1,480 

1,700 

1,980 

1,860 

1,600

1,520 

1,480 

1,400 

1,520 

1,700

1,750 

1,700 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

2,050

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her.... ......................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary

h.... ........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,120 

2,280 

3,280 

3,510 

2,750

2,200 

1,920 

1,860 

2,050 

2,550

3,900 

6,900 

6,600 

5,000 

5,600

5,400 

4,320 

3,510 

2,850 

2,460

2,200 

2,120 

2,120 

2,280 

2,750

2,950 

2,550 

2,120 

1,920

Seoondfoot-days

10,941 

54,160 

71,460

395,171

49,210 

92,070 

90,270 

69,717 

22,687 

14,917 

19,147 

18,314 

28,611

541,504

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec

sec. -ft.; Mar. 10 [11 a.m.) 6,16o sec. -ft.; M 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 4,820 sec. -ft.; Sep 

a No gage-height record; discharge computec

Mar.

1,800 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,800 

2,550 

2,850 

3,620 

5,850

4,640 

3,510 

2,950 

2,650 

2,370

2,120 

2,280 

2,280 

5,000 

5,000

3,890 

2,950 

2,550 

2,650 

3,630

3,890 

4,030 

3,280 

2,550 

2,280 

2,200

Apr.

3,060 

3,760 

3,630 

4,480 

4,320

3,510 

3,390 

3,390 

4,480 

4,030

3,280 

2,950 

2,750 

2,460 

2,280

2,050 

1,750 

1,600 

1,480 

1,360

1,270 

1,180 

1,100 

1,020 

975

900 

880 

842 

788 

752

HaxiBun

516 

3,630 

4,030

9,900

2,050 

6,900 

5,850 

4,480 

1,020 

752 

1,600 

1,000 

3,890

6,900

. 25 (6 p.m. 

ar. 20 (11 a 

t. 8 (6 p.m. 

on basis of

May

716 

680 

650 

680 

752

860 

1,000 

1,020 

1,000 

950

925 

880 

824 

770 

752

842 

925 

824 

734 

605

530 

488 

460 

446 

488

474 

502 

545 

605 

880 

880

June

752 

734 

752 

665 

560

488 

446 

418 

404 

432

575 

680 

620 

460 

390

418 

432 

446 

446 

432

446 

620 

575 

530 

474

418 

362 

322 

304 

316

MiniBum Mean

164 353 

390 1,805 

880 2,305

134 1,083

1,100 1,587 

1,860 3,175 

1,700 2,912 

752 2,324 

446 732 

304 497 

298 618 

310 591 

310 954

164 1,480

July

348 

362 

418 

446 

432

362 

298 

432 

446 

376

418 

474 

516 

575 

680

770 

842 

1,150 

1,440 

1,600

1,360 

1,020 

698 

575 

545

460 

390 

404 

390 

432 

488

Aug.

530 

605 

680 

716 

716

716 

788 

900 

925 

806

635 

474 

390 

362 

390

376 

376 

390 

474 

698

950 

1,000 

900 

698 

545

488 

432 

376 

334 

310 

334

Per square

mile

0.441 

2.26 

2.88

1.35

1.98 

3.97 

3.64 

2.90 

.915 

.621 

.772 

.739 

1.19

1.85

Sept.

334 

322 

310 

362 

376

767 

2,480 

3,890 

3,390 

2,550

1,860 

1,440 

1,150 

880 

734

635 

575 

545 

502 

460

432 

418 

404 

390 

390

390 

404 

530 

716 

975

Runoff in 

inches

0.51 

2.52 

3.32

18.39

2.28 

4.28 

4.20 

3.24 

1.05 

.69 

.89 

.85 

1.33

25.16

) 4.320 seo.-ft.; Pel'. 12 (10 p.m.) 7,500 

.m.) 5,200 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 4,170 

) 4,170 sec. -ft. 

records for nearby stations.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 227

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°42'40", long. 81°52'45", at county highwsy bridge 

at scarboro, Jenkins County, 3j miles downstream from Sculls Creek, 6% miles upstream 

from Horse Creek, and ?J miles' southeast of Millen. Datum of gage is 111.81 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,802 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 11.2 

reet); minimum, 476 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 24,600 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940, Mar. 27, 1944 (gage 

height, 12.8 feet); minimum observed, 146 second-feet Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

970 

910 

885 

860 

760

621 

511 

511 

547 

602

660 

660 

660 

660 

680

720 

785 

885 

1,000 

1,100

1,130 

1,160 

1,130 

1,130 

1,840

1,390 

1,470 

1,600 

1,650 

1,650 

1,550

NOT.

1,430 

1,550 

1,950 

2,260 

2,260

2,490 

2,770 

3,030 

3,030 

2,940

3,320 

4,080 

4,420 

4,420 

4,420

4,420 

4,420 

4,190 

4,660 

5,690

6,540 

6,540 

6,540 

6,400 

6,250

6,400 

6,840 

6,840 

6,540 

5,970

Dec.

5,420 

4,780 

4,300 

3,960 

3,740

3,640 

3,420 

3,120 

2,940 

3,030

3,530 

4,660 

6,250 

7,800 

8,500

9,450 

9,850 

10,000 

10,000 

9,650

9,250 

9,250 

8,870 

8,870 

9,650

9,650 

8,870 

8,140 

8,140 

7,800 

7,150

Jan.

6,400 

5,970 

5,690 

5,560 

5,290

4,910 

4,540 

4,190 

3,960 

3,740

3,530 

3,420 

3,320 

3,320 

3,320

3,320 

3,420 

3,960 

,300 

,420

,420 

,420 

,660 

,910 

,910

,910 

,660 

,420 

,420 

,420 

,910

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augo 

Sept

Wa

 her... ......................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry .

tiary

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,290 

5,690 

5,970 

5,970 

5,690

5,560 

5,560 

6,110 

6,540 

7,640

9,250 

10,500 

10,300 

9,650 

9,850

11,000 

10,500 

9,650 

9,450 

8,870

7,800 

7,150 

6,840 

6,250 

5,970

5,690 

5,420 

5,160 

5,290

Seocndfoot-days

30,087 

132,610 

213,680

927,433

137,640 

214,610 

242,670 

204,040 

45,290 

33,745 

35,491 

29,175 

42,962

1,362,000

Mar.

5,420 

5,160 

4,910 

4,780 

4,660

4,660 

5,040 

5,970 

6,840 

8,320

9,650 

10,500 

11,400 

11,400 

9,650

8,140 

7,640 

8,680 

10,000 

11,000

10,000 

8,500 

8,500 

9,250 

8,680

7,470 

6,690 

6,690 

7,470 

7,800 

7,800

Apr.

8,140 

10,700 

13,900 

15,500 

14,400

18,400 

10,500 

10,000 

9,850 

8,870

8,140 

8,140 

8,140 

7,640 

6,840

6,250 

5,690 

5,160 

4,660 

4,190

3,740 

3,420 

2,860 

2,620 

2,370

8,220 

8,090 

1,950 

1,890 

1,770

MaxlDUB

1,650 

6,840 

10,000

10,000

6,400 

11,000 

11,400 

15,500 

1,830 

2,020 

1,710 

1,160 

5,000

15,500

May

1,650 

1,550 

1,510 

1,470 

1,470

1,430 

1,510 

1,600 

1,650 

1,710

1,710 

1,770 

1,830 

1,830 

1,770

1,650 

1,600 

1,510 

1,430 

1,350

1,310 

1,270 

1,270 

1,200 

1,130

1,060 

1,000 

1,000 

1,100 

1,350 

1,600

Mlnlmun

511 

1,430 

2,940

350

3,320 

5,160 

4,660 

1,770 

1,000 

785 

602 

700 

550

511

June

1,650 

1,770 

1,950 

2,020 

2,020

1,830 

1,550 

1,350 

1,240 

1,100

1,000 

910 

835 

810 

810

860 

885 

860 

810 

785

785 

810 

810 

835 

835

860 

940 

970 

970 

885

Mean

971 

4,420 

6,893

2,541

4,440 

7,400 

7,828 

6,801 

1,461 

1,125 

1,145 

941 

1,432

3,721

July

785 

700 

680 

640 

621

602 

602 

621 

660 

720

910 

1,100 

1,310 

1,350 

1,310

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,350 

1,390

1,430 

1,390 

1,470 

1,600 

1,710

1,710 

1,650 

1,510 

1,350 

1,310 

1,200

Aug.

1.10C 

l.OOC 

91C 

885 

91C

97C 

1.03C 

1.13C 

1.16C 

1.16C

1.13C 

1.10C 

1,13C 

1,13C 

1.10C

97C 

83° 

76C 

74C 

835

83f 

76C 

74C 

74C 

810

885 

97C 

l.OOC 

94C 

810 

70C

Per square 

 lie

0.500 

2.28 

3.55

1.31

2.29 

3.81 

4.04 

3.51 

.753 

.580 

.590 

.485 

.738

1.92

Sept.

602 

565 

a550 

a550 

a550

a600 

a700 

a800 

al,000 

al,500

aZ.500 

85,000 

a4,500 

a3,800 

a3,000

2,430 

2,090 

1,770 

1,510 

1,270

1,100 

940 

835 

740 

700

660 

640 

640 

680 

740

Rrnoff In 

Inches

0.58 

2.54 

4.09

17.79

2.64 

4.11 

4.66 

3.92 

.87 

.65 

.68 

.56 

.82

26.12

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see. -ft.).- NOT. 27-28, 6,840 see. -ft.; Dee. 18-19, 10,000 sec. -ft.;

Fee. 16, 11,000 see. -ft.; Mar. 13-14, 11,400 see. -ft.; Mar. 20, 11,000 see.-rt.; Apr. 4, 15,5OO see.- 

ft.j Sept. 12, about 5,000 see. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge eomputed on basis of records for stations near Louisville and 

near Eden.
228 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°10', long. 81°25', 600 feet downstream from bridge 

on u. S. Highways 25, 80, and 280, 2 miles west of Eden, Effingham County, 2 miles upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles upstream from Black Creek. 

Datum of gage is 19.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,650 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2,319 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 13.3 

reet); minimum, 720 second-feet July 9, Sept. 6.

1937-48: Maximjm discharge, 26,300 second-feet Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 14.7 

feet); minimum, 258 second-feet June 5, 6, 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 feet in October 1929, from data furnished by Central of 

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0

720

1,400

2,030

2,850

8.0

8.5

10.0

11.0

3,700

4,320

7,100

9,800

12.0

12.6

13.2

13,700

16,600

20,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septemler 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,080 

1,930 

1,800 

1,680 

1,520

1,360 

1,330 

1,360 

1,440 

1,520

1,560 

1,480 

1,330 

1,220 

1,220

1,300 

1,400 

1,520 

1,680 

1,880

2,030 

2,080 

1,980 

1,980 

2,180

2,490 

2,920 

3,600 

3,920 

3,920 

3,800

Nov.

3,600 

4,040 

5,360 

6,500 

7,100

6,700 

6,500 

6,300 

5,720 

5,180

4,820 

5,000 

5,180 

5,360 

5,540

5,720 

6,100 

6,300 

6,500 

6,500

6,500 

6,700 

6,900 

7,100 

7,850

8,600 

8,900 

8,600 

8,350 

8,100

Dec.

7,600 

7,600 

7,600 

7,600 

7,100

6,700 

6,300 

5,720 

5,360 

5,540

6,100 

7,350 

8,350 

8,350 

8,100

8,600 

9,500 

10,500 

11,600 

12,000

12,400 

13,200 

14,200 

14,600 

14,200

13,200 

12,400 

12,000 

11,600 

11,200 

10,800

Jan.

10,500 

9,800 

9,200 

8,900 

8,600

8,100 

7,600 

7,100 

6,700 

6,500

6,100 

5,900 

5,540 

5,360 

5,000

4,820 

4,640 

4,640 

4,640 

4,640

4,820 

5,180 

5,540 

6,300 

6,500

6,700 

6,700 

6,900 

6,700 

6,700 

6,700

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

ober .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,500 

6,500 

6,500 

6,700 

6,700

6,900 

6,900 

7,100 

7,350 

7,850

8,900 

10,800 

12,000 

12,400 

12,400

12,400 

12,400 

11,600 

11,600 

12,000

12,000 

11,600 

11,200 

11,200 

10,800

10,200 

9,500 

8,900 

8,100

Seoondfoot-days

61,510 

191,620 

297,370

1,339,865

203,020 

279,000 

349,650 

324,470 

79,850 

55,480 

41,379 

36,565 

45,591

1,965,505

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov

14,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14-17, 12,400 sec. -ft.; 

20,900 sec. -ft.

Mar.

7,600 

7,100 

6,900 

6,900 

7,100

7,600 

7,850 

8,100 

8,600 

9,800

10,800 

12,400 

13,700 

14,600 

14,600

14,600 

15,100 

15,100 

14,200 

13,700

13,200 

12,800 

12,800 

13,200 

13,200

12,800 

12,400 

12,000 

11,200 

10,200 

9,500

Apr.

10,500 

15,100 

. 20,200 

20,200 

19,600

19,000 

18,400 

18,400 

17,200 

15,600

13,200 

12,400 

11,600 

10,500 

9,800

9,500 

9,200 

8,900 

8,350 

7,600

6,700 

6,300 

5,900 

5,540 

5,180

4,480 

4,180 

3,920 

3,600 

3,420

Maxima

3,920 

8,900 

14,600

14,600

10,500 

12,400 

15,100 

20,200 

3,240 

3,240 

2,030 

2,180 

2,850

20,200

May

3,240 

2,990 

2,850 

2,730 

2,610

2,430 

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,380

2,330 

2,550 

2,790 

2,990 

2,990

2,990 

2,850 

2,730 

2,670 

2,550

2,430 

2,230 

2,080 

1,980 

1,930

1,880 

2,180 

2,550 

2,730 

2,730 

2,990

Minima

1,220 

3,600 

5,360

512

4,640 

6,500 

6,900 

3,420 

1,880 

1,020 

720 

753 

786

720

June

3,240 

3,150 

3,070 

2,920 

2,850

2,730 

2,610 

2,550 

2,550 

2,490

2,430 

2,280 

2,030 

1,800 

1,600

1,440 

1,360 

1,300 

1,220 

1,190

1,120 

1,120 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,020 

1,020

July

1,020 

1,020 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

951 

819 

753 

720 

786

852 

918 

1,050 

1,190 

1,360

1,640 

1,800 

1,800 

1,760 

1,680

1,600 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,560

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,680 

1,880 

2,030

Aug.

2,180 

2,130 

1,880 

1,760 

1,640

1,520 

1,360 

1,220 

1,080 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,080 

1,120 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,190 

1,220

1,160 

1,020 

885 

852 

852

819 

753 

753 

753 

786 

852

Mean *»J-«

1,984 0.749 

6,387 2.41 

9,593 3.62

3,671 1.39

6,549 2.47 

9,621 3.63 

11,280 4.26 

10,820 4.08 

2,576 .972 

1,849 .698 

1,335 .504 

1,180 .445 

1,520 .574

5,370 2.03

. 5, 7,100 sec. -ft.; Nov. 27, S.S'X) sec. -ft. 

Nar. 17 (7 p.m.) 15,600 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (9

Sept.

885 

951 

918 

885 

786

786 

1,020 

1,220 

1,640 

1,980

2,030 

1,640 

1,360 

1,220 

1,160

1,190 

1,400 

1,840 

2,490 

2,850

2,850 

2,670 

2,330 

2,030 

1,720

1,400 

1,190 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

Runoff in 

inches

0.86 

2.69 

4.17

18.32

2.85 

3.92 

4.91 

4.55 

1.12 

.78 

.58 

.51 

.64

27.58

; Dec. 24, 

p.m.)
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga.

229

Location.- Staff gage, lat, 32°11'05", long. 81°53'25", at bridge on State Highway 73, 

a miles northeast of Claxton, Evans County, and 10 miles upstream from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area.- 555 square miles.

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 447 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 13,9

reet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5.100 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting-; minimum daily, 8.0 second-feet Sept. 25-27.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 1948; minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet 

June 2,3, 1941.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

872. .........

892..........

922..........

1002.........

Water 

year

1938-39

1939-40

1940-41

1943-44

Date

Feb. 28,

Mar. 1 

Aug. 16-17

July 21

Mar. 25

Gage height 

(feet)

*13.8

g!2.9

112.2

g!3.3

Discharge 

(second-feet)

ill, BOO

7,690

5,200

*9,350

* Prom floodmark. 

t Observed.

t Prom rating curve extended above 5,100 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting, 

g Prom graph based on gage readings.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions - Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1939-41 

ana 1944 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 872, 

892, 922, and 1002.

Day 

(water year)

1938-39

Feb. 38......

Mar. 1.......

2. ......

3.......

4.......

5. ......

1939-40

Aug. 16......

17......

18......

1940-41

July 21. .....

1943-44

Mar. 24......

Discharge 

(second-feet)

10,700

11,200

8,920

7,300

5,510

4,160

5,530

6,880

4,170

5,200

4,160

Day 

(water year)

1943-44

Mar. 25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Apr. 17.

18.

23.

21.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Discharge 

(second-feet)

7,300

8,090

6,190

4,160

3,440

3,440

5,300

3,760

3,440

3,760

4,160

4,160

4,390

4,640

4,910

3,950

Month

February 1939. ..... 

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

Water year 1938-39 

Calendar year 1939

Water year 1939-40 

Calendar year 1940

July 1941. .........

Water year 1940-41 

Calendar year 1941

March 1944. ........

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

Water year 1943-44 

Calendar year 1944

Secondfoot-days

37,322

124,038.5 

122,641.5

91,563 

94,909.5

103,223.7 

104,426.3

260,432.8 

283,797.5

Maximum

10,700

11,200 

11,200

6,830 

6,880

5,200 

5,200

8,090 

8,090

Minimum

118 

342

3.0 

3

3 

5

1.4 

1.4

2.6 

6.5

Mean

976

340 

336

250 

259

283 

386

712 

775

Per square

mile

1.76

.613 

.605

.450 

.467

.510 

.515

1.28 

1.40

Runoff In 

Inches

1.S3

8.31 

8.22

6.13 

6.35

6.91 

6.99

5 32

17.45 

19.01

Hating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

623350 O - 51 - 16

8.0

18

29

2.0 

3.3 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

90

156

267

399

564

6.5

8.5

9.5

10.5

11.0

1,040

1,570

1,930

2,520

2,940

11.6 3,760

12.1 4,910

12.8 7,300

13.7 11,300
230 OQEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Canooohee River near Claxton, Oa., water year October 1947 to

Reotember 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 5'

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

169 

156 

149 

139 

132

126 

123 

156 

209 

209

223 

209 

209 

237 

252

262 

564 

746 

604 

469

422 

623 

746 

660 

920

1,370 

1,540 

1,540 

1,740 

1,660 

1,570

Nov.

1,600 

1,660 

1,650 

2,360 

2,750

2,130 

1,620 

1,690 

1,970 

1,780

1,640 

1,740 

2,070 

2,590 

2,360

2,590 2,310" 

2,070 

1,690 

1,690

1,970 

2,190 

2,310 

2,360 

2,360

2,310 

2,190 

1,970 

1,620 

1,660

Dec.

1,510 

1,370 

1,270 

1,200 

1,070

960 

660 

602 

960 

1,460

2,250 

3,300 

3,590 

3,440 

3,440

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,440 

4,160

4,160 

3,950 

3,300 

2,670 

2,450

2,450 

2,070 

1,650 

1,620 

1,740 

1,640

Jan.

1,600 

1,710 

1,640 

1,510 

1,460

1,570 

1,540 

1,370 

1,200 

960

660 

640 

920 

920 

900

940 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

1,040

1,240 

1,370 

1,450 

1,450 

1,480

1,540 

1,660 

1,650 

1,620 

1,660 

1,600

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

ber

 ber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,780 

2,070 

1,690 

1,780 

1,740

1,570 

1,420 

1,340 

1,460 

2,310

4,390 

5,200 

4,160 

2,640 

2,520

2,130 

1,690 

1,680 

1,570 

1,540

1,450 

1,450 

1,570 

1,740 

1,690

2,250 

2,020 

1,600 

1,420

Seoondfoot-days

16,396 

62,220 

73,142

306,652.7

41,260 

60,690 

69,900 

60,011 

17,176 

13,068 

6,665 

4,336 

2,566.0

469,632.0

Peak dlsoharge (base, 1.800 sec. -ft.}.- Nov

sec. -ft.; Dec. zo-zi, 4,ieo sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 

ft.; Feb. 26 (6 p.m.) 2,310 sec. -ft.; Mar. 11 

sec. -ft.; Hay 31 (2 a.m.) 2,590 sec. -ft. .

Mar.

1,370 

1,340 

1,340 

1,400 

1,370

1,640 

1,970 

2,250 

3,440 

5,510

8,090 

5,510 

3,950 

3,440 

3,440

4,160 

3,950 

3,300 

3,170 

3,590

4,160 

3,170 

2,360 

1,970 

1,890

1,930 

2,310 

2,380 

1,650 

1,760 

1,850

Apr.

3,590 

11,200 

11,20O 

6,920 

6,550

4,390 

3,440 

2,940 

2,520 

2,310

2,070 

1,930 

1,620 

1,620 

1,640

1,450 

1,420 

1,370 

1,270 

1,170

1,070 

960 

860 

783 

711

642 

604 

543 

467 

351

Maximum

1,740 

2,750 

4,160

4,160

1,850 

5,200 

6,090 

11,200 

2,450 

1,890 

764 

375 

311

11,200

. 5 (8 a.m.) 

(10 a.m.) 2, 

(10 a.m.) 6

May

252 

196 

196 

169 

162

196 

351 

746 

660 

422

445 

660 

860 

660 

711

677 

501 

351 

237 

162

146 

132 

110 

94 

79

132 

469 

940 

1,420 

2,310 

2,450

Minimum

123 

1,600 

602

5.0

640 

1,340 

1,340 

351 

79 

85 

50 

33 

6.0

8.0

June

1,690 

1,740 

1,570 

1,170 

940

783 

604 

375 

209 

132

110 

98 

90 

90 

66

86 

66 

100 

96 

65

90 

351 

522 

SOI 

336

267

267 

146 

114 

128

Mean

593 

2,074

£,359

641

1,331 

2,093 

2,900 

2,667 

554 

436 

221 

140 

65.6

1,263

July

169 

162 

169 

137 

94

69 

59 

56 

53 

50

55 

72 

196 

375 

543

746 

764 

711 

501 

282

196 

169 

169 

169 

169

156 

142 

114 

86 

98 

114

Aug.

123 

132 

209 

375 

351

297 

267 

237 

223 

162

134 

104 

69 

56 

56

56 

56 

67 

96 

121

156 

169 

162 

156 

139

92 

58 

52 

46 

36 

33

Per square 

 lie

1.07 

3.74 

4.25

1.52

2.40 

3.77 

5.23 

4.61 

.996 

.766 

.396 

.252 

.154

2.31

Sept.

26 

21 

39 

41 

43

52 

72 

252 

223 

146

169 

196 

267 

311 

237

106 

50 

35 

25 

19

16 

16 

16 

12 

8.0

6.0 

6.0 

12 

32 

106

Runoff in 

inches

1.23 

4.17 

4.90

20.55

2.77 

4.07 

6.03 

5.37 

1.15 

.66 

.46 

.29 

.17

31.49

2,640 sec. -ft.; Ho-'. 14 (6 p.m.) 2,750 

190 sea. -ft.; Feb. 12 (2 a.m.) 5,510 seo.- 

,500 sec -ft.; Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 12,100
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 231

South River near McDonough, Ga,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°30", long. 84°01', at Butler Bridge, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Beech Creek, 2 miles 'downstream from Big Walnut Creek, 4§ miles 

downstream from Cotton River, and 9 miles northeast of McDonough, Henry County.

Drainage area.- 436 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 17.7 

reet;; minimum daily, 134 second-feet Oct. 6, 7.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 34,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, ?4.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 70 second-feet Oct. 25-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below. Figures of daily discharge 

include flow diverted from Chattahoochee River (averaging about 12 second-feet) for 

Atlanta municipal supply.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

145 

138 

140 

140 

138

134 

134 

181 

381 

233

199 

197 

185 

179 

179

268 

576 

312 

ZZ7 

209

201 

197 

191 

195 

209

213 

207 

205 

229 

205 

197

Nov.

205 

1,540 

764 

430 

405

418 

690 

2,210 

800 

494

2,850 

5,900 

1,520 

860 

1,800

1,410 

860 

923 

1,520 

956

740 

650 

635 

740 

891

665 

576 

534 

507 

481

Dec.

468 

455 

442 

430 

430

430 

418 

405 

455 

850

1,300 

956 

891 

923 

1,180

3,130 

1,380 

923 

770 

695

80O 

1,020 

770 

680 

923

990 

770 

665 

606 

576 

562

Jan.

591 

725 

576 

534 

507

494 

481 

481 

468 

468

455 

442 

665 

800 

548

494 

507 

507 

494 

494

520 

534 

494 

665 

680

548 

534 

606 

635 

904 

2,480

Month

Ooto 

More 

Deoe

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Jnlj 

Augu 

Sept

We

 ber

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

tary

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

.

ember ........................

tier year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,340 

923 

80O 

740 

725

725 

860 

4,040 

6.OOO 

6,740

2,430 

2,680 

2,080 

2,130 

1,640

1,240 

1,100 

9OO 

923 

891

860 

956 

891 

770 

740

740 

710 

740 

800

Seoondfoot-days

6,544 

32,974 

25,293

253,070

19,331 

46,204 

61,682 

37,500 

25,578 

13,263 

30,225 

14,119 

10,158

322,871

Mar.

680 

1,210 

1,800 

1,340 

1,020

1,270 

5,120 

3,340 

1,680 

1,720

1,300 

1,130 

1,020 

956 

923

1,190 

4,280 

1,760 

1,200 

1,060

990 

923 

4,790 

9,500 

2,280

1,240 

1,760 

1,800 

1,240 

1,100 

2,060

Apr.

3,740 

1,960 

1,440 

1,200 

1,100

2,830 

3,560 

1,760 

2,080 

1,520

1,270 

1,130 

1,020 

990 

1,020

923 

860 

830 

770 

770

740 

725 

710 

710 

695

665 

650 

635 

606 

591

MaxiBUB

576 

5,900 

3,130

8,240

2,480 

6,740 

9,500 

3,740 

4,980 

923 

5,850 

1,440 

956

9,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (2 p.m

sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (9 p.m.) 6,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (10 a.i 

sec. -ft.; July 15 (ll a.m.) 6,600 sec. -ft.

May

591 

606 

591 

770 

1,240

8OO 

800 

635 

591 

562

562 

548 

562 

520 

494

494 

481 

468 

455 

442

442

430 

418 

418 

418

405 

405 

1,430 

2,480 

4,980 

1,540

MiniBUB

134 

205 

405

134

442

710 

680 

591 

405 

301 

238 

259 

229

134

June

923 

860 

680 

606 

534

494 

455 

455 

455 

418

405 

393 

381 

369 

418

562 

418 

381 

381 

418

369 

369 

357 

334 

312

301 

301 

312 

301 

301

Mean

211 

1,099 

816

693

624 

1,593 

1,990 

1,250 

825 

442 

975 

455 

339

882

July

279 

268 

257 

250 

238

279 

279 

242 

257 

381

3,090 

2,760 

1,060 

3,010 

5,850

1,560 

1,270 

770 

665 

1,440

891 

620 

548 

494 

455

442 

418 

442 

680 

562 

468

Ang.

442 

606 

800 

1,440 

1,020

591 

481 

442 

405 

381

381 

393 

381 

418 

430

650 

430 

381 

357 

346

334 

369 

323 

334 

312

301 

290 

279 

279 

259 

264

Per square 

Bile'

0.484 

2.52 

1.87

1.59

1.43

3.65 

4.56 

2.87 

1.89 

1.01 

2.24 

1.04 

.778

2.02

) 6,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 (7 a.n 

n.) 10,800 sec. -ft.; May 30 (7 p

Sept.

253 

250 

250 

393 

956

770 

405 

393 

334 

312

312

301 

279 

279 

290

279 

266 

257 

253 

246

246 

240 

253 

257 

244

236 

229 

438 

591 

346

Rrnoff In 

inches

0.56 

2.81 

2.16

21.57

1.65 

3.94 

5.26 

3.20 

2.18 

1.13 

2,58 

1.20 

.87

27.54

1.)

m.

7,520 

5,800
232 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°18>, long. 83°50', 500 feev, upstream from bridge 

on state Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Yellow Water Cree't, 1 mile downstream 

from Lloyd Shoals Dam, and 7 miles east of Jackson, Butts County. Datum of gage is 

419.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Records available.- May 1906 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 12.9 

reet); minimum daily, 545 second-feet Oct. 5.

1906-15, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 45,500 second-feet Mar. 16, 1912, Mar. 21,1942 

Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet Nov. 20, 1910. 

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet Dec. 11, 1919, from graph based on gage readings 

(discharge, 6,9,000 second-feet, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir and power plant. Lloyd 

Shoals Reservoir, completed in 1910, has usable capacity of 77,000 acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Power Co. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: Drainage area. W 952: 1912(M). W 972: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

4SO

670

1,050

1,680

5.5 

9.5 

12.6

2,680

12,200

20,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

642

555

552

550

545

638

565

560

562

610

59S

555

758

740

825

790

1,450

570

565

1,650

1,480

1,360

1,550

1,420

805

560

950

905

755

862

1,130

Nov.

1,150

902

1,600

1,640

1,600

1,580

1,680

1,540

1,230

1,880

2,320

8,300

11,000

5.62O

3,570

6,630

4,780

3,280

3,360

3,450

3,410

3,330

3,240

3,210

3,100

3,080

3,040

3,000

2,S60

1,040

-

Dec.

1,920

2,100'

2,140

2,050

2,060

822

622

2,260

2,570

2,690

2,210

2,130

2,250

2,330

2,780

3,160

3,100

3,070

3,060

3,070

3,100

3,110

3,040

3,020

3,040

3,030

3,020

3,010

2,900

2,980

2,950

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

2,980

2,SOO

2,970

2,780

2,940

2,920

2,360

2,420

2,230

2,S80

1,050

2,160

2,240

2,O60

2,060

2,190

2,240

929

2,160

2,160

2,250

2,210

1,660

2,240

1,920

1,990

2,180

1,840

1,900

2,130

2,320

Feb.

3,100

2,980

1,S40

2,940

2.9SO

3,000

3,050

2,660

8,780

20 ,'100

18,000

13,700

10,800

8,360

6,860

4,320

3,360

3,350

3,360

3,340

3,300

2,640

3,000

3,230

3,200

3,020

3,160

3,130

2,750

_

-

Mar.

3,020

3,030

3,070

3,130

3,120

3,180

8,100

12,000

9,560

5,370

3,720-

4,410

4,230

4,050

3,640

3,460

10,700

9,300

6,570

3,210

2,280

3,110

4,500

16,200

15,500

6,290

3,460

5,480

5,200

3,940

3,E80

Apr.

10,500

9,560

5,290

3,420

3,760

6,000

9,560

8,360

4,890

4,S60

5,160

2,750

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,220

3,200

3,200

3,130

3,080

3,060

3,010

2,650

1,340

940

2,040

2,220

2,090

2,240

1,920

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

26,057

94 422

79^594

768,147

69,169

154,310

176,110

121,200

56,055

44,309

60,317

43,513

26,853

953,909

Maximum

1,650

11,000

3,160

21,200

p QQQ

20! 100

16,200

10,500

7,960

3,650

9,OSO

3,060

1,380

20,100

Minimum

545

902

622

51E

929

1,S40

2 '940 280

695

585

570

638

660

545

Mean

841

3,214

2,568

2,105

2 231

5 ,321

5 1 681

4,040

1^477

1 946

1J404

895

2,606

May

902

1,120

2,260

2,200

2,270

2,970

2,840

1,030

1,200

2,180

2,120

1,830

2,100

1,970

1,390

695

1,740

1,630

1,660

848

778

942

770

1,740

710

730

1,380

1,390

2,020

2,680

7,960

June

3,650

2,190

-2,160

2,140

2,100

79P

1,570

2,050

1,980

1,960

1,970

1,860

69P

1,630

1,260

1,780

1,540

1,660

1,460

670

955

1,540

762

750

898

668

585

1,060

B55

1,110

-

Change In 

contents In 

Lloyd Shoals 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

-10,900

+18,500

+8,200

+37,000

-13,000

+11 f 600

+13,000

-15,800

+11,800

-11,800

+4,200

-8,600

-7,200

0

July

2

2

2

9

8

4

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

928

850

625

632

748

618

582

610

622

570

632

220

620

890

080

120

300

690

580

550

380

440

350

685

700

480

130

030

900

080

675

Aug.

698

1,970

2,990

3,060

3,010

 2,920

1,930

732

2,180

2,150

2,040

1,650

1,230

638

638

1,050

1,340

1,200

988

1,630

692

682

1,120

1,020

795

868

920

692

665

1,040

975

Sept.

900

875

832

708

755

770

870

1,320

990

938

710

792

762

858

812

780.

868

730

680

1,090

1,180

1,060

1/180

1,380

755

660

1,160

822

708

908

-

Adjusted for changa In 

reservoir contents

Ifoan

664

5 f 526

2,701

2,156

2,020

5 523

5^892

3,774

2,000

1,279

2,014

1, 264

774

2,606

Per square 

mile

0.468

2.48

1.90

1.52

1.42

3.89

4*. 15

2. 66

1.41

.901

1.42

 890

'.545

1.84

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

2.77

2.19

20.60

1.64

4.20

4« 78

2.97

1. 63

1.01

1.64

1.03

.61

25.01
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 233

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°51', long. 83°34', at Fifth Street Bridge In

Macon, Bibb County, If miles upstream from Walnut Creek. Datum of gage Is 269.80

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles. 

Records available.- January 1893 to September 1913, October 1931 to September 1948.

uage-neight records collected at same site since 1895 are contained In reports of

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1893-1911, 1931-48), 2,807 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 20.1

reet); minimum dally, 700 second-feet Oct. 4, 5.

1893-1913, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Mar. 22, 1942 (gage

height, 26.1 feet); minimum dally, 192 second-feet Nov. 9, 16, 23, 1931; minimum gage

height observed, -1.0 foot Oct. 5, 1904, July 27, 1914.

Maximum stage known, 26.1 feet Feb. 28, 1929, Mar. 22, 1942 (discharge, 70,000

second-feet). A stage 1 inch lower, as determined from floodmarks, was reached on

Jan. 19, 1925, at Central of Georgia Railroad bridge 500 feet downstream. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Plow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 232 for change In

monthly contents) and power olant above station. 

Revisions.- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5

5.5

10.0

12.0

14.0

675

1,740

4,370

5,820

7,860

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

9,340

11,200

13,500

16,300

23,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

752 

780 

725 

700 

700

725 

780 

780 

830 

880

1,090 

1,010 

830 

908 

935

1,090 

2,140 

2,190 

985 

855

1,740 

1,740 

1,630 

1,680 

1,740

1,120 

880 

1,220 

1,250 

1,140 

1,200

Nov.

1,400 

3,780 

2,990 

2,240 

2,190

2,190 

2,080 

2,640 

2,240 

1,860

6,700 

12,600 

13,000 

10,400 

6,450

8,280 

7,620 

6,200 

9,340 

6,270

5,100 

4,610 

4,550 

4,740 

5,820

4,740 

4,190 

3,950 

3,770 

3,170

Dec.

1,960 

2,530 

2,700 

2,700 

2,580

2,580 

1,520 

1,400 

2,990 

4,010

4,430 

5,500 

5,420 

6,450 

5,500

9,340 

6,640 

5,260 

4,670 

4,370

5,910 

10,400 

6,090 

4,880 

5,340

5,820 

4,880 

4,430 

4,190 

3,950 

3,950

Jan.

3,950 

4,310 

4,010 

3,890 

3,650

3,710 

3,350 

3,050 

3,050 

3,290

3,110 

1,910 

3,710 

3,950 

3,230

2,930 

2,990 

2,990 

1,860 

2,870

3,050 

3,470 

2,930 

5,350 

5,520

3,950 

3,410 

3,470 

3,350 

3,350 

6,810

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,360 

5,180 

4,610 

4,130 

4,070

4,130 

4,070 

6,400 

10,500 

20,900

23,600 

20,900 

19,000 

13,500 

10,600

7,860 

5,580 

4,950 

4,740 

4,610

4,610 

4,880 

4,550 

4,490 

4,370

4,310 

4,190 

4,250 

4,130

Secondfoot-daye

35,025 

155,310 

142,390

1,207,639

110,470 

225,470 

244,150 

176,230 

73,260 

61,815 

86,675 

55,908 

34,213

1,400,916

Mar.

4,010 

4,130 

4,610 

4,610 

4,490

5,050 

12,500 

16,000 

14,000 

11,800

6,640 

6,000 

5,820 

5,500 

5,180

4,880 

11,200 

14,500 

10,000 

7,260

4,310 

4,130 

6,360 

11,300 

17,200

13,800 

5,840 

5,580 

6,360 

5,910 

5,180

Apr.

12,300 

16,300 

12,200 

6,180 

5,420

5,740 

10,800 

12,600 

9,840 

5,820

6,940 

6,360 

4,880 

4,550 

4,370

4,370 

4,310 

4,190 

4,190 

4,070

4,010 

3,890 

3.950 

3,170 

2,240

1,910 

2,640 

2,990 

2,870 

2,930

Maximum

2,190 

13,000 

10,400

28,500

6,810 

23,600 

17,200 

16,300 

5,100 

6,940 

11,000 

4,200 

1,700

23,600

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12

May

2,640 

fl,680 

f 1,910 

2,810 

2,930

3,470 

3,710 

2,930 

fl,630 

fl,740

2,640 

2,760 

2,580 

2,760 

2,580

fl,860 

1,300 

2,140 

2,190 

2,240

1,500 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

2,080

1,400 

1,300 

fl,860 

2,300 

.5,100 

5,020

Minimum

700 

1,400 

1,400

693

1,860 

4,070 

4,010 

1,910 

1,300 

935 

935 

908 

830

700

June

6,940 

3,710 

2,870 

2,760 

2,700

2,360 

1,400 

f2,080 

2,420 

2,360

2,360 

2,140 

2,020 

1,100 

1,910

1,860 

2,140 

1,960 

2,080 

1,800

1,090 

1,460 

1,910 

1,280 

1,200

1,250 

1,060 

935 

f 1,300 

1,360

Mean

1,130 

5,177 

4,593

3,309

3,564 

7,775 

7,876 

5,874 

2,363 

2,060 

2,796 

1,803 

1,140

3,828

July

1,400 

1,250 

1,200 

f935 

940

990 

940 

980 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,700 

2,900 

5,900 

11,000

11,000 

7,100 

4,200 

3,700 

3,300

3,100 

3,000 

3,000 

2,600 

1,400

1,200 

1,700 

1,600 

1,800 

2,240 

fl,400

Aug.

1,010 

1,100 

2,810 

3,900 

4,200

f3,770 

2,930 

2,190 

1,220 

2,470

2,530 

2,360 

1,960 

1,570 

985

985 

1,860 

1,960 

1,520 

1,300

1,800 

1,090 

1,010 

1,400 

1,330

1,170 

fl,140 

1,220 

f960 

f908 

f 1,250

Per square 

 ile

0.504 

2.31 

2.05

1.48

1.59 

3.47 

3.52 

2.62 

1.05 

.920 

1.25 

.805 

-.509

1.71

Sept.

1,200 

1,200 

940 

940 

1,100

1,200 

1,300 

1,500 

1,700 

1,400

1,200 

960 

940 

940 

940

940 

960 

1,060 

880 

830

1,200 

1,300 

1,250 

1,330 

1,460

908 

855 

1,460 

1,280 

1,040

Riooff la 

inches

0.58 

2.58 

2.36

20.04

1.83 

3.74 

4.06 

2.92 

1.21 

1.03 

1.44 

.93 

.57

23.25

3 a.m.) 15,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 11 (1 a.m.) 24,000

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (2 p.m.) 16,90O sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 4 a.m.) 15,700 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 25 (8 p.m.) 17,900 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (ll p.m.) 18,200 sec. -ft. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note.- No gage-height record May 17, 21-24, 26, 27, June 7, 14, July 1, 3, 5-28, Aug. 2, 4, 5, 

Sept. 1-16; discharge computed on basis of U. S. Weather Bureau readings and records for station 

near Jackson.
234 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Oa.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°17', long. 83°28' , at bridge or U. S. Highway 341 at 

Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, a quarter of a mile downstream fronr Southern Railway 

bridge and 2-5 miles downstream from Jordon Creek. Datum of gage is 189.56 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,800 square miles.

Records available.- January 1944 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S 

Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 seeond-feet Feb. IS (gage height, 24.4 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,300 second-feet Oct. 6-8.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 46,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 1944 (gage height, 

29.6 feet); minimum daily, 1,210 second-feet June 16, Sept. 4-6, 11, 12, 1945.

Maximum stage known since 1908, 36.5 feet Jan. 20, 1925 (discharge, 79,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 332 for change 

in monthly contents) and power plant above station. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-4S (gage height. In feot,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4)

2.2 1,300 17.0 13,600 

6.0 3,710 20.0 18,200 

11.0 7,250 23.0 24,500 

14.0 10,000 24.3 27,900

Discharge, In second-fee t, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,480 

1,480

1,600 

1,660 

1,720 

1,660 

1,540

1,600 

1,840 

2,410 

3,120 

3,380

2,540 

2,150 

2,540 

2,600 

2,540

2,670 

2,600 

2,150 

1,960 

2,080 

2,020

Nov.

2,020 

2,800 

3,520 

4,040 

4,450

4,520 

4,520 

4,450 

4,170 

4,040

4,170 

4,520 

4,590 

4,940 

5,920

9,530 

12,700 

13,500 

12,700 

12,000

11,600 

11,400 

11,500 

11,700 

11,100

10,200 

9,130 

8,280 

7,660 

7,410

Dec.

7,170 

6,780 

6,270 

5,710 

5,010

4,660 

4,450 

4,310 

4,100 

4,040

5,430 

6,480 

7,500 

8,840 

9,840

11,400 

12,600 

12,800 

12,600 

12,700

12,600 

11,700 

10,800 

9,530 

9,740

11,200 

11,600 

10,900 

10,000 

9,430 

8,940

Jan.

8,280 

7,840 

7,410 

7,010 

6,700

6,560 

6,480 

6,340 

6,200 

5,920

5,640 

5,430 

5,500 

6,060 

6,200

6,060 

6,130 

6,270 

6,270 

6,130

6,130 

6,060 

5,990 

6,270 

6,930

7,250 

7,250 

7,500 

8,190 

8,460 

8,370

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ... ....

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8,190 

7,920 

7,660 

8,100 

8,740

8,840 

8,560 

8,280 

8,460 

10,600

12 ,400 

14,000 

20,300 

26,000 

27,900

27,300 

24,800 

21,400 

17,900 

14,900

12,000 

10,500 

9,530 

9,030 

8,560

8,190 

7,920 

7,660 

7,410

Secondfoot-days

60,040 

223,080 

268,930

1,954,910

206,830 

373,050 

394,680 

315,840 

104,210 

92,330 

126,450 

90,330 

53,100

2,308,870

Peak discharge (base, 15.00O see. -ft.),- ft

22,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (7 a.m.} 16,700 see 

20,500 sec. -ft.

Mar.

7,090 

6,780 

6,780 

6,930 

6,930

7,250 

8,740 

9,840 

10,700 

13,100

19,200 

22,400 

21,200 

18,400 

15,300

12,700 

11,800 

11,700 

11,100 

12,100

15,400 

16,500 

15,000 

13,200 

11,500

9,840 

11,400 

16,200 

17,500 

15,300 

12,800

Apr.

12,100 

14,300 

15,600 

17,400 

19,900

19,900 

17,500 

15,000 

13,000 

12,800

14,700 

15,200 

13,500 

11,500 

10,300

9,430 

8,650 

7,750 

7,090 

6,630

6,340 

6,130 

5,920 

5,780 

5,640

5,550 

5,290 

4,730 

4,240 

3,970

Maxima

3,380 

13,500 

12,800

35,900

S,460 

27,900 

22,400 

19,900 

4,380 

5,520 

10,500 

4,800 

2,080

27,900

May

3,780 

3,970 

3,970 

3,580 

3,450

3,710 

3,900 

4,040 

4,240 

4,380

4,240 

3,640 

3,640 

3,780 

3,840

3,780 

3,780 

3,190 

2,740 

2,860

3,060 

2,930 

2,410 

2,220 

2,150

2,280 

2,740 

2,670 

2,740 

3,120 

3,380

Miniwin

1,300 

2,020 

4,040

1,300

5,430 

7,410 

6,780 

3,970 

2,150 

1,720 

1,540 

1,600 

1,480

1,300

June

3,780 

4,100 

4,380 

4,730 

5,360

5,520 

4,800 

4,040 

2,930 

3,000

3,120 

3,190 

3,120 

3,000 

2,670

2,280 

2,540 

2,670 

2,740 

2,860

2,860 

2,540 

2,150 

2.220 

2,410

2,020 

1,900 

1,840 

1,72O 

1,840

Mean

1.93T 

7,43f 

8.67E

5,35f

6,675 

12,860 

12.73C 

10.53C 

3,36? 

3,076 

4.07S 

2,914 

1,77C

6,308

July

2,150 

2,340 

2,280 

2,020 

1,780

1,660 

1,540 

1,600 

1,600 

2,150

2,670 

3,000 

3,580 

3,780 

3,840

4,040 

5,080 

5,780 

8,100 

10,500

10,400 

8,840 

7,090 

5,920 

5,080

4,730 

3,710 

2,600 

2,670 

2,860 

3,060

Aug.

3,260 

3,320 

3,320 

3,190 

3,640

4,040 

4,310 

4,590 

4,800 

4,800

4,100 

3,450 

3,450 

3,320 

2,930

2,480 

1,960 

2,020 

2,670 

2,860

2,480 

2,340 

2,340 

1,960 

1,780

2,020 

1,960 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,600

Per square 

mile

0.510 

1.96 

2.28

1.41

1.76 

3.38 

3.35 

2.77 

.885 

.810 

1.07 

.767 

.466

1.66

b. 15 (10 p.m.) 28,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 12 (8 

-ft.; Nar. 29 (7 a.m) 17,700 se<?.-ft.; Apr.

Sept.

1,660 

1,840 

1,780 

1,720 

1,780

1,900 

2,020 

1,960 

1,900 

1,960

2,080 

2,020 

1,840 

1,660 

1,600

1,660 

1,720 

1,660 

1,600 

1,600

1,540 

1,480 

1,600 

1,720 

1,780

1,840 

1,840 

1,600 

1,660 

2,080

Runoff in 

inches

0.59 

2.19 

2.63

19.14

2.03 

3.64 

3.86 

3.09 

1.02 

.90 

1.23 

.88 

.52

22.58

p.m.) 

6 (1 a.m.)
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 235

Oomulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°55', long. 82°40', at bridge on U. S. Klghway 

341, at Lumber City, Telfalr County, 500 feet downstream from Southern Railwry bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Little Oomulgee River, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

Oconee River. Datum of gage is 87.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19S9, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

'same site since 1908 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 5,706 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48;200 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 18.9 

I'eet); minimum, 1,870 second-feet Oct. 6.

1936-48: Maximum discharge, 60,500 second-feet Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 20.5 

feet); minimum, 1,310 second-feet Oct. 21, 1938 (gage height, 0.07 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 26.3 feet Jan. 21, 1925.

Remarjcs.- Records good. Plow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p.232 for monthly 

cnfnge in contents) and power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shiftlng-oontrol method used Apr. 18 to Sept. 30)

1.3 1,930 11.5

3.0 3,030 13.0

5.0 4,500 14.5

7.0 6,400 16.0

10.0 10,200 IS. 8

12,900

16,600

21,900

29,200

47,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Paj

1

a

3

4

6

e

7

a

9

10

U

12

13

14

16

i«

17

It

19

SO

81

as

84

89

86

87

88

89

90

31

I Oct.

2,240

2,110

1,990

1,990

1,930

1,990

e.sao

3,380

4,100

4,950

4,420

3,460

3,030

2,760

2,700

3,170

8,220

5,400

4,770

4,030

3,730

3,800

3,880

4,340

5,400

5,600

6,310

4,860

4,500

4,180

3,730

NOV.

3,380

4,590

6,200

7,120

7,600

7.600

7,120

6.760

8,760

7,000

7,600

9,540

10,700

11,400

11,000

10,600

9,820

9,400

9,680

10,700

11,900

13,100

14,400

16,900

19,200

20,300

20,300

19,200

17,800

18,600

-

Dec.

15,400

14,400

13,500

12,500

11,600

10,900

10,100

9,540

6,840

9,400

18,100

18,300

17,800

17,500

16,600

18,900

17,200

16,900

16,900

16,900

18,900

17,200

17,800

17,800

17,500

17,200

16,900

16,300

15,400

14,700

14,200

Jan.

14,000

14,800

14,400

14,200

13,700

13,100

12,300

11,600

10,700

10,200

9,680

9,260

9,120

9,120

8,960

8,840

8,700

8,700

6,640

8,980

9,540

9,960

10,100

10,400

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

11,000

11,600

Month

October ,,,,..,,..,...,,..........

December ...,,..,....,,,...,.,,...

Calendar year 1947 ............

janu&ry . t February Itaroli . . .

April Hal,

June ,,,,,,,,.,..,,, , , . . , , . . . July ..,..,.,. . , ,

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

11,900

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100

11,900

11,600

11,700

12,300

12,900

13,300

13,700

14,200

14,700

15,400

16,900

19,200

23,200

27,100

29,200

29,200

27,600

25,100

21,900

19,600

17,200

15,400

14,400

-

-

Seeendfoot-days

115,460

334, 27C

463,180

2,752,680

334,720

490,100

578,600

610,040

146,080

112,950

153,970

127,400

72,530

3,539,300

Mar.

13,300

12,500

12,100

13,100

13,500

13,500

13,500

14,000

14,700

17,200

18,500

19,900

20,300

20,700

21,500

23,600

28,600

31,500

29,800

25,600

21,900

19,600

18,200

17,500

17,500

17,800

18,500

18,500

18,200

17,200

16,300

Apr.

23,200

40,5

47,5

44,7

00

00

00

36,600

29,800

27,1

25,6

24,6

00

00

00

24,600

24,100

23,2

21,1

19,2

00

00

00

18,800

19,200

18,8

17,5

15,7

00

00

00

14,400

13,100

11,9

10,9

10,1

00

00

00

9,120

8,560

7,9

7,7

7,3

7,1

Maximum

5,600

20,300

17,800

32,700

14,400

3l)500

47 500

6^640

5,040

8,980

5,040

2,700

47,500

60

20

60

20

May

6,640

6,300

5,900

5,500

5,220

5,130

5,220

5,220

5,130

5,040

5,040

5,130

5,500

5,700

5,800

5,500

5,040

,770

,590

,500

,340

,100

3,730

3,660

3,660

3,450

3,240

3,030

3,100

3,310

3,590

Minimum

1,930

3,380

8,840

1,930

8,700

11,600

12 * 100

7,120

3,030

2,700

2,560

2 gJQ

2',110

1,930

June

3,800

4,030

4,100

4,180

4,260

4,340

4,420

4,590

4,860

5,040

5,040

4,860

4,180

3,800

3,730

3,660

3,660

3,450

3,240

3,170

3,170

3,240

3,310

3,310

3,170

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,760

2,700

Mean

3,724

11,140

14,940

7,542

10,800

16 * 900

18,660

20,330

4,712

3,765

4,967 

4,110

2,418

9,670

July

2,700

2,760

2,700

2,760

2,820

2,820

2,700

2,560

2,560

2,700

3,380

4,100

4,420

4,770

4,660

5,220

5,500

5,500

5,400

5,400

5,500

5,600

6,000

6,760

7,720

8,560

8,980

8,700

7,960

6,760

5,800

Aug.

4,

t

,

9

t

,

t

f

860

340

260

340

680

770

590

420

420

500

590

770

950

040

,860

,590

4,'

4,

420

680

950

500

3,880

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Per square 

mile

0.719

2 

1 J.D^ 

2.88

1.46

2*06

3.26

3.60

3 92

igio

.727

.959

7QT

. I SW

.467

1.87

660

590

450

310

170

960

760

760

700

630

Sept.

2,500

2,500

2, -370

2,370

2,440

2,500

2,500

2,560

2,630

2,700

2,630

2,560

2,630

2,700

2,630

2,560

2,440

2,370

2,300

2,300

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,110

2,110

2,180

2,240

2,300

2,370

2,370

Runoff in 

inches

0.83

2.40

3.32

19.77

2.40

3.52

4.15

4.37

1.05

.81

1.10

.91

.52

25.38

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 sec.-ft.).- Nov. 26-27, 20,300 sec.-ft.; Dec. 13 (3 p.m.) 18,200 sec.- 

t.j Peo. Zl-22, 29,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. IS, 31,5C ,500 sec.-ft.j " Apr. 3 ~ (4 ' p.m.) ------ 48,EDO sec.-ft.
236 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Altamaha River at Doctor-town, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°39', long 81°50', at Atlantic Coast Line Rallroaa bridge at Doctortovm, Wayne County, 4^ miles northeast of Jesup. Datum of gage 

is 28.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 13,600 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Fureau.

Average discharge^- 17 years, 13,240 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 92,500 second-feet Apr. 4, 5 (gage height, 

TDTtTTeet); minimum, 3,730 second-feet Sept. 27, 28.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 178,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 1936 (gage height, 12.03 

feet); minimum, 1,760 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 14, 15, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 14.6 feet Jan. 23, 1925 (discharge, 300,000 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 180,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good below 10,000 second-feet and fair above. 

Revisions.- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to June 24)

Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

0.1 

2.0 

3.0 

4.3

4,4,30

6,650

8,070

10,400

0.0 

1.5 

3.0 

4.2

3,730

5,420

7,640

10,200

4.8

5.4 

6.2 

7.2

12,100

15,700

22,400

34,000

8.0

9.0

1C.O

46,000

66,700

92,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Das

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7,180 

6,280 

5,560 

4,980 

4,650

4,430 

4,430 

4,650 

5,320 

6,040

6,650 

7,180 

7,040 

6,400 

6,160

6,400 

7,760 

8,900 

9,800 

10,400

10,400 

10,000 

9,260 

8,730 

9,260

10,200 

11 ,000 

12,100 

13,100 

13,700 

13,100

Nov.

12,100 

11,400 

11,400 

12,600 

15,000

16,400 

18,000 

19,600 

19,600 

20,500

20,500 

21 ,400 

22 ,400 

23,400 

26,700

29,000 

30,200 

30,200 

31,400 

31,400

31,400 

31,400 

34,000 

36,700 

39,600

44,300 

47,800 

49,700 

49,700 

47 ,800

Dec.

47,800 

44,300 

41,100 

39,600 

36,700

34,000 

31,400 

29,000 

26,700 

25,600

24,500 

26,700 

31,400 

39,600 

42,700

46,000 

49,700 

49,700 

51,700 

51,700

53 ,700 

53,700 

53,700 

51,700 

51,700

51,700 

49,700 

49,700 

47,800 

47 ,800 

46,000

Jan.

46,000 

44,300 

42,700 

42,700 

41,100

39,600 

38,100 

36,700 

34,000 

31,400

29,000 

27 ,800 

25,600 

24,500 

22,400

21,400 

21,400 

21,400 

20,500 

21,400

22 ,400 

23,400 

24,500 

26,700 

26,700

26,700 

26,700 

27 ,800 

27 ,800 

27 ,800 

29,000

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

h....... .....................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

29,000 

30,200 

31 ,400 

32,700 

32,700

32,700 

32,700 

32,700 

34,000 

34,000

35,300 

36,700 

39,600 

42,700 

44,300

46,000 

47 ,800 

49,700 

53,700 

60,000

64,400 

66,700 

69,000 

69,000 

66,700

64,400 

60,000 

55 ,800 

49,700

Seoondfoot-days

251, 06C 

835, 60C 

1.327.10C

6,926,520

921,500 

1,343,600 

1,604,700 

1,641,700 

371,100 

276,690 

291,820 

273,510 

141,100

9,279,480

Mar.

46,000 

41,100 

39,600 

39,600 

36,700

35,300 

36,700 

36,700 

28,100 

41,100

49,600 

53 ,700 

55,800 

57 , 900 

60,000

62,200 

62,200 

64,400 

66,700 

69,000

69,000 

66,700 

64,400 

60,000 

55,800

51,700 

49,700 

49,700 

49,700 

47 ,800 

47,800

Apr.

51,700 

73,800 

89,600 

92,500 

92,500

89,600 

86,800 

81,400 

76,300 

71,400

69,000 

66,700 

62,200 

60,000 

55,800

51,700 

49,700 

47,800 

46,000 

44,300

41,100 

38,100 

35,300 

31,400 

29,000

25,600 

23,400 

21,400 

19,600 

18,000

Maximum

13,700 

49,700 

53,700

71,000

46,000 

69,000 

69,000 

92,500 

16,400 

13,100 

15,000 

13,100 

6,230

92,500

May

16,400 

15,000 

14,300 

13 ,700 

13,100

12,600' 

12,100 

11,700 

11,700 

12,100

12,100 

12,600 

12,600 

13,100 

13,700

14,300 

15,000 

14,300 

13,700 

13,100

11,700 

10,700 

9,900 

9,200 

8,800

8,400 

8,400 

8,600 

8,800 

9,200 

10,200

Minium

4,430 

11,400 

24,500

3,600

20,500 

29,000 

35,300 

18,000 

8,400 

6,520 

5,420 

5,040 

3,730

3,730

June

11,000 

12,101 

13,101 

13,10-) 

12,60-)

13,101 

12,601 

12,60-) 

12,10-) 

11,30-)

10,400 

9,99") 

9,400 

9,000 

8,60'")

8,000 

7,470 

7,140 

6,980 

6,670

6,520 

6,520 

6,520 

6,820 

7,470

7,640 

7,470 

7,140 

6,820 

6,520

Mean

8,099 

27,850 

42,810

18,980

29,730 

46,330 

51,760 

54,720 

11,970 

9,223 

9,414 

8,823 

4,703

25,350

July

6,230 

5,950 

5,680 

5,680 

5,810

5,950 

6,090 

6,090 

5,680 

5,420

5,420 

5,550 

6,230 

7,140 

8,000

9,000 

9,700 

10,200 

10,700 

11,000

11,700 

12,100 

12,600 

13,700 

14,300

14,300 

15,000 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

13,700

Aug.

13,100 

12,100 

10,700 

10,200 

9,700

9,900 

9,900 

10,200 

9,900 

9,900

10,200 

10,400 

10,400 

9,900 

9,400

9,000 

8,800 

8,400 

8,200 

8,200

8,400 

8,600 

8,600 

7,820 

7,140

6,670 

6,090 

5,810 

5,550 

5,290 

5,040

Per square 

mile

0.596 

2.05 

3.15

1.40

2.19 

3.41 

3.81 

4.02 

.880 

.678 

.692 

.649 

.346

1.86

Sept.

4,920 

4,800 

4,680 

4,570 

4,460

4,460 

4,460 

4,570 

4,680 

5,040

5,550 

6,090 

6,230 

5,950 

5,810

5,550 

5,290 

4,920 

4,680 

4,460

4,350 

4,240 

4,130 

4,030 

3,930

3,830 

3,730 

3,830 

3,930 

3,930

Runoff in 

Inches

0.69 

2.29 

3.63

18.96

2.52 

3.68 

4.39 

4.46 

1.01 

.76 

.80 

.75 

.39

25.39

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 28«£9,- 49,700 sec. -ft.; Dei. 21-23, 53,700 sec. -ft.;

Feb. 23-24, 69,000 sec. -ft.; (Jar. ?6-2l, 69.00O sec. -ft.; Apr. 4-5, 92,500 sec. -ft.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 237

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33 0 51', long. 84°05', at county highway bridge 3£ miles went 

 oi' Snellville, Gwinnett County, 4 miles downstream from Sweetwater Creek, 6f miles

northeast of town of Stone Mountain, and 7j miles upstream from Stone Mountain CreekDrainage area.- 144 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 9.6 feet,

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 15 second-feet Oct. 7 (g<)ge

height, 0.72 foot).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 4,370 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947; minimum observed, that

of Oct. 7, 1947.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as trtiown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

1002 ........

1032........

Water 

year

1943-44

1944-45

Date

Mar. 29

Apr. 25

Gage height 

Tfeet)

9.8

10.5

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2,760

3,000

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

itevisions (water years).- W 1032: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Aug. 2, 

Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

0.7 14

.6 19

.9 25

1.0 33

1.1 43

1.3 70

1.5 104

1.6 169

2.2 267

3.0 502

4.5 1,02O

S.S 2,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

16 

17 

16 

18 

16

16 

15 

56 

66 

37

37 

26 

27 

27 

27

144 

770 

216 

100 

75

62 

53 

46 

57 

90

69 

62 

62 

6O 

53 

51

Nov.

51 

632 

337 

160 

142

112 

34O 

632 

226 

169

1,640 

1,770 

471 

267 

632

351 

241 

241 

323 

241

204 

169 

180 

241 

216

160 

156 

142 

133 

128

Dec.

124 

116 

116 

112 

112

112 

108 

120 

126 

450

360 

309 

241 

204 

399

675 

410 

267 

216 

192

204 

204 

160 

169 

216

204 

160 

169 

156 

146 

142

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

169 

160 

158 

144 

137

133 

126 

126 

126 

124

116 

118 

216 

192 

146

142 

142 

137 

126 

126

142 

137 

128 

169 

137

135 

137 

160 

169 

216 

440

mber. ........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

eaber...... ..................

ter year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

295 

241 

204 

160 

180

192 

607 

2,320 

2,320 

1,720

60S 

60S 

770 

840 

534

38O 

323 

281 

254 

226

216 

351 

267 

226 

216

204 

192 

204 

192

Seccndfcct-days

2,421 

10,751 

6,963

63.01C

4.S8C 

15,549 

16,266 

6,561 

5,237 

2,91C 

6.00E 

4,761 

1,722

86,047

Mar.

ISO 

534 

440 

351 

261

365 

1,310 

675 

502 

360

323 

261 

254 

226 

216

447 

910 

410 

309 

267

241 

241 

2,090 

1,330 

502

366 

700 

599 

351 

281 

632

Apr.

1,050 

566 

360 

3O9 

261

700 

471 

360 

366 

261

267 

254 

241 

254 

241

216 

192 

192 

16O 

160

160 

169 

169 

169 

169

156 

146 

139 

133 

128

Maxima

770 

1,770 

675

3,38O

440 

2,320 

2,090 

1,050 

910 

267 

1,050 

840 

137

2,320

May

126 

124 

126 

156 

160

169 

192 

146 

133 

122

118 

116 

114 

1O6 

102

100 

97 

90

se

66

84 

76 

73 

80 

76

75 

61 

309 

910 

735 

241

Minimum

15 

51 

108

15

116 

160 

180 

126 

73 

52 

39 

50 

36

15

June

108 

137 

123 

112 

104

97 

100 

99 

66 

60

76 

75 

73 

76 

267

160 

126 

93 

102 

93

66 

81 

76 

67 

62

57 

53 

52 

90 

70

Mean

76.1 

358 

225

173

157 

536 

52S 

265 

169 

97.0 

194 

154 

57.4

235

July

59 

51 

50 

45 

41

76 

44 

39 

50 

110

605 

599 

241 

652 

1,050

366 

204 

156 

204 

120

99 

90 

60 

76 

70

67 

64 

114 

95 

144 

142

Aug.

104 

180 

502 

632 

640

416 

ISO 

139 

116 

106

106 

104 

90 

68 

66

93 

95 

63 

60 

61

67 

72 

70 

66 

63

59 

56 

53 

51 

53 

SO

Per squsre 

 lie

0.542 

2.49 

1.56

1.20

1.09 

3.72 

3.65 

1.98 

1.17 

.674 

1.35 

1.07 

.399

1.63

Sept.

43 

41 

43 

66 

137

108 

78 

73 

66 

62

63 

57

53 

53 

56

51 

45 

43 

44 

43

4O 

39 

41 

44 

39

37 

36 

73 

70 

59

Runoff In 

Inches

0.62 

2. 73 

1.80

16.26

1.26 

4.01 

4.21 

2.21 

1.35 

.75 

1.56 

1.23 

.45

22.23

Peak discharge (base, 2.100 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (4 a.m.) 2,520 sec. -ft.; Feb. 8 (2 p.m.) 2,520

sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (9 p.m.) 2,690 sec. -ft.
238 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°37', long. 83°55', at bridge on State Highway 12,

 a quarter of a mile downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream

from Gum Creek, and 3| miles northwest of Covington, Newton County. 

Drainage area.- 396 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1948. September to December 1897 at approxi-

 mately same site and May 1899 to December 1901 at site 1 mile upstream, published as

Yellow River at Almon. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 15.2

 reet); minimum daily, 51 second-feet Oct. 4.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet (revised) Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

18.6 feet); minimum daily, that of Oct. 4, 1947.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water yerrs have been revised 

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the Water-Supply 

Papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

1032 ........

1052 ........

Water 

ye'ar

1944^45

1945-46

Date

Apr. 26

Jan. 7

Gage height 

(feet)

16.4

18.6

Dischrrge 

(second- feet)

8,180

12,000

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater from return of overbank flow,

 which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill dam above station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in the

 water year 1946, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1052, are given 

herewith:

Jan. 7 .......... 11,000

Month

Water year 1945-46 

Calendar year 1946

Secondfoot -day s

219,368 

196,743

Maximum

11,000 

11,000

Minimum

92 

94

Mean

601 

539

Per square 

mile

1.52 

1.36

Runoff In 

Inches

20.60 

18.47

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

70

f73

f68

51

63

73

80

106

150

189

156

112

140

112

111

165

840

1,020

405

292

239

204

190

187

206

221

219

208

221

201

1S5

Mov.

174

996

1,410

667

460

405

584

1,580

1,210

578

1,700

4,100

3,390

1,120

1,140

1,310

872

733

990

816

628

554

518

616

706

578

506

449

416

405

-

Dec.

394

373

352

352

352

342

322

342

352

554

960

844

733

641

706

1,620

1,650

930

706

616

616

706

603

542

680

760

616

554

518

494

472

Jan.

483

566

518

460

449

416

416

405

394

394

373

373

506

628

483

427

416

416

416

394

405

416

405

472

472

438

427

472

506

616

1,180

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,110

816

680

616

590

590

760

3,010

5,820

06,300

03,800

02,100

01,800

01,630

01,500

01,160

0980

C880

816

760

706

816

816

706

667

654

628

654

680

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

6 ,55

29,61

19,70!

187,00]

14,745

42 041

28,431 

14,01C 9 15'

11 57'

5,66S

241,543

Mar.

603

816

1,240

1,140

900

96Q

2,630

3,300

2,030

1,510

1,140

960

844

788

733

788

1,580

1,800

1,080

872

788

733

2,520

5,180

3,240

1,370

1,310

1,510

1,180

930

1,330

Apr.

2,520

2,390

1,480

1,080

960

1,990

2,340

1,480

1,240

1,020

9OO

844

760

760

760

706

654

603

590

566

554

530

518

506

494

472

460

438

416

405

-

Maximum

1,020

4,100

1,650

6,260

1,180

> 6,300

5,180

2,520 

1,580

667

i jir\

394

6,300

May

405

394

405

472

680

518

530

472

416

394

384

362

362

342

322

312

322

292

282

273

264

254

233

254

250

239

237

470

1,050

1,580

1,240

Minimum

51

174

322

51

373

590

603 

405

233

190 

141

158

128

51

June

667

554

438

384

342

332

322

312

302

282

254

245

241

243

282

427

342

292

292

332

292

252

233

237

217

190

194

248

192

215

-

Mean

212 98"

63(

512

476

1,450

I* 47 

94C

452

30J 

45e

37 '

18£

660

July

196

177

162

141

156

167

190

153

160

192

826

1,320

960

900

1,620

1,480

706

494

427

518

427

332

302

273

254

248

235

233

302

282

405

Aug.

352

405

542

1,140

1,410

1,110

628

427

384

342

322

312

302

282

254

282

273

254

239

224

210

210

226

217

201

190

180

15S

165

174

158

Per square

mile

0.535

2.49 1 61

1.29

1.20

3. 66

3.73

2. 39

!770

1.16

. 942

.477

1.67

Sept.

145

131

133

245

394

373

2S2

245

222

199

189

194

190

179

174

170

156

146

151

163

141

143

138

138

131

128

141

187

231

210

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

1 OC 1 . 86

17.58

1.38

3. 95

4 30

2 . 67 

1.31

. 86

1* 34

1.09

.53

22.69

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (3 a.m.) 6,820 sec. -ft.: Mar. 24 (12 m. ) 5,420

o Backwater from return of overbank flow.

f computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Alcovy River below Covlngton, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°31', long. 83°49', 500 feet downstream from Henderson Mill Bridge, 4 miles downstream from Central of Georgia Railway bridge, and

7 miles southeast of Covington, Newton County. 

Drainage area.- 251 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. November

1928 to April 1932 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Session. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 13.8

reetj; minimum daily, 44 second-feet Oct. 5.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet (revised) Jan. 8, 1946 (gag3 height,

20.2 feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, that of Oct. 5, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 feet July 30, 1887 (discharge, 12,400 second-feet), from

floodmarks and dates in Henderson Mill.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1946 has been revised to 7,520

second-reet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 feet, from floodmark), superseding figure

published in Water-Supply Paper 1052. 

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Henderson

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for high-water period in the 

water year 1946, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1052, are given 

herewith:

Jan. 8......... 7,100

Month

Water year 1945-46.... 

Calendar year 1946. . . .

Second-foot 

days

149,063 

138,188

Maximum

7,100 

7,100

Minimum

61 

68

Mean

411 

379

Per square

mile

1.64

1.51

Runo'f in 

inches

22. 22 

30.48

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

52

50

50

51

44

51

50

50

96

116

124

110

97

91

85

101

204

214

204

196

166

130

114

111

124

145

156

148

139

145

135

Nov.

137

275

330

320

360

370

340

430

460

440

700

1,120

1,350

1,320

1,300

956

810

656

656

678

590

502

460

440

45O

430

410

380

350

320

-

Dec.

393

284

266

257

257

248

248

248

257

330

430

480

535

546

612

700

788

722

700

634

546

535

480

440

491

568

513

460

430

390

360

Jan.

350

370

350

350

320

302

284

275

266

266

257

248

284

370

360

340

311

293

284

275

275

375

275

350

370

350

330

350

350

450

678

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

744

700

612

568

502

460

480

832

1,950

3,520

3,520

2,630

1,880

1,470

1,360

1,120

956

832

700

634

590

613

568

535

513

502

480

460

440

.

-

Second 

foot-daya

3,549

17,230

14,038

129,718

10,208

30,060

28,533

18,758

8,371

6,443

7,288

5,678

3,511

153,666

Mar.

440

491

534

557

568

656

956

1,470

1,660

1,470

1,150

880

744

656

568

724

982

810

832

880

723

612

904

1,700

1,910

1,500

1,010

880

788

722

766

Apr.

956

1,290

1,320

1,030

788

880

1,230

1,120

1,090

788

678

612

568

524

503

470

460

440

410

370

370

360

340

340

330

320

311

302

284

275

-

Maximum

314

1,350

788

3,310

678

3,530

1,910

1,320

656

612

904

470

222

3,520

May

266

266

357

384

420

430

400

360

320

302

266

240

248

240

222

214

203

192

164

174

168

164

158

156

155

163

178

212

370

513

656

Minimum

44

127

248

44

248

440

440

275

155

116

80

75

67

44,

June

612

470

320

284

384

240

203

185

172

162

154

146

144

138

305

222

222

357

866

.357

240

193

170

152

141

130

131

116

118

119

-

Mean

114

574

452

355

32E

1,036

92C

62£

27C

215

235

182 in

42 C

July

121

115

104

96

84

84

80

88

88

107

166

198

331

460

612

634

904

700

410

275

214

192

174

158

145

135

128

124

135

152

174

Aug.

179

203

248

334

234

3*0

470

440

330

331

187

172

163

154

156

162

148

146

139

131

121

115

116

114

111

103

98

92

86

81

75

Per square 

mile

0.454

2.29

1.80

1.41

1.31

4.13

3.66

2.49

1.08

.856

.936

.729

.466

) 1.67

Sept.

76

72

67

76

146

193

222

308

193

179

148

134

124

115

111

108

103

98

93

92

88

81

81

81

76

73

78

96

141

158

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

8.56

2.08

19.21

1.51

4.45

4.22

3.78

1.24

.96

1.08

.84

.52

28.76

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 sec. -ft,).- Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 3,980 sec. -ft.
240 ALTAMAHA RIVIR BASIN

Towaliga River near Forsyth, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°07', long. 83°57', at bridge on State Highway 42, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Rocky Creek, l£ miles downstream from Little 

Towaliga River, and 6 miles north of Forsyth, Monroe County.

Drainage area.- 315 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. Febru- 

 ary 1929 to April 1932 at site half a mile downstream in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Session.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 11.4 

reet}; minimum daily, 40 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 4.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 7,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1947 (gage height, 16.4 

feet); minimum daily, 33 second-feet Sept. 12, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow from 130 square miles regulated by High Falls Dam.

Rating cable, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10,

Feb. 16 to Mar. 15, July 24 to^Sept. 30)

0.4 40 2.5 437 

.6 65 3.5 720 

.9 108 5.0 1,200 

1.3 175 8.0 2,400 

1.9 295 10.9 3,840

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

40 

40 

41 

40 

41

41 

42 

107 

204 

210

204 

82 

64 

56 

102

259 

270 

98 

75 

113

214 

161 

78 

201 

78

78 

121 

226 

218 

216 

199

Nov.

105 

421 

238 

295 

284

274 

295 

317 

284 

268

1,700 

2,170 

966 

528 

1,050

1,280 

735 

746 

1,350 

902

600 

502 

489 

630 

7,80

528 

424 

375 

340 

328

Dec.

306 

306 

363 

295 

328

295 

340 

363 

363 

463

437 

556 

966 

1,130 

1,180

2,050 

1,280 

780 

630 

528

966 

1,130 

780 

600 

705

750 

600, 

515 

463 

437 

424

Jan.

463 

570 

476 

424 

387

375 

363 

363 

387 

387

306 

328 

628 

502 

412

375 

375 

375 

352

363

412 

412

375 

840 

840

570 

502 

528 

528 

721 

1,770

Month

Octo 

dove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

S*pt

Wa

her.... ......................

aber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

eBber ........................

ter year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

1,390 

840 

675 

556 

528

515 

528 

1,580 

3,080 

3,840

1,970 

1,660 

2,130 

1,620 

1,200

934 

810 

705 

645 

585

585 

705 

660 

556 

528

515 

489 

528 

515

Seoondfoot-days

3,919 

19,204 

20,329

176,921

15,609 

30,872 

32,179 

24,995 

9,038 

7,448 

12,160 

6,203 

3*596

185,552

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 sec. -ft.).- Fe

sec . -ft .

Mar.

450 

570 

780 

750 

645

948 

3,350 

2,580 

1,470 

1,430

1,060 

840 

720 

645 

615

828 

2,360 

2,010 

1,060 

810

660 

600 

902 

1,390 

966

675 

615 

615 

489 

476 

870

Apr.

1,660 

2,220 

1,470 

87O 

720

870 

2,600 

2,260 

1,280 

934

840 

720 

720 

515 

542

600 

528 

542 

528 

502

366 

570 

570 

458 

162

276 

424 

424 

412 

412

^

Maxinun

270 

2,170 

2,050

6,210

1,770 

3,840 

3,350 

2,600 

464 

476 

1,470 

585 

239

3,840

B. 10 (3 a.m

May

342 

132 

258 

424 

437

437 

412 

140 

124 

260

424 

437 

437 

387 

126

111 

210 

412 

412

375

114 

100 

96 

207 

400

346 

210 

212 

464 

274 

318

Minimum

40 

105 

295

40

306 

489 

450 

162 

96 

83 

71 

72 

55

40

June

476 

463 

450 

437 

356

116 

184 

284 

274 

264

250 

90 

83 

146 

268

306 

274 

274 

214 

96

187 

270 

272 

266 

227

86 

83 

183 

295 

274

Mean

126 

640 

656

485

504 

1,065 

1,038 

833 

292 

248 

392 

200 

120

507

July

127 

87 

82 

78 

73

90 

71 

164 

100 

208

216 

334 

1,130 

1,320 

1,470

934 

645 

660 

600 

556

542 

528 

476 

322 

100

216 

301 

150 

257 

212 

111

Aug.

100 

241 

314 

370 

585

354 

119 

106 

280 

412

320 

159 

167 

94 

89

240 

314 

155 

153 

142

149 

85 

140 

194 

194

140 

180 

83 

72 

129 

123

Per square 

mile

0.400 

2.03 

2.08

1.54

1.60 

3.38 

3.30 

2.64 

.927 

.787 

1.24 

.635 

.381

1.61

) 4,110 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (6 p.m

Sept.

130 

135 

132 

76 

92

90 

142 

144 139- 

138

78 

72 

131 

140 

141

136 

128 

65 

62 

124

124 

122 

118 

125

62

55 

122 

239 

185 

149

Runoff in 

Inches

0.46 

2.26 

2.40

20.89

1.84 

3.64 

3.80 

2.94 

1.07 

.88 

1.43 

.73 

.43

21.88

) 3,840
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 241

Tobesofkee Creek near Maoon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.. 32°48', long. 83°46', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

«u, B miles west of Macon, Bibb County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 309.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 194 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage height, 11.6 

reet); minimum, 34 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet Mar. 21, 1944 (gage height, 23.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,600 second-feet; minimum observed, 6.5 

second-feet Sept. 24, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 32 3.0 108 7.0 1,140 

2.6 42 3.2 160 9.0 1,610 

2.7 54 4.0 400 10.7 2,130 

2.8 69 5.0 C80

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

40 

38 

37 

37 

36

36 

3C 

47 

74 

56

63 

69 

56 

53 

49

62 

196 

149 

87 

104

76 

64 

62 

60 

63

82- 

85 

74 

69 

66 

62

Nov.

73 

704 

460 

193 

190

175 

166 

292 

193 

146

1,040 

2,130 

1,040 

364 

504

654 

394 

616 

1,430 

896

430 

343 

364 

373 

532

388 

295 

256 

229 

211

Dec.

196 

187 

178 

175 

172

166 

160 

160 

175 

526

654 

964 

896 

896 

800

1,270 

872 

475 

394 

340

750 

1,210 

728 

460 

680

641 

445 

358 

319 

295 

274

Jan.

325 

385 

292 

262 

244

232 

226 

217 

211 

211

202 

196 

475 

430 

286

247 

235 

232 

220 

223

295 

286 

250 

986 

824

445 

355 

355 

355 

430 

824

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary

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

ist ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

641 

430 

358 

319 

301

292 

343 

872 

1,510 

1,670

1,050 

986 

1,380 

1,010 

704

532 

460 

415 

376 

352

340 

532 

445 

349 

325

316 

304 

316 

346

Secondfoot-days

2,087 

15,081 

15,816

105,330

10,756 

17,274 

18,810 

14,860 

5,089 

2,804 

8,935 

3,685 

1,920

117,117

Mar.

295 

307 

394 

352 

319

620 

1,640 

1,270 

800 

848

654 

532 

445 

394 

364

445 

1,410 

1,050 

602 

490

430 

400 

1,120 

776 

504

415 

460 

400 

340 

319 

415

Apr.

1,510 

1,720 

1,010 

615 

490

475 

1,140 

1,070 

588 

460

546 

532 

400 

355 

340

319 

301 

277 

262 

256

247 

241 

232 

229 

229

220 

211 

202 

196 

187

Maximum

196 

2,130 

1,270

3,700

986 

1,670 

1,640 

1,720 

460 

149 

1,430 

391 

140

2,130

peak discharge (base, 1,900 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (5 p.m

sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (l a.m.) 2,160 sec. -ft.

May

181 

181 

175 

178 

223

202 

214 

184 

172 

166

160 

154 

169 

166 

146

140 

132 

127 

120 

115

113 

110 

108 

106 

108

110 

113 

140 

226 

460 

190

Minimum

35 

73 

160

35

196 

292 

295 

187 

106 

64 

60 

64 

46

35

June

149 

135 

125 

118 

110

104 

102 

102 

104 

98

93 

91 

87 

85 

87

87 

87 

82 

83 

85

102 

93 

82 

71 

64

64 

69 

73 

66 

106

Mean

67.3 

503 

510

289

347 

596 

607 

495 

164 

93.5 

288 

119 

64.0

320

July

214 

104 

83 

74 

66

62 

60 

182 

403 

920

615 

340 

352 

460 

1,430

1,070 

316 

229 

178 

152

132 

118 

108 

100 

93

91 

. 83 

93 

286 

349 

172

Aug.

132 

132 

149 

28" 

391

229 

152 

13?

132

113 

11? 

102 

95 

87

87 

137 

11-5 

91

8? 

81 

8? 

77 

74

67 

67 

67 

61 

64 

64

Per square 

mile

0.370 

2.76 

2.80

1.59

1.91 

3.27 

3.34 

2.72 

.901 

.514 

1.58 

.654 

.352

1.76

) 2,450 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (3 p.m

Sept.

60 

62 

60 

58 

74

95 

82 

82 

82 

62

60 

62 

60 

58 

57

57 

53 

52 

50 

50

50 

49 

48 

47 

48

46 

46 

83 

140 

87

B-rnoff in 

inchem

0.43 

3.08 

3.23

21.50

2.20 

3.53 

3.85 

3.04 

1.04 

.57 

1.82 

.75 

.39

23.93

) 1,900
242 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River at Athens, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°57', long. 83°22', at Cemetery Bridge in Athens, 

Clarice County, 1,600 feet downstream from Athens Manufacturing Co. dam, 2,200 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 78, and 3 miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area.- 283 square miles.

Records available.- June 1944 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. November J.92H to March 1932 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Sersion.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 second-feet Feb. 10 (rage height, 13.2 

reetj; minimum daily, 59 second-feet Oct. 4.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 6,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gafe height, 21.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 42 second-feet Sept. 6, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 23.0 feet Mar. 5, 1929, from gage readings furnished by Corps 

fo Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by power plant 

aDove station.

Rating table, water year 1347-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to July 15,

July 20 to Sept. 5)

2.9 54 4.0 235 7.0 1,230 

3.2 90 4.6 331 10.0 2,250 

3.5 135 5.4 654 13.0 3,320

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

79 

80 

59 

78

95 

82 

142 

168 

135

120 

120 

121 

112 

112

139 

262 

271 

164 

135

125 

111 

14V 

184 

184

159 

146 

188 

221 

145 

132

Nov.

197 

411 

478 

310 

264

290 

516 

686 

700 

451

1,160 

1,580 

1,750 

1,190 

942

1,010 

852 

600 

474 

438

361 

326 

351 

406 

434

416 

341 

306 

268 

265

Dec.

265 

250 

250 

228 

232

245 

223 

251 

245 

371

538 

549 

440 

351 

453

722 

888 

906 

512 

386

408 

468 

396 

334 

398

476 

398 

354 

336 

308 

297

Jan.

314 

365 

333 

285 

304

282 

256 

262 

245 

257

225 

244 

384 

467 

342

290 

275 

279 

284 

254

274 

273 

274 

286 

276

292 

281 

365 

368 

401 

541

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lender year 1947 

ary ....

h...... ......................

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

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

580 

536 

417 

359 

358

368 

578 

1,440 

2,740 

3,320

2,600 

1,920 

1,480 

1,540 

1,650

1,260 

834 

626 

531 

485

452 

498 

531 

488 

435

425 

408 

423 

382

Secondfoot-days

4,296 

17,773 

12,478

125,301

9,578 

27,664 

25,076 

15,162 

11,140 

11,378 

19,457 

10,223 

6,054

170,279

Mar.

389 

482 

564 

590 

520

566 

1,650 

2,020 

1,890 

1,400

852 

628 

524 

482 

458

511 

751 

712 

720 

547

482 

456 

798 

1,050 

1,300

906 

672 

636 

942 

672 

906

Apr.

1,190 

1,300 

1,010 

657 

547

578 

549 

629 

715 

596

430 

476 

451 

441 

472

432 

393 

373 

366 

357

344 

349 

342 

329 

313

312 

301 

291 

277 

282

Maxijnun

271 

1,750 

906

3,880

541 

3,320 

2,020 

1,300 

1,480 

852 

2,390 

1,120 

468

3,320

May

273 

260 

277 

303 

354

35S 

389 

341 

274 

288

273 

268 

311 

288 

256

232 

267 

214 

231 

216

212 

209 

169 

225 

208

221 

224 

313 

906 

1,480 

1,300

Minimum

59 

137 

223

42

225 

358 

389 

277 

169 

220 

189 

146 

139

59

June

852 

444 

352 

337 

307

282 

290 

262 

282 

250

243 

220 

236 

248 

284

269 

283 

314 

798 

636

468 

3OO 

437 

602 

584

259 

249 

350 

350 

584

Mean

139 

592 

403

343

309 

954 

809 

505 

359 

379 

628 

330 

202

465

July

1,090 

744 

269 

245 

224

222 

193 

189 

209 

262

391 

499 

1,190 

1,230 

1,050

1,780 

2,050 

2,390 

1,400 

570

377 

315 

297 

263 

225

258 

232 

233 

284 

298 

472

Aug.

347 

324 

459 

870 

1,120

942 

610 

321 

304 

279

238 

272 

278 

249 

243

265 

298 

244 

227 

221

215 

192 

244 

203 

196

193 

184 

146 

177 

200 

162

Per square 

mile

0.491 

2.09 

1.42

1.21

1.09 

3.37 

2.86 

1.78 

1.27 

1.34 

2.22 

1.17 

. .714

1.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (6 a.m.) 3,390 sec. -ft.; Jul'' 18 (8 a.i

Sept.

152 

154 

148 

167 

392

468 

323 

307 

283 

220

211 

197 

185 

181 

183

191 

169 

165 

165 

161

155 

153 

149 

153 

148

144 

139 

177 

215 

193

Runoff in 

inohes

0.57 

2.33 

1.64

16.46

1.26 

3.64 

3.30 

1.99 

1.46 

1.50 

2.56 

1.35 

.80

22.40

n.) 2,560
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga.

243

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°35', long. 83°16', 300 feet downstream from 

oridge on State Highway 12, 1 mile downstream from Town Creek, 5 miles upstreair from 

Apalachee River, 5 miles west of Greensboro, Green County, and 12 miles downstream from 

Barnett Shoals Dam. Datum of gage Is 409.82 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Correction.- On Nov. 8, 1938, the gage wag changed from a wire-weight gage at the 

bridge to a water-stage recorder at site 300 feet downstream from bridge. The state- 

, ments given In Water-Supply Paper 872 and subsequent reports are erroneous.

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles.

Records available.- July 1903 to September 1923 and May 1937 to September 1948 In reports 

or ueoiogical survey. October 1903 to December 1931 (Including revised record^ for 

October 1918 to September 1923) in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Session.

Average discharge.- 38 years (1903-13, 1914-31, 1937-48), 1,504 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 19.7 

reet); minimum dally, 247 second-feet Oct. 5.

1903-31, 1937-48: Maximum gage height observed, 35.4 feet Aug. 26, 1908 (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 60 second-feet Sept. 28, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Birnett 

SKoaTs power plant.

Revisions (water years).- W 262: 1908, 1909. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-10, Nov. 18 to Dec. 15, 

Dec. 19 to Jan. 30, Feb. 19 to Mar. 6)

0.9 240 12.0 5,000 

1.5 386 14.0 6,250 

2.5 682 16.0 8,100 

4.0 1,230 18.0 10,700 

8.0 3,040 19.2 12,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

299 

283 

283 

269 

247

278 

271 

373 

733 

649

540 

497 

441 

427 

400

413 

540 

801 

801 

601

483 

4OO 

413 

497 

617

682 

633 

601 

617 

716 

555

Nov.

497 

1,080 

1,980 

1,750 

1,080

926 

1,OOO 

2,340 

2,390 

1,750

2,710 

4,840 

5,380 

5,110 

4,040

3,610 

2,950 

2,200 

2,290 

1,980

1,620 

1,400 

1,360 

1,570 

1,880

1,620 

1,400 

1,230 

1,110 

1,040

Dec.

l.OOO 

962 

926 

890 

854

854 

854 

854 

890 

1,080

1,880 

2,200 

1,980 

1,700 

1,700

3,510 

3,420 

3,090 

2,200 

1,660

1,750 

2,060 

1,700 

1,480 

2,060

2,430 

1,880 

1,570 

1.400 

1,320 

1,230

Jan.

1,230 

1,440 

1,360 

1,190 

1,110

1,110 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

1,OOO

962 

962 

1,360 

1,800 

1,530

1,190 

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,040

1,080 

1,080 

1,040 

1,110 

1,190

1,150 

1,190 

1,480 

1,660 

1,880 

3,940

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her. ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter yearl947-48 ............

Feb.

3,090 

2,430 

1,930 

1,660 

1,530

1,530 

1,880 

5,360 

8,550 

12,500

12,500 

10.7OO 

9,550 

8,100 

6,410

5,330 

3,890 

2,760 

2,290 

2,060

1,930 

2,200 

2,250 

2,060 

1,806

1,750 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

Second 

foot-days

15,360 

64, 133 

51,384

510,833

40,464 

121,020 

104,840 

71,010 

39,153 

33,825 

51,027 

33,531 

19,196

644,943

liar.

1,530 

1,800 

2,340 

2,430 

2,160

2,060 

4,630 

6,490 

7,280 

6,330

4,730 

2,900 

2,390 

2,160 

2,020

2,160 

4,730 

3,990 

2,990 

2,430

2,160 

2,020 

3,370 

5,330 

5.5OO

4,230 

2,900 

2,990 

3,180 

2,760 

2,850

Apr.

5,000 

6,410 

6,090 

3,510 

2,520

3,320 

3,180 

2,660 

3,130 

3,040

2,570 

2,200 

2,060 

1,930 

1,930

1,880 

1,750 

1,620 

1,530 

1,480

1,480 

1,440 

1,400 

1,360 

1,360

1,320 

1,270 

1,230 

1,190 

1,150

Maximum

801 

5,380 

3,510

14,500

3,940 

12,500 

7,280 

6,410 

3,940 

2,850 

4,530 

3,320 

1,480

12,500

May

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,150 

1,570

1,440 

1,480 

1,440 

1,230 

1,150

1,080 

1,080 

1,110 

1,110 

1,000

l.OOO 

962 

926 

890 

890

818 

784 

818 

767 

818

908 

836 

926 

1,980 

3,750 

3,940

Minimum

247 

497 

854

236

962 

1,530 

1,530 

1,150 

767 

716 

601 

497 

441

247

June

2,850 

1,800 

1,320 

1,150 

1,080

1,000 

962 

926 

926 

926

854 

784 

801 

784 

890

962 

890 

854 

1,440 

1,620

1,400 

1,040 

908 

1,080 

1,190

962 

716 

1,040 

1,190 

1,480

Mean

495 

2,138 

1,658

1,400

1,305 

4,173 

3,382 

2,367 

1,263 

1,128 

1,646 

1,082 

640

1,762

July

1,840 

1,750 

1,150 

750 

716

666 

649 

601 

601 

750

1,040 

1,980 

2,900 

2,850 

3,230

3,420 

4,090 

4,530 

4,180 

2,290

1,360 

1,150 

1,000 

926 

872

784 

784 

818 

908 

962 

1,480

Au8 .

1,440 

1,230 

1,400 

2,620 

3,320

3,040 

1,930 

1,320 

1,080 

962

908 

836 

908 

854 

767

784 

836 

890 

784 

750

716 

649 

733 

716 

649

617 

585 

585 

497 

540 

585

Per square 

mile

0.454 

1.96 

1.52

1.28

. 1.20 3:33

3.10 

2.17 

1.16 

1.03 

1.51 

.993 

.587

1.62

Sept.

540 

511 

441 

497 

767

1,480 

1,110 

872 

890 

818

716 

649 

649 

601 

585

585 

585 

540 

525 

525

540 

511 

469 

497 

497

483 

483 

497 

617 

716

Rmoff in 

inches '

0.52 

2.19 

1.75

17.41

1.38 

4.13 

3.57 

2.42 

1.34 

1.15 

1.74 

1.14 

.65

21.98

Peak discharge (base, 6.OOO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 13,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 9 (3 a.m.) 7,480

sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (11 p.m.) 6,830 sec. -ft.
244 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River at Milledgevllle, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°05', long. 83°13', at Mlllecfgevllle, Baldwin 

County, 900 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 24, half a mile upstream from 

Fishing Creek, and 4 miles downstream from partly completed Furmar Shoals Dam of 

Georgia Power Co. Datum of gage Is 230.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,950 square miles.

Kecorqi available.- August 1903 to December 1905 (at Milledgevllle), May 1906 to December 

lyub ana octooer 1909 to September 1923 (at Fraleys Ferry, 7 miles upstream), and April 

1937 to September 1948 In reports of Geological Survey. May 1906 to December 1908 and 

October 1909 to December 1931 (at Fraleys Ferry) In House Document 68, 74th Congress, 

1st session. Gage-height records collected since 1904 at site 90C feet downstream are 

contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1906-8, 1909-16, 1918-31, 1937-48), 3,£26 second-feet.

axcremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 26.7 

reet); minimum dally, 526 second-feet Oct. 6.

1903-31, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 77,500 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 

38-8 feet, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 54,000 second-r 

feet; minimum dally, 90 second-feet on several days In August and September 1925. 

Maximum stage known since 1904, that of Aug. 16, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gag?-helght record, 

wnicn are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Barnett Shoals 

power plant.

Revisions.- W 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to July 13)

6.2 520 10.0 3,500 19.0 14,700 26.7 32,100 

6.9 960 13.0 6,520 22.0 20,100 

8.0 1,770 16.0 10,200 24.0 24,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

580 

604 

574 

580 

574

526 

538 

598 

790 

1,320

1,390 

2,330 

1,390 

1,030 

925

925 

1,320 

1,730 

1,770 

1,580

1,240 

1,030 

890 

890 

1,030

1,280 

1,390 

1,320 

1,200 

1,170 

1,240

Nov.

1,100 

2,320 

4,500 

4,300 

3,320

2,780 

2,330 

3,230 

4,900 

4,400

8,040 

18,800 

14,700 

11,200 

11,300

11,900 

8,420 

7,700 

11,500 

7,700

5,600 

4,300 

4,500 

5,000 

6,000

5,000 

3,500 

2,800 

2,500 

2,400

Dec.

2,300 

2,200 

2,200 

2,100 

2,000

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,100 

2,500

4,200 

7,800 

8,000 

7,000 

8,000

11,000 

10,000 

8,300 

6,520 

5,000

4,200 

7,000 

6,400 

6,000 

5,700

9,000 

6,600 

5,400 

4,800 

4,200 

3,900

Jan.

3,900 

4,500 

4,000 

3,800 

3,500

3,200 

3,000 

2,900 

2,900 

2,800

2,700 

2,600 

2,700 

5,300 

5,700

4,500 

3,600 

3,100 

3,000 

3,000

3,900 

3,500 

3,400 

3,500 

5,900

5,600 

4,500 

4,100 

5,000 

6,000 

7,200

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

12,500 

9,030 

6,410 

5,100 

4,600

4,300 

4,200 

10,600 

22,500 

31,500

29,700 

28,800 

29,400 

23 , 300 

18,400

13,900 

10,800 

7,580 

6,000 

5,400

5,500 

7,100 

6,740 

5,800 

5,100

4,700 

4,500 

4,400 

4,400

Secondfoot-days

33,754 

186, 04C 

160,420

1,482,060

123,300 

332,260 

297,830 

203,040 

82,800 

67,910 

92.72C 

64,775 

36,060

1,680,909

liar.

4,100 

4,300 

5,600 

6,000 

5,700

5,700 

18,100 

18,600 

16,800 

16,600

13,300 

9,420 

6,520 

5,600 

5,000

5,200 

14,500 

17,500 

11,600 

7,460

5,900 

5,200 

10,100 

16,900 

15,400

12,500 

8,540 

6,860 

6,630 

6,300 

5,900

Apr.

15, 

22, 

19, 

13, 

7,

9, 

13, 

9, 

9, 

8,

7, 

6, 

5, 

4, 

4,

4, 

4, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

Maximum

2,330 

18,800 

11,000

40,400

7,200 

31,500 

18,600 

22,200 

8,100 

6,500 

9,030 

5,200 

2,330

31 , 500

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 see. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (10 a

200

200 

000 

400 

580

040 

400 

940 

030 

540

100 

000 

200 

700 

500

300 

100 

800 

500 

410

400 

200 

000 

000 

000

900 

800 

700 

600 

500

May

2,300 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,800

2,800 

3,500 

3,300 

3,000 

2,900

2,400 

2,300 

2,600 

2,700 

2,300

2,200 

2,100 

1,900 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,700 

1,700

2,100 

3,000 

2,300 

3,000 

6,200 

8,100

Minimum

526 

1,100 

2,000

526

2,600 

4,200 

4,100 

2,500 

1,700 

1,430 

1,170 

995 

820

526

June

6,500 

4,500 

3,000 

2,500 

2,400

2,300 

2,300 

2,200 

2,100 

2,000

1,900 

1,800 

1,700 

1,700 

1,620

1,810 

2,010 

1,900 

1,930 

2,600

2,780 

2,420 

1,930 

1,690 

1,770

1,810 

1,620 

1,430 

1,770 

2,010

Bean

1,089 

6,201 

5,175

4,060

3,977 

11,460 

9,607 

6,768 

2,671 

2,264 

2,991 

2,090 

1,202

4,593

July

2,250 

2,420 

2,170 

1,690 

1,320

1,240 

1,170 

1,170 

1,320 

1,320

1,500 

2,010 

3,230 

5,640 

9,030

7,580 

5,700 

6,520 

6,520 

6,000

3,410 

2,420 

2,090 

1,890 

1,770

1,690 

1,580 

1,620 

1,970 

2,510 

1,970

Aug.

2,330 

2,420 

2,510 

3,140 

5,200

5,200 

4,100 

2,780 

2,170 

1,930

1,770 

1,650 

1,620 

1,690 

1,540

1,460 

3,630 

2,690 

1,850 

1,580

1,500 

1,390 

1,350 

1,430 

1,320

1,200 

1,140 

1,060 

1,100 

995 

1,030

Per square 

mile

0.369 

2.10 

1.75

1.38

1.35 

3.88 

3.26 

2.29 

.905 

.767 

1.01 

.708 

.407

1.56

.m.) 19,900 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (2

Sept.

1,170 

1,060 

1,030 

960 

1,140

2,010 

2,330 

1,850 

1,620 

1,770

1,540 

1,350 

1,240 

1,200 

1,140

1,100 

1,060 

1,030 

960 

960

925 

925 

890 

855 

855

820 

820 

960 

1,170 

1,320

Runoff in 

inches

0.43 

2.34 

2.02

18.68

1.56 

4.18 

3.76 

2.56 

1.04 

.86 

1.16 

.82 

.45

21.18

a.m.)

32,100 sec.-ft.; Mar. 

23,100 sec.-ft.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 21 to Dec. 17, Dec. 21 to Feb. 1, May 13 to June 14) discharge 

computed on basis of U. S. Weather Bureau readings and records for nearby stations. Doubtful gageheight record Apr. 21 to May 12; discharge computed on same basis as for no gage-height record.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 245

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.

Loca3 1 °n:7 Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°32', long. 82°54', at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 

at uuDlin, Laurens County. Datum of gage is 149.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936

Drainage area.- 4,400 square miles.

Kecpras available.- January 1894 to January 1898 (gage heights only), February 18^8 to 

uecemoer J.913, October 1931 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey 'January 1929 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1893 are contained in reports of V S 

weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1898-1912, 1931-48), 5,085 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height 24 4 

reet); minimum, 970 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.70 feet), 

v, , ^ io 13 ' 1931 7 48: Maximum discharge, 96,700 second-feet Apr. 12, 13, 1936 (gage 

height, 32.97 feet); minimum, 422 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 0.72 foot) 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 12, 13, 1936

Remarks.- Records good.

Hevisions.- w 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, 

Apr. 11 to May 31, July 21 to Aug. 18)

1.8 

2.5 

4.0 

9.0 

12.0

970

1,440

2,600

6,520

9,500

14.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.3

12,100

18,800

23,600

29,500

38,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,160

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,000

970

970

1,030

1,160

1,300

1,590

1,830

2,370

2,370

1,790

1,670

1,830

1,940

2,370

2,450

2,370

2,060

1,830

1,750

1,830

1,900

2,140

2,290

2,290

2,060

1,940

Nov.

1,940

2.520

3,600

5,320

5,880

5,640

4,840

4,290

4,440

5,640

6,040

6,680

8,100

9,060

10,000

11,800

13,400

14,400

14,700

14,700

14,400

13,900

13,800

13,200

11,300

9,860

9,500

8,840

7,500

6,360

-

Dec.

5,480

4,920

4,600

4,360

4,130

4,060

3,900

3,830

3,830

4,840

7,310

9,390

10,900

12,400

13,600

15,000

15,900

16,200

15,900

15,500

15,400

15,000

14,400

14,000

15,400

17,200

17,100

15,500

14,200

13,300

11,700

Month

Jan.

9,280

7,800

7,600

7,700

7,130

6,520

5,960

5,560

5,320

5,080

4,920

4,760

5,080

6,770

8,400

8,840

8,620

7,400

6,360

5,960

6,200

6,680

6,860

7,130

8,300

9,280

9,620

9,390

8,730

8,400

9,060

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

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

9,860

10,800

11,700

13,000

14,000

13,600

11,400

9,620

10,500

13,200

14,200

19,200

29,200

35,500

38,200

38,600

35,500

30,900

26,000

21,600

18,000

15,400

13,200

11,800

11,300

11,000

10,200

9,170

8,400

.

-

Secondfoot-daye

53,410

261,750

339,250

2,231,480

224,710

515,050

469,290

341,050

108,920

99,210

118, 750

94,880

58,320

2,684,590

Mar.

8,000

7,700

7,600

8,200

8,730

9,060

10,900

12,200

13,300

16,400

21,400

24,100

23,800

22,100

19,600

16,700

15,200

14,700

14,400

15,700

18,000

18,800

17,200

15,200

13,800

13,400

15,000

17,600

18,200

16,900

15,400

Apr.

15,500

16,700

17,200

19,200

23,100

24,600

22,800

19,600

16,900

15,500

15,000

14,400

13,600

12,400

11,000

9,170

7,900

7,220

6,600

6,120

5,640

5,320

5,080

,920

,680

,520

,360

,210

3,980

3,830

Maxima

2,450

14,700

17,200

41,400

9,620

38,600

24,100

24,600

5,800

7,600

7,600

6,360

3,600

38,600

May

3,600

3,440

3,370

3,370

3,750

4,130

4,840

5,000

4,680

4,210

3,750

3,830

4,210

4,210

3,900

3,600

3,210

2,980

2,830

2,680

2,520

2,450

2,370

2,290

2,290

2,520

2,600

3,370

3,370

3,750

5,800

Minima

970

1,940

3,830

970

4,760

8,400

7,600

3,830

2,290

2,060

1,750

1,590

1,370

970

.June

7,130

7,600

7,040

5,320

4,060

3,670

3,370

2,980

2,750

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,370

2,290

2,370

2,290

2,370

2,680

2,680

2,750

3,140

3,750

3,520

3,140

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,370

2,060

2,140

-

Mean

1,723

8,725

10,940

6,114

7,249

17,760

15,140

11,370

3,514

3,307

3,831

3,061

1,944

7,335

July

2,680

2,830

3,060

2,980

2,520

2,060

1,790

1,750

1,830

1,980

2,210

3,210

3,670

4,060

5,240

6,600

7,310

7,600

7,500

7,400

7,400

6,440

4,520

3,440

2,910

2,680

2,450

2,370

2,370

2,600

3,290

Aug.

3,290

3,210

3,670

3,750

4,290

5,640

6,360

6,120

4,760

3,600

2,980

2,680

2,520

2,450

2,520

2,370

2,290

3,210

4,130

3,060

2,680

2,450

2,210

2,060

2,060

1,980

1,860

1,750

1,710

1,630

1,590

Per square 

aile

0.392

1.98

2.49

1.39

1.65

4.04

3.44

2.58

.799

.752

.871

.696

.442

1.67

Sept.

1,670

1,710

1,670

1,630

1,710

2,140

3,140

3,600

3,210

2,830

2,680

2,600

2,290

1,980

1,980

1,790

1,750

1,670

1,630

1,550

1,510

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,510

gl,670

gl,900

-

Ruioff in 

Inohes

0.45

2.21

2.87

18.86

l.SO

4.36

3.97

2.88

.92

.84

1.00

.80

.49

22.69

Peak discharge (base. 19.000 sec.-ft,).- Feb. 16 (1 a.m.) 39,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 12 (11 p.ir.) 

24,400 sec.-ftTi Mar. 22 (6 a.m.) 19,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (9 a.m.) 24,800 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings.

P23350 O - 51 - 17
246 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°12', long. 82°38', at bridge on U. S. Highway

 yBU, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, helf a mile upstream 

from Flat Creek (revised), 2 miles upstream from Okeewalkee Creek (revised), and 

2 miles west of Mount Vernon, Montgomery County. Datum of gage is 103.34 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 5,383 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 second-feet Feb. 17 (fage height, 19.1

 I'eet); minimum, 1,170 second-feet Oct. 6-9.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 58,800 second-feet (revised) Mar. 2f, 1944 (gage height, 

21.8 feet); minimum, 618 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snown in me following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

952 .........

1002........

Water 

year

1941-42

1943-44

Date

Mar. 28

Mar. 28

Gage height 

(feet)

20.7

21.8

Discharge 

(second-feet)

49.6CO

58, SCO

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in water years 1942 and 

 1944 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 958 

and 1002.

Day 

(water year)

1941-42 

Mar. 27.... 

28.... 

29.... 

30....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

44,300 

48,800 

45,80O 

39.20O

Day 

(water year)

1943-44 

Mar. 26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Discharge 

(second-feet)^

48,800 

57,100 

58,8OO 

53,700 

47 , 3OO 

39.90O

Month

Water year 1941-42 

Calendar year 1942

Water year 1943-44 

Calendar year 1944

Seoondfoot-days

610,340 

2,214,709 

2,189,640

607,800 

2,263,750 

2,267,250

Maximum

48,800 

48,800 

48,800

58,8OO 

58,80O 

58,800

Minimum

8,580 

755 

1,140

8,560 

1,140 

1,170

Mean

19,690 

6,068 

5,999

19,610 

6,185 

6,195

Per square " 

mile

3.85 

1.19 

1.17

3.84 

1.21 

1.21

Runoff In 

Inches

4.44 

^6.15 

15.93

4.43 

16.48 

16.51

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to Sept. 3O)

2.8 1,170

4.0 1,840

6.0 3,140

8.O 4,660

10.O 6,550

11.5 8,550

13.0 11,300

15.0 16,700

16.5 22,500

17.5 27,700

19.0 37.10O
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 247

Discharge, In second-feet, of Ooonee River near Mount Vernon, Ga., 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,490 

1,380 

1,300 

1,240 

1,220

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,200 

1,240

1,320 

1,490 

1,720 

2,020 

2,260

1,960 

1,960 

1,960 

2,020 

2,330

2,460 

2,400 

2,200 

2,080 

2,140

2,330 

2,460 

2,520 

2,660 

2,590 

2,460

NOT.

2,260 

2,860 

4,100 

4,580 

5,430

6,110 

6,330 

6,220 

5,800 

5,430

6,000 

7,670 

8,100 

8,100 

8,400

9,230 

10,100 

11,500 

14,100 

15,800

16,400 

17,000 

17,000 

17,000 

16,700

16,100 

15,200 

13,500 

12,000 

11,100

Dec.

9,940 

8,550 

7,030 

6,220 

5,610

5,340 

5,170 

5,000 

4,830 

5,260

6,790 

8,400 

9,400 

10,700 

13,000

15,800 

17,300 

18,800 

19,200 

19,600

19,600 

19,200 

18,800 

18,400 

17,600

17,300 

17,600 

18,800 

19,600 

18,800 

17,300

Jan.

16,100 

15,200 

13,300 

10,900 

9,760

9,230 

8,890 

8,250 

7,540 

7,030

6,550 

6,220 

6,110 

6,330 

6,910

7,800 

8,550 

9,400 

9,760 

9,400

8,720 

6,250 

7,950 

8,400 

8,890

9,060 

9,580 

10,500 

11,300 

11,500 

11,500

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

Sary :::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

11,300 

11,300 

11,800 

12,500 

13,500

14,600 

15,500 

15,500 

15,500 

16,400

16,400 

18,000 

20,400 

24,000 

30,100

35,200 

37,100 

37,100 

35,200 

31,900

28,900 

26,000 

23,000 

20,000 

17,300

15,800 

14,600 

13,800 

13,300

Seoondfoot-days

57,920 

300,120 

404,940

2,578,210

288,880 

596,000 

582,100 

469,690 

129,150 

108,290 

114,390 

90,440 

57,140

3,199,060

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.).- Fe

sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 (6 a.m.) 28,300 sec. -ft.

Mar.

12,000 

11,100 

10,500 

10,900 

10,500

10,500 

12,000 

13,300 

14,900 

17,600

19,600 

23,000 

27,100 

28,300 

27,700

26,000 

25,000 

23,500 

21,600 

20,400

19,600 

20,000 

21,200 

22,500 

21,200

19,200 

17,600 

17,300 

17,600 

19,600 

20,800

Apr.

23, 

26, 

25, 

24, 

24,

25, 

26, 

27, 

26, 

24,

21, 

19, 

18, 

17, 

17,

15, 

14, 

12, 

10, 

9,

8, 

7, 

7, 

6, 

6,

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

4,

Maxima

2,660 

17,000 

19,600

41,600

16,100 

37,100 

28,300 

27,700 

5,340 

6,910 

6,910 

5,260 

3,280

37,100

000 

000 

000 

500 

500

000 

500 

700 

000 

000

200 

200 

400 

600 

000

800 

100 

000 

500 

230

400 

540 

030 

440 

110

900 

610 

340 

170 

920

Hay

4,660 

4,500 

4,260 

4,180 

4,100

4,340 

4,740 

5,170 

5,340 

5,340

4,920 

4,580 

4,830 

5,080 

5,000

4,740 

4,340 

3,940 

3,640 

3,350

3,210 

3,070 

2,930 

2,790 

2,790

3,070 

3,210 

3,210 

3,640 

5,260 

4,920

Miniaua

1,170 

2,260 

4,830

1,170

6,110 

11,300 

10,500 

4,920 

2,790 

2,260 

1,900 

1,660 

1,320

1,170

June

5,340 

6,110 

6,670 

6,910 

6,550

5,170 

4,180 

3,800 

3,420 

3,140

3,000 

2,860 

2,790 

2,660 

2,520

2,590 

2,520 

2,520 

2,720 

2,790

2,860 

3,350 

3,870 

3,640 

3,350

2,930 

2,720 

2,590 

2,460 

2,260

Hean

l,86t 

10,00( 

13,06(

7,06'

9,31 

20,55( 

18.78C 

15,66( 

4,16< 

3.61C 

3,69( 2,91- 

1.90E

8,74]

July

2,200 

2,590 

2,720 

2,930 

3,000

2,660 

2,200 

1,960 

1,900 

1,900

2,020 

2,260 

3,280 

3,720 

4,020

4,660 

5,260 

6,000 

6,440 

6,790

6,910 

6,910 

6,790 

5,610 

4,020

3,140 

2,790 

2,520 

2,400 

2,330 

2,460

Aug.

2, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

4, 

5, 

5, 

4,

3, 

3, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

3,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Per square 

 lie

» 0.366 

3 1.96 

3 2.56

L 1.38

} 1.82 

3 4.02 

} 3.68 

3 3.06 

> .815 

) .706 

3 .722

r .571

) .373

L 1.71

b. 17 (6 p.m.) 37,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (5 I

860 

140 

070 

3EO 

SCO

720 

420 

OCO 

260 82"*

720 

000 

660 

460 

330

330 

400 

260 

790 

640

140 

720 

46T 

26T 

OST

02") 

96T 

900 

780 

720 

660

Sept.

1,600 

1,600 

1,660 

1,660 

1,600

1,660 

1,960 

2,660 

3,280 

3,210

2,930 

2,720 

2,590 

2,400 

2,140

1,960 

1,840 

1,780 

1,720 

1,660

1,600 

1,540 

1,490 

1,440 

1,440

1,380 

1,320 

1,380 

1,380 

1,540

R-ioff in 

inches

0.42 

2.19 

2.95

18.78

2.10 

4.34 

4.24 

3.41 

.94 

.79 

.83 

.66 .42'

23\29

3.m.) 28,300
248 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°58', long. 830 25', half a mile upstream from 

U. S. Highway 29, 2 miles west of Athens, Clarke County, and 5 miles upstream from 

Barber Creek. Datum of gage is 555.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 398 square miles.

Records available.- October 1901 to October 1902 (at site 1 mile upstream), April 1937 to 

septemDer 1940 (at site 4 miles downstream), October 1940 to September 1948 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1929 to March 1932 at site 4 miles downstream, in House 

Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st Session.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 478 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.5 

reet); minimum daily, 108 second-feet Oct. 3, 4.

1901-2, 1929-32, 1937-48: Maximum discharge observed. 19,600 second-feet Feb. 28, 

1902 (gage height, 25.5 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum dally, 42 secondfeet Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at times caused by 

power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-84 (gage height, in fe?t, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

0.9 97 1.6 379 3.5 1.75O 

1.0 120 1.8 519 5.0 2,240 

1.1 148 2.1 785 6.0 2,640 

1.2 182 2.5 1,130 8.0 3,63O 

1.4 268 3.0 1,500 10.0 4,880

Discharge, in second-Ceet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

113 

111 

108 

108 

111

111 

111 

168 

268 

214

198 

172 

158 

151 

148

162 

259 

361 

250 

186

175 

165 

155 

198 

304

284 

227 

231 

310 

222 

206

Nov.

194 

679 

994 

489 

355

425 

598 

1,170 

960 

445

1,520 

2,350 

2,730 

926 

1,080

1,320 

900 

627 

766 

645

535 

482 

489 

568 

690

543 

482 

438 

392 

379

Dec.

367 

355 

350 

338 

332

332 

326 

320 

344

558

968 

803 

618 

527 

715

1,400 

1,560 

857 

636 

551

519 

543 

489 

460 

519

600 

504 

460 

432 

419 

405

Jan.

412 

489 

432 

405 

379

367 

361 

355 

350 

350

338 

332 

445 

645 

432

379 

379 

386 

373 

355

367 

373 

361 

379 

399

367 

392 

460 

504 

519 

943

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

977 

709 

592 

535 

512

535 

938 

2,310 

4,030 

4,880

3,600 

2,000 

1,930 

2,200 

1,840

1,320 

1,000 

866 

785 

728

690 

812 

857 

709 

663

654 

636 

627 

592

Secondfoot-days

5,94 

24,15 

17,60

180, 784

13,02 

38,52 

36.94J 

23,77( 

16,56< 

12.57Z 

22,37. 

14,38* 

7,08]

232,953

Mar.

560 

766 

1,040 

943 

785

&66 

2,550 

2,680 

2,060 

1,250

1,010 

884 

794 

738 

690

839 

1,320 

1,290 

89Z 

803

738 

690 

1,710 

2,200 

1,670

994 

986 

1,670 

1,170 

857 

1,500

Apr.

1,900 

1,710 

1,100 

909 

821

960 

934 

1,000 

1,360 

1,250

875 

803 

747 

709 

756

67Z 

636 

592 

560 

560

543 

535 

527 

512 

504

489 

475 

460 

445 

432

Maximum

5 361 

L 2,730 

1,560

I 6,140

! 943 

4,880 

> 2,680 

> 1,900 

> 2,030 

943 

5 2,470 

2,000 

420

4,880

Peak discharge (base, 3.80O sec. -ft.).- Feb. 1O (3 a.m.

May

425 

405 

432 

452 

527

512 

609 

504 

445 

419

399 

399 

405 

392 

367

355 

350 

344 

332 

304

310 

299 

289 

294 

299

294 

294 

656 

2,030 

1,960 

1,460

Minima

108 

194 

320

97

332 

512 

560 

432 

289 

236 

206 

194 

.175

108

June

690 

568 

475 

445 

399

373 

355 

367 

367 

355

310 

310 

294 

304 

294

355 

326 

326 

535 

576

379 

310 

399 

320 

263

236 

265 

806 

627 

943

Mean

192 

805 

568

495

420 

1,329 

1,192 

793 

534 

419 

722 

464 

23S

633

July

543 

338 

263 

259 

236

245 

214 

206 

240 

304

900 

2,060 

1,420 

1,310 

1,930

2,470 

1,810 

1,560 

803 

519

425 

386 

350 

332 

299

289 

284 

294 

432 

698 

954

Aug.

432 

700 

1,170 

2,000 

1,900

857 

527 

452 

405

350

332 

332 

320 

299 

294

299 

350 

304 

278 

268

259 

254 

254 

250 

231

231 

222 

210 

210 

202 

194

Per square 

 ile

0.482 

2.02 

1.43

1.24

1.06 

3.34 

2.99 

1.99 

1.34 

1.05 

1.81 

1.17 

.593

1.60

) 5,230 sec. -ft.

Sept.

190 

182 

175 

210 

420

399 

315 

326 

332 

289

240 

240 

222 

218 

222

222 

210 

198 

198 

198

190 

190 

179 

182 

186

186 

179 

214 

310 

259

Runoff in 

inchss

0.56 

2.25 

1.65

16.91

1.22 

3.60 

3.45 

2.22 

1.54 

1.17 

2.09 

1.35 

.66

21.76
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 249

Apalachee River near Bostwick, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°47', long. 83°28', 500 feet upstream from Price 

Mill Bridge, 4 miles downstream from High Shoals, 4 miles upstream from Jacks Creek, 

and 4 miles northeast of Bostwick, Morgan County.

Drainage area.- 176 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 5.62 

reet); minimum daily, 38 second-feet Oct. 5.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 8,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 8.9 feet); 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant at High Shoals.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

54

45

50

45

38

50

54

52

88

85

77

69

71

68

70

77

172

159

118

90

84

77

77

112

176

148

118

109

129

107

94

Nov.

90

395

533

311

181

156

328

595

420

236

1,240

1,500

902

462

618

581

394

350

420

338

255

225

217

278

282

232

204

191

181

173

-

Dec.

170

164

159

159

159

156

156

159

170

328

448

414

338

278

457

798

574

420

300

255

260

278

247

221

344

344

273

236

225

214

204

Jan.

217

255

221

200

184

184

184

181

1S1

178

173

170

278

286

221

191

191

194

187

184

191

197

187

214

217

210

217

255

264

403

670

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

518

374

300

264

255

268

1,200

2,220

3,290

2,740

1,490

1,290

1,100

986

790

609

490

414

368

344

322

394

381

328

300

296

291

350

316

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

2 , 762

8J90E

91,017

7 08S

22 288

20, 381

13,155

6,502

4,242

5,850 

4,919

2,967

111,348

Mar.

273

407

476

462

381

474

2,090

1,550

910

734

553

448

394

355

333

388

S62

702

525

394

355

328

1,620

1,610

854

S3Z

581

511

441

388

450

Apr.

1,300

1,100

700

500

450

700

900

800

650

546

' 462

394

322

333

333

316

291

273

260

255

250

250

250

240

230

230

220

210

200

190

Maximum

176

1,500

79S

3,500

670

3,290

2,090

1,300

630

300

600

500

264

3,290

May

190

190

190

190

330

300

250

220

190

180

180

180

170

170

170

170

173

164

159

156

150

140

130

130

140

160

150

150

250

680

500

Minimum

90

156

38

170

255

273

190

130

94

90

65

57

38

June

300

250

200

180

160

150

150

140

140

130

120

120

110

110

110

160

140

130

150

170

140

120

110

110

100

94

98

110

100

140

Mean

S

Q -I y j. 

410

287

249

229

769

657

438

210

141

189

159

98.9

304

July

130

110

110

100

100

95

95

90

90

100

250

500

350

300

600

450

300

250

200

180

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

110

130

120

170

Aug.

160

180

230

400

500

400

300

210

190

170

160

150

150

140

140

170

154

10?

10?

85

90

94

82

65

74

74

71

70

58

66

66

Per square 

mile

0.506

2.33

1.63

1.41

1.30

4.37

3.73

2.49

1.19

 801

1.07

.903

.562

1.73

Sept.

69

66

66

92

167

167

148

264

154

111

101

92

88

84

85

84

76

79

64

74

69

71

65

69

64

64

57

111

14S

118

-

Ri-noff in 

inches

0 58

2.60

1.S8

19.21

1.50

4.71

4.30

2 78

1^37

89

1

p* . CO

1.04

.63

23.51

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (9 a.m.) 3,640 sec. -ft.

Note.- No gage-height record Mar. 31 to Apr. 9, Apr. 21 to May 16, May 21 to June 25, June 28 to 

Aug. 16; discharge computed on basis 'of recorded range In stage and records for station near Buckhead.
250 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°36', long. 83°21', at bridge on State Highway 18, 

 U miles downstream from Hard Labor Creek, 3 miles northeast of Buckhead, Morgan County,

and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 424.07 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 436 square miles.

Records available.- March 1901 to. December 1908, May 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 558 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,790 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 18.7 

reet); minimum daily, 86 second-feat Oct. 6.

1901-8, 1937-48: Maximum gage height observed, 27.5 feet, datum then in use, Aug. 

25, 1908 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge observed, 43 second-feet 

Oct. 24, 1904, caused by regulation at High Shoals Dam, 23 miles above station.

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams 

aoove station.

Rating table, water year 1947-46 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

75

127

232

410

5.0

7.5

9.0

11.0

840

1,490

1,990

2,840

13.0

16.0

16.3

4,O5O 

6,550 

9,270

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeabi>r 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

106 

104

96

99

95

86

100

149

224

200

200

160

156

152

147

164

265

372

299

224

185

167

161

166

262

306

265

232

224

232

200

Nov.

166 

460

912

640

572

440

400

912

1,140

704

1,040

3,330

3,510

1,620

1,140

1,710

1,460

912

964

1,080

792

660

594

636

616

748

594

530

490

450

-

Deo.

440 

420

410

400

391

391

391

362

410

510

664

1,010

936

666

664

1*410

1,920

1,290

912

72£

770

912

792

682

912

1,35O

1,060

770

682

616

572

Month

Jan.

572 

660

636

550

530

490

460

470

470

460

450

430

572

640

662

530

510

500

490

470

500

510

490

616

682

638

616

662

746

864

1,640

October

Ncvenber

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .

February

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

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

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,110 

1,430

964

616

746

726

640

3,370

6,990

9,270

5,760

3,270

3,770

3,210

2,510

1,650

1,410

1,190

1.O3O

936

666

1,010

1,060

936

640

616

792

770

616

-

Seccndf cot-days

5,662

29,666

24,103

233,304

16,780

60,166

51,990

34,470

16,629

10,605

12,260

9,090

6,669

260,512

Mar.

748 

816

1,060

1,060

964

984

2,620

4,640

2,840

2,030

1,710

1,290

1,080

96O

686

1,010

2,430

2,390

1,550

1,160

964

936

1,700

4,960

3,210

1,640

1,240

1,550

1,290

1,030

1,160

Apr.

2,940 

77770

2,310

1,410

1,140

1,670

2,550

1,850

1,410

1,290

1,160

1,030

936

664

640

616

770

704

662

660

636

616

616

594

572

572

550

530

500

480

-

Maxima

372

3,510

1,920

10,400

1,640

9.27O

4,960

3.77O

1,410

746

1,060

840

490

9,270

May

470 

470

460

460

840

664

792

660

550

500

470

470

510

460

430

420

410

391

372

353

353

335

326

326

335

410

362

372

638

1,410

1,350

Minima

66

166

362

66

43O

726

748

460

326

232

172

149

141

66

June

746 

530

490

510

47O

391

372

353

335

317

299

299

290

262

317

450

353

306

372

450

362

306

262

265

246

232

262

265

290

335

-

Mean

169

989

778

639

606

2,075

1,677

1,149

536

360

396

293

222

766

July

306 

246

216

ZOO

192

165

174

172

166

256

353

460

726

912

1,060

984

984

674

440

400

335

299

265

246

232

224

232

256

290

262

265

Aug.

262

306

362

770

640

746

450

335

299

282

265

256

290

246

224

224

232

246

224

248

206

206

216

166

173

172

164

156

155

149

164

Per square 

 lie

0.433

2.27

1.78

1.47

1.39

4.76

3.65

2.64

1.23

.826

.908

.672

.509

1.76

Sept.

160 

167

147

162

440

420

299

362

490

308

246

224

206

198

196

191

162

170

170

158

156

152

146

149

152

141

141

166

274

246

-

Runoff is 

inches

O.5O

2.53

2!o5

19.68

1.60

5.13

4.44

2.94

1.42

.92

1.05

.77

.57

23.92

Peak discharge (base. 5,OOP see.-ft.).- Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 9,79O see.-ft.; Mar. 24 (5 p.m.) 5,4OO
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 251

Ohoopee River near Reldsville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 32°04', long. 82°11', at Sheppard Bridge, half a mile 

downstream from Brazells Creek, If miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 3f miles west of 

Reldsvllle, Tattnall County, 6 miles downstream from Pendleton Creek, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to December 1907, May 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1903-7, 1937-48), 979 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 19.3 

I'eet;; minimum dally, 70 second-feet Sept. 2, 3.

1903-7, 1937-48: Maximum discharge observed, 15,100 second-feet Mar. 3, 1939 (gage 

height, 19.8 feet); minimum dally, 28 second-feet June 4, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 feet In January 1925, from Information furnished by 

Georgia State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Recordsgood. Occasional diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow cavsed by 

gristmill a quarter of a mile above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 822: Drainage area. W 892: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to May 30, 

June 1 to Sept. 30)

1.4

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

70

123

188

340

570

5.5

8.0

10.0

11.5

13.5

990 

1,850 

2,690 

3,62Q 

5,220

15.D 6,720

17. O 9,420

19.2 13,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947-to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

428 

330 

270 

224 

192

174 

174 

183 

211 

242

270 

280 

270 

251 

242

280 

474 

648 

784 

870

812 

700 

583 

583 

840

1,340 

1,740 

1,850 

1,810 

1,660 

1,450

Nor.

1,250 

1,700 

2,540 

3,150 

3,410

3,340 

3,340 

3,210 

3,030 

8,850

8,790 

3,410 

4,130 

4,530 

4,610

4,290 

3,830 

3,480 

3,550 

3,830

4,210 

4,290 

4,290 

4,530 

4,610

3^970 

3,690

Month

Ooto 

Novc 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sspt

Wa

Dec.

3,340 

3,030 

2,790 

2,590

2,440

2,320 

2,200 

2,040 

1,930 

2,320

3,340 

4,890 

5,130 

5,670 

6,720

7,840 

8,400 

8.28O 

7,710 

6,840

6,070 

5,770 

5,310 

4,860 

4,770

5,040 

5,310 

5,130 

4,770 

4,370 

3,900

Jan.

3,550 

3,340 

3,270 

3,410 

3,340

3,030 

2,740 

2,540 

2,360 

2,240

2,160 

2,040 

2,000 

2,040 

2,080

2,120 

2,160 

2,240 

2,840 

2,320

2,690 

3,150 

3,270 

3,270 

3,410

3,690 

3,620 

3,480 

3,340 

3,210 

3,270

 her .........................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,550 

3,690 

3,830 

3,830 

3,690

3,480 

3,210 

3,030 

3,090 

4,130

6,610 

8,400 

8,540 

7,840 

6,720

5,670 

4,950 

4,050 

4,050 

3,830

3,890 

3,690 

3,970 

4,210 

4,370

4,370 

3,970 

3, 6SO 

3,270

Seoondfoot-days

20,165 

109,130 

144,900

607,343

87,620 

131,670 

172,940 

141,142 

25,310 

13,750 

6,483 

4,371 

3,873

881,354

Peak discharge Cbase. 3.800 sec. -ft.).- Hoi

sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 8,680 sec. -ft. ; Ml

Mar.

3,030 

2,850 

2,850 

3,210 

3,820

3,760 

4,130 

4,690 

5,490 

8,260

9,120 

9,120 

9,270 

9,120 

7,710

6,280 

_5j970 

6,070 

6,280 

7,200

7,840 

6,960 

5,870 

5,040 

4,610

4,450 

4,450 

4,130 

3,970 

3,830 

3,760

Apr.

6,800 

10,800 

12,100 

13,300 

11,500

9,720 

8,680 

7,320 

6,280 

5,490

4,770 

4,210 

3,760 

3,480 

3,410

3,270 

3,090 

2,970 

2,790 

2,540

2,320 

2,120 

1,890 

1,700 

1,520

1,310 

1,180 

1,050 

980 

812

Maxima

1,850 

4,610 

8,400

8,400

3,690 

8,540 

9,270 

13,300 

2,890 

2,440 

406 

224 

382

13,300

May

728 

648 

596 

522 

522

596 

728 

840 

812 

728

674 

756 

1,180 

1,310 

1,280

1,280 

1,250 

1,020 

812 

648

522 

406 

340 

310 

290

330 

384 

498 

840 

1,770 

2,690

Minima

174 

1,250 

1,930

91

2,000 

3,030 

2,850 

812 

290 

138 

96 

76 

70

70

June

2,440 

2,080 

1,480 

960 

756

674 

570 

474 

384 

320

280 

242 

224 

201 

179

170 

165 

159 

146 

143

138 

162 

233 

170 

152

156 

201 

167 

157 

157

Mean

650 

3,638 

4,674

1,684

2,826 

4,540 

5,579 

4,705 

816 

458 

209 

141 

129

2,353

July

167 

149 

135 

121 

112

110 

99 

99 

98 

98

109 

144 

184 

222 

384

373 

330 

300 

280 

351

406 

340 

300 

300 

260

220 

192 

167 

151 

143 

141

Au*.

154 

149 

151 

183

204

224 

204 

175 

187 

159

156 

159 

160 

156 

143

135 

143 

174 

164 

149

138 

183 

110 

102 

94

82 

88 

82 

80 

76 

77

Sept.

71 

70 

70 

74 

78

90 

120 

106 

86 

98

382 

251 

144

134 

158

186 

193 

168 

151 

151

143 

126 

109 

96 

87

80 

77 

96 

129

151

Per square Runoff in 

 lie Inches

0.586 0.68 

3.28 3.66 

4.21 4.85

1.50 20.35

2.55 2.94 

4.09 4.41 

5.03 5.80 

4.24 4.73 

.735 .85 

.413 .46 

.188 .22 

.127 .15 

.116 .13

2.12 28.88

r. 15 (4 e.m.) 4,690 sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (9 p.m.) 8,540 

jr. 14 (2 a.m.) 9,420 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 13,500
252 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°14', long. 82°19', at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 

ana pumping station, 3 miles northeast of Waycross, Ware County, and 16 miles upstream 

from Alabama River. Datum of gage is 66.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,002 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,000 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 22.4 

feet, from floodraark); minimum observed, 34 second-feet July 9.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1948; minimum observed, 12 second-feet 

Nov. 15, 16, 1942, Dec. 6-14, 1943.

Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 feet, from information by pumping 

station operator (discharge, 37,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad diverts 

4 to 5 second-feet from pool at gage for use in shops.

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 19 to Sept. 30

6.7 634

8.0 960

10.5 1,760

11.5

12.5

13.2

2,160

2,740

3,270

Note.- Same as following table 

above 13.2 feet.

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

4.6 

5.2 

6.0

32

54

100

163

245

370

7.2

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.5

14.5

620

1,100

1,770

2,300

3,540

4,680

15.5

17.0

18.5

20,0

21.0

22.2

6,260

10,000

15,400

21,900

27,700

37,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,360 

2,950 

2,210 

1,440 

900

634 

1,740 

2,740 

2,810 

2,810

2,810 

2,810 

2,880 

2,880 

3,110

4,550 

6,860 

11,000 

15,400 

14,200

11,600 

9,400 

8,020 

7,080 

6,460

5,900 

5,250 

4,820 

4,420 

4,180 

3,950

Nov.

3,640 

4,550 

4,300 

4,300 

5,560

6,460 

6,460 

6,080 

5,720 

5,250

4,820 

4,680 

4,550 

4,960 

6,860

7,770 

7,770 

7,300 

6,860 

6,080

5,560 

5,250 

5,100 

5,100 

5,400

5,400 

5,250 

4,960 

4,820 

4,680

Dec.

4,550 

4,180 

3,840 

3,360 

2,920

2,370 

1,850 

1,560 

1,350 

1,320

1,460 

2,000 

2,680 

3,640 

6,860

11,300 

12,700 

12,400 

11,000 

9,400

8,800 

7,770 

6,860 

6,080 

5,560

5,100 

4,550 

4,180 

3,740 

3,360 

3,000

Jan.

2,600 

2,300 

2,000 

1,810 

1,740

1,700 

1,630 

1,560 

1,420 

1,280

1,160 

1,070 

1,010 

1,010 

980

980 

1,040 

1,190 

1,350 

1,520

1,740 

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,810

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,770 

1,850

Month

Octob 

Novell 

Decen

Cal

Janua 

Febru 

March ft;11

June 

July 

Augus 

Septe

Wat

ber .........................

endar year 1947 

ry

t ...........................

nber ........................

er year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,940 

2,000 

2,060 

2,120 

2,180

2,180 

2,060 

1,890 

1,810 

1,770

1,700 

1,740 

1,850 

2,000 

2,180

2,370 

2,600 

2,680 

2,600 

2,370

2,120 

1,850 

1,630 

1,490 

1,380

1,350 

1,280 

1,250 

1,250

Seoondfoot-days

159,174 

165,490 

159,740

735,731

49,310 

55,700 

189,630 

224,610 

13,480 

2,152 

14,299 

29,013 

2,317

1,064,915

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec. -ft.).- Oct

sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (7 p.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.; t 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,220 

1,160 

1,190 

2,300 

3,180

5,400 

8,800 

10,300 

10,300 

11,300

11,300 

12,400 

13,000 

13,400 

12,400

10,300 

8,800 

7,300 

6,260 

5,250

4,550 

4,060 

3,740 

3,450 

3,180

2,840 

2,600 

2,520 

2,520 

2,370 

2,240

Apr.

3,710 

9,540 

23,500 

37,000 

35,000

24,700 

17,400 

12,000 

8,800 

6,860

5,560 

4,550 

3,740 

3,180 

2,840

2,600 

2,370 

2,300 

2,180 

2,180

2,240 

2,370 

2,300 

2,060 

1,600

1,190 

920 

745 

645 

530

Maximum

15,400 

7,770 

12,700

15,400

2,600 

2,680 

13,400 

37,000 

1,100 

163 

1,220 

2,240 

150

37,000

May

470 

410 

370 

322 

306

260 

354 

275 

290 

338

370 

470 

620 

695 

895

1,040 

1,100 

1,070 

920 

720

510 

354 

260 

215 

176

150 

125 

110 

105 

92 

88

Mininum

634 

3,640 

1,320

34

980 

1,250 

1,160 

530 

88 

42 

34 

163 

40

34

June

80 

76 

68 

68 

68

68 

57 

54 

51 

48

45 

45 

42 

42 

42

45 

80 

84 

92 

150

163 

140 

100 

80 

64

57 

48 

45 

45 

105

July

125 

115 

110 

88 

68

54 

45 

40 

34 

110

110 

470 

695 

795 

670

770 

1,070 

1,220 

1,010 

770

595 

595 

490 

470 

450

470 

530 

530 

510 

720 

570

Aug.

645 

770 

920 

1,040 

1,190

1,420 

1,770 

2,000 

2,120 

2,240

1,850 

1,320 

870 

620 

490

390 

470 

570 

920 

1,040

950 

895 

795 

795 

770

695 

510 

338 

245 

202 

163

Mean * *£$?* 

5,135 3.95 

5,516 4.24 

5,153 3.96

2,016 1.55

1,591 1.22 

1,921 1.48 

6,117 4.71 

7,487 5.76 

435 .335 

71.7 .055 

461 .355 

936 '.720 

77.2 .059

2,910 2.24

Sept.

150 

130 

125 

150 

125

105 

92 

80 

72 

88

100 

92 

88 

84 

80

68 

68 

68 

64 

54

48 

48 

45 

42 

42

40 

40 

42 

45 

42

Runoff in 

inches

4.55 

4.73 

4.56

21.03

1.41 

1.60 

5.43 

6.43 

.39 

.06 

.41 

.83 

.07

30'. 47

,. 19 (3 p.m.) 15,800 sec. -ft.; Nov. 16 (9 p.m.) 8,020 _ 

far. 13-14, 13,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4(12 p.m.) 39,000
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 253

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31 0 13', long. 81°52', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

84, 400 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile west of 

Atkinson, Brantley County. Datum of gage is 14.79 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,880 square miles.

Hecoras available.- October 1931 to September 1948.

Average discnarge.- 17 years, 2,134 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 68,100 secbnd-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 23.9 

1'eet); minimum, 163 second-feet July 3.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1948; minimum observed, 4.5 secondfeet Nov. 19, 20, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 feet, from information by local residents, in September 

1928 (discharge, 110,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Hevislcms.- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10,

Apr. 11 to July 31)

3.8 

4.4 

5.2 

6.0 

7.5 

9.0

160

262

429

637

1,100

1,720

10.5

11.5

12.5

13.0

14.0

15.0

3,650

3,500

4,620

5,330

7,250

9,700

16.0

17.5

19.5

22.0

23.8

13,000 

20,OOO 

32,500 

51,000 

67,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septesber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10,900 

9,700 

8,650 

7,650 

7,050

6,050 

6,650 

7,050 

7,650 

8,650

9,700 

10,000 

10,000 

9,150 

8,900

9,150 

9,700 

9,700 

11,200 

18,000

22,400 

24,800 

24,200 

22,400 

20,000

18,000 

16,500 

15,500 

14,600 

13,000 

11,900

Nov.

10,900 

10,300 

9,400 

8,900 

8,900

9,400 

10,300 

10,600 

10,900 

11,900

12 , 600 

13,000 

12,600 

11,900 

11,200

10,900 

11,600 

13,000 

14,600 

15, 500

15,500 

15,000 

14,200 

13,400 

12,600

11,900 

11,600 

11,200 

10,900 

10,900

Dec.

10,600 

10,300 

9,700 

9,400 

9,150

8,900 

8,400 

7,650 

7,250 

6,650

6,050 

5,670 

5,670 

5,670 

6,250

9,150 

15,500 

21,800 

26,000 

27,200

26,600 

24,800 

22,400 

20,000 

18,500

16,500 

15,000 

13,400 

11,900 

10,900 

10,000

Jan.

9,150 

8,650 

7,900 

7,250 

6,450

5,850 

5,330 

4,750 

4,370 

4,020

3,700 

3,400 

3,220 

3,130 

2,960

2,720 

2,650 

2,650 

2,650 

2,720

2,960 

3,220 

3,400 

3,800 

4,020

4,370 

4,620 

4,750 

4,750 

4,750 

4,890

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,030 

5,170 

5,330 

5,330 

5,670

5,670 

5,670 

5,670 

5,670 

5,670

5,850 

5,670 

5,670 

5,850 

5,670

5,330 

5,170 

4,890 

4,890 

4,890

5,030 

5,170 

5,330 

5,170 

5,030

4,620 

4,250 

3,910 

3,600

Seoondfoot-days

388,800 

355,600 

406,960

1,693,441

139,050 

150,870 

437,280 

510,030 

38,234 

12,606 

40,916 

80,920 

18,309

2,579,575

Peak discharge (base, 5.800 sec. -ft.).- Oct

sec. -ft.; Dec. 20 (7 a.m.) 27,800 sec. -ft.; M 

sec. -ft. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gag

Mar.

3,310 

3,130 

3,040 

3,220 

3,600

4,020 

4,890 

9,400 

14,200 

21,800

27,200 

29,000 

29,700 

29,700 

30,400

29,700 

27,200 

24,200 

20,600 

17,500

15,500 

13,400 

11,900 

10,600 

9,400

8,400 

7,450 

6,850 

6,450 

5,850 

5,670

Apr.

6, 

7, 

9, 

29, 

f54,

f67, 

64, 

53, 

41, 

31,

23, 

17, 

13, 

11, 

10,

8, 

8, 

7, 

6, 

5,

4, 

4, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

Maxinun

24,800 

15,500 

27,200

27,200

9,150 

5,850 

30,400 

67,200 

2,060 

935 

3,700 

4,250 

1,390

67,200

. 22 (5 p.m. 

ar. 15 (3 p.

e-height rec

250 

250 

300 

600 

600

200 

500 

700 

600 

800

000 

500 

800 

600 

000

900 

150 

050 

050 

330

620 

130 

800 

400 

220

040 

960 

800 

580 

300

May

1,880 

1,570 

1,310 

1,130 

965

875 

815 

785 

755 

815

815 

785 

785 

905 

1,160

1,390 

1,670 

1,880 

2,000 

2,060

1,940 

1,880 

1,770 

1,620 

1,570

1,310 

1,020 

845 

725 

623 

581

Minimum

6,050 

8,900 

5,670

185

2,650 

3,600 

3,040 

2,300 

581 

192 

168 

1,270 

181

168

June

637 

755 

875 

935 

815

595 

453 

384 

330 

300

262 

244 

244 

221 

199

192 

194 

219 

352 

406

418 

418 

384 

406 

541

528 

453 

362 

272 

212

Mean

12,540 

11,850 

13,130

4,640

4,485 

5,202 

14,110 

17,000 

1,233 

420 

1,320 

2,610 

610

7,048

July

184 

176 

168 

218 

272

262 

224 

195 

184 

184

195 

320 

554 

785 

965

1,130 

1,390 

1,620 

1,820 

2,240

2,720 

3,040 

3,500 

3,700 

3,400

2,800 

2,240 

1,770 

1,470 

1,470 

1,720

Aug.

1,940 

2,000 

2,060 

2,120 

2,440

2,800 

3,130 

3,400 

3,700 

3,910

4,020 

4,250 

4,130 

4,020 

3,800

3,700 

3,310 

2,720 

2,180 

2,000

1,940 

2,000 

2,000 

1,940 

1,880

1.-820 

1,770 

1,670 

1,570 

1,430 

1,270

Per square 

mile

4.35 

4.11 

4.56

1.61

1.56 

1.81 

4.90 

5.90 

.428 

.146 

.458 

.906 

.212

2.45

1 25,400 sec. -ft.; Nov. 20 (11 p 

m.) 31,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (5 p

ord.

Sept.

1,240 

1,390 

1,270 

1,130 

1,060

1,060 

1,020 

935 

815 

637

568 

528 

502 

515 

554

568 

581 

568 

502 

429

362 

320 

281 

253 

235

219 

204 

195 

187 

181

Rrnoff in 

inches

5.02 

4.59 

5.26

21.87

1.80 

1.95 

5.65 

6.58 

.49 

.16 

.53 

1.04 

.24

33.31

in.) 16,000 

.m.) 68,100
254 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3Q°2I'3Sn , long. 82 C 04 I 55", in sec. 2, T. 2 S., R.

zz E., at Stokes Bridge, 1 mile downstream from confluence of Norfi and South Prongs

and 6 miles northeast of Macclenny. Datum of gage is 40.00 feet a^iove mean sea level

(levels by Mees & Mees).

Drainage area.- 859 square miles, watershed in Okefenokee Swamp is Indeterminate. 

itecoras avaiiaole.- October 1926 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 22 years, 721 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 21.97

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet June 8-11;- minimum gage height, 1.9* feet June 9-11. 

1926-48: Maximum discharge, 28,100 second-feet Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.29

feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet May 22, 1932, minimum gage height observed,

0.04 foot June 4, 5, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 727: Drainage area. W 1082: 1928(M), 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-46 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

1.9 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.6 

4.1

23

38

55

87

150

217

6.3

9.0

10.0

11.2

12.6

14.0

651

1,270

1,600

2,260

3,260

4,650

16.0

18.0

19.2

20.8

21.8

7,390

11,200

14,400

20,700

25,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,480

5,140

4,000

3,090

2,450

2,380

2,790

3,520

3,340

3,340

2,510

2,080

1,740

1,490

1,900

6,070

9,910

10,300

9,530

8,420

6,340

5,930

5,020

5,790

13,700

16,100

14,400

11,900

9,720

7,720

6,340

Nov.

5,140

4,310

3,710

3,340

2,930

2,510

2,020

1,900

1,790

2,140

2,380

9,720

10,500

9,150

7,720

6,620

5,660

4,890

4,650

5,020

4,650

4,100

3,620

3,260

2,930

2,580

2,260

1,960

1,690

1,490

-

Dec.

1,330

1,160

1,070

978

891

825

760

717

673

673

S25

1,160

1,560

2,200

2,720

3,090

3,520

3,430

3,090

2,720

2,930

4,890

6,060

5,790

5,140

4,540

3,810

3,260

2,650

2,260

1,850

Jan.

1,520

1,390

1,270

1,130

1,020

912

847

760

717

651

608

566

526

673

717

673

608

630

760

804

1,070

1,210

1,160

1,330

2,020

2,200

1,900

1,740

2,140

2,580

3,010

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

 arch ........ r ...................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,430

3,340

3,010

2,580

2,260

1,900

1,600

1,420

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,110

1,020

956

891

804

760

695

651

587

546

717

891

891

825

760

673

630

-

Seoondfoot-days

193,440

124,640

76,572

670,962

37,142

37,967

121,296

146,479

2 190

970

16,274

66,110 

13,369

836,449

Mar.

566

526

526

1,110

2,260

2,930

2,930

3,010

3,710

10,100

13,700

13,100

11,400

9,530

7,720

6,340

5,140

4,310

3,620

3,090

2,650

2,200

1,740

1,450

1,240

1,070

956

1,040

1,040

912

1,380

Apr.

8,350

20,700

25,600

20,700

15,000

11,200

8,780

7,070

5,660

4,420

3,430

2,580

1,900

1,490

1,240

1,110

1,040

918

804

695

608

546

487

438

388

340

300

262

226

194

-

Maximum

16,100

10,500

6,060

27,600

3,010

3,430

13,700

25,600

174

68

1,070

5 '934 790

25,600

May

174

156

139

129

118

118

110

101

93

84

78

72

68

64

60

56

52

49

45

42

40

38

37

36

36

34

32

30

32

34

33

Minimum

1 j490

I f * AQf) tf\l

673

54

526

546

DCO coe

194

30

25

42

608

144

25

June

54

33

30

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

8586

28

28

89

88

28

61

68

42

S6

32

28

26

87

56

36

34

32

38

-

July

53

75

180

130

72

63

56

42

90

717

528

934

1,000

978

918

825

760

587

418

398

418

0300

h310

0460

a720

a 950

a750

a700

 820

8950

hl,070

Aug.

81,200

81,050

al,250

gl,600

gl,900

2,720

3,180

3,430

5,790

4,540

3,680

2,880

3,430

8,200

1,560

gl,36Q

gl,490

gl,850

g2,0?0

gl,900

g2,380

g2,930

g2,720

g2,080

1,520

1,870

1,110

978

847

717

60S

Mean "'JUT1*

6 t 9A.(\ CVJ 1 1 9R£Q

4,155 4.84

2,470 2.88

1,838 2.14

1,198 1*39

1 509 1 52

3J913 4! 56

4,883 5.68

70.6 .082

32.3 .038

525 .611

2,133 2,48

446 .519

2,285 2.66

Sept.

a 600

a550

506

477

428

h408

h408

447

428

467

826

846

506

526

934

847

782

760

630

487

388

300

252

217

187

162

144

ISO

156

150

Runoff in inohe*

8.57

5.40 s'.sz

29.05

1.61

1.64

5*25

6.34

,09

.04

.70

2» 86

.58

36.29

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 sec.-ft.).- Oct. 8 (12 m.) 3,520 sec.-ft. t Oct. 18 (3 a.m.) 10,300 

sec.-ft.; Oct. 26 (1:30 aim.) 16,500 sec.-ft.; Nov. 12 (l p.m.) 11,600 ses.-f:.; Dec. 23 (12:30 p.m. 

6,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (ll:30 p.m.) 3,620 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 11 (7:30 p.m.) 14,400 seo.-ft.} Apr. 3 

(4 a.m.) 26,600 sec.-ft.; Aug. 9 (6:30 a.m.) 6,200 sec.-ft.; Aug. 22 (2 p.m.) 3,180 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Suwannee 

River at White Springs.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Pla.

255

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28"05 I , long. 80"45 I , In sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 36 

K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 192, 2 miles upstream from Lake Washington and 9 miles 

west of Melbourne. Datum of gage Is 11.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- About 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,070 second-feet Oct. 1; maximum gage height. 

STTaa reet Sept. 30; minimum discharge, 36'second-feet June 7 (gage height, 4.75 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 1, 1947; maximum gage height, th?t of 

Sept. 30, 1948; minimum dally, 8.3 second-feet June 18, 19, 1945; minimum gage 

height, 3.54 feet June 19, 1945.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. SO

5.4 104 8.0 3,760 4.8 37 5.4 104 6.7 984 

5.5 17b 8.8 5,680 4.9 40 5.5 136 7.0 1,370 

6.8 1,600 9.5 8,270 5.0 45 5.6 175 7.5 2,220 

7.3 2,350 5.1 52 5.8 273 8.1 3,520 

5.2 63 6.0 590 9.0 5,880 

5.3 80 6.3 601 9.3 6,900

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 194? to September 1948

Day

1 

2

S 

4 

5

6 

7

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8,070 

7,870 

7,670 

7,670 

7,670

7,470 

7,470 

7,080 

6,700 

6,340

6,170 

5,840 

5,680 

5,540 

5,390

5,140 

5,020 

,910

,eoo

,560

,450 

,220 

,100 

,100 

,100

,100 

,450 

,560 

,560 

,560 

4,450

Nor.

4,340 

4,220 

4,100 

3,990 

3,680

3,760 

3,650 

3,540 

3,430 

3,320

3,220 

3.110 

3.O10 

2,910 

2,910

2,820 

2,720 

2,620 

2,620 

2,550

2,350 

2,350 

2,260 

2,180 

2,160

2,100 

2,020 

1,990 

1,980 

1,920

Dec.

1,870 

1,790 

1,730 

1,660 

1,630

1,600 

1,560 

1,540 

1,500 

1,480

1,460 

1,420 

1,410 

1,400 

1,370

1,360 

1,380 

1,350 

1,330 

1,300

1,290 

1,290 

1,260 

1,260 

1,240

1,200 

1,170 

1,160 

1,140 

1,130 

1,190

Jan.

1,100 

1,080 

1,070 

1,040 

1,030

998 

987 

966 

955 

934

912 

690 

680 

934 

901

859 

847 

890 

860 

869

912 

912 

923 

976 

1,030

1,070 

1,100 

1,180 

1,220 

1,290 

1,320

Month

Ooto 

Nor* 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro

ft1

Jn&i 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

 bar

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

ember ........................

tar year 1947-48 ............

Fab.

1,380 

1,340 

1,350 

1,340 

1,300

1,280 

1,260 

1,240 

1,220 

1,220

1,170 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060 

1,040

1,020 

996 

976 

923 

912

890 

880 

869 

869 

847

781 

727 

716 

705

Seoondfoot-days

174,710 

88,030 

43,450

574,235

30,965 

30,523 

15,955 

4,604 

1,951 

1,277 

1,831 

12,936 

59,057

465,291

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 seo.-ft.T. - Oet

a ffo gage-height record; discharge interpol

Mar.

683 

651 

640 

662 

705

662 

662 

662 

651 

629

596 

607 

618 

585 

552

542 

531 

531 

520 

498

454

422

378 

367 

334

302 

270 

324 

324 

313 

280

Apr.

259 

270 

291 

280 

248

228 

217 

196 

161 

161

154 

147 

125 

118 

125

133 

133 

128 

130 

123

114 

114 

107 

99 

92

90 

87 

94 

92 

90

Maximum

8,070 

4,340 

1,870

8,070

1,320 

1,350 

705 

291 

65 

46 

104 

660 

6,900

8,070

May

65 

80 

77 

75 

68

65 

62 

61 

60 

59

78 

82 

75 

72 

68

65 

62 

62 

65 

65

62 

60 

51 

51 

50

50 

51 

50 

49 

47 

46

Minimum

4,100 

1,920 

1,130

77

847 

705 

270 

87 

46 

38 

38 

104 

540

36

June

45 

46 

43

42 

40

39 

39 

41 

41 

42

44 

44

45 

45 

44

44 

44 

44

46 

44

44

44

44 

43 

42

41

40 

40 

39 

38

Mean

5,636 

2,934 

1,402

1,573

999 

1,053 

515 

153 

63.0 

42.6 

59.1 

417 

1,969

1,271

July

38 

38 

38 

36 

40

43 

43 

44

51 

53

54 

54 

55 

55 

56

56 

56 

59 

55 

60

60 

60 

62 

63 

75

82 

80 

80 

85 

94 

104

Aug.

10* 

11T isr

15f 

16?

171 

18f 

237 

26? 

284

351 

347 

37? 

39f 4ie

45?

49C 

504 

511 

54C

563

576 

576

see

616

63? 

626 

626 

623 

647 

660

Per square 

mile

Sept.

666 

668 

660 

643 

626

616 

609 

618 

601 

586

601 

578 

586 

563 

540

601 

677 

668 

635 

626

665 

1,290 

82,520

as, 750

at, 980

6,210 

6,550 

6,900 

6,900 

6,900

Hmoff in 

inches

. 1 (12 m.) 6,070 sec. -ft.; Sept. 26-30, 6,900 sec. -ft. 

ated.
256 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°33', long. 80°57', In sec. 29 or 32, T. 22 S., 

K. 34 £., at bridge on State Highway 50, 4 miles east of Chrlstnns. Datum of gage Is 

1.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- About 1,500 square miles.

Kecords available.- December 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge?- 14 years (1934-48), 1,290 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 

9.68 reet); minimum, 54 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 1.30 fe<?t).

1933-48: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 12, 13, 1947; no flow Mar. 22-27, Apr. 19, 

June 12, 13, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.48 foot June 19, 1945.

Flood of September 192ft reached a stage of 10.8 feet (discharge, 14,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Hevisions (water years).- W 892: Drainage area. W 1082: }926(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,810

1O.1OO

10,100

10,1OO

10,100

10,100

10,100

9,810

9,810

10,100

10,400

10,700

10,700

10,400

10,100

1O.100

9,810

9,530

9,530

9,240

8,960

8,670

8,390

8,110

8,110

7,82O

7,820

7,540

7,540

7,540

7,250

Ncv.

7,110

6,970

6,830

6,690

6,400

6,120

5,98O

5,830

5,690

5,410

5,120

4,980

4,840

4,700

4,560

4,410

4,270

4,130

3,990

3,85O

.3,850

3,72O

3,58O

3,460

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,260

3,260

3,160

Mcnth

Dec.

3,070

2,980

2,980

2,890

2,890

2,800

2, BOO

2,710

2,620

2,620

2,53O

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,350

3,440

2,440

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,170

2,17O

2,080

2,080

1,990

1,990

1,9OO

Jan.

1,900

1,830

1,740

1,670

1,600

1,54O

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,360

1,440

1,490

1,670

2,350

2,980

3,350

3.35O

3,350

3,260

3,070

2,890

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,800

2.620

2,530

2,350

2,350

2,17O

2,170

2,080

1,990

1,900

1,82O

1,740

1,740

1,670

1,670

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,440

1,400

1.36O

1,360

1.36O

1,320

1,280

1,250

1,220

-

Seccndfoot-daye

288, 39C

142, 22C

75.91C

925,312

58.78C

51.31C

37,62£

11 HE

5,34£

3,377

6,054

35,S6S

87,34C

803,04]

Mar.

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,15O

1,220

1,280

1,320

1,490

1,600

1,670

1,740

1,670

1,6OO

1,540

1,49O

1,440

1,400

1,32O

1,280

1,220

1,15O

1,O90

1,040

983

956

876

800

754

711

671

617

Apr.

584

569

554

526

501

478

456

436

426

407

3B8

378

369

350

35O

360

340

331

312

3O3

294

294

285

276

26B

268

259

259

251

243

-

Maximum

10,700

) 7,110

) 3.07O

1O,7OO

3,350

> 2, BOO

1,740

584

243

180

502

1,620

7,380

10,700

May

243

236

236

228

221

214

207

200

186

186

193

186

1BO

173

172

166

163

166

16C

155

149

145

140

138

136

133

132

132

127

126

119

Minimum

7,250

3,160

1,9OO

111

1,280

1,220

617

243

119

84

63

550

1,360

62

June

119

1£4

1C9

ICO

rs

?2

eg

PS

£4

fl

S6

T3

102

If8 in

If3

116

136 1J-3

IfO

If7

If"

138 ire

134

106

100

93

89

64

Mean

9.SO3

4,741

2,449

2,535

1,696

1,769

1,214

370

172

113

195

1,147

2,911

2,194

July

78

74

69

66

65

64

62

65

118

106

92

86

154

182

172

141

114

108

179

335

411

402

354

316

298

362

244

344

289

402

hS02

Aug.

550

603

632

661

692

707

707

707

692

676

740

842

1,O3O

1,120

1,200

1,260

1,300

1,380

1,380

1,420

hi, 470

1,520

1,520

1,570

1,570

1,620

hi ,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,57O

Per square 

Bile

S«pt.

1,470

1,380

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,340

1,340

1,470

1,570

1,570

1,S20

1,470

1,620

1,930

2,000

2,000

2,000

2.07C

2,930

5,230

6,180

6,310

6,440

6,570

6,840

7,110

7,380

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 sec.-ft.).- Oct. 12, 13. 1O,700 sec.-ft.; Jar. 26-28, 3,350 sec.-ft.; 

Sept. 30 (12 p.m., stage rising; 7,650 sec.-ft.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Kote.- Mo gage-height record July 30, Aug. 1-6, 15-2O, 22-26, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2; discharge computed on basis cf records for Pcinsett Lake near Cccoa and St. Johns River above Lake Barney, near 

Oeneva.

St. Johns River near Sanfcrd, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°50', long. 81"19', in sec. 16, T 19 S R 30

E --at bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, near downstream end of Lake Monroe! 4'miles

northwest of Sanford.

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only) 

Extremes.- 1941-48; Maximum discharge measured, 13,000 second-feet Sept. 25 1945- maximum reverse flow measured, 915 second-feet June 7, 1944 (affected by tide). 

Hemarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92

at outlet of Lake Monroe.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, or St. Johns River near Sanfo.-d, Fla., water year

Date

Oct. 20 

Nov. 11

Discharge || Date

12,300 II Dec. 19 

10,100 |j Jan. 27

Discharge

4,050 

3,730

Date

Mar. 2 

Apr. 7

Discharge

2,830 

1,770

Date

June 11 

July 15

Discharge

B96 

950

Date

Aug. 24 

Sept. 30

Discharge

4,170 

10,800
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 257

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 290 01', long. 81 0 23', T. 17 S., R. 29 E., 1,000 

 feet downstream from Crows Bluff Bridge on State Highway 44 and 5 miles west of De

Land. Datum of gage is 1.114 feet below mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Francis Landing, 4 miles downstream from Crows

Bluff Bridge, at datum 0.398 foot higher.

Drainage area.- About 3,000 square miles.

Records available.- January 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 3,024 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet Oct. 23; minim'im 

dally, 835 second-feet Apr. 20.

1934-48: Maximum daily discharge, 14,400 second-feet Sept. 30, 1945; mininnm 

daily, 10 second-feet Apr. 24, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge determined by using ratio of lower gage height to 

upper gage height as a factor. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions.- W 892: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7,210

7,840

8,600

9,090

9,490

9,760

10,200

10,700

11,100

11,400

11,400

11,500

11,300

11,800

11,900

12,400

12,400

12,500

12,800

12,800

13,100

13,100

13,400

13,200

13,100

13,100

13,000

12,600

12,500

12,000

11,900

Nov.

12,200

12,000

11,500

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,100

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,600

10,200

10,100

9,740

9,920

9,470

9,330

9,500

9,420

9,030

8,700

8,610

8,570

8,440

8,070

8,170

7,970

7,830

7,450

7,360

-

Dec.

7,220

7,130

7,030

7,110

7,150

7,210

7,200

7,200

7,030

7,010

6,840

6,560

6,050

5,470

5,610

5,610

5,360

5,420

5,480

5,340

5,400

5,110

5,190

d,960

4,930

4,590

4,700

4,730

4,750

4,750

4,640

Jan.

4,660

4,690

4,530

4,640

4,490

4,400

4,330

4,280

4,230

4,180

3,940

3,840

3,940

a3,700

a3,550

aS, 460

aS,40O

a3,390

a3,390

a3,400

3,480

3,640

3,840

4,070

4,030

3,880

4,180

4,250

a4,400

a4,560

' a4,710

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

Ito............ ..................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a4,860

a5,020

a5,170

a5,320

a5,470

a5,630

5,780

5,830

5,880

5,560

5,330

5,110

5,260

5,160

5,060

4,970

4,960

4,820

4,920

4,890

4,740

4,620

4,140

3,480

3,490

3,650

3,660

3,710

3,760

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

357, 19C

291 , 58C

182, 78C

1,765,07E

125,48C

140, 25C

109, 50C

62,00]

49.SOC

46,81C

63, 21C

115, 59C

134, 99C

1,679,181

liar.

3,780

3,910

3,820

3,570

3,330

3,300

3,330

3,210

3,480

3,270

2,910

2,780

2,330

2,840

3,250

3,590

3,700

3,790

4,040

3,980

4,050

4,100

4,280

4,020

3,880

3,800

3,820

3,490

3,200

3,240

3,410

Apr.

3,380

3,070

2,600

2,560

2,670

2,640

2,720

2,700

2,680

2,610

2.6OO

2,470

2,520

2,460

2,300

2,040

1,540

1,060

856

S35

1,150

1,470

1,680

1,840

1,570

1,660

1,640

1,530

1,620

1,530

Maximum

13,400

12,200

7,220

13,400

4,710

4^280

3,380

2,140

1,920

2,870

4,770

8,700

13,400

Hay

1,530

1,820

1,920

2,140

1,920

1,860

1,640

1,650

1,700

1,640

1,420

1,580

1,700

1,820

1,730

1,720

1,590

1,650

1,270

1,370

1,360

1,440

1,510

1,510

1,450

1,440

1,360

1,510

1,580

1,560

1,410

Minimum

7,210

7,360

4,590

542

3,390

3,480

2,330

835

1,270

1,060

1,480

2,690

3,260

835

June

1,310

1,150

1,060

1,210

1,290

1,400

1,480

1,610

1,640

1,770

1,580

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,550

1,600

1,590

1,500

1,430

1,500

1,640

1,920

1,900

1,900

1,670

1,730

1,710

1,650

1,730

1,800

-

Mean

11,520

9,719

5,896

4,836

4,048

4,836

3,532

2,067

1,606

1,560

2,039

3 72C

4)50C

. 4,588

July

1,660

1,690

1,700

1,610

1,750

1,930

1,760

1,940

1,870

1,710

1,510

1,480

1,650

1,730

1,790

1,890

1,920

1,880

2,050

1,910

1,990

2,030

2,230

2,500

2,700

2,650

2,590

2,750

2,870

2,760

2,710

Aug.

2,690

2,950

3,070

3,160

3, 21?

3,31?

3,200

2,91?

2, 83?

2,81')

3,010

3,11?

3,290

3,43?

3,560

3,710

3,73?

3,790

3,81?

4,01?

4,190

4,300

4,350

4,520

4,560

4,620

4,77?

4,73?

4,690

4,740

4,530

Per square 

mile

3.84

3.24

1.96

1.61

1.35

1.61

1.18

.689

.535

.520

.630

1.24

1.50

1.53

Sept.

4,620

4,480

4,280

3,970

4,010

3,880

3,790

3,770

3,790

3,860

3,920

3,790

3,520

3,330

3,260

3,510

3,540

3,570

3,570

3,670

3,890

3,930

4,500

5,340

5,610

5,680

5,900

7,190

8,120

8,700

Rrneff in 

inchss

4.43

3.61

2.27

21.90

1.56

1.74

1.36

.77

.62

.58

.78

1.43

1,67

20.82

a Ho gage-height record at upper gage; discharge computed on basis of records for station near 

Christmas. Iin Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal near Wewanotee, Ha. (

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°25', long. 81°07', in sec. 9, T. 24 S., R. 32 E., afc bridge,

 0.8 mile south of highway between Wewanotee and State Highway 15 and 1? miles vest of

Wewanotee. ., 

Records available.- July 1942 to July 1948 (discharge measurements only, discontinued). 

Extremes.- 1945-48: Maximum discharge measured, 173 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; no flow

 Mar. 31, 1944, May 24, 1945.

Remarks.- Measurements are made near bridge.
258 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, of Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal 

near Wewahotee, PIa., water'year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. Z 

Oct. 30 

Dec. 11

Discharge

69.7 

44.8 

4.45

Date

Jan. 5 

Feb. 14 

Mar. 19

Discharge

1.80 

4.70 

3.42

Date

Apr. 22 

May 24 

July 1

Discharge

0.74 

a.l 

a. 3

a Discharge estimated.

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°41', long. 81°07', on line l«tween sees. 9 and 

lu, T. 21 S., R. 32 E., at highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Chaluota. Datum of gage 

Is 2.135 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Auxiliary water-stage recorder on St. Johns River, at bridge or State Highway 46, 

1 mile downstream from Econlockhatchee River and 7 miles downstrerra from base gage. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 296 square miles.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1936-48), 262 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Sept. 2* (gage height, 18.09 

reet), from rating curve extended above 4,300 second-feet; ralnlmur, 11 second-feet 

June 8-11; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot June 27, 28.

1935-48: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 24, 1948; minimum, 6.7 second-feet June 

11-13, 15, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.44 foot June 15-17, 1945. 

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 24, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a 

factor.

Revisions (water years).- ,W 892: 1939.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947- to Septei>>er 194S

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,670 

1,920 

1,320 

961 

878

793 

692 

617 

545 

476

433 

500 

534 

508 

458

410 

377 

343 

321 

304

2S4 

277 

275 

261 

317

392 

563 

570 

566 

528 

520

Nov.

585 

615 

549 

476 

454

424

374 

325 

300 

267

233 

225 

201 

187 

177

169 

169 

173 

173 

177

170 

166 

157 

150 

144

139 

135 

136 

150 

164

Dec.

178 

133 

183 

166 

153

144 

136 

128 

124 

115

110 

106 

101 

105 

106

100 

116 

117 

118 

116

113 

118 

126 

129 

129

131 

134 

131 

123 

119 

113

Jan.

109 

106 

105 

106 

98

93 

86 

32 

76 

73

72 

68 

69 

91 

147

168 

181 

342 

454 

46S

537 

537 

a868 

al,200 

al,530

al,860 

f2,190 

al,810 

al,420 

1,040 

854

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl 

"ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

Bber .........................

 her.. .......................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

st ...........................

saber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

723 

8707 

a692 

a676 

a661

a645 

8629 

a614 

a598 

a5 S3

8567 

8552 

8536 

8520 

8505

84S9 

3474 

h458 

a423 

8400

8371 

8342 

a313 

8284 

8255

8226 

h!97 

8159 

al20

Seoondfoot-days

19,613 

7,764 

3,971

155,236

16,340 

13,725 

7,761 

750 

469 

423 

6,989 

30,644 

54,387

163,336

Mar.

82

73 

65 

77 

205

334 

397 

535 

583 

621

655 

628 

552 

458 

339

328 

283 

242 

213 

1S5

161 

136 

109 

86 

68

59 

54 

50 

45 

45 

43

Apr.

41 

39 

37 

37 

36

34 

32 

30 

23 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

25

24

23 

23 

21 

20

20 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

18 

18 

15 

16

MaxinuB

2,670 

615 

133

2,930

2,190 

723 

655 

41 

19 

23 

1,030 

3,050 

9,670

9,670

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 1 (12:01 a

May

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

IS 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

13 

17 

19

15 

15 

15 

13 

13 

13

MiniBUB

261 

135 

100

19

68 

120 

43 

15 

12 

11 

14 

469 

184

11

June

IS 

23 

16 

14 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

15 

20

IS 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

14 

13

13 

13 

31 

15 

15

Mean

633 

259 

128

426

543 

473 

250 

25.0 

15.1 

14.1 

225 

989 

1,813

446

July

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

14 

15 

16 

17

20 

23 

53 

109 

77

74 

72 

64 

71 

96

115 

170 

207 

235 

293

8662 

1,030 

1,010 

870 

798 

793

Aug.

807 

S46 

1,000 

1,020 

1,040

945 

793 

615 

469 

472

515 

599 

6S5 

750 

1,330

3,050 

2,910 

2,060 

1,062 

1,360

1,180 

993 

792 

636 

569

557 

639 

655 

64S 

570 

469

Per square 

 lie j

2.14 

.875 

.432

1.44

1.33 

1.60 

.845 

.084 

.051 

.043 

.760 

3.34 

6.12

1.51

Sept.

491 

410 

383 

353 

314

317 

261 

304 

276 

248

219 

199 

195 

199 

184

215 

296 

303 

297 

253

256 

849 

5,190 

9,670 

88,390

87,120 

as, 840 

84,570 

3,290 

3,490

Runoff in 

inches

2.46 

.98 

.50

19.51

2.12 

1.72 

.98 

.09 

.06 

.05 

.88 

3.85 

6.83

20.52

.m., stage falling) 2,960 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27

a Ho gage-height record; discharge either Interpolated or computed on basis of records for stations 

on St. Johns River.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 259

Weklva River near Sanford, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°49', long. 81°25', on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 

a., if." 29 E., at bridge on State Highway 46, 4} miles downstream from Little Weklva 

River and 9 miles west of Sanford.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1935 (discharge measurements only), October 

i»3b to septemoer 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 267 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 671 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 

4.19 reet); minimum observed, 195 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 2.92 feet):

1935-48: Maximum discharge observed^ 2,060 second-feet Sept. 17, 1945 (gr^e height, 

5.60 feet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum observed, 105 

second-feet June 5-13, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 2.51 feet June 4-6, 1941

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oot.

389

343

322

343

302

302

322

302

3O2

302

302

302

322

302

502

302

2S5

285

285

285

285

285

302

322

343

366

389

366

343

343

322

Nov.

302

285

266

268

268

268

255

255

242

255

255

268

266

268

255

242

255

268

268

285

285

268

255

255

268

268

268

255

255

242

-

Month

Deo.

242

255

242

242

242

242

242

332

232

232

232

232

242

242

242

242

232

242

242

242

255

255

242

242

242

232

232

232

232

221

221

Jan.

232

232

232

232

232

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

232

232

232

268

302

302

343

366

389

389

490

606

671

597

535

495

475

435

415

October ..........................

Noveaber .........................

Deceaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March

April ............................

May... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ....... . . . September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

395

375

356

356

337

318

318

318

300

300

300

284

284

284

284

284

284

284

269

269

269

269

269

269

256

256

256

256

256

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,861

7,917

7,393

109,542

10,48]

8.55E

9,365

6,816

6 nor gOC\.

6,461

7,572

11,355

11.74E

104,362

Mar.

256

244

25i

284

316

375

415

395

395

395

395

375

375

356

356

337

337

300

284

269

256

256

244

244

244

244

232

232

232

232

232

Apr.

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

220

220

220

220

232

220

220

220

220

220

232

220

220

280

232

232

232

232

-

Maxima

r *OQ oay

302

255

1,050

671

395

415

> 232

232

232

284

515

558

671

May

232

232

Z32

232

232

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

22P

220

206

22O

208

208

208

208

220

220

220

208

220

220

220

232

220

MiniwiB

285

242

221

185

221

256

o*p eoc

220

208

195

220

269

333

195

June

220

22O

220

208

2O8

220

220

220

220

220

232

220

232

220

220

220

208

208

195

208

208

208

208

808

208

232

220

220

208

208

-

Mean

318

9fiA. cO4

239

300

338

295

302

227

220

91 CJLIR 

244

36(

392

285

July

220

220

232

232

220

220

220

220

232

832

832

220

220

22O

220

220

820

256

269

269

256

284

284

269

269

256

269

284

269

269

269

AttlT.

269

269

269

269

269

269

269

284

300

337

375

455

475

475

515

495

415

4S5

415

415

415

395

375

375

375

375

374

359

346

346

346

Sept.

333

333

333

346

346

346

346

346

333

333

333

333

333

333

333

333

346

346

333

346

388

453

522

522

487

487

487

522

558

558

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

Blue Spring near Orange City, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°56', long. 81°20', in sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 30 E., about 

jjf miles west of Orange City.

Records available.- March 1932 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- laaa^: Maximum discharge measured, 190 second-feet Jan. 27, 1948; minimum 

measured, 62.7 second-feet Nov. 6, 1935, but may be inaccurate owing to adverse measuring conditions and abnormal amount of backwater from St. Johns River.

Remarks.- Measurements are made In the spring run above mouth, a quarter of a mile below 

spring.

Discharge measurements. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19"3

Date

Nov. 15 

Dec. 22 

Jan. 27

Discharge

161 

184 

190

Date

Mar. 2 

Apr. 7 

Hay 18

Discharge

169 

168

175

Date

June 10 

July 15 

Aug. 24

Discharge

171 

162 

146
260 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Apopka-Beauclair Canal near Astatula, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°4S', long. 81°41 I , in sec. IS, T. 20 S., R. 26 E., at 

boat dock 200 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 448, ij miles west of Lake 

Jem, 3z miles northeast of Astatula, and 5 miles southwest of Mount Dora.

Records available.- July 1942 to June 1948 (discharge measurements only; discontinued).

isxcremes.- laqa^B: Maximum discharge measured, 186 second-feet Apr. 2, 1948; minimum 

measured, 18.6 second-feet June 30, 1943.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly at bridge on Stats Highway 448.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 8 

Dec. 2 

Jan. 5

Discharge

110 

91.6 

120

Date

Feb. 4 

Mar. 1 

Apr. 2

Discharge

162 

178 

186

Date

Apr. 29 

May 26 

June 29

Discharge

167 

176 

135

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°53', long. 81°47', in sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 25 E., at bridge 

on state Highway 44, a quarter of a mile west of Lisbon and 85 miles northeast of 

Leesburg. Datum of gage is 59.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 557 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 

3.76 reet); minimum observed, 242 second-feet June 24 to July 2, July S, 9; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.46 feet June 30.

1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 585 second-feet Oct. 3-10, 26, 1945; maximum 

gage height observed, that of Sept. 30, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 74 secondfeet June 23-26, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.16 feet June 26, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

379

379

379

379

379

379

379

404

404

404

404

379

379

379

379

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

Nov.

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

454

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

454

429

429

429

429

429

-

Dec.

429

404

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

404

404

Jan.

404

429

429

429

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

379

379

404

404

404

429

429

429

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Juno

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

454

454

454

454

454

454

_

-

Secondfee t-day a

12,449

12,920

13,224

110,916

13,232

13,764

14,806

12,37C

10,077

7,741

8,413

11,547

13,945

144,486

Mar.

454

454

454

454

480

480

4SO

480

480

507

507

507

507

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

454

454

454

Apr.

454

454

454

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

429

404

404

404

404

379

379

404

379

379

379

379

379

379

379

-

Maximum

429

454

429

454

480

480

507

454

379

288

323

416

557

557

May

379

379

379

379

379

355

355

355

333

333

333

333

323

323

323

323

323

323

323

305

305

305

305

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

Minimum

379

429

404

189

379

454

454

o *7Q/ a

288

242

242

305

416

242

June

28fl

27?

27?

27?

27?

27?

27?

27? 25'

25"

25-

25-

25-

July

242

242

257

257

242

257

257

257

242

257

257

257

257

25- 257

25- 257

25- 257

25- 257

25" 257

25- 288

25- 288

25- 288

25- 288

25" 288

24? 288

24? 305

24? 305

24? 288

24? 305

24? 288

24? 305

323

Mean

402

431

427

304

427

475

478

412

325

258

271

372

465

395

Aug.

305

323

323

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

365

365

365

365

365

365

389

389

389

389

389

389

416

416

416

416

416

416

416

416

Per square 

mile

Sept.

416

416

416

416

416

416

416

447

447

447

447

447

447

447

447

481

481

487

487

487

481

481

481

518

518

481

481

518

518

557

-

Runoff in 

inches
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 261

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°05', long. 81°53', in sec. 22 or 23, T. 16 S., 

K. 24 E., 25 feet upstream from old channel, 50 feet upstream from highway bridge, 

600 feet downstream from power plant, and 0.4 mile southwest of Moss Bluff. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Records available.- February to September 1943 (discharge measurements only), October 

1943 to septemoer 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 811 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 48.42 

reetj; minimum, 228 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 43.63 feet); minimum dally, 

254 second-feet June 28 to July 1.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 988 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 49.31 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Nov. 26, 1943 (gage height, 40.90 feet); miniirum daily, 

90 second-feet Dec. 12, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Records Include flow of old Oklawaha River channel. Plow regulatea by power plant above station. Normal limits of regulation of reservoir Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 20-29)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to July 29 July 30 to Sept. 30

45.8 436 43.9 254 46.5 478

47.4 660 45.5 426 48.2 773

47.4 665

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

532

519

505

519

519

546

560

560

532

519

519

546

463

477

477

532

532

519

463

505

491

519

546

574

660

630

602

574

560

546

532

Nov.

532

532

532

519

519

519

519

519

519

519

519

532

532

546

546

546

546

546

546

532

532

532

532

532

546

532

519

519

505

491

Dec.

477

463

477

491

491

491

491

491

491

491

491

491

491

491

519

546

519

519

505

505

532

532

519

532

519

505

505

505

505

505

505

Jan.

505

505

491

491

491

477

463

463

463

463

436

436

463

436

422

436

436

450

450

463

519

546

546

660

645

616

602

602

588

574

602

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1.947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May.

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

574

574

574

588

574

574

574

588

588

616

574

588

602

602

574

560

560

560

574

560

560

560

546

632

519

632

532

532

519

-

Secondfoot-days

16,578

15j86(

15,595

150,734

15,740

16,410

14I595

10,943

8 ,53?

10,115

18,894 

18,345

179,829

Mar.

519

519

519

532

574

574

588

588

602

645

665

652

639

626

626

626

626

613

613

613

613

600

587

574

587

574

574

561

536

522

535

Apr.

535

574

561

535

535

535

535

535

510

510

510

548

522

522

510

510

486

462

462

450

438

438

438

438

438

414

402

414

414

414

Maximum

660

546

546

797

660

616

665

574

414

303

592

773

681

773

May

402

414

402

402

402

390

379

379

357

346

346

346

346

346

346

346

346

346

346

346

335

346

346

346

346

346

313

303

313

313

303

Minimum

463

491

463

185

436

519

519

402

303

254

254

478

558

254

June

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

293

283

283

283

293

293

283

283

283

283

283

273

283

283

283

273

283

283

273

273

254

254

254

Mean

535

CO C

503

413

508

566

538

486

353

284

326

609

612

491

July

254

263

263

263

263

a263

a263

a263

a263

a263

a 278

a294

313

303

313

303

313

324

273

324

324

324

368

357

368

379

438

414

414

478

592

Avg.

525

47S

478

478

509

509

509

493

493

493

558

609

681

663

627

609

627

681

773

754

735

699

717

681

663

681

681

645

627

609

609

Per square 

mile

Sept.

609

609

592

645

627

609

609

627

609

592

627

609

575

575

592

592

592

575

575

55S

558

575

645

663

645

627

627

663

663

681

-

Runoff in 

inohes

a No gage-height record; 

Halnes Creek at Lisbon.

discharge computed on basis of records for Oklawaha River nea- Ocala and

923350 O - 51 - 18
262 ST. "JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°11', long. 82°00', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 83 

js., at county highway bridge known as Sharpes Ferry^ 2 miles upstream from Silver 

River and 9 miles east of Ocala. Datum of gage is 36.52 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 390 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet Aug. 19-82; maximum gage 

neignt, 3.43 feet Jan. 25; minimum discharge, 244 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 

0.72 foot).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 1,810 second-feet June 15, 1934; maximum gage height, 

5.52 feet Sept. 6, 1933; minimum discharge, 41 second-feet May 7, 1939; minimum gage 

height, -1.76 feet Aug. 2, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow

caused by power plant at Moss Bluff, 12 miles above station. Larg? seepage losses 

 above station during prolonged periods of low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 29 July 30 to Sept. 30

0.7 244 2.8 655 2.6 634 

1.8 401 3.4 918 3.3 1,020 

2.3 500

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to Septenl«r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

756 

735 

714 

694 

674

674 

674 

674 

655 

637

619 

619 

602 

570 

554

585 

602 

602 

602 

570

570 

585 

585 

619 

694

756 

778 

756 

735 

714 

694

Nov.

674 

694 

674 

674 

655

637 

637 

637 

637 

619

602 

655 

655 

637 

637

637 

637 

655 

655 

655

655 

655

637 

637 

637

637 

637 

619 

602 

602

Dec.

585 

570 

554 

554 

570

570 

570 

554 

554 

554

554 

554 

585 

637 

637

674 

674 

674 

655 

655

655 

655 

655 

655 

637

637 

619 

619 

602 

602 

585

Jan.

585 

585 

585 

570 

554

554 

540 

540 

526 

526

526 

513 

513 

526 

513

500 

500 

500 

500 

513

670 

619 

637 

846 

91S

894 

870 

823 

800 

778 

756

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

mber .........................

lender year 1947 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

756 

735 

735 

714 

714

694 

694 

674 

674 

694

694

674 

674 

674 

674

655

637 

637 

637 

619

619 

602 

602 

602 

585

585 

570 

570 

570

Seoondfoot-daya

20,298 

19,281 

18,855

183,588

19,180 

18,964 

21,144 

15,452 

11,233 

8,675 

11,609 

26,153 

21,780

212,624

Mar.

554 

554 

554 

585 

674

694 

694 

714 

714 

778

823 

823 

800 

778 

756

756 

735 

714 

714 

694

694 

674 

674 

674 

655

637 

637 

619 

602 

585 

585

Apr.

Maximum

778 

694 

674

1,160

918 

756 

823 

619 

410 

318 

964 

1,020 

787

1,020

585 

602 

619 

602 

585

585 

570 

570 

554 

554

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

526 

526 

513 

488 

477

466 

456 

456 

446 

446

436 

427 

427 

418 

418

May

410 

410 

410 

410 

410

401 

393 

385 

378 

370

370 

3365 

3360 

355 

355

355 

355 

355 

355 

348

340 

348 

355

348 

348

340

332 

318 

318 

318 

318

Minimum

554 

602 

554

168

500 

570 

554 

418 

318 

257 

250 

658 

658

250

June

318 

318 

311 

304 

311

311 

304 

304 

297 

311

311 

297 

297 

297 

290

283 

283 

276 

276 

276

283 

283 

276 

270 

270

270 

270 

264 

257 

257

July

250 

250 

250 

250 

264

257 

264 

270 

270 

270

290 

304 

311 

297 

297

290 

304 

325 

401 

488

436 

393 

401 

427 

427

477 

500 

500 

500 

682 

964

Aug.

934 

816 

760 

760 

733

733 

708 

682 

658 

658

658 

733 

874 

964 

934

903 

874 

874 

934 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

992 

964 

934

903 

903 

844 

816 

787 

760

Sept.

760 

787 

760 

733 

760

760 

760 

753 

733

733

708

708 

733

733 

708 

708 

682 

682

658 

682 

708 

708 

708

708 

708 

733 

733 

787

 _._, Per square Runoff in 

*ean mile inches

655 

643 

608

503

619 

654 

682 

515 

362 

289 

374 

844 

726

581

Peak dlschawce (base. 600 sec. -ft. ).- Oct. 21 (7 p.m.) 800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 2S (i a.m.) 9TB a**, -ft . Mar. 11 (11 p.m.; 846 sec.-ft.; July 31 (12 m.) 964 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19-22, 1,020 sec!-ft.' 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Pla.

263

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29e 22', long. 81.54", in sec. 9, T. 13 S., R. 24 

is., at bridge on State Highway 316 in Eureka, 3 miles downstream from Eaton C-eek. 

Datum of gage is 15.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Records available.- February 1930 to June 1934, September 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 7.35 

reet); minimum, 1,150 second-feet June 26-29, July 5, 6; minimum gage height, 5.28 

feet July 6.

1930-34, 1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 6,260 second-feet Sept.. 7, 1933 

(gage height, 11.00 feet); minimum observed, 626 second-feet Feb. 2, 1933 (gare 

height, 2.94 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-84 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.3 1,150 

5.7 1,310 

6.3 1,670 

7.3 2,490

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,150 

2,060 

1,980 

1,980 

1,940

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1.9OO 

1,660

1,860 

1,860 

1,820 

1,820 

1,780

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,780

1,780 

1,78O 

1,780 

1,900 

2,320

2,490 

2,490 

2,400 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230

Nov.

2,OSO 

2,060 

2,O60 

1,980 

1,940

1,940 

1,900 

1,980 

1,980 

2,060

1,980 

1,980 

2,060 

2,060 

1,980

1,940 

1,940 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,900 

1,9OO 

1 900 

1,860

al,850 

al,840 

al,830 

hi, 820 

al,810

Dec.

al.BOO 

al,7SO 

al,760 

al,750 

1,740

1,740 

1.7OO 

1,700 

1,700 

1,7OO

1,700 

1,7OO 

1,740 

1,780 

1,780

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,860

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,820

1,820 

1,820 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,740

Jan.

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,700 

1,7OO

1,7OO 

1,700 

1,670 

1,670 

1,640

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,640

1.7OO 

1,7OO 

1,740 

1,940 

2,320

2,490 

2,490 

2,320 

2,230 

2,150 

2,060

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar...... ...................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

*uftry

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,060 

1,980 

1,980 

1,940 

1,900

1,900 

1,9OO 

1,860 

1,860 

1,900

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,860 

1,820

1,820 

1,820 

1,780 

1,780 

1,740

1,740 

1,740 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670

Seoondfoot-days

61,52( 

58,21( 

55, 19(

577, 53(

56,30( 

52,89C 

61,30( 

47,39( 

40,81( 

36,73< 

41i 70( 

62.36C 

55,08(

629, 48C

Mar.

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,740 

1,490

2,230 

2,320 

2,230 

2,150 

2,150

2,400 

2,490 

2,490 

2,320 

2,230

2,150 

2,06O 

1,980 

1,940 

1,900

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,820 

1,820

1,780 

1,740 

1,780 

1,740 

1,7OO 

1,700

Apr.

1,670 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740

1,700 

1,670 

1,670 

1,640 

1,640

1,600 

1,600 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,530

1,530 

1,500 

1,500 

1,470 

1,470

1,440 

1,470 

1,500 

1,470 

1,440

UaxlBun

5 2,490 

) 2,030 

5 1,860

) 2,940

) 2,490 

> 2,O6O 

5 2,490 

5 1,740 

) 1,410 

) 1,360 

5 1,670 

) 2,320 

> 1,980

) 2,490

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 26, 27, 2,

Hay

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,260 

1,260 

1,310

1,310 

1,260 

1,310 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

HiniMm

1,780 

1,810 

1,700

1,150

1,600 

1,670 

1,640 

1,440 

1,260 

1,150 

1,150 

1,740 

1,740

1,150

June

1,360 

1,360 

1,310 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,180

Mean

1,985 

1,94C 

1,780

1,582

1,816 

1,824 

1,977 

1.58C 

1,316 

1,224 

1,345 

2,012 

1,336

1,720

July

1,220 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,150

1,150 

1,130 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,130 

f 1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,310

1,500 

1,670 

1,640 

1,560 

1,530

1,560 

1,560 

1,530 

1,530 

1,600 

1,67O

Aug.

1,7V) 

1,B*0 

1,9-0 

1,9'0 

1,900

1,8150 

1,830 

1,81*0 

1,7I?0 

1,740

1,740 

1,900 

2,OFO 

2,3!>0 

2,230

2,150 

2.0FO 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

2,060 

2,150 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230

2,lfO 

2.1FO 

2,060 

2,OfO 

l,9f« 

1,940

Per square 

 He

490 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (4 p.m.) 2

Sept.

1,900 

1,900 

1,940 

1,980 

1,940

1,900 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,820

1,820 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,820

1,820 

1,820 

1,780 

1,780 

1,740

1.74O 

1,780 

1,820 

1,860 

1,860

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,860

Runoff in 

inches

,580 see.-

ft.; Mar. 12, 13, 2,490 sec.-ft.j Aug. 14 (ll a.m.) 2,320 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baals of records for stations near Ocala and near 

orange Springs.

f Computed on baals of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from ataff-gage reading.
264 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°30'15", long. 81 0 54'45", tn sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 24 E.j 

at Jordans Ferry and mouth of Orange Creek, 2 miles east of Orange Springs. Datum 

of gage Is 7.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Cor'ps of Engineers bench 

mark.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1948 (Include flow of Orange Creek). 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,656 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,560 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage 

neight, 9.35 feet); minimum, 1,370 second-feet June 28, 29, July 6-9; minimum gage 

height, 5.18 feet June 29.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 9,760 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 12.00 

feet, from floodmarksh minimum observed, 741 second-feet on several days January to 

June 1933; minimum gage height observed, 2.46 feet Feb. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.2 1,370 8.6

6.0 1,710 9.3

6.8 2,170

3,630

4,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,940

2,780

2,700

2,620

2,540

2,540

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,540

2,470

2,470 

2,470

2,470

2,390

2,470

2,470

2,540

2,470

2,470

2,540

2,620

2,540

2,700

3,450

3,540

3,630

3,540

3,360

3,280

3,110

Nov.

3,030

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,780

2,700

2,700

2,860

2,940

2,860

2,860

3,030 

3,030

3,030

2,940

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,780

2,780

2,700

2,700

2,620

2,620

2,620

-

Dec.

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,320

2,320

2,320 

2,320

2,390

2,390

2,470

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,470

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,320

Jan.

2,320

2,3

2,3

2,3

20

20

20

2,240

2,240

2,1

2,1

2,1

70

70

70

2,170

2,100

2,100 

2,100

2,100

2,030

2,030

2,0

2,0

2,0

30

30

30

2,100

2,320

2,3

2,3

3,0

90

90

30

3,360

3,540

3,6

3,5

3,4

3,2

30

40

50

80

3,190

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,110

3,110

3,030

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,780

2,780

2,780

2.T80

EV780

2,780 

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,320

2,320

2,320

_

-

Seccndfoct-daya

85 521

85|44(

75,88(

752, 98(

77.21C

77,17(

101, 3S(

75,09(

54,33(

45,15(

50.54C

85,37(

73,25C

886, 33C

Mar.

2,320

2,240

2,240

2,320

2,470

2,620

2,940

3,280

3,630

3,940

4,420

4,420 

4,420

4,170

3,940

3,830

3,630

3,450

3,450

3,360

3,280

3,190

3,110

3,190

3,110

3,110

3,110

3,110

3,110

3,030

2,940

Apr.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

) 3,630

) 3,030

) 2,540

) 3,830

) 3,630

3 3,110

> 4,420

) 2,940

) 2,030

) 1,710

) 2,240

) 3, 190

) 2,780

4,420

860

860

940

860

860

860

780

780

700

620

620

540 

540

470

470

470

470

390

390

390

390

320

320

240

240

170

170

170

100

100

-

May

2,030

2,030

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,910

1,910

1,860

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,810 

X510

ljJ760

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,610

1,610

Minimum

2,390

2,620

2,320

1,380

2,030

2,320

2,240

2,100

1,560

1,370

1,370

2,390

2,240

1,370

June

1,660

1^710

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,520

1,560

1,560 

1,560

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,403

Mean

2 75$

2^848

2,448

2,063

2 49"

2*66]

3.27C

2,503

1,753

1 501

1,'630

2,754

2,442

2,422

July

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,520 

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,520

1,560

1,660

1,710

1,760

1,810

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

2,030

2,240

Aug.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

390

540

540

620

620

540

470

620

540

470

2,470

2,700 

2,860

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

030

190

110

940

940

940

2,860

2^780

2,

2,

2,

780

860

860

2,860

2,860

2,

2,

2,

2,

940

940

780

700

2,620

Pe T square 

mile

Sept.

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,700

2,780

2,780

2,700

2,700

2,620

2,540

2,470

2,470 

2,470

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,320

2,320

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,240

2,320

2,320

Runoff in 

inches
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 265

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°20', long. 81°48', in sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 25 

K., at Riverside Landing, 8f miles, east of Orange Springs. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 6,060 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 8.83 

reet); minimum, 1,570 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 5.54 feet).

1943-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 12, 1948; minimum, 956 second-feet June 3, 

4, 6-19, 1945; minimum gage height, 3.97 feet June 17, 18, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.5 1,530 

5.8 1,81O 

7.8 4,400 

8.8 6,06O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,990 

3,730 

3,600 

3,470 

3,340

3,340 

3,340 

3,340 

3,34O 

3,340

3,340 

3,340 

3,340 

3,340 

3,210

3,210 

3,28O 

3,28O 

3,280 

3,28O

3,210 

3,340 

3,47O 

3,730 

4,26O

4,550 

4,550 

4,550 

4,400 

4,260 

4,12O

HOT.

3,990 

3,860 

3,86O 

3,730 

3,6OO

3,600 

3,47O 

3,6OO 

3,730 

3,730

3,730 

3,860 

3,990 

3,990 

3,86O

3,860 

3,730 

3,730 

3,86O 

3,860

3,860 

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,6OO

3,600 

3,470 

3,470 

3,470 

3,340

Dec.

3,340 

3,280 

3,280 

3,210 

3,210

a3,200 

a3, 16O 

a3, 120 

a3, 100 

a3, 100

83,100

a3, 100

83, lOO

as, loo 

a3, 100

as, 200

83,430 

a3,43O 

as, 400

83, 360

83,330 

83,300 

a3,28O 

as, 240 

a3,2oo

83, ISO 

a3, 150 

as, 120 

83,090 

a3,050

a3,o2o

Jan.

a3,ooo 

a2,970 

82,940 

a2,91O 

82,890

a2,86O 

82,840 

2,820 

82,810 

a2,79O

a2,770 

a2,750 

82,730 

a2,7OO 

82,680

82,660 

2,64O 

2.7OO 

2,700 

2,700

2,880 

3,O80 

3,210 

3,730 

4,260

,400 

,550 

,550 

,400 

,260 

4,120

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Bare

&1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

her ..........................

 ber

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1............................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,990 

3,990 

3,860 

3,86O 

3,730

3,600 

3,600 

3,470 

3.47O 

3,470

3,470 

3,470 

3,470 

3.47O 

3,340

3,340 

3,340 

3,280 

3,210 

3,210

3,140 

3,140 

3,O8O 

3,080 

3.02O

3,020 

3,02O 

2,950 

2,950

Seoondfoct-daya

112, 17C 

111,64C 

99,28C

935, 34C

99,30C 

98,O4C 

125, 18C 

92,46C 

66,21C 

53,13C 

67,07C 

114, 20C 

95,82C

1,134,50C

Mar.

2,880 

2,88O 

2,320 

2,880 

3,020

3,140 

3,340 

3,6OO 

3,860 

4,550

5,720 

6,06O 

5,890 

5,55O 

5,210

4,870 

4,710 

4,400 

4,260 

4,120

3,990 

3,860 

3,860 

3,86O 

3,730

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3.60O 

3,600

Apr.

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

Maxima

) 4,550 

) 3,990 

3,430

5,550

4,550 

3,990 

6,060 

3,600 

2,57O 

1,930 

3,730 

3,360 

3,470

6,O60

600 

600 

600 

470 

470

470 

470 

340 

340 

280

210 

14O 

140 

O8O 

O2O

O2O 

950 

950 

950 

950

880 

880 

820 

82O 

760

700 

700 

640 

640 

570

May

2,570 

2,570 

2,500 

2,440 

2,440

2,380 

2,380 

2,310 

2,310 

2,250

2,250 

2,250 

2,190 

2.19O 

2,120

2,120 

2,O60 

2,060 

2.OOO 

2.OOO

2.OOO 

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,87O

1,870 

1,810 

1,810 

1,870 

1,870 

1,930

Minima

3,210 

3,340 

3,020

1.53O

2,640 

2,950 

2,320 

2,570 

1,810 

1,570 

1,610 

3,340 

2,950

1,570

June

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,930

1,870 

1,81O 

1,760 

1,76O 

1,760

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810

1,810 

1,810 

1,760 

1,310 

1,760

1,700 

1,700 

1,660 

1,610 

1,66O

1,700 

1,7OO 

1,610 

1,570 

1,610

Mean

3,616 

3,721 

3,203

2,563

3,203 

3,331 

4,038 

3,O82 

2,136 

1,771 

2,164 

3,684 

3,194

3,100

July

1,700 

1,76O 

1,760 

1,700 

1,66O

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,660 

1,810

1,930 

2,120 

2,380 

2,5OO 

2,380

2,190 

2.0OO 

1,930 

2.0OO 

2,190

2,190 

2,310 

2,310 

2,440 

2,500

2,500 

2,440 

2,44O 

2,570 

3,140 

3,730

Aug.

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

Per squnre 

mile

730 

860 

86O 

730 

730

600 

470 

470 

470 

470

340 

470 

600 

730 

860

860 

860 

86O 

86O 

860

860 

86O 

860 

86O 

730

600 

600 

600 

600 

470 

470

Sept.

3,340 

3,340 

3,280 

3,280 

3,340

3,470 

3,470 

3,470 

3,470 

3,340

3,34O 

3,340 

3,28O 

3,210 

3,140

3,140 

3,140 

3,080 

3,020 

3,O20

2,950 

3,O2O 

3,080 

3,O2O 

3,020

3,O20 

3,020 

3,O2O 

3,O2O 

3,140

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 3,200 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 26-28, 4.55O see. -ft.; Jan. 27, 28, 4,55O sec. -ft.;

Mar. 12 (1O a.m.; 6,060 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (12 m.) 3,990 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Oklawaha River nea- Orange 

Springs.
266 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°37', long. 81°51', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 24

 E.. at county highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Lake Emma and 3t miles northeast of Mascotte. Datum of gage is 89.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Kxtremesa- aHaximum'discharge during yearT 362 second-feet Oct. 16-18; maximum gage height,

 K.K1 feet Oct. 16; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 3.62 feet).

1945-48: Maximum discharge, 458 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 1945 (gag? height, 7.06 

feet); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot June 18, 19, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 2.14 feet June 19, 1945. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, Ii seoond-feet)

Oct. 1-17 Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

6.3 297 3.6 12 4.1 41 4.8 108 6.6 362 

6.6 362 3.3 22 4.4 66 5.9 260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeab*- 1946

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

SOS 

303 

308 

318 

329

329 

340 

340 

35l 

351

351 

351 

351 

351 

351

362 

362 

362 

354 

354

347 

347 

347 

347 

354

354 

354 

354 

347 

347 

347

Nov.

340 

340 

340 

332 

332

325 

325 

325 

318 

310

310 

310 

303 

303 

303

296 

296 

296 

296 

239

289 

289 

282 

282 

282

275 

268 

268 

260 

260

Dec.

253 

253 

253 

246 

246

239 

239 

239 

232 

232

232 

225 

225 

225 

225

225 

218 

218 

218 

218

218 

210 

210 

210 

210

203 

203 

196 

196 

196 

196

Jan.

189 

189 

189 

1S3 

183

175 

175 

174 

172 

169

165 

164 

165 

164 

160

158 

158 

161 

160 

162

175 

172 

172 

196 

203

203 

203 

210 

210 

210 

210

Feb.

210 

210 

213 

213 

225

225 

225

232 

232 

239

239 

239 

246 

246 

239

246 

246 

246 

246 

246

246 

246 

239 

239 

239

239 

239 

239 

232

 .. SecondMonl11 foot-days

Goto 

Move 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary . .

10,676 

9,044 

6,909

............ 51,228

1.......... ..................

 ber. .......................

5,579 

6,831 

7,207 

4,642 

2,376 

896 

916 

5,707 

8,267

ter year 1947-48 ............ 69,050

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.).- Oct.

10, 289 sec. -ft.

Mar.

232 

225 

225 

232 

239

246 

246 

246 

253 

253

253 

253 

253 

246 

246

246 

246 

239 

239 

232

232 

232 

225 

218 

218

210 

210 

210 

203 

203 

196

Apr.

196 

196 

189 

189 

183

183 

175 

172 

168 

164

163 

161 

157 

153 

153

153 

150 

147 

144 

139

136 

130 

125 

120

116

113 

132 

ISO 

146 

140

Maxima

362 

340 

253

362

210 

246 

253 

196 

136 

48 

78 

268 

289

362

May

136

130 

124 

119 

114

109 

102 

97 

93 

90

85 

83 

80 

77 

73

70 

67 

64 

61 

58

55

53 

51 

SO 

47

47 

44 

45 

51 

51 

50

Minima

308 

260 

196

24

158 

210 

196 

113 

44 

14 

14 

83 

260

14

June

48 

46 

44 

42 

40

39 

37 

35 

33 

34

35

33 

32 

32 

31

29 

29 

30 

28 

27

26 

24 

22 

20

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

14

Mean

344 

301 

223

140

180 

236 

232 

155 

76. 

29. 

29. 

184 

276

169

July

14 

14 

15 

14 

15

16 

15 

16 

18 

18

18 

18 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

22 

27 

27

29 

30 

34 

40 

45

51 

55 

58 

61 

68 

78

Aug.

83 

87 

94 

99 

105

112 

115

lie

119 

125

151 

167 

175 

189 

189

189 

196 

196 

203 

210

225 

239 

246 

246 

253

260 

260 

260 

260 

268 

268

Sept.

268 

268 

275 

275 

275

282 

289

239 

289 

289

282 

282 

282 

282 

275

275 

275 

268 

268 

260

260 

260 

275 

275 

268

260 

268 

275 

289 

289

Per square Runoff ia 

 lie inches

5 

3

16-18, 362 sec. -ft.; Mar. 9-13, 253 sec. -ft.; Sept. 7-:

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Fla.

Location.- Measuring section, lat. 28°43', long. 81°53', in sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 24 E 

at bridge 2 miles southeast of Okahumpka and 4 miles above mouth.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1^5-45: Maximum discharge measured, 436 seoond-feet Sept. 17, 1945; minimum 

measured, 0,80 second-foot May 30, 1945.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, In seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Date

Nov. 5 

Dec. 17

Jan. 20

Discharge

3,48 

220

190

Date

Feb. 24 

Mar. 29

Apr. 28

Discharge

236 

198

181

Date

June 7 

July 12

Aug. 19

Discharge

38.6 

22.0

212

Date

Sept. 27

Discharge

275
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 267

Silver Springs near Ocala, Pla.

Location.- Measuring point for discharge measurements at lat. 29°13«, long. 82°02', in 

 sec. 6, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 700 feet downstream from Paradise Landing, 0.7 mile downstream from head^ of springs, and 6.0 miles northeast of Ocala. Water-stage recorder 

on Sharpes Perry artesian well, lat. 29°11', long. 81°59', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 

23 E., about 400 feet east of Oklawaha River, 2 miles upstream from Silver River, 4.2 

miles southeast of head springs and 9 miles east of Ocala. Datum of gage is 45.36 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary .water-stage recorder at head of springs in boat repair basin. Datum of gage is 38.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records avjallable.- January 1933 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 820 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet Sept. 22; maximum gage 

neignt at head of springs, 2.48 feet Oct. 16; minimum discharge, 854 second-feet 

July 9, 15-17; minimum gage height at head of springs, 1.15 feet July 9, 17.

1933-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,140 second-feet Oct. 7, 1933; maximrm 

gage height observed at head of springs, "5.50'feet Sept. 6, 1933; minimum daily discharge, 627 second-feet Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 1933; minimum gage height observed at head 

of springs, 0.06 foot June 22, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Surface inflow between head of springs and measuring site is 

negligible. Discharge computed from relation between artesian pressure at Sharnes 

Perry well and discharge at measuring point.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

2J

22

29

24

25

26

27

28

88

90

31

Oct.

974

990

982

990

998

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1.010

1.010

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010 al.oio

al.oio

al.OlO

al.020

al,020

al,020

hl.OEO

al.020

al.030

1,030

1,040

1,040 1,0*0

Nov.

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

T.040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1.040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

-

Dec.

1,030

1,020

1.020

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

998

998

998

998

998

998

Month

Jan.

1,010

998

990

990

982

982

982

982

982

982

974

974

982

974

958

966

982

974

966

966

982

974

974

974

958

958

974

974

982

990

990

October 

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Jajutary 

February f , ............ . ..........

March - - .

A&pil

jjjiy * ' '

Juaa ............ . jSiy:;;::::::;;;:::::;;:::::::;:: August ...........................

(September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

932

982

990

990

998

998

998

9SS

998

990

990

998

1,010

998

982

990

998

998

998

998

998

993

990

982

982

990

998

998

990

_

-

Saoondfoot-days

31,384

31,170

31,438

324,213

30,326

28,810

31.272

30,458

29,962

27,092

26,962

30,694

32,520

362,088

Mar.

990

990

990

990

982

982

998

990

998

993

998

998

990

998

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,040

Apr.

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

1.O10

1,010

1,010

1.010

1.010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

998

Maximum

1 040

I'oso

1,030

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,030

998

934

1 670

IflOO

1,100

May

998

990

990

990

990

990

990

982

974

974

982

974

966

988

966

966

966

968

958

958

958

953

958

950

950

950

942

942

942

942

934

Minimum

974

1,030

998

794

958

982

QQB 99D

934

878

854

910

1,070

854

June

934

926

926

926

913

918

918

918

918

918

910

910

910

910

902

902

902

902

394

894

894

886

886

886

886

886

878

878

878

878

Mean

1,012

1,039

1,014

888

978

993

1,009

1,015

967

903

870

1,084

989

July

870

370

870

870

870

870

870

SB2

854

382

362

882

882

882

854

854

854

862

870

870

870

870

870

870

878

878

878

BBS

BBS

894

902

Aug.

910

910

910

918

918

921'

93A

93A

934

94?.

950

96P

98!'

974

933

990

99P

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

Per square 

 lie

Sept.

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

R-noff in 

inches

_

~

a Ho_ artesian preesure record; discharge Interpolated.

h Staff-gage reading of artesian pressure.

Hote.- Ho gage height record at head of springs Oct. 25 to Nov. 2, Feb. 24-27, Mar. 1, Sett.
268 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Orange Lake Outlet near Cltra, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°26 I , long. 82°07', in sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 22 

K., at bridge on State Highway 200 0.8 mile south of Island Grove ard 1.5 miles north 

of Citra. Prior tu Mar. 28, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum. Datum of gage 

is 53.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1941 (three miscellaneous discharge measurements), January 

1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1947: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 192 second-feet 

Sept. 29, 30; maximum gage height, 5.97 feet Sept. 30; minimum discharge, 46 secondfeet Aug. 7. (gage height, 4.67 feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 677 second-feet Mar. 17-24; maximum 

gage height, 7.81 feet Mar. 17; minimum discharge, 68 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 

5.24 feet).

Maximum discharge known, 976 second-fest (measured) Nov. 10, 1941; maximum stage 

known, that of Mar. 17, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily prior to Mar. 28, 1947.

Rating tables, Jan. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3 to May 12, 1947, 

Map. 17 to Apr. 18, 1948)

Jan. 1 to Apr. 22, 1947 Apr. 23, 1947, to Apr. 2, 1948 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30, 1948

4.9 

5.8

78

187

4.7

4.9

5.0 

5.2

6.5 

6.8 

7.8

267

335

677

5.2 

5.7 

6.4

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48 

1947

62

143

272

6.7 

7.4

363

613

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot. Nov. Dec. Jan.

150

149

149

147

146

144

139

139

139

135

131

130

129

127

126

125

124

122

121

119

116

114

112

109

109

108

107

104

102

100

98

Feb.

102

102

102

102

98

95

95

102

101

100

97

95

95

97

102

101

100

98

97

95

100

97

97

95

90

90

85

85

_

-

Mar.

102

109

112

107

107

107

109

113

112

112

112

112

112

a!22

131

144

144

141

157

163

169

169

169

169

181

175

169

i69

169

169

175

Apr.

175

181

181

181

181

181

1S1

175

175

169

169

175

169

175

175

175

181

175

175

175

175

175

168

168

172

171

168

163

158

157

-

Hay

155

151

150

143

139

136

134

131

125

123

117

114

112

107

105

101

97

94

91

89

84

84

85

90

94

93

93

97

108

105

103

June

97

96

91

87

82

82

81

78

75

70

72

70

68

67

66

65

63

61

60

59

59

60

61

59

57

57

57

56

56

55

July

56

56

55

54

52

51

5Q

50

51

52

52

51

50

52

51

53

55

54

53

54

57

58

56

54

53

53

54

54

55

54

53

Aug.

53

52

50

50

49

47

48

51

52

51

52

53

52

53

55

57

61

62

64

64

66

69

74

74

74

74

75

76

76

76

75

Sept.

74

73

70

67

65

64

62

63

63

62

64

70

69

69

70

70

70

73

80

86

87

90

114

151

159

166

172

162

192

192

-

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 269

Discharge, in second-feet, of Orange Lake Outlet near Citra, Pla., 1947-48 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

192

198

198

198

198

205

205

205

205

205

205

212

212

212

212

218

232

239

239

246

246

252

252

267

285

287

292

296

299

303

303

Nov.

303

313

322

322

324

332

324

362

368

368

375

400

404

404

400

400

400

400

407

404

397

394

391

384

384

378

368

359

350

341

-

Deo.

330

322

313

301

296

292

285

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

267

267

267

267

260

260

260

260

252

246

246

246

239

Jan.

239

239

232

232

232

225

225

218

218

212

212

205

205

212

205

198

198

198

198

205

218

225

225

267

285

294

311

322

327

327

341

Feb.

350

344

347

347

344

344

341

341

344

347

341

341

335

341

335

330

330

327

324

322

319

313

308

308

303

299

292

290

287

-

-

Mar.

285

276

285

290

299

296

308

319

338

410

499

588

624

659

659

659

677

677

677

677

677

677

677

677

659

659

641

659

641

624

606

Apr.

606

606

595

595

577

559

559

541

541

505

505

488

470

466

463

488

470

463

452

445

430

416

402

388

377

363

349

343

329

314

-

Hay

298

290

282

275

266

259

255

245

238

232

228

225

218

212

207

201

198

191

189

185

180

175

171

166

161

156

150

147

145

154

152

Juue

' 152

150

148

143

138

134

131

128

124

123

123

121

121

121

118

116

114

112

111

109

106

106

103

98

95

93

88

87

85

82

-

July

88

88

90

88

85

85

82

77

74

72

71

77

79

76

76

74

74

82

82

82

80

83

87

96

98

95

93

96

101

112

112

Au*.

Ill

112

121

129

133

138

138

140

143

148

171

180

189

198

203

205

207

207

210

210

209

212

214

214

212

214

214

216

218

218

214

Sept.

214

214

216

214

216

218

223

230

232

236

240

238

236

234

238

230

227

223

219

214

209

212

209

201

198

194

191

187

189

198

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1947-48

Month

May...............................

July..............................

Auffust . . . . ... . .

September. ........................

Water year ..................

December. .........................

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Seccndfoot-days

3 450

2,889

-

8,512

7 450

6,500

99,380

Maximum

192

_

330

152

240

677

Minimum

62

_

192

303

239

187

71

Mean

139

96.3

_

275

539

217

272

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°31', long. 81°57', in sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., at

bridge on State Highway 318, a quarter of a mile northwest of Orange Springs and li

miles upstream from Little Orange Creek. 

Records available.- Pour miscellaneous discharge measurements in 1930, 1932, and 1938;

November 1941 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1941-48: Maximum discharge measured, 1,490 second-feet Nov. 16, 1941; minimum

measured, 4.53 second-feet May 28, 1945. 

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly at bridge on State Highway 318.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 7 

Nov. 6 

Dec. 4 

Jan. 8 

Feb. 2

Discharge

379 

523 

576 

376 

683

Date

Mar. 3 

31 

Apr. 27 

May 24 

July 1

Discharge

470

1,030 

638 

266 

134

Date

July 29 

Sept. 2 

29

Discharge

283 

454

310
270 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Lochloosa Creek near Hawthorn, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°33'55", long. 82°08'25", In sec. 6, T. 11 S.. R. 22 E., at 

 abandoned bridge on sand road, K miles above Lochloosa Lake and 3f miles southwest of

Hawthorn.

Records available.- February 1947 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1!J4Y-4B: Maximum discharge measured, 418 second-feet Jan. 26, 1948; minimum

measured, 1.22 second-feet May 14, 1947. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at abandoned bridge.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, February 194,7 to September 194,8

Date

1947 

Feb. 19 

Apr. 2 

May 14 

June 24

Discharge

13.7 

59.2 

1.22 

1.84

Date

1947 

Aug. 4 

Sept. 15 

Oct. 29 

Dec. 15

Discharge

2.93 

51.1 

76.6 

18.6

Date

1948 

Jan. 26 

Mar. 9 

Apr. 19

Discharge

418 

251 

62.5

Date

1948 

May 31 

July 12 

Aug. 23

Discharge

3.26 

1.73 

140

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa, Fla.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°29'10", long. 82°06'10", in sec. 3, T. 12 S., R..

22 E., at culvert on State Highway 200, 1.3 miles south of Lochloosa and 2.4 miles

north of Island Grove. Prior to Mar. 28, 1947, staff gage at sanu3 site and datum.

Datum of gage is 55.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Records available.- January 1947 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- 19471Maximum discharge during period January to September, 118 second-feet

sept. 26 (gage height, 4.37 feet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 2.86

feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 341 second-feet Mar. 12, 13 (gage

height, 6.04 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 3.34 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good exceot those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

uage read twice daily prior to Mar. 28, 1947.

Rating table, Jan. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 12 to Oct. 21, 1947, 

June Z to Aug. 21, 1948)

2.8 4.6

2.9 7.7

3.0 11

3.3 23

3.8 52

3.9 59

4.1 83

4.7 165

5.0 181

5.6 263

6.0 332

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot. MOT. Deo. Jan.

a44

a44

a44

a42

a39

a38

38

a38

a37

a37

a36

a36

a35

a34

a33

a32

a30

a31

a31

a30

a30

a28

a26

a24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

Feb.

24

23

22

22

21

21

22

22

21

20

19

19

21

24

23

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

22

_

-

-

Mar.

29

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

28

26

24

26

31

38

44

44

44

58

61

61

61

60

61

61

60

59

58

57

57

62

Apr.

61

64

68

68

67

66

66

64

63

62

60

60

60

62

64

68

71

69

64

62

63

63

59

57

58

58

58

56

53

52

Hay

52

51

50

48

45

44

44

43

41

38

36

a35

a34

33

a32

a30

a29

28

27

26

a26

a25

h25

a26

a27

28

28

28

30

30

30

June

2S

26

26

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

14

13

13

12

-

July

12

14.

13

13

11

9.7

9.0

9.0

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

13

15

14

13

12

13

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

11

11

10

Aug.

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.1

8.0

11

12

11

16

19

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

21

25

28

25

23

21

20

21

22

22

21

Sept.

19

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

15

21

24

24

23

21

21

25

24

24

23

24

51

91

114

116

111

100

91

84

-

a No gage-height record; discharge either Interpolated or computed on basis of gage-height record 

for Lochloosa Lake at Lochloosa. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 271

Discharge, In second-feet, of Lochloosa Lake outlet near Lochloosa, Fla., 1947-48 Continued

1947-48

Da»

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

76

73

71

70

70

71

69

70

83

83

87

90

90

90

90

107

112

116

118

119

124

137

137

151

161

160

161

161

164

164

164

Nor.

164

165

168

171

171

171

171

178

178

178

178

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

193

187

187

181

181

178

178

178

175

173

173

171

-

Deo.

171

168

168

168

165

165

162

162

161

158

158

155

153

155

155

161

158

156

152

149

152

153

151

149

146

145

142

138

135

134

131

Jan.

130

134

130

127

124

120

119

116

114

111

108

104

104

108

103

97

96

97

97

103

131

135

134

173

178

181

178

178

178

178

181

Feb.

181

181

181

181

181

181

178

178

178

181

178

178

178

178

178

175

175

175

175

175

175

173

173

171

171

171

171

168

168

-

-

Mar.

168

165

165

171

171

171

173

175

181

240

305

332

332

323

323

323

323

323

323

323

323

323

323

323

314

305

305

305

296

279

271

Apr.

271

279

271

256

256

248

248

240

240

226

219

219

212

206

206

212

212

206

200

193

187

187

181

178

175

175

173

173

171

168

Hay

165

162

158

155

151

146

142

134

127

123

120

118

115

112

108

103

100

94

91

86

83

79

76

73

69

66

62

60

60

61

66

June

66

60

56

56

52

51

50

48

46

46

46

45

43

42

41

40

40

39

38

38

36

35

34

32

30

29

28

26

25

26

July

27

26

27

26

25

24

24

23

22

21

20

21

23

23

22

22

22

24

29

26

26

26

26

30

35

33

35

35

39

45

47

Aug.

46

48

51

53

53

55

56

66

66

67

78

86

98

118

105

101

97

94

170

101

101

103

103

103

104

108

111

107

105

104

103

Sept.

104

104

105

110

107

107

110

118

119

120

120

118

115

114

114

112

108

104

103

101

97

97

96

94

93

87

83

83

86

103

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48

Month

DeoeBber. .........................

Calendar year .............

March. ..... . . . . ........

May. ..............................

July. .............................

August ...... .... ............

September. ........................

Wster year ...... ...........

DeoeBber. .........................

January 1948 . . . ......

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947 -48 .............

Seoondfoot-days

1,069

513.9

1,182

-

3 439

5 357

4,776

22,059.6

6

900

3,132

48,697

MaxlmuB

116

-

193

171

181

1 01

332

165

120

332

Minima

1 Q

ep

13

-

69

131

25

83

20

Mean

32 3

39.4

_

154

86 8

104

rs3

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inohea
272 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

South Pork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°59', long. 81 0 51', in sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 24 

u,., at bridge on State Highway 16, half a mile downstream from Greens Creek, 2| miles 

west of Penney Farms, and 10 miles west of Green Cove Springs. Datum of gage is 9.82 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 160 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,130 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 20.36 

i'eet); minimum, 36 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.33 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 

15 second-feet Nov. 8-10, 13, 14, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.83 foot June 10, 11 

1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In aecond-feet)

Oct. 26 to Sept. 30

2.9

7.8

11.4

13.0

143

627

1,030

1,290

14.0

15.0

15.6

18.3

1,570

2,010

2,490

5,100

1.3 

1.7 

2.8

36

59

143

4.2 

7.8

266

627

Note.- Same as preceding table above 7.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

197 

174 

151 

143 

147

316 

763 

944 

837 

454

306 

266 

336 

326 

296

648 

837 

616 

385 

286

232

197 

17S 

252 

5,100

2,640 

1,030 

606 

405 

306 

252

Nov.

215 

1,920 

1,840 

921 

514

355 

286 

554 

826 

474

355 

944 

1,040 

606 

405

316 

266 

237 

336 

286

242

224 

211 

198 

ISO

168 

164 

155 

147 

139

Dec.

131 

127 

127 

123 

123

119 

115 

114 

127 

123

127 

151 

172 

228 

224

336 

326 

252 

206 

185

228

355 

316 

247 

211

180 

164 

147 

139 

135 

127

Jan.

123 

123 

123 

119 

115

111 

107 

103 

103 

100

100 

96 

100

119 

107

103 

103 

131 

127 

219

753 

944 

524 

2,370 

2,400

983

544 

395 

355 

296 

454

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

1 ............................

at ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

774 

534 

355 

286 

237

211 

172 

185 

202 

504

554 

365 

286 

242 

206

185 

168 

159 

147 

139

135 

139 

202 

189 

164

147 

135 

127 

127

Secondf cot-days

19,626 

14,524 

5,686

94,807

12,350 

7,276 

20,660 

7,124 

1,887 

1,833 

5,122 

9,451 

4,841

110,380

Peak discharge (base, 1.30O sec. -ft.).- Oc

sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (8 p.m.; 4,710 sec. -ft.; ME 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

119 

119 

115 

346 

1,010

997 

753 

970 

816 

2,960

4,810 

1,980 

1,060 

648 

444

355 

316 

326 

286 

247

219 

19S 

189 

176 

159

151 

155 

215 

198 

164 

159

Apr.

198 

1,250 

1,340 

606 

435

276 

232 

202 

180 

164

151 

143 

131 

127 

155

164 

143 

123 

115 

111

103 

100 

96 

92 

90

86 

82 

81 

76 

72

Maximum

5,100 

1,920 

355

8,000

2,400 

774 

4,810 

1,340 

146 

219 

375 

417 

412

5,100

May

70 

68 

67 

65 

64

146 

103 

74 

66 

63

61 

61 

61 

60 

57

54 

54 

52 

52 

51

a50 

a50 

a54 

a55 

a51

a4S 

a46 

a45 

a45 

a47 

a47

Minimum

143 

139 

115

38

96 

127 

115 

72 

45 

36 

67 

94 

80

36

June

45 

62 

48 

42

40

38 

37 

36 

37 

38

a40 

a41 

a42 

a49 

a50

50 

86 

56 

48 

76

107 

49 

40 

40 

93

219 

131 

72 

53 

58

Mean

633 

484 

183

260

398 

251 

666 

237 

60. S 

61.1 

165 

305 

161

302

July

224

257 

193 

111 

100

96 

100 

67 

153 

375

185 

185 

286 

176 

115

107 

90 

86 

119 

151

123 

103 

107 

147 

257

185 

172 

189 

a204 

a217 

a242

Aug.

. a417

23?

a214 

a223 

a252 

232 

211

f306 

f257

. a387

206

180 

185 

155 

131 

111 

94

Per square 

mile

3.96 

3.02 

1.14

1.62

2.49 

1.57 

4.16 

1.48 

.381 

.382 

1.03 

1.91 

1.01

1.89

Sept.

103 

247 

f242 

f306 

206

172 

159 

f412 

f257 

176

147 

127 

115 

111 

215

198 

168 

151 

119 

96

86 

80 

90 

127 

135

107 

100 

123 

111 

155

Runoff in 

inches

4.56 

3.38 

1.32

22.04

2.87 

1.69 

4.80 

1.66 

.44 

.43 

1.19 

2.20 

1.13

25.67

. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 7,130 sec. -ft.; Hov. 2 (7 p.m.) 4,520 

ir. 11 (1:30 a.m.) 5,970 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (9 p.m.) 2,010

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Pork Black Creek near 

Mlddleburg.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 273

Worth Fork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°06'50", long. 81°54'35", In sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 24 E., a 

third of a mile upstream from Big Branch, 4 miles northwest of Middleburg, and 6f 

ffliles upstream from confluence with South Fork. Datum of gage Is 0.62 foot above mean 

s&ja; level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 170 square miles.

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1932-48), 178 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,290 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 20.12 

reet, from floodmark; may have been exceeded on Oct. 25); minimum, 12 second-feet 

May 25-28, June 7-13; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot May 26-28, June 8-11.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.76 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 3.6 second-feet June 8, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

Maximum stage known, 25.3 feet In June 1919, from Information by old resident 

(discharge, 15,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Wage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 852: 1S33(M). W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-3O)

0.7 11 1.0 25 4.3

.8 14 1.5 61 6.2

.9 19 2.5 152 13.4

333 14.5 1,850

478 15.3 2,350

1,510 18.9 6,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a289

a254

a218

182

256

409

1,450

1,900

1,670

1,100

611

390

325

277

468

2,260

3,470

1,670

1,100

597

390

316

256

739

a6,000

3,260

1,470

1,010

597

409

349

Nov.

297

654

981

881

409

349

277

578

1,230

1,170

625

2,390

2,640

1,430

867

526

390

325

439

668

501

396

349

307

266

213

202

182

172

152

-

Dec.

142

132

123

110

105

96

100

92

87

105

132

192

256

396

489

639

867

654

403

316

371

632

838

597

396

307

234

182

162

142

132

Jan.

123

114

110

100

92

87

78

78

74

69

69

69

69

100

92

87

92

142

182

256

439

554

489

924

1,900

1,430

796

424

383

409

597

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

853

895

513

356

277

223

192

172

234

568

810

554

390

307

245

192

162

152

132

123

114

114

182

202

202

202

172

152

132

-

-

Second 

foot-days

33,692

19,856

9,47£

132,697

10,426

8,822

29,232

16,99!

647

88E

7,746

18,054

5,254

161,090

Mar.

123

114

110

409

796

1,150

1,010

881

1,090

5,740

5,430

3,670

1,900

1,230

725

439

356

371

396

409

349

277

223

182

152

132

132

424

390

266

356

Apr.

1,

4,

4,

1,

1,

Maximum

6,000

2,640

867

7,810

1,900

895

5,740

4,500

37

96

1,410

1,900

416

6,000

080

500

290

640

030

501

364

287

213

172

142

123

105

96

132

478

597

316

182

123

100

82

69

65

61

57

53

50

45

42

-

May

37

34

33

31

30

31

30

28

26

24

23

23

22

20

20

18

16

16

15

15

13

13

17

13

12

12

12

12

14

19

18

Minimum

182

152

87

12

69

114

110

42

12

12

33

57

61

12

June

21

25

23

18

18

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

14

14

50

40

40

74

53

33

24

57

96

53

41

29

29

-

Mean

1,087

662

306

364

336

304

943

566

20.9

29.5

250

582

175

440

July

78

162

162

123

87

61

43

33

34

69

110

105

162

172

105

74

53

46

87

82

142

92

57

232

1,260

1,410

810

501

396

416

582

Aig.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

710

597

867

240

300

900

580

010

611

424

333

287

341

297

202

192

1,

341

995

360

668

501

501

513

549

223

182

Per square 

mile

6.41

3.89

1.80

2.14

1.98

1.79

5.55

3.33

.123

.17*

1.47

3.42

1.03

2.59

162

132

105

74

57

Sept.

61

123

142

172

162

132

105

92

82

266

416

256

213

132

223

377

349

256

182

123

82

74

87

142

192

223

182

162

132

114

-

Runoff in 

inches

7.37

4.34

2.07

29.02

---/---

2.28

1.93

6.39

3.72

.14

.19

1.69

3.95

1.15

35.22

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

Black Creek near Penney Parma.

or computed on basis of records for South Pork
274 MOUI/miE CREEK BASIN

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder,and wooden control, lat. 29e 49'4011 , long. 81 e 21'DO", In 

sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 29 E., at bridge on Kings Road, two-fifths of a mile upstream 

from Port Peyton Branch and 5 miles southwest of St. Augustine.

Drainage area.- 22 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 763 second-feet Mar. 11 (gafe height, 7.92 

reet}; minimum, 0.5 second-foot May 26 to June 12.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 1,370 second-feet Oct. 12, 1941 (g£ge height, 9.31 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot May 18, 22, 26, 30, June 1, 2, 194f.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record or period of unstaoie conditions, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Unstable conditions Apr. 27 to June 2}

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 June 3 to Sspt. 30

2.2 3.2 3.0 25 5.8 118 2.5 0.5 3.1 20 5.8 113 

2.3 4.6 3.7 40 6.0 162 2.6 1.2 3.6 34 6.0 152 

2.4 6.4 4.6 61 6.4 273 2.7 2.6 4.1 46 6.2 204 

2.5 8.7 5.3 75 7.7 694 2.8 5.0 5.0 65 6.9 430 

2.7 15 5.5 84 2.9 S.6 5.4 79 

2.8 19 5.7 103 3.0 15 5.7 99

Discharge, in eeccnd-feet. water year October 1947 to SepteBt»r 1948

Day

21 

2

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 

48 

42 

36 

32

78 

215 

188 

126 

90

74 

75 

82 

71 

65

63 

61 

57 

50 

43

37 

33 

30 

31 

41

47 

50 

45 

38 

32 

28

Nov.

25 

65 

75 

66 

55

44

38 

53 

75 

66

59 

114 

94 

76 

67

59 

50 

45 

56 

53

47 

43 

39 

36 

32

28 

26 

23 

20 

18

Dec.

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

10 

12 

12

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

14 

17 

16 

14 

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.0

Jan.

8.5 

8.5 

8.2 

7.8 

7.6

7.1 

6.4 

5.7 

5-. 7 

5.3

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

4.0

> 42 

. 172

Month

Ooto 

Neve 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

^ 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her......... ................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry . . .

nary .........................

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

«t ...........................

 her ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

> 53

' 42

29 

27 

24 

21 

19

17 

15 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

11 

10

Seocndfoot-days

1,964 

1,547 

378. 1

13,358.

1.806.C 

946 

3,371.2 372.' 

25. C 

35. E 145.' 

1,570 

1.877.C

14,039.'

Peak discharge (base, 350 sec. -ft.

Mar.

9.7 

9.0 

8.5 

11 

24

35 

44

58 

55 

363

678 

530 

359 

249 

180

130 

95 

78 

68 

61

53 

45 

38 

34 

29

25 

23 

24 

20

18 

17

Apr.

17 

30 

41 

37 

32

28 

24 

20 

17 

14

12 

10 

8.5 

7.3 

6.9

7.1 

6.2 

6.9 

6.9 

6.0

5.3 

5.0 

4.6 

4.2 

3.8

3.2 

2.7 

2.3 

2.0

1.8

May

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Maxima MlnUuH

215 28 

114 18 

) 17 9.0

330 1.0

) 

10 

678 8.5 

41 1.8 

) 1.7 .5 

1 3.4 .5 

94 .7 

70 25 

) 410 3.0

' 678 .5

June

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.7 

1.4 

.8

.7 

3.4 

7.0 

4.2

2.1

1.8 

1.4 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Mean

63.4 

51.6 

12.2

36.6

58.3 

32.6 

109 

12.4 

.81 

1.19 

4.70 

50.6 

62.6

38.4

July

0.7 

.7 

1.4 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

1.0

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.9 

.9 

2.8 

4.2 

2.2

1.6 

1.3 

1.1 

1.4 

16 

94

Aug.

Per square 

 He

i 2.88 

2.35 

.554

1.66

2.65 

1.48 

4.95 .564' 

.037 

.054 

.214 

2.30 

2.85

1.75

i.- Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 763 sec. -ft.} Sept. 2P (8 to 11

70 

54 

49 

49

47

49 

49 

52 

52

46

41 

52 

62 

58 

62

58 

47 

47 

53 

61

56 

49 

43

39. 

64

63 

57 

48 

38 

30 

25,

Sept.

22 

22 

24 

22 

22

22 

21 

18 

16 

12

13 

10 

11 

10 

8.6

7.4 

7.4 

5.9 

4.4

3.7

3.0

s re

20 

22 

148

410 

326 

255

226 

179

Runoff in inches

3.32 

2.62 

.64

22.59

3.05 

1.60 

5.70 

.63 

.04 

.06 

.25 

2.65 

3.17

23.73

a.m.) 430

sec.-ft.

Mote.- No gage-height record Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, and unstable conditions Apr. 27 to June 2; dls- 

(oharge computed on basis of weather records and records for South Pork Black Creek near Penney Pants.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

275

Location.- Seven staff gages at various locations on rim of lake. Center of lake, lat. 

2e*57', long. 80°50', In southern Florida. Datum of gages Is at mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1948 In reports of Geological Survey. 1915 

to 1931 in reports or files of Everglades Drainage District.

Extremes.- Maximum weighted gage height observed during year, 18.7? feet Nov. 2; minimum 

weighted gage height observed, 13.04 feet June 29.

1931-48: Maximum gage height observed, 20.1 feet, present datum, Sept. 4, 1933; 

minimum observed, 10.3 feet, present datum, May 17, 1932.

Remarks.- Stage of lake regulated by gates at several lake outlets. Total usable capacity of lake, 1,320,000 acre-feet. Gages read once dally.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Page height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17.97

17.96

18.03

18.10

18.11

18.28

18.22

18.21

18.27

18.30

18.33

18.58

18.64

18.60

18.60

18.63

18.64

18.64

18.66

18.66

18.64

18.62

18.69

18.71

18.69

18.70

18.73

18.72

18.73

IS. 72

18.72

Nov.

18.71

18.77

18.74

18.71

18.71

18.67

18.65

18.60

18.69

18.55

18.47

18.46

18.58

18.56

18.50

18.48

18.48

18.44

18.43

18.50

18.45

18.43

18.42

18.39

18.35

18.31

18.31

18.43

18.42

18.41

-

Dec.

18.36

18.30

18.23

18.20

18.15

18.12

18.09

18.05

18.04

17.99

18.00

17.97

17.94

17.93

17.88

18.00

17.91

17.86

17.85

17.84

17.76

17.80

17.74

17.74

17.72

17.64

17.63

17.54

17.51

17.47

17.45

Jan.

17.40

17.37

17.37

17.32

17.34

17.24

17.21

17.16

17.14

17.11

17.06

17.03

16.97

17.22

17.09

17.04

17.01

16.92

16.94

16.87

16.89

16.91

16.88

16.91

16.98

16.96

16.94

16.91

16.91

16.89

16.89

Feb.

16.88

16.85

16.83

16.76

16.74

16.74

16.71

16.67

16.65

16.65

16.61

16.57

16.53

16.45

18.51

16.46

16.40

16.41

16.34

16.30

16.26

16.19

16.15

16.08

16.11

16.04

15.99

15.95

15.92

_

-

liar.

15.88

15.75

15.74

15.71

15.72

15.65

15.60

15.60

15.54

15.54

15.52

15.47

15.49

15.40

15.37

15.25

15.23

15.22

15.21

15.09

15.06

14.99

14.96

14.94

14.89

14.83

14.79

14.80

14.70

14.63

14.60

Apr.

14.38

14.47

14.58

14.49

14.48

14.44

14.40

14.36

14.32

14.31

14.27

14.19

14.13

14.11

14.06

14.17

14.15

14.12

14.07

13.98

13.94

13.88

13.85

13.79

13.73

13.71

13.59

13.68

13.76

13.65

-

May

13.63

13.60

13.62

13.61

13.54

13.59

13.51

13.56

13.55

13.52

13.54

13.52

13.53

13.52

13.53

13.52

13.48

13.44

13.48

13.63

13.50

13.52

13.49

13.48

13.46

13.44

13.42

13.40

13.39

13.39

13.42

June

13.39

13.39

13.37

13.32

13.31

13.31

13.31

13.30

13.26

13.28

13.27

13.25

13.21

13.25

13.28

13.26

13.29

13.26

13.26

13.26

13.24

13.19

13.19

13.16

13.12

13.11

13.09

as. oe

13.04

13.05

-

July

13.07

13.05

13.07

13.09

13.08

13.12

13.09

13.12

13.08

13.12

13.09

13.09

13.08

13.06

13.08

13.09

13.09

13.05

13.09

13.13

13.16

13.12

13.07

13.11

13.13

13.13

13.14

13.10

13.13

13.15

13.16

Aug.

13.21

13.28

13.34

13.34

13.36

13.37

13.43

13.42

13.41

13.43

13.44

13.45

13.48

13.49

13.48

13.47

13.51

13.57

13.54

13.60

13.58

13.64

13.63

13.63

13.64

13.69

13.66

13.72

13.73

13.73

13.75

Sept.

13.76

13.81

13.88

13.88

13.88

13.89

13.89

13.97

13.97

13.96

13.99

14.01

14.08

14.06

14.10

14.14

14.27

14.32

14.33

14.36

14.49

15.16

15.26

15.32

15.46

15.56

15.66

15.89

16.05

16.25

-

Note.- Figures in above table are weighted means of readings from 7 pages, 

sea level datum.

All values ar? mean
276 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Pisheating Creek at Palmdale , Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 26°56', long. 81°19', in sec. 3, T. 41 S., R. 30 E^, at bridge

 on State Highway 25, 1 mile south of Palmdale. Datum of gage is 27.19 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 255 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,500 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage

 height, 10.52 feet); no flow June 9, 10, 13, July 20-23.

1931-48: Maximum discharge observed, 16,400 second-feet Sept. 19, 1947 (gage height, 

11.06 feet); no flow during periods In nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

uage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 30 July 31 to Sept. 30

1.54 0 2.4 11 4.6 110 6.0 659 4.7 153 6.7

1.6 .1 2.6 17 4.8 137 6.3

1.8 1.9 2.8 25 5.0 177 6.5 1,

1.9 2.7 2.9 28 5.3 258 6.7 1,

2.2 5.4 4.0 73 5.5 333

2.3 7.5 4.4 94 5.7 445

928 5.1 246 6.9

170 5.6 391 7.2

500 6.1 574 7.8

6.3 695 8.4

6.5 879 10.3

1,130

1,480

2,200

4,070

6,260

13,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,320

1,100

984

878

3831

784

740

659

700

659

621

a660

700

659

659

621

621

659

8568

478

445

415

415

385

445

1,170

1,500

928

740

621

548

Nov.

512

3495

478

478

415

385

359

333

a304

275

275

258

243

228

228

a270

312

445

415

385

8372

359

a346

333

312

292

312

333

333

3322

-

Dec.

312

333

359

359

333

3314

3294

275

3259

243

228

228

214

3208

201

201

201

214

201

214

a221

228

258

a 243

228

228

214

166

177

166

3160

Jan.

155

146

137

3130

122

110

101

101

94

91

387

83

83

137

146

146

146

a 146

146

177

201

177

189

333

3606

878

923

784

659

621

512

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ...........

Feb.

3478

445

335

385

359

333

292

a284

275

258

258

243

228

214

a214

214

214

201

189

177

166

3156

146

137

122

116

101

98

94

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

22,513

10,407

7,480

257,502.7

8,372

6, 782

1,263.2

198* 1

202! 2

103.5

186 6

14,318°

78,915

150,740.6

Mar.

83

83

78

73

68

64

364

64

64

58

56

52

48

344

40

36

34

32

30

25

324

22

21

20

16

15

12

alO

8.9

7.1

6.2

Apr.

5.2

a

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.6

6.2

5.8

5.2

35.0

4.7

4.0

5.7

3.7

5.0

a

1

7.8

9.4

1

11

12

1

1

2

1

8.9

5.0

4.5

Maximum

1,500

512

359

14,500

928

478

88

12

28

16

153

1,060

13,700

13,700

4.5

B.7

7.5

5.8

May

4.5

35.4

6.2

19

25

28

26

23

316

8.2

5.8

2.9

3.8

4.0

3.1

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.1

.1

1.0

1.5

.8

1.2

2.9

Minimum

385

228

160

.5

91

94

6.2

3.7

.1

0

0

299

458

0

June

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

.3

1.5

1.9

3.1

4.9

7.5

16

16

13

8.9

5.2

4.1

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

-

Mean

726

347

241

706

270

234

40.7

6.60

6.52

3.45

6.02

462

2,630

412

July

0.7

2.1

1.7

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.9

al.4

.8

1.4

1.5

1.2

.8

.3

a. 2

.1

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

.5

.4

.5

.3

12

153

Aug.

344

559

158

193

493

458

a

158

141

124

408

424

124

591

544

313

299

544

559

559

424

441

124

141

124

424

408

1, 360

379

395

574

531

Per square 

mile

2.38

1.14

.790

2.31

.885

.767

.133

.022

.021

.011

.020

1.51

8.62

1.35

Sept.

493

458

493

458

3576

695

600

531

493

574

476

3467

458

476

476

512

829

1,290

al,290

1,290

1,130

4,410

9,760

13,700

10,600

6,660

4,750

4,750

5,470

4,750

-

Runoff in 

inohes

2.75

1.27

.91

31.44

1.02

 83

.15

.02

.02

.01

.02

1.75

9.62

18.37

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Indian Prairie Canal near Okeeohobee. Fla.

277

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°04', long. 80°59', in sec. 24, T. 39 S., R. 33 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 78, 2 miles upstream from shore of Lake Okeechobee corresponding to lake elevation of 12.5 feet above mean sea level, and 15 miles southwest of 

town of Okeechobee. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1948. April 1931 to February 1933 at site 

a miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet Sept. 29; maximum gage height, 

19.10 feet Oct. 12; no flow Mar. 16 to July 3.

1931-33, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 29, 1948; maximum gage h-Jlght, 

21.00 feet Sept. 15,. 16, 1932, site and datum then In use; no flow during several 

periods in some years.

Remarks.- Records fair.except those for period of unstable conditions, which are pior.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

4

5

6

11

16

21

26

Oct.

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

> 950

> 740

Nov.

1

> 610

)

592

> 5OO

> 4OO

-

Dec.

 310

243

> 190

Jan.

130

92

> 7O

\ 220

Feb.

V 290

235

\ 170

.

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1947 ......................

March

September. .................................

Water year 1947-48 ......................

liar.

' 50

O

0

0

O

O

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

0

O

0

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

7,983

157,326.2

750

24,358

102,178

Hay

Maximum

1,090

-

1,500

0

0

769

1,590

1,590

June July

0

0

0

19

67

116

141

147

188

247

237

223

23O

218

206

2O2

202

211

223

240

318

292

260

318

30S

321

392

345

342

324

283

Minimum

-

0

_

0

0

0

263

0

Aug.

242

237

2S9

253

230

275

295

240

186

158

151

162

16S

164

151

213

283

352

359

384

342

292

28O

424

566

513

592

769

610

46O

338

Mean

896

258

431

21S

O

0

0

322

812

279

Sept.

311

412

371

314

263

321

380

424

448

442

418

39S

418

430

460

743

875

955

920

875

902

1,460

1,590

1,420

1,380

1,330

1,420

1,500

1,590

1,500

Rinoff in 

acre-feet

55,120

28,010

15,830

312,100

8,450

12,530

1,490

0

0

O

19,790

48,310

2O2.7OO

Note.- Unstable conditions Oct. 1 to July 3; discharge computed on basis of 6 discharge meisurements, gage heights, engineer's notes, and weather records. Mo gage-height record Dec. 26 to Jan.

023350 O - 51 - 19
278 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Kissimraee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°46', long. 81°11', in sec. 24, T. 31 S., R. 31 

E., 3 miles downstream from Lake Kissimmee and Vero Bridge on State Highway 60. Auxiliary staff gage at highway bridge. Datum of gage Is 1.52 feet below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). '

Drainage area.- 1,850 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,172 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,870 second-feet Sept. 30; maximum gage height, 

b'/.vo feet Oct. 13, from recorded range in stage; minimum discharge, 676 second-feet 

Aug. 1 (gage height, 50.58 feet).

1933-48: Maximum discharge observed, 7,150 second-feet June 24, 1934; maximum 

gage height, that of Oct. 13, 1947; no flow Sept. 3, 4, 1935, caused by hurricane 

blowing upstream; minimum gage height observed, 46.10 feet Sept. 4, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 1 Aug. 2 to Sept. 3O

50.9 73O

51.4 875

52.6 1,370

54.2 2,220

54.8 2,670 51

55.6 3,870 52

57.2 6,640 53

54

0 751 54.6 2,150

6 1,110 54.7 2,310

4 1,38O 56.3 7,020

1 1,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,01O

6,010

6,010

6.O1O

6,220

6,220

6,220

6,220

6,220

6,220

6,430

6,640

6,850

6.85O

6,64O

6,6^0

6,640

6,640

6,640

6,43O

6,430

6,430

6,430

6,430

6,640

6,640

6,640

6,640

6,640

6,640

6,640

Nov.

6,450

6,450

6,270

6.27O

6,270

6,090

6,090

5,910

5,910

5,730

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,390

5,390

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,050

5,050

5,050

4,880

4,880

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,880

4,880

4,710

-

Dec.

4,540

4,540

4,370

4,200

4,120

4,120

4,030

3.95O

3,870

3,870

3,790

3,790

3,790

3,710

3,550

3.63O

3,630

3,630

3,550

3,470

3,470

3,550

3,390

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,230

3,160

3,000

3,000

2,930

Jan.

2,790

2,S

2,7

2,7

60

90

90

2,79O

2,670

2,6

2,5

2,5

70

7O

70

2.49O

2,49O

2,4

2,4

2,6

20

20

7O

2.57O

2,490

2,4

2,4

2,4

20

20

20

2,350

2,350

2,4

2,3

2,4

20

50

90

2,670

2,730

2,6

2,7

2,7

2,7

7O

30

30

30

2,790

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,860

2,790

2,790

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,670

2,730

2,670

2,670

2,570

2,670

2,670

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,490

2,490

,2,490

2,490

2,490

2,420

2,420

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

»

-

Seoondfoct-days

199, 96C

162, 78C

113, 81C

938, 54E

80,32C

75.14C

66.20C

52 85C

44)l6C

23,' 816

26 y 88C

59.36C

935,115

Mar.

2,350

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,160

2,160

2,220

2,220

2, -220

2,220

2,220

2,280

2,220

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,980

1,980

2,040

2,040

1,980

1,870

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

6,850

6.45O

4,540

6.85O

2,860

2, 86O

2,350

1,920

1,670

1,190

822

1,030

6,870

6,870

870

920

920

870

870

870

870

820

820

820

770

720

720

720

770

770

770

770

770

720

720

670

670

620

620

570

670

720

720

720

-

May

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

Minimum

6,010

4,710

2,930

581

2,350

2,350

1,870

1,570

1,190

806

730

730

1,030

730

June

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,O70

1,070

1,O7O

1,030

1,030

991

991

991

991

991

991

991

952

932

913

913

894

S75

857

839

839

806

806

-

Mean

6,45C

5,426

3,671

2,571

2,591

2,591

2,135

1 1 762

1,425

995

768

867

1,979

2,555

July

822

822

822

806

791

806

791

791

791

791

776

764

776

776

776

764

764

751

764

751

751

740

740

730

740

740

740

730

730

740

740

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

7 SO

751

751

792

792

792

792

813

813

792

792

792

792

813

813

813

834

856

856

878

900

922

944

967

990

990

010

010

030

030

1,030

Per square

mile

3.49

2.93

1.98

1.39

1.40

1.40

1.15

.952

.770

.538

.415

.469

1.07

1.38

Sept.

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,O50

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,140

1,170

2,010

2,100

2,550

3,120

3,720

4,320

5,520

6,420

6,870

Runoff in 

inches,

4.02

3.27

2.29

18.88

1.61

1.51

1.33.

1.06

.89

.60

.48

CA o^ 

1.19

18.79

Note.- Discharge for period Oct. 1 to Wov. 15 computed on basis of recorded range in stage 

height record for station on Lake Kissimraee and Kissimmee River at Port Kisslm-aee.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 279

Klssimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°14', long. 80°59', in sec. 24, T. 37 S., R. 33 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 70, 10 miles west of Okeechobee. Datum of gage is 1.33 feet below mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,260 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge ._- 18 years, 1,913 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Sept. 37-30; maximum gage 

height, 28.94 feet Sept. 30; minimum discharge, 1,160 second-feet June 30 to July 2; 

minimum gage height, 21.08 feet July 1.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 27-30, 1948; maximum sage heigh4:, 29.33 

feet Sept.. 9, 1933, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 231 

second-feet May 18, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 17.78 feet June 18, 1935.

Flood of August 1928, resulting from hurricane, reached a peak stage of 30.3 feet 

(discharge, 20,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 5 to Jan. 7)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 21 Dee. 22 to Sept. 30

25.9 4,420 Rl.l 1

26.6 5,920 23.8 2

27.2 8,120 24.5 2

27.9 11,000 25.1 3

160 25.7 4,510

050 26.6 6,800

520 28.5 14,200

,330 28.9 15,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

11,000

10,500

10,500

10,100

9,740

10,100

10,100

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,330

8,930

3,930

8,930

8,530

8,530

8,120

8,120

8,120

8,120

8,120

7,720

7,720

8,120

8,120

7,720

Nov.

7,720

7,320

7,320

7,320

6,930

6,930

6,930

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,220

6,220

5,920

5,920

5,920

5,920

5,660

5,660

5,660

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,200

-

Dec.

5,200

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,790

4,790

4,790

4,790

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,420

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,280

Jan.

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,070

4,070

4,070

4,070

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,680

3,680

3,870

3,870

3,630

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,870

4,280

4,280

4,510

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,510

4,510

4,510

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August . . .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

,510

,510

,280

,280

,280

,280

,070

,070

,070

,070

,070

,070

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,330

3,350

3,330

3,170

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

283,140

187, 210

145,080

1,512,500

127,570

111,230

83,550

62,800

52,640 

42,170

45,030 

52,160

174,950

1,367,530

Mar.

3,170

3,170

3,170

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,520

2,520

2,430

?,430

2,430

2,430

2,350

2,350

2,350

?,280

2,280

2,280

Apr.

2,220

2,

2,

2,

220

220

220

2,220

2,220

2,

2,

2,

220

160

160

2,160

2,160

2,

2,

2,

100

100

100

2,050

2,100

2,

2,

2,

100

100

100

2,050

2,050

2,

2,

2,

350

300

300

2,000

1,960

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maxioun

11,000

7,720

5,200

13,000

4,750

4,510

3,170

2,220

ly 880 

1,540

1,690 

2,100

15,800

15,800

360

360

920

920

May

1,880

1,880

1,850

1,850

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,790

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,730

1,730

1,690

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,540

Minimum

7,720

5,200

4,280

1,020

3,680

3,170

1^920

1 540

l|l60

1,160

1,440

2,160

1,160

June

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,510

1,510

1,540

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,160

-

Mean

9 134

6^240

4,680

4,144

4,115

3,836

2,695

2,093

1,698 

1,406

1,453 

1,683

5,632

3,736

July

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,220

1,260

1,290

1,350

1,380

1,410

1,440

1,510

1,570

1,630

1,660

1,690

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,600

1,570

1,540

1,510

1,470

1,440

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,350

1,410

1,440

Aug.

1,4*0

1,

1,

1».

140

170

>]0

1,510

1,540

1,

l,i

l,i

540

570

5TO

1,600

1,600

1,

1,

1,

330

sro 33-0

1,630

1,660

1,

1,

1,

3PO

??0

730

1,730

1,730

1,

1,

1,

730

7TO

730

1,760

1.7PO

1,

1,

1,

2,(

3fO 3eo

960

)fO

2,100

Per square 

mile

2 80

l'.Sl

1.44

1.27

1 26

1 .18

. ac oyr t

 642

.521

!431

.446

.516

1.79

1.15

Sept.

2,160

2,220

2,220

2,280

2,350

2,350

2,430

2,750

2,860

2,880

3,020

3,170

3,330

3,500

3,500

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,680

3,680

3,870

4,990

6,800

8,980

13,300

14,600

15,400

15,800

15,400

15,800

-

Runoff in 

inohss

3* 23

2.14

1.66

17.24

1.45

1.27

.95

.72

.60

.48

.51

.60

2.00

15.61
280 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°23' , long. 81°11', in sec. 23, T. 24 S., R. 31 E., at road 

bridge, 4.4 miles by road from State Highway 15 and 8.4 miles northeast of Narcoossee. 

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1942-48; Maximum discharge measured, 448 second-feet Oct. 30, 1947; no flow

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 2 

30 

Dec. 11

Discharge

385 

448 

226

Date

Jan. 5 

Feb. 14 

Mar. 19

.Discharge

175 

253 

158

Date

Apr. 22 

May 24

July 1

Discharge

60.5 

28.8 

10.0

Date

Aug. 9 

Sept. 17

Discharge

238 

231

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28"20. long. 81°13', in sec. 4, T. 25 S., R. 31 E., at bridge

 on State Highway 15 and 3 miles north of Narcoossee.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- ia4'd-4H: Maximum discharge measured, 934 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; maximum 

 reverse flow measured, 0.25 second-foot Feb. 26, 1946 (affected by wind). 

Remarks.- Measurements are made febout once monthly at bridge on State Highway 15.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 2 

30 

Dec. 11

Discharge

687 

629 

294

Date

Jan. 5 

Feb. 14 

Mar. 19

Discharge

229 

332 

199

Date

Apr. 22 

May 24 

July 1

Discharge

75.5 

11.2 

2.46

r»te

Auf. 9 

Sept. 17

Discharge

277 

302

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°16', long. 81°18', in sec. 34, T. 25 S., R, 30 E., at 

highway bridge 300 feet below outlet of East Tohopekaliga Lake and l£ miles northwest 

of St. Cloud.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- iSJ4ij-4a: Maximum discharge measured, 1,140 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; minimum measured, 0.56 second-foot June 22, 1943.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 3 

30 

Dec. 11 

Jan. 6

Discharge

840 

872 

606 

476

Date

Feb. 10 

Mar. 16 

Apr. 19 

May 25

Discharge

532 

392 

280 

131

Date

July 1 

Aug. 11 

Sept. 18

Discharge

57.3 

122 

275

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°08", long. 81°20', in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 30 E., at outlet or Lake Tohopekaliga, 8-5 miles southwest of St. Cloud.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only)

.Extremes.- iiJ4k:-48; Maximum discharge measured, 2,290 second-feet Sspt. 22, 1945; minimum measured, 5.27 second-feet June 23, 1943.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly a quarter of a mile below Lake 

Tohopekaliga.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September J948

Date

Oct. 3 

29 

Dec. 10 

Jan. 9

Discharge

1,970 

1,580 

1,070 

773

Date

Feb. 17 

Mar. 18 

Apr. 21 

May 28

Discharge

1,050 

756 

494 

329

Date

July Z 

Aug. 10 

Sept. 18

Discharge

153 

140 

453

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°58', long. 81°22', in sec. 12, T. 29 S., R. 29 E., at Camp 

Mack, 2 miles downstream from Hatchineha Lake and 14 miles east of Lake Wales.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1942-40": Maximum discharge measured, 2,400 second-feet Sept. 21, 1945; minimum 

measured, 89.8 second-feet June 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Measurements are made near Camp Mack.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 29 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 10

Discharge

2,030 

1,340 

1,780

Date

Mar. 25 

Apr. 22 

May 26

Discharge

990 

963 

518

Date

July 1 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 20

Discharge

280 

664 

968
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 281

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°16', long. 81°32", In sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 28 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, 2| miles northeast of Loughman and 5 miles 

downstream from Davenport Creek. Datum of gage Is 64.49 feet above mean sea leve 1 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 190 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 484 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 3.89 

reet); minimum, 4.9 second-feet June 25'(gage height, 1.06 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet Oct. 22, 23, 1944, from rating curve 

extended above 380 second-feet; maximum gage height, 4.02 feet Oct. 22, 23, 1944, 

Sept. 20, 21, 1947; minimum discharge, 2.6 second-feet June 2, 3, 1945; minimuTi gage 

height, 0.78 foot June 3, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In,feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 7 June 8 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.1

4.4

6.0

8.8

13

17

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

91

197

259

330

1.1 

1.4 

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

5.2

7.8

10

14

17

21

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

26

39

48

60

76

116

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

3.9

164

251

396

489

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

300

286

262

246

233

218

a211

a204

a!98

191

189

189

189

189

189

186

186

180

175

166

169

203

206

200

218

221

224

227

224

218

206

Nov.

194

189

180

175

169

164

, 159

161

161

153

148

156

153

151

146

143

183

206

197

186

183

180

175

172

169

164

169

166

164

a!58

Dec.

a!53

a!47

a!41

a!35

a!30

a!24

alia

all2

a!07

hlOl

a96

91

89

89

87

94

91

91

91

94

96

96

96

96

91

89

84

80

78

76

73

Jan.

69

69

66

64

62

60

57

56

54

53

52

51

58

73

80

84

96

122

130

151

183

191

197

276

300

319

323

312

290

269

256

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

240

227

212

200

189

180

169

161

151

148

143

138

135

133

125.

122

114

112

107

101

96

89

84

82

78

73

69

68

64

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,503

5,074

3,136

45,515.6

4,423

3,810

2,474

993

343.4

265.9

3,082

9,198

7,666

46,968.3

Mar.

63

62

60

63

69

71

76

84

96

99

101

104

107

109

107

107

101

94

89

84

82

73

71

64

62

57

57

66

64

66

66

Apr

64

62

58

53

51

48

46

43

41

39

38

35

33

30

30

31

30

28

25

23

22

20

18

17

16

15

17

20

20

20

Maximum

300

206

153

518

323

240

109

64

19

22

183

At a *AO

479

479

May

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

12

12

11

10

9.4

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.5

6.9

7.1

8.9

8.3

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.8

6.2

S.4

Minimum

166

143

73

9.2

51

54

57

15

5.8

5.0

24

197

142

5.0

June

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.3

5.7

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.6.

8.9

8.0

7.2

7.8

7.7

7.0

6.5

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.6

14

19

20

22

22

Mean

210

169

101

125

143

131

79.8

33.1

11.1

8.86

99.4

297

256

128

July

24

28

36

47

65

74

66

60

60 -

70

78

86

91

101

99

99

93

89

91

99

132

130

130

146

146

146

144

149

156

164

183

Aug.

197

220

242

264

271

274

274

264

251

248

258

258

277

288

312

312

308

319

326

323

33f

414

41f

405

380

35f

32f

30?

277

258

24?

Per square 

mile

1.11

.889

.532

.658

.753

.689

.420

.174

.058

.047

.5.23

1.56

1.35

.674

Sept.

226

211

200

214

206

197

189

194

191

191

194

194

189

183

175

167

162

152

146

142

152

308

455

47?

455

405

372

422

440

455

-

Rrnoff in 

inches

1.27

.99

.61

8.90

.87

.75

.48

.19

.07

.05

.60

1.80

1.50

9.18

Peak discharge (base, 240 sec.-ft.).- Jan ^"' '-" - - 484 see.-ft Sept. 24 (10 a.m.) 484 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

27 (3 a.n.) 326 sec.-ft.; Aug. 22 (3 p.m.) 427 sec.-ft.;
282 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28"24', long. 81°31', in sec. 2], T. 24 S., R. 28 

Ji., at bridge on State Highway 535, 1 mile west of Vineland. Datuir of gage is 96.14 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Orlando Utilities Commission).

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 69 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 3.25 

reet); no flow May 22 to June 20, June 22 to July 9; minimum gage \ eight, 0.67 foot 

June 17.

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, 181 second-feet Sept. 16,. 1945 (gage height, 

3.83 feet); minimum, that of May 22 to June 20, June 22 to July 9, 1948; minimum gage 

height, that of June 17, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good above 15 second-feet and fair below.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

45

42

41

39

38

36

34

33

32

33

34

35

34

52

31

31

30

29

28

31

41

38

45

62

47

40

38

38

45

40

Nov.

37

34

33

31

29

28

27

29

26

24

23

24

22

20

20

19

20

24

27

25

28

28

28

28

27

26

27

27

27

25

Dec.

24

23

21

20

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

Jan.

10

11

10

9.3

9.0

8.5

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.0

9.5

14

13

12

13

23

19

22

28

25

24

58

56

46

41

38

36

35

35

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

34

32

31

29

28

26

26

24

24

26

24

23

22

21

20

22

28

25

23

21

20

19

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

-

Secondfoot-days

1 t 1 AOSf CQ

 7QT 7 go

471

8,054.9

651.5

658

525

136.7

20.5

.1

42.8

570.3

756

5,793.9

Mar.

14

13

13

14

15

16

19

24

25

24

25

26

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

12

12

11

13

12

10

10

Apr.

10

9.3

8.5

8.0

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.2

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

3.7

5.0

3.6

2.8

Maximum

62

37

24

94

58

34

26

10

2.4

.1

5.0

35

58

62

May

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

28

19

11

1.8

7.0

14

10

1.7

0

0

0

3.4

12

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Mean

July

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

l.S

4.4

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.3

3.2

4.2

5.0

Aug.

aS.l

5.2

5.0

4.3

3.4

4.2

5.7

4.4

4.5

6.5

17

14

16

21

16

24

22

28

31

26

28

35

31

34

31

28

27

25

24

23

21

Per square 

mile

37.7

26.4

15^2

22.1

21. 0

22.7

16.9

4.56

.66

0

1.38

18.4

25.2

15.8

Sept.

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

18

17

16

15

15

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!4

al3

13

12

15

42

59

47

37

34

43

58

56

50

-

Runoff in 

inohes

a Nc gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Weohyakapka-Rosalie Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°S2', long. 81°23', in sec. 14, T. 30 S., R. 29 

&., at bridge on State Highway 60, llj miles east of Lake Wales.

Records available.- May 1942 to June 1948 (discharge measurements only, discontinued).

Extremes. - laqg-4B: Maximum discharge measured, 574 second-feet Sept. 26, 1947; minimum 

measured, 17.2 second-feet May 24, 1945.

Remarks.- Measurements are made at bridge.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, w 

October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 30 

Dec. 9 

Jan. 7 

Feb. 11

Discharge

210 

68.6 

63.2 

123 I

Date

Mar. 17 

Apr. 21 

May 25 

June 30

Discharge

72.6 

59.5 

48.7 

53.8
LAKE OKKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 283

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°27', long. 81°18', In sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 30 

E., at bridge on State Highway 66, half a mile upstream from Lake Istokpoga, 2 miles 

west of village of Lake Istokpoga, and 7 miles east of De Soto City. Datum of gage 

Is 35.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 390 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage helgtt, 8.71 

reecj, from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet; minimum, 70 second-feet 

July 1 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 23, 1948; minimum, 6.3 second-feet June 

21, 1945 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3 to Apr. 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

4.2 162 6.2

5.1 215

5.4 258

5.6 312

5.9 435

7.2

7.5

7.6

600 

1,000 

1,360 

1,710 

1,86O

2.3 

3.0 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

85

142

209

240

290

7.2 

7.6 

7.9 

8.7

1,330

1,560

1,950

2,410

4,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,800

1,670

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,450

1,380

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,330

1,310

1,270

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,040

992

932

883

842

816

848

848

836

816

790

764

726

Mov.

713

707

688

669

350

632

613

600

564

552

546

540

529

518

512

496

470

465

460

445

426

417

407

398

381

360

352

348

360

356

-

Dec.

344

341

344

348

348

341

337

337

 330

326

323

316

312

306

326

389

398

398

403

407

407

407

407

403

398

385

377

368

356

348

344

Jan.

341

326

312

306

291

282

275

268

263

258

249

249

258

249

249

240

249

249

240

249

275

294

309

368

460

507

534

558

558

558

558

Month

October ..........................

Novenber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

546

524

502

485

475

445

417

394

385

373

352

344

334

312

280

277

270

265

258

249

240

233

226

220

220

215

207

207

200

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

36,263

15,174

11,174

237,666

10,382

9,455

5,320

5,692

4,525

3,320

7,197

31,511

55,250

195,263

Mar.

200

194

194

189

184

184

184

184

184

178

173

173

162

162

162

166

163

165

169

168

169

170

168

159

158

161

164

158

151

156

168

Apr.

170

163

165

169

173

172

173

173

171

171

178

176

176

174

209

240

237

233

232

225

220

216

206

199

190

182

177

176

173

173

Maximum

1,800

713

407

2,900

558

546

200

240

174

128

1,100

1,170

3,960

3,960

May

174

172

168

166

165

163

159

153

154

151

148

155

148

141

137

137

136

138

138

141

144

139

136

134

132

130

135

132

134

135

130

Minimal

726

348

306

80

240

200

151

163

130

92

91

896

1,130

91

June

128

122

122

122

119

121

117

113

110

108

110

114

116

117

114

117

113

110

110

110

112

110

106

103

100

98

96

95

95

92

Mean

1,170

508

360

651

335

326

172

190

146

111

232

1,016

1,842

534

July

91

91

95

98

110

122

126

128

132

134

132

128

124

128

128

127

127

132

142

153

166

200

201

206

255

345

385

433

544

914

1,100

Aug.

1,130

1,1JO

1,100

1,100 i.oeo

l.OFO

I,0f0

9f8

9fl

9J2

8?6

Sf6

8?6

8f6

8f6

8f6

8f6

932

9£8 i.oro

l.OfO

l.OfO

9£8

l.OfO i.oeo

1,100

1,100 i.iro

1,150

1,170

i,iro

Per square 

mile

3.00

1.30

.923

1.67

.859

.836

.441

.487

.374

.285

.595

2.61

4.72

1.37

Sept.

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,130

1,170

1,170

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,900

3,960

3,850

3,540

3,220

3,120

3,540

3,540

3,430

-

Runoff in 

inohes

3.46

1.45

1.07

22.67

.99

.90

.51

.54 .43'

.32

.69

3.00

5.27

18.63

Peak discharge (base. 820 sec.-ft.).- Aug. 1, 2, 1,130 sec.-ft.5 Sept. 23 (l p.m.) 4,060 sec.-ft.
284 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°24', long. 81°09', In sec. 30, T. 35 S. ( R. 32 E.. at 

Highway bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, lj miles 

upstream from Kissimmee River, and 3 miles northwest of Cornwell. Datum of gage is 

29.71 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 660 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 420 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet Sept. 22, from graph based 

on gage readings; maximum gage height observed, 10.33 feet Sept. 23; minimum discharge observed, 239 second-feet June 30 to July 3; minimum gage height observed, 

5.28 feet July 2.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1948; maximum ga^e height observed, 

that of Sept. 26, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 4.2 second-feet June 17, 1945; 

minimum gage height observed, 2.33 feet June 17, 18, 1945. 

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 26, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,390

1,410

1,320

1,230

1,200

1,240

1,300

1,210

1,110

1,120

1,100

1,040

1,080

1,050

1,090

1,030

1,020

980

989

963

1,100

1,020

999

954

893

919

872

Nov.

889

897

874

898

890

890

857

921

872

864

830

859

845

852

823

823

837

801

807

821

790

802

808

802

784

790

802

808

818

808

-

Dec.

818

782

786

791

796

763

758

754

763 '72

777

749

758

766

771

819

819

814

819

780

780

780

793

793

764

768

773

777

781

785

790

Jan.

764

768

768

772

768

746

746

749

740

743

710

722

725

740

740

710

722

725

731

734

784

768

772

809

787

774

766

774

783

787

787

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

792

792

800

800

768

768

772

772

776

772

788

747

747

750

716

718

724

724

728

728

686

697

694

658

661

666

670

636

636

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

25^162

24,239

233,308

23,414

21 > 186 

17,247

13 080

10I566

9,073

10,746 

22 579 37)348

249,629

Mar.

636

643

602

608

608

608

572

620

578

578

578

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

537

537

537

511

511

511

486

486

486

486

461

Apr.

461

486

486

461

461

461

461

461

461

461

436

436

436

411

411

461

436

436

436

436

436

411

411

411

411

411

386

411

411

386

Maximum

1,410 

921

819

1,610

809

800

643

486

386

394

558

943 

1,960

1,960

May

386

361

361

361

361

361

337

337

337

337

337

337

337

313

313

313

313

313

337

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

357

357

MiniBum

672

764

749

180

710

636 

461

313

239

239

930

239

June

357

376

394

376

357

340

323

308

308

292

308

308

308

323

308

308

308

292

292

278

278

264

292

264

264

252

252

252

252

239

Mean

1,129 

839

782

639

755

731 

556

436

341 

302

347 

726

1,245

682

July

239

239

239

252

340

323

323

323

558

433

414

376

. 376

357

357

340

340

340

323

323

323

308

308

292

292

340

340

340

376

454

558

Aug.

558

558

558

558

558

642

642

642

600

642

642

642

685

642

685

685

685

728

771

771

771

771

771

814

900

943

943

943

943

943

943

Per square 

mile

1.71 

1.27

1.18

.968

1.14

1.11 

.842

.661

.517 

. 458

. 526 

1.10

1.89

1.03

Sept.

986

1,030

1,030

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,170

1,270

1,410

1,420

1,500

1,490

1,490

1,410

1,500

1,960

1,670

1,550

1,550

1,090

1,040

930

952

930

Runoff in 

inches

1.97

1.42 

1.37

13.15

1.32

1.19

.97

.74

.60

.51

 61

1.27 

2.10

_____________________........... g.*J,oc;j _____i,gpy ______£Jg ________DO£ _____J..VA3 _____14.07 L%,Vf

Note.- Discharge for periods Oct. 1 to Mar. 11, Sept. 15-30 computed by uslig gage-height record 

of " Klsslmmee River ~ nearr Cornwell, 9.5 miles downstream from Istokpoga Canal, as a factor.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 285

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 27°43', long. 810 29', in sec. 

I, T. 32 S., R. 28 E., at bridge on county road 3f miles southeast of Frostproof. Datum of gage is 76.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 141 second-feet Sept. 23, 30; 

maximum gage height, 4.00 feet Sept. 29; minimum discharge, 9.5 second-feet FeV 6, 

7 {gage height, 2.09 feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 162 second-feet Sept. 30 (gag3 height, 

4.29 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 1.81 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which a^e fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48 

1946-47

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

> 39

32

Nor.

26

21

-

Dec.

18

16

Jan.

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

16

18

16

14

13

16

16

16

16

16

16

Feb.

16

15

14

14

14

10

11

14

14

14

12

12

22

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

31

30

28

29

28

26

26

26

_

-

liar.

28

42

39

38

38

38

38

38

34

33

33

32

30

35

38

43

42

40

47

54

52

50

43

42

43

41

37

36

34

34

34

Apr.

34

34

35

34

34

33

32

30

29

28

26

28

47

47

50

50

49

45

42

39

38

37

36

34

34

33

31

29

28

28

Hay

28

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

23

25

23

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

14

16

18

18

18

20

20

21

21

23

25

June

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

18

18

18

22

23

23

58

72

73

72

72

72

72

72

72

71

69

67

67

67

67

69

70

July

69

68

67

65

63

60

60

61

60

60

60

58

59

63

64

64

67

78

81

81

81

81

78

81

84

87

90

90

93

93

90

Aug.

90

87

84

84

81

81

81

84

87

87

87

87

87

87

84

84

84

81

81

84

81

81

81

81

78

81

81

81

81

81

78

Sept.

78

84

84

87

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

90

90

87

87

84

87

102

112

115

115

121

130

134

134

134

138

138

141

141

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 1; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measureents, veather records and records for Arbuckle Creek and Josephine Creek near De Soto Clt-"-.
286 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Discharge, in second-feet, of Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Pla., 194S-48 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

138

138

134

134

130

130

127

127

124

124

124

121

121

alls

8117

a!16

al!4

112

109

109

106

106

102

106

112

109

109

a!08

al08

a!07

a!07

MOT.

106

106

102

102

99

99

99

99

96

93

90

93

90

90

87

87

87

87

a86

S84

a82

81

81

81

81

a80

a80

a79

78

78

-

Dso.

a77

375

a74

a73

a71

70

69

69

69

a68

a67

a66

h65

a64

a64

a63

a63

a62

a62

h61

a60

a58

a57

a56

a55

a53

h52

a52

52

50

50

Jan.

49

49

49

47

47

43

42

42

41

41

39

37

42

51

42

39

39

43

42

43

50

50

50

61

64

64

63

64

63

62

63

Feb.

61

59

57

56

55

54

54

52

52

54

52

52

52

53

50

49

49

49

47

45

45

43

43

42

41

41

41

40

a41

-

-

Mar.

a42

a42

a43

a44

a45

a46

a46

47

47

47

47

47

47

42

40

40

57

68

66

64

62

61

60

59

57

56

54

54

51

47

44

Apr.

44

47

48

45

43

42

41

41

41

44

47

45

43

45

56

60

59

56

55

53

51

49

48

45

44

42

51

62

59

57

May

55

53

52

50

49

48

48

44

44

44

44

43

41

41

40

38

37

36

35

33

29

29

28

27

28

35

' 34

32

34

38

38

June

38

41

38

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

33

32

30

29

34

35

34

34

34

32

29

28

27

26

26

27

26

26

26

25

July

27

34

34

36

35

34

32

30

28

28

27

27

35

34

30

27

29

34

41

38

38

35

34

34

39

45

43

41

44

50

58

Aug.

59

60

59

60

61

60

59

57

55

55

61

65

68

66

71

73

75

75

77

79

81

83

89

89

89

91

91

93

91

91

91

Sept.

91

93

93

93

91

91

91

89

89

89

89

91

91

89

89

87

87

87

85

85

89

116

124

127

127

134

144

165

158

158

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Monthly discharge, in s«eond-feet, 1946-48

Month

Decotiber

March.........................

May...........................

Hovwfeer. .....................

Deceuber

Calendar year 1947 .

January 1948 .................

March..:..:..................:

April May. .........::...............

July. .................::......

September . .

Water year 1947-48 .........

Secondfoot-days

1,097 

705 

526

-

512 

605 

1,206 

1,074 

648 

1,456 

2,256 

2,577 

3,164

15,826

3,648 

2,683 

1,947

21 ,'776

1,521 

1,429 

1,57? 

1,461 

1,227 

954 

1,101 

2,276 

3,122

22,941

Maximum

' .

-

16 

31 

54 

50 

28 

73 

93 

90. 

141

141

138 

106 

77

141

64 

61 

68 

62 

55 

41 

58 

93 

158

158

Minimum

:

-

13 

10 

28 

26 

14 

18 

58 

78 

78

10

102 

78 

50

10*

" "371 

40 

40 

41

11 

27 

55 

85

25

Mean

35.4 

23.5 

17.0

-

16.5 

21.6 

38.9 

35.8 

20.9 

48.5 

72.8 

83.1 

105

43.4

H8 

89.4 

62.8

59.7

49.1 

49.3 

50.7 

48.7 

39.6 

31.8 

35,5 

73.4 

104

62. 7

Per 

square 

 ile

Runoff

Inches Acre-feel
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 287

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°22 I , long. 81*24', in sec. 3, T. 36 S., R. 29 

E., at bridge on State Highway 25, 4 miles south of De Soto City. Datura of guge is 

53.88 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (Florida State Road Department bench 

mark).

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 900 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage 

neignt, 9.55 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb.. 12 (gage height, 3.44 feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,780 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage 

height, 11.56 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet July 1; minimum gage height, 4.09 feet 

July 3.

Remarks.- Records good above 300 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, Jan. 28, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 1-7, 1948)

Jan. 28 to Feb. 12, 1947,

Mar. 19, 1947, to June 16, 1948

July 1 to Sept. 30, 1948 Feb. 13 to Mar. 18, 1947, June 17-30, 1948

3.4 

3.9 

4.8 

5.1

5.4 

6.5 

6.8 

8.0

200

242

473

9.2

9.7

10.7

11.4

768

940

1,370

1,680

3.7 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

19

61

76

117

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48 

1946-47

4.2

4.3 

4.7

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

180

170

165

91

66

I 65 f 6S

Nor.

65

63

60

56

56

54

52

50

48

47

46

44

43

42

41

40

39

-

Dec.

38

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

28

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

Jan.

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

16

le

18

18

18

19

Fab.

19

19

18

18

17

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

20

34

31

31

32

32

32

35

44

41

40

40

39

38

36

35

-

_

-

Mar.

40

117

108

91

83

83

76

76

70

68

65

63

61

68

70

70

70

70

I '"

> 120

Apr.

110

I .

1i

83

88

86

-

May

95

104

104

98

93

88

83

79

84

87

80

75

71

67

64

61

58

55

53

51

48

47

47

46

45

63

56

55

57

59

78

June

116

113

106

98

69

1 f 78

> 215

314

333

372

402

422

392

352

352

333

314

314

296

287

296

352

-

July

342

314

296

296

278

260

251

260

260

260

251

287

324

392

362

342

305

278

260

269

269

260

251

260

305

362

372

432

53O

484

442

Aug.

4->2

372

312

353

3^4

353

3*2

312

3^2

3>?

353

305

305

314

305

2?6

305

2."<6

2?6

2^7

2V7

314

312

3«

3A2

333

3U3" 4

314

324

305

Sept.

305

296

278

278

278

3O5

342

362

362

352

352

362

352

342

333

324

333

577

860

768

688

663

714

714

688

683

626

601

589

565

Mote.- No

reading Apr, 

20, Apr. 17, 

City.

gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 27, Mar. 19 to May 1, June 5-15, except staff-gage 

17; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements made on Oct. 2, 29, Dec. 3, 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Arbuckle Creek nea- De Soto
288 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Discharge, in second-feet, of Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla., 1946-48 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

553

530

506

495

484

462

452

442

432

432

442

452

452

442

432

422

422

422

402

402

392

382

372

362

402

412

432

422

412

402

392

Nov.

372

362

352

333

314

305

305

342

333

296

278

314

352

362

342

324

314

296

278

278

269

251

242

242

234

226

226

226

269

251

-

Deo.

234

219

212

206

200

200

200

195

195

195

195

190

190

190

185

234

234

226

212

200

200

200

195

195

190

185

180

176

171

171

166

Jan.

166

166

162

158

158

148

148

144

144

140

140

135

148

171

162

148

144

140

140

144

171

171

166

206

226

219

212

206

200

200

195

Feb.

190

185

180

180

176

176

171

166

166

176

176

171

166

166

162

158

158

153

153

148

144

140

135

130

130

126

126

122

122

.

-

Mar.

117

115

113

112

107

101

105

115

112

110

107

105

102

94

89

88

86

84

85

84

81

78

76

74

72

69

67

67

65

62

60

Apr.

58

60

64

62

60

59

58

57

56

59

68

65

63

62

105

135

130

126

117

111

103

97

92

88

83

78

80

81

77

72

Hay

67

64

62

60

57

55

55

52

52

54

52

52

50

48

47

45

44

43

76

126

91

74

65

58

55

53

51

50

51

56

53

June

51

48

45

44

42

41

40

40

38

37

36

36

36

39

40

41

41

38

43

42

40

38

36

34

33

31

30

29

28

26

July

25

25

27

31

35

44

43

44

49

50

50

50

51

55

61

58

58

130

140

135

144

162

180

195

269

251

226

234

260

324

392

Aug.

462

484

484

473

452

442

432

422

392

372

362

342

342

352

333

333

342

362

372

352

342

324

314

305

305

314

333

342

333

314

305

Sept.

305

392 422

432

402

372

372

382

462

452

422

392

382

362

352

372

412

442

432

422

422

1,100

1,680

1,370

1,140

980

940

1,060

1,100

1,060

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Vater year 1946-47 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

May...............................

July. .............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Seeendfeet-days

917

_

14,272

56,607

6,141

78,612

18,835

80,479

Maximum

38

_

860

860

234

860

1,680

1,680

Minimum

39

25

_

278

12

166

12

305

25

Mean

29. e

_

476-

155

198

215

628

220

Per square

mile

Runoff in 

inches
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 289

St. Lucie Canal at Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26°59', long. 80°36', in sec. 14, T. 40 S., R. 37 E., 

at Florida East Coast Railway bridge at Lake Okeechobee. Auxiliary water-stag1; recorder, 

lat. 27°01', long. 80°27', in sec. 8, T. 40 S., R. 39 E., at bridge on State H'ghway 

710, 1^ miles southeast of Indiantown and 23.2 miles upstream from lock near Stuart. 

Distance between gages, 10.1 miles. Datum of each gage is 1.56 feet below meaT sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge?- 16 years (1932-48), 1,450 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,070 second-feet Nov. 2, 3; no flow on 

many days May to September.

1931-48: Maximum dally discharge, that of Nov. 2, 3, 1947; no flow on several days 

in some years.

Remarks.- Records fair above 1,000 second-feet and poor below. Discharge compute! by 

using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,920

5,990

5,990

6,110

6,250

6,140

6,210

6,280

6,140

6,080

6.05O

5,860

6,090

6,490

6,540

6,580

6,620

6,660

6,690

6,730

6,770

6,770

6,810

6,810

6,810

6,840

6,960

6,920

6,880

6,920

6,960

Ncv.

6,999

7,070

7,070

6,990

6,990

6,990

6,920

6,990

6,840

6,840

6,880

6,88O

6,840

6,840

6,840

6,810

6,730

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,810

6,770

6,70O

6,640

6,610

6,640

6,640

-

Month

Dec.

6,570

6,680

6,570

6,570

6,570

6,570

6,49O

6,490

6,490

6,490

6,490

6,490

6,440

6,400

6,47O

6,400

6,310

6,280

6,190

6,350

6,280

6,240

6,190

6,190

6,220

6,220

6,170

6,170

6,080

5,890

5,890

Jan.

5,89O

5,890

5,830

5,890

5,780

5,760

5,720

5,720

5,670

5,640

5,550

5,500

5,610

5,790

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,470

5,520

5,470

5,470

5,590

5,550

5,560

5,660

5,660

5,69O

5,720

5,780

October ...................... ...

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,690

5,660

5,560

5,630

5,690

5,630

5,630

5,630

5,630

5,520

5,480

5,510

5,510

5,480

5,360

5,460

5,460

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,370

5,340

5,300

5,220

5,190

5,250

6,250

5,220

6,220

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

200,870

204,940

196,850

1,343,648

175,130

158,150

145,320

116,116

18,928

11,809

4,826

7,269

44,932

1,285,140

Mar.

5,160

5,130

5,130

5,O80

4,900

4,900

5,040

4,930

4,870

4,870

4,840

T", 790

4,650

4,700

4,610

4,610

4,680

4,610

4,560

4,560

4,540

4,500

4,560

4,540

4,420

4,370

4,400

4,500

4,310

4,280

4,280

Apr.

,340

,390

,200

,140

,170

,230

,200

,200

,170

,140

,060

,090

,030

,030

,060

,060

,010

3,950

3,880

3,880

3,920

3,880

3,880

3,850

3,820

3,790

3,820

3,780

2,570

576

-

Maximum

6,960

7,070

6,680

7,070

5,890

5,690

5,160

4,390

975

605

544

514

5,660

7,070

May

576

576

630

630

630

727

727

803

713

975

576

622

719

569

508

569

622

719

673

837

0

719

564

668

668

617

432

500

504

355

500

Minimum

5,860

6,610

5,890

0

5,470

5,190

4,280

576

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

432

553

500

250

348

427

494

247

0

247

490

494

605

432

494

427

0

247

427

348

424

420

486

486

243

486

486

486

415

415

-

Msan

6,480

6, 831

6,350

3,681

5,649

5,453

4,688

3,871

611

394

156

234

1,498

3,511

July

544

338

240

0

240

0

0

0

0

343

0

0

420

0

243

415

240

0

0

243

243

0

243

0

0

0

243

243

0

243

345

Au8.

o

427

494

352

250

352

504

0

252

252

35">

O

0

0

358

0

0

0 50-*

35B

25<

36?

0

0

0

35B

43T

514

36?

259

259

Sept.

0

261

261

452

522

261

452

368

264

372

0

372

457

457

648

266

0

0

O

0

o

3,000

5,660

a4,950

h4,030

a3,970

a4. 130

a4,440

a4,610

4,730

-

Psr square F"noff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement

and gage-height record for upper gage.

h Computed from staff gage-reading.

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Fla.

Location.- Reference point, lat. 26°56< , long. BO'11', in sec. 6, T. 41 S., R. 4£ E., at 

 bridge on State Highway 710, 5.2 miles west of Jupiter.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only) 

Extremes.- 194B-4B- Maximum discharge measured, 1,060 second-feet Oct. 9, 1947; minimum

bridges on State Highway 710. The combined 

low at these bridges is total flow of Slough.

p1 ^hnT.c= m=..,,r.Ampnt RT In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 9 

20 

Dec. 8

Discharge

1,060 

1,000 

419 

184

Date

Feb. 26 

Apr. 9 

28 

May 26

Discharge

20.6 

4.91 

15.3 

1?.8

Date

July 15 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 15

Discharge

18.8 

36.2 

285
290 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage above lock and dam, lat. 26°52', long. 80°38', in sec. 34, T. 41 

S., R. 37 E., in Canal Point, 350 feet.downstream from State Highway 15 (renumbered) 

and 550 feet downstream from outlet from Lake Okeechobee. Auxiliary water-stage 

. recorder below look and dam. Datum of each gage is at mean sea level, datum of \929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 817 second-feet Mar. 18; maximum gage 

height observed, 18.54 feet Oct. 23; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,360 second-feet 

Sept. 28; minimum gage height observed, 10.00 feet June 17.

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Mar. 18, 1948; maximum gage height 

observed, that of Oct. 23, 1947; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,760 second-feet June 15, 

1942; minimum gage height observed, that of June 17, 1948.

Remarks.- Records,fair. Staff gage read three times daily. Flow regulated at station 

oy manipulation of stop logs in lock and dam. Flow occasionally reversed after periods 

of considerable rainfall owing to downstream natural drainage and to pumping from 

agricultural lands in Everglades. Discharge computed using three dfily observations 

of velocity.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23g26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

e200

. e600

633 

557

602 

591 

508 

582 

603

440 

497 

616 

526

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Pebr 

Marc

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Dber. ..............-.--.--....---..-.---

lender year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

522 

544 

562 

515

352

0 

0 

164 

591 

608

556 

593 

567 

376 

427

808 

816 

817 

655 

632

632 

607 

665 

754 

658

651 

646 

656 

647 

559 

545

Apr.

580 

583 

570 

508 

512

549 

553 

559 

559 

513

450 

465 

461 

480 

484

399 

449 

417 

365 

382

380 

471 

378 

355 

399

339 

345 

354 

369 

347

Secondfoot-days

0 

O 

O

-27,044

0 

11,155 

17,145 

13,575 

12,298 

11,835 

11,296 

-414 

-13,945

62,945

May

421 

546 

433 

424 

378

431 

438 

379 

416

358

418 

373 

410 

408 

403

410 

395 

390 

415 

369

390 

415 

382 

364 

403

376 

365 

323 

346 

345 

374

Maximum

O 

0 

0

524

0

817 

583 

546 

483 

507 

229 

42

817

June

386 

363 

367 

360 

343

341 

342 

177 

295 

468

463 

440 

427 

407 

43O

323 

115 

461 

480 

462

402 

416 

414 

423 

475

434 

409 

475 

483 

454

JUy

Minimum

0 

o 

0

-1,280

0 

0 

0 

339 

323 

115 

98 

-232 

-1,360

-1,360

507 

476 

445 

435

423

420 

444 

410 

374 

172

375 

396 

384 

286 

93

322 

363 

450 

348 

424

352 

290 

376 

332 

366

258 

340 

311 

409 

335 

375

Aug.

-99 

-230 

-155 

-14 

81

-232 

-112 

-48 

-78 

eS

elO 

elO 

eO 

eS 

elo

elO 

elo 

elO 

lo 

10

0 

0 

O 

15 

0

O 

-50 

-91 

81 

229 

199

Mean

0 

O

o

-74.1

0 

385 

553 

452 

397 

394 

364 

-13.4 

-465

172

Sept.

31 

42 

0 

0 

26

10 

16 

32 

0 

26

27 

32 

0 

0 

-705

-666 

-590 

-735 

-606 

-570

-587 

0 

-998 

-1,130 

-1,240

-1,240 

-1,300 

-1,360 

-1,290 

-1,170

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

-53,630

0 

22,130 

34,010 

26,930 

24,390 

23,470 

22,400 

-821 

-27,660

124,800

e No velocity record; discharge estimated.

Note,- Negative figures Indicate reverse flow, dates at lake outlet closed 0:t. 1 to Feb. 9, Mar.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 291

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°39', long. 80°03', in sec. 16, 

T. 44 S., R. 43 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 1 on Poinsettia Avenue in Wes"; Palm 

Beach. Datum of gage is 0.25 foot above mean sea level (Florida State Road Department 

bench mark).

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,280 second-feet Oct. 13; maximum gage 

height, 10.64 feet Oct. 13; minimum daily discharge, 461 second-feet Feb. 26; minimum 

gage height, 3.65 feet Sept. 12.

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, 5,320 second-feet Apr. 

height, that of Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily discharge, " 

minimum gage height, 2.72 feet May 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 12.95 feet, present datum, Oct. 23, 24, 1924 (discharge, 8,570 

second-feet), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by manipulation of stop logs in dam and gates in 

IOCK chamber for irrigation-and drainage purposes by Everglades Drainage District.

Cooperation.- Stop-log record furnished by Everglades Drainage District.

18, 1942; maximum gage 

24 second-feet May 1, 1945;

Discharge, In second-feet, Hater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

3

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,420 

4,180 

3,900 

3,660 

3,520

3,460 

3,390 

3,260 

3,160 

3,180

3,290 

4,740 

5,280 

5,260 

5,060

4,920 

4,670 

4,480 

4,220 

4,000

3,750 

3,550 

3,420 

3,290 

3,660

3,660 

3,550 

3,460 

3,420 

3,390 

3,320

Nov.

3,220 

3,110 

3,040 

3,000 

2,970

2,870 

2,790 

2,730 

2,690 

2,690

2,660 

2,620 

2,620 

2,540 

2,540

2,510 

2,480 

2,480 

2,450 

2,370

2,250 

2,250 

2,250 

2,110 

2,080

2,000 

1,950 

2,450 

3,040 

2,900

Dec.

2,620 

2,410 

2,290 

2,250 

2,200

2,200 

2,130 

2,080 

1,970 

1,950

1,920 

1,920 

1,920 

1,860 

1,860

1,860 

1,950 

2,030 

1,800 

1,870

I r900 

1,900 

1,870 

1,840 

1,840

1,800 

1,770 

1,740 

1,710 

1,670 

1,670

Jan.

1,640 

1,640 

1,600 

1,600 

1,520

1,450 

1,380 

1,300 

1,260 

1,230

1,190 

1,230 

1,300 

2,010 

1,950

1,840 

1,800 

1,770 

1,640 

1,600

1,640 

1,640 

l',560 

1,600 

1,740

1,710 

1,640 

1,600 

1,520 

1,490 

1,410

Feb.

1,450 

1,410 

1,380 

1,300 

1,260

1,230 

1,140 

1,100 

1,030 

976

952 

952 

952 

952 

952

952 

952 

952 

928 

900

900 

900 

900 

900 

300

461 

476 

536 

580

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ............---.-.-.------.-...-.-.

lender year 1947

uaznr n?!T::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

612 

596 

612 

628 

644

708 

692 

852 

952 

978

924 

906 

848 

840 

840

820 

820 

832 

820 

820

820 

814 

802 

802 

802

794 

774 

782 

794 

762 

618

Apr.

552 

552 

596 

660 

660

644 

644 

644 

612 

596

580 

580 

564 

552 

536

612 

660 

660 

644 

644

660 

660 

644 

612 

596

564 

596 

888 

908 

848

Secondfoot-days

120,560 

77,660 

60,600

702,366

48,500 

28,273 

24,310 

19,168 

21,579 

16,604 

20,885 

41,570 

75,570

555,479

May

820 

802 

770 

748 

728

702 

682 

668 

660 

682

708 

808 

840 

802 

802

770 

740 

720 

748 

740

708 

682 

660 

660 

640

622 

594 

501 

488 

520 

564

Maximum

5,280 

3,220 

2,620

5,280

2,010 

1,450 

978 

906 

840 

628 

769 

2,030 

4,430

5,280

June

596 

628 

628 

580 

552

536 

552 

564 

536 

536

536 

536 

552 

564 

580

564 

536 

520 

536 

552

564 

552

552 

536 

536

536 

536 

536 

536 

536

July

536 

536 

552 

564 

612

628 

676 

769 

724 

692

692 

676 

676 

676 

692

676 

676 

676 

692 

708

708 

708 

692 

692 

708

708 

708 

692 

708 

708 

724

Minimum

3,180 

1,950 

1,670

308

1,190 

461 

596 

536 

488 

520 

536 

760 

1,240

461

Auff.

760 

1,080 

1,140 

1,100 

1,080

1,220 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,100 

1,100 

1,220 

1,300 

1,260

1,260 

1,300 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,300 

1,300 

1,550 

1,640 

1,640

1,710 

1,840 

2,030 

1,780 

1,500 

1,380

Mean

3,889 

2,589 

1,961

1,924

1,565 

975 

784 

639 

696 

553 

674 

1,341 

2,519

1,518

Sept.

1,350 

1,460 

1,780 

1,840 

1,730

1,620 

1,510 

1,460 

1,380 

1,320

1,260 

1,240 

1,350 

1,610 

2,150

2,480 

2,590 

2,660 

2,520 

2,350

3,560 

3,610 

4,430 

4,360 

4,160

4,130 

4,380 

4,300 

4,160 

3,820

Runoff In 

acre-feet

239,100 

154,000 

120,600

1,393,000

96,200 

56,080 

48,220 

38,020 

42,800 

32,930 

41,420 

82,450 

149,900

1,102,000
292 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26°41', long. 80°40', In sec. 31, T. 43 S., R. 37 

 E., at bridge on State Highway 15 In Belle Glade, 3 miles southeast of Lake Okeechobee. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 361 second-feet June 1, 3; maximum dally 

reverse flow, 250 second-feet Oct. 27.

1940-48: Maximum discharge measured, 481 second-feet Feb. 14, 1940; maximum reverse flow measured, 289 second-feet Sept. 9, 1940.

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake Okeechobee. Flow 

occasionally reversed after periods of considerable rainfall by putrping from agricultural lands in the Everglades. Discharge computed using three daily observations of 

velocity.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

e-100 

f-95 

f-180 

-125 

-91

-81 

-101 

-95 

a-80 

-10

eO 

11 

-22 

-39 

-50

-100 

-166 

-149 

-109 

-120

-119 

-109 

-71 

-81 

-135

-226 

-250 

-222 

-232 

-220 

-199

Nov.

-214 

-212 

-211 

-225 

-228

-242 

-230 

-155 

-203 

-216

-201 

-206 

-179 

-202 

-190

-214 

-224 

-198 

-149 

-182

-176 

-166 

-216 

-169 

-103

-122 

-90 

-39 

-48 

-109

Dec.

-146 

-154 

-130 

-179 

-132

-186 

-166 

-134 

-98 

-45

0 

a 100 

aSO 

1-130 

a40

a 220 

a 100 

a70 

h65 

a50

a70 

a!70 

90 

72 

8.3

104 

95 

24 

93 

7.9 

0

Jan.

650 

101 

49 

34 

7.3

32 

3.5 

O 

51 

6.7

-13 

19 

-16 

310 

45

7.3 

-3.6 

-53 

-124 

-69

14 

-52 

-21 

7.0 

-14

-24 

0 

-54 

-50 

-58 

6.4

Feb.

-41 

-36 

-17 

-24 

5.0

21 

0 

1.9 

18

63

197 

201 

176 

193 

200

195 

196 

201 

179 

196

210 

246 

219 

191 

195

214 

242 

256 

261

Month

Oo to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MA v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber

lendar year 1947

St........................ ..............

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

234 

235 

272 

245 

222

38 

258 

267 

266 

259

258 

240 

243 

256 

264

234 

253 

271 

307 

308

313 

270 

283 

296 

268

245 

260 

272 

317 

295 

304

Apr.

256 

267 

267 

-72 

198

262 

262 

258 

260

276

287 

281 

231 

214 

281

-40 

-18 

133 

55 

123

106 

165 

176 

193 

210

218 

234 

284 

340 

272

Secondfoot-days

-3,566 

-5,319 

-40.8

7,658.0

191.6 

3,955.1 

8,053 

5,979 

9,272 

8,502 

5,855 

5,609.1 

1,782.2

39,273.2

May

246 

274 

242 

241 

269

253 

268 

258 

283 

318

275 

280 

283 

335

> 6340

342 

318

326 

324

L 6300

250 

326 

327 

332 

342

Maximum

11 

-39 

220

222

310 

261 

317 

340

361 

297 

357 

281

361

June

361 

333 

361 

333 

294

288 

279 

334 

314 

340

352 

305 

321 

325 

341

278 

257 

179 

e!90 

6200

3220 

3220 

3260 

3220 

3280

3240 

3250 

251 

266 

310

Minimum

-25( 

-24 

-18

-25(

-12 

-4 

3( 

-7

17< 

11C 

-14! 

-18E

-25C

July

297 

242 

253 

267 

254

238 

205 

231

elSO

128 

170 

222 

205 

162

170 

161 

175 

199 

218

138 

110 

150 

142 

139 

119

Aug.

6.1 

-133 

-52 

-138 

-82

68 

212 

245 

276 

252

232 

328 

199 

251 

357

308 

257 

269 

300 

262

210 

230 

232 

204 

222

196 

159 

-143 

-102 

-49 

33

Mean

) -115 

I -177 

5 -1.32

) 21.0

I 6.18 

L 136 

3 260 

2 199 

299 

) 283 

) 189 

5 149 

59.4

> 107

Sept.

281 

238 

163 

80 

172

74 

127 

168 

204 

208

259 

256 

249 

195

74

-11 

-3.8 

-30 

-74 

-15

-155 

e-140 

-129 

-183 

-153

-188 

-141 

0 

111 

146

Runoff In 

acre-feet

-7,070 

-10,550 

-81

15,200

380 

7,840 

15,970 

11,860 

18,390 

16,860 

11,610 

9,140 

3,530

77,880

a Ho gage-height record; dlsohsrge computed on basis of velocity record ana gage-height record for 

Hillsboro Canal at Shawano Plsntatlon.

e Ho velocity record} discharge estimated, or Interpolated. 

f Computed on bssls of psrtly estlmsted gage height record, 

h Computed from stsff-gsge reading. 

Hote.- Hegstlve figures Indicate reverse flow.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 293

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°20', long. 80°07', In sec. 

3b, T. 47 S., R. 42 E., 2 miles west of Deerfield Beach and 4.4 miles east of State 

Highway 7. Auxiliary water-stage recorder below lock and dam. Datum of each gage is 

at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 3,490 second-feet Oct. 12; maximum gage 

height, 11.80 feet Oct. 12; minimum dally discharge, 76 second-feet Mar. 31; minimum 

gage height, 3.78 feet Aug. 31.

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 12.10 

feet Oct. 17, 1944, from floodmarks; no flow Dec. 16, 1939, Apr. 11, June 18, 1940; 

minimum gage height, 3.60 feet Apr. 21, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow partly regulated at station by Everglades Drainag3 District 

i'or~Irrigation and drainage. Pumps above station divert water for irrigation during 

growing season.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,650 

2,500 

2,280 

2,390 

2,530

2,450 

2,280 

2,280 

2,310 

2,250

2,280 

3,490 

3,160 

2,890 

2,650

2,450 

2,280 

2,140 

2,040 

1,950

1,840 

1,790 

1,730 

1,710 

1,900

1,930 

1,900 

1,840 

1,790 

1,730 

1,680

Nov.

1,680 

1,630 

1,570 

1,540 

1,520

1,460 

1,460 

1,490 

1,520 

1,470

1,420 

1,290 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

1,450 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,340 

1,340 

1,620 

1,740 

1,680

Dec.

1,500 

1,400 

1,400 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,260 

1,220 

1,190

1,140 

1,140 

1,120 

1,090 

1,060

1,220 

1,290 

1,400 

1,340 

1,400

1,340 

1,290 

1,260 

1,240 

1,190

1,160 

1,120 

1,090 

1,060 

1,020 

990

Jan.

1,020 

1,060 

1,020 

990 

895

846 

850 

830 

805 

740

805 

990 

1,110 

1,060 

896

780 

650 

850 

805 

805

850 

850 

850 

1,050 

1,220

1,190 

1,270 

1,190 

1,140 

1,090 

1,060

Feb.

1,040 

990 

920 

838 

80S

740 

670 

546 

465 

505

505 

505 

480 

438 

455

402 

315 

305 

280 

262

300 

300 

270 

265 

295

280 

255 

198 

132

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

120 

115 

115 

110 

155

422 

315 

433 

689 

545

490 

415 

240 

200 

190

170 

160 

150 

130 

125

125 

120 

100 

161 

145

105 

80 

120 

150 

113 

75

Apr.

100 

115 

255 

485 

450

420 

440 

310 

285 

177

125 

120 

110 

110 

125

526 

477 

330 

245 

125

110 

95 

227 

282 

285

245 

295 

486 

475 

420

Secondfoot-days

69,090 

44,170 

38,290

367,315

29,767 

13,761 

6,583 

8,250 

8,867 

8,833 

12,070 

24,342 

41,485

305,508

May

365 

314 

315 

300 

280

217 

235 

260 

265 

363

465 

425 

365 

345 

335

325 

315 

295 

290 

290

275 

265 

265 

255 

235

195 

195 

195 

205 

225 

193

Maximum

3,490 

1,740 

1,500

3,490

1,270 

1,040 

689 

526 

465 

625 

525 

1,140 

2,610

3,490

June

225 

315 

325 

290 

250

225 

225 

245 

235

131

115 

208 

375 

621 

625

533 

495 

535 

376 

355

355 

315 

265 

195 

195

195 

195 

185 

169 

160

Minimum

July

155 

155 

165 

18S 

200

235 

270 

405 

480 

485

480 

470 

455 

440 

425

400 

385 

390 

385 

400

445 

450 

405 

420 

420

440 

475 

495 

525 

505 

525

1,680 

1,290 

990

38

740 

132 

75 

95 

193 

115 

155 

602 

625

75

Auft.

S

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^ t-r- r-i»i- t- oo

f-if-i

Mean

2,229 

1,472 

1,235

1,006

960 

475 

212 

275 

286 

294 

389 

785 

1,383

835

Sept.

625 

715 

830 

870 

830

780 

780 

780 

895 

1,020

945 

945 

1,020 

1,040 

1.20Q

1,340 

1,420 

1,400 

1,400 

1,330

a2,230 

a2,610 

a2,430 

a2,300 

a2,150

1,950 

2,010 

1,950 

1,870 

1,820

Runoff In 

acre-feet

137,000 

87,610 

75,950

728,500

59,040 

27,290 

13,060 

16,360 

17,590 

17,520 

23,940 

48,280 

82,280

605,900

a No gage-height record at lower gage; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

gage-height record for Hlllsboro Canal at Range Line Road, near Deerfield Beach.

£23350 O - SI - 20-
294 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage below lock and dam, lat. 26°40', long. 80°43', in sec. 14. T. 44 S., 

K. 36 E., in South Bay, 410 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 (renumbered) 

and 2.5 miles south of Lake Okeeohobee. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 533 second-feet Oct. 5; no flow Dec. 13, 14. 

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, 1,040 second-feet Sept. 30, 1947; maximum reverse 

flow observed, 445 second-feet June 10, 17, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no velocity record, which are poor. 

Uage read twice dally. Lock and dam at station not operated during year. Flow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake Okeechobee and by operation of drainage pumps. Discharge computed using twice-daily observations of velocity.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51S 

409 

564 

446 

533

360 

308 

283 

303 

370

389 

497 

475 

497 

403

423 

354 

386 

453 

432

376 

344 

304 

385 

356

446 

463 

389 

369 

419 

368

Nov.

295 

268 

331 

329 

275

358 

357 

394 

321 

307

3OO 

307 

433 

406 

324

347 

360 

321 

301 

270

269 

249 

206 

188 

163

120 

143 

229 

213 

218

Dec.

217 

203 

197 

184 

178

171 

164 

152 

139 

138

103 

57 

O 

0 

17

17 

38 

27 

33 

32

21 

32 

32 

37 

47

41 

41 

30 

30 

30 

29

Jan.

29 

28 

28 

32 

48

35 

34 

25 

33 

41

39 

31 

42 

87 

138

141 

183 

184 

143 

137

165 

169 

164 

148 

167

172 

153 

126 

121 

115 

10J

Feb.

99 

88 

53 

40 

33

30 

28 

51 

49 

106

198 

208 

184 

188 

196

172 

182 

172 

184 

194

218 

240 

243 

279 

316

329 

329 

311 

331

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

332 

358 

322 

325 

324

200 

298 

330 

323 

307

279 

289 

- 321 

342 

318

314 

331 

322 

367 

384

379 

383 

400 

403 

429

396 

429 

419 

431 

420 

411

Apr.

362 

422 

457 

211 

319

387 

429 

426 

4O6 

407

390 

392 

384 

381 

402

381 

320 

367 

342 

343

301 

308 

316 

325 

337

320 

386 

430 

430 

421

Second - 

foot -day a

12,422 

8,602 

2,437

57,751.2

3,059 

5,051 

10,846 

11,102 

12,039 

7,447 

8,662 

9,958 

5,570

97,195

May

400 

373 

364 

372 

412

406 

405 

408 

429 

432

442 

450 

450 

451 

453

440 

439 

437 

506 

471

417 

345 

370 

415 

357

269 

254 

283 

236 

231 

322

Maximum

533 

433 

217

1,040

184 

331 

431 

457 

506 

332 

336 

380 

408

533

June

321 

332 

332 

264 

236

260 

224 

248 

243 

240

237 

227 

209 

221 

238

240 

216 

196 

213 

231

212 

178 

182 

231 

290

280 

318 

278 

266 

284

July

282 

269 

296 

280 

336

3OO 

314 

211 

283 

279

300 

263 

296 

278 

282

266 

260 

258 

262- 

247

265 

279 

265 

276 

275

284 

262 

285 

319 

306 

284

Mlnlrauu

283 

120 

0

0

25 

28 

200 

211 

231 

178 

211 

191 

73

0

Aug.

284 

299 

325 

358 

340

321 

353 

363 

349 

318

329 

322 

326 

363 

287

311 

355 

366 

325 

380

367 

360 

339 

348 

319

344 

349 

226 

242 

199 

191

Mean

401 

287 

78.6

158

98.6 

174 

350 

370 

388 

248 

279 

321 

186

266

Sept.

e8O 

e85 

e95 

e90 

e80

81 

88 

91 

89 

83

73 

94 

121 

204 

220

227 

322 

305 

233 

220

217 

e270 

270 

301 

206

288 

211 

130 

388 

408

Runoff In 

acre-feet

24,640 

17,060 

4,830

114,600

6.07O 

10,020 

21,510 

22,020 

23,880 

14,770 

17,180 

19,750 

11,050

192,800

e No velocity record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and gage-height 

record.

North New River Canal at 26-mile bend, near Fort Laud^rdale Fla. 

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°15', lon^. 80°28', T. 48 S., R.

 39 E. on State Highway 25 at 26-mile bend, 22 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale. 

Records available.- 1941-42 (two measurements in 1941 and one in 1942), December 1942 to

September l»48 (discharge measurements). 

Extremes.- 1941-48: Maximum discharge measured, 1,550 second-feet S?pt. 24, 1947; minimum

 measured, 9.4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1944.

Remarks.- Measurements are made above or below dam. Several small d'verslons above station.

Discharge measruementa, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Oct. 6 

16 

31 

Nov. 10 

19 

Dec. 1

id

Discharge

1,280 

1,080 

1,140 

i.010 

l,10fl 

979 

1,210

Date

Jan. 7 

26 

Feb. 9 

24 

Mar. 12 

29 

Apr. 12

Discharge

952 

1,140 

696 

530 

491 

485 

439

Date

Apr. 26 

May 11 

June 1 

15 

28 

July 12 

26

Discharge

462 

544 

411 

359 

247 

527 

358

Date

Aug. 9 

23 

Sept. 7 

24 

27 

29

Discharge

585 

623 

604 

1,180 

754 

741
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

North New River Canal near Port Lauderdale, Fla.

295

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°06', long. 80°14", in Sec. 14, 

T. 5U S., R. 41 E., on State. Highway 84, 6 miles southwest of Port Lauderdale. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 500 feet below base gage at same datum.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,280 second-feet Nov. 19; maximum gage 

neignt, 10.83 feet Oct. 17; minimum daily discharge, 216 second-feet July 1, 2; minimum daily gage height, about 2.15 feet Feb. 11.

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Nov. 19, 1947; maximum gage height, that 

of Oct. 17, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 2.4 second-feet May 21, 22, 1947; minimum 

gage height, 0.78 foot Dec. 3. 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 5,400 second-feet Oct. 15, 1929 (gage height, 7.66 feet, 

present datum), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated at and above station by dams for irrigation, 

drainage, and fire control. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September I948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,450 

2,370 

2,240 

2,300 

2,500

2,500 

a2,500 

2,550 

2,400 

2,360

2,340 

2,050 

1,960 

1,940 

1,940

1,930 

1,920 

1,920 

1,930 

1,950

1,960 

1,960 

2,000 

2,020 

2,040

2.0601 

2,070 

2,060 

2,100 

2,130 

2,160

Nov.

2,180 

2,200 

2,210 

2,240 

a2,260

82,300 

82,360 

a2,390 

2,360 

2,440

2,490 

2,540 

2,580 

2,620 

a2,730

a2,860 

2,960 

3,130 

3,260 

3,250

3,190 

3,130 

3,070 

2,960 

2,920

2,690 

2,660 

2,940 

3,030 

2,990

Dec.

2,910 

2,820 

2,740 

2,710 

2,660

2,540 

2,390 

2,270 

2,240 

2,160

2,030 

1,900 

1,860 

1,890 

1,910

1,950 

2,130 

2,050 

1,950 

2,140

2,160 

2,150 

2,130 

2,100 

2,120

2,100 

2,060 

2,060 

2.0SO 

1,990 

1,960

Jan.

1,950 

2,090 

2,060 

2,000

1,960

1,930 

1,900 

1,660 

1,620 

1,600

1,790 

1,770 

1,710 

1,750 

1,680

1,650 

1,620 

1,560 

1,550 

1,540

1,560 

1,580 

1,570 

1,570 

1,580

1,560 

1,550 

1,560 

1,550 

1,540 

1,510

Feb.

1,460 

1,440 

1,450 

1,430 

1,390

1,370 

f 1,360 

f 1,350 

f 1,340 

fl,330

f 1,320 

fl,340 

1,140 

856

856

656 

856 

832 

816 

600

776 

776 

776 

752 

652

640 

640 

624 

624

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

JJhe 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-46 .......................

Mar.

608 

608 

584 

560 

560

584 

560 

584 

608 

608

560 

544 

528 

512 

496

472 

456 

363 

360 

360

360 

366 

376 

366 

368

366 

366 

376 

376 

366 

360

Apr.

360 

344 

368 

8470 

8470

472 

472 

456 

456 

424

440 

424 

392 

384 

376

512 

544 

560 

560 

560

544 

544 

512 

472 

456

440 

496 

779 

657 

631

Secondfoot -days

66,670 

61,420 

66,170

463,099.3

53,140 

29,652 

14,571 

14,975 

16,723 

9,361 

14,207 

22,965 

46,117

436,171

May

781 

735 

701 

663 

634

584 

578 

561 

546 

541

9561 

a555 

3550 

3545 

8540

a535 

a530 

528 

533 

546

533 

517 

494 

476 

463

449

419 

406 

390 

379 

450

Maximum

2,550 

3,260 

2,910

3,260

2,090 

1,460 

606 

657 

761 

449 

649 

1,120 

2,560

3,260

June

449 

360 

336 

344 

336

312 

288 

280 

296 

304

260 

288 

326 

360 

376

376 

376 

368 

344 

352

336 

312 

266 

272 

256

240 

232 

224 

224 

224

July

216 

216 

224 

248 

304

360 

400 

456 

528 

649

623 

587 

556 

551 

536

536 

536 

520 

464 

469

464 

464 

464 

469 

464

506 

469 

464 

451 

464 

469

Minimum

1,920 

2,180 

1,860

2.4

1,510 

624 

360 

344 

379 

224 

216 

506 

977

216

Aug.

506 

536 

645 

672 

656

720 

720 

736 

736 

736

720 

720 

69P 

696 

672

672 

672 

672 

672 

696

720 

720 

736 

600 

776

832 

655 

1,120 

1,060 

1,010 

985

Mean

2,151 

2,714 

2,199

1,269

1,714 

1,029 

470 

499 

539 

312 

456 

741 

1,537

1,197

Sept.

977 

1,020 

1,030 

1,050 

1,050

1,070 

1,040 

1,050 

1,050 

1,060

1,060 

1,110 

1,160 

1,210 

1,320

1,330 

1,460 

1,710 

1,660 

1,750

1,650 

2,220 

2,220 

2,190 

2,190

1,690 

2,160 

2,270 

2,360 

2,560

F-noff In 

a~re-feet

132,200 

161,500 

135,200

918,400

105,400 

59,210 

26,900 

29,700 

33,170 

16,570 

26,160 

45,550 

91,470

669,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, records for lower 

gage, and weather records.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
296 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Miami Canal at water plant, Hlaleah, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 25°50', long. 80°17', in sec. 18, T. 53 S., R. 41 

E., at Miami water plant in Hialeah, on State Highway 25, half a" mile upstream from 

54th Street Bridge; datum of gage is 0.13 foot above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Auxiliary water-stage recorder above boat lift and dam, about 150 feet below 36th 

Street Bridge and 2. miles downstream from gaging station in Hialeah; datum of auxiliary gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,170 second-feet Oct. 15; maximum gage 

neignt, 7.34 feet Oct. 15; maximum reverse flow measured, 282 second-feet July 16; 

minimum gage height, 0.05 foot July 2.

1940-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of Oct. 15, 1947; maximum reverse flow measured, 390 second-feet June 23, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -0.67 foot July 2, 1943, Mar. 22, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good above 500 second-feet and fair below. Flow affected by tide; discharge computed by using gage heights and tide ranges at auxiliary g'ge as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,800 

2,820 

2,850 

3,010 

3,110

3,140 

3,200 

3,190 

3,190 

3,350

3,200 

3,980 

4,160 

4,160 

4,170

4,160 

4,110 

4,080 

4,040 

4,000

4,000 

3,870 

3,800 

3,780 

3,720

3,670 

3,570 

3,610 

3,620 

3,580 

3,530

Nov.

3,520 

3,500 

3,400 

3,370 

3,350

3,270 

3,230 

3,200 

3,070 

2,980

2,970 

2,970 

2,910 

2,880 

2,860

2,820 

2,800 

2,810 

2,790 

2,730

2,750 

2,720 

2,690 

2,650 

2,600

2,610 

2,670 

2,630 

2,650 

2,620

Dec.

2,590 

2,550 

2,530 

2,520 

2,490

2,470 

2,430 

2,440 

2,430 

2,400

2,410 

2,380 

2,360 

2,320 

2,310

2,330 

2,310 

2,290 

2,280 

2,320

2,290 

2,260 

2,240 

2,210 

2,210

2,220 

2,180 

2,140 

2,140 

2,120 

2,120

Jan.

2,100 

2,100 

2,090 

2,080 

2,040

2,040 

2,020 

1,980 

1,970 

2,000

1,960 

2,000 

2,000 

2,090 

2,050

2,020 

2,000 

1,990 

1,980 

1,940

1,910 

1,910 

1,920 

1,900 

1,890

1,870 

1,850 

1,840 

1,820 

1,800 

1,780

Feb.

1,770 

1,740 

1,730 

1,720 

1,720

1,730 

1,690 

1,660 

1,650 

1,640

1,630 

1,610 

1,600 

1,580 

1,560

1,600 

1,560 

1,540 

1,520 

1,490

1,480 

1,460 

1,450 

1,420 

1,420

1,400 

1,390 

1,380 

1,360

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1947 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

1,320 

1,290 

1,260 

1,260 

1,190

1,160 

1,190 

1,230 

1,190 

1,180

1,160 

1,160 

1,100 

1,060 

1,040

1,000 

966 

922 

885 

842

807 

784 

745 

728 

717

702 

686 

663 

629 

592 

579

Apr.

547 

527 

534 

579 

560

534 

506 

493 

479 

464

457 

457 

421 

407 

385

520 

520 

486 

479 

472

466 

479 

479 

450 

443

428 

506 

534 

457 

428

Secondfoot-days

111,470 

88,020 

72,290

515,282

60,940 

45,500 

30,037 

14,517 

12,724 

14,659 

11,845 

15,377 

32,643

510,022

May

407 

365 

370 

385 

392

385 

414 

399 

407 

486

500 

506 

500 

464 

428

399 

385 

392 

414 

428

414 

407 

385 

356 

363

326 

311 

288 

318 

493 

617

Maximum

4,170 

3,520 

2,590

4,170

2,100 

1,770 

1,320 

579 

617 

646 

493 

702 

1,840

4,170

June

554 

567 

567 

534 

500

493 

579 

586 

534 

592

646 

586 

573 

611 

592

560 

534 

527 

506 

493

464 

450 

414 

365 

346

326 

311 

268 

281 

258

July

274 

258 

258 

281 

348

378 

421 

428 

493 

457

443 

407 

392 

392 

370

356 

348 

356 

376 

399

436 

399 

392 

414 

457

450 

385 

378 

378 

356 

363

Aug.

436 

500 

506 

479 

457

436 

428 

450 

506 

573

534 

493 

443 

426 

421

414 

421 

436 

443 

520

527 

506 

495 

464 

436

513 

540 

702 

663 

617 

592

Minimum Mean

2,800 3,596 

2,600 2,934 

2,120 2,332

1,412

1,780 1,966 

1,360 1,569 

579 969 

385 484 

2B8 410 

258 489 

258 382 

414 496 

604 1,088

258 1,397

Sept.

604 

646 

778 

739 

734

712 

702 

707 

734 

762

762 

756 

762 

756 

819

848 

872 

934 

979 

985

972 

1,540 

1,800 

1,610 

1,790

1,820 

1,840 

1,820 

1,820 

1,840

'Runoff In 

acre-feet

221,100 

174,600 

143,400

1,022,000

120,900 

90,250 

59,560 

28,790 

25,24<? 

29,080 

23,490 

30,500 

64,750

1,012,000
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 297 

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 25°46', long. 80°50', in T. 54 S., R. 35 E., at 40-mile bend 

on U. S. Highway 94, 38 miles west of Miami. Datum of gage is 0.87 foot below mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet Oct. 12, from rating 

curve extended above 9,800 second-feet; minimum daily, 2.5 second-feet Aug. 26, June 4. 

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 12, 1947; no flow Apr. 25 to May 16, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally. Daily discharge computed on basis of 24 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Figures of dally discharge 

consist of runoff from Everglades as represented by flow through all outlets from 

Tamiami Canal from a point 55 miles west of Miami to a point 15 miles west of Miami, 

where an earth barrier aids in diverting flow through the 64 outlets to the ?rea 

immediately south of canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

2i 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,800 

4,900 

5,010 

5,110 

5,210

a5,320 

a5,420 

a5,530 

t5,630 

t5,630

ra5,600 

117,000 

116,000 

14,800 

13,800

13,000 

12,300 

11,600 

11,000 

 10,300

t9,790 

t9,390 

9,000 

8,600 

8,200

7,920 

7,630 

7,350 

7,060 

6,780 

6,500

Nov.

6,340 

6,180 

6,020 

5,860 

t5,700

t5,600 

5,500 

5,400 

5,300 

5,200

5,120 

5,040 

4,960 

4,880 

4,800

a4,750 

t4,700 

4,640 

4,570 

4,500

4,430 

4,360 

4,290 

4,220 

4,150

4,070 

3,990 

3,910 

3,830 

3,750

Dec.

3,660 

3,570 

3,480 

3,390 

3,300

3,190 

3,080 

t2,980 

t2,890 

2,80O

2,760 

2,710

2,670 

2,620 

2,580

2,570 

2,560 

2,540 

2,530 

2,520

2,540 

2,560 

t2,580 

2,560 

2,530

2,500 

2,470 

2,440 

2,410 

2,380 

2,360

Jan.

2,300 

2,250 

2,200 

2,150 

2,100

2,040 

1,980 

1,920 

1,860 

1,800

1,740 

1,680 

1,630 

1,580 

1,530

tl,480 

1,420 

1,370 

1,320 

1,270

1,230 

1,190 

1,150 

1,110 

1,080

1,050 

1,020 

990 

960 

930 

900

Feb.

880 

860 

t338 

810 

785

755

730 

700 

675 

645

615 

585

560 

530 

500

470 

445 

420 

t394 

365

340 

310 

285 

£60 

245

225 

210 

190 

175

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

160 

145 

130 

115 

97

87 

77 

66 

t56 

52

48 

43 

39 

34 

30

28 

26 

24

22 

20

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

a!4

t!3 

a!3 

a!2

Apr.

12 

11 

11 

10

10

9.8 

9.6 

9.4 

9.2 

9.0

8.8 

8.6 

8.4 

8.2

ta.o

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5

5.0 

4.5 

4.0 

3.5 

3.0

t2.5 

2.6

2.6 

2.7 

2.8

Secondfoot-days

266,180 

146,060 

85,730

724,496

~ 47,230 

14,802 

1,465 

208.7 

105.1 

307.4 

1,909.1 

4,886 

35,218

604,101.3

May

2.8 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.8

3.8 

3.9 

t4.0 

3.9 

3.8

3.7 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

Maximum

17,000 

6,340 

3,660

17,000

l~ 2,300 

880 

160 

12 

4.0 

18 

95 

220 

3,090

17,000

June

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

t2.5 

3.4

4.3 

5.2 

6.1 

7.0 

7.9

8.8 

9.7 

11 

12 

13

14 

14 

15 

16 

16

17 tie

17 

16 

14

13 

12 

10

8.8 

7.6

Minimum

July

6.5 

5.4 

4.2 

3.0 

11

19 

27 

35 

44 

52

60 

68 

t76 

77 

78

78 

79 

80 

80 

81

82 

82 

83 

84 

84

85 

86 

86 

t87 

91 

95

4,800 

3,750 

2,360

12

900 

175 

12 

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

3.0 

99 

225

2.5

Aug.

99

ns

105 

110 

115

120 

125 

130 

130 

135

140 

t!44 

145 

150 

155

160 

160 

165 

170 

170

175 

130 

190 

195 

190

t!93 

200 

235 

210 

215 

220

Mean

8,586 

4,869 

2,765

1,985

1,524 

510 

47.3 

6.96 

3.39 

10.2 

61.6 

158 

1,174

1,651

Sept.

225 

230 

235

240 

245

250 

255 

260 

265 

270

275 

280 

t288 

295 

510

725 

940 

1,160 

1,380 

1,600

al,820 

a2,040 

t2,260 

2,380 

2,500

2,620 

2,740 

2,860 

2,980 

3,O9O

Runoff In 

acre-feet

528,000 

289,700 

170,000

1,437,000

1" 93,680 

29,360 

2,910 

414 

208 

610 

3,790 

9,690 

69,850

1,198,000

t Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record.
298 IMPERIAL RIVER BASIN

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 26°20', long. 81°45', in sec. 36, 

 T. 4V S., R. 25 E., lj miles east of Bonita Springs. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, "datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 9.58 

reetj; minimum, 0.8 second-foot June 1.

1940-48: Maximum.discharge observed, 2,890 second-feet Sept. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

12.45 feet); no flow June 28 to July 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 13 to Sept. 30

1.3S

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.9

1.0

2.4

5.9

10

1.8

1.9

2;o

3.3

5.5

16

23

31

57

318

6.5 

7.5 

8.2 

9.3

439

604

778

1,110

3.2 

5.5

107

318

3.0 31 

3.3 49 

2.8 81

Note.- Same as preceding table below 3.0 and 

above 5.5 feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septender 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a 1,100 

a900 

a750 

h647 

a560

8500 

a 450 

a410 

h374 

386

374

a370 

8370 

8370 

3365

8360 

8355 

h350 

8340 

8330

8320 

8310 

8300 

8385 

h273

a265 

3355 

3345 

8335 

8335 

8215

Nov.

h309 

3300 

8190 

8180 

169

161 

157 

149 

129 

131

131 

125 

113 

103 

98

90 

80 

73 

66 

59

S3 

50 

48 

46 

55

51 

60 

133 

157 

149

Dec.

145 

137 

139 

113 

103

92 

81 

75 

68 

63

58 

55 

53 

48 

45

109 

78 

74 

75 

76

79 

74 

67 

63 

59

53 

50 

47 

44 

42 

39

Month

Ooto 

NOVe 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

37 

40 

38 

35 

31

29 

36 

35 

23 

32

30 

19 

28 

44 

37

33 

31 

31 

39 

39

36 

39 

36 

55 

59

58 

59 

63 

63 

56 

60

Feb.

55

51 

48 

44 

42

39 

36 

34 

33 

35

30 

28 

36 

33 

20

19 

17 

16 

14 

12

10

9.9 

8.9 

8.0 

7.1

5.9 

5.5 

5.1 

4.3

-

lendar year 1947

8t......................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 310 sec.-ftj.^ Sept

Mar.

3.6 

3.3 

3.9 

3.6

2.S 

4.1 

2.4 

3.4

3.3

2.1 

2.0 

3.0 

2.0

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

l.S 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

Apr.

3.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

1.5 

i.Z 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.1 

1.4

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.3

May

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 1.4- 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1..3

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Second- Maximum foot-days "ax1 ""

12,589 1,100 

3,393 209 

. 3,293 145

81,757.1 3,400

1,190 63 

685.7 55 

67.8 4.1 

44.1 3.7 

36.7 1.4 

39.1 3.1 

3,033.5 200 

3,867 350 

10,985 1,110

38,213.9 1,110

June

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 1.1 1.1

1.5

1.7 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

2.0 

3.0

July

3.1 

13 

8.4 

20 

51

65 

107 

138 

146 

138

146 

146 

96 

68 

54

50 

50 

54 

60 

56

52 

54 

58 

65 

193

193 

178 

178 

300 

300 

196

Aug.

164 

156 

160 

138 

130

100 

87 

73 

64 

73

107 

96 

81 

68 

57

53 

72 

75 

62 

50

72 

138 

332 

332 

250

341 

218 

187 

160 

142 

151

Minimum Mean

315 406 

46 113 

39 74.0

1.5 334

19 38,4 

4.3 33.6 

1»5 3.19 

1.1 1.47 

1.0 1.18 

.9 1.30 

3.1 97.5 

50 135 

56 366

.9 104

Sept.

138 

160 

151 

134 

100

87 

75 

70 

65 

59

56 

64 

90 

93 

100

143 

151 

169 

156 

151

8170 

81,090 

31,040 

973 

906

778 

906

i;ilo

939 

873

Runoff In 

acre-feet

34,970 

6,730 

4,550

163,300

3,360 

1,360 

134 

87 

73 

78 

6,000 

7,670 

31,790

75,800

. 22 (time unknown) 1,180 sec.-f :.; Sept. 37 (10 p.m.)

1,340 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, and weather records, 

h Computed from staff -gage reading.
CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 299

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26 e 50', long. 81 e 05', In sec. 12, T. 42 S., R. 32 

E.,at Moore Haven, 0.5 mile dovmstream from hurricane gate and lock 1 at Lake OkeBchobee Outlet and 15 miles upstream from lock 2. Auxiliary water-stage recorder a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Hlcpochee and 3.0 miles dovmstream from lock 1. Datum of each gage is 1.42 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 5,320 second-feet Dec. 31.

T938-48: Maximum discharge measured, 5,930 second-feet Nov. 6, 1947; maxlmun 

daily, 5,660 second-feet Dec. 8, 1945; lock closed and flow consists of leakage and 

lockage (estimated as 10 second-feet) during several periods In each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records given herein represent discharge through canal from Lake Okeechobee and do 

not include leakage or lockage. Discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage 

as a factor.

Cooperation.- Weekly average discharge for hurricane gate and lock 1 furnished by Corps 

or Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

8

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16i't

18

19

20

21

28

«s

84

85

89

9f

as

89

SO

31

Dot.

2,020

3,630

3,710

3,480

3,670

3,670

3,780

3,640

3,850

3,940

2,690

2,800

3,970

3,550

3,710

3,830

3,960

3,710

4,000

4,000

3,920

4,010

3,970

3,740

3,850

3,980

4,070

4,180

4,290

4,400

4,500

Nov.

4,610

4,720

4,830

4,940

5.050

5,160

5,270

4,710

5,060

4,970

4,950

4,770

4,490

4,600

4,670

4,740

4,890

4,690

4,840

4,640

4,690

4,890

4,740

4,520

4,910

4,910

5,130

3,940

4,360

4,820

-

Dec.

4, SOO

4,680

4,870

4,980

5,070

4,600

4,800

4,790

5,000

4,850

4,320

4,840

4,980

5,070

4,880

4,690

4,500

4,800

4,870

5,100

4,880

4,840

4,920

4,940

4,740

4,780

4,800

4,860

4,950

5,250

5,320

Jan.

4,850

4,740

4,700

4,830

4,740

4,890

4,940

4,940

4,600

4,970

5,140

4,560

5,080

4,830

4,900

4,900

4,920

4,940

4,600

4,780

4,450

4,460

4,460

4,490

4,720

4,940

4,430

4,460

4,820

4.600

4,600

Feb.

4,690

4,740

4,720

4,430

4,730

4,660

4,730

4,320

4,510

4,790

4,940

4,900

4,820

4,820

4,670

5,010

4,700

4,860

4,390

4,520

4,950

4,630

5,020

4,940

4,920

4,730

4,700

4,620

4,300

-

Month

Itepeh, ,,.,,,,,,,..,,.,,.......,,...........

April,.,,..,,.,,.,.,..,.,.........,..,..... 

May . . . , . , ,,.,,.,.......<..*..<., «

July, ,,,,,,..,,...,.,,...,...,.,.,...,,....

Mar.

4,950

4,580

4,510

4,280

5,050

4,860

4,610

4,340

4,690

4,340

4,620

4,390

4,740

4,800

4,600

4,200

4,500

4,430

3,940

4,550

4,420

4,170

4,110

4,280

4,180

4,130

4,030

3,890

3,990

3,780

3,590

Apr.

3,610

3,450

3,740

3,890

3,560

3,380

3,380

3,330

3,260

3,440

3,400

3,260

3,450

3,260

3,260

3,190

3,360

3,570

3,300

3,340

3,010

3,000

3,270

3,220

3,140

2,480

586

390

195

_

-

Seoondfoot-daye

150,990

862,025

135,550

3,910

924,577

Hay

Maximum

5,320

5,320

5,050

2,460

5,320

June July

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

S36

1,440

1,060

.

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Minimum 

4,500

-

3,590

-

-

-

-

Aug.

Mean

4,871

-

4 732

4,373

~

-

-

- n

Sept.

.

, 

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

1,450

2,460

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Runoff In 

ac-e-feet

231 100

299,500

1,710,000

290 900

268,900

7,760

1,834,000

Note,- No gage.height record at one or both gages Oct. 25 to Nov. 6, Dec. 15, 16, Apr. 28 to May 4; 

(jilSppge interpolated for Oct. 25 to Nov. 6, Dec. 15, 16; discharge estimated for Apr. 28, 29 on 

basis of weakly average now Information furnished by Corps of Engineers; and characteristics of recsrder graph for upper gage for Apr. SO to Nay 4 and record of hurricane gate openings indicate no 

flow except leakage and lockage. On days fop which no discharge is shown, flow consists of leakage 

and lockage through lock 1 (about 10 second-feet).
300 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27 0 55', long. 81°43', in sec. 34, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., 

at highway bridge half a mile north of State Highway 60, 3.5 miles north of Alturas, and 

8^ miles east of Bartow. Datum of gage is 97.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Road Department bench mark).

Records available.- January 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1947: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 1,360 second-feet 

Sept. 19 (gage height, 10.88 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.89 

feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 

11.51 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 2.94 feet).

Maximum stage known, 13.3 feet in 1928, from information by local resident (discharge, 2,540 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48 

1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

, al4

a!3

a!2

12

12

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

30

88

67

56

50

44

41

44

57

49

44

40

38

38

36

33

-

.

-

liar.

49

210

174

114

92

79

70

69

66

61

56

53

47

75

1Z2

334

306

192

275

459

349

257

210

180

157

135

115

100

89

82

76

Apr.

71

73

75

67

62

55

50

47

44

40

38

71

444

430

444

342

245

210

198

174

152

131

111

99

90

82

73

65

59

58

-

Hay

54

52

48

43

40

36

34

32

33

36

33

31

29

27

26

24

22

20

20

19

18

17

18

18

18

36

50

48

57

53

76

June

101

101

88

135

180

140

113

92

78

71

87

98

105

488

945

918

837

729

653

567

518

474

459

430

400

349

334

342

320

313

-

July

327

320

327

313

287

251

233

227

227

216

251

275

386

400

334

294

263

227

210

227

257

263

239

251

275

269

381

349

300

313

488

Aug.

474

371

281

239

257

227

204

245

257

23.3

204

216

222

233

216

239

233

216

275

269

251

239

222

198

180

157

140

140

163

146

123

Sept.

169

415

306

306

371

320

400

386

334

281

245

222

198

180

180

163

192

918

1,320

1,240

1,110

1,020

1,170

1,200

1,110

972

864

783

677

608

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Peace Creek at Bartow and 

drainage canal west of Dundee.
PEACE CREEK BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla.

1947-48

301 

1947-48 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

549

503

459

415

400

386

371

334

306

306

488

459

400

342

300

275

263

257

239

222

210

198

188

193

444

459

386

342

313

294

269

Nov.

251

239

222

210

193

178

170

165

160

147

138

156

160

156

147

142

138

142

147

152

147

147

142

138

138

142

227

227

233

204

-

Dec.

188

174

165

156

147

142

138

134

124

124

118

115

116

117

117

138

138

134

129

124

138

183

170

156

147

142

134

124

119

117

114

Jan.

109

109

106

103

98

92

88

84

82

79

76

73

98

198

165

a!50

134

156

152

156

400

444

356

567

783

677

587

430

459

430

386

Feb:

371

334

313

287

269

257

245

233

227

239

227

216

204

198

193

183

178

174

165

156

152

142

13B

134

129

124

119

115

111

-

-

Mar.

107

103

99

96

102

101

134

257

275

222

188

174

170

156

142

134

1E4

119

113

106

100

93

88

83

78

71

67

95

99

88

80

Apr.

74

78

82

74

68

63

59

56

54

50

47

44

42

39

106

204

160

138

120

108

98

88

80

71

65

58

84

204

147

117

-

May

101

89

80

71

64

58

S3

48

44

45

43

40

37

34

31

29

26

25

24

23

21

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

20

24

21

June

19

20

23

24

25

26

34

38

39

38

36

32

31

31

30

28

27

25

24

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

16

14

13

-

July

16

18

22

24

26

34

41

37

43

63

75

61

53

72

56

42

36

35

31

36

99

80

74

160

124

117

91

79

92

233

386

A lg .

334

364

430

488

400

306

263

233

204

227

444

488

533

587

587

549

677

729

677

60B

518

503

488

488

474

459

444

415

386

356

327

Sept.

306

281

269

281

263

257

287

269

251

287

320

415

415

386

356

327

334

400

415

378

342

894

1,590

1,540

1,360

1,240

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,170

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1947-48

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

March. ............................

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

April.............................

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

$econdf cot-days

4,653

4,100

1,068

7,070

17,660

.

10,570

5,158

4,282

1 75,212

7,827

5,833

3,864

2,678

1,169

737

2,356

13,986

18,313

76,773

Maximum

459

444

76

488

474

1,320

.

549

251

188

1,320

783

371

275

204

101

39

386

729

1,590

1,590

Minimum

11

47

38

17

210

123

163

-

188

138

114

11

73

111

67

39

14

13

16

204

251

13

Mean

32.1

ISO

137

34.5

349

286

228

589

-

341

172

138

206

252

201

125

89.3

37.7

24.6

76.0

451

610

210

Per squaro 

mile

Runoff in 

Inches
302 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek at Bartow, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°54', long. 81°49', in sec. 4, T. 30 S., R. 25 

E.,~aT bridge on State Highway 60, 900 feet downstream from McKinney Branch and half 

a mile east of Bartow. Datum of gage is 89.63 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 335 square milss.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 6.13 

feet }; minimum, 17 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 6.45 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet: minimum, 1.4 second-feet 

June 2, 1945 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reiord, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, IB feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.0 18 Z.O 58 3.3 345 4.4 894 

1.2 ZZ 3.4 88 3.5 336 5.9 2,190 

1.4 38 3.6 111 3.7 416 6.0 2,430 

1.7 41 2.8 148 4.0 587 6.1 3,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,750 

1,620 

1,540 

1,410 

1,360

1,330 

1,340 

1,150 

1,070 

1,030

1,110 

1,110 

1,070 

989 

903

811 

748 

h732 

aS88 

h643

h615 

H574 

h549 

h517 

h536

a643 

H748 

H733 

h710 

h703 

h629

Nov.

3595 

a563 

a538 

h494 

451

436 

407 

390 

369 

354

333 

340 

363 

358 

347

343 

336 

339 

333 

340

347 

343 

343 

340 

343

363 

421 

489 

529 

536

Dec.

513 

483 

456 

436 

399

383 

366 

354 

351 

340

333 

329 

333 

336 

329

343 

363 

358 

354 

340

347 

407 

436 

415 

399

377 

358 

340 

326 

316 

310

Jan.

300 

397 

300 

297 

388

376 

267 

353 

348 

343

335 

219 

243 

369 

407

394 

363 

363 

377 

394

549 

764 

869 

1,330 

1,580

1,540 

1,490 

1,450 

1,360 

1,320 

1,380

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. .....................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,300 

1,150 

1,070 

1,020 

963

911 

869 

819 

779 

772

764 

732 

694 

657 

636

601 

574 

549 

523 

500

483 

461 

446 

436 

412

394 

383 

366 

354

Seoondfoot-days

29,248 

12,060 

11,518

195,828

19,651 

19,517 

11,315 

5,619 

1,955 

1,178 

3,746 

33,468 

34,546

183,831

Mar.

354 

363 

336 

326 

333

323 

336 

441 

543 

574

561 

517 

506 

473 

436

403 

390 

377 

362 

347

339 

316 

300 

283 

376

263 

345 

248 

367 

263 

240

Apr.

334 

237 

343 

232 

213

197 

189 

184 

175 

159

146 

134 

133 

133 

144

348 

313 

394 

348 

306

187 

163 

153 

140 

126

111 

106 

166 

335 

204

Maximum

1,750 

595 

513

4,100

1,580 

1,300 

574 

313 

166 

74 

456 

3,380 

2,810

3,810

May

166 

140 

133 

110 

101

91 

81 

74 

78 

78

74 

70 

64 

59 

53

49 

46 

46 

46 

43

34 

27 

28 

39 

28

26 

25 

34 

31 

57 

54

Minimum

517 

339 

310

31

219 

354 

340 

106 

24 

18 

19 

483 

601

18

Jnne

45 

43 

45 

51 

74

53 

50 

54 

54 

53

51 

48 

40 

38 

43

42 

40 

38 

34

31

38 

30 

31 

29 

36

35 

ZZ 

ZZ 

23 

18

Mean

943 

403 

372

537

634 

673 

365 

187 

63.1 

39.3 

121 

1,080 

1,153

503

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft. .- Oct. 27 (12 m. ) 748 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25

July

19 

39 

33 

36 

42

48 

57 

65 

63 

72

86 

93 

90 

91 

98

83 

70 

64 

56 

61

86 

108 

136 

245 

288

365 

237 

302 

204 

276 

456

Aug.

636 

643 

710 

724 

733

687 

608 

536 

483 

477

615 

756 

911 

1,110 

1,200

1,200 

1,320 

1,360 

1,410 

1,360

1,410 

2,380 

1,790 

1,540 

1,450

1,360 

1,330 

1,380 

1,240 

1,150 

1,070

Per square 

mile

3.81 

1.20 

l.ll

1.60

1.89 

3.01 

1.09 

.558 

.188 

.117 

.361 

3.23 

3.44

1.50

(8 a.m. ) 1,

Sept.

1,030 

954 

877 

838 

779

748 

710 

680 

643 

601

608 

636 

672 

680 

673

643 

643 

643 

650 

657

673 

1,280 

3,010 

3,100 

3,060

3,010 

3,060 

2,810 

3,770 

3,430

Runoff in 

inches

3.25

1.34 

1.38

31.73

3.18 

2.17 

1.36 

.63 

.33 

.13 

.43 

3.72 

3.84

30.43

580 sec.-

a Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
PEACE CREEK BASIN 303

Peace Creek at Zolfo Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°30', long. 81°48 I , in sec. 22, T. 34 S., R. 25 

Ji., at bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.8 mile north of Zolfo Springs.

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 741 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 16.55 

feet); minimum, 113 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 20.05 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet May 5, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.28 foot Miy 2, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 892: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

2.3 425 7.8 2,240 0.5 107 

4.5 955 10.3 4,040 0.7 140 

5.8 1,410 2.3 454

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,740 

3,230 

2,860 

2,500 

2,240

2.06O 

1,930 

1,800 

1,720 

1,600

1,680 

1,760 

1,680 

1,560 

1,480

1,410 

1,330 

1,330 

1,480 

1,520

1,330 

1,150 

1,040 

1,040 

1,110

1,150 

1,080 

1,040 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040

Nov.

1,010 

955 

929 

904 

879

830 

805 

805 

805 

780

756 

731 

731 

706 

682

682 

682 

658 

658 

731

731 

682 

682 

682 

658

658 

780 

904 

1,040 

1,010

Dec.

955 

904 

855 

8O5 

756

731 

682 

658 

634 

610

598 

610 

658 

706 

7O6

756 

780 

756 

682 

658

634 

731 

756 

731 

731

706 

658 

634 

610 

598 

574

Jan.

574 

586 

574 

562 

539

516 

493 

493 

482 

470

447 

436 

470 

780 

780

731 

731 

805 

855 

830

929 

1,600 

1,880 

2,150 

3,010

3,740 

1,040 

3,670 

3,010 

2,430 

2,150

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber.. .......................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . .

h.... ........................

st . .

ember..

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,930 

1,760 

1,620 

1,520 

1,420

1,360 

1,290 

1,230 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070 

1,010

952 

924 

896 

841 

814

788 

762 

736 

711 

685

685 

634 

621 

608

Seccndf cot-days

51,050 

23,546 

21,863

539,054

40,763 

30,577 

18,926 

11,249 

6,076 

4,969 

13,803 

62,520 

99,040

384,382

Mar.

595 

569 

569 

569 

556

544 

595 

788 

981 

981

952 

924 

868 

788 

711

685 

634 

608 

569 

531

518 

505 

479 

466 

443

432 

411 

401 

432 

411 

411

4.5 1,040 13.0 6 

6.9 1,840 14.8 8 

8.1 2.43O 16.4 11

tcber 1947 to September 1948

Apr.

391 

382 

422 

411 

411

391 

362 

352 

33« 

324

324 

294 

284 

275 

304

556 

659 

556 

518 

492

443 

372 

324 

314 

294

284 

294 

284 

275 

324

Maximum

3,740 

1,040 

955

19,700

4,040 

1,930 

981 

659 

342 

226 

1,320 

3,670 

11,200

11,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,1OO see. -ft. ).- Jan. 27 (9 a.m.

May

342 

324- 

284 

265 

255

236 

226 

213 

197 

219

223 

219 

211 

180 

174

172 

174 

178 

172 

159

157 

151 

146 

170 

148

144 

135

116 

136 

168 

182

Minimum

1,040 

658 

574

131

436 

608 

401 

275 

116 

119 

126 

896 

1,070

116

June

170 

163 

150 

172 

191

211 

211 

193 

189 

172

180 

191 

205 

226 

191

172 

161 

167 

172 

159

153 

146 

142

131 

131

122 

126 

127 

119 

126

Mean

1,647 

785 

705

1,477

1,315 

1,054 

611 

375 

196 

166 

445 

2,017 

3,301

1,050

July

126 

127 

150 

16S 

205

a255 

3312 

a345 

a358 

342

304 

284 

314 

304 

314

275 

247 

304 

391 

342

294 

255 

372 

422 

608

896 

868 

981 

1,130 

1,190 

1,320

120 

430 

200

Aug.

1,4?O 

1,4?0 

1,4?0 

1,330 

l.S'O

1,630 

I,6i30 

1,5'0 

1,290 

1,070

' 9?4 

8^5 

1,130 

1,5?0 

l,8fO

2,100 

2,650 

3.O30 

2,790 

2,720

2,330 

2,2tO 

2,430 

3,010 

3,670

3,300 

3,010 

2,500 

2,150 

1,970 

1,800

Per square 

Bile

1.98 

.946 

.849

1.78

1.58 

1.27 

.736 

.452 

.236 

.200 

.536 

2.43 

3.98

1.26

} 4,040 sec. -ft.; Aug. 25 (11 a.

Sept.

1,660 

1,620 

1,560 

1.46O 

1,390

1,320 

1,230 

1,130 

1,070 

1,160

1,130 

1,130 

1,420 

1,360 

1,190

1,190 

1,590 

1,420 

1,260 

1,100

1,100 

3,450 

7,450 

11,200 

10,000

8,430 

7,060 

6,930 

8,150 

8,880

Runoff in 

inches

2.29 

1.06 

.98

24.15

1.83 

1.37 

.85 

.50 

.27 

.22 

.62 

2.80 

4.44

17.23

71 ) 3,740

sec.-ft.; Sept. Z4 (2 p.n ) 11,600 sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stabions at Bartow and at Area 

dla.
304 PEACE CREEK BASIN 

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 81°52', long. 27°13', in sec. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24 

Ji., at bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile west of Arcadia and about 5 miles upstream from Joshua Creek. Datum of gage is 8.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 1,380 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September .1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1,220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 second-feet Sept. 28 {gage height, 15.06 

reet); minimum, 112 second-feet June 27 {gage height, 0.57 foot).

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (fage height, 17.67 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet June 4, 5, 7, 1945 {gage height, -0.81 foot).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet in 1912, from information by courty engineer {discharge, 43,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 892: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 93 10. 0 6,430 

2.2 567 11.6 8,510 

4.3 1,500 13.0 10,900 

5.4 2,120 14.6 14,500 

6.8 3,240 15.0 15,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10,300 

9,420 

8,220 

6,980 

5,800

4,570 

3,800 

3,240 

2,880 

2,800

3,060 

3,060 

2,970 

2,800 

2,480

2,260 

2,060 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

2,060 

1,870 

1,650 

1,550 

1,760

2,260 

2,330 

2,190 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060

Nov.

1,930 

1,600 

1,650 

1,550 

1,460

1,360 

1,270 

1,220 

1,170 

1,130

1,080 

1,700 

1,700 

1,310 

1,150

1,080 

1,040 

1,020 

996 

1,020

1,080 

1,150 

1,130 

1,040 

996

952 

974 

1,150 

1,360 

1,460

Dec.

1,410 

1,360 

1,310 

1,170 

1,080

1,040 

996 

952 

886

842

798 

798 

798 

864 

930

996 

1,040 

1,080 

1,020 

952

908 

952 

1,040 

1,020 

a997

a975 

952 

908 

864 

842 

798

Jan.

776 

776 

776 

754 

732

688 

645 

624 

624 

604

586 

551 

567 

732 

a940

al,070 

al.050 

974 

1,040 

1,080

1,150 

1,360 

1,700 

2,400 

3,330

3,800 

4,170 

4,570 

4,670 

4,470 

3,980

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,520 

2,970 

2,560 

2,260 

1,990

1,878 

1,700 

1,600 

1,550 

1,550

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,360 

1,310

1,240 

1,200 

1,150 

1,080 

1,040

996 

952 

930 

886 

842

820 

798 

754 

732

Secondfoot-days

104, 64C 

37,726 

30,576

996,554

51,18£ 

42.12C 

21,52= 

14,382 

7,29E 

55,348 

30,818 

113, 03C 

155.43C

614,083

Mar.

710 

688 

666 

645 

645

624 

624 

710 

930 

1,100

1,130 

1,080 

1,040 

952 

886

798 

754 

710 

666 

624

586 

567 

551 

520 

505

490 

476 

462 

448 

476 

462

Apr.

462 

448 

448 

476 

476

462 

448 

407 

393 

366

366 

352 

333 

314 

366

645 

820 

798 

666 

604

567 

505 

448 

393 

380

366 

604 

586 

476 

407

Maximum

10,300 

1,930 

1,410

23,600

4,670 

3,520 

1,130 

820 

407 

257 

2,330 

5,800 

15,800

15,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec. -ft.).- Aug. 26 (11 p.m

May

393 

407 

380 

339 

314

298 

279 

262 

243 

235

246 

251 

246 

235 

207

197 

197 

197 

202 

197

180 

175 

178 

172 

188

178 

167 

213 

167 

164 

188

Minimum

1,550 

952 

798

156

551 

732 

448 

314 

164 

115 

120 

1,760 

1,700

115

June

197 

188 

175 

161 

180

199 

224 

224 

207 

197

183 

197 

218 

232 

257

218 

202 

191 

180 

186

169 

155 

142 

134 

131

123 

115 

115 

120 

128

Msan

3,375 

1,258 

986

2,730

1,651 

1,452 

694 

479 

235 

178 

994 

3,646 

5,181

1,678

July

120 

339 

169 

224 

462

520 

505 

421 

710 

1,020

1,200 

1,080 

1,310 

1,360 

1,240

1,040 

688 

776 

952 

1,020

820 

754 

908 

1,080 

1,200

1,500 

1,650 

1,760 

1,870 

1,990 

2,330

Aug.

2,880 

2,970 

3,240 

3,420 

3,330

3,150 

3,060 

3,060 

2,800 

2,060

1,990 

1,760 

1,810 

2,190 

2,480

2,880 

3,240 

3,610 

4,080 

4,670

5,390 

5,280 

4,770 

4,370 

4,880

5,800 

5,800 

5,490 

4,980 

4,170 

3,420

Per square

mile

2.45 

.912 

.714

1.98

1.20 

1.05 

.503 

.347 

.170 

.129 

.720 

2.64 

3.75

1.22

.) 5,900 sec. -ft.; Sept. 28 (1 p

Sept.

2,880 

2,480 

2,260 

2,120 

2,060

1,990 

1,990 

1,930 

1,810 

1,700

1,760 

1,700 

1,760 

1,990 

1,990

1,930 

2,060 

2,560 

2,720 

2,560

2,260 

4,770 

8,510 

9,740 

12,200

14,500 

15,800 

15,800 

15,100 

14,500

Runoff in 

inches

2.82 

1.02 

.82

26.87

1.38 

1.14 

.58 

.39 

.20 

.14 

.83 

3.05 

4.19

16.56

m.) 16,200

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge either interpolated or computed or oasis of records for station 

at Zolfo Springs.
PEACE CREEK BASIN 305

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°01 I , long. 81°38', in sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 27 

E., at bridge on State Highway 542, 1.2 miles west of Dundee and 1.4 miles below Lake 

Hamilton Outlet. Datum of gage is 114.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during period December to September, 188 secondreet sept. 18 (gage height, 6.86 feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Feb. 5 (gage height, 

2.28 feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 231 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage 

height, 7.37 feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

flow partly regulated by Lake Hamilton.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

a4.8

aS.O

a5.2

a4.8

a4.6

a4.5

a4.4

a4.3

a4.2

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.9

4.3

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

Feb.

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

6.2

19

16

13

9.0

7.4

6.9

6.3

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.5

-

.

-

Mar.

5.7

17

15

12

9.

7.8

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.3

5.9

5.5

a5.2

a8. 2

a!3

a£8

a£5

alB

a27

a44

a33

a25

a21

a!8

al6

al4

a!2

alO

a9.2

a8.4

a7.8

Apr.

a7.4

a7.6

a7.8

a7.2

a6.6

a6.O

a5.6

a5.3

aS.O

a4.7

4.5

10

44

40

44

35

31

32

35

31

28

25

23

23

21

19

17

15

14

13

-

Hay

12

11

10

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

4.1

4.8

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.5

8.0

12

14

20

June

29

32

32

97

76

63

50

42

33

29

32

40

54

157

157

140

127

112

103

99

112

135

127

117

108

108

115

108

98

108

-

July

98

96

96

92

63

74

66

61

58

56

67

71

99

86

78

71

67

61

56

63

65

61

56

52

50

48

48

46

46

61

74

AuiT.

71

65

59

59

63

52

48

46

44

45

44

41

38

38

48

45

44

44

50

63

63

59

54

48

44

42

37

34

33

31

29

Sept.

33

59

56

76

82

76

74

76

67

61

56

50

47

44

45

44

46

148

181

175

170

161

175

175

170

161

157

153

148

144

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Peace Creek at Bartow and 

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas,
306 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Discnarge, in second-feet, of drainage canal west of Dundee, Fla., 19"5-48 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

J.6

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

141

136

127

122

120

117

115

110

110

108

110

10S

108

103

100

98

96

94

92

89

86

83

80

83

100

TOO

96

94

89

83

77

Nov.

74

72

69

66

62

59

56

58

55

50

47

56

54

55

52

51

55

66

75

77

77

76

74

72

74

77

96

100

100

98

-

Deo.

94

89

83

80

75

73

69

67

64

61

59

58

57

59

56

61

61

59

57

55

62

77

76

72

69

66

61

58

56

55

53

Jan.

52

52

50

49

46

44

42

41

40

38

38

35

44

70

64

56

53

61

61

63

100

106

100

146

160

151

146

141

136

127

124

Feb.

122

117

115

110

108

108

106

103

103

108

106

103

98

98

94

92

89

86

84

82

79

77

77

75

75

70

68

68

65

-

-

Mar.

62

62

59

59

64

62

65

79

82

79

77

75

75

a71

a68

a65

a62

a60

a57

a54

a52

aSO

a48

a46

a44

a42

h40

a52

a60

aSl

h44

Apr.

h42

h41

a40

h*0

h36

h34

h32

h30

h29

h26

a25

h24

h22

h!9

24

32

29

25

22

18

16

14

12

10

9.2

8.2

19

37

30

24

-

Hay

20

18

16

15

12

10

9.4

8.2

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.1

5.5

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.5

4.6

4.8

4.3

June

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3*6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.8

3.1

3.0

3.1

-

July

3.2

3.2

a3.7

h4.4

a5.2

a7.0

a9.0

6.5

11

25

30

23

19

21

19

15

13

14

16

36

59

40

27

27

27

25

24

22

25

43

71

Aug.

71

93

a98

alOS

877

h67

65

61

as?

867

892

8113

hi 22

124

122

114

122

131

120

114

116

166

161

153

148

144

140

135

127

122

118

Sept.

112

108

103

103

99

99

105

105

101

99

101

99

97

90

86

84

122

140

127

116

110

181

227

222

222

217

217

222

227

222

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Peace Creek Harsh outlet near 

Alturas. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48

Month

December 1946 ....................

Calendar year .............

February .......... . .

March. ............................

April.............................

May

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. ....".....................

Calendar year 1947 .............

March

May...............................

July..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Secondfoot-days

130.7

-

1 c^ e

3,110

_

2,042

18,123.6

2 AYR

674 2

4,163

23,632.3

Maximum

5.2

.

181

_

94

181

82

1 ££

227

227

Minimum

3.6

.

33

_

53

3.0

8 2

84

2.3

Mean

4.22

_

1 ft Q

104

_

65.9

49.7

3

0 

139

64.6

Per sqnare 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°51', long. 81°49', in sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., about 4

miles southeast of Bartow. 

Records available - 1917 and 1929-31 (a single discharge measurement in each year), March

J.932 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1932-48: Maximum discharge measured, 43.6 second-feet Oct. 11, 1933; minimum

discharge estimated, 0.2 second-foot June 19, 1947. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at outlet of pool.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1

6

18

29

IS

3

2

4

50

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

21

25

29

al

si

2

7

8

16

June ff 2.58

a Discharge estimated.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 297 

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 25°46', long. 80°50', in T. 54 S., R. 35 E., at 40-mile bend 

on U. S. Highway 94, 38 miles west of Miami. Datum of gage is 0.87 foot below mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet Oct. 12, from rating 

curve extended above 9,800 second-feet; minimum daily, 2.5 second-feet Aug. 26, June 4. 

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 12, 1947; no flow Apr. 25 to May 16, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally. Daily discharge computed on basis of 24 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Figures of dally discharge 

consist of runoff from Everglades as represented by flow through all outlets from 

Tamiami Canal from a point 55 miles west of Miami to a point 15 miles west of Miami, 

where an earth barrier aids in diverting flow through the 64 outlets to the ?rea 

immediately south of canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

2i 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,800 

4,900 

5,010 

5,110 

5,210

a5,320 

a5,420 

a5,530 

t5,630 

t5,630

ra5,600 

117,000 

116,000 

14,800 

13,800

13,000 

12,300 

11,600 

11,000 

 10,300

t9,790 

t9,390 

9,000 

8,600 

8,200

7,920 

7,630 

7,350 

7,060 

6,780 

6,500

Nov.

6,340 

6,180 

6,020 

5,860 

t5,700

t5,600 

5,500 

5,400 

5,300 

5,200

5,120 

5,040 

4,960 

4,880 

4,800

a4,750 

t4,700 

4,640 

4,570 

4,500

4,430 

4,360 

4,290 

4,220 

4,150

4,070 

3,990 

3,910 

3,830 

3,750

Dec.

3,660 

3,570 

3,480 

3,390 

3,300

3,190 

3,080 

t2,980 

t2,890 

2,80O

2,760 

2,710

2,670 

2,620 

2,580

2,570 

2,560 

2,540 

2,530 

2,520

2,540 

2,560 

t2,580 

2,560 

2,530

2,500 

2,470 

2,440 

2,410 

2,380 

2,360

Jan.

2,300 

2,250 

2,200 

2,150 

2,100

2,040 

1,980 

1,920 

1,860 

1,800

1,740 

1,680 

1,630 

1,580 

1,530

tl,480 

1,420 

1,370 

1,320 

1,270

1,230 

1,190 

1,150 

1,110 

1,080

1,050 

1,020 

990 

960 

930 

900

Feb.

880 

860 

t338 

810 

785

755

730 

700 

675 

645

615 

585

560 

530 

500

470 

445 

420 

t394 

365

340 

310 

285 

£60 

245

225 

210 

190 

175

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

160 

145 

130 

115 

97

87 

77 

66 

t56 

52

48 

43 

39 

34 

30

28 

26 

24

22 

20

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

a!4

t!3 

a!3 

a!2

Apr.

12 

11 

11 

10

10

9.8 

9.6 

9.4 

9.2 

9.0

8.8 

8.6 

8.4 

8.2

ta.o

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5

5.0 

4.5 

4.0 

3.5 

3.0

t2.5 

2.6

2.6 

2.7 

2.8

Secondfoot-days

266,180 

146,060 

85,730

724,496

~ 47,230 

14,802 

1,465 

208.7 

105.1 

307.4 

1,909.1 

4,886 

35,218

604,101.3

May

2.8 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.8

3.8 

3.9 

t4.0 

3.9 

3.8

3.7 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

Maximum

17,000 

6,340 

3,660

17,000

l~ 2,300 

880 

160 

12 

4.0 

18 

95 

220 

3,090

17,000

June

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

t2.5 

3.4

4.3 

5.2 

6.1 

7.0 

7.9

8.8 

9.7 

11 

12 

13

14 

14 

15 

16 

16

17 tie

17 

16 

14

13 

12 

10

8.8 

7.6

Minimum

July

6.5 

5.4 

4.2 

3.0 

11

19 

27 

35 

44 

52

60 

68 

t76 

77 

78

78 

79 

80 

80 

81

82 

82 

83 

84 

84

85 

86 

86 

t87 

91 

95

4,800 

3,750 

2,360

12

900 

175 

12 

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

3.0 

99 

225

2.5

Aug.

99

ns

105 

110 

115

120 

125 

130 

130 

135

140 

t!44 

145 

150 

155

160 

160 

165 

170 

170

175 

130 

190 

195 

190

t!93 

200 

235 

210 

215 

220

Mean

8,586 

4,869 

2,765

1,985

1,524 

510 

47.3 

6.96 

3.39 

10.2 

61.6 

158 

1,174

1,651

Sept.

225 

230 

235

240 

245

250 

255 

260 

265 

270

275 

280 

t288 

295 

510

725 

940 

1,160 

1,380 

1,600

al,820 

a2,040 

t2,260 

2,380 

2,500

2,620 

2,740 

2,860 

2,980 

3,O9O

Runoff In 

acre-feet

528,000 

289,700 

170,000

1,437,000

1" 93,680 

29,360 

2,910 

414 

208 

610 

3,790 

9,690 

69,850

1,198,000

t Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record.
298 IMPERIAL RIVER BASIN

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 26°20', long. 81°45', in sec. 36, 

 T. 4V S., R. 25 E., lj miles east of Bonita Springs. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, "datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 9.58 

reetj; minimum, 0.8 second-foot June 1.

1940-48: Maximum.discharge observed, 2,890 second-feet Sept. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

12.45 feet); no flow June 28 to July 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 13 to Sept. 30

1.3S

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.9

1.0

2.4

5.9

10

1.8

1.9

2;o

3.3

5.5

16

23

31

57

318

6.5 

7.5 

8.2 

9.3

439

604

778

1,110

3.2 

5.5

107

318

3.0 31 

3.3 49 

2.8 81

Note.- Same as preceding table below 3.0 and 

above 5.5 feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septender 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a 1,100 

a900 

a750 

h647 

a560

8500 

a 450 

a410 

h374 

386

374

a370 

8370 

8370 

3365

8360 

8355 

h350 

8340 

8330

8320 

8310 

8300 

8385 

h273

a265 

3355 

3345 

8335 

8335 

8215

Nov.

h309 

3300 

8190 

8180 

169

161 

157 

149 

129 

131

131 

125 

113 

103 

98

90 

80 

73 

66 

59

S3 

50 

48 

46 

55

51 

60 

133 

157 

149

Dec.

145 

137 

139 

113 

103

92 

81 

75 

68 

63

58 

55 

53 

48 

45

109 

78 

74 

75 

76

79 

74 

67 

63 

59

53 

50 

47 

44 

42 

39

Month

Ooto 

NOVe 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

37 

40 

38 

35 

31

29 

36 

35 

23 

32

30 

19 

28 

44 

37

33 

31 

31 

39 

39

36 

39 

36 

55 

59

58 

59 

63 

63 

56 

60

Feb.

55

51 

48 

44 

42

39 

36 

34 

33 

35

30 

28 

36 

33 

20

19 

17 

16 

14 

12

10

9.9 

8.9 

8.0 

7.1

5.9 

5.5 

5.1 

4.3

-

lendar year 1947

8t......................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 310 sec.-ftj.^ Sept

Mar.

3.6 

3.3 

3.9 

3.6

2.S 

4.1 

2.4 

3.4

3.3

2.1 

2.0 

3.0 

2.0

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

l.S 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

Apr.

3.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

1.5 

i.Z 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.1 

1.4

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.3

May

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 1.4- 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1..3

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Second- Maximum foot-days "ax1 ""

12,589 1,100 

3,393 209 

. 3,293 145

81,757.1 3,400

1,190 63 

685.7 55 

67.8 4.1 

44.1 3.7 

36.7 1.4 

39.1 3.1 

3,033.5 200 

3,867 350 

10,985 1,110

38,213.9 1,110

June

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 1.1 1.1

1.5

1.7 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

2.0 

3.0

July

3.1 

13 

8.4 

20 

51

65 

107 

138 

146 

138

146 

146 

96 

68 

54

50 

50 

54 

60 

56

52 

54 

58 

65 

193

193 

178 

178 

300 

300 

196

Aug.

164 

156 

160 

138 

130

100 

87 

73 

64 

73

107 

96 

81 

68 

57

53 

72 

75 

62 

50

72 

138 

332 

332 

250

341 

218 

187 

160 

142 

151

Minimum Mean

315 406 

46 113 

39 74.0

1.5 334

19 38,4 

4.3 33.6 

1»5 3.19 

1.1 1.47 

1.0 1.18 

.9 1.30 

3.1 97.5 

50 135 

56 366

.9 104

Sept.

138 

160 

151 

134 

100

87 

75 

70 

65 

59

56 

64 

90 

93 

100

143 

151 

169 

156 

151

8170 

81,090 

31,040 

973 

906

778 

906

i;ilo

939 

873

Runoff In 

acre-feet

34,970 

6,730 

4,550

163,300

3,360 

1,360 

134 

87 

73 

78 

6,000 

7,670 

31,790

75,800

. 22 (time unknown) 1,180 sec.-f :.; Sept. 37 (10 p.m.)

1,340 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, and weather records, 

h Computed from staff -gage reading.
CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 299

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26 e 50', long. 81 e 05', In sec. 12, T. 42 S., R. 32 

E.,at Moore Haven, 0.5 mile dovmstream from hurricane gate and lock 1 at Lake OkeBchobee Outlet and 15 miles upstream from lock 2. Auxiliary water-stage recorder a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Hlcpochee and 3.0 miles dovmstream from lock 1. Datum of each gage is 1.42 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 5,320 second-feet Dec. 31.

T938-48: Maximum discharge measured, 5,930 second-feet Nov. 6, 1947; maxlmun 

daily, 5,660 second-feet Dec. 8, 1945; lock closed and flow consists of leakage and 

lockage (estimated as 10 second-feet) during several periods In each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records given herein represent discharge through canal from Lake Okeechobee and do 

not include leakage or lockage. Discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage 

as a factor.

Cooperation.- Weekly average discharge for hurricane gate and lock 1 furnished by Corps 

or Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

8

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16i't

18

19

20

21

28

«s

84

85

89

9f

as

89

SO

31

Dot.

2,020

3,630

3,710

3,480

3,670

3,670

3,780

3,640

3,850

3,940

2,690

2,800

3,970

3,550

3,710

3,830

3,960

3,710

4,000

4,000

3,920

4,010

3,970

3,740

3,850

3,980

4,070

4,180

4,290

4,400

4,500

Nov.

4,610

4,720

4,830

4,940

5.050

5,160

5,270

4,710

5,060

4,970

4,950

4,770

4,490

4,600

4,670

4,740

4,890

4,690

4,840

4,640

4,690

4,890

4,740

4,520

4,910

4,910

5,130

3,940

4,360

4,820

-

Dec.

4, SOO

4,680

4,870

4,980

5,070

4,600

4,800

4,790

5,000

4,850

4,320

4,840

4,980

5,070

4,880

4,690

4,500

4,800

4,870

5,100

4,880

4,840

4,920

4,940

4,740

4,780

4,800

4,860

4,950

5,250

5,320

Jan.

4,850

4,740

4,700

4,830

4,740

4,890

4,940

4,940

4,600

4,970

5,140

4,560

5,080

4,830

4,900

4,900

4,920

4,940

4,600

4,780

4,450

4,460

4,460

4,490

4,720

4,940

4,430

4,460

4,820

4.600

4,600

Feb.

4,690

4,740

4,720

4,430

4,730

4,660

4,730

4,320

4,510

4,790

4,940

4,900

4,820

4,820

4,670

5,010

4,700

4,860

4,390

4,520

4,950

4,630

5,020

4,940

4,920

4,730

4,700

4,620

4,300

-

Month

Itepeh, ,,.,,,,,,,..,,.,,.......,,...........

April,.,,..,,.,,.,.,..,.,.........,..,..... 

May . . . , . , ,,.,,.,.......<..*..<., «

July, ,,,,,,..,,...,.,,...,...,.,.,...,,....

Mar.

4,950

4,580

4,510

4,280

5,050

4,860

4,610

4,340

4,690

4,340

4,620

4,390

4,740

4,800

4,600

4,200

4,500

4,430

3,940

4,550

4,420

4,170

4,110

4,280

4,180

4,130

4,030

3,890

3,990

3,780

3,590

Apr.

3,610

3,450

3,740

3,890

3,560

3,380

3,380

3,330

3,260

3,440

3,400

3,260

3,450

3,260

3,260

3,190

3,360

3,570

3,300

3,340

3,010

3,000

3,270

3,220

3,140

2,480

586

390

195

_

-

Seoondfoot-daye

150,990

862,025

135,550

3,910

924,577

Hay

Maximum

5,320

5,320

5,050

2,460

5,320

June July

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

S36

1,440

1,060

.

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Minimum 

4,500

-

3,590

-

-

-

-

Aug.

Mean

4,871

-

4 732

4,373

~

-

-

- n

Sept.

.

, 

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

1,450

2,460

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Runoff In 

ac-e-feet

231 100

299,500

1,710,000

290 900

268,900

7,760

1,834,000

Note,- No gage.height record at one or both gages Oct. 25 to Nov. 6, Dec. 15, 16, Apr. 28 to May 4; 

(jilSppge interpolated for Oct. 25 to Nov. 6, Dec. 15, 16; discharge estimated for Apr. 28, 29 on 

basis of weakly average now Information furnished by Corps of Engineers; and characteristics of recsrder graph for upper gage for Apr. SO to Nay 4 and record of hurricane gate openings indicate no 

flow except leakage and lockage. On days fop which no discharge is shown, flow consists of leakage 

and lockage through lock 1 (about 10 second-feet).
300 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27 0 55', long. 81°43', in sec. 34, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., 

at highway bridge half a mile north of State Highway 60, 3.5 miles north of Alturas, and 

8^ miles east of Bartow. Datum of gage is 97.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Road Department bench mark).

Records available.- January 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1947: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 1,360 second-feet 

Sept. 19 (gage height, 10.88 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.89 

feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 

11.51 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 2.94 feet).

Maximum stage known, 13.3 feet in 1928, from information by local resident (discharge, 2,540 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48 

1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

, al4

a!3

a!2

12

12

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

30

88

67

56

50

44

41

44

57

49

44

40

38

38

36

33

-

.

-

liar.

49

210

174

114

92

79

70

69

66

61

56

53

47

75

1Z2

334

306

192

275

459

349

257

210

180

157

135

115

100

89

82

76

Apr.

71

73

75

67

62

55

50

47

44

40

38

71

444

430

444

342

245

210

198

174

152

131

111

99

90

82

73

65

59

58

-

Hay

54

52

48

43

40

36

34

32

33

36

33

31

29

27

26

24

22

20

20

19

18

17

18

18

18

36

50

48

57

53

76

June

101

101

88

135

180

140

113

92

78

71

87

98

105

488

945

918

837

729

653

567

518

474

459

430

400

349

334

342

320

313

-

July

327

320

327

313

287

251

233

227

227

216

251

275

386

400

334

294

263

227

210

227

257

263

239

251

275

269

381

349

300

313

488

Aug.

474

371

281

239

257

227

204

245

257

23.3

204

216

222

233

216

239

233

216

275

269

251

239

222

198

180

157

140

140

163

146

123

Sept.

169

415

306

306

371

320

400

386

334

281

245

222

198

180

180

163

192

918

1,320

1,240

1,110

1,020

1,170

1,200

1,110

972

864

783

677

608

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Peace Creek at Bartow and 

drainage canal west of Dundee.
PEACE CREEK BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla.

1947-48

301 

1947-48 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

549

503

459

415

400

386

371

334

306

306

488

459

400

342

300

275

263

257

239

222

210

198

188

193

444

459

386

342

313

294

269

Nov.

251

239

222

210

193

178

170

165

160

147

138

156

160

156

147

142

138

142

147

152

147

147

142

138

138

142

227

227

233

204

-

Dec.

188

174

165

156

147

142

138

134

124

124

118

115

116

117

117

138

138

134

129

124

138

183

170

156

147

142

134

124

119

117

114

Jan.

109

109

106

103

98

92

88

84

82

79

76

73

98

198

165

a!50

134

156

152

156

400

444

356

567

783

677

587

430

459

430

386

Feb:

371

334

313

287

269

257

245

233

227

239

227

216

204

198

193

183

178

174

165

156

152

142

13B

134

129

124

119

115

111

-

-

Mar.

107

103

99

96

102

101

134

257

275

222

188

174

170

156

142

134

1E4

119

113

106

100

93

88

83

78

71

67

95

99

88

80

Apr.

74

78

82

74

68

63

59

56

54

50

47

44

42

39

106

204

160

138

120

108

98

88

80

71

65

58

84

204

147

117

-

May

101

89

80

71

64

58

S3

48

44

45

43

40

37

34

31

29

26

25

24

23

21

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

20

24

21

June

19

20

23

24

25

26

34

38

39

38

36

32

31

31

30

28

27

25

24

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

16

14

13

-

July

16

18

22

24

26

34

41

37

43

63

75

61

53

72

56

42

36

35

31

36

99

80

74

160

124

117

91

79

92

233

386

A lg .

334

364

430

488

400

306

263

233

204

227

444

488

533

587

587

549

677

729

677

60B

518

503

488

488

474

459

444

415

386

356

327

Sept.

306

281

269

281

263

257

287

269

251

287

320

415

415

386

356

327

334

400

415

378

342

894

1,590

1,540

1,360

1,240

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,170

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1947-48

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

March. ............................

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

April.............................

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

$econdf cot-days

4,653

4,100

1,068

7,070

17,660

.

10,570

5,158

4,282

1 75,212

7,827

5,833

3,864

2,678

1,169

737

2,356

13,986

18,313

76,773

Maximum

459

444

76

488

474

1,320

.

549

251

188

1,320

783

371

275

204

101

39

386

729

1,590

1,590

Minimum

11

47

38

17

210

123

163

-

188

138

114

11

73

111

67

39

14

13

16

204

251

13

Mean

32.1

ISO

137

34.5

349

286

228

589

-

341

172

138

206

252

201

125

89.3

37.7

24.6

76.0

451

610

210

Per squaro 

mile

Runoff in 

Inches
302 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek at Bartow, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°54', long. 81°49', in sec. 4, T. 30 S., R. 25 

E.,~aT bridge on State Highway 60, 900 feet downstream from McKinney Branch and half 

a mile east of Bartow. Datum of gage is 89.63 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 335 square milss.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 6.13 

feet }; minimum, 17 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 6.45 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet: minimum, 1.4 second-feet 

June 2, 1945 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reiord, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, IB feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.0 18 Z.O 58 3.3 345 4.4 894 

1.2 ZZ 3.4 88 3.5 336 5.9 2,190 

1.4 38 3.6 111 3.7 416 6.0 2,430 

1.7 41 2.8 148 4.0 587 6.1 3,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,750 

1,620 

1,540 

1,410 

1,360

1,330 

1,340 

1,150 

1,070 

1,030

1,110 

1,110 

1,070 

989 

903

811 

748 

h732 

aS88 

h643

h615 

H574 

h549 

h517 

h536

a643 

H748 

H733 

h710 

h703 

h629

Nov.

3595 

a563 

a538 

h494 

451

436 

407 

390 

369 

354

333 

340 

363 

358 

347

343 

336 

339 

333 

340

347 

343 

343 

340 

343

363 

421 

489 

529 

536

Dec.

513 

483 

456 

436 

399

383 

366 

354 

351 

340

333 

329 

333 

336 

329

343 

363 

358 

354 

340

347 

407 

436 

415 

399

377 

358 

340 

326 

316 

310

Jan.

300 

397 

300 

297 

388

376 

267 

353 

348 

343

335 

219 

243 

369 

407

394 

363 

363 

377 

394

549 

764 

869 

1,330 

1,580

1,540 

1,490 

1,450 

1,360 

1,320 

1,380

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. .....................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,300 

1,150 

1,070 

1,020 

963

911 

869 

819 

779 

772

764 

732 

694 

657 

636

601 

574 

549 

523 

500

483 

461 

446 

436 

412

394 

383 

366 

354

Seoondfoot-days

29,248 

12,060 

11,518

195,828

19,651 

19,517 

11,315 

5,619 

1,955 

1,178 

3,746 

33,468 

34,546

183,831

Mar.

354 

363 

336 

326 

333

323 

336 

441 

543 

574

561 

517 

506 

473 

436

403 

390 

377 

362 

347

339 

316 

300 

283 

376

263 

345 

248 

367 

263 

240

Apr.

334 

237 

343 

232 

213

197 

189 

184 

175 

159

146 

134 

133 

133 

144

348 

313 

394 

348 

306

187 

163 

153 

140 

126

111 

106 

166 

335 

204

Maximum

1,750 

595 

513

4,100

1,580 

1,300 

574 

313 

166 

74 

456 

3,380 

2,810

3,810

May

166 

140 

133 

110 

101

91 

81 

74 

78 

78

74 

70 

64 

59 

53

49 

46 

46 

46 

43

34 

27 

28 

39 

28

26 

25 

34 

31 

57 

54

Minimum

517 

339 

310

31

219 

354 

340 

106 

24 

18 

19 

483 

601

18

Jnne

45 

43 

45 

51 

74

53 

50 

54 

54 

53

51 

48 

40 

38 

43

42 

40 

38 

34

31

38 

30 

31 

29 

36

35 

ZZ 

ZZ 

23 

18

Mean

943 

403 

372

537

634 

673 

365 

187 

63.1 

39.3 

121 

1,080 

1,153

503

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft. .- Oct. 27 (12 m. ) 748 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25

July

19 

39 

33 

36 

42

48 

57 

65 

63 

72

86 

93 

90 

91 

98

83 

70 

64 

56 

61

86 

108 

136 

245 

288

365 

237 

302 

204 

276 

456

Aug.

636 

643 

710 

724 

733

687 

608 

536 

483 

477

615 

756 

911 

1,110 

1,200

1,200 

1,320 

1,360 

1,410 

1,360

1,410 

2,380 

1,790 

1,540 

1,450

1,360 

1,330 

1,380 

1,240 

1,150 

1,070

Per square 

mile

3.81 

1.20 

l.ll

1.60

1.89 

3.01 

1.09 

.558 

.188 

.117 

.361 

3.23 

3.44

1.50

(8 a.m. ) 1,

Sept.

1,030 

954 

877 

838 

779

748 

710 

680 

643 

601

608 

636 

672 

680 

673

643 

643 

643 

650 

657

673 

1,280 

3,010 

3,100 

3,060

3,010 

3,060 

2,810 

3,770 

3,430

Runoff in 

inches

3.25

1.34 

1.38

31.73

3.18 

2.17 

1.36 

.63 

.33 

.13 

.43 

3.72 

3.84

30.43

580 sec.-

a Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
PEACE CREEK BASIN 303

Peace Creek at Zolfo Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°30', long. 81°48 I , in sec. 22, T. 34 S., R. 25 

Ji., at bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.8 mile north of Zolfo Springs.

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 741 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 16.55 

feet); minimum, 113 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 20.05 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet May 5, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.28 foot Miy 2, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 892: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

2.3 425 7.8 2,240 0.5 107 

4.5 955 10.3 4,040 0.7 140 

5.8 1,410 2.3 454

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,740 

3,230 

2,860 

2,500 

2,240

2.06O 

1,930 

1,800 

1,720 

1,600

1,680 

1,760 

1,680 

1,560 

1,480

1,410 

1,330 

1,330 

1,480 

1,520

1,330 

1,150 

1,040 

1,040 

1,110

1,150 

1,080 

1,040 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040

Nov.

1,010 

955 

929 

904 

879

830 

805 

805 

805 

780

756 

731 

731 

706 

682

682 

682 

658 

658 

731

731 

682 

682 

682 

658

658 

780 

904 

1,040 

1,010

Dec.

955 

904 

855 

8O5 

756

731 

682 

658 

634 

610

598 

610 

658 

706 

7O6

756 

780 

756 

682 

658

634 

731 

756 

731 

731

706 

658 

634 

610 

598 

574

Jan.

574 

586 

574 

562 

539

516 

493 

493 

482 

470

447 

436 

470 

780 

780

731 

731 

805 

855 

830

929 

1,600 

1,880 

2,150 

3,010

3,740 

1,040 

3,670 

3,010 

2,430 

2,150

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber.. .......................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . .

h.... ........................

st . .

ember..

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,930 

1,760 

1,620 

1,520 

1,420

1,360 

1,290 

1,230 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070 

1,010

952 

924 

896 

841 

814

788 

762 

736 

711 

685

685 

634 

621 

608

Seccndf cot-days

51,050 

23,546 

21,863

539,054

40,763 

30,577 

18,926 

11,249 

6,076 

4,969 

13,803 

62,520 

99,040

384,382

Mar.

595 

569 

569 

569 

556

544 

595 

788 

981 

981

952 

924 

868 

788 

711

685 

634 

608 

569 

531

518 

505 

479 

466 

443

432 

411 

401 

432 

411 

411

4.5 1,040 13.0 6 

6.9 1,840 14.8 8 

8.1 2.43O 16.4 11

tcber 1947 to September 1948

Apr.

391 

382 

422 

411 

411

391 

362 

352 

33« 

324

324 

294 

284 

275 

304

556 

659 

556 

518 

492

443 

372 

324 

314 

294

284 

294 

284 

275 

324

Maximum

3,740 

1,040 

955

19,700

4,040 

1,930 

981 

659 

342 

226 

1,320 

3,670 

11,200

11,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,1OO see. -ft. ).- Jan. 27 (9 a.m.

May

342 

324- 

284 

265 

255

236 

226 

213 

197 

219

223 

219 

211 

180 

174

172 

174 

178 

172 

159

157 

151 

146 

170 

148

144 

135

116 

136 

168 

182

Minimum

1,040 

658 

574

131

436 

608 

401 

275 

116 

119 

126 

896 

1,070

116

June

170 

163 

150 

172 

191

211 

211 

193 

189 

172

180 

191 

205 

226 

191

172 

161 

167 

172 

159

153 

146 

142

131 

131

122 

126 

127 

119 

126

Mean

1,647 

785 

705

1,477

1,315 

1,054 

611 

375 

196 

166 

445 

2,017 

3,301

1,050

July

126 

127 

150 

16S 

205

a255 

3312 

a345 

a358 

342

304 

284 

314 

304 

314

275 

247 

304 

391 

342

294 

255 

372 

422 

608

896 

868 

981 

1,130 

1,190 

1,320

120 

430 

200

Aug.

1,4?O 

1,4?0 

1,4?0 

1,330 

l.S'O

1,630 

I,6i30 

1,5'0 

1,290 

1,070

' 9?4 

8^5 

1,130 

1,5?0 

l,8fO

2,100 

2,650 

3.O30 

2,790 

2,720

2,330 

2,2tO 

2,430 

3,010 

3,670

3,300 

3,010 

2,500 

2,150 

1,970 

1,800

Per square 

Bile

1.98 

.946 

.849

1.78

1.58 

1.27 

.736 

.452 

.236 

.200 

.536 

2.43 

3.98

1.26

} 4,040 sec. -ft.; Aug. 25 (11 a.

Sept.

1,660 

1,620 

1,560 

1.46O 

1,390

1,320 

1,230 

1,130 

1,070 

1,160

1,130 

1,130 

1,420 

1,360 

1,190

1,190 

1,590 

1,420 

1,260 

1,100

1,100 

3,450 

7,450 

11,200 

10,000

8,430 

7,060 

6,930 

8,150 

8,880

Runoff in 

inches

2.29 

1.06 

.98

24.15

1.83 

1.37 

.85 

.50 

.27 

.22 

.62 

2.80 

4.44

17.23

71 ) 3,740

sec.-ft.; Sept. Z4 (2 p.n ) 11,600 sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stabions at Bartow and at Area 

dla.
304 PEACE CREEK BASIN 

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 81°52', long. 27°13', in sec. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24 

Ji., at bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile west of Arcadia and about 5 miles upstream from Joshua Creek. Datum of gage is 8.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 1,380 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September .1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1,220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 second-feet Sept. 28 {gage height, 15.06 

reet); minimum, 112 second-feet June 27 {gage height, 0.57 foot).

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (fage height, 17.67 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet June 4, 5, 7, 1945 {gage height, -0.81 foot).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet in 1912, from information by courty engineer {discharge, 43,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 892: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 93 10. 0 6,430 

2.2 567 11.6 8,510 

4.3 1,500 13.0 10,900 

5.4 2,120 14.6 14,500 

6.8 3,240 15.0 15,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10,300 

9,420 

8,220 

6,980 

5,800

4,570 

3,800 

3,240 

2,880 

2,800

3,060 

3,060 

2,970 

2,800 

2,480

2,260 

2,060 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

2,060 

1,870 

1,650 

1,550 

1,760

2,260 

2,330 

2,190 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060

Nov.

1,930 

1,600 

1,650 

1,550 

1,460

1,360 

1,270 

1,220 

1,170 

1,130

1,080 

1,700 

1,700 

1,310 

1,150

1,080 

1,040 

1,020 

996 

1,020

1,080 

1,150 

1,130 

1,040 

996

952 

974 

1,150 

1,360 

1,460

Dec.

1,410 

1,360 

1,310 

1,170 

1,080

1,040 

996 

952 

886

842

798 

798 

798 

864 

930

996 

1,040 

1,080 

1,020 

952

908 

952 

1,040 

1,020 

a997

a975 

952 

908 

864 

842 

798

Jan.

776 

776 

776 

754 

732

688 

645 

624 

624 

604

586 

551 

567 

732 

a940

al,070 

al.050 

974 

1,040 

1,080

1,150 

1,360 

1,700 

2,400 

3,330

3,800 

4,170 

4,570 

4,670 

4,470 

3,980

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,520 

2,970 

2,560 

2,260 

1,990

1,878 

1,700 

1,600 

1,550 

1,550

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,360 

1,310

1,240 

1,200 

1,150 

1,080 

1,040

996 

952 

930 

886 

842

820 

798 

754 

732

Secondfoot-days

104, 64C 

37,726 

30,576

996,554

51,18£ 

42.12C 

21,52= 

14,382 

7,29E 

55,348 

30,818 

113, 03C 

155.43C

614,083

Mar.

710 

688 

666 

645 

645

624 

624 

710 

930 

1,100

1,130 

1,080 

1,040 

952 

886

798 

754 

710 

666 

624

586 

567 

551 

520 

505

490 

476 

462 

448 

476 

462

Apr.

462 

448 

448 

476 

476

462 

448 

407 

393 

366

366 

352 

333 

314 

366

645 

820 

798 

666 

604

567 

505 

448 

393 

380

366 

604 

586 

476 

407

Maximum

10,300 

1,930 

1,410

23,600

4,670 

3,520 

1,130 

820 

407 

257 

2,330 

5,800 

15,800

15,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec. -ft.).- Aug. 26 (11 p.m

May

393 

407 

380 

339 

314

298 

279 

262 

243 

235

246 

251 

246 

235 

207

197 

197 

197 

202 

197

180 

175 

178 

172 

188

178 

167 

213 

167 

164 

188

Minimum

1,550 

952 

798

156

551 

732 

448 

314 

164 

115 

120 

1,760 

1,700

115

June

197 

188 

175 

161 

180

199 

224 

224 

207 

197

183 

197 

218 

232 

257

218 

202 

191 

180 

186

169 

155 

142 

134 

131

123 

115 

115 

120 

128

Msan

3,375 

1,258 

986

2,730

1,651 

1,452 

694 

479 

235 

178 

994 

3,646 

5,181

1,678

July

120 

339 

169 

224 

462

520 

505 

421 

710 

1,020

1,200 

1,080 

1,310 

1,360 

1,240

1,040 

688 

776 

952 

1,020

820 

754 

908 

1,080 

1,200

1,500 

1,650 

1,760 

1,870 

1,990 

2,330

Aug.

2,880 

2,970 

3,240 

3,420 

3,330

3,150 

3,060 

3,060 

2,800 

2,060

1,990 

1,760 

1,810 

2,190 

2,480

2,880 

3,240 

3,610 

4,080 

4,670

5,390 

5,280 

4,770 

4,370 

4,880

5,800 

5,800 

5,490 

4,980 

4,170 

3,420

Per square

mile

2.45 

.912 

.714

1.98

1.20 

1.05 

.503 

.347 

.170 

.129 

.720 

2.64 

3.75

1.22

.) 5,900 sec. -ft.; Sept. 28 (1 p

Sept.

2,880 

2,480 

2,260 

2,120 

2,060

1,990 

1,990 

1,930 

1,810 

1,700

1,760 

1,700 

1,760 

1,990 

1,990

1,930 

2,060 

2,560 

2,720 

2,560

2,260 

4,770 

8,510 

9,740 

12,200

14,500 

15,800 

15,800 

15,100 

14,500

Runoff in 

inches

2.82 

1.02 

.82

26.87

1.38 

1.14 

.58 

.39 

.20 

.14 

.83 

3.05 

4.19

16.56

m.) 16,200

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge either interpolated or computed or oasis of records for station 

at Zolfo Springs.
PEACE CREEK BASIN 305

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°01 I , long. 81°38', in sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 27 

E., at bridge on State Highway 542, 1.2 miles west of Dundee and 1.4 miles below Lake 

Hamilton Outlet. Datum of gage is 114.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during period December to September, 188 secondreet sept. 18 (gage height, 6.86 feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Feb. 5 (gage height, 

2.28 feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 231 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage 

height, 7.37 feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

flow partly regulated by Lake Hamilton.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

a4.8

aS.O

a5.2

a4.8

a4.6

a4.5

a4.4

a4.3

a4.2

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.9

4.3

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

Feb.

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

6.2

19

16

13

9.0

7.4

6.9

6.3

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.5

-

.

-

Mar.

5.7

17

15

12

9.

7.8

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.3

5.9

5.5

a5.2

a8. 2

a!3

a£8

a£5

alB

a27

a44

a33

a25

a21

a!8

al6

al4

a!2

alO

a9.2

a8.4

a7.8

Apr.

a7.4

a7.6

a7.8

a7.2

a6.6

a6.O

a5.6

a5.3

aS.O

a4.7

4.5

10

44

40

44

35

31

32

35

31

28

25

23

23

21

19

17

15

14

13

-

Hay

12

11

10

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

4.1

4.8

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.5

8.0

12

14

20

June

29

32

32

97

76

63

50

42

33

29

32

40

54

157

157

140

127

112

103

99

112

135

127

117

108

108

115

108

98

108

-

July

98

96

96

92

63

74

66

61

58

56

67

71

99

86

78

71

67

61

56

63

65

61

56

52

50

48

48

46

46

61

74

AuiT.

71

65

59

59

63

52

48

46

44

45

44

41

38

38

48

45

44

44

50

63

63

59

54

48

44

42

37

34

33

31

29

Sept.

33

59

56

76

82

76

74

76

67

61

56

50

47

44

45

44

46

148

181

175

170

161

175

175

170

161

157

153

148

144

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Peace Creek at Bartow and 

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas,
306 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Discnarge, in second-feet, of drainage canal west of Dundee, Fla., 19"5-48 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

J.6

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

141

136

127

122

120

117

115

110

110

108

110

10S

108

103

100

98

96

94

92

89

86

83

80

83

100

TOO

96

94

89

83

77

Nov.

74

72

69

66

62

59

56

58

55

50

47

56

54

55

52

51

55

66

75

77

77

76

74

72

74

77

96

100

100

98

-

Deo.

94

89

83

80

75

73

69

67

64

61

59

58

57

59

56

61

61

59

57

55

62

77

76

72

69

66

61

58

56

55

53

Jan.

52

52

50

49

46

44

42

41

40

38

38

35

44

70

64

56

53

61

61

63

100

106

100

146

160

151

146

141

136

127

124

Feb.

122

117

115

110

108

108

106

103

103

108

106

103

98

98

94

92

89

86

84

82

79

77

77

75

75

70

68

68

65

-

-

Mar.

62

62

59

59

64

62

65

79

82

79

77

75

75

a71

a68

a65

a62

a60

a57

a54

a52

aSO

a48

a46

a44

a42

h40

a52

a60

aSl

h44

Apr.

h42

h41

a40

h*0

h36

h34

h32

h30

h29

h26

a25

h24

h22

h!9

24

32

29

25

22

18

16

14

12

10

9.2

8.2

19

37

30

24

-

Hay

20

18

16

15

12

10

9.4

8.2

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.1

5.5

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.5

4.6

4.8

4.3

June

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3*6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.8

3.1

3.0

3.1

-

July

3.2

3.2

a3.7

h4.4

a5.2

a7.0

a9.0

6.5

11

25

30

23

19

21

19

15

13

14

16

36

59

40

27

27

27

25

24

22

25

43

71

Aug.

71

93

a98

alOS

877

h67

65

61

as?

867

892

8113

hi 22

124

122

114

122

131

120

114

116

166

161

153

148

144

140

135

127

122

118

Sept.

112

108

103

103

99

99

105

105

101

99

101

99

97

90

86

84

122

140

127

116

110

181

227

222

222

217

217

222

227

222

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Peace Creek Harsh outlet near 

Alturas. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48

Month

December 1946 ....................

Calendar year .............

February .......... . .

March. ............................

April.............................

May

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. ....".....................

Calendar year 1947 .............

March

May...............................

July..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Secondfoot-days

130.7

-

1 c^ e

3,110

_

2,042

18,123.6

2 AYR

674 2

4,163

23,632.3

Maximum

5.2

.

181

_

94

181

82

1 ££

227

227

Minimum

3.6

.

33

_

53

3.0

8 2

84

2.3

Mean

4.22

_

1 ft Q

104

_

65.9

49.7

3

0 

139

64.6

Per sqnare 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°51', long. 81°49', in sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., about 4

miles southeast of Bartow. 

Records available - 1917 and 1929-31 (a single discharge measurement in each year), March

J.932 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1932-48: Maximum discharge measured, 43.6 second-feet Oct. 11, 1933; minimum

discharge estimated, 0.2 second-foot June 19, 1947. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at outlet of pool.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1

6

18

29

IS

3

2

4

50

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

21

25

29

al

si

2

7

8

16

June ff 2.58

a Discharge estimated.
MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 307

Miakka River below Upper Miakka Lake, near Sarasota, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°15'50", long. 82°17"15", in sec. 14, T. 37 S., 

K. au K. , in boat basin on south side of Upper Miakka Lake, 0.3 mile southeast o'' lake 

outlet and 15 miles southeast of Sarasota. Prior to June 6, 1946, staff gage at same 

site and datum. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (R. M. Angus, civil 

engineer, bench mark).

Records available.- January 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 1,480 second-feet 

 Aug. 2 (gage height, 16.34 feet); no flow Apr. 4 to June 26.

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,880 second-feet Sept. 20 (ga^e 

height, 19.32 feet); no flow on many days.

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,980 second-feet Sept. 30 (gaee 

height, 18.67 feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Losses in flow from Upper Miakka Lake and swampy areas because of seepage, transpiration, 

and evaporation.

Rating tables, Jan. 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1948 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Jan. 1, 1S46, to Oct. 3, 1947, 

July 1 to Sept. 30, 1948

13.65

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.7

15.6

15.9

16.1

17.0

19.3

313

749

935

1,130

2,430

5,880

Oct. 4, 1947, to June 30, 1948

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

125

173

232

304

14.6

14.7

14.8

15.1

15.3

396

525

615

738

803

Note.- Same as preceding 

table below 14.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48 

1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

a23

a!4

a!6

19

Feb.

 all

5

> a3.1

1.0

> a. 7

5

a 25

_

_

-

Bar.

a50

a54

56

a52

a48

45

a40

a36

a31

27

 a2.4

24

. a9. 2

Apr.

^

> al.3

ao

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO

ao

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO

aO

Hay June

aO

ao

ao

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

ao

0

0

aO

aO

aO

a.6

-

July

al.l

2.1

14

27

42

58

76

80

72

66

63

63

69

72

69

58

53

49

60

95

95

99

110

151

206

297

411

574

696

805

935

Aug.

1,080

1,340

1,410

1,340

1,130

1,020

935

865

777

749

722

696

636

603

588

569

536

507

473

440

411

396

425

593

749

900

1,020

al.100

al,070

al,030

978

Sept.

935

865

805

777

749

3725

a675

h632

a585

a540

a505

a465

a440

h420

a435

8520

a620

h671

8665

8640

603

569

526

488

483

492

550

531

4S7

464

-

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 sec.-ft.).- Aug. 2 (1 p.m.) 1,480 sec

!C. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records f

.-ft.; Aug. 28 (2 a.m.) 1, 

'or stations downstream.
308 MIAKKA RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Miakka River below Upper Miakka Lake near Sarasota, Fla., 

1946-48 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

ZS

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

454

425

382

326

285

254

254

258

266

262

251

243

240

225

206

184

166

147

132

114

95

80

66

56

47

45

40

36

34

29

29

Nov.

27

26

a23

a21

al9

17

17

17

17

16

14

16

16

12

9

8

7

7

7

6

5

5

6

5

5

6

5

5

4

3

-

Dec.

4.0

6.0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

9

26

26

24

27

27

27

26

26

_

-

Mar.

40

95

99

110

121

129

129

129

118

106

99

88

72

95

99

132

155

173

221

336

435

483

468

416

368

305

262

225

199

177

158

Apr.

140

129

125

110

103

92

88

76

66

58

51

51

63

92

192

254

273

258

229

214

184

162

a!37

a!24

al!3

a!04

a94

a83

a74

66

-

May

60

56

49

45

40

34

31

29

29

26

21

12

9

9

8

6

5

3

1.5

.3

0

0

0

.2

2

0

.1

1

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

137

416

777

1,130

1,410

1,480

1,340

1,200

978

835

805

696

622

545

593

805

-

July

900

865

835

777

805

835

835

805

777

722

696

865

1,550

2,060

2,280

2,130

1,900

1,620

1,410

1,620

1,980

2.280

2,360

2,500

2,280

2,060

1,980

1,760

1,410

1,130

935

Aug.

835

749

671

584

516

516

632

865

1,080

1,340

1,550

1,620

1,550

1,760

1,760

1,830

2,200

2,430

2,360

2,060

1,690

1,410

1,200

978

835

696

593

521

473

420

392

Sept.

425

497

579

636

646

646

641

671

722

722

722

777

835

805

865

865

935

2,280

4,680

5,880

5,730

5,430

5,280

4,380

4,530

4,080

3,400

2,800

2,200

1,690

-

Peak discharge (base, 1.100 sec.-ft.).- June 20 (6 a.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.; Jvly 15 (11 a.m.) 2.280 

sec.-ft.; July 23 (11 p.m.) 2,580 sec.-ft.: Aug. 18 (6 p.m.) 2.430 sec.-ft.; Sept. 20 (10 p.m.) 

5,880 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for downstream stations.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

I 

sec

Oct.

1,270

1,020

871

790

724

660

570

460

350

282

261

246

226

197

168

154

135

118

103

95

84

69

60

,60

66

168

635

761

754

711

650

Nov.

543

396

297

232

185

154

130

125

106

92

76

154

191

185

159

135

114

95

88

80

69

66

63

60

63

63

88

114

154

197

-

Dec.

220

232

226

214

191

163

144

121

114

99

88

76

76

80

72

99

110

121

130

130

139

139

135

130

121

110

103

95

88

84

76

Jan.

66

76

66

60

56

49

47

45

42

40

38

34

42

66

58

63

69

84

84

84

114

149

185

399

704

790

797

768

724

677

640

Feb.

570

473

387

313

268

226

197

168

149

154

135

121

114

110

103

92

84

76

66

60

56

47

47

40

36

32

31

29

27

_

-

>eakj discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.).- A

.-ft. 5 Aug. 26 (3 a.m.) 1,550 sec. -ft.;

Mar.

26

24

22

?4

22

14

13

17

14

14

13

16

17

12

8

7

7

7

7

6

6

4

3

3

1

0

0

1.2

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

5.7

7.0

8.0

7.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

.2

0

.7

16

24

22

19

-

May

17

16

14

13

12

9

11

9

6

7

6

4

2

.6

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

1

2

a4

a6

as

a4

a3

a2

al

aO

June July

0

0

0

0

.7

2.0

8.6

36

95

129

140

162

203

273

411

497

531

531

516

502

483

454

440

521

646

777

1,020

1,130

1,080

1,020

1,020

Aug.

1,020

978

1,020

1,130

1,200

1,270

1,130

1,020

900

835

805

805

865

978

1,130

1,200

1,200

1,270

1,340

1,410

1,480

1,480

1,340

1,200

1,080

1,340

1,550

1,550

1,410

1,200

978

Sept.

835

749

722

696

646

593

540

502

459

416

411

435

464

531

584

579

564

540

497

444

420

560

978

1,830

2,200

2,200

2,200

3,030

4,230

4,830

-

ug. 5 (6 p.m.) 1.270 sec. -ft.; Aug. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 1,550 

Sept. 30 (10:30 p.m.) 4,980 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of records for statiors downstream.
MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 309

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Miakka River below Upper Miakka take nesr Sarasota. Pla.,

1946-48

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Hay .... ....

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

October 1947 .....................

December. . ... r. ...................

Calendar year 1947 .............

February

April.............................

Hay...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-46 .............

Secondfoot-days

17,872

5,631

351

10.3

55,944.4

64,949

176,372.2

T P 71 A

3,926

191,497.9

124.7

12,628.3

33,685

115,460.2

Maximum

935

£7

6

1,410

5,880

5,880

545

232

5,880

4,830

4,830

Minimum

420

3

0

0

392

425

0

72

0

411

0

Mean

£3 7

08

176

596

11.7

.33

153

7 Q1

~\ Q^

3,165

483

149

137

525

9 95

1,123

315

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inohes

P23350 O - 51 - 21
310 MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°14', long. 82°19', in sec. 21, T. 37 S., R. 20 E., half 

a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, If miles downstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge, and about 14 miles southeast of Sarascta. Datum of gage 

is 7.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (National Park Service bench mark).

Drainage area.- 200 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 265 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,800 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage 

Reignt, 9.92 feet); minimum,.about 0.2 second-foot about June 28.

1936-48: Maximum discharge observed, 6,620 second-feet Sept. 21, 1947 (gage height, 

10.78 feet); no flow for several days in some years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are ooor. 

Losses in flow from Upper Miakka Lake and swampy areas because of seepage, transpiration, and evaporation. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by employees of Miakka River State Park.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18 to Mar. 9)

2.0

2.5

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

0.4 4.0 22

1.4 4.4 39

3.5 4.8 60

4.0 5.2 86

5.2 5.4 111

7.3 5.8 174

10 6.1 238

6.3 300

6.6 430

6.9 6OO

7.2 840

7.5 1,160

9.0 3,170

9.9 4,800

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

86

2T

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,360

985

710

570

455

380

320

266

252

226

214

193

184

174

157

141

134

126

118

111

104

97

92

86

82

102

157

238

360

360

320

NOT.

283

252

326

193

174

166

149

141

126

118

111

141

157

166

157

149

134

118

111

104

97

92

86

82

82

86

87

104

118

134

-

Dec.

141

157

157

157

149

149

141

134

126

118

104

97

92

86

92

97

104

111

118

126

126

141

149

149

a 145

141

141

134

134

126

126

Jan.

126 i;

1! 1]

'6

'6

8

113

111

1(

S

S

H

7

2

86

86

8

7

S

2

8

2

111

118

12

a 12

14

6

8

9

149

184

n83

34

4

8

O

570

795

88

84

79

63

5

0

5

5

600

Month

October ..........................

Noweaber .........................

Peoeaber ...... T .........!,...,...

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ......... 1 ......,...,,.,.

March ................I........... Asm ............:,.....,:.......

June ............................. 

July .......,:.......,...,,.......

August ...........................

September .................:.......

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

540

480

430

380

340

320

283

238

214

214

204

193

184

174

157

149

141

134

126

alls

104

92

86

82

75

69

a63

57

52

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,074

4,154

3,968

210,293.8

8 j3£9

S

CQC t B9O

392.3

136.1 

204.9

27. 4 

9,609,1

33,500

30,030

105,120.8

liar.

44

56

34

32

30

30

24

19

16

14

12

13

12

a!2

11

7.3

4.9

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

a2.4

2.2

2.2

2,0

Apr.

a

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.4

2.7

3.2

4.0

5.9

5.9

4.3

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

1

2

2

Haxlraa

1,360

283

157

6,620

885

540

44

21 

21

1,040 %

1,480

4,800

4,800

6.8

5

0

1

May

21

20

18

17

15

13

10

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.8

5.9

4.6

3.9

a3.6

3.3

2.9

2.7

a. 5

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2,7

E,5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

Miniraa

82

82

86

0

78

62

2.0

1.6 

2.0

.4

710

360

-

June

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

. a. 4

-

Mean

293

138

128

576

269

196

12.7

4.54 

6.61

.91 

310

I 1 flAI UO J.

1,001

287

July

0.4

A

.4

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.2

C 0 O .t

39

66

92

126

166

226

283

320

340

360

360

360

340

32O

340

455

570

840

985

1,040

985

985

Aug.

985

*

1,

985

930

040

1,100

1,160

1,

1,

160

040

985

795

750

710

750

340

930

1,100

1,

1,

1,

100

160

160

1,220

1,290

1,

1,

1,

56O

290

160

1,040

1,100

1,

1,

1,

1,

120

160

560

L60

1,040

Per square 

 He

1.46

 690

.640

2.88

1.34

 980

.064

.023 

.033

.0046 

1.55

5.40

5.00

1.44

Sept.

840

710

635

670

600

540

480

430

405

380

360

380

380

430

480

510

510

455

430

380

380

455

710

1,360

1,820

1,950

2,080

2,610

3,860

4,800

-

Runoff in 

inches

1 69

.77

.74

39.10

1.55

1.06

.07

.03 

.04

.005 

1.79

6.23

5.58

19.56

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations below Upper Miakka 

Lake and Lower Miakka Lake near Sarasota.
MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 311

Miakka River below Lower Miakka Lake, near Sarasota, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°13'05", long. 82°20'00", in sec. 32, T. 37 S.,

 H. 20 E., 900 feet upstream from outlet of Lower Miakka Lake, 1.7 miles southwest of 

Miakka River State Park entrance, and 14 miles southeast of Sarasota. Prior to June 5, 

1946, staff gage at same site and datum. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929 {R. M. Angus, civil engineer, bench mark).

Records available.,- January 1946 to September 1948'.

Extremes.- 1946: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 1,360 second-

 i'eet Aug. 5 {gage height, 14.64 feet, from floodmarks); no flow Apr. 17 to July 6.

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,640 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage 

height, 18.17 feet, from recorded range in stage); no flow on many days.

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,340 second-feet Sept. 30 {gage 

height, 17.04 feet, stage rising); no flow June 4 to July 10.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Losses in flow from Upper and Lower Miakka Lakes and swampy areas because of 

seepage, transpiration, and evaporation.

Jan. i to

Nov. 5, 1946

Rating tables, Jan. 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1946 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to Dec. 1O, 1947)

Nov. 6, 1946, to Sept 21, 1947

9.0 0

9.1 .2

9.2 .9

9.3 4.0

10.9 69

11.2 87

11.5 114

Note.- Same

as following

table above

11.5 feet.

9.1

9.3

9.4

9.8

10.4

10.7

0

.2

1.0

13

37

53

11.1

11.5

11.9

13.2

12.5

13.4

79

114

164

213

280

560

13.7

14.2

14.7

16.3

17.0

18.2

675 

99O 

1,410 

3,050 

4,240 

6,640

Sept. 22, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1943

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.8

10.4

.2

.7

1.8

4.0

13

37

10.7

11.1

11.5

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.0

53 

79 

114 

164 

214 304' 

504

13.6

14.4

15.0

16.2

16.9

18,2

810

1,290

1,750

2,930

4,040

6,640

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48 

1946

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

28

23

24

25

26

SST

20

29

30

Si

(t

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

> aZZ

> a!7

. all

13

Feb.

> a!4

8.0

 a4.9

7.2

. a4.6

8.0

all

_

_

Mar.

1

> a!8

1

19

Apr.

I a2.6

I a20 /

' ft

ZZ

 a 24

> a!3

a. 5

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO

aO

Hay June July

aO

hO

aO

aO 

aO

ho

a46

Aug.

,

i

lal,07T

1

h920

8830

h763

 8567

43<1

V 8371

Sept.

8742

' a505

> a204 V V

1 h45? 502

H 550

> a6S.' 536

[I 1 51.8

Peak discharge (base, 1,020 sec. -ft.).- Aug. 5 (time unknown) 1,360 sec. -ft.; about Aug. 31

Une and discharge unknown) . 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations upstream.
318 MIAKKA RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Mlakka River below Lower Mlakka Lake near Sarasota, Pla. 

1946-48 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

499

473

442

402

362

317

302

283

258

242

229

219

206

193

181

166

153

138

127

116

106

96

87

80

74

68

64

60

56

52

49

Nov.

46

44

41

38

35

33

30

27

25

23

21

20

IS

17

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

9.7

9.1

8.5

7.9

7.6

6.7

6.4

-

Dec.

6.4

7.0

5.2

.9

.6

.6

.6

.0

.0

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

Jan.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.9

2.5

4.9

7.0

8.2

_

_

-

Mar.

12

20

23

26

31

38

46

55

63

69

74

77

77

81

85

93

94

99

118

170

265

414

508

528

518

473

427

374

320

270

233

Apr.

199

178

163

141

122

107

97

88

79

72

64

62

63

58

55

61

86

126

163

184

185

179

167

153

149

138

130

123

114

106

-

May

93

. a47

, ao w.

' al.4

June

 al.7

hi. 3

a347

1,760

1,560

1,360

1,150

990

906

808

724

662

730

-

July

871

983

976

934

885

878

920

941

920

864

820

820

1,070

1,610

1,960

2,060

3,010

1,810

1,710

1,810

2,010

2,110

2,210

3,360

2,360

2,260

2,210

2,110

1,860

1,660

1,410

Aug.

1,190

1,070

920

814

730

680

652

790

1,030

1,280

1,460

1,610

1,660

1,810

1,860

1,860

2,110

2,310

2,310

2,210

1,960

1,710

al , 600

al,500

al,350

al,250

al,140

al,020

a910

a810

a710

Sept.

a630

a 61 5

612

639

702

838

826

820

832

838

878

1,070

1,150

1,070

1,030

1,030

1,070

al,500

a3,200

a6,000

6,640

a6,600

a6,200

5,840

5,240

4,540

3,780

3,050

2,610

2,160

-

Peak discharge (base. 1.020 sec.-ft.).- June 21 (time and discharge unknown); July 24 (9 p.m.) 

2,410 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19 (2 p.m.) 2,360 see.-ft.; Sept. 21, 6,640 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations upstream, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

1,750

1,460

1,220

1,070

920

838

723

638

560

504

460

422

374

318

264

222

189

164

141

122

107

93

81

73

64

59

63

135

355

569

613

NOV.

574

513

439

367

2S4

234

192

164

140

118

101

122

161

178

176

174

158

140

123

107

93

81

72

65

61

56

57

58

62

68

-

Dec.

79

91

104

116

124

126

124

115

107

98

89

80

74

71

66

66

65

64

66

69

a75

a82

a 90

aS9

allO

al!7

al!9

allS

a!03

a89

a79

Jan.

a69

a61

h54

a50

a46

a42

a39

a36

a33

h31

a29

a27

a26

a32

a40

a50

a62

a77

a92

a!07

a!22

al50

a!95

a280

hSOO

a670

a790

838

810

723

679

Feb.

598

527

456

394

329

273

224

189

166

14S

130

114

102

91

81

73

65

60

54

49

44

40

36

33

30

27

25

23

21

-

Mar.

19

17

15

14

13

11

10

11

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.5

4.6

4.0

2.8

3.5

3.3

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.1

Apr.

0.7

1.3

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.3

1.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

3.1

3.8

4.3

4.6

-

May

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

5.2

4.6

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

June

0.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.7

4.3

18

37

66

120

201

304

402

464

U509

a525

a535

a540

8550

a580

a790

a910

iWBO

1A30

Aug.

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,010

950

950

950

1,010

1,100

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,260

1,190

1,220

1,290

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,160

Sept.

1,070

980

920

892

838

782

700

643

579

527

473

460

460

469

509

569

598

593

564

532

509

564

695

1,040

1,460

1,660

1,750

2,160

2,860

3,950

-

Peak discharge (base. 1,020 sec.-ft.).- Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 1,36 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record 

h Computed from staff-race reading.

i.) 1,360 sec.-ft.

h Computed from staff-gage reading .s for stations upstream.
MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 313

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Miakka River below Lower Mlakka Lake near Sarasota, Pla.,

1946-48

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

April.............................

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

llav . ... . ....

June . ... ... ... .... ...

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

April.............. ..............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Seoondfoot-days

564

0

3,204

21,874

18,125

-

594 9

68.2

56,716.2

3.9

24.9

3,612

670.0

13,791.3

47,412

42,316

72,010

192,284.2

2,872

67,145.0

29,806

108,649.8

Maximum

-

-

7.0

.

8.2

1,760

2,310

6,640

6,640

126

6,640

3,950

3,950

Minimum

0

-

-

.2

0

0

55

1.3

820

652

612

0

64

L °

460

0

Mean

604

-

2.20

155

.89

460

1,365

2,400

527

92.6

|_ 184

1 £,?

994

297

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches
314 MANATEE RIVER BASIN

Manatee River near Bradenton, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°29', long. 82°18', in sec. ?4, T. 34 S., R. 20 

E., at bridge on State Highway 675* It miles upstream from Gillet Creek, 6£ miles 

northwest of Verna, and 17 miles east of Bradenton.

Drainage area.- 94 square miles.

Records-available.- April 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 22.22 

reet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet June 23, 24, 27 (gage height, 2.6C feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 6,170 second-feet Sept. 18, 1947 (gage height, 24.51 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; mlnimur. 0.6 second-foot 

May 7, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.48 feet May 5, 6, 7, 1939,

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Aug. 25 Aug. 26 to Sept. 30

3.6 4.7 4.7 48 2.7 2.0 3.8 23 6.4 162 5.8 81 18 

3.7 6.2 5.3 86 3.0 5.0 3.9 27 9.4 381 7.2 164 20 

3.8 8.4 8.7 328 3.1 6.2 4.2 37 11.6 576 9.2 310 21 

3.9 11 11.0 518 3.2 8.0 4.5 50 14.4 917 11.2 523 21 

4.0 14 11.9 608 3.5 14 5.0 77 17.6 1,380 15.2 1,020 

4.2 22

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc Septenher 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

124 

104 

84 

70 

61

51 

45 

40 

36 

87

69 

47 

40 

35 

31

28 

25 

22 

21 

20

21 

20 

20 

28 

172

275 

204 

130 

87 

62 

45

Ncv.

34 

32 

30 

25 

21

19 

16 

20 

23 

24

21 

20 

18 

17 

16

14 

13 

12 

11 

14

24 

31 

38 

33 

28

35 

204 

261 

275 

204

Dec.

141 

100 

70 

51 

38

30 

22 

18 

15 

13

11 

10 

10 

14 

17

65 

64 

55 

44 

34

46 

90 

63 

55 

43

33 

24 

19 

15 

13 

12

Jan.

10 

10

11

12 

12

10 

8.7 

7.5 

6.6 

6.0

5.8 

5.4 

21 

85 

86

81 

59 

44 

44 

60

113 

218 

275 

397 

608

597 

343 

232 

204 

146 

118

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1. ...........................

ember.........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

97 

877 

a62 

f52 

844

37 

32 

30 

28 

62

60 

54 

46 

h34 

a30

a26 

a24 

a22 

a20 

al8

h!7

816

a!5

814

al3

al2 

11 

11 

11

Secondfoct-days

2,104 

1,533. 

1,240

64,200.8

3,836.C 

975 

705.1 

682.7 

159.6 

96.3 

6,009 

15,083 

15,306

47,729.7

Mar.

10 

39.5 

a9.0 

a8. 5 

88. 0

h74 

a80 

a85 

91 

74

51 

34 

24 

18 

14

12 

11 

10 

9.6 

9.0

7.8 

7.3 

6.6 

6.0 

5.7

5.5 

5.2 

5.0 

4.9 

4.8 

4.7

Apr.

4.6 

17 

16 

13 

11

7.6 

6.2 

5.5 

5.0 

6.2

21 

19 

15 

11 

20

85 

118 

71 

41 

23

15 

12 

9.6 

8.2 

7.3

7.5 

29 

33 

28 

17

Maximum

275 

275 

141

5,010

608 

97 

91 

118 

11 

8.4 

786 

1,380 

2,620

2,620

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.).- Aug. 25 (7 a.m.

May

11

8. 

7. 

6. 

6.

5. 

8. 

6. 

5. 

5.

5. 

5. 

4. 

4. 

4.

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4.

4. 

4. 

4. 

3. 

4.

4. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3.

Minimum

20 

11 

10

5.2

5.4 

11 

4.7 

5.0 

3.5 

2.3 

14 

106 

81

2.3

6 

3 

4 

0

6 

4 

0 

6 

6

5 

2 

8 

7 

5

3 

2 

1 

4 

5

1 

0 

0 

9 

1

3 

9 

7 

7 

7 

5

June

3.5 

3^4 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9

2.8 

2.9 

3.1 

3.7 

3.5

3.7 

3.2 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5

2.4 

3.2 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.5 

5.0 

8.4

Mean

67.9 

51.1 

40.0

176

124 

33.6 

22.7 

22. & 

5.15 

3.21 

194 

487 

510

130

July

14 

42 

152 

225 

328

190 

118 

71 

44 

38

115 

100 

68 

55 

162

96 

56 

36 

27 

50

97 

211 

313 

499 

786

438 

328 

183 

183 

570 

413

.7 1,580 

.2 1,930 

.0 2,280 

.4 2,620

Aug.

381 

413 

631 

481 

3R1

261 

246 

204 

121 

106

456 

527 

537 

373 

665

373 

518 

796 

986 

597

665 

413 

313 

384 

1,380

1,130 

713 

456 

262 

178 

136

Per square 

mile

0.722 

.544 

.426

1.87

1.31 

.357 

.241 

.243 

.055 

.034 

2.06 

5.18 

5.43

1.38

Sept.

118 

118 

100 

103 

100

81 

91 

456 

227 

206

136 

220 

206 

154 

124

130 

139 

213 

220 

145

115 

641 

1,580 

1,430 

713

330 

510 

2,500 

2,620 

1,580

Runoff in 

inches

0.83 

.61 

.49

25.40

1.52 

.39 

.28 

.27 

.06 

.04 

2.38 

5.97 

6.06

18.90

) 1,470 sec. -ft.; Se-)t. 23 (8 p.m.) 1,870

seo.-ft.j Sept. 28 (10 p.m.) 3,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Manatee River near 

Wlmauma.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
LITTLE MANATEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla.

315

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°40', long. 82°21', in sec. 25, T. 32 S., R. 19 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile upstream from Cypress Creek and 4 miles 

southwest of Wimauma.

Drainage area.- 157 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 10.06 

FeeTJT minimum, 4.9 second-feet June 11, 25, 28 (gage height, -0.05 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 9,450 second-feet June 24, 1945 (gage height, 14.44 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet June 6, 7, 1945 (gage height, -0.45 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are rair.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 10 July 11 to Sept. 30

-0.1 3.2 0.8 SO 6.3 1,030 1.2 97 3.4 4OO 7.5 1,470 

0.0 6.6 1.2 32 7.3 1,380 1.7 151 5.6 839 9.5 2,520 

.1 11 1.5 115 9.4 2,460 2.7 283 6.7 1,160 9.9 2,750 

.2 16 3.4 384 9.7 2,630 

.5 31 5.0 699

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

245 

f217 

f!97 

f!83 

f!72

159 

152 

144 

131 

122

116 

115 

115 

114 

104

f98 

f91 

f86 

82 

82

82 

81 

80 

113 

f245

f322 

f294 

238 

197 

155 

127

Nov.

107 

100 

98 

90 

86

80 

78 

77 

81 

 4

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

83 

76 

67 

64

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

72 

105 

120

Dec.

fllS 

f!09 

flOO 

f90 

f82

f75 

f6'7 

63 

60 

56

56 

55 

54 

54 

59

62 

fBO 

91 

87 

79

79 

113 

115 

103 

94

84 

77 

71 

67 

63 

63

Jan.

59 

64 

71 

67 

63

59 

56 

54 

51 

50

48 

47 

86 

294 

217

179 

162 

367 

287 

287

1,390 

1,340 

1,130 

1,77O 

2,630

1,920 

865 

495 

344 

280 

238

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

*Pri

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

 b»r

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .....

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Fsb.

210 

179 

154

132 

118

104 

93 

86 

82 

102

110 

102 

95 

89 

81

75 

71 

67 

63 

59

56 

54 

51 

49 

49

48 

46 

44 

42

Seoondfoot-days

4,659 

2,413 

2,426

103,459

14,970 

2,511 

3,079 

2,317 

445.3 

254.3 

10,341 

19,203 

21,376

83,994.6

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.).- Jan

sec. -ft.; Aug. is (10 a.m.) 1,620 sec. -ft.; S 

2,880 sec. -ft.

Mar.

41 

40 

39 

38 

36

37 

102 

457 

495 

336

273 

204 

151 

111 

85

71 

61 

54 

49 

46

42 

39 

37 

35 

32

30 

29 

28 

28 

27 

26

Apr.

24 

26 

30 

31 

30

27 

25 

23 

22 

24

68 

224 

109 

63 

106

392 

294 

210 

133 

84

61

49 

40 

35 

30

28 

28 

32 

36

33

Maxima

322 

120 

118

6,600

2,630 

210 

495 

392 

28 

18 

790 

1,470 

2,750

2,750

. 21 (4 p.m. 

ept. 23 (11

May

28 

24 

22 

20 

20

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.7 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4

MinlBUB

80 

63 

54

17

47 

42 

26 

22 

8.4 

5.2 

42 

163 

143

5.2

June

7.5 

7.0 

6.6 

6.3 

5.9

5.9 

7.0 

8.6 

10 

7.4

5.6 

6.3 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

11 

17 

15 

1O 

8.4

7.5 

8.4 

7.5 

5.9 

5.6

6.3 

5.6 

5.2 

9.7 

18

Mean

150 

80.4 

78.3

283

483 

86.6 

99.3 

77.2 

14.4 

BM 

334 

619 

713

229

July

42 

80 

376 

245 

259

301 

231 

147 

217 

491

194 

147 

114 

227 

255

135 

105 

102 

141 

201

331 

631 

670 

748 

728

515 

496 

320 

262 

790 

790

Aug.

74^ 

741

1,00-)

89? 

631

40") 

261 

214 

161 16-5

45' 

631

1^200 

1.1OO

631

592 

68 > 

70? 53-

86- 

919

670 

431' 

612

670 

612 

4213 

312 

241 

18C

Per square

0.955 

.512 

.499

1.80

3.08 

.552 

.632 

.492

) !OS4

3)94

4.54

1.46

Sept.

149 

143 

220 

283 

220

182 

157 

151 

157 

157

182 

297 

345 

234 

208

220 

631 

496 

372 

255

306 

1,470 

2,300 

2,240 

1,030

631 

1,110 

2,350 

2,750 

2,130

runoff in 

inches

1.10 

.57 

.57

24.50

3.55 

.59 

.73 

.55 

.11 

.06 

2.45 

4.55 

5.06

19.89

) 1,670 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 '(2 p.m.) 2,750 

p.m.) 2,690 sec. -ft.; Sept. 29 (8 a.m.)
316 ALAFIA RIVER BAS.

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°52', long. 82°12 I , in sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 21 

E., at Marvinia Bridge, 1 mile northwest of Lithia and l£ miles downstream from 

Little Alafia River. Datum of gage is 9.71 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 336 square miles.

Records available.- January 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 359 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,270 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 15.59 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet May 22, June 23-25; minimum gage height, -0.79 foot 

June 25.

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 25.6 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 

6.6 second-feet June 5, 6, 1945 (gage height, -0.91 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 782: 1933(m).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

-0.8 14 2.0 327 12.0 2,760 

-.7 21 4.0 656 13.2 3,600 

-.6 29 6.0 1,020 14.6 5,000 

-.1 78 8.5 1,570 15.4 6,000 

.8 178 10.8 2,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Sept emt «r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

940 

827 

742 

690 

656

622 

588 

537 

485 

468

759 

725 

588 

502 

426

392 

376 

369 

340 

320

301 

282 

276 

308 

519

862 

793 

554 

426 

347 

308

Nov.

282 

270 

288 

276 

257

238 

226 

244 

301 

282

244 

270 

354 

347 

301

270 

257 

320 

327 

308

276 

257 

257 

270 

244

251 

294

340 

376 

354

Dec.

314 

276 

251 

226 

214

208 

196 

184 

178 

172

166 

166 

166 

196 

220

288 

334 

320 

294

263

288 

434 

426 

384 

334

294 

263 

238 

226 

220 

220

Jan.

208 

208 

214 

202 

190

178 

166 

160 

153 

149

147 

141 

280 

1,080 

940

759 

537 

759 

793 

759

1,300 

1,650 

1,620 

2.210 

4,340

4,240 

2,870 

1,880 

1,260 

1,000 

881

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

844 

793 

776 

583 

519

468 

417 

384 

362 

537

554 

485 

408 

362 

334

314 

294 

282 

270 

251

238 

232 

220 

214 

214

208 

196 

190 

184

Secondfoot-days

16,328 

8,581 

7,959

230,305

31,274 

11,138 

8,104 

3,663 

930 

843 

12,517 

45,826 

33,709

180,872

Mar.

178 

172 

172 

172 

172

166 

178 

376 

571 

605

605 

656 

519 

417 

320

270 

232 

208 

208 

232

238 

196 

166 

153 

135

124 

117 

135 

160 

135 

116

Apr.

107 

111 

150 

138 

122

112 

103 

95 

90 

89

143 

214 

172 

130 

108

226 

232 

202 

178 

149

123 

104 

92 

82 

71

59 

54 

74 

72 

61

MaximuB

940 

376 

434

13,400

4,340 

844 

656 

232 

60 

54 

1,260 

3,600 

6,000

6,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (10 p.m

May

60 

55 

53 

44 

35

38 

38 

27 

27 

30

31 

30 

27 

23 

23

27 

30 

26 

20 

17

16 

15 

20 

26 

25

20 

17 

23 

17 

40 

50

Mininum

276 

226 

166

52

141 

184 

116 

54 

15 

15 

18 

451 

257

15

June

39 

33 

30 

29 

30

30 

27 

19 

19

23

21 

29 

45 

54 

40

45 

45 

36 

31 

24

19 

18 

16 

15 

15

17 

18 

16 

26 

34

July

18 

33 

100 

178 

320

263 

184 

178 

149 

160

139 

125 

103 

178 

151

112 

97 

123 

238 

196

220 

220 

434 

1,180 

1,120

1,260 

1,1*0 

1,000 

759 

940 

1,200

Aug.

1,820 

1,550 

1,600 

1,470 

1,160

960 

810 

725 

588 

451

742 

1,100 

1,550 

2,140 

2,070

1,400 

1,040 

1,020 

1,280 

1,600

2,070 

2,350 

3,600 

2,930 

2,140

1,940 

1,670 

1,400 

1,080 

862 

708

 Per»nre

527 1.57 

286 .851 

257 .765

631 1.88

1,009 3.00 

384 1.14 

261 .777 

122 .363 

30.0 .089 

28.1 .084 

404 1 . 20 

1,478 4.40 

1,124 3.35

494 1 . 4'/

.) 4,770 sec. -ft.; Aug. 1 (l p.m

Sept.

690 

554 

588 

810 

776

690 

605 

588 

468 

468

468 

468 

485 

426 

384

347 

347 

340 

320 

282

257 

588 

1,550 

2,570 

2,530

1,760 

1,450 

2,460 

4,440 

6,000

Runoff in 

inches

1.81 

.95 

.88

25.50

3.46 

1.23 

.90 

.41 

.10 

.09 

1.39 

5.07 

3.73

20.03

) 1.940

sec.-ft.; Sept. 30 (3 p.m.) 6,270 see.-ft!

3,950 sec.-ft.; Se->t. 24 (11 p.m.) 2,810
HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN 317

Hillsboro River near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°09', long. 82°14', in sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 21 E., at 

footbridge in Hillsboro River State Park, 2 miles downstream from Blackwater Creek 

and 7 miles southwest of Zephyrhills. Datum of gage is 33.28 feet above mear sea 

level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 205 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,600 second-feet Jan. 25 (gfge height, 

ia.ua feet); minimum observed, 63 second-feet June 19, 20, 26, 27 (gage height, 0.88 

foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 5,920 second-feet Sept. 19, 1947 (gfge height, 

13.71 feet); minimum observed, 48 second-feet June 11-17, 1945; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.78 foot June 3-6, 1944, June 11-17, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by superintendent of Hillsboro River State Park.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 53 5.5 896

3.0 200 7.5 1,390

2.5 380 9.0 1,860

10.6 3,540

11.5 3,150

11.8 3,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,080

986

918

788

734

641

559

498

458

417

703

641

745

498

458

417

377

317

362

245

245

245

245

229

377

437

417

377

417

478

498

Nov.

498

498

458

437

417

377

317

317

298

262

245

336

336

298

263

377

356

498

478

377

317

280

280

262

245

280

317

298

317

298

Dec.

280

363

229

214

214

200

187

187

174

174

162

162

162

174

174

300

314

200

200

187

187

300

187

187

174

174

152

150

150

150

144

Jan.

144

150

150

150

138

138

133

125

125

125

125

125

132

377

377

356

356

963

1,060

1,010

1,360

1,470

1,310

1,860

3,410

3,070

a, 490

1,830

1,420

1,260

1,180

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,110

1,080

1,010

963

788

745

641

498

458

580

539

478

417

336

356

298

262

262

245

229

200

187

174

174

174

163

162

150

138

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

15,697

10,336

5,82]

161,37]

26,91£

12,81£

8,946

3,384

2,16£

2,02£

5,422

34,17£

13.19C

140, 90e

Mar.

133

144

174

314

329

245

280

356

458

478

478

559

539

478

458

437

397

377

317

280

262

229

200

187

162

150

138

150

162

144

132

Apr.

125

1

1

1

35

25

35

119

113

1

1

1

13

07

01

113

187

1

1

1

62

38

25

125

138

1

1

1

32

19

07

107

101

Maximum

1,080

498

280

5,470

3,410

1,110

559

187

77

72

417

3,710

) 1,500

3,410

95

89

89

83

83

83

83

89

83

May

77

77

77

77

75

75

77

72

72

72

71

70

70

70

70

69

69

69

67

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

66

73

70

MiniBum

229

245

144

72

125

138

132

83

65

63

89

317

163

63

June

70

71

70

69

67

67

69

67

65

70

72

70

70

70

70

69

67

65

63

64

72

69

65

65

65

64

63

64

65

71

Mean

506

345

188

443

868

442

289

113

70.0

67.6

175

1,102

440

385

July

89

89

113

101

89

113

113

119

138

150

144

119

107

119

119

107

95

107

317

298

200

144

138

174

262

336

298

262

229

317

417

Ar«.

498

356

377

478

437

417

377

317

317

317

682

852

1,150

1,130

1,040

1,060

2,590

2,350

2,710

2,490

2,130

2,170

1,860

1,560

1,280

1,110

1,010

918

830

724

641

Per square 

 lie

2.47

1.68

.917

2.16

4.23

2.16

1.41

.551

.341

.330

.854

5.38

2.15

1.88

Sept.

580

539

478

437

397

377

377

377

356

417

397

458

397

298

245

229

214

214

214

174

162

229

498

437

356

280

377

896

1,280

1,500

Runoff in 

inohea

2.85

1.88

1.06

29.31

4.88

2.32

1.62

.61

.39

.37

.98

6.20

2.39

25.55
318 HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN

Hlllsboro River near Tampa, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of Tampa Reservoir Dam, lat, 28 0 01'25H ,

 long. 82 e 25'40", In sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 19 E., at Thirtieth Street, 5f miles northeast of Tampa. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (city of Tampa, bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948. October 1938 to September 1946 at site 

1.4 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 634 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 5,800 second-feet Oct. 1; maximum gage

 height, 22.32 feet Aug. 27; minimum dally discharge, 30 second-feet Apr, 27.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 9,690 second-feet July 28-30, 1945; maximum gage height, 

22.38 feet Sept. 25, 1947; no flow Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 1945,

Maximum stage known, 25.6 feet, at former site and 0.66 foot higher datum, Sept, 7, 

1933, from floodmarks, affected by backwater prior to failure of Taupe power dam, 1:4 

miles below former gage. A discharge of 16,500 second-feet was measured Sept. 9, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except .those below 200 second-feet, which are fair. Plow regulated 

By Tampa Reservoir Dam. Capacity of reservoir Insufficient to affect monthly figures 

of runoff.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeab>r 1948

Das

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,800

5,360

4,910

3,680

3,550

3,150

2,830

8,430

3,210

1,760

1,480

1,310

1,380

1,130

1,020

1,160

880

835

1,040

1,020

813

823

f738

f613

763

820

1,250

1,020

1,330

1,350

897

Nov.

1,120

1,260

829

938

1,030

908

840

838

791

793

759

820

456

771

783

702

853

556

494

697

457

f725

459

625

765

407

474

544

473

493

-

Dec.

703

430

471

555

507

429

431

482

380

380

370

357

356

358

358

371

379

379

380

382

392

394

393

392

382

379

369

357

347

343

333

Jan.

a324

a314

a305

a£95

286

274

264

254

245

238

230

229

229

237

237

237

263

405

799

899

1,480

1,640

2,050

2,540

2,660

3,040

3,780

4,130

4,130

3,950

3,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ...

February .........................

March .................

May' L. ............... ............

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,470

3, ISO

2,950

2,620

2,430

2,060

2,090

1,760

1,630

1,480

1,230

1,040

1,300

1,210

817

834'

828

779

697

624

443

474

473

456

444

422

405

382

405

-

Seccndfoot-days

57,352

21,660

12,539

357,491

39,664

36,905

15,819

6,348 

3 * 517

2; 082

9,274

67,967

24,971

898,098

Mar.

336

522

308

Z91

298

296

322

366

420

560

494

902

934

617

741

825

845

692

647

748

446

778

384

431

421

395

559

345

322

296

876

Apr.

£65

258

838

289

214

201

187

176

164

158

170

164

163

164

161

201

214

221

228

256

850

228

214

208

194

840

30

63

128

186

MaxisuB

5,600

1,260

703

7,580

4,130

3,470

Q* J tfO*

840 

220

82 700 tco 

4,100

2,450

5,800

-

May

220

880

198

184

170

160

nl50

alii

a!52

128

116

111

106

101

9g

98

98

88

a8B

a8B

«84

a88

a60

79

78

76

74

74

72

f74

f76

KiniBu*

613

407

335

11

229

362

276

50 

78

60

88

667

552

50

June

f74

74

74

78

70

70

66

66

S6S

64

64

70

76

79

62

79

f76

74

72

70

66

66

66

aB5

a65

68

60

a68

65

68

-

Mean

1,650

722

404

979

1,879

1,873

110

212 

119

69.

299

2,192

652

814

July

88

92

101

106

122

134

147

154

160

168

171

181

188

f!98

fg09

201 nf> ttn tizt

170

498

341

718

535

628

728

448

357

msee

sze

AUK.

733

903

1,020

930

1,110

1,000

999

657

90S

1,490

1,090

1,300

1,380

1,670

1,710

1,820

2,080

2,430

2,610

3,100

1,680

3,480

3,960 *,ioe

4,100

3,960

3,370

3,580

3,176

8,780

g,610

Per square 

 ile

3.06

1,19

,668

1,62

8.11

2.10

,843

.350 

.167

1 .115

.494

8 t en DC

1.9B

LIB

Sept.

2,430

2,050

1,630

1,630

1,440

1,120

1,040

1,030

926

534

835

431

540

748

704

S40

540

540

526

541

352

426

432

356

455

367

78*

§25

643

92J

Runoff in 

Inohet

3. B?

1,33

,77

21.98

2,44

8,?7

,97

.39

,8f

,13

.67

4,18

1,63

18, 33

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-hel gage-height record.
HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN 319

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°11', long. 82°11', in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 E., ij miles

 west of village of Crystal Springs and 3f miles south of Zephyrhills.

Records available.- 1933 (miscellaneous discharge measurements), October 1934 to September 

1948 (aischarge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1934-48: Maximum discharge measured, 147 second-feet July 19, 1941; Kinimum

 measured, 20.3 second-feet July 1, 1946.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements are either of Crystal Springs or of Hillsboro River made 

both above and below Crystal Springs to obtain discharge of the springs, which is the 

difference between that of the river at each of the two points. Flow regulated occasionally by manipulation of stop logs in dam at springs outlet for recreational 

purposes.

Revisions (water years).- W 1052: 1935, 1937-42, 1944-45.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Nov 6

Dec 18

Jan 21

Feb 25

Mar 30

Apr 29

June 8

July 13

Hillsboro River

Below springs

_

.

_

.

75.7

62.6

56.5

67.3

Above springs

.

_

.

.

15.3

3.41

1.55

4.41

Difference

spring flew

51.9

49.2

61.7

58.8

60.4

59.2

55.0

62.9
320 HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN 

Hanna Lake Outlet near Lutz, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 28°08'10", long 82°26'35", 

in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 19 E., at culverts under Hanna Road, 0.4 mile south of Sunset 

Lane and 1.5 miles southeast of Lutz. Datum of gage is 30.00 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 25 second-feet 

 sept. 18 (gage height, 30.18 feet); no flow May 31 (gage height, 28.61 feeti.

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 46 second-feet Sept. 24; maximum gage 

height, 31.77 feet Sept. 19; no flow Jan. 18 to July 29, Aug. 5-7, Sept. 13-17; minimum 

gag_e height, 28.76 feet Feb. 1.

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 26 second-feet Oct. 1; maximum gage 

height, 31.70 feet Oct. 25; no flow Mar. 25 to July 31; minimum gage height, 30.26 feet 

May 28, 29.

Remarks.- Records good except those prior to completion of concrete control and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated at station and at outlets of Lake Kell and Keene Lake above station by manipulation of stop logs In dams 

Some diversion to Lake Stemper 1 mile below Hanna Lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48 

1946

Dajf

1

2

3

4

0

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

10

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

20

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

-

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1 al.l

.8

.7

-

a no gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or compu

May

aO.6

h.6

h.6

a. 5

1"

1

/ a .8

f

I al.2

1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.a

June

aO.l

a.l

a. 4

a. 9

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

1.3

1.3

1.

1.

al.

al.

al.

al.

al.

al.

al.3

hi. 3

al.4

al.S

al.8

al.9

aZ.O

-

July

aZ.l

aZ.l

aZ.2

a2.3

aZ.4

a2.4

aZ.4

a2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.7

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.5

4.1

6.1

5.4

Aug.

5.8

5.1

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.4

3.3

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.7

5.3

9.6

10

12

12

12

12

12

Sept.

11

11

9.6

8.8

11

12

12

12

10

9.6

9.6

11

10

a!3

al6

a!9

a22

25

a!8

alO

8.4

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

7.6

6.1

-

ed on basis of weather records and records for Lake Stemper and Hanna Lake, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
HILLSBCRO RIVER BASIN 321

Discharge, in second-feet, of Hanna Lake Outlet near Lutz, Fla., 1946-48 Contln-ied

1946-47

Day

1

2 

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.8

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.4

5.9

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.1

Nov.

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8"

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June July

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.3

Aug.

1.3

.8 

.4

.2

0

0

0

.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.8

3.0

8.0

7.0

4.8

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.7

3.2

6.1

8.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.0

11

23

21

18

Sept.

10

12 

14

16

26

26

21

18

28

14

3.2

.8

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

19

32

32

30

38

45

42

39

36

32

30

28

-

Mote.- No gage-height record Dec. 31 to Jan. 22, Jan. 27-31, Feb. 15; discharge Interpolated or 

computed on basis of records for Lake Stemper. Hanna Lake outlet control constructed du-ing period

1947-4

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

23

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

6.4

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.8

6.6

8.5

11

11

10

9.5

9.0

10

14

16

16

19

24

22

20

18

NOV. '

if

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

-

Dec.

3.8

.1

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

al.2

hi. 6

al.6

al.5

al.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

Jan.

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

1.3

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.7

2.7

3.2

4.8

3.9

3.6

1O

12

9,5

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.2

4.8

Feb.

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

-

-

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.9

8.1

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr. Hay

 a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or comp ted on 

h Computed from staff -gage reading.

June July Aiif0.1

.4

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

.8

1.3

4.8

6.1

5.7

5.2

4.8

3.9

3.9

5.5

8.0

8.5

9.5

11

11

15

13

12

12

10

9.7

9.3

8.2

Sept.

7.6

7.3

8.2

12

12

10

9.3

9.3

7.9

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

5.0

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.4

6.0

6.2

6.4

-

Asia of records ror j-«anna uaxe.
322 HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Hanna Lake Outlet near Lutz, Pla.. 1946-46

Month

November

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May. ..................... .........

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

January 1947 . ... .... * *

September.-. .......................

Water year 1946-47 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Seoondfoot-days

15 8

99 1

348.3

.

80 9

41.2

.

595

1,117.1

37.8

i 1,587.0

82 7

206.0

1,442.7

Maxima*

25

»

1.7

.

45

45

3.8

45

4 8

12

25

Minimum

6.1

.

1.0

-

0

0

3 9

.1

0

4.6

0

Mean

11.6

-

1.33

-

19.8

3.03

13 9

1.23

4.3>

6.87

3.9'

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches
ANCLOTE RIVER BASIN 323

Anclote River near Elfers, Pla.

, long. 82°40'00", in sec. 23, T. 26 S., 

miles southeast of Elfers. Datum of gage

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°12'5Q"

» its E., at bridge on State Highway 54, 3* n

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 61 square miles. 

Records avai.iaDle. - May 1946 to September 1948.

extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 974 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 20 54 

^TeeTTT minimum, 3.0 second-feet June 19-27; minimum gage height, 6.87 feet Jme 24, 25.

«...i?46 ' 48 : Maximum discharge, 1,160 second-feet Sept. 20, 1947 (gage height, 21.76

1948 mlnlmuin ' that of June 19 -27 > 1948 : minimum gage height, that of June 24, 25, 

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

282

228

192

164

137

120

104

92

81

90

140

123

106

92

90

220

327

336

309

273

228

192

354

626

663

626

5O8

390

300

237

192

Nov.

160

164

147

128

114

101

93

92

85

79

73

81

77

73

70

66

66

70

66

62

56

54

53

50

55

65

64

63

58

54

-

Dec.

49

44

42

38

35

33

30

28

26

24

23

32

23

29

30

34

35

34

34

32

33

35

33

33

31

28

26

24

32

21

19

Jan.

18

19

19

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

14

26

28

30

34

64

87

117

192

291

318

617

871

950

771

535

381

291

246

Month

Ooto 

Novel 

ber ..........................

 bar.. .......

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Janu 

Febr

ary ..........................

uarv .... . Haroh ............................

April ............................

June .............................

July ............. .

Augu 

Sept

8t ...........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

212

181

153

131

114

101

90

81

75

85

87

87

79

73

66

60

55

SO

46

42

38

35

36

34

31

29

26

23

21

.

-

Second 

foot-days

7,821 

2 ,436

950

46,221.2

6,049 

2,141

1.474.E

173.]

102.6

94.2

1 281 . 1

8 ',339

1,177

32,039.4

Mar.

19

18

16

29

81

92

106

106

109

106

98

90

83

73

65

60

49

42

36

32

28

23

20

17

14

12

10

11

11

9.9

8.9

Maxii

Apr.

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

8.3

9.0

8.0

10

10

10

8.3

6.4

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

-

IUB

662

1 C.M. J.O4

49

1,090

950 

213

109

10

3.5

3.6 

120

735

94

950

May

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.3

Minima

81 

50

19

3.4

11 

31

8*9

3.6 

3.1

3.0 3 8 49*

13

3.0

June

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.6

Mean

253 

81 »2

30 *6

127

195

73 *8 

47 »6

sisi

3.14

41.3 

269

39.2

87.5

July

3.8

7.6

7.8

5.3

4.8

9.4

7.0

6.8

5.9

7.3

6.9

10

68

85

120

IK

85

60

36

23

20

54

75

62

62

52

64

58

49

44

70

Au,.

73

81

75

60

49

55

71

77

75

81

363

671

735

608

408

383

192

174

181

204

238

336

580

716

580

417

300

228

181

144

114

Sept.

94

83

75

68

65

58

52

49

48

44

39

. 36

36

36

33

28

24

20

17

15

13

17

18

17

16

15

20

35

46

60

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inoh«8

4.13 4.77

1.33 1.49

.502 .58

3.08 28.30

3.20 3.69

1.21 1.31

.780 .90

.095 .11

.054 .06

. .051 .06

.677 .78 

4.41 5.08

.643 .72

1.43- 19.55

WEEKIWACHEE RIVER BASIN

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°31', long. 82 e 34', in sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 17 E., at head

 of Weekiwachee River, about 12 miles southwest of Brooksville.

Records available.- 1917 and 1929-30 (a single discharge measurement in each year), Pebruary .1931 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1931-48: Maximum discharge measured, 231 second-feet May 6, 1931; minimum

measured, 106 second-feet Feb. 14, 1933. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at outlet of pool.

Discharge measurements. In second-feet, water year Octo&r 1947 to September 19<3

Date

Oct. 24 

Dec. 15

Discharge

193 

183

Date

Mar. 12 

June 4

Discharge

182

135

Date

July 12 

Sept .21

Discharge

141 

178
324 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacpochee River at Trilby, Fla.

i2£|"oru- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°29', long. 82°11, on line between sees. 14 and

A *?,* ' " 21 E - at bridge on State Highway 35, 1? miles northeast of Trilby 

and 10 miles upstream from Little* Withlacoochee River. Datum of gage is 49 27 feet 

above mean sea level {Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available - October 1938 to September 1948. August 1928 to February 1929 and 

Feoruary isau to September 1938 at site ij- miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 372 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 second-feet Aug. 23 {g?ge height 13 38 

feeTjf minimum, 40 second-feet June 30 {gage height, 1.92 feet).

1928-29, 193°- 48 : Maximum discharge, 8,840 second-feet June 21, 1934 (gage height, 

<du.5 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 8.6 second-feet June 9-17, 1945 (eaee 

height, 1.12 feet).

Remarks. - Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reco.-d, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 872: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9 39 5.8 339 10.5 1,280 

2.6 76 7.4 549 12.8 2,O10 

3.5 139 8.2 715 13.4 2,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

5 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,010 

2,010 

1,980 

1,910 

1,880

1,820 

1,750 

1,690 

1,630 

gl,530

gl,470 

gl,370 

gl,280 

gl,190 

gl,120

1,040 

994 

947 

901 

854

784 

738 

691 

668 

622

582 

549 

534 

506 

492 

478

Nov.

492 

534 

582 

645 

715

738 

761 

784 

784

761

738 

715 

691 

645 

601

565 

565 

565 

534 

SO6

478 

451 

438 

412 

412

387 

387 

374 

374 

a368

Dec.

362 

362 

362 

362 

362

362 

362 

362 

362 

350

339 

339 

328 

328 

318

318 

309 

300 

3OO 

291

282 

282 

274 

274 

265

265 

257 

248 

248 

240 

240

Jan.

331 

231 

223 

223 

218

214 

210 

206 

197 

193

189 

185 

185 

193 

189

185 

185 

189 

189 

193

214 

218 

231 

328 

425

520 

601 

715 

831 

947 

1,040

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

uary

eBber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,170 

1,250 

1,310 

1,340 

1,370

1,370 

1,340 

1,310 

1,250 

1,190

1,140 

1,090 

1,020 

970 

924

854 

808 

761 

715 

668

622 

582 

549 

520 

492

464 

438 

412 

387

Seoondfoot-days

36,020 

17,002 

9,653

185,966

10,098 

26,316 

17,551 

6,810 

2,574 

1,389 

3,562 

44,285 

27,810

203,070

Mar.

362 

425 

438 

438 

478

492 

492 

492 

492 

506

534 

565 

582 

622 

668

668 

691 

715 

715 

715

a7O5 

a695 

3675 

a655 

a630

a605 

a575 

a540 

aSOS 

464 

412

Apr.

387 

362 

339 

318 

300

282 

26S 

257 

240 

231

231 

248 

257 

257 

248

248 

240 

223 

206 

193

176 

164 

156 

143 

135

131 

131 

143 

147 

152

MaxiBUB

2,010 

784 

362

2,010

1,040 

1,370 

715 

387 

147 

SS 

300 

2,250 

1,880

2,050

May

147 

139 

135 

127 

120

112 

106 

98 

95 

92

92 

92 

88 

85 

80

77 

74 

69 

66 

63

61 

60 

58 

58 

58

57 

54 

54 

52 

53 

52

Minimum

478 

368 

240

56

185 

387 

362 

131 

52 

40 

48 

318 

387

40

June

55 

53 

50 

48 

48

48 

47 

46 

46 

46

49 

48 

46 

47 

46

44 

44 

42 

44 

50

50 

50 

46 

45 

44

42 

42 

42 

41 

40

Msan

1,162 

567 

311

509

326 

9O7 

566 

227 

83.0 

46.3 

115 

1,429 

927

555

July

48 

64 

81 

72 

64

60 

66 

67 

72 

80

80 

81 

80 

86 

102

102 

92 

88 

92 

102

109 

109 

112 

147 

185

189 

189 

185 

193 

265 

300

Aug.

318 

328 

339 

362 

412

492 

601 

738 

808 

877

1,120 

1,280 

1,370 

1,440 

1,470

1,470 

1,590 

1,780 

1,910 

2,010

2,O9O 

2,210 

2,250 

2,210 

2,210

2,210 

2,170 

2,170 

2,090 

2,010 

1,950

Par square 

Bile

1.84 

.900 

.494

.808

.517 

1.44 

.898 

.360 

.132 

.073 

.183 

2.27 

1.47

.681

Peak discharge (base, SOO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 5, 6, 1,370 sec. -ft.; Aug. 23 (2 p.m.) 2,25O

Sept.

1,880 

1,820 

1,720 

1,630 

1,560

1,500 

1,440 

1,340 

1,250 

1,170

1,090 

1,040 

947 

901 

831

761 

715 

a666 

a618 

a569

520 

492 

464 

451 

425

399 

387 

387 

399 

438

Runoff in 

inches

2.13 

1.00 

.57

10.98

.60 

1.55 

1.04 

.40 

.15 

.08 

.21 

2.61 

1.64

11.98

sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge either Interpolated or computed on basis cf records for station 

at'Croom.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 325

Withlacoochee River at Groom, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°36 I , long. 82°13 I , in sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 21 

£., at county highway bridge at Groom, 2 miles downstream from Little Withlacoochee 

River. Datum of gage is 38.94 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 900 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 second-feet Oct. 1, Aug. 25-28; maximum 

gage height, 9.62 feet Aug. 25; minimum discharge, 86 second-feet June 30 (gage 

height, 2.81 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 4,290 second-feet July 29, 30, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 10.44 feet July 29, 1945; minimum discharge, 19 second-feet June 17, 18, 1945 

(gage height, 1.78 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.8 86 5.5 387

3.2 111 6.O 5O7

3.6 144 7.0 831

5.0 311 7.3 990

8.2 1,67O

9.O 2.4OO

9.6 3,100

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,100

2,980

2,920

2,800

2,680

2,560

2,510

2,350

2,250

2,160

2,020

1,930

1,840

1,720

1,630

1,590

1,470

1,390

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

990

923

896

831

796

779

Nov.

745

762

779

814

831

870

870

896

896

896

870

87O

850

814

796

762

728

728

712

695

662

646

613

582

582

551

536

522

522

507

-

Dec.

493

493

479

479

479

479

466

466

466

466

453

453

441

441

441

429

429

418

407

397

387

387

378

369

361

361

353

346

338

338

331

Jan.

324

324

318

311

304

304

298

292

285

285

279

273

273

279

273

273

273

279

279

285

311

318

324

407

522

646

745

831

896

990

1,130

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angus t ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

1,200

1,310

1,390

1,430

1,430

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,350

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,060

990

923

870

831

796

745

712

678

662

629

597

566

536

507

_

-

Secondfoot-days

53,105

21,907

13,024

248,648

12,931

30 042

20 t 503

9,703

4,800

3,033

6,103

39^803

277,320

Mar.

493

507

507

536

582

597

613

629

629

646

662

678

712

728

745

762

779

779

779

779

779

762

745

728

695

678

646

629

597

 566

536

Apr.

507

4

4

4

79

53

29

407

387

3

3

3

69

53

38

331

324

3

3

3

31

31

31

331

331

3

3

3

24

18

04

292

279

2

2

2

66

54

42

230

218

2

2

2

2

Maximum

3,100

896

493

3,160

1,130

1,470

779

507

230

111

453

3,100

2,680

3,100

30

42

36

36

-

May

230

224

218

212

2O6

2OO

188

182

177

171

165

160

160

154

149

144

140

140

135

130

126

122

122

122

126

122

118

118

114

114

111

Minimum

779

507

331

112

O-7T £ (3

507

493

216 in89

101

536

613

89

June

111

111

111

108

1O8

104

104

101

101

101

104

111

108

108

108

104

101

98

98

95

98

101

98

95

95

92

92

89

89

89

-

Msan

1,713

730

420

681

417

1,036

323

155

101

197

2,012

1,327

758

July

101

104

111

118

118

114

111

111

114

122

130

16O

177

171

171

188

206

218

224

218

218

224

230

230

254

273

279

279

298

378

453

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

Per square 

mile

1.90

.811

.467

.757

.463 - '.. -

!?34

.359

.172

.112

.219

2.24

1.47

.842

536

5F2

6f9

678

712

762

831

956

130

310

630

880

980

060

110

110

200

300

510

620

740

920

980

0*0

040

100

100

100 0<*0

980

800

Sept.

2,680

2,560

2,400

2,250

2,110

2,020

1,880

1,800

1,720

1,590

1,510

1,430

1,390

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,100

990

923

850

796

796

762

712

678

662

629

613

613

629

-

Runoff in 

inohea

2.19

 91

!54

10.26

.53

1.24

'.to 85

.20

.13

.25

2.58

1.64

11.46

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 'sec.-ft.).- Feb. 6-8, 1,470 sec.-ft.; Aug. 25-28, 3,100 sec.-ft. 

923350 O - 51 - 22.
326

WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Wlthlacoochee River near Holder, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°59'15", long. 82°20'50", In s<»c. 19, T. 17 S., R.

siu E., at bridge on State Highway 200, 44 miles northeast of Holder. Datum of gage Is

27.52 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 1,590 square miles.

Hecoras avaiiaole.- August 1928 to February 1989, August 1931 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 17 years (1931-48), 1,097 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 second-feet Sept. 2-4; maximum gage height,

a.49 reet Sept. 2; minimum discharge, 448 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 0.60 foot). 

1928-29, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, 6,740 second-feet July 8-13, 1934; maximum

gage height, 11.63 feet July 9, 10, 1934; minimum discharge, 144 second-feet Feb. 1,

1933; minimum gage height, -0.41 foot June 19, 1945. 

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions.- W 872: Drainage area.

Discharge, in sec

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,950 

3,010 

3,010 

3,010 

3,070

3,130 

3,130 

3,190 

3,250 

3,250

3,250 

3,250 

3,250 

3,190 

3,190

3,320 

3,320 

3,300 

3,230 

3,230

3,090 

3,090 

3,020 

2,950 

2,950

3,020 

3,090 

3,020 

3,020 

2,950 

2,880

NOT.

2,820 

2,680 

2,680 

2,560 

2,500

2,440 

2,380 

2,320 

2,270 

2,220

2,220 

2,170 

2,170 

2,170 

2,170

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,080 

2,080

2,040 

2,000 

1,960 

1,920 

1,920

1,880 

1,840 

1,800 

1,760 

1,760

Deo.

1,720 

1,680 

1,650 

1,620 

1,580

1,580 

1,540 

1,510 

1,510 

1,480

1,450 

1,410 

1,480 

1,540 

1,580

1,580 

1,540 

1,540 

1,510 

1,480

1,450 

1,450 

1,410 

1,380 

1,380

1,350 

1,320 

1,290 

1,260 

1,230 

1,230

Jan.

1,210 

1,180 

1,160 

1,160 

1,140

1,110 

1,090 

1,090 

1,O7O 

1,070

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,040 

1,040 

1,070

1,110 

1,140 

1,140 

1,320 

1,410

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

ft1 

June 

July 

Augu 

S.pt

Wa

 bur

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

1.................. ..........

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec 

Sept. 2-4, 3,970 see. -ft.

Feb.

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,480 

1,510

1,510 

1,540 

1,580 

1,650 

1,680

1,720 

1,760 

1,800 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,760 

1,720 

1,680 

1,650

1,620 

1,580 

1,540 

1,510

Seoondfoot-days

96,610 

65,170 

45,730

538.941

36,470 

48,240 

47,360 

33,240 

21,704 

16,544 

21,932 

82,850 

103,200

619,050

Mar.

1,480 

1,480 

1,450 

1,450 

1,510

1,540 

1,580 

1,620 

1,620 

1,680

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,680 

1,650

1,620 

1,580 

1,580 

1,540 

1,510

1,510 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,450

1,450 

1,410 

1,380 

1,350 

1,320 

1,320

Apr.

1,320 

1,350 

1,350 

1,320 

1,320

1,290 

1,260 

1,230 

1,210 

1,1SO

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,140 

1,140

1,110 

1,O9O 

1,070 

1,040 

1,O2O

1,000 

1,000 

976 

953 

930

906 

906

883 

883 

883

Maxima

3,320 

2,820 

1,720

3,320

1,450 

1,840 

1,720 

1,350 

860 

629 

1,070 

3,880 

3,970

3,970

.-ft.].- Oct. 16, 17, 3

May

860 

860 

860 

860 

860

837 

837 

814 

790 

790

790 

767 

744 

721 

698

698 

675 

652 

629 

607

607 

587 

569 

569 

569

569 

553 

569 

569 

587 

607

Minima

2,880 

1,760 

1,230

552

" 1,020 

1,450 

1,320 

883 

553 

448 

463 

1,110 

2,750

448

June

607 

629 

587 

587 

587

569 

587 

659 

553 

569

569 

587 

607 

629 

629

607 

587 

569 

538 

538

538 

523 

508 

493 

478

463 

463 

463 

448 

463

Mean

3,11 

2,17 

1.47S

1,47

1.17 

1,66 

1,52 

1,10 

7CK 

55 

7O 

2,67 

3,44(

1,69

July

463 

478 

493 

493 

538

607 

607 

587 

553 

553

553 

569 

652 

698 

721

721 

721 

721 

721 

744

744 

767 

790 

837 

953

930 

906 

883 

883 

976 

1,070

Aug.

1,110 

1,160 

1,210 

1,320 

1,350

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,480 

1,880

2,320 

2,380 

2,560 

2,680 

2,750

2,820 

2,880 

3,020 

3,230 

3,460

3,540 

3,620 

3,620 

3,700 

3,70O

3,700 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

3,880 

3,880

Per square 

mile

3 1.96 

> 1.37 

> .928

! ,929

3 .740 

5 1.05 

3 .961 

3 .697 

) .440 

L .347 

1 .445 

S 1.68 

3 2.16

L 1.06

,32O~"se'e.-ft.; Feb. It-18, 1,840

Sept.

3,8SO 

3,970 

3,970 

3,970 

3,880

3,880 

3,880 

3,790 

3,79O 

3,700

3,700 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620

3,540 

3,540 

a3, 450 

as, 320 

83,200

3,090 

3,090 

3,020 

3,020 

2,950

2,950 

2,820 

2,820 

2,750 

2,750

Runoff in 

inohss

2.26 

1.52 

1.07

12.60

.85 

1.13 

1.11 

.78 

.51 

.39 

.51 

1.94 

2.41

14.48

sec. -ft.;

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Croi

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°06'05", long. 82°26'10", In sec. 12, T. 16 S., R. 18 E., 

at nead of springs, 4 miles northeast of Dunnellon.

Records available.- 1907, 191.7, 1929-30 (a single discharge measurement In each year), 

reoruary 1931 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1931-48: Maximum discharge measured, 927 second-feet Nov. 9, 1935; minimum 

measured, 487 second-feet Oct. 3, 1932.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at bridge on State Highway 484, 5 miles downstream 

from springs. Surface Inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible except after heavy rains.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Date

Nov. 7 

Dec. 18

Discharge

850 

778

Date

Jan. 29 

Mar. 17

Discharge

764 

817

Date

Apr. 21 

June 2

Discharge

846 

793

Date

July 1* 

Aug. 24

Discharge

759 

792
WACCASASSA RIVER BASIN 

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek, Pla.

327

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 290 22', long. 82°44', in sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 16 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 24, 2.8 miles northeast of village-of Otter Creek and about 

11 miles upstream from mouth of Otter Creek. Datum of gage is 23.52 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 902 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 6.39 feet), 

rrom rating .curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum, 15 second-feet part of each 

day June 26-30; minimum gage height, 1.67 feet June 26, 27, 30.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 12, 1948; minimum, 6.5 second-feet June 

11, 12, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.52 feet June 11, 12, 14, 15, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

182

153

135

99

70

59

50

46

40

35

31

33

31

29

59

337

377

388

361

329

321

329

305

305

321

321

SOS

297

269

273

257

NOT.

241

233

225

217

201

193

183

217

249

269

305

337

321

297

273

' 265

249

233

233

225

217

209

196

190

ISO

166

156

147

137

127

-

Dec.

lie

106

102

94

87

63

76

70

66

63

60

56

76

1O5

113

151

150

140

132

127

134

145

143

140

135

131

124

118

111

106

103

Jan.

100

97

92

87

63

76

72

69

65

62

56

57

56

69

60

63

65

75

75

129

297

257

241

361

369

359

333

296

271

244

262

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ....................... ^ .-.

February

March............................

April ............................ MW__ May................ ..............

June

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water. year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

262

244

.227

210

194

178

164

152

149

154

140

132

126

121

113

108

107

106

102

97

92

91

67

65

60

79

75

72

69

-

Seoondfcct-days

6,167

6,713

3,371

30,953

4,806

3,616

9,500

1,756

726

609

2,039

9,611

2,123

51,439

Mar.

66

64

64

94

156

'147

192

262

306

556

736

660

616

667

560

472

366

342

306

260

253

216

216

244

204

171

166

197

166

140

121

Apr.

112

105

94

R5

78

74

71

66

65

62

59

56

53

52

52

55

54

51

50

46

47

46

45

44

42

41

39

36

36

34

MaxiBUB

368

337

151

366

369

262

660

112

32

31

296

536

112

660

-

May

32

32

30

29

26

26

26

27

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

16

16

16

23

23

21

Minima

29

127

56

12

57

69

64

34

16

15

19

112

45

15

June

21

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

25

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

19

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

15

Mean

199

224

109

64.6

155

132

306

56.5

23.5

20.3

65.6

316

70.8

141

July

19

29

34

32

31

35

30

30

32

37

37

37

40

43

55

63

60

57

52

52

53

56

65

65

90

97

100

100

100

190

296

Aug.

30f SIS324

36f

42f

53f

494

39f

35f

39f

45C

3Sf

414

36f

36f

34f

33?

324

31f

30f

30f

29f

271

244

21f

19f

17f

16]

144

12f

nr

Per square 

 lie

Sept.

112

112

104

96

93

69

69

65

62

60

77

74

72

71

72

71

67

63

60

57

55

53

51

49

46

45

46

48

50

52

-

Runoff in 

inches

Note.- Fragmentary gage-height record Oct. 1 to NOT. 9; discharge computed from partly estimated 

gag£ heights.
328 WACCASASSA RIVER BASIN 

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 290 19', long. 82°46', in sec. 23, T. 13 S., R. IS 

K. , at: bridge on State Highway 24, 0.5 mile southwest of village of Otter Creek and 

about 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 13.35 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 6.18 

reet), from rating curve extended above 620 second-feet; no flow May 11 to June 10, 

June 18 to July 1; minimum gage height, 0.64 foot May 28.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 12, 1948; no flow for several periods 

each year; minimum gage height observed, 0.00 foot June 9, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

3.1 27 4.0 100 1.1 0 1.8 3.8 3.2 43 4.6 247

3.3 38 4.1 123 1.3 .4 1.9 4.9 3.5 59 4.7 294

3.7 64 5.4 542 1.4 .8 2.0 6.3 3.8 80 4.9 426

3.9 84 1.5 1.4 2.2 9.9 3.9 90 6.2 1,350

1.6 2.1 2.4 14 4.1 119

1.7 2.9 2.7 23 4.3 163

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

82

65

55

46

40

36

40

37

32

30

36

38

33

82

444

g526

g493

a420

a360

a310

a300

a285

g282

g259

a255

a250

a235

a220

a205

h!94

Nov.

alBO

alBO

a!60

a!45

a!35

a!22

allO

h!26

a!40

162

207

304

301

275

246

223

194

168

162

146

129

116

105

95

84

77

69

64

59

56

-

Month

Dec.

52

49

46

43

40

37

35

32

30

29

28

28

36

50

54

75

75

69

67

65

70

75

73

68

65

61

58

55

53

52

50

Jan.

49

49

45

42

39

36

34

33

31

30

28

28

30

36

37

36

35

42

42

101

321

3 OS

275

412

405

363

324

285

249

217

246

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

239

214

197

178

149

129

114

97

97

116

97

83

76

71

65

60

60

59

56

53

50

49

47

44

42

40

37

35

33

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,806

4,540

1,620

20,744.2

4,209

2,587

10,543

847.3

10.5

2.2

1,240.4

9 1 607

930

41,942.4

Mar.

32

30

30

67

123

123

189

378

433

781

1,210

1,320

1,140

852

632

476

357

271

229

192

163

137

137

176

168

141

131

203

181

135

106

Apr.

88

77

67

59

52

48

44

41

38

34

31

27

24

22

20

21

22

21

19

16

13

12

10

9.0

7.7

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.1

3.3

-

Maximum

526

304

75

526

412

239

1,320

BB

2 5

.6

392

731

63

1,320

May

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

30

56

28

0

28

33

30

3.3

0

0

.1

56

10

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.2

.3

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Mean

187

151

52.3

56.8

136

89.2

340

28.2

.34

.07

40.0

310

31.0

115

July

0.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.Z

1.3

3.1

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.8

8.4

11

13

14

15

22

31

64

96

77

60

53

50

73

238

392

Aug.

433

378

326

426

575

731

710

639

518

497

518

454

433

319

247

225

238

235

211

189

173

179

176

163

139

114

94

76

71

64

56

Sept.

58

63

60

54

49

46

42

39

37

35

34

33

31

30

33

34

31

27

24

21

19

17

15

14

13

11

10

14

17

19

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in 

stage, weather records and records for Waccasassa River near Otter Creek, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 329

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°41', long. 82°34', at Southern Railway bridge at Fargo, 

Clinch County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanoochee Creek and 12 miles downstream from 

Mlxons Perry dam site. Datum of gage Is 91.90 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 925 square miles (watershed in Okefenokee swamp is indeterminate).

Records available.- January 1981 to September 1983 (gage heights only), January 1987 to 

December 1931, April 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1927-31, 1937-48), 1,270 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Oct. 28, 29 (gage height, 

19.6 reet); minimum, 192 second-feet June 16, 17.

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 12,700 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929; 

maximum gage height, 19.6 feet Oct. 3, 1929, Oct. 28, 29, 1947; no flow at tines in 

1931, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater, which are fair. Gate read 

twice daily. Some water diverted by pumping from pool at gage for railroad u-3e.

Revisions.- W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

192

280

408

720

8.5

9.5

10.0

11.0

1,O20 

1,290 

1,590 

2.39O

12.0

14.0

18.0

19.6

3.37O

5,600

9.4OO

1O,8OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6,000 

5,800 

5.7OO 

5,500 

5,180

4,960 

4,960 

4,850 

4,85O 

4,740

4,630 

4,630 

4,520 

4,52O 

4,630

5.8OO 

6,9OO 

7,780 

8,140 

8,320

8,41O 

8.5OO 

8,500 

8,950 

9,940

10,300 

10, 7OO 

10.800 

10,8OO 

10,700 

1O,500

Nor.

10,300 

10,100 

10,000 

9,94O 

9,670

9,490 

9,220 

9,040 

8,770 

8,500

8,320 

8,320 

8,230 

8.23O 

8,140

7,96O 

7,870 

7,690 

7,600 

7,600

7,400 

7,300 

7,1OO 

7,OOO 

6,800

6,700 

6,5OO 

6,400 

6,000 

5,8OO

Dec.

5,600 

5,290 

4,960 

4.74O 

4,520

4,190 

3,950 

3,590 

3,370 

3,150

3,150 

3,260 

3,480 

3,830 

4,190

4,63O 

4,960 

4,950 

5.O70 

5,180

5,290 

5,400 

5,6OO 

5,800 

5,800

5,700 

5.6OO 

5,400 

5,29O 

5,180 

4,950

Jan.

4,740 

4,740 

4,41O 

4,O7O 

3,830

3,710 

3,590 

3.48O 

3.37O 

3,150

3,050 

2.95O 

2,750 

2,750 

2,660

2,570 

2.48O 

2,480 

2,39O 

2,390

2,570 

2,570 

2,570 

2,570 

2,57O

3,570 

2,57O 

2,660 

2.75O 

2,750 

2,850

Month

Goto 

Nora 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

at ...........................

sober ........................

tor year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2.95O 

3,050 

3,050 

2.95O 

2,950

2,950 

2,950 

2.95O 

2,950 

2,850

2,850 

2.75O 

2,750 

2,66O 

2,660

2,660 

2,570 

2,57O 

2.39O 

2,390

2,310 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230

2,150 

2, ISO 

2,070 

2,O7O

Seoondfoot-days

220,510 

241,990 

146,090

y

977,515

94,560 

75,520 

157,490 

181,030 

29,994 

11,723 

36,635 

56,920 

32,875

1,285,337

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Oc

ft.; Mar. 16-17,7,600 see. -ft.; Apr. 4-5, 9, 

2, ISO sec. -ft. Aug. 20-24, 2,070 sec. -ft. 

c Backwater from Suwanooehee Creek.

Mar.

2,07O 

1,990 

1,990 

2,070 

2,230

2,310 

2,390 

2,570 

2,750 

4,190

5,180 

6,OOO 

6.7OO 

7,1OO 

7,4OO

7,600 

7.6OO 

7,500 

7,300 

7.20O

7,OOO 

6,8OO 

6,600 

6,300 

6,OOO

5,800 

5,500 

5,180 

4,850 

4,520 

C4.800

Apr.

06,600 

08,300 

C9.100 

09,300 

e9,3OO

09,100 

C8.9OO 

e8,7OO 

08,400 

08,000

C7,7OO 

07,400 

e7,OOO 

c6,700 

e6,50O

06,100 

05,900 

05.6OO 

C5.300 

c5,OOO

C4.7OO 

4,410 

4,07O 

3,590 

3,150

2,950 

2,570 

2,390 

2,230 

2.O70

MaxiBUB

10,800 

10,300 

5,800

10,800

4,740 

3,050 

7,600 

9,3OO 

1,910 

635 

1,990 

2,150 

1,220

10,800

May

1,910 

1,75O 

1,590 

1,380 

1.25O

1,140 

1,120 

1,100 

1,O7O 

1,O7O

1,O4O 

1,020 

995 

950 

91O

870 

830 

810 

792 

792

792 

774 

774 

774 

756

7O3 

652 

619 

6O3 

587 

571

MlnimiB

4,520 

5,800 

3,150

258

2,390 

2.O7O 

1,990 

2.O7O 

571 

192 

328 

1,330 

830

192

June

555 

510 

436 

408 

380

354 

328 

304 

280 

280

258 

247 

236 

225 

214

192 

203 

247 

292 

354

394 

450 

495 

525 

525

571 

619 

635 

619 

587

Mean

7,113 

8,066 

4,713

2,678

3,050 

2,604 

5,080 

6,O34 

968 

391 

1,182 

1,836 

1,096

3,512

July

555 

525 

495 

436 

408

367 

341 

328 

341 

480

619 

810 

1,250 

1,590 

1,910

1,990 

1,990 

1,910 

1,75O 

1,75O

1,590 

1,440 

1,330 

1,290 

1,330

1,38O 

1,510 

1,670 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

Aug.

1.7FO 

1,7FO 

l,li:O 

1,930 

2,OTO

2,lfO 

2,1EX> 

2,lfO 

2,070 

2,070

1,9FO 

1,9]0 

1,8^0 

1,670 

1,530

l,4fO 

l,3fO 

1,510 

1,9]0 

l,9fO

2,070 

2,070 

2,O7O 

1.9FO 

1,9]O

1,910

i.ero

l,7fO 

l,5fO 

1,44O 

1.3JO

Per square 

mile

7.69 

8.72 

5.10

2.90

3.30 

2.82 

5.49 

6.52 

1.05 

.423 

1.28 

1.98 

1.18

3.80

Sept.

1,220 

1,2OO 

1,14O 

1,100 

1,100

1,120 

1,140 

1,170 

1,200 

1,200

1.2OO 

1,220 

1,220 

1.22O 

1,220

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1,17O 

1,140

1,120 

1,07O 

995 

950 

91O

870 

850 

830 

830 

850

Runoff in 

inches

8.87 

9.73 

5.88

39.32

3.80 

3.04 

6.33 

7.27 

1.21 

.47 

1.46 

2.28 

1.32

51.68

t. 28-29, 10,8OO see. -ft.; Dee. 25 (10 a.m.) F.9OO see.- 

300 see. -ft.; July 15-17, 1,990 seo.-ft.; Aug. 6-8,
330 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwarmee River- at White Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°20', long. 820 44', in sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 16 E., 

at Bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile southeast of White Springs. Datum of gage is 

48.54 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,990 square miles (watershed in Okefenokee Swamp is Indeterminate). 

Records available.- May 1906 to December 1908, February 1927 to Septenber 1948. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 1,880 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 second-feet Apr. 5, 6; maximum gage 

neignt, 36.65 feet Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 204 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 

3.07 feet).

i9 ?6 " 8 ' 192? - 4 ^ : Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 6, 1948; maximum gage height,

i ?7 ?L£P T - ^'oi 94?Ao?lrillnum di s °harge, 4.8 second-feet Nov. 15, 1931; minimum gage height,

i. .j. f leeu juno &/, moo.

Remarks.- Records excellent. 

Revisions.- W 727: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

3.1 

3.6 

4.5 

7.0

11.e

209

309

536

1,280

2,950

27.8

39.5

32.0

34.4

36.6

9,150

10,800

14,100

19,400

28,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oot.

8,340

8,380

8,340

8,260

8,150

8,000

7,880

7,810

7,690

7,540

7,350

7,160

6,930

6,740

6,360

8,720

11,300

12,600

13,800

15,000

15,600

15,800

15,800

16,300

19,100

28,000

22,900

22,900

23,300

23,300

22,400

NOT.

21,600

20,800

20,400

19,700

19,100

18,600

18,100

17,600

17,100

16,700

16,500

18,800

19,700

19,100

18,100

17,400

16,500

15,800

15,400

15,200

14,800

14; 300

14,100

13,600

13,300

12,900

12,600

12,300

11,900

11,400

-

Month

Dec.

11,100

10,500

10,000

9,520

9,030

8,680

8,300

7,920

7,540

7,240

7,080

7,240

7,160

7,310

7,350

7,730

7,880

7,920

7,960

8,000

8,420

9,360

10,100

10,400

10,500

10,500

10,400

10,200

9,900

9,700

9,360

Jan.

9,090

8,870

8,550

8,260

7,920

7,680

7,240

6,890

6,550

6,170

5,790

5,490

5,220

5,180

4,380

4,540

4,310

4,310

4,230

4,160

4,230

4,230

4,160

4,350

4,460

4,120

4,350

4,640

5,530

5,830

5,940

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoeober .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January . . .

February .........................

Karoh ............ . . .

ft*1....... .....................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,170

'6,210

6,130

6,060

5,980

5,870

5,750

5,640

5,490

5,450

5,340

5,220

5,070

4,920

4,730

4,580

4,390

4,230

4,080

3,890

3,740

3,660

3,740

3,660

3,510

3,400

3,300

3,230

3,120

-

Seoondfoot-days

396, 250

493,400 

274,300

1,732,884

177,120

136,560

319,970

469,470 

45,744

12,917 

46,177

78,720 

40,440

2,491,068

Mar.

3,020

2,950

2,950

3,820

4,540

4,880

5,030

5,600

6,740

9,440

11,000

11,600

12,300

13,000

13,800

14,300

14,500

14,600

14,800

14,600

14,500

14,100

13,600

13,300

12,900

12,500

12,000

11,700

11,200

10,600

10,100

Apr.

10,300

15,800

24, 200

27,600

28,500

28,500

27,200

25,500

23,700

21,600

19,700

18,300

17,100

16,000

15,200

14,300

13,600

13,000

12,400

11,900

11,300

10,700

10,000

9,360

8,830

8,260

7,690

7,010

6,170

5,260

-

HaxlHUB

23,300

21,600 

11,100

23,300

9,090

6,310

14,800

28,500 

4,390

680

2,600

3 440 1)790

28,500

May

4,390

3,590

3,020

2,560

2,250

1,970

1,790

1,690

1,550

1,430

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,240

1,180

1,150

1,090

1,030

970

970

941

941

941

912

883

883

796

738

709

680

Minima

6,740

11,400 

7,080

328

4,120

3,120

2 950

5^260 

680

211

380

1,860

1,060

211

June j

666

622

564

508

455

416

380

356

332

309

298

276

266

256

235

220

211

235

266

298

332

380

508

593

622

651

636

666

680

680

-

July

«94

636

636

593

508

455

404

380

522

6SO

767

912

1,480

2,000

2,280

2,530

2,600

2,490

2,390

2,210

2,070

1,970

1,860

1,860

1,900

1,860

1,760

1,720

1,790

2,110

2,110

Aug.

2,040

1,970

2,000

2,070

2,460

3,370

3,440

3,300

3,160

2,980

2,840

2,810

2,600

2,390

2,210

2,040

2,070

2,350

2,350

2,600

2,740

2,880

2,950

2,840

2,740

2,600

2,490

2,350

2,180

2,040

1,860

«-«- Per.!rre

12,730 6.42

16 t 450 8*27 

8,848 4.45

4,748 2.39

5,714 2.87

4,709 2.37

10,320 5.19

15,650 7.86 

1,476 .742

431 .217

1*490 749

2*539 1*28

1,348 .677

6,806 3.42

Sept.

1,790

1,790

1,620

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,210

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,060

-

Runoff in 

inches

7.41

9.22

5.13

32.39

3.31

2.55

5. 98

8.77 

.85

.24

.86

1.47

.76

46.55

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 sec.-ft.).- Oet, 

ft.; Mar. 19 (6 a.m.) 14,8OO sec.-ft.; Apr. 5, 

Aug. 6 (12 p.m.) 3,470 sec.-ft.

29 (1 a.m.) 23,700 sec.-ft.; Dec. 25, 26, 10,500 sec.- 

6, 28,500 sec.-ft.; July 17 (3:30 a.m.) 2,600 see.-ft.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 331

1 Suwannee River at Ellaville, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23', long. 83°10', in sec. 24, T. IS., R. 11 E., 

aT~ETTaville, 200 feet upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 200 feet downstream from Withlacoochee River, and a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge en U. S. 

Highway 90. Datum of gage is 27.82 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,580 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 21 years, 6,748 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 95,300 second-feet Apr. 7, 8 (gage height, 40.88 

reet, from floodmarks); minimum, 3,440 second-feet July 8, 9; minimum gage height, 

4.30 feet July 9.

1927-48: Maximum discharge, that 01 Apr. 7, 8, 1P48; minimum, 970 second-fe°t 

Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.05 feet June 30, 1935, Dec. 13, 14, 

24, 25, 1943."

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions.- W 727: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7

10.8 9,900

19.0 19,100

24.0 25,700

29.0 34,200

31.0 41,500

35.0 61,9OO

40.8 94,700

Apr. 8 to Sept. 3O

4.3 3,440

6.2 5,280

9.0 7,690

19.0 19,100

Note.- Same as precedlng table above 19.O 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947<to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

11 

1

31

Oct.

9,900 

1O,1OO 

10,300 

10,300 

10,400

10,300 

10,200 

10,300 

10,600 

11,100

11,500 

11.6OO 

11,600 

11,500 

11,400

12,500 

15,100 

17,900 

19,900 

21,300

22,700 

22,900 

24,300 

24,900 

25,200

25,900 

87,100 

28,800 

30,400 

31,500 

32,100

Nov.

32,100 

31,900 

31,500 

31,500 

31,900

32,300 

32,500 

32,900 

32,900 

32,900

33,100 

33,800 

34 ,-200 

35,600 

37,000

37,700 

38,100 

38,500 

39,300 

39,300

39,300 

39,800 

39,800 

39,300 

38,900

38,100 

37,300 

36,300 

35,300 

34,500

Dec.

33,800 

32,900 

32,100 

31,400 

30,700

29,800 

29,000 

27,700 

26,600 

25,500

24,600 

24,200 

23,900 

23,900 

24,100

24,300 

25,100 

26,300 

27,900 

29,600

31,500 

34,000 

36,600 

38,500 

38,900

38,900 

37,700 

36,600 

35,300 

34,200 

32,900

Jan.

31,900 

30,700 

29,500 

28,200 

26,800

25,500 

24,200 

23,100 

22,000 

20,900

20,000 

19,100 

18,500 

18,800 

17,800

17,400 

16,900 

16,500 

16,300 

16,300

16,200 

16,200 

16,100 

16,000 

15,800

15,700 

15,600 

15,800 

16,200 

18,800 

17,100

Momta

09to 

WVft

bep

December ..'..............::......

Palemdap year 1947 

aou* 

«»r 

are 

BFi ironi 

Nft

............

vary

i,. .;;:;;;;;.. ..... .;....:;:, i , . ... . , . , * - ....... ... - ...

ember. .. ....'.......'.........'.

later yea? 1947-48 ............

Feb.

17,600 

17,900 

18,200 

18,200 

18,200

18,200 

18,100 

17,900 

17,800 

17,500

17,200 

17,000 

16,800 

16,400 

16 ,.100

15,800 

15,700 

15,600 

15,600 

15,500

15,400 

15,100 

14,800 

14,600 

14,300

14,000 

13,600 

13,300 

12,900

Seoondfoot-days

543,600 

1,067,600 

948,500

4.266.87C

617, 30C 

469, 30e 

1,017,460 

1,595,300 

322.87C 

136,230 

141,940 

212,610 

141,320

7,213,970

Mar.

12,700 

12,500 

12,300 

12,700 

13,700

14,700 

15,600 

16,800 

18,400 

21,200

24,200 

27,000 

29,800 

32,900 

39,300

45,600 

49,000 

51,100 

51,600 

51,600

51,100 

49,500 

48,000 

46,100 

43,800

41,900 

39,800 

38,100 

36,600 

35,300 

34,500

Apr.

36,000 

41,900 

43,000 

56,300 

574,200

587,800 

594,200 

594,700 

591,300 

585,600

g80,500 

574,200 

g 68, 600 

B63.600 

558,500

J53,700 

50,000 

46,100 

43,300 

40,600

38,100 

36,300 

34,500 

33,100 

31,700

30,300 

28,500 

26,600 

24,600 

22,500

NaxiKup

> 32,100 

> 39,800 

> 38,900

) 39,800

> 31,900 

> 18,200 

) 51,600 

) 94,700 

) 20,700 

) 5,770 

) 5,530 

8,000 

> 5,930

) 94,700

May

20,700 

19,000 

17,500 

16,200 

15,000

14,000 

13,300 

12,800 

12,100 

11,700

11,200 

10,900 

10,500 

10,200 

9,880

9,650 

9,320 

8,880 

8,440 

8,110

7,690 

g7,480 

g7,180 

g6,990 

g6,810

6,570 

6,410 

6,250 

6,170 

6,010 

5,930

Minimum

9,900 

31,500 

23,900

2,080

15,600 

12,900 

12,300 

22,500 

5,930 

3,980 

3,440 

5,110 

3,980

3,440

June

5,770 

5,690 

5,530 

5,440 

5,280

5,190 

5,110 

5,020 

4,930 

4,750

4,660 

4,560 

4,470 

4,470 

4,370

4,270 

4,180 

4,080 

3,980 

3,980

3,980 

4,080 

3,980 

4,080 

4,180

4,180 

4,080 

3,980 

3,980 

3,980

Mean

17,540 

35,590 

30,600

11,690

19,910 

16,180 

32,820 

53,180 

10,420 

4,541 

4,579 

6,858 

4,711

19,710

July

3,880 

3,980 

3,880 

3,77O 

3,670

3,670 

3,560 

3,440 

3,440 

5,560

. 3,770 

3,880 

3,980 

4,370 

4,660

4,930 

5,280 

5,440 

5,530 

5,530

5,530 

5,440 

5,280 

5,280 

5,280

5,280 

5,110 

5,110 

5,110

5,119 

6,190

Aug.

5,190 

5,110 

5,110 

5,190 

5,440

5,930 

6,490 

6,730 

7,080 

7,380

7,580 

7,690 

7,580 

7,380 

6.99C

6,810 

6,810 

7,080 

7,2'BC 

7,280

7,48C 

7,48C 

7,690 

7.90C 

8.00C

7.90C 

7,48C 

7,08C

e, air

6.49C 

6,17C

Per square 

 lit

2.67 

5.41 

4.65

1.78

3.03 

2.46 

4.99 

8.08 

1.58 

.690 

i696 

1.04 

.716

3. 00.

Sept.

5,930 

5,770 

5,690 

5,440 

5,360

5,280 

5,190 

5,110 

5,020 

4,930

4,930 

4,930 

4,930 

4,840 

4,750

4,660 

4,560 

4,470 

4,370 

4,370

4,270 

4,180 

4,180 

4,080 

3,980

4,080 

3,980 

3,980 

3,980 

4,080

Rurtatt la 

inches

3.07 

6.03 

5.36

24.11

3.49 

2.65 

5.75 

9.02 

1.82 

.77 

.80 

1.20 

.80

*Q,76

Apr. i, 8, 95,3OO sec. -ft.; Aug. zS (S a.m.) 8,000 sec. -ft. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
332 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°57 I , long. 82°56', in sec. 17 or 20, T. 6 S., R. 

14 E., at bridge on State Highway 20 at Branford, 10? miles upstream from Santa Fe 

River. Datum of gage is 4.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,090 square miles.

Records available.- Jifly 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 6,664 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 83,900 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 

34.UY feet); minimum, 5,720 second-feet July 8-10; minimum gage height, 9.75 feet 

July 9.

1931-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 11, 1948; minimum, 1,610 secondfeet Dec. 12-21, 24, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.27 feet Dec. 17, 18, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 11, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-4S (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3O)

Oct. 1 to Hov. 25 Hov. 26 to Sept. 30

14.4

18.0

24.0

11,6fip 

16,200

25,400

26.4

27.0

30,600 

32,50O 13.2

16.2

5,720

8.36O

11,800

19.4 

25.» 

28.2

16, 6O"> 

29,000 

36,800

30.4

32.0

34.0

47,800

61,100

82,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,800

11,800

11,800 ii.aoo

11,800

11,700

11,700

11,600

11,600

11,700

11,900

12,100

12,200

12,200

12,50O

12.7OO

13.4OO

14,300

16,000

17.3OO

18,5OO

19.5OO

20,200

21.00O

21,400

21,700

22.2OO

22,700

23,300

24,200

24,700

Nov.

25,40O

26,100

26.3OO

26,400

26.4OO

26,600

26,800

27.20O

27,200

27,400

27,80O

28,200

28,50O

28,700

29.2OO

29,500

3O,OOO

3O.60O

31,200

31,200

31,800

31,800

32,100

32,500

32,5OO

32,5OO

32,100

32,100

31,800

31,500

-

Dec.

31,200

3O,9OO

3O.6OO

30,30O

29,800

29,500

29,OOO

28,200

27,800

27,200

26,8OO

26,200

25,600

25,200

25.0OO

24,800

24,800

24,800

25,000

25,4OO

26.2OO

26,800

27,600

28,200

29,20O

30,OOO

30,600

31.2OO

31.5OO

31,500

31 , 200

Jan.

31,200

3O.6OO

30,000

29.20O

28,500

27,800

27.OOO

26,2OO

25,200

24,400

23;aoo

22,700

22,100

21,30O

2O.6OO

20,OOO

19.50O

18,900

18,400

18,200

18,000

17,700

17,500

17,500

17,300

17.OOO

17,000

17,000

17.2OO

17.3OO

17,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

18,000

18,200

18,600

18,800

18,800

18,900

18,900

18,800 ia,aoo

18,800

18,400

18,200

18,OOO

17,900

17,500

17,300

17,200

17.OOO

16,800

16,600

16.5OO

16,500

16,100

15,800

15,600

15,300

15,200

14,800

14,500

-

Secondfoe t-days

491, 30C

881, 40(

872, 10(

4-,2OS,48(

676, 80C

501 ,80'

834, 40C

1.471.20C

454, 96C

209, 50C

193, 44C

264 ,11'

198, 28C

7,049,29C

Mar.

14.2OO

13,900

13.60O

13,700

13,900

14,300

15,000

15,600

17 , 2OO

18,900

20,400

22.1OO

24.OOO

25,2OO

27,OOO

38.2OO

SO.OOO

32,100

33,800

35,600

36,8OO

37,6OO

38,100

38,500

38,100

37,600

37,200

36,8OO

35.6OO

34 , 9OO

34,500

Apr.

34.1OO

34.5OO

34.5OO

35 , 6OO

37,600

4O,8OO

47,800

59.OOO

70,700

79,500

82 , 800

8O,6OO

77,3OO

75,100

71,8OO

61,100

56.OOO

51,100

47.8OO

44,300

42,300

39.80O

38,1OO

36,800

35,300

34,100

32.8OO

31.50O

30,000

28,500

Maximum

) 24,70O

) 32,5OO

) 31,500

) 32.5OO

) 31,200

1 18,9OO

) 38,500

) 27^200

) 8,560

1 6 , 800

) sjoao

) 82,800

May

27,200

25,800

24,200

22 , 80O

21,300

2O.2OO

18,900

18.0OO

17,200

16,300

15,600

15.OOO

14,500

14,000

13,600

13,100

12,800

12,4OO

12,000

11,500

11,300

1O.9OO

1O,6OO

10,300

1O.OOO

9,820

9,490

9,270

9.16O

8,960

8,760

MinimiB

11,600

25,400

24,800

3.58O

17,000

14.50O

13,600

8^760

6,140

5,720

6,65O

5,790

5,720

June

8,560

8,360

8,170

8,080

7.9OO

7,720

7,640

7,480

7,400

7,320

7,250

7,100

7,020

6.95O

6,870

6,720

6,650

6.57O

6,500

6,430

6,430

6,350

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,350

6,280

6,210

6,210

6,140

-

Mean

15.85C

29.38C

28.13C

11.53C

21 t 83C

17.30C

49JO4C

14,68C

6 , 24C

8,52C

6,6O9

19.26C

July

6,070

6.O7O

6.OOO

5.93O

5,790

5,860

5,790

5,720

5,720

5,720

5,79O

5,790

5,790

5,860

6,070

6,210

6,350

6.57O

6.65O

6,720

6.8OO

6,720

6,72O

6,720

6,650

6,650

6,57O

6.5OO

6.5OO

6.57O

6,570

Aug.

6,650

6.65O

6,720

6.8OO

7,020

7,250

7,560

7,900

8,260

8,660

8,96O

9,270

9,380

9,380

9,270

9,160

9,060

9.O6O

9,160

9,160

9,160

9,160

9,160

9,160

9,270

9.27O

9,160

8,960

8,760

8,46O

8.26O

Per square 

mile

2.24

4.14

3.97

1.63

3 08

2^44

3 *8O

6 92

z'.oi

. 984

. 88O

1.20

.932

Z.72

Sept.

8,080

7,810

7.64O

7,480

7,400

7,250

7,100

7,020

6,950

6,870

6,720

6,720

6,72O

6,65O

6,650

6,570

6.43O

6,430

6,280

6,210

6,140

6,070

6.O7O

6,OOO

5.86O

5,86O

5,860

5,860

5.79O

5,790

-

Runoff in 

inches

2 .58

4.62

4.57

22. 06

3.55

2 . 63

4 .38

7.72

2 39 i!io

1.01

1 39

1.04

36.98
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 333

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°48', long. 82°55', In sec. 16 or 17, T. 8 S., 

H. 14 fi., at Rock Bluff Ferry, 4| miles northwest of Bell and 10 miles downstream from 

Santa Fe River. Datum of gage is 2.75 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 9,260 square miles.

Hecoras available.- June 1932 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 9,274 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 82,300 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 27.43 

feet); minimum, 8,880 second-feet about July 10 (gage height, 7.57 feet, from recorded 

range in stage).

1932-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 13, 1948; minimum, 2,790 second-feet 

Dec. 17, 18, 1943 (gage height, 1.03 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

KevisiorTs (water years).- W 822: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26

11.2 14,400

13.6 18,800

17.0 29,000

19.5 38,400

Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

7.6 8,880

10.4 12,400

13.6 17,500

17.8 30,600

20.2 42,200

27.4 82,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,100

14,900

14,800

14,600

14,600

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,600

14,800

14,800

14,900

15 , 400

15,700

16,400

17,300

18,500

19,800

21,200

22,700

23,600

24,500

24,800

25,400

25,800

26,700

27,400

28,000

Nov.

29,OOO

29,700

30,400

30,400

30,700

31,000

31,000

31,700

31,700

31,700

32,000

32,700

33,000

33,000

33,700

34,000

34,700

35,100

35,900

36,400

36,900

37,400

37 , 900

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

37,900

-

Dec.

37,900

37,400

36,900

36,400

35,900

35,400

34,500

34,100

33,600

33,200

32,300

31,400

31,000

30,200

29,800

29,500

29,100

28,700

28,700

28,700

29,500

29,800

30,600

31,400

32,300

33,600

34,500

35,400

35,900

36,400

36 , 900

Month

Jan.

36,900

36,900

36,400

35,900

35,000

34,100

32,700

31,900

30,600

29,800

28,700

27,800

27,100

26,500

25,600

24,700

24,100

23,800

23,200

22,500

22,200

21 , 900

21 , 600

21,600

21,300

21,000

21,000

21,000

21,000

21,000

21,300

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

21,600

21,600

21,900

22,200

22,200

22,500

22,500

22,500

22,900

22,900

22,500

22,200

22,200

21,900

21,600

21,600

21,300

21,000

21,000

20,700

20,400

20,400

20,100

19,800

19,500

19,200

18,900

18,600

18,300

_

-

Second 

foot-days

575,100

1,028,300

1,021,000

5,162,620

829,100

614,000

1,035,200

1,783,000

621,400

322 11O

292^700

4O2 , 1OO

312,750

8,836,760

Mar.

18 , 000

17,800

17,500

17,500

17,500

17,500

18,000

18,600

20,100

21,900

23,800

25 , 600

27,800

30,200

32,700

35,000

36,900

38,400

40,600

42,800

44,500

45,600

47,200

47,800

48,400

48,400

48,400

48,400

47,200

46,100

45,000

Apr.

44,500

45,000

44,500

45,000

46,100

48,900

53,400

60,000

67,200

g73,900

g78,900

g81,700

82,300

81,100

79,500

77,200

74,500

71,100

67,800

64,500

61,700

58,400

55,600

52,800

50,600

47,800

45,600

43,400

41,100

38,900

-

Maximum

28,000

38,400

37,900

38,400

36 , 900

22 9oO

48 ',400

82,300

36,400

13,000

10,200

14,200

12,500

82,300

May

36,400

34,100

31,900

29,800

28,100

26,500

25,300

24,100

22 , 900

21,900

21,000

20,400

19,500

18 , 900

18 , 300

17,800

17,200

16,800

16,400

16,100

15,700

15,400

15,100

14,800

14,500

14,300

14,000

13,700

13,600

13,600

13,300

Minimum

14,400

29,000

28,700

5,850

21,000

18,300

17,500

38 90O

13^300

9,430

loiooo

9,210

8,880

June

13,000

12,800

12,500

12,200

12,100

11,800

11,700

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,100

11,000

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,400

10,400

10,200

10,100

10,000

9,880

9,760

9,760

9,650

9,650

9,650

9,650

9,540

9,540

9,430

-

Mean

18.55C

34.28C

32.94C

14, 11C

26 1 75*

21,17(

33,39(

59 43'

20yO5i

10,74(

9,44!

12.97C

10.42C

24.14C

July

9,320

9,320

a9,260

a9,210

a9,150

a9,100

a9,040

a8, 990

aS, 930

a8,880

a8,940

f8,990

a9,000

a9,000

a9,010

a9,050

a9,200

a9,350

a9,600

a9,800

110,000

110,100

110,200

10,100

"10,000

a9,960

a9,920

a9,880

a9,840

a9,800

a9,760

Aug.

alO.OOO

alO,2oO

alO,400

alO,700

10,900

11 , 400

11,700

12,100

12,500

13,000

13 , 60C

13,900

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,000

14,000

13,900

13,90C

13,900

13,900

13,700

13,70C

13,700

13,700

13,700

13.60C

13,300

13,100

12,800

Per square 

mile

) 2.00

) 3.70

) 3.56

) 1.52

3 2.89

i g .29

3 .61

6 .42

) 2.17

) 1.16

1.02

) 1.40

) 1.13

2.61

Sept.

12,500

12,400

12,100

11,800

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,000

10,900

10,700

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,400

10,200

10,100

10,000

9,880

9,760

9,650

9,540

9,540

9,320

9,210

9,210

9,320

9,210

9,210

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.31

4.13

4.10

20.72

3.33

2.47

4.16

7.16

2.50

1.29

i!ei

1.26

35.50

Peak diIscharge (base, 

. 13-16, 14,200

12,000 sec.-ft.).- Nov. 24-29, 58,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 13 (8 a.m.) 82,300 sec.-

ft.; Aug. 13-16, 14,200 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Branford. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings.
334 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3I°23 I , long. 83°IO', at bridge on State Highway- 50, 

i! miles east of Alapaha, Berrlen County, and 6 miles upstream from Wlllacoochee River. 

Datum of gage Is 209.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 644 square miles.

Records availably.- April 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- II years, 533 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 16.8 

reet); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Sept. 27.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1948; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot 

Nov. 11-17, 21, 22, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 872: 1937. W 1002: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 30}

.9 

1.4 

2.0

7.0

9.5

19

40

73

2.8 

4.5 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

130

268

372

430

590

S.O

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

S3O 

1,170 

1,660 

1,980 

2,400

12.0 3.52O

13.0 4,980

15.0 8-620

16.7 12,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

444 

361 

297 

269 

241

224 

317 

536 

520 

406

418 

504 

520 

444 

394

728 

1,300 

1,210 

950 

830

735 

655 

536 

590 

655

554. 

520 

536 

536 

488 

430

Nov.

448 

1,090 

1,500 

2,400 

3,280

3,400 

3,520 

3,520 

3,280 

2,920

2,800 

3,520 

3,520 

4,220 

4,500

4,220 

4,080 

4,080 

4,220 

3,940

3,940 

4,080 

4,080 

4,080 

4,080

4,220 

4,500 

4,980 

5,300 

5,140

Dec.

4,660 

3,940 

3,280 

2,700 

2,220

1,900 

1,660 

1,450 

1,300 

1,350

1,780 

3,520 

6,160 

8,020 

8,020

7,830 

7,260 

6,700 

5,980 

5,300

4,660 

4,220 

3,660 

3,160 

2,800

2,500 

2,220 

1,980 

1,840 

1,780 

1,660

Jan.

1,550 

1,500 

1,400 

1,350 

1,300

1,350 

1,550 

1,550 

1,450 

1,300

1,170 

1,010 

980 

1,010 

950

890 

830 

890 

890 

950

1,090 

1,250 

1,400 

1,500 

1,600

1,600 

1,720 

1,840 

1,900 

1,980 

2,060

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary

iinnr r^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

8t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,060 

2,O6O 

1,980 

1,840 

1,720

1,600 

1,550 

1,450 

1,450 

1,500

1,450 

1,400 

1,350 

1,400 

1,450

1,550 

1,720 

1,840 

1,78Q 

1,660

1,550 

1,450 

1,350 

1,300 

1,350

1,450 

1,550 

1,660 

1,720

Ssoondfoot-days

17,138 

108,858 

115,510.]

426,655.]

41,810 

46,190 

103,540 

110,391 

5,358 

3,692 

6,555 

8,457 

1,108.2

568,607.2

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Noi

Jan. 51 (11 p.m.; 2,140 sec. -ft.; Mar. 12, 6

Mar.

1,720 

1,600 

1,660 

2,060 

2,220

2,800 

3,160 

3,280 

3,800 

5,140

5,800 

6,340 

5,980 

5,800 

5,460

4,660 

3,940 

3,280 

3,280 

3,800

3,800 

3,520 

3,040 

2,800 

2,400

2,300 

2,400 

2,220 

1,900 

1,720 

1,660

Apr.

5,740 

9,020 

12,000 

12,400 

11,200

9,880 

8,020 

6,160 

4,360 

3,280

2,600 

2,300 

2,060 

1,980 

2,220

2,400 

2,220 

1,980 

1,780 

1,550

1,350 

1,130 

950 

805 

705

590 

520 

458 

394 

339

Maximum

1,300 

5,300 

L 8,020

L 8,020

2,060 

2,060 

6,340 

12,400 

339 

297 

504 

520 

89

12,400

May

297 

259 

224 

200 

180

165 

233 

224 

200 

196

208 

233 

317 

339 

307

259 

216 

184 

149 

122

100 

82 

69 

59 

52

52 

44 

47 

75 

82 

184

Minimum

224 

448 

1,300

11.3

830 

1,300 

1,600 

339 

44 

32 

52 

66 

9.2

9.2

June

224 

2S7 

297 

259 

259

259 

216 

176 

138 

104

80 

64 

52 

40 

32

35 

42 

67 

102 

180

134 

96 

90 

86 

78

67 

64 

57 

50 

57

Mean

553 

3,629 

3,726

1,169

1,349 

1,593 

3,340 

3,680 

173 

123 

211 

273 

36.9

1,554

July

61 

52 

73 

107 

118

111 

S4 

85 

145 

111

86 

238 

394 

430 

458

383 

307 

287 

430 

504

430 

328 

241 

188 

157

134 

126 

115 

96 

104 

172

Aug.

208 

172 

184 

200 

297

458 

472 

394 

339 

277

216 

188 

176 

192 

287

372 

361 

43O 

520 

444

418 

383 

287 

208 

200

196 

172 

142 

111 

87 

66

Per square 

mile

0.859 

5.64 

5.79

1.82

2.09 

2.47 

5.19 

5.71 

.269 

.191 

.328 

.424 

.057

2.41

Sept.

53 

45 

45 

41 

36

41 

58 

89 

87 

64

52 

55 

57 

51 

44

36 

30 

27 

24 

22

20 

19 

18 

16 

14

11 

9.2 

11 

13 

20

Runoff In 

inohes

0.99 

6.29 

6.68

24.66

2.41 

2.66 

5.98 

6.37 

.31 

.21 

.38 

.49 

.06

32.83

i. 29, 5,300 sec. -ft.; Dec. 14 (2 p.m.) 8,220 sec. -ft.; 

340 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (1 a.m.) 12,700 sec. -ft.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 335

Alapaha River at Statevllle, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30"40', long. 83°01', at bridge on State Highway 94, a quarter 

 of a mile west of Statenvllle, Echols County. Datum of gage Is 76.77 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Drainage area.- 1,400 square miles.

Records available.- January to June 1921, December 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1932-48), 1,025 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,300 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 29.8 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 131 second-feet Jily 4-6. 

1921, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1948; minimum observed, 17 second-feet Dec. 21, 28-31, 1931.

Flood of Apr. 30 or May 1, 1928, reached a stage of 28.5 feet (discharge, 18,400 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. 

Revisions (water years).- W 822: 1936, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to Sept. 30)

1.8 131

2.6 265

3.4 424

6.0 1,030

12.0 2,650

20.0 5,150

24.0 6,600

25.0 7,650

26.0 9,400

27.0 12,000

28.0 15,900

29.0 21,400

29.7 26,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,420

1,340

1,290

1,240

982

646

862

1,260

1,470

1,960

2,170

2,090

2,040

2,040

2,590

4,390

6,280

7,500

7,800

7,350

6,780

6,360

5,540

5,150

5,990

6,280

6,160

5,570

4,520

3,490

2,830

Mov.

2,430

2,860

3,580

4,030

4,330

4,450

4,390

4,360

4,390

4,560

4,840

5,820

6,130

6,360

6,560

6,710

6,780

6,860

7,050

7,350

,650

,800

,800

,650

,050

6,860

6,650

6,600

6,360

6,280

-

Dec.

6,060

5,990

5,850

5,780

5,740

5,710

5,680

5,570

5,500

5,080

4,660

4,180

4,150

4,210

4,420

4,660

5,400

7,650

13,400

13,000

13,000

12,000

10,200

10,200

9,800

9,200

8,250

7,500

6,520

6,360

6,100

Jan.

5,010

4,360

4,120

3,610

3,280

2,770

2,770

2,590

2,260

2,200

2,010

1,930

2,150

2,370

2,260

1,930

2,200

1,980

2,260

2,310

2,400

2,170

2,040

1,980

1,930

1,820

1,980

2,150

2,310

2,510

2,980

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June :............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,040

2,950

2,890

2,890

2,830

2,830

2,890

2,890

2,800

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,590

2,540

8,590

2,650

2,880

2,650

2,540

2,480

2,480

2,510

2,540

2,540

2,480

2,400

2,310

Mar.

2,150

2,090

2,170

2,370

3,250

3,550

4,210

5,010

5,820

6,860

8,250

9,400

10,500

10,800

11,400

18,000

11,400

11,400

10,200

9,400

9,400

8,800

7,950

7,050

6,710

6,360

6,280

6,130

2,20C 5,780

-

-

Secondfoe t-days

115,390

174,540

221,820

821,193

78,640

76,850

217,270

249,830

18,348

6,995

12,701

21,016

7,120

1,200,520

5,570

5,010

Apr.

7,050

8,400

9,400

12,000

21,400

26,500

21,400

17,400

14,600

12,300

11,100

10,000

8,800

8,100

6,950

6,650

5,850

5,290

4,700

4,180

4,060

4,000

3,880

3,520

3,100

2,620

2,060

1,680

1,470

1,370

-

Maximum

7,800

7,800

13,400

13,400

5,010

3,040

12,000

26,500

1,160

340

838

1,210

360

26,500

May

1,160

1,060

910

814

718

814

934

838

694

646

646

622

694

766

766

646

600

600

556

512

446

402

380

340

302

265

265

247

229

247

229

Minima

646

2,430

4,150

60

1,820

2,200

2,090

1,370

229

138

131

321

146

131

June

212

212

229

229

265

340

340

340

321

302

302

265

229

229

195

178

170

170

186

229

265

247

229

229

229

229

170

162

154

138

-

Mean

3,722

5,818

7,155

2,250

2,537

2,650

7,009

8,328

592

233

410

678

237

3,280

July

154

146

146

131

131

138

170

195

195

195

195

229

360

556

670

646

742

838

790

694

646

600

578

556

600

534

446

380

340

340

360

Aug.

S^l

3»1

3*0

390

512

512

600

838

832

838

818

7?0

736

634

554

516

578

646

814

910

8^5 9"*?

1,110

1,210

1,0"0

838

646

4^0

4H3<»0

3*0

Per square 

 lie

2.66

4.16

5.11

1.61

1.81

1.89

5.01

5.95

.423

.166

.293

.484

.169

2.34

Sept.

302

265

247

229

212

204

195

178

162

154

146

146

162

162

162

178

265

360

360

321

283

340

321

302

265

247

229

229

247

247

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.07

4.64

5.89

21.80

2.09

2.04

5.78

6.64

.49

.19

.34

.56

.19

31.92

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 sec.-ft.).- Oct. 19 (6 a.m.) 7,950 sec.-ft.; Nov. 22-23, 7,800 sec.- 

ft.; Dec. 19 (11 p.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 3,190 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16-17, 12,OCO sec.-ft. 

Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 27,300 sec.-ft.
336 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River near Quitman, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°47', long. 83°27', at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 500 

I'eet upstream from Tiger Creek, 800 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile east of Blue Springs, 4 miles upstream from Piscola Creek, 

and 6 miles east of Quitman, Brooks County. Datum of gage is 84.30 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,560 square miles.

Records available.- October 1920 to March 1921, published as Withlacoochee River near 

uusiey; September 1928 to December 1931, published as Withlacoochee River at Blue 

Springs; June 1937 to September 1948 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1937-48), 1,216 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 66,000 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 31.7 

feet, from floodmark); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height 

record.

1920-21, 1928-31, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1948; minimum 

observed, 5.9 second-feet Nov. 11-13, 1940, Nov. 21, 1942.

Flood about Aug. 19, 1928, reached a stage of 31.3 feet, present datum, from floodmark (discharge, 62,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records fair Oct. 1 to Apr. 13, poor thereafter. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).- W 852: 1929(M), drainage area. W 872: 1923(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

568

568

500

376

346

290

262

852

1,420

1,680

1,800

1,640

1,260

1,040

960

2,840

3,880

4,340

4,820

5,300

d5,500

d5,200

dS.100

d5,200

d5,400

d5,300

d5,100

4,770

4,260

3,700

3,130

Nov.

3,920

4,620

4,970

4,820

4,820

5,540

6,540

7.3OO

7,210

6,620

6,010

5,540

5,240

5,420

7,700

9,680

10,200

9,960

9,420

8,930

8,450

7,900

7,700

7,600

7,400

7,210

7,120

6,940

6,620

6,22O

-

Dec.

5,730

5,360

4,870

4,430

3,920

d3 , 500

dS.OOO

d2,400

d2,000

1,950

2,400

3,090

3,670

4,300

4,770

9,680

20,300

19,600

17,100

15,000

12,800

11,100

9,820

8,810

8,010

7,030

6,150

5,420

4,770

4,190

3,740

Jan.

3,340

3,020

2,800

2,590

2,440

2,250

2,100

1,990

1,830

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,680

1,680

dl,700

dl,700

dl,700

dl,900

d2,200

2,520

2,480

2,520

2,550

2,660

2,800

2,950

3,060

3,090

3,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (bsse, 2.7OO sec

Feb.

3,200

3,130

3,090

3,020

3,060

3,060

2,980

2,910

2,700

2,520

2,370

2,290

2,210

2,140

2,210

2,590

2,800

2,980

3,090

d3,100

d2,8OO

d2,600

d2,400

d2 , 300

d2 , 100

1,910

1,720

1,680

1,720

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

87,402

207 , 62C

218,910

818,654

71,470

74,680

270,960

331, 28C

16,673

4,500

10,230

29,450

9,000

1,332,175

Mar.

1,760

1,800

1,910

2,400

2,800

3,340

4,220

6,380

10,100

13, 206

16,000

18,900

21,000

20,000

17,400

16,000

13,400

10,900

9,550

8,570

8,230

d8,000

d7,200

d6 , 700

6,700

6,460

6,150

5,600

5,020

5,120

6,150

Apr.

6,940

1O,60O

26,100

61,000

54,300

34,200

21,000

14,500

11,100

8,930

7,030

5,660

4,520

34,000

34,500

35,000

36,000

37,000

38,000

36,000

a5, 000

a4,OOO

33,500

33,000

32,500

32,OOO

31,500

3l , 3OO

al.100

al.OOO

-

Maximum

5,500

10,200

20,300

20,300

3 34O

3)200

21,OOO

61,000

1,300

61,OOO

May

a9OO

3800

3700

a650

a600

3700

39OO

31,100

31,300

3l,OOO

a850

744

aSOO

31,000

3800

3650

3550

3450

3370

3300

3250

3210

3180

148

124

113

107

107

103

85

82

Minimum

262

3 920

1^950

17

1,680

1,680

1,760

1,000

82

-

_

June

 3150

-

Mean

2 819

6 , 921

7,062

2,243

2,305

2,575

8,741

11,040

538

150

330

950

300

3,640

July

 3330

Aug.

 3950

Per square 

mile

1.81

4.44

4.53

1.44

1.48

1.65

5.60

7 .08

.345

.096

.212

 6O9

.192

2.33

Sept.

. adoo

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.09

4.95

5.22

19.52

1.71

1.78

6.46

7.90

.40

.11

.24

.70

.21

31.77

-ft.).- Oct. 21 (time unknown) 5,6OO sec. -ft.; Nov. 8 (5 p.m.)

3,240 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (10 p.m.) 3,130 sec.-ft.; Msr. 13 (6 p.m.) 21,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 

66,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little River nesr Adel, Ga., 

and Withlacoochee River near Plnetta, Fla.

d Doubtful gsge-helght record; dlschsrge computed as explained In footnote a.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 337

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3Q°36', long. 83°16', on line between sees. 6 and 7, 

mm. , R. 11 E., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile west of Bellville ard 5 miles 

east of Pinetta. Datum of gage is 47.21 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,220 square miles.

Records available.- December 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1,617 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 79'.4CO second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 38.64 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 58,000 second-feet; minimum, 

281 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 7.14 feet).

1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1948; minimum, 86 second-feet Oct. 29, 

30, 1943 (gage height, 6.42 feet).

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 5, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

19. 

26.5

367

460

608

8,200

13,ZOO

32.5

33.8

34.7

35.4

38.2

20,500

23,900

28,700

35,000

73,600

Dischargb, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

714

744

744

678

544

452

439

643

1,340

1,720

1,900

1,840

1,650

1,410

1,280

2,590

4,650

4,970

5,340

5,780

6,030

6,080

5,900

5,680

5,550

5,410

5,620

5,940

6,440

6,280

6,020

Nov.

5,200

4,590

4,850

5,340

5,830

6,510

7,240

7,880

8,400

8,840

9,050

9,260

9,080

8,840

8,960

9,740

10,700

11,900

12,700

13,000

12,900

12,800

12,500

12,100

11,700

11,300

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,200

-

Month

Deb.

9,950

9,450

£6,930

f8,240

7,450

f6,600

5,620

4,590

3,760

3,300

3,570

4,340

4,960

5,400

6,160

7,170

9,220

13,900

19,000

20,700

20,500

19,400

18,100

16,700

15,300

13,800

12,000

11,000

10,100

9,240

8,170

Jan.

7,030

6,120

5,420

4,890

4,440

4,040

3,700

3,420

3,140

2,920

2,810

2,710

2,720

2,930

2,930

2,800

2,750

2,880

3,200

3,390

3,650

3,780

3,720

3,720

3,650

3,720

3,840

4,030

4,220

4,340

4,530

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

Jnly .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,650

4,590

4,470

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,220

4,030

3,780

3,590

3,400

3,220

3,150

3,150

3,280

3,530

3,840

4,090

4,220

4,150

3,970

3,650

3,340

3,090

3,840

2,650

3,530

2,530

-

-

Secondfoot-days

104,378

283,510

316,620

1,115,796

117,440

107,320

387,400

519,460

32,084

11,851

17,162

48,270

17,839

1,963,334

Mar.

2,470

2,470

2,530

3,220

3,780

4,220

4,900

6,090

7,410

10,300

14,200

18,500

21,800

25,200

25,700

23,500

21,600

20,300

19,100

17,900

16,600

15,300

13,400

12,400

11,800

11,400

11,100

10,700

10,200

9,600

9,710

Apr.

13,500

14,900

18,400

48,100

373,600

870,700

50,800

30,800

21,900

18,200

16,000

13,900

11,800

10,400

9,500

8,810

8,580

8,570

8,610

8,740

8,850

8,750

8,350

7,510

6,020

4,450

3,280

2,550

2,110

1,780

-

Maximum

6,440

13,000

20,700

20,700

7,030

4,650

25,700

73,600

1,570

520

972

2,220

879

73,600

May

1,570

1,420

1,350

1,230

1,180

1,160

1,250

1,380

1,340

1,310

1,380

1,410

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,280

1,100

941

818

769

702

654

620

581

539

515

492

487

492

474

Minimum

439

4,590

3,300

168

2,710

2,530

2,470

1,780

474

325

235

565

359

285

June

460

443

431

426

426

418

410

402

394

378

367

359

351

343

340

333

325

333

329

351

443

418

402

520

505

456

410

374

348

351

-

Mean

3,367

9,450

10,210

3,057

3,788

3,701

12,500

17,320

1,035

395

554

1,557

595

5,364

July

367

382

370

333

329

322

299

285

310

402

478

496

520

515

544

818

972

941

818

738

678

654

654

672

631

544

515

534

654

750

637

Aug.

592

565

649

879

l,2ftO

1,470

1,650

1,780

1,970

2,090

2,150

2,030

1,730

1,500

1,310

1,440

1,900

2,150

1,970

1,840

1,840

1,900

2,090

2,220

2,090

1,720

1,410

1,220

1,100

910

775

Per square 

mile

1.52

4.26

4.60

1.38

1.71

1.67

5.63

7.80

.466

.178

.250

.701

.268

2.42

Sept.

672

672

672

603

592

660

660

649

637

666

775

879

879

787

702

614

554

520

482

443

418

394

378

359

414

505

435

515

637

666

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.75

4.75

5.30

18.69

1.97

1.80

6.49

8.70

.54

.20

.29

.81

.30

32.90

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 sec.-ft.).- Nov. 20 (12 m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; Dec. 21 (12:30 a.m.) 

20,900 sec.-rt7; Feb. 1 (6 p.m.; 4,650 sec.-ft.; Har. 15 (4 a.m.) 26,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (about 

9 p.m.) 79,400 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Backwater from Suwannee River Oct. 21 to Dec. 18, Dec. 27 to Jan. 20, Bar. 23 to Apr. 3, 

Apr. 8 to May 5; discharge computed by using gage heights for Suwannee River at Ellaville as a 

factor.
338 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Adel, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°09', long. 83°33', 500 feet downstream from 

Bridge on State Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Georgia & Florida Railroad 

bridge, 5? miles upstream from Bear Creek, 6 miles downstream fronr Warrior Creek, and 

7 miles west of Adel, Cook County. Datum of gage is 171.08 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 547 square miles.

Hecords available.- June 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 21.0 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet on basis of contractedopening determination at gage height 21.0 feet; minimum, 3.9 second-feet July 8.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 1948; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Nov. 25, 

Dec. 13, 14, 1943.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 20.5 feet, from Information by Georgia 

Highway Department (discharge, 33,200 second-feet, from rating curve extended as explained above).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Kevisions (water year).- W 1082: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Oct. 14 to Hov. 1, May 16 to July 14, 

July 24 to Aug. 4, Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, Sept. 12-30)

1.6 3.9 5.1 256 14.5 2,830 18.0 11,800 

1.7 7.0 6.5 460 15.0 3,320 19.0 19,100 

1.9 15 8.5 820 16.0 4,690 20.0 29,100 

2.2 29 11.0 1,400 16.-5 5,780 20.7 3% 400 

2.7 60 13.0 1,980 17.0 7,240 

4.3 173 14.0 2,460 17.5 9,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septentar 194s

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

412 

244 

165 

129 

101

85 

89 

118

H73 

al70

a200 

a300 

a350 

f331 

f296

C460 

780 

740 

630 

666

702 

684 

594 

740

760

594 

508 

476 

444 

412 

404

Mov.

481 

1,580 

1,980 

2,240 

2,060

1,980 

1,850 

1,730 

1,550 

1,300

1,430 

2,830 

3,930 

4,690 

4,870

4,210 

3,550 

2,750 

2,530 

2,600

3,210 

3,670 

3,800 

3,800 

3,800

3,320 

2,920 

3,010 

2,830 

2,530

Dec.

2,190 

1,790 

1,500 

1,250 

1,080

966 

900 

840 

800 

880

1,250 

4,360 

9,600 

12,400 

10,600

8,300 

6,610 

5,530 

4,690 

4,070

3,670 

3,110 

2,530 

2,190 

1,940

1,820 

1,730 

1,640 

1,550 

1,480 

1,380

Jan.

1,300 

1,220 

1,150 

1,100 

1,040

989 

1,040 

1,130 

1,100 

966

840 

740 

740 

900

1,010

1,040 

1,040 

1,010 

989 

1,010

1,180 

1,320 

1,420 

1,580 

1,700

1,760 

1,760 

1,670 

1,520 

1,480 

1,550

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc

&1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

aber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,610 

1,610 

1,640 

1,580 

1,480

1,380 

1,250 

1,080 

989 

989

1,100 

1,350 

1,520 

1,640 

1,790

1,760 

1,580 

1,420 

1,300 

1,130

989 

900 

880 

943 

1,040

1,180 

1,300 

1,320 

1,200

Secondfoot-days

12,757 

83,031 

102,646

344,608.3

37,294 

37,950 

109,119 

140,650 

6,848 

1,108 

3,596.6 

10,966 

2,720

548,685.6

Peak discharse (base, 1,500 see. -ft.).- No

Dec. 14 (1 p.m.) 13,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26-27 

Mar. 11 (10 p.m.) 8,700 see. -ft.; Apr. 2 (7

Mar.

989 

800 

1,010 

2,530 

3,430

4,210 

5,290 

5,530 

6,320 

7,930

8,300 

7,930 

6,920 

5,530 

4,360

3,800 

3,010 

2,670 

2,920 

3,210

3,550 

3,110 

2,460 

2,100 

1,980

1,730 

1,520 

1,450 

1,480 

1,550 

1,500

Apr.

11,300 

35,400 

29,100 

14,500 

7,930

4,870 

3,110 

2,240 

1,850 

1,610

1,670 

1,910 

1,940 

1,820 

2,200

2,930 

2,920 

2,240 

1,S50 

1,580

1,400 

1,130 

966 

684 

558

492 

428 

388 

338 

296

Maxima

780 

4,870 

, 12,400

12,400

1,760 

1,790 

8,300 

35,400 

630 

81 

404 

1,080 

303

35,400

v. 4 (7 a.m. 

, 1,760 sec. 

p.m.) 38,800

May

250 

216 

191 

169 

173

250 

390 

630 

558 

460

476 

524 

594 

460 

268

178 

140 

126 

108 

93

82 

74 

65 

57 

52

47 

42 

41 

42 

40 

52

June

70 

81 

70 

54 

48

42

37 

33 

30 

29

28 

24 

19 

16

13

13 

12 

47 

53 

56

42 

43 

34 

26 

31

37 

36 

30 

28 

26

Minima Mean

85 412 

481 2,768 

800 3,311

7.0 944

740 1,203 

880 1,309 

800 3,520 

296 4,688 

40 221 

12 36.9 

4.2 116 

62 354 

21 90.7

4.2 1,499

July

20 

16 

12 

11 

9.2

7.0 

5.1 

4.2 

5.1

11

14 

25 

46 

,207 

232

191 

178 

173 

206 

345

404 

296 

182 

143 

136

132 

143 

122 

98 

94 

129

Aug.

173 

196 

165 

201 

476

8SO 

780 

388 

324 

352

244 

169 

165 

196 

201

211 

396 

630 

900 

1,080

860 

524 

345 

256 

211

173 

132 

112 

88 

76 

62

Per square 

 Us

0.733 

5.06 

6.05

1.73

2.20 

2.39 

6.44 

8.57 

.404 

.067 

.212 

.647 

.166

2.74

Sept.

53 

46 

45 

56 

57

59 

122 

244 

303 

250

186 

146 

143 

154 

140

104 

91 

79 

71 

61

51 

45 

39 

33 

28

24 

22 

24 

23 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.87 

5.64 

6.98

23.43

2.54 

2.58 

7.42 

9.56 

.47 

.07 

.24 

.75 

.19

37.31

1 2,290 sec. -ft.; Hov. 15, 4,870 sec. -ft.; 

-ft.; Feb. 15 (10 p.m.) 1,850 sec. -ft.; 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 16 (11 a.m.) 4,210 sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 339

Santa Pe River at Worthington, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°55', long. 82 0 26', on line between sees. 32 and 33, 

T. b s., R. 19 E., at bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile south of Worthington 

and three-quarters of a mile downstream from New River. Datum of gage is 42.91 feet 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 16 years (1932-48), 465 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,900 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage 

height, 24.60 feet); minimum observed, 17 second-feet June 30, July 1 (gage height, 

7.72 feet).

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet June 17, 1934; maximum gage height, 

24.94 feet Oct. 21, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 1.3 second-feet Nay 17, June 1, 

1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

7.7 16 13.8 681

7.8 22 14.8 939

8.1 44 15.8 1,350

10.9 285 16.6 1,860

13.0 546 17.6 2,640

20.3 6,150

22.5 10,200

24.0 13,300

24.5 14,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,370

1,580

1,460

1,250

1,050

824

851

879

1,050

1,350

1,300

1,170

1,090

1,010

1,090

2,220

3,750

5,400

5,530

4,890

3,750

2,750

2,140

1,930

2,290

3,750

4,260

4,130

3,500

2,640

2,070

HOY.

1,650

1,400

1,300

1,350

1,460

1,460

1,520

1,650

1,930

2,140

2,140

2,750

3,750

4,000

4,000

2,870

2,290

2,000

2,000

1,580

1,460

1,400

1,300

1,210

1,090

973

879

798

681

624

-

Dec.

374

533

494

468

429

416

404

380

356

368

356

368

404

455

589

851

1,130

1,350

1,350

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,460

1,460

1,210

1,090

939

798

725

624

Jan.

560

507

455

442

416

368

356

332

308

275

275

255

238

275

265

255

255

275

285

308

416

468

560

939

1,460

2,220

2,540

2,540

2,290

1,930

1,650

Month

October

Noveobar

Deoeobar .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ...

February ..........................

March ... .

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July.............................

August ...........................

Septenber ........................

later year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,460

1,520

1,580

1,460

1,300

1,170

1,010

879

824

1,170

1,350

1,580

1,580

1,400

1,210

1,090

908

798

681

606

533

481

494

494

468

4S8

442

416

392

-

Secondfoot-days

73,324

53,655 

24,631

314,463

23 , 718

27,764

99 701

52, 061

1,382

6 487

44,961

13,640

425,693

Mar.

356

368

368

533

1,170

1,860

2,370

2,540

3,240

7,340

13,100

14,700

11,800

8,230

5,820

4,380

3,240

2,450

2,140

1,860

1,580

1,460

1,250

1,170

1,010

879

879 -

851

879

939

939

Apr.

973

1 ,

f

7,

510

930

340

6,150

4,640

3,

2,

1,

240

290

360

1,520

1,210

1, 350

379

725

702

939

1,

1,

1,

550

500

250

1,250

1,130

339

773

>24

533

468

Maxima

5,530

4,000

1,460

14,400

2,540 

1,580

14,700

7,340 

296

103

939

3,240

1,170

14,700

tie

580

544

296

May

296

246

238

229

221

229

238

204

128

137

145

145

154

154

137

137

128

120

108

108

99

82

82

82

74

74

70

66

70

82

86

Minima

824

624

356

27

238

392

356

296

66

18

17

468

196

17

June

86

70

61

57

53

46

43

39

37

36

32

33

34

35

32

33

61

103

90

66

57

46

41

38

35

32

23

26

19

18

Mean

2,365 1 788 '795

862

765

957

3 1 216

1,735 

141

46.1

209

1,450

455

1,163

July

17

30

47

44

39

31

26

21

20

20

20

22

57

112

170

212

221

196

162

145

154

204

212

296

246

275

416

533

661

939

939

Aug.

908

939

351

339

1,520

2,290

3,

3,

2,

240

240

370

2,450

2,140

2,

2,

2,

540

750

L40

1,580

1,250

1,

1,

1,

390

'.10

1,170

1,150

!

JJ9

T3

)T3

908

-

«

E

£

£9ei

>eo

546

4f8

Per square 

 lie

Sept.

416

442

455

442

416

392

429

404

416

442

546

1,050

1,170

908

798

624

574

494

442

404

356

296

221

229

238

212

212

212

204

196

-

Runoff in 

inches
340 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51', long. 82°38', in sec. 2F, T. 7 S., R. 17 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 20, 150 feet upstream from Atlantic Coaft Line Railroad 

bridge and 2 miles northwest of High Springs. Datura of gage is 25.78 feet above mean 

sea level {Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 809 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Mar. 14 {gage height, 15.71 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 767 second-feet July 13-16; minimum gage height, observed, 2.28 feet July 13.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 14, 1948; minimum, 71 second-feet about 

June 27, 1935 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-46 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Backwater from Suwannee River Mar. 15 to May 31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

3.0 1,040 9.0 4,800 2.3 767 

4.0 1,570 11.0 6,880 4.7 1,990 

7.6 3,720 15.7 12,700 8.5 4,360

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,080 

4,210 

3,590 

3,140 

2,760

2,490 

2,320 

2,100 

1,990 

1,930

1,930 

1,930 

1,870 

1,810 

1,870

1,990 

2,210 

2,760 

3,330 

4,000

4,280 

4,280 

4,070 

3,790 

3,520

3,400 

3,590 

4,000 

4,210 

4,280 

4,140

Nov.

3,860 

3,590 

3,260 

3,000 

2,820

2,710 

2,660 

2,660 

2,610 

2,610

2,660 

2,760 

2,880 

3,260 

3,720

4,000 

4,000 

3,860 

3,720 

3,460

3,260 

3,140 

3,070 

2,940 

2,820

2,760 

2,610 

2,490 

2,380 

2,260

Dec.

2,210 

2,100 

2,050 

1,930 

1,870

1,810 

1,690 

1,690 

1,570 

1,570

1,510 

1,480 

1,420 

1,420 

1,480

1,570 

1,630 

1,810 

1,990 

2,050

2,150 

2,150 

2,150 

2,260 

2,320

2,380 

2,380 

2,320 

2,260 

2,150 

2,100

Jan.

2,050 

1,930 

1,810 

1,750 

1,630

1,570 

1,480 

1,420 

1,360 

1,290

1,240 

1,220 

1,190 

1,160 

al,120

al,090 

al,080 

al,070 

al,060 

al,070

al,080 

al,100 

1,160 

1,290 

1,360

1,570 

1,930 

2,210 

2,380 

2,430 

2,430

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

tiary

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,380 

2,320 

2,260 

2,320 

2,320

2,260 

2,210 

2,100 

2,050 

1,930

1,930 

2,050 

2,150 

2,210 

2,150

2,100 

2,050 

1,930 

1,870 

1,750

1,690 

1,570 

1,510 

1,420 

1,390

1,360 

1,340 

1,320 

1,260

Secondfoot-days

96,870 

91,830 

59,470

470,995

46,530 

55,200 

129,840 

108,440 

43,090 

28,981 

25,763 

69,540 

41,140

796,694

Mar.

1,24C 

1.22C 

1.22C 

1,22C 

1.32C

1,51C 

1,870 

2.21C 

2.49C 

3.00C

4.44C 

8,800 

f 12, 100 

f 12, 700 

f 11, 800

f 10, 200 

f7,760 

4,790 

3,970 

f3,650

f3,530 

f3,370 

f3,250 

f3,200 

f3,060

2,880 

2,750 

2,640 

2,550 

2,540 

2,560

Apr.

3,090 

a3,700 

a4,500 

a5, 400 

a6,500

a7,400 

6,840 

6,090 

5,290 

4,630

4,150 

3,800 

3,580 

3,340 

3,140

3,000 

2,810 

2,790 

2,710 

2,690

2,700 

2,660 

2,580 

2,430 

2,340

f2,230 

f2,170 

f2,060 

f 1,940 

1,880

Maximum

5,080 

4,000 

2,380

8,680

2,430 

2,380 

12,700 

7,400 

1,820 

1,140 

1,070 

3,070 

1,710

12,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.}.- Oct. 21 (11 p.m

May

1,820 

1,750 

1,730 

1,660 

1,630

1,610 

1,580 

1,550 

1,510 

1,520

1,490 

1,450 

1,450 

1,410 

1,360

1,360 

1,320 

1,320 

1,270 

1,280

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

1,210 

1,180

1,190 

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,120

Minimum

1,810 

2,260 

1,420

321

1,060 

1,260 

1,220 

1,880 

1,120 

839 

767 

1,120 

1,080

767

June

1,140 

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,060

1,060 

1,040 

1,040 

1,010 

986

986 

986 

a975 

a960 

a950

a940 

936 

936 

936 

936

936 

912 

888 

888 

888

888 

863 

863 

839 

839

Mean

3,125 

3,061 

1,918

1,290

1,501 

1,903 

4,188 

3,615 

1,390 

966 

831 

2,243 

1,371

2,177

July

839 

815 

815 

815 

815

a805 

a800 

aSOO 

a795 

a790

a785 

a780 

h767 

767 

767

767 

791 

791 

815 

791

815 

815 

815 

839 

839

a860 

a890 

a930 

a970 

al.010 

al,070

Au6 .

al,130 

al,210 

1,360 

1,410 

1,560

1,760 

2,050 

2,410 

2,710 

2,890

2,950 

3,010 

2,950 

3,010 

3,070

3,010 

2,830 

2,650 

2,470 

2,410

2,350 

2,290 

2,230 

2,170 

2,110

2,110 

2,050 

1,930 

1,930 

1,810 

1,710

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,710 

1,610 

f 1,560 

1,510 

1,510

1,460 

1,460 

al,340 

al,320 

al,310

al,320 

al,350 

al,400 

al,450 

al,490

al,490 

al,470 

al,460 

al,440 

al,410

al,390 

al,340 

al,290 

1,240 

1,180

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110 

1,080

Runoff in 

inches

.) 4,360 sec. -ft.; No''. 16 (9 p.m.) 4,070

. . .. , .-. . ..., _,__ ... .... ....

IE,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (time and discharge unknown); Aug. 15 (10 a.m.) 2,070 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Worthington and 

near Port White.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Backwater from Suwannee River Mar. 15 to May 31; discharge computed on basis of gage-height 

record for station near Port White as a factor.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 341

Santa Pe River near Port White, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51', long. 82°43', in sec. 28, T. 7 S., R. 16 E., 

2 miles upstream from county highway bridge on road between Wllllford and Port White, 

5 miles south of Port White, and 15 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 21.28 

feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary wire-weight gage 

at bridge on State Highway 49, 1.7 miles 'upstream from mouth, 13.1 miles downftream from 

base gage, at datum 17.8 feet lower.

Records available.- October 1927 to January 1930, June 1932 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1927-29, 1932-48), 1,644 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Mar. 14; maximum gafe height 

ODserved, 13.70 feet Apr. 12; minimjm daily discharge, 1,640 second-feet July 12-17, 

21, 23; minimum gage height, 1.59 feet July 13-15.

1927-30, 1932-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 14, 1948; maximum gage freight observed, that of Apr. 12, 1948; minimum discharge, 670 second-feet June 4, 5, 1932; 

minimum gage height, 0.58 foot June 26-28, July'5, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which ere fair. 

Discharge determined by using auxiliary gage heights as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1948

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,020

5,360

4,320

4,330

3,920

3,590

3,270

3,120

2,900

2,840

2,760

2,760

2,750

2,680

2,670

2,930

2,980

3,330

3,790

4,290

4,660

4,750

4,770

4,610

4,490

4,270

4,230

4,450

4,660

4,830

4,750

Nov.

4,660

4,480

4,300

4,070

3,810

3,660

3,590

3,510

3,450

3,420

3,450

3', 560

H.600

3 T 820

4.270

4,610

4,790

4,650

4,570

4,310

4,070

3,850

3,730

3,590

3,530

3,340

3,340

3,170

3,040

2,950

-

Dec.

2,870

2,790

8,710

2,630

2,680

2,600

2,590

2,550

2,510

2,520

2i'470

21520

2,490

2,500

2,510

2,580

2,660

2,690

2,790

2,840

2,910

2,850

2,810

2,850

2,850

2,800

2,840

2,690

2,680

2,680

2,610

Month

Jan.

2,570

2,670

2,520

2,510

2,480

2,420

2,440

2,430

2,380

2,400

2,370

2,380

2,290

2,280

2,270

2,210

2,230

2,210

2,130

2,160

2,180

2,150

2,160

2,290

2,320

2,460

2,620

2,910

3,060

3,220

3,290

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Ito.......... ....................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,260

3,170

3,150

3,140

3,200

3,190

3,100

3,020

2,940

2,940

2,880

2,890

2,980

3.07O

3,020

3,030

2,960

2,890

2,770

a2,700

a2,630

a2,570

a2,520

h2,420

a2,430

a2,380

a2,320

a2,280

a2,280

-

Secondfoot-days

121,080

115,190

83,070

742,460

76,010

82,130

165,700

140,050

80,050

56,770

52,870

95,700

70,420

1,139,040

Mar.

h2,230

a2,170

a2,180

2,190

2,260

2,370

2,610

2,880

3,310

3,740

4,550

f7,160

'10,000

'11,800

'11,800

"10,700

f9,790

8,680

7,710

h6,910

h6,230

h5,760

h5,020

a4,710

f 4,490

4,270

4,210

4,140

4,000

3,950

3,880

Apr.

3,940

4,330

4,770

5,800

7,140

g7,790

g7,560

86,180

85,710

g4,220

g3,810

g3,730

g3,840

g3,960

g4,160

g4,270

g4,690

g4,680

g4,630

g4,800

g4,760

4,700

4,460

4,090

3,950

3,970

3,780

3,590

3,560

3,180

Maximum

6,020

4,790

2,910

7,980

3,290

3,260

11,800

7,790

3,370

2,070

1,980

3,840

2,680

11,800

May

3,210

3,370

3,330

3,270

3,310

3,220

3,100

2,960

2,860

2,790

2,690

2,660

2,560

2,530

2,480

2,450

2,400

2,360

2,330

2,330

2,280

2,240

2,250

2,200

2,200

2,150

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,110

2,050

Minimum

2,670

2,950

2,470

1,050

2,130

2,280

2,170

3,180

2,050

1,730

1,640

2,120

2,070

1,640

June

2,060

2,070

2,010

2,010

2,020

2,030

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,930

1,890

1,890

1,850

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,870

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,730

1,730

Mean

3,906

3,840

2,680

2,034

2,452

2,832

5,345

4,668

2,582

1,692

1,705

3,087

2,347

3,112

July

1,730

1,730

1,740

1,690

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,650

al,650

al,640

al,640

al,640

al,640

al,640

al,640

al,690

1,690

al,690

al,640

al,690

al,640

al,690

fl,690

f 1,730

1,730

1,770

fl,810

fl,900

fl,980

AuB .

f2,130

2,120

2,190

2,260

2,460

2,640

2,830

3,030

3,320

3,480

3,700

3,770

3,750

3,760

3,840

3,84C

3,760

3,600

3,430

3,350

3.27C

3.20C

3.12C

3,050

2,98C

2.97C

2.90C

2.85C

2.78C

2,72C

2.60C

Per square 

 ile

Sept.

2,660

2,560

2,490

2,500

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,390

2,320

2,330

2,330

2,400

2,460

2,530

2,530

2,470

2,470

2,410

2,340

2,340

2,280

2,280

2,210

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,070

2,070

2,070

-

P-:noff in 

laches

a Nc gage-height record at one of the gages; discharge computed on basis cf record for station 

near High Springs.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on gage-readings, 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

P23350 O - 51 - 23
342 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla.

Location.- Measuring section, lat. 29°58', long. 82°47<, in sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 15 E.,

 on Ichatucknee River, at bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile east of Hildreth, 2 miles

upstream from mouth, and 2£ miles downstream from head of springs. 

Records available.- 1917, 1929-30 (a single measurement in each year), January 1931 to

 September 1948 (discharge measurements only). m1 ,, 1ml , m 

Extremes.- 1931-48: Maximum discharge measured, 578 second-feet Apr. 29, 1948; minimum

 measured, 243 second-feet Aug. 20, 1935. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at bridge.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year

Date

Nov. 11 

Feb. 19

Discharge

338 

479

Date

Apr. 29 

July 19

Discharge

578 

478

FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN

Fenholloway River at Foley, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°04', long. 83"32', in sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 8 E., 

at road bridge in Foley. Prior to June 24, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Datum of gage is 29.40 feet above mean sea level,-datum of 1929 (levels "by R. M. 

Angus, civil engineer).

Records available.- September 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1946: Maximum discharge observed during September, 774 second-feet Sept. 2J. 

(gage~height, 13.65 feet); minimum daily, 75 second-feet Sept. 13.

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 282 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage 

height, 11.84 feet); minimum observed, 9.2 second-feet June 18 (ga?e height, 6.56 

feet).

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,640 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage 

height, 16.03 feet); minimum observed, 8.0 second-feet June lb (ga^e height, 6.60 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of partly estimated o- no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily prior to June 24, 1947.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48 

1946

Day

Sept . 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Discharge

al85 

a!63 

al46 

131 

115 

98

Day

Sept. 7

9

10 

11 

12

Discharge

91 

87 

100 

91 

83 

879

Day

Sept. 13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Discharge

a75 

a9O 

a94 

alOO 

a!25 

175

Day

Sept. 19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

312 

624 

757 

725 

596 

470

Day

Si>ot.25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

3.1

Discharge

470 

387 

282 

229 

201 

175

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and 

weather records.

1946-47

Day

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

150

118

104

91

61

74

72

a73

a74

875

a76

a74

869

864

58

54

SO

45

42

39

36

33

31

29

27

26

24

23

24

25

24

Nor.

23

23

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

-

Dec.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

Jan.

10

10

10

10

11

1111

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

50

Feb.

87

89

81

75

75

72

70

70

68

64

60

54

54

58

58

54

53

46

45

46

49

4?

43

42

40

36

35

41

_

_

-

Mar.

70

94

96

96

79

79

79

100

106

104

98

94

81

87

94

131

134

134

134

198

201

192

166

156

172

166

134

120

125

122

125

Apr.

131

166

195

214

211

188

156

137

120

108

98

89

83

85

75

83

91

89

79

75

70

62

60

52

51

44

40

32

32

30

-

May

26

24

21

18

19

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

9.8

11

1?

12

15

18

20

22

June

20

17

16

16

22

21

18

16

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

10

9.8

9.8

12

14

35

31

24

24

39

50

41

33

26

-

July

24

22

19

18

16

14

11

10

11

9.6

10

11

12

10

11

12

14

20

31

49

43

40

35

30

25

25

40

56

64

96

83

Aug.

70

56

45

39

45

44

37

32

30

33

32

30

49

185

243

225

195

160

137

120

118

128

147

195

188

156

144

137

120

104

89

Sept.

?5

64

56

52

46

38

34

38

40

41

37

39

33

32

26

26

30

42

74

83

81

72

91

221

274

248

204

163

125

102

-

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.).- No peak above base.
FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN 343

Discharge, In second-feet, of Fenholloway River at Foley, Fla., 1946-48 Continued

1947-48

Da,

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

87

75

66

60

54

46

44

46

47

45

41

38

34

31

41

178

336

374

312

254

218

195

175

153

156

150

137

144

137

118

104

Nor.

106

211

282

312

274

229

201

254

291

248

334

900

1,080

881

757

652

540

442

414

428

400

361

348

312

267

234

218

201

182

166

-

Dec.

ISO

137

122

112

106

102

96

91

89

106

110

166

201

267

348

526

624

568

484

374

336

348

312

267

229

208

192

172

156

147

134

Jan.

128

120

112

104

96

92

87

83

79

75

72

68

77

96

92

89

89

115

125

147

188

192

175

182

195

178

166

, 204

400

638

710

Feb.

695

610

512

400

291

234

208

208

214

201

195

178

169

166

160

147

137

160

153

140

131

131

147

144

134

125

118

115

115

-

-

Mar.

108

104

104

137

267

336

374

484

710

2,470

2,150

1,690

1,240

920

741

610

498

414

348

291

248

221

201

188

169

150

147

185

175

156

166

Apr.

456

1,790

1,840

1,200

862

695

582

470

336

260

221

198

178

160

166

169

150

137

122

110

96

85

79

75

70

62

56

52

48

43

-

Hay

39

37

33

30

31

30

32

29

27

26

25

25

26

24

24

21

20

17

17

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

9.8

11

14

13

11

June

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

13

9.2

9.2

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

15

17

14

13

11

July

14

20

23

23

21

19

20

22

30

89

192

291

442

456

442

428

374

302

234

204

214

214

214

234

324

282

234

204

188

208

234

Aug.

234

234

231

498

6f>0

814

731

6? ft

5:2

498

638

680

610

470

3^8

291

312

387

374

2PJ>

243

218

195

166

140

120

102

92

81

70

62

Sept.

70

68

60

58

75

122

128

118

102

96

89

81

74

68

64

58

54

50

44

38

38

32

27

25

22

20

29

108

156

188

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (12 D.m.) 1.140 sec. -ft.: Dec. 17 (9 a.m.) 624

sec. -rt. ; Jan. 31

sec. -ft.; July 14

11 p.m.) 725 sec. -ft.; Mar. 10 (2 p.m.) 2,640 seo.-ft.; Apr. 2 (6 p.m.) 2,200

12 m.) 470 sec. -ft.; Aug. 6 (4 p.m.) 881 sec. -ft.; Aug. 12 (1 a.m ) 695 sec. -ft.

Aug. 18 (11 p.m.) 414 sec. -ft. . _ . .

Note . - Discharge May 3 to June 1, Aug. 25,- 26, Sept. 20-23 computed on basis of partly- estimated 

gage -height record. Discharge June 2-24 computed on basis of once-daily staff gage readings.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48

Month

Ky......................... ......

September 1546. ...................

Water year .............

MnwaahAn

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Hay . . . .....................

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

Secondfoot-days

7,256

_

1 785

345

-

1 cl p

2,489

19,057.0

7,280

39,156.0

10,768

6,196

11,129

2,162

81,452.8

Maxima

757

_

13

.

50

274

274

624

1,080

1,840

456

844

188

2,470

MiniBua

75

_

10

.

26

9.6

89

9.6

115

9.8

8.0

14

62

20

8.0

Mean

242

.

11.1

_

12 5

14.6'

83.0

52.2

235

107

167

219

516

359

21.6

10.4

200

359

72.1

223

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches
344 FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN

Fenholloway River near Perry, Fla.

Location.- Measuring section, lat. 30°04', long. 83°40', in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., at 

county road bridge 0.6 mile south of Hampton Springs Hotel and 6 miles southwest of 

Perry.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1946-48: Maximum discharge measured, 1,260 second-feet Mar. 12, 1948; minimum 

measured, 63.2 second-feet .June 20, 1947.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at county road bridge.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Nov. 3 

Dec. 10 

Jan. 23

Discharge

290 

217 

293 I

Date

Mar. 5 

12 

May 28

Discharge

274 

1,260 

102

Date

July 9 

Aug. 19 

Sept . 30

Discharge

123 

569 

254

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla.

Location.- Measuring section, lat. 30°05', long. 83°40'. in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 30 at Hampton Springs Hotel and 5f miles southwest of Perry.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1946-48: Maximum discharge measured, 1,920 second-feet Mrr. 11, 1948: minimum 

measured, 51.2 second-feet Jan. 10, 1947.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at bridge on State Highway 30.

Discharge measurements. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Nov. 3 

Dec. 10 

Jan. 23 

Mar. 5

Discharge

384 

236 

323 

366

Date

Mar. 11 

15 

May 28 

July 9

Discharge

1,920 

1,230 

108 

77.1

Date

Aug. 19 

Sept. 30

Discharge

952 

376

ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN

Wakulla Spring near Crawf ordville , Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°14", long. 84°18", in sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 1 W., at head of 

spring, 6 miles northeast of Crawfordville and 14 miles south of Tallahassee.

Records available.- 1917, 1929, 1930 (a single measurement in esach year), February 1931 to 

June 1932, July 1941 to September 1948 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1931-32, 1941-48: Maximum discharge measured, 892 second-feet Aug. 18, 1948; 

minimum measured, 25.2 second-feet June 18, 1931.

Remarks . - Discharge measurements of Wakulla River made at bridge 3 miles below spring, and 

or inflow through two culverts near head of spring, and of MacBrides Slough If miles 

below spring. TJie discharge of spring is difference between that of river and the combined inflow at head of spring and slough.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Nov. 4

Dec. 9

Jan. 22

Mar. 4

May 27

July 8

Aug. 18

Sept. 29

Wakulla River

405

586

343

417

270

352

1,280

526

McBrldes Slough and 

other surface Inflow

78.4

125

55.7

59.7

40.6

49.9

388

100

Difference 

OT spring flow

327

461

287

357

302

426
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 345

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°52', long. 84°03' (corrected), at bridge on U. S.

 Highway 84, 2 miles upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles upstream 

from Barnetts Creek, 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County, and 6 miles downstream from Little Ochlockonee River. Datum of gage is 133.6 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 550 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 518 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72,000 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 29.1 

reet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 second-feet June 16-19.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 1948; minimum observed, 2.6 second-feet 

Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have beer revised 

or corrected, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

852.........

872.........

1032........

Water 

year

1937t

1939

1945

Date

Sept. 21

Mar. 3

July 12

Gage height 

Tfeet)

17.59

13.98

15.3

Discharge 

(second-feet)

9,090

3,240

4,680

t Period Aug. 11 to Sept. 30. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the period Aug. II to 

 Sept. 30, 1937, and the water year 1939 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 852 and 872.

Bay 

(period)

Aug. 11 to 

Sept. 30, 1937

24........

Discharge 

(second-feet)

6,410 

7,000 

4,400 

2,930

Month

September 1937 ...........

March 1939.... ........... 

Water year 1938-39..... 

Calendar year 1939.....

Secondfoot-days

31,741

25,853 

113,090.1 

114,110.2

Day 

(water year)

Mar.

Maximum

7,000

3,080 

3,080 

3,080

1938-39

Minimum

91

165 

2.6 

6.5

Discharge 

(second-feet)

3,080 

2,930

Mean

1,058

834

310 

313

Per square

mile

1.92

1.52 

.564 

.569

Runoff in 

Inches

2.14

1.75 

7.65 

7.72
346 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Qchloekonee River near Thoraasvill'; 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Ga.,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

102

104

90

68

53

47

156

311

354

332

238

226

136

126

131

315

615

562

634

543

424

325

318

508

970

1,040

816

543

400

325

284

Nov.

264

703

1,110

1,230

1,180

1,140

1,040

948

860

£92

803

2,470

5,480

a5, 400

a4,400

h3,240

a2.,900

a-2,700

a2,600

a2,700

a2,900

a3,100

h3,160

33,200

33,200

a2,900

a2,400

a2,100

al,700

hi, 460

-

Dec.

al,200

al.OOO

a880

a790

3750

a690

H672

3650

a630

3700

al.OOQ,

a2,200

a4,200

h6, 220

a6,40O

a6,400

6,030

5,140

4,040

3,160

2,600

2,300

2,120

2,000

1,820

1,650

1,490

1,330

1,210

1,140

992

Jan.

926

904

882

838

772

712

653

615

597

579

561

525

597

926

1,020

1,040

1,040

992

904

882

1,160

1,310

1,360

1,510

1,680

1,680

1,650

1,540

1,440

1,330

1,440

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .............. ...........

February

March ............................

April ............................

toy ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,600

1,600

1,570

1,410

1,230

1,040

948

882

838

838

816

1,090

1,460

1,620

1,740

1.71O

1,490

1,230

1,090

992

904

882

860

838

794

732

712

712

712

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,226

67,980

71,404

294,112.5

32,065

32,340

106,866

140,775

3,153

710

10,175

29,585

7,486

513,765

Mar.

h712

a900

al,100

al,400

a2,000

a3,800

h5,480

a8,500

110,000

110,000

39,000

7,800

6,410

4,980

3,720

2,860

2,340

3,000

3,820

3,240

2,490

2,060

1,740

1,510

1,360

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,020

904

1,230

Apr.

13

g57

g26

88

4

3,

2,

1,

1

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,040

5,480

6,400

6,620

1,680

1,740

10,000

57,400

238

40

900

3,000

992

57 , 400

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 13 (5 p.m.

600

400

100

650

820

240

300

820

440

160

140

160

140

140

740

180

340

060

650

230

904

712

561

525

424

325

304

270

232

208

-

May

184

16

' 1>

13

8

>2

1

119

113

12

12

1£

1

5

2

214

238

22

17

IE

0

9

2

117

92

7

6

5

6

7

9

53

49

4

A

i

6

0

7

34

32

Z

3

2

4

9

0

7

3

34

Minimum

47

264

630

19.5

525

712

712

208

29

12

17

118 41

12

June

30

30

34

32

26

23

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

15

13

12

12

12

13

24

34

40

36

38

a34

a28

25

20

19

35

-

Mean

36

2,26

2,30

80

1,03

July

26

21

18

38

37

22

17

20

27

62

120

1E7

3400

3900

882

653

543

408

318

3350

3450

3570

h634

3620

3600

a540

474

318

3300

a300

3350

Aug.

3500

3400

aSOO

aSOO

al.500

32,500

33,000

32,200

1,790

1,140

882

712

597

440

519

970

1,230

1,380

1,540

1,440

1,040

904

1,020

794

525

325

?51

286

190

152

118

Per square 

 ile

2 0.658

5 4.12

3 4.19

3 1.47

* 1.88

l.llf 2.03

3,44" 6.27

4,69£ 8.53

10' .185

Z' . 044

32f .596

95" 1.73

25C .455

1,40" 2.55

) 6,220 sec. -ft.) De-.. 15 or 16

S»pt.

98

85

76

79

198

561

660

992

970

794

561

362

277

226

184

162

146

131

109

. 90

78

68

59

53

49

44

41

44

45

44

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

4.60

4.83

19.92

2.17

2.19

7.23

9.52

.21

.05

.69

1.99

.51

34.75

time unknown) about 67600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 9 or 10 (time unknown) 10~,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (9 a.m.] 3,920 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (8 a.m.) 72,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 17 (7 a.m.) 2,440 sec.-ft.; Aig. 7 (time and discharge unknown).

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in s'-.age, weather records, 

and records for station near Havana, Pla.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings and high-water mark.

h Computed on basis of wire-weight gage reading.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla.

347

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°33', long. 84°23', in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 2 W. , at 

Dridge on U. S. Highway 90, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line 

Railroad bridge, 4 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 5 miles southeast of Havana.

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, .1,036 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 55,900 second-feet Apr. 4 (gare height, 

as. OB feet) ; minimum observed, 95 second-feet June 17, 19, 20; minimum gage height observed, 12.20 feet June 17, 20.

1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 4, 1948; minimum observed , 24 second-feet Nov. 14, 15, 17, 1933; minimum gage height observed, 11.15 feet Nov. 5-7, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 4, 1948.

Remarks . - Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, vater year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Hay Z to July 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept. 3O

12.5 210 23.6 3,100 29.8 13,800

14.2 458 24.6 3,950 31.4 19,800

16.4 885 26.0 5,440 32.7 27.5OO

20.2 1,840 27.0 6,990 33.6 35,700 

22.6 2,560 28.2 9,42O 34.9 53.1OO

12.1 95 18.0

14.6 444 22.6

15.8 685

1,240

2,560

Note.- Same aa preceding 

table above 22.6 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

325

28:

253

239

224

210

239

368

528

624

624

547

458

382

339

325

382

528

701

761

761

682

604

547

528

682

908

1,080

1,120

980

721

NOT.

643

885

1,200

1,420

1,550

1,660

1,740

1,820

1,790

1,710

1,710

2,200

2,310

2,480

3,240

5,320

6,460

6,460

5,990

5,320

4,960

5,320

5,440

5,440

5,320

5,320

5,320

5,200

4,960

4,640

-

Dec.

4,240

3,760

2,970

2,480

2,170

1,900

1,710

1,550

1,470

1,580

2,010

2,230

2,440

2,970

3,950

5,990

8,290

9,180

9,180

8,500

7,530

6,810

5,990

5,440

4,960

4,540

4,240

3,850

3,400

3,030

2,740

Jan.

2,520

2,370

2,200

2,090

2,010

1,900

1,820

1,710

1,600

1,520

1,450

1,400

1,370

1,660

1,680

1,740

1,820

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

1,950

1,980

2,170

2,310

2,400

2,520

2,640

2,850

2,850

2,790

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,690

2,600

2,520

2,520

2,480

2,440

2,340

2,200

2,060

1,920

1,820

1,760

1,760

1,B70

2,060

2,230

2,370

2,400

2,400

2,310

2,170

1,980

1,870

1,840

1,820

1,740

1,630

1,520

1,420

-

Secondfoot-daya

16,952

107,828

131,100

577,385

62 ,970

60,740

199,760

281,040

13,667

4,742

38,564

91,962

35,104

1,044,429

Mar.

1,370

1,320

1,350

1,550

1,820

2,120

2,910

4,640

8,500

11,500

12,900

14,500

14,200

12,900

11,500

9,660

9,420

9,180

7,900

7,710

7,530

7,170

6,460

5,700

5,080

4,540

4,140

3,570

3,170

2,850

2,600

Apr.

7,170

16,7

48, S

53,]

00

00

00

31,600

19,800

13,2

9,S

7,S

00

10

00

6,460

5,440 4,"

4,]

3,6

40

40

60

4,140

4,040

4,C

4,2

4,4

40

40

40

4,340

4,040

3,£

2,S

2,4

70

70

40

2,140

1,950

1.1

l.J

1 ^

1.3

MaxlBUB

1,120

6,460

9,180

9,180

2,850

2,690

14,500

53,100

1,060

273

2,280

5,990

2,970

53,100

90

70

20

90

May

1,060

926

851

778

708

641

619

557

537

498

479

479

498

479

444

413

384

342

314

286

273

245

218

204

190

176

170

163

204

245

286

MlniBum

210

643

1,470

140

1,370

1,420

1,320

1,190

163

95

121

876

356

95

June

245

218

190

163

149

142

135

128

121

114

121

121

108

102

102

102

95

102

95

95

204

231

245

204

149

204

273

204

190

190

-

Mean

54*

T ggj

4)229

1,582

2,031

2,094

6,444

9, 36G

441

156

1,244

2,967

1.17C

2,854

July

163

142

190

163

149

135

128

121

273 i;oeo

1,430

1,480

1,840

1,730

1,760

1,980

2,060

1,870

1,510

1,240

1,080

1,080

1,480

1,570

2,060

2,230

2,280

2,230

1,950

1,680

1,480

Aug.

1,430

1,5

1,8

2,2

70c

30

2,7*0

4,3*0

5,2

5,9

5,7

5,3

30''O

30

20

5,200

4,9

4,3

3,3

-Q

*0

2,480

2,140

2,3

2,7

2,9

10 >Q

10

2,8V)

3,0^0

3,1

2,9

2,6

00

10

30

2,2V)

2,0^0

1,8

1,4

1,1

9

 O

SO

10

76

876

Per square 

 ile

0 . 536

3.52

4.15

1.55

1.99

2.05

6.32

9.18

.432

.155

1.22

2.91

1.15

2.80

Sept.

826

708

641

685

1,240

1,950

2,600

2,740

2,910

2,970

2,640

2,310

1,920

1,480

1,190

1,000

901

778

708

641

577

517

479

444

413

384

356

356

356

384

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

3 93

4J78

21.06

2.30

2.21

7.26

10.25

.50

.17

1.41

3.35

1.28

38.08
348 OCKLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.

Lp.catlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23', long. 84°39', In sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 4 

w., at bridge on State Highway 20, 3,000 feet downstream from powsr plant and dam and 

1? miles southwest of Bloxham.

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- June 1926 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,715 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 50,200 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

as.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 38,800 second-feet; minimum dally, 104 

second-feet Oct. 12. '

1926-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 5, 1948; no flow except Indeterminate and negligible amount of leakage on several days in mos*; years.

Remarks.- Records fair above 300 second-feet and poor below. Flow regulated by power 

plant abo.ve station and storage in Lake Talquin (capacity, 3,030,000,000 cubic feet).

Revisions (water years).- W 1002: 1940-43.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to-Septesber 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

474

446

501

668

118

747

888

810

966

1,040

774

104

488

683

808

960

886

726

1,220

798

748

988

936

1,200

864

708

982

1,390

1,500

2,010

1,560

Nov.

1,780

3,530

3,210

3,100

2,810

2,360

2,440

3,070

3,380

3,130

2,640

4,370

4,480

4,370

4,430

4,680

5,180

5,480

7,960

6,770

7,600

10,000

9,170

7,260

6,810

6,460

6,500

5,700

4,810

4,810

Dec.

4,870

4,810

4,760

4,700

4,740

4,260

3,690

3,600

2,850

3,160

3,960

4,230

4,260

4,480

4,890

6,230

7,800

9,600

10,200

10,200

9,280

8,020

6,940

6,540

6,3,50

5,540

5,410

4,760

4,810

4,760

4,870

Mcnth

October. ...............

November. ..............

December.. .............

Calendar year 1947 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March..................

April..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

4,700

4,4

4,2

4,C

80

20

60

3,520

3,170

3,:

3,C

3,C

20

80

10

Z.940

1,440

2,5

2,S

3,1

80

40

20

3,380

3,510

3,5

3,4

3,3

10

70

60

3,250

3,420

3,4

3,4

3,6

70

80

00

4,160

4,160

4,1

4,3

4,4

4, -5

60

70

80

90

4,590

Feb.

4,540

4,4C

4,2]

4,ie

0

0

0

4,060

4,060

3.8S

3,6£

3.7C

0

0

0

3,690

3,630

2,9]

3,06

2,67

0

0

0

1,790

2,830

3,4£

4,06

4,11

0

0

0

4,060

3,640

2,96

3,02

3,06

0

0

0

3,070

3,120

3,OC

2,6C

2,06

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

2,180

2.5ZO

2,580

4,020

3,040

3,720

4,320

4,770

11,200

12,600

14,100

16,100

17,600

16,100

10,900

10,700

12,500

14,500

12 , 100

10,900

9,450

8,120

8,850

7,570

6,030

6,120

5,550

5,260

5,120

4,930

5,550

Apr.

17,600

32,400

38,300

g43,500

g49,500

£42,800

g22,700

gll.800

13,300

10,700

9,760

7,070

5,190

5,710

6,600

7,070

7,700

8,260

5,630

4,990

5,190

5,120

5,120

5,050

4,810

4,760

4,650

4,370

4,060

3,480

Observed

Secondfoot-days

26,731

148,290

174,370

927,434

111,440

99,660

259,000

397,190

52,983

32,840

92,943

165,750

91,552

1,652,749

Maximum

2,010

10,000

10,200

12,500

4,700

4,540

17,600

49,500

3,050

1,690

4,650

8,230

9,500

49,500

Minimum

104

1,780

2,850

71

1,440

1,790

2,180

3,480

554

491

398

2,580

852

104

Mean

862

4,943

5,625

2,541

3,595

3,437

8,355

13,240

1,709

1,095

2,998

5,347-

3,052

4,516

May

2,940

2,210

2,650

2,880

3,050

2,790

2,380

2,040

1,570

1,660

2,240

1,770

1,870

1,770

1,520

1,350

1,740

1,630

1,410

1,240

1,390

1,110

554

1,290

1,180

1,530

1,710

812

693

1,110

894

June

946

1,000

1,020

976

792

810

824

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,090

835

491

1,150

1,310

940

761

913

716

1,260

1,350

1,650

1,690

1,480

1,600

1,070

606

1,250

1,550

1,020

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent. 

second-feet)T

+202

+189

0

+26.3

-48.5

-144

+217

-305

-153

0

+280

-175

+65.6

+11.7

July

1

954

820

716

501

398

930

940

834

,840

3,280

4,650

4

4

4

,430

,650

,260

4,590

4

4

3

3

3

,370

,210

,830

,110

,040

3,130

2

2

2

4

4

4

4

4

4

,800

,610

,620

,170

,210

,160

,210

,260

,210

4,210

Aug.

3,780

3,7

4,4

4,6

30

30

70

7,570

8,230

7,7

6,6

7,6

70

40

70

7,260

7,640

7,6

5,S

5,7

00

50

90

4,810

4,810

4,6

4,8

4,7

10

80

00

4,540

4,700

5,1

6,4

4,7

60

70

00

4,590

4,430

4,5

4,4

3,4

2,6

90

30

00

20

2,680

Sept.

2,410

2,030

2,060

2,490

2,830

4,680

9,500

6,310

4,810

4,700

4,700

4,650

4,480

4,150

3,860

3,420

2,900

1,910

950

1,980

2,540

2,300

1,710

1,640

1,190

852

1,610

1,940

1,670

1,280

-

Adjusted for change 

in lake contents

Meai

1,064

5,132

5,e25

2,567

3,546

3.,?93

8, £72

1J556

1,C95

3,278

5,172

3,118

4,528

Per square 

mile

0.641

3.09

3.39

1.55

2.14

1.98

5.16

7.80

.937

.660

1.97

3.12

1.88

2.73

Runoff in 

inches

0.74

3.45

3.91

21.00

2.46

2.14

5.95

8.70

1.08

.74

2.28

3.59

2.10

37.14

t Change in contents in Lake Talquin.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 349

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga.

Location. - Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°54', long. 84°L6 I , 140 feet upstream froir county 

road Bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Wolf Creek, 1 mile downstream from 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles west of Cairo, Grady County.

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Rec_ords available.- July 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,-28,100 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 16.3 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination; minimum, 5.6 second-feet (date unknown), from recorded range 

in stage.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1948; minimum, 1.2 second-feet June 27, 

1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1052: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control Method used Sept. 6-3o)

0.9 5.9

1.2 11

1.7 21

2.3 26

3.4 70

4.0 94

4.5 125

4.9 162

5.2 202

5.4 244

5.6 202

5.9 426

6.1 540

6.4 775

6.8 1,150

7.2 1,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

13

12

12

12

61

102

54

33

25

22

21

20

19

54

51

32

26

24

22

20

23

26

64

74

36

28

28

25

22

Nov.

39

133

74

68

51

99

70

74

56

42

349

1,200

293

1S6

146

212

156

125

263

263

162

327

407

232

174

138

114

96

87

83

-

Dec.

79

76

72

72

70

70

C8

64

68

111

403

442

426

516

464

984

371

212

162

142

162

180

151

125

125

138

122

105

96

94

92

Jan.

89

96

89

81

76

72

70

68

68

66

64

62

96

156

111

79

72

83

79

182

174

142

105

228

260

151

105

125

146

138

180

Month

October ..........................

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

Sspteober ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

174

125

102

92

87

87

83

83

87

99

106

402

299

168

118

94.

R9

89

82

77

108

162

122

96

81

74

70

68

66

_

-

Secondfoot-days

989

5,689

6,262

34,584.5

3,513

3,402

10,540

13,281

779

424.0

4,555

6,166

2,967

58,567.0

Mar.

> a240

Apr.

 a520

h72

h60

56

48

45

-

Maximum

102

1,200

984

2,180

260

402

_

42

64

480

1,500

626

-

May

42

40

39

38

28

29

28

22

20

28

27

28

27

25

22

20

20

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

25

22

23

Minimum

12

39

64

7.8

62

66

45

12

7.2

7

29

23

7

June

38

15

12

11

10

9.6

9.4

11

9.6

8.9

9.2

9.2

alO

alO

7.5

7.2

8.0

8.4

10

25

64

30

16

alO

alO

a9

alo

a20

a!5

alo

-

Mean

31.9

190

202

94.8

112

117

240

442

25,1

14.1

147

199

98.9

160

July

a8

a20

a20

alO

a7

alS

a30

aSO

a45

a loo

a200

a480

a450

a200

aloO

a45

a25

alOO

a250

a290

a200

a250

212

244

262

95

190

118

77

197

155

Aug.

150

187

212

528

860

al,500

a500

a!50

76

74

81

66

57

50

94

128

251

245

134

79

102

108

94

60

48

42

29

25

25

22

Per square 

mile

0.580

3.45

3.67

1.72

2.05

2.12

6.18

8.05

.456

.256

2.67

3.62

1.80

2.91

29

Sept.

28

33

32

66

636

610

350

174

100

72

64

66

63

58

62

56

45

40

28

34

32

22

22

28

25

23

25

54

51

28

~

Runoff in 

inchem

0.67

3.85

4.23

22.29

2.26

2.30

7.12

8.98

.53

.29

3.08

4.17

2.01

39.59

Peak discicharge (base. l.Bi 

.-ftTj Aug. 5 (tli

800 sec.-ft.).- Nov. 12 (2 a.m.) 2,110 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (time unknown)

28,100 sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (time unknown) 2,640 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Ochlockonee River near Thomasvllle.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
350 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35', long. 83°38', 700 feet vnstream from bridge 

on state Highway 115, lj miles east of Leaf, White County, 2£ miles downstream from 

Blue Creek 3 miles upstream from Soque River, and 7? miles southeast of Cleveland. 

Datum of gage is 1,219.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1907 (fragmentary), February 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 8.50 

reet); minimum daily, 93 second-feet Oct. 5, 6.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 14,100 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 13.6 

feet); minimum daily, 72 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams above

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, 1

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to Sept.

In feet,

30)

1.5 SO

1.6 96

1.7 117

1.8 143

1.9 174

2.1 253

2.4 408

3.0 775

3.8 1,36O

5.0 2,400

6.4 3,S40

Discharge, in second-feet, water ysar October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

94 

96 

96 

94 

93

93 

96 

167 

165 

130

117 

117 

109 

106 

106

278 

41O 

219 

162 

143

130 

125 

120 

275 

300

224 

181 

380 

232 

181 

165

Nov.

155 

291 

240 

196 

228

200 

232 

276 

215 

192

763 

397 

276 

240 

594

386 

291 

262 

295 

253

232 

215 

232 

253 

232

215 

204 

196 

185 

178

Dec.

174 

171 

168 

165 

171

171 

158 

196 

192 

272

281 

245 

224 

207 

547

732 

42O 

326 

281 

258

240 

22S 

215 

207 

219

204 

204 

196 

192 

185 

181

Jan.

334 

342 

25S 

232 

219

211 

200 

192 

192 

1S9

178 

178 

342 

253 

a23O

a220 

a210 

a 200 

a!90 

a!90

al9o 

a!90 

181 

196 

174

185 

804 

276 

236 

262 

4O8

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Jun« 

Julj

£11 

Wa

ber

 ber- ..............::......... her ::..................:....

lendar year 1947 

ary

i..........:.................

enber .............:..........

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

326 

2S1 

253 

245 

245

331 

431 

1,050 

697 

591

SOI 

1,880 

1,280 

1,810 

980

756 

645 

567 

519 

49O

460 

472 

425 

402 

402

391 

374 

374 

347

Seoondfoot-days

5,20< 

8,124 

7,63C

114,905

7,062 

17,525

14, '552 

9,544 

7,34C 

12:964 

16,686 

?,172

134,506

Har.

336 

496 

454 

420 

374

826 

2,370 

896 

697 

603

543 

496 

46O 

443 

425

449 

449 

402 

437 

425

402 

391 

1,520 

814 

615

550 

1,230 

814 

664 

597 

1,120

Apr.

903 

742 

645 

603 

585

585 

567

ses

555 

519

525 

519 

490 

490 

466

454 

437 

420 

414 

408

402 

391 

380 

374 

374

358 

352 

342 

336 

331

llaximuB

410 

763 

732

5,410

408 

1,880 

2,370 

903 

736 

411 

1,660 

3,740 

482

3,740

Peak discharge (base, 2.70O sec. -ft. K- Feb. 12 (2 D.st.

sec. -ft.; July 11 (9 p.m.) 4.S66 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (8 a.m. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of

May

326 

326 

321 

380 

331

326 

336 

305 

291 

286

281 

281 

291 

276 

262

253 

249 

240 

236 

228

224 

224 

211 

215 

228

253 

240 

571 

736 

443 

374,

MininuB

93 

155 

159

93

174

336 

331 

211 

178 

152 

219 

171

93

June

331 

295 

272 

258 

245

232 

272 

249 

236 

224

219 

211 

215 

204 

272

272 

215 

232 

245 

207

193 

411 

249 

824 

20O

192 

178

178 

352 

258

Mean

271

?46

3!§

228 

604 

668 

4.85 

308 

845

53E 

239

368

July

219 

189 

181 

171 

162

162 

155 

152 

178 

332

1,660 

1,510 

567 

585 

924

1,OOO 

664 

431 

374 

347

316 

305 

272 

249 

236

228 

219 

253 

249 

258 

416

Aug.

1, 

1, 

3,

Per square

1.12 

1.81 

1.64

2.10

1.52 

4.03

4.45, 

3.23 

8.05 

1.63 

2.79

lisa

2.45

8O1 

330 

300 

740 

980

652 

543 

478 

431 

397

580 

374 

347 

331 

326

331 

316 

300 

291 

276

267 

272 

281 

276 

272

245 

236 

£28 

224 

219 

22$

Sept,

211 

207 

207 

319 

435

4S2 

374 

30Q 

26? 

253

24| 

233 

288 

228 

224

219 

207 

200 

196 

192

189 

189 

189 

196 

185

171 

171 

249 

211 

192

Runoff in 

inches

1,28 

2.08 

1.89

28,47

1,75

4.35 

5,15 

3. SO 

2,33 

1.8? 

3.8? 

4.14 

lit?

33.34

3,730 Sec. -ft.; JBy. 7 (2 a.m.) 4~,170 

6,350 sec. -ft. 

records for Chestatee River near Dahlonega.
APPALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 351

Chattahoochee River near Galnesvllle, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20', long. 83°52', 1,100 feet upstream f'om bridge 

on State Highway 53, half a mile upstream from Eddie Creek, 3| m^-les downstream from 

Little River, 4 miles northwest of Galnesvllle, Hall County, and 6 miles upstr3am from 

Chestatee River. Datum of gage Is 974.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 559 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948. June 1901 to December 1903 at site 

a| miles upstream. April 1937 to December 1938 at site three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 16.6 

reetj; minimum dally, 293 second-feet Oct. 6.

1901-3, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 45,800 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

26.2 feet, from floodmark); minimum dally, 242 second-feet Oct. 13, 19, 26, 1911.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which ar<s fair, 

some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 922: Drainage area. W 952: 1940(P).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 

1.4 

3.0 

5.0

230

450

1,750

3,420

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.1

5,450

6,700

9,550

13,200

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

328 

314 

314 

314 

300

293 

328 

394 

572 

547

466 

394 

394 

394 

363

514 

1,190 

990 

624 

506

482 

434 

410 

474 

785

717 

598 

700 

776 

598 

538

Nov.

514 

328 

1,030 

742 

918

8Z8 

853 

1,150 

810 

70O

2,580 

2,2OO 

1,110 

902 

1,510

1,510 

1,030 

902 

878 

862

768 

726 

734 

902 

926

785 

734 

683 

658 

615

Dec.

615 

606 

581 

572 

581

590 

564 

590 

674 

742

950 

836 

760 

700 

871

2,230 

1,350 

1,030 

910 

828

785 

768 

7Z6 

70O 

700

742 

700 

683 

674 

658 

640

Jan.

70O 

1,030 

862 

751 

717

700 

666 

649 

649 

632

598 

598 

785 

950 

742

700 

700 

674 

666 

658

658 

658 

649 

666 

658

649 

666 

760 

836 

80Z 

990

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

uary

1. ...........................

enber . .......................

ter year!947-48 ............

Feb.

990 

886 

828 

785 

776

870 

1,230 

3,750 

3,060 

2,390

1,750 

4,700 

5,880 

4,200 

2,890

2,150 

1,870 

1,670 

1,510 

1,390

1,310 

1,390 

1,310 

1,190 

1,150

1,150 

1,110 

1,110 

1,070

Seoondfoot-days

16,051 

29,388 

24,356

355,902

2Z.4J9 

54,365 

59,310 

43,090 

32,148 

28,466 

53,871 

55,933 

24,156

443,553

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; July IE (Z p.m.) 15, ZOO sec. -ft.; 

22,800 sec. -ft. - 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute

Var.

1,030 

1,270 

1,470 

1,270 

1,150

1,310 

6,390 

3,160 

2,150 

1,830

1,630 

1,510 

1,390 

1,310 

1,270

1,310 

1,390 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

1,190 

1,230 

4,900 

2,470 

1,830

1,590 

3.06O 

Z.310 

1,830 

1,630 

2,740

Apr.

3,060 

2,150 

1,830 

1,670 

1,590

1,590 

1,790 

1,990 

1,750 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,350 

1,350

1,310 

1,270 

1,230 

1,190 

1,190

1,150 

1,150 

1,110 

1,110 

1,O7O

1,070 

1,070 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

Maximun

1,190 

2,560 

2,230

18,500

1,030 

5,880 

6,390 

3,060 

2,500 

1,670 

11,200 

13,200 

1,990

13,200

Hay

990 

990 

1,070 

1,030 

1,150

1,O3O 

1,070 

990 

942 

926

926 

91O 

934 

926 

886

670 

87O 

870 

836 

819

819 

794 

3800 

8800 

8806

3800 

8800 

al,500 

82,500

a2,ooo

al,50Q

HininuB

293 

514 

564

290

598 

776 

1,030 

1,030 

794 

666 

572 

700 

598

293

b. 13 (2 a.m.) 1 

July 14 (11 p.m.

1 on basis of re

June

al,300 

al.100 

al.OOO 

39OO 

3900

3850 

3850 

al.OOO 

3850 

3800

3800 

3750 

8750 

81O 

760

990 

794 

942 

1,470 

844

768 

1,670 

1,070 

844 

768

717 

666 

683 

1,270 

1,550

Vean

518 

98O 

786

975

723 

1,875 

1,913 

1,436 

1,037 

949 

1,738 

1,804 

805

1,212

July

918 

802 

717 

666 

658

632 

598 

572 

590 

794

3,93O 

11,20O 

2,550 

4,420 

5.Z70

2,640 

2,640 

1,630 

1,350 

1,270

1,110 

1.07O 

990 

942 

844

836 

828 

878 

870 

828 

828

Aug.

1,310 

2,800 

3,520 

13,200 

7,610

2,310 

1,830 

1,590 

1,430 

1,310

1.Z30 

1,190 

1,110 

1,070 

1,030

1,030 

990 

950 

910 

886

862- 

836 

853 

836 

828

802 

760 

742 

700 

708 

700

Per square 

Bile

0.927 

1.75 

1.41

1.74

1.29 

3.35 

3.42 

2.57 

1.86 

1.70 

3.11 

3.23 

1.44

2.17

Sept.

700 

666 

649 

760 

1,150

1,990 

1,Z70 

1,270 

950 

870

836 

785 

734 

751 

751

708 

700 

692 

649 

649

649 

640 

649 

658 

640

615 

598 

683 

794 

700

Runoff in 

inches

1.07 

1.95 

1.63

23.68

1.49 

3.61 

3.94 

2.87 

2.14 

1.90 

3.58 

3.72 

' 1.61

29.51

0,000 see. -ft.; Mar. 7 (4 p.m.) 9,100 

11,000 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (10 p.m.)

cords for stations near Leaf aivi near
352 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahooche River near Buford, Ga.

Location.- Water stage recorder, lat. 34°08', long. 84°06', at bridge on State Highway 20, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Dave Creek, 4 miles downstream from Bald Ridge 

Creek, and 5 miles west of Buford, Gwlnnett County. Datum of gage Is 905.20 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 feet downstream, at 

same datum.

Drainage area.- 1,060 square miles.

Records available.- June to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1942 to September 

1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 22.9 

feetj; minimum, 531 second-feet Oct. 6.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 32.6 feet, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting, on basis of peak flows passing upstream and downstream stations: minimum, 531 

second-feet Sect. 29, Oct. 6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In f-rt,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. y-16. Nov. 13 to Dec. 31, 

July 16 to Aug. 2, Aug. 7 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

2.8 540

3.8 1,060

5.0 1,810

7.0 3,250

9.6 5,330

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.8 940

5.0 1,610

7.0 2,900

9.0 4,460

14.0 9,000

17.0 12,200

20.0 16,800

21.2 19,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

576 

554 

558 

554 

554

540 

554 

685 

1,010 

1,150

928 

818 

735 

710 

685

1,090 

2,080 

2,080 

1,390 

1,060

955 

872 

818 

845 

1,210

1,300 

1,150 

1,180 

1,450 

1,180 

1,010

Nov.

955 

2,150 

2,010 

1,550 

1,620

1,810 

2,010 

2,430 

1,810 

1,390

4,950 

5,330 

2,430 

1,740 

2,650

3,330 

2,150 

1,740 

1,680 

1,680

1,480 

1,360 

1,390 

1,680 

1,880

1,480 

1,330 

1,2*0

Dec.

1,060 

1,040 

1,010 

982 

1,010

1,040 

1,010 

1,010 

1,150 

1,450

1,880 

1,740 

1,480 

1,330 

1,810

4,450 

3,410 

2,290 

1,880 

1,680

1,550 

1,520 

1,420 

1,360 

1,390

1,450 

1,360 

1,300 

1,270 

1,240 

1,180

Jan.

al,300 

a2,ooo 

al,70Q 

al,500 

1,430

1,400 

1,320 

1,290 

1,260 

1,260

1,230 

1,200 

1,430 

1,970 

1,550

1.37O 

1,370 

1,340 

1,320 

1,290

1,260 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

1,230 

1,260 

1,400 

1,610 

1,670 

1,970

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,160 

1,910 

1,730 

1,610 

1,610

1,730 

2,900 

7,660 

8,110 

5,770

3,880 

6,300 

11,700 

8,110 

6,760

4,380 

3,640 

3,190 

2,900 

2,700

2,560 

2,620 

2,560 

2,360 

2,230

2,230 

2,160 

2,100 

2,040

Secondfoot-days

30,281 

59,495 

47,752

665,698

44,090 

109,610 

110,350 

84,090 

59,240 

50,620 

88,080 

89,210 

38,280

811,098

Peak discharge fbase, 10.OOO sec. -ft.).- P«

sec. -ft.; July 13 (2 a.m.) 16,6OO sec. -ft.; 

sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge eomputec

Mar.

1,970 

2,420 

2,900 

2,560 

2,300

2,490 

8,840 

7,990 

4,200 

3,490

3,040 

2,840 

2,620 

2,490 

2,420

2,420 

2,760 

2,420 

2,300 

2,360

2,300 

2,230 

5,700 

7,480 

3,880

3,190 

4,460 

5,320 

3,640 

3,120 

4,200

Apr.

6,310 

4,380 

3,560 

3,190 

3,040

3,120 

3,260 

3,800 

3,960 

3,040

2,900 

2,900 

2,760 

2,620 

2,620

2,560 

2,420 

2,360 

2.3OO 

2,300

2,230 

2,230 

2,160 

2,100 

2,10O

2,040 

2,040 

1,970 

1,910 

1,910

Maximum

2,080 

5,330 

4,450

25,900

2,000 

11,700 

8,840 

6,310 

4,800 

2,900 

12,000 

19,000 

2,560

19,000

b. 13 (1 p.B 

uly 15 (10 a

on basis of

May

1,850 

1,850 

1,970 

1,970 

2,160

1,970 

2,040 

1,910 

1,790 

1,730

1,730 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,610

1,550 

1,550 

1,490 

1,460 

1,430

1,400 

1,370 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,400 

1,490 

3,190 

4,800 

3,880 

2,620

Minimum

540 

955 

982

540

1,200 

1,610 

1,970 

1,910 

1,340 

1,180 

1,030 

1,150 

940

540

June

2,620 

2,040 

1,790 

1,670 

1,610

1,490 

1,490 

1,730 

1,550 

1,430

1,370 

1,340 

1,320 

1,430 

1,340

1,550 

1,610 

1,370 

2,900 

1,790

1,430 

1,910 

2,360 

1,550 

1,370

1,260 

1,200 

1,180 

2,300 

2,620

Mean

977 

1,983 

1,540

1,824

1,422 

3,780 

3,560 

2,803 

1,911 

1,687 

2,841 

2,878 

1,276

2,216

July

1,730 

1,430 

1,260 

1,200 

1,120

1,120 

1,070 

1,030 

1,040 

1,430

5,870 

12,000 

9,730 

5,710 

9,810

4,630 

3,960 

2,900 

2,230 

2,10O

1,910 

1,670 

1,610

i,4ao

1,370

1,320 

1,320 

1,550 

1,430 

1,550 

1,490

Aug.

1,670 

3,490 

6,940 

8,910 

19,000

5,830 

3,340 

2,760 

2,490 

2,230

2,100 

2,040 

1,970 

1,850 

1,730

1,730 

1,730 

1,670 

1,550 

1,490

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,490

1,370 

1,320 

1,260 

1.20O 

1,180 

1,150

Per square 

mile

0.922 

1.87 

1.45

1.72

1.34 

3.57 

3.36 

2.64 

1.80 

1.59 

2.68 

2.72 

1.20

2.09

Sept.

1,120 

1,100 

1,070 

1,200 

1,730

2,560 

2,100 

2,040 

1,610 

1,430

1,320 

1,290 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,150 

1,120 

1,100 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,010

990 

940 

1,040 

1,290 

1,200

Runoff in 

Inches

1.06 

2.09 

1.67

23.34

1.54 

3.85 

3.87 

2.94 

2.08 

1.77 

3.09 

3.14 

1.34

28.44

.) 13,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 ( 1 a.m. 

.m.) 11,700 sec. -ft.; Aug. 5 (2 p.m

records for station near Oalnesvll

12,200 

) 22,900

Le.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 353

Chattahooohee River near Roswell, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°00 I , long. 84°20 I , l| miles upstream from Big 

ureeK and bridge on U: S. Highway 19 and 2 miles southeast of Roswell, Fulton County.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 14.4 

ijeet); minimum, 520 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 56,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 23.4 

feet, from floodmark), by computation of flow over Morgan Falls Dam 6 miles below station; minimum, 384 second-feet Oct. 14, 21, 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height, record, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 19 to Aug. 4,

Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

l.S 520

2.4 880

3.0 1,300

4.5 2,600

6.0 4,110

6.O 6,520

10.0 9,450

13.0 15,200

Discharge, in second-feet, rater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29

30 

31

Dot.

576 

570 

565 

555 

560

55O 

530 

690 

782 

1,150

945 

815 

732 

708 

702

738 

2,330 

2,230 

1,670 

1,150

978 

860 

815 

815 

912

1,300 

1,180 

1,150 

1,260 

1,300 

1,040

NOT.

978 

2,350 

2,140 

1,840 

1,420

1,800 

1,880 

2.79O 

2,140 

1,540

4,450 

7,640 

3,470 

2,180 

2.5OO

3,570 

2,700 

2,100 

2,010 

1,880

1,750 

1,580 

1,540 

1,750 

2,100

1,920 

1,620 

1.5OO 

1,420 

1,34O

Dec.

1,260 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,260 

1,920

2,230 

2.23O 

1,880 

1,670 

1,920

4,220 

4,550 

2,70O 

2,180 

1,920

1,750 

1,710 

1,620 

1,500 

1,540

1,580 

1,580 

1,460 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340

Jan.

1,3SO 

1,620 

2.1OO 

1,710 

1,540

1,460 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340

1,260 

1,220 

1,500 

1,880 

1,840

1,500 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,300 

1.26O 

1,3SO 

1,540 

1,800 

2,280

Month

Octo 

Nor*

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

 ber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1............................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,410 

2,100 

1,880 

1,750 

1,670

1,750 

3,240 

8,370 

11,900 

8,370

5,250 

5,460 

11,500 

11,200 

8,520

5,130 

4,110 

3,570 

3,170 

2,960

2,790 

2,880 

2,790 

2.6OO 

2,410

2,320 

2,320 

2,230 

2,280

Secondfoct-days

30,178 

67,898 

55,280

734,094

46,310 

126,950 

120,370 

91,370 

62,770 

51,800 

94,733 

98, ISO 

43,350

889,159

Peak dlacharee (base, 12.000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (3 p.m.; 12, ZOO see. -ft.; Ju 

(9 a.m.) 18,000 sec. -ft.

Mar.

2,140 

2,600 

3,170 

2,980 

2,600

2,6OO 

6,680 

11,300 

5,490 

4,000

3,470 

3,170 

2,880 

2,700 

2,600

2,600 

3,080 

2,790 

2,5OO 

2,500

2.5OO 

2,410. 

4,250 

9,290 

5,010

3,570 

3,780 

6,130 

4,110 

3,470 

4,000

Apr.

6,940 

5,370 

4,110 

3,570 

3,270

3,270 

3,370 

3,470 

5,130 

3,570

3,170 

3,170 

3,080 

2,880 

2,790

2.7OO 

2,600 

2,500 

2,410 

2,410

2,320 

2,320 

2.28O 

2,230 

2,180

2,140 

2,100 

2,050 

2,010 

1,'960

Maxima

2>330 

7,640 

4,550

26,000

2.28O 

11,900 

11,300 

6,940 

5,370 

2,880 

11,000 

15,000 

3,080

15,000

b. 9 (1 p.m. 

ly 13 (time

May

1,920 

1,920 

1,960 

2,140 

2,280

2,230 

2,100 

2,100 

1,920 

1,800

1,800 

1,750 

1,710 

1,750 

1,710

1,620 

1,580 

1,540 

1,500 

1,460

1,420 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,500 

2,720 

5,250 

5,370 

2,980

Minimum

530 

978 

1,180

530

1,220 

1.67O 

2,140 

1,960 

1,340 

1,120 

945 

1,300 

1,040

530

June

2,880 

2,500 

2.O1O 

1,750 

1,620

1,540 

1,500 

1,710 

1,670 

1,460

1,380 

1,340 

1,309 

1,340 

1,580

1,380 

1,800 

1,420 

2,190 

2,540

1,540 

1,460 

2,600 

1,800 

1,420

1,260 

1,180 

1,120 

1,810 

2,700

Mean

973 

2,263 

1,783

2,011

1,494 

4,378 

3,883 

3,046 

2,025 

1,727 

3,056 

3,166 

1,445

2,429

July

2,180 

1,460 

1,260 

1,150 

1.08O

1,040 

1,010 

97S 

945 

1,230

a5, 000 

a9,000 

11,000 

a8,000

lopoo

aS.OOO 

a5, 000 

a4,000 

2,6OO 

2,230

2,050 

1,800 

1,710 

1,580 

1,500

1,340 

1,340 

1,670 

1,460 

1,500 

1,620

Aug.

1,54C 

2,880 

6,66C 

8.07C 

13.00C

15,000 

4,330 

3.37C 

2.88C 

2.70C

2.41C 

2.32C 

2.28C 

2,14C 

2.10C

2.O1C 

2.05C 

1,92C 

1,84C 

1,75C

1,710 

1.67C 

1,620 

1.67C 

1.67C

1,620' 

1,500 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340 

.1.30C

Per square 

mil*

0.791 

1.S4 

1.45

1.63

1.21 

3.56 

3.16 

2.48 

1.65 

1.40 

2.48 

2.57 

1.17

1.97

Sept.

1,26O 

1,220 

1,180 

1,300 

1,710

2.28O 

3.O8O 

2,280 

2.1OO 

1,710

1,580 

1,540 

1,420 

1,380 

1,380

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,120 

1,040 

1,120 

1.26O 

1,380

R-rnoff in 

inohes

0.91 

2.05 

1.67

22.18

1.40 

3.84 

3.64 

2.77 

1.90 

1.56 

2.86 

2.96 

1.30

26.86

) 12,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (2 a.m.) 13,600 

unknown) about 13,000 sec. -ft.; Aig. 6

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near VinlngE and near 

Buford.
354 APALACHICOLA RIVH* BASIN 

Chattahoochee River near Vinings, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°52', long. 84°27', at Pace Ferry Bridge, 1 mile 

southeast of Vinings, Cobb County, 1 mile downstream from Rotten Wood Creek, 2£ miles 

upstream from Peachtree Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Atlanta. Datum of gage is 

750.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1937-48), 2,495 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 14.5 

reet); minimum daily, 572 second-feet Oct. 7.

1928-31, 1936-48: Maximum discharge, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 

28.0 feet); minimum daily, 422 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Considerable 

diurnal fluctuation caused by Morgan Palls hydroelectric plant 9| miles above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 972: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 565 5.0 4,020 

2.5 945 10.0 12,200 

3.0 1,410 13.6 17,100 

3.S 2,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

 = 86 

634 

596 

592 

592

586 

572 

856 

950 

1,170

1,070 

928 

810 

772 

782

823 

2,570 

2,400 

1,960 

1,330

1,110 

963 

902 

910 

990

1,310 

1,340 

1,270 

1,340 

1,480 

1,200

Nov.

1,060 

2,590 

2,500 

2,150 

1,610

1,870 

2,230 

3,210 

2,570 

1,790

5,580 

8,830 

4,880 

2,640 

2,810

3,930 

3,260 

2,490 

2,360 

2,180

1,960 

1,820 

1,770 

1,990 

2,370

2,170 

1,910 

1,730 

1,570 

1,530

Dec.

1,480 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,360

1,380 

1,390 

1,410 

1,460 

2,510

2,720 

2,660 

2,140 

1,980 

2,490

4,560 

5,280 

3,280 

2,510 

2,200

2,010' 

1,960 

1,840 

1,770 

1,810

1,880 

1,830 

1,700 

1,660 

1,620 

1,580

Jan.

1,650 

1,830 

2,270 

1,980 

1,740

1,680 

1,600 

1,580 

1,540 

1,520

1,460 

1,440 

1,780 

2,050 

2,140

1,770 

1,640 

1,650 

1,580 

1,610

fl.', 500 

1,530 

1,560 

1,600 

1,590

1,510 

1,550 

1,590 

1,780 

2,090 

2,700

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

lia.ro 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1947 

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at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,680 

2,500 

2,180 

2,040 

1,960

2,020 

03,900 

ell, 000 

CIS, 000 

;12,000

7,470 

5,780 

11,100 

14,200 

10,800

6,79O 

4,870 

4,120 

3,670 

3,330

3,130 

3,270 

3,210 

2,910 

2,760

2,700 

2,650 

2,640 

2,490

Secondfoe t-days

33,393 

79,360 

64,690

830,230

53,510 

153,170 

141,280 

106,750 

73,120 

58,820 

116,390 

108,440 

46,800

1,035,723

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (8 p.m.) 13,200 sec. -ft.; Jt

Mar.

2,450 

3,160 

3,640 

3,540 

3,020

3,310 

7,300 

12,200 

7,980 

4,870

4,210 

3,710 

3,410 

3,150 

3,010

3,060 

3,660 

3,410 

2,990 

2,900

2,940 

2,830 

C4.500 

9,960 

6,960

4,360 

4,150 

6,660 

5,110 

4,020 

4,810

Apr.

7,310 

6,790 

4,920 

4,180 

3,810

4,560 

4,090 

4,080 

5,600 

4,500

3,810 

3,580 

3,490 

3,280 

3,220

3,080 

2,960 

2,850 

2,750 

2,680

2,670 

2,620 

2,590 

2,550 

2,500

2,460 

2,400 

2,360 

2,320 

2,240

Maximum

2,570 

8,830 

5,280

26,800

2,700 

15,000 

12,200 

7,810 

6,030 

3,120 

13,000 

17,000 

3,120

17,000

May

2,230 

2,220 

2,250 

2,530 

2,660

2,630 

2,460 

2,450 

2,270 

2,100

2,110 

2,070 

2,060 

2,050 

2,000

1,960 

1,880 

1,850 

1.80O 

1,760

1,710 

1,680 

1,640 

1,600 

1,600

1,620 

1,740 

2,780 

5,500 

6,030 

3,880

Minimum

572 

1,060 

1,360

572

1,440 

1,960 

2,450 

2,240 

1,600 

1,340 

1,160 

1,420 

1,180

572

June

3,120 

2,830 

2,320 

2,040 

1,930

1,840 

1,780 

1,900 

2,000 

1,730

1,620 

1,590 

1,540 

1,480 

1,920

1,640 

1,930 

1,730 

2,080 

3,060

1,820 

1,590 

2,630 

2,140 

1,670

1,500 

1,420 

1,340 

1,800 

2,830

Mean

1,077 

2,645 

2,087

2,275

1,726 

5,282 

4,557 

3,558 

2,359 

1,961 

3,755 

3,498 

1,560

2,830

July

2,630 

1,770 

1,560 

1,420 

1,310

1,300 

1,230 

1,180 

1,160 

1,450

05,600 

11,000

as, ooo

10,000 

 12,000

10,000 

06,200 

4,960 

3,330 

2,800

2,580 

2,280 

2,130 

2,030 

1,920

1,780 

1,730 

2,030 

1,960 

1,910 

2,100

Aug.

1,980 

3,230 

7,470 

9,160 

13,800

17,000 

6,450 

3.78O 

3,180 

2,780

2,560 

2,450 

2,430 

2,290 

2,230

2,170 

2,170 

2,100 

1,960 

1,880

1,860 

1,800 

1,750 

1,800 

1,760

1,720 

1,650 

1,580 

1,520 

1,510 

1,420

Per square 

Bile

0.743 

1.82 

1.44

1.57

1.19 

3.64 

3.14 3.45

1.63 

1.35 

2.59 

2.41 

1.08

1.95

Sept.

1,420 

1,360 

1,320 

1,570 

1,860

2,30O 

3,120 

2,300 

2,250 

1,810

1,730 

1,640 

1,540 

1,440 

1,480

1,470 

1,390 

1,380 

1,350 

1,300

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,250 

1,230

1,200 

1,180 

1,280 

1,350 

 1,460

Runoff in 

inobes

0.86 

2.03 

1.66

21.27

1.37 

3.93 

3.62 

2.73 

1.88 

1.51 

2.99 

2. 73 

1.20

26.56

b. 9 (5 p.m.) 16,000 sec. -ft.; Psb. 14 (9 a.m.) 15,100 

ly 13 (11 P-"») 15,000 sec. -ft.; July 16 (4 a.m.) 14,000

sec.-ft.; Aug. 6 (3 p.m.) 18,200 sec.-ft.

c Backwater from Peachtree Creek; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for station neacJBeswell-*
APPALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 355

Chattahoochee River near Whltesburg, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°29', long. 84°53' , at bridge on State Highway 16, half 

a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Snake Creek, ij miles upstream from Central of Georgia Railroad, and if miles southeast of Whitesburf, Carroll 

County. Datum of gage Is 684.06 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,430 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 3,587 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during^year, 25,800 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 17.2 

Feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 670 second-feet Oct. 6, 7. 

1938-48; Maximum discharge, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 10, 1946 (gage height, 25.1 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area and channel capacity studies; minimum daily, 468 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by 

Morgan Palls hydroelectric plant.

Rating table, Hater year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 670 7.0 6.85O 

2.2 1,510 9.0 9,750 

3.0 2,310 12.0 14,800 

5.0 4,410 16.2 23,500

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

715 

715 

715 

715 

715

670 

670 

760 

1,310 

1,310

1,410 

1,220 

1,080 

985 

940

940 

1,310 

3,210 

2,710 

2,010

1,510 

1,220 

1,030 

1,120 

1,120

1,220 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,610 

1,610

NOV.

1,510 

2,510 

2,810 

2,810 

2,510

2,210 

3,970 

5,100 

3,970 

3,530

10,700 

14,300 

9,750 

5,580 

3,750

4,630 

4,980 

3,860 

4,520 

3,530

3,110 

2,710 

2,710 

3,010 

3,420

3,110 

2,910 

2,610 

2,410 

2,210

Dec.

2,110 

2,110 

2,010 

2,010 

1,910

1,910 

1,910 

2,010 

2,110 

3,210

5,340 

4,520 

3,970 

3,970 

4,410

8,400 

7,270 

6,070 

4,410 

3,750

3,420 

3,110 

2,910 

2,810 

2,810

3,110 

3,110 

2,710 

2,510 

2,410 

2,410

Jan.

2,710 

3,860 

3,010 

3,010 

2,810

2,610 

2,510 

2,410 

2,310 

2,310

2,210 

2,110 

3,010 

3,530 

3,210

3,010 

2,610 

2,610 

2,510 

2,310

2,410 

2,410 

2,510 

2,510 

2,610

2,510 

2,510 

2,710 

2,710 

3,110 

5,580

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Bans S*

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry . . .

^...........................

ember ........................

ter yesr 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,860 

4,740 

3,750 

3,310 

3,210

3,110 

3,970 

14,300 

22,600 

23,500

19,300 

12,900 

11,500 

15,200 

16,000

13,800 

9,910 

6,590 

5,700 

4,980

4,860 

4,980 

5,100 

4,630 

4,300

4,190 

4,190 

4,080 

4,080

Seoondfoot-days

39,080 

124,740 

104,730

1,282,890

86,250 

244,640 

242,010 

191,370 

109,430 

76,910 

180,500 

132,750 

62,080

1,594,49C

Mar.

4.19O 

6,330 

7,270 

6,460 

5,580

6,590 

11,700 

13,000 

14,500 

9,450

6,72O 

5,700 

5,100 

4,740 

4,520

4,740 

7,970 

6,07O 

6,200 

4,630

4,410 

4,410 

17,200 

16,000 

13,000

9,000 

6,850 

6,990 

8,250 

6,330 

8,110

Apr.

14,300 

12,900 

9,600 

6,990 

5,940

12.20O 

13,8OO 

9,150 

10,100 

9,150

7,130 

5,820 

5,580 

5,580 

5,220

4,860 

4,740 

4,300 

3,970 

3,860

3,860 

3.75O 

3,750 

3,750 

3,640

3,640 

3,530 

3,530 

3,420 

3,310

Maximum

3,210 

14,300 

8,400

33,000

5,580 

23,500 

17,200 

14,300 

10,100 

4,630 

22,400 

14,300 

3,750

23,500

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (7 p.m.

May

3,310 

3,210 

3,110 

3,530 

4,630

3,970 

3,970 

3,530 

3,420 

3,110

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,810 

2,810

2,710 

2,610 

2,510 

2,510 

2,410

2,310 

2,310 

2,210 

2,210 

2,210

2,110 

2,210 

5,340 

8,400 

10,100 

7,130

Minimum

670 

1,510 

1,910

670

2,110 

3,110 

4,190 

3,310 

2,110 

1,810 

1,410 

1,910 

1,510

670

June

4,630 

4,080 

3,530 

2,910 

2.71O

2,510 

2,510 

2,510 

2,710 

2,610

2,410 

2,310 

2,110 

2,110 

2,210

2,710 

2,510 

2,710 

2,410 

3,010

3,110 

2,410 

2,110 

2,510 

2,110

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

2,210

Mean

1,261 

4,158 

3,378

3,515

2,782 

8,436 

7,807 

6,379 

3,530 

2,564 

5,823 

4,282 

2,069

4,357

July

3,210 

2,710 

2.01O 

al , 7OO 

al.SOO

al,50O 

al,50O 

1,410 

1,510 

3,530

14,500 

14,100 

14,100 

18,000 

22,400

17,000 

12,400 

8,400 

5,580 

4,190

3,750 

3,310 

3,010 

2,810 

2,610

2,510 

2,310 

2,110 

1,910 

1,910 

2,910

Aug.

3,01O 

3,970 

7,53O 

11,700 

11,900

13,600 

14,300 

4,8"0 

4,190 

3,730

3,310 

3,4?0 

3,110 

3,210 

3,210

3,110 

2,810 

2,710 

2,610 

2,510

2,410 

2,410 

2,4X0 

2,310 

2,210

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,0") 

1,910 

1,910

Per square 

mile

0.519 

1.71 

1.39

1.45

1.14 

3.47 

3.21 

2.63 

1.45 

1.06 

2.40 

1.76 

.851

1.79

) 25,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (10 p

Sept.

1,810 

1,710 

1,710 

1,710 

2,81O

3.53O 

3,530 

3,750 

3,110 

2,710

2,310 

2,110 

2,01O 

1,910 

1,910

1,810 

1,810 

1,710 

1,710 

1,610

1,610 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

2,010 

2,110 

2,010

Runoff in 

inches

0.60 

1.91 

1.60

19.63

1.31 

3.74 

3.70 

2.93 

1.67 

1.18 

2.77 

2.03 

.95

24.39

.m.) 23,700

sec.-ft.; July 15 (3 a.m.) 24,7OO sec.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at West Poln*.
356 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°53', long. SS0 !! 1 , just downstream from Oseligee 

ureeK and 1 mile upstream from West Point, Troup County. Datum of gage is 551.67 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,550 square miles.

Records available.- January 1912 to September 1948. July 1896 to December 1910 at site 

tnree-quarters of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 50 years (1896-1910, 1912-48), 5,712 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 16.2 

reet;; minimum, 773 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 2.21 feet).

1896-1910, 1912-48: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet Dec. 10, 1919 (gage 

height, 30.0 feet, from floodmark), by computation of flow over Goat Rock Dam; minimum, 

224 second-feet Sept. 12, 1925 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 682: 1920, drainage area. W 972: 1931-33.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Dec. 15, 

May 6-38, June 1 to July 8, July 13 to Sept. 30)

2.2 760

2.8 1,610

4.0 3,530

7.0 8,800

9.0 1Z,800

12.0 20,000

14.0 25,500

15.8 31,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

851 

838 

799 

851 

838

825 

864 

1,030 

1,020 

1,700

1,520 

1,600 

1,540 

1,360 

1,230

1,140 

1,200 

1,680 

3,110 

2,790

2,230 

1,760 

1,500 

1,380 

1,360

1,360 

1,440 

1,790 

1,900 

1,820 

1,800

Nov.

1,960 

2,550 

3,360 

4,120 

3,360

3,030 

3,620 

8,260 

7,360 

4,890

10,500 

22,800 

17,500 

10,500 

7,360

7,000 

6,460 

6,640 

8,080 

7,000

5,060 

4,300 

3,960 

3,960 

4,550

4,550 

4,120 

3,620 

3,280 

3,030

Dec.

2,870 

2,710 

2,630 

2,550 

2,550

2,470 

2,470 

2,470 

2,630 

3,530

6,460 

7,360 

6,820 

6,640 

6,820

13,200 

13,600 

10,300 

7,900 

5,920

5,060 

4,890 

4,550 

4,210 

4,210

4,550 

4,380 

4,120 

3,870 

3,700 

3,530

Jan.

3,620 

5.O6O 

4,550 

4,210 

4,210

3,780 

3,530 

3,440 

3,280 

3,280

3,190 

3,110 

3,440 

4,720 

4,550

4,210 

3,870 

3,620 

3,530 

3,440

3,530 

3,620 

3,530 

3,700 

4,120

3,870 

3,620 

3,700 

4,040 

5,280 

9,180

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Bare 

Apri 

Ifav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ......

h.. ..........................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

9,750 

7,540 

6,280 

5,400 

5,060

4,550 

5,060 

13,600 

26,400 

31,300

28,800 

23,700 

16,000 

16,500 

19,500

18,000 

13,400 

9,940 

8,620 

7,720

7,180 

7,360 

7,540 

7,000 

6,460

6,100 

5,920 

5,920 

5,920

Seccndfoct-days

45.12C 

186, 7 8C 

158, 97C

1,913,04C

124, 83C 

336, 52C 

374, 47C 

290, 80C 

143, 15C 

113, 65C 

278, 45C 

174, 48C 

86.55C

2,313,77e

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (1 a.m.) is, goo sec. -ft.; Ji

Mar.

5,570 

7,720 

13,200 

12,800 

9,940

1O.7OO 

19,200 

19,500 

18,200 

17,200

11,300 

9,180 

8,030 

7,360 

7,000

7,000 

11,700 

12,100 

9,180 

7,720

7,000 

6,820 

16,600 

31,000 

20,000

14,500 

11,500 

11,100 

10,500 

10,100 

10,700

Apr.

21,000 

22,500 

16,500 

11,900 

9,750

11,100 

22,200 

17,800 

12,800 

13,000

10,900 

9,370 

8,260 

8,080 

7,900

7,360 

7,000 

6,640 

6,280 

6,100

5,920 

5,920 

5,740 

5,570 

5,570

5,400 

5,230 

5,230 

4,890 

4,890

Maximum

3,110 

22,800 

13,600

46,300

) 9,180 

31,300 

31,000 

) 22,500 

12,300 

7,720 

31,300 

15,500 

6,100

31,300

May

4,720 

4,550 

4,550 

4,720 

6,280

6,280 

5,740 

5,230 

4,720 

4,550

4,210 

4,040 

3,960 

3,780 

3,700

3,620 

3,530 

3,440 

3,280 

3,190

3,110 

3,030 

2,950 

2,870 

2,870

2,790 

2,790 

3,030 

8,620 

12,300 

10,700

Minimum

799 

1,960 

2,470

799

3,110 

4,550 

5,570 

4,890 

2,790 

2,470 

2,390 

2,470 

1,960

799

June

7,720 

5,400 

4,890 

4,300 

3,870

3,530 

3,360 

3,440 

3,440 

3,440

3,280 

3,030 

2,870 

2,790 

2,870

3,870 

3,870 

3,280 

3,620 

4,550

5,400 

5,920 

4,040 

3,360 

3,960

3,110 

2,790 

2,630 

2,470 

2,550

July

3,280 

3,870 

3,190 

2,550 

2,390

2,710 

2,470 

2,550 

2,940 

12,500

31,300 

30,700 

21,500 

16,200 

22,000

22,000 

18,500 

14,300 

9,750 

7,180

5,570 

4,890 

4,380 

4,040 

3,780

3,530 

3,280 

3,190 

3,870 

5,920 

4,120

Aug.

4,210 

4,890 

6,460 

13,000 

15,500

13,800 

15,000 

13,400 

6,280 

5,060

4,720 

4,380 

4,300 

4,380 

4,550

4,550 

4,720 

3,960 

3,700 

3,530

3,360 

4,300 

3,620 

3,360 

3,110

3,030 

2,870 

2,790 

2,630 

2,550 

2,470

y««< Per sp,"are 

Mean mile

1,456 0.410 

6,226 1.75 

5,128 1.44

5,241 1.48

4,027 1.13 

11,600 3.27 

12,080 3.40 

9,693 2.73 

4,618 1.30 

3,783 1.07 

8,982 2.53 

5,628 1.59 

2,835 .813

6,322 1.78

Sept.

2,390 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230 

3,180

6,100 

4,890 

4,300 

4,380 

3,620

3,280 

3,030 

2,790 

2,710 

2,630

2,470 

2,470 

2,390 

2,230 

2,230

2,150 

2,070 

2,050 

2,040 

2,010

1,960 

1,970 

3,610 

3,960 

2,950

Runoff in 

inches

0.47 

1.95 

1.68

20.05

1.30 

3.53 

3.92 

3.05 

1.50 

1.19 

2.92 

1.83 

.91

24.23

b. 10 (2 p.m.) 31,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 32,000 

ly 12 (8 a.m.) 32,8OO sec. -ft.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.

357

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 27'45", long. 84°59 I 45", at Central of Georgia 

Railroad bridge in Columbus, Muscogee County, half a mile downstream from Eagle and 

Phenix Dam, if miles downstream from City Mills Dam, and 17^ miles downstream from Bartlett Perry Reservoir. Datum of gage is 185.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 4,670 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948. December 1912 at site 800 feet upstream.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 6,607 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 81,900 second-feet July 11, by computation of 

rjiow at North Highlands Dam; maximum gage height, 36.6 feet July 12; minimum daily discharge, 1,570 second-feet Oct. 25.

1912, 1929-48: Maximum discharge, 102,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943, by computation 

of flow at North Highlands Dam; maximum gage height, 41.0 feet Mar. 22, 1943; minimum 

discharge, 294 second-feet Oct. 23, Nov. 14, 1931; minimum daily, 480 second-feet Oct. 

31, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 198,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929, by computation of flow 

at North Highlands Dam; maximum stage known, 53.2 feet Mar. 16, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir and power plants above 

station. Bartlett Perry Reservoir, completed in 1926, has a usable capacity of 134,000 

acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly reservoir contents and hourly readings of forebay, tailrace, ana K. W. output at North Highlands Dam furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Revisions (water years).- W 1082: 1943(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

f2,050

f 1,840

1,740

1,800

fl,710

1,960

2,210

2,110

1,800

1,740

1,710

1,680

1,830

1,790

1,760

1,670

1,720

1,720

1,730

1,810

1,740

1,710

1,680

1,810

1,570

1,590

1,650

1,610

1,620

1,640

1,590

Nov.

1>700

1,630

2,020

2,590

2,720

2,820

3,220

4,190

5,460

5,630

9,420

26,000

22,300

14,400

10,800

9,320

8,760

8,360

11,400

10,600

8,460

7,590

7,430

7,560

7,430

7,040,

6,560

6,460

5,220

4,000

-

Dec.

3,690

4,750

4,430

4,190

3,970

3,740

2,600

3,370

4,400

7,140

8,340

9,630

9,620

8,920

11,700

19,800

21,700

12,500

10,500

8,450

,790

,620

,540

,370

,540

7,470

7,360

6,430

6,860

6,570

5,180

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

Deceaber. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

January... .............

February. ..............

Ibroh..................

April ..................

toy....................

June. ..................

July'. ..................

August. ................

September..............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

6,

5,

6,

5, ' 4,

5,

5,

5,

5,

360

480

280

130

600

120

300

330

150

6/020

4,260

3,

5,

5,

120

110

680

5,740

5,480

5,

4,

4,

S50

940

250

4,300

4,590

5,

5,

5,

240

L50

110

4,980

5/040

6,

6,

6,

7,

2130

740

740

560

8,300

Feb.

8,180

7,8

7,9

7,8

60

40

00

7,500

7,320

7,5

13,9

k35,2

40

00

00

k39,200

k35,100

k28,6

k23,2

k20,4

00

00

00

k22,300

k20,000

k!7,2

k!4,3

k8,6

00

00

50

k9,220

8,670

10,9

9,0

8,6

00

90

60

8,640

7,910

7,2

7,2

7,5

~

-

40

30

00

liar.

7,290

9,9

18,6

17,5

50

OO

00

15,500

13,800

k34,5

k25,8

k22,l

00

00

00

k23,200

k!4,100

 14,6

10,5

7,8

00

00

40

11,200

7,960

23,01

21,1

15,4

DO

00

00

8,730

9,100

9,3

15,8

k31,5

50

30

30

k3 1,100

k!4,200

14,2

15,8

9,8

13, W

30

30

BO

DO

11,400

Apr.

26,300

32,900

25,300

16,900

10,300

12,200

24,700

26,900

16,500

15,200

15,000

9,980

11,600

8,390

10,500

8,480

8,230

7,850

7.76O

7,140

' 7,110

6,980

6,960

6,870

6,820

6,760

6,660

6,630

6,620

6,700

Observed

Secondfoot-days

54,590

231,090

241,170

2,500,670

169,110

416,900

497,980

370,240

159,610

153 220 409)170

255,070

116,520

!, 054, 670

Maximum

2,210

21 ,'700

53,600

8,300

39,200

34,500

32,900

12,900

8,210

72,100

23,700

7,140

72,100

Minimum

1,570

1,630

2,600

1,570

3,120

7,240

7,290

6,620

2,160

2,180

2,990

4,410

1,900

1,570

Mean

1,761

7,703

7,780

6,851

5,455

14,380

16,060

12,340

5,149

4,441

13,200

8,228

3,884

8,346

May

6,680

6,540

6,240

6,110

6,240

6,360

6,600

6,260

5,960

6,200

6,010

6,000

5,990

5,010

4,380

2,280

2,950

3,740

3,520

4,020

3,920

3,740

2,160

3,030

3,160

3,400

4,180

4,220

4,500

7,310

IE, 900

June

8,210

6,990

6,580

6,070

6,050

6,000

6,020

4,560

4,180

4,160

4,120

3,030

2,180

2,600

3,200

4,060

4,070

3,480

3,380

2,660

3,270

4,360

6,100

5,890

5,750

4,140

2,470

3,140

3,220

3,280

Change in contents in Bart;

letts Perry 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

4-2,000

-2o|oOO

+12,000

+17,000

+12,000

-8,000

-3,000

+12,000

-13,000

+1,000

-62,000

-21,600

-54,600

July

3

3

3

3

2

,420

,490

,580

,300

,990

3.060

3

3

3

10

k72

k66

k36

k!8

k!9

k22

kZl

k!6

kll

kll

k6

k6

k6

7

5

5

5

6

6,

6

6

Adjui

,260

,320

,440

800

100

500

900

900

900

400

700

100

800

000

690

120

130

090

800

600

960

150

570

720

380

Aug.

4,540

4,410

7,700

18,600

23,700

18,600

15,200

15,500

10,400

7,190

7,060

6,940

6,500

6,280

6,300

6,380

7,980

7,720

6,870

6,320

6,200

F.280

6,900

6,030

f,020

5,590

f,660

F,040

4,680

4,740

4,740

Sept.

4,720

4,420

4,470

4,600

5,650

5,990

7,140

6,550

4,800

4,920

4,460

3.74O

3,990

3.78O

2,440

2,670

2,610

2,780

2,680

2,820

2,780

2,580

2,570

2,590

2,660

1,900

2,120

3,850

5,260

4,980

s ted for* change in

reservoir contents

Mean

1,794

3,190

7,455

6,868

5,731

14,590

15,930

12,290

5,344

4,223

13,220

7,218

3,521

8,271

Per square 

mile

0.3H

1.7?

1.60

1.47

1.23

3.12

3.41

2.63

1.14

.904

2.8,1

1.5!?

.754

1.77

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

1.95

1.84

19.98

1.42

3.36

3.93

2.93

1.31

1.01

3.26

1.79

.84

24.08

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

k Discharge computed on basis of records for North Highlands Dam.

^23350 O - 51 - 24
358 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°17', long. 8S°07', in T. 4 N., R. 29 E., at 

Driage on State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Omussee Creek, and half a mile east of Columbia. Datum of gage is 72.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 8,040 square miles.

Keeoras available.- July 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since j.yab are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 11,100 second-feet.

Kxcremea._- maximum discharge during year, 81,200 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 43.3 

reet); minimum, 3,110 second-feet Oct. 1, S, 31, Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 4.86 

feet Oct. 1.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 203,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1929 (gage height, 56.05 

feet), from rating curve extended above 115,000 second-feet; minimum, 1,220 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1931 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Bartlett Perry Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9

4.9 3,110

7.0 5,110

9.0 7,540

14.0 14,900

22.0 28,600

30.0 45,000

34.3 55,800

6.4 4,300

8.0 6,000

11.0 9,800

Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

14.0 14,200

24.0 31,400

52.0 47,000

39.0

45.3

66,000

81,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

3,200 

3,380 

3,380 

3,290 

3,200

3,200 

3,200 

3,560 

4,010 

4,010

3,650 

3,470 

3,470 

3,380 

3,380

3,470 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560

3,470 

3,470 

3,380 

3,290 

3,290

3,380 

3,290 

3,200 

3,200 

3,200 

3,110

Nov.

3,560 

4,500 

4,600 

4,200 

4,100

4,500 

4,700 

5,440 

6,020 

6,890

10,200 

15,900 

23,700 

29,000 

22,700

18,400 

15,500 

13,800 

14,400 

17,100

17,000 

14,700 

13,400 

13,800 

16,000

14, 900 

13, 100 

11,400 

10,200 

9,460

Dec.

3,060 

6,760 

6,890 

7,410 

7,020

6,760 

.6,630 

6,260 

5,440 

7,670

20,000 

29,700 

31,300 

31,400 

28,200

32,000 

38,500 

36,600 

27,500 

20,800

16, 200' 

14,400 

13, 700 

13,100 

13, 400

13, 800 

13,700 

13,100 

11,900 

11,400 

11,300

Jan.

10,800 

11,700 

13,400 

11,700 

10,300

9,040 

8,620 

8,900 

3,900 

8,760

3,760 

9,320 

7,670 

9,910 

12,300

11,100 

9,910 

9,610 

9,460 

8,620

8,620 

10,400 

.11,300 

12,800 

16,500

15,500 

12,600 

11,300 

12,200 

12,900 

15,400

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deou

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare as*

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

He

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry . . .

1. ...........................

Bt ...........................

 ber ........................

t«r year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

19,800 

17,900 

15,400 

113,800 

13,200

12,900 

12,600 

12,500 

18,900 

44,400

55,800 

55,500 

52,300 

47,300 

38,700

33,800 

31,600 

28,400 

23,200 

18,400

17,500 

18,600 

21,500 

19,100 

17,000

15,200 

14,700 

13,800 

14,100

Seoondfoot-days

105, 77C 

363.17C 

510, 90C

4, 570, 58C

338,80( 

717, 90( 944,90' 

625, 04( 

236,70! 

210, 27( 

741, 3S< 449,10' 

252, 64C

5,496,52(

Peak discharge (base, 47,000 seo.-ft.).- PC

sea. -ft.; Apr. 3 (12 m.j 48,000 seo.-ft.; Ju: 

Note.- Discharge for periods Feb. 27 to Hai wire-weight gage readings by U. S. Weather B

Mar.

14,000 

13,700 

21,000 

35,200 

34,200

33,000 

43,500 

53,300 

55,500 

51,000

46,800 

43,400 

32,200 

25,300 

18,600

19,800 

22,200 

30,500 

35,200 

31,400

22,500 

17,900 

19,800 

30, 100 

36,000

40,200 

32,200 

23,200 

23,400 

19,800 

20,000

Apr.

32,200 

44,400 

47,500 

43,400 

33,100

23,000 

20,600 

30,700 

37,600 

32,900

25,800 

22,800 

19,400 

17,700 

15,800

15,500 

15,600 

13,600 

12,900 

12,500

11,800 

11,300 

11,200 

11,100 

10,900

10,800 

10,500 

10,400 

10,100 

9,940

HaxiauB

> 4,010 

) 29,000 

) 38,500

) 58,700

) 16,500 

) 55,800 

> 55,500 

) 47,500 

) 10,100 

) 12,900 

) 80,000 

> 59,800 

) 21,100

) 80,000

May

9,800 

9,800 

9,520 

9.52G 

9,660

9,660 

10,100 

10,100 

9,800 

9,240

8,820 

8,820 

8,540 

8,400 

8,040

7,080 

6,840 

4,900 

5,230 

5,690

6,120 

6,000 

6,000 

5,560 

4,600

4,900 

5,560 

6,240 

6,960 

7,560 

8,040

Minimi

3,110 

3,560 

5,440

3,110

7,670 

12,500 

13,700 

9,940 

4,600 

4,300 

4,700 

7,200 

5,010

3,110

June

12,600 

12,900 

10 , 100 

8,820 

8,160

7,920 

7,680 

7,300 

7,440 

6,240

5,890 

5,780 

5,670 

4,700 

4,300

4,700 

5,560 

6,600 

6,840 

5,890

6,360 

6,360 

6,480 

7,320 

7,800

7,560 

7,080 

5,670 

4,600 

5,450

July

6,360 

6,000 

5,780 

5,560 

5,340

5,010 

4,700 

4,800 

5,780 

32,400

44,400 

55,000 

71,100 

80,000 

70, 800

56,000 

45,800 

37,800 

30,100 

23,000

19,300 

16,000 

13,200 

11,900 

13,100

12,OOO 

10,500 

10,200 

13,100 

13,200 

13,100

Aug.

11,600 

11,600 

12,200 

23,500 

31,900

39,800 

33,100 

24,200 

21,000 

18,600

14,700 

13,600 

12,600 

11,500 

10,600

10,900 

13,200 

13,100 

12,500 

10,900

10,200 

10,800 

9,520 

9,240 

9,520

8,960 

8,680 

8,280 

8,040 

7,560 

7,200

M.an .[""ail"-

3,412 0.424 

12,110 1.51 

16,480 2.05

12,520 1.56

10,930 1.36 

24,760 3.08 

30,480 3.79 

20,830 2.59 

7,635 0.950 

7,009 0.872 

23,910 2.97 

14,490 1.80 

8,421 1.05

15,020 1.87

Sept.

7,680 

7,920 

7,680 

7,560 

20,300

21,100 

13,900 

11,600 

10,900 

9,100

8,160 

8,160 

7,320 

7,080 

7,200

6,480 

5,670 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450

5,340 

5,450 

5,340 

5,120 

5,010

5,120 

5,340 

8,960 

11,600 

11,200

Runoff in 

Inches

0.49 

1.68 

2.36

21.14

1.57 

3.32 

4.37 

2.89 

1.10 

.97 

3.42 

2.08 

1.17

25.42

b. 11 (10 p.m.) 57,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 9 (7 p.m.) 56,700 

y 14 (1 p.m.) 81,200 sec. -ft. 

'. 1, Hay 3 tc June 10 computed from graph based on dally 

jreau.
APALACHICOIA RIVER BASIN 359

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°43', long. 84°51', in sec. 32-, T. 4 N., R.- 6 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, four-fifths of a mile downstream from confluence of 

Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers and 1 mile west of Chattahoochee. Datum of g^ge is 

45.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau bench mark).

Drainage area.- 17,100 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

rormer site seven-eighths of a mile downstream October 1919 to September 1925 and at 

present site since October 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 22,530 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 121,000 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage heig'H, 24.14 

reet); minimum, 9,400 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 293,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1929 (gage height, 34.70 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200,000 secondfeet; minimum, 5,120 second-feet Nov. 5, 11, 1931; minimum gage height, -1.70 feet 

Nov. 5, 1931, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

i 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10,000 

10,000 

10,300 

10,000 

9,800

3,600 

9,400 

9,600 

10,000 

10,800

11,200 

11,000 

10,800 

10,300 

10,000

10,300 

10,400 

10,800 

11,000 

11,200

10,800 

10,800 

11,000 

11,000 

11,000

10,800 

10,800 

9,800 

3,600 

9,800 

10,000

NOV.

10,400 

11,200 

12,000 

11,800 

11,600

12,400 

13,500 

13,900 

14,100 

14,800

16,400 

21,000 

26,300 

34,400 

37,700

35,900 

32,900 

30 , 500 

29,900

31,700

34,700 

37,100 

37,400 

37,100 

37,400

38,900 

38,900 

38,300 

36,800 

34,400

Dec.

31,700 

29,000 

26 , 600 

25,400 

24,700

23,900 

22,900 

21,900 

21,200 

21,400

25,700 

37,400 

45,600 

51,300 

55,300

57,300 

62,300 

66,000 

67,100 

83,300

58,800 

54,300 

50,400 

47,500 

44 , 800

42,400 

41,000 

39,200 

47,700 

35,900 

34 , 100

Jan.

33,800 

32,900 

33,600 

32,600 

31 , 100

29,900 

28,100 

26,900 

26,600 

26,300

25,700 

25,200 

25,200 

24,400 

26,900

28,100 

27,800 

27,200 

26,900 

26,300

25,700 

26,000 

27,500 

29,300 

32,000

35,000 

35,300 

34,700 

34,700 

35,300 

35,900

Month

Ootc 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

*£

mber .........................

.lendar year 1947 ............

ary

ii&ry

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

37,700 

39,200 

38,900 

38,000 

36,200

34,100 

33,200 

33,500 

33,800 

41,000

53,800 

61,300 

66,000 

68,400 

68,400

65,400 

62,800 

61,300 

58,800 

54,300

49,900 

46,600 

46,100 

46,100 

44,000

41,300 

39,500 

37,400 

35,600

Secondfoot-days

321, 60( 

793, 40C 

1,266,10C

9,926,90C

915,90' 

1,372,60( 

2,013,00( 

1,834,10( 

629,80 526,10' 

1,173,50< 

908, 90< 

513,00<

12,266,00(

Peak discharge (base, 47,000 sec. -ft.).- D

80,400 sec. -ft.; Aug. 7>(6:30 p.m.) 50,900 a

Har.

34 , 100 

33,200 

33,800 

42,000 

50,900

55,800 

60,800 

68,400 

79,500 

89 , 300

94,600 

95,700 

92,500 

85,200 

76,900

71,200 

71,200 

70,500 

71,200 

70,500

86,500 

60,300 

56,800 

58,300 

61,800

65,400 

68,400 

63,800 

57,800 

54,800 

51,800

Apr.

64,400 

85,200

100,000 

115,000 

121,000

113,000 

97,900 

84,200 

81,300 

81,300

76,900 

69,800 

64,900 

60,800 

58,800

54,800 

52,300 

48,500 

43,600 

40,100

38,000 

35,900 

34,400 

33,200 

32,300

31,400 

30,200 

29,000 

28,100 

27,800

Maximum

) 11,200 

) 38 , 900 

) 67,100

) 71,200

) 35,900 

) 68,400 

) 95,700 

5 121,000 

D 26,900 

) 23,700 

D 79,500 

D 50,400 

D 29,000

) 121,000

90. 19

Ipr. 5

so. -ft.

Hay

26,900 

26,300 

24,900 

23,400 

22,900

23,200 

23,900 

24,400 

24,400 

23,700

22,900 

22,900 

22,900 

22,400 

21,700

20,700 

19,500 

17,900 

16,200 

16,400

16,900 

16,900 

17,100 

16,600 

15,500

14,600 

15,500 

15,900 

16,900 

18,300 

18,100

Minimum

9,400 

10,400 

21,200

9,400

24,400 

33,200 

33,200 

27,800 

14,600 

13,500 

13,300 

17 , 100 

12,400

9,400

June

19,500 

23,700 

23,400 

22,400 

21,400

21,000 

20,500 

20,000 

19,300 

18,100

16,900 

16,400 

16,200 

15,500 

13,900

13,500 

14,100 

15,500 

16,400 

16,600

16,200 

15,500 

15, 900 

16,400 

17,400

17,900 

17,600 

16,600 

14,600 

13,700

Mean

10,37C 

26,45C 

40,84C

27.20C

29,550 

47.33C 

64,94C 

61, HC 

20.32C 

17,54C 

37.85C 

29.25C 

17.10C

33, SIC

July

15,000 

15,700 

15,500 

15,000 

14,600

13,700 

13,300 

13,700 

14, 100 

21,700

40, 100 

46,600 

54,300 

63,300 

72,800

79,500 

78,600 

73,600 

66,500 

59,300

50,900 

45,600 

41,000 

37,100 

34,100

32,300 

30, 200 

28,100 

27,800 

29,900 

29,600

Aug.

28 , 700 

27,200 

27,500 

30,800 

33,600

45,200 

50,400 

49,000 

43,600 

40,100

37,100 

33,800 

31,100 

29,300 

27,200

25,700 

25,700 

27,200 

27,500 

26,600

25,400 

24,700 

24,200 

22,400 

22,700

21,000 

20,300 

19,500 

19,000 

18,300 

17,100

Per square 

mile

0.606 

1.55 

2.39

1.59

1.73 

2.77 

3.80 

3.58 

1.19 

1.02 

2.21 

1.71 

1.00

1.96

Sept.

16,400 

17,100 

17,400 

16,900 

19, 300

29,000 

28,700 

24,700 

22,900 

21,400

19,800 

18,600 

18,100 

17,100 

16,400

15,900 

15,000 

14,400 

13,900 

13,500

12,600 

12,600 

12,900 

12,900 

12,900

12,600 

12,400 

12,900 

16,400 

18,300

Runoff in 

inches

0.70 

1.73 

2.75

21.58

1.99 

2.99 

4.38 

3.99 

1.37 

1.14 

2.55 

1.97 

1.12

26.68

6 a.m.) 67,700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (1 a.m.) 69.100 

8 a.m.) 121,000 sec. -ft.; July 16 (7:30 p.m.)
360 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Soque River near Demorest, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 83°35', long. 34°34', at Cannon Bridge, 2? miles 

west of Demorest, Habersham County, 3 miles downstream from Habershim Mill Dam, and 

3miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,152.16 feet above mem sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of'1936.

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Records available.- July 1904 to June 1909, May 1929 to December 1931, March 1940 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1904-8, 1929-31, 1940-48), 341 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 11.2 

reet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Oct. 4.

1904-9, 1929-31, 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage 

height, 21.8 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet Oct. 18, 1931.

Flood of July 21 or 22, 1938, reached a stage of 22.8 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 14,400 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow regulated by Habersham Mill power plant. 

Revisions (water year's).- W 892: 1904-9, 1929, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 46 2.1 290 

1.3 80 3.5 644 

1.5 120 5.0 1,530 

1.8 197 7.2 2,7OO

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 194? tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

28

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

82 

80 

84 

60 

83

101 

82 

113 

159 

ISO

90 

106 

120 

96 

94

285 

477 

225 

164 

155

130 

120 

119 

267 

216

182 

176 

258 

178 

156 

147

NOT.

119 

420 

299 

2O6 

244

198 

266 

272 

2O8 

197

89S 

438 

278 

232 

529

352 

274 

245 

262 

288

212 

192 

218 

262 

231

207 

200 

185 

168 

175

Dec.

187 

164 

166 

163 

163

158 

159 

200 

184 

241

254 

238 

204 

202 

401

594 

350 

288 

260 

226

232 

231 

218 

196 

221

218 

214 

210 

216 

196 

192

Jan.

252 

312 

224 

219 

220

198 

189 

186 

181 

165

173 

187 

300 

232 

197

195 

ISO 

193 

195 

180

182 

180 

175 

176 

176

191 

192 

248 

231 

240 

315

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jenu 

Febi 

Maro

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Angxi 

Sepl

Us

ber ..........................

Bber . ........................

lendar year 1947 ............

lary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

269 

253 

224 

220 

215

288 

341 

978 

6O8 

521

430 

1,510 

992 

970 

613

523 

454 

413 

3S5 

369

348 

386 

362 

336 

332

325 

322 

313 

302

Secondfoot-days

4,75 

8,21 

7,14

98,21

6,48 

13,60 

16,53 

12,16 

9,25 

8,19 

15,71 

12,45 

8,58

123,09

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec.-fi,.).- Ju

sec . -ft .

Mar.

298 

451 

404 

363 

328

568 

1,690 

680 

530 

468

428 

408 

38O 

376 

374

389 

4O4 

355 

372 

357

358 

363 

1,210 

650 

505

453 

835 

580 

493 

452 

1,010

Apr.

698 

566 

494 

463 

455

462 

459 

495 

456 

414

442 

443 

410 

404 

397

384 

363 

357 

360 

354

350 

348

342:

327 

334

333 

321 

314 

315 

3O6

Maxioun

5 477

5 898 

3 594

D 5,040

i 315 

2 1,510 

2 1,690 

3 698 

2 595 

2 794 

3 2,660 

D 2.66O 

I 846

i 2,660

Ly 12 (1 a.m

May

294 

298 

312 

344 

325

309 

319 

278 

279 

284

270 

268 

28O 

274 

246

256 

258 

244 

240 

232

230 

215 

222 

241 

289

273 

240 

553 

595 

4O3 

381

MinimuB

60 

119 

158

58

165 

215 

298 

306 

215 

193 

175 

187 

180

6O

June

324 

298 

265 

270 

229

234 

266 

246 

235 

220

218 

197 

214 

230 

250

266 

214 

216 

201 

2O2

213 

794 

286 

250 

226

193 

202 

210 

671 

352

Msan

153 

274 

23]

26£

20£ 

46£ 

533 

406 

296 

273 50- 

40! 

286

336

J>ly

299 

223 

202 

201 

215

188 

184 

175 

201 

404

2,230 

2,660 

60O 

1,510 

936

734 

729 

436 

407 

377

331 

330 

276 

228 

238

252 

220 

230 

240 

236 

227

Aug.

550 

809 

706 

2,660 

742

467 

386 

340 

326 

297

294 

284 

274 

257 

28O

294 

268 

258 

249 

252

232 

224 

248 

244 

233

224 

224 

187 

205 

223 

213

P squsre 

 ile

0.981 

1.76 

1.48

1.72

1.34 

3.01 

3.42 

2.60 

1.91 

1.75 

3.25 

2.58 

1.83

2.15

) 5,190 sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (6 a.m.

Sept.

197 

180 

194 

294 

846

717 

672 

386 

326 

276

262 

219 

258 

264 

222

241 

239 

208 

212 

231

222 

214 

216 

212 

206

202 

213 

234 

217 

201

Runoff in 

inches

1.13 

1.96 

1.71

23.40

1.54 

3.25 

3.94 

2.9O 

2.20 

1.95 

3.75 

2.97 

2.04

29.34

) 3,750
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 361

King Branch near Alto, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir, lat. 34"27', long. 83"37', l£ miles west

 of Georgia State Tuberculosis Sanatorium and 2 miles southwest of Alto, Habersham County.

Drainage area.- 0.42 square mile.

Records available.- May 1944 to September 1948 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1944-48 are contained in the

 following table. The figures of maximum discharges have not been previously published.

Water 

year

1944* 

1945 

1946

1947 

1948

Maximum

Date

May 19 

Aug. 24 

Jan. 6

June 20 

July 11

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

tsi

t38 

t38

t55 

t37

Gage height 

(feet)

4.49 

4.12 

4.12

4.60 

4.08

Minimum daily

Date

Sept. 8,9 

Sept. 4, 12 

Sept. 1,2, 5, 6, 

14,15 

Sept. 6 

Oct. 14

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.32 

.35 

.42

.33 

.31

* May to September. 

t From rating curve extended above 18 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1946 

 and 1947 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 

1052 and 1082.

Day 

(water year)

1945-46 

Jan. 6. ..... 

Peb . 9 ......

10.. .... 

Mar. 28......

Discharge 

(second-feet)

17.2 

7.2 

7.1 

8.2

Day 

(water year)

1946-47 

Jan. 19..... 

20. ....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

9.1 

9.5

Month

March...... ..........

Water year 1945-46. 

Calendar year 1946.

Water year 1946-47.

Secondfoot -days

58.95

434.36 

391.39

268.31

Maximum

8.2

17.2 

17.2

9.5

Minimum

1.05

.42 

.39

.33

Mean

1.90

1.19 

1.07

.735

Per 

square 

mile

4.52

2.83 

2.55

1.75

Runoff in 

inches

5.21

38.48 

34.67

23.72
362 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of King Branch near Alto, Oa., 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Da,

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.39

.39

.39

.42

.39

.39

.46

.38

.57

.39

.35

.33

.33

.31

.53

2.3

.98

.55

d.4

.42

.39

.37

.39

.44

.49

.39

.80

.55

.42

.39

.37

Nov.

0.42

1.72

.58

.52

1.7

.58

1.7

.74

.58

.55

5.6

1.0

.74

1.1

2.8

.97

.78

.82

.74

.68

.61

.61

.68

1.3

.78

.68

.61

.58

.55

.55

-

Month

Dec.

0.55

.52

.52

.52

.58

.55

.55

.64

.58

1.1

.82

.74

.68

.64

2.3

1.2

.85

.74

.64

.64

.68

.64

.61

.58

.78

.68

.68

.64

.61

.61

.58

Jan.

1.1

.85

.71 .'64

.61

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.99

.64

.61

.61

.64

.61

.61

.61

.64

.61

.64

.64

.61

.64

.74

.82

.74

1.0

.97

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro

ary ..........................

uary

h. ..........................

April ............................

June .............................

July .......-.....---..-.-- .-.-..

Augu 

Sept

at ...........................

eaber. .......................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

0.85

.78

.74

.74

.74

1.1

2.4

5.2

3.5

1.9

1.4

9.5

5.0

4.6

d2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.93

.89

.97

1.1

.97

.89

.89

.89

.85

.85

.85

-

Seoondfoot-days

15.67

31.25

22.45

285.78

21.34 

53.83 

45.14

33.88

31.82

27.11

50.97

25.85 

17.74

377.05

Mar.

0.85

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

3.0

4.6

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

.93

.93

.97

.97

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.93

.89

.93

4.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.7

1.0

.97

.97

3.5

Apr.

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.0

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.93

.93

.93

Maxima

2.3

5.6

2.3

9.5

1.1 

9.5 

4.6

2.0

4.5

2.7

9.6

4.0 

1.4

9.6

May

0.8S

1.1

.88

1.1

.8?

.96

.8E

.74

.71

.71

.71

.86

.74

.71

.64

.64

.61

.61

.58

.58

.5E

.55

.55

.55

.82

.68

.64

3.3

4.5

1.4

2.8

Minima

0.31

.42

.52

.31

.58 

.74 

.85

.93

.55

.58

.44

.46 

.44

.31

June

1.5

.97

d.8

d.8

d.7

d.7

1.0

.78

.68

.61

.61

.58

1.5

d.6

.83

.68

.61

1.6

.97

.78

.71

1.1

.85

.74

.71

.68

.64

.68

2.7

1.0

-

Mean

0.505

1.04

.724

.783

.688 

1.86 

1.46

1.13

1.03

.904

1.64

.834 

.591

1.03

July

0.78

.61

.52

.52

.49

.46

.44

.49

.80

7.9

9.6

2.4

dl

9.0

2.5

1.5

d2

dl

.89

.85

.82

.74

.71

.68

.64

.61

.61

.64

.61

.58

.58

Aug.

0.72

1.2

1.9

4.0

dl

.85

1.0

1.1

.71

.71

.74

.68

.64

.64

.68

.68

.61

.58

.90

.64

.64

.64

.61

.58

.58

.52

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

Per square 

aile

1.20

2.48

1.72

1.86

1.64 

4.43 

3.48

2.69

2.45

2.15

3.90

1.99 

1.41

2.45

Sept.

0.44

.44

.46

1.2

1.4

.89

.71

.64

.71

d.6

.55

.52

.55

.55

.52

.52

.49

.49

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.44

.44

.44

1.0

.49

.49

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.38

2.77

1.98

25.26

1.89 

4.78 

4.01

3.00

2.82

2.40

4.50

2.29 

1.57

33.39

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from graphs based on recession curves and weather 

records.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 363

Cheatatee River near Dahlonega, Oa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°32', long. 83°56', at Bearden Bridge on State 

Highway 43, 2 miles downstream from Ballpiay Creek, 2$ miles east of Dahlonega, 

Lumpkin County, and 3j miles upstream from Yahoola Creek. Datum of gage is 1,128.6 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corpa of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 153 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to December 1931, April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,150 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 15.6 

reelj; minimum dally, 76 second-feet Oct. 6.

1929-31, 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

22.1 feet); minimum daily, 49 second-feet Oct. 4, 1931, Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Aug. IE, 1907, reached a stage of about 25 feet, from information by local 

resident. Plow increased by failure of dam above station.

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by mill dam above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

e

6

7 

8

10

£13 

14is

18 

il

83 

84

85

1

29 

50 

31

Oet,

77 

77 

7S 

77 

77

76 

79 

196 

182 

130

110 

108 

98 

93 

95

881 

330 

80S 

152 

130

120 

110 

110 

190 

186

163 

145 

867 

186 

158 

137

Nov.

130 

880 

882 

177 

848

800 

845 

878

179

731 

393 

864 

|87 

4ti

358 

878 

846 

878 

834

817

80S 

228 

246 

842

815 

800 

191 

181 

177

Deo,

172 

168 

165 

163 

188

170 

159 

198 

198 

878

888 

846 

888 

108 

407

973 

383 

311 

E7S 

149

834 

188 

?18 

803 

818

110 

833 

186 

188 

184 

179

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Beee

Ca 

J«wu

Si

June 

JulS

Sef

fa

Jaa.

872 

508 

844 

288 

818

80S 

196 

193 

191 

184

177 

179 

387 

888 

817

884 

£08 

800 

193 

188

193 

188 

184 

198 

179

188 

198 

854 

234 

849 

338

ber

 tor ,,,.,..,,,...,..,.,..,,,.

 tor .,.....,,,,.........,,..,

lengar year 1947

Ary *uara

1,,.,,,,,,..,..,,,,.,,,.,....

wfeer ,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,..

ter year 1947.48 ............

Feb.

298 

269 

849 

839 

844

327 

393 

1,010 

683 

586

479 

1,570 

1,880 

1,680 

940

700 

601 

584 

479 

450

421

436 

407

379 

379

379 

385 

385 

338

Secondfoot-days

4,36! 

7,73 

7,34!

104,59!

6,78! 

16,47< 

19, IK 13,75' 

9,175 

7,43< 

11,89! 

16,79! 

6,19(

187,05'

Mar.

333

436 

481 

393 

365

644

1,780 

805 

617 

554

509 

464 

456 

481 

407

436 

436 

393 

407 

407

393 

393 

1,580 

888 

617

554 

1,070 

758 

601 

554 

1,170

Apr.

840 

683 

586 

539 

584

539 

584 

586 

539 

494

509 

479 

464 

450 

450

421 

481 

393 

393 

393

379 

579 

365 

365 

358

358 

338 

338 

330 

327

Maximum

: soo

r 73i

3 673

> 4,500

> 388 

) 1,680 

> 1,780 

! 840 

561 

> 428 

5 8,550 

3 4,180 

> 352

) 4,180

May

388 

388

324 

352 

324

311 

324 

898 

288 

282

277 

872 

293 

272 

259

856 

849 

242 

236 

238

289 

224 

220 

217 

239

249 

246 

561 

554 

379 

319

Minimum

76 

130 

159

76

177 

239 

333 

327 

217 

188 

150 

222 

156

76

June

280 

259 

248 

236 

232

220 

269 

236 

220 

210

208 

203 

205 

198 

229

335 

220 

428 

428 

249

822 

352 

262 

222 

205

193 

188 

191 

248 

246

Mean

141 

256 

237

286

21S 

566 

616 

456 

296 

246 

384 

542 

207

347

July

203 

184 

174 

168 

165

161 

154 

150 

186 

262

1,290 

2,550 

650 

650 

617

436 

365 

316 

290 

275

254 

842 

234 

224 

210

210 

203 

256 

275 

269 

272

Aue .

653 

l|2CO

ilieo

7CO 

554 

4T9

3£3

3T9 

3f5 

3JS 

324 

3TO

3Z4 

3C8 

2f3

2T5

2f7 

2f7

2f8 

2T2

2E2 

242 

254 

2f9 

224 

222

Per square mile

0.922 

1.69 

1.55

1.87

1.43 

3.71 

4.03 

2.99 

1.93 

1.62 

2.51 

3.54 

1.35

2.27

Sept.

210 

208 

208 

849 

322

352 

269 

259 

234 

222

217 

808 

20O 

205 

200

191 

186 

179 

179 

174

172 

170 

172 

174 

163

161 

156 

196 

188 

172

Runoff in inches

1.06 

1.89 

1.79

25.40

1.65 

4.00 

4.65 

3.34 

2.22 

1.81 

2.89 

4.08 

1.51

30.89

Peak discharge (bftae, 1,600 aeo.-ft.).- Feb. 18 (3 p.m.) 2,650 sec. -ft.; July 12 (5 a.m.) 5,140

8e*nWt.S Aug.Tvll a.m.) 3,15O seo,^r .
364 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°46', long. 84°37', at Blair Bridge, 3 miles 

southeast of Austell, Cobb County, and 5| miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage 

is 857.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 246 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948. May 1904 to December 1905 and November 

to uecemDer 1913 at site 2j miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 310 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.3 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 3-6, 8.

1904-5, 1913, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 6,640 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage 

height, 16.18 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 11, 12, 16-19, 1938.

Flood of July 8, 1916, reached a stage of about 20.0 feet, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in fee*:,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-29, Feb. 13 to Mar. 6, 

Mar. 9-31, Apr. 4, 5, Apr. 10 to May 27)

0.0 21

.1 26

.3 40

.6 SB

0.9 106

1.3 178

1.7 272

2.3 450

4.0 1,050

6.5 1,910

9.0 2,880

10.6 3,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeabe- 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

24 

26 

42 

41

39 

39 

36 

34 

32

34

80 

85 

63 

52

46 

42 

40 

41 

44

50 

52 

55 

56 

54 

50

Ncv.

52 

122 

158 

119 

a85

81 

a!50 

a2SO 

alSO 

a!20

983 

1,320 

1,280 

422 

374

350 

267 

267 

359 

315

244 

202 

211 

269 

304

256 

209 

182 

164 

154

Dec.

147 

142 

136 

136 

136

138 

135 

144 

172

518

714 

588 

412 

304 

510

1,250 

982 

660 

362 

290

264 

246 

232 

215 

251

293 

256 

224 

207 

198 

189

Jan.

306 

415 

295 

239 

207

196 

185 

176 

174 

170

162 

160 

327 

371 

280

220 

207 

200 

182

180

193 

207 

193 

229 

236

222 

239 

288 

298 

384 

732

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . . .

ember ........................

ter year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

982 

501 

365 

318 

306

315 

694 

2,440 

3,180 

3,350

2,760 

1,690 

1,050 

1,250 

982

768 

570 

484 

418 

380

356 

484 

434 

359 

326

315 

306 

304 

290

Secondfoct-days

1,293 

9,419 

10,451

114,131

7,873 

25,977 

20,443 

21,671 

8,879 

4,409 

15,724 

9,045 

3,827

139,011

liar.

272 

598 

750 

678 

501

681 

1,690 

1,520 

1,050 

642

518 

434

380 

353 

338

434 

714 

624 

467 

386

350 

326 

1,240 

1,220 

1,050

380 

535 

535 

434 

359 

984

Apr.

2,020 

2,060 

1,410 

624 

501

1,780 

2,060 

2,250 

1,840 

732

570 

501 

434 

450 

450

380 

344 

312 

293 

282

275 

269 

256 

254 

246

236 

224 

218 

202 

198

Maximum

85 

1,320 

1,250

5,820

732 

3,350 

1,690 

2,250 

1,280 

282 

2,060 

2,020 

474

3,350

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (9 a.m

sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (10 p.m.) 2,160 see. -ft.; Apr. 8 (3 p.m 

sec. -ft.; Aug. 4 (4 a.m.) 2,330 sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage -height record; discharge computed on basis ol

May

191 

191 

185 

235 

467

309 

298 

249 

211 

191

178 

172 

166 

156 

149

147 

142 

127 

126 

120

116 

112 

106 

105 

108

103 

115 

1,220 

1,280 

1,120 

484

Minimum

22 

52 

135

22

160 

290 

272 

198 

102 

80 

49 

84 

63

22

June

282 

215 

187 

166 

154

142 

138 

144 

135 

122

116 

111 

106 

103 

146

256 

204 

144 

204 

220

178 

136 

153 

120 

102

93 

88 

84 

SO 

80

Mean

41.7 

314 

337

313

254 

S96 

659 

722 

286 

147 

507 

292 

128

380

July

82 

73 

66 

62 

57

54 

52 

49 

55 

224

1,550 

1,660 

1,190 

1,120 

1,520

1,410 

?,060 

1,620 

434 

275

234 

209 

172 

154 

144

129 

119 

172 

288 

272 

218

Aug.

172 

224 

1,590 

2,020 

786

518 

306 

224 

191 

170

224 

211 

176 

153 

151

154 

151 

136 

124 

114

106 

122 

189 

160 

117

105 

100 

93 

88 

86 

84

Per square 

 lie

0.170 

1.28 

1.37

1.27

1.03 

3.64 

2.68 

2.93 

1.16 

.598 

2.06 

1.19 

.520

1.54

) 3,440 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (5 p.m 

) 2,290 sec. -ft.; July 17 (11 p

" records for nearby stations.

Sept.

78 

74 

73 

107 

218

215 

382 

474 

162 

129

126 

117 

102 

96 

96

92 

85 

80 

79 

78

76 

78 

75 

73 

72

67 

63 

128 

196 

136

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

1.43 

1.58

17.26

1.19 

3.93 

3.09 

3.27 

1.34 

.67 

2.38 

1.37 

.58

21.06

) 1,840 

m.) 2,250
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 365

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°44', long. 850 04', at bridge on State Highway 103, 5 

miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles west of Hamilton, Harris County.

Drainage area.- 61.7 square miles.

Records available.- December 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 16.6 

reet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet on basis of 

slope-conveyance studies; minimum daily, 18 second-feet Oct. 1-6.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1948; minimum daily, 16 second-feet 

Sept. 12, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13 to Jan. 31, June 13 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 30

1.6 18 2.1 90 3.2 480 1.7 21 2.2 102 4.0 920 

1.7 26 2.2 114 3.8 780 1.8 31 2.3 129 10.0 5,700 

1.8 37 2.5 201 4.5 1,240 1.9 44 2.5 195 13.7 8,930 

1.9 52 2.8 307 2.0 60 3.0 390 

2.1 79 3.7 720

Discharge, in second- feet, water year Ootober 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al8 

al8 

a!8 

al8 

18

18 

20 

27 

26 

35

40 

26 

21 

20 

19

22 

26 

23 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

20 

20 

19

Nov.

21 

52 

36 

28 

29

32 

32 

60 

40 

35

282 

141 

62 

55 

147

102 

70 

104 

195 

104

72 

68 

66 

153 

150

92 

74 

66 

58 

56

Dec.

55 

52 

49 

49 

50

46 

38 

49 

54 

117

128 

186 

201 

176 

252

435 

156 

119 

100 

86

82 

78 

72 

74 

70

68 

64 

62 

60 

58 

58

Jan.

86 

95 

74 

62 

70

58 

58 

78 

88 

68

55 

54 

95 

82 

58

62 

58 

62 

56 

58

70 

68 

62 

104 

86

76 

70 

74 

74 

109 

198

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

b... ..........................

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

125 

109 

95 

90 

88

82 

90 

390 

412

368

327 

307 

288 

252 

227

201 

164 

136 

125 

114

114 

128 

114 

104 

102

100 

100 

114 

100

Seoondfoot-days

676 

2,482 

3,144

31,744

2,358 

4,966 

7,505 

8,559 

2,254 

1,371 

13,302 

2,932 

1,493

51,042

Mar.

95 

288 

299 

195 

170

508 

1,240 

485 

234 

234

208 

104 

90 

90 

90

412 

595 

502 

114 

95

119 

90 

80 

56 

100

158 

458 

109 

66 

80 

141

Apr.

720 

960 

900 

840 

840

840 

780 

234 

170 

150

182 

147 

130 

128 

125

119 

114 

107 

104 

100

97 

95 

92 

92 

88

a85 

a85 

a80 

a80 

a75

Maximum

40 

282 

435

1,550

198 

412 

1,240 

960 

300 

100 

8,860 

435 

192

8,860

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 7 (6 p.m.)

May

a75 

a70 

a70 

a70 

a80

alOO 

a80 

a75 

70 

68

66 

64 

62 

58 

55

55 

a50 

aSO 

aSO

46

a45 

a45 

a40 

a40 

a40

a40 

aSO 

a70 

a!20 

a300 

also

Minimum

18 

21

38

18

54 

82 

56 

75 

40 

28 

26 

41 

31

18

June

alOO 

a80 

a70 

a60 

a55

aSO 

aSO 

a45 

a45 

a40

a35 

a35 

32 

28 

43

50 

40 

40

34 

60

37 

40 

37 

34 

30

30 

38 

30 

29 

74

Mean

21.8 

82.7 

101

87

76.1 

171 

242 

285 

72.7 

45.7 

429 

94.6 

49.8

139

July

49

37 

37 

30 

28

27

26 

26 

43 

746

8,860 

1,400 

195 

135 

135

113 

88 

84 

154 

93

77 

70 

64 

93 

93

64 

57 

79 

230 

90 

79

Aur -

70 

79 

160 

164 

475

223 

124 

l->2 

93 

84

113 

90 

75 

68 

107

97 

81 

70 

64 

62

60 

60 

68 

57 

54

50 

47 

47 

44 

43 

41

Per square 

mile

0.353 

1.34 

1.64

1.41

1.23 

2.77 

3.92 

4.62 

1.18 

.741 

6.95 

1.53 

.807

2.25

1,310 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (11 p.m.

Sept.

41 

41 

40 

50 

110

57 

50 

47 

44 

44

50 

44 

41 

41 

44

41

39 

36 

36 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

34

31 

44 

192 

71 

52

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

1.50 

1.89

19.14

1.42 

2.99 

4.52 

5.16 

1.36 

.83 

8.01 

1.76 

.90

30.75

1 1,030 sec.

ft.; July 11 (10 p.m.) 11,BOO sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Potato Creek near Thomaston.
366 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River near Griffin, Ga.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°14', long. 84 0 26', at bridge on State Highway 

lb, if miles downstream from Shoal Creek, 5$ miles upstream from Line Creek, and 10 

miles west of Griffin, Spalding County.

Drainage area.- 272 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 339 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 second-feet May 31 (gfge height, 12.4 

reet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 22, 1942 (gage height, 17.0 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 14.3 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gfge height, 1.92 

feet).

Flood of Mar. 14 or 15, 1929, reached a stage of 17.9 feet, fror floodmark located 

by local resident (discharge, 15,300 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Mar. 5, June 17 to July 10)

2.7 

3.0 

3.8 

4.2 

5.0

43

57

103

131

209

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.8 

9.4

335

489

695

920

1,170

10.0

11.0

12.2

1,550

2,470

3,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

45 

45 

46 

45 

47

46 

43 

60 

120 

159

154 

131 

106 

88 

82

85 

109 

116 

116 

109

88 

82 

77 

78 

85

97 

103 

97 

97 

97 

94

Nov.

91 

164 

221 

209 

233

233 

209 

314 

370 

455

888 

1,480 

2,020 

2,370 

1,520

1,120 

860 

695 

815 

732

645 

605 

525 

415 

407

399 

377 

356 

293 

257

Dec.

233 

215 

209 

204 

199

199 

199 

204 

233 

363

575 

635 

720 

860 

800

1,100 

1,050 

1,010 

935 

696

507 

507 

463 

431 

471

525 

498 

480 

431 

349 

314

Jan.

321 

423

384 

349 

314

275 

257 

245 

239 

233

227 

221 

263 

342

356

363 

314 

275 

257 

257

275 

275 

269 

335 

384

349 

328 

328 

342 

449 

1,030

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Marc

$? 

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .

uary

eaber. .......................

ter year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

1,100 

990 

875 

670 

498

431 

447 

898 

1,880 

3,270

3,150 

2,520 

1,890 

1,480 

1,280

1,050 

890 

732 

595 

525

480 

507 

507 

471 

455

423

391 

384 

377

Seoondfoot-days

2,747 

19,278 

15,614

165,361

10,279 

29,166 

36,283 

22,320 

11,731 

9,450 

25,720 

6,227 

3,401

192,216

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Ho

sec. -ft.; Bar. 8 (6 p.m.) 2,580 sec. -ft.; Mai 

ft.; July 11 (4 p.m.) 3,650 sec. -ft.; July 1

Mar.

356 

438 

658 

815 

890

1,010 

2,170 

2,220 

2,020 

1,710

1,170 

890 

732 

f605 

f525

f547 

1,560 

1,760 

1,280 

990

732 

f595 

f770 

1,930 

3,390

2,150 

f 1,050 

f785 

f890 

f845 

aSOO

Apr.

al.lOO 

al,300 

al,600 

al,100 

aSOO

aSOO 

al,200 

al,400 

al,600 

al,900

al,500 

f990 

785 

635 

555

498 

463 

431 

384 

349

335 

321 

307 

300 

300

287 

269 

251 

f239 

f221

Maximum

159 

2,370 

1,100

4,880

1,030 

3,270 

3,390 

1,900 

3,910 

2,520 

3,390 

615 

227

3,910

r. 14 (2 a.m 

'. 25 (12 nO 

3 (6 p.m.) 3,

May

f215 

209 

f204 

f215 

aSOO

f384 

a450 

f407 

a300 

f251

a220 

a210 

a200 

a!90 

al80

a!70 

a!60 

144 

136 

131

123 

120 

120 

116 

127

123 

120 

198 

438 

1,660 

3,910

Minima

43 

91 

199

43

221

377 

356 

221 

116 

100 

82 

88 

72

43

June

2,520 

1,120 

610 

384 

269

215

194 

184 

169 

164

149 

140 

131 

120 

f!54

f516 

f293 

f251 

f257 

f239

f!84 

f!89 

174 

149 

131

120 

112 

106 

106 

100

Mean

88.6 

643 

504

453

332 

1,006 

1,170 

744 

378 

315 

830 

201 

113

525

July

97 

94 

91 

85 

82

82 

82 

83 

91 

195

2,890 

2,270 

2,370 

2,320 

2,320

3,390 

3,150 

1,650 

801 

463

335 

472 

645 

338 

215

184 

159 

149 

209 

194 

209

Aug.

221 

227 

263 

449 

615

498 

363 

239 

194 

164

154 

159 

169 

164 

149

174 

204 

184 

159 

154

179 

154 

144 

127 

123

112 

103 

100 

100 

94 

88

Per square 

Bile

0.326 

2.36 

1.85

1.67

1.22 

3.70 

4.30 

2.74 

1.39 

1.16 

3.05 

.739 

.415

1.93

Sept.

85 

79 

78 

106 

174

221 

227 

215 

149 

123

120 

112 

106 

100 

97

94 

91 

85 

85 

82

78 

78 

76 

76 

74

72 

74 

116 

174 

154

Runoff in 

inches

0.38 

2.63 

2.13

22.59

1.41

3.99 

4.96 

3.06 

1.60 

1.29 

3.52 

.85 

.46

28.28

) 2,800 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) 3,780 

3,650 sec. -ft.; May 31 (11 a.m.) 4,170 sec 

.; uy p.m. , sec.-.; uy p.m. , 910 sec. sec.-. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Culloden

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 367

Flint River near Molena, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°59', long. 84°32', at bridge oh State Highway 

IB, buO feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, half a mile downstream from 

Pappys Creek, lif miles upstream from Elkins Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Helena, 

Pike County. Datum of gage Is 646.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 192£, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 990 square miles.

Records available.- June 1897 to May 1898 (gage heights only June to December 1897), 

wovemcer I94t> to September 1948. March 1900 to September 1923 (gage heights only 

October 1920 to September 1923) at site 2-g- miles downstream, published as Flint River 

near Woodbury.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 24.7 

reet); minimum, 130 second-feet Oct. 1.

1898, 1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1948; minimum, 120 second-feet 

Sept. 30, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; records of discharge computed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

135

162

152

162

157

162

152

216

370

520

558

449

409

370

312

305

338

409

422

383

357

312

299

305

316

344

376

363

402

363

370

Nor.

357

610

696

660

794

735

752

1,090

1,260

1,700

3,120

4,620

6,060

6,300

5,560

4,740

3,560

2,900

3,230

3,010

2,620

2,050

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,550

1,400

1,260

1,120

1,020

-

Dec.

948

90S

660

654

637

896

680

886

990

1,170

1,650

2,050

2,350

2,660

2,790

3,670

4,500

4,500

3,340

2,460

2,000

2,100

1,750

1,600

1,600

1,900

1,600

1,650

1,500

1,350

1,260

Jan.

1,260

1,600

1,450

1,300

1,170

1,110

1,060

999

990

962

956

930

999

1,230

1,300

1,260

1,170

1,100

1,030

999

1,110

1,150

1,090

1,260

1,450

1,350

1,260

1,260

1,350

1,700

3,560

Month

October ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

4,740

4,500

3,340

2,350

1,900

1,700

1,600

4,020

7,160

9,890

10,700

10,300

8,960

7,030

5,620

4,620

3,450

2,740

2,250

1,950

1,800

1,950

1,950

1,800

1,650

1,550

1,450

1,500

1,450

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,994

68,514

57,746

605,474

39,465

114,340

141,190

63,905

25,477

29» 13C

76,701

25 229

13*056

684,749

Mar.

1,350

1,700

2,900

3,760

3,670

3,900

8,850

9,890

6,200

6,900

5,460

4,020

3,010

2,460

2,100

2,150

4,980

6,660

6,060

4,500

2,900

2,250

3,010

5,340

6,070

6,330

5,940

3,340

3,450

3,120

2,900

Apr.

4,020

5,000

6,000

4,000

3,000

3,500

4,500

5,000

6,000

7,OOO

6,060

4,500

3,000

2,500

1,900

1,600

1,650

1,550

1,350

1,300

1,260

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,020

964

922

671

626

-

Maximum

556

6,300

4,500

16,000

3,560

lb,700

9,890

7,000

3,120

5,220

17,000

2,620

846

17,000

May

612

603

778

769

637

1,170

1,300

1,220

1,030

671

794

744

719

671

655

632

602

580

565

520

505

491

477

470

456

456

463

463

654

1,650

3,120

Minimum

135

357

637

135

930

1,450

1,350

626

456

400

364

376

240

135

June

5,220

3,500

2,000

1,300

900

700

650

600

550

550

500

450

450

400

550

1,600

1,100

900

900

600

700

700

650

600

550

500

470

450

450

440

Mean

322

2,264

1,863

1,659

1,273

3,943

4,555

2,797

822

971

2,474

814

435

1,671

July

426

422

416

396

364

363

390

402

402

632

17,000

13,000

6,000

5,000

4.0OO

3,700

3,500

3,500

3,000

1,700

1,200^

1,000

900

1,000

900

800

700

600

1,000

1,120

846

Aug.

826

8f2

946

1,450

2,6fO

1,8CO

l,2fO

9T3

612

719

719

7?7

7f9

711

646

6T9

812

7T8

6T9

6?S

6?5

711

6f3

5?5

542

4f9

4TO

442

416

4C2

3T6

Per square

 lie

0.325

2.31

1.66

1.66

1.29

3.96

4.60

2.63

.630

. Oft yo 1i

2.50

 622

.439

1.69

Sept.

316

305

296

435

703

646

837

695

550

470

456

422

402

370

376

390

376

350

336

331

305

287

287

287

275

240

240

535

752

580

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

2.58

2.17

22.74

1.49

4.29

5.30

3.16

.96

1.09

2.88

.95

.49

25.73

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.).- Peb. 11 (5 p.m.) 10,600 sec. -ft.: Mar. 6 (2 a.m.) 10,400

sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (1 a.m.) 8,850 sec.-ft.; July 11 (7 p.m.) 28,400 sec.-ft.

Hote.- No gage-height 1 record Apr. 2-10, 13, 14, June 2-30, July 12-29; discharge compute1 on basis 

of records for stations near Orlffln and near Culloden.
368 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°43', long. 84°13', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

19, 4 miles upstream from Auchumpkee Creek, 5 miles downstream from Swift Creek, and 

13 miles southwest of Culloden, Monroe County. Datum of gage is 33*?.54 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,890 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to September 1948. July 1911 

to May- 1923 at site 2j miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-22, 1928-31, 1937-48), 2,494 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 second-feet July 12 (page height, 23.8 

reetj; minimum, 435 second-feet Oct. 2.

1911-23, 1928-31, 1937-48: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 

1929 (gage height, 38.40 feet); minimum observed, 92 second-feet Oct. 4, 6, 7, 193i.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gsge-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 822: Drainage area. W 1002: 1943.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

475 

440 

46O 

445 

455

455 

46O 

623 

820 

754

880 

820 

73O 

656 

601

596 

650 

672 

7OO 

689

618 

568 

530 

530 

540

568 

579 

612 

623 

612 

579

NOT.

596 

1,330 

1,600 

1,540 

1,42O

1,42O 

1,270 

1,730 

1,870 

1,940

6,730 

10,000 

7,950 

7,290 

7,290

7,090 

5.6OO 

5,120 

7,840 

5,890

4,740 

3,940 

3,430 

3,510 

4,560

3,940 

3,350 

f2,810 

f2,36O 

f2,150

Dec.

2,010 

1,870 

1,800 

1,730 

1,660

1,660 

1,60O 

1,600 

1,8OO 

2,960

4,850 

6,390 

6.49O 

6,990 

6.79O

9,930 

8,390 

6,79O 

5,5OO 

4,300

3,850 

3.85O 

3,510 

3,190 

3,430

3,760 

3,510 

3,110 

2,810 

2,660 

2,440

Jan.

2,440 

3,190 

2,960 

2,580 

2,290

2,150 

2,010 

1,940 

1,870 

1,870

1,800 

1,730 

2,220 

2.660 

2,510

2,360 

2,150 

f2,080 

f2,O10 

1,940

2,150 

2,360 

2,220 

4,740 

4,200

3,430 

2,880 

2.74O 

2,880 

3,270 

6,490

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry . .

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,090 

6,690 

5,400 

4,300 

3,680

3,27O 

3,190 

7,190 

12,40O 

16.80O

14,400 

14,000 

14,OOO 

11,500 

9,270

7,290 

6,090 

5,120 

4,480 

4,020

3,760 

4,38O 

4,20O 

3,85O 

3.6OO

3,350 

3,190 

3,190 

3,190

Secondfoot-days

18,740 

12O.3O6 

121,040

1,076,272

82,120 

192,890 

228,540 

149,420 

5O.77O 

46,200 

 125,136 

47,792 

24,555

1,207,509

Peak discharge (base, 11.OOO sec. -ft.).- Ho

sec. -ft.; Mar. 7-8, 17,000 see. -ft.; Mar. 17

liar.

2,960 

3,270 

4,840 

5,69O 

5,690

6.93O 

15,900 

15.9OO 

12,100 

10,600

8,61O 

6,790 

5,310 

4,560 

4,120

4.3OO 

12.OOO 

11,100 

8,720 

7,190

5,500 

4,560 

f5,890 

a9,OOO 

f8,940

f9,380 

a8,OOO 

f5,890 

4,740 

4,840 

5,220

Apr.

8,83O 

11,200 

f9,930 

a7,200 

a5,40O

a9,300 

£ 12,400 rio.soo

a9,OOO 

a7 ,50O

a6,5OO 

a5,5OO 

f4,560 

3,94O 

3,510

3,190 

2,960 

2,740 

2,510 

2,440

2,360 

2,290 

2,150 

2,150 

2,080

2,010 

1,940 

1,870 

1,800 

1,660

Maximum

880 

10,000 

9,930

26,600

6,490 

16, 8OO 

15,900 

12,400 

3,600 

5,400 

25.OOO 

5,500 

1,540

25,000

May

1,600 

1,600 

1,540 

1,540 

1,94,0

2,220 

2,510 

2,360 

2,080 

1,800

1,660 

1,600 

1,540 

1,480 

1,420

1.33O 

1,300 

1,240 

1,180 

1,120

1,090 

1,060 

1,030 

1,OOO 

1,030

1,060 

1,210 

1,180 

1,940 

3,510 

3,6OO

Minimum

440 

596 

1,600

440

1,730 

3,190 

2,960 

1,660 

1,000 

760 

570 

730 

520

440

June

5,120 

5,400 

3,600 

2,150 

1,60O

1,330 

1,180 

1,120 

1,O9O 

1,030

l.OOO 

97O 

91O 

850 

970

1,000 

1,940 

1,540 

1,210 

1,15O

1,420 

1.8OO 

1,540 

1,180 

97O

910 

85O 

820 

760 

790

Mean

605 

4,010 

3,905

2,949

2,649 

6,651 

7,372 

4,981 

1,638 

1,540 

4,037 

1,542 

818

3,299

July

79O 

a74O 

a71O 

a670 

a640

h6O6 

a590 

a570 

a64O 

a2,OOO

1O.OOO 

25,000 

16.50O 

9,27O

7,720

6,990 

6,590 

6.3SO 

5,220 

3,350

2,360 

1,940 

1,730 

1,940 

1,800

1,450 

1,300 

1.24O 

2,220 

2,36O 

1,800

Aug.

1,540 

1,540 

2,080 

3,040 

5,500

3,600 

2.51O 

1,940 

1,600 

1,420

1,360 

1,39O

1,360 

1,300 

1,180

1,240 

1,360 

1,360 

1,240 

1,120

1,060 

1.12O 

1,120 

1,060 

940

910 

850 

820 

760 

742 

7iO

Per square 

mile

O.320 

2.12 

2.07

1.56

1.40 

3.52 

3.9O 

2.64 

.867 

.815 

2.14 

.82 

.43

1.75

Sept.

689 

662 

640 

689 

1,180

1,450 

1,380 

1,240

1,020 

880

820 

790 

760 

730 

700

694 

667 

634 

590 

579

574 

546 

535 

546 

535

525 

520 

1,15O 

1,540 

1,300

Runoff in 

 inches

0.37 

2.36 

2.39

21.20

1.61 

3.8O 

4.50 

2.94 

1.00 

.91 

2.47 

.94 

.48

23.77

v. 11 (11 p.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft.; F<?b. 10 (3 a.m.) 17,600 

(8 a.m.) 13,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (8 p.m.) 12,10O see.-

fi;.; Apr. 7 (7 a.m.) 14,1OO sec.-ft.; July 12 (3 p.m.) 27.8OO sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Molena.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 369

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18', long. 84°03', at bridge on State Highways 

2t> ana 49, half a mile downstream from Buck Creek and 1 mile west of Montezuma, Macon 

County. Datum of gage is 855.83 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Kecpras available.- July 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1948. Jaiuary 1905 

to Decemoer 19U9, January 1911 to December 1912 at site lj miles upstream. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1930-32, 1934-48), 3,657 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 20,900 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 17.3 

reetj; minimum daily, 1,090 second-feet'Oct. 3-5.

1905-9, 1911-12, 1930-33, 1934-48: Maximum discharge observed, 54,600 se-.ond-feet 

Apr. 12, 1936 (gage height, 22.85 feet); minimum daily, 585 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 27,4 feet Mar. 17, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 882: Drainage area. W 852: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.9

3.0 

5.0

1,060

1,600

2,810

7.0

10.0

12.0

4,280

6,910

9,250

14.0

16.0

17.3

12,700

17,300

20,900

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1947 -to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,130 

1,110 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,110 

1,130 

1,280 

1,350 

1,500

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,500 

1,450

1,550 

1,940 

g2,000 

gl,820 

gl,720

gl,720 

gl,600 

gl.SOO 

gl,400 

gl,400

gl,450 

gl,450 

gl,450 

gl,450 

gl,450 

gl,400

Nov.

gl,500 

gl,820 

g2,240 

g2,810 

g2,880

g2,620 

g2,480 

g2,550 

g2,740 

g2,940

g3,300 

g4,200 

5,620 

6,810 

8,440

9,690 

9,840 

9,690 

9,690 

9,110

8,700 

8,970 

8,970 

7,950 

6,720

8,060 

6,160 

5,800 

4,930 

4,200

Dec.

3,660 

3,360 

3,220 

3,080 

3,020

2,940 

2,880 

2,680 

2,800 

3,660

5,270 

6,820 

7,950 

9,250 

10,700

11,700 

11,900 

12,100 

12,900 

12,100

10,700 

9,110 

7,840 

7,110 

6,720

6,440 

6,240 

6,340 

6,060 

5,520 

5,020

Jan.

4,760 

4,600 

5,030 

5,270 

5,100

4,520 

4,120 

3,880 

3,660 

3,580

3,510 

3,440 

3,740 

4,600 

5,270

5,270 

4,760 

4,280 

3,980 

3,810

3,960 

4,200 

4,440 

4,930 

5,880

6,820 

7,310 

6,910 

5,800 

5,270 

5,620

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her. ........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,340 

7,110 

7,840 

8,440 

8,570

7,730 

6,530 

5,800 

6,620 

8,970

12,100 

18,600 

20,600 

19,400 

18,900

17 ,500 

15,300 

12,700 

10,700 

9,110

7,950 

7,210 

6,910 

6,910 

6,820

6,440 

5,980 

5,620 

5,360

Seoondfoot-days

44,780 

169,430 

209,370

1,691,880

148,290 

- 288,060 

316,960 

248,740 

88,180 

78,970 

168,090 

87,880 

51,140

1,899,890

Peak discharge (base. 13,000 sec. -ft.).- De

20,900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 10 (7 p.m.) 20,000 sec 

14,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 10 (11 a.m.) 15,300 sec 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge cc 

g Computed from graph based on once -dally *

Mar.

5,270 

5,270 

5,180 

5,700 

6,240

6,910 

8,310 

9,250 

12,900 

19,200

18,900 

16,700 

14,400 

11,900 

10,000

8,440 

7,730 

7,510 

9,250 

13,300

13,500 

11,600 

10,000 

8,970 

8,830

9,390 

10,300 

11,000 

11,400 

10,500 

9,110

Apr.

8,830 

9,840 

10,800 

13,500 

14,600

13,100 

11,600 

10,700 

12,700 

15,000

14,100 

12,300 

11,000 

9,840 

8,830

7,730 

6,620 

5,880 

5,360 

5,020

4,760 

4,600 

4,280 

4,200 

4,120

4,040 

3,960 

3,810 

3,660 

3,960

Maxima

2,000 

9,840 

12,900

28,500

7,310 

20,600 

19,200 

15,OOO 

4,040 

5,440 

18,000 

6,060 

2,480

20,600

May

3,360 

3,220 

3,160 

3,080 

3,080

3,360 

3,660 

3,960 

3,960 

3,660

3,300 

3,080 

2,940 

2,810 

3,740

2,620 

2,480 

2,420 

2,360 

2,300

2,180 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060 

2,000

2,120 

2,120 

2,300 

2,550 

3,020 

4,040

Minima

1,090 

1,500 

2,880

1,090

3,440 

5,360 

5,180 

3,660 

2,000 

1,720 

1,450 

1,600 

1,250

1,090

;c. 19 (10 a.m.) 13,100 

-ft.; Mar. 20 (10 p.m. 

.-ft.; July 15 (6 p.m. 

mputed on basis of recc 

fire-weight gage reading

June

4,600

4,930 

5,270 

5,440 

4,520

3,080 

2,550 

2,300 

2,180 

2,120

2,000 

1,940 

1,880 

1,940 

1,880

1,940 

2,000 

2,550 

2,740 

2,420

2,240 

2,240 

2,420 

2,480 

2,240

1,940 

1,820 

1,770 

1,720 

1,820

Mean

1,445 

5,648 

6,754

4,635

4,784 

9,933 

10,220 

8,291 

2,845 

2,632 

5,422 

2,835 

1,705

5,191

July

2,000 

2,180 

2,180 

1,940 

1,660

1,550 

1,500 

1,450 

1,500 

1,770

2,940 

5,100 

6,530 

9,840 

18,000

16,700 

13,300 

11,000 

9,840 

9,110

8,190 

6,440 

4,600 

4,600 

4,760

3,880 

3,160 

2,740 

2,740 

3,080 

3,810

AttR.

3,510 

3,080 

3,020 

3,360 

4,280

5,360 

6,060 

5,800 

4,120 

- 3,060

g2,810 

g2,620 

g2,550 

2,550 

2,420

2,480 

2,620 

2,620 

2,620 

2,420

2,240 

2,120 

2,060 

dl,900 

dl,900

dl,800 

dl,80o 

dl,700 

dl,700 

dl,600 

dl,600

Per square 

 lie

0.498 

1.95 

2.33

1.60

1.65 

3.43 

3.52 

2.86 

.981 

.908 

1.87 

.978 

.588

1.79

Sept.

dl,700 

dl,700 

dl,70O 

dl,700 

dl,700

dl,900 

d2,400 

2,420 

2,300 

2,240

2,130 

dl,800 

dl,700 

dl,700 

dl,600

dl,600 

dl,600 

dl,500 

dl,400 

dl,400

1,450 

1,350 

1,350 

1,300 

1,280

.1,280 

1,250 

1,400 

1,820 

2,480

Runoff in 

inohes

0.57 

2.18 

2.69

21.89

1.90 

3.7O 

4.06 

3.19 

1.13 

1.01 

2.16 

1.13 

.66

24.38

sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (4 a.m.) 

14,100 sec--ft. Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 

19,200 sed.-ft. 

rds for station near Culloden. 

s by U. S. Weather Bureau.
370 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°46', long. 83°59', at Georgia Southwestern & 

uuir Kailroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Oakfield, Worth County, ani 8 miles downstream from Crisp County Dam. Datum of gage is 193.29 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1989, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,860 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to Septembe-* 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1930-32, 1934-48), 4,621 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 second-feet Apr. 2 (gaTe height, 20.5 

reetj; minimum daily, 360 second-feet Sept. 26. 

1930-33, 1934-48: Maximum discharge, 48,800 second-feet Mar. 25, 1944 (gage height, 

27.7 feet); minimum daily, 152 second-feet June 8, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 35.1 feet Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no ga-te-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by Crisp County power plant and rese-voir (capacity, 

35,000 acre-feet). Normal operation of power plant does not materially affect figures 

of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water year).- W 822: Drainage area. W 852: 1936(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,690

1,650

1,700

1,480

415

1,430

1,940

2,810

2,820

2,640

2,630

639

1,950

2,270

2,720

2,960

3,020

3,680

923

3,200

3,530

3,280

2,890

2,660

2,180

451

2,140

2,400

2,590

2,780

2,570

NCV.

2,080

1,380

2,980

4,410

5,510

3,760

3,040

4,330

5,710

4,670

4,800

6,030

6,160

6,030

6,030

6,160

6,290

10,300

12,400

11,400

12,500

11,500

11,600

12,20O

12,400

11,800

10,100

7,020

7,020

7,020

-

Dec.

6,240

6,110

5,980

5,980

5,980

3,640

5,850

5,850

5,590

6,110

6,370

6,890

8,280

12,800

14,400

15,400

16,100

15,400

16,500

13,600

15,600

14,200

12,200

9,820

11,800

7,860

8,420

8,560

7,860

8,420

7,720

Jan.

6,370

7,580

6,370

6,370

6,37O

6,370

6,240

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,460

5,720

5,850

5,980

5,980

5,980

5,980

5,980

5,850

5,980

6,110

6,110

6,370

8,840

11,100

9,400

10,700

9,540

9,400

7,020

8,830

Month

October ..........................

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

13,600

9,440

8,900

6,110

6,750

11,500

9,690

11,000

10,400

14,600

14,200

14,900

17,400

20,400

22,200

21,800

21,000

17,200

15,300

14,400

12,700

15,000

8,280

10,700

9,680

6,760

8,000

5,270

6,630

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

70,038

214,630

295,530

2,168,219

215,400

364,260

433,700

344,870

97,640

92,190

185,160

131,642

62,990

2,508,050

Mar.

6,630

6,630

9,960

9,120

8,840

10,700

14,600

12,800

16,700

17,700

20,600

25,800

25,100

25,600

18,300

12,200

10,200

9,820

11,600

11,500

18,000

13,600

15,600

15,000

14,100

11,900

10,500

11,400

12,700

12,900

13,600

Apr.

19,300

24,500

22,400

16,700

13,700

16,700

19,100

17,800

15,100

14,400

17,400

17,400

14,500

13,800

13,400

11,500

7,440

6,500

6,370

6,110

5,980

5,850

5,720

5,720

3,880

4,120

5,590

5,590

4,940

3,360

Maximun

3,680

12,500

16,500

26,300

11,100

22,200

25,800

24,500

4,980

5, 680

17,700

6,000

3,670

25,800

May

1,480

1,100

4,230

4,070

4,020

4,330

4,360

2,390

4,100

4,880

4,980

4,940

3,300

3,180

1,500

1,600

3,580

3,250

3,200

3,100

2,760

1,700

f810

2,780

3,040

2,980

3,180

3,140

1,960

2,700

5,000

Minimum

415

1,380

3,640

415

5,460

5,720

6,630

3,360

810

480

560

422

360

360

June

5,660

5,670

5,600

5,640

5,680

4,920

3,110

3,000

2,980

2,940

2,860

1,640

a540

f2,140

2,940

2,890

2,870

2,S90

1,670

f960

3,000

3,880

3,200

2,650

2,950

1,920

a 480

f2,340

2,650

2,520

-

Mean

2,259

7,154

9,533

5,940

6,948

12,560

13,990

11,500

3,150

3,073

5,973

4,247

2,100

6,853

July

2,440

2,500

1,810

560

1,700

2,430

2,520

3,060

2,460

1,840

2,490

4,060

5,640

6,980

10,600

17,400

17,700

14,000

8,420

10,900

8,420

8,720

7,020

7,300

7,050

6,460

6.020

4,970

3,360

3.380

2,950

Aug.

5,300

5,660

5,64O

5,660

5,670

5,710

5,930

6,000

5,980

5,750

5,580

5,540

5,480

4,700

3,820

4,600

4,780

4,760

4,530

3,460

2,800

1,680

3,280

2,980

2,900

2,900

2,990

1,920

422

2,460

2,760

Per square

mile

0.585

1.85

2.47

1.54

1.80

3.25

3.62

2.98

.816

.796

1.55

1.10

.544

1.78

Sept.

2,280

2,080

2,060

1,200

3,160

3,670

2,710

2.43O

3,260

2,460

1,780

3,160

2,080

2,220

2,380

2,400

2,400

1,090

430

1,440

2,180

2,200

2,280

2,220

1,420

360

1,360

1,640

2,230

2,410

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.67

2.06

2.85

20.89

2.08

3.50

4.17

3.32

.94

.89

1.79

1.27

.61

24.15

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station a 1-. Albany. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated garce heights.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 371

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°36', long. 84°09', at Georgia Northern Rrllway

 bridge In Albany, Dougherty County. Datum of gage Is 150..03 feet above mean sra

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 5,230 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1948. February 1897 to December 1901

(gage heignts only), January 1902 to June 1921, at site 1 mile downstream. Gape-height

records collected at former site since 1893 are contained In reports of U. S. Veather

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1902-20, 1929-48), 6,459 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,800 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 27.5

 feet); minimum dally, 860 second-feet Oct. 5, Sept. 19.

1902-21, 1929-48: Maximum discharge, 64,800 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 

31.6 feet); minimum dally, 426 second-feet Aug. 24, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 37.84 feet Jan. 21, 1925, from floodmark, present site and 

datum (discharge, 92,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 60,000 secondfeet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are

 fair. Flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs irsufficlent to materially affect figures of monthly runoff. 

Revisions (water years).- W 822: Drainage area. W 1052: 1930, 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

860

1,350

2,290

3,610

6.6

9.5

15.5

20.0

6,300

11,400

20,000

26,500

23.0

26.0

27.5

32,200

40,400

45,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,320

2,200

2,140

1,860

860

2,270

2,120

2,820

3,760

3,680

3,540

2,390

2,510

2,760

2,650

3,390

3,610

4,070

3,400

3,180

3,910

4,230

3,990

3,760

3,910

1,930

2,140

2,750

3,180

83,500

83,600

Nov.

83,100

82,500

83,500

85,500

86,800

85,500

4,550

5,230

5,580

5,060

6,480

8,350

9,410

10,400

8,410

8,710

8,890

12,500

15,900

15,600

16,700

16,200

15,800

16,500

18,100

18,300

15,900

11,300

10,900

9,960

-

Dec.

8,840

8,800

8,170

8,170

7,990

7,050

6,670

7,620

7,620

9,480

10,600

16,300

15,900

17,800

20,900

23,000

23,800

22,800

22,900

21,200

19,800

20,600

17,400

14,800

15,000

12,100

13,100

13,100

8,990

12,300

11,200

Jan.

10,600

11,100

8,440

9,600

10,100

7,950

8,890

8,530

8,170

8,170

7,810

7,430

8,170

8,530

9,070

9,070

9,070

9,070

8,890

8,890

9,070

9,580

9,820

12,800

15,200

14, 900

15,200

14,000

14,500

11,200

12,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ................. 1 . : '. ..'..

March ............................

April ............................

May.:...........!................

June .............................

July ............................. August ..................:........

September ........................

later year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

15,800

15,600

13,000

9,750

10,100

14,600

14,200

13,100

13,400

16,600

18,000

18,900

21,600

24,400

27,500

25,900

25,700

24,000

20, 600

19,300

18,000

17,200

16,900

15,600

14,300

11,600

10,900

9,580

9,580

.

Seoondfoot-days

92,430

301, 63Q

434,000

2,925,360

316, 620

485,710

627,030

516,750 

130 350 121)770

249,540

171 390

83^ 560

3,530,780

Mar.

9,580

9,750

12,800

16,900

15,500

15,600

18,800

21,000

22,800

27,500

28,600

33,800

35,500

33,200

30,300

22,100

18,600

17,000

17,700

17,400

19,700

22,300

19,200

20,900

19,600

18,000

15,300

15,800

17,400

17,000

17,400

Apr.

27,600

41,800

38,600

30,700

24,900

22,800

23,800

24,800

24,900

22,400

22,700

24,900

22,300

19,200

17,700

16,500

11,100

9,750

9,240

8,890

8,530

8,170

7,990

7,810

7,050

6,120

6,480

6,860

6,860

6,300

-

Maximum

4 230

18 1 300

23,800

31,000

15,200

27,500

35,500

41,800 

8,120

7,240

20,600

8,170 

4,230

41,800

May

4,890

2,910

2,910

3,680

4,550

5,400

5,760

5,060

4,890

5,580

6,120

6,120

5,230

4,390

4,070

3,320

3,390

3,610

3,910

3,990

3,910

3,610

2,590

2,650

3,610

3,760

3,760

3,990

4,230

3,910

4,550

Minimum

860

2,500

6,670

860

7,430

9 1 580

9 1 580

6,120 

2 590 1)510

2,020

1,970 

860

860

June

6,670

7,240

7,050

6,860

6,860

6,480

4,550

4,070

3,910

3,910

3,840

3,760

2,070

2,590

2,550

3,540

3,610

3,610

3,610

1,510

3,110

3,760

3,910

3,610

3,680

3,760

2,600

2,340

3,320

3,390

-

Mean

2, 982

10,050

14,000

8,015

10,210

16,750

20,230

17,220

4,205

4,059

8,050

g 529 

2,'785

9,647

July

3,320

3,040

3,110

2,070

2,020

3,460

3,460

3,540

f3,610

83,100

84,500

86,500

7,430

10,400

14,500

19,600

f20,300

20,600

10,600

15,600

13,600

11,400

8,350

9,580

8,170

8,170

7,620

7,050

5,400

4,890

4,550

Aug.

5,580

7,050

7,240

7,430

7,430

7,620

7,990

8,170

7,990

7,810

7,240

6,670

6,670

6,120

5,580

5,230

6,120

6,120

5,940

5,060

4,390

3,910

3,390

3,540

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,540

2,290

1,970

2,470

Per square 

mile

0.570

1.92

2.68

1.53

1. 95

3

nr\

 CV

3 .87

3. 29 

804

!776

1.54

1 06 

!s32

1.84

Sept.

3,610

3,130

2,290

2,290

2,920

4,070

4,230

3,680

3,840

3,760

3,680

3,540

3,250

2,650

2,600

3,180

3,040

2,320

860

2,140

2,160

2,470

2,650

2,840

2,290

1,070

1,870

1,980

2,260

2,840

Rrraoff in 

inches

0. 66

2.14

3.09

. 20.79

2. 25

3.45

4.46

3.67 

93

 87

1

7ft

 fO

1.22 

.59

25.11

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Oakfleld and at 

Balnbridge.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
372 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Balnbridge, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°55', long. 84°34', at Decatur County Memorial 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, in-Bainbridge, Decatur County. Datum of gage is 58.06 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 7,350 square miles.

Kecpros available.- January 1908 to December 1913, December 1928 to September 1948. 

(iage-neignt records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1908-13, 19'29-48), 8,692 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61,500 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 33.2 

reet); minimum daily, 3,930 second-feet Oct. 6, 7.

1908-13. 1928-48: Maximum discharge, 83,200 second-feet Mar. 21, 1929 (gage height, 

37.73 feet); minimum daily, 2,300 second-feet Dec. 7, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 40.9 feet, present datum, Jan. 24; 1925 (discharge, 101,000 

second-feet, from rating curve developed in 1929 and extended above 70,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by power plants above station. Capacity of reservolrs insufficient to materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years).- W 697: 1908-13. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to Sept. 30)

5.7

6.4

8.0

10.0

15.0

3,660

4,290

5,860

8,030

14,500

20.0

23.0

26.0

30.0

33.0

22,200

27,800

35,000

48,100

60,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,760 

4,660 

4,560 

4,470 

4,380

3,930 

3,930 

4,380 

4,660 

5,460

5,560 

5,560 

5,260 

4,380 

4,760

4,860 

5,260 

5,560 

5,860 

5,760

5,260 

5,760 

5,960 

5,960 

5,860

5,760 

4,960 

4,380 

4,660 

5,160 

5,360

Nov.

5,460 

5,460 

5,560 

5,160 

6,060

7,370 

7,590 

7,040 

7,040 

7,370

7,370 

8,390 

9,950 

11,400 

12,500

12,300 

11,800 

11,900 

13,700 

15,800

16,800 

17,800 

18,300 

18,400 

19,100

20,000 

20,800 

20,300 

18,200 

16,500

Dec.

15,500 

14,500 

13,700 

13,000 

12,700

12,400 

11,600 

11,000 

11,400 

11,600

13,000 

15,300 

19,500 

21,500 

22,900

25,100 

27,200 

28,900 

29,600 

29,300

28,500 

27,000 

26,200 

24,500 

22,200

20,800 

19,400 

18,600 

18,400 

16,500 

17,000

Jan.

16,800 

15,300 

15,600 

14,600 

14,600

14,900 

14,500 

13,700 

13,400 

13,100

12,800 

12,500 

12,300 

12,700 

13,100

13,500 

13,800 

13,800 

13,500 

13,400

13,500 

13,800 

14,200 

14,600 

16,000

17,800 

18,800 

19,100 

18,900 

18,600 

17,200

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Aueu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ...... . . .

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

17,400 

18,600 

19,700 

18,300 

16,500

15,600 

17,200 

17,800 

17,400 

17,400

18,600 

20,200 

21,500 

23,500 

25,100

26,600 

27,800 

28,200 

28,000 

26,600

24,700 

23,500 

22,600 

22,400 

21,400

20,500 

18,600 

17,400 

16,200

Secondfoot-days

157,090 

365,420 

598,800

4,153,020

460,400 

609,300 

888,500 

859,700 

277,690 

216,960 

351,830 

302,650 

181,590

5,269,930

Mar.

15,500 

15,300 

15,500 

17,700 

21,700

23,300 

24,500 

27,200 

30,500 

32,700

35,600 

38,200 

40,400 

43,400 

44,400

43,400 

39,800 

34, 200 

30,200 

28,500

27,400 

27 , 200 

28,700 

27,800 

27,600

27,000 

26,000 

24,200 

23,100 

23,500 

24,000

Apr.

27,800 

38,800 

50,900 

59,200 

60,600

54,900 

46,600 

39,800 

36,400 

35,300

33,400 

31,900 

31,700 

31,200 

29,100

26 , 600 

24,700 

21,400 

18,800 

17,700

16,800 

16,000 

15,500 

15,100 

14,600

13,800 

13,000 

12,800 

12,800 

12,500

Maxiuun

5,960 

20,800 

29,600

31,900

19,100 

28,200 

44,400 

60, 600 

12,000 

9,830 

21,200 

12,000 

7,810

60,600

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 27, 20,80

(7 a.m.} 20,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. lS. 28,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 

61,500 sec. -ft.; July 19 (11 a.m.) 21,400 sec. -ft.

May

12,000 

11,000 

9,470 

8,870 

9,350

9,830 

10,600 

10,800 

10,500 

9,950

10,300 

10,700 

10,600 

10,100 

9,350

8,870 

8,150 

8,030 

7,920 

8,030

8,030 

8,030 

7,810 

7,150 

6,710

,370 

,480 

,480 

,700 

,810 

,700

Minimum

3,930 

5,160 

11,000

3,930

12,300 

15,600 

15,300 

12,500 

6,710 

5,350 

5,160 

5,860 

4,470

3,930

June

8,030 

9,230 

9,710 

9,830 

9,710

9,590 

9,350 

3,270 

7,590 

7,370

7,150 

7,040 

6,930 

6,060 

5,860

5,860 

6,490 

6,600 

6,710 

6,710

5,760 

5,860 

6,600 

6,820 

6,820

6,820 

6,710 

6,060 

5,360 

6,060

Mean

5,067 

12,180 

19,320

11,380

14,850 

21,010 

28,660 

28,660 

8,958 

7,232 

11,350 

9,763 

6,053

14,400

July

6,160 

6,160 

6,060 

6,160 

5,760

5,160 

5,860 

6,060 

6,080 

6,330

6,600 

7,260 

9,950 

13,100 

14,900

17,000 

19,100 

21,700 

21,200 

17,600

17,200 

16,600 

15,300 

13,500 

13,200

12,500 

12,400 

11,800 

11,400 

10,500 

10,200

Aug.

9,950 

10,200 

11,000 

11,200 

11,500

11,600 

11,800 

12,000 

12,000 

11,800

11,400 

11,000 

10,700 

10,600 

10,200

9,830 

9,470 

9,950 

10,200 

10,600

10,100 

9,350 

3,750 

8,030 

7,700

7,590 

7,370 

7,260 

7,150 

6,490 

5,860

Per square 

mile

0.689 

1.66 

2.63

1.55

2.02 

2.86 

3.90 

3.90 

1.22 

.984 

1.54 

1.33 

.824

1.96

Sept.

6,060 

6,600 

6,490 

5,960 

6,160

6,270 

7,260 

7,810 

7,700 

7,480

7,260 

7,040 

6,820 

6,600 

6,160

5,960 

6,270 

6,060 

5,760 

4,860

4,860 

5,160 

5,460 

5,460 

5,660

5,360 

4,660 

4,470 

4,860 

5,060

Runoff in 

inches

0.79 

1.85 

3.03

21.04

2.33 

3.08 

4.50 

4.35 

1.41 

1.10 

1.78 

1.53 

.92

26.67

0 sec. -ft.; Dec. 19, 23,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 3 

15 (lO a.m.) 44,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (5 a.m.)
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.

373

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°54'I5", long. 84°2I I 45", 300 feet downstream from 

State Highway 74 and Basin Creek, 1,000 feet downstream from Central of Georgia Railway 

bridge, I mile downstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 2j miles northwest of Thomaston, 

Upson County.

Drainage area.- 186 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 227 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 5.62 

Feetj; minimum daily, 29 second-feet Oct. 7, Sept. 2.

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 6,380 second-feet Mar. 20, 1944 (gage height, 7.63 feet); 

minimum daily, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by diversion for municipal 

ana indastrial supplies at Thomaston.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

IS 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34

37 

35 

30 

31

41 

29 

63 

56 

56

61 

96 

65 

51 

48

51 

77 

79 

65 

65

50 

47 

47 

50 

54

59 

62 

65 

59 

51 

51

Nov.

58 

158 

190 

155 

121

110 

124 

162 

162 

124

1,500 

1,200 

930 

374 

594

606 

614 

584 

850 

850

489 

364 

347 

475 

542

582 

380 

305 

270 

252

Dec.

218 

218 

210 

206 

198

198 

198 

202 

218 

369

461 

614 

688 

760 

910

1,090 

1,090 

646 

447 

392

440 

496 

502 

404 

454

482 

454 

369 

336 

315 

300

Jan.

347 

416 

404 

315 

280

266 

252 

244 

239 

239

234 

226 

325 

380 

342

266 

252 

252 

248 

239

270 

295 

270 

542 

574

475 

358 

342 

352 

440 

706

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

nber........... ..............

lendar year 19*7 

ary

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

910 

630 

440 

380 

352

342 

364 

840 

1,780 

2,250

1,650 

1,O90 

1,200 

1,410 

950

688 

566 

503 

454 

428

422 

503 

503 

447 

392

374 

364 

422 

398

Secondfoot-days

1,666 

13,472 

13,886

112,435

10,390 

21,052 

23,684 

16,586 

5,223 

3,231 

4,764 

2,830 

1,808

118,592

Mar.

374 

454 

582 

662 

542

938 

1,960 

2,180 

1,200 

930

840 

630 

510 

461 

428

750 

1,240 

1,200 

751 

558

489 

489 

742 

840 

697

489 

646 

518 

422 

386 

776

Apr.

1,240 

1,680 

1,230 

760 

534

590 

1,150 

1,550 

940 

566

706 

566 

461 

398 

380

352 

330 

300 

275 

266

262 

252 

248 

248 

244

230 

222 

210 

202 

194

Maximin

96 

1,500 

1,090

3,950

706 

2,250 

2,180 

1,680 

286 

198 

380 

300 

162

2,250

May

190 

186 

183 

194 

218

257 

234 

210 

183 

166

158 

152 

158 

140 

130

124 

121 

116 

110 

104

102 

94 

94 

96 

94

96 

136 

186 

315 

386 

290

MiniauB

29 

58 

198

27

226 

342 

374 

194 

94 

65 

48 

38 

29

29

June

198 

172 

149 

140 

124

118 

113 

107 

107 

96

86 

82 

82 

82 

94

84 

110 

118 

91 

84

170 

195 

113 

91 

74

74 

68 

77 

65 

67

Mean

53.7 

449 

448

308

335 

726 

764 

553 

168 

108 

154 

91.3 

60.3

324

July

63 

63 

68 

59 

48

61 

54 

53 

72 

204

336 

369 

342 

380 

369

330 

218 

172 

158 

152

118 

96 

91 

82 

82

82 

67 

72 

94 

257 

152

Aug.

101 

107 

140 

20? 

300

222 

13S 

113

81

81 8' 

73 

72 

72

7? 

8'

6" 

61

63 

61

4<5 

50

49 

47 

31

4^5

Per square 

 lie

0.289 

2.41 

2.41

1.66

1.80 

3.90 

4.11 

2.97 

.903 

.581 

.828 

.491 

.324

1.74

Sept.

40 

29 

40 

47 

124

107 

94 

67 

56 

50

53 

43 

43 

47 

46

43 

43 

37 

40 

43

37 

32 

43 

35 

30

33 

43 

158 

162 

143

Runoff im 

inches

' 0.33 

2.69 

2.78

22.49

2.08 

4.21 

4.74 

3.31 

1.04 

.65 

.95 

.57 

.26

23.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 11 (4 p.m.) 1,960 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (8 p.m.) 2,400

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (1O a.m.) 2,326 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (7 a.m.) 2.03O sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (7 a.m.) 2,030 

sec. -ft. Apr. 8 (4 p.m.) 1,740 sec. -ft.

923350 O - 51 - 25
374 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Whitewater Creek near Butler, Oa.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°28', long. 84°16', at bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 500 

reet upstream from Rambulette Creek, Gj miles south of Butler, Taylor County, and 

8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 520 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 4.6 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 111 second-feet on many days In 

October.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 1,340 second-feet Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 6.5 

feet); minimum dally, 98 second-feet June 13, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Variable backwater from Rambulette Creek which Is regulated 

oy upson Mill. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 111 

2.5 184 

3.1 248 

3.7 328 

4.3 440

Discharge, in second- feet, water year Octcber 1947 tc Septenb>r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Ill 

111 

111 

111 

111

120 

120 

138 

147 

129

120 

120 

111 

111 

111

138 

165 

156 

120 

120

111 

111 

111 

129 

120

111 

120 

111 

111 

111 

111

Nov.

129 

156 

156 

129 

138

129 

138 

129 

156 

138

174 

224 

174 

147 

174

174 

147 

165 

194 

194

156 

156 

165 

174 

184

156 

138 

138 

138 

138

Dec.

129 

129 

129 

129 

129

129 

129 

138 

156 

317

380 

313 

285 

260 

236

260 

214 

184 

184 

174

174 

184 

165 

174 

184

204 

174 

165 

165 

165 

156

Jan.

165 

194 

174 

156 

156

147 

147 

147 

156 

156

147 

147 

165 

184 

184

156 

156 

156 

156 

156

174 

184 

165 

248 

248

194 

165 

174 

174 

174 

236

Month

Octo 

Move 

fcece

P"

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

ftP 

June 

JuTj 

Augn 

Sept

fa

wt*f..........::.. ........... nbec ........::...:::.........

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

i.. ..............::....:.....

st ........:.............:.::.

ember ......................:.

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

204 

174 

165 

156 

165

165 

165 

214 

299 

328

260 

248 

272 

236 

194

184 

184 

184 

174 

184

184 

214 

204 

184 

174

174 

174 

174 

174

Secondfoot-days

3,738 

4,708 

5,914

54,582

5,341 s.sii

6,194 

5,792 

4,643 

4,317 

6,058 

5J282 

4'i 153

61,951

""Beak discharge (base, 350 sec. -ft.).- Dec.

July 10 (3 p.m.') 520 sec. -ft.

Mar.

165 

174 

194 

184 

174

236 

313 

260 

204 

184

214 

194 

184 

174 

174

204 

194 

214 

204 

194

174 

174 

224 

236 

214

194 

194 

194 

184 

174 

194

Apr.

313 

299 

224 

194 

184

260 

285 

248 

214 

194

194 

184 

184 

184 

165

174 

174 

165 

165 

165

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

165 

156 

165 

156 

156

Maxima

165 

224 

380

380

248 

328 

313 

313 

194 

285 

426 

313 

204

426

10 (11 p.m.)

May

156 

156 

147 

156 

156

174 

184 

165 

147 

147

147 

147 

147 

138 

138

129 

129 

129 

138 

129

129 

129 

129 

129 

138

138 

156 

174 

194 

194 

174

MiniBUB

111 

129 

129

102

147 

156 

165 

156 

129 

120 

12Q 129' 

120

111

June

156 

147 

138 

138 

129

129 

129 

129 

138 

129

129 

129 

129 

129 

120

129 

138 

129 

129 

138

138 

129 

138 

129 

120

120 

165 

248 

184 

285

Mean

121 

167 

191

150

172 

200 

200 

193 

150 

144 

195 

170 

138

169

July

214 

138 

138 

129 

129

129 

120 

129 

309 

426

380 

260 

204 

184 

299

285 

214 

174 

156 

194

174 

156 

138 

165 

194

165 

147 

156 

174 

194 

184

Aug.

165 

174 

260 

313 

285

236 

184 

165 

174 

165

174 

174 

156 

147 

147

156 

165 

156 

138 

147

138 

194 

156 

138 

156

138 

138 

129 

138 

138 

138

Per square 

Bile

1.61 

2.09 

2.55

2.00

2.29 

2:67 

3.67 

2:57 

2.00 

1.92 2:eo

2:27 

1.34

2.25

465 sec. -ft.; Feb. JO (2 a.m.)

Sept.

147 

138 

138 

138 

174

184 

156 

129 

138 

147

138 

129 

129 

120 

120

129 

120 

120 

129 

120

120 

120 

120 

129 

120

120 

138 

174 

204 

165

Runoff in 

inches

1.86 

2.33 

2.94

27.06

2.64 

3188 

3.08 

2.87 

2.31 

2.14 

3.00 

2.62 

2.05

30.7?

380 sec. -ft.;
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 375

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Mllford, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°22', long. 84°32', at bridge on county road at 

Hiirord, Baker County, 2£-miles upstream from Alligator Creek and 5j miles upstream 

from Chlckasawhatchee Creek.

Drainage area.- 620 square miles.

Records available.- August 1905 to December 1907, October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,230 second-feet July 12; minimum, 351 second- 

 i'eet Oct. 23.

1905-7, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,100 second-feet Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 

13.9 feet); minimum observed, 166 second-feet June 15, 1941 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station to June 30.

Revisions.- W 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.3 

3.0

320

518

1,010

1,420

8.0

9.0

11.5

4,120

4,860

7,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

402 

389 

376 

376 

382

376 

395 

422 

462 

533

556 

526 

476 

441 

' 441

435 

556 

612 

612 

638

612 

483 

441 

476 

408

455 

518 

462 

497 

504 

462

Nov.

476 

654 

863 

1,010 

1,040

935 

768 

689 

724 

750

895 

1,720 

2,140 

2,310 

2,200

1,720 

1,420 

1,280 

1,310 

1,570

1,620 

1,720 

1,820 

1,880 

1,980

2,260 

2,480 

2,310 

1,820 

1,470

Dec.

1,280 

1,140 

1,080 

1,010 

1,010

972 

935 

935 

919 

1,080

1,520 

2,090 

2,850 

3,500 

3,280

3,330 

3,440 

3,440 

3,110 

2,580

2,090 

1,770 

1,620 

1,470 

1,470

1,470 

1,520 

1,520 

1,470 

1,420 

1,310

Jan.

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,280 

1,360

1,310 

1,180 

1,110 

1,040 

1,010

972 

972 

1,040 

1,260 

1,470

1,620 

1,570 

1,360 

1,260 

1,200

1,280 

1,420 

1,570 

1,770 

1,980

2,260 

2,310 

2,090 

1,770 

1,620 

1,620

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry .

1............................

st ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec

sec. -ft.; Bar. 18 (2 p.m.) 3,660 

sec. -ft.

Feb.

1,720 

1,880 

1,880 

1,720 

1,520

1,360 

1,310 

1,260 

1,230 

1,260

1,360 

1,720 

2,200 

2,040 

1,770

1,670 

1,520 

1,470 

1.470 

1,470

1,36O 

1,470 

1,620 

1,880 

1,980

1,770 

1,520 

1,360 

1,280

Seoondfoot-daya

14,724 

43,834 

56,631

422,908

44,394 

46,070 

94,580 

60,019 

19,697 

15,967 

54,767 

39,381 

19,129

509,193

Mar.

1,230 

1,360 

1,570 

2,580 

3,720

3.88O 

4,390 

5,700 

5,700 

5.310

5,500 

5,400 

4,860 

3,720 

2,900

2,480 

2,690 

3,600 

3,220 

2,690

2,420 

2,200 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980

1,980 

1,880 

1,820 

1,980 

1,930 

1,880

Apr.

3,220 

5,310 

6,700 

5,600 

3,660

2,740 

2,260 

2,090 

1,930 

1,930

1,980 

2,040 

1,930 

1,620 

1,470

1,420 

1,260 

1,260 

1,200 

1,140

1,080 

1,010 

1,040 

935 

927

919 

879 

855 

829 

785

Maxima

638 

2,480 

3,500

7,400

2,310 

2,200 

5,700 

6,700 

863 

794 

7,350 

2,000 

1,420

7,350

.-ft.).- Dec. 14 (2 p.m

sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (3 p.m

Hay

759 

724 

672 

698 

742

812 

855 

863 

829 

794

750 

698 

646 

629 

595

572 

549 

549 

526 

504

497 

483 

469 

462 

462

462 

490 

556 

620 

680 

750

MiniMiB

376 

476 

919

376

972 

1,230 

1,280 

785 

462 

382 

408 

541 

408

376

June

768 

733 

654 

587 

533

497 

476 

455 

435

428

415 

402 

395 

382 

408

476 

469 

490 

587 

672

595 

580 

629 

742 

794

612 

462 

428 

435 

428

Msan

475 

1,461 

1,827

1,159

1,432 

1,589 

3,051 

2,001 

635 

532 

1,767 

1,270 

638

1,391

July

533 

715 

838 

750 

595

490 

435 

408 

435 

698

1,460 

6,530 

7,350 

4,860 

3,600

2,690 

2,360 

2,310 

1,930 

1,520

1,200 

1,110 

1,180 

1,280 

1,420

1,360 

1,140 

1,040 

1,140 

1,670 

1,720

Aug.

1.57C 

1.36C 

1.36C 

1.42C 

1,47C

1,52C 

1,88C 

1.57C 

1.18C 

1,010

1,010 

1.08C 

1,23C 

1.28C 

al.lOC

al.OOC 

al.lOC 

al,20C 

al,40C 

al,600

al,800 

a2,OOC 

a 1,800 

al,500 

al.SOC

al.100 

a900 

a800 

a70C 

860C 

54]

Per square 

Bile

0.766 

2.36 

2.95

1.87

2.31 

2.56 

4.92 

3.23 

1.02 

.858 

2.05 

2.05 

1.03

2.24

Sept.

SIS 

541 

638 

698 

759

887 

1,200 

1,420 

1,140 

863

698 

629 

595 

587 

580

572 

549 

511 

483 

469

462 

448 

462 

448 

428

408 

408 

476 

580 

672

Rmoff in 

inches

0.88 

2.63 

3.40

25.36

2.66 

2.76 

5.67 

3.60 

1.18 

.96 

3.29 

2.36 

1.15

30.54

) 3,550 sec. -ft. j Mar. 8 (10 p.m.) 6,100 

) 6,910 sec. -ft.; July 12 (10 p.m.) 8,230

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel.
376 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 31°21', long. 84°34', 100 

reet downstream from bridge on county road, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles 

southwest of Milford, Baker County. Datum of gage is 167.16 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Emory University 

Field Station).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height, 4.14 feet Apr. 1 (discharge not determined); minimum 

daily discharge, 0.32 second-foot July 6,7.

1942-48: Maximum gage height, 4.44 feet Mar. 7, 1944 (discharge not determined); 

no flow for periods in most years.

Remarks - Records good except those above 150 second-feet, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by water losses.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station Oct. 1 to 

June so.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.9 

2.9 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

3.3 

6.5 

4.1 

2.9

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.0 

2.1

3.6 

2.9 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

2.1

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4

Nov.

6.5 

9.2 

4.6 

3.8

3.8

3.8 

5.2 

8.0 

5.5 

5.2

18 

25 

19 

16 

20

20 

16 

26 

48 

34

32 

45 

54 

54 

45

36 

31 

27 

25 

24

Dec.

23 

21 

20 

21

21

22 

21 

21 

22 

50

144 

172 

94 

77 

79

134 

82 

53 

41 

36

34 

33 

30 

29 

35

34 

30 

27 

25 

24 

23

Jan.

26 

28 

25 

23 

22

20 

19

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

32 

35 

26

23 

22 

24 

23 

26

30 

30 

26 

40 

39

31 

a28 

a26 

a 28

a33 

a41

Feb.

a38 

28 

26 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

23 

23

24 

43 

36 

35 

30

26 

29 

29 

26 

24

25 

47 

42 

32 

28

26 

24 

23 

22

u/Mith Second- 

*onth foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her, .........................

mber .........................

lender year 1947 

ary ........

76.5 

670.6 

1,478

............ 6,242.3

ember ........................

809 

825 

2,068 

1,509 

239.7 

87.8 

213.34 

343.4 

169.1

ter year 1947-48 ............ 8,489.44

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.).- Dec.

Mar. 7 (9 a.m.; 379 sec. -ft.; Mar. 10 (3 a.m. 

mined . 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

nearby stations.

Mar.

22 

23

87 

178 

84

137 

294 

120 

121

162

96 

86 

56 

42

37

37 

50 

44 

39

35

32 

30 

34 

32 

28

25 

26 

24 

23 

22 

42

Apr.

600 

218 

86 

53 

40

36 

34 

31 

33

31

30 

27 

24 

24 

24

23 

21 

19 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

Maximum

6.5 

54 

172

232

41 

47 

294 

600 

14 

4.9 

22 

18 

12

600

May

9.6 

9.6 

9.2 

10 

11

13 

14 

10 

9.2

8.8

8.4 

8.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

7.2 

6.8 

6.5 

6.1

6.1

6.1 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.8 

7.2 

6.8 

5.5

June

4.9 

4.6 

4.4

4.1 

3.8

3.8 

4.4 

4.1 

3.6 

3.6

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.7 

2.5

2.7 

3.1 

3.1 

2.5 

2.3

2.3

2.1 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4

2.1 

2.0 

1.5 

1.4 

2.2

Minimum Mean

1.4 2.47 

3.8 22.4 

20 47.7

.6 17.1

16 26.1 

22 28.4 

22 66.7 

10 50.3 

5.2 7.73 

1.4 2.93 

.32 6.88 

6.5 11.1 

3.1 5.64

.32 23.2

July

4.0 

1.8, 

1.4 

.90

.60

.32 

.32 

1.5 

4.0 

15

6.1 

6.8 

8.4 

11 

9.6

7.6 

7.2 

6.8 

6.5 

S.B

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

9.2 

8.4

5.8 

4.9 

8.0 

22

17 

14

Aug.

17 

16 

16 

15 

12

12 

10 

10 

10 

14

13 

10 

10 

9.6 

10

14 

14 

12 

9.6 

8.8

8.8 

18 

11 

9.6 

8.8

8.8 

8.0 

7.2 

7.2 

6.5 

6.5

Per square 

mile

Sept.

5.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.6 

12

S.4 

7.2 

6.5

6.1 

5.8

5.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

4.9 

4.6 

4.6 

4.1 

4.1

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.1 

5.2 

8.8 

5.2 

4.1

Runoff in 

inches

12 (4 a.m.) 218 sec. -ft.; Mar. 4 (l a.m.) 250 sec. -ft.; 

) 210 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (10 a.m.) discharge not deteron basis of recorded range in s'-.age and records for
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°22', long. 84°28 I , at bridge on State Highway 37 

at Elmodel, Baker County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 second-feet Mar. 10, Apr. 4 (gage height, 

11.9 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet June 29, 30, July 9.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 10, Apr. 4, 1P48; minimum, 5.2 second-feet 

Oct. 29, 30, Nov. 3-6, 1943 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station Oct. 1 to 

June 30.

Revision. W 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 14 to July 11)

1.2 25 2.0 123 7.0 1,170 

1.3 31 2.4 211 8.5 1,670 

1.5 48 3.0 332 1O.O 2,34O 

1.6 59 4.0 512 11.8 3,550 

1.8 67 5.5 802

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

62 

52 

43 

37 

36

34 

34 

37 

40 

39

39 

37 

37 

37 

36

40 

55 

55 

54 

57

63 

67 

72 

72 

72

66 

57 

52 

58 

54 

50

Nov.

63 

169 

157 

165 

174

183 

206 

250 

246 

233

332 

602 

740 

824 

690

965 

940 

915 

1,040 

940

890 

915 

1,020 

1,120 

1,140

1,140 

1,170 

1,290 

1,350 

1,350

Dec.

1,260 

1,140 

1,020 

890 

780

700 

640 

584 

530 

680

915 

1,440 

1,630 

1,790 

1,990

2,340 

2,340 

2,240 

2,140 

2,090

1,950 

1,790 

1,590 

1,410 

1,320

1,230 

1,120 

1,040 

990 

915 

868

Jan.

846 

846 

824 

780 

740

720 

680 

660 

620 

602

566 

530 

564 

640 

640

640 

660 

720 

760 

780

802 

824 

802 

915 

990

1,060 

1,090 

1,120 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wo

bar ..........................

mb«r .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,120 

1,060 

1,040 

990 

965

915 

868 

802 

780 

740

740 

624 

646 

890 

940

940 

940 

890 

846 

802

78O 

915 

940 

940 

915

915 

940 

915 

868

Secondfoot-days

1,544 

21,419 

41,362

171,492

24,951 

26,066 

61,347 

40,289 

4,653 

1,421 

9,503 

12,232 

3,893

248,680

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 sec. -ft.).- Hov

sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (6 a.m.) 1,200 sec. -ft.; Ma 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

802 

740 

915 

1,350 

1,510

1,950 

2,760 

2,900 

3,110 

3,550

3,550 

2,470 

3,320 

3,040 

2,700

2,340 

2,140 

2,090 

2,040 

2,040

1,950 

1,750 

1,630 

1,470 

1,350

1,230 

1,200 

1,170 

1,120 

1,040 

1,120

Apr.

2,350 

3,470 

3,470 

3,550 

3,470

3,110 

2,520 

2,040 

1,750 

1,510

1,410 

1,230 

1,120 

1,020 

990

866 

780 

7OO 

640 

584

530 

476 

440 

404 

277

341 

323 

294 

274 

246

Maximum

72 

1,350 

2,340

2,450

1,170 

1,120 

3,550 

3,550 

304 

99 

620 

640 

239

3,550

May

229 

211 

197 

187 

213

264 

304 

264 

246 

239

237 

224 

204 

174 

150

134 

119 

108 

97 

89

76 

71 

64 

60 

57

55 

52 

55 

78 

90 

101

Minimum

34 

63 

530

33

530 

740 

740 

248 

52 

30 

33 

174 

48

30

June

99 

97 

97 

92 

61

67 

57 

51 

46 

41

37 

33 

33 

30 

31

37 

34 

34 

35 

33

39 

43 

45 

39 

34

33 

32 

31 

30 

30

Mean

49.8 

714 

1,334

470

805 

899 

1,979 

1,343 

150 

47.4 

307 

395 

130

679

July

36 

34 

37 

40 

41

42 

37 

33 

37 

140

176 

274 

548 

476 

530

620 

584 

530 

458 

422

377 

350 

341 

332 

386

386 

386 

368 

440 

530 

512

Aug.

546 

566 

548 

548 

512

440 

386 

350 

323 

341

359 

359 

323 

304 

284

284 

332 

359 

422 

530

584 

640 

584 

458

377

323 

294 

264 

224 

192 

174

Per square 

mile

0.156 

2.23 

4.17

1.47

2.52 

2.81 

6.18 

4.20 

.469 

.148 

.959 

1.23 

.406

2.12

Sept.

138 

121 

110 

115 

201

231 

239 

239 

237 

231

220 

199 

176 

152 

. 138

123 

110 

101 

94 

84

78 

69 

67 

62 

56

51 

48 

66 

69 

68

Rrnoff in 

inches

0.18 

2.49 

4.81

19.94

2.90 

3.03 

7.12 

4.69 

.54 

.17 

1.11 

1.42 

.45

28.91

. 29 (9 p.m.) 1,360 sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (3 a.m.) 2,400 

r. 10 (5 p.m.) 3,630 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 3,630
378 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Big Cypress Creek near Milford, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir, lat. 31°19', long.

 840 39', at county road 7 miles upstream from Little Cypress Creek and 8 miles southwest 

of Milford, Baker County. Datum of gage is 210.56 feet above mear sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Emory University Field Station).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 105 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 2.82 feet); 

no now at times.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1948; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station Oct. 1 to 

June au.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 0.05 1.3 1.0 2.0 9.4 2.5 45 

.9 .1 1.4 1.4 2.1 13 2.6 60 

1.0 .2 1.5 1.9 2.2 18 2.7 78 

1.1 .4 1.7 3.4 2.4 24 2.8 I'M 

1.2 .65 1.8 4.8 2.4 33

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.05 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0- 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0.2 

.45 

.35 

.25 

.25

.25 

.45 

.6 

.5 

.45

2.4 

3.4

2.3 

1.8 

2.3

2.3

. 1.9 

3.3 

6.3 

4.8

4.5 

7.0 

8.3 

8.6 

8.0

7.5 

7.2 

7.0 

6.5 

6.3

Dec.

6.1 

5.9 

5.8 

5.6 

5.2

5.2 

4.8 

4.7 

4.5 

10

20 

28 

28 

28 

32

38 

31 

28 

23 

20

18 

18 

16 

14 

16

a!4 

a!3 

a!2 

all 

10 

9.8

Jan.

9.4 

9.4 

8.9 

8.0 

7.8

7.2 

6.7 

6.3 

5.9 

5.8

5.6 

5.2 

7.8 

7.8 

6.7

6.1 

6.1 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7

7.5 

7.2 

7.0 

10 

10

9.1 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

9.4 

12

Feb.

11 

10 

9.4 

9.1 

8.3

8.0 

7.8 

7.2 

7.5 

7.8

8.0 

13 

12 

12 

11

10id

10 

9.4 

8.9

8.6 

13 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.4 

9.1 

8.6

u«n«k Seoond- 

"°nth foot-days

Octo 

More 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ...

0.15 

105.45 

485.6

............ 1,439.65

1.............. ..............

ember ........................

238.4 

285.1 

811.9 

537.3 

30.3 

2.4 

12.55 

9B.O 

41.0

ter year 1947-48 ............ 2,648.15

Mar.

8.0 

8.0 

23 

38 

33

52 

71 

54 

58 

57

48 

43 

37 

29 

26

23 

24 

22 

20 

18

16 

14 

13 

12 

11

9.4 

9.1 

8.6 

7.8 

7.0 

12

Apr.

84 

67 

57 

45 

38

31 

28 

23 

21 

18

16 

14 

12 

10 

9.4

8.3 

7.5 

6.3 

5.6 

5.2

4. -5 

4.1 

3.8 

3.4 

3.2

2.9 

2.7 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

HaxiBua

0.10 

8.6 

38

38

12 

13 

71 

84 

2.2 

.95 

3.0 

5.4 

3.2

84

Peak discharge (base, 25 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 15 (11 p.m.)

Hay

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.9

2.2 

2.2 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

.95 

1.0

1.2 

1.1 

.85 

.5 

.45

.35 

.35 

.25 

.2 

.15

.1 

.05 

.15 

.55 

.8 

.5

HiniBUB

0 

0.20 

4.5

0

5.2 

7.2 

7.0 

1.9 

.05 

0 

0 

2.1 

.30

0

June

0.4 

.55 

.95 

.3

.15

.05 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.005 

3.52 

15.7

3.94

7.69 

9.83 

26.2 

17.9 

.977 

.080 

.405 

3.16 

1.37

7.24

43 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 1

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.05

.05 

.1 

.3 

a.2 

a. 3

a. 7 

a. 5 

a. 4 

.2 

.1

.2 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.45

.25 

.15 

.3 

1.8 

3.0 

2.9

Aug.

4.4 

4.1 

3.7 

3.4 

3.1

3.4 

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

2.5

2.9

2.6 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1

4.2 

5.4 

4.2 

3.5 

3.3

3.3

4.8 

3.8 

3.4 

3.1

2.9 

2.6 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Per square

Bile

4 a.m.) 80

Sept.

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.9 

3.2

2.9 

2.5 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

.95 

.85 

.75

.65 

.55 

.5 

.45 

.4

.3 

.6 

1.3 

1.0 

.9

Runoff in 

inchss

sec. -ft.;

Apr. 1 (1 p.m.) 105 sec. -ft. 

a Ha gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 379

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°03", long. 84°43', at county bridge ij miles downstream 

rrom Aycock Creek, lj miles upstream from Dry Creek, 5 miles north of Brinson, and 5j 

miles northeast of Iron City, Seminole County.

Drainage area.- 520 square miles.

Records available.- October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 576 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 19.9 

reet, from floodmark, from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting); minimum observed, 92 second-feet Oct. 31.

1920-21, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 1948; minimum observed, 21 

second-feet Nov. 5, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 852: Drainage area. W 1052: 1939(M), 1940(M) , 1942H),

1944(MJ.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to July 14)

2.6 92 7.5 692 15.0 4,060 

3.2 136 9.0 1,010 17.0 6,900 

4.0 207 11.0 1,590 18.5 9,600 

5.0 312 12.0 1,990 19.2 11,000 

6.0 440 13.5 2,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

152 

144 

136 

120 

120

120 

120 

128 

136 

144

136 

128 

120 

128 

128

113 

120 

128 

120 

120

113 

113 

113 

106 

106

99 

99 

99 

99 

99 

92

NOT.

99 

120 

152 

179 

188

197 

197 

207 

207 

207

247 

301 

373 

484 

711

1,200 

1,200 

1,080 

1,080

1,170

1,320 

1,530 

1,910 

3,100 

3,400

2,730 

2,290 

1,990 

1,790 

1,590

Dec.

1,440 

1,290 

1,140 

1,040 

965

940 

920 

940 

985 

1,040

1,140 

1,500 

2,040 

2,670 

3,240

3,700 

3,700 

3,240 

2,730 

2,340

2,140 

2,140 

1,990 

1,870 

1,670

1,530 

1,440 

1,380 

1,320 

1,260 

1,200

Jan.

1,140 

1,110 

1,080 

1,040 

965

920 

875 

850 

850 

830

790 

770 

830 

895 

965

1,040 

1,080 

1,170 

1,140 

1,110

1,060 

1,080 

1,140 

1,230 

1,410

1,590 

1,750 

1,790 

1,710 

1,630 

1,500

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,500 

1,530 

1,530 

1,560 

1,470

1,350 

1,230 

1,140 

1,080 

1,060

1,060 

1,080 

1,200 

1,440 

1,440

1,350 

1,260 

1,170 

1,060 

1,060

1,110 

1,170 

1,230 

1,350 

1,440

1,410 

1,350 

1,260 

1,110

Secondfoe t-days

3,699 

31,249 

54,940

330,008

35,340 

37,000 

102,765 

70,088 

9,938 

4,817 

16,014 

23,300 

11,942

401,092

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov

see. -ft.; Mar. 8 (7 p.m.; 8,440 see. -ft. j Apr

Mar.

1,010 

965 

1,080 

1,530 

2,970

4,710 

6,580 

8,260 

8,260 

7,900

7,380 

6,900 

5,980 

4,710 

3,590

3,100 

2,730 

2,440 

2,550 

2,730

2,490 

2,140

1,870 

1,710 

1,530

1,410 

1,350 

1,290 

1,230 

1,170 

1,200

Apr.

3, 

9, 

11, 

8, 

5,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

152 

3,400 

3,700

7,720

1,790 

1,560 

8,260 

11,000 

500 

237 

1,230 

1,260 

1,060

11,000

. 25 (3 a.m. 

. 2 (10 p.m.

130 

600 

000 

080 

680

590 

850 

290 

040 

870

710 

530 

440 

380 

320

2GO 

170 

110 

040 

965

895 

830 

790 

750 

692

673 

636 

618 

600 

549

May

500 

454 

440 

426 

412

426 

454 

469 

469 

440

412 

386 

348 

324 

312

290 

268 

257 

247 

247

237 

227 

217 

217 

207

207 

197 

197 

207 

217 

227

MiniBUB

92 

99 

920

92

770 

1,060 

965 

549 

197 

136 

120 

336 

217

92

June

237 

227 

207 

197 

188

179 

170 

170 

161 

161

152 

152 

144 

144 

144

152 

144 

144 

136 

144

144 

144 

152 

152 

152

152 

152 

144 

136 

136

Mean

119 

1,042 

1,772

904

1,140 

1,276 

3,315 

2,336 

321 

161 

517 

752 

398

1,096

July

128 

136 

128 

128 

120

120 

120 

120 

152 

227

257 

290 

336 

730 

1,040

1,230 

1,200 

1,080 

965 

830

730 

636 

566 

532 

500

532 

673 

654 

636 

618 

600

Aug.

654 

895 

1,260 

1,060 

965

1,040 

1,110 

1,060 

985 

875

790 

730 

692 

654 

636

636 

654 

600 

618 

730

850 

965 

920 

770 

618

516 

469 

440 

412 

360 

336

Per square 

mile

0.229 

2.00 

3.41

1.74

2.19 

2.45 

6.38 

4.49 

.617 

.310 

.994 

1.45 

.765

2.11

Sept.

324 

312 

301 

301 

336

454 

566 

730 

1,060 

965

730 

549 

469 

412 

373

336 

324 

312 

312 

301

279 

268 

247 

237 

227

217 

227 

247 

247 

279

Runoff in 

inches

0.26 

2.23 

3.93

23.58

2.52 

2.64 

7.36 

5.01 

.71 

.35 

1.15 

1.67 

.85

28.68

3,700 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (9 p.m.) 3,820 

12,600 see. -ft.
380 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Long Branch near Damascus, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir, lat. 31°18', 

long. 84°42' , at county road bridge 1 mile east of Damascus, Early County.

Records available.- January 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 787 second-feet Apr. 1 (gago height, 4.58 

feet); no flow on many days.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1948; no flow on mmy days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

.05

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.87

1.3

.99

.99

1.9

1.3

1.5

17

33

50

62

88

116

126

126

108

86

64

48

37

-

Dec.

28

22

19

17

15

14

12

12

10

53

151

251

251

214

205

259

214

164

128

98

80

66

55

46

51

49

44

39

34

29

25

Jan.

25

25

24

22

19

17

16

15

13

12

11

9.9

19

24

25

26

27

29

26

29

36

42

42

80

87

82

72

62

53

54

74

Month

Oo tobo r

November.. .......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy.... ..........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

74

66

57

48

39

33

28

25

24

24

31

68

66

58

49

40

38

3.6

32

28

26

64

84

70

56

45

36

30

25

-

foo^s

0

969. 9C

2,655

6.676.3E

1,097.9

1,300

4,307

3 ,667

26. 6C

1.01

35.74

291.4

34.76

14,386.31

Mar.

22

22

131

278

243

316

575

395

316

338

264

214

155

112

86

71

82

81

84

75

62

51

53

51

44

35

32

26

24

20

49

Apr.

608

579

450

350

300

250

200

160

140

110

90

80

70

50

40

35

30

25

20

15

13

11

9

8

6

5

4

4

3

2

Maximum

0

126

259

259

87

84

575

2

 2-6

31°

3.9

608

May

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.29

.53

.52

.37

.29

Minimum

0

0

10

0

9 9

24

20

2.0

.2

0

0

1.2

.37

0

June

0.26

.20

.16

.13

.09

.06

.05

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

.03

.76

.95

.70

.65

.68

.57

.85

.70

.65

2.2

1.4

2.2

1.8

1.1

.99

1.5

8.3

4.4

5.3

Aug.

6.6

6.6

10

12

11

16

10

6.3

4.3

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

14

28

31

22

17

14

17

13

9.5

6.3

4.3

3.4

2.5

2

1.6

1.2

"- permTire

0

32.3

85.6

18.3

35.4

44.8

139

122

.858

.034

1.15

9.40

1.16

39.3

Sept.

1.0

.92

.88

1.2

3.9

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.95

.85

.68

.62

.62

.60

.54

.52

.50

.45

.43

.41

.37

1.0

1.0

.62

.60

Runoff im 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 16 (9 a.m.) 264 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (6 a.m.) 611 sec. -ft.;

Apr. 1 (3 p.m.) 787 sec.-ftT

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 3 to.-May"26, Aug. 28, 29; discharge computed on basis of recorded 

range In stage and records for Big Cypress Creek near Mllford.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 381

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°32'10", long. 85°09'55", in NWi sec. 32, T. 2 N., R.

 9 W., at Willis Highway bridge, 3j miles southwest of Altha, 3^ miles upstream from Ten 

Mile Creek, and 17 miles southeast of Marianna. Datura of gage is 19.95 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 844 square miles.

Records avaliaole.- November 1912 to December 1913, September 1921 to September 1927, 

August 1929 to September 1931, March 1943 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-48), 1,665 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 19,100 second-feet Apr. 4, 5 (gage height, 32.2

 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage-height 33.55 feet; minimum observed, 728 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 9.14 feet).

1912-13, 1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 

1926 (gage height, 33.55 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minim am observed, 

430 second-feet Oct. 20, 1925; minimum gage height observed, 8.50 feet Oct. 20, 1925, 

Oct. 25, Dec. 13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read once daily except Sundays and holidays when no readings are obtained. Some 

fluctuation during low flow by small power plant on Dry Creek.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1002: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

9.1

10.2

12.3

728

1,330

2,060

IB.8 

24.2 

27.6

4,570

7,300

10,200

29.6

31.2

32.2

12,700

15,900

19,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

839

839

839

839

aS39

839

895

895 .

895

895

S3 9

aB39

839

839

839

639

784

784

a784

784

784

784

784

839

895

aB40

784

784

784

784

728

Nov.

895

aB95

895

950

950

895

1,010

950

al.OOO

1,060

1,720

2,610

2,610

2,500

2,310

a2,350

2,390

2,240

2,950

3,140

3,210

4,850

15,350

5,850

5,600

5,220

5,040'

4,800

4,520

14,130

-

Dec.

3,740

3,360

3,060

2,840

2,580

2,430

a2,320

2,200

2,130

2,090

2,880

3,480

4,000

a4,310

4,620

5,600

5,850

5,510

5,130

4,900

a4,690

4,480

4,080

3,480

3,480

3,400

3,250

a3 , 160

3,060

3,030

2,990

Month

Jan.

a2,950

2,910

2,760

a2,630

2,500

2,350

2,240

2,240

2,170

2,170

a2,OBO

1,990

2,310

2,390

2,460

2,500

2,460

a2,420

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,350

2,350

2,840

a2,B80

2,910

2,840

3,100

3,440

3,360

3,510

October ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a3,360

3,210

3,140

3,060

2,990

2,880

2,800

a2,670

2,540

2,460

2,390

2,460

2,540

2,610

a2,630

2,650

2,650

2,580

2,460

2,310

2,240

a2,220

2,200

2,130

2,130

2,240

2,390

2,350

a2,240

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

25,574

82,890

112,130

856,928

80,280

74,530

160,530

216,010

55,620

34,580

110,400

79,730

57,330

1,089,604

Mar.

2,130

2,090

2,310

2,760

3,030

3,400

4,250

5,550

6,200

7,950

9,710

10,100

9,620

aB,B60

8,110

7,300

6,780

6,250

5,950

5,600

a5, 160

4,710

4,290

4,040

3,740

3,510

3,400

a3,290

3,180

3,100

4,160

Apr.

7,950

13,000

16,800

18,800

19,100

18,100

15,900

13,300

11,000

8,900

7,120

5,750

5,040

4,520

4,380

4,120

3,890

a3 , 740

3,590

3,440

3,290

3,060

2,910

2,910

a2,820

2,730

2,610

2,540

2,390

2,310

Maximum

895

5,850

5,850

9,080

3,510

3,360

10,100

19,100

2,240

1,620

9,620

4,160

3,400

19,100

May

2,240

a2,160

2,090

2,020

2,090

1,990

2,060

2,060

a2,060

2,060

2,040

2,060

1,990

1,890

1,820

al,760

1,690

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,520

1,490

al,4BO

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,790

al,740

1,690

Minimum'

728

895

2,090

700

1,990

2,130

2.Q90

2,310

1,380

950

950

1,490

1,170

728

June

1,620

1,560

1,460

1,330

1,280

al,260

1,230

1,230

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

al.140

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,060

al,060

1*060

1,060

1,060

1,010

1,010

1,010

al.010

1,010

950

950

Mean

825

2,765

3,617

2,348

2,590

2,570

5,178

7,200

1,794

1,153

3,561

2,572

1,911

2,977

July

950

1,010

1,010

al,010

1,010

950

950

1,010

1,330

2,130

a2,8BO

3,630

5,950

8,270

9,620

9,620

8,540

a7,120

5,700

4,900

4,250

3,740

3,400

3,030

a2,900

2,760

2,610

2,540

2,610

2,580

2,390

Au«.

a2,760

3,140

3,810

4,160

3,780

3,440

3,290

33,160

3,030

2,950

2,840

2,800

2,350

2,500

a2,480

2,460

2,310

2,240

2,060

2,280

2,540

a2,440

2,350

2,170

1,990

1,960

1,920

1,790

al,6BO

1,560

1,490

Per square 

mile

0.977

3.27

4.29

2.78

3.07

3,05

6.14

8.53

2.13

1.37

4.22

3.05

2.26

3.53

Sept.

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,690

a2,OBO

2,460

3,100

3,210

3,400

3,360

3,060

a2,630

2,220

1,990

1,920

1,820

1,760

1,690

al,620

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,280

1,230

1,230

al,200

1,170

1,280

1,280

1,330

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.13

3.65

4.94

37.76

3.54

3.28

7.07

9.52

2.45

1.52

4.86

3.51

2.53

48.00

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
382 BEAR CREEK BASIN

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°27', long. 85°33', In sec. 20, T. IS., R. 13 W., at 

county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bennett,

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 544 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,860 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 

in.46 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet; irinimum observed, 

453 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 5.20 feet).

1935-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 2, 1948; mirimum observed, 368 

second-feet on many days during period January to April 1939; minimum gage height observed, 4.54 feet July 4, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 feet, from floodraarks, either in September 1936 or in 

April 1928 (based on a study of rainfall records),

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Flow includes large ground-water inflow, 

Revisions (water years).- W 872: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

5.3 466 9.8 1,730 

6.2 599 10.6 2,280 

7.0 779 11.3 3,020 

9.0 1,370 11.9 3,900

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

505 

505 

492 

492 

492

479 

548 

564 

533 

505

492 

492 

479 

479 

492

492 

492 

479 

492 

492

519 

548 

519 

519 

505

492 

492 

492 

492 

492 

492

Nov.

505 

519 

638 

599 

581

564 

581 

618 

599 

942

1,150 

1,060 

970 

914 

942

805 

704 

805 

1,150 

1,270

1,440 

1,530 

1,440 

1,300 

1,150

970 

779 

728 

728 

728

Dec.

704 

681 

681 

659 

659

681 

681 

659 

659 

779

970 

1,030 

1,030 

999 

1,120

1,210 

1,180 

999 

832 

779

753 

753 

728 

728 

779

805 

942 

779 

704 

704 

681

Jan.

681 

704 

681 

659 

638

638 

638 

638 

638 

618

618 

818 

599 

704 

681

659 

659 

638 

618 

659

659 

659 

753 

832 

832

832 

859 

859 

859 

859 

859

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May. 

Jane 

July 

Auga 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

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lender year 1947 ............

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1...................... ......

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

832 

779 

728 

631 

659

659 

638 

638 

638 

618

704 

704 

704 

631 

618

618 

599 

599 

599 

599

599 

599 

599 

581 

581

581 

581 

564 

564

Secondfoot-days

15,558 

26,709 

25,348

231,132

21,848 

18,544 

28,650 

35,275 

21,535 

17,248 

24,881 

21,46.7 

20,386

277,449

Mar.

564 

581 

704 

753 

832

942 

999 

1,030 

1,090 

1,180

1,530 

1,400 

1,060 

970 

914

886 

886 

1,060 

1,180 

1.180

999 

332 

305 

779 

753

728 

753 

779 

753 

638 

1,090

Apr,

2,

i! i,

1,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

564 

1,530 

1,210

1,530

359 

832 

1,530 

3,900 

1,030 

881 

1,630 

1,060 

1,210

3,900

900 

900 

980 

210 

859

690 

050 

6SO 

500 

120

999 

886 

832 

779 

889

914 

914 

889 

832 

805

SOS 

779 

914 

970 

914

753 

728 

704 

681 

659

May

659 

681 

881 

659 

659

886 

1,030 

970 

779 

7g8

728 

681

egg

6S9 

838

638 

63$ 

§99 

599 

§99

S9f 

§99 

S99 

599 

581

581 

564 

8S8 

832 

914 

859

Minimum

470 

505 

659

466

599 

564 

564 

659 

564 

533 

466 

548 

564

466

June

881 

599 

S99 

581

581

681 

564 

§64 

581 

381

581 

564 

§64 

548 

548

881 

 18 

§99 

564 

§48

B38 

381 

§84 

§14 

664

548 

548 

§48 

533 

SiS

Mean

§02 

890 

818

633

705 

$39 

924 

1,176 

395 

S7S 

803 

692 

$80

758

July

564 

564 

564 

564 

548

§19 

47 9 

4S6 

779 

1,180

1,830 

1,530 

1,240 

1,090 

142

886 

779 

788 

881 

7S3

§32 

832 

779 

779 

728

704 

681 

779 

779 

77S 

763

Aug.

805 

832 

1,060 

1,030 

942

832 

779 

704 

681 

§91

681 

6« 

681 

638 

681

753 

681 

638 

618 

§39

6|8 

599 

§t9 

618 

599

593 

531 

564 

548 

5i4 

§81

s«irt,

581 

581 

818 

914 

1,210

1,120 

970 

832

?ea

681

681 

681 

659 

658 

704

659 

§38 

599 

599 

581

581 

581 

581 

564 

564

§64 

564 

564 

6§4 

§64

Par square Runoff in 

milt insbeu
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 383

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°21', long. 8S°37', In SE£ sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 

24 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 200 feet downstream from mill dam, 1,500 feet 

upstream from Hurricane Creek, 0.8 mile north of Newton, and 1 mile downstream from 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge. Datum of gage is 138.56 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 693 square miles.

Heeoras available.- June 1906 to August 1908, October 1911 to August 1912 (gage heights 

only), November 1921 to September 1927, May 1935 to September 1948. Gage-height records since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1922-24, 1925-27, 1935-48), 1,049 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 21.8 

reet); minimum daily, 277 second-feet July 8.

1906-8, 1911-12, 1921-27, 1935-48: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet Jan. 20, 

1936 (gage height, 29.5 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 

52 second-feet June 4, 1937, from rating curve extended below 250 second-feet; minimum daily, 74 second-feet Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 45 feet Mar. 15, 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills 

above station.

Revisions.- W 782: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of backwater

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1 to Mar. 5)

2.6 252 9.0 3,2OO 

3.0 376 15.0 6,600 

4.O 757 21.0 10.20O 

6.O 1,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

304 

292 

289 

280 

280

289 

310 

332 

S73 

380

362 

345 

332 

320 

313

323 

336 

349 

356 

39O

362 

345 

339 

359 

359

362 

3S6 

352 

345 

349 

356

Mov.

0470 

820 

865 

757 

639

562 

620 

840 

8OO 

898

2,830 

4,780 

3,420 

2,35O 

2,600

2,450 

2,000 

1,900 

2,350 

1,850

1,57O 

gl.BOO 

a2,20O 

2,600 

3,O90

2,760 

2,300 

1,85O 

1,470 

1,290

Dec.

1,160 

1,070 

1,000 

955 

930

910 

89O 

865 

980 

1,610

3,350 

6,310 

5.80O 

5,80O 

5,510

6,080 

5,170 

3.93O 

3,040 

2,350

2,OOO 

1,800 

1.6SO 

1,570 

1,610

1,570 

1,470 

1,380 

1,340 

1,290 

1,250

Jan.

1,340 

1,570 

1,570 

1,430 

1,340

1,250 

1,16O 

1.O9O 

1,040 

1.O20

980 

955 

1,140 

1,250 

1,180

1,110 

1.O70 

1,160 

1.09O 

1,140

1,470 

1,570 

1,430 

2,450 

2,250

1,950 

1,750 

1,750 

1,660 

2,000 

2,400

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sapt

Ra

aber .........................

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lendar year 1947 ............

Ary

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,250 

3,050 

1,850 

1.66O 

1,520

1,430 

1,340 

1,290 

1,710 

2,300

2,350 

2,760 

2,550 

2,200 

1,900

1,710 

1,660 

1,610 

1,470 

1,380

1,57O 

3,550 

2,2OO 

1,900 

1,750

1,570 

1,430 

1.43O 

1,470

Seoondfoot-days

10,449 

54,531 

74,650

547,466

44,565 

52,86O 

126,690 

63,557 

19,418 

12,218 

49,980 

43,678 

25,564

578,160

Mar.

1,430 

01,600 

4,090 

5,290 

4,550

c6,9OO 

9,8OO 

9,830 

7,630 

7,400

6,370 

5,230 

3,930 

3,260 

3,870

03,300 

4,150 

3,370 

3,420 

2,980

2,930 

2,710 

C3.4OO 

3,590 

3,310

2,650 

3,400 

2,300 

1,950 

1,750 

2,400

Apr.

5, ISO 

7,050 

6,030 

4,150 

3,040

2.55O 

2,400 

2,100 

2,45O 

2,600

2.5OO 

2,200 

1,750 

1,800 

1.75O

1,570 

1,430 

1,340 

1,250 

1,160

1,090 

1,020 

1,000 

980 

955

91O 

910 

865 

8OO 

757

Maximum

39O 

4,78O 

6,310

11,600

2,45O 

2,760 

9,830 

7,050 

1,110 

6 2O 

5,230 

5,120 

2,450

9,830

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.}.- Nov. 12 (5 p.ra

May

717 

698 

678 

757 

1,110

840 

89O 

865 

757 

698

757 

639 

600 

562 

524

505 

486 

471 

-448 

433

422 

408 

40O 

394 

373

505 

562 

658 

865 

757 

639

Minimum

28O 

470 

865

280

955 

1,290 

1,430 

757 

373 

307 

277 

418 

362

277

June

581 

620 

524 

452 

415

386 

366 

362 

359 

339

329 

307 

316 

32O 

323

404 

581 

581 

505 

486

467 

452 

430 

383 

332

313 

326 

316 

307 

336

Mean

337 

1,818 

2,408

1,50O

1,438 

1,823 

4,087 

2,119 

626 

407 

1,613 

1,409 

852

1,580

July

505 

543 

524 

475 

369

310 

286 

277 

0930 

3,480

3,930 

3,700 

3,370 

5,230 

4,440

2,500 

2,650 

1,660 

1,380 

1,390

1,340 

1,290 

1,090 

930 

840

8OO 

737 

904 

1,570 

1,20O 

1,340

Aug.

1,290 

1,290 

2,800 

4,150 

5,12O

3,480 

2,20O 

1,570 

1,250 

1.20O

1,380 

1,290 

1,230 

1,070 

840

el, 000 

02,000 

1,900 

1,340 

955

800 

778 

673 

658 

581

562 

505 

475 

448 

430 

418

Per square 

mile

0.486 

2.62 

3.47

2.16

3.O8 

2.63 

5.90 

3.06 

.903 

.587 

2.33 

2.03 

1.23

2.28

) 5,060 sec. -ft. j Dec. 13 (6 p.n

Sept.

562 

543 

562 

737 

01,800

2,450 

2,45O 

1,710 

1,140 

865

717 

678 

639 

630 

678

658 

581 

524 

486 

456

437 

413 

400 

380 

373

362 

448 

1,220 

1,380 

1,290

Runoff in 

inches

0.56 

2.93 

4.01

29.39

2.39 

3.84 

6.80 

3.41 

1.04 

.66 

2.68 

2.34 

1.37

31.03

1.) 6,420

sec.-ft.; Dec. 16 (2 a.m.! 6,370 sec.-ft.; Mar. 3 (10 p.ra.) 5,570 sec.-ft.; Map. 6 (2 a.m.) 10,700 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (lO a.m.) 7,17O sec.-ft.; July 14 (9 p.m.) 5,970 sec.-ft.; Aug. 3 (8 p.ra.) 6,370 

aeo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record.

o Backwater from tributary inflow; discharge computed from recorder graph adjusted for laekwater 

effect.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
384 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°46', long. 85°50', in sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 16 W..

 at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 300 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Caryville, and 2 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek. Datum of gage is 39.00 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,490 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 19<38 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 5,647 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44.800 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 14.47 

reet); minimum, 1,620 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.72 feet).

1929-48: Maximum discharge., 56,600 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 15.55 

feet); minimum, 865 second-feet Oct. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, -0.27 foot June 30, 

1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau records and 

floodmarks (discharge, 206,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-46 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

2.8 

4.5 

6.7 

8.0

1,680

2,680

4,490

6,070

7,710

9.9

10.7

11.3

12.7

14.4

10,400

13,200

16,400

27,400

43,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1347 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,840 

1,790 

1,730 

1,680 

1.6SO

1,680 

1,730 

1,790 

1,900 

1,900

1,840 

1,840 

1,790 

1,730 

1,730

1,680 

1,680 

1,730 

1,730 

1,790

1,840 

1,950 

2,010 

1,900 

1,840

1,900 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,900 

1,900

Nov.

1,840 

2,470 

3,620 

4,120 

4,210

3,780 

3,300 

3,620 

4,390 

4,590

4,390 

5,140 

7,080 

10,100 

13,200

13,200 

12,000 

12,400

13,200 

12,800

12,000 

12,800 

13,700 

13,700 

13,700

13,200 

13,200 

12,800 

11,700 

10,400

Dec.

8,670 

7,280 

6,380 

5,780 

5,510

5,260

5,030 

5,030 

5,030 

5,380

6,540 

8,930 

12,000 

17,800 

24,000

26,500 

27,400 

27,400 

24,800 

22,400

18,500 

15,200 

12,400 

10,700 

9,200

8,420 

7,940 

7,490 

7,280 

6,710 

6,540

Jan.

6,380 

6,220 

6,380 

6,710 

6,540

6,220 

5,920 

5,640 

5,510 

5,260

5,260 

5,030 

4,910 

5,140 

5,780

6,070 

5,920 

5,780 

5,780 

5,920

5,920 

6,380 

6,390 

7,490 

8,420

9,200 

10,100 

9,770 

9,480 

9,200 

9,480

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

 ber .........................

lendar year 19*7 

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h..... .......................

1... .........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1O.10O 

10,700 

10,700 

10,100 

8,930

8,180 

7,490 

7,080 

6,710 

6,540

S,890 

7,940 

9,200 

10,100 

10,700

10,700 

10,700 

9,480 

8,670 

7,940

7,490 

7,280 

7,710 

8,670 

9,480

9,200 

8,420 

7,490 

6,890

Seoondfoot-days

56.02C 

266, 65C 

367, 50(

3,103,92(

208, 70C 

251, 48( 

697, 43< 

396, 92< 

112, 46C 

79.89C 

211, 14( 

195.77C 

118,84(

2,962,80(

Peak discharge (base, 13,100 sec. -ft.).- He

sec. -ft ; Mar. io (i p.m.) 44.BOO sec. -ft.: t 

13,200 sec. -ft. '

U&r.

6,710 

6,710 

7,080 

8,930

14,100

23,200 

31,900 

36,800 

41,800 

43 , 800

43,800 

41 , 800 

39,800 

35,800 

30,100

24,800 

21,600 

22,400 

23,200 

23,200

20,800 

18,500 

15,800 

14,600 

15,200

16,400 

16,400 

15,200 

13,700 

12,000 

11,300

Apr.

17,800 

33,800 

31,900 

31,000 

29,200

25,600 

21,600 

18,500 

16,400 

14,100

12,800 

12,400 

12,000 

11,300 

11,000

10,400 

9,770 

8,930 

7,710 

7,080

6,540 

6,070 

5,780 

5,510 

5,260

5,140 

5,030 

4,910 

4,800 

4,590

Maximum

) 2,010 

) 13,700 

) 27,400

) 43,800

) 10,100 

3 10,700 

) 43,800 

) 33,800 

) 5., 510 

) 4,590 

) 13,200 

) 12,000 

) 7,940

) 43,800

May

4,390 

4,210 

4,040 

3,950 

3,95O

4,210 

4,800 

4,800 

4,690 

4,390

4,120 

3,950 

3,860 

3,700 

3,460

3,220 

3,060 

2,910 

2,830 

2,680

2,610 

2,470 

2,410 

2,350 

2,230

2,230 

2,290 

3,460 

4,300 

5,380 

5,510

Minimum

1,680 

1,840 

5,030

1,680

4,910 

6,540 

6,710 

4,590 

2,230 

1,950 

1,340 

2,470 

2,060

1,680

June

4,590 

3,780 

3,380 

3,140 

2,910

2,680 

2,470 

2,290 

2,290 

2.290

2,290 

2,230 

2,120 

2,060 

1,950

1,950 

2,410 

3,060 

3,140 

3,060

3,060 

3,300 

3,060 

2,680 

2,540

2,350 

2,290 

2,170 

2,060 

2,290

Mean

1,807 

8,888 

11,850

6,504

6,732 

8,672 

22,500 

13,230 

3,628 

2,663 

6,811 

6,315 

3,961

8,095

July

2,230 

2,350 

2,540 

2,540 

2,540

2,350 

2,010 

1,840 

2,410 

5,920

10,700 

11,300 

11,300 

11,300 

11,700

12,400 

13,200 

12,400 

11,000 

9,770

8,180 

6,890 

6,380 

a5,850 

a6,240

a5,820 

a5, 580 

a5, 280 

a6,560 

a6,340 

6,220

Aug.

6,710 

6,540 

7,280 

8,930 

10,100

11,300 

12,000 

12,000 

10,100 

8,180

6,890 

6,540 

6,540 

6,220 

5,510

5,140 

5,140 

6,070 

7,080 

7,080

6,070 

5,030 

4,300 

4,040 

3,700

3,380 

3,220 

2,910 

2,760 

2,540 

2,470

Per square 

mile

0.518 

2.55 

3.40

2.44

1.93 

2.48 

6.45 

3.79 

1.04 

.763 

1.95 

1.81 

1.13

2.32

v. 15 (9 p.m.) 14,100 sec. -ft.; Dru. 17 (7 a 

pr. 2 (2 p.m.) 35,800 see. -ft.; July 17 (10

Sept.

2,610 

2,910 

3,140 

3,300 

3,950

5,510 

7,080 

7,710 

7,940 

7,490

6,220 

5,030 

4,390 

3,950 

3,780

3,860 

3,860 

3,540 

3,140 

2,830

2,610 

2,470 

2,350 

2,230 

2,120

2,060 

2,060 

2,610 

3,700 

4,390

Runoff In 

inches

0.60 

2.84 

3.92

33.08

2.22 

2.68 

7.43 

4.23 

1.20 

.85 

2.25 

2.09 

1.27

' 31.58

.m ) 27,400 

a.m. )

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Choctawhftehee near Bruce, 

Fla., and Pea River near Samson, Ala.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 385

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°27', long. 85°54', in sec. 36, T. IN., R. 17

 W., at bridge on State Highway 20, about 5 miles southeast of Bruce. Datum of gage is 

3.94 feet ajoove mean sea level, datum of 19S9.

Drainage area.- 4,580 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 7,538 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,600 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage heigtt, 15.22

 feet); minimum, 2,810 second-feet Oct. 18, 19 (gage height, 2.53 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 69,600 second-feet Aug. 19, 20, 1939; maximum gage 

height, 16.68 feet Aug. 19, 1939; minimum discharge observed, 1,680 second-feet Nov. 

10-13, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.42 foot July 1, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet in March 1929, from floodmarks (discharge, 220,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 66,000 second-feet on basis of records 

for station at Caryville.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 872: 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Aug. 10 Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.6 

4.3 

5.8 

7.0

2,810

3,750

4,510

6,630

9,000

8.2

9.5

10.8

12.6

15.2

12,500

17,500

24,400

36,800

57,600

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

3,070

3,650

5,030

6.8 8,530

7.8 11,200

8.9 15,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,380 

3,200 

3,040 

2,960 

2,880

2,880 

2,960 

3,040 

3,040 

3,120

3,040 

3,040 

2,960 

2,960 

2,880

2,880 

2,880 

2,810 

2,810 

2,880

2,880 

3,040 

3,200 

3,290 

3,290

3,200 

3,120 

3,040 

3,040 

2,960 

2,960

Nov.

3,560 

3,750 

3,850 

4,060 

4,400

4,630 

4,890 

5,020 

4,890 

4,890

6,020 

6,790 

6,960 

7,310 

8,100

9,500 

12,500 

15,400 

17,100 

18,000

19,400 

21,400 

22,000 

23,800 

24,400

23,800 

22,600 

20,900 

18,900 

17,500

Dec.

16,600 

15,000 

13,500 

11,800 

10,600

9,500 

8,530 

8,100 

7,700 

7,700

8,100 

8,760 

10,300 

13,200 

18,000

25,000 

30,900 

33,700 

33,700 

33,000

30,200 

26,800 

23,800 

20,400 

17,500

15,400 

13,900 

12,500 

11,500 

10,900 

10,600

Jan.

10,000 

9,500 

9,250 

9,000 

8,530

8,530 

8,530 

8,530 

8,310 

8,100

7,700 

7,500 

7,500 

7,310 

7,130

7,130 

7,130 

7,500 

7,700 

7,900

8,100 

8,100 

8,100 

8,310 

8,760

9,250 

10,000 

11,500 

13,200 

13,900 

14,200

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare Sty1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

her ..........................

nber .........................

lender year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

I.. ..........................

st ...........................

eaber. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

13,900 

13,900 

13,900 

13,900 

13,900

13,500 

12,800 

11,800 

10,900 

10,000

9,750 

9,500 

9,500 

10,000 

10,900

12,100 

12,800 

13,200 

13,200 

12,800

11,800 

11,200 

10,600 

10,000 

9,750

10,000 

10,600 

11,200 

10,900

Secondfoot-days

93,660 

366,320 

517,190

4,087,450

276,200 

338,300 

881,950 

685,670 

157,050 

123,810 

336,550 

303,650 

173,900

4,254,250

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Mo

see.-rt.; Jan. 31 (6 a.m.) 14,200 sec -ft.; P 

56,000 see. -ft.: Apr. 4 (7 a.m.) 57,600 sec.- 

(2:20 p.m.) 15,800 see. -ft. 

g Computed from graph based on gage reading

Mar.

10,300 

9,750 

9,750 

9,750 

10,300

12,100 

18,900 

31,600 

44,000 

51,200

55,200 

56,000 

53,600 

50,400 

46,400

41,600 

36,800 

32,300 

30,200 

30,900

30,900 

29,500 

26 , 200 

23,200 

20,900

18,900 

18,400 

18,900 

18,900 

18,000 

17,100

Apr.

20 

42, 

54, 

57 

53

49 

45 

40, 

33 

31

23 

20 

18 

17 

17

16, 

15, 

14 

13, 

12,

11, 

10, 

9, 

9, 

8,

8, 

7, 

7, 

7, 

6,

Maxima

3,380 

24,400 

33,700

53,600

14,200 

13,900 

56,000 

57,600 

6,790 

6,170 

23,800 

15,800 

9,500

57,600

900 

400 

400 

600 

600

600 

600 

000 

000 

600

800 

900 

400 

100 

100

200 

400 

600 

900 

500

800 

600 

750 

000 

530

100 

700 

500 

130 

960

May

6,79C 

6,47C 

6,32C 

6.02C 

5,87C

5.72C 

5.57C 

5,72C 

5.87C 

6,02C

6,17C 

6,17C 

6,02C 

5,72C 

5,43C

5.29C 

5.02C 

4.76C 

4,510 

4,280

4,17C 

3,950 

3,850 

3,75C 

3,650

3,56C 

3,470 

3,560 

3,950 

4,510 

4,890

Miniwio

2,810 

3,560 

7,700

2,810

7,130 

9,500 

9,750 

6,960 

3,470 

3,200 

3,290 

4,290 

3,070

2,810

June

5,430 

5,870 

6,170 

6,020 

5,570

5,020 

4,510 

4,170 

3,850 

3,750

3,650 

3,650 

3,650 

3,560 

3,380

3,200 

3,200 

3,290 

3,560 

3,850

4,060 

4,060 

4,060 

4,060 

3,950

3,750 

3,650 

3,560 

3,750 

3,560

Mean

3,021 

12,210 

16,680

11,200

8,910 

11,670 

28,450 

22,860 

5,066 

4,127 

10,860 

9,795 

5,797

11,620

July

3,560 

3,650 

3,950 

3,950 

3,850

3,750 

3,560 

3,290 

4,060 

6,320

g7 , 900 

g!2,500 

g21,400 

g23,800 

g21,400

g!9,900 

g!8,400 

g!8,000 

g!7,500 

16,600

15,400 

14,200 

12,800 

11,500 

10,600

10,000 

10,000 

9,5.00 

9,000 

8,310 

7,900

Au«.

7, 

8, 

9. 

10, 

12,

14, 

15. 

15, 

15, 

15,

15, 

13, 

11, 

10, 

9,

9, 

8, 

8, 

8, 

8,

8, 

9, 

9, 

8, 

7,

6, 

6, 

5, 

5, 

4, 

4,

Per square 

mile

0.660 

2.67 

3.64

2.45

1.95 

2.55 

6.21 

4.99 

1.11 

.901 

2.37 

2.14 

1.27

2.54

900 

100 

250 

900 

500

200 

400 

400 

800 

800

000 

200 

500 

000 

250

000 

760 

530 

530 

530

760 

000 

000 

530 

700

900 

300 

710 

190 

720 

290

Sept.

4,150 

4,290 

4,430 

5,030 

5,710

6,100 

6,500 

7,100 

7,900 

8,760

9,500 

9,500 

9,500 

8,760 

8,100

7,300 

6,900 

6,300 

5,900 

5,360

4,870 

4,430 

4,020 

3,650 

3,420

3,230 

3,070 

3,150 

3,320 

3,650

Runoff in 

inches

0.76 

2.97 

4.20

33.18

2.24 

2.75 

7.16 

5.57 

1.28 

1.01 

2.73 

2.47 

1.41

34.55

v. 25 (11 a.m.) 24,400 sec. -ft.; Dec. 19 (1 a.m.) 33,700 

eb. 18 (11 p.m.) 13,500 seo.-ft.; Har. 12 (4 a.m.) 

ft.; July 14 (10:30 a.m.) 23,800 seo.-ft.; Aug. 10

s.
386 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

West Pork Choctawhatchee River at Blue Springs, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°40', long. 85°30', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 

at) B. , at bridge on State Highway 10 at Blue Springs, 4 miles dowrstream from Lindsey 

Creek. Datum of gage is 289.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 85 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Mar. 7 {page height, 6.33 

reet); minimum daily, 40 second-feet July 7.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 4,820 second-feet Mar. 2?, 1944 {gage height, 

9.10 feet); minimum daily, 21 second-feet June 2, 11, 13, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation with some regulation at low flow caused by 

mill dam above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 14 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

90

117

3.5 

3.S 

4.1 

4.4 

4.7

152

200

270

377

525

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

675

970

1,350

Discharge, in second-feel, water year October 1947 to Septenher 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

48 

48 

48 

50

48 

63 

81 

87 

77

61 

59 

55 

60 

56

62 

77 

70 

65

55

63 

57 

52 

57 

63

62 

53 

62 

92 

72 

61

Nov.

101 

227 

185 

98 

79

75 

94 

206 

174 

83

426 

702 

291 

148 

302

540 

Z43 

182 

279 

236

158 

199 

216 

294 

535

324 

187 

156 

194 

137

Dec.

128 

123 

126

126 

126

127 

12E 

120 

174 

389

714 

758 

724 

730 

575

905 

475 

300 

270 

243

227 

214 

Z02 

195 

214

254

191 

176 

169 

166 

165

Jan.

204 

364 

236 

171 

156

153 

148 

140 

139 

140

140 

128 

193 

256 

171

142 

142 

155 

151 

147

202 

254 

193 

288 

324

196 

177 

220 

234 

229 

369

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

lendftr year 1947 ............

ary . .

u&ry

h............ ................

ember ........................

tic year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

285 

206 

186 

172 

172

169 

172 

179 

333 

580

348 

262 

262 

243 

241

191 

196 

200 

176 

174

189 

270 

254 

186 

169

155 

160 

169 

196

Secondfoot-days

1,915 

7,016 

9,413

74,868

6,162 

6,496 

16,116 

8,621 

2,690 

1,982 

5,249 

3,916 

5,573

73,149

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec, -ft.}.- Dec

sec. -ft.; Mar. 19* (10 a.m.) 1,S16 sec. -ft.; H 

1,270 sec. -ft.; July 10 (l p.m.) 1,040 sec.-f

Mar.

159 

250 

630 

785 

425

1,180 

1,350 

620 

785 

730

510 

460 

339 

300 

285

321 

610 

470 

902 

520

343 

343 

790 

812 

377

321 

307 

273 

248 

246 

425

Apr.

1,150 

S75 

490 

343 

318

300 

300 

285 

579 

450

276 

248 

2Z9 

23 Z 

241

210 

189 

176 

168 

166

160 

151 

147 

149 

147

139 

140 

132 

119 

112

Maxima

92 

702 

905

1,270

369 

580 

1,350 

1,150 

155 

137 

778 

448 

516

1,350

. 16 (9:30 a 

ar. 23 (10 p 

t.

May

112 

108 

102

105 

115

132 

155 

116 

99 

94

93 

86 

83 

78 

73

71 

65 

67 

63 

61

60 

58 

56 

55 

55

70 

77 

81 

109 

107 

84

Minima

48 

75 

120

46

128 

156 

159 

112 

55 

42 

40 

48 

46

40

June

74 

69 

64 

59 

56

50 

48 

53 

50 

47

42 

45 

46 

58 

101

98 

137 

103 

72 

79

8C 

69 

53 

52 

48

46 

59 

48 

61 

110

Mean

61.8 

334 

304

205

199 

224 

520 

287 

36. 8 

66.1 

169 

126 

119

200

July

86 

69 

63 

50 

42

43 

40 

43 

126 

778

445 

406 

585 

285 

243

187 

ISO 

182 

140 

139

99 

92 

95 

85 

152

114 

76 

76 

119 

117 

92

Aug.

85 

82 

116 

294 

448

225 

110 

88 

77 

117

387 

209 

103 

84 

91

166 

244 

120 

86 

75

68 

110 

84 

67 

64

58 

57 

54 

51 

48 

48

Per square 

 Tie

0.727 

2.75 

3.58

2.41

2.34 

2.64 

6.12 

3.38 

1.02 

'.778 

1.99 

1.48 

1.40

2.35

Sept.

67 

67 

60 

110 

516

354 

126 

90 

79 

74

76 

76 

70 

82 

89

76 

62 

56 

52 

52

54 

51 

48 

47 

46

46 

95 

463 

367 

122

Runoff in 

inches

0.84 

3.07 

4.12

32.75

2.70 

2. 34 

7.05 

3.77 

1.18 

.'87 

2.30 

1.71 

1.56

32.01

.m.) 1,040 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (5 a.m.) 1,660 

.m.) 1,430 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (10:30 a.m.)
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 387

Pea River near Ariton, Ala.

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°35', long. 85 0 47', in SVl£ sec. 7, T. 7 N., R. 

"ad K. ," at bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 2£ miles downstream from Bryors Mill Creek, 

2f miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and Z\ miles w^st of 

Ariton. Datum of gage is 246.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 729 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,170 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 16.1 

reet); minimum, 56 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

1938-48: .Maximum discharge, 19,100 second-feet Mar. 22, 1943 (gage heigh",, 19.98 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet June 6, 1941 (gage height, 1.70 feet); minimum daily, 

24 second-feet June 6, 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 25 feet in March 1929, from information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good. Prior to Dec. 24, 1941, occasional regulation at low flow by 

gristmill above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10)

2.1 59 9.0

2.S 170 12.0

3.0 355 14.0

4.0 641 1S.O

6.0 1,240 16.0

2,280

3,530

4,840

5,800

7,040

Discharge, in aaoond-feat, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1"

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

91

85

77

75

72

77

91

102

119

141

141

144

138

121

107

105

119

121

127

130

127

116

113

124

119

105

105

105

127

158

144

Nov.

158

272

381

400

355

290

265

400

463

463

1,120

1,150

1,180

1,120

1,450

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,210

970

850

850

880

1,210

1,410

1,520

1,410

1,120

910

760

-

Dec.

641

523

448

416

400

416

400

416

493

880

1,450

1,800

2,860

4,210

3,700

3,820

3,480

3,190

2,700

2,070

1,590

1,280

1,120

970

910

820

790

760

730

685

670

Jan.

730

685

641

670

656

700

760

74S

611

636

508

478

626

760

630

860

eso

860

860

760

790

S20

880

1,210

1,240

1,340

1,410

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,410

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ............................. July .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,340

1,310

1,360

1,360

1,210

1,030

680

620

1,120

1,450

2,070

3,260

2,660

2,110

1,600

1,870

1,800

1,520

1,260

1,120

1,030

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,060

1,030

940

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,626

26,707

44,638

382,331

97 C I fOdC A%A

41,560

90,930

37,597

6 1 ttA , 1O4

4,631 

34,39«

17,682

16,725

352,447

Mar.

850

1,030

1,870

3,100

3,530

5,190

7,040

6,650

5,910

4,320

3,190

2,820

2,780

2,580

2,280

2,070

2,250

2,350

2,260

3,020

3,060

2,350

2,740

4,210

3,230

2,420

2,040

1,630

1,450

1,240

1,450

Apr.

2,

2,

3,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

820

9SO

020

820

280

800

490

280

630

870

250

930

520

2SO

060

910

790

700

626

552

508

448

432

416

400

390

Maxima

158

1,520

4,210

11,800

1 *590

3 2.80

7^040

3,020

355

nafl C9O

3,020 

1 *590

2,140

7,040

S78

368

335

314

May

290

276

265

255

252

268

300

335

324

286

262

229

216

206

194

176

164

158

141

135

127

121

110

107

119

107

121

127

156

164

173

Minimum

72

158

400

72

478

QOfi Qa\J 

oert OOv

314

107

59 

80

105

110

59

June

176

216

203

164

141

113

105

102

93

85

77

72

59

59

64

135

219

279

272

258

255

296

242

210

179

138

116

133

121

99

-

Mean

114

890

1,440

1,047

898

1,433

2

Qx«

t 9 OO

1,253

199

156

1,110 

570

558

963

July

173

265

248

194

141

113

91

80

146

760

1,630

2,350

2,040

2,140

2,980

3,020

2,580

2,250

1,770

2,040

1,630

1,210

970

760

790

538

493

552

685

790

970

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

030

940

S20

850

790

120

590

240

060

970

656

523

611

538

432

394

641

432

400

390

345

416

279

248

185

161

144

135

124

113

105

Per square 

mile

0 £28

1 78

2^88

2.09

1*80

2 87

s',87

2.51

 398

312

2. 22

l'.14

1.12

1.93

Sept.

130

248

191

276

1,180

2,140

2,070

1,590

1,150

850

552

342

300

290

290

272

245

216

185

167

153

138

133

127

116

110

149

715

1,090

1,310

-

Runoff in 

inches

0. 26

1. 99

3.32

26.45

2.07

3 09

6

7*5

.ID

2 Qfi ,O\J

.46

.35

2* 56

1

-rn

. OC

1.24

26.22

Pelik discharge (base. 4.0' 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 24

base. 4.000 gee.-ft^).- Bee. 

(6 a.m.) 4,470 aes.-ft.

14 (6 a.m.) 4,410 aec.-ft.; Mar. 7 (12 m.) 7,170
388 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Pea River near Samson, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 310 07', long. 86°06', in sec, 25, T. 2 N., R. 19 

K., at bridge on State Highway 12, 500 feet downstream from Boyenton Creek, l£ miles 

downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Samson, and 

65 miles upstream from Plat Creek. Datum of gage is 97.95 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,170 square miles.

Kecoras available.- May 1935 to September 1948. August 1904 to August 1913 and June 1922 

to octooer 1925 at site lj miles upstream, published as Pea River at Pera.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1904-12, 1923-25, 1935-48), 1,815 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 second-feet Mar. 8 (gige height, 29.6 

reet); minimum, 206 second-feet Oct. 6'; minimum daily, 276 second-feet Oct. 6.

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-48: Maximum stage, 42.0 feet Jan. 20, 19?5, from floodmarks, 

site and datum then in use (discharge uncertain, figures previously published believed 

to be too low); minimum discharge observed, 41 second-feet Oct. 26, 1935; minimum 

daily, 63 second-feet Oct. 26, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 45.3 feet Mar. 15, 1929, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at lo-v flow caused by 

power plant 25 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

2.0 266 12.0 3,310 2.4 322 8.0 1,800 24.0 10, 

3.0 471 15.0 4,550 3.0 442 10.0 2,510 27.0 12, 

4.0 707 19.0 6,700 4.0 655 14.0 4,200 30.0 15, 

6.0 1,250 23.0 9,600 5.0 896 18.0 6,210 

9.0 2,220

Discharge, in seccnd-f eet , vater year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

374 

353 

343 

333 

353

276 

384 

374 

405 

416

427 

438 

384 

405 

594

394 

394 

394 

394 

405

405 

449 

427 

416 

394

416 

405 

416 

494 

449 

460

Nov.

574 

1,020 

1,070 

1,160 

1,020

859 

833 

1,460 

1,250 

1,160

2,630 

6,910 

5,500 

3,390 

3,840

5,200 

3,620 

3,090 

4,060 

3,470

2,690 

2,870 

2,980 

3,310 

5,050

4,190 

3,500 

3,010 

2,470 

Z.120

Dec.

1,890 

1.7ZO 

1,560 

1,460 

1,400

1,430 

1,400 

1,370 

1,720 

2,360

4,800 

7,820 

7,820 

8,590 

8,380

9,280 

8,670 

7,580 

6,390 

5,400

4,440 

3,480 

2, §00 

2,670 

2,470

2,350 

2,210 

2,470 

2,390 

1,970 

1,930

Jan.

2,030 

2,670 

2,070 

1,870 

1,830

1,730 

1,700 

1,730 

1,730 

1,630

1,510 

1,450 

1,800 

2,430 

2,100

2,070 

1,970 

2,030 

1,970 

1,930

2,240 

2,700 

2,310 

3,230 

3,650

2,980 

2.7RO 

3,190 

3,400 

3,440 

4,250

Month

Octo 

Neva 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

ft*

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Hi

her..... .....

mber .........

lendar year 1947 ............

1 ............

ember ........

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 2

Feb.

3,830 

3,150 

2,860 

2,700 

2,670

2,470 

2,240 

2,070 

2,350 

3,970

3,650 

4,150 

4,580 

5,050 

4,720

3,650 

3,400 

3,310 

2,900 

2,590

2,390 

3,520 

i,700 

3,060 

2,740

2,510 

2,390 

2,430 

2,740

Secondfoot-days

12,361 

84,306 

120,320

1,033,646

72,420 

91,790 

227,030 

107,760 

27,171 

18,747 

66,738 

50,940 

36,078

915,661

base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Noi

8 a.m.) 15,300 sec. -ft.; Mi 

11 a.m.) 10,300 sec. -ft.

Mar.

2.Z40 

2,510 

5,460 

8,670 

9,09O

10,200 

13,900 

15, ZOO 

14,400 

13,500

12,600 

10,300 

8,060 

6,450 

5,660

6,100 

6,330 

6,330 

6,270 

5,510

5,250 

5,460 

5,940 

7,160 

7,220

6,620 

5,460 

4,480 

3,740 

3,310 

3,610

Apr.

7,290 

10,100 

8,950 

7,220 

5,880

5,400 

5,200 

4,020 

3,970 

4,810

4,480 

4,250 

3,880 

3,520 

3,150

2,740 

2,350 

2,140 

1,970 

1,870

1,730 

1,630 

1,540 

1,510 

1,450

1,420 

1,450 

1,390 

1,270 

1,180

Haxinun

494 

6,910 

9,280

12,700

4,250 

5,050 

15,200 

10,100 

1,360 

1,010 

4,390 

3,740 

3,360

15,200

Hay

1,120 

1,060 

1,010 

1,010 

1,270

1,210 

1,360 

1,210 

1,120 

1,040

979 

923 

869 

818 

745

677 

745 

655 

633 

633

589 

589 

547 

484 

547

526 

843 

896 

1,180 

1,040 

843

Minimus

276 

574 

1,370

276

1,450 

2,070 

2,240 

1,180 

484 

322 

452 

494 

402

276

June

699 

699 

699 

699 

589

526 

474 

505 

494 

611

SOS 

474 

432 

322 

474

1,010 

923 

843 

818 

793

951 

745 

722 

677 

611

547 

474 

432 

505 

494

Mean

399 

2,810 

3,881

2,832

2,336 

3,165 

7,324 

3,592 

876 

625 

2,153 

1,643 

1,203

2,502

July

611 

611 

745 

745 

568

474 

452 

452 

1,100 

2,860

2,350 

2,980 

3,480 

3,970 

4,110

4,290 

4,390 

4,060 

3,400 

2,700

2,630 

2,470 

1,870 

1,540 

1,870

1,800 

1,420 

1,330 

2,630 

2,550 

2,280

000 

500 

800

Aug.

1,970 

1,870 

2,170 

2,670 

3,740

3,740 

2,430 

2,390 

2,070 

2,030

2,430 

2,140 

1,600 

1,360 

1,210

1,330 

2,780 

2,280 

1,420 

1,150

1,040 

1,010 

1,040 

923 

769

633 

589 

589 

568 

505 

494

Per square 

aile

0.341 

2.40 

3.32

2.42

2.00 

2.71 

6.26 

3.07 

.749 

.534 

1.84 

1.40 

1.03

2.14

Sept.

494 

516 

568 

793 

3,360

3,350 

3,060 

3,100 

2,430 

1,900

1,510 

1,270 

1,010 

869 

1,040

951 

818 

677 

633 

589

568 

547 

484 

505 

463

402 

412 

589 

1,300 

1,870

Runoff in 

inches

0.39 

2.68 

3.82

32.85

2.30 

2.92 

7.22 

3.43 

.86 

.60 

2.12 

1.62 

1.16

29.11

r. 12 (3 p.m.) 7,400 sec. -ft. j Dec. 16 (6 p.m.) 9,520 

ir. 16 (8 p.m.) 7,220 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 7,340
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 389

Yellow River at Mllllgan, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°45'10", long. 86°37'40" > In sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 

STTTT at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, half a mile east of Mllllgan, 4 miles west of 

Crestview, and 6f miles upstream from Shoal River.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,321 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 11.23 

reet); minimum, 380 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 2.57 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Sept. 13, 1944 (gage height, 13.29 

feet); minimum, 220 second-feet Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 5, 6, 1943 (gage height, 1.43 feet). 

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 26.2 feet, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1938-39.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to Aug. 2)

2.6 391 6.7 1,710 8.5 3,550 

3.9 735 7.5 2,270 9.0 4,91O 

5.6 1,260 8.1 2,900 11.2 11,800

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

428 

428 

415 

415 

415

428 

415 

428 

428 

428

428 

415 

402 

403 

391

391 

391 

391 

402 

440

720 

764 

542 

542 

516

490 

465 

516 

678 

555 

503

Nov.

516 

582 

582 

595 

622

582 

608 

940 

940 

880

1,160 

1,660 

2,190 

2,840 

4,040

4,320 

3,660 

3,550 

3,780 

3,260

2,900 

2,960 

3,350 

3,450 

3.Z60

3,030 

2,900 

2,960 

2,660 

2,110

Dec.

1,610 

1,410 

1,340 

1,230 

1,190

1,160 

1,120 

1,120 

1,160 

1,410

1,890 

2,900 

4,040 

5,520 

7,250

7,560 

6,300 

5,210 

4,460 

3,450

2,780 

Z,270 

1,960 

1,770 

1,660

1,570 

1,530 

1,490 

1,410 

1,380 

1,300

Jan.

1,260 

1,300 

1,410 

1,450 

1,340

1,190 

1,120 

1,060 

1,030 

1,030

1,000 

1,000 

1,090 

1,230 

1,380

1,490 

1,450 

1,340 

1,260 

1,300

1,380 

1,490 

1,660 

1,890 

1,830

1,890 

1,890 

2,040 

1,890 

1,960 

2,110

Month

Octo 

^ove 

->«oe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lender yesr 1947 

ATV

nary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,190 

2,270 

2,110 

1,830 

1,570

1,410 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,410 

1,770 

1,890 

1,890 

1,770

1,770 

1,660 

1,490 

1,380 

1,260

1,230 

1,230 

1,340 

1,450 

1,490

1,410 

1,260 

1,160 

1,090

Seoondfoot-days

14,575 

66,887 

80,450

684,445

44,760 

44,450 

140,300 

69,110 

22,031 

18 , 104 

30,053 

27,444 

21,511

579,675

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 sec. -ft.).- Nov

sec. -ft.; Mar. 9 (11:30 a.m.) 11,800 sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,120 

1,260 

1,610 

2,450 

3,910

6,780 

10,600 

10,600 

11,800 

9,610

7,880 

7,250 

6,150 

5,060 

3,910

3,260 

3,180 

3,550 

4,460 

4,910

4,610 

3,780 

3,030 

2,720 

2,600

2,780 

2,840 

2,660 

2,270 

1,890 

1,770

Apr.

2,840 

4,040 

4,910 

7,250 

5,830

3,910 

3,100 

3,180 

2,840 

2,600

2,360 

2,190 

1,960 

1,770 

1,710

1,710 

1,660 

1,570 

1,570 

1,450

1,260 

1,160 

1,090 

1,030 

1,000

1,030 

1,060 

1,030 

1,030 

970

Maximum

764 

4,320 

7,560

11,500

2,110 

2,270 

11,800 

7,250 

1,060 

940 

2,190 

1,710 

1,490

11,800

. 16 (4 p.m. 

; Mar. 20 (4

May

880 

822 

793 

764 

793

851 

1,030 

1,060 

1,060 

910

822 

764 

735 

692 

664

636 

622 

595 

568 

568

555 

542 

529 

516 

516

503 

529 

608 

706 

720 

678

Minima

391 

516 

1,120

391

1,000 

1,090 

1,120 

970 

503 

478 

440 

452 

428

391

June

664 

608 

555 

542 

529

516 

503 

503 

503 

503

503 

503 

503 

490 

478

478 

664 

793 

940 

880

793 

735 

706 

650 

622

692 

622 

568 

529 

529

Mean

470 

2,230 

2,595

1,875

1,444 

1,533 

4,526 

2,304 

711 

603 

969 

885 

717

1,584

July

516 

529 

529 

490 

465

452 

440 

440 

1,000 

1,410

1,340 

1,450 

1,570 

1,610 

1,530

2,040 

2,190 

1,570 

1,260 

1,090

822 

692 

622 

568 

542

568 

822 

822 

764 

880 

1,030

Aug. Sept.

1,190 440 

1,380 440 

1,160 465 

1,230 822 

1,530 1,380

1,530 1,490 

1,710 1,380 

1,660 1,380 

1,260 1,190 

940 720

822 608 

793 608 

880 678 

851 692 

692 940

692 1,000 

706 880 

793 720 

851 608 

735 542

664 516 

595 490 

542 478 

555 452 

622 440

608 428 

542 428 

503 428 

478 428 

478 440 

452

Per square 

mile

0.783 

3.72 

4.32

3.12

2.41 

2.56 

7.54 

3.84 

1.18 

1.00 

1.62 

1.48 

1.20

2.64

) 4,460 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (4 a.m 

p.m.) 4,910 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (1

Runoff in 

inches

0.90 

4.15 

4.99

42.41

2.77 

2.76 

8.70 

4.28 

1.37 

1.12 

1.86 

1.70 

1.33

35.93

.) 7,720 

p.m.) 7,560

923350 O - 51 - 26
390 YELLOW RIVER BASIN

Llghtwood Knot Creek at Babbie, Ala. 

(Formerly published as Poley Creek at Babbie, Ala.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°16', long. 86°19', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 4 N., R. 

 IV E., at bridge on State Highway 12, 1 mile east of Babbie, l£ miles downstream from

Poley Creek (revised), 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 3? miles vest of Opp. Prior

to Dec. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage at. same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1948 (prior to October 1947 published as 

foiey creek at Babbie).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 7.58 

feet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 26.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 12,100 second-feet Sept. 11, 1944 (gage 

height, 11.86 feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet June 14, 15, 1945 (gage height, 

0.74 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily prior to Dec. 30. Some diurnal fluctuation 

at low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52

50

50

50

50

50

d59

d70

d76

d74

d70

68

73

73

68

73

88

76

76

70

73

94

d90

94

94

106

112

112

118

106

94

Nov.

169

260

270

260

224

173

181

314

296

296

1,580

3,080

dl.500

d500

d750

792

760

832

838

908

d730

d700

665

748

1,210

504

283

254

242

213

-

Dec.

d200

194

203

198

198

186

198

203

308

908

1,090

1,320

1,400

1,280

1,300

894

548

480

420

364

329

d300

d290

(3280

d270

d260

a 250

d250

242

236

236

Jan.

248

261

242

224

213

20S

203

203

203

203

g!98

g224

g275

g364

g290

g236

g254

g248

g236

g230

g275

g291

g291

g351

g309

291

254

291

g309

364

420

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May.................... ..........

June .............................

July .............................

August .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

376

329

268

248

242

236

236

g236

g440

g516

g390

319

329

376

g364

g291

g268

261

g236

g20S

g248

g376

436

319

g261

236

236

254

351

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2 409

19!532

14,833

122,459

8 209

8 f 881

20,004

12,828

4,534 

3,830

6 ,876

5,195

116,099

Mar.

g290

g390

g717

g894

g622

E2.000

g2,540

gl,370

gl,010

g799

g572

g562

g516

g420

g390

g390

g544

572

500

404

364

340

476

799

476

340

319

309

283

275

521

Apr.

2,740

1,350

700

461

404

468

638

508

390

376

340

290

283

309

364

319

261

242

230

218

208

198

190

190

190

186

213

218

186

158

Maximum

118

3 ,080

1,400

3,080

420

516

2,540

2,740

364

468

1,050

1,060

1,030

3,080

May

152

149

149

149

190

364

309

236

174

149

143

134

128

122

113

110

107

104

98

93

90

87

84

82

79

84

140

164

208

203

140

Minimum

50

169

186

50

198

203

275

158

79

64

49

85

74

49

June

110

101

116

96

84

76

74

76

79

84

84

71

66

64

92

420

468

340

248

178

149

122

101

84

84

82

71

70

66

74

-

Mean

77.7

651

479

336

265

306

645

428

146

128

289

222

173

317

July

74

79

67

56

51

49

50

59

258

982

694

535

1,050

790

404

404

290

231

155

131

119

104

93

108

152

155

140

125

739

583

236

Aug.

143

139

601

1,060

608

363

195

141

123

146

411

230

143

121

112

157

320

185

170

118

103

107

266

204

112

98

107

121

98

89

Per square 

Bile

0.682

5.71

4.20

2.95

2.32

2.68

5.66

3.75

1 . 28

1.12

2.54

1 95

l!52

2.78

85

Sept.

82

98

103

158

1,030

825

252

146

123

11X

128

139

134

141

2O6

185

134

107

98

94

89

85

80

76

74

74

74

110

128

110

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

6.37

4.84

39.94

2.68

2.90

6.53

4.18

1.48

1.25

2.92

2.24

1.69

37.87

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (ll a.m.) 3,260 sec. -ft.; Ma-. 6 (time unknown)

3,350 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (3 p.m.) 3,440 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 391

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°41'50", long. 86°34 I 15", in sec. 5, T. 2 N., R 

23 w., gt bridge on State Highway 85, 3? miles downstream from Titi Creek, 4^ miles 

south of Crestview, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 500 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,185 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,870 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 9.54 

feet); minimum, 517 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 2.85 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 33,100 second-feet July 7, 1940 (gage height, 14.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 294 second-feet Oct. 23-27, Nov. 3-7, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot 

Oct. 26, Nov. 4, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage Height, in feet 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.9 

4.2 

5.8 

6.1

538

837

1,350

1,530

6.3 

8.5 

9.1

1,800

6,390

7,770

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

782 

757 

733 

710 

710

710 

710 

757 

733 

710

688 

688 

666 

641 

644

622 

644 

644 

666 

733

1,050 

1,500 

1,270 

1,140 

988

837 

782 

757 

1,050 

988 

757

NOT.

782 

1,210 

1,310 

1,\080 

896

809 

866 

1,400 

1,530 

1,240

1,240 

2,790 

3,200 

2,390 

1,720

1,990 

1,900 

1,640 

2,990 

3,520

2,890 

2,790 

3,620 

3,940 

3,520

2,790 

2,090 

1,580 

1,430 

1,350

Dec.

1,310 

1,270 

1,240 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,170 

1,270 

1,500

2,590 

3,410 

3,620 

3,300 

2,990

3,410 

3,720 

3,300 

2,290 

1,800

1,580 

1,500 

1,430 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,310 

1,270 

1,240 

1,240 

1,210

Jan.

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,170 

1,140

1,080 

1,080 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,020 

1,020 

1,080 

1,400 

1,310

1,170 

1,080 

1,240 

1,310 

1,240

1,270 

1,460 

1,400 

1,460 

2,190

1,990 

1,460 

1,500 

2,290 

2,090 

 2,290

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dace

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Ua.ro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lendar year 194 

ary

nary

1.... ........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,390 

1,800 

1,430 

1,310 

1,270

1,240 

1,210 

1,170 

1,170 

1,240

1,240 

1,310 

1,640 

1,580 

1,350

1,240 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110 

1,050

1,080 

1,240 

1,350 

1,270 

1,170

1,080 

1,050 

1,020 

1,020

Secondfoot-days

25,067 

60,503 

57,860

561,419

42,520 

37,310 

103,128 

71,490 

29,741 

21,850 

38,337 

33,660 

33,213

554,679

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.).- No

sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (1 p.m.) 3,830 sec. -ft.; H 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (2 a.m.) 8,870 sec. -ft.

Mar.

988 

1,050 

2,010 

3,100 

3,300

3,720 

5,730 

7,520 

6,170 

5,510

5,730 

5,200 

4,670 

3,520 

2,590

2,590 

3,200 

3,720 

3,940 

3,830

3,100 

2,490 

2,490 

2,690 

2,390

1,990 

1,990 

2,190 

2,190 

1,720 

1,800

Apr.

4,040 

7,050 

7,770 

4,880 

3,100

2,990 

3,200 

3,410 

2,890 

2,390

2,090 

1,900 

1,800 

1,800 

1,900

1,800 

1,580 

1,500 

1,500 

1,430

1,350 

1,310 

1,270 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,270 

1,240 

1,170 

1,140

Maximum

1,500 

3,940 

3,720

16,100

2,290 

2,390 

7,520 

7,770 

1,350 

988 

3,100 

2,390 

2,990

7,770

May

1,110 

1,080 

1,080 

1,050 

1,050

1,140 

1,350 

1,310 

1,140 

1,050

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

957 

926

866 

837 

837 

809 

782

757 

733 

733 

710 

710

710 

710 

837 

1,240 

1,210 

957

Minimum

622 

782 

1,170

538

1,020 

1,020 

988 

1,140 

710 

601 

538 

644 

644

538

v. 20 (6 a.m.) 3 

ar. 8 (1:30 p.m.

June

782 

733 

710 

688 

666

644 

622 

622 

644 

666

644 

622 

622 

601 

601

601 

809 

988 

926 

733

782 

866 

866 

688 

622

733 

837 

710 

896 

926

Mean

809 

2,017 

1,866

1,538

1,372 

1,287 

3,327 

2,383 

959 

728 

1,237 

1,086 

1,107

1,516

July

926 

782 

782 

733 

622

580 

559 

538 

1,540 

3,100

2,590 

2,090 

1,800 

1,350 

1,240

1,530 

1,720 

1,240 

1,080 

1,310

1,240 

1,110 

1,080 

896 

957

896 

1,020 

926 

1,140 

1,530 

1,430

Aug.

1,140 

1,080 

1,310 

1,500 

2,390

2,090 

1,400 

1,210 

1,140 

1,350

1,350 

1,080 

926 

866 

837

1,050 

1,350 

1,270 

988 

837

837 

988 

809 

757

733

733 

837 

782 

71C 

666 

644

Per square 

mile

1.62 4.03 ' 

3.73

3.08

2.74 

2.57 

6.65 

4.77 

1.92 

1.46 

2.47 

2.17 

2.21

3.03

Sept.

644 

688 

757 

1,480 

2,890

2,990 

1,990 

1,270 

1,080 

957

988 

1,110 

1,170 

1,210 

1,460

1,460 

1,210 

1,020 

896 

809

782 

757 

733 

688 

688

666 

666 

733 

733 

688

Rvnoff in 

inches

1.86 

4.50 

4.30

41.75

3.16 

2.78 

7.67 

5.32 

2.21 

1.63 

2.85 

2.50 

2.47

41.25

620 sec. -ft.; Nov. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 3,940 

7,770 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (2 a.m.) 4,040
392 BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°42'30", long. 86°58'20", ir sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 

'd'l w., at bridge on State Highway 191, 2f miles upstream from mouth and 6^ miles 

northeast of Milton.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 592 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 9.59 

feet); minimum, 356 second-feet June 7, 8, Aug. 31, Sept. 26, 27, 30; minimum gage 

height, 2.36 feet Oct. 4, 5.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 23,100 second-feet Aug. 17, 1939 (gage height, 17.33 

feet); minimum, 229 second-feet Dec. 11, 1938 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).- W 892: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In fee*., 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 Nov. 13 to Sept. 30

2.3 369 5.4 1,510 2.4 356 5.4 1,370 

2.8 483 5.7 1,730 3.6 660 9.1 5,610 

4.4 1,000 6.2 2,250 5.0 1,130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1946

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

400 

390 

390 

380 

400

470 

411 

411 

411 

400

400 

390 

390 

390 

390

390 

390 

390 

400 

422

527 

669 

573 

573 

542

483 

445 

457 

433 

422 

400

Nov.

457 

589 

483 

433 

422

411 

589 

749 

605 

470

1,360 

2,250 

1,200 

708 

954

1,370 

888 

954 

2,420 

1,620

921 

1,290 

1,370 

1,690 

1,130

855 

724 

629 

586 

548

Dec.

524 

512 

500 

488 

488

560 

573 

548 

676 

388

1,580 

2,370 

2,080 

2,480 

1,920

2,420 

1,340 

888 

772 

708

660 

629 

600 

573 

573

560 

536 

524 

512 

524 

524

Jan.

560 

614 

548 

524 

500

488 

488 

488 

476 

476

476 

476 

838 

1,050 

724

560 

573 

660 

600 

629

921 

954 

806 

1,090

S88

676 

772 

1,130 

921 

921 

921

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

aber .........................

lendar year 1947

1.... ........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

756 

644 

600 

566 

573

560 

546 

546 

573 

692

600 

586 

614 

629 

600

548 

536 

524 

512 

512

524 

614 

573 

524 

500

488 

486 

486 

488

Secondfoot-days

13,539 

28,675 

28.53C

302,258

21,748 

16,428 

43,541 

20,968 

13,914 

13,696 

21,669 

15,434 

15,570

253,732

Mar.

464 

692 

1,740 

2,820 

1,520

3,270 

5,610 

2,760 

2,030 

2,250

2,030 

1,800 

1,020 

866 

606

606 

622 

1,330 

2,080 

1,090

655 

789 

822 

756 

676

644 

676 

644 

586 

573 

692

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1,

MaxiBUB

669 

2,420 

2,480

9,400

1,130 

756 

5,610 

1,920 

614 

886 

1,960 

1,050 

1,200

5,610

Peak discharge (base. 2,700 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 19 (4 p.m

ft.; Mar. 7 (11 a.m.) 6,260 sec. -ft.

460 

920 

050 

772 

676

789 

724 

660 

629 

614

573 

560 

560 

921 

954

692 

724 

573 

573 

524

500 

466 

476 

476 

476

466 

600 

560 

500 

476

May

464 

464 

452 

452 

452

486 

600 

512 

476 

452

452 

440 

428 

426 

416

416 

416 

404 

392 

404

392 

392 

392 

392 

440

404 

440 

614 

560 

464 

416

MininuB

360 

411 

466

356

476 

466 

464 

476 

392 

356 

380 

356 

356

356

June

392 

380 . 

360 

366 

368

366 

356 

356 

392 

392

380 

404 

440 

392 

366

368 

644 

708 

660 

660

666 

500 

426 

392 

416

500 

426 

404 

' 428 

536

Mean

437 

953 

920

823

70? 

563 

1,40> 

70T 

449 

457

eg"

49^ 

519

69,1

July

466 

440 

452 

416 

380

404 

512 

512 

1,980 

1,690

655 

987 

1,130 

954 

866

954

708 

573 

524 

466

464 

440 

426 

404 

464

524 

500 

560 

855 

987 

708

Aug.

573 

724 

1,050 

655 

772

614 

500 

464 

452 

560

586 

500 

452 

426 

486

452

500 

452 

416 

404

392 

392 

360 

380 

360

366 

392 

404 

380 

366 

356

Per square 

mile

1.59 

3.46 

3.35

3.01

2.55 

2.06 

5.11 

2.55 

1.63 

1.66 

2.54 

1.81 

1.89

2.52

) 2,700 sec. -ft.; Kar. 4 (12 m. )

Sept.

368 

f404 

a420 

a 575 

a790

1,050 

614 

a 508 

3445 

a429

a442 

a466 

486 

644 

1,200

987 

644 

500 

452 

428

404

392 

360 

368 

366

356 

356 

366 

366 

356

Runoff in 

inches

1.83 

3.66 

3.66

40.87

2.94 

2.22 

5.69 

2.64 

1.66 

1.65 

2.93 

2.09 

2.11

34.32

2,930 sec.-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Yellow River at Mllllgan and 

Shoal River near Crestvlew.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 393

Escambla River at Flomaton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°01', long. 87° 15', In NE-£ sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 

a E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31 at north edge of Plomaton, If miles upstream 

from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, if miles upstream from Alabama-Florida 

State line, and 4 miles upstream from Conecuh River. Datum of gage Is 52.40 fe-st 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 325 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,490 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 10.4 

reet); minimum, 257 second-feet June 14, 15, July 6.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 41,400 second-feet Sept. 27, 1939 (gage height, 19.26 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 144 second-feet May 18, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used below 1,350 second-feet Mar. 13 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 13 Jan. 14 to Sept. 30

0.8 276 4.0 1,430 0.7 236 6.0 2,360 

1.0 331 5.O 1,920 1.0 308 8.0 3,750 

1.4 450 6.0 2,480 2.0 597 9.0 4,670 

2.0 648 7.0 3,150 3.0 951 10.0 5,890 

3.0 1,000 9.0 4,950 4.0 1,350

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

314 

311 

309 

303 

309

389 

354 

340 

328 

314

306 

298 

298 

295 

292

284 

287 

290 

292 

372

515 

515 

498 

450 

389

360 

348 

377 

348 

323 

311

NOT.

360 

389 

434 

404 

360

340 

598 

853 

648 

482

1,310 

1,820 

1,620 

944 

1,980

1,520 

1,040 

1,270 

1,300 

944

1,000 

1,180 

1,480 

1,770 

1,390

1,300 

1,000 

731 

631 

564

Dec.

532 

515 

482 

466 

482

614 

548 

716 

1,020 

1,300

3,190 

4,650 

3,550 

2,480 

2,480

2,600 

1,820 

1,390 

1,040 

889

818 

750 

716 

682 

665

648 

614 

598 

581 

581 

581

Jan.

648 

716 

631 

581 

532

515 

515 

498 

498 

515

498 

498 

1,580 

1,150 

856

697 

597 

630 

581 

597

893 

1,030 

837 

990 

801

697 

663 

1,070 

1,030 

1,070 

1,190

Month '

Toto "'ove 

 teoe

Ca

lanu **r 

"'ire 

4pri "»y.

lune 

Inly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber.........................

lendar year 1947

uary

h........ ....................

st ...........................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,030 

912 

731 

646 

614

597 

581 

550 

897 

1,270

1,070 

951 

801 

856 

784

714 

630 

581 

550 

534

534 

630 

663 

630 

565

534 

504 

504 

519

Seoondfoot-days

10,719 

29,662 

37,998

318,456

23,604 

20,382 

49,459 

20,868 

12,124 

12,129 

18,175 

17,777 

13,392

266,289

Mar.

475 

980 

3,590 

4,570 

2,420

5,120 

5,890 

4,000 

2,420 

2,240

1,880 

1,430 

1,150 

970 

874

837 

837 

837 

856 

784

714 

663 

801 

714 

630

614 

597 

581 

550 

519 

916

Apr.

2,130 

1,530 

1,030 

801 

646

663 

646 

565 

581 

581

519 

475 

475 

663 

714

597 

475 

446 

417 

403

389 

389 

375 

375 

361

822 

1,680 

1,030 

630 

460

Maximum

515 

1,980 

4,650

6,340

1,580 

1,270 

5,890 

2,130 

680 

1,190 

1,480 

2,280 

1,480

5.89O

May

403 

389 

375 

417 

646

597 

597 

475 

417 

389

375 

375 

356 

342 

334

329 

324 

321 

308 

306

303 

300 

298 

296 

308

308 

316 

446 

680 

446 

348

Minima

284 

340 

466

255

498 

504 

475 

361 

296 

259 

257 

303 

283

257

June

311 

296 

283 

283 

276

271 

266 

264 

298 

298

283 

273 

269 

259 

281

446 

1,030 

1,190 

663 

417

874 

565 

475 

389 

345

329 

298 

281 

298 

318

Mean

346 

989 

1,226

872

761 

' 703 

1,595 

696 

391 

404 

586 

573 

446

728

July

581 

417 

318 

283 

273

257 

361 

403 

871 

1,150

581 

565 

1,480 

1,270 

630

504 

630 

597 

550 

432

375 

356 

337 

313 

321

446 

680 

534 

614 

1,190 

856

Aug. Sept.

680 417 

1,210 358 

1,070 353 

714 504 

2,280 630

1,610 519 

714 403 

504 345 

614 324 

597 326

490 353 

460 375 

460 490 

403 1,050 

375 1,480

361 856 

389 534 

361 403 

331 356 

324 334

329 324 

389 311 

348 303 

358 293 

375 286

353 283 

389 283 

356 300 

324 303 

306 296 

303

Per square Runoff in 

 ile itches

1.06 1.23 

3.04 3.39 

3.77 4.35

2.68 36.45

2.34 2.70 

2.16 2.33 

4.91 5.66 

2.14 2.39 

1.20 1.39 

1.24 1.39 

1.80 2.08 

1.76 2.03 

1.37 1.53

2.24 3O.47

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 12 (2 a.m.) 5,060 sec. -ft.; Mar. 4 (2 a.m.) 4.690

sec. -ft.; Nar. 7 (3 a.m.) 6,495 sec. -ft.
394 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Escambia River near Century, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°58', long. 87°15', on line b3tween sees. 9 and

 10, T. 5 N.. R. 30 W., at bridge on State Highway 4, 1^ miles downstream from Conecuh 

River and l£ miles east of Century.

Drainage area.- 3,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 6,888 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge -during year, 45,400 second-feet Mar. 11, 12; maximum gage

 height, 18.64 feet Mar. 11; minimum discharge, 1,400 second-feet Q-st. 15 (gage height, 

3.19 feet).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 73,900 second-feet Mar. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.66 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 810 second-feet Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 1, 2, 

1938; minimum gage height observed, 1.90 feet Nov. 2, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 37.8 feet in March 1929, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 315,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 72,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by power plants above statioi.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Kar. 11 Kar. 12 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.7 

4.7 

7.2 

9.6

1,430

1,590

2,110

3,900

6,200

13.2

15.0

16.0

16.7

11,100

14,900

19,000

23,500

8.2

10.8

13.9

14.7

4,300

7,280

11,700

13,600

15.6

16.5

17.2

18.6

17,000

22,000

28,100

45,400

3.4 

4.4 

5.8

1,540 10.0

2,030 10.8

2,930

6,420

7,280

Kote.- Same as preceding 

tab ' » above 10.8 feet.

Discharge, in seocnd-feet, water year October 1947 tc Septenter 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

29

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,540

1,680

1,720

1,630

1,630

1,680

1,590

1,540

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,590

1,540

1,460

1,430

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,630

2,110

2,050

1,930

1,820

1,770

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,770

1,870

1,770

Hcv.

1,820

2,510

2,580

2,300

2,170

2,170

2,440

4,060

4,240

3,150

3,670

9,060

10,800

9,620

9,480

11,400

11,200

10,000

10,800

10,800

10,000

10,300

11,200

12,600

13,000

12,400

11,400

9,760

8,380

6,660

-

Dec.

5,780

5,180

5,180

4.SSO

4,600

5,080

4,880

4,690

6,090

7,040

9,620

16,300

21,300

22,700

22,700

23,500

23,500

23.500

22,700

21,300

20,100

18,000

16,500

13,300

10,300

8,880

8,070

6,890

&WOO

6,170

6,280

Jan.

6,170

6,640

6,890

6,400

6,170

5,360

5,020

5,020

4,910

4,910

4,500

4,300

6,170

9,150

9,290

8,480

7,280

6,890

7,020

6,520

6,760

8,340

8,750

8,880

9,150

9,020

8,610

9,150

9,560

9,830

10,300

Moajtfc

October ..........................

Noveaber .........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 19*47 ............

January .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

10,600

10,900

10,700

10,100

9,290

8,750

8,340

7,940

7,940

9,560

10,400

11,000

11,300

11,500

11,200

11,300

12,100

12,100

11,200

10,600

9,960

9,150

9,150

9,960

9,690

9,150

8,750

8,480

8,340

-

Seoondfoot-days

52,110

229,970

381,410

3,344,960

225,440 

289 >45C

752,500

290,520 98 24C

75^240

123,120

138,320 

86,490

2,742,810

Mar.

7,800

7,800

11,500

24,300

28,100

33,900

42,700

45,400

42,700

44,000

45,400

45,400

42,700

37,500

32,700

28,100

24,300

20,700

18,500

17,000

16,500

15,300

14,900

14,500

14,200

14,900

14,900

13,300

11,900

10,900

10,700

Apr.

13,600

18,500

20,100

18,500

16,100

13,900

11,900

10,600

10,100

9,960

9,560

9,290

10,100

10,600

10,700

10,600

9,560

8,480

7,160

6,150

5,970

5,790

5,430

5,100

4,860

4,860

6,330

6,420

5,520

4,780

-

Maxima

2,110 

13,000

23,500

33,900

10,300 

12,100

45,400

20,100

4,700

4,290

5,790

9,830 

6,150

45,400

May

4,370

4,210

3,810

3,170

3,970

4,370

4,700

4,610

4,290

3,730

3,010

3,570

3,730

3,410

3,170

3,090

2,770

2,330

2,510

2,570

2,510

2,450

2,450

2,270

2,030

2,150

2,270

2,570

2,930

2,770

2,450

MiniMin

1,430

1,820

4,600

1,430

4,300

7,940

7 ,8OO

4,780

2,030

1,630

1,760

1,670 

1,540

1,430

June

2,030

2,210

2,510

2,450

2,330

2,210

2,030

1,720

1,860

2,150

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,860

1,630

2,090

3,170

4,290

4,050

3,090

3,250

3,810

3,570

3,250

2,770

2,570

2,390

2,090

1,860

1,910

-

July

2,770

3,170

2,570

2,330

2,090

1,760

1,760

2,090

3,010

5,100

5,180

4,210

5,020

5,430

4,780

4,700

5,340

5,520

5,180

4,530

4,700

4,530

3,890

3,410

3,250

3,410

3,890

3,810

4,290

5,790

5,610

Aug.

4,700

4,700

6,930

7,540

8,210

9,830

8,340

6,620

6,060

6,240

5,700

5,340

4,610

3,890

3,650

3,570

3,650

3,890

3,410

3,330

3,250

3,250

3,090

2,510

2,390

2,510

2,570

2,510

2,330

2,030

.1.670 *«» per.trre

1,681 0.454

12J300 3!32

9,164 2.48

7,272 1.97 

9 981 2 70

24,270 6.56

9,684 2.62

3,169 . .856

2,508 .678

3,972 1.07

2^883 '.779

7.494 2.03

Sept.

1,910

2,150

2,030

2,390

4,530

5,020

3,970

3,330

3,090

3,090

3,010

3,010

. 3,170

3,730

6,150

5,520

4,050

3,090

2,630

2,330

1,910

1,970

2,150

2,030

1,860

1,720

1,670

1,540

1,630

1,810

~ -

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

2.31

3.83

33.62

2.27

2. 91 7 56

2. 92 

!99

.76

1.24

1 39 

!87

27.57

Peak discharge (base. 23.000 sec.-ft.).- Dec. 16 (7 p.m.) 24,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 11, 12, 45,400
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 395

Conecuh River near Troy, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°51', long. 86°00', in NE£ sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 20 E., 

at Bridge on U. S. Highway 231, If miles downstream from Mannings Creek and 3 miles 

north of Troy. Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 240 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 12.2 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.2 second-feet Oct. 2.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 16,500 second-feet Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 

15.58 feet); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

uage read twice daily prior to Jan. 1 and once daily thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 12 to July 9, Sept. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1,2 

1.5

4.0

5.7

7.5

12

19

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

34

51

75

105

157

0.9 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

3.5

6.0

8.0

16

24

36

68

92

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

122 

196 

28S 

349 

430 

527 

669

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

875

1,180

1,590

2,110

2,800

3,600

5,390

Day

^

3

§

9

10

11 

}3 

t

19 

80

21

I

Oct.

aS.O 

4>S 

4.7 

4.7 

5.0

5.2 

6.4 

10 

14 

13

la

10 

9.9 

9!l 

8.7

10 

12 

12 

12 

13

12 

11 

9.9 

9i9 

1°

9.5 

12' 9.1 

16 

14 

|4

Nov.

30 

58 

40 

43 

37

28 

39 

93 

75 

70

156 

268 

230 

204 

230

268 

230 

221 

288 

299

288 

248 

248 

268 

299

288 

248 

212 

}72 

1*3

"ontfc

 -to

;-TO

 «o» 

6a '$

4!

y -»» :|

fa

Dec.

122 

110 

104 

98 

98

98 

98 

98 

140 

365

927 

2,230 

2,650 

2,110 

2,110

2,110 

2,000 

1,250 

925 

784

a650 

a520 

a450 

a400 

a350

a320 

a290 

8270 

a25e 

a240 

a23£)

Jan.

268 

349 

364 

380 

380

349 

299 

248 

204 

196

188 

188 

278 

430 

551

577 

605 

605 

430 

322

448 

505 

485 

605 

743

980 

716 

448 

396 

380 

430

ber

 IMF .........................

 for ......;...........;......

len4sF year 1947 ............

ftry

h ..*. .............I...:.::: I:...:::;,,;........::,,.;...

..... . .

#...:. .. ,:.....;:.,.....;; sitee? . ................ . ......

tf r year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec

Feb.

875 

875 

705 

577 

466

396 

268 

322 

503 

1,540

2,360 

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,590

980 

875 

705 

605 

505

430 

485 

577 

669 

577

505 

448 

396 

364

Ejeccindfoot^days

308.4 

5,321 

22,397

151, 457". 4

13,347 

23,668 

45,327 

13,731 

1,634 

888.4 

7,679 

4,195 

2,566

141,061.8

Mar.

349 

413 

988 

2,500 

2,230

2,650 

5,200 

3,600 

2,230 

1,890

2,230 

2,360 

1,690 

1,110 

875

743 

743 

934 

2,230 

2,500

1,330 

875 

784 

784 

925

705 

57? 

551 

505 

430 

396

Apr.

485 

772 

1,180 

1,040 

743

605 

551 

527 

705 

1,250

1,180 

766 

551 

448 

396

349 

299 

248 

212 

180

164 

150 

143 

136 

129

122 

110 

110 

98 

82

Maxima

U 

299 

2,650

7,200

980 

2,360 

5,200 

} 250 

'|S7 

72 

875 

485 

148.

5,200

.-ft.].- Dec. 13 (4 a.m

<<ec.-ft.; Feb. 11 [5 a.m.) 2,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 4 (4 p.m

May

77 

72 

68 

64 

72

92 

110 

98 

77 

64

56 

50 

46 

40 

34

32 

30 

27 

23 

21

20 

18 

17 

15 

14

}3 

12 

37 

157 

110 

68

MininuB

4.3

28 

98

3.8

188 

268 

349 

Qi

lz 

1:0 

19, 14

10

4.3

June

46 

38 

30 

26 

21

17 

15 

15 

13 

11

11 

9.2 

8.6 

7.6 

7.0

13 

48 

72 

50 

50

56 

60 

50 

36 

22

23 

42 

38 

19 

34

Mean

9.95 

177 

722

415

431 

816 

1,462 

458 

52.7 

29.6 

248 

135 

85.5

385

July

104 

92 

4S 

2S 

21

15 

12 

10 

52 

288

364 

364 

335 

380 

413

505 

784 

875 

551 

485

396 

223 

122 

92 

87

110 

116 

116 

212 

258 

221

AuB .

221 

221 

239 

335 

430

485 

322 

239 

221 

180

110 

122 

150 

122 

92

82 

92 

68 

91 

129

40 

32 

28 

24 

22

19 

17 

16 

15 

14 

17

Per square Hf

0.041 

.788 

3. Of

1.73 "

1.80 3:io e:o9 1:91

.220 :|S3 j:0s

.562 

ISSS

1.60

J 3,270 sec. -ft.; Dec. 17- 

.) 2,950 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (1

Sept.

27 

23 

20 

30 

235

239 

180 

150 

122 

68

48 

44 

40 

38 

36

33 

30 

23 

19 

17

16 

15 

14 

13 

12

10 

53 

340 

349 

322

Runoff in 

probes

0.05 

.82 

3.47

23.47

"2.07 3:6?

7:02 

2U3 

'.25 

 H 

1.19 

.gS

Uo

21.86

3 a.m.) T.800 

1 aim.) f,780

 <ec.-ft.; Mar. 12 (6 a.m.) 2,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (5 a.m.) 2,950 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record* discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
396 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°34', long. 86°15 f , in SEir sec. 16, T. 7 N., R. 

IB E., at bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile downstream fron Moody Mill Creek and 

three-quarters of a mile southeast of Brantley. Datum of gage is 226.2 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 787 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,850 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 18.6 

FeeTJT minimum, 88 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.73 feet).

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Aug. 19, 1939, Mar. 23, 1943 (gage 

height, 22.9 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 25, 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.26 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions.- W 952: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1946

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

95 

93 

92 

90 

90

90 

96 

103 

114 

.20

121 

120 

HZ 

107 

105

105 

106 

113 

121 

120

119 

HZ 

HZ 

111 

111

114 

114 

119 

135 

163 

150

NOV.

139 

169 

317 

339 

254

208 

234 

303 

360 

339

753 

943 

874 

789 

874

857 

756 

740 

840 

756

707 

707 

723 

908 

1,010

960 

840 

707 

609 

546

Dec.

486 

426 

382 

367 

339

332 

324 

324 

367 

516

874 

1,290 

1,470 

1,870 

3,190

3,780 

3,190 

2,850 

2,670 

2,550

2,070 

1,680 

1,400 

1,220 

1,050

926 

806 

740 

690 

641 

609

Jan.

641 

674 

723 

723 

707

690 

674 

674 

641 

577

531 

501 

740 

823 

823

806 

789 

840 

874 

891

978 

995 

943 

1,130 

1,070

1,030 

1,050 

1,170 

1,290 

1,430 

1,470

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,330 

1,240 

1,170 

1,170 

1,260

1,220 

1,090 

978 

1,190 

1,500

1,380 

1,400 

1,640 

2,790 

2,490

2,290 

2,170 

1,940 

1,760 

1,540

1,360 

1,540 

1,430 

1,240 

1,110

1,050 

1,050 

1,030 

995

Secondfoot-days

3,473 

18,561 

39,429

354,650

26,698 

42,553 

94,613 

35,378 

7,500 

5,550 

17,243 

14,652 

8,610

314,460

Mar.

943 

1,130 

2,310 

3,120 

2,390

5,480 

7,410 

6,150 

7,550 

5,940

4,400 

3,620 

3,540 

3,400 

3,050

2,610 

2,550 

2,440 

2,100 

1,840

2,100 

3,860 

2,960 

2,390 

1,870

1,640 

1,590 

1,640 

1,520 

1,380 

1,470

Apr.

2,290 

2,100 

1,730 

1,520 

1,450

1,660 

1,710 

1,540 

1,680 

1,900

1,660 

1,570 

1,640 

1,760 

1,570

1,260 

1,070 

926 

806 

707

625 

577 

531 

501 

471

456 

456 

441 

411 

360

Maximum

163 

1,010 

3,780

9,920

1,470 

3,790 

7,550 

2,290 

471 

411 

1,010 

1,360 

640

7,550

May

339 

324 

303 

296 

296

332 

374 

396 

353 

310

289 

261 

240 

227 

214

201 

194 

182 

169 

163

151 

150 

144 

134 

133

129 

132 

135 

169 

289 

471

Minimum

90 

139 

324

90

501 

978 

9.43 

360 

129 

108 

107 

113 

105

90

June

411 

28? 

24C 

20f 182-

163- 

14f 

146 

14? 

13f

127 

117 

111 

lOf 

18F

17f 

20e 

334 

22C 

214

214 

220 

234 

2 Of 

18£

163 

141 

134 

143 

147

Mean

UZ 

619 

1,?72

T72

see

1,4-67 

3,052 

1,17S 

?42 

185 

556 

*73 

?87

ess

July

144 

145 

175 

201 

157

127 

111 

107 

220 

441

625 

723 

823 

906 

1,010

978 

995 

978 

840 

857

960 

960 

806 

625 

486

441 

332 

317 

657 

593 

501

Aug.

456 

466 

531 

723 

1,360

1,010 

857 

789 

723 

609

690 

657 

441 

367 

346

441 

707 

690 

516 

346

375 

247 

214 

194 169'

157 

151 ! 

140 

128 

119 

113

Per square 

mile

0.231 

1.28 

2.62

2.00

1.79 

3.02 

6.39 

2.43 

.499 

.381 

1.15 

.975 

.592

1.77

Sept.

126 

149 

163 

312 

707

840 

823 

625 

471 

362

346 

369 

247 

227 

240

234 

208 

186 

169 

151

138 

128 

119 

113 

108

105 

107 

129 

310 

456

Runcff in 

inches

0.27 

1.42 

3.02

27.20

2.06 

3.26 

7.25 

2.71 

.58 

.43 

1.32 

1.12 

.66

24.10

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 16 (2 a.m.) 4,030 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (4 a.m.) 7,850

sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (7 a.m.) 4.1ZO see. -ft.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°16', long. 86°36', In NE£ sec. 1, T. 3 N., R.

14 fi., at Simmons Bridge on State Highway 83, 1\ miles southwest of Andalusia. Datum

of gage Is 106.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment

of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles. 

Kecords available.- August 1904 to December 1919 (published as Conecuh River at Beck),

September 1929 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 34 years, 1,986 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 33.4

feetj; minimum, 71 second-feet June 14; minimum daily, 169 second-feet June 13.

1904-19, 1929-48: Maximum discharge observed, 42,000 second-feet (revised) Mar. 19,

1913 (gage height, 39.2 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Nov. 3, 1941; minimum daily,

47 second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 47.64 feet Mar. 15, 1929 (discharge, 154,000 second-f^et, by

slope-area method).

Revisions.- The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1913 has been revised

to 42,OUU second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 39.2 feet) superseding figure published in

previous Water-Supply Papers. 

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants and by Gantt Reservoir

(usable capacity, 12,100 acre-feet) on Conecuh River at Gantt,-and by Point A Reservoir

(usable capacity, 2,300 acre-feat) on Conecuh River, half a mile below Patsaliga Creek. 

Revisions.- W 697: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.6 173

2.0 264

2.5 394

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5

3.0 549

4.0 910

7.0 2,110

10.0 3,350

15.0 5,700

23.O 1O.OOO

117 165

2.0 233

2.5 359

3:0 512

Mar. 6 to Sept. 3O

6.0 1,570

10.0 3,200

15.0 5,710

25.0 11,400

28.0 13,800

30.0 16,000

32.0 19,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

650

566

484

352

197

195

500

453

394

475

35"8

177

280

498

552

491

516

397

210

232

199

186

361

293

452

309

317

599

607

582

550

Nov.

666

504

646

1,110

974

950

1,080

1,150

^99

1,110

2,310

1,830

2,680

2,640

3,580

2,720

2,600

3,220

3,710

2,970

3,090

3,620

3,090

2,890

3,440

3,310

3,350

2,760

2,070

1,670

-

Dec.

1,910

2,190

1,870

1,710

2,230

1,590

1,510

1,670

1,750

2,110

3,980

4,400

4,350

5,160

7,250

8,660

8,890

8,720

7,730

8,490

7,620

4,680

3,260

3,050

3,480

2,270

E.270

1,950

2,350

2,470

2,230

Month

October. ................

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April. .................

Hay

June ...................

July.............. .....

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

2,560

2,1

2,1

l.S

90

60

50

1,830

1,870

2,2

2,2

l.S

70

70

50

1,830

1,750 1,-

2,]

2,S

50

50

30

2,720

2,430

2.E 2,"

2,Z

10

20

70

2,60D

2,640

2,£

2,f

3,;

ioo

80

SlO

3,220

3,800

2,f

3,C

3,;

3,£

00

)50

sio

>80

4,450

Secondfoot-days

12,432

66,339

121,800

1,090,083

80,750

112,650

265,060

105,490

27,596

20,469

45,429

49,530

28,596

936,141

Feb.

3,710

3,440

3,220

3,010

3,180

3,530

3,400

3,940

2,840

3,890

4,450

4,170

3,760

4,210

7,520

4,730

4,680

4,780

4,870

4,080

3,180

5,360

3,620

3,140

3,180

3,090

3,350

2,970

3,350

&

Mar.

2,600

2,800

6,440

8,890

9,720

13,600

19,000

19,000

16,900

17,200

15,600

12,900

10,900

11,300

7,930

6,040

7,260

5,760

6,150

5,660

6,590

4,380

6,590

8,040

6,700

5,390

4,540

4,440

4,330

4,180

4,230

Apr.

8,600

7,310

6,150

,040

,130

,520

,180

,230

,180

,650

,880

,640

,290

,750

,590

3,560

3,240

2,120

2,200

2,400

2,480

2,040

1,880

1,840

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,570

1,530

1,490

-

Observed

Maximum

650

3,710

8,890

15,300

4,450

7,520

19,000

8,600

1,450

1,130

2,560

3,200

1,603

19,000

Minimum

177

504

1,510

177

1,750

2,840

2,600

1,490

215

169

251

296

196

169

Mean

401

2,211

3,929

2,987

2,605

3>884

8,550

3,516

890

682

1,465

1,598

953

2,558

May

1,420

f511

f792

1,200

1,310

1,380

1,380

1,420

417

890

1,450

1,450

1,200

1,130

990

990

621

990

920

885

850

730

231

f350

f747

f730

f713

f645

f512

f215

f527

June

1,100

1,130

990

885

747

185

431

798

713

679

713

528

169

345

730

815

815

747

696

488

528

990

832

764

850

645

245

417

696

798

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

+14

+168

-15

+11

-3

+23

+9

-10.8

-35

-22

+61

-42

-18

+2

July

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

1,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

2,

696

764

671

251

291

432

464

340

200

380

420

420

450

450

960

560

400

760

280 .

440

240

680

600

600

640

720

600

640

280

760

040

Aug.

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,570

3,110

3,200

2,890

2,680

2,600

2,600

2,240

1,680

1,570

1,530

1,490

1,490

1,640

1,720

1,840

1,570

1,490

1,190

f769

1,170

fl,020

1,060

f 1,000

f698

f315

f296

f512

Sept.

f512

f496

f575

1,450

1,600

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,130

1,340

1,310

1,420

1,130

1,060

868

f342

632

990

f938

f714

559

452

196

f464

f704

f620

f574

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

415

2,379

3,914

2,998

2,602

3,907

8,559

3,408

855

660

1,526

1,556

935

2,560

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.319 0.37

1.83 2.04

3.01 3.47

2.31 31.30

2.00 2.31

3.01 3.25

6.58 7.59

2.62 2.92

.658 .76

.508 .57

1.17 1.35

1.20 1.38

.719 .80

1.97 26.81

t Change in contents In Gantt and Point A Reservoirs.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
398 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°10', long. 86°48', in W? sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 13 

E~., at bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3 miles downstream from Sepulga River and 7 miles 

southwest of Brooklyn. Datum of gage is 76.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943:

Drainage area.- 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 4,246 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,700 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 33.8 

reet); minimum daily, 465 second-feet Oct. 6.

1935-48: Maximum discharge, 60,700 second-feet Mar. 20, 1938 (gage height, 38.0 

feet); minimum daily, 255 second-feet Oct. 27, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, about 41 feet Mar. 15, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by Gantt and Point A Reservoirs (see preceding page for monthly 

change in contents) and power plants.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

909

945

838

786

653

465

637

838

803

752

786

669

480

669

803

820

752

820

686

495

669

541

541

702

702

820

556

909

1.O20

945

891

Nov.

945

1,240

909

1,280

1,370

1,420

1,420

2,290

1,510

1,240

3,310

5,850

4,350

4,350

5,420

6,140

5,060

4,710

6,640

5,350

4,780

5,560

5,560

5,490

6,570

6,810

5,420

4,990

3,720

3,300

-

Dec.

2,880

3,160

2,880

2,640

3,020

2,640

2,400

2,400

2,950

3,370

7,080

10,900

11,200

12,600

14,300

16,900

17,200

16,600

15,000

13,100

12,600

10,300

6,860

5,700

5,630

4,780

4,140

4,000

3,930

4,140

3,860

Month

Jan.

4,000

4,140

4,140

4,210

3,510

3,370

3,580

3,440

3,510

3,020

2,950

2,820

4,500

5,490

5,350

4,710

4,500

4,850

4,350

4,140

4,850

5,420

5,490

6,140

5,920

6,420

5,490

5,630

6,060

6,500

7,430

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,940

7,800

6,930

6,420

6,140

5,920

5,630

5,630

5,850

6,930

8,470

8,630

8,100

8,100

9,850

10,600

8,790

8,240

7,870

7,290

5,700

6,930

7,720

6,780

6,860

6,420

6,420

5,990

5,630

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

22,902

116,404

- 229,160

2,016,855

145,930

209,580

502,600

178,030

48,399

35,773

69,890

71,520

40,023

1,670,211

Mar.

5,130

5,130

10,700

16,900

19,400

23,400

28,500

33,500

36,100

36,700

35,800

31,900

26,400

20,600

17,300

12,700

11,200

10,800

10,600

10,500

10,000

9,510

9,180

11,400

11,300

9,600

8,550

7,650

7,720

7,000

7,430

Apr.

12,700

12,700

10,700

9,260

8,710

6,930

6,860

6,860

6,780

6,350

7,140

8,550

6,570

6,930

7,360

6,060

5,700

4,570

3,790

4,000

3,860

3,510

3,160

3,020

2,880

2,640

2,820

2,700

2,520

2,400

-

Maximum

1,020

6,640

17,200

26,600

7,430

1O.6OO

36,700

12,700

2,400

1,550

4,210

5,200

2,400

36,700

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 16

May

2,400

1,890

1,280

1,940

2,190

2,340

2,400

2,400

1,890

1,330

2,140

2,190

1,990

1,790

1,690

1,370

909

1,420

1,460

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,060

a840

1,060

1,150

1,190

1,150

1,060

1,060

a740

Minimum

465

909

2,400

465

2,820

5,630

5,130

2,400

740

700

800

680

640

465

June

1,330

1,510

1,510

1,280

1,280

982

a800

982

1,060

1,020

1,060

1,060

a800

a700

982

1,150

1,550

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,420

1,510

1,420

1,280

1,280

982

a870

945

1,420

-

July

1,600

1,330

1,280

1,060

a 800

a840

a880

a800

1,110

2,760

2,140

2,040

2,190

2,460

2,700

3,720

4,210

3,720

3,160

3,790

3,650

2,760

2,290

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,090

2,140

2,880

2,520

2,400

Aug.

2,460

2,240

2,340

2,700

4,280

5,200

4,640

4,280

3,930

3,650

3,090

2,460

2,090

2,040

1,990

1,940

2,240

2,090

2,190

2,090

1,940

1,840

1,150

1,330

1,370

1,280

1,280

1,190

g820

3700

a680

Mean ?*T£f*n

739 0.308

3,880 1.62

7,392 3.08

5,526 2.30

4,707 1.96

7,227 3.01

16,210 6.75

5,934 2.47

1,561 .650

1,192 .497

2,255 .940

2,307 .961

1,334 .556

4,563 1.90

Sept.

a850

a820

a780

1,150

2,400

1,940

1,890

1,990

2,040

1,890

1,790

1,690

1,600

1,840

2,140

1,740

1,510

1,370

1,060

a770

1,150

1,190

1,100

a800

a 690

g653

a640

a770

a910

a860

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

1.80

3.55

31.24

2.26

3.25

7.79

2.76

.75

.55

1.08

1.11

.62

25.87

8 p.m.) 17,300 sec. -ft.: Mar. 10 (4 p.m. 36,700

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Andalusia, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala.

Location . - -Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°44', long. 86°17', in SWfc sec. 29, T. 9 N. , R. 18 

E. , at bridge- on State Highways 9 and 10, 1 mile northwest of Luverne and 3 iriles downstream from Pond Creek. Datum of gage is 267.53 feet above mean sea level, (Jatum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 13.4 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 42 second-feet Oct. 1 

(gage height, 2.05 feet).

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 13,100 second-feet Mar. 24, 1944 (gage height, 15.55 

feet); minimum observed, 27 second-feet June 28, 1945 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

127

165

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.O 

9.O

260

376

515

680

888

10. 0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

1,25O 

1,600 

2,120 

2,800 

3,640

2.6 

3.0

5.0 

6.0

46

66

90

151

233

345

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

10. O

10.5

490

68O

909

1,050

1,260

1,600

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.1

2,12O 

2,800 

3,640 

4,640 

6,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

52 

62 

71 

65

68 

65 

62 

58 

55

58 

65 

71 

65 

62

62 

65 

62 

65 

68

62 

62 

101 

157 

89 

62

Nov.

156 

192 

201 

210 

141

113 

149 

230 

250 

271

515 

500 

515 

662 

841

777 

699 

864 

1,000 

798

644 

610 

577 

644 

561

515 

515 

500 

402 

282

Dec.

23O 

22O 

201 

192 

192

192 

192 

201 

240

727

913 

3,570 

3,640 

2,800 

2,370

2,240 

2,370 

2,240 

1,440 

991

745 

560 

412 

412 

398

358 

345 

321 

309 

286 

275

Jan.

358 

398 

371 

371 

358

286 

253 

233 

223 

223

223 

233 

398 

458 

524

638 

680 

490 

474 

384

384 

427 

507 

680 

701

680 

638 

638 

560 

542 

701

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ...

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

836 

1,210 

1,210 

860 

598

458 

398 

398 

618 

745

1,320 

2,000 

1,600 

1,440 

1,440

1,310 

1,160 

935 

680 

542

507 

598 

659 

909 

1,050

836 

598 

507 

458

Second 

foot-days

2,001 

14,334 

29,582

194,753

14,034 

25,880 

59,107 

17,225 

3,853 

3,039 

10,781 

10,077 

3,510

193,433

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec

Mar.

412 

710 

1,270 

3,830 

4,020

2,800 

6,050 

5,560 

3,290 

2,120

3,120 

2,200 

1.31O 

1,050 

860

790 

860 

860 

972 

3,440

2,560 

1,310 

1,080 

935

1,700

1,520 

1,050 

767 

790 

962 

909

Apr.

813 

767 

813 

1,050 

1,050

836 

598 

560 

860 

935

1,670 

1,370 

884 

638 

524

490 

458 

371 

297 

264

243 

233 

214 

196 

188

196 

196 

188 

172 

151

Maximum

157 

1,000 

3,640

4,860

701 

2,000 

6,050 

1,670 

243 

243 

1,520 

1,440 

458

6,050

. 12 (7 p.m.

sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (4 p.m.) 6,806 see. -ft.; Mar. 11 15 p.m. 

sec. -ft.

May

144 

138 

132 

132 

158

196 

214 

196 

165 

138

132 

120 

120 

114 

108

102 

96 

90 

84 

78

78 

75 

72 

69 

69

66 

66 

75 

218 

243 

165

Minimum

42 

113 

192

42

223 

398 

412 

151 

66 

54 

46 

61 

46

42

June

120 

126 

102

90 

78

72 

132 

96 

75 

69

58 

56 

54 

54 

100

151 

205 

243 

158 

78

151 

138 

108 

96 

84

69 

69 

61 

56 

90

Mean

64. E 

478 

954

534

453 

892 

1,907 

574 

124 

101 

348 

325 

117

528

July

102 

84 

66 

58 

51

46 

46 

46 

188 

398

398 

618 

638 

524 

442

490 

734 

1,520 

1,260 

759

309- 

196 

144 

158 

214

223 

158 

120 

180 

253 

358

Auf.

297 

371 

790 

S91 

1,440

1,120 

S62 

723 

321 

205

223 

EOS 

172 

151 

138

126 

253

196 

138

120 

114 

114 

96 

90

78 

72 

69 

66 

66 

61

Per square 

mile

0.258 

1.91 

3.82

2.14

1.81 

3.57 

7.63 

2.30 

.496 

.404 

1.39 

1.30 

.468

2.11

) 4,860 sec. -ft.; Mar. 4 (9 p.m. 

) 3,640 sec. -ft.; Mar. 20 (4 p.m

Sept.

58 

66 

64 

131 

384

458 

384 

188 

114 

102

108 

102 

102 

102 

108

96 

84 

73 

66

58

58 

58 

56 

54 

48

46 

46 

78 

102 

114

Runoff in 

inches

0.30 

2.13 

4.40

28.96

2.09 

3.85 

8.79 

2.56 

.57 

.45 

1.60 

1.50 

.52

28,76

) 4,860 

.) 4,430
400 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Sepulga River near McKenzle, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°27', long. 86°47", In SE£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 

13 ti., at Watt Bridge on U. S. Highway 31, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Old 

Town Creek, 2f miles upstream from Plney Woods Creek, 5? miles downstream from Persimmon Creek, and 7 miles southwest of McKenzle. Datum of gage Is 155.96 feet above 

mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 470 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948.

Average aisenarigeT- 11 years, 750 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 19.2 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 5.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 28,100 second-feet Mar. 17, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 16 to Nov. 7, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 33 feet In March 1929, from Information by local resi- dents.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet and those for periods of backwater from tributary Inflow, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of backwater

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 14 to July 10)

2.7 22 3.4 106 4.4 464 9.0 3.88O 

2.9 41 3.5 128 5.0 796 14.0 7,85O 

3.1 62 3.7 184 6.0 1,5OO 17.0 10,600 

3.3 88 4.0 290 7.0 2,390 19. O 13,000

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeitf-wr 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

.20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

34 

32 

29

29 

29 

38 

35 

30

29 

29 

29 

28 

28

29 

28 

29 

31 

33

35 

37 

40 

35 

33 

32

Nov.

70 

73 

59 

58 

78

85 

C97 

99 

74 

70

C680 

796 

778 

445 

870

760 

661 

546 

474 

351

310 

326 

322 

710 

924

892 

611 

431 

316 

245

Dec.

210 

187 

172 

160 

154

149 

141 

149 

169 

922

2,550 

3,580 

4,180 

4,260 

4,110

3,810 

3,730 

3,020 

2,300 

1,850

1,420 

991 

748 

656 

584

525 

479 

445 

412 

394 

372

Jan.

408 

535 

639 

562 

489

386 

334 

306 

290 

282

267 

260 

C490 

991 

958

796 

650 

546 

530 

535

760 

1,160 

1,200 

1,130 

1,160

1,030 

892 

924 

1,240 

1,500 

2,120

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .

h. ...........................

1........................... .

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,390 

2,120 

1,720 

1,420 

1,100

859 

736 

678 

cl,060 

2,210

2,550 

2,260 

2,120 

2,080 

2,260

1,980 

1,670 

1,380 

1,060 

859

784 

1,290 

2,120 

1,980 

1,720

1,500 

1,270 

991 

828

Secondfoot-days

947 

12,205 

42,829

313,566

23,370 

 44,995 

106,045 

16,487 

3,203 

3,046 

4,772 

3,287 

1,561

262,747

Mar.

754 

cl,O6O 

3,300 

5,960 

8,290

9,550 

10,900 

13,000 

10,600 

6,680

4,330 

3,160 

2,470 

2,030 

1,670

1,300 

1,420 

2,210 

1,940 

1,760

1,500 

1,270 

1,300 

1,580 

1,500

1,270 

1,200 

1,100 

892 

742 

707

Apr.

736 

1,060 

1,300 

1,100 

892

760 

62S 

584 

540 

778

1,030 

991 

892 

695 

572

556 

464 

372 

310 

267

238 

217 

197 

187 

178

172 

191 

217 

191 

172

Maximum

40 

924 

4,260

9,000

2,120 

2,550 

13,000 

1,300 

210 

426 

422 

343 

104

13,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,503 sec. -ft.}.- Dec. 14 (2 p.m

May

154 

136 

128 

126 

144

151 

184 

210 

194 

175

138 

119 

106 

101 

90

84 

80 

78 

74 

69

67 

64 

61 

59 

55

54 

60 

59 

63 

61 

59

Minimum

26 

58 

141

26

260 

678 

707 

172 

54 

40 

50 

31 

27

26

June

58 

63 

59 

52 

48

44 

42 

41 

41 

40

43 

58 

50 

48 

52

c68 

121 

149 

149 

426

224 

194 

157 

106 

95

88 

78 

66 

144 

242

Mean

30.5 

407 

1,382

859

754 

1,552 

3,421 

550 

103 

102 

154 

106 

52.0

718

July

200 

146 

95 

90 

72

61 

54 

50 

108 

119

87 

108 

184 

151 

256

408 

422 

408 

298 

214

151 

151 

157 

124 

95

81 

72 

88 

128 

102 

92

Aug.

104 

202 

310 

248 

343

282 

204 

128 

101 

95

146 

110 

85 

77 

70

64 

61 

56

54 

62

62 

55 

50 

49 

44

44 

41 

39 

36 

34 

31

Per square 

mile

0.065 

.866 

2.94

1.83

1.60 

3.30 

7.28 

1.17 

.219 

.217 

.328 

.226 

.111

1.53

.) 4,330 sec. -ft.; Ma". 8 (12m.)

Sept.

32 

33 

31 

46 

72

60 

58 

104 

87 

66

69 

63 

68 

85 

87

72 

61 

53 

51 

47

41 

37 

33 

31 

30

27 

28 

31 

30 

28

Runoff in 

Inches

O.O7 

.97 

3.39

24.81

1.85 

3.56 

8.39 

1.30 

.25 

.24 

.38 

.26 

.12

20.78

13,300 sec.

c Backwater from tributary Inflow; discharge computed from recorder graph adjusted from backwater 

effect.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 401

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°29", long. 86°39". in N? sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 14

 fi., at bridge on State Highway 55, 1? miles upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 2 miles southeast of Thad, 3 miles upstream from Reedy Creek, ani bj miles 

southeast of McKenzie. Datum of gage is 172.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 296 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 508 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,540 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 22.2 

t'eet); minimum daily, 52 second-feet Oct. 2, 5, 7.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1938 (gage height, 26.06 

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 11, 1938 (gage 

height, 1.66 feet); minimum daily, 22 second-feet Sept. 28, Oct. 18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 30 feet in March 1929, from information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation caused by small 

mill 200 feet above station.

Revisions.- W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-4S (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23 to Sept. 3o)

2.5 46 7.0 552 18.0 4,100 

3.0 86 10. 0 1,100 20.0 5,400 

4.0 175 12.0 1,530 21.0 6.2OO 

5.0 280 14.0 2,140 22.0 7,270 

6.0 396 16.0 3,020

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54 

52 

54 

53 

52

56 

52 

59 

60 

64

80 

71 

67 

59 

57

60 

60 

57 

60 

66

67 

66 

66 

68 

65

62 

74 

87 

73 

73 

81

Nov.

105 

92 

83 

142 

146

119 

146 

124 

128 

190

469 

452 

396 

535 

750

768 

624 

606 

624 

484

383 

371 

359 

409 

642

624 

452 

409 

324 

264

Dec.

230 

215 

200 

195 

190

185 

185 

190 

210 

423

948 

1,360 

1,680 

2,520 

2,740

2,560 

2,100 

1,860 

1,630 

1,530

1,220 

822 

588 

501 

452

423 

396 

371 

359 

347 

335

Jan.

359 

359 

371 

396 

423

383 

335 

302 

280 

274

269 

264 

501 

535 

501

518 

552 

484 

4O9 

396

518 

696 

696 

696 

732

678 

606 

660 

642 

696 

858

Month

Octo 

NOVA 

Decs

Cs

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay.

June

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her.. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

1. .......................... f

St.... ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,000

1,020 

986 

986 

822

588 

501 

468 

732 

1,020

1,140 

1,140 

1,250 

1,630 

1,550

1,420 

1,220 

1,120 

967 

750

624 

714 

894 

930 

986

1,120 

1,060 

750 

642

Second 

foot-days

1,975 

11,220 

26,965

211,861

15,389 

28,030 

69,558 

16,206 

4,188 

2,886 

9,650 

8,947 

3,804

198,818

Mar.

570 

858 

2,390 

3,750 

3,470

5,470 

7,140 

7,140 

6,290 

4,350

2,970 

2,260 

1,920 

1,650 

1,360

1,180 

1,040 

1,100 

1,420 

1,330

1,220 

1,310 

1,510 

1,250 

1,100

1,040 

1,040 

948 

786 

696 

1,000

Apr.

804 

840 

894 

840 

840

840 

660 

535 

518 

732

967 

948 

912 

840 

606

518 

484 

423 

359 

313

291 

269 

247 

236 

225

215 

225 

215 

210 

200

Maximum

87 

768 

2,740

3,890

858 

1,630 

7,140 

967 

236 

146 

804 

1,020 

383

7,140

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 15 (4 p.m

May

180 

165 

160 

170 

190

195 

236 

236 

236 

195

160 

146 

137 

128 

124

118 

111 

104 

100 

97

92 

89 

85 

83 

80

83 

88 

92 

94 

96 

118

Minimum

52 

83 

185

52

264 

468 

570 

ZOO 

80 

67 

61 

68 

53

52

June

119 

112 

95 

84 

78

73 

72 

67 

72 

116

104 

88 

81 

71 

68

70 

83 

96 

137 

137

116 

124 

146 

118 

96

88 

76 

68 

99 

132

Mean

63.7 

374 

870

580

496 

967 

2,244 

540 

135 

96.2 

311 

2S9 

127

543

July

108 

114 

188 

100 

80

69 

64 

61 

124 

142

180 

324 

501 

642 

678

804 

750 

624 

696 

732

570 

302 

225 

185 

155

155 

236 

274 

195 

185 

247

Aug.

26? 

17.5 

359 

714 

967

1,000 

1,020 

804 

40-J 

30?

210 

190 

210 

200 

180

160 

150 

185 

200 IB'5

137 

123 

119 

114 

lO^

9? 

72 

72 

73 

77 6">

Per squmre 

nile

0.215 

1.26 

2.94

1.96

1.6S 

3.27 

7.58 

1.82 

.456 

.325 

1.05 

.976 

.429

1.83

) 2,830 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (8 a.m.

Sept.

68 

61 

66 

128 

132

220 

347 

383 

258 

160

165 

160 

170 

155 

146

132 

124 

111 

92 

82

76 

70 

68 

62 

57

53 

53 

59 

56 

90

Runoff in 

inches

0.25 

1.41 

3.39

26.61

1.93 

3.52 

8.74 

2.04 

.53 

.36 

1.21 

1.12 

.48

24.98

) 7,540 sec.
402 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°25', long. 87°00 I , in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 

11 K., at bridge on U, S. Highway 31, 1 mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge and 2| miles southwest of Evergreen. Datum of gage is 178.29 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1?43 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 169 square miles.

Records vailable.- October 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 306 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 second-feet Mar. 3 (gege height, 11.2 

reet); minimum, 80 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.51 feet).

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Mar. 16, 1938 (gage height, 16.65 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,OQQ 

second-feet on basis of records for Sepulga River near McKenzle; minimum, 63 secondfeet Oct. 31, 1941 (gage height, 3.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5 79 6.0 335 9.0 1,260 

3.7 92 7.0 500 9.5 1,650 

4.0 114 7.5 611 10.0 2,160 

4.5 159 8.0 760 10.5 2,820 

5.0 212 8.5 957 10.7 3,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

114 

114 

118 

114 

114

122 

122 

140 

140 

131

122 

118 

118 

118 

118

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

154 

164 

131 

136 

144

144 

140 

144 

140 

126 

126

Nov.

144 

206 

212 

159 

140

136 

179 

295 

282 

169

511 

1,740 

768 

342 

428

500 

436 

295 

356 3 as

276 

314 

342 

436 

760

530 

335 

264 

240 

234

Dec.

223 

212 

212 

212 

212

218 

212 

212 

276 

502

1,970 

1,700 

1,160 

982 

890

957 

760 

552 

436 

395

372 

342 

335 

314 

308

295 

288 

282 

276 

270 

270

Jan.

314 

395 

342 

270 

246

246 

240 

234 

228 

234

234 

223 

395 

552 

403

288 

270 

282 

270 

270

364 

436 

387 

379 

349

308 

314 

500 

436 

463 

574

Month

Octo 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lender year 1947 

ary

uary

1. ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

563 

445 

356 

328 

314

302 

302 

288 

476 

777

728 

500 

428 

483 

454

403 

356 

335 

314 

295

308 

411 

500 

463 

349

314 

302 

308 

308

Seoondfoot-days

3,982 

11,357 

15,645

135,524

10,446 

11,690 

29,580 

9,631 

5,511 

5,271 

4,808 

4,351 

3,772

116,044

liar.

282 

540 

2,840 

3,030 

1,520

2,600 

2,880 

1,550 

al,200 

1,300

1,040 

794 

652 

586 

552

541 

541 

839 

744 

586

530 

481 

500 

530 

500

420 

428 

428 

395 

356 

395

Apr.

500 

574 

541 

403 

349

356 

342 

328 

335 

314

295 

276 

288 

420 

403

364 

295 

264 

240 

234

228 

223 

212 

212 

206

223

372 

364 

264 

206

Maximum

164 

1,740 

1,970

2,690

574 

777 

3,030 

574 

314 

445 

308 

395 

302

3,030

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (7 a.m.

May

206 

196 

184 

190 

223

258 

314 

258 

201 

196

223 

196 

179 

169 

159

154 

149 

149 

140 

140

136 

131 

131 

126 

131

144 

140 

154 

206 

179 

149

Minimum

114 

136 

212

107

223 

288 

282 

206 

126 

114 

106 

87 

81

81

June

149 

131 

122 

122 

118

114 

114 

118 

114 

126

122 

114 

114 

114 

136

179 

372 

328 

234 

335

445 

321 

246 

179 

149

140 

131 

122 

122 

140

Mean

128 

379 

505

371

337 

403 

954 

321 

178 

176 

155 

140 

126

317

July

159 

144 

126 

114 

106

106 

106 

110 

174 

308

264 

169 

144 

149 

136

149 

174 

184 

154 

122

131 

169 

118 

106 

118

126 

114 

140 

258 

240 

190

Aug.

174 

165 

395 

253 

302

282 

159 

131 

126 

126

154 

149 

126 

114 

110

106 

106 

106 

106 

99

99 

96 

91 

106 

102

92 

99 

102 

99 

87 

89

Per square 

Bile

0.757 

2.24 

2.99

2.20

1.99 

2.38 

5.64 

1.90 

1.05

1:04

.917 

.828 

.746

1.88

2,050 sec. -ft.; Dec. 11 (3 p.m

Sept.

89 

96 

92 

148 

302

276 

144 

114 

106 

114

149 

149 

122 

144 

201

164 

122 

106 

102 

92

96 

92 

92 

88 

88

85 

81 

102 

114 

102

Runoff in 

inches

0.88 

2.50 

3.44

29.83

2.30 

2.57 

6.51 

2.12 

1.21 

1.16 

1.06 

.96 

.83

25.54

.) 2,400

sec.-ft.; Mar. 3 (11 p.m.; 4,100 see.-ft.; Mar. 7 (3 a.m.) 3,510 see.-ft.

i. He gage-height record; discharge computed en basis cf recorded range In stfge and adjacent record.
PERDIDO RIVER BASIN 

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla.

403

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°41', long. 87°27', In sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 32 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 227, half a mile southwest of Barrineau Park. Datum of gage 

is 26.11 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 370 square miles.

Records available.- June 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,440 second-feet Mar. 4 (ga^e height, 

Li. uu feet); minimum observed, 271 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 2.28 fe3t).

1941-48: Maximum discharge observed, 9,390 second-feet Mar. 24, 1944 (ga,Te height, 

16.17 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum obS3rved, 

242 second-feet June 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

Remarks.- Records good Gage read twice daily.

Hating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 10 to Feb. 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

2.3 271 8.2 2,500 2.4 356 S.O 2,430 

2.7 377 S.7 2,790 2.8 461 9.2 3,110 

5.4 1,330 5.3 1,340 10.7 4,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

547 

443 

377 

346 

332

362 

651 

547 

513

443

443 

443 

443 

443 

443

443 

443 

409 

409 

443

547 

686 

825 

755 

651

582 

47S 

409 

332 

283 

271

Nov.

345 

478 

426 

362 

295

295 

346 

721 

721 

686

1,290 

1,810 

1,570 

1,370 

1,850

1-.770 

1,290 

1,370 

2,610 

2,400

1,970 

2,270 

2,450 

2,270 

2,400

2,220 

1,970 

1,690 1:370

1,030

Dec.

859 

755 

617 

547 

513

790 

929 

999 

1,140 

1,410

1,730 

2,090 

2,310 

2,180 

2,310

2,790 

2,670 

2,180 

1,770 

1,410

1,140 

1,070 

1,030 

999 

964

929 

859 

825 

790 

755 

721

Jan.

686 

651 

651 

686 

686

651 

651 

651 

617 

617

617 

617 

686 

894 

1,030

1,100 

1,070 

999 

859 

790

755 

686 

721 

1,210 

1,370

1,450 

1,370 

1,250 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

Month

obto

Rove 

Dece

Ca 

Janu 

fee il1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

her ....... ...................

nho|-

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

i. ...............:...........

si ...........................

etfber .......:................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,160 

1,120 

1,050 

870 

800

765 

765 

731 

800 

939

1,160 

1,120 

974 

800 

731

7,31 

£96 

731 

696 

696

696 

661 

661 

661 

661

626 

626 

626 

626

Secondfoot-days

14,742 

4i; 646 

40,081

453,034

27,501 

23,179 

55,374 

26,478 

19,207 

19,786 

22,670 

18,147 

24,216

333,027

Mar.

626 

939 

2,330 

4,200 

3,670

3,900 

4,200 

4,050 

3,670 

3,390

2,740 

2,080 

1,560 

1,410 

1,190

1,230 

1,410 

1,520 

1,300 

1,120

1,010 

939 

S70 

870 

835

800 

731 

696 

696 

661 

731

Apr.

1,300 

1,680 

1,800 

1,760 

1,450

1.O80 

1,010 

974 

904 

870

835 

765 

765 

1,010 

1,060

974 

870 

800 

731 

626

559 

493 

493 

493 

526

493 

493 

493 

592 

a559

MaxinuB

825 

2,610 

2,790

8,530

1,450 

1,160 

4,200 

1,800 

1,760 

1,300 

?.,450 

"835 

1,960

4,200

'a JIo gage-height record; discharge intei-polated.

May

a 526 

493 

526 

1,490 

1,760

1,520 

1,050 

559 

526 

493

461 

461 

431 

431 

431

431 

404 

404 

379 

356

356 

356 

356 

356 

356

356 

559 

1,050 

939 

765 

626

Minibus

271 

295 

513

271

617 

626 

626 

493 

356 

356 

379 

356 

356

271

June

493 

404 

379 

356 

356

356 

356 

356 

431 

904

661 

461 

379 

356 

356

379 

661 

1,080 

1,080 

870

765 

661 

626 

592 

939

1,120 

835 

974 

1,300 

1,300

Mean

476 

1,388 

1,293

1,241

887 

799 

1,786 

883 

620. 

660 

731 

585 

807

910

July

1,120 

939 

731 

626 

525

559 

835 

1,160 

1,340 

1,450

1,340 

1,160 

1,010 

800 

592

461 

404 

493 

696 

559

461 

431 

431 

404 

431

404 

379 

493 

696 

904 

835

Aug.

661 

592 

£00 

731 

661

P26 

661 

f61 

f96 

£00

765 eei eei

765 

£35

£00 

T31 

 26 

£26 

461

404 

379 

404 

431 

431

404 

404 

431 

404 

379 

356

Per square 

 Tie

1.29 

3.75 

3.49

3.35

2.40 

2.16 

4.83 

2.39 

1.68 

1.78 

1.98 

1.58 

2.}8

2.46

Sept.

356 

356 

493 

1,370 

1,330

1,080 

904 

696 

559 

493

526 

559 

1,080 

1,680 

1,960

1,920 

1,720 

1,520 

1,230 

800

461 

404 

404 

379 

356

356 

356 

356 

356 

356

Runoff in 

inohea

1.48 

4.18 

4.03

45.53

2.76 

2.33 

5.57 

2.66 

1.93 

1.99 

2.28 

1.82 

2.43

33.46
404 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 84°27', adjacent to State Highway 43, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Owltown Creek, 2 miles southeast of Ellijay, 

Gilmer County, and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Ellijay River. Datum of gage 

is 1,255.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 135 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948. July 1904 to December 1905, May to 

November IHUY and December 1918 to June 1921 at site 8 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 254 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 5.56 

reet); minimum daily, 75 second-feet Oct. 6.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 13.0 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 64 second-feet Oct. 26, 

1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in fee*., 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 64 2.2

1.3 98 2.6

1.5 138 3.0

1.7 183 3.5

1.9 240 4.3

358

552

790

1,150

1,S40

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

80

80

82

80

78

75

78

96

151

115

104

98

93

89

89

112

520

2O6

149

130

119

109

106

106

108

108

106

178

130

113

108

Nov.

109

222

172

145

246

176

178

209

162

147

318

240

183

165

296

221

183

176

186

167

156

149

151

156

153

142

138

134

130

130

-

Dec.

128

125

123

121

151

156

134

165

174

209

218

186

167

156

207

333

224

193

176

167

158

153

149

147

153

153

145

140

138

134

136

Jan.

169

186

156

149

142

142

140

136

136

134

130

130

209

169

142

151

142

134

134

132

138

138

134

142

130

134

156

193

167

196

296

Month

October ..........................

Novsober .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

228

196

183

174

201

276

401

1,060

648

552

436

1,800

1,070

1,310

732

558

475

417

380

367

341

35O

316

296

288

300

292

280

262

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,796

5,340

5,119

92,673

4,787

14,189

12,516

11,806

7,701

5,232

6,200

7,427

3,706

87,819

Mar.

251

337

308

288

265

402

848

531

431

385

350

329

308

296

292

300

308

280

288

284

269

269

858

510

412

372

792

542

450

403

558

Apr.

607

596

485

431

417

465

470

490

465

422

408

594

376

490

422

390

572

354

345

337

333

529

516

516

308

304

MaxinuB

520

318

333

3,68O

296

1,800

858

607

329

221

794

9O1

174

1,800

500

292

292

280

-

May

280

300

308

312

292

296

329

276

262

254

251

247

247

240

234

231

228

221

215

206

204

199

196

196

193

191

212

324

292

247

218

Minima

75

109

121

75

130

174

251-

280

191

142

121

125

102

75

June

201

193

188

183

178

174

221

'178 196

:72

169

165

162

160

160

176

165

158

176

165

172

209

183

158

149

145

142

158

188

188

-

Mean

122

178

165

254

154

489

404

394

248

174

200

240

124

240

July

158

145

138

132

132

132

123

121

123

158

794

385

254

296

320

237

201

181

169

167

158

158

151

151

138

136

142

221

196

174

209

Aug.

405

'

'

126

558

)01

465

316

>58

>31

!15

201

196

>04

L88

L78

181

193

]LSI

L69

L65

172

156

]

153

L56

L74

165

151

]

]

]

L42

L38

L34

30

125

Per square 

 ile

0.904

1.32

1.22

1.88

1.14

3.62

2.99

2.92

1.84

1.29

1.48

1.78

.919

1.78

Sept.

121

119

117

134

174

174

145

153

145

140

134

125

121

125

119

117

111

109

108

109

106

106

106

106

104

102

104

134

125

113

-

Runoff la 

inches

1.04

1.47

1.41

25.51

1.31

3.90

3.45

3.26

2.12

1.44

1.71

2.05

1.03

24.19

Peak discharge (base. 1.40O sec.-ft.).- Fe 

ec.-ft.i Aug. 1 (10 p.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.

:b. 8 (8 a.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft. ; Pe1). 12 (11 a.m.) 3,240
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 405

Coosawattee River near Ellijay, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 84°31', half a mile downstream from 

scare Highway 5, 2 miles southwest of Ellijay, Gilmer County, and 2£ miles downstream 

from confluence of Carteca'y and ElliJ.ay Rivers. Datum of gage is 1,216.04 fe<st above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 444 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,490 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 8.94 

reetj; minimum daily, 113 second-feet Oct. 6.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946, Jan. 20, 1917 (gage 

height, 14.3 feet); minimum, 101 second-feet on several days in October 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

some minor regulation from gristmills upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

120 

123 

123 

120 

120

113 

116 

142 

23O 

175

175 

153 

139 

136 

132

150 

697 

328 

264 

213

186 

175 

167 

167 

171

171 

164 

250 

194 

171 

164

Nor.

171 

334 

264 

226 

361

272 

272 

356 

264 

238

503 

a410 

a330 

a £60 

aSOO

a540 

a350 

a320 

a3OO 

286

268 

255 

268 

264 

255

238 

230 

221 

213 

209

Dec.

205 

201 

197 

194 

259

277 

226 

295 

328 

385

410 

342 

299 

272 

412

649 

425 

361 

318 

295

277 

268 

255 

246 

268

277 

255 

246 

242 

238 

234

Jan.

314 

347 

281 

268 

255

246 

242 

. 234 

234 

226

217 

217 

435 

347 

277

286 

264 

242 

230 

230

238 

238 

226 

242 

213

221 

26/ 

347 

286 

318 

507

Month

Goto 

More 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

&1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her.... .....................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

uary . S^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.. ..........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

415 

356 

323 

309 

351

518 

697 

1,830 

1,220 

1,060

819 

4,110 

2,490 

2,58O 

1,420

1,060 

880 

767 

691 

661

613 

631 

568 

534 

512

540 

529 

507 

485

Seccndfcot-daye

5,749 

9,278 

9,156

174,745

8,492 

27,476 

22,230 

19,213 

12,973 

8,299 

9,437 

11,934 

5,863

150,100

Msr.

465 

5S4 

556 

529 

496

728 

1,660 

985 

774 

697

637 

584 

551 

529 

518

529 

551 

502 

518 

507

490 

485 

1,380 

887 

703

637 

1,340 

985 

793 

715 

915

Apr.

1,060 

1,060 

845 

754 

709

754 

760 

800 

774 

661

643 

613 

584 

812 

661

613 

578 

551 

540 

524

518 

507 

502 

490 

490

490 

485 

485 

475 

475

Maxima

697 

800 

649

8,790

507 

4,110 

1.66O 

1,060 

584 

351 

1,100 

1,260 

286

4,110

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 8 (10 a.m.

sec. -ft.: Mar. 7 (5 a.m.; 2,040 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of

May

475 

496 

524 

540 

512

502 

584 

460 

430 

415

410 

405 

400 

395 

385

385 

375 

361 

361 

351

351 

342 

332 

328

337

328 

347 

551 

470 

455 

366

MiniBUB

113 

171 

194

113

213 

309 

465 

475 

328 

217 

167 

213 

150

113

June

337 

314 

304 

295 

290

281 

351 

318 

286 

268

268 

259 

255 

246 

246

281 

255 

242 

272 

255

246 

318 

295 

246 

234

226 

217 

234 

351 

309

Mean

185 

309 

295

479

274 

947 

717 

640 

418 

277 

304 

385 

195

410

July

250 

217 

205 

194 

186

209 

178 

167 

171 

230

1,100 

562 

390 

425 

540

420 

332 

290 

255 

250

238 

238 

221 

213 

197

194 

226 

430 

309 

268 

332

Aug.

643 

649 

806 

1,260 

703

496 

410 

371 

342 

323

318 

337 

309 

295 

314

356 

314 

290 

272 

290

268 

264 

268 

351 

2P1

268 

246 

234 

226 

217 

213

Per square 

 Tie

0.777 

1.30 

1.24

2.01

1.15 

3.98 

3.01 

2.69 

1.76 

1.16 

1.28 

1.62 

.819

1.72

Sept.

205 

197 

197 

226 

286

277 

230 

250 

250 

259

221 

197 

190 

197 

186

182 

175 

167 

167 

164

164 

156 

156 

156 

153

150 

150 

205 

186 

164

Runoff in 

inches

0.90 

1.45 

1.43

27.29

1.33 

4.29 

3.47 

3.00 

2.03 

1.29 

1.48 

1.87 

.91

23.45

) 2,490 sec. -ft. j Feb. 12 (3 p.m.) 6,490 

records for Cartecay River near Fllijay.

_ 823350 O - 51 - 27
406 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35', long. 84°52', at county bridge at Pine

cnapei, Gordon County, 4,miles downstream from Sallacoa Creek, 5 miles east of Resaca, 

and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Conasauga River. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at county bridge 2 miles upstream. Datum of each gage is 616.16 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of -1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 856 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1948.

Average d i s charge.- 10 years, 1,323 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Feb. 13; maximum gage height, 

23.b reet Feb. 15; minimum daily discharge, 270 second-feet Oct. 7.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 29,100 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 29.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 220 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1938, reached a stage of 30.0 feet, from gage reading.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of backwater from Conasauga River computed 

Dy using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Moderate 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

?

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

II 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

30 

31

Oct.

281 

278 

281 

287 

276

273 

270 

304 

515 

455

396 

410 

354 

326 

323

318 

676 

1,190 

640 

53p

44Q 

396 

382 

368 

368

368 

368 

410 

530 

410 

368

Nov.

368 

470 

771 

576 

640

92S

608 

928 

688 

560

802 

1,520 

822 

656 

964

1,260 

822 

704 

754 

720

640 

592 

576 

608 

608

576 

530 

515 

500 

485

Dec.

47O 

455 

455 

440 

455

672 

576 

545 

788 

339

1,230 

1,000 

822 

720 

1,090

2,790 

1,63Q 

1,110 

928 

805

720 

688 

856 

624 

608

672 

640 

592 

576

560 

545

Jan.

720 

1,110 

822 

704 

656

608 

592 

560 

560 

545

530 

515 

1,110 

1,320 

856

704 

720 

640 

608 

608

592 

640 

608 

808 

592

576 

624 

1,080 

1,000 

1,230 

2,590

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Kebr 

Hare 

Apri 

Bay 

June qttiy

Adgs 

Sept

Wa

 her ...................:.....

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year }947-48 ............

Feb.

~ 1,960 

1,360 

1,110 

964 

964

1,540 

2,630 

6,730 

8J630 

7,370

4,960 

6,260 

10,700 

11,000 

9; 630

6,440 

3,360 

2,630 

2,280 

1,920

1.7SO 

1,870 

Iit40 

1,550 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,390 

1,270

Secondfoot-days

12,99] 

21,193 

24,70]

514, 61C

24,628 

106 i 325 

-69j68C 

62.52C 

29,76£ 

19; 25] 

26,26] 

32,242 

13,658

443, 22C

Mar.

1,190 

1,430 

1,700 

1,510 

1,350

1,580 

4,190 

3,470 

2,430 

2,020

1,760 

1,580 

1,460 

1,350 

1,310

1,350 

1,530 

1,350 

1,340 

1,310

1,230 

1,230 

4,970 

5,770 

2,710

2,050 

3,840 

4,970 

2,770 

2,140 

2,790

Apr.

4, 

4, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2,

2, 

2, 

3, 

2,

2, 

1, 

1, 

3, 

2,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

MaximuB

1,190 

1,520

2,790

19,400

2,590 

11,000 

5,770 

4;150 

1,420 

1,000 

2,170 

4,100 

1,110

11,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (7 a.m. '. sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (2 a.m.) 6,740 sec. -ft.

090 

150 

000 

410 

120

280 

250 

810 

830 

650

160 

970 

820 

100 

700

070 

820 

660 

580 

510

430 

390 

350 

310 

270

230 

190 

150 

110 

110

May

1,080 

1,080 

1,270 

1,190 

1,230

1,110 

1,270 

1,150 

1,040 

964

928 

928 

892 

892 

856

839 

822 

805 

788 

754

754 

737 

7Q4 

704 

688

688 

688 

1,270 

1,420 

1,300 

928

Mininun

270 

368 

440

270

515 

§64 

1,190 

litJO 

 688 

485 

396 

425 

332

270

June

S05 

737 

. 704 

688 

672

656 

688 

822 

688 

640

608 

592 

592 

592 

59,2

640 

68§ 

592 

592 

624

576 

640 

672 

576 

530

500 

515 

485 

545 

1,000

July

656 

560

sop

470 

455

440 

440 

410 

396 

440

2,170 

2,130 

1,050 

1,350 

2,060

1,660 

Ii250 

839 

704 

656

608 

624 

560 

530 

500

470 

485 

1,080 

1,260 

78S 

720

Aug.

1, 

2, 

3, 

4,

2,

1, 

1,

Mean ?er^n

419 0.489 

706 .825 

797 .931

' },4}0 . 1.65

794 .928 

3,666 4.28' 

2,246 2.63 

2,084 2.43 

960 1.12 

642 .750 

847 .989 

1,040 1.2.1 s" 

455 .532

1,211 1.41

8,980 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (12. p.ra

940 

510 

610 

100 

750

440 

110 

928 

839 

771

754 

805 

720 

656 

624

704 

672 

624 

576 

560

530 

500 

530 

545 

624

545 

500 

470 

440 

425 

440

Sept."

425 

396 

396 

396 

500

1,110 

704 

576 

576 

640

560 

500 

440 

440 

425

410 

396 

382

354

348 

3W 

33* 

334

332 

332 

410 lio

398

Runoff tn 

inches

0.56

22. 35

1.07 4-d?

3-Q3 

8.71 

1:89

ill 

1.40 

.59

19-. 24

.) 11,300
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 407

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.

Location.- Water-stake recorder, lat. 34°34', long. 84°57', at bridge on U. S. H'.ghway 

41 at Kesaca, Gordon County, 200 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. 

Louis Railway bridge, three-qaarters of a mile upstream from Camp Creek, and 3f miles 

downstream from confluence of Conasauga and Coosawattee Rivers. Datum of gag? is 

604.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,610 square miles.

necoras available.- April 1892 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since ibyi are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 47 years (1896-98, 1903-48), 2,770 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

28.Y reet Feb. 15; minimum discharge, 380 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1892-48: Maximum discharge, 49,600 second-feet Jan. 21, 1947 (gage height, 33.5 

feet); minimum observed, 180 second-feet Sept. 7, 8, 1925 (gage height, 0.5 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 36.6 feet Apr. 1, 1886.

Remarks.- Records good.

Kevisioris (water years).- W 852: 1921(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of backwater fron return 

of over-bank flow (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 8-30)

1.4 380 6.0 2,570 23.0 18,500 

2.2 630 8.0 3,920 26.0 22,600 

3.0 950 10.0 5,480 28.0 27,100 

4.O 1,42O 15.0 10,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

395 

395 

395 

410 

410

395 

395 

425 

578 

578

530 

545 

530 

500 

470

470 

579 

1,470 

9O5 

972

972 

682 

578 

545 

530

515 

530 

530 

665 

560 

530

Nov.

515 

560 

882 

780 

78O

1,150 

950 

1,080 

1,060 

860

928 

1,910 

1,420 

1,130 

1,320

2,690 

2,570 

1,470 

1,240 

1,240

1,130 

995 

950 

950 

950

905 

860 

820 

780 

76O

Deo.

740 

700 

700 

700 

700

860 

882 

860 

1,040 

1,270

1,730 

1,620 

1,370 

1,200 

1,580

4,200 

4,680 

3,080 

1,850 

1,520

1,370 

1,220 

1,150 

1,080 

1,040

1,080 

1,080 

1,020 

972 

928 

9O5

Jan.

1,130 

2.O9O 

2,270 

2,270 

1,320

1,200 1,110" 

1,040 

995 

972

928 

882 

1,880 

3,570 

3,150

1,850 

1,520 

1,370 

1,220 

1,150

1,130 

1,180 

1,180 

1,130 

1,080

972 

1,040 

1,670 

2,090 

2,090 

4,680

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

her......... .................

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lendar year 1947 ............

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uary

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,560 

4,060 

2,690 

2,210 

2,030

2,570 

4,840 

10,800 

14.OOO 

15,300

14,900 

15,200 

17,800 

21,600 

C26.70O

023,400 

019,100 

014,900 

C7,70O 

C4,OOO

3,500 

3,570 

3,920 

3,430 

2,870

2,690 

2,750 

2,690 

2,570

Seoondfoot-days

17,984 

33,635 

43,127

965,267

50,159 

257,350 

148,150 

115,850 

43,044 

27,245 

34,249 

45,699 

19,368

835,860

Har.

2,330 

2,330 

2,940 

2,810 

2,510

2,690 

6,840 

8,460 

7,920 

6,210

3,640 

3,010 

2,630 

2,450 

2,270

2,270 

3,430 

4,840 

4.6OO 

3.O1O

2,63O 

2,390 

7,110 

11,000 

9,600

7,200 

6,300 

8,910 

7,020 

4,360 

4,440

Apr.

7,110 

8,100 

6,840 

5,400 

3,990

4,O6O 

4,520 

5,160 

6,930 

6,840

4,840 

3,640 

3,220 

4,200 

5,480

4,680 

3,570 

3,010 

2,690 

2,450

2,330 

2,210 

2,090 

1,970 

1,910

1,850 

1,790 

1,730 

1,620 

1,620

MaximuB

1,470 

2.69O 

4,680

44,400

4,680 

26,700 

11,000 

8,100 

1,970 

1.27O 

2,940 

6,040 

1,080

26.70O

May

1,570 

1,520 

1,730 

1,730 

1,850

1,790 

1,790 

1,730 

1,570 

1,470

1,420 

1,320 

1,320 

1,270 

1,240

1,220 

1,200 

1,180 

1,130 

1,080

1,060 

1,040 

1,020 

995 

995

972 

972 

1,420 

1,350 

1,970 

1,620

Minimum

395 

515 

700

395

882 

2,O30 

2,270 

1,620 

972 

700 

560 

612 

455

395

June

1,270 

1,110 

1,020 

972 

950

928 

928 

1,080 

995 

905

860 

860 

840 

820 

820

860 

1,020 

882 

840 

860

840 

1,020 

995 

860 

760

700 

700 

700 

700 

1,150

Mean

580 

1,121 

1,391

2,645

1,618 

8,874 

4,779 

3,862 

1,389 

908 

1,105 

1,474 

646

2,284

July

905 

820 

740 

665 

648

630 

630 

578 

560 

595

1,800 

2,940 

1,570 

1,620 

2,090

2,330 

1,790 

1,320 

1,040 

905

840 

820 

780 

700 

665

648 

630 

1,060 

1,670 

1,180 

1,080

Aug.

1,97? 

3,220 

4,360 

6,040 

5,000

2, S7"> 

1,730 

1,370 

1,220 

1,080

1,04" 

1,11" 

1,060 

9SO 

9CS

9C5 

950 

882 

840 

780

760 

720 

7CO 

720 

820

760 

700 

665 

630 

612 

630

Per square 

mile

0.360 

.696 

.864

1.64

1.00 

5.51 

2.97 

2.40 

.863 

.564 

.686 

.916 

.401

1.42

Sept.

595 

560 

560 

560 

595

1,040 

1,080 

860 

820 

882

1,040 

905 

700 

648 

630

595 

560 

545 

530 

530

515 

515 

485 

470 

470

470 

455 

545 

630 

578

runoff in 

inches

0.42 

.78 

1.00

22.33

1.15 

5.94 

3.42 

2.68 

.99 

.63 

.79 

1.06 

.45

19.31

Pesk discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (lO a.m.) 26,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 11,200

ee.-ft. 

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow; discharge computed from backwater curve.
408 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River near Rome, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12', long. 85°16', at Moyo Brr lock and dam, 

lj miles upstream from Webb Creek, 6 miles southwest of Rome, Floyc1 County, and 1\ 

miles downstream from confluence of Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers. Datum of gage is 

553.05 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,040 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to September 1948. January 

lay/ to uecemoer 1903 at site at Rome. Gage-height records collected at same site 

since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1937-48), 5,970 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 31.0 

feetJ; minimum daily, 1,020 second-feet Oct. 1, 6, 7.

1897-1903, 1928-31, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 65,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1947 

(gage height, 37.0 feet); minimum, 870 second-feet Oct. 18-22, 193] (gage height, 

-0.55 foot).

Maximum stage known, 40.3 feet Apr. 1, 1886 (site and datum at Rome).

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation during periods cf low flow.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 except periods when rate of change of s'-.age was a factor 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

-0.2 

0.0 

1.0 

3.0 

7.0

1,020

1,180

1,980

3,750

7,750

10.0

16.0

28.0

31.0

11,100

18,500

25,900

34,000

41,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,020 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,020 

1,020 

1,100 

1,700 

2,060

1,900 

1,580 

1,420 

1,340 

1,260

1,260 

1,300 

3,200 

3,850 

2,390

2,140 

1,980 

1,620 

1,500 

1,420

1,460 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,700 

1,580

Nov.

1,500 

1,580 

2,140 

3,200 

2,480

2,300 

3,020 

3,200 

4,150 

3,200

3,200 

7,950 

7,650 

4,650 

3,850

4,750 

5,950 

4,950 

3,650 

3,470

3,380 

3,020 

2,840 

2,840 

3,110

3,290 

2,930 

2,660 

2,480 

2,390

Dec.

2,300 

2,220 

2,140 

2,140 

2,140

2,140 

2,300 

2,480 

2,480 

3,290

4,950 

5,650 

4,650 

3,850 

3,950

8,360 

11,500 

9,240 

6,350 

4,750

4,050 

3,650 

3,380 

3,200 

3,110

3,110 

3,200 

3,110 

2,930 

2,840 

2,660

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Bay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

2,840 

3,850 

4,950 

4,650 

3,750

3,290 

3,020 

2,840 

2,750 

2,660

2,570 

2,570 

3,470 

5,750 

6,650

5,450 

4,050 

3,650 

3,290 

3,110

3,020 

3,020 

3,110 

3,110 

3,020

2,930 

2,840 

3,470 

4,350 

5,250 

8,050

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

h..... .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

11,200 

12,300 

7,850 

8,150 

5,450

5,750 

8,580 

k23,500 

k32,200 

35,600

k33,200 

k32,000 

36,000 

40,000 

40,800

k37,000 

36,000 

34,600 

k29,800 

k24,600

Jcl3,300 

9,790 

9,240 

8,800 

7,750

7,050 

6,850 

6,750 

6,550

Secondfoot-days

49,560 

105,780 

122,120

2,230,150

117,330 

568,660 

376,600 

302,890 

125,180 

82,420 

135,760 

157,830 

63,060

2,207,190

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 sec. -ft.).- Fe

sec. -ft.

Har.

6,750 

6,350 

7,850 

8,250 

7,350

7,550 

Jcl6,200 

20,700 

19,400 

15,500

12,100 

8,910 

7,650 

6,950 

6,450

6,350 

7,050 

8,470 

9,020 

8,150

6,850 

6,350 

JC15.700 

24,700 

23,400

18,400 

18,500 

21,200 

18,800 

13,700 

M.2,000

Apr.

17,500 

19,900 

17,700 

14,100 

11,500

Jcl2,300 

15,400 

15,300 

17,200 

16,400

14,000 

10,900 

9,020 

8,800 

10,100

10,500 

9,020 

7,750 

6,950 

6,450

6,150 

5,850 

5,650 

5,450 

5,250

5,050 

4,950 

4,750 

4,550 

4,450

Maxima

3,850 

7,950 

11,500

64,600

8,050 

40,800 

24,700 

19,900 

7,250 

4,450 

12,100 

18,900 

4,050

40,800

Hay

4,350 

4,150 

4,350 

4,650 

5,050

5,250 

5,050 

5,050 

4,550 

4,150

3,950 

3,750 

3,650 

3,650 

3,560

3,470 

3,380 

3,290 

3,200 

3,110

3,020 

2,930 

2,930 

2,840 

2,750

2,750 

2,750 

4,250 

6,250 

7,250 

5,850

.MiniBUB

1,020 

1,500 

2,140

1,020

2,570 

5,450 e.stfo

4,450 

2,750 

2,060 

1,700 

1,980 

1,580

1,020

June

4,450 

3,650 

3,290 

3,020 

2,930

2,S40 

2,750 

3,110 

3,290 

2,840

2,660 

2,570 

2,480 

2,480 

3,020

2,750 

2,840 

2,840 

2,570 

2,480

2,570 

2,480 

2,840 

2,660 

2,390

2,220 

2,060 

2,060 

2,140 

2,140

Mean

1,599 

3,526 

3,939

6,110

3,785 

19,610 

12,150 

10,100 

4,038 

2,747 

4,379 

5,091 

2,102

6,031

July

3,020 

2,660 

2,220 

2,060 

1,940

1,900 

1,820 

1,780 

1,700 

1,900

5,750 

10,600 

9,790 

7,250 

8,250

10,900 

12,100 

k9,420 

g5,350 

g3,750

g3,200 

g2,930 

g2,840 

2,660 

2,480

2,300 

2,300 

2,660 

3,560 

3,650 

3,020

Aug.

3,290 

5,350 

k!5,600 

18,900 

18,400

k!5,900 

8,360 

5,350 

4,350 

3,850

3,650 

3,560 

3,470 

3,290 

3,110

3,650 

3,380 

3,110 

2,930 

2,750

2,570 

2,480 

2,390 

2,390 

2,390

2,570 

2,390 

2,220 

2,140 

2,060 

1,980

Per square 

 lie

0.396 

.873 

.975

1.51

.937 

4.85 

3.01 

2.50 

1.00 

.680 

1.08 

1.26 

.520

1.49

Sept.

1,980 

1,900 

1,820 

1,900 

1,980

3,470 

4,050 

3,290 

2,570 

2,390

2,390 

2,480 

2,300 

2,140 

1,980

1,980 

1,900 

1,820 

1,740 

1,740

1,700 

1,700 

1,660 

1,620 

1,620

1,580 

1,580 

1,780 

1,940 

2,060

Runoff in 

inches

0.46 

.97 

1.12

20.52

1.08 

5.23 

3.47 

2.79 

1.15 

.76 

1.24 

1.45 

.58

20.30

b. 15 (3 a.m.) 41,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 25,200

g Computed from graph based on once-daily gage readings.

k Discharge computed b'y using rate of change of stage as a factor.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 409

Coosa River-at Leesburg, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°11', long. 85°45', in NW£ sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 8 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1 mile east of Leesburg and 4 miles downstream from 

Yellow Creek. Datum of gage is 517.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19f9 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,270 sqaare miles.

Records available.- June 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 7,910 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 53,600 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 31.5 

reet,~from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1,300 second-feet Oct. 4, 7.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 73,200 second-feet Feb. 14, 1946, Jan. 24, 1947 (gage 

height, 35.1 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.13C secondfeet Oct. 24-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 3O

0.7 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

1,330

1,660

2,290

3,150

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

4,210

6,820

12,900

21,200

2O.O 

25.0 

30.0 

31.5

29,700

38,200

48,600

53,600

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

1,760

2,180

3,130

4,210

Note. - Same as proceding table above 4.0 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,390

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,390

1,330

1,390

1,450

1,890

2,370

2,130

1,890

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,730

3,550

3,760

2,690

2,450

2,290

1,970

1,810

1,730

1,730

1,890

1,890

1,810

2.O5O

Nov.

2,130

2,050

2,130

2,690

3,650

3,050

3,050

3,650

3,980

4,330

3,980

6,270

9,180

7,530

6,260

6.820

6,680

7,100

5,710

4,690

4,450

4,090

3,760

3,550

3,550

3.87O

3,870

3,450

3,150

2,960

-

Dec.

2,870

2,780

2,690

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,960

3,150

3,760

6,540

7,240

6,680

5,580

5,980

11,000

14,000

13,100

1O,100

7,100

5,710

5,060

4,570

4,210

3,980

3,870

3,870

3,87O

3,650

3,450

3,350

Jan.'

3,870

5,32O

5,710

6,120

5,450

4,570

4,090

3,760

3,550

3,450

3,350

3,350

4,930

8,280

8,580

7,980

6,400

5,O6O

4,570

4,330

4,090

4,090

4.O9O

3,980

3,870

3,760

3,870

4,810

5,710

8,880

12,400

Month

October ..........................

Movenber .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septsnber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

14,700

14,800

12,300

9,480

8,280

7,980

13,200

27,200

36,200

40,600

42,100

43,700

47,600

51,000

53,200

52,400

50,100

47,400

45,000

42,700

39,600

30,700

18 ,50O

12,300

1O.80O

9,780

9,180

8,880

8,580

-

Seoondfoot-days

58,540

131,630

181,560

3,018,890

162 270

808 ,26O

497 94O

408 ' 9OO

148*320

99,710

149,520

181,720

69,550

2,877,920

Mar.

8,130

8,880

10,800

11,100

10,500

11,900

21,000

25,400

25,800

23,100

17,800

13,500

11,300

1O,8OO

8,580

8,280

8,880

9,930

10,700

10,700

9,480

8,580

17,000

25,800

28,300

27,000

25,400

26,600

24,800

20,900

17,000

Apr.

19,700

23,600

23,900

20,200

17,300

18,600

21,500

22,600

22,600

23,400

20,400

16,300

13,400

12,900

13,400

13,500

12,400

10,500

9,180

8,430

7,980

7,530

7,100

6,820

6,540

6,260

6,120

5,840

5,580

5,32O

-

MaxiBun

3,760

9,180

14,000

72,500

12,400

53,200

£8 f 300

23,900

6*120

12,300

21,000

3,980

53.2OO

May

5,190

4,930

4,930

5,190

5,580

5,980

6,260

5,980

5,710

5,190

,690

,57O

,33O

,210

,O9O

3,980

3,870

3,870

3,760

3,540

3,430

3,430

3,330

3,33O

3,230

3,130

3,130

4,620

7,830

8,880

8,130

MiniBun

1,330

2,050

2,610

1,330

3,350

7,980

8,130

5,320

3,130

2,360

2,OOO

2/270

1,760

1,330

June

6,120

4,690

4,090

3,650

3,540

3,330

3,230

3,330

4,090

3,760

3,230

3,030

2,930

2,830

3,540

3,540

3,330

3,230

3,230

3,030

2,930

3,030

3.O3O

3,130

2,930

2,730

2,540

2,450

2,360

2,830

Mean

1*888

4,388

5,212

8,271

5 £35

27*870

16*060 

13,630

4,785

3 3 £4

4 8£3

5*86£ 

2,318

7,863

July

2,730

3,33O

2,830

2,540

2,36O

2,270

2,180

2,090

2,000

2,090

2,930

7,530

11,900

10,4OO

8,280

9,780

12,300

11,900

8,130

5,320

3,980

3,650

3,330

3,030

2,830

2,730

2,630

2,730

3,870

3,980

3,870

Aug.

3,540

4,810

11,600

20,200

21,000

19,500

15,500

7,980

5,580

4,690

4,330

4,O90

3,980

4,090

3,760

3,650

4,090

3,650

3,430

3,230

3,030

2,830

2,730

2,630

2,730

2,630

2,730

2,630

2,450

2,360

2,270

Per square 

mile

0.358

833 igsg

1.57

 993

5* £9

3.O5

£ 59

 90S

.631

915

11 [440

1.49

Sept.

2,180

2,180

2,090

2,000

2,180

2,360

3,980

3,980

3,330

2,830

2,630

2,730

2,730

2,540

2,360

2,180

2,090

2,O9O

2.OOO

1,920

1,920

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,760

1,760

1,760

2.OOO

2,27O

2,180

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

93

l!l4

21.31

1.15

5.70

3.51

2 89

l!oS

.70

1.06

1.28

.49

20. 31

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (1 p.m.) 53,600 sec. -ft.
410 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°01', long. 86°00', In T. 12 S., R. 6 E., at 

Etowah County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 241, in Gadsden, 700 feet downstream 

from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and lj miles upstream from Big Wills 

Creek. Datum of gage is 485.97 feet above mean sea level, datum 0** 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,800 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1948. Gage-height reco-ds collected at 

same site since 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 9,079 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge^during year, 56,000 second-feet Feb. 17; maximum gage height, 

 ZFTTTeet Feb. 16; minimum discharge, 1,380 second-feet Oct. 4, 8, 9 (gage height, 0.55 

foot).

1926-48: Maximum discharge, 76,900 second-feet Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 31.13 

feet); minimum, 1,170 second-feet Oct. 27, 1941 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

Maximum stage known, 37.9 feet Apr. 6, 1886, from floodmarks established by Corps 

of Engineers. Flood of July 15, 1916, reached a stage of 32.7 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions.- W 682: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13, 14. 28-31, 

Feb. 6-17, Mar. 7, 23, 24, Aug. 1-3)

0.5 1,330 5.0 6,800 17.0 30,400 

1.0 1,850 7.0 9,800 22.0 44,000 

3.0 4,160 12.0 19,100 26.0 57,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,380 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,380 

1,383 

1,430

2,060 

2,440 

2,340 

2,060 

1,850

1,800 

1,740 

1,690 

1,960 

3,800

3,440 

2,720 

2,610 

2,340 

2,060

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

Nov.

2,280 

2,280 

2,220 

2,220 

3,020

3,560 

3,080 

3,200 

3,560 

4,040

4,540 

4,540 

6,800 

8,400 

7,360

6,660 

6,520 

6,660 

6,520 

5,580

4,800 

4,410 

4,160 

3,920 

3,680

3,800 

4,040 

3,920 

3,560 

3,320

Dec.

3,200 

3,080 

2,960 

2,900 

2,840

2,780 

2,840 

2,960 

3,200 

4,280

5,840 

7,220 

7,360 

6,660 

6,520

9,320 

12,000 

13,700 

12,400 

9,320

6,940 

5,840 

5,190 

4,800 

4,410

4,160 

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

3,920 

3,680

Jan.

4,160 

4,930 

5,710 

3,100 

6,100

5,450 

4,670 

4,280 

,040 

,800

,680 

,560 

,670 

,220 

8,850

8,850 

7,950 

6,380 

5,320 

4,800

4,540 

4,410 

4,410 

4,410 

4,280

4,160 

4,160 

4,540 

5,710 

6,800 

10,800

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber..... ....................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

15,000 

16,200 

15,000 

12,200 

9,970

8,400 

11,300 

22,700 

34,800 

40,700

43 ,400 

45 ,500 

47,300 

48,500 

51,800

53,800 

56,000 

55,200 

52,800 

50,000

47,600 

44,000 

34,800 

19,700 

12,600

10,600 

9,640 

9,160 

8,700

Secondfoot-days

60,640 

132,650 

172,440

3,294,960

168,740 

887,370 

535,030 

463,120 

150,180 

111,080 

164,410 

200,470 

76,930

3,123,060

Mar.

8,400 

9,800 

11,900 

12,400 

12,000

13,100 

18,500 

25,400 

27,500 

26,600

23,000 

17,900 

13,300 

10,800 

9,480

8,850 

8,700 

9,480 

10,300 

10,800

10,500 

9,320 

13,300 

21,400 

28,500

29,000 

29,700 

29,000 

28,200 

25,600 

22,300

Apr.

20, 

23, 

26, 

24, 

21,

23, 

24, 

25, 

25, 

25,

24, 

20, 

16, 

15, 

15,

14, 

14, 

12, 

10, 

9,

8, 

7, 

7, 

7, 

6,

6, 

6, 

6, 

5, 

5,

Maximum

3,800 

8,400 

13,700

70,800

10,800 

56,000 

29,700 

26,100 

8,550 

7,220 

13,100 

22,500 

4,040

56,000

Peak discharge (base, 35,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 17 (12 m

600 

600 

100 

700 

200

000 

500 

600 

800 

400

100 

600 

500 

800 

200

800 

100 

600 

600 

320

550 

950 

650 

220 

940

660 

380 

100 

840 

710

May

5,450 

5,320 

5,190 

5,190 

5,450

5,840 

6,240 

6,240 

5,970 

5,710

5,190 

4,800 

4,540 

4,410 

4,280

4,280 

4,160 

3,920 

3,920 

3,800

3,680 

3,680 

3,560 

3,440 

3,440

3,440 

3,320 

3,680 

5,840 

7,650 

8,550

Minimum

1,380 

2,220 

2,780

1,380

3,560 

8,4.00 

8,400 

5,710 

3,320 

2,720 

2,390 

2,660 

2,010

1,380

June

7,220 

5,710 

4,670 

4,040 

3,800

3,680 

3,440 

3,440 

3,680 

4,160

3,800 

3,440 

3,200 

3,080 

3,200

4,160 

3,680 

3,560 

3,440 

3,320

3,320 

4,040 

3,680 

3,320 

3,320

3,200 

2,960 

2,780 

2,720 

3,020

July

3,200 

3,200 

3,440 

3,020 

2,720

2,560 

2,500 

2,390 

2,390 

2,960

3,200 

5,320 

9,970 

13,100 

10,100

8,850 

12,200 

12,200 

11,000 

7,360

5,190 

4,280 

3,800 

3,560 

3,320

3,080 

3,200 

3,440 

4,160 

4,160 

4,540

Aue .

4,280 

4,540 

8,260 

18,300 

22,500

21,200 

18,700 

12,900 

7,360 

5,580

4,930 

4,540 

4,410 

5,190 

4,540

4,160 

4,160 

4,280 

3,920 

3,680

3,440 

3,320 

3,200 

3,020 

2,960

2,960 

2,960 

2,960 

2,840 

2,720 

2,660

Mean feT^re

1,956 0.337 

4,422 .762 

5,563 .959

9,027 1.5S

5,443 .938 

30,600 5.28 

17,260 2.98 - 

15,440 2.66 

4,845 .835 

3,703 .638 

5,304 .914 

6,467 1.12 

2,564 .442

8,533 1.47

) 56,000 sec. -ft.

Sept.

2,610 

2,500 

2,390 

2,340 

2,440

2,440 

2,660 

4,040 

4,040 

3,320

2,960 

2,840 

2,840 

2,840 

2,720

2,500 

2,390 

2,340 

2,280 

2,170

2,120 

2,120 

2,060 

2,060 

2,010

2,010 

2,010 

2,610 

2,610 

2,660

Runoff in 

inches

0.39 

.85 

1.11

21.12

1.08 

5.69 

3.43 

2.97 

.96 

.71 

1.05 

1.29 

.49

20.02
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 411

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°30', long. 86°14', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 

4 E., at tridge on State Highway 48, 2 miles downstream from Poorhouse Branch and 

4 miles southeast of Cropwell. Datum of gage is 420.68 feet above mean sea le^el, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 7,690 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1948. January 1892 to December 1899 (gage 

heights only) at site half a mile upstream, published as Coosa River at lock 5.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 79,500 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 17.0 

reetj; minimum daily, 1,720 second-feet Oct. 1-5, 9, 11.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet Jan. 21, 1947; minimum daily, that 

of Oct. 1-5, 9, 11, 1?4/.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 3,000 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1943-44. W 1082: 1943, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

1,720

2,330

4,030

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

5,950

10,000

18,800

10.0

14.0

17.0

39,000

61,500

79,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,750

1,810

1,750

1,720

1,780

1,720

2,180

2,820

r,98G

2,820

2,490

2,490

2,330

2,180

2,180

4,220

4,400

3,670

3,320

2,980

2,820

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,330

2,330

Nov.

2,490

2,650

2,980

2,820

2,980

3,500

4,590

4,030

4,220

4,590

6,340

C.,740

i3,340

9,160

10,000

9,160

8,340

7,940

8,740

8,340

6,740

5,950

5,950

5,170

4,780

4,780

4,780

5,170

4,980

4,590

-

Dec.

4,400

4,030

3,850

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,850

3,850

4,220

5,>'3C

10,000

10,400

10,000

9,160

9,160

13,900

15,200

16,100

16,500

14,300

10,800

8,340

7,540

6,740

5,950

5,950

5,560

5,560

5,560

4,980

4,980

Month

Jan.

5,560

6,740

7,940

7,540

7,540

7,940

7,140

5,950

5,560

4,220

5,170

5,170

5,560

10,000

11,300

11,300

10,800

9,160

7,540

7,140

6,740

6,340

5,950

5,950

5,950

5,560

5,950

7,540

8,740

10,000

17,000

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Ito... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septeaber ...................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

a22,000

a22,OOO

a20,000

318,000

316,000

314,000

a!5,000

43,400

65,100

79,500

67,500

67,500

67,500

69,900

71,100

69,900

68,100

65,100

62,100

59,700

56,700

54,400

50,000.

38,400

20,600

15,600

13,900

12,500

11,700

_

-

Secondfoot-days

75.14C

168, 84C

237.45C

4,588,34C

234,990 

1,257,200

775,500 

684,500

191, 88C

145,090

217,470

274,370

97,440

4,359,870

Mar.

11,300

13,000

20,200

20,200

18,800

19,300

a30,000

a35,000

a37,000

36,8OO

33,500

27,500

21,600

16,100

13,900

12,500

12,500

12,100

12,500

13,000

13,900

13,000

28,500

33,000

36,800

37,900

44,000

44,000

40,600

34,000

33,000

Apr.

32,500

31,000

34,000

33,500

32,000

36,800

47,200

41,200

37,900

35,200

34,000

30,500

25,500

24,500

24,500

21,600

20,600

18,300

15,600

13,400

12,100

11,300

10,400

10,000

9,580

9,160

8,340

8,340

7,940

7,540

-

Maximum

4 400

10,000

16,500

103,000

17,000 

79 500

44^000

47,200 

10,000

10,000 

16,500

31,000

5,170

' 79,500

May

7,540

7,140

7,140

7,140

7,140

7,540

7,940

7,940

7,940

7,540

6,740

6,340

6,340

5,950

5,950

5,560

5,170

5,170

5,170

4,980

4,980

4,980

4,590

4,400

4,400

4,220

4,220

4,400

4,980

8,340

10,000

Mimimum

1,720

2,490

3,670

1,720

4,220

11,700

11,300 7 540 4)220

3,500

3,150

3,320 

2,330

1,720

June

10,000

7,940

6,740

5,560

5,170

4,590

4,400

4,400

4,220

4,590

4,980

4,780

4,030

4,030

3,850

4,400

5,560

4,780

4,400

4,590

4,400

5,170

4,980

4,590

4,220

4,030

3,850

3,500

3,670

3,670

-

Mean

2,424

5 ,628

7,660

12,570

7,580

43,350

25,020

22 ,820

6,190

4,636

7,015

8 ,851 

3,246

11,910

July

3,670

4,030

4,030

4,030

3,670

3,500

3,3?0

3,150

3,150

3,320

4,980

5,950

9,160

16,100

16,500

12,100

13,400

15,200

15,200

12,100

8,340

6,340

6,340

4,960

4,400

4,220

3,850

4,980

5,950

5,950

5,560

Aug.

6,740

7,540

9,160

20,200

31,000

29,000

25,500

20,600

13 ,400

8,740

6,740

6,340

5,560

5,950

6,740

6,340

5,950

5,561

5,56-)

4,98-)

4,590

4,40T

4,220

4,03-)

3,850

3,67-)

3,850

3,670

3,670

3,500

3,320

Per square 

mile

0.315

 732

.996

1.63

s!e4

3.25

2.97

.805

 629

.912

1.15 

.422

1.55

Sept.

3,150

3,150

2,980

3,150

3,320

3,320

3,320

3,320

5,170

4,980

4,030

3,850

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,320

3,150

2,980

2,980

2,820

2,820

2,650

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,330

2,330

2,650

4,030

3,670

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

 82

1.15

22.20

1.14

6.08

3.75

3.31

'.70 93 

1.05

1.33 

.47

21.09

Peak discharge (base, 50.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 79,500 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations on Coosa River.
412 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°17', long. 86°22', in NE£ s<jc. 18 T. 20 S R 

3~ET7at Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 700 feet upstream froti bridge on State 

Highway 91, half a mile downstream from Tallaseehatchee Creek, ani 1 mile northwest 

of Childersburg. Datum of gage is 382.45 feet above mean sea lev^l, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 8,390 sqaare miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1917-48), 13,740 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 83,100 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height 19 9 

reet); minimum, 1,960 second-feet Oct. 4, 6, 10 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 136,000 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 30.03 

feet); minimum, 1,300 second-feet in September 1925.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Records collected by the Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of 

ueoiogical Survey,.in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.2 1,920 3.0 6,300 10.0 31,800 

1.6 2,770 5.0 12,500 14.0 50,600 

2.0 3,700 7.0 19,800 20.0 83,600

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,020 

2,<XO 

2,020 

2,000 

2,130

2,050 

2,070 

2,090 

2,090 

2,070

2,020 

2,090 

2,510 

2,860 

2,770

2,570 

2,420 

2,360 

2,340 

2,300

3,050 

4,440 

3,820 

3,370 

3,160

2,880 

2,700 

2,660 

2,510 

2,490 

2,490

Nov.

2,660 

2,700 

2,950 

3,050 

3,000

3,090 

4,440 

4,310 

3,940 

4,310

9,020 

8,300 

7,000 

8,300 

10,500

9,860 

8,900 

8,900 

9,220 

9,220

8,000 

6,860 

6,300 

6,160 

5,880

L.480 

5,340 

5,480 

5,480 

5,080

Dec.

4,680 

4,310 

4,180 

4,060 

4,060

3,940 

3,940 

3,940 

4,180 

6,080

11,200 

11,800 

11,500 

10,800 

11,800

17,600 

17,600 

17,900 

18,300 

16,100

12,900 

10,200 

8,600 

7,700 

7,140

6,720 

6,300 

6,020 

6,020 

6,020 

5,740

Jan.

6,440 

8,000 

8,300 

8,600 

8,900

8,600 

8,000 

7,140 

6,440 

6,020

5,740 

5,480 

6,580 

9,860 

12,200

12,500 

12,200 

10,800 

9,220 

8,000

7,420 

7,140 

7,000 

6,860 

6,860

6,580 

6,720 

8,300 

10,200 

11,500 

17,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 Fe

 ber. ........................

 bar.........................

lendar year 1947

h...... ......................

1. ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............ 

ak discharge (base, 55,000 se

Feb.

22,500 

23,300 

22,500 

20,200 

17,900

16,100 

16,600 

40,600 

69,600 

81,900

77,300 

73,800 

72,700 

75,000 

76,100

73,800 

71,000 

67,700 

64,400 

61,200

57,900 

55,200 

51,600 

40,500 

25,200

18,300 

16,100 

14,600 

13,600

Secondfoot-clays

78,40( 

183, 73C 

271, 33C

5,056,54C

265, 50C 

1,337,20( 

867, 30C 

736, 86C 

213, 03C 

165.88C 

231, 17C 

290, 10C 

108, 40C

4.748.90C 

.-ft.).- Pe

Mar.

13,200 

16,100 

22,900 

23,600 

21,700

24,400 

37,500 

40,800 

40,300 

38,400

34,800 

30,100 

24,400 

19,400 

16,400

15,000 

15,400 

14,300 

14,300 

15,000

15,400

I5,:oo

36,500 

40,800 

37,500,

38,000 

43,200 

47,600 

41,700 

37,500 

35,700

Apr.

36,200 

32,200 

33,500 

34,000 

31,800

38,000 

46,600 

43,600 

38,400 

35,700

36,600 

3?, 700 

28,400 

28,400 

27,600

25,200 

22,900 

20,600 

18,300 

16,100

14,300 

12,900 

12,200 

11,500 

10,800

10,500 

10,200 

9,540 

9,220 

8,900

Maximum

) 4,440 

) 10,500 

) 18,300

) 126,000

) 17,900 

) 81,900 

) 47,600 

) 46,600 

) 9,540 

) 10,500 

) 17,200 

28,900 

5,480

81 ) 900 

b. 10 (2:20

May

8,600 

8,300 

8,000 

8,000 

8,000

8,300 

8,600 

8,900 

8,900 

8,600

8,000 

7,560 

7,140 

6,720 

6,580

6,300 

6,160 

6,020 

5,740

5,610

5,480 

5,340 

5,200 

5,200 

4,940

4,940 

4,940 

4,940 

5,340 

7,140 

9,540

Minimum

2,000 

2,660 

3,940

2,000

5,480 

13,600 

13,200 

8,900 

4,940 

4,060 

3,700 

3,820 

2,750

2,000 

p.m.) 83,1

June

10,500 

9,540 

8,000 

6,720 

6,020

5,480 

5,200 

4,940 

4,680 

4,680

5,340 

5,200 

4,820 

4,440 

4,680

5,200 

5,740 

5,610 

5,080 

5,340

5,080 

5,200 

6,300 

5,610 

4,820

4,680 

4,560 

4,180 

4,060 

4,180

Mean

2,529 

6,124 

8,753

13.85C

8,565 

46, 11C 

27.98C 

24.56C 

6,872 

5,529 

7,457 

9,358 

3,613

12,980 

00 sec. -ft

July

4,180 

4,440 

4,180 

4,440

4,310

4,060 

3,820 

3,700 

3,820 

4,180

5,080 

6,020 

8,600 

13,900 

17,200

13,900 

12,900 

15,400 

15,400 

13,900

10,500 

7,700 

6,580 

5,740 

5,200

4,940 

4,560 

4,440 

5,480 

6,440 

6,160

Aug.

6,300 

8,000 

9,220 

17,900 

28,900

28,900 

25,200 

22,100 

16,100 

10,800

8,300 

7,140 

6,580 

6,440 

7,700

7,280 

6,«60 

,300 

,160 

,740

,200 

,940 

,680 

,680 

,440

,180 

,060 

,060 

,060 

,060 

3,820

Per square 

mile

0.301 

.730 

1.04

1.65

1.02 

5.50 

3.33 

2.93 

.819 

.659 

.889 

1.12 

.431

1.55

Sept.

3,680 

3,510 

3,440 

3,460 

3,700

3,940 

3,700 

3,700 

4,680 

5,480

4,940 

4,180 

3,940 

3,940 

3,940

3,700 

3,540 

3,320 

3,230 

3,210

3,090 

3,020 

2,930 

2,820 

2,770

2,750 

2,770 

3,140 

3,700 

4,180

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.81 

1.20

22.40

1.18 

5.93 

3.84 

3.27 

.94 

.74 

1.02 

1.E9 

.48

21.05
MOBILE flIVER BASIN 413

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 37', long. 86°16', in 85 sec. 22, T. 19 N., R.

J.B E., half a mile downstream from Jordan Dam, 4 miles upstream from Corn Creek, 5?

miles northwest of Wetumpka, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Tallapoosa

River. Datum of gage is 141.6 feet above mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power Co.). 

Drainage area.- 10,200 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1912 to September 1914, December 1925 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnargeT- 24 years (1912-14, 1926-48), 15,910 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge'during year, 102,000 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 25.1

reet }; minimum daily, 103 second-feet Sept. 26.

1912-14, 1925-48: Maximum discharge, 298,000 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height,

46.4 feet), computed on basis of power-plant records and flow over spillway; minimum

daily, 54 second-feet Oct. 15, 1938. 

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs at Lay,

Mltchell, and Jordan Dams (see p. 418). 

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of

Oeoiogical Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5

98

151

230

343

579

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

862

1,180

1,580

2,080

2,700

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

3,460

4,400

6,690

9,540

12,700

12.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

21,800

37,600

68,100

101,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,350

2,050

1,750

fl,260

4,540

4,640

2,840

2,090

1,880

3,900

1,400

3,930

3,310

2,260

2,240

3,160

4,050

fl,070

4,140

4,680

2,770

2,350

2,670

2,460

2,900

3,650

4,610

2,990

1,990

2,160

1,420

Nov.

1,920

4,500

3,760

2,020

1,750

1,500

5,830

5,080

4,090

f-,270

14,500

23,300

19,000

15,300

13,000

8,000

9,310

14,400

14,100

13,500

13,200

11,900

6,890

6,680

8,920

8,760

5,270

7,500

5,980

5,750

-

Dec.

7,840

5,090

3,670

2,540

5,020

5,860

4,530

5,680

7,150

9,800

13,200

14,200

17,300

11,400

17,400

29,500

24,800

24,500

21,200

20,600

20,800

17,900

16,000

10,700

10,100

6,880

8,060

7,780

6,020

11,000

7,840

Jan.

7,880

11,300

10,400

7,460

12,000

13,000

12,000

10,500

6,940

8,680

6,870

9,360

11,200

13,600

12,300

12,200

8,970

11,800

12,100

13,200

14,200

11,100

9,860

9,940

7,290

7,810

9,760

7,290

11,500

14,800

21,300

Month

October ..........................

NovsBber .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

25,900

29,100

27,600

26,600

26,600

23,800

22,500

59,100

92,800

96,700

92,100

85,200

87,100

91,500

86,900

83,100

73,800

73 ,'700

68,500

65,000

60,900

60,000

56,200

48,900

36,100

25,300

23,500

22,100

18,800

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

87,510

£6£ j08G

374,360

6,307,522

336,610

1*589*400

1,135,800

921,510

251,180

188,050

281,160

379,930

129,198

5,936,788

Mar.

19,800

20,800

26,800

38,200

30,700

37,500

56,100

53,600

49,200

46,800

42,600

38,700

30,700

25,300

21,800

20,700

24,500

19,200

19,600

19,700

19,400

19,100

65,100

58,400

43,400

44,400

45,800

54,100

50,300

44,100

49,400

Apr.

52,100

42,600

338,800

339,700

38,600

40,200

49,400

51,300

47,000

39,400

47,100

42,300

36,600

40,800

38,400

33,100

28,300

26,600

22,700

23,100

20,300

19,800

19,300

14,500

11,600

14,400

12,300

10,700

10,700

9,81Q

-

MaxiBun

4,680

23,300

29,500

198,000

£1 300

96 f 700

65,100

52,100

11,700

10,400

19,300

36,300

7,320

96,700

May

10,200

7,780

10,900

11,500

9,760

8,730

11,700

11,000

6,300

8,280

10,500

10,100

9,590

10,600

9,980

5,010

7,090

4,890

6,160

5,290

5,610

4,190

5,010

6,570

7,840

7,340

5,760

7,340

11,200

6,780

8,180

Minimum

1,070

1,500

2,540

169

6,870

18,800

19,100

9,810

4,190

3,410

1,520

1,830

103

103

June

9,090

10,400

,320

,200

,180

,160

,540

,550

,770

,410

,740

,700

,540

,180

,600

6,490

7,350

6,090

6,020

5,090

7,440

6,530

5,030

6,020

6,360

5,040

4,880

6,050

5,460

3,820

-

Mean

2,82;

8»73'

12,08(

17.28C

10.86C

54,81C

36.64C

30.72C

8,10?

6;26l

9.07C

12,26C

4,30'

16.22C

July

4,800

6,320

6,120

5,630

5,220

4,830

4,230

1,520

6,240

12,300

9,140

6,840

9,420

11,300

17,500

14,800

19,000

19,300

18,700

17,500

15,900

10,200

8,600

6,510

4,560

6,300

6,000

4,540

4,650

6,500

6,690

Aug.

4,310

10,800

16,600

20,300

35,200

36,300

32,100

27,700

24,100

20,300

17,600

12,800

10,300

7,360

5,010

8,440

7,740

7,260

7,950

6,480

5,450

5,810

8,110

6,500

4,110

4,020

4,510

1,830

7,550

7,420

i,970

Per square 

mile

s

1

) 1.69

)

)

)

)

-

-

)

)

-

) 1.59

Sept.

4,340

4,100

2,080

2,970

3,740

7,320

6,670

6,030

5,950

4,960

f261

f4,730

6,890

6,490

4,710

4,670

3,190

f!44

f3,490

6,380

5,890

5,080

5,250

3,670

f!70

a!03

a6,190

a4,790

a5,780

3,160

-

Runoff in 

inohss

-

23.00

I

21.65

gage-height record; discharge computed from records of Jordan Dam hydroelectric plan*: 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
414 WOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River 'near Montgomery, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°24'4E", long. 8ej 0 g4'32" , J.n pi sep, 31, T, 1?

N. , K. 1? E., at bridge on U. S. 'Highway 3J., $ miles upstpgam fpem' Auta.uga Oree.k awJ

 mlles'northwest of Montgomery. Datum or gage Is 97. 9Q ?egt abow mean sea.

datura of 1929 {Corps of Engineers ba^ph mark). 

Drainage area.^ 15,100 square miles. 

Keeoras available^- October 1927 to September 1948. January 189B to December 1

ReYghts only) at Montgomery, 9 miles upstream. 'Sage-height record's collecte

gomery since December 1890 are contained in reports of I}. 'S. We^tlwr Bureau. 

Average discharge.- 21 years (1927-48), 23,630 second-feet '. ' 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 second-f^t Feb. ISrlSj maximum

height , 37.5 feet Feb. 15; minimum discharge, 3,790 secoi$-fpet Seit. 3,7 (gage g

T 0.3 foot); minimum daily, 4,490 second-feet Sent. 8?.

1927-48: Maximum discharge, 230,000 second-feet JJar. 17, J929 (ga.ge height, 69,6

feet); minimum, 2,180 second-feet Nov. 24, 1941 (gage height,'^. 1 feet)j minimum

daily, 2,420 second-feet Nov. £4, 1941. 

Remarks.- Records good. Blow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs on Qoosa

and Tallapopsa Rivers {see p. 4J8). 

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Op., under general s^pery4?4ort Pf

ideological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission jj-^pjept.

3 {gage 

a.t fioni=

ga

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage ^eigfit, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feef)

0.2 

l.Q 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

4,3^0

s;46Q

8.75Q

12,800

17,760

10.0

15.0

20.0

30.0

38.0

25, WO 

39,806 

53.8QO 

80, 8G|| 

102J000

Discharge, in second-feet. T»ter year October 19A^ to Sap^amter ^.948

Day Oct. No*. Dec. June July

7,220

7,730

7,560

7,390

6,260

6,900 

7,560 

8.07.0 

7,730 

7,^00

8,240 

6,2^0 

6,500 

6,480 

7,56q

7.90Q 

8,410 

9,110 

6,2k

6,74Ci

6,900 

7,390 

7,730 

8,2*0, 

8,240

7,060 

5,940 

7,390 

8,-070

9,110

9,290

10,600 10 ; 200

9,470

11,500

9,030

15,400

23,400 

30.30Q 

35.90Q 

34,500 

30,000

39,600 

44,600 

40i 100 

35.400 

30 } 000

86,100

22,800

81,500

19,300

13,300

10,600

9,290

9.29Q

9,47«i

10.2PQ

1*. WQ

33,100 

34,200 

35,400 

33,70Gl 

?0,9QO

89,800 

28,10.0 

35,60,0 

67,100 

87.1QQ

96,200 

101,000 

101,000 

10,1,000 

10^,00,0

98,700 

96,000 

91.10Q 

86,800 

82,200

77,600

74,600

72,500

69,600

63,000

49.40Q 

36.5QO 

31,200 

27,200

11,590 

13,^00 

12,800 

11,800 

11,800

10,20'

3,93,'

10.0,0

11 506 iljsoo

1@,?00 

11,800

10,600

14,200

a.esp

11,809

13.100 is,; 796

, 23,100

232i;goo

15 U'

15.1><3 }o;gpa

8.5PP 

7,730

1,060 

?,73Q e,?30

10,990 n,§ee

10,3§0

e,wo i a§o 6,?ie li,iea

10,499

io,E0e 9, lie

6jl§0 '

10,8£)0

10,909

9,290

10,160

11,100

I 4B fnehes

Cflandar ?gftr 19,47

230.200 400:590 eoSheo

8,194,4,30 25,130

, i,87i;spo

1,682, '500 

1,359,100

648, 14 

27-i 8l

15,^10 

64.530

S4,27Q il IQO

15,360 

?0,910

1^47-49 §.914,970

age readings at M^ntgon

4,499

g eemputed from graph based on
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Alabama River at Selma, Ala,

415

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°24', long. 87°0i', in T. 17 N., R. 10 E., at 

Eomona Pettus Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, in Selma, 1 mile upstream from Valley" Creek. 

Datum of gage is 61.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 17,100 square miles.

Records available.- January 1899 to December 1913 (gage heights only prior to January 

J.9UUJ, June 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records since December 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1900-1913; 1928-48), 26,530 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 111,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 40.7 

reetj; minimum, 5,640 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.0 foot); minimum daily, 

6,090 second-feet Sept. 28.

1899-1913, 1928-48: Maximum discharge, 204,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1929 (gage 

height, 55.5 feet); minimum observed, 2,660 second-feet Nov. 1, 1904 (gage height, 

-2.20 feet).

Maximum stage known, 57.0 feet Apr. 8, 1886, from floodmarks established by Corps 

of Engineers (discharge, 221,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge above 17,000 second-feet computed by using rate of 

cnange of stage as a factor. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs 

on Coosa and Tallapoosa River (see p. 418).

Revisions.- W 662: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

1819- 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6,720 

8,230 

8,950 

8,770 

8,410

7,710 

7,880 

7,410 

9,310 

9,130

9,130 

9,310 

7,710 

7,540 

7,200

8,590 

8,950 

9,670 

10,000 

7,880

7,710 

7,710 

8,410 

8,950 

9,310

9,490 

8,590 

7,710 

8,590 

9,490 

9,130

NOT.

9,130 

9,490 

9,130 

8,770 

8,590

8,770 

9,670 

12,700 

14,400 

11,400

11,000 

24,700 

35,900 

31,900 

28,700

26,700 

21,100 

17,700 

21,100 

22,700

22,200 

21,300 

 20,000 

16,400 

14,200

16,200 

17,300 

15,800 

12,500 

12,300

Dec.

11,400 

10,600 

11,200 

12,100 

11,900

11,400 

12,900 

11,200 

8,950 

13,800

27,000 

37,100 

44,700 

46,400 

42,300

44,100 

49,900 

48,400 

43,100 

37,600

32,100 

28,700 

25,700 

24,600 

21,600

17,100 

13,800 

11,900 

11,800 

.11,800 

13,309

Jan.

16,000 

16,400 

16,400 

16,900 

15,800

15,200 

16,600 

18,600 

18,000 

15,600

15,000 

14,000 

12,700 

15,000 

20,000

21,300 

20,400 

18,600 

16,000 

16 , 600

17,100 

20,900 

20,900 

19,500 

19,700

18,200 

15,800 

18,000 

19,500 

g23,600 

g32,000

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

bar ..........................

mber. ........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1.... ........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

g39,000 

40,200 

40,200 

37,900 

35,800

34,600 

33,400 

35,600 

58,900 

82,300

95,800 

105,000 

110,000 

110,000 

111,000

110,000 

106, QOO 

103,000 

98, ZOO 

90,000

85,900 

82,800 

80,400 

76,500 

70,100

60,900 

47,600 

38,400 

33,000

Seoondfoot-days

263,590 

51li>5C 

748,450

10,605,39C

560, 30C 

2,052,50C 

1,935,OOC 

1,443,50C 

468, 70C 

332, 73C 

502,260 

686,500 

319,140

9,824,420

Peak discharge (base, 80,000 see. -ft.).- Fe

sec. -ft. j Mar. Z6 (5 p.m. ) 82,400 sec. -ft.

Mar.

29,700 

30,700 

43,600 

55,900 

66,400

77,700 

86,100 

94,300 

95,800 

95,100

87,600 

80,500 

70,300 

57,500 

46,400

39 , 100 

39,500 

42,200 

42,900 

43,200

41,100 

37,600 

40,100 

62,300 

76,600

82,000 

81,300 

76,500 

73,400 

71,500 

68,100

Apr.

67,100 

72,500 

74,600 

72,800 

69,400

63,000 

59,500 

61,300 

66,300 

68,300

66,300 

65,900 

63 , 100 

60,300 

57,600

55,800 

50,600 

44,40O 

36,200 

31,100

30,100 

28,500 

27,700 

26,900 

24,800

21,100 

19,300 

20,400 

19,300 

19,300

Maximum

10,ooo 

35,900 

49,900

151,000

32,000 

111,000 

95,800 

74,600 

19,100 

14,200 

27,200 

56,700 

13,100

111,000

May

18,600 

17,500 

15,000 

14,800 

18,200

19 , 100 

18,600 

18,600 

18,800 

15,800

12,900 

14,800 

17,100 

17,300 

16,900

16,900 

13,800 

11,000 

12,100 

13,300

13,600 

13,300 

13,100 

11,800 

10,800

11,900 

13,800 

13,600 

14,000 

17,100 

14,600

Minimum

6,720 

8,590 

8,950

6,660

12,700 

33,000 

29,700 

19,300 

10,800 

7,880 

6,240 

11,200 

6,090

6,090

June

11,000

11,600 

12,900 

12,700 

11,900

11,800 

10,800 

9,670 

10,200 

11,400

11,400 

10,800 

11,400 

10,600 

10,200

10,600 

14,200 

13,500 

12,900 

11,900

10,600 

8,230 

9 130 

ll)2ot) 

11,200

11,600 

11,900 

9,670 

7,880 

9,850

Mean

8,503 

17,060 

24,140

29,060

18,070 

70,780 

62,420 

48,120 

15,120 

11,090 

16,200 

22,150 

10,640

26,840

July

12,700 

12,700 

12,100 

12,100 

9,850

7,540 

6,560 

6,240 

6,720 

8,950

18,200 

25,800 

22,200 

20,200 

20,900

23,200 

25,500 

27,200 

26,000 

24,300

24,600 

23,600 

20,300 

16,400 

15,400

12,300 

10,200 

11,000 

13,300 

12,900 

13,300

Aue13.80C 

12,100 

11.60C 

21.60C 

34,000

50,700 

56,700 

52,800 

44,800 

35,800

31,100 

28,500 

25,200 

21,800 

18,900

16,400 

14,000 

15,400 

18,000 

g!7,700

g!6,900 

gl5,600 

g!3,800 

g!2,300 

ga2,300

13,600 

12,900 

13,100 

12,700 

11,200 

11,200

Per square

mile

1.70

-

1.57

Sept.

11,900 

12,900 

12,100 

11,800 

10,800

9,850 

9,130 

9,310 

10,400 

12,50O

13,100 

11,900 

8,590 

8,590 

10,200

12,300 

12,100 

11,800 

10,600 

8,050

7,710 

9,850 

12,100 

12,300 

12,100

10,600 

7,370 

6,090 

10,400 

12,700

Runoff In 

inches

:

23.07

-

21.37

b. 15 (4 p.m.) 111,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 9 (5 a.m.) 96,800

g Computed from graph baaed on once-daily readings of wire-weight gaga by U. S. Weather Bureau 

and recorded range in stage.
416 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala.

Location..- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°07', long. 87°24', in NW£ sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 7 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 28, Just downstream from Prairie Creek and 2J- miles northwest of Millers Perry. Datum of gage is 26.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage at site 9f miles downstream 

at different datum.

Drainage area.- 20,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 30,440 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 129,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 45.4 

reet); minimum observed, 6,770 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 4.65 feet); minimum 

daily, 6,980 second-feet Oct. 2.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 237,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 1938 (gage height, 56.6 

feet); minimum observed, 4,700 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.02 feet); 

minimum daily, 5,260 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 56.8 feet, from floodmarks. Flood in April 

1886 reached a stage of from 1 to 5 feet higher than that of March 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. Gages read twice daily. Discharge computed using fall as determined from auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants

and reservoirs on Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 418).

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to Septemt«r 194B

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7,850

6,980

8,170

8,790

8,860

8,540

8,080

8,240

8,630

9,450

9,350

9,280

9,350

8,300

7,930

7,710

8,740

9,400

9,910

9,890

8,770

8,080

8,080

7,910

9,020

9,450

9,450

9,190

8,630

9,230

10,100

Nov.

9,710

9,610

9,890

10,000

9,890

9,450

9,890

11,800

14,000

15,400

14,800

26,400

35,800

39,100

37,900

39,300

31,200

24,600

24,400

26,600

26,400

25,300

24,000

22,000

19,400

18,000

19,600

19,200

17,000

15,000

-

Dec.

14,000

13,300

12,700

11,800

13,300

13,300

13,100

14,000

12,700

18,600

36,500

49,200

56,000

65,300

61,300

60,700

63,900

64,600

58,400

48,700

43,400

35,700

31,200

29,700

28,100

24,200

19,700

16,600

15,000

13,800

13,200

Jan.

15,800

21,100

22,000

22,000

21,500

19,800

18,800

20,000

20,900

20,000

18,600

17,300

16,500

15,100

19,400

24,600

24,200

23,500

21,500

19,600

19,800

22,600

25,400

24,200

23,700

22,600

22,200

26,100

26,300

30,600

44,900

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

47,700

50,000

49,900

48,000

45,200

42,500

42,400

43,100

56,500

84,300

99,600

112,000

119,000

125,000

129,000

126,000

125,000

122,000

117,000

111,000

106,000

104,000

102,000

96,500

88,600

81,200

71,600

54,600

45,400

.

-

Secondfoot-days

271,360

615, 64C

972, OOC

12,587,780

690 60C

2,445*100

2,403,000

1 798 90C

552 1 70(

397 , 37C

575,040

727 400

331*410

11,780,520

Mar.

39,200

41,600

59 , 700

66,400

78,200

98,700

114,000

118,000

116,000

114,000

113,000

107,000

97,200

83,000

69,900

57,000

49,200

49,700

53,700

54,700

51,400

48,900

46,700

59,600

78,800

87,800

94,000

92,500

89,300

87,600

86,200

Apr.

80,600

83,200

86,100

85,600

83,400

78,900

75,000

71,100

74,100

79,000

80,800

77,300

79,400

82,200

80,400

74,600

70,100

65,700

55,700

43,400

36,500

35,300

33,500

32,800

30,500

27,900

24,300

25,300

23,600

22,600

-

Maximum

10,100

39,300

65,300

170,000

44,900

129,000

118,000

86,100

22,900

18 200

30*800

58,300

13,300

129,000

May

22,200

21,900

20,300

20,000

20,000

22,400

22,400

22,200

22,900

21,500

17,700

15,300

17,600

19,600

19,700

19,400

19,000

15,200

12,600

13,200

14,800

16,200

15,000

14,400

13,000

11,900

14,200

15,300

15,700

17,600

19,500

Minimum

6,980

9,45O

11,800

6,980

15,100

42,400

39,200

22 ,600

11,900

9,570

7,610

11,100

8,260

6,980

June

16,300

13,200

13,400

14,600

14,200

13,600

13,400

12,400

11,300

11,600

12,800

12,800

12,500

12,700

12,200

11,900

14,200

18,200

17,500

16,200

15,000

13,300

10,600

11,000

12,500

12,600

13,100

13,200

11,500

9,570

July

12,600

14,800

14,200

13,800

13,200

11,400

9,160

7,830

7,610

8,540

11,800

22,100

27,100

24,800

25,400

26,800

27,000

29,000

30,800

28,600

27,300

27,000

25,700

22,200

18,800

16,400

13,900

14,100

13,300

14,600

15,200

Aug.

14,900

13,600

14,100

14,800

25,600

39,300

53,900

57,600

58,300

46,500

37,400

32,300

30,000

26,600

22,400

19,200

16,800

14,600

16,100

18,400

19,000

17,300

16,400

14,000

12,600

13,100

13,800

13,000

12,600

12,100

11,100

Mean \ * *££"

8,754

20,520

31,350

34,490 1.67

22,280

84,310

77,520

59,960 -

17,830

13 250 

18*550

23,460

11,050

32,190 1.56

Sept.

11,300

11,800

12,700

12,200

12,400

11,200

10,500

9,800

9,710

10,800

12,500

13,300

12,000

9,320

8,790

10,200

12,200

12,200

12,000

11,600

10,100

9,060

10,000

11,800

12,4000

12,400

10,700

9,570

8,260

10,600

Runoff in . 

inches

_

_

-

22.62

_

_

_

-

21.17

Peak discharge (base. 90.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 129,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (6 a.m.) 118,000 

sec.-ft.; Mar. Z7 11Z p.m.) 95,400 sec.-ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.

417

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°32', long. 87°31', in sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., 

at Bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Claiborne and half a mile downstream from Limestone 

Creek. Datum of gage is 0.4 foot above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 22,000 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 32,440 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 128,000 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 43.1 

ree«"); minimum daily, 7,800 second-feet Oct. 3.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 227,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 17, 1938; maximum gage 

height, 52.25 feet Apr. 17, 1938; minimum discharge, 5,260 second-feet Oct. 2<t, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs on Coosa 

ana Tallapoosa Rivers (see following page).

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineer?.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,610

8,570

87,800

a8 ,100

8,740

9,060

9,OBO

8,910

S,740

6,910

9,430

9,780

9,960

9,960

9,260

8,740

8,570

8,910

9,610

10,300

10,900

10,100

9,260

8,910

9,080

9,610

"9,960

10,100

9,960

9,610

9,610

HOT.

10,100

10,700

10,900

10,900

10,900

10.7OO

11,000

12,500

13,400

14,500

21-, 600

25,600

26,900

34,900

39,300

42,900

41, ZOp

35,700

30,900

28,400

28,400

28,200

27,200

26,800

25,800

23,200

21,200

20,800

20,800

19,400

-

Dee.

17,400

16,000

15,000

14,300

14,300

14,700

14.7OO

14,900

16,400

30,900

44,400

54,100

59,900

65,000

68.6OO

71,200

70,300

67,800

65,400

61,800

56,000

49,OOO

42,600

36,000

34,400

31,400

28,000

24,100

20,500

18,400

17,200

Jan.

17,000

19,200

22,100

23,200

23,400

23,000

21,600

21,000

21,200

22,100

21,600

20,300

19,900

19,200

IS, 800

20,800

24,100

25,600

25,100

23,700

22,500

22,800

24,100

25,800

26,300

26,000

25,600

25,600

27,200

31,600

40,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Aucuat ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

47,300

50,000

51,100

51,100

49,300

47,300

45,300

43,800

48,300

63,000

77,300

90.OOO

99,800

109,000

116,000

121.0OO

125,000

127,0,00

128,000

127,000

126,000

125,000

121,000

118,000

113,000

1O7.00O

99,800

89,000

74,600

.

-

Secondfoot-days

269, 16

686,80

1,156,70

14,056,94

730,80

2,590,00

2,654,601

1,971,30

543 SO

408 OQ

555) 381

71 ' 10, A am QfW

356,94

12,664,08

Mar.

59,900

50,800

59,900

75,500

63,400

97,500

112,000

119,000

123,000

124,000

125,000

124,000

121,000

116,000

108,000

94,800

80,500

68,600

62,200

59,900

58,000

54,900

53,000

53,700

61,500

71,600

80,500

36,400

89,500

90,500

9O,000

Apr.

9O,OOO

89,000

87,900

87.9OO

87,900

87,400

84, 900

8O.5OO

76,900

7S.OOO

7B.9OO

77,800

77,SOO

82,500

86,400

85,400

81,500

76,400

70,300

61,800

51,100

43,500

39,300

36,700

34.7OO

33,200

31,200

27,200

25, 100

24,100

-

Maximum

3 10,900

3 42,900

3 71,200

3 163,000

3 40,400

D 128,000

3 125,000

3 90.OOO

3 23,OOO

3 16,400

3 28,900

D 52,6OO

3 13,900

3 128,000

May

23,000

22,100

21,200

19,900

18,200

18,800

20,800

21.9OO

21,600

21,900

21,000

18, 4OO

16.2OO

16,800

18,200

18,800

19.0OO

18,200

16,000

12,100

13.6OO

14,300

14,700

14, 700

14,300

13,600

12,800

13,400

15,200

15,800

17.OOO

Minimum

7,800

1O.1OO

14,300

7,760

17,000

43,800

50,800

24,100

12,100

11,400

8 40O 13)000

9,600

7,800

June

18,400

17,000

14,500

13, 700

14,100

14,100

13, 700

13,400

12,800

11,900

11,800

12,300

12,500

12,300

12,500

12,300

13,000

14,700

16,400

16,400

15,800

15,000

31,700

11,900

11,400

11,900

12,500

12, 700

13,000

12,300

Mean

9,32(

22,89C

37,31C

38.51C

23,57C

89.31C

85*65*

65,71C

17 53C

15, 60C

17.92C

23 19C

ll|96C

34.60C

July

11.2OO

11,400

13,000

13,600

13,400

13,000

11,900

10,100

8,910

8,400

8,570

10,500

17,600

23,200

24,600

25,800

26,300

26,800

28,000

28,900

28,200

27.0OO

26,000

24,800

22,300

19,400

17,200

15,200

13,400

13,000

13,700

Aug.

14,300

14,900

15,600

14,900

15,400

22,100

34,200

45,300

52,200

52,600

47,300

40, 700

35,400

31,400

27,500

23, 700

20,300

17,600

15,400

15,600

16,800

17,600

17,200

16,200

14,900

13,400

13.20O

13,600

13,400

13,200

13,000

Per square Bile

J

)

)

) 1.75

)

)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.57

Sept.

12,300

11,900

12,300

12,800

13,200

13,200

12,500

11,800

11,200

10,900

11,400

12,700

13, 700

13,900

12,500

11,000

11,400

12,500

13,200

13,000

12,300

10,900

9,78O

9,960

11,600

12,500

12,500

11,900

10,500

89,600

Rrnoff in 

inches

-

23.76

,

21.41

Peak discharge (base. 90.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 19 (12 m.) 128.OOP sec.-ft.; Mar. 11 (8 a.n.) 

125,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 3O (iz m.) 90,506 sec.-ft. 

a He gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Millers Ferry.
418 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Mobile River Basin, Ala.

Lake Martin on Tallapoosa River, 10 miles north of Tallassee,- completed In 1927 for power 

development, has usable capacity of 1,380,000 acre-feet. Capacity curve and gageheight record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Coosa River reservoirs on Coosa River, used for power development, are the following: 

Lay Lake, 11 miles northeast of Clanton, completed in 1914, usable capacity, 48,000 

^ore-feet; Mitchell Lake, 11 miles southeast of Clanton, completed1 in 1923, usable 

capacity, 54,000 acre-feet; Lake Jordan, 5 miles northwest of Wetunpka, completed In 

1929, usable capacity, 84,000 acre-feet. Capacity curves and gage-height record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Monthly change In contents, in acre-feet, 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Month

September ..................

Water year 1947-48. ......

Lake Martin

238 700

+42,400

-135, 20O

+264, 7OO

Coosa River reservoirs

+7.5OO

+36 9OO

19 5OO

+3,30C

+28.70C
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 419

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.

ttQfigtioiii- Water-stage Recorder, lat. 34°40', lon|. 84°56', 850 feet dovmstream from 

county bridgej a quarter of a mile downstream from Swamp Creek, half a mile northeast 

6f ¥iltoftj Whltfield County., and 12 miles upstream from confluence with the Cocsawattee 

RiVer. Datum of gage is'622.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage,area..- 688 square miles.

Reogfds. available.- June 1937 to September 1948.

Average disgharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 1,067 second-feet.

IxtremeS.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,800 second-feet Feb. 14; maximum gags height, 

86,0 reet Feb. 14j minimum discharge, 94 second-feet Oct. 2, 7.

l|87-48s Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 21, 1947 (gage height, 27.7 

feet)) minimum discharge, 85 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks'j = Records good except those fof period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating fcablfe, water year 1947-48, except period of backwater from return 

of overbarik flow (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, Apr, is'to July 24, Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

2.3 90 4.0 590 19.0 8,650 

2.5 128 9.0 2,790 21.0 11,2OO 

2. 9 224 14.0 5,220 22.5 13,700 

3.4 368 17.0 7,000 25.3 20,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Bay

1 

8 3

i9

ie

IB

2i

22 

23

%

& 

B7 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

99 

94 

97 

97 

99

97 

95 

97 

101 

101

Ide

126 

124 

128 

118

106 

112 

139

278 

622

362 

211 

169 

150 

143

143 

146 

146 

152 

146 

146

Nov.

143 

150 

169 

201 

227

272 

295 

278 

309 

272

286 

474 

512 

371 

666

2,120 

1,450 

570 

470 

493

416 

362 

339 

333 

321

303 

281 

270 

256 

245

Dec.

232 

224 

219 

216 

214

221 

256 

272 

300 

493

590 

550 

474 

406 

665

2,480 

3,160 

1,540 

863 

674

550 

474 

438 

402 

382

392 

402 

362 

333 

315 

306

Jan.

467 

1,360 

1,360 

800 

590

512 

438 

399 

371 

352

330 

312 

1.100 

2,700 

2,070

968 

758 

653 

550 

470

474 

493 

474 

449 

402

352 

399 

842 

1,010 

1,050 

2,930

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

AUDI 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary

b... ........................ .

1... .........................

«t ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,630 

2,380 

1,490 

1,140 

1,030

1,410 

2,380 

5,380 

6,540 

7,670

7,830 

8,450 

11,300 

20,000 

C$18,500

C13.900 

C9.500 

04,300 

C2.000 

1,670

1,710 

1,850 

2,300 

1,710 

1,360

1,270 

1,410 

1,360 

1,270

Secondfoot-days

4.75C 

12,854 

18.40E

421,449

25,43= 

145, 24C 

78,137 

52,162 

12,177 

6,462 

6,857 

12,964 

4,585

380,028

Mar.

1,050 

1,030 

1,320 

1,230 

1,100

1,410 

3,300 

4,960 

5,380 

3,070

1,760 

1,410 

1,190 

1,030 

947

1,030 

2,790 

3,960 

2,880 

1,670

1,360 

1,230 

3,960 

5,550 

6,120

3,530 

2,790 

3,910 

3,160 

1,890 

2,120

Apr.

3, 

3, 

3,

2, 

1,

1, 

2, 

2, 

3, 

3,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

2,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maxima

622 

2,120 

3,160

24,700

2,930 

20,000 

6,120 

3,720 

653 

388 

424 

2,300 

493

20.0OO

Peak dlscharKe (base, 5.000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (2 p.m.

480 

530 

4SO 

560 

760

760 

480 

300 

480 

720

200

630 

560 

940 

880

430 

670 

270 

100 

905

800 

758 

695 

632 

590

570 

531 

512 

470 

449

May

442 

438 

493 

550 

653

611 

550 

531 

470 

424

395 

375 

365 

352 

346

336 

330 

312 

292 

281

272 

261 

245 

240 

234

227 

221 

281 

449 

611 

590

Minima

94 

143 

214

90

312 

1,030 

947 

449 

221 

157 

122 

128 

97

94

June

352 

275 

245 

227 

216

211 

211 

211 

211 

206

198 

188 

184 

186 

186

250 

267 

233 

214 

198

203 

388 

224 

198 

176

169 

157 

160 

162 

157

Mean

153 

428 

594

1,155

820 

5,008 

2,521 

1,739 

393 

215 

221 

418 

153

1,O38

July

174 

196 

162 

146 

137

128 

130 

124 

122 

128

245 

378 

327 

272 

333

424 

342 

339 

229 

193

179 

164 

152 

143 

8140

8130 

8140 

8320 

a410 

8300 

a250

Aug.

342 

1,080 

1,230 

2,300 

1,670

926 

531 

385 

309 

278

261 

295 

270 

232 

211

211 

224 

211 

193 

186

169 

162 

155 

152 

15C

155 

146 

139 

135 

126 

126

Per square 

 He

0.224 

.628 

.871

1.69

1.20 

7.34 

3.70 

2.55 

.576 

.315 

.324 

.613 

.224

1.52

) 20,800 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 9 (10 a.

Sept.

118 

118 

114 

116 

118

130 

216 

240 

186 

242

493 

272 

184 

150 

146

130 

124 

122 

116 

108

108 

108 

108 

104 

103

97 

101 

128 

146 

139

Runoff In 

inches

0.26 

.70 

1.00

22.98

1.38 

7.92 

4.27 

2.84 

.66 

.35 

.37 

.71 

.25

20.71

m. ) 5,500

sec.-ft.] Mar. 25 (12 m. J 6,240 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations, 

c Backwater from return of overbank flow; discharge computed from backwater curve.
420 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°48', long. 840 59', in Dalton, Whitfield County, 

1,000 feet upstream from city pumping plant and If miles upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area.- 37 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 7.67 feet Feb. 12 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 17 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 2, 3, 25.

1943-48: Maximum gage height, 8.0 feet Jan. 20, 1947 (discharge not determined); 

minimum dally discharge, 14 second-feet on several days in Septembnr 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 500 second-feet, which are fair. Moderate 

diurnal fluctuation at medium flow caused by mill dams above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Dalton.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

IS

IS

IS

19

18

20

18

19

20

18

2O

20

2O

19

19

20

25

22

50

24

22

20

20

19

22

20

21

26

21

20

19

Ncv.

21

27

27

24

34

26

34

32

27

25

70

36

30

30

155

51

38

38

43

36

32

32

36

34

30

29

28

28

27

26

-

Dec.

26

25

25

24

26

26

25

29

28

36

33

30

29

28

161

137

63

51

44

39

36

34

32

31

31

30

29

23

28

27

27

Jan.

96

54

42

38

34

32

31

30

29

28

27

27

177

75

54

47

43

38

35

34

36

35

32

32

30

29

42

54

42

139

200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .................. , .........

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

121

88

71

65

60

144

253

620

418

325

280

1,370

1,160

920

342

214

152

118

97

97

79

124

85

73

70

71

66

6O

55

-

Seccndfoot-days

65E

1,1O 

1,218

23,035

1,642

7 596

3, 816

2,992

1,054

732

704

79E

638

23,150

Mar.

50

71

59

54

50

192

308

172

121

97

79

66

59

56

53

161

126

85

85

71

64

71

521

205

135

104

2O6

110

91

79

215

Apr.

142

172

114

91

82

133

138

249

196

128

107

121

121

253

132

104

85

72

64

58

54

50

47

44

43

41

40

38

37

36

-

Maxlnum

50

155

161

2,000

20O

1,370

521

253

7O

28

177

65

49

1,370

May

36

40

38

45

38

4O

38

35

34

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

29

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

29

70

39

61

30

Minima

IB

21

24

17

27

55

50

*c Ob

25

21

1 IdA 

17

17

17

June

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

28

26

25

25

24

25

25

23

25

26

21

25

24

24

25

24

21

21

22

23

22

21

23

-

July

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

19

18

28

72

28

24

25

25

23

24

22

22

21

21

19

19

20

19

19

32

177

30

26

26

Aug.

29

32

60

65

48

32

28

26

25

23

25

24

23

23

23

23

22

21

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

u-.- Per square Mean Bile

21.1 0.570

36.9 .997

39.3 1.06

63.1 1.71

53.0 1.43

262 7.08

123 3.32

99*7 2 * 69

34.0 .919

24.4 .659

29.2 .789

25*6 « 692

21.3 .576

63.3 1.71

Sept.

18

17

17

19

23

28

22

21

23

49

23

21

20

20

19

19

18

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

17

18

19

38

22

19

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

1.11

1.22

23.14

1.65

7.64

3.83

3.00

1.06

.74

.91

tOvAO 

.64

23.26
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 421

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23', long. 84°04', half a mile upstream from 

faimer Creek, 1 mile downstream from Russell Creek, .4 miles southeast of DaWsonville, 

Dawson County, and 1\ miles upstream from Shoal Creek.

Drainage area.- 103 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 14.4 

reet); minimum daily, 65 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 5, 6.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 4,780 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,800 second-feet; minimum daily, 55 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 50 to July 1O, 

July 16 to Aug. Z, Aug. 8 to Sept. 3O)

0.8 54 2.0 295 

1.0 80 8.0 1,870 

1.3 133 10.0 2,430 

1.7 220- 11.3 2,830

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

65 

65 

67 

67 

65

65 

66 

126 

200 

1O5

93 

88 

S3 

80 

80

126 

3SO 

199 

129 

110

101 

94 

90 

94 

1O9

100 

96 

143 

125 

105 

98

Nov.

96 

272 

190 

143 

218

173 

202 

232 

16O 

139

598 

321 

2O8 

182 

425

305 

220 

197 

222 

193

175 

166 

184 

211 

208

182 

166 

155 

151 

147

Dec.

143 

139 

135 

133 

143

153 

133 

164 

175 

260

290 

220 

193 

177 

337

633 

334 

260 

225 

206

195 

184 

175 

168 

175

175 

164 

160 

153 

151 

149

Jan.

202 

245 

1'79 

166 

160

153 

147 

145 

143 

141

137 

137 

242 

195 

153

166 

153 

149 

143 

141

143 

143 

137 

147 

135

137 

145 

184 

171 

186 

268

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wi

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

*uary

ist ...........................

ember. .......................

iter year 1947-48 ......

Feb.

225 

199 

182 

177 

186

235 

373 

893 

594 

490

399 

1.14O 

919 

1,150 

659

516 

438 

399 

360 

a340

a330 

a350 

a320 

a290 

a29O

a28O 

a27O 

265 

248

Seoondfoot-daya

3,39 

6,44 

6,3O

82,04'

5,09 

12,51 

14, OK 11,09' 

7,61 

5,37 

7,45 

9,81f 

4.07C

93,18

Mar.

258 

373 

318 

290 

265

483 

1,390 

594 

a 450 

a370

a340 

a320 

a3OO 

a3OO 

a290

a30O 

a29O 

a280 

a300 

a290

a27O 

a270 

al,300 

a700 

a45O

a4OO 

815 

529 

438 

399 

646

Apr.

594 

503 

451 

412 

399

425 

451 

477 

438 

399

399 

386 

373 

399 

373

360 

347 

334 

334 

321

321 

311 

305 

298 

295

2 9O 

282 

278 

272 

270

Maximum

I 360 

L 598 

> 633

> 3,070

5 268 

? 1,150 

J 1,390 

594 

L 438 

5 288 

3 1,170 

> 2,810 

> 248

J 2,810

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 7 (6 a.m.

May

265 

268 

298 

295 

285

28O 

305 

26O 

250 

242

238 

232 

232 

225 

220

218 

213 

206 

202 

197

195 

188 

186 

186 

184

184 

193 

438 

399 

285 

242

Minimum

65 

96 

133

65

135 

177 

258 

270 

184 

139 

118 

137 

105

65

June

220 

204 

193 

188 

184

179 

225 

197 

177 

168

168 

164 

168 

157 

164

168 

157 

171 

2O2 

162

151 

186 

173 

155 

145

139 

141 

149 

288 

230

Mean

109 

215 

203

225

164 

432 

452 

37C 

246 

179 

241 

317 

136

255

July

164 

149 

139 

135 

129

125 

122 

118 

129 

192

1,170 

656 

321 

615 

438

288 

24O 

213 

197 

190

175 

168 

164 

157 

147

147 

143 

155 

162 

151 

157

Aug.

188 

250 

607 

2,810 

620

373 

303 

275 

252 

238

225 

238 

215 

213 

208

222 

202 

190 

182 

177

168 

168 

184 

225 

182

166 

157 

153 

147 

141 

137

Per square 

mile

1.O6 

2.09 

1.97

2.18

1.59 

4.19 

4.39 

3.59 

2.39 

1.74 

2.34 

3.08 

1.32

2.48

1.87O sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (about

Sept.

131 

129 

131 

182 

248

211 

168 

157 

147 

143

147 

135 

131 

135 

129

125 

124 

118 

118 

114

112 

110 

110 

114 

109

107 

105 

133 

129 

118

Runoff in 

inobes

1.22 

2.33 

2.27

29.64

1.83 

4.52 

5.06 

4.00 

2.76 

1.94 

2.7O 

3.55 

1.47

33.65

1 p.m.)

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations. 

9233SO O- 51 - 28
422 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14', long. 84 0 30', at bridge on State Highway 

t> at uajiton, Cherokee County, three-quarters of a mile upstream fron Canton Creek and 

If miles downstream from Hickory Log Creek. Datum of gage is 844.SS feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- March 1892 to December 1905 (prior to 1895, gage hiighta only) and 

war en 193Y to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at sann site since 1891 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 1,050 seoond-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 second-feet Aug. 5 (ga^e height, 16.1 

reet); minimum, 257 second-feet Oct. 7.

1896-1905, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 89,800 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage 

height, 26.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 26.7 feet; minimum observed, 190 second-feet 

several days in September and October 1904.

Maximum stage known prior to 1946, 26.3 feet Dec. 10, 1919, present datum.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to Saptenbrr 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

Z75 

269 

269 

272 

269

263 

260 

355 

550 

516

358 

326 

311 

302 

293

326 

1,740 

1,250 

674 

516

448

410 

387 

381 

416

432 

403 

465 

516 

448 

397

Nov.

390 

1,090 

1,200 

728 

842

1,040 

880 

1,560 

940 

710

2,410 

2,750 

1,340 

940 

1,160

1,610 

1,080 

900 

900 

880

785 

728 

766 

920 

1,080

880 

766 

747 

674 

638

Dec.

620 

584 

584 

567 

584

674 

620 

638 

823 

940

1,520 

1,160 

960 

842 

960

2,750 

1,880 

1,250 

1,080 

940

880 

823 

785 

747 

766

825 

766 

710 

692 

674 

656

Jan.

728 

1,080 

880 

766 

728

692 

674 

656 

656 

638

620 

602 

804 

1,040 

766

692 

710 

674 

656 

658

656 

674 

656 

692 

674

638 

674 

785 

880 

S61 

1,340

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj

Aueu

Sept 

Hi

bar. .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1917 

ary

1 ............................

St........... ................

ember .........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,340 

1,080 

960 

880 

900

1,040 

1,560 

5,500 

5,200 

5,620

2,600 

3,950 

6,880 

5,760 

4,060

2,700 

2,250 

1,920 

1,740 

1,660

1,560 

1,660 

1,560 

1,450 

1,340

1,300 

1,300 

1,250 

1,200

Seoondfoot-day*

14,09' 

31,55 

£8,291

559,731

25,23( 

68,18( 

64,S8C 

52,86( 

33,97 

22,10 35,58!

41,02 

15,73

430, 80t

Peak discharge (base, 6.500 sec. -ft.).- Pet

sec. -ft.; Mar. Z3 (9 p.m.) 6,600 sec. -ft.; Av

Mar.

1,160 

1,450 

1,660 

1,480 

1,340

1,360 

4,390 

3.5ZO 

2,250 

1,880

1,?00 

1,560 

1,480 

1,380 

1,340

1,340 

1,480 

1,540 

1,300 

1,340

1,250 

1,250 

5,110 

4,420 

2,300

1,920 

3,460 

3,100 

2,200 

1,920 

Z.700

Apr.

3,580 

2,750

2,250 

2,020 

1,860

2,020 

1,920 

2,200 

2,450 

1,970

1,880

1,840 

1,740 

1,840 

1,640

1,700 

1,610 

1,520 

1,480 

1,450

1,430 

1,380 

1,380 

1,340 

1,300

1,300

1,250 

l.ZOO 

1,200 

1,160

MaxiMU

1,740 

I 2,750 

i 2,750

> 13,200

3 1,340 

) 6,880 

> 5,110 

) 3,580 

5 2,020 

1 1,120 

J 4, 520 

>. 7,670 

L 804

) 7,670

May

1,160 

1,160 

1,200 

1,250 

1,300

1,200 

1,360 

1,800 

1,180 

1,080

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000

980 

980 

900 

880 

831

842 

842 

823 

S04 

804

785 

842 

1,700 

£,020 

1,680 

1,120

MlnlBUtt

880 

390 

58?

260

608 

880 

1,130 

1,160 

785 

567 

448 

533 

410

260

June

930

eao 

BBS

786 

766

788 

823 

980 

?8S 

?10

692 

674 

674 

666

ese

728 

728 

638 

691 

698

638 

900 

74? 

683 

BOB

S87 

S67 

667 

?B8 

1,180

Maaa

456 

1,044 

913

986

749 

2,551 

2,077 

1,762 

1,096 

737 

1,146 

1,323 

524

1,177

July

747 

808 

BS3 

816 

499

465 

466 

446 

448 

S84

3,330 

3,280 

1,970 

1,660 

4, 320

2,060 

1,340 

1,430 

1,040 

980

SIO 

§23 

1*66 

788 

692

656 ese

747 

785 

726 

710

AUR.

7gi 

1,700 

2,gBO 

8,370 

7,870

2,250 

1,810 

1,340 

1,100 

1,080

1,000 

1,009 

960 

180 

861

861 

342 

842 

747 

710

§74 

 56 

747 

692 

804

674

sse

602 

584 

887 

533

Per iquare

 He

0.752 

1.73

1.51

1.63

1.14 

3.89 

3.43 

2.91 

1.81 

1.22 

1.90 

2.19 

.366

1.95

Sept,

533 

499 

499 

533 

710

804 

692 

653 

602 

567

567 

580 

616 

516 

533

499 

4 SB 

466 

465 

446

448 

43E 

448 

448 

432

43E 

410 

465 

567 

516

RuBOff Ifl inches

0.8T 

1.9$ 

1.74

22.13

1.43 

4.20 

3.95 

3.25 

2.09 

1.36 

2.19 

2.52 

.97

28.50

>. 8 (9 p.m.) 6,880 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (7 a.m.) 7,860 

ig. 5 (6 a.m.) 8,500 sea. -ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 423

Etowah River above Cartersvllle, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10", long. 84°44>, l£ miles downstream from Allatoona Creek, 2 miles downstream from McKaskey Creek, 2 miles upstream from Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, and 3 miles east of Cartersvllle, Bartow 

County. Datum of gage is 686.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Hecoras available.- September 1938 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 10 years, 1,693 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 12.6 

reet); minimum, 315 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 40,400 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet; minimum, 270 second-feet 

Oct. 8, 9. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years).- W 1032: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. .16 to July 10, 

July 20 to Aug. 1, Aug. 7 to Sept. 3O)

1.2 27O 1.7 91O 6.0 5.66O 

1.3 360 2.0 1,560 1O.O 9,880 

1.4 470 2.6 2,460 12.0 12,500 

1.6 740 3.5 3,42O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

342 

333 

333 

333 

324

324 

333 

723 

1,220 

932

628 

522 

483 

459 

437

459 

1,980 

2,580 

1,240 

791

670 

600 

548 

535 

548

600 

587 

600 

684 

670 

574

Nov.

561 

1,050 

2,040 

1,400 

1,090

1,580 

1,540 

2,640 

1,860 

1,240

4,300 

5,660 

3,060 

1,640 

1,730

2,330 

1,790 

1,500 

1,520 

1,480

1,340 

1,200 

1,220 

1,460 

1,750

1,540 

1,310 

1,150 

1,060 

1,020

Dec.

954 

932 

893 

876 

893

998 

998 

1,020 

1,270 

1,810

2,460 

2.O4O 

1,660 

1,460 

2,210

4,620 

3,56O 

2,040 

1.75O 

1,590

1,460 

1,380 

1,310 

1.24O 

1,270

1,420 

1,340 

1,220 

1,150 

1,110 

1,060

Jan.

1,150 

1,680 

1,580 

1,310 

1,220

1,150 

1,110 

1,060 

1,040 

1.O40

1,020 

954 

1,180 

1,680 

1,400

1,180 

1.18O 

1,130 

1.O60 

1,060

1,060 

1,110 

1,110 

1,180 

1,200

1,110 

1,180 

1.36O 

1,520 

1,640 

2,580

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dace

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1.... ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,460 

1,960 

1,710 

1,590 

1,560

1,660 

3,190 

10,300 

12,200 

8,990

5,360 

6,920 

11,000 

10,100 

7,4OO

4,440 

3,600 

3,120 

2,76O 

2,580

2,400 

2,580 

2,520 

2,190 

2,O4O

2.O4O 

2.O40 

1,960 

1,890

Seoondfoot-daya

21,39! 

53, O6] 

47,994

583, 8O:

39,234 

122, S6C 

104, 99C 

83.44C 

49,59C 

32,90 

68,88) 

67,42( 

24,99'

716,48

Peak discharge (base, 9.5OO sec. -ft.).- Pet

sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (I p.m.) 11,300 see.-ft.j J 

sec. -ft.; Aug. 5 (6 p.m.) 9,770 se«.-ft.

Mar.

1,830 

2,340 

2,920 

2,520 

2,190

2,520 

5,860 

6,260 

3,870 

3,020

2,580 

2,330 

2,120 

1,960 

1,890

1,960 

2,260 

2,120 

1,960 

1,960

1,960 

1,960 

8,550 

8,120 

4,280

3,020 

5,580 

5.7SO 

3,690 

3,020 

4,580

Apr.

6, 

5, 

3, 

3, 

2,

3, 

3, 

3, 

4, 

3,

3,

z,

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Muinun

2,580 

I 5,860 

\, 4,620

! 20,600

1 2,580 

) 12,200 

> 8,550 

) 6,760 

> 3,360 

J 1,610 

} 8,350 

5 9,550 

> 1,400

L 12,200

. 9 (11 a.m. 

uly 17 (1 a.

760 

070 

78O 

220 

920

870 

51O 

420 

270 

600

120 

920 

700 

760 

810

520 

260 

120 

040 

960

960 

870 

840 

830 

810

760 

750 

700 

660 

630

May

1,560 

1,610 

1,680 

1,890 

2,040

1,810 

1,960 

1,840 

1,640 

1,560

1,520 

1,480 

1,460 

1,460 

1,420

1,380 

1,360 

1,290 

1,270 

1,240

1,200 

1,150 

1,130 

1,090 

1,090

1,060 

1,060 

2,160 

3,360 

2,860 

1,960

MinlDUB

324 

561 

876

324

954 

1,56O 

1,830 

1,63O 

1,06O 

774 

574 

876 

614

324

June

1,610 

1,44O 

1,340 

1,270 

1,220

1,150 

1,130 

1.4OO 

1,290 

1,110

1,040 

1,02O 

998 

976 

976

1,020 

1,130 

1,020 

954 

1,060

1,020 

1,200 

1,150 

1,020 

893

808 

774 

774 

774 

1,340

Mean

690 

1,769 

1,546

1,599

1,266 

4,226 

3,387 

2,781 

1.60C 

1,097 

2,222 

2.17E 

833

1,956

July

1,290 

893 

740 

698 

67O

642 

614 

587 

574 

1,020

5,330 

6,030 

4,66O 

4,340 

7,110

6,OOO 

8,250 

3,4OO 

2,O50 

1,580

1,420 

1,290 

1,150 

.1,110 

1,O2O

932 

91O 

998 

1,270 

1,130 

1,180

AIR.

1,200 

2,670 

8.140 

7,240 

9,550

5,590 

2,260 

1,960 

1,680 

1,560

1,500 

1,460 

1,420 

1,360 

1,560

1,640 

1.40O 

1,310 

1,24O 

1,150

1,060 

1.040 

1,130 

1,150 

1,200

1,200 

1,040 

976 

954 

910 

876

Per square 

mile

0.622 

1.59 

1.39

1.44

1.14 

3.81 

3.05 

2.51 

1.44 

.988 

2.OO 

1.96 

.750

1.76

) 13,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (1 a. 

m.) 12,800 sec. -ft.; Aug. 3 (6 a

Sept.

842 

791 

757 

825 

1,180

1,4OO 

1,240 

1,060 

1,020 

954

932 

910 

859 

825 

825

825 

757 

726 

698 

698

684 

67O 

656 

698 

656

642 

614 

656 

791 

808

Runoff in 

inches

0.72 

1.77 

1.60

19.53

1.31 

4.11 

3.52 

2.80 

1.66 

1.10 

2.31 

2.26 

.84

24.00

m. ) 11,700 

.m.) 1O.OOO
424 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12', long. 84°59', at county bridge, half a mile 

 upstream from Two Run Creek, if miles upstream from Connesena Cree'c, and 2j miles

southwest of Kingston, Bartow County. Datum of gage is 609.97 fee4; above mean sea

level (Dixie Construction Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,630 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1937-48), 2,331 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 17.3 

reet); minimum daily, 430 second-feet Oct. 5.

1928-31, 1936-48: Maximum discharge, 42,700 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 

27.7 feet); minimum, 201 second-feet Oct. 19, 1931 (gage height, 2.76 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 31 feet Dec. 11, 1919, from information by local resident (discharge, 52,000 second-feet.).

Remark?.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 

at Cartersville.

Rating tabl.e, vater year 1947-48 (gage height, In fee*-., 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.1 405 7.O 3,77O 

3.7 750 9.0 6,400 

4.5 1,300 13.0 12,400 

5.5 2,150 17.0 19,700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septei*>er 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

482 

482 

477 

546 

430

472 

472 

510 

1,350 

1,150

912 

732 

660 

63O 

630

582 

1,200 

2,980 

1,700 

1,080

912 

815 

750 

720 

720

750 

782 

782 

848 

848 

815

Nov.

75a

848 

2,06O 

1,740 

1,220

1,500 

1,580 

2,600 

2,400 

1,500

3,930 

6,960 

4,140 

2,150 

1,880

2,60Q 

2,350 

1,790 

1,740 

1,740

1,580 

1,460 

1,420 

1,580 

1,970

1,880 

1,620 

1,420 

1,34O 

1,260

Dec.

1,220 

1,190 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120

1,150 

1,220 

1,220 

1,380 

1,840

3,310 

2,870 

2,150 

1,840 

1,860

5,570 

5.O5O 

2,980 

2,250 

1,97O

1,790 

1,660 

1,580 

1.5OO 

1,500

1,660 

1,620 

1,500 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340

Jan.

1,380 

1,790 

1,970 

1,620 

1,500

1,420 

1,380 

1.3OO 

1,3OO 

1,300

1,260 

1,220 

1,360 

1,970 

1,790

1,460 

1,460 

1,380 

1,340 

1.3OO

1.3OO 

1,340 

1,340 

1,380 

1,460

1,380 

1,420 

1,580 

1,790 

1,880 

3,310

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947

1 ......................... .

st ......................... .

sober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,530 

2,760 

2,250 

2,020 

1,920

2,O20 

3,180 

14,100 

18,900 

17,000

9,000 

9,900 

15,500 

15,200 

11,000

6,680 

5,050 

4,270 

3,770 

3.42O

3,200 

3,310 

3,420 

2,980 

2,760

2,650 

2,65O 

2,550 

2,450

Seoondfoot-days

26,21< 

61, OO! 

59,44C

791,024

47,70C 

177, 44C 

143,620 

117, 66C 

62,88C 

41,63C 

84,33C 

87,14C 

34,09C

943,15

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Fe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (8 p.m.} 15,500 sec. -ft.; A

Mar.

2.35O 

2,980 

3,89O 

3,650 

3,090

3,090 

7,800 

8,850 

5,440 

4,140

3,650 

3,31O 

2,980 

2,870 

2.76O

2,650 

3,20O 

3,090 

2,700 

2,650

2.60O 

2,500 

10,400 

11,900 

6,400

4,140 

7,230 

8,550 

5,310 

4,010 

5,440

Apr.

9 

7 

5 

4 

3

5 

7, 

6 

5, 

4,

4, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2,

Maxinua

) 2,980 

) 6,960 

) 5,570

I 29,300

) 3,310 

) 18,900 

) 11,900 

) 9,450 

) 3,530 

) 2,020 

) 9,60O 

) 13,400 

) 2,870

r 18,900

b. 9 (9 p.m. 

ug. 3 (12 m.

450 

800 

310 

400 

890

700 

100 

120 

840 

920

140 

770 

530 

530 

530

310 

090 

870 

760 

700

650 

550 

550 

500 

450

350 

3OO 

250 

15Q 

150

Hay

2,020 

2,060 

2,100 

2,200 

2,760

2,450 

2,50O 

2,450 

2,150 

2,020

1,920 

1,880 

1,840 

1,840 

1,790

1,740 

1,700 

1,660 

1,620 

1,580

1,540 

1,540 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460

1,420 

1.42O 

2,550 

3,530 

3,530 

2,650

MininuB

43O 

750 

1,120

430

1,220 

1,920 

2,350 

2,150 

1,420 

1,010 

848 

1,120 

848

430

June

2,020 

1,790 

1,620 

1,580 

1,500

1,420 

1,420 

1,540 

1,580 

1,420

1,340 

1,3OO 

1,260 

1,300 

1,340

1,540 

1,540 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,460 

1,300 

1,190

1,08O 

1,040 

1,O40 

1,010 

1,260

Mean

846 

2,034 

1,917

2,167

1,538 

6, US 

4,63! 

3,92? 

2.02E 

1,386 

2,72C 

2,811 

1,136

2,577

July

1,580 

1,220 

1,080 

945 

945

912 

880 

880 

848 

1,140

6,190 

7,520 

5,570 

4,790 

7,380

7,240 

9,600 

4,53O 

2,870 

2,020

1,790 

1,660 

1,540 

1,460 

1,380

1,300 

1,260 

1,300 

1,540 

1,500 

1,460

Aug.

1 

2, 

13, 

9,

10,

8, 

3, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Per square 

 lie

0.519 

1.25 

1.18

1.33

.944 

3.75 

2.84 

2.41 

1.24 

.852 

1.67 

1.72 

.697

1.58

) 2O,3OO sec. -ft.; F<sb. 14 (9 a. 

) 15,500 sec. -ft.

540 

350 

400 

600 

50O

loo

310 

550 

3OO 

O20

970 

880 

790 

660 

660

200 

740 

62O 

580 

420

380 

300 

300 

380 

3OO

42O 

260 

220 

150 

120 

120

Sept.

1,040 

1,010 

978 

1,010 

1,260

2.87O 

2,100 

1,540 

1,300 

1,220

1,190 

1,150 

1,120 

1,040 

1,040

1.O4O 

1,010 

945 

945 

912

945 

912 

860 

912 

880

848 

848 

945 

1,120 

1,080

Runoff In 

inches

0.60 

1.40 

1.36

18.05

1.09 

4.04 

3.27 

2.69 

1.43 

.95 

1.92 

1.98 

.78

21.51

m.) 16, 1OO
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 425

Etowah River at Rome, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15', long. 85°09', at Southern Railway bridge 

In Rome, Floyd County, 2 miles upstream from confluence with .Oostanaula River. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Second Avenue Bridge, 1 mile downstream. Datum of 

each gage is 561.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,810 square miles.

Records available.- July to December 1903, May 1939 to September 1948. August 1904 to 

dune 1S21 at site at Preemans Perry, 5 miles upstream, published as Etowah River near 

Rome.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 second-feet Peb. 10; maximum gage height, 

28".9 reet Peb. 14; minimum daily discharge, 514 second-feet Oct. 5.

1904-21, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet Dec. 11, 1919 (gage height, 

over 28 feet at former site at Preemans Perry), computed from data at upstrean stations; 

minimum daily, 360 second-feet Oct. 10, 24, 1904.

Maximum stage known, that of Dec. 11, 1919. Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage 

of 37.5 feet (discharge, 46,500 second-feet), from gage reading and discharge measurement by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

DTscEarge during periods of backwater computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation during low flow 

caused by power plant at Cartersville.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

526

544

538

555

514

520

526

580

1,130

1.2SO

1,130

900

770

746

716

710

S20

2,490

1,940

1,310

1,130

990

830

800

800

820

830

850

880

990

900

Nov.

850

900

1,620

1,890

1,380

1,380

1,670

2,110

2,490

1,730

2,380

6,610

4,720

2,420

1,390

2,420

2,620

1,970

1,830

1,830

1,730

1,570

1,520

1,570

1,330

1,940

1,670

1,520

1,440

1,360

-

Month

Dec.

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,730

2,840

3,000

2,300

1,940

1,890

4,990

5,780

3,270

2,380

2,140

2,000

1,830

1,730

1,670

1,620

1,730

1,730

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,470

Jan.

1,520

1,810

2,120

1,840

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,480

1,850

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,700

1,900

2,000

2,600

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,200

2,000

2,200

2,700

10,000

17,000

20,500

11,600

9,960

17,700

18,000

14,100

8,220

6,170

5,190

4,660

4,480

4,030

3,990

4,130

3,620

3,280

3,250

3,210

3,090

2,930

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

28,145

60,860

62,350

858,863

50,950

197,210

162,050

136,060

68,110

45,840

89,150

95,060

35,430

1,031,215

Mar.

2,850

3,200

4,520

4,400

3,790

3,490

7,270

9,890

6,760

4,860

4,330

3,920

3,600

3,340

3,240

3,160

3,550

3,470

2,930

2,930

3,020

2,930

8,910

14,200

7,970

4,890

7,090

10,500

6,470

4,890

5,680

Apr.

10,600

9,340

6,250

5,050

4,590

6,190

3,160

7,530

6,370

5,620

4,770

4,320

4,270

4,230

4,150

3,820

3,540

3,460

3,300

3,220

3,080

3,000

2,920

2,840

2,770

2,700

2,630

2,560

2,420

2,360

-

Maximum

2,490

6,610

5,780

28,400

2,600

20,500

14,200

10,600

4,030

2,230

9,710

13,000

2,490

20,500

May

2,300

2,230

2,300

2,420

2,840

2,770

2,630

2,700

2,420

2,230

2,110

2,050

2,050

2,000

1,940

1,890

1,890

1,830

1,780

1,730

1,670

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,620

2,230

3,400

4,030

3,000

Minimum

514

850

1,230

514

1,380

2,000

2,850

2,3.60

1,570

1,180

900

1,180

850

514

June

2,230

1,940

1,780

1,670

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,780

1,570

1,470

1,440

1,380

1,470

1,730

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,470

1,440

1,470

1,440

1,570

1,440

1,360

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,230

-

Mean

908

2,029

2,011

2,353

1,644

6,800

5,227

4,535

2,197

1,528

2,876

3,066

1,181

2,818

July

1,730

1,440

1,230

1,100

1,070

1,040

990

930

900

1,070

5,030

8,100

6,500

4,820

6,830

8,220

9,710

5,320

3,240

2,170

1,940

1,780

1,670

1,570

1,520

1,410

1,380

1,470

1,670

1,730

1,570

Aug.

1,670

2,450

13,000

11,200

11,500

10,100

4,220

2,770

2,360

2,170

2,050

2,000

1,9*0

1,830

1,790

2,230

1,890

1,730

1,670

1,570

1,520

1,410 i.seo

1,4*0

1.410

1,470 i.seo

l,2fO

l,2fO

1,200

l.lfO

Per square

0.502

1.12

1.11

1.30

.908

3.76

2.89

2.51

1.21

.844

1.59

1.69

.652

1.56

Sept.

1,130

1,070

1,040

1,130

1,180

2,490

2,230

1,780

1,440

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,020

960

960

930

930

900

880

900

S50

850

930

1,070

 1,150

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

1.25

1.28

17.65

1.05

4.06

3.33

2.80

1.40

.94

1.83

1.95

.73

21.20

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec.-ft. ).- Peb. 10 (7 a.m.) 22,200 sec. -ft.; Peb. 14 (12 n-. ) 18,600

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 15 to Peb. 9; discharge computed on basis of records for station 

near Kingston.
426 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 26', long. 84°13<, at bridge en State Highway 53,

 b miles upstream from mouth and 5j miles west of Dawsonville, Dawsor County. Datum of 

gage is 1,203.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplemertary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 84.7 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1948. June 1907 to December 1908 (fragmentary)

 and June 1910 to December 1913 (in 1913, gage heights only) at site l£ miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 second-feet Aug. 4 (gafe height, 5.86 feet); 

minimum daily, 54 second-feet Oct. 6.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 7,450 second-feet (revised) Feb. 17, 1942 (gage height, 

7.0 feet; minimum daily, 54 second-feet Sept. 6,.Oct. 6, 1947.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown In the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

872 .........

892 .........

922.........

952 .........

972 .........

1002 ........

1052........

1082........

Water 

year

t!939

1939-40

1940-41

1941-42

1942-43

1943-44

1945-46

1946-47

Date

Aug. 17

Aug. 13

July 5

Feb. 17

Dec. 29

Mar. 19

Feb. 10

Jan. 20

Gage height 

(feet)

2.37

3.48

5.64

7.0

3.65

4.30

5.50

5.30

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,280

2,500

5,200

7,450

2,680

3,460

5,050

4,770

t Period May to September 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1940-44, 

 1946-47 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Waters-Supply Papers 892, 

922, 952, 972, 1002, 1052, and 1082.

Day 

(water year)

1939-40

Aug. 13......

1940-41 

July 5 .......

1941-42

Feb. 16......

17......

1942-43

Dec . 29 ......

1943-44

Mar. 19......

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,430

g ' OOO

1,650

2,110 1

2,150

1,750

Day 

(water year)

1945-46

Jan. 6.....

7.. ...

8. .... 

31.....

Feb. 9.....

10.....

Mar. 8.....

28.....

29.....

1946-47

Jan. 2O.....

Discharge 

(second-fee*;)

2,100

2,390

1,740 

1,650

1,55O

3,320

1,440

1,630

2,210

2,990

Month

Water year 1939-40.. 

Calendar year 1940. .

Water year 1940-41.. 

Calendar year 1941..

Water year 1941-42. .

Calendar year 1942 . . 

Water year 1948-43..

Water year 1943-44. . 

Calendar year 1944. .

Water year 1945-46.. 

Calendar year 1946. .

Water year 1946-47. .

Secondfoot-days

5,211 

50,929 

54,369

8,823 

49,745 

49,509

9,777 

70,528

11,339 

79,400 

89,124

18,370 

84,249 

83,761

20, 715 

19,164 

19,O63 

130,852 

126,718

14,916 

69,031

Maximum

1,430 

1,430 

1,43O

2,OOO 

2,000 

2,000

2,110 

2,110

2,150 

2,150 

2, ISO

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

2,390 

3,320 

2,210 

3,320 

3,320

2,990 

2,990

Revised peak discharge (water years).- 1941-4

11 (Z a.m.) 2,740 sec. -ft.; July I (1 a.m.) 2,B 

1945-46: Jan. 6 (12 m.) 2,740 sec. -ft. j Jan.

Minimum

81 

63 

66

119 

58 

58

137 

59

159 

97 

76

305 

68 

62

242 

390 

360 

65 

88

180 

54

Mean

168 

139 

149

285 

136 

136

349 

193

366 

218 

244

593 

230 

229

668 

684 

615 

358 

347

481 

189

Per square 

mile

1.98 

1.64 

1.76

3.36 

1.61 

1.61

4.12 

2.28

4.32 

2.57 

2.88

7.00 

2.72 

2.70

7.89 

8.08 

7.26 

4.23 

4.10

5.68 

2.23

Runoff In 

Inches

2.28 

22.37 

23.87

3.87 

21.80 

21.74

4.29 

30.94

4.98 

34.84 

39.12

8.07 

37.05 

36.83

9.10 

8.41 

8.37 

57.50 

55.67

6.55 

30.31

2: Feb. 17 (1 a.m.) 7,4"0 sec. -ft.; Juna 

60 sec. -ft.; Sept. 27 (11 a.m.) 1,61O sec. -ft 

6 (ll p.m.) 4,770 sec. -ft. j Jan. 8 (6 a.m.)

(2 a.m.) 4,910 sec.-ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 427

Discharge, in ieoond-feet, of Aaioalola Creek near Dawsonvllle, Qa., 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

MV

1

8

3

4

g

6

T

Q

10

11

18

13

14

18

19

IT

19

80

 1

8*

89

88

M

8T

88

88

SOai

Oct.

56

sa

58

58.

56

54

56

114

110

77

74

«9

67

65

65

81S

588

170

181

10?

91

88

80

91

93

88eg

187

96es

80

NOT.

82

162

127

168

208

200

148

127

939

281

196

177

364

252

200

185

200

177

168

155

170

198 ies

188

1S8

141

134

130

-

Heath

D«o.

187

184

181

181

134

130

121

170

162

289

SS2

800

181

162

356

436

886

888

800

181

173

162

188

148

158

1S8

144

141

138

130

130

Jan.

182

173

158

144

138

134

130

127

127

187

184

184

200 ise

136

134

134

130

187

124

127

127

124

130

124

124

138

170

IBS ies

843

October

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February ......................... March .....

Afirll

May

June July .,.,,,,,,,,,.,.,,.,,.,....... Aucwt .... , , , ... . ......

September ,,,..,.,.....,.....,....

Water year 1947-48 ............

^Isa.^f^S* (W«i iiS°°..,Seo

Feb.

209

185

170

166

181

282

360

912

565

436

364

1,180

867

1,110

608

460

400

358

325

315

300

315

285

266

268

857

252

248

239

.

-

Seoondfeot-daya

3,161

5,839

5,589

78,737

4,474

11,817

11,252

9,323

6 f C71 O I *

4 CO7 jOC*.

6,075

7,890

3,154

79,770

Mar.

239

315

285

262

243

426

954

467

376

335

310

290

276

271

266

271

266

252

871

266

252

842

809

430

340

315

602

406

346

325

534

Apr.

495

430

370

305

300

315

340

400

358

330

330

320

305

376

330

315

300

290

281

276

276

271

266

262

257

257

252

243

239

234

-

Maxima

528

539

436

2,990

243

1,180

954

495

290

204

1,020

2,270

158

2,270

.-ft.).- Feb. 12 (2 p.m

May

234

243

276

262

243

252

271

234

222

217

213

209

209

204

204

200

192

185

185

185

181

177

177

177

173

181

185

290

266

226

200

Minimi*

54

82

181

54

124

166

239

234

173

118

96

112

82

54

June

181

173

166

162

158

162

204

173

158

152

148

144

144

141

148

148

141

138

148

138

134

158

152

134

124

121

118

118

185

152

Mean

102

195

180

199

144

407

363

311

215

151

1 Oft A 3D

254

105

218

July

127

118

115

108

105

102

102

96

108

174

1,020

335

252

452

388

252

217

189

173

162

148

148

138

134

124

124

121

138

134

141

130

Aug.

196

2K6

400

2,270

481

310

252 2ro

209

192

185

185

173

162

162

162

158

152

144

141

1^4

157

1*4

155

1*4

ISO

127

1?4

138

115

112

Per square 

Bile

1.20

2.30

2.12

2.35

1.70

4.80

4 no 

 fiO

3 67

2!54

1 *rA /O

2.31

3.00

1.24

2.57

Sept.

108

108

105 lie

158

148

127

121

121

115

115

108

105

105

102

99

93

93

93

88

88

85

88

88

85

82

82

118

112

96

Runoff in 

inches

1.38

2.57

2.44

31.92

1 96

s!l8

4 93

4ilO

2.93

1 99

2 . 66

3 46

lisa

34.98

) 1,760 sec. -ft. j July 11 (6 a.m.) 2,150
428 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04', long. 85°19', 700 feet downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 161, 4f miles upstream from Lake Creek, and 4j miles northwest 

of Cedartown, Polk County.

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 8.65 

reet ); minimum daily discharge, 30 second-feet Oct. 25.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 15.8 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet on basis of 

slope-conveyance studies; minimum daily, 29 second-feet Oct. 22, 23, Nov. 26, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and moderate regulations at low flow caused 

by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

111

,135

278

395

536

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.8

860 

1,250 

1,700 

2,200 

2.6SO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septent «r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

38 

39 

39 

35

39 

39 

39 

38 

37

35 

35 

43 

39 

39

39 

39 

34 

34 

44

38 

37 

38 

36 

30

35 

43 

39 

36 

39 

39

Nov.

43 

61 

49 

41 

40

40 

46 

54 

36 

47

241 

70 

56 

51 

70

62 

55 

58 

71 

61

55 

51 

53 

61 

62

56 

50 

54 

46 

48

Dec.

52 

47 

47 

46 

46

43 

41 

51 

50 

177

145 

91 

75 

68 

147

198 

113 

93 

81 

75

72 

70 

66 

63 

65

65 

62 

60 

60 

59 

56

Jan.

59 

66 

59 

56 

56

52 

55 

52 

51 

49

49 

53 

86 

75 

65

62 

60 

60 

59 

56

58 

59 

56 

56 

55

56 

63 

89 

86 

145 

253

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ....

h.. ........................

1............................

st ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

174 

140 

121 

111 

109

121 

765 

2,560 

2,680 

1,520

730 

1,490 

955 

1,010 

506

395 

334 

278 

244 

215

203 

248 

198 

172 

162

155 

150 

142 

130

Secondfoot-days

1,171 

1,788 

2,384

57,114

2,156 

16,018 

10,621 

7,362 

2,735 

1,919 

1,903 

2,754 

1,389

52,200

Mar.

123 

364 

278 

248 

196

446 

845 

448 

345 

278

239 

203 

179 

172 

160

182 

257 

174 

162 

150

140 

142 

1,290 

421 

311

255 

1,070 

421 

311 

257 

554

Apr.

491 

382 

289 

263 

241

974 

745 

434 

345 

278

266 

239 

213 

196 

184

172 

160 

150 

138 

130

128 

123 

118 

111 

109

105 

103 

97 

97 

91

Maximum

44 

241 

198

5,480

253 

2,680 

1,290 

974 

170 

81 

107 

356 

75

2,680

Hay

91 

91 

88 

169 

111

105 

97 

86 

85 

81

81 

78 

77 

72 

72

71 

72 

71 

67 

67

66 

65 

65 

67 

65

63 

71 

123 

170 

155 

93

Minimum

30 

36 

41

30

49 

109 

123 

91 

63 

49 

49 

45 

34

30

June

81 

74 

72 

71 

66

66 

70 

70 

67 

65

62 

59 

60 

65 

60

63 

60 

66 

67 

59

62 

78 

61 

56 

55

54 

49 

59 

60 

62

July

58 

55 

49 

52 

54

53 

52 

52 

53 

91

107 

74 

95 

78 

71

66 

72 

60 

65 

59

58 

55 

56 

49 

53

59 

53 

51 

53 

51 

49

Aug.

47 

125 

356 

330 

2S1

99 

83 

75 

72 

67

66 

65 

62 

150 

70

68 

63 

61 

56 

54

55 

50 

54 

54 

50

48 

48 

45 

48 

55 

47

Mean f*T£S?re

37.8 0.347 

59.6 .547 

76.9 .706

156 1.43

69.5 .638 

552 5.06 

343 3.15 

245 2.25 

88.2 .809 

64.0 .587 

61.4 .563 

88.8 .815 

46.3 .425

143 1.31

Sept.

44 

52 

39 

47 

55

50 

55 

53 

47 

48

40 

45 

50 

45 

41

39 

46 

39 

37 

48

43 

43 

40 

43 

43

34 

50 

75 

53 

45

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

.61 

.81

19.46

.74 

5.46 

3.63 

2.51 

.93 

.65 

.65 

.94 

.47

17.80

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (4 p.m.) 3,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (8 a.m.) 2,200 sec.

ft.; Mar. 27 (1 p.m.} 2,260 sec. -ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 429

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°28', long. 85°20', 600 feet downstream from 

 Bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile southeast of Summerville, Chattooga County, and 4 

miles upstream from Raccoon Creek.

Drainage area.- 193 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 323 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 16.8 

reet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 45 second-feet Sept. 26.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 16,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 18.8 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 38 second-feet Oct. 17, 1937, Nov. 9, 12, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

iiow and medium flow regulated by power plant at Trion, 6 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 11-37,

Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

1.7 37 7.0 1,120

2.2 104 9.5 1,860

3.4 298 11.5 2,600

4.6 530 13.0 3,290

14.0 4,030

14.5 4,640

15.5 6,310

16.4 8,220

Discharge , in second- feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

91

84

76

78

71

91

68

102

108

84

87

48

105

62

107

92

89

77

103

123

97

90

70

97

64

83

98

100

85

83

82

NCT.

94

83

117

98

103

120

100

106

100

109

220

212

160

132

595

328

220

192

193

185

172

161

154

160

160

146

146

127

112

121

-

Dec.

141

128

123

110

120

101

75

132

126

156

840

208

177

158

411

909

405

313

268

234

212

211

175

174

167

161

155

148

172

154

132

Jan.

273

400

256

222

208

190

190

169

169

166

120

176

597

478

334

281

272

214

230

201

177

211

190

182

147

185

171

247

230

360

860

Honth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar ye T 1947 ............

January

February .........................

March

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

644

498

418

380

380

597

984

2,980

2,840

2,040

1,490

4,190

8,220

6,120

2,430

1,320

984

764

620

574

498

541

478

418

390

380

362

343

307

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,695

4,926

6,396

127,372

8,106

42,170

19,758

13,812

6,482

4 Ago 

y l/D£

3,560

4,207

2,756

118,930

Mar.

298

352

390

380

325

698

2,100

1,150

788

620

520

438

390

352

334

390

552

390

371

362

334

352

2,150

1,280

740

574

788

574

478

428

860

Apr.

836

312

597

509

468

1,300

1, LOO

300

roo

600

550

500

150

100

370

350

t530

500

380

260

250

250

240

230

220

210

Maximum

123

595

909

8,420

860

8,220

2,150

1,300

500

330

230

498

139

8,220

210

200

200

L90

-

May

180

180

180

500

350

300

250

220

210

190

182

176

180

177

158

142

169

158

155

142

171

142

140

140

142

142

257

409

307

230

203

Minimum

48

83

75

45

120

307

298

190

140

83

63

82

45

45

June

182

145

166

139

136

134

134

330

198

144

142

139

134

118

119

130

128

107

124

126

124

128

98

113

104

98

83

119

101

119

Mean

86.9

164

206

349

261

1 '637 454

460

209

135

115

136

91.9

325

July

110

108

93

96

90

101

93

66

93

113

230

182

137

131

130

122

110

110

134

104

108

98

104

63

91

126

101

118

163

119

116

Aug.

100

]L12

250

19R

272

212

]

]

]

L52

L2.1

L5T

131

119

]

]

13

122

84

131

128

]

]

]

14

L13

L12

110

110

]

]

LOP

L10

98

84

lor

Per square 

mil*

9*450

.890 i.or

1.81

1.45

7.53

3.30

2.38

1.08

.699

 596

.705

.476

1.68

93

89

84

96

82

Sept.

87

84

82

58

94

104

139

104

103

103

94

56

112

89

97

82

90

49

77

84

82

103

94

87

82

45

110

124

110

131

-

Rntoff in 

inches

0.52

.95

1.23

24.54

1.56

8.12

3.80

2.66

1.24

.78

.69

.81

.53

22.89

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 8 (11 p.m.) 4,030 sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 (12 m.) 9,200 

sec.-ft.

Mote.- No gage-height record Apr. 6 to May 10; discharge computed on basis of recorded wnge In 

stage and records for nearby stations.
430 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°16', long. 85°34', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 10 E., 

at Dridge on county road to Cedar Bluff, 0.2 mile southwest of Gaylesville and 9 miles 

upstream from Little River. Datum of gage is 549.56 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 377 square miles.

Records available.- June 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 616 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 20.6 

I'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 122 second-feet Oct. 1, Sept. 

27.

1937-48: Maximum discharge observed, 18,100 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 

22.17 feet); minimum daily, 74 second-feet Oct. 21, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation at low flow by power plant 27 miles above station, 

uage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1052: 1938, 1943, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second feet)

3.9 122 6.0 489 12. O 2,48O 18.0 6,400 

4.2 164 6.5 617 15. O 3,720 19. O 7,950 

5.O 29O 7.0 754 16. O 4,290 2O.O 10.3OO 

5.5 379 8.O 1.07O 17. 0 5,170 2O.2 10,900

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

122 

157 

164 

150 

143

143 

157 

143 

225 

186

164 

164 

129 

172 

129

172 

172 

164 

157 

179

194 

164 

157 

143 

164

150 

150 

179 

164 

157 

150

Nov.

179 

194 

179 

194 

241

209 

209 

225 

241 

194

379 

465 

290 

194 

867

870 

442 

360 

379 

360

342 

3O7 

307 

290 

290

273 

273 

273 

241 

241

Dec.

241 

241 

225 

225 

209

241 

209 

225 

241 

360

539 

442 

324 

342 

717

1,740 

930 

644 

539 

442

420 

379 

342 

342 

324

307 

290 

273 

273 

257 

257

Jan.

358 

840 

489 

420 

399

360 

342 

324 

324 

307

307 

257 

1,020 

1,200 

644

539 

489 

442 

379 

420

399 

342 

360 

342 

324

324 

342 

442 

465 

674 

1,740

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her..... ....................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

uary

h........ ....................

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1.47O 

1,100 

870 

782 

754

1,030 

1,880 

4,190 

5,520 

5,88O

3,940 

4,700 

7,600 

10,900 

C8.00O

04,300 

02,000 

1,670 

1,740 

1,200

1,100 

1,070 

1,030 

840 

9OO

754 

698 

671 

591

Seoondfoot-days

4,964 

9,528 

12,540

261,841

15,614 

77,180 

38,920 

35,049 

11,792 

8,965 

7,183 

7,430 

4,971

234,136

Mar.

565 

811 

840 

754 

644

1,390 

3,320 

3,000 

1,770 

1,400

1,130 

970 

754 

698 

671

644 

811 

698 

644 

644

565 

617 

3,000 

3,160 

1,670

1,230 

1,740 

1,470 

1,070 

870 

1,370

Apr.

1,880 

2,440 

1,470 

1,170 

1,070

1,700 

2,44O 

2.O5O 

3,520 

2,050

1,530 

1,270 

1,070 

1.47O 

1.3OO

l.OOO 

870 

754 

698 

617

591 

539 

514 

489 

465

442 

442 

420 

399 

379

Maxloua

225 

887 

1,740

13,800

1,740 

10,900 

3.32O 

3,520 

1,130 

489 

420 

726 

257

1O,9OO

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 1O (6 a.m.

May

379 

360 

399 

399 

399

399 

442 

379 

342 

324

324 

324 

307 

307 

307

290 

257 

290 

273 

273

257 

290 

257 

241 

241

241 

257 

1,130 

930 

754 

420

Minloua

122 

179 

2O9

122

257 

591 

865 

379 

241 

209 

172 

143 

122

122

June

360 

36O 

290 

307 

290

273 

273 

472 

489 

324

273 

257 

257 

273 

470

342 

307 

273 

307 

290

257 

290 

257 

209 

225

209 

225 

209 

290 

307

Mean

16O 

318 

405

717

5O4 

2,661 

1,255 

1,168 

380 

299 

232 

240 

166

64O

July

257 

225 

209 

194 

194

186 

194 

179 

172 

209

324 

324 

360 

257 

241

241 

420 

225 

225 

225

241 

225 

186 

194 

172

179 

209 

209 

257 

225 

225

Aug.

241 

194 

290 

726 

514

342 

307 

273 

241 

257

241 

209 

225 

225 

179

225 

209 

209 

194 

194

194 

194 

194 

186 

172

143 

172 

172 

172 

164 

172

Sept.

157 

157 

150 

164 

150

186 

186 

209 

179 

179

172 

164 

143 

179 

164

157 

143 

150 

129 

150

150 

150 

172 

157 

150

150 

122 

257 

209 

186

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.424 0.49 

.844 .94 

1.07 1.24

1.90 25.84

1.34 1.54 

7.O6 7.61 

3.33 3.84 

3.10 3.46 

1.01 1.16 

.793 .88 

.615 .71 

.637 .73 

.440 .49

1.70 23.09

) 6,140 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (1 p.m.) 12,100
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 431

Little River near Jamestown, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°24', long. 85°38', in NE£ sec. 30, T. 7 S., R. 

4>u E., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from Yellow Creek and 2j miles 

west of Jamestown. Datum of gage is 1,177.4 feet above mean sea level (Alabama 

Power Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to April 1932, May 1935 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1928-31, 1935-48), 251 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 second-feet Feb. 12. 14 (gage height, 7.7 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 1-7 (gage height, 0.55 foot).

1928-32, 1935-48: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942 (gag3 

height, 12.20 feet); no flow on several days during July and September 1930 an! for 

period Sept. 17 to Nov. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good above 20 second-feet and fair below. 

Revisions (water years)^- W 802: 1929(M), 1930(M), 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Sept. 30)

0.5 0.3 1.0 21 1.8 190 3.5 1,320 

.6 .5 1.1 32 2.0 270 4.0 1,820 

.7 2.2 1.2 46 2.3 421 5.0 3,080 

.8 6.2 1.4 83 2.6 606 6.0 4,570 

.9 12 1.6 129 3.0 900 6.5 5,380

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.5 

1.6 

1.2

2.2 

2.8 

1.9 

1.6 

1.2

1.9 

5.2 

4.2 

5.2 

5.7

3.8 

2.8 

2.2 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

2.2 

2.8 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9

Nov.

14 

32 

25 

16 

23

32 

42 

71 

71 

48

198 

224 

146 

112 

588

479 

279 

220 

241 

217

177 

149 

146 

146 

137

122 

103 

94 

83 

73

Dec.

65 

58 

53 

49 

53

61 

63 

73 

110 

338

529 

378 

284 

224 

555

900 

593 

427 

321 

257

217 

183 

160 

140 

124

112 

101 

92 

85 

77 

77

Jan.

190 

394 

331 

253 

213

180 

154 

137 

129 

117

103 

96 

537 

640 

444

342 

279 

228 

194 

174

177 

180 

154 

149 

132

122 

146 

386 

298 

522 

1,100

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947 48 ............

Feb.

800 

606 

485 

444 

498

747 

1,230 

3,500 

2,110 

1,510

1,230 

5,360 

4,240 

4,720 

1,610

1,030 

747 

567 

456 

410

352 

405 

367 

321 

307

279 

275 

249 

213

Second 

foot-days

62.9 

4,308 

6,759

87,967.8

8,441 

35,068 

17,362 

15,039 

1,738.4 

536.7 

729.9 

2,697.6 

265.5

93,008.0

Mar.

183 

311 

421 

421 

362

809 

1,760 

1,460 

754 

574

450 

352 

293 

249 

213

236 

394 

326 

321 

302

266 

263 

1,810 

1,040 

697

522 

640 

560 

444 

362 

567

Apr.

733 

814 

627 

479 

410

831 

1,140 

1,320 

1,460 

892

661 

504 

498

1,000

807

593 

450 

336 

257 

213

177 

151 

129 

117 

101

90 

69 

71 

58 

51

May

45 

45 

67 

77 

112

117 

183 

143 

110 

85

71 

56 

46 

39 

33

28 

24 

28 

18 

7.4

5.2 

5.7 

8.6 

7.4 

6.8

4.7 

3.4 

5.2 

58 

198 

101

June

61 

42 

29 

22 

17

14 

11 

49 

43 

33

21 

15 

11 

8.6 

8.0

11 

12 

9.3 

14 

15

17 

15 

9.9 

7.4 

8.0

6.2 

5.2 

6.6 

9.3 

6.2

Maximum Minimum Mean

5.7 0.4 2.03 

588 14 144 

900 49 218

7,050 .4 241

1,100 95 272 

5,360 213 1,209 

1,810 183 560 

1,460 51 501 

198 3.4 56.1 

61 5.2 17.9 

71 1.0 23.5 

606 3.8 87.0 

25 1.4 8.85

5,360 .4 254

July

6.2 

6.2 

5.2 

3.8 

2.8

2.2 

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

7.8

50 

71 

53 

46 

65

60 

53 

43 

30 

23

16 

14 

11 

8.6 

6.8

5.2 

4.7 

8.0 

39 

39 

46

Aug.

96 

92 

311 

606 

367

224 

146 

105 

83 

71

67 

54 

45 

48 

40

60 

58 

45 

36 

26

25 

19 

16 

12 

9.9

8.0 

6.8 

6.2 

5.7 

5.2 

3.8

Per square 

mile

0.017 

1.19

1.99

2.25 

9.99 

4.63 

4.14 

.464 

.148 

.194 

.719 

.073

2.10

Sept.

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

5.4 

8.6

12 

14 

16 

16 

22

19 

17 

15 

14 

12

9.3 

6.8 

5.2 

4.7 

3.8

3.1 

2.8 

2.5 

1.9 

1.9

1.4 

1.4 

8.6 

8.6 

25

Rrrioff in 

inches

0.02 

1.32

27.05

2.59 

10.78 

5.34 

4.62 

.53 

.16 

.22 

.83 

.08

28.57

Peal- discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 8 (10 a.m.) 4,730 sec. -ft.; Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) 7,650
432 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°57', long. 85°34', In SE£ sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 

ID E., at bridge on State Highway 74, 500 feet upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Ladlga Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Piedmont.

Drainage area.- 115 square miles.

Records available.- June 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 8.3 

reet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 2, 6.

1945-48; Maximum discharge, 14,600 second-feet Mar. 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.03 

feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 28-30, Oct. 2, 6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

0.7 2.1 1.2 44 3.0 555 O

.8 6.0 1.4 75 4.0 1,020 1

.9 12 1.7 134 5.0 1,520 1

1.0 20 2.0 207 1

1.1 31 2.5 366 1

.9 11 1.4 71 2.6

.0 19 1.6 1?9 3.0

.1 29 1.8 155 5.0

.2 41 2.0 210 7.0

.3 55 2.3 315 7.5

444

635

1,600

2,680

3,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Sept en-be r 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.5

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

4.0

5.0

6.6

6.6

12

12

9.0

7.2

7.8

9.7

12

13

1?

10

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.4

9.0 ia

13

13

12

Nov.

18

53

39

21

17

15

18

50

35

20

278

105

53

35

50

69

47

43

91

65

48

44

40

46

70

54

44

40

36

34

-

Dec.

31

31

31

31

32

32

34

40

56

543

270

128

88

69

143

309

139

93

73

61

53

50

44

44

46

46

43

40

39

39

36

Jan.

61

97

67

56

52

46

43

40

39

39

36

35

94

115

75

64

62

56

48

52

52

56

52

54

44

44

61

136

126

242

494

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Auffust . .

September ........................

Hater yesr 1947-48 ............

Feb.

248

162

126

107

111

119

1,460

2,950

2,450

1,200

539

1,200

779

827

430

288

223

181

155

136

122

148

124

107

103

101

101

95

85

-

Secondfoe t-days

252.4

1 j578

2,714

53,859.5

2, 538 

14,677

12,171 

8,445

2,257

1 ,891

3,039

3,054 

682.0

53,298.4

Mar.

76

296

296

260

187

774

1,330

472

300

229

187

150

131

120

116

129

226

143

131

120

109

124

1,870

525

292

223

1,440

539

311

239

826

Apr.

779

1,

496

336

266

242

120

755

458

616

417

336

Maximum

13

278

543

6,860

494

2,950

1,870 

1,120

176

360

641

766

78

2,950

277

226

207

184

171

155

141

131

124

120

118

109

107

103

97

97

91

84

82

-

May

80

76

76

87

131

109

118

82

71

66

65

58

57

55

55

52

51

48

47

42

41

41

40

39

37

35

39

127

176

174

82

Minimum

is'3 2

31

3.2

35

85

76

35

26

17

18 

9.0

3.2

June

55

48

41

39

39

35

34

39

49

39

34

31

29

26

28

80

57

42

85

199

123

360

80

52

41

36

35

47

47

41

Msan

8.14

52.6

87.5

148

81 9

506

393

72 .8

63.0

98^5

22.7

146

July

40

33

27

21

19

25

35

19

17

186

339

285

641

252

207

135

145

84

63

55

49

44

41

39

36

29

28

31

47

37

30

AuB .

115

154

766

577

246

133

Per square 

mile

0.071

.457

.761

1.92

.712

4.40

3 42 2)45

.633

548

«^7

!l97

1.27

89

69

58

55

57

54

52

57

51

55

55

47

40

36

33

31

30

30

28

28

26

23

21

20

18

Sept.

17

16

15

22

37

45

34

28

25

23

23

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

10

78

66

33

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.51

.88

17.41

. 82

4.75

3.94

2.73

.73

.61

98

!99

.22

17.24

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 7 (9 p.m.) 3.830 sec.-ft.j Ma 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (8 a.m.) 2,820 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (10 a.m.) 2,820 sec.-ft.

-. 7 (12:30 a.m.) 2,280
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 433

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°06', long. 86 0 02', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 6 

&., at highway bridge 1 mile upstream from Fisher Creek, 2 miles west of Crudup, arid 

4 miles downstream from Little Duck Creek.

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.0 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 46 second-feet Oct. 30, 

Nov. 1.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 9,530 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 

13.04 feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Dec. 6, 1943.

Flood in December 1942 reached a stage of 13.9 feet, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are rair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

1.4 40 3.0 219 1.5 43 3.5 312 9.0 2.39O 

1.7 66 3.5 312 1.7 59 4.0 427 9.5 2.84O 

2.0 95 4.0 427 2.0 88 6.0 950 10.0 3,650 

2:5 149 2.5 147 6.5 1,120 1O.7 4,910 

3.0 219 7.0 1,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 194S

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

54 

54

53 

52 

53

56 

54 

57 

62 

52

55 

51 

56 

66 

70

75 

85 

70 

62 

62

57 

55 

56 

50 

50

56 

54 

53 

47 

46 

49

NOT.

46 

80 

75 

66 

70

70 

75 

80 

85 

95

126 

149 

149 

149 

149

161 

126 

110 

120 

110

105 

100 

95 

85 

85

75 

70 

70 

70 

70

Dec.

70 

66 

66 

66 

66

70 

80 

85 

80 

100

188 

149 

149 

132 

188

427 

236 

134 

122 

116

104 

99 

99 

99 

99

94 

94 

83 

83 

83 

78

Jan.

147 

174 

147 

122 

dllO

104 

d97 

d93 

d90 

d86

83 

78 

435 

555 

292

203 

174 

154 

147 

134

d!30 

d!20 

dllO 

dllO 

99

110 

110 

364 

273 

378 

607

Month

"itc 

"ove Ix-»oe

Ca

*t\KG

""tor *vro 

'nri

', v 

*nne

July

VlgU

 "tpt 

Wa

her ..........................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

1................... .........

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6O7 

477 

427 

427 

477

529 

763 

1,690 

2,630 

2,460

1,740 

1,790 

4,420 

4,910 

3,920

1,740 

896 

789 

607 

427

273 

219 

219 

292 

292

273 

273 

254 

254

Seccndfoot-days

1,772 

2,916 

3,605

108,605

5,836 

34,075 

16,144 

15,026 

4,221 

4,311 

5,041 

5,572 

1,861

100,380

Mar.

236 

477 

452 

427 

378

333 

1,340 

659 

503 

477

427 

378 

355 

333 

312

312 

4O2 

378 

355 

355

355 

333 

1,140 

1,740 

815

581 

477 

427 

402 

378 

607

Apr.

633 

633 

607 

581 

607

789 

923 

842 

923 

789

555 

503 

555 

789 

763

555 

427 

402 

378 

333

333 

292 

273 

254 

236

236 

219 

219 

203 

174

HaxlauB

85 

161 

427

6,240

607 

4,910 

1,740 

923 

236 

313 

333 

896 

94

4,910

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (4 a.m

Hay

154 

d!40 

dl30 

d!20 

110

167 

167 

160 

154 

154

147 

147 

134 

128 

128

122 

122 

122 

116 

110

110 

110 

110 

104 

104

99 

99 

110 

219 

236 

188

HiniauB

46 

46 

66

46

78 

219 236" 

174 

99 

78 

64 

64 

47

46

June

160 

218 

116 

110 

110

110 

104 

110 

174 

167

167 

174 

188 

203 

203

292 

313 

122 

104 

99

99 

188 

167 

134 

116

104 

94 

78 

78 

99

Mean

57.2 

97.2 

116

298

188 

1,175 

521 

501 

136 

144 

163 

180 

62. 0

274

July

88 

83 

83 

78 

73

73 

68 

68 

64 

167

219 

203 

236 

333 

312

292 

292 

188 

154 

122

99 

99 

94 

83 

78

78 

203 

254 

273 

292 

292

Aug.

355 

633 

477 

896 

414

203 

167 

154 

147 

134

134 128" 

128 

122 

116

110 

110 

110 

104 

99

94 

88 

83 

78 

78

73 

68 

68 

73 

64 

64

Per square 

Bile

0.303 

.514 

.614

1.58

.995 

6.22 

2.76 

2.65 

.720 

.762 

.862 

.952 

.328

1.45

) 5,480 sec. -ft.

Sept.

59 

55 

68 

94 

88

73 

73 

68 

68 

68

68 

64 

59 

59 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

51

48 

50 

49 

48 

49

47 

51 

78 

78 

73

Runtff in 

Inches

0.35 

.57 

.71

21.37

1.15 

6.71 

3.18 

2.96 

.83 

.85 

.99 

1.10 

.37

19.77

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
434 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°54', long. 86°07', in SW^ sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 5 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 400 feet downstream from Rock Creek, 5 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Gadsden. Datum of gage is 490.56 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage on Coosa 

River at Greensport Ferry, 2.4 miles downstream from mouth of Big Canoe Creek, at datum 

9.81 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Keeords available.- January 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 15.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 14 second-feet Oct. 1-4.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 37,900 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 29.1 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet on 

basis of runoff for stations on nearby streams; minimum daily since Oct. 1, 1945, 14 

second-feet Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1-4, 1947; minimum not determined prior to Oct. 1, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of backwater from Coosa River computed by 

using relationship between gage heights at base gage and auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Gages read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of bankwrter 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.0 12 3.2 136 7.0 1,220 

2.2 19 3.5 215 B.O 1,550 

2.4 31 4.0 400 10.0 2,400 

2.6 46 4.5 575 12.0 3,450 

2.B 67 5.0 725 14.0 4,700 

3.0 96 6.0 960 15.0 5,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

,10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

d!4 

d!4 

d!4 

d!4 

d!5

45 

d47 

d40 

d35 

31

26 

dlB 

d!7 

d!6 

16

16 

16 

15 

16 

15

17 

17 

dlS 

dl6 

dlS

die 

die

19

21 

20 

dl8

Nov.

48 

27 

28 

23 

23

24 

d26 

30 

29 

27

42 

72 

90 

74 

138

300 

150 

71 

94 

126

74 

53 

53 

51 

46

42 

d39 

d37 

34 

34

Dec.

32 

26 

29 

37 

37

34 

29 

29 

274 

1,190

1,220 

732 

300 

245 

871

1,630 

1,100 

SOS 

3 85 

262

215 

187 

174 

153 

146

126 

dllO 

dlOO 

94 

94 

120

Jan.

631 

600 

320 

201 

163

148 

126 

121 

113 

dllO

d99 

d96 

921 

1,060 

568

d300 

245 

184 

174 

174

176 

168 

153 

143 

153

143 

210 

944 

1,110 

1,410 

2,040

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her. ........................

aber .........................

lendar year 1947 

Aty ... . .

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,420 

745 

605 

605 

725

912 

2,330 

4,440 

5,240 

5,330

4,120 

3,690 

2,960 

4,180 

3,870

3,450 

cl,900 

C900 

C700 

C600

C580 

C640 

C500 

418 

340

320 

320 

262 

245

Seoondfoot-days

632 

1,905 

10,486

168,891

13,004 

52,347 

30,645 

30,731 

1,823 

1,459 

2,055 

5,091 

1,031

151,209

Mar.

305 

1,530 

2,000 

1,410 

895

1,200 

2,920 

2,270 

1,310 

935

935 

725 

435 

360 

340

340 

340 

d300 

d260 

230

215 

225 

1,770 

1,540 

725

745 

2,230 

1,540 

725 

750 

1,140

Apr.

1,190 

1,550 

1,080 

575 

748

4,120 

3,000 

2,260 

1,320 

775

605 

605 

863 

2,900 

2,750

1,910 

850 

575 

435 

380

360 

300 

300 

262 

230

230 

174 

143 

126 

115

Maxima

47 

300 

1,630

8,160

2,040 

5,330 

2,920 

4,120 

126 

227 

168 

991 

201

5,330

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (11 p.m.

May

115 

113 

126 

126 

109

98 

80 

64 

60 

d57

d54 

d51 

d4B 

d46 

d44

d43 

d42 

d41 

d40 

d39

d38 

d37 

d36 

d36 

d35

d35 

d35 

d35 

d39 

44 

57

June

d52 

d48 

d46 

d44 

d43

d42 

d42 

42 

d40 

d3B

36 

d34 

d33 

d32 

33

d45 

d43 

40 

d3B 

37

d36 

d36 

d36 

d36 

d36

49

55 

40 

227 

100

Minimum Mean

14 20.4 

23 63.5 

26 338

14 463

96 419 

245 1,805 

215 989 

115 1,024 

35 58.8 

32 48.6 

34 66.3 

28 164 

16 34.4

14 413

July

d68 

d55 

dSO 

d47 

d45

d44 

d43 

d42 

62 

143

dlOO 

d80 

76 

106 

68

109 

86 

d80 

d75 

72

50 

39 

34 

39 

35

35 

39 

60 

168 

47 

SB

Aug.

991 

505 

895 

665 

470

320 

163 

93 

dS9 

59

51 

49 

51 

53 

55

51 

53 

47 

d44 

d42

d39 

d37 

d36 

d35 

d34

d33 

d32 d31 ' 

31 

d29 

d2B

Per square 

Bile

O.OB6 

.267 

1.42

1.95

1.76 

7.58 

4.16 

4.30 

.247 

.204 

.279 

.689 

.145

1.74

Sept.

d27 

d27 

d26 

d26 

32

34 

115 

42 

d30 

67

d25 

d22 

d21 

d20 

d!9

dlB 

dl8 

d!7 

17 

d!7

d!7 

dl6 die

dlS die 

die

d!7 

201 

59 

37

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.30 

1.64

26.40

2.03 

8.18 

4.79 

4-. 80 

.28 

.23 

.32 

.80 

.16

23.63

) 5,840 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 5,510

sec.-ft.

c Backwater from Coosa River.

d Doubtful gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 435

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°34', long. 85°56' , on line between sees. 5 and 

8, T. 17 S., R. 7 E., at Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile apstream from Salt Creek and l| miles north of Jenifer. Datum of gage is 554.15 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1903.

Drainage area.» 275 square miles.

hecoras available.- August 1903 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

septemDer 194B.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1903-7, 1929-31, 1935-48), 394 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 9.5 

feet); minimum daily, 79 second-feet Oct. 2-4.

1903-8, 1929-32, 1935-48: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet Feb. 4, 1933 

(gage height, 17.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet on basis 

of runoff at nearby stations and velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 30 secondfeet Oct. 10, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill dams above station. 

An average of about 12 second-feet diversed from Coldwater Spring for municipal water 

supply for city of Anniston.

Revisions (water years).- W 782: Drainage area. W 952: 1904(m).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (^age height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet} 

(Shifting-control method used July 11-28)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2:5

72

86

120

163

278

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6:0

451

661

921

1,540

2,250

7.0 3,150

8.0 4,270

9.0 5,600

Discharge, in aeccnd-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

82 

79 

79 

79 

82

80 

82 

83 

82 

83

83

85 

82 

85 

83

82 

86 

83 

88 

89

88 

83 

82 

83 

80

82 

82 

85 

86 

86 

86.

Nov.

96 

115 

132 

113 

104

100 

118 

113 

126 

115

438 

474 

241 

161 

161

176 

173 

17J 

214 

223

181 

iS2 

149 

163 

200

195 

171 

149 

140 

136

Dec.

132 

130 

126 

124 

126

126 

126 

138 

142 

330

661 

661 

568 

291 

340

615 

571 

382 

307 

266

241 

229 

209 

200 

200

200 

186 

184 

179 

173 

168

Jan.

220 

291 

278 

238 

211

200

18t 

176 

173

166 

163 

238 

278 

262

235 

217 

206 

192 

184

192 

192 

192 

192

189 

217 

310 

360 

432 

734

Month

Ooto

Ea 

Janu 

Fefir 

pare

i

^«

ber ..........................

«*er .........................

 fblr ................:........

lendar year 19,47 ............

ary

R'..... ......................

at ...........:...............

BBber ........................

tor year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

ail

593 

459 

400 

421

425 

797 

2,300 

5,180 

5,320

3,570 

2,850 

2,580 

2,580

1,280 

921 

759 

638 

571

525 

550 

525 

459 

425

410 

400 

382 

364

f-l^f

2,57,8 

5,2Q(

165,012

4:l?8

29,556 

26J696 

?;326 

4, -563 $ »i74

153,651

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Pelt

ft.j Mar. 24 (2:30 a.m;j 2,250 sec. -ft.; Apr.

Mar.

340 

638 

838 

811 

661

838 

1,880 

2,330 

1,700 

950

6ll 

529 

489 

459

451 

493 

470 

425 

$03

382 

410 

1,810 

2,090 

1;670

811 

1,190 

1,410 

1,570 

811 

1,348

Haxia

Apr.

2,090 

1,880 

1,220 

865 

785

1,890 

3,350 

2,580 

1,410 

1,040

980 

811 

685 

661 

615

550 

S09 

474 

440 

418

403 

389 

371 

360 

SSO

340 

326 

310 

300 

294

!8*

89 47| 

66}

9,. 340

734 

5,326 

2,339 

3,350 

392 

217. 

1,090 

1,340 223

5,320

. 9 (11 p.m 

1 (11 a.m.

1*

May

281 

278 

275 

357 

392

360 

340 

300 

269 

256

244 

238 

226 

217 

2ll

209 

206 

200 

189 

189

189 

186 

184 

179

T 71

168 

166 

189 

214 

229 

214

*ff.

79 

96 

1*4

79

163 

364 

340 

294 

166 ht

126 

136

100

79

June

184 

168 

158 

156 

154

149

152 

152 

152

147

140 lie

138 

134 

142

217 

189 

168 

152 

171

195 

163 

142 

138 

134

128 

126 

124 

122 

130

"?»

262

' 452

242 

1,323 

953 

890 

236 

152 

296 

339 

135

420

July

136 

134 

124 

120 

122

214 

156 

124 

120 

39,9

5,50

9TJO 

661

615

493 

333 

364 

250 

200

179 

163 

156 

147 

142

132

122

148 

350 

232 

228

Aug.

281 

306 

615 

1,010 

1,340

839 

447 

343 

304 

266

259 

253 

235 

476 

350

317 

3l7 

284 

233 

214

209 

192 

186 

176 

168

161 

156 

1S2 

145 

142 

138

Per square

0.303 

.629 

. §53

I- 64

~ -880 4:81 1:47

3.24 

 858 

.55? 

1.08

^' "l

r.53

Sept.

136 

132 

130 

134 

181

189 

166

11

132 

: so 

: 26 

:24 :22

120 

120 

118

115

111 

HI 

109 

Jo6 

100

166

Ruicff in 

inches

0.35 

.70 

I.JO

22.3^

i.of

5.l5 

4.00

20.78

) 6,310 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (5 p.m.) 2,330 sec. 

2,090 sec. -ft.; Apr. 7 (4 p.m.) 3,570 sec.-
436 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Choccolocco Creek neaf Lincoln, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°34 I , long. 86°08', in SW^ sec. 9, T. 17 S., R.

5 E., at bridge on State Highway 102, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Schmidt's

mill, 4 miles south of Lincoln, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles north of

Talladega.

Drainage area.- 491 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 10 years, 684 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 14.4

TeeTTT minimum daily, 168 second-feet Oct. 2, 26.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 21.9

feet); minimum. 66 second-feet (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height,

0.28 foot); minimum daily, 151 second-feet Oct. 10, 12, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 27.5 feet in 1886, from floodmarks, at original site

1,000 feet upstream. 

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation with occasional regulation at low flow caused

oy small mills and diversion for municipal water supply for city of Anniston above

station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 31 to June 20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 3O

O.8 149 4.0 1.45O l.O 192 3.O 94O 

1.0 198 6.O 2,660 1.5 303 4.0 1,440 

1.5 334 8.0 4,150 2.O 47O 6.0 2,660 

2.0 499 10.0 5,800 3.0 953 15.0 10,400 Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

171 

168 

171 

171 

171

176 

176 

178 

also 

al80

also 

a!70 

173 

176 

176

178 

176 

176 

173 

178

178 

176 

173 

173 

173

168 

173 

173 

173 

176 

178

Nov.

19O 

203 

221 

224 

203

193 

206 

232 

219 

221

953 

809 

492 

323 

292

289 

298 

306 

378 

372

343

3OO 

286 

309 

363

357 

326 

292 

273 

264

Dec.

259 

24S 

243 

240 

243

240 

238 

256 

273 

477

857 

1,000 

625 

488 

648

1,100 

953 

693 

539 

469

427 

401 

382 

360 

360

357 

340 

328 

326 

317 

312

Jan.

378 

495 

48O 

414 

382

3 SO 

346 

328 

326

317

309 

300 

420 

523 

477

424

394 

375 

354 

348

354 

357 

357 

366 

357

354 

401 

603 

67O 

739 

1,350

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber

 bar............... ..........

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 seo.

Feb.

1,350 

1,080 

833 

739 

786

786 

1,510 

5,190 

8,410 

7,690

5,030 

5,190 

4,070 

4,310 

3,080

2,200 

1,660 

1.39O 

1,240 

1,090

99O 

1,090 

1,020 

865 

790

766 

741 

717 

670

Seoondfoot-days

5,412 

9,737 

13,999

293,782

13,658 

65,283 

52,654 

46,053 

13,764 

8,919 

16,402 

21,292 

7,797

274,970

Mar.

646 

1,260 

1,490 

1,440 

1,220

1,780 

3,220 

3,220 

2,660 

1,660

1,340 

1,140 

990 

890 

840

815 

1.O6O 

915 

815 

766

717 

79O 

5,300 

3,220 

2,590

1,540 

2,140 

1,900 

2,140 

1,490 

2.66O

Apr.

3, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1,

3, 

4, 

3,

2,

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

Maximum

180 

953 

1,100

18.3OO

1,350 

8,410 

5,300 

4,790 

741 

515 

1,660 

2,800 

385.

8,410

-ft.).- Feb. 9 (6 p.m.)

360 

870 

O2 0 

490 

390

590 

790 

910 

380 

720

840 

490 

340 

440 

230

O90 

990 

915 

865 

815

766 

741 

693 

693 

670

646 

623 

591 

568 

537

May

537 

520 

511 

568 

741

670 

670 

568 

499 

470

458 

447 

431 

420 

406

399 

395 

378 

369 

362

356 

350 

346 

343 

331

331 

325 

359 

424 

427 

353

Minimum

168 

190 

238

168

3OO 

67O 

646 

537 

325 

248 

244 

273 

2O6

168

June

320 

300 

29O 

290 

286

286 

3OO 

298 

290 

288

286 

280 

276 

278 

276

34f 

36f 

306 

280 

51f

34f 

32f 

28F 

271 

26f

25E 

253 

24F 

25? 

26C

llsan

175 

325 

452

8C5

441 

2,251 

1,689 

1,555 

444 

2S7 

529 

667 

260

751

July

288 

262 

251 

244 

253

303 

328 

260 

251 

466

499 

1,290 

1,660 

990 

915

865 

766 

578 

499

431

372 

382 

359 

337

331

306 

298 

445 

1,350 

454 

369

Aug.

511 

478 

1,920 

2,140 

2,800

1,54O 

890 

646 

550 

490

450 

443

427 

741 

766

766 

766 

564 

470 

420

388 

369 

356 

340 

325

311 

298 

293 

283 

278 

273

Per square 

mile

0.356 

.662 

.921

1.64

.898 

4.58 

3.46 

3.13 

.904 

.605 

1.08 

1.40 

.530

1.53

9.8OO sec. -ft.; Ma-*. 23 (3 p.m.

Sept.

266 

257 

255 

278 

385

362 

323 

286 

269 

264

260 

255 

251 

246 

242

235 

233 

231 

227 

225

216 

216 

214 

212 

212

2O6 

214 

303 

340 

314

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

.74 

1.06

22.24

1.03 

4.94 

3 99 3)49 1.04 

.68 

1.24 

1.61 

.59

20.82

) 7,960

sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (5:30 a.m.) 5,270 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Jenifer.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 437

Talladega Creek at Alpine, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21', long. 86°14', In SE£ sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 

4 is., at county highway bridge half a mile downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

1 mile north of Alpine, 9 miles southwest of Talladega, and 11 miles upstream f n>m 

mouth. Datum of gage is 431.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948, August 1900 to December 1904 at site 

nail" a mne upstream, published as Talladega Creek at Nottingham.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 235 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 second-feet Mar, 23 (gage height, 13.64 

reet); minimum dally, 61 second-feet Oct. 25, 26.

1900-1904, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (ga?e 

height, 15.21 feet); minimum dally, 20 second-feet June 18, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 952: 1902-3.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7O

72

71

7O

70

70

72

73

72

72

72

71

72

71

70

71

71

72

73

72

7O

64

62

62

61

61

63

65

67

65

62

Nov.

62

69

71

67

65

65

72

63

71

69

983

499

196

147

141

147

126

141

268

178

145

132

128

173

206

157

139

132

123

116

-

Dec.

117

114

112

111

111

112

111

114

130

327

406

263

219

226

356

650

365

266

221

193

173

160

153

145

143

143

133

130

126

125

123

Jan.

169

229

164

147

139

135

132

126

125

126

121

120

276

326

219

183

169

155

147

147

153

169

155

166

157

169

226

331

304

345

624

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoe»ber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

434

331

277

252

277

279

406

1,660

2,670

1,700

640

924

703

1,010

784

574

499

434

406

365

351

379

343

309

296

267

262

274

256

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,129

4,977

6,062

99,600

6,154

17,606

19 » 816

15,435

5,603

4,119

4,595

7,105

3,324

97,347

Mar.

252

524

562

524

434

624

1,260

757

562

473

420

365

334

320

306

343

434

343

320

301

265

365

3,590

1,770

676

536

549

499

434

406

1,230

Apr.

1,010

676

536

473

466

1,360

1,450

612

599

549

676

536

486

562

473

434

406

379

354

337

326

317

304

296

287

274

266

256

247

242

-

MaxlBum

73

963

650

6,690

624

2 f 67O

3,590

1,450

267

262

337

1,130

305

3,590

May

239

232

224

277

267

26O

252

221

206

203

196

190

166

160

176

176

173

166

157

155

151

149

147

141

139

135

132

149

193

160

147

Minima

61

62 in

61

120

252

252

242

132

110

98

99

90

61

June

139

132

130

126

126

125

123

123

116

114

112

111

111

111

175

252

200

141

161

262

145

126

121

117

112

111

110

111

120

132

-

Mean

66 .7

166

196

273

199

614

ft*Q

DO?

514

187

137

146

229

111

266

July

114

110

105

102

99

96

111

167

111

265

337

238

264

190

149

169

139

126

132

114

111

107

107

104

108

103

99

150

216

155

135

Aug. Sept.

164 99

177 97

859 96

1,130 103

703 305

379 182

247 132

196 115

1S9 106

157 105

155 104

145 103

132 100

151 98

164 97

266 96

234 93

166 91

145 91

132 91

126 91

125 90

121 91

114 91

112 91

110 90

106 92

107 135

105 137

1O3 1O6

99

Per square 

 lie

0.435

1.05

1.24

1.73

1 .26

3 .89

4.04

3.25

Lie

 667

.937

1.45

.703

1.66

Runoff in 

inches

O.5O

1.17

1.43

23.49

1.45

4.19

4.66

3 63

l!37

.97

1.06

1 «67

.76

22.90

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (4:30 p.m.) 3,160 sec. -ft.: Mar. 23 (6 D.B.) 5.56O

023350 O - 51 - 29
438 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°57', long. 86 0 13', In NW£ S3c. 31, T. 23 N.,JR. 

19 K., at bridge on county highway half a mile downstream from State Highway 11, 1? 

miles downstream from Socapatoy Creek, and 4 miles north of Rockford.

Drainage area.- 225 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 16.8 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 5.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 24.9 

feet); minimum observed, 27 second-feet Oct. 30, Nov. 3, 4, 6, 7, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of rapidly changing stage and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16 to Mar. 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

73

102

156

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

25S

370

620

1,190

1.83O

10.0 2,850

12.0 4,200

14.0 5,900

15.0 6,900

1.2 74

1.4 105

1.7 158

2.0 224

3.0 480

4.0 756

6.0 1,400

9.0 2,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

34 

41 

59 

49 

45

42 

47 

44 

41 

39

40 

44 

43 

41 

40

39 

37 

35 

35 

34

35 

38 

48 

45 

41 

39

Nov.

53 

86 

60 

55 

81

69 

298 

196 

102 

86

2,320 

553 

260 

192 

273

226 

182 

501 

514 

291

212 

184 

182 

233 

220

182 

156 

141 

132 

124

Dec.

121 

117 

114 

112 

112

110 

109 

132 

146 

543

540 

370 

404 

416 

1,060

1,160 

580 

416 

336 

291

256 

235 

216 

202 

198

192 

178 

170 

162 

158 

154

Jan.

234 

273 

204 

184 

174

164 

158 

152 

150 

148

139 

141 

382 

382 

269

233

216 

204 

190 

194

216 

226 

212 

241 

235

260 

271 

393 

370 

701 

923

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ....

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

606 

452 

382 

336 

382

370 

801 

3,110 

3,300 

32,200

al,100 

al.000 

a900 

al,loO 

a 940

811 

a680 

a600 

a540 

a500

a470 

a520 

476 

440 

416

404 

393 

393 

358

Seoondfoot-days

1,239 

8,164 

9,310

145,723

8,239 

23,980 

34,396 

19,841 

7,392 

4,843 

11,531 

15,129 

4,066

148,130

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- No

sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (1 p.m.) 8,960 sec. -ft.; Mi

Mar.

358 

1,060 

1,130 

1,010 

728

1,740 

1,920 

1,070 

839 

728

630 

540 

489 

476 

452

527 

1,130 

688 

580 

527

476 

489 

6,770 

2,300 

1,090

844 

997

814

eab

629 

2,690

Apr.

1,620 

1,160 

904 

785 

713

1,090 

966 

785 

727 

713

997 

756 

657 

844 

699

615 

574 

520 

494 

467

454 

428 

415 

402 

389

363 

329 

342 

319

314

MaxinuB

59 

2,320 

1,160

10,500

923 

3,300 

6,770 

1,620 

402 

405 

2,410 

2,500 

441

6,770

May

304 

296 

286 

370 

402

376 

342 

294 

274 

259

246 

232 

234 

219 

207

198 

196 

187 

178 

170

168 

160 

158 

152 

148

141 

147 

317 

316 

224 

191

Minimum

32 

53 

109

32

139 

336 

358 

314 

141 

99 

74 

120 

74

32

June

174 

156 

148 

141 

136

127 

158 

141 

124 

115

107 

103 

103 

107 

122

346 

288 

174 

204 

268

166 

405 

158 

134 

117

105 

103 

99 

152 

162

July

125 

103 

89 

82 

74

343 

164 

202 

433 

2,410

643 

415 

494 

520 

657

520 

494 

302 

605 

482

274 

217 

196 

222 

180

158 

139 

147 

162 

395 

284

Aug.

394 

1,010 

2,420 

2,500 

2.170

785 

520 

402 

350 

322

294 

269 

244 

219 

214

324 

342 

244 

202 

182

238 

205 

174 

158 

154

141 

139 

136 

137 

120 

120

Mean Per,*}fre

40. C 0.178 

272 1.21 

300 1.33

399 1.77

266 1.18 

827 3.68 

1,110 4.93 

661 2.94 

238 1.06 

161 .716 

372 1.65 

488 2.17 

136 .604

405 l.SO

Sept.

110 

107 

103 

156 

441

250 

187 

143 

132 

129

132 

125 

120 

124 

124

115 

107 

102 

99 

91

86 

84 

84 

82 

76

74 

92 

296 

168 

127

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

1.35 

1.54

24.08

1.36 

3.96 

5.69 

3.28 

1.22 

.80 

1.91 

2.50 

.67

24.48

v. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 4,060 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (10 a.m.) 3,920 

ir. 31 (1 p.m.) 4,170 sec. -ft.; July 10 (7 a.m.) 3,540

see.-ft.; Aug. 3 (8 p.m.) 6,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 439

Tallapoosa River near Ofelia, Ala.

long. 85°35', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 

at county highway bridge 1 mile northeast of Ofelia, ij miles upstream from

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°20' 

lu E., at county highway 

Little Tallapoosa River, and 9 miles east of Lineville.

Drainage area.- 787 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 11.9 

reet); minimum, 52 second-feet Oct. 6, 7; minimum daily, 70 second-feet Oct. 6.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947; minimum, 52 secondfeet Sept. 30, Oct. 6, 7, 1947 (gage height, 0.64 foot); minimum daily, 63 second-feet 

Oct. 26, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet in December 1919, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

ETurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow by mill dam 22 miles above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-3O)

0.6

.8

1.0

1.3

38

112

199

370

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

577

889

1,330

1,820

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

2,890

5,150

7,790

12,8OO

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

112 

112 

112 

1O8 

108

70 

92 

104 

104 

89

146 

129 

120 

141 

120

137 

154 

154 

141 

154

154 

146 

141 

141 

137

150 

129 

168 

168 

168 

168

Nov.

230 

345 

396 

410 

327

291 

622 

674 

70S 

450

3,850 

3,880 

1,670 

823 

697

720 

674 

783 

1,020 

881

713 

607 

577 

744 

889

799 

651 

570 

519 

470

Dec.

464 

443 

443 

416 

423

443 

410 

477 

541 

1,560

2,720 

1,720 

1,120 

914 

1,440

2,620 

2,070 

1,280 

939 

815

728 

682 

851 

629 

629

636 

651 

614 

577 

555 

541

Jan.

651 

889 

840 

674 

607

577 

548 

527 

527 

527

512 

498 

1,080 

1,150 

948

752 

674 

636 

6O7 

607

629 

644 

644 

644 

636

659 

690 

864 

956 

1,130 

2,120

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Karo

&

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her........:................

lendar year 1947 

Ary . . .

uarv £7:::::::::::::::::::::::::

«t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,970 

1,380 

1,080 

948 

999

982 

1,47O 

6,O9O 

10,200 

10,600

8,910 

5.O8O 

4,800 

5,850 

4,690

2,670 

1,920 

1,620 

1,420 

1,330

1,240 

1,380 

1,380 

1,240 

1,120

1,090 

1,060 

1,040 

999

Seoondfoot-days

4,077 

25,987 

28,151

435,131

23,447 

84,558 

86,593 

73,724 

24,360 

14,930 

33,001 

38,219 

14,118

451,165

Mar.

973 

1,720 

2,450 

2, ISO 

1,720

2,780 

5,610 

5,150 

2,780 

1,970

1,72O 

1,470 

1,330 

1,240 

1,200

1,420 

1,920 

1,670 

1,380 

1,240

1,150 

1,280 

12,000 

8,430 

6,180

2,450 

2,180 

2,890 

1,920 

1,620 

4,570

Apr.

6,48O 

5,850 

3,550 

2,280 

2,020

5,120 

7,490 

5,970 

3,66O 

2,890

2,560 

2,120 

1,920 

1,770 

1,720

1,620 

1,520 

1,420 

1,330 

1,280

1,240 

1,240 

1,200 

1,150 

1,130

1,100 

1,070 

1,O6O 

999 

965

HaxiDUffl

168 

3,880 

2,720

19,600

2,120 

1O,6OO 

12,000 

7.49O 

1,240 

812 

4,320 

5,260 

1,130

12,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (2 a.m.

sec. -ft.; Apr. 7. ll a.m.) 8,43O see. -ft. 

a No gage-hefghe record; discharge computed on basis of 

Little Tallapoosa River near Wedowee.

May

939 

914 

889 

990 

1,150

1,150 

1,110 

1,010 

897 

848

8O7 

775 

752 

720 

705

682 

666 

644 

621 

6O7

584 

570 

555 

541 

505

498 

491 

6O7 

873 

1,240 

1,020

Minimum

70 

230 

410

66

498 

948 

973 

965 

491 

351 

235 

383 

2SO

7O

June

713 

592 

548 

519 

484

470 

457 

457 

505 

484

429 

403 

377 

383 

403

6O7 

736 

577 

512 

768

812 

592 

484 

429 

364

351 

383 

370 

351 

370

Mean

132 

866 

908

1,192

756 

2,916 

2,793 

2,457 

786 

498 

1,065 

1,233 

471

1,233

July

450 

370 

308 

285 

235

512 

383 

285 

314 

2,910

2,450 

4,320 

2,890 

2,230 

2,560

1,620 

1,470 

1,420 

990 

705

636 

584 

570 

563 

484

484 

429 

450 

799 

651 

644

Aug. Sept.

891 370 

1,610 351 

3,870 339 

5,260 339 

5,030 491

1,920 a560 

1,130 a700 

881 a900 

775 al.OOO 

728 aSSO

713 450 

674 436 

644 410 

2,140 383 

1,870 377

1,240 384 

1,040 339 

799 314 

682 302 

614 296

a580 285 

865O 273 

8740 267 

a600 267 

8530 256

a490 250 

8460 266 

436 1,O3O 

416 1,130 

423 823 

383

Per square 

 lie

0.168 

1.10 

1.15

1.51

.961 

3.71 

3.55 

3.12 

.999 

.633 

1.35 

1.57 

.598

1.57

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

1.23 

1.33

20.56

1.11 

4.00 

4.09 

3.48 

1.15 

.71 

1.56 

1.81 

.67

21.33

) 10,900 seo.-ft.j Mar. 23 (7 a.m.) 14,500 

recorded range In stage and record 1 for
440 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°08', long. 85°34', in sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., at 

watuey, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 63 and threequarters of a mile downstream from Beaverdam Creek. Datum of gage is 601.33 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- September 1923 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 2,469 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 21.2 

1'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 231 second-feet Oct. 1, 3- 

5, 10.

1923-48: Maximum discharge observed, 52,800 second-feet Feb. 5, 1936 (gage height, 

27.9 feet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet at times during Septemt°r 1925.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-heigtt record, which are 

rair. Gage read twice daily. Some diurnal fluctuation during ertreme low flow 

caused by small mills above station.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 191 3.0 565 7.0 5,870 

2.7 251 3.5 1,180 10.0 10,600 

2.8 332 4.0 1,800 15.0 19,300 

2.9 440 5.0 3,080 18.0 25,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

231 

244 

231 

231 

231

244 

244 

258 

244 

231

d300 

d550 

d350 

d320 

312

303 

312 

322 

286 

286

286 

279 

279 

272 

258

251 

258 

342 

352 

294 

286

Nov.

428 

552 

799 

922 

799

775 

1,120 

2,820 

1,680 

1,240

8,660 

8,640 

5,720 

3,340 

2,680

2,050 

1,800 

1,800 

3,210 

2,560

1,800 

1,550 

1,490 

1,490 

1,800

1,920 

1,610 

1,360 

1,240 

1,180

Dec.

1,060 

995 

995 

995 

995

995 

995 

995 

1,180 

2,700

5,000 

4,300 

2,940 

2,560 

3,530

7,400 

5,580 

3,880 

2,820 

2,300

1,920 

1,800 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,490 

1,550 

1,490 

1,430 

1,360 

1,240

Jan.

1.68O 

2,300 

2,050 

1,680 

1,490

1,360 

1,300 

1,300 

1,240 

1,240

1,180 

1,120 

2,050 

2,940 

2,420

1,920 

1,680 

1,550 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,800 

2,050 

2,180 

2,560 

4,580

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

 her. ........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

1. ...........................

amber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,720 

3,750 

2,940 

2,420 

2,420

2,420 

3,000 

12,400 

17,500 

17,500

15,700 

12,300 

8,960 

13,000 

10,600

6,620 

5,140 

4,440 

3,750 

3,340

3,210 

3,480 

3,480 

3,210 

2,820

2,820 

2,680 

2,680 

2,560

Seoondfoot-days

8,887 

67,035 

69,145

946,785

55,890 

179,860 

205,180 

163,660 

55,590 

35,149 

86,799 

97,007 

36,367

1,060,569

Mar.

2,420 

3,660 

5,870 

5,720 

4,720

5,890 

11,800 

9,920 

6,930 

5,580

4,580 

3,880 

3,480 

3,210 

3,080

3,350 

7,240 

5,000 

3,880 

3,620

3,340 

3,500 

23,600 

19,100 

12,100

7,400 

7,080 

6,780 

5,000 

4,300 

9,150

Apr.

13,100 

11,100 

8,640 

6,170 

5,290

9,220 

15,400 

11,400 

8,480 

7,400

6,320 

5,290 

4,580 

4,300 

4,020

3,880 

3,620 

3,340 

3,210 

3,080

2,940 

2,820 

2,820 

2,680 

2,680

2,560 

2,420 

2,420 

2,300 

2,180

MaxiBua

550 

8,660 

7,400

33,700

4,580 

17,500 

23,600 

15,400 

3,080 

2,180 

9,440 

11,300 

2,820

23,600

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (7 p.m

May

2,050 

2,050 

2,050 

2,420 

2,820

2,680 

2,820 

2,560 

2,050 

1,920

1,800 

1,800 

1,610 

1,550 

1,490

1,490 

1,430 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,300 

1,240 

1,240 

1,180 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,300 

1,920 

3,080 

2,300

Minima

231 

428 

995

231

1,120 

2,420 

2,420 

2,180 

1,120 

823 

651 

871 

615

231

June

1,680 

1,430 

1,240 

1,120 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

995 

1,180

1,060 

909 

935 

935 

896

1,240 

1,490 

1,360 

1,060 

1,550

1,490 

2,180 

1,180 

1,120 

922

835 

1,360 

1,060 

823 

859

Mean

287 

2,234 

2,230

2,594

1,803 

6,202 

6,619 

5,455 

1,793 

1,172 

2,800 

3,129 

1,212

2,898

July

922 

896 

835 

702 

651

2,180 

1,240 

775 

763 

8,880

8,640 

9,440 

8,640 

4,860 

5,140

5,000 

3,480 

3,210 

2,680 

1,800

1,550 

1,800 

1,360 

1,550 

1,240

1,060 

995 

1,550 

1,610 

1,920 

1,430

Aug.

1,680 

5,000 

11,300 

11,300 

9,920

5,270 

3,480 

2,680 

1,920 

1,800

1,680 

1,610 

1,550 

5,940 

5,440

4,580 

2,940 

2,0110 

1,800 

1,490

1,430 

1,800 

1,680 

1,610 

1,240

1,120 

1,060 

935 

896 

871 

935

Par square 

mile

0.173 

1.35 

1.34

1.56

1.09 

3.74 

3.99 

3.29 

1.08 

.706 

1.69 

1.88 

.730

1.75

) 20,100 sec. -ft.; Far. 23 (6 p

Sept.

896 

847 

823 

1,060 

1,800

1,490 

1,680 

2,820 

2,300 

1,920

1,300 

1,060 

995 

922 

896

871 

823 

811 

751 

676

663 

676 

663 

651 

639

615 

689 

2,300 

2,680 

2,050

Runoff in 

inohes

0.20 

1.50 

1.55

21.21

1.25 

4.03 

4.60 

3.67 

1.25 

.79 

1.94 

2.17 

.81

23.76

m. 33,000

sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for upstream stations.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 441

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°31', long. B5°53', in E| sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 

22 E., li miles downstream from Benjamin Fitzpatrick Highway Bridge and Thurlow Dam 

at Tallassee and 3j miles upstream from Uphapee Creek. Datum of gage is 162.03 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 3,320 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 4,825 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,600 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 30.1 

reet, computed on basis of power-plant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 

77 second-feet May 30.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929 (gage height, 51.35 

feet, from floodmarks), computed on basis of power-plant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 10 second-feet June 3, 1930, May 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Lake Martin (see p. 418) and hydroelectric 

plants above station.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geologleal Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

3,170

2,120

a4,870

ab.080

a5,440

5,130

6,530

6,520

6,300

6,610

634

2,470

2,520

771

4,390

4,380

6,080

7,200

7,690

6,070

200

3,440

3,400

2,880

3,730

1,040

1,510

5,750

6,460

6,350

2,830

2,680

3,710

4,040

138

103

3,490

8,780

30,200

18,000

4,860

5,330

573

99

3,790

851

489

5,860

5,860

5,200

4,130

2,060

4,640

7,500

7,010

5,990

5,620

7,980

9,230

7,950

9,110

17,600

17,700

13,400

9,600

6,120

5,360

2,960

547

5,330

183

4,440

5,880

6,200

5,720

13,000

8,280

4,810

5,930

6,940

5,750

1,500

1,090

3,930

1,010

876

5,360

5,170

5,150

4,160

4,370

4,030

1,880

480

3,400

6,410

4,710

5,180

3,000

1,110

8,910

8,440

6,770

4,490

6,440

5,880

5,820

5,710

5,470

2,010

5,860

3,170

102

5,090

5,040

4,700

1,200

3,100

1,260

4,520

4,200

4,610

3,460

1,990

1,510

4,430

3,210

561

3,660

4,720

3,680

3,930

3,570

4,900

4,400

7,810

9,480

10,200

10,000

8,910

862

6,410

6,670

6,750

6,010

4,170

4,240

5,350

297

273

4,430

2,250

1,270

6,000

6,770

5,880

9,490

9,010

7,710

8,310

1,420

4,880

3,830

882

520

3,550

3,410

4,980

2,450

930

3,520

2,120

6,560

6,310

6,480

5,540

5,280

5,740

5,260

1,440

6,190

5,400

856

5,600

5,820

3,370

4,980

4,300

4,810

5,350

5,990

4,480

4,400

4,780

200

5,850

656

5,700

6,740

6,720

5,400

6,110

5,930

5,320

5,860

4,910

5,610

5,720

1,220

77

1,620

4,690

884

4,400

1,940

531

600

618

789

5,310

3,620

4,320

5,070

4,990

5,100

3,780

4,310

1,410

401

125

6,090

6,850

6,720

6,960

8,250

6,250

867

5,560

6,410

5,200

4,310

2,700

830

Adjusted for change In

 _, Per square Runoff in 

llean mile inches

October

November

December

142,718

91,417

106,069

Calendar year 1947 ..

109,542

117,910

301,260

273,880

136,042

112,409

110,896

230,286

141,580

5,810

7,500

38,100

27,000

6,750

6,850

6,770

30,200

6,610

Water year 1947-48 ..1,874,(509
442 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°36', long. 85°05', at city water-pumping plant on U. S. 

Hignway 27 at Carrollton, Carroll County, 1 mile upstream from Central of Georgia 

Railroad and 3j miles upstream from Buck Creek. Datum of gage is 971.25 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 134 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 11.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 6.7 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-48: Maximum discharge observed, 5,370 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 

16.66 feet); minimum observed, 5.4 second-feet Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 18.15 feet about Feb. 1, 1936, from floodnark.

Remarks.- Records good below 200 second-feet and fair above.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in aeoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, May 31 to July 10)

2.8 6.0 5.2 119 7.8 428 

3.0 13 5.8 160 8.6 660 

3.3 25 6.4 216 9.8 1,210 

3.6 38 7.0 284 10.6 1,620 

4.2 66 7.4 342

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1947 to SeptesHer 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.2 

S.4 

8.8 

8.4 

9.5

8.1 

10 

16 

21 

19

17 

17 

16 

15 

13

14 

17 

23 

21 

18

17 

14 

14 

14 

17

19 

20 

34 

28 

21 

19

Nov.

30 

107 

119 

91 

71

66 

109 

206 

236 

119

744 

1,400 

800 

236 

152

145 

138 

168 

186 

196

145 

113 

113 

138 

145

145 

119 

96 

91 

86

Dec.

81 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

86 

96 

226

248 

326 

216 

152 

241

482 

600 

326 

168 

138

131 

119 

113 

107 

119

125 

125 

107 

96 

96 

91

Jan.

107 

113 

119 

102 

91

86 

86 

81 

81 

81

81 

76 

160 

168 

160

113 

102 

96 

91 

91

96 

102 

96 

125 

119

125 

125 

138 

145 

186 

284

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dene

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary ...

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

326 

272 

177 

145 

145

145 

222 

570 

1,620 

1,510

830 

482 

404 

510 

600

380 

272 

206 

186 

168

160 

196 

196 

168 

145

138 

138 

138 

131

Seoondfoot-days

506.4 

6,510 

5,071

52,839.4

3,626 

10,580 

10,574 

10,076 

2,484 

1,476 

5,004 

4,163 

4,235

64,305.4

Mar.

125 

248 

342 

380 

284

326 

600 

785 

428 

284

236 

186 

160 

152 

138

186 

296 

310 

216 

168

152 

145 

930 

1,260 

510

260 

272 

310 

260 

177 

448

Apr.

1,300 

1,120 

454 

272 

216

630 

1,210 

1,030 

600 

360

310 

236 

206 

196 

..186

168 

152 

138 

131 

125

119 

113 

113 

107 

107

102 

102 

96 

91 

86

MaxlDun

34 

1,400 

600

3,060

284 

1,620 

1,260 

1,300 

152 

119 

830 

660 

1,400

1,620

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 12 (6 p.m

sec. -ft.: Apr. 2 (1 a.m.; 1,620 sec. -ft. ; Sept. 7 (5 a,m

May

86 

86 

81 

102 

131

152 

138 

119 

96 

81

76 

71 

71 

66 

62

62 

60 

54 

52 

50

50 

47 

45 

43 

43

40 

40 

71 

145 

145 

119

Minimus

8.1 

30 

76

8.1

76 

131 

125 

86 

40 

28 

14 

30 

24

8.1

June

76 

57 

50 

45 

43

40 

38 

40 

43 

36

32 

- 32 

30 

28 

32

36 

36 

32 

91 

102

81 

119 

91 

50 

36

30 

32 

28 

38 

52

Mean

16.3 

217 

164

145

117 

365 

341 

336 

80.1 

49.2 

161 

134 

141

176

July

36 

28 

23 

22 

19

18 

17 

14 

17 

104

284 

326 

226 

570 

830

785 

404 

196 

125 

91

96 

119 

71 

54 

50

43 

40 

40 

160 

125 

71

Aue.

60 

71 

308 

660 

630

342 

152 

96 

76 

66

71 

71 

62 

301 

342

119 

86 

71 

60 

54

66 

60 

50 

45 

40

38 

36 

34 

34 

32 

30

Sept.

28 

24 

24 

30 

86

6S4 

1,400 

491 

138 

107

96 

86 

62 

52 

52

47 

45 

40 

40 

38

36 

34 

34 

32 

30

30 

2S 

145 

177 

119

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inohss

0.183 0.21 

2.44 2.72 

1.S4 2.12

1.63 22.09

1.31 1.51 

4.10 4.42 

3.83 4.42 

3.78 4.22 

.900 1.04 

. 553 . 62 

1.81 2.09 

1.51 1.74 

1.58 1.76

1.98 26.87

) 1,510 sec. -ft.; R>>>. 9 (8 p.m.) 1,930 

) 1,670 sec. -ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 443

Little Tallapoosa River near Wedowee, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33"21', long. 85'33", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 19 S., R. 

lu fi., at highway bridge 4f miles northwest .of Wedowee and S? miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 592 square miles.

Records available.- August 1913 to June 1914 (gage heights only), October 1939 to Septemoer i94a.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 18.9 

Feet); minimum daily, 61 second-feet Oct. 6.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 19,800 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (gage height, 20.4 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 2.85 feet); minimum daily, 

53 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow by 

small mills above station.

Rating table, vater year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

3.1 63 4.5 538 12.0 6,080 

3.Z 84 S.O 763 15.0 9,650 

3.4 135 6.0 1,260 16.0 11,100 

3.6 195 7.0 1,840 

4.0 338 9.0 3,300

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

96 

96 

76 

89 

84

61 

82 

98 

103 

147

474 

ZOZ 

15Z 

147 

141

155 

141 

183 

158 

144

158 

144 

144 

1Z7 

1Z7

127 

127 

205 

173 

158 

161

Nov.

205 

415 

447 

357 

365

330 

1,160 

1,180 

693 

509

5,340 

2,900 

2,020 

1,660 

1,210

763 

625 

935 

1,280 

935

740 

625 

581 

740 

836

716 

603 

538 

488 

455

Dec.

431 

419 

403 

392 

388

392 

380 

419 

496 

1,140

1,450 

1,140 

1,040 

985 

1,810

2,820 

1,900 

1,360 

1,160 

860

716 

693 

648 

603 

603

648 

625 

581 

560 

530 

517

Jan.

836 885

740 

603 

560

521 

500 

488 

480 

476

463 

455 

1,040 

1,060 

811

693 

648 

603 

560 

560

560 

581 

581 

625 

670

693 

693 

740 

763 

910 

1,660

Month

Ooto

NOV4

Deoe 

Ca

Jam) 

Febr 

Marc

May*

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

 ber

riber .........................

lendar year 1947 

tary

uanr

eriber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,480 

1,210 

l,06tf 

910 

885

885 

1,400 

4,630 

6,380 

4,810

3,910 

3,380 

2,900 

3,910 

2,660

2,020 

1,720 

1,420 

1,240 

1,140

1,080 

1,180 

1,160 

1,060 

1,010

960 

935 

960 

910

Seoondfoot-days

4,46C 

29,65] 

26,10!

332,763

21,456 

57,20E 

72.84C 

54,81C 

19.46J 

13,30. 

36,884 

34,00 

14,284

384, 48C

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 see. -ft.).- Hai

sec.-rt.

Mar.

860 

1,660 

2,020 

1,900 

1,540

2,430 

3,640 

2,660 

2,160 

1,900

1,480 

1,260 

1,140 

1,080 

1,040

1,590 

2,440 

1,540 

1,310 

1,240

1,080 

1,060 

11,000 

5,880 

3,640

2,660 

3,140 

2,020 

1,600 

1,390 

4,480

Apr.

4, 

3, 

2, 

2,

1,

3, 

4, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maxima

) 474 

5,340 

2,820

12,200

I 1,660 

> 6,380 

) 11,000 

> 4,810 

) 1,080 

> 902 

I 6,290 

5 4,480 

I ,1,280

> 11,000

'. 23 (12 m.

720 

640 

980 

440 

720

910 

810 

460 

820 

580

090 

660 

450 

360 

280

210 

160 

080 

040 

985

960 

935 

885 

885 

860

836 

811 

787 

740 

716

May

693 

693 

670 

885 

985

985 

1,010 

836 

716 

670

625 

603 

581 

560 

534

521 

500 

484 

463 

451

439

427 

411 

399 

392

380 

376 

496 

1,080 

910 

693

Minima

61 

205 

380

61

455 

885 

860 

716 

376 

304 

235 

323 

228

61

June

560 

484 

427 

399 

376

357 

372 

372 

484 

407

338 

327 

311 

304 

330

560 

361 

346 

708 

625

902 

560 

538 

447 

357

311 

670 

342 

346 

384

Msan

144 

988 

842

912

692 

1,973 

2,350 

1,827 

628 

444 

1.19C 

1,097 

476

1,050

July

334 

304 

263 

238 

260

1,390 

293 

235 

335 

4,680

2,940 

6,290 

2,970 

1,540 

2,460

1,900 

1,780 

1,390 

885 

693

693 

560 

538 

538 

447

403 

376 

427 

581 

581 

560

Aug.

£ 29

i.eoo

3.F60 

2/F20 

2,^30

1,450 

1,160 

f36 

648 

£81

£81 

£81 

£30 

4,4190 

2,370

i,e«o

1.C10 

140 e?s

£<50 

£17

an 

s so

4<M 

443

415 

3-»6 

3'0 

373 

3-"? 

3^4

Per square 

 He

0.243 

1.67 

1.42

1.54

1.17 

3.33 

3.97 

3.09 

1.06 

.750 

2.01 

1.85 

.804

1.77

Sept.

315 

296 

289 

315 

471

625 

960 

1,160 

1,280 

716

463 

415 

376 

353 

334

319 

300 

282 

267 

263

260 

252 

246 

238 

238

228 

228 

1,210 

960 

625

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

1.86 

1.64

20.91

1.35 -3.59' 

4.5S 

3.44 

1.22 

.84 

2.32 

2.14 

.90

24.16'

16,400 sec. -ft.; July 12 (6 a.m.} 9,370
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°28', long. 85°42', on east line of sec. 12, T.

 IV N., R. 23 E., at bridge on State Highway 81, 1 mile upstream frcm Red Creek, It 

miles upstream from bridge of Western Railway of Alabama, and 4 miles north of Tuskegee. Datum of gage is 223.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 331 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 16.5 

reet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Oct. 24, 25.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 29,600 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 27.33 

feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Oct. 28-31, 1941, Oct. 17, 22-26, 1941.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage about 2 feet higher than that of Mar. 21, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair, 

above station.

Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small plants

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used belov 8oO second-feet May 7 to Sept. 30)

2.7 16 3.7 142 6.O 80O 

2.9 34 4.0 199 7.0 1,190 

3.1 55 4.5 314 9.0 2,130 

3.3 80 5.0 450 13.0 4,320 

3.5 109 5.5 611 15.5 6,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

23 

23 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

24 

23 

34

30 

25 

24 

22 

21

20 

22 

20 

23 

25

23 

20 

19 

17 

17

18 

19 

23 

24 

22 

20

NOT.

25 

34 

40 

36 

38

54 

74 

87 

81 

70

914 

686 

724 

450 

394

525 

479 

367 

450 

509

464 

367 

367 

464 

686

667 

f5T5 

367 

302 

267

Dec.

247 

231 

220 

216 

210

207 

203 

220 

367 

933

1,530 

2,030 

f2,080 

2,080 

2,030

2,340 

2,180 

1,630 

952 

743

648 

541 

494 

450 

450

464 

422 

380 

354 

340 

332

Jan.

436 

575 

593 

394 

335

299 

284 

272 

272 

267

260 

247 

479 

743 

525

367 

332 

367 

367 

354

479 

705 

558 

819 

1,110

933 

541 

611 

686 

895 

1,580

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ober .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

1. .......................... .

enbflr ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,680 

1,270 

762 

630 

667

686 

724 

1,350 

2,770 

3,440

3,490 

2,280 

2,130 

2,450 

1,980

1,580 

1,070 

914 

800 

724

724 

1,270 

1,350 

1,030 

724

593 

558 

593 

611

Secondfoot-days

68 

10,56. 

25,52

178,12

16,63 

38,85( 

51,89 

17,76 

2,93 

2,02 

32,26 

16,37( 

3,82

219,39

Mar.

558 

1,980 

2,560 

3,160 

2,080

f 1,980 

f3,550 

f4,450 

2,670 

1,980

1,730 

1,270 

971 

800 

724

838 

2,230 

2,450 

1,730 

1,110

857 

838 

1,680 

2,080 

1,880

971 

1,270 

1,270 

876 

667 

686

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

> 34 

> 914 

L 2,340

P 4,770

5 1,580 

) 3,490 

> 4,450 

1 1,680 

1 181

> 200

1 5,860 

) 2,670 

3 509

I 5,860

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 8 (7 a.m.

895 

680 

630 

110 

705

705 

990 

952 

190 

390

914 

525 

450 

408 

408

380 

327 

296 

272 

25S

249 

247 

242 

240 

235

231 

222 

214 

205 

197

May

flsl

f!62 

f!49 

f!42 

139

f!77 

164 

144 

120 

106

97 

93 

87 

81 

77

74 

70 

67 

64 

60

58 

56 

54 

53 

52

50 

49 

50 

110 

84 

67

Minimum

17 

25 

203

16

247 

558 

558 

197 

49 

29 

31 

76 

42

17

June

48 

44 

41

40 

38

36 

37 

34 

32 

30

29 

29 

30 

65 

140

200 

f!40 

98 

86 

71

63 

50 

42 

V35 

32

72 

91 

93 

97 

179

July

87 

71 

72 

53 

40

35 

31 

36 

350 

4,460

5,860 

4,320 

f2,720 

1,730 

2,500

2,000 

1,500 

1,000 

540 

450

350 

300 

250 

500 

400

320 

279 

354 

630 

593 

436

Aue .

260 

240 

fl,390 

f2,560

f2,670

1,980 

1,070 

f593 

f525 

541

450 

367 

g327 

g279 

g263

394 

422 

g319 

g249 

g210

g!83 

g!62 

g!40 

g!25 

gl!2

gl06 

98 

93 

86 

80 

76

Mean Per^are

22.1 0.067 

352 1.06 

823 2.49

488 1.47

538 1.63 

1,340 4.05 

1,674 5.06 

592 1.79 

94.7 .286 

67.4 .204 

1,040 3.15 

52S 1.60 

128 .387

599 1.81

5,190 sec. -ft.; July 11 (9 a.m

Sept.

70 

6S 

67 

97 

265

319 

235 

146 

114 

98

9S 

97 

88

el

80

77 

70 

65 

60 

57

54 

53 

48 

46

45

42 

g65 

g408 

g509 

g304

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

1.19 

2.87

20.04

1.87 

4.37 

5.83 

2.00 

.33 

.23 

3.63 

1.84 

.43

24.67

) 7,000

BVU 1 U .

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Ho gage-height record May 15 to June 16, July 15-26; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVHl BASIN 445

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In concrete channel, lat. 32 0 27'30 11 , long. 86°28'30", In 

 flf sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., at Bridge Street Bridge In Prattville, 500 feet downstream from dam and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datura of gage is 164.38 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 119 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 968 aecond-feet May 29 (gage height, 2.65 

reet); minimum daily, 78 second-feet Oct. 26.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Aug. 16, 17, 1939 {gage height, 

18.35 feet, present datum, prior to major channel Improvement); minimum, 3 secondfeet June 1, 1941; minimum dally, 51 second-feet Nov. 9, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 18.85 feet, present datum, Dec. 9, 1919.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 15 to Dec. 16, which are fair. Extensive 

diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation caused by small plant 500 feet above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hov. 15 to Dec. 16)

Oct. 1 to Hov. 14 Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

0.6 62 1.4 257 0.6 78 1.6 379 

.7 80 1.8 393 .8 120 2.0 57 ' 

.8 101 2.2 560 1.0 170 2.3 7t_ 

1.0 148 2.5 710 1.3 260

Discharge, la aeooad-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

101 

99 

103 

83 

97

103 

106 

108 

103 

110

103 

101 

103 

101 

97

101

108 

103 

106 

138

143 

alZO 

allO 

101 

97

78 

101 

136 

148 

153 

134

Nov.

176 

269 

245 

203 

170

184 

318 

385 

310 

263

520 

673 

437 

146 

392

401 

321 

282 

282 

286

267 

221 

200 

212 

230

212 

189 

181 

173 

170

Dec.

170 

175 

175 

167 

154

139 

142 

162 

192 

301

401 

362 

383 

354 

354

410 

379 

321 

253 

221

209 

203 

194 

189 

192

192 

186 

181 

178 

175 

175

Jan.

218 

240 

221 

192 

175

170. 

162 

160 

162 

170

167 

165 

181 

194 

184

170 

165 

170 

170 

175

194 

200 

192 

194 

184

181 

184 

209 

215 

297 

350

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

fa

 her... ......................

lendar year 1947 ............

Ary

ember ........................

tar year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

313 

260 

212 

203 

250

247 

260 

379 

730 

654

523 

469 

446 

446 

392

329 

293 

264 

247 

264

301 

371 

341 

290 

244

234 

227 

221 

212

Seocndfoot-days

3,395 

8,31s 

7,289

86,426

6,011 

9,622 

11,194 

7,126 

5,858 

4,352 

5,790 

4,995 

3,574

77,524

Mar.

212 

329 

513 

523 

419

608 

671 

560 

446 

397

337 

305 

275 

253 

247

271 

345 

258 

388 

301

260 

253 

544 

460 

358

305 

282 

275 

278 

257 

264

Apr.

379 

508 

350 

293 

260

247 

247 

240 

234 

218

224 

224 

221 

333 

329

293 

237 

203 

194 

189

184 

181 

178 

178 

175

173 

165 

160 

157 

152

Maximum

153 

673 

410

1,660

350 

730 

671 

508 

705 

230 

432 

432 

224

730

May

147 

149 

147 

184 

264

282 

257 

197 

170 

154

149 

147 

144

139 

134

134 

134 

132 

132 

127

122 

120 

120 

113 

109

109 

113 

166 

705 

560 

298

Minimum

78 

146 

139

78

160 

203 

212 

152 

109 

105 

98 

94 

86

78

June

218 

167 

144 

139 

111

127 

137 

144 

125 

120

116 

107 

109 

109 

125

160 

212 

194 

173 

202

147 

134 

125 

113 

105

116 

152 

142 

149 

230

Mean

110 

277 

235

237

194 

332 

361 

238 

189 

145 

187 

161 

119

212

July

200 

175 

127 

111 

105

98 

98 

109 

223 

432

414 

282 

221 

227

371

286 

197 

175 

157 

178

165 

132 

118 

122 

147

134 

127 

127 

154 

175 

203

Aup.

165 

170 

167 

192 

432

423 

297 

173 

147 

165

184

167 

139 

125 

120

147 

162 

147 

130 

130

120 

142 

134 

111 

109

107 

102 

98 

98 

98 

94

Sept.

92 

90 

94 

fl!6 

157

162 

139 

fl!6 

116 

212

f224 

flSO 

132 

107 

107

109 

107

f96 

96 

96

92

f90 

90 

88 

f86

fee

f98 

f!52 

162 

132

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.924 1.06 

2.33 2.60 

1.97 2.28

1.99 27.00

1.63 1.88 

2.79 3.01 

3.03 3.50 

2.00 2.23 

1.59 1.83 

1.22 1.36 

1.57 1.81 

1.35 1.56 

1.00 1.12

1.78 24.24

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Mulberry River at Jones, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
446 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Big Swamp Creek near Lowdesboro, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°16', long. 86°42', in NE$ sec. 19, T. 15 N., R. 14 

K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1 mile downstream from Panther Creek, 5 miles west 

of Lowndesboro, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 127.95 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 242 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to April 1938, October 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,890 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 17.0 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.4 secord-foot June 12-14. 

1938, 1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, 27,400 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage 

height, 20.0 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of doubtful 

gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1,

Apr. 24 to June 18)

1.0 0.3 1.6 7.8 6.0 230 14.5 1,560 

1.1 1.0 2.0 18 7.0 321 15.0 2,010 

1.2 1.9 2.5 32 9.0 540 16.0 4,000 

1.3 3.1 3.5 72 12.0 926 16.5 5,770 

1.4 4.4 4.5 123 13.0 1,100 17.0 7,890 

1.5 6.0 5.0 154 14.0 1,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

2.0 

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

6.2 

5.8 

d3.5 

d2.5

Nov.

2.6 

40 

18 

6.7 

5.2

9.1 

342 

600 

393 

126

912 

3.0OO 

1,670 

1,800 

1,710

1,020 

751 

738 

648 

382

214 

135 

135 

209 

516

437 

238 

129 

82 

60

Dec.

d50 

d44 

38 

34 

29

26 

28 

42 

143 

1,500

4,630 

5,370 

2,430 

2,430 

2,270

2,430 

2,130 

1,800 

1,460 

436

198 

135 

112 

97 

82

77 

68 

64 

60 

52 

52

Jan.

70 

283 

361 

311 

112

77 

60 

52 

50 

44

44

48 

56 

107 

161

112 

97 

77 

87

117

206 

470 

504 

504 

504

437 

361 

654 

612 

1,420 

3,720

Feb.

2,430 

1,900 

1,170 

382 

265

274 

238 

448 

818 

3,940

4,000 

2,270 

2,010 

2,010 

1,400

1,120 

842 

504 

206 

147

199 

1,300 

1,900 

2,010 

1,310

404 

214 

161 

141

u/tT.*v. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her... ......................

 her... ......................

55.3 

16,328.6 

28,317

lender year 1947 ............ 170,206.9

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

11,628 

34,013 

44,202 

10,813.7 

96.9 

219.7 

2,586.4 

3,510.8 

69.5

ter year 1947-48 ............ 151,840.9

Mar.

117 

752 

3,370 

4,630 

3,720

4,990 

7,460 

3,460 

2,010 

1,710

1,320 

1,100 

597 

161 

135

154 

777 

404 

777 

842

1,140 

1,010 

790 

725 

648

576 

274 

182 

182 

97 

92

Apr.

206 

699 

459 

382 

230

123 

107 

97 

358 

854

2,270 

1,290 

dlAOO 

(31,500 

dSOO

222 

97 

60 

46 

34

29 

26 

22 

19 

19

d!7 

15 

13 

11 

8.7

Maximum

6.2 

3,000 

5,370

5,550

3,720 

4,000 

7,460 

2,270 

7.6 

48 

504 

624 

14

7,460

May

7.1 

6.7 

5.7 

4.6 

7.1

7.6 

7.3 

6.2 

6.2 

5.4

4.4

4.3 

3.4 

2.7 

2.5

2.2 

1.6 

1.0 

.9 

d.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.6 

.8 

1.2 

1.6 

1.5

June

0.9 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

d.6 

d4.0 

d2.5 

d.9 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.8

.6 

4.0 

4.1 

32 

48

40 

20 

14 

8.2 

d4.5

3.1 

2.2 

1.4 

7.4 

16

July

32 

28 

13 

6.4 

3.9

2.2

1.6 

14 

13 

50

129 

112 

92 

123 

163

504 

393 

341 

292 

92

30 

20 

16 

11 

12

8.9 

7,3 

5.4 

9.7 

32 

29

Aug.

18 

38 

317 

600 

624

612 

d450 

d300 

194 

42

72 

77 

30 

19 

12

S.9 

9.8 

28 

18 

12

7.8 

4.6 

3.9 

3.0 

2.8

1.7 

1.6 

dl,3 

dl.l 

dl.O 

d.9

Minimum Mean Permif"re

0.8 1.7f 0.0074 

2.6 544 2.25 

26 913 3.77

.8 466 1.93

44 375 1.55 

141 1,173 4.85 

92 1,426 5.89 

8.7 360 1,49 

.5 3.1? .013 

,4 7.32 .030 

1.6 83,4 .345 

.9 113 .467 

.6 2.32 .0096

.4 415 1.71

Sept.

dO.8 

.8 

.8 

1.3 

3.4

5.1 

14 

11 

5.8 

3.6

1.8 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3 

1.8

1.4 

1.2 

.8 

.9 

.8

.a

.9 

.8 

.6 

.8

.8 

.8 

1,8 

2.2 

1.7

Runoff in 

inohea

o.ooa

2.51 

4.35

26,16

1.79 

5.2S 

6.79 i.ee

.01 

.03 

,40 

.54 

.01

23.33

d DouDtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 447

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°35', long. 86 0 54', in E| sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 

ii! &. , at bridge on county highway 0.4 mile west of Jones, 6 miles upstream fnm Buck 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 165.23 feet above m3an sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 205 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 363 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 second-feet Mar, 23 (gage height, 12.4 

reet;; minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 24, 25.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 32,800 second-feet Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.4 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 24, 25, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 feet in April 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

76 

76 

76 

76 

80

89 

94 

102 

123 

105

95 

92 

89 

84 

81

SO 

86 

87 

81 

80

80 

76 

74 

75 

76

78 

95 

151 

105 

86 

81

Nov.

185 

236 

144 

123 

187

204 

338 

414 

199 

199

1,860 

882 

414 

374 

800

572 

391 

923 

1,170 

al.OOO

a720

tl391 

0300 

a450 

a540

a40o 

a3lO 

a280 

a250 

a240

Dec.

a230 

a25o 

a260 

a250 

a230

a210 

h!92 

a250 

a350 

aeoo

a900 

a?00 

aSOO 

a700 

al,300

1,050 

612 

533 

457 

414

381 

340 

318 

306 

318

296 

272 

258 

250 

241 

238

Jan.

407 

503 

321 

302 

247

236 

220 

214 

214 

222

202 

190 

585 

478 

306

267 

267 

238 

238 

238

296 

306 

270 

278 

247

287 

367 

520 

461 

733 

870

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

Jane 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

bar

 bar

 bar .........................

lender year 1947 ............

Ary

iiary

h..... .......................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

550 

465 

417 

421 

612

555 

791 

2,900 

2,750 

1,920

1,200 

1,170 

1,020 

1,290 

870

725 

679 

612 

550 

537

548 

725 

537 

461 

417

410 

399 

384 

344

Seoondfoot-days

2,729 

14,496 

13,506

170,759

10,530 

24, 257 

36,639 

20,019 

6,882 

4,323 

4,712 

4,847 

2,734

145,674

Mar.

340 

1,040 

1,680 

1,620 

870

2,130 

2,680 

1,200 

920 

820

725 

612 

555 

516

503

612 

1,050 

656 

590 

529

482 

592 

5,350 

3,050 

1,170

995 

1,170 

945 

748 

679 

1,810

Apr.

1,980 

1,230 

895 

796 

748

748 

725 

634 

702 

612

725 

656 

656 

1,620 

870

702 

612 

559 

520 

469

441 

406 

388 

370 

384

350 

347 

315 

284 

275

Maxlnun

151 

1,880 

1,300

9,900

870 

2,900 

5,350 

1,980 

391 

590 

272 

565 

202

5,350

May

270 

264 

258 

284 

364

360 

391 

272 

247 

233

236 

255 

217 

207 

197

192 

194 

192 

180 

168

164 

162 

149 

151 

146

144 

140 

182 

275 

217 

171

Minimum

74 

123 

192

74

190 

344 

340 

275 

140 

94 

80 

74 

56

56

June

149 

134 

130 

128 

126

119 

121 

123 

114 

10S

105 

103 

102 

103 

171

341 

390 

194 

171 

228

178 

157 

121 

110 

108

98 

97 

94 

98 

102

Mean

88.0 

483 

436

468

340 

836 

1,192 

667 

222 

144 

152 

156 

91.1

398

July

103 

95 

90 

86 

81

80 

80 

80 

136 

272

267 

155 

134 

270 

217

233 

241 

214 

217 

212

144 

115 

105 

128 

146

112 

100 

115 

171 

125 

188

Aug.

350 

334 

309 

207 

565

331 

171 

140 

126 

125

125 

12T 

121

10P 

107

128 

171 

140 

117 

105

102 

95 

90 

87 

89

8T 

84 

80 

7f 

76 

74

Per square 

mile

0.429 

2.36 

2.13

2.28

1.66 

4.08 

5.77 

3.25 

1.08 

.702 

.741 

.761 

.444

1.94

Sept.

74 

72 

70 

123 

202

151 

105 

94 

89 

117

115 

98 

87 

90 

97

69 

75 

69 

68 

66

63 

61 

59 

56 

56

56 

68 

130 

136

98

F-rnoff in 

inches

0.50 

2.63 

2.45

30.99

1.91 

4.40 

6.65 

3.63 

1.25 

.78 

.85 

.88 

.50

26.43

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 23 (10 p.m.) 7,020 sec. -ft.

a No gage-nelgnt record; discharge computed on basis of 2 gage readings, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Autauga Creek at Prattville. 

h Computed from tape-gage reading.
44S MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°22', long. 86°49', In SE£ se-:. 23, T. 19 S., R. 

3 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile upstream from Patv,on Creek, 1 mile 

northwest of Acton, and 16 miles south of Birmingham. Datum of gac,e Is 375.00 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 337 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,660 second-feet Feb. 9; maximum gage height, 

ZOTTTeet Feb. 9; minimum dally discharge, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 22.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 25,500 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 

44.23 feet Dec. 29, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 22, 1940, Oct. 

27-29, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height records, which are fair. 

An average of 53 second-feet is diverted above station by Birmingham Water Works Co. and 

Is not Included in records. Approximately 5 second-feet from this diversion Is returned 

to river below station. Flow partly regulated by Purdy Lake {capacity, 17,400 acre-feet) 

on Little Cahaba River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septe>t>«r 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

14

12

IS

IS

35

SO

38

32

26

25

21

IS

14

8.7

S.O

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

13

16

11

11

7.7

6.7

6.2

S.O

3.9

3.6

4.2

Nov.

11

38

SI

25

13

7.7

6.7

6.2

S.O

8.7

74

118

72

40

54

144

75

75

184

113

93

66

66

61

47

42

38

31

29

22

-

Month

Dec.

17

16

14

12

28

32

12

17

64

868

1,300

S3S

266

229

626

1,330

610

420

296

232

189

1S8

139

122

116

110

95

90

82

73

82

Jan.

606

670

433

322

246

197

164

141

123

110

100

95

667

S6S

420

319

2S4

211

168

152

1S8

166

151

145

127

120

193

670

670

1,270

2,090

October ..........................

N6rember .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ......................... March --..--.-.------.

Say1 1............................

June .............................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ...........

Feb.

1,180

700

535

447

655

595

1,540

k4,610

5,430

k4,190

2,350

2,380

2,410

k4,490

83,300

al.800

al,200

820

aSSO

a490

a410

a410

8460

8380

8330

301

8280

azso

8200

-

Seoondfoot-days

44S.O

1,614.3

8,178

133,080.3

11,723

42,723

30,502

22,265 

1,160.0

356.0

861.8

1,970.5

395.3

122,193.9

Mar.

204

1,650

2,150

1,480

1,030

1,810

2,860

1,780

1,150

880

685

535

420

366

324

298

288

254

225

204

184

195

1,180

1,060

625

520

3,520

2,090

1,120

820

595

Maxii

Apr.

550

535

420

353

380

1,510

1,420

1,090

730

700

1,090

850

910

3,760

2,380

1,270

eeo

610

SOS

406

340

291

232

209

186

168

152

141

122

77

-

tarn

SO

1 JLO4 AA 

1,330

9,230

2,090

5,430

3,520

3,760 

95

39

70

351

183

5,430

May

71

70

67

67

se

77

95

82

59

58

48

38

34

29

33

27

20

18

14

10

8.0

7.0

4.3

3.4

2.8

7.S

10

13

34

45

SO

Minimi

3.6

S.O

12

3.6

95

200

184

77 

2.8

2.4

3.4

3.4

1.1

1.1

June

39

28

20

18

13

10

9.0

10

11

9.0

s.s

3.7

2.8

2.6

S.8

32

32

24

12

6.6

4.3

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.1

11

17

12

-

Mean

July

14

19

12

7.5

s.e

5.4

SO

29

17

24

63

50

31

24

69

70

63

43

31

13

8.0

S.O

3.7

3.4

17

18

19

27

35

39

46

Aug.

68

SO

ISO

351

332

211

95

S2

33

18

11

8.6

5.8

IS

9.S

17

186

147

69

36

20

13

8.5

" 5.4

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

Per square 

 He

14.3

53.8

264

36S

378

1,473

984

742 

37.4

11.9

27.8

63.6

13.2

334

e.s

Sept.

14

7.0

3.1

3.1

5.4

20

19

10

3.1

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.3

3.5

10

10

9.0

33

38

183

-

Runoff in 

inobea

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 9 (4 p.«.) 5,660 sec.-ft.; Pel. 14 (3 p.m.) 5,080

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Centervllle.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 449

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°56', long. 87°08', in Ej sec. 26, T. 2? N., R. 9 

E., at bridge on State Highway 6, a quarter of a mile west of Centerville, to If a mile 

upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 2? miles upstream fron Sandy 

Creek. Datum of gage is 180.74 fest above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- August J.901 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

septemDer 1940. Gage-height records collected at same site since January 1P17 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1901-7, 1929-31, 1935-48), 1,636 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 26.0 

reet); minimum, 206 second-feet Sept. 27.

1901-8, 1929-32. 1935-48: Maximum discharge, 82,800 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage 

height, 36.63 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Oct. 24-29, 1904 (gage height, -0.35 foot, 

present datum).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge from 1,200 to 33,600 second-feet computed by using 

rate of change of stage as a factor. Some diversion above station (see "Remarks" for 

station near Acton).

Revisions (water years).- W 682: 1901-8. W 872: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

242

242

240

242

242

244

254

265

301

298

282

289

270

263

254

250

252

248

240

233

231

223

220

223

250

237

250

282

265

244

237

Nov.

263

351

306

296

332

311

360

520

354

311

8,270

1,870

794

626

718

813

700

632

1,510

1,070

813

681

644

718

852

718

606

554

520

470

Month

Dec.

454

438

407

407

407

407

407

466

661

2,130

3,750

2,570

1,750

1,510

3,040

5,900

3,580

2,270

1,790

1,470

1,290

1,160

1.07O

990

950

910

871

813

775

756

775

Jan.

1,970

3,170

2,220

1,700

1,420

1,240

1,110

1,030

970

930

871

632

1,420

2,570

1,930

1,810

1,380

1,240

1,110

1,030

1,030

1,110

1,030

1,030

970

930

1,160

2,S20

2,620

4,250

7,330

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-4S ............

Feb.

5,280

3,410

2,520

2,170

2,420

2,520

2,620

14,700

23,300

18,200

10,900

9,800

9,400

15,600

12,000

6,670

4,360

3,450

2,830

2,470

2,220

2,620

2,320

2,030

1,790

1,700

1,610

1,560

1,420

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,813

21,185

44,214

649,437

53,533

171,890

149,590

90,040

21,442

12,764

1 J.O» R ?9^ c£o

15,620

7,926

612,240

Mar.

1,330

6,650

11,000

9,020

5,350

10,400

12,900

8,320

5,220

3,890

3,120

2,570

2,170

1,930

1,790

1,840

2,620

1,840

1,610

1,470

1,380

1,650

10,400

6,340

3,570

2,670

8.060

8,740

4,800

3,340

3,600

Apr.

3,410

2,800

2,370

2,030

1,890

2,860

3,590

3,070

2,640

2,270

5,660

4,310

3,580

11,800

9,870

5,510

3,520

2,690

2,220

1,890

1,650

1,510

1,360

1,290

1,200

1,110

1,070

1,010

950

890

-

Maximum

301

2,270

5,900

39,600

7,330

23,300

12,900

11,800

1,240

572

1,510

1,380

360

23,300

May

852

813

794

813

890

1,010

1,030

852

775

718

681

737

737

662

626

590

590

572

537

520

503

503

486

.470

470

454

454

700

1,240

737

626

Minimum

220

263

407

220

832

1,420

1,330

890

454

329

311

270

214

214

June

572

520

503

486

454

438

438

422

422

392

392

377

368

357

374

520

537

470

470

554

486

407

377

362

348

343

360

329

329

357

Mean

252

706

1,426

1,779

1,727

5,927

4,825

3,001

692

425

523

504

264

1,673

July

362

337

334

329

314

314

311

354

554

503

486

454

813

990

832

700

1,510

775

626

537

470

422

392

392

392

362

345

421

700

454

438

Aug.

520

590

737

890

1,380

9FO

737

572

486

438

422

407

377

377

374

4*4

662

644

808

503

422

374

345

3S2

316

308

234

2fU

277

270

270

Per square 

 He

_

_

-

1.73

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.62

Sept.

259

259

259

304

360

348

306

298

296

286

277

265

257

281

261

250

240

235

229

223

223

220

216

216

214

214

227

301

314

308

-

Runoff in 

inohvs

_

_

-

23.45

.

_

_

22.11

Pealc discharge (base. 20.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 9 (6 p.m.) 24,800 sec.-ft.
450 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°40', long. 87°14', in NE£ s?c. 35, T. 20 N., R. 

BE., at bridge on State Highway 43, a half a mile upstream from Goose Creek, 1 mile 

west of Sprott, and 5j miles northeast of Marion. Datum of gage is 129.51 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,380 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary), October 1944 to Septemoer 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 19.3 

reet); minimum, 310 second-feet Oct. 4, 5.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 85,200 second-feet Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.5 

feet); minimum observed since Oct. 1, 1944, 265 second-feet Sept. 29, 1945 (gage 

height, 4.42 feet).

Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage of 28.55 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height re-.ord, which are fair. 

For diversion above station see "Remarks" for station near Acton.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947-to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

315

315

315

310

310

320

330

352

374

380

385

380

380

360

360

350

350

350

350

340

340

330

330

320

330

,330

360

430

410

370

370

Ncv.

400

450

470

450

430

460

600

740

700

590

3,500

4,000

3,500

1,400

1,500

1,300

1,090

1,280

2,020

2,030

1,480

1,100

969

1,040

1,200

1,180

936

786

689

644

-

Dec.

602

570

562

548

532

562

562

602

607

1,750

4,480

4,900

3,370

2,710

3,010

6,310

6,500

4,480

3,010

3,300

1,970

1,700

1,530

1,400

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,070

991

947

969

Jan.

1,580

3,880

3,880

2,650

2,020

1,750

1,530

1,380

1,270

1,190

1,100

1,040

1,240

2,770

3,830

2,140

1,860

1,640

1,420

1,320

1,310

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,280

1,200

1,390

2,300

3,500

4,000

6,600

Month

October

November .........................

Decenber ..................... ...

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February ................. .......

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,940

5,950

4,120

3,350

3,250

3,760

3,880

7,400

12,800

20,900

22,400

17,000

13,500

13,900

14,800

15,000

10,400

6,040

4,800

4,000

3,500

3,880

3,880

3,250

2,770

3,470

2,300

3,190

3,030

.

-

Seccndfoot-days

10,84«

35,924

62,434

904,466

64,19C

220 35C 210) sic

125} 59C

31.48C

19 11.

23 35!

21 ', 25'.

12,434

837,777

Mar.

1,860

4,130

9,780

13,100

13,600

11,000

12,400

14,800

12,200

7,860

5,530

4,360

3,630

3,010

2,770

3,710

4,120

3,880

3,830

2,410

2,140

2,340

8,390

11,700

9,920

5,260

5,180

8,860

9,900

6,310

5,950

Apr.

6,310

5,090

4,130

3,370

3,010

3,250

4,480

4,480

4,000

3,370

4,480

6,500

5,180

7,200

10,800

12,100

7,920

4,700

3,630

2,890

3,710

2,500

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,300

MaxlnuB

430

I 4,000

6,500

43,700

6,600

22 400

14^800

12,100

1,900

1,000

1,550

1,730

670

22,400

-

May

1.30C

1.10C

1.10C

1.10C

1,20C

1.50C

1,60C

1,40C

1,20C

1,10C

94C

96C

96C

940

860

840

820

800

760

740

730

700

660

640

620

620

620

880

1,900

1,900

1,100

MinlmuB

310

400

532

310

1,040

2,020

1,860

1,300

620

464

426

358

322

310

June

sec

760

700

660

630

620

July

530

520

456

448

440

426

600 440

570 456

560 565

540 845

520 710

520 670

500 680

480 1,550

500 1,550

950 1,220

1,000 1,550

820 1,550

810 1,120

900 890

750 710

650 601

601 529

547 512

520 538

504 539

496 480

565 547

496 845

464 845

Mean

350

1,197

3,014

2,47"?

3,071

7,59-J

6,807

4,18<i

1,015

637

755

68$

414

2,289

610

Aug.

610

755

990

1,220

1,550

1,730

1,170

890

710

620

574

556

520

480

464

496

710

940

800

710

592

529

480

433

426

412

405

384

370

370

358

Per square 

 lie

0.254

.867

1.46

1.80

1 .50

5.51

4 93

3^03

.736

.463

.546

.497

.300

1.66

Sept.

358

352

352

440

660

670

538

456

426

419

419

405

384

405

426

412

384

364

358

352

340

340

334

334

328

322

340

448

556

512

Runoff In. 

inches

0.39

.97

1.68

24.37

1.73

5.94

5.68

3 30vo 

.85

.52

.63

.57

.34

22.58

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 23,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (12 m. ) 15,200

OVM .-A b.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 12 to Nov. 16, Apr. 22 to June 22; discharge computed on basis 

of recorded range in stage and records for stations at Centervllle and near Marion Junction.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 451

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°27', long. 87°11', on line between sees. 16 and 

JJl, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, half a mile upstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, 3 miles dovmstream from Oakmulgee Creek, 3f miles east of 

Marion Junction, and 20 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 86.72 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary wire-weight 

gage at Beloit, 12 miles downstream, at datum 15.2 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 1,780 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 32.0 

feet); minimum, 374 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 83,400 second-feet Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 42.95 

feet); minimum daily, 345 second-feet Sept. 5, 1945.

A discharge of 323 second-feet was measured Oct. 7, 1935 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of backwater computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor. For diversion above 

station see "Remarks" for station near Acton.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

493

489

489

489

489

501

522

558

579

600

60O

579

579

538

530

513

509

518

505

501

489

477

473

465

465

481

538

768

747

642

600

Nov.

621

768

812

812

79O

945

1,020

1,310

1,240

1,040

3,550

5,210

4,270

2,660

3,060

£, 440

2,220

2,550

3,940

3,290

2,710

2,110

1,790

1,730

1,840

1,890

1,680

1.47O

1,310

1,240

-

Dec.

1,160

1,110

1.O60

1,040

1.O40

1,040

1,040

1,090

1,310

2,77O

4,040

5,550

5,32O

4,100

4,920

6,250

7,580

7,290

4,860

2,580

2,880

2,550

2,270

2,110

1,950

1,340

1,730

1,630

1,570

1,520

1,470

Month

Jan.

1,890

3,350

4,680

3,75O

2,880

2,380

2,050

1,89O

1,730

1,680

1,630

1,520

1,790

2,490

3,690

3,060

2,550

2,220

2,000

1,840

1,840

1,890

1,950

2.0OO

1,890

1,840

1,950

2,770

3,930

5,030

6,130

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar ysar 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May......... .....................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,530

8,170

6,600

4,510

4,450

4,560

4,860

7,470

9,880

12,800

16,800

20,200

20,100

18,300

16,20O

15,400

15,300

13,300

9,070

5,930

5,160

5,600

5,500

5,150

4,330

3,870

3,640

3,400

3,230

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,72

59,31

87,67C

1,229,36

80 ,29

261, 31C

271, 03C

161, 73C

43,41.

3o)l4

29^69

15)75:

1,083,77]

Mar.

3,110

5,320

8,650

11,100

13,400

15,500

15,3OO

14,700

15,500

14,70O

11,200

7,680

5,610

4,680

4,160

3,870

5,500

5,790

4,680

3,980

3,580

3,460

8,060

11,300

13,500

12,000

8,710

7,700

9,260

1O,2OO

8,830

Apr.

8,230

8,29O

6,950

5,500

4,560

4,270

5,030

5,730

5,320

4,920

4,740

6.6OO

7,350

7,940

8,830

10,500

11,500

9,750

5,730

4,270

3,640

3,230

2,940

2,710

2,600

2,380

2,270

2,160

1,950

1,840

-

Maximum

5 768

3 5,210

) 7,580

1 42,800

3 6,130

) 20,200

) 15,500

) 11,500

» 2!llO

> 2,160

2,000

' 833

20,200

May

1,730

1,630

1,520

1,570

1.73O

1,89O

2,160

2,220

1,730

1,520

1,410

1,310

1,360

1,360

1,26O

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,060

1,020

968

945

922

877

855

833

833

1,020

2,160

2,380

1,680

Minimum

465

621

1,040

465

1,520

3,230

3,110

1,840

833

684

600

469

378

378

June

1,260

1.O6O

968

922

877

833

812

790

768

747

726

705

684

684

726

1,410

2,110

1,570

1,630

1,790

1,470

1,210

945

833

790

747

855

768

747

705

Mean

540

1,977

2,828

3,368

2,590

9,011

8,743

5 39" 1)400

1,005

964 85'

525

2,961

July

705

726

684

684

621

6OO

600

621

684

945

1,060

1,040

945

1,240

1,950

1,730

1,310

2,160

1,470

1,240

1,020

877

790

705

705

705

684

705

768

1,090

877

Aug.

8*13

945

1,090

1,310

1,570

2,000

1,520

1,210

9^8

877

7?0

747

726 6-U

6*2

642

726

9*5 9->6

9?2

7?0

705

6<,2

600

5^9

558 5.^0

505

489

481

469

Per square 

mils

0.303

1.11

1.59

1.89

1.46

5.06

4.91

3.03

.787

.565

.542

.480

.295

1.66

Sept.

457

449

433

538

768

833

790

663

579

558

538

534

518

513

530

534

501

477

457

445

425

417

409

401

386

 378

398

497

642

684

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

1.24

1.83

25.68

1 *6d

5.46

5 66

3.38

.91

.63CO D£

.55

.33

22.64

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (3 a.m.) 20.7OO sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 (4 p. IT.) 15,800
452 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°26', long. 87°20', in NVi£ sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 7 E. 

 at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, a third of a mile upstream from Soi-thern Railroad

bridge, 2 miles east of Browns, and 2f miles downstream from Washington Creek. Datum

of gage is 129.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1923, supplementary adjustment 

of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 93 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- MaximunTdlscharge during year, 3,290 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 14.8

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 4. 

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 9,440 second-feet Mar. 26, 1945 (gage height, 17.16

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot July 24,

1944.

Flood of Dec. 28, 1942, reached a stage of 20.7 feet, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Cooperat'ion.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oat. 1 to Nov. 10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

0.5 0.6 1.0 8.0 2.0 70 0.5 1.2 1.3 22 10.0 938 

.6 1.2 1.1 11 4.0 240 .6 2.4 1.6 39 11.0 1,100 

.7 2.3 1.3 19 5.5 387 .7 3.8 2,0 66 12.0 1,310 

 8 3.6 1.5 30 .8 5.5 3.0 14-5 13.-0 1,650 

.9 5.3 1.7 45 .9 7.6 5.0 3?5 13.5 1,900 

1.0 10 7.0 £45 14.0 2,270

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1947 to SepteaHer 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

7 

6

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.8

.8 

.6 

1.4 

5.8 

5.1

3.6 

3.4 

2.7 

2.4

2.8

d2.3 

d2.2 

d2.1 

42.1 

2.0

2.0 

dl.8 

dl.6 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

d2.0 

4.6 

22 

7.7 

4.9

Nov.

5.1 

25 

22 

16 

19

61 

55 

83 

36 

32

378 

655 

340 

177 

593

509 

145 

313 

. 605 

254

105 

89 

81 

93 

163

85 

66 

62 

59 

52

Deo.

48 

48 

45 

42 

43

45 

45 

48 

264 

772

642

253 

397 

497 

854

1,030 

649 

181 

121 

105

93 

85 

77 

73 

70

70 

62 

59 

59 

58 

59

Jan.

280 

375 

145 

89 

73

66 

62 

59 

56 

56

52 

56 

199 

253 

113

73 

70 

62 

59 

59

113 

145 

137 

163 

199

199 

208 

485 

316 

602 

798

Month

Ooto 

Novfl 

Deoa

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro

fiSJ1 June 

July 

Anpi 

Sept

Wa

b«r ..........................

 her

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

1. ...........................

*t ...........................

eaber ........................

t«r year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

319 

145 

121 

154 

430

365 

309 

962 

1,490 

1,200

617 

521 

512 

826 

504

217 

163 

145 

129 

217

509 

694 

420 

163 

129

113

113 

113 

97

Secondfoot-days

92. £

5,178.] 

6,892

89, 477. «

5,622 

11,717 

20,021 

5,239

1,197.;

1,122.! 

2,038..

744.4 

308. (

60,171.,

Peak discharge (bass, 2,500 sac. -ft.).- Mai

a HO gage-height record; discharge compute 

near Orrvllle. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge oc

Mar.

310 

1,210 

2,270 

1,960 

1,030

1,570 

1,840 

,966 

335 

244

199 

163 

137 

121 

113

113 

362 

521 

199 

145

121 

129 

1,770 

2,180 

747

253

217 

235 

163 

145 

253

Apr.

Maxima

22 

655 

1,030

5,900

798 

1,490 

2,270 

696 

S 217 

5 253 

5 355 

I 105 

5 5Q

 > 2,270

365 

335 

181 

129 

113

113 

10S 

93 

105 

105

163 

129 

444

896 

864

220 

113 

93 

81 

73

62 

56 

56 

52 

56

59 

52 

48 

42 

36

May

32 

31 

28 

29 56 "

48 

66 

44 

31 

28

26 

24 

28 

48 

31

23 

21 

34

32 

20

16 

15 

14 

12 

11

10 

9.3 

16 

217 

145 

52

Minima

0.5 

5.1 

42

.5

52 

97 

113 

36 

9.3 

5.9 

4.8 

4.0 

2.0

.5

June

32 

23 

20 

16 

14

13 

12 

10 

9.9 

9.3

7.9 

6.3 

6.3 

5.9 

5.9

20 

235 

253 

85 

62

56 

34 

24 

20 

17

18 

27 

45 

20 

15

Mean

3.0C 

173 

222

245

181 

404 

646 

175 

38.6 

37.4 

65.8 

24.0 

10.2

164

July

13 

11 

8.8 

7.2 

6.3

5.5 

4.8 

5.7 

90 

113

66 

181 

355 

208 

208

190 

85 

62 

59 

105

48 

34 

23 

20 

19

17 

14 

21 

26 

18 

14

 Aug.

13 

64 

105 

85 

59

89 

35 

22 

21 

27

24 

22

17 

16 

13

12 

16 

18 

14 

10

9.3 

8.2 

6.6 

5.7 

5.5

5.2

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.1 

4.0

Per square 

 He

0.032 

1.86 

2.39

2.63

1.95 

4.34 

6.95 

1.88 

.415 

.402 

.708 

.258 

.110

1.76

Sept.

4.5 

4.1 

3.5 

4.6 

38

50 

23 

15 

11 

8.8

7.4 

7.9 

7.4 

6.8 

6.6

6.6 

6.3 

6.1 

4.8 

4.0

3.8 

3.5 

3.5 

aS.O 

2.4

2.2 

2.0 

6.2 

34 

a20

Runoff In 

Inches

0.04 

2.07 

2.76

35.79

2.25 

4.69 

8.01 

2.10 

.48 

.45 

.82 

.30 

.12

24.09

?. Z3 (io p.m.) i.zsu sec.-rt. 

1 on basis of weather records and records for station

imputed as explained In footnote a.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 453

Boguechitto Creek near Orrville, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°18', long. 87°17', in NW£ sec. 4, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., 

at oridge on State Highway 22, 300 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Tatum Creek, and 2 miles west 

of Orrville. Datum of gage is 91.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 276 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge'during year, 9,160 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height, 20.7

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 4, 11. 

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 32,400 second-feet Apr. 27, 1944 (ga-re height, 

26.6 feet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 5, 1945 (gage height, 2.49 feet). 

Flood of Dec. 29, 1942, reached a stage of 29.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base date collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 3O)

2.7 1.9 3.2 17 3.8 1O1 13.0 3.12O 

2.8 3.2 3.3 25 4.0 14O 16. 0 4,600 

2.9 5.0 3.4 35 5.0 360 18. 0 5,91O 

3.0 8.O 3.5 48 6.O 621 20. 0 8,21O 

3.1 12 3.6 64 10.0 1,960

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.9 

2.4 

1.9 

1.3 

2.1

2.9 

3.2 

4.6 

4.2 

3.0

1.4 

7.4 

5.6 

5.6 

4.8

4.6 

4.2 

4.6 

4.2 

3.7

2.9 

3.0 

3.9 

5.0 

4.2

4.4 

6.5 

14 

14 

14 

12

Nov.

19 

13 

16 

29 

19

36 

132 

69 

93 

45

728 

1,320 

568 

894 

2,350

1,580 

510 

729 

1,520 

879

214 

160 

136 

138 

132

160 

112 

90 

68 

61

Dec.

56 

d55 

d54 

d54 

54

51 

56 

86 

457 

3,160

2,790 

1,610 

753 

2,320 

2,030

3,900 

2,670 

360 

236 

203

150 

140 

126 

116 

105

93 

92 

82 

78 

73 

101

Jan.

651 

980 

586 

170 

140

d!3O 

d!20 

dllO 

a 100 

a94

a91 

a90 

al30 

592 

300

128 

93 

92 

84 

88

128 

320 

333 

224 

592

564 

510 

1,340 

1,520 

1,760 

3,40O

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

Bber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

uanr ....

1... .........................

at ...........................

eBber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,02O 

332 

243 

192 

538

980 

728 

2,870 

4,4OO 

4,350

2,390 

1,7OO 

832 

2,790 

1,370

458 

303 

242 

203 

306

425 

2,1OO 

1,670 

412 

243

181 

170 

160 

150

Seoondf cot-days

158.5 

12,820 

22,111

235, 245. 3

15,460 

31,758 

57,741 

13,250 

1,204 

1,615.7 

2,754,2 

1,014.6 

287.1

160,174.1

Mar.

156 

3,31O 

7,330 

8,210 

3,760

6,490 

7,820 

3,360 

706 

458

384 

258 

2O3 

181 

160

150 

408 

749 

588 

225

181 

252 

2,300 

5,02O 

2,330

510 

621 

433 

236 

181 

771

Apr.

3, 

2,

Maxima

14 

2,350 

3,900

19,300

3,400 

4,400 

8,210 

3,900 

120 

314 

337 

130 

36

8,210

Peak discharge (base, 9.00O sec. -ft.).- Mar. 4 (4 a.m.)

881 

782 

409 

203 

160

136 

126 

116 

438 

458

214 

192 

709 

900 

710

604 

214 

124 

105 

86

78 

73 

68 

58 

61

75 

97 

82 

48 

d43

May

40 

38 

38 

43 

64

64 

86 

62 

43 

35

33 

30 

30 

38 

43

33 

27 

23 

30 

31

19 

17 

19 

16 

16

12 

12 

14 

27 

120 

101

Minima

1.3 

13 

51

1.3

84 

150 

150 

43 

12 

6.5 

5.0 

4.5 

3.5

1.3

June

56 

35 

27 

17 

18

19 

16 

14 

14 

12

11 

12 

8.4 

6.8 

d6.5

27 

248 

314 

170 

78

78 

64 

45 

26 

17

16 

54 

138 

45 

25

Mean

5.11 

427 

713

645

499 

1,095 

1,863 

442 

36.8 

53.9 

88.8 

32.7 

9.57

438

July

16 

20 

23 

11 

7.4

5.6 

5.0 

6.2 

68 

214

85 

143 

337 

337 

314

291 

225 

66 

69 

88

116 

54 

36 

28 

24

22 

23 

35 

32 

30 

23

Aug.

44 

8C 

10T 

13C

12C

3] 

2? 

2?

27 

2C

2C 

17

If 

If 

2C 

2? 

14

12 

1C 

f.2 

7.7 

7.1

6.2 

dS.4 

dS.l 

d4.8 

d4.6 

d4.5

Per square 

 lie

O.O19 

1.55 

2.58

2.34

1.81 

3.97 

6.75 

1.60 

.141 

.195 

.322 

.118 

.035

1.59

9,160 sec. -ft.

Sept.

d4.3 

d4.2 

4.4 

7.7 

8.4

35 

36 

21 

15 

14

15 

8.8 

9.6 

12 

9.6

8.0 

8.8 

10 

7.4 

6.8

4.2 

(34.0 

d4.0 

3.9 

d3.7

3.5 

3.7 

4.2 

(34.6 

5.3

Runoff in 

inches

O.O2 

1.73 

2.98

31.69

2.08 

4.28 

7.78 

1.79 

.16 

.22 

.37 

.14 

.04

21.59

a No gage-heIgfit weather records and records for station

near Browns.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.

623350 O - 51 - 30
454 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°37", long. 87°25", in SE£ sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 6 

is., at bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile downstream from St. LouisSan Francisco Railroad bridge, 1 mile northwest of Fountain, 2 milea upstream from 

Bradley Mill Creek, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northwest of Monroeville.

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 second-feet Dec. 11 

ij eetJ; minimum, 7.1 second-feet Sept. 28.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet Apr. 27, 1944 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 22, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below.

height, 18.7 

height, 21.19

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

14

13

13

12

13

14

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

11

11

11

25

28

23

17

17

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

Nov.

18

45

25

24

23

23

73

69

58

47

1,420

1,370

858

260

516

440

336

191

164

135

129

128

123

280

388

312

201

140

114

102

-

Month

Dec.

91

83

79

76

73

72

70

85

299

3,900

6,560

6,100

3,600

2,720

2,120

1,880

1,490

914

587

479

401

336

290

260

241

227

210

194

182

176

171

Jan.

180

183

169

157

140

130

124

120

116

117

114

114

159

182

180

160

145

140

142

142

Z10

312

312

260

260

250

241

592

1,050

1,400

1,940

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy........ ......................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,820

1,340

641

479

414

362

312

290

966

1,760

1,730

1,490

1,110

1,280

1,280

886

614

506

414

349

414

1,370

1,610

1,280

668

506

427

375

324

-

Seoondfoot-days

455

8,012

33,966

192,253

9,741

25,017

52,551

7,709

1

-IQQ

, 399

1,290

I

QCC t £OO

619 .6

403.7

142,429.3

Mar.

280

608

2,740

4,560

5,340

5,500

6,500

5,310

3,200

2,150

1,610

1,080

776

628

546

506

914

1,230

1,200

1,030

722

560

970

1,260

942

574

492

414

349

290

27O

Apr.

324

722

722

453

324

336

312

260

260

270

214

174

166

440

722

427

237

169

144

123

112

100

87

83

79

94

102

94

85

74

-

MaxiHUB

28

1,420

6,560

7,200

1,940

1,820

6,500

722

78

225

166

98

28

6,560

May

64

61

57

58

63

78

77

70

61

56

54

54

53

45

41

36

36

35

30

28

26

25

24

23

24

34

27

39

53

36

31

Minima

10

18

70

10

114

290

270

74

23

1 J.9Q 

17

8.4

7.9

7.9

June

28

26

24

23

22

20

20

19

22

22

19

22

22

19

22

32

83

225

145

82

79

64

47

40

34

28

24

22

27

28

-

Mean

14.7

267

1,096

527

314

863

1; 695

257

45.1

43.0

40.8

20.0

13.5

389

July

43

26

23

19

17

17

19

21

26

49

53

42

31

28

33

87

166

134

85

55

40

32

35

28

24

22

21

19

17

19

35

Aug.

34

98

61

36

28

23

19

18

18

19

18

17

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

9.7

9.7

11

10

8.4

8.4

8.4

Per square

mile

0.058

1.06

4.33

2.08

1.24

3.41

6.70

1.02

.178

.170

.161

.079

.053

1.54

Sept.

10

8.8

8.4

19

24

19

22

16

12

11

13

12

22

28

28

20

15

12

11

9.3

8.8 8'.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.9

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

1.18

4.99

28.27

1.43

3.68

7.72

1.13

.21

.19

.19

.09

.06

20.94

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 8.900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (8 p.m.) 7.200
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 455

East Pork Tomblgbee River near Pulton, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15 I 55", long. 88°26'42", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 9 

ti., K . 8 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 1,000 feet downstream 

from Twentymile-Pulton Canal, 2 miles west of Pulton, 6£ miles upstream from Mantachie Creek Canal, and 13| miles downstream from Twentymile Creek Canal. Datum of 

gage is 242.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available. - August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at; site 

BUO reet upstream 1909-12 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 862 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 47,700 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 22.24 

reet); minimum, 53 secOnd-feet Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1948; minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 31 

to Sept. 2, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.87 foot Aug. 12, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.7 

3.8 

11.8

55

67

98

189

1,000

13.1

14.1

14.9

15.3

15.5

1,230

1,570

2,040

2,430

2,760

15.7

17.5

19.0

21.7

3,300

12,400

21,800

43,200

15.5

15.7

16.1

17.0

17.5 12,400

19.0 21,800

21.7 43,200

2,760 

3,350 

5,300 

9,800

___- Same as preceding table 

below 15.5 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

80

82

82

81

81

80

81

84

92

98

91

86

84

80

78

78

77

76

187

397

202

129

109

99

98

98

113

141

137

117

121

MOT.

377

397

327

242

477

757

517

647

417

307

457

647

437

377

989

1,170

1,230

1,230

1,150

954

727

547

607

837

707

547

457

407

367

337

-

Dec.

307

297

287

287

287

287

277

327

577

507

557

477

407

367

688

1,350

1,710

3,780

3,370

2,310

1,620

1,110

857

687

537

447

427

407

387

367

357

Month

Jan.

727

1,230

1,490

1,570

1,450

1,150

867

657

527

477

427

417

865

1,030

888

747

697

647

547

547

687

817

707

547

487

477

597

837

747

697

867

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Auguat ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

943

910

954

1,080

1,320

1,620

2,040

3,270

5,450

6,050

4,420

5,070

22,000

43,300

18,700

7,660

4,770

3,180

2,370

2,040

1,970

2,120

2,260

2,160

1,900

1,840

1,970

2,370

3,300

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

3 43'

is) 646

25,659

344,453

24,424

157,037

96,876

51,212

14,347

7,333 5 71"

4,*77<

411,960

Mar.

2.58O

2,310

2,500

4,300

4,050

3,480

4,150

6,100

4,600

2,910

2,210

1,780

1,450

1,190

1,020

2,100

11,500

9,550

5,450

3,800

2,580

2,120

2,120

2,260

2,310

2,040

1,670

1,380

1,150

978

1,240

Apr.

4,660

7,050

4,400

2,500

1,900

1,490

1,190

1,000

888

807

978

978

1,160

1,730

4,580

3,900

2,430

1,840

1,380

1,080

888

747

627

547

487

447

427

407

367

337

-

MaxiBUB

397

1,230 

3,780

11,800

1,570

43,300

11,500

7,050

1,150

1,050

567

133 

647

43,300

May

327

377

697

727

877

847

1,080

1,150

991

777

567

577

557

447

377

327

297

277

247

227

217

207

193

184

180

175

171

189

317

427

337

MiniBun

76

242

277

57

417

910

978

337

171

109 

67

55

53

53

June

232

184

162

149

145

153

149

141

129

133

129

117

109

129

212

480

1,050

965

577

357

267

202

166

145

133

121

141

121

137

198

-

Mean

111 

622

828

944

788

5,415

3 125 

1^707

463

244 

184

80. 5 

159

1,126

July

137

109

94

86

80

78

75

70

67

84

133

93

96

149

171

166

397

447

367

317

166

121

109

263

180

190

567

367

242

171

125

Aup.

104

93

83

79

78

78

73

72

101

97

90

82

78

76

77

113

133

129

90

76

68

62

61

59

58

58

62

aao

870

860

855

Per square 

 lie

0.183 

1.03

1.37

1.56

1.30

8. 95

5.17

2. 82

.765

.403 

 304

.133 

.263

1.86

Sept.

855

54

53

56

377

647

517

367

242

207

184

145

121

109

98

91

83

78

74

72

70

68

66

66

62

62

69

137

267

277

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

1.15

. 1.58

21.19

1.50

9. 65

5. 96

3.15

 38

.45 

.35

.15 

.29

25.32

ec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (10 p.m.) 8,400 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In basin.
456 MOBILE RIVER BASIU

East Pork Tombigbee River at Bigbee, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°00'40", long. 88°30'50", in SW^NEj- sec. 25, T. 12 S., 

K. 7 J£. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 6, 0.2 mile upstream from St. 

Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Bigbee, 2 miles northwest of 

Amory, 3.7 miles upstream from confluence with West Pork, 8^ miles downstream from 

Boguefala Creek, and 165- miles downstream from Bull Mountain Creek. Datum of gage is 

190.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,194 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 24.92 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily observed, 64 second-feet 

Sept. 4.

1945-46, 1948: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1948; miniimni daily observed, 

that of Sept. 4, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. (Sage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

al53

a!50

al50

also

also

alSO

149

3152

154

154

177

177

177

154

154

154

154

141

129

a380

507

377

279

219

191

177

177

234

295

264

279

Ncv.

395

568

735

651

548

630

945

822

920

778

714

822

1,060"

1,000

1,920

2,210

2,280

2,060

1,740

1,710

1,610

1,37O

1,030

1,160

1.4OO

1,280

972

87O

800

672

Dec.

630

630

589

589

589

568

548

609

693

92O

945

945

895

778

1,350

4,300

3,200

2,810

2,510

2,430

2.58O

2,730

2,730

2.58O

2,060

1,400

1,030

.920

87O

822

800

Jan.

a 1.2OO

32,100

2,580

2,430

2,140

2,060

1,990

1,920

,610

,190

,030

,000

,460

1,920

2,21O

2,060

1,710

1,490

1,250

1,140

1.2SO

1,430

1,520

1,400

1,O3O

945

al , 20O

al,400

1,920

1,780

1,990

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,060

2,060

1,920

2,O6O

2,580

2.88O

3,280

4.81O

5,730

5,650

6.77O

11,900

24,700

45,8OO

48,700

31,200

21,200

13,800

9,O6O

6.88O

5,550

5,010

4,47O

4,120

3,950

3,730

3,610

3,440

33,250

-

Seccndfoot-days

6,30

33,67

45,05

-

50,38

29O,22(

199, 82(

103,03

24,54

12,41

9,66

5,27

9,66

790,06

Mar.

3,120

4,560

6.10O

6,480

5,910

6,580

8,250

7,750

6,980

7,300

6,380

4,330

3,870

3,280

2,730

3,610

8,960

14,800

20,200

14,300

9,100

6,580

6,100

5,100

4.3OO

3,950

3,870

3.7OO

3,440

3,040

4,650

Apr.

5,190

4,560

5,550

7,300

5,820

4,380

3,610

3,120

2,880

2,66O

2,810

2,580

2,730

5,550

5,64O

4,650

5,100

5.37O

4,470

3,610

3,120

2,660

2,140

1,550

1,280

1,140

1,000

945

S45

778

Maximum

5 507

2 2,280

5 4,300

-

3 2,580

J 48,700

> 2O.2OO

3 7,3OO

t 1,650

3 1,430

1 845

3 295

3 945

L 48,700

Hay

757

714

757

1,250

1,250

1,310

1.37O

1,650

1,580

1,550

1,310

1,110

1,060

945

672

568

568

548

507

487

377

360

395

360

360

327

327

36O

413

630

672

Minimum

129

395

548

-

945

1,920

2,730

778

327

191

112

91

64

64

June

548

413

343

295

a300

311

295

249

249

249

219

219

191

191

191

327

1,190

1,430

1,250

870

6O9

449

343

295

264

234

234

219

234

205

Mean

202

1,122

1,452

-

1,625

10.01C

6,466

3,435

792

414

312

17C

322

2.15S

July

205

205

177

154

156

3150

144

132

312O

112

112

134

191

191

295

279

279

651

651

548

548

327

249

295

343

343

295

845

693

468

3375

Aug.

279

234

205

172

146

146

146

123

146

172

172

172

159

146

191

249

264

295

3280

3240

3185

146

123

112

101

112

101

112

146

112

Per square 

mile

0.170

.940

1.22

-

1.36

8.38

5.40

2.88

.663

.347

.261

.142

.270

1.81

91

Sept.

81

81

81

64

295

822

920

895

651

527

431

377

449

327

249

205

205

172

159

alSO

3145

a!40

139

a!25

112

101

112

219

945

487

Runoff in 

inches

O.2O

1.05

1.40

-

1.57

9.O4

6.22

3.21

.76

.39

.30

.16

.30

24.60

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of records for atatlon near 

Pulton.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 45?

1 Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°59'10", long. 88°33'05", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 

Y £.. unickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 41, 0.3 mile downstream from confluence of East and West Forks of Tombigbee River, and 3| miles west of Amory. Datum of 

gage is 178.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,941 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1948.

Average aiscnarge.- 10 years (1938-48), 2,735 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 89,100 second-feet Feb. 14 (gscte height, 

32.55 feet); minimum observed, 135 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.68 feet I.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1*948; minimum observed, 48 second-feet 

Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for-periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 11 to June 17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.7 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

152

373

525

890

14.5

17.0

7,150

9,300

5.0 1,400

8.0 3,100

2O.O 13,500

20.8 15,100

23.0 2Z.2OO

25.0 3O.7OO

28.0 46,7OO

30.O 6O.OOO

31.5 74,500

32.4 86,300

1.7 

2.2 

3.3 

5.0

139

240

526

1,050

7.0

10.0

14.5

16.5

1,800

3,170

5,660

7,220

ie.o

2C.O 

2C.8

9,100

12,900

15,100

Note.- Same as preceding table above 20.8 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

152

150

157

162

170

173

191

191

204

191

191

191

191

178

162

165

165

185

168

168

402

402

344

259

218

204

210

220

240

259

287

NOV.

402

814

852

814

738

890

1,130

1,230

1,080

890

814

1,080

1,180

2,380

5,320

3,520

2,620

2,330

2,170

2,000

1,840

1,620

1,450

1,840

1,730

1,620

1,400

1,030

890

852

Dec.

750

700

700

700

663

663

663

738

776

1,080

1,230

1,180

1,030

930

3,520

9,190

7,820

4,480

3,340

2,860

2,300

2,740

2,860

2,880

2,220

1,840

1,400

1,130

1,080

1,030

930

Jan.

4,240

5,140

3,880

3,160

2,620

8,440

2,280

2,170

1,890

1,560

1,340

1,230

^2,620

3,500

8,500

2,300

2,000

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,290

2,000

1,840

1,620

1,400

1,510

1,800

2,500

2,170

2,100

2,300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January . . .

February .........................

March .......

April ............................

Jans .............................

July.............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yeari947-48 ............

Feb.

2.8OO

2,500

2,700

2,900

3,500

5,000

6,300

7,500

8,600

10,500

13,000

19,000

27,000

86,300

82,100

59,200

30,000

21,000

14,500

12,000

10,000

8,500

7,000

6,200

5,500

5,200

4,700

4,400

4,100

-

Seoondfoot-days

6 530

46*526

63, 723

1,142,359

70,000

472,000

307,530

130,440

26,917

15,031

11,542

7,033

12,860

1,170,132

Mar.

3,800

4,200

5,OOO

6,400

7,180

10,200

18,100

16,300

10,100

8,780

7,520

5,600

4,270

3,370

2,870

5,150

24,100

34, 700

28, 700

21,400

15, 100

12,900

11,100

8,490

5,870

4,720

4,330

3,780

3,370

2,970

7,220

Apr.

12,100

7,«

5,f

6,f

30

>00

>00

5,870

4,660

3,

3,(

2,

rso

570

rao

2,78O

3,020 3,'

4,.

12,

'.20

350

100

11,700

7,030

5,4

4,f 4,:

120

J90

 70

3,37O

2,870

2,4

2,C

1»<

ISO

)50

,40

1,400

1,300

1,

1,i,c

Maximum

402

5,320

9,190

34,700

5,140

86,300

34,700

12,100

1,760

1,400

920

554

1,400

86,300

L90

120

)50

)80

May 

920

SSO

820

1,160

1,120

1,520

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,440

1,300

1,120

1,260

1,050

880

820

730

640

580

530

500

460

420

390

370

350

340

325

582

750

700

Minimum

150

402

663

150

1 230 2)500 2,870

325

1 ID C7t

1 iOffl7 

150

139

June

611

526

417

364

338

338

338

338

312

299

287

275

251

177

167

378

920

1,370

1,400

1,020

1,300

611

498

390

338

312

390

390

338

338

-

Mean

211

1,551

2,056

3,130

2 258

16^280

9,920

4,348

868

501

372

227

429

3,197

July

338

299

263

240

215

205

197

197

187

197

207

218

263

338

444

417

390

390

640

760

611

417

325

287

207

197

471

920

730

582

390

Aug.

312

2

2

1

41

n

97

18'

167

1

1

]

5^

S''

97 29-

29^

2

2

2

01

07

2?

251

417

1

J

j

5<

50

21 28")

201

1

]

1

7-5

59

59 IS''

3

]

]

3

]

596*5

61

61

71

161

Per square 

mile

0.109

799 lios

1.61

1.16

8 39

- " * i

2^24

.447

.258

192 * ^?Il

[221

1.65

Sept.

155

150

150

167

1,400

1,330

1,100

850

700

600

450

400

400

1,230

400

290

240

210

185

175

167

160

160

155

150

150

150

240

364

582

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.13

 89

1.22

21.89

1.34

9.04

5.89

2.50

.52

.29

O9

1 *

1 25

22.42

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 16, 27-29, Dec. 1, Jan. 14-19, 27, 28, Jar. 30 to 

Feb. 13, Feb. 17 to Mar. 4, Nay 19-27, Nay 30, 31, July 5, 6, Aug. 10-12, 18-28, Aug. 27 t- Sept. 3,

Sept. 7-13, 15-20, 22-27; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
458 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tomblgbee River at Aberdeen, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 330 49'14", long. 88°31'07", in N| sec. 27, T. 14 

s., K. 19 W. Huntsvllle meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.3 miles downstream 

from former site at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1.5 miles east of Aberdeen, 

2 miles downstream from Mattubby Creek, 6 miles downstream from Halfway Creek, and 13^ 

miles upstream from McKlnley Creek. Datum of gage Is 154.71 feet alove mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary staff gage 4.4 miles downstream, at datum 1.80 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 2,210 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height recordr collected at site 

1.3 miles upstream since 1909 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 2,901 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 97,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (page height, 42.04 

reet); minimum, 158 second-feet Sept. 1-4; minimum gage height, 1.6f feet Sept. 4.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1948; minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 1, 

2, 1943 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

Maximum stage known, 44.8 feet, former site, present datum, Apr. 20, 1892.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no auxiliary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge above about 1,700 second-feet computed by using fall 

as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

181

181

181

181

181

187

194

194

201

208

208

215

208

201

194

194

187

181

181

181

261

405

326

263

231

208

215

231

255

272

280

NOV.

307

670

742

718

624

865

890

1,380

1,070

915

840

1,410

1,070

1,020

4,670

35,220

33,680

32,410

2,150

2,020

1,800

1,650

1,440

1,800

1,830

1,620

1,350

1,130

966

890

-

Dec.

815

766

718

694

694

718

718

790

992

1,100

1,320

1,270

1,150

992

2,350

8,060

8,420

7,020

4,300

2,800

2,610

2,710

2,770

2,740

2,470

1,920

1,470

1,210

1,100

1,040

1,020

Jan.

a2,860

6,910

5,880

3,570

2,280

2,370

2,280

2,180

2,020

1,740

1,440

1,270

2,870

3,890

2,730

2,470

2,210

31,930

31,710

1,590

1,730

2,240

2,120

1,890

1,590

1,410

2,140

34,860

32,370

32,210

33,940

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ./........................

February .........................

March ..-...-- .

May* 1...... ......................

June .............................

July . . .

August ...........................

Sept saber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

33,780

32,720

2,980

3,140

6,320

6,390

7,360

8,800

10,400

313,600

312,200

a!4,800

328,500

364,200

393,700

74,200

343,000

327,800

321,000

317,500

314,000

312,400

9,530

38,320

7,310

6,840

36,350

6,010

5,240

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,786

47,147

66,747

1,199,420

80,700

538,390

335,170

167,180 

32,804

17,236

13,010

7 54")

14^035

1,326,752

Mar.

4,190

36,700

9,630

10,900

10,500

10,200

all, 700

313,100

312,600

11,200

9,980

8,960

7,590

6,360

34,460

34,000

39,820

19,900

27,700

26,700

a20,800

15,400

13,200

12,100

9,860

7,860

7,130

a6,310

5,280

4,570

6,470

Apr.

9,740

10,300

8,780

38,400

8,070

37,300

6,570

4,650

3,930

3,740

36,360

5,540

4,520

8,640

11,100

11,200

8,690

7,490

6, '620

5,250

3,910

3,080

2,670

2,140

1,740

1,590

1,440

1,350

1,240

1,130

-

MaxiBUB

405

5,220

8,420

28,500

6,910

93,700

27,700

11,200 

2,310

1,560

1,380

566

1,710

93,700

May

1,040

992

1,040

1,380

1,560

1,590

2,310

1,960

31,840

1,710

1,590

1,470

1,710

1,470

1,150

940

840

742

670

624

578

544

522

500

478

457

447

447

647

766

790

Mininun

181

307

694

181

1,270

2,720

4,190

1,130 

447

289

187

163

158

158

June

718

578

478

426

385

375

385

375

355

345

326

316

307

289

283

426

1,040

1,560

1,470

1,290

1,240

879

544

436

385

345

426

468

375

405

-

Msan

219

1,572

2,153

3,286

2,603

18,570

10,810

5,573 

1,058

575

420

243

468

3,625

July

375

345

298

263

239

223

215

208

194

187

187

194

247

289

335

375

385

426

960

1,380

742

511

365

326

307

365

345

780

840

647

457

Aug.

355

298

272

239

215

201

187

187

194

255

247

231

223

215

231

375

566

375

345

316

255

208

187

175

169

169

169

163

175

181

FT square 

mile

0.099

.711

.974

1.49

1.18

8.40

4 89

2.52 

.478

 260

.190

.110

.211

1.64

169

Sept.

158

158

158

163

742

31,710

1,150

992

840

670

544

436

395

1,240

522

335

280

255

239

223

208

201

194

187

181

181

175

223

533

742

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.79

1.12

20.17

1.36

9.06

5.64

2.81 

.55

.29

.22

.13

.24

22.32

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (12 m.) 97,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (6 p.m.) 28,500

sec.-ft.

a Doubtful or no auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of estimated falls or on 

basis of falls as determined from U. S. Weather Bureau gage 1 mile upstream.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 459

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°29'21", long. 88°25'57", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 18 S., 

H. 18 W. Huntsville meridian, in Columbus, 1,400 feet upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 

Railroad bridge, 1,600 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 2.3 miles upstream from Luxapallla Creek, and 6.7 miles downstream from Tibbee River. Datum of gage 

is 128.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment cf 1941. 

Auxiliary staff gage 3.7 miles upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 4,490 square miles.

Records available.- January 1900 to December 1912, August 1928 to September 1948. Qage 

neignts during low stages for the period 1900 to 1904 are believed to be in error. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1890 are contained in report? of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1900-1904, 1905-12, 1928-48), 5,831 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 135,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 38.32 

reet); minimum, 297 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1900-1912, 1928-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1948; minimum observed, 160 

second-feet Oct. 29, 1904; minimum gage height observed, -0.1 foot, present dftum, Oct. 

9-12, 1911.

Maximum stage known, 42.6 feet, present datum, Apr. 8, 1892.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily 

readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

380 

376 

376 

376 

390

393 

395 

411 

418 

430

434 

446 

458 

438 

411

399 

387 

376 

372 

372

364 

434 

560 

499 

446

407 

411 

426 

482 

524 

582

Nov.

632 

702 

1,050 

1,160 

1,190

1,130 

1,400 

1,820 

2,250 

1,880

1,640 

1,760 

2,000 

1,760 

3,070

7,450 

7,380 

5,800 

4,250 

3,560

3,000 

2,600 

2,390 

2,320 

2,680

2,600 

2,320 

2,000 

1,760 

1,580

Dec.

1,460 

1,340 

1,280 

1,250 

1,220

1,220 

1,280 

1,490 

2,060 

3,000

3,260 

3,120 

2,620 

2,320 

4,500

11,500 

14,000 

14,000 

13,000 

9,930

6,280 

4,610 

3,910 

3,730 

3,640

3,240 

2,680 

2,180 

2,000 

1,880 

1,820

Jan.

2.920 

8,260 

9,970 

9,930 

7,750

5,080 

3,800 

3,400 

3,160 

2,920

2,600 

2,320 

2,830 

6,480 

6,200

4,980 

3,980 

3,120 

2,920 

2,600

2,760 

3,800 

3,990 

3,650 

3,000

2,760 

3,240 

7,150 

8,720 

7,560 

8,760

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,920 

8,390 

7,360 

6,440 

8,380

10,200 

12,600 

21,500 

25,000 

29,500

31,000 

33,500 

37,100 

49,400 

88,000

127,000 

119,000 

90,000 

72,800 

54,800

39,400 

30, 600 

24,900 

20, 300 

16,400

14,600 

12,500 

10,700 

9,800

Secondfoot-daya

13,153 

75,134 

129,820

2,522,748

150,610 

1,019,730 

683,260 

339,510 

56,680 

31,177 

27,865 

19,320 

22,932

2, 569, 191

Mar.

8,960 

14,200 

20,000 

22,900 

26,000

29,800 

33,200 

35,300 

34,000 

32,300

29,500 

24,200 

19,200 

16,300 

12,200

10,200 

13,900 

16,400 

20,200 

25,300

29,600 

29,900 

28,400 

25,300 

24,000

22,400 

22,000 

19,700 

16,000 

11,900 

10,000

Apr.

11,900 

14,100 

16,400 

16,700 

16,100

14,700 

12,800 

10,800 

8,840 

9,970

16,400 

16,900 

16,600 

17,100 

18,000

18,300 

18,100 

17,300 

14,200 

11,400

8,770 

6,720 

5,340 

4,430 

3,720

3,240 

3,000 

2,760 

2,530 

2,390

MaximuB

582 

7,450 

14,000

45,300

9,970 

127,000 

35,300 

18,300 

3,290 

2,340 

2,580 

1,940 

2,050

127,000

May

2,180 

2,060 

2,000 

2,060 

2,320

2,450 

2,870 

3,290 

2,870 

2,600

2,390 

2,250 

2,340 

2,560 

2,390

2,000 

1,760 

1,710 

1,490 

1,340

1,220 

1,130 

1,050 

1,000 

975

925 

900 

900 

1,000 

1,250 

1,400

HiniBUB

364 

632 

1,220

364

2,320 

6,440 

8,960 

2,390 

900 

632 

512 

341 

304

304

June

1,370 

1,190 

1,000 

875 

825

800 

800 

800 

775 

726

702 

678 

632 

632 

632

678 

1,050 

1,990 

2,340 

2,340

1,940 

1,700 

1,250 

925 

800

750 

726 

750 

775 

726

Mean

424 

2,504 

4,183

6,912

4,858 

35,160 

22,040 

11,320 

1,828 

1,039 

899 

623 

764

7,020

July

726 

726 

726 

702 

678

655 

632 

586 

546 

520

520 

512 

546 

604 

726

875 

1,130 

1,100 

1,580 

2,580

2,250 

1,430 

900 

702 

632

591 

632 

678 

1,130 

1,250 

1,000

Aug.

750 

632 

591 

542 

507

482 

454 

430 

399 

368

387 

426 

418 

411 

387

750 

1,880 

1,940 

1,640 

1,020

750 

600 

507 

458 

418

395 

380 

364 

352 

341 

341

Per square 

 lie

0.094 

.558 

.933

1.54

1.08 

7.83 

4.91 

2.52 

.407 

.231 

.200 

.139 

.170

1.56

Sept.

322 

311 

304 

315 

1,020

1,990 

2,050 

1,560 

1,400 

1,100

1,000 

825 

800 

975 

1,370

800 

632 

529 

474 

446

422 

403 

387 

372 

349

333 

349 

442 

632 

1,020

Runoff in 

inohss

0.11 

.62 

1.08

20.91

1.25 

8.45 

5.66 

2.81 

.47 

.26 

.23 

.16 

.19

21.29

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (9 p.m.) 135,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (3 p.m.) 34,800

sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (2 a.m.) 29/990" sec. -Ft.
460 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tomblgbee River near Cochrane, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°05', long. 88°14', In sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 17, 200 feet upstream from Alabama, Tennessee & Northern 

Railroad bridge, l£ miles northeast of Cochrane, 2£ miles downstream from Boguechltto 

Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Allcevllle. Datum of gage Is 89V35 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary staff gage at 

Vienna Perry, 12 miles downstream, at datum 7.5 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 5,990 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

same site November 1909 to September 1924 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 107,000 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 44.5 

reet); minimum, 549 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.29 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 108,000 second-feet Apr. 3, 1944; maximum gage height, 

that of Feb. 19, 1948; minimum discharge, 271 second-feet Aug. 29, 30, 1943 (gage 

height, 2.64 feet).

Maximum stage known, 50.2 feet In April 1892, present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily 

readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in secoad-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6O5 

61O 

605 

600 

600

605 

610 

636 

647 

657

678 

689 

694 

699 

684

652 

631 

605 

605 

600

6OO 

60O 

626 

779 

752

673 

641 

652 

673 

737 

792

Nov.

902 

939 

998 

1,320 

1,470

1,490 

1,530 

1,890 

2,570 

2,840

2,930 

2,550 

2,580 

2.7OO 

3,430

5,470 

9,120 

8,140 

6,440 

5,130

4,380 

3,820 

3,260 

2,990 

3,140

3,500 

3.30O 

2,810 

2,470 

2,26O

Dec.

1,970 

1.S9O 

1,810 

1.70O 

1,660

1.63O 

1,660 

1,850 

2,490 

6,71O

7,330 

5,560 

4,910 

3,920 

4,970

12,200 

15,900 

16,300 

16,600 

lo,2OO

1O.10O 

4,660 

3,390 

3,790 

4.OOO

4,010 

4,040 

3,400 

2,870 

2,700 

2,520

Jan.

2,75O 

6.06O 

1O,90O 

11,800 

1O.70O

8,360 

5.41O 

4,350 

4,340 

4,010

3,63O 

3,230 

3,23O 

5.38O 

8,660

7,560 

5,940 

4,790 

4,230 

3,550

3,380 

4,610 

5,930 

5.62O 

4,780

3.93O 

4,100 

8,470 

11,800 

11,700 

13,800

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

13.9OO 

12,100 

1O,7OO 

8.78O 

9.9OO

12,40O 

13,60O 

23,40O 

29,800 

38,800

41,200 

39,800 

40,800 

43,20O 

5O,4OO

57,40O 

66.OOO 

87.8OO 

105.OOO 

99,800

84,800 

75,000 

62,300 

49,300 

38,9OO

32,900 

28.9OO 

21.50O 

16.30O

Seoondfoot-days

20,237 

96,369 

171,740

3,409,748

197,000 

1,214,680 

936,800 

448,500 

83,470 

44,545 

38,647 

36,189 

32,393

3,320,570

Mar.

13 , 60O 

14,700 

21.2OO 

26,100 

28,2OO

34,400 

44,100 

47,OOO 

43,700 

43 , 80O

42 , 90O 

42 , 90O 

44 , 3OO 

39.4OO 

31,100

21,600 

17.9OO 

18,000 

19,700 

23.2OO

26,500 

29,700 

31.OOO 

3O.4OO 

31,200

31,100 

32,200 

32.80O 

29.3OO 

24,900 

19,900

Apr.

14,600 

14,200 

15,800 

17,200 

18,600

18,500 

17.6OO 

15.8OO 

15.OOO 

12,500

17.7OO 

23,7OO 

24,500 

25.OOO 

25 , 9OO

24,600 

23,500 

22,500 

21.2OO 

17,100

13,700 

9,890 

7,490 

6,440 

5,530

4,750 

4,230 

3,960 

3,650 

3,360

Maxima

792 

9.12O 

16,600

52.2OO

13,800 

105.OOO 

47.OOO 

25,900 

4,890 

2,930 

3,110 

3.O20 

2,750

105,000

May

3,070 

2.9OO 

2,780 

2,700 

2,840

3,110 

3.20O 

3.8OO 

3,9OO 

3.6OO

3,300 

3,020 

3,020 

3,200 

3,230

3,070 

4,890 

3.7SO 

3,140 

2,610

2,180 

1,800 

1,640 

1.56O 

1,570

1,520 

1,460 

1,460 

1.49O 

1,660 

1,970

Miniaua

60O 

9O2 

1,630

600

2,750 

8,780 

13,600 

3,360 

1,460 

958 

694 

641 

569

569

June

1,970 

1,850 

1,66O 

1,490 

1,320

1,260 

1,200 

1,160 

1,160 

1.10O

1,080 

1.O4O 

1,020 

987 

958

1,020 

1.26O 

1,63O 

2,490 

2,930

2,8OO 

2,330 

2,170 

1.66O 

1,360

1,200 

1,100 

1,O4O 

1,040 

1,260

Mean

65; 

3,21;

5.54C

9,34!

6.35E 

41.89C 

30.22C 

14.95C 

2,69; 

1,48E 1,24' 

1,16- 

1.O8C

9.O7;

July

1,1OO 

1,020 

1,02O 

1,020 

958

874 

819 

792 

764 

710

699 

694 

792 

792 

846

1,160 

1,6OO 

1,77O 

1.7OO 

2,250

3,110 

2,440 

1,680 

1,320 

1,110

1,040 

987 

1.O2O 

1,200 

1,660 

1,700

Aug.

1,460 

1,220 

1.08O 

987 

902

92O 

874 

819 

792 

764

792 

819 

846 

a96O 

al,3OO

a2,OOO 

3,020 

3.O2O 

2,570 

2,090

1,420 

1,100 

920 

819 

737

694 

678 

657 

647 

641 

641

Per square 

mile

O.109 

.536 

> .925

1.56

1.06 

3 6.99 

> 5.05 

> 2.5O 

.450 

.248 

.208 

.195 

> .180

1.51

Sept.

60O 

585 

574 

590 

694

1,460 

2,750 

2.57O 

2.O9O 

1,740

1,460 

1,390 

1,220 

1,160 

1.36O

1,630 

1,160 

92O 

819 

764

710 

678 

641 

61 0 

600

585 

569 

647 

737 

1,O8O

Runoff ia 

inches

0.13 

.60 

1.07

21.18

1.22 

7.54 

5.82 

2.78 

,52 

.28 

.24 

.22 

.20

20.62

"PeaK aiscnarge iDase, zo.OOO sec. -ft.).- Fe>. 19 (Z p.m.) 107, OOO sec. -ft.: Mar. 8 (10a.m.) 48.10O 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (10 a.m.) 33,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 15, 25.9OO sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other To-nblgbee River stations.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 461

Tombigbee River at Galnesvllle, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 49', long. 88°09', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 21 N., R. 

a w., at bridge on State Highway 39 at Gainesville, 2 miles downstream from Noxubee 

River. Datum of gage is 63.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary gage is water-stage recorder at Epes, 19 miles 

downstream at datura 10.08 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 8,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since January 1937 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 10,550 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 119,000 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 51.2 

reet); minimum, 726 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1948; minimum, 389 second-feet Aug. 

31, 1943 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge at times computed by using fall as determined by auxmary gage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

802

774

753

753

760

760

781

823

S44

879

900

970

970

970

935

900

851

823

S02

795

795

788

774

900

1,000

900

879

886

893

970

1,110

Nov.

1,250

1,780

2,020

1,940

2,260

2,260

2,340

2,500

2,920

3,720

5,960

5,840

4,620

4,440

7,630

9,280

10,600

12,300

12,700

9,450

7,240

5,930

5,260

4,890

4,620

4,710

4,620

4,260

3,810

3,360

-

Dec.

3,090

2,840

2,670

2,580

2,500

2,420

2,420

2,840

3,720

8,570

16,000

15,500

11,700

8,590

10,700

20,900

24,000

24,400

23,200

21,400

17,800

13,000

9,440

7,980

7,240

6,720

6,210

5,550

4,980

4,440

4,080

Jan.

4,890

7,140

12,100

14,100

13,700

12,200

8,890

6,930

6,020

5,550

5,260

4,800

4,960

5,830

8,990

9,390

8,290

6,930

5,930

5,360

5,170

5,930

7,450

7,770

7,240

6,720

7,770

12,400

16,600

21,200

25,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ...... . . .................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

24,500

22,100

18,800

15,600

15,300

16,700

18 , 600

28,100

37,500

42,300

44,900

47,100

49,300

54,600

59,500

63 , 100

67,000

72,800

92,200

113,000

114,000

111,000

93,800

83,500

73,000

66,400

58,500

51,100

41,700

.

-

Secondfoot-days

26,740

154,510

297,390

4,818,417

280,510

1,596,000

1,293,700

678,570

119,910

62,510

56,140

53, 96C

46,874

4,666,814

Mar.

33 , 600

31,000

36,600

40,900

42,200

45,900

51,900

54,30O

56,000

57,500

58,600

59,000

58,600

57,100

51,000

44,200

36,700

31,500

28,400

27,000

27,900

29,700

34,100

36,300

35,100

34,800

38,500

40,200

40,600

38,700

35,800

Apr.

30,900

27,100

24,100

22,800

22,600

23, 100

22,800

20,900

21,100

20,900

21,400

25,800

29,900

37,200

38,900

39,000

37,000

35,200

34,100

31,600

26,800

19,700

13,400

10,200

9,060

7,980

7,140

6,510

5,930

5,450

-

Maximum

1,110

12,700

24,400

60,400

25,000

114,000

59,000

39,000

5,450

3,630

3,720

4,620

4,710

114,000

May

4,980

4,620

4,260

4,080

4,080

4,260

4,530

4,620

5,170

4,890

4,530

4,350

4,350

4,260

4,440

4,440

5,260

5,450

4,800

4,260

3,630

3,010

2,670

2,500

2,340

2,260

2,180

2,260

2,340

2,420

2,670

Minimum

753

1,250

2,420

753

4,800

15,300

27,000

5,450

2,180

1,360

970

837

740

740

Jnne

2,840

2,750

2,500

'2,260

2,020

1,860

1,780

1,700

1,660

1,630

1,550

1,550

1,480

1,400

1,360

1,480

1,700

1,980

2,750

3,450

3,630

3,360

3,010

2,670

2,180

1,820

1,630

1,480

1,480

1,550

-

Msan

863

5,150

9,593

13,200

9,049

55,030

41,730

22, 620

3,868

2,084

1*811

1,741

1,562

12,750

July

1,630

1,440

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,180

1,110

1,080

970

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,440

1,480

1,550

2,100

2,500

2,580

2,670

3,540

3,720

2,840

2,260

1,860

1,630

1,550

1,700

1,780

2,180

2,500

Air*.

2,260

1,980

1,700

1,550

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,250

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,180

1,250

1,330

1,400

1,780

3,450

4,620

3,990

3,540

2,840

2,180

1,660

1,360

1,220

1,140

1,000

935

900

858

837

Per square 

nils

0.099

592 i!io

1.52

1.04

6.33

4.80

2 . 60

.445

.240

.208

200

!l80

1.47

Sept.

S16

774

740

802

879

1,780

4,340

4,710

3,450

2,750

2,260

1,940

1,860

1,740

1,660

2,020

1,900

1,480

1,220

1,110

1,000

935

879

830

781

746

746

781

865

1,080

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.66

1.27

20.58

1.20

6.82

5.53

!si .2-7

.24

0*

 CO

.20

19.94

Peak discharge (base, 35,000 see. -ft.).- Feb. 21 (3 a.m.) 119,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 12, 59,000 sec.-

ft.; Mar. 29, 40 Apr. IS (11 p.m.) 39,200 sec. -ft.
462 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°26", long. 88°02', In sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 1 

hi., at Moscow Memorial Bridge on d. S. Highway 80, 2 miles upstresm from Sucarnoochee 

River and 5 miles southeast of Coatopa. Navigation dam at lock 3, 10 miles downstream, 

is control at low stages. Datum of gage is 29.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1923 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary gages are upper and lower staff gages 

at lock 3 at different datum.

Drainage area.- 15,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 21,590 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 156,000 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 49.1 

feet) ; minimum daily, 1,300 second-feet Sept. 24-27.

1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 179,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1929 (gage height, 

51.4 feet); minimum daily, 382 second-feet Oct. 1, 1931; minimum g^ge height, 1.64 feet 

(result of unusual lock manipulation) Sept. 10, 1943 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5,000 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge 

above about 12,500 second-feet computed by using relationship between gage heights at 

recorder and auxiliary staff gages as a factor. Auxiliary gages read at least once 

daily.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 782: 1934. W 952: 1941.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,360

el, 400

el, 500

1,670

1,650

1,630

1,650

1,790

2,420

2,440

2,380

1,990

1,970

1,930

1,850

1,830

1,850

1,690

1,610

1,590

1,550

1,490

1,470

1,470

1,550

1,670

1,710

1,790

1,890

1,970

1,950

Nov.

2,280

2,970

4,440

4,200

3,740

3,740

3,860

4,440

5,160

5,420

10,700

14,300

13 , 300

9,690

11,800

15,600

17,000

16,900

20,000

19,000

15,200

12,600

9,950

9,170

3,910

8,130

7,610

7,090

6,570

5,920

-

Dec.

5,420

5,040

4,680

4,440

4,320

4,200

4,200

4,560

7,090

12,600

26,000

34,200

30,600

24,900

23,400

32,000

43,700

47 , 600

44,900

39,400

32,700

25,100

15,500

12,600

13,400

12,300

11,500

10,500

9,430

8,650

8,390

Jan.

11,000

15,200

16,700

21,000

20,500

19,000

16,500

13,900

11,500

10,500

9,950

8,910

9,430

14,200

18,000

20,100

17,400

15,300

13,900

12,300

11,200

11,800

13,100

14,500

14,800

14,500

15,500

19,900

26,700

35,000

43,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

U*f....... .......................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

49,300

50,100

47,900

41,700

37,400

36,700

36,000

44,800

60,400

72,300

80,400

85,300

91,200

96,500

102,000

103,000

115,000

126,000

136,000

143,000

148,000

152,000

156,000

155,000

149,000

138,000

126,000

114,000

104,000

.

-

Seoondf cot-days

54.71C

279, 69C

563, 32C

9,456,79C

515, 29C

2,802,OOC

2,545,OOC

1,448,80C

229, 24C

124, 90C

111,61C

114, 48C

80.92C

8,869,96C

Mar.

89,100

86,500

87,400

90, 900

94,500

99,700

105,000

108,000

108,000

108,000

107,000

106,000

105,000

102,000

92,800

84,100

78,200

73,300

65,900

59,300

50,700

45,500

55,200

62,200

66,100

68,100

67,900

69,100

70,800

70,800

67,900

Apr.

64,700

61,400

59,400

57,600

55,500

51,900

48,000

47,800

51,800

51,300

48,300

48,600

54,200

65,500

69,000

73,100

75,800

75,900

73,700

67,200

56,200

44,900

33,500

26,500

19,900

15,800

14,000

13,200

12,600

11,500

-

Maximum

) 2,440

) 20,000

47,600

) 146,000

43,000

) 156,000

) 108,000

75,900

) 11,000

) 7,090

) 5,660

) 7,870

) 7,090

156,000

May

'ii,ooc

9,43C

8.39C

8,39C

7,S7C

8,39C

8,91C

9,43C

9,43C

9,43C

8,39C

7,87C

7,61C

7,35C

7,35C

7,35C

7.35C

8,39C

8,91t

7,87C

6,83C

5,79C

4,920

4,44C

4,20C

3,98C

3,98C

4,20C

3,050

7,87C

7,87C

Minimum

1,360

2,280

4,200

1,240

8,910

36,000

45,500

11,500

3,980

2,560

2,280

1,610

1,300

1,300

June

7,090

5,920

5,040

4,440

3,930

3,630

3,410

3,300

3,300

3,190

3,190

3,190

2,860

2,760

2,760

2,660

3,300

5,540

6,180

6,310

6,310

6,050

5,540

4,800

4,200

3,630

3,190

3,190

3,030

2,860

-

Mean

1.76J

9,32!

18.17C

July

2,860

2,970

2,860

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,470

2,420

2,380

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,550

3,080

4,800

5,660

5,290

5,040

5,290

5,160

4,800

5,290

5,160

4,200

3,520

3,080

2,860

2,860

3,190

4,440

4,560

Aug.

4,440

4,200

3,860

3,860

5,540

5,290

4,200

3,300

2,970

2,760

2,660

2,660

2,760

2,970

3,410

4,680

4,800

7,870

7,350

6,180

4,920

3,860

3,080

3,080

2,860

2,110

2,010

1,870

1,670

1,610

1,650

Per square 

mile

> 0.114

V601

1.17

25,910 1.67

16,620 1.07

96,620 6.23

82,100 5.30

48,290 3.12

7,395 .477

4,163 .269

3,600 .232

3,693 .238

2,697 .174

24,230 1.56

Sept.

1,770

2,360

2,660

2,760

2,970

3,190

4,32O

6,310

7,090

5,420

3,980

3,300

2,860

2,760

2,660

2,260

2,380

2,400

2,070

el, 700

el, 600

el, 500

el, 400

el, 300

el, 300

el, 300

el, 300

el, 400

el, 800

e2,SOO

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.67

1.35

22.69

1.24

6.72

6.11

3.48

.55

.30

.27

.27

.19

21.28

Peak discharge (base. 80.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 23, 156,000 sec.-ft. 

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of 

at Oalnesvllle and Black Warrior River near Eutaw.

records for Tonblgbee River
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 463

Torablgbee River near Leroy,

Location.- Staff gage above spillway of navigation dam at lock 1, lat. 31°34', long.

 88u (jy', In sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., 4 miles upstream from Jackson Creek ard 5 miles 

northwest of Leroy. Datum of gage Is 7.28 feet below mean sea level, datura of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 19,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 26,450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 158,000 second-feet Mar. 7, 8 (gage ^ight,

 Vii.'l feet); ^minimum dally, 1,410. second-feet Oct. 5.

1928-48: "Maximum discharge,'192,000 second-feet Apr. 10, 1938; maximum gage height, 

46.0 feet Apr. 2, 1929; minimum dally discharge not determined.

Remarks.- Records good above 10,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge between 20,000 

ana 74,000 second-feet computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor. Discharge below 8,000 second-feet determined by using number of gates raised on crest 

of dam as a factor. Some regulation at low flow by locks and dams. Gage read twice 

dally.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,180

2,000

1,690

1,460

1,410

1,510

1,870

2,130

2,380

3,070

3,160

3,030

2,800

2,390

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,150

2,080

2,080

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,930

1,930

 1,950

2,050

2,130

2,210

2,640

NOT.

3,090

4,040

6,080

6,460

5,690

5,200

6,660

8,280

7,620

7,620

9,090

22,000

22,400

19,300

19,900

26,500

26,900

25,400

25,500

27 , 500

25,200

21,300

17,600

14,400

12,800

12,300

10,800

9,900

9,100

8,300

-

Month

Dec.

7,550

6,860

6,130

5,940

5,940

5,740

5,540

5,810

8,570

29,800

42,900

49,900

51,200

49,800

49,200

51,400

52,500

54,500

55,100

54,100

51,400

45,300

38,000

29,900

24,500

20,200

17,100

14,900

13,300

11,800

10,800

Jan.

11,300

16,500

21,100

23,100

24,800

24,600

23,100

20,700

17,600

14,900

12,800

12,300

11,800

12,800

17,600

21,900

23,600

21,800

19,900

17,600

15,400

14,400

15,400

17,100

18,800

18,800

19,900

28,000

33,700

41,000

51,000

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

UWMay........................ W

......

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

53,700

54,900

56,900

56,200

54,300

51,400

47,900

48,000

55,200

60,800

34,900

68,700

73,100

77,000

81,800

85,000

89,200

92,100

96,000

99,100

106,000

114,000

126,000

134,000

142,000

148,000

151,000

152,000

151,000

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

66, 86<

426 93'

875I68C

12,365,410

643, 30C

2* 590, 2QC

3,674,30C 

1,911,600

291,480 

168,300

148, 05C 

149,630

114, 39C

11,060,740

Mar.

145,000

141,000

145,000

148,000

145,000

154,000

156,000

156,000

149,000

144,000

138,000

134,000

129,000

125,000

124,000

120,000

119,000

116,000

113,000

L 08,000

104,000

98,000

92,100

38,200

86,600

85,000

83,400

82,600

82,600

81,800

81,000

Apr.

81,000

80,200

80,200

78,900

77,000

74,400

72,000

68,300

65,300

63,200

62,300

61,000

61,000

65,300

68,200

71,400

73,700

75,000

76,300

77,600

77,600

77,000

75,000

67,200

54,000

39,400

28,000

24,400

20,200

16,500

Maximum

3,160

27,500

55,100

149,000

) 51,000

152,000

156,000

81,000

14,400

) 9,730

7,900

7^260

156,000

May

14,400

12,80C

11,800

10,800

11,300

11,300

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,300

10,400

9,390

9,280

8,570

8,640

8,640

9,010

10,200

10,200

9,420

7,780

6,920

5,610

5,420

5,200

5,200

5,420

6,910

8,650

9,720

Minimum

1,410

3,090

5,540

1,410

11,300 47 j 900

81,000

16,500

5,200

5,770

3,250

2,300 

2,070

1,410

June

9,730

8,950

7,010

5,820

5,200

5,000

4,490

,040

,020

,180

,350

,1SO

,180

,020

,020

,860

,800

6,780

8,380

8,020

8,360

8,020

7,670

5,920

. 5,430

5,200

4,800

4,320

3,770

3,780

Mean

2 151

14I230

28,250

33,880

20,750

89 32C

ns^soc 63 72C

9^403

5,610

4,776

4,827 

3,813

30,220

July

4,530

4,800

4,200

3,930

3,780

3,630

3,410

3,320

3,450

5,450

3,320

3,450

3,450

3,450

4,710

7,320

7,900

6,710

6,100

6,270

6,270

6,020

6,020

6,020

5,500

4,420

3,250

3,320

4,640

5,640

5,970

AuE .

5,750

5.750

4,840

4,030

5,280

6,840

6,370

5.060

3,790

3,200

3,330

3,600

3,600

4,550

5,010

5.330

6,540

6,660

8,270

8,980

6,920

6,100

4,990

4,200

3,460

3,270

3,270

3,150

2,760

2,450

2,300

Per square 

mile

0.113

.745

1.48

1.77

1.09

4.68

6.20

3.34

.492

.294

.250

25 5

.'200

1.58

Sept.

2,230

2,070

2,070

3,270

4,330

4,150

4,150

5,830

7,260

7,260

6,440

4,860

4,270

4,630

5,050

4,820

4,260

4,040

3,880

3,470

3,220

2,820

2,510

2,150

2,230

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,980

3,430

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.83

1.71

24.08

1.25

5.04

7.15

3 72 '.51

.33

 29 ."22£9

21.53

Peak discharge (base 85.000 see.-ft.).- Mar. 7, 8, 158,000 sec.-ft.
464 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°32', long. 88°20', in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 9 E. Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on-county highway at Narrows dam site, 6 miles southwest of Dennis 

and about 10 miles upstream from confluence with Browns Creek. Datum of gage is 

333.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 66 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1948. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only.

Average discharge.- 10 years '(1938-48), 100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,520 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 

22. us feet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 13, 1948; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

ana alscharge, In second-feet)

1.7 15 3.5 253 14.0 1,640

2.0 39 4.5 371 17.0 2,280

2.3 72 7.0 583 21.0 3,25O

2.7 128 9.0 790

3.0 178 11.0 1,080

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

24

25

26

28

26

28

38

37

33

29

29

28

29

28

29

29

28

89

80

62

40

36

26

33

34

42

48

44

38

53

Ncv.

144

128

92

71

169

169

99

113

81

73

86

93

76

98

350

210

106

92

93

81

73

85

99

99

84

75

80

67

51

59

-

Dec.

61

52

56

58

64

59

48

57

106

95

86

81

71

68

381

503

178

113

95

84

84

76

73

71

62

65

61

64

59

58

61

Jan.

339

253

113

89

81

73

70

73

73

67

61

64

239

99

84

81

80

73

81

86

98

89

84

76

73

71

92

89

89

91

99

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

99

84

92

128

17S

239

253

471

339

202

241

1,430

3,400

2,220

661

339

239

169

161

253

202

225

161

136

161

169

292

225

152

-

Secondfoct-days

1,146

3,196

3.05C

39,751

3,130

12,921

8,863

4,773

3,351

1,300

1,460

748

1,237

45,175

Mar.

128

361

391

210

186

454

599

316

202

152

144

120

113

113

106

872

888

350

316

239

169

162

253

225

161

136

136

120

128

113

1,000

Apr.

716

253

152

128

136

120

113

106

106

136

186

136

361

487

253

169

128

113

99

99

84

91

82

80

77

76

81

73

67

65

Maximum

89

350

503

985

339

3,400

1,000

716

479

82

161

41

186

3,400

May

65

81

-194

479

427

266

186

113

99

82

82

82

77

76

70

65

60

56

58

56

50

49

48

53

50

46

49

60

120

86

66

Minimum

24

51

48

21

61

84

106

65

46

27

19

14

13

13

June

47

43

34

34

34

48

52

44

54

45

39

34

36

41

36

62

82

66

57

50

44

38

33

28

30

30

27

40

50

42

-

Mean

37.0

107

98.4

109

101

446

286

159

108

43.3

47.1

24.1

41.2

123

July

33

28

25

27

24

23

19

19

23

39

29

36

46

70

48

92

106

161

99

62

40

33

66

65

47

38

37

33

30

32

30

Aug.

31

28

24

22

14

14

24

27

30

31

29

28

28

28

35

41

32

28

26

20

19

18

17

18

21

19

20

18

20

14

24

Sept.

14

13

13

25

96

186

89

49

34

44

36

32

28

27

24

24

24

22

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

23

33

84

99

68

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.561 0.65

1.62 1.80

1.49 1.72

1.65 22.40

1.53 1.76

6.76 7.28

4.33 4.99

2.41 2.69

1.64 1.89

.656 .73

.714 .82

.365 .42

.624 .70

1.86 25.45
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 465

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°14'20", long. 88 0 16'15", in NE£sw£ sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 10 

is. Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 0.7 mile northwest of Tremont, 

1 mile upstream from Johns Creek, If miles 'upstream from Cypress Creek, 3t miles upstream from Chubby Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Fulton. Datum of gage is 317.39 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 120 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 

9.45 feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Sept. 2-4.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946, Pel. 18, 1948; 

maximum gage height observed, 9.47 feet Jan. 8, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 9 second-feet Oct. 10-13, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 2.1 feet Oct. 12, 13, 1943. 

A discharge of 5.1 second-feet (gage height, 1.95 feet), was measured by Corps of 

Engineers Aug. 30, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 500 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

2.5 22 6.3 521 8.2 4,000

2.8 44 6.6 620 8.6 5,700

3.4 97 6.8 800 9.0 8,100

4.0 164 7.0 1,100 9.1 8,800 

5.0 299 7.5 2,100

2.3 13 3.5 112

2.7 43 4.0 16

3.1 76

1

Note.- Same as preceding table above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

20

21

21

22

21

22

23

28

34

32

30

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

29

28

28

27

28

29

30

31

30

42

Mov.

60

140

73

52

50

52

60

102

73

164

146

118

92

69

371

346

176

129

140

118

102

102

107

129

123

107

97

92

82

82

-

Dec.

78

78

78

78

73

78

78

112

107

102

102

102

92

97

330

544

464

284

188

164

146

129

123

112

107

102

97

92

92

92

92

Jan.

250

501

330

214

164

146

129

123

118

112

107

118

330

330

241

188

176

152

146

146

152

152

140

123

123

123

152

164

188

227

284

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

255

214

201

255

346

378

446

574

690

845

2,340

3,020

8,830

4,890

2,120

998

574

501

446

521

482

464

412

362

362

362

330

269

269

_

-

Secondfoot-days

ATR 033

3,554

4,413

72,239

5,849

31,756

19,633

9,402

2,840

1,397

1,037

623

1,029

82,368

Mar.

299

464

655

690

597

690

1,100

800

482

412

378

330

284

269

269

1,510

3,400

1,070

597

482

412

378

539

558

395

446

446

429

362

346

544

Apr.

446

412

330

299

269

255

241

227

214

227

330

1,

201

330

250

1,080

464

562

514

284

269

227

214

L88

176

153

142

Maximum

42

371

544

3,100

501

8 630

3*400

1,250

824

149

80

39

107

8,830

132

127

122

117

May

112

117

176

188

284

153

122

107

103

103

89

80

80

76

71

71

63

63

59

59

55

55

51

50

49

48

46

55

112

76

67

Minimum

18

50

73

14

107

201

269

117

46

25

16

13

12

12

June

55

48

45

44

42

43

45

41

41

37

36

33

31

29

39

149

127

63

59

51

48

41

37

34

31

30

36

30

27

25

Mean

26.9

11 ft J.J.O

142

198

189

1,095

633

313

91.6

46.6

33.5

20.1

34.3

225

July

24

22

21

20.

19

19

18

17

16

19

19

24

24

25

25

27

27

63

80

75

65

55

50

45

40

35

35

34

33

32

29

AUf.

27

24

21

19

17

17

16

16

16

17

20

24

53

59

35

30

>5

21

19

18

17

16

L6

16

16

16

L7

L5

L3

13

14

Per square 

mile

0.224

.983

1.18

1.65

1.58

9 1 1£9 

5.28

2» 61

.763

.388

.279

.167

.286

1.88

Sept.

13

12

12

12

31

107

63

55

45

42

38

36

34

33

31

29

26

24

24

24

23

22

23

22

21

21

24

51

80

51

Runoff in 

inohea

0*26

1.10

1.37

22.38

 1.81

9 .84

6.08

2 91

 Af) oo

.43

.32

.19

.32

25.51

Mote.- No gage-height record Jan. 1, July 19-21, 23-29, 

computed on basis of records for station near Smlthvllle.

July 31 to Aug. 7, Aug. 9-24; discharge
466 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°05', long. 88°24', in SE$ sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 9 E.

 Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 25, 0.8 mile upstream from Mississippian 

Railway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Smithville, and 3i miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 234.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 335 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records avauiabfe.- October 1940 to'September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 15.25 

reetj; minimum not determined, occurred during period of doubtful gage-height record. 

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 13, 1948; minimum daily, 19 second-feet 

Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 1943, occurred during period of doubtful gage-height record.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. IS

1.8 38 6.0

2.0 53 7.0

2.6 105 8.0 1

3.2 169 9.2 1

3.8 252 9.6 2

5.0 448 10.0 2

5.6 560 10.5 3

Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

650 11.0 4,010 2.1 41 4.O 269

944 12.0 6,OOC

320 12.5 7,31C

860 13.0 9,10C

120 13.5 11,60C

500 14.0 14,90C

2.5 71 4.8 4

3.0 118 5.6 5

3.5 187

Note.- Same as prece

180 14.6 19,500 table above 5.6 feet.

09

60

ding

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeml ~r 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

40

39

48

50

48

47

46

50

46

51

57

57

50

65

57

47

50

50

49

47

45

44

43

41

40

39

38

49

87

87

Nov.

100

115

364

194

115

100

169

194

157

130

181

221

348

560

626

701

626

414

348

284

236

221

221

252

348

252

221

207

194

1S1

Dec.

169

146

252

169

169

169

169

181

221

236

221

221

194

252

448

950

1,100

900

650

521

364

310

250

230

220

220

210

210

205

205

210

Jan.

500

9<

9!

7C

)0>0

)0

470

350

3]

3C

2(

6

)0

94

252

252

3J

5C

8]

to

)2

5

785

466

3«

34

3]

0

8

6

316

316

31

2E

2E

6

)4

2

268

300

3S

5C

5C

5C

7

2

)2

)2

560

Month

Octobor

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

560

521

484

484

603

846

978

1,560

1,560

1,990

2,760

5,330

14,400

19,600

10,900

5,300

3,140

2,200

1,480

1,240

1,120

1,030

1,050

978

815

756

701

675

603

,.

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,547

8,280

9,972

187,935

13,751

83,714

44,436

24,364

5,908

3,106

2,405

1 775

2*274

201,532

Mar.

581

701

1,240

1,610

1,610

2,200

2,120

2,050

2,120

1,860

1,360

815

603

540

521

878

1,980

4,100

3,900

2,000

1,610

1,400

1,200

1,010

950

920

920

911

756

650

1,320

Apr.

1,560

1,6

1,6

S

60

60

78

626

603

5

5

5

81

40

20

560

728

7

S

1,4

01

11

80

1,760

2,050

1,6

S

S

10

78

15

675

463

4

3

3

27

91

20

337

320

3

2

'e.

Z

Maximum

87

701

1,100

8,350

920

19,600

4,100

2,050

373

303

235

107

269

19,600

03

86

69

52

"ay

219

235

235

373

320

303

320

303

269

219

203

187

235

195

179

164

150

143

130

124

118

112

112

107

107

102

97

112

143

235

157

Minima

38

100

146

38

pc 9 coc

484

521

252

97

71

51

47

40

38

June

130

112

102

97

92

88

92

83

97

92

83

63

83

75

71

112

172

303

164

136

112

102

88

83

75

75

75

75

83

71

-

July

63

59

59

59

59

59

55

55

51

55

55

55

59

67

71

67

67

67

80

110

100

71-

70

67

59

75

124

164

235

97

71

Aug.

1

Mean »*£?* 

49.9 0.149

276 .824

322 .961

515 1.54

444 1.33

2,887 8.62

1,433 4.28

812 2.42

i 191 .570

104 .310

77.6 .232

57.3 .171

75.8 .226

551 1.64

67

63

59

55

55

51

51

48

51

51

51

55

55

51

55

63

83

07

88

63

55

51

48

51

51

48

48

47

55

48

51

Sept.

47

45

47

40

112

102

150

269

102

88

79

88

75

67

67

59

51

51

55

51

51

51

48

48

47

48

48

55

97

136

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.92

1.10

20.86

1.53

9.29

4.93

2.70

.66

.34

.27

.20

.25

22.36

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, 19-26, Nov. 1, Dec. 16-18, Dec. 22 to Jan. 6, 

Mar. 18-20, .23, 25-27, July 19-21, 23; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

Tremont.
MOBIUE RIVER BASIN 467

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°03'32", long. 88 0 37'40", in 

nwt sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 6 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.9 

miles downstream from Tallabinnela Creek, 2 miles downstream from Tubbalubba Creek, and 

2.1 miles south of Nettleton. Datum of gage Is 194.01 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at datum 10.C feet 

higher.

Drainage area.- 617 square miles.

Kecords available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56,300 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 30.74 

reet); minimum observed, 5.9 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 6.29 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 31.18 feet 

Mar. 28, 1944, present datum; minimum discharge observed, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 14, 15, 

1942; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 24, 1948.

Flood of Dec. 24, 1926, reached a stage of 32.5 feet, present datum, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

wire-weight gage read twice daily and used when stage was below intakes.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Har. 6, Hay 8-21)

Oct. 1 to Har. 6 Har. 7 to Sept. 50

7.0 

7.4 

7.8 

8.2 

8.8 

9.4 

10.0

10

23

43

71

127

197

290

10.8

11.6

12.8

15.0

18.0 3,380

21.0 5,300

24.0 7,860

458

678

1,100

1,940

25.4

26.4

27.4

28.4

29.4

30.0

9,560

11,800

16,300

23,800

34,600

43,000

6.4 

6.6 

7.0 

7.4 

7.8 

8.2

11

25

45

73

107

9.0 187

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

331

572

892

1,270

2,600

4,400

24.0

26.0

27.0

28.0 21,000

28.7 26,800

9,000

12,600

15,800

22.0 6,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

11 

12 

12 

13

14 

13 

18 

21 

15

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

11 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

15 

18 

15 

14 

21

Nov.

230 

167 

59 

32 

348

136 

304 

365 

1'07 

92

743 

293 

197 

417 

4,280

981 

281 

267 

259 

154

127 

117 

342 

446 

203

138 

112 

97 

83 

75

Dec.

71 

71 

67 

67 

71

63 

63 

152 

161 

218

234 

122 

107 

102 

3,740

6,500 

2,320 

678 

412 

299

247 

210 

190 

172 

154

143 

132 

127 

122 

122 

117

Jan.

4,230 

3,000 

846 

423 

290

232 

197 

184 

178 

166

154 

166 

2,690 

823 

309

263 

318 

255 

203 

263

687 

533 

310

200 

180

160 

1,370 

1,320 

458 

664 

1,440

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

tori 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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Feb.

1,170 

588 

1,130 

2,180 

3,200

3,500 

3,300 

7,560 

6,940 

2,440

2,990 

15,800 

43 , 200 

38,300 

12,000

3,160 

1,680 

1,170 

916 

2,090

1,320 

2,470 

1,060 

881 

1,360

1,740 

1,980 

1,550 

777

Seoondfooti-daya

415 

11,452 

17,254

322,187

22,512 

166,452 

107,613 

48,002 

5,268 

3,282 

2,656 

1,203 

3,020.f

389, 129. (

Mar.

533 

5,030 

5,540 

3,4SO 

1,280

6,910 

9,300 

2,940 

1,270 

964

756 

572 

478 

442 

419

7,180 

26,800 

9,930 

2,050 

1,230

928 

2,160 

4,960 

1,870 

964

772 

772 

517 

430 

396 

6,740

Apr.

7,680 

1,760 

823 

631 

530

504 

442 

385 

407 

1,330

2,230 

772 

4,930 

13,400 

5,690

1,390 

892 

661 

530 

454

385 

352 

293 

261 

247

234 

222 

204 

187 

176

Maxinun

21 

4,280 

6,500

17,500

4,230 

43,200 

26,800 

13,400 

830 

613 

1,060 

200 

> 1,060

43,200

May

176 

192 

352 

268 

247

830 

650 

222 

176 

145

140 

487 

276 

150 

120

107 

89 

77 

65 

61

58 

52 

48 

45 

42

38 

36 

34 

32 

30 

23

Minimum

10 

32 

63

10

154 

588 

396 

176 

23 

15 

17 

14 

6.7

6.7

June

26 

24 

22 

20 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

300 

559 

350 

250 

250

613 

93 

48 

39 

34

39 

233 

74 

48 

77

Mean

13.4 

382 

557

883

726 

5,740 

3,471 

1,600 

170 

109 

85.7 

38.8

lol

1,063

July

32 

29 

27 

25 

22

21 

21 

19 

17 

17

17 

17 

25 

58 

69

85 

88 

100 

1,060 

159

70 

35 

28 

25 

40

150 

267 

60 

28 

25 

20

Aug.

20 

18 

18 

16

16

1<5 

16 

18 

40 

100

80 

25 

40 

60 

40

140 

200 

50 

25 

20

20 

18 

16 

16 

14

14 

SO 

40 

23 

18 

14

Per square 

mile

0.022 

.619 

.903

1.43

1.18 

9.30 

5.63 

2.59 

.276 

.177 

.139 

.063 

.164

1.72

Sept.

12 

10 

10 

200 

1,060

400 

160 

80 

40 

30

20 

16 

12 

255 

48

25 

19 

14 

12 

11

9.8 

9.8 

8.8 

6.7 

6.7

7.8 

73 

130 

261 

73

B inoff in 

inohes

0.03 

.69 

1.04

19.42

. 1.36 

10.0 

6.49 

2.89 

.32 

.20 

.16 

.07 

.18

23.43

31,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 (10 a.m.} 15,000 sec. -ft. 

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 23-26, Hay 22 to June 16, June 18-20, July 21, 22, 25, 26, 

July 50 to Sept. 4, Sept. 6-13j discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations. Intakes 

Inoperative below a discharge of about 270 second-feet; discharge computed on basis of outalde gage 

readings.
468 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Buttahatchee River near Hamilton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 88°01', in sec. 4, T. 12 S., R. 14 W. 

at Stuck Springs, three-quarters of a mile downstream from county line, 7 miles downstream from Woods Creek, and 7 miles south of Hamilton. Datum of gage is 333.84 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 308 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 26.1 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 27.

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 21,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (g*ge height, 27.77 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54 

55 

56 

54 

54

55 

54 

58 

64 

65

62 

69 

60 

58 

55

54 

54 

55 

56 

57

57 

55 

54 

54 

55

56 

73 

116 

86 

72 

71

Nov.

149 

187 

113 

94 

245

176 

191 

242 

134 

113

163 

158 

124 

176 

1,200

336 

212 

183 

192 

163

146 

138 

170 

191 

147

146 

134 

128 

132 

114

Dec.

113 

112 

110 

109 

124

142 

125 

296 

302 

250

242 

209 

185 

170 

kl,180

kl,290 

581 

415 

335 

292

252 

233 

216 

200 

183

176 

168 

161 

158 

154 

154

Jan.

733 

540 

336 

292 

252

227 

310 

198 

196 

189

170 

171 

272 

252 

207

200 

196 

168 

178 

192

214 

227 

201 

180 

185

183 

302 

437 

357 

451 

609

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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Feb.

540 

451 

403 

451 

652

841 

kl,250 

3,800 

2,690 

3,290

1,860 

k9,9SO 

11,000 

k7,800 

a4,000

a2,500 

al,700 

1,270 

1,080 

1,080

960 

1,020 

900 

841 

870

812 

783 

725 

667

Seoondfoot-days

1,898 

5,987 

8,637

204,484

8,505 

63,216 

53,741 

26,115 

6,236 

3,183 

4,063 

2,258 

2,219

186,057

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec.- ft.).- Feb

a Nc gage-height record; discharge compute

Mar.

609 

kl,870 

2,290 

1,970 

1,340

k3,090 

k3,390 

1,830 

1,370 

1,110

930 

783 

710 

682 

624

k2,130 

k2,200 

1,310 

1,050 

900

783 

k2,490 

k4,820 

kl,970 

1,340

1,140 

2,480 

1,400 

1,080 

930 

k5,120

Apr.

k3,200 

1,370 

1,050 

900 

900

870 

754 

696 

1,600 

1,210

1,310 

990 

kl,390 

2,170 

1,400

1,050 

841 

710 

595 

527

476 

451 

403 

380 

357

335 

324 

302 

282 

272

Maximuo

116 

1,200 

1,290

8,330

723 

11,000 

5,120 

2,200 

451 

392 

569 

172 

171

11,000

May

262 

272 

302 

272 

246

286 

292 

244 

220 

205

191 

218 

451 

246 

207

183 

173 

159 

152 

141

136 

133 

124 

119 

124

119 

113 

203 

171 

147 

125

Miniaum

54 

94 

109

48

168 

403 

609 

273 

113 

64 

56 

47 

41

41

12 (10:30 a.m. 

J on basis of re

June

109 

98 

97 

94 

94

93 

106 

107 

91 

83

78 

78 

75 

73 

74

195 

392 

183 

120 

105

93 

87 

83 

80 

77

74 

74 

73 

64 

134

July

119 

82 

70 

63 

62

59 

58 

62 

56 

61

65 

74 

73 

93 

109

189 

380 

569 

161 

128

156 

98 

87 

87 

85

159 

342 

192 

109 

95 

119

Aug.

79 

68 

82 

144 

86

69 

65 

63 

66 

66

67 

71 

66 

62 

75

150 

172 

86 

70 

63

57 

52 

49 

47 

55

59 

59 

48 

50 

63 

49

Mean P"$? 

61.2 0.199 

200 .649 

279 .906

560 1.82

274 .890 

2,180 7.08 

1,734 5.63 

870 2.82 

201 .653 

106 .344 

131 .425 

72.8 .236 

74.0 .240

508 1 . 65

Sept.

46 

44

41 

47 

171

131 

98 

74 

68 

170

97 

73 

64 

63 

60

56 

53 

49 

49 

49

49 

47 

46 

43 

42

42 

47 

158 

146 

97

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

.72 

1.04

24.68

1.03 

7.63 

6.49 

3.15 

.75 

.38 

.49 

.27 

.27

22.45

17,300 sec. -ft. 

cords for station near Sulligent.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 469

Buttahatohee River near Sulligent, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°55', long. 88°39', in NE£ sec. 19,

w., at bridge on county road, 1 mile upstream from Bogue Creek, 1? miles northwest 

of Sulligent, and 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 287.58 

feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 460 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,400 second feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 15.1 

reet), from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 66 second-feet Seot. 26 

(gage height, 2.50 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 15.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum otserved, 44 second-feet Au^. 29, 

1943 (gage height, 2.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for oeriods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.7 79 10.0 1,540 13.8 4,200 2.5 66 

3.0 116 12.0 2,150 13.9 4,900 3.5 196 

3.5 187 12.5 2,370 14,0 6,000 5.0 422 

5.0 422 13.0 2,700 14.2 9,200 Note . Same as

S'n , SS5 13 ', 3 'a°° 15 '° 23 ' 6°° orecidlng table 

8.0 1,030 13.7 3,800 ibove 5 % feet .

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

97 

97 

91 

91 

91

91 

85 

110 

122 

122

110 

110 

110 

103 

97

91 

97 

97 

103 

97

97 

97 

91 

85 

85

91 

dl20 

d!60 

d200 

d!40 

d!30

Nov.

d230 

d300 

d260 

217 

390

422 

560 

542 

d400 

d260

d280 

262 

217 

217 

781

dl,200 

615 

d400 

d340 

d350

d260 

d240 

d270 

d300 

d250

d240 

d230 

d220 

d210 

d200

Dec.

d200 

d!90 

dl90 

d200 

d220

d240 

d230 

d450 

d530 

d450

d420 

374 

358 

342 

560

1,870 

2,040 

1,540 

1,060 

820

634 

542 

422 

406 

390

374 

358 

342 

326 

326 

342

Jan.

d700 

dl,100 

d800 

d540 

d450

d410 

d380 

d360 

d350 

d340

326 

294 

456 

490 

374

342 

342 

326 

310 

326

358 

422 

358 

326 

326

310 

374 

374 

673 

634 

842

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1947 ............

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h.... ........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

865 

734 

634 

634 

1,010

1,260 

1,540 

3,090 

5,450 

4,760

4,000 

6,900 

22,700 

18,100 

8,010

4,340 

2,940 

2,160 

1,740 

1,510

1,480 

1,460 

1,330 

1,160 

1,230

1,160 

1,060 

1,010 

911

Secondfoot-days

3,308 

10,663 

16,746

320,225

14,013 

103,178 

74,548 

45,375 

10,351 

5,542 

6,520 

3,588 

3,493

297,325

Mar.

820 

1,470 

3,210 

3,500 

3,500

3,000 

4,000 

4,270 

2,940 

2,010

1,620 

1,330 

1,130 

1,030 

958

1,080 

3,220 

3,020 

1,830 

1,510

1,260 

1,370 

4,230 

5,560 

3,150

2,480 

2,490 

3,000 

2,020 

1,430 

2,110

Apr.

5,670 

3,150 

2,010 

1,540 

1,400

1,560 

1,330 

1,130 

1,540 

1,950

2,110 

1,800 

1,510 

2,760 

3,000

2,150 

1,510 

1,230 

1,060 

911

820 

755 

693 

634 

596

560 

560 

524 

473 

439

Maximum

200 

1,200 

2,040

11,100

1,100 

22,700 

5,560 

5,670 

653 

569 

695 

196 

297

22,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (8 p.m.

May

422 

422 

422 

456 

390

422 

542 

406 

358 

327

312 

297 

653 

507 

358

312 

297 

267 

252 

238

224 

224 

210 

210 

210

210 

196 

267 

390 

312 

238

Minimum

85 

200 

190

85

294 

634 

820 

439 

196 

124 

104 

82 

67

67

June

210 

182 

176 

176 

169

169 

169 

182 

169 

169

143 

136 

130 

130 

130

182 

569 

473 

252 

196

176 

162 

156 

143

136

130 

143 

130 

130 

124

Mean

107 

355 

540

877

452 

3,558 

2,405 

1,512 

334 

185 

210 

116 

116

812

July

176 

162 

130 

117 

110

104 

110 

104 

104 

104

104 

117 

130 

136 

252

238 

539 

695 

469 

238

196 

196 

150 

135 

130

124 

519 

374 

224 

176 

156

Aug.

150 

124 

124 

156 

1<!2

130 

110 

114 

104 

110

110 

110 

117 

104 

124

169 

196 

169 

124 

110

104 

91 

87 

84 

87

91 

98 

88 

82 

82 

S7

Per square 

Bile

0.233 

.772 

1.17

1.91

.983 

7.73 

5.25 

3.29 

.726 

.402 

.457 

.252 

.252

1.77

) 25,400 sec. -ft. j Mar. 5 (4 p.m

Sept.

81 

74 

70 

71 

162

297 

182 

130 

110 

124

238 

130 

110 

104 

98

98 

87 

82 

79 

78

77 

76 

76 73- 

72

67 

68 

130 

267 

1S2

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.86 

1.35

25.89

1.13 

8.34 

6.03 

3.67 

.84 

.45 

.53 

.29 

.28

24.04

.) 4,200

aec.-ft.j Bar. 8 (8 a.m. ) 4,900 cec.-ft.; Mar. 17 

sec.-ft.j Apr. 1 (12 m.) 6,750 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Hamilton.

923350 O - 51 - 31
470 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Buttahatchee River near Caledonia, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°42'10", long. 88°20'50", In SW£ sec. 5, T. 16 S., 

RT~I7~~W. Huntsvllle meridian, at bridge on county road 600 feet downstream from 

Elbethel Creek, 2 miles northwest of Caledonia, 2 miles upstream from Dry Creek, 

16 miles north of Columbus, and 19 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

198.59 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 823 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- August 1928 to May 1932, February 1939 to September 1948.

Average aiscnargeT- 12 years, 1,085 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 24,200 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage

neignt, 17.50 feet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of doubtful gageheight record.

1928-32, 1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 30,700 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944; 

maximum gage height observed, 17.62 feet Jan. 9, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 

79 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, 1943 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage about 5 feet higher than that of Jan. 9, 1946, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in aeoond-feet)

2.2 146 7.5 2,190

3.0 306 9.0 3,120

4.0 549 10.0 3,900

5.0 900 12.0 6,040

6.0 1,360 13. O 7,510

14.0 9.70O

15.0 13,300

17. O 21,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Sep toiler 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

alSO

alSO

al62

a!62

a!64

a!64

164

183

183

202

212

202

192

202

212

183

183

183

183

183

183

173

164

164

164

173

192

222

242

263

173

Nov.

8350

a5OO

397

397

397

397

445

496

496

496

a430

8450

470

496

609

1,030

1,680

1,460

9OO

470

522

496

496

578

780

549

496

470

445

421

-

Dec.

397

397

397

397

397

397

445

522

674

940

990

708

743

609

90O

1,360

1,900

2,430

2,370

2,010

1,790

940

820

743

674

609

578

549

549

522

522

Jan.

78O

1,120

1,730

1,410

1,170

940

780

674

674

641

6O9

609

820

9OO

780

743

674

578

578

549

674

743

674

708

780

660

990

1,O3O

1,360

1,410

1,410

Month

October ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May. ...

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,570

1,570

1,260

1,210

1,360

1,510

2,190

2,860

3,640

4,470

6,440

8,290

8,740

18,100

23,200

17,7OO

10,000

6,720

5,210

4,270

3,560

3,060

2,860

2,800

2,610

2,490

2,370

2,250

2,010

-

Seccndfoct-days

5,752

17,619

27,279

504,859

27 1 398

154,320

115,300

77,814

14,265

9 ) 585

11,045

6,605

5,693

472,675

Mar.

2,070

2,430

2,860

3,260

4,170

4,570

4.88O

5,430

6,170

6,300

5,100

3,990

3,190

2,670

2,430

2,31O

2,430

2,550

3,260

4,570

4,170

3,720

2,990

2,990

3,120

3,330

3,990

4,270

3,900

3,810

4,370

Apr.

3,560

4,

5,

5,

270

910

520

4,080

3.56O

3,

2,

2,

260

730

370

2,61O

2,930

2,

2,

2,

930

57O

570

2,430

2,930

3,

3,

3,

640

560

120

2,490

1,950

1,

1,

1,

510

310

260

1,080

900

Maximum

263

1,680

2,430

12,500

1,730

23 , 200

6,300

5,910

609

900

743

306

306

23 , 20O

360

320

743

541

May

609

578

609

609

609

609

609

578

549

549

549

549

578

549

522

496

445

421

397

374

351

328

328

328

306

306

306

306

306

3O6

306

Minimum

160

350

397

160

549

1,210

2,070

641

306

222

183

146

140

140

June

306

306

284

284

263

252

263

252

252

252

242

232

222

222

263

284

397

743

9OO

306

3O6

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

3O6

306

-

Mean

186

587

880

1,383

884

5,321

3,719

2,594

460

320

356

213

190

1,291

July

284

252

242

212

212

212

202

192

192

192

183

202

a!90

183

242

328

306

743

708

674

609

674

328

252

8230

a 280

a450

641

aSSO

8550

a400

Aug.

263

263

242

263

232

192

L64

L46

L92

192

192

164

212

252

306

252

306

263

232

212

192

L83

183

L83

192

212

a

a

a

a

210

L80

170

L80

alSO

Per square 

mile

0.226

.713

1.07

1.68

1.07

6.47

4.52

3.15

.559

.389

.433

.259

.230

1.57

Sept.

164

8160

alSO

al40

306

306

284

263

263

222

212

202

202

192

192

183

173

173

164

164

164

155

155

146

146

146

155

155

173

183

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.79

1.23

22.79

1.24

6.97

5.21

3

Ep 

. DC

.64

.43

.50

.30

.26

21.35

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record'' for stations in adjacent basins.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 471

Tibbee River near Tibbee, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°32'17", long. 88°38'00", in SW£ sec. 4, T. 19 

fl., H. 16 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on old State Highway 25, 560 feet upstream 

from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north of Tibbee, 4| miles upstream 

from Magee Creek, 5 miles south of West Point, and 9$ miles upstream from Catalpa 

Creek. Datum of gage is 154.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 928 square miles.

necoras available.- August 1928 to August 1930, November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48,900 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 28.49 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 20-26.

1928-30, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 49,700 second-feet July 4, 1940; maximum 

gage height, 29.16 feet July 4, 1940; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 feet in December 1926, from information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

 (Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Feb. 16-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

1.1 0.1 3.3 170 23.5 9,40O 0.8 .2 2.0 51 14.0 

1.2 .2 4.1 288 24.5 13,OOO .9 .6 2.4 87 17.5 

1.3 1.0 5.5 531 25.5 17.8OO 1.0 1.7 3.0 156 Zl.O 

1.4 4.2 8.5 1,130 26.5 24,500 1.1 4.1 4.5 370 Z2.5 

1.6 13 13.0 2,430 27.5 34,400 1.3 11 6.0 630 Z4.0 

1.9 30 18.0 4,330 28. Z 44,000 1.5 20 8.5 1,150 

Z.3 60 Z0.5 5,720 1.7 31 11.5 1,970 

Z.7 98 ZZ.5 7,480

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

o.z

.Z 

.Z

.2 

.2

.2

.3 

.6 

.4 

.Z

.2 

.2 

.Z 

.Z 

.Z

.Z 

- .Z 

.Z 

.Z 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.9

Nov.

Z.3 

-2.3 

6.4 

43 

25

26 

68 

217 

27Z 

92

45 

210 

161 

78 

635

1,300 

1,650 

1,150 

423 

379

226 

138 

117 

267 

396

256 

156 

105 

74 

58

Dec.

46 

39 

36 

34 

33

34 

36 

133 

330 

588

721 

588 

320 

190 

1,010

2,370 

4,130 

4,730 

4,530 

2,850

696 

328 

248 

197 

164

136 

117 

106 

97 

92 

89

Jan.

672 

1,890 

2,840 

3,100 

2,070

577 

328 

248 

204 

197

197 

176 

469 

1,270 

1,500

900 

450 

312 

204 

204

386 

800 

800 

531 

346

304 

447 

1,350 

2,040 

2,340 

2,370

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Angu 

S«pt

Wa

 ber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary

uftrv S!7: 1:::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,770 

2,670 

1,620 

960 

1,620

2,670 

3,580 

5,880 

12,000 

17,800

15,800 

13,000 

15,800 

44,000 

34,800

17,600 

8,960 

5,280 

3,730 

2,770

2,280 

2,370 

2,670 

2,670 

2,280

1,950 

1,680 

1,150 

900

Secondfoe t-days

8.1 

8,578.0 

25,018

548,658.9

29,521 

231,260 

149,822 

58,304 

1,981 

900.4 

1,703.2 

2,538.7 

1,459.6

511,094.0

Mar.

702 

2,110 

5,710 

11,200 

12,200

11,000 

13,000 

13,800 

11,500 

8,260

4,800 

1,740 

670 

501 

450

829 

2,620 

4,990 

7,070 

7,170

4,370 

1,520 

2,060 

4,640 

5,230

4,420 

2,220 

1,580 

1,820 

970 

670

Apr.

1,310 

2,220 

3,520 

2,550 

850

1,130 

930 

592 

573 

1,200

4,070 

7,170 

6,230 

5,230 

5,170

4,810 

4,640 

2,720 

730 

450

370 

317 

280 

237 

216

188 

175 

165 

142 

119

Maximum

0.9 

1,650 

4,730

30.OOO

3,100 

44,000 

13,800 

7,170 

169 

156 

537 

910 

484

44,000

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (3 p.i

sec. -ft. j Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 13.0OO sec. -ft.

May

106 

98 

96 

91 

86

85 

98 

130 

98 

78

66 

59 

82 

169 

115

75 

57 

48 

41 

34

30 

28 

26 

25 

24

22 

21 

20 

20 

24 

29

Minimum

0.1 

2.3 

33

.1

176 

900 

450 

119 

20 

4.1 

.4 

.4 

.4

.1

June

23 

18 

15 

12 

11

11 

9.4 

8.3 

7.5 

7.2

5.8 

5.5 

4.8 

4.4 

4.4

4.1 

60 

125 

156 

151

67 

38 

37 

28 

17

12 

11 

17 

15 

15

Msan

0.261 

286 

807

1,503

952 

7,974 

1,833 

1,943 

63.9 

30.0 

54.9 

81.9 

48.7

1,396

July

8.6 

9.4 

5.5 

3.6 

2.2

1.5 

1.0 

.7 

.5 

.4

.4

.6 

1.7 

2.2 

1.4

3.5 

19 

172 

355 

537

284 

90 

38 

22 

15

12 

15 

11 

39 

33 

18

2,820 

4,480 

6,700 

8,380 

11,500

Aug.

12 

7.5 

4.8 

3.6 

2.Z

1.6 

1.3 

.9 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4

1.7 

104

200 

630 

910 

433 

103

44 

26 

16 

12 

7.9

5.1 

3.6 

2.4 

1.6 

1.0 

.8

Per square 

mile

0.00028 

.308 

.870

1.62

1.03 

8.59 

5.21 

2.09 

.069 

.032 

.059 

.088 

.052

1.50

Sept.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

2.3 

163

484 

230 

78 

38 

22

23 

26 

15 

15 

19

11 

8.6 

6.8 

4.1 

2.7

1.7 

1.5 

.9 

.6 

.5

.4 

.5 

3.4 

118 

182

Runoff in 

inch ss

0.0003 

.34 

1.00

21.97

1.18 

9.27 

6.00 

2.34 

.08 

.04 

.07 

.10 

.06

20.48

a.) 18,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (3 p.m.) 48,900
472 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Sakatonchee River near West Point, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°36', long. 88 0 42', on line between sees. 7 and 18,

 T. IV S., R. 6 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 10, 3 miles west of 

West Point and 3j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 170.10 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 514 square miles (authority. Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined.

 IW3-46, 1947-48: Maximum discharge observed, 38,300 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 

(gage height, 21.7 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record or 

backwater from Tibbee River, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge comoute'd by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.5

.5

Nov.

2

5

23

25

11

17

60

72

66

103

138

159

63

100

710

1,130

1,190

460

282

194

124

84

96

194

173

110

84

57

48

34

-

Dec.

29

26

24

23

25

26

24

54

131

131

229

152

110

84

C848

01,550

02,250

02,880

02,230

678

250

166

124

100

90

78

69

66

63

60

57

Jan.

658

1,45O

2,320

2,040

626

236

166

131

117

124

145

317

690

940

662

335

236

200

190

400

600

6OO

500

350

24O

140

450

1,100

1,600

1,700

1,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January

Fsbruary .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August .

September ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

1,800

1,000

800

1,400

2,300

3,100

4,500

7,OOO

12,000

9,600

6,000

10.OOO

15,000

22,000

13,OOO

8,200

5,700

4,000

3,500

2,600

2,000

2,100

2,040

1,600

1,180

1,080

830

620

594

-

-

Secondfoot-clays

5.1

5, 614

12,627

-

21,063

147,544

67 > 947

29 i 256

1,573

663 »C

1,036.6

1,274.7

612.6

309,436.2

Mar.

410

2,070

3,900

6,780

7,620

7,060

7,060

8,920

6.28O

3,340

979

513

390

180

145

576

1,780

3,740

6,500

3,420

1,230

662

2,140

2,880

3,340

2,000

940

1,240

830

420

602

Apr.

1,510

2,740

2,860

944

430

558

371

282

335

430

1,100

3,000

2,500

2,300

2,200

E.100

1,800

1,200

500

36O

300

26O

220

19O

160

145

124

124

103

9O

Maxima

O.5

1.19O

2,880

-

2,320

22,OOO

8 ,920

3,000

124

145

299

47O

ISO

22,OOO

-

May

84

78

78

75

72

69

110

96

69

57

45

42

1OO

124

78

54

41

33

25

23

20

17

19

19

18

17

17

17

18

26

22

Minima

0.1

2

23

-

117

594

145

90

17

3.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

June

19

16

13

11

10

10

8

7

6

5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

8.5

145

117

96

90

2O

15

10

6.0

5.0

5.5

13

5.5

16

6.5

Mean

0.1S

194

407

-

679

5,088

2,837

975

50.7

22*8

33.4

41.1

20.4

845

July

8.0

4.5

3.5

2.0

2.5

1.3

.7

.3

.3.3"

.3

.2

.3

.7

.7

19

48

2O8

299

243

9O

25

13

8.0

5

5

6.0

20

9.5

7.5

5

Aug.

3.O

1.6

1.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

10

100

200

470

260

90

50

35

20

11

7

5

3

2

1

.9

.8

Par square 

 lie

O.OOO31

.377

.792

-

1.32

9.90

5 » 52

I'.SQ

.099

.044

.065

.080

.040

1.64

.6

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

2.0

150

100

40

25

20

15

16

12

10

11

10

7

4

3

2

1

.6

.7

.4

.2

.2

.2

1

20

60

100

Runoff in 

inches

0.0004

.42

.91

-

1.52

10.66

6 »36

2.12

.11

.05

.08

.09

.04

22.38

c Backwater from Tibbee River.

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1-7, Oct. 9 to Nov. 2, Dec. 24, Jan. 16 to Feb. 22, 

Apr. 11-26, June 1-10, 13 July 25, 26, 31, Aug. 5-6, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basl 

of records for Tibbee River near Tibbee.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 473

Liixapallla Creek near Fayette, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°43', long. 87°52', in SVffc sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 

is w., at bridge on State Highway 18, 3 miles northwest of Fayette. Datum of gage Is 

322.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 127 square miles.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 11.6 

reet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 26, 27.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, 9,310 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 13.57 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 10, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water ysar October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48 

48 

48 

48 

71

57 

55 

57 

58 

58

59 

59 

56 

52 

52

55 

56 

55 

55 

55

54 

52 

52 

52 

54

55 

84 

66 

56 

56 

64

HOT.

138 

. 81 

75 

71 

150

78 

290 

114 

91 

86

135 

97 

S8 

212 

737

175 

128 

148 

144 

115

110 

112 

154 

143 

121

112 

103 

a 98 

a92 

a90

Dec.

88 

88 

86 

86 

98

97 

97 

232 

169 

191

169 

139 

126 

117 

a 200

a 700 

352 

275 

231 

208

191 

182 

175 

171 

162

154 

160 

148 

144 

143 

146

Jan.

450 

229 

177 

164 

154

150 

141 

141 

144 

139

131 

139 

248 

184 

154

148 

144 

133 

131 

137

182 

169 

144 

141 

173

137 

252 

332 

237 

393 

369

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Fsbr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

Jane 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

Ary

vary

h.. ......... .................

eober ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

263 

216 

193 

312 

376

343 

1,630 

2,130 

2,490 

1,410

966 

3,490 

2,490 

1,720 

717

523 

407 

332 

284 

287

263 

355 

240 

234 

240

213 

198 

182 

158

Secondfoot-days

1,747 

4,288 

5,515

82,871

5,931 

22,661 

20,603 

7,758 

2,353 

1,883 

2,772 

1,873 

2,243

79,627

Mar.

156 

1,190 

1,270 

697 

450

1,740 

a2,500 

al,100 

8560 

328

269 

226 

208 

203 

206

746 

622 

386 

325 

260

218 

1,280 

1,350 

523 

404

468 

1,160 

439 

a 350 

287 

682

Apr.

369 

272 

226 

206 

374

348 

254 

206 

210 

402

450 

287 

757 

752 

418

319 

248 

200 

169 

154

143 

137 

124 

117 

121

103 

107 

98 

96 

91

Maxima

84 

737 

700

2,660

450 

3,490 

2,500 

757 

103 

109 

385 

85 

211

3,490

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (7 c.m.

Hay

90 

90 

86 

86 

84

103 

100 

86 

81 

75

71 

72 

72 

72 

71

71 

71 

68 

66 

66

68 

64 

64 

64 

64

63 

68 

90 

94 

70 

63

HinlJBUB

48 

71 

86

48

131 

518 

156 

91 

63 

50 

48 

47 

45

45

June

62 

62 

62 

63 

61

66 

61 

58 

57 

57

57

56 

56 

56 

57

91

97 

70 

64 

63

58 

54 

58 

58 

56

57 

55 

50 

52 

109

Mean

56.4 

143 

178

227

191 

781 

665 

259 

75.9 

62.8 

89.4 

60.4 

74.8

218

July

57 

52 

51 

51 

48

49 

49 

49 

49 

51

55 

54 

62 

71 

. 70

99 

91

345 

85 

70

63 

61 

59 

57 

55

385 

296 

98 

70 

59 

61

Aur51

48 

67 

67 

63

50 

49 

50 

51 

52

55 

52 

50 

47 

75

85 

79 

64 

68 

64

63 

62 

61 

62 

62

62 

59 

58 

59 

59 

79

Psr square 

 He

0.444 

1.13 

1.40

1.79

1.50 

6.15 

5.24 

2.04 

.598 

.494 

.704 

.476 

.589

1.72

3,770 sec. -ft.; Feb. 12 (7 p.m

 Sept.

61 

62 

63 

75 

121

79 

72 

72 

211 

133

81 

70 

75 

75 

70

70 

66 

61 

58 

54

51 

52 

49 

45 

45

45 

55 

130 

78 

64

Runoff in 

Inches

0.51 

1.26 

1.61

24.25

1.74 

6.64 

6.03 

2.27 

.69 

.55 

.81 

.55 

.66

23.32

) 5,060

sec.-ft.; Mar. 7 (time unknown) 3,280 sec.-ft.; Mar."22 (9 p.m.) 3,100 sec.-ft.'

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on bssls of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
474 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey River near Payette, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°40', long. 87°49', in SW£ sec. 8, T. 16 S., R. 12 

w., at bridge on county road, 1 mile southeast of Payette and ij miles downstream 

from Southern Railroad bridge. Datum of gage is 296.72 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 19.1 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 25 second-feet Sept. 27.

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 20,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage 

height, 21.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet on basis of 

records for other stations in Mobile River Basin; minimum observe'!, 13 second-feet 

Aug. 26-28, Oct. 11-13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Cooperation^- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in fee 4:, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

32

45

68

107

155

275

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.5

15.0

422

810

1,020

1,300

1,430

1,730

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

18.1

2,050

2,490

3,140

4,030

6,200

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

23

48

81

129

187

326

10.0

11.5

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

488

760

1,120

1,400

1,310

2,100

16.0

16.5

17.0

18.0

18.7

2,520

3,170

4,030

6,000

7,600

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

34 

36 

36 

34

63 

50 

50 

50 

45

42 

45 

45 

40 

40

40 

42 

40 

38 

38

38 

36 

36 

36 

42

38 

50 

59 

42 

48 

50

Nov.

68 

102 

36 

75 

72

86 

145 

224 

145 

94

145 

125 

93 

98 

315

531 

236 

166 

188 

166

145 

135 

135 

155 

155

145 

125 

116 

116 

102

Dec.

93 

90 

890 

a92 

94

98 

98 

135 

212 

301

288 

249 

212 

177 

312

947 

1,150 

570 

358 

301

249 

212 

200 

188 

166

155 

145 

135 

135 

125 

125

Jan.

245 

550 

339 

275 

236

212 

188 

177 

166 

177

155 

145 

275 

405 

301

249 

236 

212 

188 

177

224 

275 

262 

236 

224

212 

249 

512 

630 

630 

890

Month

Ooto 

Move: 

Deoei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Aprl 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

uarv £7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

910 

690 

512 

439 

630

710 

380 

1,790 

4,760 

6,200

4,600 

4,220 

5,210 

7,600 

4,600

2,520 

1,760 

1,140 

781 

682

609 

682 

682 

573 

573

556 

522 

505 

454

Seoondfoot-days

1,322 

4,494 

7,707

172,663

9,302 

55,790 

37,293 

19,056 

4,053 

1,987 

2,466 

1,473 

1,324

146,267

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 sec. -ft.}.- Feb

Mar.

406 

840 

1,600 

1,810 

1,910

2,330 

2,030 

2,520 

2,170 

1,570

965 

701 

573 

488 

454

471 

1,080 

1,370 

940 

701

573 

522 

1,070 

1,520 

1,760

1,210 

1,120 

1,520 

1,440 

869 

760

Apr.

1,160 

1,040 

682 

556 

539

824 

781 

645 

556 

627

1,120 

1,020 

802 

1,220 

1,480

1,220 

781 

591 

488 

422

358 

326 

296 

267 

253

226 

226 

200 

187 

163

Haximux

68 

531 

1,150

6,400

890 

7,600 

2,520 

1,480 

281 

129 

187 

 98 

89

7,600

. 9 (9 p.m.)

sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (5 p.m.) 3,020 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

near Elrod.

May

163 

151 

151 

151 

140

163 

226 

175 

140 

124

118 

129 

239 

281 

175

134 

124 

124 

103 

98

89 

89 

81 

78 

78

74 

74 

81 

108 

98 

89

Minima

34 

68 

90

34

145 

439 

406 

163 

74 

44 

37 

28 

27

27

June

78 

74 

67 

64 

70

61 

61 

61 

58 

54

51 

58 

43 

47 

47

81 

129 

129 

113 

74

64 

58 

54 

54 

54

848 

44 

a46 

a 60 

a80

Mean

42.6 

150 

249

473

300 

1,924 

1,203 

635 

131 

66.2 

79.5 

47.5 

44.1

400

July

860 

51 

54 

44 

40

67 

51 

40 

37 

44

40 

45 

78 

187 

137

134 

94 

89 

175 

89

67 

51 

47 

46 

42

39 

134 

176 

89 

61 

58

Aug.

Per square 

 lie

0.155 

.545 

.905

1.72

1.09 

7.00 

4.37 

2.31 

.476 

.241 

.289 

.173 

.160

1.45

51 

48 

51 

94 

61

51 

51 

40 

40 

42

42 

42 

39 

42 

48

81 

93 

74 

54 

48

47 

37 

36 

34 

33

31 

31 

37 

28 

28 

34

Sept.

34 

29 

27 

36 

54

67 

54 

51 

47 

54

64 

58 

45 

47 

44

38 

34 

34 

30 

33

30 

29 

28 

28 

31

27 

30 

85 

89 

67

Runoff In 

inches

0.18 

.61 

1.04

23.34

1.26 

7.54 

5.04 

2.58 

.55 

.27 

.33 

.20 

.18

19.73

7,350 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 8,800 

records for station"* at Moore s Bridge and
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 475

Sipsey River at Moores Bridge, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°27', long. 87°46', in NW£ sec. 35, T. 18 S., R. 12 

w., at bridge on county road, 1 mile east of Moores Bridge and 6 miles downst-eam 

from Bear Creek. Datum of gage is 240.95 feet above mean sea level, -datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 406 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum' discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 40 second-feet Sept. 1, 23-26.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 23,600 second-feet Jan. 10, 1946 (gage height, 16.78 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 29 second-feet Oct. 9-13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 14)

1.1 39 8.0 810 12.5 2, ISO 

2.0 1O7 9.0 96O 12.8 2,720 

2.5 152 10.0 1,160 13.1 3,650 

3.0 205 11. O 1,440 13.4 4,870 

5.0 434 12.0 1,830 14.4 9,700

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

45 

44 

49 

48 

49

49 

50 

58 

72 

69

65 

65 

65 

61 

61

58 

58 

61 

61 

58

54 

51 

49 

48 

47

49 

54 

80 

88 

76 

69

Nov.

91 

142 

133 

133 

133

124 

162 

282 

282 

271

304 

350 

271 

216 

386

534 

596 

584 

459 

374

326 

282 

249 

271 

271

260 

249 

227 

205 

183

Dec.

162 

172 

162 

162 

162

183 

162 

194 

326 

530

709 

709 

596 

434 

555

823 

877 

1,000 

1,100 

1,080

892 

646 

496 

422 

374

338 

304 

293 

282 

282 

249

Jan.

293 

484 

596 

659 

571

446 

386 

350 

315 

304

304 

293 

374 

559 

621

609 

509 

434 

386 

362

374 

434 

471 

484 

459

422 

471 

646 

771 

960 

1,020

Month

Oo to 

Move 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

1..... .......................

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,100 

1,160 

1,190 

1,160 

1,080

1,000 

1,040 

1,410 

2,540 

4,66O

8,200 

7,700 

7,700 

7,700 

9,700

7,210 

5,550 

4,030 

2,860 

2,070

1,750 

1,510 

1,260 

1,140 

1,100

1,020 

960 

892 

836

Seoondfoot-days

1,811 

8,350 

14,676

274,208

15,367 

89,528 

58,481 

33,084 

6,379 

2,824 

3,343 

2,487 

1,835,

238,165

Mar.

784 

892 

1,210 

1,830 

2,O7O

2,990 

4,870 

4,440 

3,480 

4,240

3,480 

2,320 

1,930 

1,550 

1,210

960 

849 

836 

960 

1,160

1,320 

1,260 

1,140 

1,140 

1,210

1,320 

1,750 

2,070 

1,790 

1,710 

1,710

Apr.

1,670 

1,480 

1,670 

1,290 

1,210

1,100 

980 

1,020 

1,080 

1,100

1,290 

1,440 

1,630 

1,830 

1,790

1,710 

1,670 

1,670 

1,510 

1,160

863 

709 

596 

509 

446

386 

362 

338 

304 

271

Maxima

88 

596 

1,100

7,190

1,020 

9,700 

4,870 

1,830 

422 

194 

227 

216 

124

9,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (8 a.m.

May

260 

249 

227 

227 

205

205 

260 

271 

271 

216

183 

282 

350 

422 

350

271 

227 

183 

172 

162

142 

133 

124 

115 

107

107 

107 

115 

142 

152 

142

MinlBUB

44 

91 

162

44

293 

836 

784 

271 

107 

65 

58 

42 

40

40

June

124 

107 

99 

88 

88

84 

84 

80 

80 

76

72 

69 

69 

69 

65

80 

133 

162 

152 

194

133 

95 

84 

76 

76

72 

76 

69 

65 

103

Mean

58.4 

278 

473

751

496 

3,087 

1,886 

1,103 

206 

94.1 

108 

80.2 

61.2

651

July

107 

91 

76 

72 

69

61 

69 

72 

65 

58

58 

65 

105 

227 

152

216. 

183 

152 

115 

183

142 

95 

80 

65 

65

65 

69 

99 

227 

133 

107

AuB .

12 < 

8< 

71 

81 

81

91 

726-;

& > 

61

61 

61 

B\ 

59 

59

187 

216 

163

12 < 

91

71 6"> 

61 

59 

5*

5T 

49 4<3 

4^ 4~ 

d4?

Per square 

 lie

0.144 

.685 

1.17

1.85

1.22 

7.60 

4.65 

2.72 

.507 

.232 

.266 

.198 

.151

1.60

) 10,200 sec. -ft. j Mar. 7 (5 p.m

Sept.

40 

44 

42 

45 

72

84 

80 

72 

69 

95

88 

80 

76 

69 

61

58 

54 

49 

48 

45

42 

41 

d40 

d40 

40

d40 

41 

72 

84 

124

Runoff in 

inohes

0.17 

.76 

1.34

25.10

1.41 

8.20 

5.36 

3.03 

.58 

.26 

.31 

.23 

.17

21.82

.) 5,320

sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Palette and 

near Elrod.
476 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Slpsey River near Elrod, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15', long. 87 0 46', In NE£ sec. 3, T. 21 S., R. 

12 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Elrod, and 2 miles downstream from Box Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 197.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.- 515 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1928-31, 1939-48), 721 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 second-feet Feb. 16 (g'ge height, 15.64 

reet); minimum, 51 second-feet Sept. 25, 26.

1928-32, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet Jan. 11, 1946 (gage 

height, 17.76 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 3, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

3.5 49 6.0 218 11. 0 890 14. 0 3.G9O 

3.8 62 7.0 312 12. O 1,16O 14.5 4,610 

4.O 72 8.0 419 12.5 1,410 15.0 6,6OO 

4.5 103 9.0 544 13. O 1,780 15.6 9,000 

5.O 139 1O.O 694 13.5 2,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

66 

65 

S5 

66 

66

68 

7O 

77 

106 

110

96 

90 

87 

84 

84

81 

81 

81 

78 

78

76 

72 

70 

68 

69

68 

72 

84 

110 

120 

106

Nov.

117 

150 

185 

181 

169

181 

2O1 

236 

302 

312

375 

455 

479 

419 

4O8

505 

544 

570 

613 

628

584 

479 

397 

375 

364

353 

332 

312 

292 

263

Dec.

245 

236 

222 

214 

214

218 

236 

245 

322 

680

1,100 

1,070 

985 

936 

985

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1.O7O 

1,040

1,040 

1,100 

1,130 

1,070 

936

729 

544 

455 

408 

375 

364

Jan.

408 

557 

598 

598 

613

644 

644 

570 

479 

419

397 

375 

397 

455 

518

57 O 

613 

628 

598 

531

479 

492 

505 

531 

544

544 

570 

694 

747 

868 

1,010

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ........

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,070 

1,10O 

1,130 

1,200 

1,350

1,410 

1,540 

2,380 

3,450 

3,320

3,610 

7,200 

8,000 

8,400 

7,600

8,800 

7,200 

5,400 

4.16O 

3,320

2,8OO 

2,57O 

2,240 

1.92O 

1,690

1,540 

1,41O 

1,290 

1,200

Seoondfoot-days

2,514 

10,781 

21,559

322,697

17,596 

98,300 

68,990 

47,750 

7,830 

3,547 

3,887 

3,182 

2,461

288,397

Mar.

1,130 

1,320 

1,820 

2,180 

2,070

2.91O 

4,O9O 

4,610 

4,460 

3,450

3,450 

3,580 

2,890 

2,500 

2,180

1,920 

1,610 

1,380 

1.20O 

1,100

1,040

l.loo

1,470 

1,610 

1,440

1,350 

1,920 

2,430 

2,300 

2,360 

2,120

Apr.

2,020 

2,12O 

2.O70 

1,820 

1,610

1,610 

1,540 

1,410 

1,350 

1,440

2,500 

2,240 

2,12O 

2,430 

2,430

2,300 

2,120 

1,970 

1,870 

1,780

1,690 

1,500 

1,240 

1,070 

890

729 

584 

492 

419

386

Maximum

120 

628 

1,160

6,200

1,010 

8,800 

4,610 

2,500 

375 

209 

222 

218 

169

8,800

Hay

342 

312 

292 

282 

272

272 

292 

312 

312 

302

263 

245 

332 

375 

3S4

375 

353 

282 

236 

205

189 

177 

161 

154 

146

139 

135 

146 

185 

193 

185

Minimum

65 

117 

214

65

375 

1,070 

1,040 

386 

135 

76 

70 

57 

51

51

June

169 

146 

131 

120 

114

1O6 

103 

103 

100 

96

90 

87 

84 

81 

81

90 

150 

197 

189 

177

209 

177 

128 

106 

96

92 

87 

84 

78 

76

Hsan

81.1 

359 

695

884

568 

3,390 

2,225 

1,592 

253 

118 

125 

103 

82.0

788

July

110 

120 

106 

90 

84

78 

70 

72 

87 

78

72 

72 

81 

128 

201

193 

222 

209 

181 

154

177 

169 

124 

100 

84

78 

106 

124 

139 

209 

1(59

Au6 .

131 

146 

124 

146 

139

117 

117 

96 

84 

84

84 

78 

78 

78 

78

90 

169 

218 

185 

146

114 

90 

81 

75 

70

66 

64 

61 

59 

57 

57

Per square

 il«

0.157 

.697 

1.35

1.72

1.10 

6.58 

4.32 

3.09 

.491 

.229 

.243 

.200 

.159

1.53

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (11 a.m.) 9,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (11 p.

Sept.

55

53 

55 

60 

78

106 

1O6 

96 

90 

96

146 

128 

1O3 

96 

96

87 

78 

71 

66 

61

59 

56 

55 

54 

52

51 

53 

68 

117 

169

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.78 

1.56

23.30

1.27 

7.10 

4.98 

3.45 

.57 

.26 

.28 

.23 

.18

2&.S4

a.) 5,000
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 477

Slpsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°02', long. 88°07', In Sj-sec. 20, T.-24 N., R. 1 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 40, 450 feet downstream from Hughes Creek, 2\ miles northwest of Pleasant Ridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south of Allcevllle. 

Datum of gage Is 105.13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary staff gage at Vienna Perry on Tombigbee River, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth of Slpsey River, at datum of 23.06 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 766 square miles.

Records available.- Pebraary 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,050 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum 

gage height, 23.7 feet Feb. 19, from graph based on gage readings; minimum dally discharge, 50 second-feet Sept. 26, 28.

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 15,000 second-feet Jan. 13, 1946; maximum 

gage height, that of Feb. 19, 1948; minimum dally discharge slnae Oct. 1, 194?, 46 

second-feet Oct. 9-13, 1943; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of backwater from Tomblgbee River computed 

by using fall as determined from twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Gages read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

87

87

87

87

87

87

81

94

100

134

120

142

127

113

112

106

106

106

106

100

106

106

113

94

94

87

87

113

106

113

134

NOT.

165

189

206

206

224

224

206

242

261

280

518

577

547

547

913

983

808

1,050

913

913

843

803

706

706

608

608

490

463

437

388

-

Dec.

388

343

343

321

300

300

300

321

388

378

1,120

1,230

1,300

1,270

1,340

1,940

2,180

1,930

1,710

1,560

1,410

1,370

1,270

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,020

808

540

Jan.

843

948

913

843

843

80S

80S

808

808

774

706

577

673

740

706

673

673

706

740

774

808

803

774

740

706

740

1,050

1,230

1,340

1,630

1,980

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April .:..........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angunt ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

1,980

1,740

1,520

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,820

2,930

3,950

5,050

5,290

4,950

4,640

6,250

8,610

8,670

7,080

5,620

6,920

7,180

6,780

6,300

5,640

4,590

3,950

3,390

3,130

2,440

2,600

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

* Oo* *1 , CC*.

16, 02 £

32,070

467,987

27,170

12 7 9 7 9C

104,430

74,311

13,110

6,180

5 579

4 736

2*766

417,394

Mar.

2,380

3,100

'3,470

3,840

3,990

4,870

5,310

5,600

4,930

4,900

4,860

4,660

4,740

4,480

4,320

3,630

3,160

2,750

2,400

2,180

2,020

1,840

2,090

2,150

2,060

2,060

2,540

2,560

2,510

2,480

2,550

Apr.

2,590

3,060

3,200

2,970

2,620

2,460

2,460

2,620

3,020

2,700

2,460

2,300

2,490

3,830

4,630

4,080

3,180

2,850

2,580

2,400

2,220

2,060

1,940

1,820

1,710

1,590

1,410

1,270

948

843

Maxiaun

142

1,050

2,180

7,210

1,980

8,670

5,600

4,630

706

320

300

233

ISO

8,670

May

706

608

577

490

463

518

518

490

463

437

437

463

437

437

437

490

490

547

518

365

343

321

280

280

261

242

242

242

300

365

343

MiniBum

81

165

300

81

577

1,520

1,840

843

242

120

120

75

50

50

June

300

280

261

224

206

198

189

181

173

173

157

142

d!30

d!20

d!20

d!90

(J300

3320

d300

d280

261

242

261

242

189

173

150

142

134

142

Mean

104

534

1,035

1,282

876

4 407

3 f 369

2,477

423 5>nc tUo

180

153

92.2

1,140

July

134

134

127

157

150

142

134

165

215

206

134

127

120

127

142

224

280

300

280

280

233

198

198

181

165

142

142

181

157

206

198

AUR.

Per square 

 lie

0.136

697 i!as

1.67

1.14

5.75

4.40

3.23 

552

 269

 235

.200

.120

1.49

233

206

181

181

173

173

173

173

150

142

134

127

120

120

100

165

189

189

206

224

224

181

ISO

127

150

120

100

94

81

75

75

Sept.

67

70

66

72

81

127

142

134

127

120

113

113

ISO

150

142

113

106

94

87

87

68

64

61

55

53

SO

55

50

68

81

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

 78

1.56

22.74

1.32

s!o7

3 61

'.30 64

.27

OT

 tO

.13

20.27

Peak discharge (baae. 4.500 ago.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (lo p.m.) 9,050 see.-ft.; 

ec.-ft.j Apr. 15 (6 p.m.] 4,76O aeo.-rt.

Mar. 8 (6 a.nv) 5,730

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia cf weather reoorda and records for station near Blrod.
478 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Brookville, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°13'30", long. 88°42'10"; in center of sec. 19, T. 

16 N., R. 16 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road a quarter- of a mile downstream from Shotbag Creek;, 3j miles upstream from Lynn Creek, 4j miles downstream 

from Octoc Creek, 5$ miles upstream from Yellow Creek, and 7 miles west of Brooks-- 

ville.

Drainage area.- 440 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- July 1940 to June 1942, January 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed daring year, 8,600 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

J.9.V4 feet); minimum observed, 5 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.51 foot).

1940-42, 1944-48: Maximum discharge, 18,900 second-feet July 9, 1940 (gage height, 

21.4 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.3 second-feet 

Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation^- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers occasional discharge measurements 

made ana"records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6 Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.9 

1.3 

1.7 

2.4 

3.8

6

16

33

54

99

202

6.0

8.5

10.7

14.7

16.0

17.0

405

671

1,000

1,820

2,130

2,480

17.4

18.1

18.6

19.3

19.6

2,770

3,650

4,760

6,920

8,100

1.2 

1.6 

2.3

15

34

58

109

3.7

5.5

9.0

13.0

16.0

227

425

905

1,550

2,130

Note-. - Same as preceding 

table above 16.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

10

9

11

25

Nov.

27

35

43

113

113

113

127

134

134

162

162

134

155

178

272

299

405

308

213

162

148

141

127

127

113

85

92

113

99

85

-

Dec.

54

51

81

92

88

85

81

92

155

281

455

445

345

210

466

1,490

1,020

855

646

485

365

272

245

202

170

170

162

148

134

127

120

Jan.

178

445

545

555

385

245

202

173

162

155

141

127

162

254

245

236

194

162

148

141

148

236

299

272

263

272

236

345

555

887

987

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,000

919

780

577

588

634

738

2,870

4,500

8,100

8,100

6,920

6,220

6,920

8,100

6,220

4,760

3,360

2,320

1,430

684

634

646

658

780

684

622

545

455

-

Seoondfoot-days

329

4,424

9,592

242,806.2

9,360

80,764

64,945

46,253 

2,109

1,024

2 439

3,662

1,983

226,884

Mar.

405

1,230

2,390

3,830

5,900

7,300

6,220

5,030

5,030

3,830

2,770

2,130

1,040

542

425

389

845

995

1,?30

1,380

1,180

746

802

788

690

718

1,550

1,640

1,500

1,410

1,010

Apr.

531

425

354

299

267

321

555

634

1,250

1,790

4,220

5,310

5,600

5,900

4,500

3,650

3,230

2,480

1,840

875

425

332

288

200

182

173

157

149

141

125

Maximum

25

405

1,490

8,100

987

8,100

7,300

5,900

117

52

218

746

529

8,100

May

117

109

101

97

97

97

101

101

109

97

86

d76

79

75

61

58

61

58

52

49

49

43

40

38

38

36

34

37

38

39

36

Minimum

7

27

51

7

127

455

389

125

34

20

17

26

5

5

June

46

40

39

39

31

29

30

30

28

28

29

43

40

38

30

20

25

24

21

32

38

30

31

33

49

43

38

35

33

52

Mean

10.6

147

309

665

302

2 095

1^542

_ . " _

78 7

118

66.1

620

Jily

46

39

28

27

26

22

23

20

18

17

17

17

19

22

26

30

109

151

213

125

93

36

82

149

157

141

209

165

133

117

117

Aug.

109

101

97

86

75

65

58

55

52

49

49

49

58

191

117

247

746

438

310

165.

97

79

65

58

49

46

d33

33

31

28

ffT square 

mile

0.024

.334

.702

1.51

. 686

6.33

4.76

3.50

.155

!l79

. 268

.150

1.41

26

Sept.

26

26

26

89

529

413

237

101

55

35

24

19

14

15

15

13

15

18

12

10

9

8

7

6

6

6

5

26

109

109

Runoff in 

inches

0,03

,37

.81

20.52

.79

6« 83

r AQ ' *

* 13

,09

.21

.31

.17

19.19

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Macon.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 479

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°06'05", long. 88°33'40", In NE£ sec. 4, T. 14 

N., K. 17 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, In Macon, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, lj miles downstream from Horse Hunters Creek, and 6£ miles upstream from 

Running Water Creek. Datum of gage is 142.38 feet above mean sea level, datrjn of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Eralnage area.- 812 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to May 1932, September 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge?- 13 years {1928-31, 1938-48), 813 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year; 12,100 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 28.23 

reet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 22-25; minimum gage height, 5.62 feet Oct. 22, 23.

1928-32, 1938-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 10, 1940; maximum 

gage height, 30.28 feet July 10, 1940; minimum discharge, 22 second-1'eet Aug. 25, 26, 

1943 (gage height, 4.89 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 3O

5.7 

6.0 

6.4 

7.0 

7.9

77

123

218

394

9.0

10.0

10.8

13.0

19.0

638

882

1,090

1,600

3,010

23.0 

25.5 

26.S 

27.0 

28.0

4,170

5,370

6,400

7,300

10,900

5.9 48

6.3 89

6.9 164

7.5 258

8.1 392

9.0 620

10.0 880

10.8 1,090

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 10.8 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

47 

47 

49 

48 

47

47 

47 

48 

48 

49

49 

47 

48 

48 

47

47 

47 

45 

45 

45

44 

43 

43 

43 

43

44 

48 

48 

69 

59 

50

Ncv.

63 

155 

182 

154 

149

178 

196 

236 

245 

222

373 

373 

292 

290 

710

592 

501 

546 

479 

362

282 

245 

231 

234 

220

189 

155 

136 

149 

150

Dec.

136 

114 

97 

108 

133

137 

136 

268 

362 

1,840

2,050 

1,210 

615 

468 

1,710

2,880 

2,620 

1,780 

1,260 

1,140

857 

546 

425 

362 

332

312 

282 

273 

254 

245 

236

Jan.

815 

934 

832 

758 

734

546 

404 

342 

322 

292

282 

263 

514 

638 

569

468 

425 

373 

322 

292

446 

638 

615 

580 

557

512 

934 

2,280 

2,190 

2,230 

2,640

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . . .

h.. ..........................

enter ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,40O 

1,780 

1,400 

1,210 

1,280

1,310 

1,690 

4,050 

6,070 

9,000

9,000 

9,800 

10,000 

9,600 

8,200

7,100 

6,260 

5,900 

5,240 

4,530

3,710 

2,300 

1,400 

1,310 

1,580

1,510 

1,260 

1,090 

908

Secondfoe t-days

1,47£ 

8,28£ 

23.18E

389, 24E

23,74" 

120,886 

103,876 

57,915 

4.65C 

2,71f 

4, HE 

6,73f 

6.56C

364,17]

Mar.

758 

2.98O 

4,210 

5,030 

5,240

6.7OO 

1O.9OO 

9,600 

6,730 

5,800

5,180 

4,530 

3,760 

2,300 

908

662 

710 

1,090 

1,190 

1,350

1,470 

1,470 

1,640 

1,310 

1,040

960 

3,460 

3,970 

3,910 

3,060 

1,960

Apr.

1,260 

782 

638 

546 

501

468 

557 

758 

1,330 

2,100

2,620 

2,590 

3,110 

5,150 

7,300

6,400 

5,370 

4,530 

3,820 

3,110

1,580 

659 

517 

429 

356

321 

299 

310 

268 

240

MazlouB

69

710 

2,880

9,400

2,640 

10,000 

10,900 

7,300 

223 

) 153 

328 

828 

> 1,840

10,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (3 p.m.

May

223 

207 

199 

185 

185

185 

185 

192 

178 

178

171 

160 

152 

157 

150

135 

133 

215 

155 

125

117 

114 

105 

103 

97

97 

95 

91 

100 

152 

109

MlnlouB

43 

63 

97

43

263 

908 

662 

240 

91 

72 

44 

51 

53

43

June

95 

94 

91 

88 

85

85 

79 

78 

79

121

113 

83 

81 

97 

86

79 

97 

93 

99 

153

96 

97 

81 

75 

72

83 

87 

94 

83 

74

Mean

47.7 

276 

748

1,066

766 

4,169 

3,351 

1,931 

150 

90.6 

133 

217 

219

995

July

79 

91 

80 

69 

61

58 

57 

54 

53 

47

44 

66 

328 

80 

52

51 

79 

125 

207 

240

192 

156 

121 

123 

185

240 

207 

268 

321 

207 

178

Au*.

165 

161 

161 

142 

129

117 

 105 

94 

89

90

96 

121 

135 

154 

672

698 

S?8 

724 

529 

404

240 

155 

120 

109

101

87 

77 

64 

51 

59 

59

Per square 

mile

0.059 

.340 

.921

1.31

.943 

5.13 

4.13 

2.38 

.185 

.112 

.164 

.267 

.270

1.23

) 10,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 7 (8:30

Sept.

56 

55 

53 

67 

828

1,840 

1,040 

429 

240 

159

125 

108 

91 

87 

105

94 

80 

74 

77 

74

69 

65 

63 

60 

58

57 

59 

72 

160 

215

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.38 

1.06

17.82

1.09 

5.54 

4.76 

2.65 

.21 

.12 

.19 

.31 

.30

16.68

p.m.) 12,100
480 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°55', long. 88°18', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., 

at Bridge on State Highway 17, half a mile upstream from Woodards Cr^ek, 1 mile upstream from Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north of Geiger. 

Datum of gage is 86.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Water-stage-recorder for station at Gainesville on To-nbigbee River, lj 

miles downstream from mouth of Noxubee River, is used as auxiliary gage.

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1940, July 1944 to Septembe" 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 36.0 

1'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 39 seconi-feet Sept. 26.

1939-40, 1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 22,800 second-feet July 10, 1940 

(gage height, 41.3 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 41 second-feet 

Nov. 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Discharge includes flo-* of Noxubee 

cutoff channel at bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile north of gage. Discharge for 

periods of backwater from Tombigbee River computed using fall as determined from 

auxiliary gage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

58 

56 

55 

51 

51

52

52 

55 

56 

55

56 

57 

56 

52 

51

52 

52 

a52 

51 

50

49 

49 

49 

50 

49

54 

63 

61 

61 

68 

116

NCT.

0200 

C350 

353 

230 

230

167 

214 

0270 

281 

a350

c900 

1,120 

513 

808 

02,000

02,000 

1,050 

1,290 

1,170 

764

492 

391 

335 

335 

317

299 

247 

214 

198 

190

Dec.

206 

198 

182 

167 

160

182 

190 

190 

411 

02,000

5,120 

3,660 

1,680 

90S 

c2,20O

5,080 

5,190 

3,920 

2,310 

1,560

1,340 

1,050 

579 

513 

391

372 

372 

372 

353 

335 

317

Jan.

708 

1,480 

1,360 

1,030 

956

812 

625 

450 

372 

372

353 

317 

410 

671 

740

648 

492 

450 

391 

372

372 

830 

al ,000 

812 

764

812 

1,460 

3,590 

4,300 

4,560 

5,040

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

wb»r .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

uftry

h... .........................

1............................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,730 

3,830 

2,240 

1,730 

1,830

2,030 

2,210 

05,000 

9,120 

10,500

10,300 

9,920 

10,500 

12,800 

14,200

13,900 

12,600 

10,800 

9,100 

7,780

7,280 

7,140 

5,640 

3,590 

3,370

2,990 

2,380 

1,810 

1,660

Secondfoe t-days

1,739 

17,278 

41,508

620,630

36,549 

190,980 

172,980 

77,731 

5,391 

3,940 

6,477 

9,654 

7,528

571,755

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; olschs 

Miss.

Mar.

2,300 

04,000 

07,000 

9,400 

9,120

1O.300 

11,600 

11,400 

10,700 

10,800

10,500 

9,200 

8,370 

7,070 

5,450

2.35O 

al.SOO 

1,140 

1,310 

1,280

1,430 

1,520 

2,420 

2,890 

1,870

1,480 

03,500 

6,260 

6,300 

5,660 

4,860

Apr.

3,470 

1,770 

1,120 

841 

638

625 

652 

660 

1,520 

2,670

2,580 

2,980 

a4,000 

6,300 

7,270

6,950 

6,820 

6,820 

6,260 

4,870

3,200 

a2,000 

884 

717 

450

450 

299 

317 

299 

299

MaxinuB

116 

2,000 

5,090

11,600

5,040 

14,200 

11,600 

7,270 

247 

335 

625 

1,050 

1,760

14,200

May

247 

230 

230 

a 220 

8210

31210 

a!210 

31210 

a',210 

8200

a 190 

alSO 

167 

152 

137

146 

206 

214 

230 

214

160 

160 

152 

1C3 

109

108 

96 

116 

109 

108 

152

Minimum

49

167 

160

49

317 

1,660 

1,140 

299 

96 

84 

62 

73 

62

49

June

137 

109 

96 

96 

96

90 

90 

84 

84 

84

108 

123 

116 

96 

96

130 

230 

230 

182 

152

335 

264 

146 

109 

84

160 

137 

90 

90 

96

Mean

56.1 

576 

1,339

1,700

1,179 

6,586 

5,580 

2,591 

174 

131 

209 

311 

251

1,562

Jily

123 

130 

109 

a97 

a88

a80 

68 

62 

62 

62

84 

264 

625 

214 

123

allO 

108 

198 

0260 

281

281 

264 

247 

190 

198

230 

353 

450 

353 

391 

372

Aug.

281 

214 

206 

206 

206

198 

160 

137 

146 

146

160 

182 

214 

281 

648

980 

932 

1,050 

740 

492

450 

372 

281 

167 

152

146 

a!30 

a!20 

alOO 

84 

73

P^ square 

mile

0.052 

.533 

1.24

1.57

1.09 

6.10 

5.17 

2.40 

.161 

.121 

.194 

.288 

.232

1.45

Sept.

84 

84 

56 

68 

198

1,620 

1,760 

836 

. 372 

317

198 

198 

137 

116 

152.

152 

146 

allO 

d90 

373

73 

68 

a66 

a64 

a62

a62 

a65 

73 

78 

alSO

Runoff In 

inches

0.06 

.59 

1.43

21.38

1.26 

6.58 

5.96 

2.68 

.19 

.14 

.22 

.33 

.26

19.70

b. 16 (1 a.m.) 14,500 sec. -ft. 

irge computed en basis of records fcr station at Mac en,

c Backwater from tributary inflow; discharge computed en basis cf 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station at Maccn, Miss.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 481

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°00', long. 86°45', In NEj sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 

STTT., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1,000 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Garden City, and 5j miles downstream from Mud 

Creek. Datum of gage is 380.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 365 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 619 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 17.9 

feet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 46,600 second-feet Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 24.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 3 second-feet Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3-6, 1931 

(gage height, 1.88 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, vater year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to Sept. 30)

1.9 3.7 2.7 71 6.0 1,920 

2.0 6.8 . 3.0 133 7.0 3,060 

2.1 11 3.5 276 S.O 4,600 

2.2 16 4.0 500 9.0 6,400 

2.3 24 4.5 750 11.0 10,700 

2.5 43 5.0 1,070 14.0 17,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948-

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.2 

6.8 

7.2 

8.0 

991

276 

89 

46 

31 

24

19 

16 

14 

12 

11

 10 

10 

9.6 

10 

9.6

9.2 

8.8 

8.0 

8.0 

8.4

8.4 

13 

162 

60 

33 

22

Nov.

26 

43 

43 

30 

143

153 

122 

179 

89 

65

215 

181 

119 

91 

1,140

415 

233 

221 

266 

206

174 

153 

153 

166 

161

143 

131 

119 

108 

97

Dec.

89 

84 

80 

78 

82

84 

97 

126 

171 

298

334 

269 

230 

209 

1,320

1,440 

780 

630 

520 

445

386 

342 

313 

283 

252

233 

215 

204 

195 

184 

176

Jan.

802 

625 

360 

302 

269

242 

227 

212 

204 

195

176 

185 

675 

515 

364

317 

302 

273 

242 

239

259 

302 

269 

256 

233

218 

276 

630 

610 

1,120 

1,970

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1... .........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,630 

1,290 

1,070 

1,040 

1,100

1,210 

3,290 

9,580 

8,250 

6,210

4,030 

16,800 

10,900 

9,960 

3,640

2,500 

1,970 

1,580 

1,330 

1,140

1,000 

1,070 

870 

750 

840

750 

725 

700 

600

Secondfoot-days

1,948. 

5,385 

10,149

£29,486.

12,869 

95,825 

39,765 

36,282 

4,065 

4,101 

1,286 

2,366. 

302.

214,344.

liar.

550 

1,850 

1,540 

1,370 

1,100

2,500 

3,060 

2,020 

1,580 

1,290

1,070 

870 

750 

700 

645

932 

1,420 

810 

725 

675

590 

803 

2,900 

1,370 

1,070

930 

1,630 

1,000 

810 

725 

2,480

Apr.

1, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

2,

1, 

2, 

1,

1,

1, 

4,

1,

1, 

1,

MaxiBUB

> 991 

1,140 

1,440

3 17,000

1,970 

16,800 

3,060 

4,270 

276 

1,770 

229 

3 640 

5 27

5 16,800

590 

180 

290 

040 

620

380 

230 

450 

900 

370

180 

960 

990 

270 

870

370 

070 

870 

725 

635

550 

490 

410 

355 

313

280 

262 

236 

209 

187

May

176 

166 

19C 

24S 

19C

204 

276 

19C 

15C 

126

HE 

202 

227

156 

124

104

8;

7£ 

66 

62

53 

51 

47 

43 

41

3S 

5C 

26£ 

124 

104 

102

MinimiB

6.8 

26 

78

6.8

176 

600 

550 

187 

39 

15 

12 

7.2 

4.3

4.3

June

70 

53 

43 

39 

33

31 

29 

26 

22 

22

19 

18 

16 

15 

127

1,770 

415 

166 

148 

148

102 

71 

53 

43 

37

32 

31 

53 

184 

285

Mean

62.8 

180 

327

629

415 

3,304 

1,283 

1,209 

131 

137 

41.5 

76.3 

10.1

586

July

104 

58 

39 

32 

26

22 

19 

16 

14 

15

18 

18 

17 

35 

71

65 

77 

71 

46 

35

27 

19 

18 

16 

15

12 

12 

229 

70 

42 

28

Auf

28 

23 

640 

255 

513

145 

73 

47 3"!

114 

65 

42 

3? 

29

59 

37 

28 

26 

21

18 

15 

15 

14 

12

10 

8.8 

8.0 

7.6 

7.2 

8.0

Per square 

Bile

0.172 

.493 

.896

1.72

1.14 

9.05 

3.52 

3.31 

.359 

.375 

.114 

.209 

.028

1.61

Sept.

12 

18 

12 

10 

12

9.6 

8.4 

8.0 

8.4 

9.6

12 

. 19 

12 

12 

10

8.8 

7.6 

6.4 

5.8 

5.5

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

4.3 

4.2

4.3 

6.8 

27 

22 

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.55 

1.03

23.40

1.31 

9.76 

4.05 

3.70 

.41 

.42 

.13 

.24 

.03

21.83

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 12 (9 p.m.) 27,700 sec. -ft.
482 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°12'45", long. 87°34'35", inNW^-sec. 22, T. 21 

STTTC. 10 W., in Tuscaloosa, 55 feet downstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge. Navigation dam at Tuscaloosa lock and dam, half a mile downstream, is control 

at low and medium stages. Datum of gage is 83.29 feet above mean s<?a level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 500 feet downstream from Tuscaloosa lock and dam, at datum 1.16 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 4,830 square miles.

Kecoras available.- January 1889 to December 1894 (gage heights only), January 1895 to 

December J.yuz, January 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), August 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1894-1902, 1928-48), 7,709 second-feet.

Extreme's.- Maximum discharge daring year, 121,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 59.9 

feet); minimum daily, 77 second-feet Oct. 1.

1889-1905, 1928-48: Maximum discharge, 215,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 1900 (gage 

height, 67.7 feet); minimum daily, 57 second-feet July 26, 19.44. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1900.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,700 second-feet and fair below. Discharge above 33,000 

second-feet computed by using relationship between gage heights at base gage and auxiliary gage as a factor. Some regulation at low flow by lock below gage and occasional 

regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usatle capacity, 112,000 acre-feet). Diversion 

through lock valves included in figures of discharge.

Revisions (water years).- W 662: Drainage area. W 1002: 1940-43.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

77

107

141

141

124

158

996

975

642

470

487

411

407

310

279

175

133

141

124

123

124

204

233

276

266

236

310

e340

e290

296

389

Nov.

1,750

1,480

754

642

522

447

1,270

1,960

975

910

4,110

2,320

1,310

1,280

4,100

6,740

2,010

2,870

3,590

2,550

2,110

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,200

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,120

-

Dec.

1,050

814

804

637

668

736

668

1,080

1,890

19,300

13,200

6,850

4,280

2,910

13,300

26,400

14,200

8,800

7,060

4,180

3,890

3,670

2,680

2,580

2,530

2,360

1,480

1,390

1,500

2,010

2,220

Jan.

4,050

6,010

6,480

3,970

3,660

2,590

2,540

2,530

2,570

2,220

1,390

1,310

7,210

11,800

7,120

5,260

5,020

4,640

3,380

2,530

3,100

3,740

3,670

3,670

3,550

3,260

3,860

11,800

11,800

16,800

29,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deosnber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ojr ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

21,500

15,700

11,800

9,980

12,800

12,800

24,800

87,400

95,700

93,400

75,800

57,200

74,400

118,000

101,000

67,100

33,100

19,500

15,000

13,200

10,900

11,200

11,200

9,380

9,380

8,800

8,800

7,670

7,670

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,38!

54.61C

155,13"

2,993,986

180, 63C

1 ,045, 18'

605, 7 6C

475, 40C

48 18 ze',75-

29 ;08l

35.83E

12,19£

2,678,156

Mar.

6,630

21,900

36,300

35,400

23,900

38,400

55,400

41,200

25,500

19,100

14,600

11,200

9,380

7,950

7,670

6,900

11,600

14,200

9,380

8,230

6,740

7,580

30,000

30,900

18,800

13,200

30,000

24,700

15,300

12,500

11,200

Apr.

19,700

30,900

23,900

15,700

13,600

24,700

26,400

23,100

17,600

20,300

29,100

19,500

17,600

46,200

38,200

23,100

16,400

11,800

9,680

7,950

6,480

5,550

5,600

4,330

3,750

3,750

2,980

2,680

2,470

2,380

Maxiuum

> 996

) 6,740

26,400

136,000

) 2S , 100

) 118,000

) 55,400

46 200

3 130

4^060

2,870

4,290

> 2,490

118,000

-

May

2,020

1,990

1,990

1,980

1,960

2,580

2,650

2,330

2,260

1,930

1,650

1,360

1,380

1,300

1,330

1,500

1,360

1,170

1,090

937

625

409

525

582

563

544

466

1,620

3,030

3,130

1,920

Minimum

77

447

637

77

1,310

7,670

6,630

2,380

409

305

375

262

153

77

June

1,170

1,010

620

565

449

578

542

483

489

582

394

356

338

305

322

1,750

4,060

2,600

1,920

1,330

1,250

917

821

489

544

542

659

527

603

542

-

Mean

303

1,820

5,004

8,203

5,827

36,040

19 54C

15* 35(

1,554

892 n-at

yoo

1,156

406

7,317

July

542

375

582

620

625

642

563

468

451

428

432

481

1,070

1,930

2,870

2,120

1,370

1,310

1,230

934

582

426

389

468

392

451

565

2,420

1,870

1,260

1,220

Aug.

1,040

814

3,160

4,140

2,640

989

771

685

737

706

544

561

519

2,680

1,170

3,000

4,290

1,770

879

689

651

508

409

338

338

288

324

262

307

288

338

Per square 

Bile

0.063

.377

1.04

1.70

1.21

7.46

4.05

3.28

.322

 185

.194

239

!084

1.51

Sept.

259

1,530

355

293

283

262

224

253

270

262

338

262

219

219

219

236

219

236

232

232

175

228

153

175

170

177

241

2,490

1,080

903

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.07

.42

1.19

23.05

1.39

8 05

4.66

3.66

.37

.21

.22

 28

!09

20.61

Peak discharge (base 85,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 (4 p.m.) 106,000 sec. -ft.; Pel . 14 (3 p.m.) 121,000

sec.-ft.

e Draw-down caused by passing water through valves In control dam; discharge computed on basis of 

gage-height record for auxiliary gage and records for station near Eutaw.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 483

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°49'05", long. 87°49'00", in SE£ sec. 6, T. 21 

w., K. 3 E., at bridge on State Highway 41 between Eutaw and Wedgeworth, If miles 

downstream from Big Creek and 4 miles southeast of Eutaw. Navigation dam at lock 7, 

3 miles downstream, is control at low stages. Auxiliary gages are upper and lower 

staff gages at lock 7. Datum of all gages is 53.11 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 5,820 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 8,862 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 102,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 54.6 

reet); minimum daily, 431 second-feet Sept. 23.

1932-48: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1946; maximum g-?ge height, 

56.3 feet Feb. 8, 1936; minimum discharge, 177 second-feet Oct. 9, 1935 (gag? height, 

18.44 feet); minimum daily, 203 second-feet Oct. 9, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Discharge above about 8,000 second-feet 

computed by using relationship between gage heights at recorder and auxiliary gages 

as a factor. Auxiliary gages read at least once daily. Occasional regulation by 

reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 112,000 acre-feet).

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

433

445

447

455

453

475

550

1,400

1,700

1,400

1,200

930

930

930

740

840

740

570

480

570

570

480

480

570

660

660

740

973

1,050

. 912

912

NOT.

1,050

2,320

2,180

1,680

1,400

1,220

1,380

2,430

2,720

2,050

3,560

5,790

4,450

3,430

4,320

6,600

6,870

4,710

5,250

5,250

4,450

3,430

2,790

2,720

2,700

2,610

2,410

2,260

2,150

2,030

-

Dec.

2,010

1,850

1,680

1,640

1,500

1,520

1,540

1,740

2,630

6,480

17,200

14,900

10,100

6,870

6,870

17,800

23,400

17,200

13,400

9,030

6,600

5,520

4,980

4,320

4,060

3,800

3,430

2,700

2,480

2,720

3,140

Jan.

4,450

6,060

8,220

7,410

5,520

4,710

4,060

3,800

3,680

3,680

3,090

2,570

3,930

9,570

12,000

8,760

6,870

6,060

5,520

4,330

3,930

,450

,710

,710

,710

,710

,710

,410

12,800

12,500

19,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April

May..............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

25,600

24,500

£0,400

14,600

13,100

14,200

14,200

23,400

35,400

44,400

51,700

62,400

67,800

70,400

80,000

98,400

96,600

79,300

58,400

45,200

36,000

31,100

28,500

24,900

19,800

13,400

12,100

10,800

9,070

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

23, 69£

96,210

203,110

3,560,997

198 ,32C

1,125,670

740,510

567,300

51 94C

52 19£

48)671

20,510

3,217,218

Mar.

8,280

10,700

23,400

31,900

35,300

36,800

39,100

42,500

44,700

42,900

38,500

32,400

25,800

18,000

10,500

9,600

10,000

14,100

15,300

12,400

10,600

9,630

16,600

26,900

30,500

26,600

24,400

27,600

28,100

20,200

17,200

Apr.

15,700

24,600

28 , 200

27,700

23,000

19,200

22,600

25,500

24,900

21,800

22,800

26,300

24,100

25,300

31,900

35,800

35,100

29,200

21,000

16,700

11,000

8,900

8,150

7,400

6,400

5,650

5,410

4,810

4,210

3,970

Maximum

1,700

6,870

23,400

112,000

19,400

98,400

44,700

35,800

4 690

4*450

4,090

4,330

2,070

98,400

May

3,850

3,61O

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,490

4,210

4,210

3,850

3,610

3,140

2,810

2,660

2,620

2,500

2,560

2,730

2,560

2,350

2,070

1,910

1,610

1,540

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,450

2,110

4,210

4,690

4,210

Minimum

433

1,050

1,500

433

2,570

9,070

8 , 280

3,970

1 450

1*000

866

540

431

431

June

2,920

2,220

1,890

1,590

1,450

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,330

1,330

1,280

1,140

1,050

1,000

1,020

1,130

3,050

4,450

3,610

2,810

2,380

2,070

1,730

1,470

1,260

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,140

Mean

764

3,207

6,552

9,756

6 397

38 ! 820

23,690

2, 674

1,731

1,684

1,570

684

8,790

July

1,27O

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,090

1,O30

1,100

1,100

1,190

1,170

1,190

1,510

2,810

4,090

4,090

3,380

2,810

2,400

2,050

1,660

1,280

1,070

970

928

886

928

1,160

2,520

2,190

1,770

AUT.

1,630

1,470

1,510

3,910

4,330

2,920

1,710

1,320

1,180

81,100

al.100

al.OOO

a920

al.100

a2,200

al,700

a3,600

3,850

2,380

1,510

1,180

1,050

949

830

740

640

580

540

540

587

595

Sept.

595

651

. 1,040

815

815

822

770

705

651

651

656

665

646

646

615

599

583

572

568

547

507

435

431

443

460

472

472

646

2,070

962

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.131 0.15

.551 .61

1.13 1.30

1.68 22.75

1.10 1.27

6. 67 7 . 19

4.10 4.73

3.S5 5.63

 494 . 57

297 33

289 33

.270 .31

.118 .13

1.51 20.55

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (ll p.m.) 102,000 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage readings of upper otaff gage at loci' 

7.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 8-27, Aug. 26-28; discharge computed on basis of 

gage readings of lower staff gage at lock 7.
484 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey Pork near Falls City, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 03', long. 87°16', In NE£ sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 

7 w., at bridge on county highway l£ miles downstream from Cllfty Pork, if miles 

north of Palls City, and 2£ miles upstream from Clear Creek.

Drainage area.- 375 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 20.8 

reetj; minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 25-27.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 29.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Sept. 25- 

27, 1S48.

A discharge of 6.4 second-feet was measured Aug. £6, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

whicn are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to Aug. 8)

1.8 11 3.0 133 5.0 730 8.0 2,890 

2.0 21 3.4 212 5.5 970 10.0 5,450 

2.3 45 3.8 310 6.0 1,260 13.0 10,100 

2.6 75 4.3 463 7.0 1,970 16.5 17,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

14 

16 

16 

34

64 

44 

32 

30 

28

25 

26 

24 

22 

23

24 

22 

21 

39 

39

35 

36 

33 

29 

27

26 

28 

32 

29 

29 

38

Nov.

67 

104 

88 

70 

140

110 

95 

140 

87 

74

72 

84 

72 

74 

548

382 

190 

151 

157 

127

106 

95 

98 

112 

106

99 

89 

83 

75 

71

Dec.

67 

65 

63 

61 

65

74 

72 

99 

182 

199

192 

168 

144 

125 

648

1,330 

590 

373 

284 

233

194 

172 

157 

142 

128

117 

106 

102 

98 

96 

91

Jan.

181 

302 

249 

203 

170

151 

135 

128 

125 

120

111 

111 

170 

182 

162

153 

alSO 

8140 

aUO 

144

147 

166 

159 

135 

127

119 

157 

247 

247 

350 

571

ilcnth

Octc 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

Juns 

July 

Aueu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

571 

498 

430 

440 

688

1,020 

2,250 

8,460 

4,640 

3,230

2,580 

14,700 

17,000 

8,740 

3,730

2,210 

1,610 

1,200 

945 

821

846 

1,020 

1,050 

895 

846

798 

752 

688 

590

Secondfoot-days

900 

3,766 

6,437

209,789

5,652 

81,248 

60,447 

29,668 

6,017 

1,676 

1,428 

1,068 

986

199,293

Mar.

516 

1,170 

2,390 

2,890 

1,860

2,830 

5,310 

2,680 

1,820 

1,360

1,020 

798 

684 

609 

571

1,140 

4,770 

1,970 

1,470 

1,110

895 

1,160 

6,900 

2,580 

1,640

1,230 

2,320 

2,010 

1,440 

1,080 

2,260

Apr.

2,580 

1,930 

1,400 

1,080 

1,050

1,330 

1,330 

1,050 

1,300 

995

970 

846 

821 

2,680 

2,050

1,470 

1,080 

846 

688 

571

516 

463 

417 

370 

350

327 

307 

294 

287 

8270

Haxlnua

64 

548 

1,330

8,910

571 

17,000 

6,900 

2,680 

330 

114 

118 

67 

116

17,000

May

a260 

a280 

330 

324 

307

292 

321 

287 

a 250 

a230

a220 

a 240 

8260 

8220 

alSO

8150 

a 130 

8120 

108 

101

94 

91 

83 

78 

76

73 

71 

116 

307 

259 

159

Minima

14 

67 

61

14

111 

430 

516 

270 

71 

27 

20 

16 

12

12

June

114 

91 

78 

71 

66

63 

60 

58 

55 

50

46 

41 

39 

39 

50

68 

80 

98 

78 

64

54 

48 

41 

4O 

34

33 

30 

27 

28 

32

Msan

29.0 

126 

203

575

182 

2,802 

1,950 

989 

194 

55.9 

46.1 

34.5 

32.9

545

July

34 

40 

38

33 

31

25 

23 

20 

20 

20

26 

30 

40 

73 

82

78 

118 

63 

57 

48

41 

37 

35 

52 

44

34 

47 

60 

66 

63 

50

Aug.

P->T square 

 lie

0.077 

.336 

.555

1.53

.485 

7.47 

5.20 

2.64 

.517 

.149 

.123 

.092 

.088

1.45

40 

36 

49 

67 

51

48 

39 

34

33 

33

40 

43 

40 

45 

51

54 

45 

40 

35 

30

27 

24 

22 

20 

19

18 

16 

16 

16 

16 

21

Sept.

18 

18 

16 

16 

20

26 

34 

29 

30 

60

70 

60 

45 

35 

38

25 

22 

20

18 

17

16 

16 

15 

14 

12

12 

14 

69 

116 

85

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.37 

.64

20.80

.56 

8.06 

5.99 

2.94 

.60 

.17 

.14 

.11 

.10

19.77

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 27,000 sec. -ft.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 485

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°02', long. 87°16', in NE£ sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 

'/ w., at bridge on county highway a quarter of a mile upstream from Clear Creek Falls, 

half a mile south of Falls City, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 151 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only published as Clear 

ureeK near EIK), October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 7.1 

reef); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 25-1:7 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 10.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,800 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet 

July 19, 1942 (gage'height, 0.63 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to Sept. 3O)

0.7 21 1.4 260 3.5 2,190 

.8 38 1.7 425 4.0 2,750 

.9 6O 2.O 628 6.5 5,860 

1.0 89 2.5 1,070 

1.2 168 3.0 1,630

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

21 

21 

21 

28

34 

26 

24 

26 

28

28 

26 

26 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

38 

48

34 

29 

28 

28 

28

28 

31 

48 

55 

34 

31

Nov.

66 

139 

66 

48 

130

124 

85 

155 

72 

53

60 

59 

55 

57 

546

262 

134 

111 

119 

93

77 

72 

74 

86 

83

74 

66 

60 

53 

53

Dec.

53 

50 

50 

48 

53

63 

60 

74 

162 

134

143 

119 

104 

89 

298

797 

360 

241 

195 

155

134 

119 

108 

100 

89

83 

77 

74 

74 

72 

69

Jan.

157 

270 

160 

134 

119

104 

93 

89 

86

33

74 

74 

108 

119 

93

89 

89 

b74 

83 

96

100 

115 

104 

83 

b83

96 

111 

186 

186 

222 

365

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

Jnna 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her

mber.. .......................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

360 

300 

260 

251 

332

395 

810 

2,470 

2,020 

1,850

1,340 

4,020 

5,740 

3,480 

1,630

986 

708 

558 

464 

407

360 

401 

360 

332 

338

332 

321 

305 

265

Seoondf cot-days

910 

3,142 

4,247

93,553

3,845 

31,395 

23,099 

11,981 

3,688 

1,821 

1,490 

1,330 

942

87,890

Mar.

241 

536 

936 

1,080 

678

1,240 

2,070 

1,120 

748 

579

464 

371 

316 

285 

270

406 

1,160 

621 

490 

395

338 

432 

2,580 

965 

628

497 

1,050 

678 

510 

419 

996

Apr.

815 

600 

458 

383 

425

517 

517 

419 

564 

490

538 

464 

444 

996 

700

538 

419 

348 

295 

265

241 

222 

204 

190 

182

168 

164 

151 

134 

130

Maximum

55 

546 

797

3,230

3S5 

5,740 

2,580 

996 

295 

164 

122 

138 

112

5,740

May

122 

130 

186 

147 

126

147 

164 

126 

111 

104

100 

111 

218 

143 

111

100 

100 

86 

80 

74

77 

77 

72 

66 

72

72 

69 

147 

295 

147

lus

June

86 

77 

74 

74 

72

66 

66 

69 

57 

50

48 

46 

44 

48 

55

86 

164 

96 

66 

55

50 

46 

44 

44 

40

38 

36 

36 

40 

48

Minima Mean

21 29.3 

48 105 

48 137

20 256

74 124 

251 1,083 

241 745 

130 399 

66 119 

36 60.7 

28 48.1 

21 42.9 

16 31.4

16 240

July

SB 

46 

36 

33

29 

48 

36 

28 

29

33 

29 

44 

100 

80

50 

122 

74 

48 

40

38 

33 

34 

53 

42

33 

50 

74 

55 

40 

38

Aug.

31 

13° 

111 

55

40 

35 

31

34

40

4i 

57 

55

77 

55 

44

31

29 

28 

26 

24

23 

23 

21 

23 

3<5

Per square 

Bile

0.194 

.695 

.907

1.70

.821 

7.17 

4.93 

2.64 

.788 

.402 

.319 

.284 

.208

1.59

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 13 (9 a.m.) 6,640 sec. -ft.; Nar. 23 (1O a

Sept.

26 

19 

18 

19* 

29

42

36 

29 

28 

57

56 

33 

28 

26 

26

24 

21 

21 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

16 

21 

78 

112 

46

Runoff in 

Inches

0.22 

.77 

1.05

23.03

.95 

7.73 

5.69 

2.95 

.91 

.45 

.37 

.33 

.23

21.65

.m.) 3,230

. -. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

923350 O - 51 - 32
486 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33e SS', long. 87°1S I , In SE£ sei. 15, T. 13 S., R. 

Y w., at bridge on county highway, a quarter of a mile downstream from unnamed tributary, 2 miles east of Manchester, and 5$ miles north of Jasper. D^um of gage is 

401.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 177 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 278 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 8.0 

reetj; minimum, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 5.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 8,050 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 '(ga?e height, 11.49 

feet); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet (result of regulation) Oct. 25, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

occasional regulation at very low flow by mill dam 2 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to SeptenT>er 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

7.6

7.3

7.O

7.O

7.9

10.0

9.7

12

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.7

8.8

7.9

8.2

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

11

8.8

8.8

9.7

12

Nov.

22

36

56

37

30

49

73

67

76

48

42

40

44

41

132

261

171

107

105

99

76

62

59

67

70

65

56

50

47

45

-

Month

Dec.

41

40

38

37

36

38

43

SO

70

127

135

118

100

85

315

718

577

392

261

195

156

135

118

105

94

86

78

74

70

68

66

Jan.

163

226

234

171

137

117

103

92

90

88

79

76

166

202

158

131

124

110

b97

98

122

153

143

126

111

110

141

296

305

442

638

October ..........................

Noveaber .........................

Daoraber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ... .

February .........................

March . ...

April ............................

toy......... .....................

June .............................

July .............................

August . .

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 .......... .J

Feb.

592

475

385

378

488

492

1,070

2,150

2,500

2,750

2,750

3,250

3,360

3,690

3,580

2,850

1,840

1,040

746

582

501

577

501

430

458

427

396

367

296

-

Seoondfoot-days

316.1

2,131

4,466

116,553.]

5,247

38,921

25,378

15,049

2,804

2,230

923

477.2

322. 5

98,265.4

Mar.

281

779

1,140

1,300

1,140.

1,480

1,790

1,700

1.480

1,110

774

562

430

360

324

4«

860

746

638

520

419

440

831

802

831

691

774

831

686

562

686

Maxii

Apr.

831

950

691

515

587

802

774

649

524

538

638

592

659

1,110

1,010

SSOO

a630

a460

a370

aSOO

a260

g228

a200

alSO

alSO

a!40

glSS

alSO

allO

allO

IUB

14

261

718

3,150

638

3,690

1,790

1,110

200

475

63

27

18

3,690

May

alOO

a96

g92

A88

a86

alOO

alSO

allO

g96 gai

876

a8S

also

alSO

97

74

61

a58

g58

a58

a58

aSB

aSS

8*8

aS2

a52

aSO

alSO

a200

g!37

alOO

Minium

7.0

22

36

7.0

76

296

281

110

48

29

16

7.0

7.0

7.0

June

a80

a66

a56

a48

a42

a40

8*1

a42

a37

a34

&S2

a3o

a29

aSO

g33

aSO

g475

305

164

110

.77

59

51

52

43

40

36

33

36

59

-

Mean

10.2

71. C

144

319

169

1,342

819

502

90.5

74.3

29.8

15.4

10.8

July

56

50

38

30

25

22

20

18

18

17

18

20

25

31

63

52

S3

54

41

33

27

22

20

17

16

16

19

25

30

25

22

Aug.

18

19

21

22

26

27

22

18

16

16

16

14

16

16

17

18

17

20

22

18

IS

13

10

8.5

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.6

Per square 

 ile

0.058

.401

.814

1.80

.955

7.58

4.63

2.84

.511

.420

.168

.087

.061

268 1.51

7.6

Sept.

10

14

10

10

10

9.4

8.8

14

18

14

12

18

17

14

10

9.1

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.6

7.0

9.1

11

14

14

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.07

.45

.94

24.50

1.10

8.18

5.33

3.16

.59

.47

.19

.10

.07

20.65

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (S p.m.) 3,800 aeo.-ft.j Ma-. 6 (6iZO p.m.) 1,880

aeo.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on bas^s of recorded range in s*.age and records fcr 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 487

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°02', long 86°34', in NE£ sec. 6, T. If S., R. 

IE., at bridge on State Highway 38, 2 miles north of Cleveland and 2f miles downstream from Graves Creek. Datum of gage is .536.94 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 300 square miles.

He cores, available. - December 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge?- 11 years (1937-48), 494 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.0 

feeTJT minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 2, 3.

1936-48: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 second-feet (revised) Dec. 2£, 1942 

(gage height, 19.2 feet, from gage then in use); minimum since Oct. 1, 1943, 3.6 

second-feet Sept. 28, 29, 1947; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined1 .

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for water year 1943 has been revised to 47,000 

secona-reet uec. 28, 1942 (gage height, 19.2 feet, from gage then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods cf no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20)

0.7. 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

4.2

8.6

17

29

44

63

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

S.O 

3.5

127

207

338

565

875

1,210

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

1,600

2,450

3,400

5,670

7,400

9,800

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1947-10 Septeaber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.9

9.9

8.6

6.8

e.o

6.6

8.0

e.e

7.4

e.e

6.4

5.5

5.S

5.5

a6.2

a6.4

h6. 4

a6.0

a5. 7

a6.7

a7.3

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

h7.4

aS.O

a9.0

Nov.

all

hl2

a!2

all

a!2

all

a!3

a!6

a!2

a25

a6S

h26

ale

a25

alOO

a74

a57

a46

a57

n54

aSO

aSO

a46

a42

a41

a38

a36

a34

a31

h29

Dec.

a26

a23

a!9

19

22

22

20

26

29

82

169

201

151

120

215

824

483

323

244

201

177

161

149

139

127

114

107

101

97

92

90

Jan.

109

275

237

167

146

132

120

114

109

105

99-

97

584

771

518

370

308

262

226

207

218

233

222

214

198

183

207

512

600

991

1,960

Month

October

November .........................

DeoeBber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,680

1,240

972

856

940

972

1,910

6,090

6,420

5,180

3,400

5,690

6,020

9,800

4,140

2,360

1,760

1,360

1,140

1,000

875

875

784

672

636

594

559

506

442

_

-

Second* 

foot-days

212.5

1,054

4,373

195,227.5

10,494

68,873

34,806

38,816

2,343

2,252

2 948

2)l09.2

534.6

168,815.3

Mar.

398

1,290

1,480

1,210

940

1,220

2,040

1,720

1,240

1,000

882

714

618

559

500

632

1,000

624

530

494

426

539

4,140

2,360

1,400

1,000

1,740

1,210

875

745

1,300

Apr.

1,580

3,170

1,920

1,260

1,280

2,760

3,400

2,090

2,390

1,520

1,140

972

1,250

4,030

2,450

1,520

1,070

862

708

594

512

431

376

318

275

240

204

177

156

141

MaxiBUB

9.9

100

624

14,000

1,960

9,800

4,140

4,030

174

787

892

338

94

9,800

-

May

129

120

116

123

118

127

174

159

120

101

90

84

878

a69

861

a54

48

46

42

38

35

32

30

29

28

28

28

35

34

66

103

MiniBUB

5.1

11

19.

3.6

97

442

39a

141

26

13

18

9.2

6.8

5.1

June

67

44

34

28

25

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

14

787

288

116

86

97

67

57

76

62

48

36

30

28

38

50

-

Mean

6.85

35.1

141

535

339

2,375

1,123

1,294

75.6

75.1

95.1

68.0

17.8

461

July

90

65

42

30

26

22

18

20

24

20

19

65

67

57

61

76

59

101

61

44

36

29

29

24

29

30

130

892

499

172

103

Aug.

92

192

183 sr^

279

151

109

80

67

59

38

30

36

34

44

63

44

55

32

30

26

23

20

17

16

15

13

12

11

as

Per square 

Bile

0.023

.117

.470

1.78

1.13

7.92

3.74

4.31

.252

.250

.317

.227

.059

1.S4

11

S«pt.

9.9

9.9

9.2

9.9

13

12

16

26

21

36

22

16

14

13

11

11

9.9

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.0

S.O

7.4

6.8

6.8

9.6

28

73

94

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.03

.13

.54

24.21

1.30

8.54

4.31

4.81

.29

.28

.37

.28

.07

20.93

charge (b 

e-height

base. 11.000 .000 Bee.-ft.).- Feb. 14 (7 a.B.) 12,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge dls computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Trafford.

h Computed from tape-gage readings.
488 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Locust Pork at Trafford, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33"50', long. 86*45', In SW£ sec. 9. T. 14 S., R. 2

 U., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Trafford/1* miles east of 

Coaldale, and 2| miles upstream from Qurley Creek. Datum of gage Is 309.12 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 622 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-31, 1932-48), 984 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 second-feet Feb. 14; maximum gage height,

 34.U feet Feb. 14; minimum discharge, 12 second-feet Oct. 2.

1930-48j Maximum discharge, 55,800 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 56.38 

feet); minimum daily, 8 second-feet Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversion above station subsequent to 1938 from Inland Reservoir

 on Blackburn Fork (usable capacity, 60,000 acre-feet) for industrial water supply for 

city of Birmingham. Discharge above 5,.700 second-feet computed by using rate of change 

of stage as a factor.

Revisions (water years).- W 782: 1934.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Sept en-be r 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

14 

22 

23 

53

35 

26 

30 

29 

26

25 

27 

25 

21 

IS

19 

25 

25 

22 

23

22 

18 

25 

26 

22

25 

23 

24 

23 

24 

28

NCT.

37 

37 

39 

33 

37

34 

39 

47 

39 

43

190 

173 

114 

81 

251

235 

198 

158 

155 

132

110 

99 

99 

88 

88

88 

81 

75 

60 

63

Dec.

63

57 

55 

55 

60

57 

60 

88 

125 

511

698 

494 

375 

288 

768

1,410 

1,030 

732 

545 

430

357 

312 

288 

264 

242

222 

208 

198 

187 

180 

173

Month

Octo 

Neve

Decei

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Karol 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

Bber...............

lendar year 1947 . .

1... ...............

St........... ......

enter. .............

ter year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

218 

342 

430 

306 

254

232 

215 

198 

198 

191

180 

187 

1,500 

1,650 

1,110

785 

630 

528 

462 

406

406 

430 

415 

409 

363

327 

406 

1,110 

1,260 

2,140 

4,200

Seccndf cot-days

762 

2,913 

10,532

393,520

21,488 

142,071 

66,299 

76,776 

4,557 

3,249 

3,978 

3,239 

1,127

336,991

Peak discharee (baspj i7,nnn »<

Feb.

3,290 

2,350 

1,790 

1,490 

1,700

1,700 

4,590 

13,400 

14,600 

12,000

6,890 

8,960 

11,000 

20,100 

12,300

5,330 

3,560 

2,700 

2,150 

1,830

1,570 

1,530 

1,410 

1,180 

1,070

998 

926 

872 

785

Mar.

698 

2,160 

3,620 

2,750 

2,010

2,350 

4,430 

3,670 

2,650 

2,010

1,610 

1,330 

1,110 

962 

890

838 

1,370 

1,030 

838 

750

681 

802 

6,690 

5,090 

2,860

1,920 

3,230 

2,750 

1,880 

1,490 

1,830

Observed

Maxima

53 

251 

1,410

28,800

4,200 

20,100 

6,690 

7,160 

270 

785 

706 

415 

129

20,100

Minimum

14 

33 

55

14

180 

785 

681 

264 

60 

35 

37 

28 

19

14

Apr.

3,110 

7,160 

4,140 

2,750 

2,750

6,070 

6,960 

4,550 

3,560 

2,750

2,100 

1,700 

1,740 

7,770 

5,390

3,180 

2,150 

1,610 

1,290 

1,070

890 

750 

647 

545 

478

415 

369 

324 

294 

264

Mean

24.6 

97.1 

340

1,078

693 

4,899 

2,159 

2,559 

147 

108 

128 

104 

37.8

921

May

242 

232 

222 

222 

222

258 

267 

270 

229 

191

169 

162 

155 

147 

132

125 

118 

110 

99 

88

81 

75 

66 

63 

60

60 

60 

75 

103 

114 

140

Per square 

mile

-

1.73

1

1.48

June

155 

118 

84 

69 

63

53

53 

53 

49 

47

43 

41 

39 

37 

35

103 

785 

238 

155 

121

125 

92 

81 

99 

110

81 

69 

57 

78 

116

July

155 

151 

110 

72 

57

51 

45 

39 

37 

43

49 

47 

78 

151 

114

92 

99 

92 

121 

92

69 

53 

53 

57 

49

39 

41 

706 

647 

378 

191

Runof " 

In 

inches

-

23.53

:

20.15

Aug.

158 

225 

270 

264 

415

297 

194 

151 

114 

99

87 

69 

55 

57 

60

56 

88 

78 

57 

49

45 

47 

34 

31 

,43

34 

31 

39 

34 

31 

28.

Change in 

reservoir 

oontentst

-65 

-39 

+23

-25

+75 

+287 

+ 13 

-18 

-41 

-82 

-54 

-58 

-66

-3

Sept.

28 

28 

25 

28 

29

30 

28. 

37 

31 

39

51 

53 

39 

34 

35

31 

27 

25 

26 

28

27 

25 

26 

19 

20

25 

24 

78 

129 

102

Diversion 

from 

reservolrt

71 

68 

67

70

67 

68 

65 

61 

68 

72 

72 

75 

73

69

so. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (5 p.m.) 22,600 sec. -ft.

t Inland Reservoir; figures are equivalents In second-feet.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 489

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala.

Location.- Hire-weight gage, lat. 33°42'35n , long. 86°59'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 S., 

K. 4 w., at bridge on county highway at Sayre, If miles downstream from Camp Creek. 

Datum of gage is 258.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 885 square miles.

Records available.- Hay 1942 to September 1948. July 1928 to March 1932 at site 9 miles 

upstream, puonshed as Locust Pork near Warrior.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 20,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gr*e 

neignt, 27.9 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 25 secord-feet 

Sept. 25.

1928-32, 1942-48: Maximum discharge, 58,500 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gafe 

height, 45.0 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 28, Oct. 2, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversion from 70 square miles above station for industrial 

water supply for city of Birmingham. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

41

37

33

35

39

43

47

57

57

60

53

47

45

47

43

43

41

37

33

41

45

49

49

41 ,

41

51

53

51

51

47

45

NOT.

60

77

72

51

49

43

68

43

43

39

100

353

216

163

261

492

298

243

261

261

205

169

160

166

142

137

140

137

113

66

-

Month

Dec.

93

a93

96

98

96

93

96

121

243

1,770

1,600

1,060

600

750

1,390

2,640

1,660

1,330

900

600

650

535

492

471

391

372

334

296

296

279

261

Jan.

372

650

560

560

450

430

372

334

334

316

279

279

1,750

3,340

1,960

1,330

1,060

650

750

650

aSOO

700

a640

aseo

aSZO

a480

560

al,600

al,600

2,700

5,610

October

NoTesfaer

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroli

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ............ .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,720

3,410

2,580

2,400

2,400

2,340

4,300

14,600

18,600

17,900

11,600

6,950

12,200

16,700

19,900

10,500

5,010

3,690

3,080

2,640

2,160

2,100

1,660

1,660

1,500

1,360

1,330

1,220

1,060

-

Seoondf cot-days

1,402

20J512

549,979

32 496

163)670

69,632

104 949

_ *e«g

4

<7pz / / oo 

5,361

5,574

1,929

462,694

Mar.

600

2,340

5,090

4,210

3,210

3,210

5,690

5,240

3,640

2,950

2,460

1,960

1,620

1,360

1,330

1,220

1,220

1,560

1,160

1,060

950

662

5,540

7,290

4,130

2,950

4,350

4,350

3,020

2,340

2,260

Apr.

3,990

7,760

6,410

4,500

3,210

6,490

6,520

6,570

4,260

4,060

3,620

2,700

2,580

6,660

9,040

4,940

3,280

2,560

1,960

1,620

1,380

1,160

1,000

850

700

700

650

557

492

450

-

Maxima

60

492

2,640

29,100

5,610

19,900

7,290

9,040

580

RCT 557

1.O6O

492

372

19,900

May

372

353

353

353

372

410

410

372

334

296

279

261

240

195

195

172

137

148

132

142

123

116

116

110

100

96

103

160

261

243

580

Minium

33

39

93

33

279

1,060

600

450

qe9D

77

66

47

25

25

June

535

557

535

126

116

108

96

66

66

66

79

79

62

77

8*.

121

198

232

298

196

121

100

110

106

113

100

66

100

66

62

Mean

45.2

155

662

1,507

1 O48

6 340

2 691

3 J.QA ***7O

QJ £43

159

173

160

64.3

1,264

July

123

145

146

113

106

75

62

66

91

113

S4

145

132

261

196

126

123

132

116

106

100

66

86

70

66

62

129

300

1,060

557

316

Aug.

16' IB,*

261

372

471

35T

23?

49?

31<5

12?

121

113

12?

33*

12 >

24^

41T

17S

14?

gr>

7?

77

8'

71

61

T)

SI

61

5'

47

Per square 

 lie

0.051

.175

.748

1.70

1.16

7.16

3 . 97 C 1

3

QC 3O

.275

.160

 195

.203

.073

1.43

Sept.

31

41

43

35

47

55

53

51

51

64

49

53

82

53

47

45

45

41

57

a45

a40

35

37

33

25

39

39

372

212

129

-

F-rnoff in' 

inches

0.06

.20

.86

23.12

1.37

7.73

3.77

4.41

.32

.20

.23

23

!08

19.46

Peak discharge {base, 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 9 llO p.m.) 19.400 sec. -ft.: Feb. 15 (6 a.m.) 2O.9OO

sec.-ft.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Trafford.
490 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 3'3°44'25", long. 86°48'45", in SW^ sec. 12, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., 

at Bridge on U. S. Highway 31 at Morris, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cunningham Creek and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 345.15 feet above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 81 square miles.

Records available.- January 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1944 to 1948 are contained 

in tne following table:

Water 

year

1944t 

1944 45 

1945-46

1946-47 

1947-48

Maximum

Date

Mar. 29 

Feb. 13 

Feb. 10

Jan. 15 

Feb. 5

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3,510 

6,250 

8,550

8,750 

2,480

Gage height 

(feet)

*11.0 

*15.3 

 18.7

 19.0 *9.1

Miniiium observed

Date

Sept. 18 

Oct. 18-21 

Oct. 3-5, 

19-21 

Sept. 27 

Sept. 24, 25

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

12 

10 

12

12 

10

Gage height 

(feet)

0.58 

.60 

.60

* From graph based on gage readings, 

t January to September.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 8,750 second-feet Jan. 15, 1947 (gage height, 19.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Oct. 18-21, 

1944, Sept. 24, 25, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair, 

twice daily.

Occasional slight diversions by sawmills above station. Gage read

Discharge, In second-feet, 1944-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

e

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT.

elO.7

Dec.

>eak discharge {base, 2,_

Jan.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

101

74

61

56

49

42

39

36

33

30

35

33

30

30

28

27

Feb.

25

27

69

66

58

73

60

64

198

163

490

246

163

178

278

206

800

610

550

460

301

226

236

479

376

376

520

376

246

-

00 sec. -ft.).- 1 3 Result or discharge measurement.

liar.

189

155

131

116

97

656

585

236

163

131

116

116

93

80

70

66

65

58

601

400

206

213

610

325

226

163

1,420

2,140

2,620

910

460

lar. 29 (

Apr.

325

236

189

155

131

108

101

97

142

172

271

278

180

147

155

131

108

509

431

431

325

460

670

431

267

431

1,060

460

325

217

-

Hay

180

155

124

108

483

301

189

147

124

108

94

86

77

70

64

58

58

57

54

49

51

46

47

46

45

41

39

41

37

36

40

June

53

49

36

35

50

77

40

34

32

32

49

33

31

155

116

58

44

39

36

35

30

28

28

30

29

26

26

25

24

24

-

July

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

29

28

22

21

23

22

22

19

18

18

20

20

18

17

17

16

17

25

28

21

19

21

Aug.

21

18

18

19

38

286

62

23

19

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

23

35

21

24

16

14

16

27

16

14

20

1617-

16

14

Sept.

17

21

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

14

14

84

28

16

14

15

14

14

13

23

18

-

12 m.) 3,510 sec. -ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 491

Discharge, In second-feet, of Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala., 1944-48--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

17

14

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

Nov.

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

40

25

15

14

14

12

13

13

13

12

13

14

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

37

33

22

19

25

22

21

19

17

17

17

17

21

18

17

17

18

17

16

22

29

90

65

95

91

Jan.

417

147

97

77

64

92

278

180

131

97

76

69

504

236

163

116

93

83

124

83

79

77

68

63

58

81

65

63

57

51

49

Feb.

45

45

43

43

246

198

147

139

116

101

93

142

2,990

670

350

256

931

805

376

490

460

840

490

301

225

186

215

158

_

-

-

liar.

133

118

700

2,700

640

376

256

205

158

133

118

110

110

133

110

95

86

301

205

235

235

186

150

133

110

499

290

205

158

133

118

Apr.

102

376

186

141

118

102

89

83

76

69

63

58

53

49

50

54

301

110

84

73

66

67

150

102

431

235

158

689

550

290

-

Hay

205

167

141

110

102

82

74

176

88

74

69

158

350

205

141

118

102

86

74

65

56

51

47

43

41

41

41

37

36

33

32

June

30

29

28

26

26

28

29

25

26

25

25

28

24

24

26

24

53

110

60

42

30

26

26

24

24

23

23

21

22

25

-

July

22

ZZ

20

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

18

19

18

122

29

24

21

20

19

20

19

18

41

45

22

20

31

25

22

20

Aug.

19

17

16

17

22

17

22

22

17

16

16

16

15

14

16

235")

d20

14

13

14

15

14

17

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

Sept.

12

12

12

11

12

14

13

12

12

13

16

13

48

18

14

13

13

12

12

38

18

14

13

13

14

15

14

13

13

26

-

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 Beo.-ftTT.- Feb. 13 (8 a.m.) 6,250 sec.-ft.; Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 4,550 

eec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

17

13

12

12

249

88

22

19

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

£4

90

32

47

65

36

28

25

23

21

Peak diec

Nov.

21

21

127

62

38

31

28

26

24

23

26

22

22

54

50

36

31

29

101

95

290

235

118

88

70

61

84

67

61

56

-

Deo.

49

44

40

291

278

167

57

102

84

186

133

110

245

290

215

158

125

141

141

118

102

95

90

84

428

256

186

186

167

174

490

harge (base, 2.0

Jan.

267

205

158

141

666

1,160

870

1,260

1,700

670

870

610

403

290

730

740

550

403

290

290

235

176

158

150

133

125

110

94

90

529

1,030

bo B6C.-

Feb.

520

376

256

205

176

1,040

580

350

3,420

6,230

1,140

610

681

610

460

301

256

215

629

403

301

235

290

215

186

167

246

195

_

- '

liar.

176

158

133

'118 125

110

460

900

490

325

215

176

158

225

167

956

490

301

235

195

167

141

125

118

110

290

215

648

431

301

225

Apr.

176

158

141

125

110

102

94

84

83

84

95

73

62

62

58

61

63

54

52

47

46

43

40

41

61

50

40

41

39

37

May

48

53

66

133

60

46

47

54

42

40

63

74

58

50

163

205

141

278

215

580

350

235

158

133

118

95

77

69

61

58

50

June

83

102

62

53

46

44

38

38

38

37

33

31

37

174

110

50

150

260

133

73

70

69

48

42

39

42

36

32

32

102

July

61

54

111

448

317

158

102

88

72

60

54

43

38

44

43

38

67

258

132

62

50

53

42

38

36

35

30

30

28

26

27

Aug.

26

37

22

347

IS?

195

290

150

95

IT.

62

49

4?

3?

3«

32

31

3^

29

29

28

26

25

25

24

£2

22

22

176

43

26

Sept.

25

23

22

22

22

19

19

17

42

51

74

31

25

23

24

60

60

44

34

28

24

66

292

215

118

102

73

60

52

44

't.).- Jan. 9 (9 a.m.) 2,430 see. -ft.; Feb. 10 (7 a.m.) 8,550
492 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala., 1944-48 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

39

38

37

33

30

30

30

29

28

24

28

35

35

26

25

24

24

28

22

25

25

22

22

21

170

102

47

38

35

33

30

Nov.

29

29

28

28

25

25

59

80

48

39

1,250

256

158

125

95

89

652

325

186

158

125

110

110

83

77

84

77

69

61

56

-

Dec.

56

50

49

45

44

44

42

40

38

38

39

45

41

40

40

44

38

56

51

860

568

256

215

158

133

110

102

118

195

150

118

Jan.

150

270

290

235

195

150

133.

333

267

195

176

325

376

442

4,340

1,260

970

840

1,770

3,490

870

550

403

301

246

225

176

167

150

125

141

Feb.

141

125

118

125

118

102

95

88

82

70

69

72

72

72

69

62

61

58

58

665

301

246

186

141

118

118

102

95

-

_

-

liar.

118

110

84

80

110

2,500

930

1,230

520

376

290

235

861

740

490

325

267

215

278

215

186

167

150

150

215

186

167

150

133

125

118

Apr.

110

118

102

190

195

150

133

125

215

176

856

580

842

970

670

520

350

290

215

246

205

167

150

125

186

158

125

110

102

261

-

May

848

376

256

195

158

141

125

110

102

90

84

80

77

118

90

79

67

67

284

205

167

133

95

89

86

76

65

60

66

60

50

June July

47 40

207 37

83 33

61 30

52 30

56 30

53 34

46 33

40 30

40 26

38 27

35 27

37 25

33 24

24 22

30 26

31 25

30 28

34 33

83 26

50 23

509 23

225 22

118 22

95 22

74 21

63 21

54 24

48 30

45 22

20

Aug.

20

19

18

18

17

22

45

22

22

19

24

22

136

80

69

32

30

24

24

22

18

20

19

203

67

33

206

68

30

24

22

Sept.

23

20

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

17

17

16

14

16

17

16

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

13

-

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 11 (6 a.m.) 3,630 sec. -ft.; Jan. 15 (6 a.m.) 8,750

sec. -ft.; Jan. zo (3 a.m.) 8,140 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 (5 a.m.) 5,520 sec. -ft.

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

14

14

15

13

a!6

16

16

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

14

21

17

13

12

Nov.

22

22

17

14

14

15

22

22

17

16

125

41

24

22

256

48

36

51

63

45

37

32

34

31

29

26

24

23

21

20

-

Dec.

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

51

74

752

237

133

95

SO

215

278

167

125

102

89

89

76

57

51

47

43

41

38

35

32

31

Jan.

158

141

95

83

66

57

50

47

47

47

45

40

280

225

150

125

102

84

79

74

94

79

66

65

66

65

201

376

267

840

720

Feb.

3400

278

225

225

278

267

920

1,780

2,030

1,060

670

770

1,010

1,580

580

460

325

246

215

176

alSO

167

150

141

125

118

110

102

95

_

-

Mar.

125

1,340

610

431

301

738

800

431

325

235

iae

141

125

110

102

110

95

84

80

73

alOO

337

652

267

186

200

1,210

460

278

205

215

Apr.

348

750

325

235

290

1,060

697

376

256

225

325

256

445

1,450

610

403

325

246

205

176

150

133

125

110

102

92

84

76

69

63

-

Hay

60

a5S

56

51

47

95

54

49

a46

43

41

38

58

38

35

36

33

31

28

28

30

31

28

25

25

24

S3

62

90

57

40

June July

34 22

33 20

28 20

28 19

24 18

26 24

28 22

24 19

22 63

20 34

21 35

20 31

20 24

22 102

28 38

56 47

36 33

28 24

30 22

24 20

24 19

22 19

21 18

2g 19

22 917

20 17

20 28

21 21

20 32

34 22

19

Aug.

40

24

63

43

65

36

31

29

24

22

24

21

20

21

56

77

47

33

24

23

21

20

17

18

17

16

15

16

16

16

17

Sept.

13

13

14

16

29

17

16

15

a!5

a!7

al4

13

14

14

13

13

1?

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

1Q

11

12

18

19

20

-

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 9 (7 a.m.) 2.480 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (4 a.m.) 2,100 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basie of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 493

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, of Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala., 1944-48

Month

October November . . . .

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

January 16-31 , 1944 ...............

Ibftw

Auffust

September. ........................

Water year .............

November .

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

U*i*

September. ........................

Hater year 1944-45 .............

November. .........................

December. ..........................

Calendar year 1945 ............'.

Itay................ ...............

September. ........................

Hater year 1945-46 .............

October 1946

December. .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

February ...... ... ... . . .

March . .........................

May. ..............................

July. .............................

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

February ........ ................

March. ............................

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Hater year 1947-48 .............

Seoondfoot-days

704

7,920

13,419

3,055

1,304

909

529

-

854

_

473

36,469

5,230

43,049

2,645

1,711

67,242

3,823

68,511

2 341

1 395

470

1 1 CQ

3,073

57,763

427

19.1^1

Maximum

101

800

2,620

155

84

-

95

.

50

48

2,990

490

2,990

1 7C

292

6,230

860

6,230

23

752

4,340

29

Minimum

27

25

58

36

24

14

12

-

12

_

32

11

10

40

11

17

12

38

17

12

19

11

10

Mean

44.0

273

433

98.5

43.5

29.3

17.6

-

27.5

.

QO 9

25 5

15.8

99.9

32 3

169

118

725

57.0

184

123

188

«7Q

15.7

1 -i o

99.1

158

14.2

Per square 

mile

0.543

3.37

5.35

1.22

.537

.362

.217

-

.340

.

4 an

 XOA

.195

1.23

2.09

1.46

915

890

.704

2.27

1.52

2.32

.194

1.22

1.95

.175

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

3.64

6.16

4.11

1.40

.60

.31

.42

.24

-

.39

.

2 90

.22

16.75

2.40

19.77

9 32

.79

30.88

1.76

31.46

.22

1.41

26.53

.20

Time basis: Central war time up to 2 a.m., Sept. 30, 1945; central standard time thereafter, 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
494 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

North River near Samantha, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°28'45", long. 87 0 35'50', in S*'£ sec. 16, T. 18 

b " H 10 W., at county highway bridge half a mile east of Crump's store, l| miles 

upstream from Cripple Creek, and 4 miles north of Samantha. Datum of gage is 232.39 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 220 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 second-feet Feb. 9 (gafe height, 13.1 

reet) ; minimum, 3.0 secortd-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 13,4tlO second-feet Feb. 28, 1939 (grge height, 22.96 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,100 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 0.6' second-foot Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 31 feet in July 1916 and February 193f, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks . - Records good above 100 second-feet and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to Sept. 30)

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

l.S

3.2

4.4

9.2

16

25

36

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

51

69

117

186

273

470

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.5

970

2,010

2,980

57970

5,040

5,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenbe- 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.5 

5.5 

6.4 

6.4 

8.0

6.9 

15 

18 

15 

12

13 

16 

23 

16

11

13 

13 

13 

9.8 

9.2

12 

9.8 

6.9 

S.O 

9.2

11 

16 

56 

33 

22 

16

Nov.

60 

91 

51 

27 

48

32 

138 

146 

?6 

53

341 

156 

78 

71 

644

260 

133 

146 

220 

146

109 

91 

99 

112 

107

89 

80 

69 

65 

58

Dec.

50 

46 

45 

50 

48

53 

48 

108 

207 

1,42(

77C 

41( 

272 

19i 

1.45C

1.81C 

6S 

475 

350 

273

224

186

166 

153 

130

117 

114 

104 

99 

94 

91

Jan.

362 

390 

255 

203

171

149 

139 

123 

117 

123

107 

101 

548 

630 

420

321 

273 

215 

186

175

215 

264 

228

211 

199

182 

287 

1.-100 

820 

1,030 

1,560

Month

OotO 

Novs 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

Isndar year 1947 

ary .

uarv h^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i............................

st ...........................

smbsr ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

945 

660 

515 

495 

745

670 

1,090 

4,240 

5,320 

3,760

1,910 

3,360 

3,460 

3,920 

1,710

1,000 

745 

600 

505 

440

400 

525 

450 

410 

470

435 

420 

390 

336

Seoondf cot-days

435.6 

3,776 

10,260

133,475.6

11,104 

39,916 

27,787 

17,935 

1,635 

800.2 

845.7 

698.9 

E91.6

115,785.0

Mar.

27S 

1,910 

2,540 

2,160 

1,080

2,980 

3,710 

1,660 

970 

745

575 

455 

370 

331 

307

302 

370 

287 

260 

242

228 

242 

1,130 

720

510

425 

1,060 

670 

500 

400 

370

Apr.

455 

450 

336 

2S3 

355

895 

660 

520 

590 

795

2,350 

1,190 

1,080 

2,590 

1,350

820 

585 

450 

365 

287

246 

220 

190 

168 

149

133 

123 

112 

99 

89

Maximum

56 

644 

1,810

5,920

1,560 

5,320 

3,710 

2,590 

94 

155 

137 

83 

133

5,320

May

82 

82 

76 

73 

69

89 

94 

71 

62

51

50 

74 

73 

76 

60

51 

45 

42 

36 

33

29 

27 

26 

23 

21

24 

23 

35

53 

50 

35

Minimum

5.5 

27 

45

. 5.1

101 

336 

228 

89 

21 

9.2 

5.9 

3.8 

3.2

3.2

June

28 

23 

20 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

16

13

11 

10 

9.2 

9.8 

9.2

81 

60 

42 

29 

28

23 

18

17 

16 

17

15 

13 

12 

39 

155

Mean

14.1 

126

331

336

358 

1,376 

896 

598 

52.7 

26.7 

27.3 

22.5 

19.7

316

July

33 

22 

18 

15 

11

13 

32 

25 

18 

13

12 

13 

56 

106 

137

55 

33 

29 

24 

20

17 

13 

11 

10 

8.0

5.9 

9.8 

1* 

2C 

18 

34

Aug.

28 

34 

41 

62

60

28 

19 

13 

12 

12

11 

12 

12 

10 

39

83 

39 

35 

23

17

13 

H 

8.0 

6.4 

6.4

8.0 

6.4 

5.1 

3.8 

3.8 

27

Per square 

mils

0.064 

.573 

1.50

1.66

1.63 

6.25 

4.07 

2.72 

.240 

.121 

.124 

.102 

.090

1.44

Sept.

24 

11 

5.9 

6.9

13

21 

22 

18 

16 

56

27 

21 

17 

13 

11

10 

9.8 

6.9 

6.4 

5.5

5.1 

4.7

4.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.4 

12 

133 

66 

35

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.64 

1.73

22.56

1.88 

6.75 

4.70 

3.03 

.28 

.14 

.14 

.12 

.10

19.58

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 sec. -ft.}. -Feb. 9 (1 p.m.) 5,680 sec. -ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 495

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 32', long. 87 g 41', in Sfi£ sec. 9', T. 18 N., R. 

4 E., at bridge on State Highway 13, 4 miles upstream from Little Prairie Cr3ek and 

4 miles northeast of Gallion. Auxiliary staff gages at locks 4 and 5 on Blaik Warrior 

River, 12 miles downstream and three-quarters of a mile upstream, respectively, from 

mouth of Prairie Creek.

Drainage area.- 170 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 17.1 

reet); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 1.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 39,000 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942 (gage heigh1; in well, 

19.30 feet; from outside gage, 20.1 feet); minimum since Oct. 1, 1944, 3.6 second-feet 

Sept. 5, 1945 (gage height, 0.05 foot); minimum prior.to Oct.-l, 1944, not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 30 second-feet, those for period of backwater, 

ana cnose for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge for periods 

of backwater from Black Warrior River computed by using fall as determined b;' oncedaily readings of auxiliary gages as a factor.

Cooperation.- Prior to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Das

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.9 

5.5 

6.1 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

12 

10 

12 

8.8

8.0 

7.2 

7.0 

6.8 

6.8

5.5 

5.1 

6.5 

7.2 

6.S

6.3 

6.1 

5.6 

5.8 

5.8

6.0 

6.8 

16 

25 

12 

10

Nov.

10 

25 

22 

17 

13

26 

26 

93 

29 

21

870 

1,530 

349 

71 

883

1,070 

113 

281 

971 

153

88- 

76 

74 

210 

232

88 

62 

51 

45 

43

Dec.

41 

39 

38 

38 

38

42 

42 

74 

170 

1,070

1,760 

456 

686 

1,300 

1,120

2,960 

827 

152 

117 

101

91 

81 

74 

68 

66

64 

58 

55 

54 

52 

62

Month

Octc 

Novs 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare

& 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

aSoo

146 

alOO 

a8o 

870

a62 

58 

56 

55 

56

52 

49 

446 

347 

98

76 

71 

62 

54 

55

131 

183 

122 

196 

196

466 

793 

1,430 

992 

1,290 

2,500

bar

 her

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

eriber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

658 

166 

125 

138 

789

808 

513 

2,950 

3,700 

2,710

846 

970 

C680 

1,610 

cl,020

0202 

C199 

a260 

C352 

C417

C756 

cl.200 

0609 

C1S3 

C163

0160 

C145 

0118 

96

Seocndfoot-days

249.2 

7,542 

11,796

135,881.8

10,798 

22,543 

49,094 

13,248 

1,237 

1,113 

1,249.0 

397.9 

301.9

11-9,569.0

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Max

ft.; Mar. S3 (10 a.m.) 21,1OO sec. -ft.; Apr.

liar.

278 

4,350 

7,200 

4,410 

0987

4,550 

3,500 

0858 

0273 

0259

0195 

0160 

C131 

C116 

106

163 

1,080 

1,260 

1,020 

345

143 

616 

11,900 

£>700 

495

202 

460 

613 

176 

140 

388

Apr.

757 

518 

184 

125 

111

128 

117 

239 

1,080 

229

544 

168 

725 

5,310 

1,760

256 

137 

106 

94 

84

76 

68 

62 

57 

58

58 

58 

55 

44 

40

MaxiBum

25 

1,530 

2,960

12,500

2,500 

3,700 

11,900 

5,310 

159 

329 

225 

55 

39

11,900

'. 3 (7 p.m. 

14 (10 -a.m.

May

38 

38 

35 

37 

54

46 

84 

46 

34 

30

28 

28 

32 

50 

34

26 

30 

89 

47 

28

23 

20 

20 

18 

18

. 17 

16 

16 

159 

60 

34

Minima

4.9 

10 

38

4.4

49 

96 

106 

40 

16 

10 

9.2 

5.5 

5.4

4.9

June

26 

20 

18 

18 

16

15 

14 

15 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

11

66 

329 

196 

62 

42

36 

26 

23 

20 

18

16 

15 

15 

15 

13

Mean

8.04 

251 

381

375

348 

777 

1,584 

442 

39.9 

37.1 

40.3 

12.8 

10.1

327

July

14 

13 

11 

9.8 

9.2

10 

10 

12 

21 

28

18 

225 

108 

205 

134

78 

41 

43 

47 

46

25 

20 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13 

11

AUR.

11 

15 

18 

55 

25

32 

16 

13 

12 

14

15 

15 

13 

11 

9.8

9.8 

11 

14 

11 

9.0

8.2 

7.4 

6-7 

6-0 

6,0

5.7 

5,5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.5 

5.7

Per square 

 ile

0.047 

1.48 

2.24

2.21

2.05 

4.57 

9.32 

2.60 

.235 

.218 

.237 

.075 

.059

1.92

Sept.

5.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.4 

39

34 

16 

12 

9.8 

8.8

8.4 

10 

8.8 

9.0 

10

11

6.8 

7.4 

6.7 

6.4

6.4 

6.2 

6.0 

5.8 

5.7-

5.5 

6.2 

6.6 

14 11-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

1.65 

2.58

29.94

1:1! 10.74 

2.90 

.27 

.24 

.27 

.09 

.07

26.15

8,900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6, (5 p.m.) 7.200 sec. 

7,200 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

c Backwater from Black Warrior River.
496 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°34', long. 88°12', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 

z w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 500 feet upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of Livingston, and 9 miles upstr3am from Alamuchee 

Creek. Datum of gage is 90.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.- 635 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 796 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 24.4 

reet); minimum, 118 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 21, 22.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 12,200 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 24.7 

feet); minimum, 61 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water Tear 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 3C

4.0 118 7.0 463 4.2 144 12,0 1,470 22. 0 5,360 

5.0 222 9.0 786 6.0 344 16.0 2,410 23.0 7,280 

6.0 332 12.7 1,620 7.0 477 18.0 2,970 24.0 9,910 

8.0 630 20.0 3,700 24.2 10,500 

9.0 808 21. O 4,290

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 '20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

119 

118 

123 

122 

133

126 

126 

133 

128 

138

13S 

133 

133 

127 

128

124 

121 

119 

120 

120

118 

118 

121 

122 

122

133 

148 

148 

158 

190 

184

Nov.

202 

700 

524 

493 

379

288 

405 

448 

493 

478

1,450 

1,410 

1,250 

1,010 

1,570

1,550 

1,410 

1,620 

1,880 

1,810

1,690 

1,310 

734 

789 

867

734 

566 

477 

421 

382

Dec.

356

344 

332 

332 

332

344 

369 

568 

1,040 

1,780

1,970 

1,920 

1,780 

1,560 

2,070

2,360 

2,460 

2,460 

2,380 

2,040

1,110 

698 

614 

566 

536

506 

477 

449 

435 

421 

421

Jan.

791 

1,130 

1,110 

867 

614

506 

463 

421 

8410 

a400

a380 

382 

977 

1,290 

1,110

734 

566 

506 

477 

463

566 

847 

867 

808 

734

752 

1,130 

1,670 

1,710 

2,090 

2,460

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,620 

2,590 

2,490 

2,060 

1,600

1,740 

1,900 

2,510 

3,300 

4,290

4,210 

4,550 

aS,400 

a5,400 

a4,600

4,010 

3,890 

3,790 

3,230 

2,310

 1,900 

2,040 

2,090 

2,160 

2,280

2,230 

1,990 

1,600 

1,220

Seoondfoot-days

4,091 

27,340 

33,030

389,069

27,231 

84,000 

103,577 

56,228 

16,916 

8,932 

7,268 

9,624 

9,728

387,965

Mar.

1,130 

2,820 

4,860 

6,020 

7,280

10,500 

9,330 

7,280 

6,830 

5,670

4,290 

3,300 

2., 210 

1,260 

949

949 

1,110 

1,220 

1,220 

1,150

929 

1,320 

2,790 

2,850 

2,760

2,490 

2,570 

2,360 

2,210 

2,040 

1,880

Apr.

1,920 

2,490 

2,760 

2,760 

2,540

1,780 

1,220 

1,410 

2,020 

1,760

1,710 

1,650 

1,780 

3,030 

3,740

3,700 

4,010 

3,790 

2,940 

1,530

808 

681 

614 

566 

536

506 

647 

1,020 

1,110 

1,200

Maxima

190 

1,880 

2,460

11,400

2,460 

5,4OO 

10,500 

4,010 

1,470 

551 

521 

949 

1,130

10,500

May

752 

536 

477 

449 

449

491 

698 

734 

536 

435

395 

395 

477 

551 

491

408 

421 

752 

789 

521

382 

332 

308 

290 

280

274 

280 

302 

981 

1,470 

1,260

June

551 

369 

320 

285 

268

252 

246 

241 

241 

252

290 

296 

258 

224 

214

208 

230 

356 

421 

332

302 

369 

320 

263 

241

224 

320 

421 

344 

274

Minimum Mean

118 132 

202 911 

332 1,065

116 1,066

380 878 

1,220 2,897 

929 3,341 

506 1,874 

274 546 

208 298 

154 234 

144 310 

154 324

118 1,060

July

241 

246 

219 

192 

175

164 

159 

154 

164 

164

192 

180 

170 

164 

241

180 

175 

214 

285 

308

421 

320 

263 

197 

170

170 

180 

236 

408 

521 

395

Aug.

Per square 

 ile

0.208 

1.43 

1.88

1.68

1.38 

4.56 

5.26 

2.95 

.860 

.469 

.369 

.488 

.510

1.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 see.-ft.J..- Feb. 13 (time unknown) 5,840 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 i

332 

258 

208 

186 

175

164 

154 

144 

144 

154

175 

274 

449 

598 

949

908 

681 

614 

506 

356

280 

241 

214 

197 

208

186 

180 

180 

175 

170 

164

Sept.

164 

159 

154 

164 

208

800 

1,130 

1,060 

598 

320

274 

274 

268 

258 

344

395 

344 

274 

241 

219

208 

197 

192 

186 

180

170 

164 

175 

252 

356

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

1.60 

1.93

22.76

1.59 

4.92 

6.07 

3.29 

.99 

.52 

.43 

.56 

.57

22.71

7 p.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stie.e and weather records.
PASCAOOULA RIVER BASIN 497

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°41', long. 89°24', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 9 K.. R. 

14 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles downstream Trom 

Oakahay Creek, 8 miles upstream from Rahoma Creek, and 9| miles northeast of Collins. 

Datum of gage is 197.48 feet above mean sea level ('Mississippi State Highway bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 752 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1938-48), 1,059 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 23.54 

reet); minimum, 108 second-feet Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 4.86 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet May 2, 1940 (gage height, 26.36 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 9, 11, 16, 1938, Aug. 27-29, 1943; minimum gage 

height, 4.59 feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11)

Oct. 1 to Hay 6 May 7 to Sept. 3O

5.1 125 8.0 1,040 18.0 8,480 4.9 115 7.O 664 

5.7 244 9.0 1,540 21.0 12,1OO 5.3 193 7.5 83< 

6.2 372 11.0 2,300 23.2 15.8OO 5.9 340 8.0 1,040 

7.0 626 14.0 4,900 Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

127 

125 

125 

121 

121

123 

123 

123 

125

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

120 

120 

120 

125 

195

179 

160 

145 

143 

141

139 

141 

141 

136 

132 

136

Nov.

141 

151 

158 

147 

149

151 

191 

224 

203 

195

390 

590 

386 

309 

1,460

1,180 

663 

415 

320 

299

286 

267 

272 

289 

286

294 

281 

253 

235 

220

Dec.

207 

201 

195 

191 

187

193 

235 

361 

608 

1,540

1,540 

1,440 

1,290 

1,140 

2,570

3,570 

3,080 

3,010 

2,320 

1,440

780 

590 

507 

460 

415

401 

372 

355 

336 

325 

382

Jan.

1,090 

800 

701 

663 

539

445 

386 

347 

325 

309

296 

289 

389 

821 

884

821 

590 

491 

445 

430

507 

556 

663 

1,020 

972

972 

1,750 

3,640 

3,080 

3,920 

4,200

Month

Ooto 

More 

D«o«

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

£? 

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

 bar .........................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

Mbar ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,780 

3,290 

2,380 

1,660 

1,160

1,060 

1,340 

1,440 

3,290 

3,990

4,270 

4.620 

3,570 

6,680 

9,680

9,900 

7,200 

3,430 

2,320 

1,840

1,390 

2,200 

2,660 

2,660 

2,450

2,140 

1,840 

1,490 

1,160

Secondfcct-days

4,124 

10,405 

30,241

509,411

32,321 

94,890 

139,508 

45,594 

9,684 

5,559 

5,748 

8,692 

15,688

402,454

Mar.

1,360 

4,900 

8,690 

10,500 

11,600

15,800 

15,200 

11,600 

9,680 

5,870

3,990 

3,010 

2,260 

1,780 

1,440

1,260 

1,340 

1,190 

1,090 

972

884 

842 

2,640 

3,150 

3,710

3,500 

2,660 

2,590 

2,380 

1,780 

1,340

Apr.

1,020 

884 

740 

644 

1,030

1,720 

1,020 

800 

701 

863

1,260 

1,040 

2,020 

7,310 

5,870

6,050 

g4,270 

gl,900 

1,140 

740

60S 

539 

475 

430 

401

491 

491 

430 

372 

335

Maxima

195 

1,460 

3,570

21,600

4,200 

9,900 

15,800 

7,310 

696 

316 

696 

970 

2,020

15,800

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (10 P.I

May

312 

296 

286 

328 

386

536 

696 

542 

439 

368

337 

321 

303 

287 

270

257 

248 

243 

231 

220

215 

208 

204 

197 

211

297 

292 

282 

290 

308 

274

Minima

120 

141 

187

106

289 

1,060 

842 

335 

197 

150 

112 

117 

110

110

June

233 

211 

193 

185 

178

170 

166 

162 

170 

215

211 

178 

168 

162 

154

150 

204 

316 

238 

193

174 

178 

172 

166 

156

152 

150 

150 

152 

252

Mean

133 

347 

976

1,396

1,043 

3,272 

4,500 

1,520 

312 

185 

185 

280 

523

1,100

July

245 

200 

176 

156 

148

141 

180 

176 

142 

133

128 

128 

148 

142 

148

142 

152 

173 

176 

160

152 

133 

120 

115 

112

115 

115 

176 

273 

696 

542

Aug.

3r4

217 

1T6 

156 

1*6

1?9 

1?0 

1?2

are

9TO

7f« 

5T2 

4f5 

343 

2T2

24« 

337 

3f2 

3fl 

245

2C8 

1T4 

IF* 

141 iri

ire irs

144 in ir«

117

Per square 

 lie

0.177 

.461 

1.30

1.86

1.39 

4.35 

5.98 

2.02 

.415 

.246 

.246 

.372 

.695

1.46

n.) 10,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 (6 p

Sept.

112 

110 

110 

591 

2,020

1,440 

746 

468 

425 

1,440

1,240 

483 

410 

1,040 

1,110

696 

483 

346 

272 

231

202 

182 

170 

160 

154

150 

141 

189 

303 

264

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.51 

1.50

25.20

1.60 

4.69 

6.90 

2.25 

.48 

.27 

.28 

.43 

.78

19.89

«-. ) 16,400

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
498 PASCAOOULA RIVER BASIN

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°21', long. 89°17', in NW£ sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 13 

w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway ll., 300 feet downstream from Bowie 

Creek, 3,000 feet upstream from New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad bridge, and threequarters of a mile northeast of Hattiesburg. Datum of gage is 118.23 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers ).

Drainage area.- 1,760 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

site a.ouu reet downstream since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,739 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 24.98 

reet); minimum, 605 second-feet Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 5.12 feet Oct. 16-18.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 71,300 second-feet Mar. 22, 1943 (g*ge height, 28.91 

feet); minimum, 410 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 4.93 feet).

Flood of April 1900 reached a stage of about 33.6 feet, present datum, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet}

(Shifting-control method used June 12 to Aug. 9,

Aug. 12 to Sept. 4)

5.1 630 9.0 3,590 17.0 13.7OO 

6.0 1,190 10.0 4,590 20. O 18,8OO 

7.0 1.S90 12.0 6,810 22. O 23,400 

8.0 2,690 14.0 9,250 24.9 32,50O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

690 

690 

690 

690 

690

684 

684 

690 

690 

690

690 

690 

672 

672 

666

642 

642 

648 

684 

810

930 

1,120 

960 

9OO 

81O

780 

810 

780 

750 

732 

732

Nov.

900 

870 

840 

810 

810

81O 

1,400 

1.54O 

1,260 

1,120

2,130 

2.370 

2,050 

1,680 

3,220

4,490 

3,690 

2,610 

2,O10 

1,540

1,400 

1,360 

1,570 

1,850 

1,640

1,430 

1,290 

1,190 

1,120 

1,050

Dec.

990 

990 

960 

930 

930

930 

930 

1,800 

4,140 

15.0OO

11,000 

7.41O 

6,690 

6.57O 

7,290

10,300 

9,120 

7,170 

6,O2O 

4.59O

3,320 

2,450 

2,130 

1,930 

1,820

1,680 

1,61O 

1,540 

1,470 

1,430 

1,400

Jan.

1.47O 

2,610 

2,870 

2,370 

1,930

1,640 

1,500 

1,400 

1,330 

1,330

1,29O 

1,260 

1,290 

1,570 

2.O1O

1,970 

1,820 

1,64O 

1,570 

1,500

1,500 

1,750 

2,010 

2,45O 

2,780

2,870 

4,070 

9,900 

9,250 

9,120 

10,500

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ......

1. ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

9,250 

7,530 

6,130 

4,700 

3,590

2,960 

2,78O 

2,960 

5,250 

7,530

7,410 

7.17O 

7,290 

7,530 

9,120

12,700 

13,400 

11,200 

6,570 

4,190

3,590 

4,700 

5,030 

5,030 

5,030

4,49O 

3,990 

3,410 

2,960

Seoondfoot-days

23,008 

50,050 

124,540

1,435,846

90,570 

177,490 

311,380 

121,220 

39,530 

27,540 

30,290 

36,152 

48,738

1,080,508

Mar.

2,780 

7,530 

15,600 

20.OOO 

23.1OO

30,100 

32.5OO 

31,500 

25,600 

18,400

13,500 

8,250 

5,910 

4.7OO 

3,990

3,500 

5,140 

4,390 

3,500 

3,050

2,780 

2,610 

4,590 

5,580 

5,360

5.47O 

5,580 

4,590 

4,390 

3,890 

3,500

Apr.

3,050 

4,490 

3,410 

2,450 

2,210

4,700 

4,49O 

3,050 

2,530 

2,21O

2,290 

2,370 

3,010 

10,800 

14,700

12,600 

9,770 

7,650 

4,390 

3,140

2,450 

2,050 

1,85O 

1,710 

1,640

1,610 

1,710 

1,780 

1,640 

1.47O

Maximum

1,120 

4,490 

15,000

4O.OOO

10,500 

13,400 

32 , 5OO 

14,700 

2.O1O 

1,190 

1,750 

3,140 

5,250

32,500

Peak discharge (base. 12.OOO sec. -ft.).- Dec. 1O (9 a.m

May

1,360 

1,290 

1,260 

1,260 

1,430

1,640 

1,970 

2,010 

1,680 

1,430

1,290 

1,220 

1,190 

1,150 

1,080

1.O8O 

1,050 

1.O2O 

990 

990

960 

930 

930 

930 

1.O50

1,290 

1,500 

1,640 

1,360 

1,290 

1,260

Mlnloufli

642 

810 

930

6O5

1,260 

2,780 

2,610 

1,470 

930 

780 

780 

620 

61O

610

June

1,080 

99O 

930 

900 

87O

840 

840 

840 

840 

1,080

1,120 

1,O20 

900 

84O 

840

900 

870 

990 

1,080 

990

930 

900 

870 

840 

810

780 

78O 

810 

870 

1,190

Mean

742 

1,668 

4,017

3,934

2,922 

6,120 

1O.O4O 

4,O41 

1,275 

918 

977 

1,166 

1,625

2,952

July

1,400 

1,470 

1,150 

930 

840

810 

780 

84O 

900 

870

810 

930 

870 

84O 

840

900 

960 

1,020 

990 

9OO

87O 

810 

78O 

780 

78O

900 

84O 

900 

1,260 

1,570 

1,750

Aug.

1,540 

1,19O 

1.02O 

930 

87O

84O 

840 

84O 

1,570 

3,140

2,870 

2,210 

1,710 

1,78O 

1,640

1,190 

1,080 

1,190 

1,120 

990

870 

780 

720 

684 

666

642 

648 

654 

660 

648 

620

Per square 

 He

0.421 

.948 

2.28

2.24

1.66 

3.48 

5.70 

2.30 

.724 

.522 

.555 

.662 

.923

1.68

) 16,000 sec. -ft. j Feb. 17(1 a.i

Sept.

636 

642 

610 

1,540 

5,250

4,590 

2,960 

1,970 

1,430 

1,610

2,780 

2,130 

1,470 

1,780 

2,S7O

2,610 

1,890 

1,430 

1,150 

1,020

930 

900 

840 

810 

780

780 

750 

780 

840 

960

Runoff In 

inches

O.49 

1.06 

2.63

30.34

1.91 

3.75 

6.5S 

2.56 

.84 

.58 

.64 

.76 

1.03

22.83

1.) 13,900
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 499

Leaf River near McLain, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°06', long. 88°48', in SE£ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 

8 M. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, It miles east of McLain, 

2 miles downstream from Rogers Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Oaktibbie Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 42.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 3,510 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge dur/ing year, 65,500 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 25.74 

reet); minimum, 900 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 3.22 feet).

1939-48: Maximum dischai/ge, 88,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1943 (gage height, 27.76 

feet); minimum, 640 second-fee,t Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 2.95 feet).

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage about 4 feet higher than that of Mar. 24, 1943, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11 to July 27)

Oct. 1 to July 27 July 28 to Sept. 30

3.3 940 9.5 6,600 21.0 30,000 3.5 1,140 6.5 3,480 

4.0 1,270 11.0 8,750 22.5 38,000 4.0 1.450 8.0 4,960 

5.5 2,240 13.0 12,000 23.5 44,900 5.5 2,600 9.5 6,600 t'o l'f£ i»'S «'S5 li-5 S'S8 as*.- Same aa *»* ««* 8.0 4,660 19.0 23,000 25.5 63,500 table above 9.5 feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,120 

1,070 

1,070 

1,040 

1,020

1,000 

980 

980 

980 

980

960 

960 

960 

940 

940

920 

920 

920 

920 

1,140

1,570 

1,420 

1,570 

1,480 

1,300

1,220 

1,240 

1,330 

1,240 

1,140 

1,090

NOT.

1,140 

1,240 

1,240 

1,190 

1,140

1,120 

1,420 

3,260 

3,260 

2,400

6,910 

8,300 

5,920 

4,420 

8,270

11,400 

10,100 

8,000 

6,600 

5,270

4,200 

 3,760 

3,360 

4,660 

5,020

3,870 

3,170 

2,720 

2,400 

2,170

Dec.

2,030 

1,890 

1,820 

1,750 

1,690

1,630 

1,630 

1,630 

3,800 

17,400

28,800 

34,000 

31,500 

27,200 

23,000

22,100 

22,100 

21,600 

19,700 

16,700

13,300 

10,300 

8,000 

6,320 

4,780

4,090 

3,660 

3,460 

3,170 

3,080 

2,990

Jan.

2,990 

3,170 

4,310 

4,660 

4,540

4,090 

3,560 

3,080 

2,720 

2,640

2,480 

2,400 

2,640 

2,640 

2,720

3,080 

3,260 

3,260 

2,990 

2,810

2,900 

2,990 

3,080 

4,310 

4,900

5,270 

5,660 

10,800 

15,900 

18,100 

19,500

Month

Ooto 

NOT* 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Bare 

Apr! 

Hay 

Jun* 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her........ ..................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .

1.. ..........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

19,700 

19,700 

18,600 

16,400 

13,800

11,300 

9,200 

7,580 

8,450 

11,400

13,100 

14,000 

14, 200 

14,300 

14,800

15,000 

16,000 

17,400 

18,100 

16,500

11,600 

10,100 

10, 100 

9,980 

9,980

9,820 

9,350 

8,600 

7,440

Secondfoot-days

34,420 

127,930 

344,920

3,057,670

157,450 

376,500 

753,430 

267,540 

74,420 

46,230 

60,690 

75,490 

105,250

2,424,270

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 sec. -ft.).- De

sec. -ft.

liar.

6,460 

8,750 

19,600 

27,600 

33,000

48,200 

59,500 

63,500 

65,500 

62,500

54,500 

44,900 

36,800 

28,000 

20,100

14,700 

11,400 

12,600 

12,600 

10,500

8,900 

8,150 

8,150 

10,300 

11,800

11,300 

11,800 

12,500 

11,400 

9,820 

8,600

Apr.

7,860 

7,300 

7,860 

7,440 

6,600

7,020 

9,050 

9,660 

8,450 

7,020

6,050 

5,530 

5,270 

11,100 

16,000

18,400 

20,100 

20,200 

19,200 

16,400

12,100 

8,300 

5,270 

4,200 

3,660

3,460 

3,560 

3,660 

3,560 

3,260

Maximum

1,570 

11,400 

34,000

60,600

19,500 

19,700 

65,500 

20,200 

3,360 

2,100 

6,980 

6,000 

8,300 .

65,500

C. 12 (11 a.

May

2,990 

2,810 

2,640 

2,480 

2,400

2,640 

2,900 

3,260 

3,360 

3,170

2,810 

2,560 

2,320 

2,320 

2,240

2,100 

2,100 

1,960 

1,820 

1,750

1,690 

1,630 

1,630 

1,570 

1,960

2,320 

2,480 

2,720 

2,990 

2,560 

2,240

Minimum

920 

1,120 

1,630

920

2,400 

7,440 

6,460 

3,260 

1,570 

1,300 

1,330 

1,200 

1,170

920

June

2,100 

1,890 

1,690 

1,630 

1,510

1,450 

1,390 

1,360 

1,330 

1,390

1,630 

1,750 

1,630 

1,510 

1,420

1,360 

1,510 

1,890 

1,750 

1,690

1,570 

1,510 

1,480 

1,420 

1,390

1,360 

1,330 

1,300 

1,360 

1,630

Mean

1,110 

4,264 

11,130

8,377

5,079 

12,980 

24,300 

8,918 

2,401 

1,541 

1,958 

2,435 

3,508

6,624

July

1,690 

1,890 

1,960 

1,750 

1,510

1,390 

1,420 

1,390 

1,360 

1,420

1,420 

1,390 

1,570 

1,570 

1,420

1,420 

2,140 

2,100 

1,750 

1,690

1,630 

1,480 

1,390 

1,330 

1,390

1,480 

1,570 

1,800 

5,820 

6,980 

3,570

Aujf.

3,120 

2,680 

2,280 i.eao

1,620

1,480 

1,350 

1,?90 i,eeo

3,?90

5,760 

6, COO 

4.P60 

5,160 

4,160

3,300 

2,?20 

2,?80 

2,?00 

2.C40

1,?20 

1,610 

1,?90 

1,550 

1,690

1,480 

1,350 

1,220 

1,?60 

1,?00 

1,200

Per square 

mil*

0.316 

1.21 

3.17

2.39

1.45 

3.70 

6.92 

2.54 

.684 

.439 

.558 

.694 

.999

1.89

n.) 34,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 9 (2 p

Sept.

1,170 

1,800 

2,040 

3,140 

7,440

8,300 

7,860 

5,760 

4,360 

3,480

3,210 

3,960 

3,570 

4,060 

6,120

6,600 

5,660 

4,460 

3,480 

2,760

2,280 

2,000 

1,760 

1,620 

1,520

1,410 

1,380 

1,350 

1,320 

1,380

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

1.36 

3.65

32.41

1.67 

3.99 

7.98 

2.83 

.79 

.49 

.64 

.80 

1.12

25.68

m.) 65,500
500 PASOAOOULA RIVER BASIN

Pasoagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°59', long. 88°44', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 

7 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on old State Highway 15, half a mile downstream 

from confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers and half a mile west of Merrill. Datum 

of gage is 26.31 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,600 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureiu.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1931-48), 10,040 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 103,000 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 25.95 

feet); minimum, 1,580 se'cond-feet Oct. 18, 19; minimum gage height, 3.64 feet Oct. 19.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 154,000 second-feet Apr. 13, 1938 (gTge height, 29.71 

feet); minimum, 696 second-feet Nov. 3, 1936 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

Maximum stage known, 32.5 feet in April 1900 (from information b.^ U. S. Weather 

Bureau). Flood of July 9, 1916. reached a stage of 31 feet, present datum (from 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-46 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2-22, Apr. 23 to June S)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

3.7 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,610

2,100

2,580

3,460

5,560

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

8,170

12,800

17,800

22,400

29,200

21.0

22.0

23.2

34,000

41,500

54,500

4.1

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,950

2,800

5,060

9,150

13.0 14,100

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

15.5 1^,900

18.0 2S,900

20.0 31,100

21.0 3'',200

22.0 4^,000

23.5

24.5

25.5

64,500

78,100

94,100

Discharge. in eeoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

2,030 

1,960 

1,890 

1,820 

1,820

1,820 

1,750 

1,750 

1,710 

1,710

1,680 

1,680 

1,640 

1,640 

1,610

1,610 

1,610 

1,580 

1,580 

1,750

2,340 

2,420 

2,420 

2,420 

2,180

2,030 

2,030 

2,420 

2,420 

2,100 

1,960

Nov.

2,100 

2,420 

2,340 

2,340 

2,420

2,260 

3,340 

5,920 

6,280 

5,330

9,860 

16,000 

13,400 

9,800 

11,500

16,200 

16,70O 

15,500 

13,800 

gll,200

g9,200 

g7,890 

g7,470 

g8,600 

gll,400

9,200 

7,060 

5,920 

5,220 

4,780

Dec.

4,340 

4,040 

3,840 

3,640 

3,550

3,460 

3,370 

3,460 

5,000 

16,300

32,400 

49,700 

54,500 

50,800 

44,400

39,700 

36,600 

34,600 

32,900 

30,000

25,400 

21,100 

17,300 

13,800 

10,600

8,750 

7,750 

7,060 

6,67O 

6,410 

6,160

Jan.

6,160 

6,280 

7,190 

8,450 

8,900

8,600 

7,750 

6,930 

6,160 

5,800

5,560 

5,330 

7,190 

7,330 

6,540

6,540 

7,060 

7,330 

7,060 

6,540

6,540 

7,060 

6,880 

8,120 

9,450

9,960 

10,300 

13,400 

19,700 

25,300 

29,400

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

31,800 

33,100 

33,100 

31,800 

28,600

£25,300 

521,500 

Jl7,100 

516,000 

518,900

;21,500 

522,500 

;25,000 

25,600 

26,200

'27,10C 

28,000 

29,40O 

31,000 

31,400

28,600 

25,600 

25,000 

24,100

23,500

21,800 

20,200 

18,700 

17,500

Seoondfoot-days

59,380 

245,450 

587,600

5,391,210

284,810 

730,900 

1,456,500 

546,880 

153,830 

90,440 

111,340 

162,740 

180,820

4,610,690

Mar.

16,000 

16,300 

26,500 

42,200 

55,200

71,000 

89,000 

95,800 

99,400 

101,000

97,600 

90,700 

81,100 

73 ,800 

64,500

55,20O 

45,100 

39,200 

35,200 

30,600

25,000 

19,900 

17,100 

16,700 

18,700

2O, 700 

21,800 

23,800 

24,100 

22,600 

20,700

Apr.

18,900 

17,900 

16,900 

16,300 

15,400

15,600 

16,500 

17,500 

18,100 

16,700

14,300 

12,700 

12,200 

18,700 

24,700

28,000 

30,600 

32,600 

33,600 

32,200

28,600 

24,400 

19,700 

15,200 

9,960

8,120 

8,120 

7,840 

7,840 

7,700

MaxlouB

2,420 

16,700 

54,500

86,500

29,400 

33,100 

101,000 

33,600 

7,010 

4,570 

17,500 

13,700 

12,200

101,000

May

7,010 

6,360 

5,710 

5,060 

4,690

4,810 

5,710 

6,100 

6,360 

6,360

5,040 

5,320 

4,930 

4,890

4,450

4,210 

4,330 

4,570 

4,810 

4,450

3,990 

3,660 

3,440

3,220 

3,440

4,210 

5,190 

5,190 

5,710 

5,320 

4,690

Minimum

1,580 

2,100 

3,370

1,580

5,330 

16,000 

16,000 

7,700 

3,220 

2,260 

1,950 

2,170 

2,080

1,560

June

4,570 

4,450 

4,100 

3,770 

3,330

3,110 

3,000 

2,900 

2,800 

3,000

3,110 

3,220 

3,110 

3,000 

2,800

2,600 

2,800 

3,330 

3,110 

3,000

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,700 

2,500

2,400 

2,310 

2,260 

2,260 

2,500

Mean

1,915 

a, 182 

18,950

14,770

9,187 

25,200 

46,980 

18,230 

4,962 

3,015 

3,592 

5,250 

6,027

12.600

July

2,800 

3,220 

3,440 

3,330 

2,800

2,500 

2,350 

2,260 

2,130 

2,130

2,130 

2,080 

2,170 

2,400 

2,130

2,080 

2,900 

3,770 

3,330 

2,700

2,400 

2,170 

2,040 

gl,950 

gl,990

g!>,700 

gS,400 

g2,900 

gP,740 

17,500 

13,900

Aug.

9,000 

8,230 

4,810 

3,800 

3,330

2,800 

2,600 

2,310 

5,280 

13,700

13,000 

10,700 

0,050 

8,260 

6,850

7,280 

5,500 

4,570 

4,210 

4,100

3,990 

3,770 

3,440 

3,110 

3,440

3,220 

3,000 

2,600 

2,400 

2,260 

2,170

Per square 

mile

0.290 

1.24 

2.67

2.24

1.39 

3.82 

7.12 

2.76 

.752 

.456 

.544 

.795 

.913

1.91

Peak discharge (base, 38,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 13 (7 a.m.) 54,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 10 (12

Sept.

2,080 

2,400 

3,330 

4,240 

11,300

12,200 

11,000 

9,960 

8,400 

7,010

5,040 

5,040 

5,710 

7,010 

10,400

12,200 

11,300 

8,700 

6,620

5,320

4,330 

3,660 

3,220 

3,000 

2,700

. 2,500 

2,400 

2,350 

2,400 

2,600

Runoff in 

inches

0.33 

1.30 

3.31

30.30

1.60 

4.12 

0.21 

3.08 

.87 

.51 

.63 

.92 

1.02

25.98

«.) 103,000

sec. -ft. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 501

Oakahay Creek at Mize, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 318 S2', long. 898 31", in NW£ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 

15 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20, 0.4 mile east of Mize, 

If miles downstream from Hatchapaloo Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 274.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 217 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,070 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.50 

reet); minimum, 23 second-feet Oct. 15-18; minimum gage height, 1.82 feet Sept. 2.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 9,710 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 13.49 

feet); minimum observed, 13 second-feet at times during October and November 1943 

(gage height, 1.8 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-46 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge-, in seoond-feet)

(Shirting-control method used Feb. 19 to Mar. 2,

Mar. 12-23, Mar. 26 to Apr. 13)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. is to S«pt. 30

2.1 26 4.0 147 6.2 740 10.9 2,290 l.S ?3

2.6 47 6.0 349 6.4 1,070 11.3 2,860 2.2 IS

3.1 74 6.6 422 9.6 1,230 11.6 4,010 2.6 59

3.4 94 7.2 525 10.3 1,600 12.4 5,760 3.1 T*

Note.- Sair« aa preceding table above 3.1 

feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 27- 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

26 

25 

25 

26

27 

26 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

29 

55

32 

26 

26 

26 

26

32 

32 

30 

26 

27 

26

Mov.

33 

31 

30 

30 

33

34

57 

52 

40 

64

167 

110 

64 

113 

349

207 

114 

64 

76 

65

64 

61 

75 

74 

70

76 

66 

55

53 

SO

Deo.

46 

46 

46 

46 

47

46 

49

104 

132 

277

297 

252 

237 

242 

520

670 

670 

605

364 

207

152 

126 

114 

102 

99

93 

91 

66 

60 

76 

79

Jan.

139 

162 

162 

142 

114

93 

64 

78 

75 

72

69 

66 

112 

277 

287

177 

137 

126 

126 

123

142 

167 

202 

277 

277

257 

427 

614 

614 

1,010 

1,010

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

marc

&1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

ber her . . .

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry ... .... .

I............................

eater ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

920 

769 

564 

317 

267

257 

267 

277 

614 

693

1,010 

946 

2,230 

4,560 

2,640

1,980 

1,360 

1,040 

720 

453

422 

605 

740 

769 

740

646 

825 

437 

371

Seoondfoot-days

647 

2,439 

6,009

125,468

6,064 

27,363 

32,465 

10,612 

2,034 

1,312 

1,580 

1,646 

2,338

97,131

Mar.

441

969 

2,360 

2,980 

2,600

4,140 

2,660 

2,220 

1,700 

1,260

1,010 

740 

506 

371 

327

317 

317 

336 

297 

267

247 

247 

539 

614 

666

693 

920 

617 

437 

336 

267

Apr.

267 

242 

217 

197 

162

192 

227 

202 

177 

152

162 

162 

595 

1,560 

1,650

1,260 

1,070 

797 

297 

167

147 

123 

102 

91 

62

100 

119 

106 

79 

68

Maximum

55 

349 

670

6,750

1,010 

4,560 

4,140 

1,650 

162 

172 

297 

220 

317

4,560

Peak discharge (base. 2.5OO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 14 (12:30

seo.-rt. 

92SS50 0-51-33

May

62 

56 

55 

70 

75

134 

162 

110 

79 

68

66 

69 

56 

62 

46

46 

45 

43

41 

39

38 

37 

35 

35 

40

68 

70 

66 

110 

70 

54

Minimum

23 

30 

46

20

66 

257 

247 

66 

35 

24 

27 

24 

24

23

June

51 

43

39 

35 

34

33 

33 

32 

41 

60

39 

34

32 

32 

30

41 

63 

46 

43

37

34

33 

33 

33 

33

34

29 

24 

172 

69

Mean

27.3 

61.3 

194

344

260 

944 

1,047 

360 

66.6 

43.7 

51.0 

59.6 

77.9

265

July

49 

39

33 

31 

31

30 

32 

31 

32 

31

29 

30 

34

33 

33

56 

59 

42 

65 

49

39 

32 

29 

27 

26

26 

27 

62 

297 

182 

60

A««.

47 

44

39 

33 

29

27 

26 

27 

220 

167

119 

147 

110 

73 

46

90 

60 

60 

57 

53

42 

31 

31 

30

30

31 

30 

30 

26 

25 

24

Per sauare 

mile

0.126 

.375 

.694

1.59

1.20 

4. 35 

4.6? 

1.66 

.302 

.201 

.235 

.275 

.359

1.22

a.m.) 6,07O sea. -ft.; Mar. 6 (6

Sept.

24 

25 

27 

134 

317

247 

137 

76 

53 

46

45

41 

64 

154 

217

128 

72 

55 

45

40

36 

34

32 

31 

30

29 

30 

55 

60 

60

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.42 

1.03

21.52

1.36 

4.69 

5.56 

1.6S 

.35 

.22 

.27 

.32 

.40

16.64

a.m.) 4,560
502 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Bowle Creek near Hattlesburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°26', long. 89°26',in sec. 5, T. 5 N., R 14 W 

Sn Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2miles southwest of Lux, 2 

miles upstream from Okatoma Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hatties^urg. Datum of 

gage is 160.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Cirps of Engineers)

Drainage area.- 304 square miles.

Kecoras available.- September 1938 to September 1948.

Average "cTTscharge. - 10 years, 494 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6_,820 second-feet Mar 6 (gag3 height 18 48 

ree^= minimum, 156 second-feet Sept. 26^28; minimum gage height, 3.47 feet Sept'. 2, 3.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 207100 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gaTO height, 25 70 

feet); minimum observed, 100 second-feet Sept. 23-30, Oct. 4-13, 16, 1938; minimum 

gage height, 3.44 feet Sept. 7, 1947

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, ln-feet,

and discharge. In second feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to July 11. 

July 13 to Sept. 4)

3.6 168 6.0 748

4.0 220 7.0 1,100

4.4 292 9.0 1,900

5.0 443 12.0 3,130

14.0 4,020

16.0 5,090

18.0 6,440

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947-to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

193

227

271

220

206

193

193

193

186

186

180

180

Nov.

206

220

206

193

186

186

252

303

327

252

371

559

471

364

694

1,060

1,030

731

457

303

261

- 261

315

514

443

339

271

243

235

227

-

Dec.

227

220

220

227

227

227

227

350

1,170

3,75O

2,540

1,820

1,580

1,460

2,140

2,580

1,980

1,220

849

635

500

443

403

364

339

327

303

292

281

281

281

Jan.

292

471

651

429

339

292

281

271

271

271

271

271

292

429

416

327

292

292

303

292

303

390

471

574

620

604

1,220

2,830

1,980

2,06O

2,220

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,700

1,100

832

667

559

500

457

429

1,200

1,420

1,140

919

866

1,420

1,460

2,340

1.42O

815

601

500

471

955

815

683

635

589

514

471

416

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

5| 806

11,380

27,463

268,215

20,025

25,897

52,673

21,743

7,714

6 t O£X *191

B 1 348

7,096

7,606

200,072

Mar.

390

1,500

4,3OO

5,740

4,910

6,230

6,370

4,370

2,380

1,540

1,180

919

731

620

544

574

1,100

781

635

529

471

471

1,380

798

731

559

683

620

544

544

529

Apr.

623

991

529

416

643

1,260

815

544

416

377

339

315

745

3,610

3,000

1,660

991

635

457

390

351

315

303

281

271

271

303

339

292

261

Maximum

271

1,060

3,750

8,940

2,830

2,340

6,370

3,610

390

416

351

437

866

6,370

May

243

235

235

235

261

327

377

390

327

261

243

235

227

235

227

220

220

220

213

206

199

199

199

199

220

261

252

271

281

261

235

Minimum

174

186

220

152

271

416

390

261

199

174

168

186

156

156

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sea.- ft.).- Deo. 10 (12:30 a.m. > 4,

June

220

206

199

193

193

199

199

199

206

416

261

220

206

199

199

199

193

199

206

20.6

193

193

18.6

186

180

180

180

174

180

351

Mean

187

379

886

735

646

895

1 1 699

75>c t Cv>

249

211

205

229

254

547

July

261

292

227

193

186

180

174

174

180

174

185

220

193

193

193

186

186

193

193

186

180

174

168

168

174

193

206

220

351

292

252

Aug.

220

206

193

186

186

186

193

193

227

303

327

292

271

4S7

377

252

271

243

227

213

199

199

193

186

186

186

193

193

186

188

186

Per square 

 lie

0.615

1

r»C CO

2.91

2.42

2.12

a 94

5. *59

2, 38

.819

.694

.674

.753

.836

1.80

Sept.

186

180

180

375

866

574

351

243

199

353

243

213

199

£77

403

339

252

199

188

174

168

168

162

162

182

156

156

1S6

162

162

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

1

*Q O9

5.36

32.79

2.45

2.17

6.44

2 » 6@

.94

.77

.78

.87

,93

24.47

1ZO seo.-ft.; Mar. 4 (8:30 p.m.)

5,880 sec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (7 p.m.) 6,82O sec.-ft.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 503

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°41', long. 89°07', In NE£ sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 

11 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, half a mile upstream 

from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Laurel, 

and 6 miles upstream from Tallahoma Creek. Datum of gage Is 201.37 feet above mean 

sea level (Mississippi State Highway bench mark).

Drainage area.- 233 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 362 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 second-feet Mar. 6; maximum ga'e height, 

17.3U feet Mar. 8; minimum discharge, 12 second-feet Oct. 18, 19; minimum g^ge height, 

2.14 feet Oct. 19.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Jan. 21, 1947; minimum observed, 

2.4 second-feet Oct. 15, 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1-7, Mar. 27 to Apr. 4, 

May 5 to July 12)

2.2 13 4.0 83 9.0 602 15.0 2,440 

2.6 22 4.S 142 11.0 908 15.8 3,390 

3.0 34 6.0 245 12.5 1,28O 16.6 4,970 

3.5 55 8.0 472 14. O 1,810 17.3 6,48O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

13 

17

17 

18 

17 

16 

17

17 

16 

16 

19 

18 

19

Nov.

20 

24 

25 

28 

33

26 

34 

32 

58 

62

122 

222 

158 

255 

376

436 

364 

388 

364 

178

114 

130 

134 

118 

107

93 

100 

130 

100 

73

Dec.

61 

55 

50 

48 

47

47 

47 

74 

201 

576

745 

760 

791 

823 

965

1,030 

965 

890 

856 

890

986 

788 

307 

213 

178

158 

142 

130 

122 

114 

114

Jan.

122 

315 

55O 

630 

563

285 

182 

150 

130 

118

114 

107 

107 

126 

195

251 

209 

154 

138 

126

126 

154 

227 

318 

364

424 

524 

823 

986 

1,110 

1,280

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

"ay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

ber ..........................

mber.........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,430 

1,710 

1,670 

1,590 

1,460

947 

472 

412 

589 

760

823 

856 

926 

1,080 

1,220

1,190 

1,080 

1,030 

1,060 

804

424 

485 

602 

644 

715

730 

644 

550 

424

Seoondfoot-days

480 

4,304 

13,173

199,579

10, 90S 

26,327 

51,228 

21,242 

2,265 

932 

955 

1,573 

4,060

137,447

Mar.

558 

1,300 

2,150 

2,290 

4,830

6,480 

6,040 

6,040 

4,150 

2,440

1,970 

1,630 

1,310 

900 

537

424 

498 

436 

400 

388

307 

307 

602 

630 

672

700 

775 

775 

602 

576 

511

Apr.

352 

448 

730 

823 

672

644 

715 

658 

658 

589

388 

472 

667 

1,340 

1,460

1,760 

2,610 

1,970 

1,590 

976

318 

218 

178 

150 

130

122 

138 

178 

166 

122

Maximum

19 

436 

1,030

12,500

1,280 

1,710 

6,480 

2,610 

204 

73 

134 

118 

524

6,480

May

90 

86 

72 

81 

81

107 

126 

186 

204 

130

90 

78 

68 

61 

69

52 

48 

45 

44 

44

38 

39 

35 

36 

33

40 

38 

44 

69 

76 

65

Minimum

12 

20 

47

12

107 

412 

307 

122 

33 

20 

15 

17 

16

12

June

73 

49 

40 

34 

31

28 

26 

26 

27 

29

37 

40 

29 

26 

24

26 

26 

24 

24 

23

27 

31 

30 

27 

26

24 

20 

22 

47 

36

Mean

15.5 

143 

425

547

352 

908 

1,653 

708 

73.1 

31.1 

30.8 

50.7 

135

376

July

22 

21 

21 

22 

23

21 

18 

16 

15 

15

22 

24 

25 

33 

28

26 

22 

20 

22

18 

22 

20 

16 

54

20 

26 

27 

48 

134 

134

Aug.

67 

36 

29 

23 

20

18 

17 

17 

63 

62

97 

111 

118 

114 

118

69 

60 

75 

78 

77

64 

39 

33 

28 

24

22 

21 

20 

18 

18 

17

Per squari 

mile

0.067 

.614 

1.82

2.35

1.51 

3.90 

7.09 

3.04 

.314 

.133 

.132 

.218 

.579

1.61

Sept.

16 

16 

16 

136 

260

524 

472 

302 

128 

75

56 

77 

186 

236 

296

307 

275 

160 

86 

60

48 

41 

35 

31 

28

25 

24 

28 

44 

72

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.69 

2.10

31.87

1.74 

4.20 

8.18 

3.39 

.36 

.15 

.15 

.25 

.65

21.94

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 see.-ft.).- Mar. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 6,920 sec.-ft.
504 PASCAGOOLA RIVER BASIM

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°20", long. 89°07', In NE£ sec. 8, T. 4 N., R. 

11 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on county road between Sunrise and Runnelstown, 3 miles south of Runnelstown and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 612 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Mar. 8 (gago height, 19.12 

reet); minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 1.42 fee4: Sept. 1.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 19,300 second-feet Jan. 23, 1947 (gag's height, 21.70 

feet); minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.8 

3.5

65

113

150

326

505

4.3 

4.6 

5.5 

8.0 

13.0

775

900

1,340

2,740

6,060

16.0

18.0

19.0

8,950

11,600

13,300

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

80

128

185

274

3.3

4.1 

4.6

473

705

900

Note.- Same Ets preceding 

table above 4.F feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- tc September 1948

Dag

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

96

91

86

83

80

77

72

68

66

66

65

66

66

66

65

64

64

65

129

174

122

191

168

140

120

118

144

135

111

98

98

NOV.

129

131

126

115

115

117

490

520

263

202

430

900

700

520

1,630

1,650

1,150

922

855

815

565

437

462

612

505

412

350

326

326

326

-

Dec.

277

247

227

212

206

202

197

497

1,460

5,610

3,620

2,920

2,980

2,980

3,550

3,420

2,920

2,440

2,150

1,930

1,870

1,930

1,820

1,010

700

595

535

505

475

450

437

Jan.

462

505

63O

1,080

1,180

1,010

700

535

462

437

400

387

400

400

412

475

565

565

475

437

425

425

490

717

815

945

1,550

3,170

2,740

3,110

3,420

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February . March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Juno ..............

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,230

2,980

2,980

3,110

3,050

2,860

2,380

1,440

1,820

2,200

2,200

2,260

2,260

2,380

2,380

2,440

2,500

2,380

2,200

2,150

2,090

1,930

1,650

1,550

1,710

1,710

1,650

1,490

1,230

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,054

16,101

48,372

517,583

29,324

64,210

133,010

52,702

Si 55!

4,375 

3,756

8,047 

15,840

387,343

Mar.

1,080

2,620

5,190

5,330

5,540

8,730

11,000

13,300

12,600

11,200

9,070

6,720

5,120

4,070

3,110

1,980

2,680

2,150

1,650

1,310

1,180

1,060

1,710

2,680

1,870

1,760

2,040

1,930

1,600

1,340

1,390

Apr.

1,250

1,010

1,230

1,650

1,760

1,600

1,870

2,040

1,760

1,550

1,310

922

1,310

3,300

3,750

3,550

3,360

3,490

3,880

3,750

2,980

1,270

705

580

512

486

460

434

473

460

-

Maxima

191

1,650

5,610

17,800

3,420

3,230

13,300

3,880

473

291

355

800

1,710

13,300

May

408

358

322

305

320

358

408

408

447

473

383

317

284

258

237

224

215

204

189

177

169

161

146

146

152

300

226

293

256

202

206

Minima

64

115

197

64

387

1,230

1,060

434

146

94

7C«o 

77

79

64

June

191

185

171

152

156

130

121

114

128

291

202

177

173

141

114

120

233

130

123

111

105

98

97

98

100

95

94

98

285

142

-

Mean

98* 5

537

1,560

1,418

946

2,214

4,291 

1,757

276

1 A.R 14O

121

260

528

1,058

July

187

142

105

92

84

80

83

90

83

79

80

80

82

83

82

97

256

175

106

95

83

80

76

76

84

103

320

159

T49

no

?55

Aug.

447

383

235

161

128

106

90

82

181

640

740

800

539

460

371

317

310

267

210

22S

221

204

167

130

113

100

92

86

82

80

77

Par square 

mils

0.161

877

2!55

2.32

1.55

3 62

7^01

2, 87

.451

239

 198

 425

!863

1.73

Sept.

85

176

79

436

1,280

1,710

1,340

1,080

740

539

460

371

334

823

1,340

1,080

905

670

486

346

258

213

183

161

141

125

114

114

125

126

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.98

2.94

31.47

1 78

3 90

8« 08

3.20

.52

!27

.23

.49

.96

23.54

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 aee. 

sec.-ft.

-ft.).- Dec. 10 (3:30 a.m.) 6,540 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (l p.m.) 13,500
PASCAGODLA RIVER BASIN 505

Tallahoma Creek near Laurel, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°47', long. 89°11', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 9 N., R. 12 W.

 St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, 1} miles downstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, 7 miles northwest of Laurel, and 15 miles upstream from mouth. Datjm of gage 

is 233.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 149 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- February 1941 to June 1948 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period October 1947 to June 1948, 4,960

secona-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 12.29 feet); minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet Oct. 18, 

19 (gage height, 0.55 foot).

1941-48: Maximum discharge observed, 9,410 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 

13.82 feet); minimum observed, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 20, 1945 (gage height, 0.33 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 3.0 3.2 107 9.5 683 

.8 6.2 4.0 160 10.0 775 

1.0 10 5.0 235 10.5 94O 

1.2 15 6.5 355 1O.9 1,240 

1.4 22 8.0 495 11.3 2.O7O 

2.1 50 9.0 611 12.0 4,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.5 

5.0 

4.5 

4.2

4.0

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.3

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.3 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

4.4

4.8 

4.8 

4.5 

11 

8.5

7.3 

8.5 

8.5 

7.0 

5.2 

5.4

Nov.

8.7 

8.7 

7.3 

21 

15

13 

15 

46 

44 

44

130 

146 

203 

146 

267

364

347 

331 

153 

85

95 

90 

85 

90 

85

80 

95 

75 

55 

44

Dec.

38 

34 

32 

30

30

30 

32 

113 

227 

475

528 

539 

550 

517 

539

638 

652 

624 

716 

716

465 

203 

153 

132 

113

107 

95 

85 

80 

80 

75

Jan.

173 

539 

485 

299 

167

125 

101 

90 

85 

75

75 

75 

85

139 

195

211 

132 

107 

95 

101

113 

181 

275 

275 

291

267 

347 

586 

775 

990 

1,580

Month

Ooto 

Nora 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

&1 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

I ............................

eober ........................

ter year ............

Feb.

1,310 

1,180 

940 

753 

382

283 

267 

267 

436 

586

667 

699 

753 

990 

860

734 

683 

734 

654 

364

227 

315 

475 

517 

539

382 

307 

267 

219

Seoondfoot-days

146.3 

3,188.7 

8,648

121,695.2

9,034 

16,790 

35,830 

13,210 

1,111.4 

234.3

.

Mar.

251 

856 

2,O70 

4,380 

3,650

4,670 

4,670 

3,650 

2,490 

1,580

1,130 

667 

485 

347 

275

275 

251 

235 

243 

203

174 

160 

315 

562 

539

517 

291 

331 

331 

251 

181

Apr.

211 

586 

485 

291 

267

506 

528 

506 

364 

259

267 

315

331 

99O 

1,130

1,940 

1,580 

990 

582 

188

139 

113 

85 

80 

70

75 

101 

101 

75 

55

MaxiBUB

11 

364 

716

9,110

1,580 

1,310 

4,670 

1,940 

146 

26

_

May

46 

42 

38 

42 

75

85 

146 

125 

80 

52

46 

38 

34 

30 

24

21 

18 

16 

14 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.8 

9.6

11 

12 

16 

13 

12 

11

MiniBUB

2.6 

7.3 

30

2.6

75 

219 

160 

55 

9.6

.

June

11

10 

9 

8.9 

8

7 

7 

7.3 

8.1 

26

18 

11 

5.5 

6.8

6.2

5.0 

4.8 

5.2 

4.8 

4.7

 6

Mean

4.7! 

106 

279

333

291 

579 

1,156 

440 

35.9 

7.83

.

July A««. Sept.

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

' 0.032 0.04 

.711 .80 

1.87 2.16

2.23 30.39

1.95 2.25 

3.89 4.19 

7.79 8.94 

2.95 3.30 

.241 .28 

.052 .06

_

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Nay 30 to June 3, June 5-7, 21-30; discharge computed on 

basis of records for Tallahala Creek at Laurel.
506 PASCAQOULA RIVER BASIN

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°20', long. 88°54', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 14 

W. CRoctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2,500 feet upstream from Alabama 

& Vicksburg Railway bridge, It miles east of Chunky, 3t miles upstream from Tallahatta 

Creek, and 5f miles downstream from Concobona Creek.

Drainage area.- 368 square miles.

Records available^- August 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 490 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge" during year, 8,340 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.80 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 2.52 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (grge height, 20.49 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Aug. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record1 , which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15 to Sept. 4)

Oct. 1 to May 29 May 30 to S?pt. 30

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

72

129

3.7 225

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

342

479

675

1,110

8.0 2,200

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

3,370 

4.66O 

6,010 

7,620

2.6 21

2.8 35

3.0 57

3.2 90

3.5 161

4.1 342

16.3 7,890 Note.- Same as preceding table above 4.1 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

24 

25

24 

24 

23 

23 

22

22 

21 

21 

20 

21

22 

27 

23 

£4 

25

26 

27 

30 

30 

35 

25

Nov.

35 

45 

60 

60 

45

35 

80 

120 

130 

130

300 

400 

380 

220 

350

600 

580 

370 

600 

840

800 

380 

260 

310 

380

300 

220 

180 

160 

140

Dec.

130 

120 

120 

120 

140

170 

170 

275 

517 

779

976 

801 

556 

556 

1,020

1,690 

1,970 

1,690 

869 

468

377 

320 

290 

266 

249

233 

222 

207 

199 

196 

194

Jan.

310 

615 

498 

323 

255

225 

204 

194 

189 

184

179 

176 

382 

635 

435

287 

255 

247 

241 

241

308 

498 

449 

387 

377

418 

675 

1,070 

1,070 

1,310 

1,690

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

tori 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

 her ..........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

1... .........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,800 

1,300 

675 

556 

954

1,520 

1,580 

1,690. 

2,490 

2,950

3,130 

2,660 

2,080 

2,950 

5,520

4,400 

2,490 

1,070 

737 

655

716 

1,210 

1,260 

1,070 

932

844 

716 

615

517

Secondfoot-days

75C 

8, SIC 

15,89C

230, 28C

14,32' 

49, OS63, 49i 

25, 90S 

4.12S 

1,80' 

1,211 2,07' 

3,26£

190,444

Mar.

498 

2,080 

4,660 

7,890 

5,590

4,920 

6,160 

5,590 

3,430 

2,080

1,230 

910 

695 

595 

556

536 

635 

635 

575 

498

432 

432 

1,140 

1,970 

2,080

1,630 

910 

1,630 

1,740 

1,110 

655

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

2,

3.

3, 

2,

Maxinun

> 35 

) 840 

> 1,970

8,970

1,690 

5,520 

» 7,890 

3,620 

333 

I 162 

94 

348 

675

I 7,890

888 

932 

695 

498 

428

575 

655 

498 

556 

230

690 

260 

761 

140 

310

620 

140 

737 

517 

407

345 

305 

272 

241 

220

212 

217 

209 

184 

160

May

147 

142 

133 

133 

144

172 

220 

199 

153 

129

133 

123 

114 

127 

125

108 

100 

97 

93 

89

84 

77 

75 

74 

74

79 

84 

114 

333 

298 

153

Minimum

20 

33 

120

16

176 

517 

432 

106 

74 

36 

20 

17 

26

17

June

98 

77 

63 

63 

60

58 

60 

64 

63 

70

66 

62 

60 

56 

53

50 

46 

51 

56 

52

49 

52 

50 

44 

41

36 

38 

56 

43 

162

Msan

24.2 

284 

513

631

462 

1,693 

2,048 

863 

133 

60.1 

39.1 

67.0 

109

520

July

94 

66 

47 

37 

32

29 

27 

31 

27 

23

22 

25 

24 

24 

23

26 

34 

55 

53 

35

31 

27 

23 

20 

20

24 

72 

70 

60 

72 

58

Aug.

Per square 

 lie

0.066 

.772 

1 .39

1.71

1.26 

4.60 

5.57 

2.35 

.361 

.163 

.106 

.182 

.296

1.41

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft. )_._- Feb. 15 (10 a.m.) 6,160 sec. -ft.; Mar. 4 (6:30

sec. -ft.; Mar. 7 (7:30 p.m.J 6,400 sec. -ft. 

Mote . - Ho gage-height record Oct. 28 to Dec. 7; discharge computed on basis of records 

stations In basin.

46 

43 

33 

30 

23

20 

18 

17 

19 

25

87 

98 

69 

53 

69

2O8 

348 

242 

128 

74

55 

45 

39 

40 

43

36 

34 

33 

30 

34 

38

Sept.

29 

32 

26 

192 

675

498 

239 

109 

68 

60

133 

76 

58 

68 

85

88 

68 

51 

43 

37

34

33 

30 

29 

26

26 

27 

80 

192 

156

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.86 

1.61

23.30

1.45 

4.96 

6.42 

2.62 

.42 

.18 

.12 

.21 

.33

19.26

a.m.) 8,340 

for other
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 507

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 10', long. 88°49', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 

14 £. Choctaw meridian, at county bridge in Enterprise, half a mile downstream from 

confluence of Chunky and Okatibbee Creeks, Datum of gage is 212.62 feet abo"e mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 913 square miles.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at 

same sice since 1904 are published in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,257 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage heigh1-., 25.45 

feet); minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. .19, 20 (gage height, -0.11 foot).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1947 (gage heigh--., 27.98 

feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943 (gage height, -0.53 foot).

Maximum stage known, 37.2 feet, from floodmark, in April 1900 (from reports 1 of U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to July 14)

Oct. 1 to July 14 July 15 to Sept. 3O

-0.1 63 3.5 857 21.5 11,000 O.3 81 2.2 

.3 1O7 6.O 1,750 24.0 14,500 .6 111 3.2 

.8 181 10. 0 3,320 25.0 16, 200 l.O 165 4,5 1 

1.6 333 15.5 5,900 1.5 255 6.5 1 

2.4 524 18.5 7,900

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

80 

78 

75 

75

76 

75 

76 

75 

74

73 

72 

71 

70 69-

67 

66 

64 

63 

64

71 

72 

71 

72 

72

73 

74 

77 

91 

92 

94

Nor.

151 

159 

146 

148 

148

124 

324 

441 

343 

343

1,310 

1,130 

808 

609 

1,100

1,380 

1,060 

1,160 

1,270 

1,640

1,340 

957 

683 

808 

890

760 

594 

464 

422 

376

Dec.

354 

333 

322 

322 

381

609 

524 

760 

1,380 

1,980

2,17O 

1,900 

1,710 

1,560 

2,590

3,980 

3,930 

3,400 

2,600 

1,750

1,2OO 

957 

857 

776 

713

668 

638 

594 

566 

552 

524

Jan.

857 

1,270 

1,270 

1,020 

760

638 

580 

538 

510 

497

484 

471 

824 

1,380 

1,240

890 

729 

668 

638 

623

760 

1,020 

1,100 

1,060 

991

1,020 

1,670 

2,880 

2,600 

3,280 

4,340

Month

Goto 

Neve

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Hare

&?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 ber. ........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1............................

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,110 

3,490 

2,560 

1,900 

2,050

3,040 

3,240 

3,800 

5,670 

6,62O

6,800 

6,38O 

5,660 

7,220 

8,5OO

9,400 

7,230 

5,200 

4,070 

2,880

2,020 

2,920 

2,960 

2,760 

2,72O

2,440 

2,170 

1,900 

1,6OO

Seocndfoct-days

2,3O' 

21,101 

4O,60<

592,66

36,601 

121, 31< 

174, 91< 

77,24f 

14,77! 

6,74( 

5,22: 

6,77. 

11,42'

519, OK

Mar.

1,490 

5,430 

9,700 

14,200 

15,500

16,400 

16,900 

15,800 

11,500 

7,430

5,720 

4,610 

3,360 

2,290 

1,830

1,680 

1,790 

1,790 

1,750 

1,600

1,380 

1,790 

4,110 

4,160 

4,160

3,400 

2,960 

3,450 

3,360 

2,800 

2,170

Apr.

2,480 

3,36O 

2,960 

2,25O 

1,75O

1,790 

1,750 

1,560 

1,750 

2,600

3,OOO 

2,880 

3,290 

6,5OO 

7,150

7,36O 

5,900 

4,250 

3,040 

1,710

1,240 

1,020 

923 

808 

729

1,020 

1,420 

991 

991 

776

Maximum

I 94 

3 1,640 

3 3,980

2 22,100

3 4,340 

3 9,400 

3 16,900 

3 7,36O 

'. 923 

3 399 

5 393 

5 743 

1,900

5 16.9OO

Peak discharge (base. 1O.OOO sec. -ft.).- Mar. 7 (4 a.m

May

609 

552 

497 

566 

552

906 

923 

668 

552 

471

446 

497 

497 

410 

387

376 

365 

354 

322 

292

272 

253 

240 

232 

230

230 

240 

496 

923 

890 

524

Minimum

63 

124 

322

63

471 

1,600 

1,380 

729 

230 

144 

84 

82 

93

63

June

365 

292 

251 

225 

205

193 

193 

195 

205 

322

242 

2O9 

190 

179 

170

155 

211 

232 

221 

190

176 

191 

214 

167 

144

154 

399 

312 

236 

302

Mean

74.:

704 

1,310

1,624

1,181 

4,183 

5,642 

2,575 

477 

225 

168 

218 

381

1,418

July

343 

262 

196 

162 

136

120 

114 

115 

119 

100

100 

121 

108 

96 

86

95 

92 

127 

159 

136

126 

119 

98 

84 

111

166 

368 

393 

38O 

332 

259

419 

711 

150 

,900

AUX.

203 

178 

153 

124 

104

91 

84 

82 

86 

101

169 

458 

419 

445 

272

581 

743 

528 

368 

239

170 

139 

121 

146 

132

110 

108 

117 

108 

94 

100

Per square

 lie

0.081 

.771 

1.43

1.78

1.29 

4.58 

6.18 

2.82 

.522 

.246 

.184 

.239 

.417

1.55_

Sept.

94 

106 

93 

284 

1,900

1,590 

1,120 

743 

368 

268

287 

253 

243 

445 

380

332 

270 

214 

178 

156

142 

132 

124 

117 

109

106 

115 

402 

458 

393

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.86 

1.65

24.12

1.49 

4.93 

7.12 

3.15 

.60 

.27 

.21 

.28 

.47

21.12

) 16,900 sec. -ft.
508 PASCAQOULA RIVER BASIN

Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31"41', long. 88"41', in NW£ sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 7

 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles west of Waynesboro. 

Datum of gage is 119.91 feet above mean sea level (Mississippi State Highway bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,395 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 38.10

 TeeTTT minimum, 237 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 3.32 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1947 (gag« height, 39.00 

feet); minimum, 149 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943 (gage height, 2.48 feet).

A stage of about 50 feet occurred sometime in 1900. A stage of 47.1 feet, from 

floodmarks, occurred Apr. 11, 1938; a discharge of 53,100 second-feet was measured by 

Corps of Engineers on preceding day.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.4 252 9.0 1,850 26.0 11,100 

4.0 352 11.0 2,680 30.0 14,400 

4.8 526 14.0 4,090 34.0 18,800 

5.8 790 18.0 6,200 38.0 24,500 

.7.0 1,150 22.0 8,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

7 

8

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

dot.

292 

276 

276 

268 

268

260 

260 

268 

288 

260

260 

252 

252 

252 

252

244 

244 

244 

252 

317

292 

292 

300 

292 

284

276 

276 

276 

268 

268 

284

Nov.

361 

456 

479 

434 

391

391 

1,250 

1,030 

1,030 

819

1,280 

2,250 

2,290 

1,770 

3,600

3,890 

2,860 

2,250 

1,850 

1,630

2,080 

2,030 

1,880 

1,560 

1,350

1,420 

1,350 

1,220 

1,030 

877

Dec.

790 

734 

706 

679 

665

665 

819 

1,150 

1,920 

5,280

5,980 

5,330 

4,960 

4,960 

5,330

6,810 

7,430 

8,750 

6,040 

5,380

4,240 

2,770 

2,000 

1,770 

1,630

1,520 

1,420 

1,350 

1,280 

1,220 

1,180

Jan.

1,350 

2,380 

2,910 

2,550 

2,040

1,630 

1,380 

1,250 

1,150 

1,120

1,090 

1,060 

1,090 

1,250 

1,850

2,080 

1,770 

1,450 

1,320 

1,250

1,250 

1,380 

1,740 

2,170 

2,210

2,170 

2,860 

5,490 

6,590 

6,750 

7,310

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

£>

June 

July 

Attga 

Sept

Wa

her

 her

»ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary . . .

nary ..... h!?::::::::::::::::::::::::: i......... ...................

sober. .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,490 

7,140 

6,70(3 

5,980 

4,600

3,410 

3,700 

4,340 

5,540 

6,750

7,200 

7,540 

7,950 

8,850 

9,420

9,230 

9,100 

9,290 

9,610 

9,480

8,420 

6,860 

5,600 

5,220 

5,710

5,430 

4,810 

4,190 

3,600

Seoondfoot-days

8,373 

45,158 

92,758

1,179,463

71,890 

193,160 

331,680 

140,660 

35,880 

15,528 

13,659 

16,113 

24,941

989,800

Mar.

. 3,940 

6,700 

10,200 

12,600 

13,800

17,000 

21,700 

24,200 

24,700 

24,100

22,400 

19,900 

17,200 

14,200 

10, 800

6,920 

5,170 

4,390 

3,990 

3,650

3,320 

3,230 

6,260 

7,430 

7,200

6,860 

6,860 

6,590 

5,820 

5,380 

5,170

Apr.

4,390 

4,240 

5,650 

5,710 

4,810

4,140 

3,700 

3,410 

3,130 

3,030

3,510 

4,190 

5,070 

7,660 

8,790

8,980 

8,790 

8,910 

8,980 

8,420

6,090 

2,910 

2,120 

1,880 

1,700

1,660 

2,000 

2,730 

2,210 

1,850

Maxima

317 

3,890 

7,430

25,700

7,310 

9,610 

24,700 

8,980 

2,000 

1,220 

1,060 

1,150 

2,770

24,700

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 aec.-ft.).- Mar. 9 (9 a.m.

May

1,630 

1,380 

1,220 

1,250 

1,420

1,560 

1,630 

2,000 

1,700 

1,380

1,250 

1,120 

1,090 

1,120 

1,030

937 

1,520 

1,350 

1,030 

907

790 

734 

665 

826 

600

613 

839 

679 

1,030 

1,490 

1,490

Minima

244 

361 

665

229

1,060 

3,410 

3,230 

1,660 

600 

352 

292 

284 

260

244

June

1,220 

877 

879 

600 

538

502 

479 

467 

456 

467

502 

575 

490 

434 

423

401 

412 

412 

502 

514

526 

502 

434 

412 

423

371 

352 

371 

587 

600

Mean

270 

1,505 

2,992

3,231

2,319 

6,681 

10,699 

4,689 

1,157 

518 

441 

520 

831

2,704

July

679 

665 

S62 

467 

2«1

2*3 

125 

334 

217 

217

217 

300 

292 

217 

317

234 

361 

200 

308 

271

291 

252 

217 

300 

292

361 

402

eoo

£37 

1.C30 

1.C6O

Aug.

819 

600 

502 

456 

391

343 

308 

284 

300 

334

401 

467 

600 

877 

848

790 

734 

1,150 

1,030 

819

639 

490 

401 

343 

317

334 

352 

308 

300 

292 

284

Pe- square 

 lie

0.163 

.907 

1.80

1.95

1.40 

4.01 

6.45 

2.82 

.697 

.312 

.266 

.313 

.501

1.63

) 24,700 see. -ft.

Sept.

263 

260 

300 

456 

762

2,210 

2,770 

2,000 

1,420 

967

706 

600 

639 

1,150 

1,630

1,420 

997 

762 

600 

502

434 

391 

352 

334 

317

300 

300 

423 

734 

937

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

1.01 

2.08

26.44

1.61 

4.33 

7.43 

3.15 

.80 

.35 

.31 

.36 

.56

22.18
PASCAQOULA RIVER BASIN 509

Chickasawhay River at Leakesvllle, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°08', long. 88°33', in SW£ sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 

o w. at. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 63, a quarter of a mile downstream from logging railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of Leakesville, an<? 25 miles 

upstream from confluence with Leaf River. Datum of gage is 51.13 feet above irean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,680 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 4,026 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 29.33 

reet); minimum, 425 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 8.31 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 39,600 second-feet Apr. 29, 1944 (gage height, 30.13 

feet); minimum observed, 260 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 1938; minimum gage height, 7.41 

feet Nov. 4, 5, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 34.12 feet Apr. 12, 1938; a discharge of 65,600 secon<f-feet was 

measured by Corps of Engineers on preceding day (gage height, 33.36 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-4S (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to July 29)

S.4 452 13.0 2,720 24.5 17.10O 

9.3 755 15.5 4,77O 26.0 21,100 

10.5 1,250 18.5 7,870 28. O 28,900 

11.5 1,740 21.5 11,800 29.0 34,000

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947' tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

594 

560 

544 

528 

512

496 

481 

481 

481 

481

481 

466 

466 

452 

452

452 

438 

438 

452 

466

528 

577 

544 

528 

512

512 

577 

646 

577 

544 

512

Nov.

594 

628 

755 

910 

870

755 

1,110 

1,720 

2,580 

1,860

3,900 

5,130 

3,740 

3,340 

4,110

6,550 

6,660 

5,220 

4,230 

3,660

2,940 

2,860 

3,020 

3,580 

3,660

2,790 

2,370 

2,100 

1,920 

1,740

Dec.

1,530 

1,430 

1,340 

1,300 

1,250

1,210

ilsoo

1,920 

10,100

16,300 

17,400 

15,600 

13,300 

11', 700

11,400 

11,000 

11,000 

10,700 

9,720

8,590 

7,430 

5,820 

4,320 

3,580

3,180 

2,940 

2,720 

2,580 

2,440 

2,440

Jan.

2,510 

2,580 

3,100 

3,740 

3,820

3,500 

3,100 

2,720 

2,370 

2,160

2,040 

1,960 

2,230 

2,440 

2,230

2,440 

2,790 

2,790 

2,510 

2,230

2,230 

2,300 

2,300 

2,790 

3,340

3,500 

3,420 

5,220 

8,110 

9,460 

10,800

Month

Ooto 

Ifovt 

Deoe

ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

aber.

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uanr E7:::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

11,100 11,100' 

10,700 

9,980 

9,200

8,110 

6,550 

5,620 

6,440 

8,350

9,200 

9.7ZO 

9,980 

10,400 

11,100

11,800 

12,200 

12,000 

11,800 

11,600

11,600 

11,800 

11,300 

10,500 

8,950

8,350 

8,350 

7,870 

7,100

Seoondfoot-days

15,776 

85,30! 

196, 75C

2,059,436

106, 75C 

283, 27C 

565, 49C 

233, 55C 

63,26C 

27,834 

33,23] 

43,091 

46,392

1,700,685

Mar.

6,330 

6,770 

12,000 

16,300 

18,100

23,200 

27,900 

30,900 

33,400 

35,800

35,800 

34,600 

32,900 

30,400 

27,500

24,700 

21,100 

17,4OO 

13,400 

10,400

8,470 

7,320 

6,770 

7,870 

9,980

11,200 

11,800 

11,600 

11,100 

10,5OO 

9,980

Apr.

9, 

8, 

7, 

7, 

8,

7, 

7, 

7, 

7, 

6,

5, 

5,

6, 

9, 

10,

 11, 

12, 

12, 

11, 

11,

11, 

11, 

8, 

4, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

Maxima

646 

6,660 

17,400

34,600

10,800 

12.200 

35,800 

12,000 

3,180 

1,800 

6,120 

3,580 

' 4,140

35,800

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 12 (4 a. a

330 

59O 

760 

760 

230

990 

76O 

430 

210 

550

820 

520 

120 

590 

800

600 

000 

000 

800 

700

800 

600 

350 

680 

660

420 

340 

580 

900 

660

May

3, ISO 

Z,790 

2,440 

2,160 

2,160

2,440 

2,720 

2,790 

2,940 

2,720

2,440 

2,160 

2,040 

1,860 

1,800

1,740 

1,860 

2,300 

2,230 

1,860

1,680 

1,480 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300

1,680 

1,530 

1,530 

1,580 

1,530 

1,680

Minima

438 

594 

1,210

438

1,980 

5,620 

6,330 

3,340 

1,300 

664 

512 

628 

611

438

June

1,800 

1,740 

1,480 

1,250 

1,120

1,010 

950 

910 

870 

870

870 

870 

870 

870 

830

811 

811 

792 

792 

773

830 

870 

870 

811 

736

7OO 

682 

664 

664 

718

Mean

509 

2,843 

6,347

5,642

3,444 

9,768 

18,240 

7,785 

2,041 

928 

1,072 

1,390 

1,546

4,647

July

970 

1,010 

1,010 

910 

811

700 

62S 

577 

560 

544

528 

544 

577 

544 

528

870 

1,090 

1,250 

811 

611

560 

560 

560 

512 

512

544 

594 

736 

3,310 

6,120 

4,140

Aug.

2, 

1,

l)

1,

2, 

3,

1,

\, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

\,

Per square 

 He

0.190 

1.06 

2.37

2.11

1.29 

3.64 

8.81 

2.90 

.762 

.346 

.400 

.519 

.577

1.73

230 

740

210 

0^0

910

an

811 

770 

5^0

9^0

4^0 

300

8*0 

5*0 

3*0 

4*0

3V> 

180 

)70

718

j.'S 

6?.&

Sept.

611 

611 

611 

982 

2,070

2,580 

2,300 

2,860 

2,510 

2,040

1,580 

1,340 

1,160 

1,480 

3,660

4,140 

2,860 

2,040 

1,580 

1,300

1,090 

950 

850 

773 

718

664 

646 

664 

773 

950

Runoff in 

inohva

0.22 

1.18 

2.73

28.58

1.48 

3.93 

7.85 

3.24 

.88 

.39 

.46 

.60 

.64

23.60

.) 17,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 35,800
510 PASCACKHJLA RIVER BASIN

Okatibbee Creek near Meridian, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°21'15", long. 88°45'25", in KWi sec. 22, T. 6 N., 

rt. 15 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, half a nrile upstream from 

Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Loper Creek, 3 miles west 

of Meridian, and 4 miles upstream from Sowashee Creek. Datum of gage is 269.43 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1S«1 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area..- 239 square miles.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 330 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 second-feet Mar. 7 (gsse height, 22.31 

reetj; minimum, 7.6 second-feet Oct. 23-25 (gage height, 5.30 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge. 8,890 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (gage height, 23.59 

feet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.52 feet Oct. 19, 

20, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 29.5 feet sometime in April 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 2-25, Aug. 11-20)

5.4 11 8.5 241 18.3 2,020 

5.7 26 10.0 415 19.5 2.67O 

6.0 44 13.0 815 21.3 3,990 

6.4 70 15. 0 1,130 .21.9 4,53O 

7.5 149 17.0 1,570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

10 

10 

9.6

9.3 

9.0 

9.0 

8.6 

8.3

8.3 

8.3 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.9 

8.6 

9.6 

16 

12 

15

Nov.

16 

24 

37 

40 

27

21 

39 

64 

83 

85

149 

226 

268 

133 

203

415 

452 

216 

415 

634

60S 

250 

165 

216 

252

201 

149 

119 

105 

91

Dec.

84 

79 

76 

73 

83

94 

98 

149 

263 

478

582 

647 

595 

415 

582

887 

962 

992 

917 

517

307 

241 

211 

192 

174

161 

149 

141 

133 

129 

129

Jan.

169 

355 

452 

279 

192

161 

145 

133 

126 

122

119 

115 

216 

427 

319

216 

178 

165 

157 

153

174 

274 

331 

274 

241

252 

391 

634 

675 

759 

1.O10

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

Jims 

July 

Augu 

Sept

la

her ..........................

 her .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1...... ......................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,090 

1.O7O 

829 

517 

621

902 

1,020 

1,230 

1,600 

1,940

1,320 

1,820 

1,720 

2,220 

2,170

2,O7O 

2,07O 

1,540 

947 

582

530 

745 

829 

801 

759

801 

731 

582 

491

Seoondfoot-days

303.] 

5,703 

10,540

155,600.]

9,214 

34,047 

43,860 

20,763 

3,480 

1,563 

1,508 

2.O17 

3,401

136,399.

Mar.

415 

1,110 

3,220 

4,340 

4,160

4,530 

4,530 

3,510 

2,870 

1,940

1,350 

843 

582 

465 

415

379 

415 

517 

504 

403

331 

424 

815 

801 

815

595 

634 

731 

857 

829 

530

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

16 

634 

992

5,200

1,010 

2,220 

4,530 

1,690 

296 

96 

174 

226 

675

L 4,530

675 

932 

932 

661 

439

439 

478 

403 

403 

787

O1O 

130 

110 

520 

690

630 

570 

230 

634 

379

296 

252 

221 

196 

178

206 

296 

491 

379 

196

May

157 

141 

133 

126 

129

196 

169 

149 

126 

108

101 

112 

98 

94 

98

91 

S5 

90 

91 

82

71 

64 

61 

57 

55

54 

52 

98 

296 

188 

108

Minimum

7.6 

16 

73

7.6

115 

491 

331 

178 

52 

32 

16 

18 

18

7.6

June

80 

64 

54 

49 

46

43 

42 

4O 

43

55

48 

43 

40 

37 

34

32 

35 

66 

49 

42

64 

98 

51 

40 

36

46 

60 

77 

87 

62

Mean

9.7£ 

190 

340

426

297 

1,174 

1,415 

692 

112 

52.1 

48.6 

65.1 

113

373

July

82 

54 

42

31 

27

24 

24 

20 

18 

21

31 

22 

18 

16 

17

16 

16 

34 

42 

48

53 

33 

22 

29

57

174 

119 

112 

149 

86 

71

Aug.

52 

49 

40 

30 

25

22 

20 

19 

18 

20

74 

226 

221 

165 

105

161 

137 

169 

112 

67

43

34 

30 

27 

24

22 

21 

22 

22 

20 

20

Per square 

mile

O.041 

.795 

1.42

1.78

1.24 

4.91 

5.92 

2.90 

.469 

.218 

.203 

.272 

.473

1.56

Sept.

21 

18 

19 

41

455

675 

595 

206 

98 

71

60 

54 

63 

98 

108

93 

76 

57 

47 

41

37 

33 

31 

30 

27

25 

29 

68 

94 

126

Runoff in 

inohes

O.O5 

.89 

1.64

24.22

1.43 

5.30 

6.82 

3.23 

.54 

.24 

.23 

.31 

.53

21.21
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 511

Bucatunna Creek at Denham, Miss

Drainage area.- 468 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1948

a .'J

resident Stage lei°Wn> at>°Ut 34 feet In Ap>ril 190°- from information by, local

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet

0-9 38 5.4 667

1-3 67 6.8 956

1-8 113 8.4 1,310

2 -* 183 10.0 1,690

3.2 291 12.0 2,230

*-2 446 15.0 3,160

17.0 3,900

19.0 5,000

21.0 6,500

23.0 8,400

25.0 11,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

59

55

52

48

48

45

45

45

45

45

42

42

42

42

39

38

37

37

39

48

44

38

43

42

48

48

52

59

52

45

45

NOT.

67

84

88

63

71

71

447

489

222

196

397

446

397

498

1,290

1,400

788

767

628

446

365

350

335

397

365

320

305

291

263

235

-

Dec.

209

196

183

183

183

183

183

252

590

2,470

2,740

2,050

1,840

2,110

2,020

2,440

2,170

1,820

1,620

1,500

1,430

1,180

788

647

571

516

480

463

429

446

446

Jan.

480

552

6Z8

767

872

872

647

516

446

413

381

365

413

397

397

413

413

381

350

335

350

365

429

667

628

628

914

1,920

1,820

2,020

2,590

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,320

2,050

1,890

1,760

1,690

1,500

1,040

956

1,550

1,940

1,740

1,790

1,920

2,410

2,380

2,170

1,960

1,790

1,690

1,500

1,180

1,690

1,620

1,430

1,640

1,620

1,520

1,450

1,360

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,409

12,081

32,338

375,102

22,369

49,470

118,470

41,396

11,409

3,920

4,311

3,861

5,776

306, 996

Mar.

1,290

2,960

4,880

5,210

4,580

7,810

11,300

10,300

8,520

7,500

6,340

6,140

4,000

3,160

2,410

1,760

2,290

2,230

1,590

1,340

1,270

1,150

2,090

3,030

2,840

2,440

2,290

2,350

2,470

2,170

1,760

Apr.

1,640

1 c

l!<

1,3

90

70

60

1,360

1,690

1,7

1,7

1 £

90

60

50 1)200

978

9e

2,1

14

51

40

2,290

2,050

2,0

2,1

2,4

20

70

70

2,410

1,820

9

7

6

78

27

28

571

552

5

5

6

6

Maximum

59

1,400

2,740

11,200

2,590

2,410

11,300

2,470

667

320

1,290

263

727

11,300

71

90

28

28

May

498

413

381

429

446

534

667

628

609

534

429

365

350

335

305

320

590

381

446

350

277

249

222

196

183

209

183

196

183

196

305

Minimum

37

63

183

36

335

956

1,150

552

183

84

52

52

45

37

June

320

249

196

171

147

129

124

113

118

124

108

103

108

124

113

98

135

108

98

93

153

147

113

98

84

124

113

118

98

93

Mean

45.5

403

1,043

1,028

722

1,709

3,822

1,380

368

131

139

125

193

839

July

196

159

159

108

79

67

75

59

55

59

59

55

55

52

55

63

71

75

63

59

59

71

75

63

67

141

88

263

1,290

412

159

Aui',.

209

:

]

]

'09

59

18

113

108

88

75

79

308

118

1

98

71

35

118

135

1

:

i

^

:i

i

Per square 

Bile

0.097

.861

2.23

2.20

1.54

3.65

8.17

2.95

.786

.880

.297

.267

.412

1.79

96

09

96

63

09

47

18

03

84

75

71

71

67

59

52

Sept.

48

45

45

169

350

183

171

263

249

183

159

124

166

727

642

350

335

263

196

159

129

103

93

84

71

67

63

118

113

108

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.96

2.57

29.81

1.78

3.94

9.41

3.29

.91

.31

.34

.31

.46

24.39
512 PASCAQOULA RIVER BASIN

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30e S2', long. 88°25', in NW^. sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 4 

w., at bridge on Alabama State Highway 42 at Alabama-Mississippi State line, a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, half a mile upstream from 

Rocky Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Wilmer.

Drainage area.- 506 square miles.

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 20.9 

reet); minimum, 126 second-feet Oct. 16, 17.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 7, 1948; minimum, 101 second-feet Sept. 

5, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,300 second-feet and fair below.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

3.4 122 6.0 850 3.2 163 6.0 897 18.0 8,120 

3.7 164 8.0 1,770 .3.6 230 8.0 1,660 19.0 9,730 

4.0 215 12.0 3,800 4.0 312 11.0 3,100 20.0 12,400 

4.5 330 15.1 5,520 4.5 434 15.0 5.41Q 20.7 15,500 

5.0 483 5.0 574 17.0 7,020

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

177 

166 

161 

1S5 

ISO

149 

145 

148 

149 

148

142 

138 

136 

134 

130

126 

126 

127 

131 

182

233

282 

292 

277 

235

197 

235 

418 

466 

338 

263

Nov.

500 

605 

500 

402 

320

268 

450 

1,330 

1,470 

950

2,440 

4,740 

5,520 

5,150 

4,140

4,030 

3,260 

3,210 

3,260 

2,450

2,150 

2,150 

2,050 

2,100 

3,000

3,000 

2,100 

1,420 

1,140 

931

Deo.

780 

666 

589 

S59 

544

589 

544 

698 

1,460 

2,800

6,000 

10,700 

It, 500 

10,200 

7,650

6,480 

5,410 

4,430 

3,420 

2,500

1,950 

1,580 

1,340 

1,140 

1,000

897 

846 

780 

746 

730 

780

Jan.

1,000 

1,100 

1,040 

931 

812

714 

650 

604 

559 

559

544 

544 

2,640 

2,800 

1,740

1,260 

1,100 

1,070 

965 

897

1,340 

1,380 

1,140 

965 

897

863 

863 

1,460 

1,580 

2,600 

3,530

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc

35? 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

uftrv h^7 ::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,370 

2,900 

2,100 

1,660 

1,340

1,100 

965 

846 

1,460 

2,300

2,300 

1,950 

1,780 

1,740 

1,700

1,460 

1,220 

1,070 

931 

846

763 

1,000 

1,380 

1,260 

1,140

1,100 

1,070 

1,000 

863

Secondfoot-days

6,156 

65,036 

92,308

559,607

38,147 

42,614 

116,186 

32,777 

14,401 

8,008 

11,282 

23,289 

20,171

470,375

Peak discharge (base, 5.00O sec. -ft.).- Hov

sec, -ft.; Mar. 7 (6:30 a.m.) 16,600 sec. -ft.

Mar.

829 

1,860 

5,500 

8,120 

8,120

11,800 

15,500 

12,800 

10,200 

7,880

5,480 

3,640 

2,600 

2,050 

1,740

1,540 

1,380 

1,220 

1,140 

1,100

1,220 

1,380 

1,340 

1,260 

1,070

931

829 

863 

1,000 

897 

897

Apr.

1, 

1,

2. 

3,

3,

z,

1, 

1,

1,

Maxima

466 

5,520 

14,500

14,500

3,530 

3,370 

15,500 

3,210 

1,620 

515 

1,000 

3,150 

2,450

 15,500

. 13 (8 p.m.

100 

040 

863 

780 

780

846 

780 

666 

666 

763

796 

635 

700 

450 

210

100 

950 

900 

300 

931

682 

530 

460 

421 

396

615 

100 

965 

763 

589

May

487 

421 

359 

335 

408

460 

620 

501 

421 

359

324 

312 

290 

267 

251

240 

408 

604 

487 

371

301 

269 

240 

226 

269

485 

698 

863 

1,620 

931 

574

MiniBun

126 

268 

544

110

544 

763 

829 

396 

226 

171 

163 

217 

192

126

June

396 

312 

265 

230 

212

197 

190 

184 

200 

247

261 

243 

209 

184 

176

171 

230 

286 

335 

249

406 

515 

501 

408

312

234 

219 

214 

195 

227

Mean

199 

2,168 

2,978

1,533

1,231 

1,469 

3,748 

1,093 

465 

267 

364 

751 

672

1,285

July

371 

460 

421 

408 

347

335 

396 

280 

204 

177

163 

202 

230 

214 

302

730 

436 

347 

335 

359

324 

241 

197 

248 

335

269 

280 

301 

640 

1,000 

730

Aug.

589

666 

635 

796 

897

449 

290 

236 

1,340 

3,150

2,550 

2,000 

1,220 

863 

1,040

635 

474 

396 

312 

267

265 

312 

267 

724 

730

635 

460 

347 

280 

247 

217

Per square 

mile

0.393 

4.28 

5.89

3.03

2.43 

2.90 

7.41 

2.16 

.919 

.528 

.719 

1.48 

1.33

2.54

Sept.

207 

236 

335 

1,580 

2,450

1,180 

714 

515 

447 

434

460 

40S 

371 

1,420 

2,400

1,540 

965 

698 

589 

574

460 

312 

253 

225 

205

193 

192 

249 

290 

269

 Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

4.78 

6.78

41.13

2.80 

3.13 

8.54 

2.41 

1.06 

.59 

.83 

1.71 

1.48

34.56

) 5,730 sec. -ft.; Dec. 13 (6 a.m.) 15,500
PASCAOOULA RIVER BASIN 513

Big Creek near Mobile, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°43"45". long. 88°20'10", In NW£ sec. 1, T. 4 S., R. 

i «., at bridge on county road 1 mile upstream from Hamilton Creek, 6 miles downstream 

from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 19 miles west of Mobile.

Drainage area.- 84 square miles.

Records available.- November 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 13.9 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 87 second-feet Oct. 14-17. 

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,080 second-feet Nov. 27, 1944 (gage height, 

16.6 feet); minimum observed, 65 second-feet Oct. 18-21, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Subsequent to May 1, 1948, base data collected by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.8 87 6.0 582 

3.0 106 10.0 1,110 

3.0 216 13.0 1,540

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

101 

101 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

106 

101 

101

96 

96 

96 

92 

87

87 

87 

96 

96 

133

159 

204 

170 

148 

126

8130 

136 

133 

204 

148 

8130

Nov.

8300 

a350 

a270 

aSlo 

alSO

a!60 

264 

8300 

304 

159

458 

556 

396 

336 

504

408 

352 

557 

569 

396

396 

348 

396 

569 

384

376 

340 

204 

170 

159

Dec.

159 

159 

148 

148 

170

192 

159 

219 

286 

384

608 

855 

686 

556 

492

480 

384 

388 

252 

228

204

181 

192 

192 

181

193 

181 

170 

170 

181 

216

Jan.

228 

204 

181 

170 

170

159 

148 

148 

148 

148

148 

159 

438 

360 

348

336 

336 

324 

312 

304

376 

264 

240 

204 

181

170 

192 

396 

372 

312 

240

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

tori 

May

JUXK

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

bar

 her

»b«r .........................

lender year 1947 

&ry .

eober .. ......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

316 

8210 

8300 

8190 

8190

alSO 

181 

181 

216 

328

300

336 

216 

304 

193

181 

170 

159 

159 

159

159 

170 

159 

159 

159

159 

159 

159 

159

Secondfoot-days

3,622 

9,871 

8,91E

96,096

7,516 

5, SIC 

12,80E 

8.31E 

6,94C 

5,30! 

6,43! 12,72:

31,604

101,56!

Mar.

159 

440 

868 

868 

1,300

1,540 

790 

738 

8600 

8480

8410 

348 

313 

376 

252

340 

340

352 

252 

228

216 

204 

304 

192 

192

181 

181 

181 

170 

8170 

324

Apr.

582 

886 

420 

300 

294

634 

336 

8290 

288 

328

316 

304 

316 

430 

396

300 

276 

340 

192 

170

159 

159 

159 

148 

148

142 

181 

306 

170 

148

Maxinum

204 

569 

855

1,360

438 

336 

1,540 

) 686 

> 751 

530 

336 

1,540 

, 1,500

1,540

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Nar. 6 (1 a.m.

May

142 

137 

137 

137 

192

264 

228 

181 

148 

132

126 

133 

136 

137 

126

136 

a!20 

8120 

allO 

111

126 

126 

132 

143 

446

660 

751 

444 

569 

312 

300

Minimui

87 

159 

148

83

148 

159 

159 

142 

110 

96 

90 

159 

170

87

June

276 

316 

192 

142 

126

8120 

8120 

8120 

116 

alZO

8120 

8120 

111 

111 

328

246 

530 

408 

288 

216

216 

170 

148 

132 

106

96 

96 

96 

101 

116

Mean

117 

329 

288

263

242

190 

413 

377 

224 

177 

207 

410 

453

277

July

192 

181 

116 

101 

892

890 

204

170 

159 

132

228 

264 

316 

170 

276

336 

228 

181 

216 

324

240 

336 

276 

204 

142

204

170 

252 

264 

276 

192

Aug.

256 

432 

5M 

504 

8450

384 

216

srs

1,5*0 

1,310

8f5 

6C« 

5C4 

3f6 

240

3S6 

2T6 

170 

2f4 

3fO

537 

348 

Ifl 

1TO 

If9

alfi 

82EO 

8270 

8340 

8220 

aZCO

Per square 

 lie

1.39 

3.92 

3.43

3.13

2.88 

2.26 

4.92 

3.30 

2.67 

2.11 

2.46 

4.88 

5.39

3.30

1,730 sec. -ft.; Aug. 9 (2 p.m.)

Sept.

8190 

192 

192 

al,OOO 

al,500

8800 

aSOO 

348 

264 

276

396 

556 

712 

1,020 

1,250

935 

530 

324 

288 

264

8250 

aZ30 

216 

216 

204

204 

204

192 

181 

170

Runoff la 

inches

1.60 

4.37 

3.95

42.56

3.33 

2.44 

5.67 

3.68 

3.07 

2.35 

2.85 

5.63 

6.02

44.96

1,630 sec.-

ft.; Sept. 5 (time and discharge unknown).

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for Escatawpa River near Wllmer.
514 WOLF RIVER BASIN

Wolf River near Lyman, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°36', long. 89°20', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 5 S., R. 13 W. St. 

STepRens meridian, at highway bridge half a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles 

downstream from Crane Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bell Creek, and 15 miles northwest 

of Lyman.

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to June 1948 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1947 to June 1948. 13,800 second-feet 

Mar. 6 (gage height, 20.3 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve 

extended above 7,200 second-feet; minimum not determined.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 22.1 

feet); minimum observed, 35 second-feet Nov. 1, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

liage read twice daily.

.scharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947' to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110

100

94

86

82

76

70

66

62

58

55

53

50

47

46

44

42

41

39

39

45

130

306

150

100

98

92

80

68

65

67

Nov.

72

74

69

64

56

62

80

600

250

160

150

1,100

951

786

3,080

3,190

1,590

1,020

1,150

1,300

1,100

1,300

1,260

1,590

1,690

1,020

Til

670

615

450

-

Dec.

306

286

286

267

267

286

286

327

929

4,010

4,910

4,230

2,920

2,810

2,810

3,900

1,840

1,180

882

698

588

536

511

438

415

392

348

327

327

327

348

Jan.

348

348

327

286

267

249

232

232

232

249

267

267

1,550

1,120

511

370

438

615

486

438

786

849

588

1,140

698

536

588

1,260

1,100

1,260

1,350

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

987

756

588

486

462

415

370

327

1,020

1,350

786

698

670

786

642

486

438

392

348

327

306

817

786

588

536

462

415

370

327

_

-

Secondfoct-days

2,461

26,226

37,987

266,286

18,987

16,941

64,594

13,974

4,107

2.16E

_

-

-

Mar.

814

3,080

6,660

7,?30

3,950

10,800

10,800

2,760

2,610

2,040

1,690

1,260

944

806

709

678

647

616

556

527

470

415

389

389

389

340

709

873

527

389

527

Apr.

873

741

527

364

298

318

364

364

389

470

340

261

337

2,090

1,640

908

556

389

261

228

213

199

185

165

159

244

415

298

213

165

Maximum

306

3,190

4,910

11,600

1,550

1,350

10,800

2,090

298

129

_

-

-

May

141

135

123

141

165

185

298

261

185

153

129

117

141

141

129

112

101

90

90

84

79

74

69

67

65

65

79

279

174

123

112

Minimum

39

56

267

39

232

306

340

159

65

50

_

-

-

June

84

74

64

60

57

55

54

52

50

129

106

95

84

74

66

63

61

74

74

69

74

79

74

101

90

79

65

53

51

54

Mean

79.4

874

1,225

730

612

584

2,084

466

132

72.2

_

-

-

July Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.314

3.45

4.84

2.89

2.42

2.31

8.24

1.84

.522

.285

_

-

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

3.86

5.58

39.14

2.79

2.49

9.50

2.05

.60

.32

_

-

-

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-22, Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, Nov. 30; discharge computed on basis 

records for other stations In vicinity and weather records.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 515

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°47 I , long. 89°2CM, in SW£ sec. 13, T. 11 N., 

K. 9 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16 in Edinburg, 1,100 feet 

downstream from Hooper Mill Creek, 3 miles upstream from Rice Creek, and ll£ miles 

northeast of Carthage. Datum of gage is 341.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjastment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 898 square miles.

Kecoras available.- August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,018 second-feet.

Extremes - maximum discharge during year, 9,270 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 23.37 

reet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 1.69 feet July 16.

1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 31,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1935 (gage height, 

26.20 feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 29, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet 

Sept. 8, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 80 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 1 to Nov. 1,

Apr. 28 to June 26, Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to June 26 June 27 to Sept. 30

1.6 4 6.6 506 20.0 5,050 1.7 14 4.0 181 

2.0 23 9.0 930 21.7 6,630 2.0 27 5.2 313 

2.7 65 11.5 1,460 23.0 8,490 2.4 49 6.6 506 

3.4 114 13.5 2,000 23.2 8,860 2.9 86

I'l MO ll'o MISS Note - Sarae as P1*0 *1 - 

5.0 280 18.0 3,820 Ing-EaKle above 6.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

11 

10 

10

10 

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

8.5

8.0 

8.0 

7.6 

6.8 

6.8

6.0 

6.0 

5.6 

4.8 

4.8

4.4

4.8 

4.8

6.4 

7.6

9.5 

14 

28 

26 

22 

34

Nov.

102 

156 

122 

107 

110

96 

220 

192 

156 

209

604 

554 

490 

406 

706

638 

570 

570 

621

587

506 

445 

415 

401 

359

312 

262 

220 

187 

166

Dec.

147 

138 

126 

122 

122

138 

138 

238 

319 

1,070

1,150 

1,090 

1,070 

1,030 

1,720

2,030 

2,030 

2,090 

1,880 

1,610

1,490 

1,460 

1,490 

1,440 

1,350

1,210 

1,090 

970 

854 

723 

587

Jan.

797 

816 

797 

740 

689

655 

621 

604 

587 

570

538 

475 

538 

522 

490

475 

475 

475 

460 

445

506 

554 

554 

554 

554

570 

673 

894 

932 

1,150 

1,350

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Pebr 

Mare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mWjir

mber .........................

lender year 1947 

&ry

uarv iT7 ::::;::::::::::::::::::::

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,490 

1,460 

1,370 

1,350 

1,460

1,610 

1,820 

2,660 

3,870 

4,500

5,810 

7,830 

8,670 

8,490 

7,830

7,250 

6,630 

6,100 

5,450 

4,910

4,320 

3,920 

3,530 

3,120 

2,780

2,430 

2,190 

2,000 

1,850

Seoondfoot-days

324.9 

10,489 

30,922

419,921.9

20,060 

116,700 

106,890 

55,003 

3,160 

1,570 

1,915 

6,094 

5,203

358,330.9

Mar.

1,740 

3,080 

3,720 

4,260 

4,980

6,720 

8,320 

8,860 

8,490 

7,830

6,750 

5,720 

4,770 

3,920 

3,210

2,500 

2,000 

1,710 

1,510 

1,370

1,230 

1,190 

1,280 

1,300 

1,260

1,130 

1,370 

1,560 

1,740 

1,660 

1,710

Apr.

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

2, 

2,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

2, 

2, 

1, 

1,

1,

Maximum

34 

706 

2,090

9,960

1,350 

8,670 

8,860 

3,440 

220 

127 

201 

461 

338

8,860

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (10 p.m

220

500 

360 

970 

660

440 

300 

150 

260 

390

440 

170 

320 

430 

700

260 

350 

440 

440 

170

660 

120 

690 

370 

150

970 

778 

587 

415 

293

May

220 

181 

156 

142

134

192 

203 

176 

151 

130

118 

107 

103 

100 

91

82 

92 

80 

77 

68

61 

55 

52 

49 

47

46 

43 

42 

52 

57 

53

UinimiB

4.4

96 

123

4.4

445 

1,350 

1,130 

293 

42 

27 

14 

40 

32

4.4

June

45 

43 

33 

29 

27

33 

40 

40 

42 

45

48 

48 

43 

37 

58

45 

40 

44 

51 

48

57 

75 

63 

56

46

53 

127 

99 

80 

75

Mean

10.5 

350 

997

1,150

647 

4,024 

3,448 

1,833 

102 

52.3 

61.8 

197 

173

979

July

65 

55 

49 

47

45

41 

37 

34 

26 

21

19 

20 

22 

20

17

14 

18 

53 

39

63

100 

96 

76 

74 

99

127 

76 

96 

80 

185 

201

Aur.

Per square 

Bile

0.012 

.390 

1.11

1.28

.720 

4.48 

3.84 

2.04 

.114 

.058 

.069 

.219 

.193

1.09

163 

172 

181 

163 

127

92 

63 

47 

40 

318

461 

206 

163 

248 

243

301 

377 

364 

325 

325

313 

301 

265 

232 

167

118 

88 

69 

57 

57 

48

Sept.

42 

37 

32 

55 

216

295 

289 

289 

301 

313

325 

338 

338 

325 

289

237 

191 

145 

114 

92

76 

h70 

h55 

a51

a47

a43 

g40 

gl81 

g!86 

h!91

Runoff in 

inohes

0.91

.43 

1.28

17.37

.83 

4.83 

4.43 

2.28 

.13 

.07 

.08 

.25 

.22

14.84

.) 9,270 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (10 a.m.) 9,060

ec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In basin, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from once-daily gage readings.
516 PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River near Lena, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°40', long. 89°38', in SW£ seo. 36, T. 10 N., R. 6 E. Choc-

 taw meridian, at bridge on county road three-quarters of a mile dcr*nstream from Tuscolameta Creek, 3-? miles upstream from Yockanookany River, 6 miles north of Lena, and 

8 miles southwest of Carthage. Datum of gage is 299.50 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,995 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- November 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 20,600 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height,

 VJ4.9U feet); minimum observed, 97 s&cond-feet Oct. 17-26 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1936-48: Maximum discharge observed, 43,700 second-feet Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 

28.28 feet); minimum, about 40 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 1943, occurred during period 

of doubtful gage-height record.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements

 maae ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 28 July 29 to Sept. SO

1.2 114 4.5 833 12.5 3,750 20.0

1.7 169 6.0 1,300 14.5 5,100 22.0

2.3 272 8.0 1,940 16.0 6,220 23.6

3.5 558 1O.S 2.84O 18. 0 8,020 24.9

10,500 1.4 159

13,400 1.9 234

16,500 2.8 412

20 ' 600 Note.- Same

4.0 697

4.5 833

as orecedInj table above 4'. 5 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

123

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

109

109

109

105

105

105

105

105

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

101

114

123

133

133

Nov.

138

224

385

338

333

315

361

532

637

637

775

1,420

1,650

1,780

1,840

1,870

1,840

1,840

2,040

2,110

1,940

1,650

1,260

1,040

1,010

920

862

747

691

584

-

Dec.

532

457

433

433

4O9

482

532

584

804

1,680

2,700

2,840

2,770

2,520

2,700

3,870

4,320

5,100

4,890

4,050

3,530

2,990

2,740

2,220

2,040

1,910

1,740

1,680

1,550

1,460

1,360

Jan.

1,420

2,040

2,190

2,080

1,940

1,810

1,710

1,460

1,260

1,170

1,100

1,040

1,070

1,140

1,100

1,170

1,200

1,200

dl,180

1,170

1,040

1,300

1,390

1,460

1,490

1,490

1,550

1,970

2,410

2,810

3,480

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ... .........

January ..........................

February .........................

March . . .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3,990

4,120

3,870

3,280

3,110

3,530

3,930

5,100

7,420

9,980

11,900

13,000

14,500

16,000

16,500

16,000

15,400

14,300

12,200

10,800

9,200

8,480

7,920

7,220

6,460

5,820

5,170

4,680

4,190

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,347

31,774 

65,826

979.06C

48,84C

248, 07C

253, OIC

119, 30C

14,891

6,05!

7 1 41(

16,537

11,257

826,321

Mar.

3,430

5,310

9,460

12,200

13,800

16,200

19,500

20,600

19,800

18,300

14,300

13,000

10,500

8,840

7,220

5,980

4,960

4,050

3,630

3,330

2,950

2,700

2,990

3,480

3,580

3,480

3,070

3,480

4,050

4,330

3,990

Apr.

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

5,

7,

8,

9,

8,

6,

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

133

2,110 

5,100

21,800

3,480

16,500

20,600

9,200

980

293

747

1,330

646

20,600

690

690

480

280

030

880

520

410

560

070

030

110

190

450

520

840

200

4SO

940

060

310

470

580

110

370

080

810

580

420

140

-

May

98C

804

747

69]

637

637

637

637

69]

637

584

532

482

432

433

385

361

361

338

338

338

338

292

272

272

409

338

272

338

338

338

Minimum

97

138

409

97

1,040

3,110

2,700

1,140

272

183

114

201

165

97

June

293

252

224

206

19S

d200

d200

d200

d200

198

198

198

183

183

183

190

190

198

183

198_

215

215

190

198

198

198

183

183

198

198

Mean

108

1,059 

2,123

2,682

1,575

8 , 554

8, 162

3,977

480

202

0«Q £oy

533

375

2,258

July

198

183

169

169

150

144

144

136

133

133

123

123

118

114

114

190

190

183

183

215

198

206

224

198

169

183

338

747

697

621

723

Aug.

1,

1,

Per square

0.054

.531

1.06

1.34

 789

4.29

4*09

1.99

.241

.101

.120

 9C7 co t

.188

1.13

621

501

412

369

348

289

270

217

201

234

750

330

300

980

750

777

920

891

723

596

548

501

478

456

456

390

289

270

252

217

201

Sept.

186

186

165

289

412

S48

646

621

S48

SOI

501

478

178

478

501

501

4S6

412

328

289

2S2

234

201

186

172

172

186

348

434

S48

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

CQ

 D9

1.23

18.24

 Ql04.

4,62

4^72

2.22

 28 .11 .14

.31

.21

15.40

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for o^her stations In basin.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 517

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Hiss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SB'SO'SO", long. 89°56'25", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 8 N., 

K. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, at Meeks Bridge, 3f miles northeast of Goshen Springs, 5f 

miles upstream from Hill Creek, 9 miles southeast of Canton, and 10 miles downstream 

from Fannegusha Creek. Datum of gage is 270.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage heigh*:, 22.98 

reetj; minimum, 129 second-feet Oof. 25 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 56,200 second-feet Feb. 15, 1946 (gage height, 26.20 

feet); minimum observed, 87 second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.11 foot), 

but may have been less during period of no gage-height record in October and November, 

1943.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of 26.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nay 11 to July 28)

0.5 136 4.5 1,260 18.0 11,900 

.9 187 7.0 2,320 20.0 15,900 

1.3 259 11.0 4,530 21.0 18,400 

2.2 482 13.0 5,930 22.0 21,400 

3.5 886 16.5 9,530 22.9 25,000

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

176 

169 

163 

159 

156

154 

153 

149 

149 

147

146 

146 

145 

144 

143

142 

139 

138 

135 

134

133 

131 

130 

130 

130

130 

133 

136 

136 

142 

164

Nor.

190 

200 

224 

352

468

455 

468 

468 

596 

738

802 

1,020 

1,560 

1,760 

1,780

1,900 

2,130 

2,220 

2,470 

2,800

2,740 

2,370 

1,860 

1,500 

1,340

1,260 

1,180 

1,100 

1,020 

920

Dec.

819 

754 

690 

643 

613

583 

583 

659 

786 

1,220

2,420 

3,290 

3,340 

3,240 

3,510

4,060 

4,860 

5,250 

5,460 

5,530

5,250 

4,790 

4,230 

3,730 

3,240

2,740 

2,420 

2,220 

2,040 

1,860 

1,740

Jan.

1,700 

1,950 

2,470 

2,580 

2,520

2,420 

2,320 

2,180 

1,900 

1,660

1,540 

1,420 

1,360 

1,340 

1,420

1,540 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,460

1,380 

1,380 

1,580 

1,700 

1,780

1,820 

1,860 

2,180 

2,740 

3,240 

3,900

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

 arc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

AUEI 

Sept

ffa

 ber

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

r?:::::::::::::::::::::::::

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,410 

4,790 

4,980 

4,920 

4,530

4,410 

4,660 

5,180 

6,880 

8,380

10,200 

12,500 

14,700 

17,400 

19,600

21,100 

21,400 

21,400 

20,800 

19,900

17,900 

15,900 

14,300 

12,700 

11,100

9,790 

S,820 

7,760 

6,780

Secondfoot-days

4,484 

37,932 

82,57C

1,445,46'

60,10C 

337, 21C 

366, 50C 

173, 11C 

25.32C 

9,46£ 

9,24! 

22,362 

13.98"

1,142,28"

Mar.

5,930 

6,880 

10,000 

11,900 

15,100

18,200 

21,100 

23,400 

24,600 

25,000

25,000 

23,400 

21,400 

18,700 

15,900

15,100 

10,400 

8,380 

6,880 

5,770

5,050 

4,720 

4,600 

4,980 

5,120

5,120 

5,120 

4,920 

4,980 

5,320 

5,530

Apr.

5,610 

5,460 

5,320 

5,050 

4,720

4,350 

3,900 

3,620 

3,460 

3,680

4,120 

4,230 

4,600 

6,110 

7,880

9,410 

10,600 

11,700 

11,700 

10,600

9,290 

7,980 

6,660 

5,460 

4,410

3,560 

2,960 

2,520 

2,180 

1,950

Maxima

I 176 

i 2,800 

) 5,530

1 25,500

) 3,900 

) 21,400 

) 25,000 

) 11,700 

) 1,700 

) 496 

'. 954 

i 1,500 

835

25,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 17 (7 p.n

sec.-rt.; Apr. 19 (5 a.m.) 1Z.7OO sec. -ft. 

Mote.- Discharge Aug. 26 to Sept. 22 computed from oute

May

1,700 

1,500 

1,340 

1,220 

1,140

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

1,060 

1,060

1,020 

920 

852 

786 

738

690 

674 

643 

626 

598

568 

 539 

496 

468 

455

441

see

613 

496 

468 

539

Minima

130 

190 

563

130

1,340 

4,410 

4,600 

1,950 

441 

245 

153 

316 

224

130

June

498 

428 

389 

364 

340

316 

304 

295 

290 

290

277 

272 

266 

268 

279

268 

288 

340 

441 

352

283 

316 

352 

340 

316

295 

274 

253 

245 

251

Mean

145 

1,264 

2,664

3,960

1,939 

11,630 

11,820 

5,770 

817 

316 

298 

721 

466

3,121

July

261 

247 

235 

224 

213

217 

198 

187 

180 

176

189 

168 

163 

180 

159

153 

214 

340 

288 

245

259 

299 

328 

340 

316

263 

230 

330 

840 

954 

886

Aug.

9-4 

9^0 

722 

558 

5X0

415 

415 

377 

3*0 

3?8

315 

635 

1,3-«0 

1,510 

1,310

1,140 

1,100 

1,180 

1,110 

9^9

e-^5

738 

674 

6*8 

5^8

5~<S 

559 

4-WS 

4*8 

Z-? 

316

Per square 

 ile

0.052 

.455 

.958

1.42

.697 

4.18 

4.25 

2.08 

.294 

.114 

.107 

.259 

.168

1.12

Sept.

274 

251 

233 

249 

428

628 

706 

754 

835 

819

722 

643 

598 

598 

583

583 

583 

568 

524 

496

415 

384 

304 

281 

255

239 

224 

237 

241 

352

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.51 

1.10

19.33

.80 

4.51 

4.90 

2.32 

.34 

.13 

.12 

.30 

.19

15.28

.) 22,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 10 (2 p.m.) 25,500 

Ide gage readings.

933350 O - 51 - 34
518 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°17'20", long. 90°10'45", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 5 

«., K. 1 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 (old) in Jackson, 0.2 

mile upstream from Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, a quarter of 9 mile upstream 

from Town Creek, and 4f miles upstream from Richland Creek. Datum of gage is 234.90 

feet above iiiean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1901 to December 1913 (prior to 1903 and for 1913, gage heights 

only), August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1903-12, 1928-48), 3,636 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,600 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 30.63 

reet); minimum, 125 second-feet Oct. 25, 26 (gage'height, 2.14 feet).

1901-13, 1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 second-feet Dec. 19, 1932 

(gage height, 35.2 feet); maximum gage height/ 37.20 feet Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not 

determined); minimum discharge, 80 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum gage 

height, 0.20 foot Nov. 4, 5, 1911.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In seeona-feet)

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

4.0

119

154

198

288

745

10.0

16.0

17.5

20.7

23.8

3,14O 

5,560 

6,220 

8,190 

11,000

26.0

23.5

30.0

30.6

14,000

18,700

23,200

25,600

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

193

182

171

167

162

154

152

152

150

144

143

141

143

141

141

137

137

130

133

133

132

130

129

127

127

125

127

127

129

132

154

Nov.

154

180

193

214

324

413

550

466

451

667

1,020

842

960

1,540

2,220

1,900

1,940

2,740

2,940

2,860

3,060

2,940

2,540

2,020

1,540

1,340

1,220

1,140

1,060

980

-

Dec.

881

803

725

667

647

589

589

647

706

1,260

1,900

2,860

3,580

3,700

4,620

5,520

5,730

5,860

5,900

5,900

5,860

5,820

5,560

5,100

4,460

3,700

3,060

2,660

2,420

2,180

2,020

Jan.

2,220

2,140

2,580

2,980

2,940

2,820

2,660

2,540

2,340

2,060

1,780

1,580

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,460

1,580

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,460

1,500

1,700

1,860

1,980

2,500

3,260

3,700

4,380

4,940

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5,300

5,520

5,560

5,600

6,080

6,360

6,360

6,680

8,270

9,350

10,200

11,100

12,300

14,200

15^600

16,900

18,300

19,100

19,700

20,000

20,300

20,000

18,900

17,900

16,700

15,400

14,000

12,800

11,500

-

-

Secondfoe t-days

4,445

40,414

95,924

1,609,750

69,660

369, 93C

418, 48C

191, 78C

26, 181

11,403

10, 68 

24,510

14,9*3

1,278,406

Mar.

10,100

10,200

11,000

11,9OO

12,800

15,900

18,700

21,200

24,000

25,200

25,600

25 , 200

24,400

22,800

20,900

18,700

16,900

14,900

13,000

11,100

9,260

7,550

6,260

5,600

5,390

5,220

5,060

4,940

4,900

4,860

4,940

Apr.

5,100

5,220

5,260

5,180

5,020

4,780

4,380

3,900

3,540

3,340

3,500

3,820

4,740

6,620

7,900

8,750

9,530

10,200

10,700

11,100

11,100

10,900

10,300

9,260

8,040

6,560

4,940

3,340

2,580

2,180

Maximum

193

3,060

5,900

25,600

4,940

20,300

25 > 600

11,100

1 j 900

550

881

1,740

823

25,600

May

1,900

1,620

1,420

1,300

1,180

1,140

1,020

960

960

980

960

920

982

784

725

686

667

628

589

569

550

531

489

466

784

647

531

608

647

550

508

Minimum

125

154

589

125

1,380

5,300

4,860

2,180

508

310

206

354

254

125

June

550

512

474

436

409

380

361

350

346

331

324

313

320

310

310

317

320

324

387

470

474

380

391

432

432

398

368

339

335

310

-

July

299

310

302

288

288

302

306

268

248

236

233

221

216

214

219

206

214

278

425

402

342

320

354

384

482

589

406

324

394

725

881

Aug.

842

881

881

745

589

531

474

569

667

667

589

504

686

1,220

1,380

1,740

1,500

1,140

1,140

1,100

960

823

725

567

628

589

550

512

451

406

354

«°" P".iTeare

143 0.046

1,347 .435

3,094 .998

4,410 1.42

2 247 .725

12)760 4!l2

13,500 4.35

6,393 2.06

845 .273

380 . 123

345 .111

791 255

498 !l61

3,493 1.13

Sept.

317

278

254

368

470

569

764

784

784

823

784

706

667

647

608

589

569

569

569

531

474

425

380

331

295

299

261

313

261

254

-

Runoff in 

incites

0.05

 48

1.15

19.30

 84

4.44

5.02

2 '.31 30

.14

.13

.29

.18

15.33

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 20,600 see.-ft.; Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 25,600
PEARL RIVER BASIN 519

Pearl River near Rockport, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°47'25", long. 90"08'35", In SW£ sec. 31, T. 10 

n., K. 11 E. Washington meridian, at county highway bridge, l| miles upstream from 

SInkier Creek, 2 miles east of Rockport, and ?| miles downstream from Strong Fiver. 

Datum of gage Is 180.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,600 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 second-feet Mar. 6 or 7 (gage height,

ay.BY feet, from recorded range In stage); minimum, 327 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height,

4.79 i SSt)>

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 54,600 second-feet Feb. 20, 1946 (gage height, 34.31 

feet); minimum, 262 second-feet Oct. 25-31, 1943; minimum gage height, 4.11 feet Oct. 

25-28, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 35.25 feet Apr. 9, 1938, from floodmarks; a discharge of 

55,200 second-feet was measured by Corps of Engineers on same day (gage height, 35.0 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

476

448

436

416

404

400

396

382

379

376

376

368

365

362

354

351

344

344

344

348

348

340

340

337

334

337

337

334

330

327

334

Nov.

354

376

379

379

400

416

582

810

810

740

1,060

1,520

1,320

1,180

1,990

2,530

2,250

2,110

2,880

3,040

2,880

2,960

2,960

2,810

2,390

1,930

1,690

1,520

1,400

1,320

-

Dec.

1,270

1,180

1,080

1,010

960

1,400

1,350

1,240

1,350

2,050

2,670

2,740

3,280

4,210

7,500

11,000

9,770

8,080

7,180

6,580

6,340

6,220

6,100

5,860

5,520

4,860

4,010

3,360

2,880

2,670

2,460

Jan.

3,360

4,210

3,540

3,200

3,360

3,200

3,040

2,880

2,740

2,600

2,320

2,110

2,110

2,600

2,250

1,930

1,870

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,990

2,180

2,250

2,390

2,460

2,600

4,430

9,390

8,210

9,650

11,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 194,7 -48 ............

Feb.

10,000

8,340

7,560

6,820

7,060

8,080

8,470

10,400

16,600

18,600

18,200

16,900

16,300

18,500

18,800

18,000

17,400

17,300

17,700

18,200

19,000

19,500

20,000

20,5500

20,500

20,000

20,000

19,000

18,000

-

-

Secondfoot-days

11,367

46 j98 

126,180

2,462,704

110,160

455,730

577,300

242,440

A A QQC ** ,O£D

19,285

18,120

39,482

30,236

1,722,111

Mar.

16,000

16,000

17,500

20,000

23,000

25,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

25,900

25,500

24,900

24,700

24,900

24,900

24,700

23,900

22,900

21,400

19,900

17,700

15,400

15,300

13,600

11,200

9,500

8,000

7,500

6,800

6,600

6,600

Apr.

6,600

6,600

6,500

6,500

6,200

6,000

5,700

5,200

4,700

4,400

4,300

4,700

5,700

8,000

11,500

14,000

13,500

12,500

11,100

10,700

10,800

11,100

11,100

10,900

10,600

9,980

8,780

6,860

4,640

3,280

-

Maximum

476

3,040

11,000

49,500

11,500

20,500

14)oOO

2,880

0«OOD

885

1 900 1)350

26,000

May

2,880

2,600

2,390

2,180

2,050

1,990

1,930

1,750

1,630

1,570

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,350

1,300

1,210

1,140

1,110

1,060

1,010

960

935

910

885

860

1,160

1,400

1,140

1,040

1,010

935

Minimum

327

354

960

327

1,870

6,820

6,600

3,280

860

540

A-\ O

*AO

717

605

327

June

835

810

810

785

740

695

672

650

627

627

605

582

605

582

560

540

540

605

605

560

582

650

650

605

582

627

717

582

560

695

-

Mean

3D «e-r /

1,566

4,070

6,747

3,554

15,710

18,620

8,081

1,446

643

585

1,274

1,008

4,705

July

672

560

540

540

520

480

500

480

476

448

440

448

440

416

468

520

582

582

560

650

717

650

582

540

582

672

785

835

740

885

810

Aug.

i.ieo 1,110

1,060 i,oeo

1,040

910

8]0

8]0 i,ieo

1,570

1,570

1,630

l,3fO

1,240

1.3CO

1.4CO

1.6CO

1,8CO

1.9CO

1.9CO

1,8CO

1,570

1.4CO

1,360

1,3CO

1,160 i.oeo

965

865

765

717

Per square 

mi]e

0.080

.340

.885

1.47

.773

3.42

4.05

1.76

.314

.140

.127

.277

.219

1.02

Sept.

672

650

605

740

1,320

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,300

1,270

1,160

1,080

1,060

1,010

1,010

985

960

910

860

835

785

762

762

785

835

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

 38

1.02

19.90

.89

3.68

4 RT o/

1.96

.36

.16

.15

.32

.24

13.92

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 see. -ft.).- Feb. 10 (12 n.) 18,800 see. -ft.; Mar. 6 or 7 (time unknown) 27,700 sec.-ft.

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 21 to Mar. 9, Nar. 26 to Apr. 18, Aug. 16-21; discharge computed 

on basis of records for other stations in basin.
520 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Montlcello, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°33', long. 90 0 05', In SW£ sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 

21 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.0 mile east of Montlcello, 2j miles upstream from Halls Creek, and 3 miles upstream from Silver Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 158.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,040 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected since 

1924 at site i£ miles upstream from station are contained In reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 6,017 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 24.41 

reet); minimum, 420 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 4.38 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 51,200 second-feet Feb. 21, 1946, Jnn. 21, 1947; maximum gage height, 27.7 feet Jan. 21, 1947; minimum discharge, 330 second-feet Oct. 26- 

28, 1943 (gage height, 3.79 feet).

Flood of April 1902 reached a stage of about 33 feet, from repor^-s of U. S. Weather 

Bureau. A discharge of 69,900 second-feet was measured Apr. 8, 193^, by Corps of 

Engineers (gage height, 30.15 feet, from floodmark).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to July 25, Sept. 1-30)

4.4 435

5.4 1.2OO

6.4 2,000

7.4 2,350

9.6

11.6

14.0

20.2

4,330

7,260

10,400

19,900

22.0 24,100

23.5 28,600

24.3 31,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

622

592

570

555

525

518

510

502

495

488

430

465

458

442

435

435

435

428

423

442

428

435

435

435

435

435

442

435

435

428

435

Nov.

442

472

480

480

518

525

600

825

945

922

1,120

1,520

1,680

1,600

4,940

3,620

3,020

2,510

2,630

3,360

3,280

3,190

3,350

3,280

2,930

2,420

2,000

1,76O

1,640

1,56O

-

Dec.

1,480

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,200

1,640

1,600

1,760

4.OSO

3,330

3,540

3,800

4,940

3,430

12,700

12,400

10,200

8,430

7,520

8,870

6.61O

6,480

8,360

S,OOO

5,520

4,720

3,970

3,450

3,100

2,850

Jan.

3,540

5,050

4,620

3,710

3,710

3,620

3,450

3,280

3,100

2,930

2,760

2,510

2,510

2,850

2,930

2,340

2,170

2,170

2,250

2,250

2,590

2,850

3,020

3,540

3,360

3,280

5,640

12,600

12,300

12,300

13,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

13,000

1O.70O

8,950

7,910

7,520

8,040

8,560

9,340

13,900

17,2OO

18,100

17,800

18,100

19,900

19,7OO

19.OOO

18.OOO

17,400

17,000

17,OOO

17,500

18,8OO

20,700

21,700

22,300

22,600

22,100

21,500

2O.50O

_

-

Secondfoct-days

14,603

57,679

148,550

2,341,272

137,030

474,320

697,340

3OO 500

53 ^72

23 ',202

38)S85

29,847

1,997,909

Mar.

20,300

22,90O

23,000

29,300

28,300

31,700

32,100

30,900

30,100

29,700

28,600

27,700

26.3OO

26,200

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,300

24,400

22,900

21,300

19,500

19,200

18,000

15,200

11,800

11,600

10,700

9,890

8,950

8,300

Apr.

7,780

7,520

7,520

7,390

7,390

7,390

7,130

8,610

6,OOO

5,400

5,050

4,830

6,580

16,300

19,900

19.5OO

17,OOO

14,800

13,200

12,100

11,800

11,800

11,800

ll,80O

11,600

11,400

1O,7OO

9.O8O

6,61O

4,520

Maximum

622

4,940

12,700

50,600

13,300

32^100

19,900

3,710 

984

1,000

2,040 

1,600

32,100

May

3,710

3,280

2,850

2,590

2,420

2,420

2,340

2,090

1,880

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,020

992

1,080

1,920

1,600

1,480

1,280

1,160

1.O80

Minimum

428

442

1,160

428

2,170

7,520

8,300

4,520

992

675

585

758

652

428

June

984

908

392

878

848

825

788

780

788

825

788

750

720

705

698

69O

675

720

788

720

690

742

772

758

720

720

772

758

875

825

Mean

471

1 923

4)792

7,784

4,420

16,370

22,490

10,O20

*773

722

1,243 

995

5,459

July

840

780

698

660

645

645

622

630

63O

600

585

622

615

608

592

705

712

750

705

705

788

810

735

682

750

318

302

892

9OO

855

1,000

Aug.

96O

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,010

885

818

1,400

2,040

1,760

1,760

1,600

1,360

1,200

1,360

1,640

1,920

1,800

1,480

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,080

992

938

903

862

832

802

758

Per square

mile

O.094

 382

!951

1.54

877

z'.zs

4.46

1. 99

!341

.153

.143

.248

.197

1.08

Sept.

728

690

652

915

1,600

1,560

1,360

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,360

1,400

1,200

1,040

968

930

900

885

855

810

78O

742

712

675

675

690

720

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.43

1.10

20.98

1.01

3.50

5.15

2.22

39

!l7

.17

.29

.22

14.76

Peak discharge (base. 22,OOP sec.-ft.).- Feb. 26 (6 a.m.) 22.60O aec.-ft.; Kir. 6 (10 p.m.) 32,400
PEARL RIVER BASIN 521

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°14", long. 89°51', in E^ seo. 7, T. 3 N., 

 R1 . 18 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, lj miles southwest 

of Columbia, 2 miles downstream from Pernwood, Columbia & Gulf Railroad bridge, 2u 

miles upstream from Silver Creek, and 2f miles downstream from Jones Creek. Datum 

of gage is 115.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,690 square milesRecords available.- May 1934 to September 1948. August 1?28 to May 1934 at site 1

mile downstream. Gage-height records collected in vicinity since 1904 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1928-29, 1930-48), 7,174 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,300 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 22.11 

feet); minimum, 1,180 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 72,600 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 26.40 

feet); minimum, 736 second-feet Oct. 20-31, Nov. 5, 6,1936; minimum gage height, 1.61 

feet Oct. 27, 28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,230

1,710

2,470

3,350

4,350

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.5

14.0

5,500

8,200

11,400

14,200

17,200

17.0

20.0

22.0

24,100

32,300

38,903

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

1,430

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,400

1,640

1,430

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,250

1,250

1,230

1,200

1,200

Ncv.

1,250

1,280

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,310

1,580

1,850

1,710

1,780

2,470

2,990

2,900

2,810

4,150

7,920

6,670

4,790

3,850

3,850

4,350

4,350

4,570

4,900

4,680

4,150

3,550

3,030

2,810

2,550

-

Dec.

2,470

2,310

2,230

2,150

1,990

1,920

1,920

2,550

3,450

7,360

9,250

7,360

6,540

7,080

9,400

14,600

15,000

15,203

12,600

10,500

9,400

8,800

3,350

8,200

7,920

7,640

7,080

3,280

5,500

4,900

4,460

Jan.

4,460

5,630

6,800

6,150

5,260

5,020

4,900

4,790

4,570

4,350

4,150

3,950

3,850

3,950

t,150

4,050

3,550

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,450

3,950

4,250

4,790

5,140

4,900

5,630

12,600

16,000

16,600

17,000

Month

October ..........................

MovMber

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

torch ............................

May11. ........................... 3S. -.------.

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........ ?...............

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

17,000

16,000

13,600

11,500

10,200

9,700

10,000

10,500

12,400

16,000

18,300

19,900

20,300

21,900

24,103

24,603

23,600

22,100

20,800

19,900

19,700

20,300

21,203

22,100

23,600

24,600

25,100

25,400

25,100

-

Sacondfoot-days

39,480

95,900

215,410

3,484,240

183,940

549,500.

868 t 200

369,310 

94,630

49,570

48,040

61,370

52,790

2,628,740

Mar.

24,400

26,900

31,700

35,003'

36,500

38,500

38,900

38,900

37,700

36,200

35,000

33,800

32,600

31,400

30,500

23,600

29,600

29,300

29,000

28,400

27,600

26,600

25,400

23,900

22,600

20,100

16,600

14,800

13,400

12,100

11,203

Apr.

10 , 300

9,550

9,250

9,100

9,103

9,100

9,100

8,800

8,200

7,640

6,940

6,410

6,670

11,900

18,100

21,200

22,400

21,200

18,603

16,200

14,800

14,000

13,800

13,800

13,800

14,030

13,800

12,800

11,000

8,350

-

MaxlwiB

1,640

7,920

16,000

51,700

17,000

25,403

38,900

22,400 

6, 280

2,070

1,990

3,080

2,720

38,900

toy

6,280

5,260

4,680

4,250

3,950

3,950

4,050

3,850

3,450

3,170

2,990

2,900

2,810

2,720

2,630

2,470

2,390

2,310

2,230

2,150

2,070

1,990

1,990

1,920

1,920

2,070

3,030

3,260

"2,900

2,630

2,310

MiniMiB

1,180

1,250

1,920

1,180

3*350

9,703

11,200

6,410 

1,920

1 490

1^370

1,460

1,250

1,180

June

2,070

1,990

1,850

1,780

1,780

1,710

1,710

1,640

1,640

1,710

1,710

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,580

1,710

1,780

1,780

1,640

1,520

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,490

Mean

1,274

3 197

6J949

9,546

5 933

18J950

28,010

12,330 

3,P53

1*652

1,550

1,980

1,760

7,182

July

1,640

1,710

1,640

1,490

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,460

1,460

1,400

1,400

hi, 400

hi, 400

hi, 520

al,600

hi, 710

il,650

al,600

al,550

hi, 520

al,450

hi, 400

1,430

1,370

1,640

1,990

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,580

A4g.

1,710

1,710

1,780

1,780

1.710

1,710

1,640

1,640

1,710

2,310

3,080

2,720

2,550

2,390

2,150

1,990

2,070

2,310

2,550

2,470

2,230

2,070

1,990

 1,920

1,780

1,710

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,490

1,460

Sept.

1,460

1,370

1,340

1,580

2,310

2,720

2,470

2,150

1,920

1,920

2,150

1,850

1,920

2,070

2,390

2,390

1,990

1,780

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,490

1,460

1,403

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,250

-

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inohea

0.224 0.26

.562 .63

1.22 1.41

1.68 22.77

1.04 1.20

3.33 3.59

4.92 5.67

2.17 2.42 

.537 .62

. 290 32

!272 !si

.348 .40

.309 .35

1.26 17.18

Ischarge (base, 28,000 see.-ft.).- Mar. 7 (5 p.m.) 39,300 sec.-ft. 

age-neight record; aisonarge computed on basis of records for stat

Peak dls

a HO gageh Computed from once-daily gage readings.

tatlon near Rockjcrt.
588 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°47 1 35", long. 89 0 49'15", on line between sees. 17 

ana lb, T. 3 S., R. 14 E., at bridge on State Highway 35, 8 miles eart of Bogalusa 

and 8 miles upstream from Bogue Lusa. Datum of gage is 55.00 feet alove mean sea 

level, datum of 1989 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,630 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 8,724 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,200 second-feet Mar. 7 (gafe height, 80.87 

TeeDT minimum, 1,700 second-feet Oct. 17-19; minimum gage height, 6.66 feet Oct. 19.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 60,000 second-feet Jan. 85, 86, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 80.30 feet Jan. 25, 1947; minimum discharge, 1,890 second-feet Oct. 27-29, 1943 

(gage height, 5.54 feet).

Flood of Apr. 11, 1938, reached a stage of 81.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 2 to Sept. 30)

6.70 1

7.00 1

9.00 3

11.00 4

13.00 7

700 14.50 9,310 18.50 24,600

880 16.00 12.60C

230 17.00 15,50C

860 17.50 17,70C

19.00 31,100

19.50 40,900

20.00 52,100

000 18.00 20,700 20.20 56,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,330

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,140

2,070

2,070

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,820

1,820

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,880

2,070

2,400

2,260

2,140

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,940

Nov.

2,070

2,140

2,070

1,940

1,880

2,000

2,260

3,160

3,380

2,880

3,230

4,340

4,590

4,160

5,850

7,680

9,310

8,280

6,760

5,440

5,060

5,340

5,630

6,520

6,880

6,180

5,340

1,340

3,920

3,680

-

Dec.

3,520

3,300

3,230

3,160

3,090

2,880

2,810

2,810

3,520

11,400

25,600

20.700

17,700

15,200

15,900

18,200

20,700

20,700

18,800

17,700

16,300

15,500

14,900

12,600

11,000

9,500

9,130

8,280

7,820

7,000

6,180

Jan.

5,960

6,1

6,5

6,8

80

20

80

6,520

6,180

6,1

6,0

5,9

80

70

BO

5,630

5,440

5,3

5,2

5,1

10

40

50

5,060

5,240

5,0

4.7

4,5

BO

70

30

4,420

4,680

4,8

5,1

5,6

30

50

50

6,070

. 6,640

6,7

8,2f

14, 6C

18, 2(

30

30

)0

)0

20,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

toy.... ..........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

22,100

21,400

19,400

16,700

14,300

12,900

11,900

12,100

12,900

15,200

16,700

18,200

22,100

23,700

24,600

25,600

26,700

26,700

26,700

25,600

25,600

24,600

23,700

24,600

24,600

25,600

25,600

26,700

28,000

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

61,74<

136,311

'349,13

4,396,79(

213, 96C

C9A tZf\f D£%}^U' 

1 » 009 r 00'

434, 04C

131, 62C

76,19C

75.42C

86,55C

89,19C

3,377,65C

liar.

29,500

29,500

34,800

40,900

45,200

56,800

56,800

54,400

49,800

47,500

43,000

40,900

38,800

36,800

36,800

34,800

34,800

32,900

32,900

32,900

32,900

31,100

31,100

29,500

29,500

28,000

26,700

24,600

22,100

18,200

15,500

Apr.

14,

13,

12,

11,

11,

11,

11,

11,

10,

9,

8,

8,

7,

10,

15,

18,

21,

22,

22,

22,

20,

17,

15,

15,

15,

15,

15,

15,

14,

13,

-

Maximum

3 2,400

3 9,310

3 25,600

) 60,000

} 20,700

) 28,000

) 56,800

} 22,900

) 10,300

) 3,230

) 3,160

) 3,760

) 5,440

) 56,800

300

400

400

600

000

200

400

000

500

890

950

280

820

500

500

800

400

900

900

100

000

700

900

500

200

200

500

500

600

100

May

10,300

7,820

6,520

5,960

5,440

5,150

5,240

5,240

4,860

4,500

4,160

3,920

3,760

3,680

3,520

3,450

3,380

3,300

3,230

3,090

3,020

2,950

2,880

2,740

2,740

2,670

2,810

3,520

4,250

4,000

3,520

Minimum

1,700

1,880

2,810

1,700

4,420

11,900

15,500

7,820

2,670

2,200

2,140

2,200

1,940

1,700

June

3,230

2,950

2,740

2,600

2,530

2,460

2,460

2,400

2,530

2,740

3,020

2,810

2,530

2,400

2,330

2,260

2,260

2,460

2,950

2,950

2,670

2,530

2,460

2,400

2,330

2,330

2,260

2,200

2,200

2,200

-

Mean

1 99!

4 54'

ll|26C

12.05C

6,902

21,530

35,450

14,470

4,246

2,540

2,433

2,792

2,973

9,229

Jvly

2,260

2,330

2, ABO

2,400

2,260

2,140

2,260

2,600

2,460

2,530

2,460

2,330

2,260

2,330

2,260

2,260

2,330

2,600

2,530

2,400

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,400

2,460

3,020

3,020

3.160

3,020

Aug.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

For square 

mile

0.300

.685

1.70

1.82

1.04

3.25

5.35

2.18

.640

.383

.367

.421

.448

1.39

670

530

530

530

530

460

460

400

950

950

300

760

680

380

230

950

810

670

950

160

230

020

810

740

670

530

460

400

330

260

200

Sept.

2,200

2,260

2,200

2,810

4,770

5,440

4,500

3,680

3,160

2,950

3,020

3,020

2,880

3,230

4,420

4,770

3,840

3,230

2,810

2,600

2,400

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.76

1.96

24.67

1.20

3.50

6.16

2.43

.74

.43

.42

.49

.50

18.94
PEARL RIVER BASIN 523

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°46', long. 89°28 I , in NE$ sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 8 E. 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles 

northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area.- 313 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to July 1338, January 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,150 second-feet Feb. 11 (?age height, 

15.15 feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 0.44 foot).

1937-48: Maximum discharge observed, 13,500 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944'(gage height, 

18.0 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 5.3 second-feet Art. 24, 1943 

(gage height, 1.47 feet, site and datum then in use), but may have been less during 

period of doubtful gage-height record.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

(and discharge. In second-feet)

0.4 13 3.0 142

.7 22 5.0 308

1.5 54 8.0 611

2.0 78 9.0 747

2.5 107 10.0 940

11.0 1,190

12.0 1,490

13.0 2,000

14.0 2,760

15.0 3,860

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

17

17

17

d!7

d!7

d!7

18

d!8

d!8

d!7

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

19

40

50

46

40

Nov.

77

198

150

101

89

68

73

190

174

121

308

496

446

326

366

486

456

406

406

346

238

174

150

142

158

150

135

121

101

89

-

Dec.

83

78

73

73

73

83

95

150

290

556

701

647

536

456

506

855

1,080

986

763

673

611

556

456

272

214

182

166

150

135

128

128

Jan.

222

366

426

386

346

290

206

174

150

142

142

135

158

214

246

238

198

182

158

142

158

230

299

299

272

246

246

446

600

647

687

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

687

647

611

589

611

611

589

780

1,560

2,760

3,860

3,480

3,040

3,480

3,860

3,040

2,590

2,000

1,460

1,300

1,360

1,390

1,160

986

716

647

600

546

476

_

-

Seoondf Dot-days

624

6,741

11,755

142,247

8,651

45,436

34,988

19,276

1,829

918

1,958

3*329

1,921

137,426

Har.

406

822

2,000

2,510

2,280

3,250

3,730

3,360

2,510

1,880

1,520

1,270

940

816

611

416

446

556

446

336

336

290

281

336

299

281

406

647

747

660

600

Apr.

556

5

j

2

16

56

54

222

272

3

2

4

56

90

46

556

486

4

5

1,3

86

56

00

2,430

2,430

1,8

1,4

1,1

20

90

90

918

716

4

2

1

36

46

90

158

135

1

1

1

Maximum

50

496

1,080

4,590

687

3,860

3,730

2,430

121

54

299

ftp* D£O

230

3,860

28

28

14

95

May

83

78

73

68

68

89

121

121

95

89

73

63

58

60

58

52

50

48

46

40

38

36

34

32

32

34

34

32

42

44

38

MiniBum

16

68

73

14

135

476

281

95

32

20

14

20

18

14

June

34

30

30

28

26

26

30

28

28

30

30

26

28

30

28

24

24

38

50

54

46

38

34

34

30

26

24

22

22

20

Mean

20.1

225

379

390

279

1,567

1,129

643

59.0

30.6

63.2

107

64.0

375

July

20

19

18

18

15

17

19

19

16

15

14

19

16

26

22

16

20

80

68

63

78

44

36

28

26

42

85

290

299

272

238

Aug.

107

89

63

46

36

30

26

24

24

190

546

6

3

1

23

26

66

166

150

1

1

Par square 

 He

0.064

.719

1.21

1.25

.891

5.01

3.61

2.05

.188

.098

.202

.342

.204

1.20

28

14

83

60

50

42

36

34

30

28

24

24

22

22

20

Sept.

20

19

18

38

114

182

142

114

83

58

50

42

SB

44

60

58

48

42

36

32

28

26

24

22

20

19

26

66

222

230

Runoff In 

inches

0.07

.80

1.40

17.09

1.03

5.40

4.16

2.29

.22

.11

.23

.40

.23

16.34

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in 

vicinity.
524 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Hiss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°35', long. 89°28', In NE£ sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 

a u. cnoctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 35 over north drainage canal, 0.4 

mile southwest of Walnut Grove, 0.8 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, 7f miles upstream from Junction of north and south drainage canals, and 15J 

miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge over south 

drainage canal on State Highway 35, 5,000 feet southwest of north canal gage. Datum 

of gage Is 332.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 411 square miles (combined drainage area for all channels).

Hecoras available.- January 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 second-feet Mar. 4 (gag^ height, 17.03 

reet, north canal gage);.maximum gage height, south canal, 17.33 feet Mar. 4; minimum dally discharge (combined flow), 15 second-feet Sept. 25, but may have been less 

during period of faulty Intake action; minimum gage height observed, north canal, 

2.04 feet Sept. 25, but may have been less during period of faulty Intake action; 

minimum gage height, south canal, 7.12 feet Sept. 26.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (ga^e height, 18.52 

feet, north canal); maximum gage height, south canal, 18.94 feet Pet. 11, 1946; minimum discharge (combined flow), 5.0 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, 1943; minimum gage height 

observed, north canal, that of Sept. 25, 1948; minimum gage height cbserved, south 

canal, 7.07 feet Aug. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, north canal, 19.3 feet Apr. 8, 1938, from floodmark; south 

canal, 20.2 feet Apr. 8, 1938, from floodmark. Prior to canalization, creek reached 

a stage of 24.5 feet, from floodmark, sometime between 1920 and 192S.

Remarks^- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or faulty intake action, which are fair. Discharge computed by combining the flow of Individually 

rated low-water channels except when discharge in north canal exceed" about 1,100 second-feet or that in south canal exceeds about 595 second-feet, during which periods 

dlacharge determined from combined stage-discharge relation for all channels referred 

to gage on north canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeobe- 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

23 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

17

hl6 

16 

16 

20 

2S

20 

25 

31 

29 

25 

2S

Nor.

4S 

S9 

49 

38 

42

49 

98 

143 

92 

78

466 

403 

294 

20S 

757

538 

384 

841 

1,120 

770

593 

299 

217 

240 

219

178 

140 

110 

94 

87

Dec.

83 

79 

77 

78 

81

119 

129 

136 

278 

1,030

994 

756 

699 

517 

1,520

2,170 

1,850 

1,530 

811 

399

266 

216 

189 

169 

ISO

136 

127 

122 

119 

115 

120

Month

Octo 

NOT* 

D»o«

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare

ftP

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

Jan.

562 

703 

541 

404 

375

177 

150 

134 

128 

124

117 

110 

139 

236 

183

145 

137 

134 

128 

130

246 

374 

334

285 

258

303 

528 

922 

900 

1,410 

1,660

her

 ber

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

n*":::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,630 

1,240 

747 

502 

1,290

1,640 

1,670 

2,240 

3,450 

3,590

3,970 

3,270 

1,760 

2,390 

2,630

3,210 

2,430 

820 

490 

417

471 

956 

990 

827 

817

691 

597 

483 

384

Seoondfoot-days

660 

8,848 

15,063

234,551

11,977 

45,602 

64,450 

19,877 

1,871 

890 

1,132 

1,535 

1,670

173,375

-ft.

Mar.

315 

2,910 

4,280 

6,860 

7,040

7,040 

5,900 

5,900 

4,700 

2,490

1,040 

685 

476 

374 

330

306 

336 

331 

304 

264

233 

264 

1,240 

1,690 

1,760

877 

1,820 

1,790 

1,580 

920 

695

Apr.

759 

673 

426 

279 

22S

293 

293 

300 

876 

774

978 

651 

734 

2,670 

3,210

3,270 

1,540 

47S 

266 

195

158 

131 

113 

99 

91

86 

85 

84 

75 

68

Maxima

31 

1,120 

2,170

9,850

1,660 

3,970 

7,040 

3,270 

156 

SO 

117 

207 

250

7,040

May

63 

62 

60 

60 

62

71 

86 

84 

69 

aSS

aSO 

aSO 

aSO 

aSO 

a48

a48 

a48 

a66 

aS7 

48

46 

46 

46 

45 

49

55 

48 

SS 

1S6 

84 

54

Minima

16 

38 

76

16

110 

384 

233 

68 

4S 

17 

16 

16 

IS

15

June

38 

30 

h2S 

h24 

24

26 

28 

30 

30 

34

h33 

32 

30 

33 

35

hZ8 

26 

29 

50 

SO

45 

45 

h2S 

24 

23

21 

19 

h!8 

17 

17

Mean

21.3 

288 

486

643

386 

1,572 

2,079 

663 

60.4 

29.7 

36.5 

49.5 

55.7

474

July

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

h24 

28 

24 

al9 

hl8

a!7 

h!6 

al6 

a!6

72

102 

70 

60 

S3 

42

h31 

26 

22 

21 

20

h31 

35 

45 

58 

67 

117

Aut.

60 

h40 

31 

25 

21

18 

16 

16 

h!7 

40

77 

91 

60 

68 

57

137 

207 

109 

60 

h54

45 

38 

32 

40 

45

35 

h22 

20 

19 

al8 

M.7

Par square 

 lie

0.052 

.701 

1.18

1.58

.939 

3.82 

S.06 

1.61 

.147 

.072 

.089 

.120 

.136

1.15

Sept.

h!7 

a!6 

a!6 

60 

250

200 

150 

80 

80 

h48

40 

3S 

32 

h30 

60

50 

35 

26

22 

hZl

20 

h!8 

17 

his 

his

618 

g60 

g!04 

glOO 

854

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.78 

1.36

21.23

1.08 

4.13 

5.83 

1.80 

.17 

.08 

.10 

.14 

.IS

15.68

. 11 (S p.m.) 4,090 sec. -ft.; Mar. 4 (8 p.m.) 7,800 Bee.

a Ho gage-height record in south canal; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations 

in vicinity.

S Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Computed from outside gage readings.

*ote.- Hater below Intakes In north canal Oct. 1S-2O, 22-26, May 22-2S, June 1, 2, 5-10, 12-1S, 17- 

l?7!*^7 ' JUne 29 *° Jul'r S ' nily 7 -U» u» 14 » 17 » u' 20' 2Z-2S, 27-29, Aug. 3-8, 10, 21-26, 28- 

3i, Sept. 2-9, 11-13, 15-19, 21, 23j discharge computed on basis of south canal.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 525

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss. 

(Formerly published as Yokahockany River)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°02', long. 89°35', in T. 14 N., R. 7 E. Choccaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 35, 2 miles south of Kosciusko. Datum of 

gage is 374.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 314 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaole.- August 1938 to September 1948. (Prior to October 1947 published as 

xoicanocKany Kiver).

Average discharge.- 10 years, 354 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 14.24 

teet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 1, July 12, Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 2.00 

feet Oct. 1.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 16.21 

feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.10 foot 

Sept. 3-6, 1939.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of about 17 feet (authority, Corps of Engineers ).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, June 20 to July 16)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.9

10

17

26

47

3.5 

4.3 

5.5 

6.5

86

157

294

433

7.5

9.0

10.5

11.5

603

930

1,410

1,390

12.5

13.1

13.7

14.1

2,600

3,350

4,370

5,160

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

11

20

40

65

4.0 101

4.5 150

6.0 356

6.5 433

Ing

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Note.- Same as precedng table above 6.5 feet.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

IS

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

13.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

32

36

25

20

23

Nov.

34

110

54

34

28

26

182

205

80

113

339

227

116

134

698

481

215

142

188

137

100

80

121

215

167

122

92

74

65

59

-

Dec.

55

54

53

53

57

78

82

194

333

320

313

215

162

124

781

1,370

1,450

1,290

678

£94

215

182

162

142

127

115

109

106

104

100

108

Jan.

666

986

706

339

221

182

157

142

132

142

147

168

532

481

300

221

193

167

147

152

374

498

353

251

227

221

513

1,100

1,100

876

958

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bfow Bay ..............................

June ...... ... .. . .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

739

481

346

353

659

640

714

2,150

3,670

4,750

5,160

4,280

3,920

4,190

4,460

4,190

2,860

1,440

515

465

515

678

567

433

465

449

388

346

267

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

470

4,688

9,426

156,217.2

1 J.C; V CR9* OOC

50,110

38,180

26,701

1 276

l!oi7

1 j818

1,547

2,041

149,926

Bar.

263

1,670

2,750

2,700

2,930

3,270

2,990

2,600

2,420

1,680

648

360-

287

257

245

285

804

1,130

1,330

913

360

414

876

930

465

357

1,100

1,530

1,370

858

388

Apr.

307

251

210

1S2

281

549

374

358

1,550

2,420

2,420

2,510

2,870

3,510

2,750

2,340

1,720

566

296

224

179

150

124

104

92

88

85

75

62

54

Maximum

36

698

1,450

4,650

1,100

5,160

3,270

3,510

1 TO J.O0

139

p«l COJ.

339

465

5,160

May

50

50

50

48

52

115

139

87

60

47

40

38

38

40

36

32

28

27

24

21

20

20

20

22

23

23

20

20

31

31

24

Minimum

10

26

53

4.2

132

287

245

54

20

13

10

11

10

10

June

20

16

15

14

13

14

19

20

51

77

40

24

19

17

16

15

65

114

139

67

44

37

26

24

20

18

18

20

17

16

Mean

15.2

156

304

428

408

1,728

1 *890 232

41.2

33.9

58* 6

49 9

68!o

410

July

14

16

13

12

12

12

18

16

13

11

10

10

11

13

13

23

167

231

217

108

47

27

18

23

218

70

111

206

67

43

41

Au^.

26

18

16

14

14

12

11

12

18

339

307

119

60

108

97

66

54

40

29

24

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

Sept.

11

11

10

58

341

132

64

37

26

24

23

21

22

59

56

39

28

21

IS

17

16

15

14

14

14

12

19

465

315

139

Psr square Runoff in 

 lie inches

0.048 0.06

.497 .56

.968 1.12

1.36 18.52

1.30 1.50

5.50 5.93

3 92 4 52

2^83 3!l6

.131 .15

.106 .12

 187 22

 1 J.O0 RQ 1 J.OA

.217 .24

1.31 17.76

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 11 (1 a.m.) 5,480 see, 

ft.; Apr. 14 (1 p.m.) 3.67O see.-ft.

-ft.) Mar. 6 (1 p.m.) 3,350 sec.-
PEARL RIVER BASIN

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss. 

(Formerly published as Yokahockany River)

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°42', long. 89°40', In NE&IWi sec. 22, T. 10 N., R.

b E. cnootaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16, l| miles southeast of Ofahoma,

3 miles upstream from mouth, and 8* miles southwest of Carthage. Datum of gage Is

310.78 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 484 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

kecoras available.- October 1943 to September 1948 (prior to October 1947 published as

xoicanocKany Kiver ) . 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed, during year, 7,100 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage

neignt, 17.40 feefe); minimum observed, 6 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.08 feet). 

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 29, 31,

1944; maximum gage height observed, 18.41 feet Feb. 13, 1946; mlnimun discharge observed, that of Oct. 5, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 3.00 feet Oct. 11, 12,

1943 

Remarks . - Records fair except those for periods of no gage height record, which are poor. 

 Uage read once dally. 

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional .discharge measurements

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-23, 

May 28 to June 21, July 15 to Sept. 30)

S.2 7 6.1 230

3.6 12 6.9 356

3.9 20 8.1 596

4.3 37 10.0 1,030

4.7 63 12.0 1,530

5.3 126 13.0 1,880

14.0 2,440

14.8 3,090

15.6 4,040

16.4 5,200

17.0 6,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

14

15

7

6

13

13

14

15

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

11

11

16

24

24

34

32

Nov.

30

42

48

55

87

77

63

67

87

144

216

274

290

306

274

244

618

553

374

374

374

339

189

176

144

138

202

138

126

144

-

Dec.

114

103

97

97

77

92

92

132

202

374

411

450

470

511

532

707

891

868

1,060

1,250

1,280

1,110

454

274

306

230

189

189

163

163

156

Jan.

 189

274

244

553

845

914

730

532

244

230

163

189

202

216

230

290

450

450

356

244

274

339

374

374

450

490

574

776

753

730

1,030

Month

October ..........................

Novanber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

June

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,3OO

1.32O

1,250

1,110

962

776

707

1,200

2,440

4,040

5,040

5,700

6,640

6,860

6.86O

5,530

5,360

5,200

4,450

3,300

2,580

1,980

1,450

1,180

1,130

1,030

914

799

662

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

4QO 49O

6, 193

13,044

243,563

13,709

81,770

61 r 529

41,596

1 258

2 393

2 603 1)349

228,328

Mar.

684

1,600

2,730

3,190

3,910

5,040

5,880

5,700

4,740

3,650

2,900

2,370

1,720

1,110

707

684

684

553

553

596

1,030

1,280

1,280

1,080

1,010

868

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,300

1,500

Apr.

1,480

1,

1,

28O

130

596

392

392

574

318

368

730

730

1,

5,(

345

J70

340

5,360

4,890

4,(

2,

2,

340

>00

570

1,720

1,250

753

150

290

216

176

Maxima

34

618

1,280

6,640

1,030

slaao

5,360

108

138

374

202

6,860

L63

L44

L32

97

-

May

92

92

87

51

48

82

77

82

108

108

97

87

51

51

67

55

48

55

51

45

45

37

34

30

45

48

51

42

42

39

39

Minima

6

30

92

6

163

662

553

97

30

21

14

22

26

6

June

42

42

39

28

28

27

24

30

34

30

30

26

42

39

39

32

25

21

21

45

103

138

82

55

55

45

45

37

26

828

-

Mean

16.1

206

421

667

442

2>820

lj 985

1,387

60* 8

41.9

77.2

84.0

61.6

625

Jily

30

829

827

826

826

825

25

23

25

23

23

25

34

26

14

24

92

103

48

97

138

144

108

67

39

42

51

374

306

216

163

Aug.

ioe

72

48

45

48

26

34

32

22

97

163 ]

 i

i

76

90

90

163

132

]

]

]

Per square

0.033

.426

.870

1.68

.913

5.83

4.10

2.87

 126

!l60

.174

.127

1.29

32

L26

L08

82

67

51

39

42

39

37

32

30

26

24

22

Sept.

26

28

34

37

92

67

202

176

163

97

103

51

37

45

42

42

42

45

45

45

37

37

34

28

27

28

30

39

67

103

-

Runoff im 

inches

0.04

.48

1.00

18.73

1.05

6.28

4.73

3.20

.14

.10

. 18

.20

.14

17.54

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station rear Kosclusko.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 527

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°58'45", long. 89°54'05", in SW£ sec. 28, T. 2 

M., H. 4 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 460 feet upstream from 

Gulf & Ship Island Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Dlo, 1,500 feet 

downstream from Sellers Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Dobbs Creek, and 2 miles 

northwest of Mendenhall. Datum of gage is 257.99 feet above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Drainage area.- 429 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1928-29, 1930-48), 551 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,720 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 23.85 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet July 8; minimum gage height, 2.47 feet July 28, Aug. 7.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1935 (gage height, 28.0 

feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

13,400 second-feet; minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.25 feet, 

site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

37

36

37

38

37

36

35

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

34

35

37

38

37

36

35

39

38

37

34

34

36

Nov.

46

44

44

42

44

41

65

56

5360'

150

122

77

94

259

181

101

97

81

69

63

64

81

93

87

73

65

59

54

52

-

Dec.

50

47

49

46

50

83 '211

204

235

429

490

372

363

354

1,260

2,160

1,410

963

512

284

211

174

151

133

122

111

101

100

91

89

95

Month

Jan.

308

534

390

345

243

175

144

124

115

107

98

93

466

454

243

196

181

175

168

163

188

235

293

363

363

381

930

2,100

1,530

2,060

2,630

October ..........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ul%* ..............................

July ............ ? ................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,900

1,440

768

469

568

795

963

1,740

3,280

3,960

3,500

2,790

2,530

2,830

2,360

1,590

963

591

469

400

602

2,130

1,970

1,410

1,170

963

741

591

469

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,096

2,417

10.95C

248,665

15,795

43,952

61,087

18 1 98C

2,721

1,397

If 832

3 » 126

2,963

166,319

Mar.

459

1,780

4,040

4,990

4,690

6,240

7,600

6,390

4,330

3,430

1,940

934

664

534

480

439

439

400

372

336

318

575

2,130

1,710

1,110

615

694

1,290

1,050

689

419

Apr.

354

310

293

259

235

227

227

211

186

169

206

178

1,020

3,350

3,540

2,660

2,130

1,110

390

293

235

200

174

152

144

168

178

150

124

107

Maxima

39

259

2,160

10,800

2,630

3 j 960

7,600

3,540

140

69

305

CO* ObO

480

7,600

May

98

93

87

98

110

133

140

130

122

101

39

84

78

75

72

70

70

68

63

62

60

59

55

54

59

75

122

136

97

84

77

MiniBun

32

41

46

29

93

400

318

107

54

36

30

30

29

29

June

69

59

54

51

49

48

48

46

46

48

45

44

44

43

44

44

41

46

48

44

49

54

50

42

38

37

38

36

37

55

-

Mean

35.4

80.6

353

681

510

1,516

1,971

633

87.8

46* 

59 1

101 '

98.8

454

July

66

71

68

49

40

36

35

30

38

44

40

35

35

38

40

61

43

91

104

70

53

40

32

29

43

58

37

30

305

98

74

Aur.

61

74

48

44

41

33

30

42

108

288

£23

409

243

137 I'X)

102

106

114

118

81

61

50

43

39

37

35

34

33

32

31

31

Sept.

29

30

33

129

480

439

284

145

86

65

60

49

60

119

130

105

89

69

54

46

42

40

38

37

34

34

35

51

83

66

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inobes

0.083 0.10

 188 21

.823 .95

1.59 21.57

1.19 1.37

3.53 3.81

4.59 5.30

1.48 1.65

. 205 . 24

.109 .12

.138 .16

* 235 27

.230 .26

1.06 14.44

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 7 (2 p.m.) 7,720 see.-ft.
528 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°11', long. 90°17', in SE£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 

9 E. Washington meridian, a quarter of a mile downstream from Pernvrcod, Columbia & 

Gulf Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bars Branch, 2$ miles downstream from Topisaw Creek, and 9 miles northwest of Tylertown.

Drainage area.- 502 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 second-feet Mar. 4 (ga^e height, 23.05. 

reer); minimum, 270 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 8.02 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 4, 1948: minimum, 208 S3cond-feet Nov. 6, 

1944; minimum gage height, 7.38 feet Oct. 21, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height recorl, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

416

406

396

396

393

389

386

380

376

370

366

363

360

357

357

353

347

344

341

350

350

363

363

363

357

353

353

347

341

337

344

Ncv.

357

37O

370

360

360

376

519

483

501

465

465

501

538

519

1,300

2,170

1,850

1,730

840

615

557

519

557

615

699

635

538

501

458

437

-

Month

Dec.

427

420

413

410

410

406

406

519

677

2,740

3,600

2,870

2,870

2,600

3,900

5,400

3,700

2,870

2,170

1,030

791

699

635

595

557

519

501

433

465

465

465

Jan.

576

840

917

677

557

519

483

485

461

458

444

440

576

677

656

557

519

519

501

501

538

615

721

840

1,000

944

1,600

6,130

5,300

.4,500

5,400

October ..........................

NcweBber .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .... . ...

February .........................

March ...... ...

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

3,600

2,690

1,850

1,000

865

767

699

677

1,290

2,090

2,090

2,170

2,490

5,600

4,000

2,420

1,690

1,000

840

744

721

1,120

1,240

1,150

1,000

1,120

1,060

840

721

-

Secondfoot-days

11,317

20,205

44,013

438,780

MfWiQQQ

47,344

111,091

18,139

11,660

10,103

11,858

10,335

10,643

345,727

Mar.

1,330

9,240

14,300

18,800

10,200

12,300

9,440

5,900

3,900

3,140

2,420

1,930

1,240

972

865

840

917

791

744

699

656

656

865

1,340

944

721

1,340

1,450

1,490

917

744

Apr.

677

635

595

576

557

538

538

519

501

483

483

465

557

1,210

1,340

1,270

815

595

538

501

483

465

454

437

430

538

557

501

454

427

-

MaxiHUU

416

2,170

5,400

17,500

6,180

5,600

18,800

1,340

483

461

595

800

635

18,800

May

413

403

399

393

393

427

483

458

416

396

386

380

380

a370

a360

a350

aSSO

347

344

337

331

331

325

325

325

325

373

437

410

368

347

Minimus

337

357

406

300

440

677

656

427

325

315

325

282

270

285

June

337

331

325

325

322

319

315

319

319

347

461

403

350

328

328

322

322

370

353

322

319

322

334

347

331

325

322

319

319

347

-

Mean

365

674

1.420

1,202

If 258

1 * 63 3

3,584

605

377

337

383

vv«

£33

355

945

July

501

433

389

347

334

328

325

328

325

a330

a340

a450

a400

a380

370

370

576

595

501

420

370

353

aSSO

aSSO

a340

a340

341

337

347

341

347

Aug.

334

328

328

319

315

312

309

a310

a400

aSOO

a450

a400

a350

a330

a3 20

309

312

306

303

300

291

a290

B285

B285

282

303

300

297

294

288

285

Per square 

 lie

0.727

1.94

2.83

2.39

2 *51

3

QC

 £O

' 7.14

1.21

.751

.671

.763

 663

.707

1.88

Sept.

279

276

270

452

635

519

403

331

319

360

363

341

344

483

538

461

383

337

315

9O6

300

291

297

306

309

297

282

282

282

282

-

Runoff in 

inchea

0.84

1.50

3.26

32.51

2 09QQ 

3.51

S o-l £3

1.34

.87

.75

.88

.77

.79

25.63

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 age.-ft.).- Jan. 28 (10 p.m.) 7.220 sec.-ft.; Peb- 14 (8 p.m.) 8,000 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 4 (10 a.m.} Z1.4OO sec.-ft.; Har. 6 (9:30 p.m.) 13,800 see.-ft.

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed en baaia of weather records and r^ocrds for other 

stations in vicinity.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 529

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°50'35", long. 90°09'45", in SE&SE£ sec. 26, T.

z s., K. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of

Franklinton and 3? miles upstream from Lawrence Creek. Datum of gage is 124.81'feet

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. 

Drainage area.- 985 square miles. 

necoras available.- October 1938 to September 1948. August 1928 to September 1931 at

site a quarter of a mile downstream. Gage-height records collected at sites in this

vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,646 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 second-feet Mar.\6 (gage heigl*, 15.01

reet); minimum, 678 second-feet Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.54 foot Aug. 24,

25.

1928-31. 1938-48: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height,

18.46 feet); minimum, 350 second-feet Nov. 6-8, 1938; minimum gage height, 0.23 foot

Oct. 30, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 feet, former site and datum, or 28.5 feet, fonrer site

and present datum, from floodmark, sometime in April 1900. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1O to Sept. 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 3O

0.7 795 4.0 3,150 8.0 7,490 0.6 655 6.0 5,010 

1.3 1,100 5.0 4,12O 9.0 8,890 l.O 840 8.0 7,440 

2.0 1,500 6.0 5,200 10.0 10,600 2.0 1,400 9.0 8,870 

3.0 2,290 7.0 6,300 3.0 2,100 10.0 10,600

Note.- Same as following table above *-° z ' 960 n'° " «» 

10.0 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

990 

965 

940 

940 

915

915 

890 

890 

890 

890

865 

865 

865 

840 

840

840 

840 

318 

818 

840

940 

915 

915 

940 

890

865 

890 

865 

840 

818 

840

Nov.

940 

890 

890 

865 

865

840 

1,040 

1,360 

1,100 

1,040

1,980 

1,740 

1,400 

1,300 

2,490

3,150 

3,240 

2,880 

2,450 

1,640

1,470 

1,440 

1,640 

1,820 

1,700

1,600 

1,440 

1,270 

1,180 

1,130

Deo.

1,070 

1,040 

1,020 

1,020 

990

990 

990 

1,200 

2,250 

11,300

7,900 

 ",490 

6,760 

6,550 

7,420

9,210 

8,260 

6,140 

4,680 

3,330

2,260 

1,880 

1,700 

1,520 

1,400

1,300 

1,280 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180 

1,160

Jan.

1,220 

1,360 

1,590 

1,530 

1,340

1,220 

1,130 

1,100 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,020 

1,160 

1,300 

1,340

1,240 

1,160 

1,130 

1,110 

1,100

1,180 

1,220 

1,400 

1,660 

1,700

1,800 

2,010 

4,640 

6,920 

7,700 

7,570

Month

Goto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug« 

Sept

Wt

ber

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

lary

ist ...........................

 ber. .......................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7,180 

5,470 

4,140 

2.78O 

2,180

1,950 

1,760 

1,660 

2,260 

3,140

3,520 

3,520 

3,720 

5,470 

6,300

5,420 

3,920 

2,780 

2,100 

1,840

1,730 

2,520 

2,520 

2,430 

2,260

2,100 

2,180 

1,950 

1,700

Seoondfoot-daya

27,374 

46,790 

105,690

907,990

61,960 

91,000 

186,470 

42,000 

27,787

28 ! 396 

25,727 

29,134

695,690

Mar.

1,530 

4,280 

13,300 

20,200 

20,600

22,200 

18,600 

15,200 

9,530 

6,550

5,120 

4,140 

3,330 

2,520 

2,130

2,020 

2,600 

2,340 

2,100 

1,880

1.70O 

1,620 

1,700 

1,950 

2,100

1,760 

3,960 

4,030 

2,960 

2,520 

1,950

Apr.

1,760 

1,590 

1,460 

1,360 

1,340

1,340 

1,280 

1,240 

1,180 

1,160

1,130 

1,100 

1,130 

2,160 

2,860

2,520 

2,180 

1,590 

1,300 

1,180

1,130 

1,070 

1,020 

990 

990

1,180 

1,430 

1,240 

1,100 

990

Maximum

990 

3,240 

11,300

21,000

7,700 

7,180 

22,200 

2,860 

1,180 

940 

1,240 

1,160 

2,860

22,200

Peak discharge (base, 7.00O sec. -ft.).- Dec. 10 (12 m.

May

965 

940 

915 

990 

940

1,070 

1,180 

1,070 

990 

940

890 

890 

865 

865 

840

840 

840 

840 

815 

790

790 

790 

768 

768 

768

768 

790 

1,020 

1,070 

940 

840

Minimum

818 

840 

990

750

1,020 

1,660 

1,530 

990 

768 

722 

768 

745 

678

673

June

790 

790 

768 

745 

745

745 

745 

722 

790 

940

890 

890 

815 

768 

768

768 

768 

768 

815 

790

745 

722 

722 

768 

745

790 

745 

745 

768 

790

Mean

883 

1,560 

3,409

2,488

1,999 

3,138 

6,015 

1,400 

896 

779 

916 

330 

971

1,901

July

865 

990 

890 

840 

815

790 

768 

915 

840 

1,070

965 

1,100 

1,240 

1,020 

890

865 

1,020 

1,130 

1,100 

990

890 

840 

790 

790 

790

790 

865 

84O 

840 

840 

1,020

12.0 14,500 

13.0 16,600 

14.0 19,200 

15.0 23,100

Ai«.

1,100 

840 

790 

840 

815

790 

790 

790 

840 

965

1,070 

1,160 

965 

S65 

815

815 

840 

815 

790 

768

768 

745 

745 

745 

745

745 

768 

768 

745 

745 

745

Per square 

mile

0.896 

1.58 

3.46

2.53

2.03 

3.19 

6.11 

1.42 

.910 

.791 

.930

.*986

1.93

Sept.

768 

790 

768 

1,700 

2,860

1,660 

1,130 

915 

815 

790

815 

815 

840 

1,130 

1,520

1,280 

1,020 

890 

815 

768

722 

722 

700 

745 

722

700 

700 

678 

678 

678

Runoff in 

inches

1.03 

1.77 

3.99

34.38

2.34

3.44 

7.04 

1.59 

1.05 

.88 

1.07 

.97 

1.10

26.27

1 13,100 see. -ft.; Dec. 16 (6 a.m.) 9,370

sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) 7,840 sec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (2 p.m.) 23,100 sec.-ft.
530 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°37'45", long. 89°53'50", in T. 5 S., R. 13 E., at 

oriage on State Highway 7, 0.2 mile downstream from Gulf, Motile & Ohio Railroad bridge 

and 1.4 miles north of Bush. Datum of gage is 44.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,210 square miles (authority. Corps of Engineers).

Hecoras available.- October 1937 to September 1948.

average aiscnargeT- 11 years, 1,963 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 33,900 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 14.19 

reet); minimum, 768 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 2.30 feet 

Sept. 1.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 51,200 second-feet Mar. 23, 1943 (g-?ge height, 15.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on basis of records for 

station at Franklinton; minimum, 460 second-feet Oct. 1, 1937; minimum gage height, 0.7 

foot Oct. 1, 1937, Oct. 29-31, 1940, Oct. 22-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Gage-height record Oct. 1 to June 30 and 

3 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers:

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Har.. 12-25, Har. 30 to June 24)

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.5 

6.0 

7.0

768

820

955

1,380

1,990

2,550

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

3,510

4,100

4,840

5,750

7,000

8,810

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

14.0

11,400

14,100

17,300

24,700

32,300

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to Septeube- 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,170 

1,120 

1,090 

1,060 

1,040

1,010 

1,010 

982 

955 

955

955 

928 

928 

901

901

901 

874 

874 

874 

901

955 

1,040 

1,010 

1,010 

982

982 

982 

955 

928 

901 

874

Nov.

928 

1,040 

1,010 

955 

1,010

1,060 

1,170 

1,350 

1,770 

1,480

2,030 

3,510 

3,060 

2,090 

2,300

3,970 

4,370 

4,100 

3,970 

3,290

2,480 

2,360 

2,360 

2,550 

2,890

2,550 

2,140 

1,860 

1,640 

1,520

Dec.

1,380 

1,320 

1,290 

1,260 

1,230

1,200 

1,200 

1,230 

1,480 

2,890

9,770 

13,600 

10,200 

7,640 

8,390

9,740 

10,200 

10,200 

8,000 

6,190

4,840 

3,400 

2,620 

2,360 

2,140

1,950 

1,810 

1,720 

1,680 

1,640 

1,640

Jan.

1,600 

1,640 

1,770 

1,900 

1,810

1,640 

1,560 

1,480 

1,410 

1,380

1,380 

1,350 

1,410 

1,520 

1,600

1,600 

1,560 

1,520 

1,480 

1,440

1,560 

1,640 

1,720 

1,810 

2,090

2,140 

2,140 

2,700 

4,100 

6,190 

8,390

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Fetor 

Haro 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ...

eaber . .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8,810 

8,000 

7,000 

5,550 

4,100

2,990 

2,550 

2,250 

2,360 

3,190

3,290 

4,100 

4,680 

4,680 

5,010

6,190 

6,440 

5,180 

3,730 

2,790

2,620 

2,890 

3,190 

3,620 

3,510

2,700 

2,550 

2,550 

2,360

Seccndfoot-days

30,048 

66,813 

134,210

1,099,157

65,530 

118,880 

230,170 

51,260 

32,888 

28,249 

32,818 

29,349 

42,084

862,299

Mar.

2,250 

2,420 

4,670 

12,500 

22,500

32,300 

29,200 

22,500 

17,300 

12,500

8,810 

6,440 

5,360 

4,230 

3,190

2,620 

2,360 

2,700 

2,550 

2,250

2,140 

2,040 

2,040 

2,140 

2,360

2,480 

2,790 

4,230 

5,010 

3,190 

3,100

Apr.

2,550 

2,250 

1,990 

1,770 

1,680

1,680 

1,720 

1,640 

1,520 

1,440

1,410 

1,350 

1,350 

1,810 

2,550

2,890 

2,550 

2,250 

1,860 

1,600

1,440 

1,380 

1,290 

1,230 

1,230

1,260 

1,410 

1,520 

1,380 

1,260

Maxima

1,170 

4,370 

13,600

21,800

8,390 

8,810 

32,300 

2,890 

1,440 

1,200 

1,560 

1,260 

3,620

32,300

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 12 (1 a.m.

sec.-rt.; Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 8,8T6 sec. -ft.; Har. 6 (Z:30 p

May

1,170 

1,120 

1,090 

1,060 

1,170

1,170 

1,410 

1,440 

1,290 

1,150

1,060 

1,040 

1,010 

982 

982

962

982 

982 

982 

955

928 

928 

928 

928 

928

901 

928 

982 

1,120 

1,200 

1,090

Minima

874 

928 

1,200

704

1,350 

2,250 

2,040 

1,230 

901 

847 

847 

768 

768

768

June

1,010 

955 

901 

901 

874

874 

874 

874 

901 

1,090

1,200 

1,120 

1,060 

982 

928

928 

1,010 

982 

928 

955

928 

901 

874 

874 

874

874 

874 

847 

874 

982

Mean

969 

2,227 

4,329

3,011

2,114 

4,099 

7,425 

1,709 

1,061 

942 

1,059 

947 

1,403

2,356

July

982 

1,060 

1,090 

1,010 

955

901 

901 

955 

1,150 

1,200

1,560 

1,480 

1,440 

1,380 

1,170

1,010 

982 

1,060 

1,150 

1,150

1,060 

955 

901 

847 

847

874 

901 

955 

982 

955 

955

Aug.

1,060 

1,170 

982 

1,010 

1,010

901 

955 

1,090 

1,260 

1,230

1,260 

1,260 

1,200 

1,010 

928

901

847 

847 

847 

847

820 

794 

794 

794 

794

794 

794 

794 

794 

794 

768

Per square 

 lie

0.801 

1.84 

3.58

2.49

1.75 

3.39 

6.14 

1.41 

.877 

.779 

.875 

.783 

1.16

1.95

) 14,700 sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (7 p. 

.m.) 33,900 sec. -ft.

Sept.

768 

794 

982 

1,850 

3,290

3,620 

2,420 

1,640 

1,230 

1,040

1,060 

1,150 

1,290 

1,480 

2,190

2,420 

1,900 

1,440 

1,200 

1,090

1,040 

982 

955 

901 

928

928 

901 

874 

874 

847

Runoff in 

inches

0.92 

2.05 

4.13

33.77

2.01 

3.65 

7.07 

1.58 

1.01 

.87 

1.01 

.90 

1.29

26.49

m.) 11,400
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 531

Measurements of stream flow in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins made at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948

James River Basin

Date

Oct. 7

Nov. 4

Dec. 9

Jan. 6

Feb. 3

Apr. 8

May 18

July 20

Sept. 7

May 26 

26

26 

26

26

Stream

Muddy Run Spring. , . .

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

Qunns Bun. .......... 

Unnamed stream. .....

Unnamed stream. ..... 

 ..do..............

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Queens Creek ..... 

Glebe Creek ......

River. 

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

Locality

and 2.4 miles above mouth of Muddy 

Bun.

Highway 5, about 1 mile west of 

Charles City, Va. Drainage area, 

7.9 square miles. 

Highway 155, about 5.5 miles south o" 

Providence Forge, Va. Drainage 

area, O.7 square mile.

dence Forge, Va. Drainage area, 2.5 

square miles. 

C. & O. Ry., 0.3 mile east of Providence Forge, Va; Drainage area, 1.1 

square miles. 

C. & 0. Ry., O.t> mile east of tfindBOShades, Va. Drainage area, 0.14 

square mile.

Shades, Va. Drainage area, 1.3 

square miles. 

C. & 0. Ry., l.Z miles east of Windsor 

Shades, Va. Drainage area, 0.9 

square mile.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

8 77

3 32

6

Q A

**1,240 

ttb555

**335 

*»46

**330

** Computation of flow by contracted-opening method.

tt Computation of flow by contracted-opening method and flow over rosd.

Roanoke River Basin

5

6

6

North Fork Roanoke 

River.

W. K. Orubb Spring..

C. W. Wrlght Springs

Roanoke River. 

Roanoke River. . . .

North Pork 

Roanoke River.

....do...........

0.4 mile southwest of Bennetts Mill 

and 4.3 miles northeast of Blacksburg, Va.

and 2.7 miles east of Blacksburg, 

Va. 

On State Highway 114, 7 miles northeast of Blacksburg, Va.

of Bennetts Mill and 6.2 miles 

northeast of Blacksburg, Va. 

1.6 miles northwest of Bennetts Mill 

and 4.8 miles northeast of Blacksburg, Va.

northeast of Blacksburcc. Va.

101

3.42

11.8

Neuse River Basin

Apr. 1

2

....do..............

.... do ..............

....do...........

....do...........

on U. S. Highway 64, near 

N. C.

....do.....................

Lat. 35°15', long. 77°53',

of Neuse State Park near 

Springs. H. C. 

Raleigh,

In Cliffs

Seven

98.6

118

1,090

348 

205

1.20

Cape Fear River Basin

Aug. 31 Lower Little River.. Cape Pear River. . Lat. 35°15' 

Creek, at

, long 

Vass,

79°18', 

N. C.

above Mill 8.92

Fee Dee River Basin

Sept.13 Yadkln River.

1O .do.

14 Roaring River. 

14 Arrarat River.

Atlantic Ocean...

Yadkln River.....

Lat. 36°14', long. 80°51', at U. S. 

 Highway 21 at Elkln, N. C. 

Lat. 36°13'30", long. 80°26'30", at

bridge on Highway 67, near site of

former gaging station, near Dormant

N. C. 

Lat. 36°12'30", long. 8l°01'00", at

Southern Ry., bridge at Roaring

River, H. C. 

Lat. 36 6 18', long. 80°32', about 1.3

miles above Southern Ry., near

Slloam, N. C.

885

2,000

91.9

199
532 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Fee Dee River Basin Continued

Date

9

Mar. 29

May 19

Mar. 29 

July 20

July 21

July 20

May 20

Aug. 3

5

27

26

13 

27

13

26

14

27

14

27

dot. 29

Stream

....do..............

Second Creek. .......

....do..............

....do..............

Hambys Creek. .......

....do........... ...

....do..............

Irish Buffalo Creek.

Dutch Buffalo Creek.

....do..............

Thompson Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Yadkln River. ....

Rich Creek. ......

Rocky River ......

do

Pee Dee River. . . .

Locality

county road about 1.3 mller» above 

mouth, near Arcadia, N. C.

road about 2.6 miles above mouth, 

near Wlnston-Salem, N. C.

county road half a mile above Third 

Creek near Woodleaf, N. C.

county road about 2.5 mllei above 

mouth, near Woodleaf, N. C.

Lat. 35°45'30", long. 80°30'30", at 

11. S. Highway 601, about 1.3 miles 

above mouth and about 2.5 miles 

north of Franklin, N. C.

1.3 miles above mouth at Spencer, 

N. C.

county road at Llnwood, N. C.

mile above Crane Creek, ne*»r Spencer, 

N. C.

U. S. Highway 70, about 4.5 miles 

northeast of Lexington, N. C.

Lat. 35°50'30", long. 80°08'30", at 

county road about 2.8 miles above 

mouth, near Thomasvllle, N. C.

.. do ....

Highway 73, about 7 miles west of 

Kannapolls, N. C.

county road about 0.8. mile above 

Dutch Buffalo Creek and about 8 miles 

southeast of Concord, N. C.

Lat. 35°20'30", long. 81°33'00", at 

county road about a mile above Cold 

Water Creek and about 4 miles southsoutheast of Concord, N. C.

road about 2.4 miles above mouth, 

about 4 miles below old gating 

station, and about 4 miles south of 

Mt. Pleasant, N. C.

county road about half a vile above 

Bear Creek and about '3.3 miles northwest of Aquadale, N, C.

county road about half a irile above 

mouth and about 3.8 miles southwest 

of Cottonville, N. C.

At county highway bridge, £ mile below 

Seaboard Air Line R. R. bridge, 3.5 

miles southwest of Cheraw, S. C.

Discharge 

(see. -ft.)

51 2

7fi !>

80.6

S

al

65 6

3 37

3.23

39 4

1 QO

53.0

30.2

Santee River Basin

Dec. 

Feb.

Nov. 

Dec.

2 

5

9

18

7 

18

Lyle Creek. ......... 

....do... ...........

....do..............

Bullock Creek. ...... 

Little River. .......

Catawba River. . . .

Broad River. ..... 

Santee River. ....

Lat. 55*45', long. 81*05', at Highway 

10 at Catawba, N. C. , 1 mile above 

mouth.

At bridge on state Highway 5, near 

Sharon, S. C. 

Just below Lake Marion Dam, near Plnevllle, S. C.

72.4 

153

51 2

75.9 

48.8
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 533

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Santee River Basin Continued

Date

Hay 13

Aug. 25

Stream

....do... ...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do............

Locality

Plneville, S. C. 

... .do.. .........................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

37.4

Cooper River Basin

Apr. 21 Lake Moultrle tallrace.

West Branch Cooper 

River.

1,000 feet below Plnopolls power 

plant, near Moncks Corner, 

S. C.

28,500

Savannah River Basin

Oct. 7

7

6

6

6

6 

8

Twentyslx Nile Creek.

Bailey Creek. ........

River.

Rocky River.. .....

6 miles northwest of Valhalla, 

S. C.

Highway 183, at Plckens, S. C.

Pendleton, S. C.

4.8 miles northwest of Anderson, S. C.

take, and 2.7 miles northeast 

of Anderson, S. C. 

At county highway bridge, 2 miles 

northeast of Anderson, S. C.

miles southeast of Carne'svllle, 

Oa.

12 9

1.79

74.4

Ogeechee River Basin

Sept . 15

Aug. 6

Sept . 24

....do...............

....do............... .. ..do... .........

Ij miles northwest of Agrlcola, 

Oa.

5 miles west of Ouyton, Oa. 

....do............................ 1,640

Altamaha River Basin

July 13

15

Aug. 5

....do...............

....do............... ....do. ..........

between State Prison Farm and 

Olenvllle, Oa.

....do............................ 383

St. Johns River Basin

Jan. 6

Feb. 4

Mar. 1

Apr. 2

July 30

Aug. 31

Sept . 30

Oct. 30 

Dec. 16

Jan. 27

Mar. 10 ' 15

Apr. 20

Mar. 11

11

11

11

11 

Oct. 29

Jan. 26

Oct. 7 

Dec. 4

Jan. 8

Feb. 2

Mar. 3

Apr. 27

July 29

Sept. 2

29

Weir Lake outlet.....

....do.... ..........

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do..... ..........

....do...............

Prairie Creek. ....... 

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...... ; ........

Little Hatchet Creek.

Lochloosa Creek. .....

....do........ .......

Little Orange Creek. . 

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

Camps Canal .......

Lochloosa Lake. . . .

Orange Creek. .....

....do............

 ....do............

At crossing of State Highway 20, 

near Oalnesvllle, Fla.

near Orange Heights, Fla.

Hatchet Creek at crossing of 

State Highway 26, near Oalnesvllle, Fla.

4.3 miles east of Oalnesvllle, 

Fla. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 301, 

near Orange Heights, Fla.

east of Lochloosa Creek, near 

Hawthorne, Fla.

2 miles northwest of Orange 

Springs, Fla.

....do............................

....do............................

610 

139

215

110 

1 29

236

106

65.9

64.4

923350 O - 51 - 35.
534 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qrlf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

_ Indian River Basin

Date

Mar. 24 

24

24

Stream

North Relief Canal..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Indian River. ....

Locality

At crossing of U. S. Highway 

miles north of Vero Beach,

Beach, Fla.

miles south of Vero Beach,

1, 3.8 

Fla.

1 25

Fla.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

21.8

St. Lucle River Basin

Oct. 22 I St. Lucle River..., Atlantic Ocean., At crossing of U. S. Highway 1 at

Stuart, Fla

Average of 2 or more measurements for 1 tide cycle.

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades

Oct. 7

Nov. 4 

Dec. IB 

Aug. 11 

Sept. 28 

Nov. 13

13

13 

13

Jan. ZZ 

Feb. 25 

Oct. 28

Dec. 2 

Jan. 9 

Oct. 28 

Dec. 2 

Jan. 9 

Oct. 9

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 13 

May 18 

Aug. 4 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 9

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 13 

May 18 

Aug. 4 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 9 

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 13 

May 18 

Aug. 4 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 9

Jan. 29 

Mar. 11 

Apr. 13 

Aug. 5 

Sept. 9 

Oct. 9

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 13 

May 18 

Aug. 5 

Sept. 9 

Oct. 9 

Jan. 30 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 14 

May 18 

Aug. 5 

Sept. 9 

Oct. 10

Jan. 30 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 14 

Aug. 5

Indian Prairie Canal 

....do..............

Rlchland Drainage 

District pump 

canal . 

....do..............

Istokpoga Canal ..... 

....'do..............

....do..............

Josephine Creek. .... 

....do.......... ....

....do.............. 

. ...do..............

....do.............. 

Sebrlng Lake south 

outlet. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do... ...........

....do.............. 

Jackson Creek. ...... 

....do.... .......... 

....do. ............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Placid- June Canal...

.... do .............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

.. ..do.............. 

Stearns Creek. ......

....do........ ...... 

....do........ ...... 

. ...do......... .....

... .do.. ............ 

....do... ........... 

Annie Lake outlet . . . 

....do.............. 

. . ..do.. ............ 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Placid Lake northeast outlet. 

Huntley Lake outlet. 

... .do... ...........

... .do.. ............

Lake Okeechobee.. 

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

.. ..do.. ......... 

Klsslmmee River. .

....do...........

....do...........

Lake Istokpoga. . . 

....do...........

....do........... 

....do...........

....do........... 

Rex Beaoh Lake. ..

....do...........

....do........... 

....do...........

.... do ........... 

Josephine Lake.. . 

....do...... ..... 

....do........... 

....do...........

....do........... 

....do...........

Catfish Creek. . . .

....do. .......... 

....do.... .......

....do. .......... 

....do........... 

Frances Lake. ....

... .do.. ......... 

....do........ ... 

....do...........

....do......... .. 

....do... ........ 

....do........... 

Placid Lake ...... 

....do........... 

....do........... 

....do...........

....do........... 

....do........... 

Huntley Lake .....

Clay Lake ........ 

....do. ..........

....do...........

At crossing of State Highway 70, 

near Brighton, Fla. 

....do..............................

....do..............................

At west toe of Lake Okeechobe? 

levee, Pahokee, Fla. 

At west toe of Lake Okeecho-be? 

levee, 1.2 miles south of P?hokee, 

Fla. 

At west toe of Lake Okeechobee 

levee, 2.7 miles south of Pahokee,

....do............... ...............

....do..............................

At crossing of road at Wild Island, 

near Lorlda, Fla. 

. ...do. ................ ........ .....

....do..............................

....do..............................

At outlet from Josephine Lake, near 

De Soto City, Fla. 

....do..............................

....do.............................. 

....do. .............................

....do..............................

3 miles northwest of Sebrlng, Fla...

....do..............................

....do.............................. 

....do. .............................

....do..............................

....do.............................. 

....do.............................. 

....do..............................

....do.............................. 

... .do.. ...... ...................... 

....do..............................

At outlet at Placid Lake, 3.; miles 

south of Lake Placid, Fla. ..;.do.. ............................

....do............... ...............

....do.............................. 

....do............ .................. 

3.4 miles northwest of Lake riacld, 

Fla. 

....do.............................. 

....do.............................. 

....do..................... .........

....do.............................. 

....do.............................. 

....do.............................. 

0.3 mile northwest of Chllds, Fla... 

....do. ............................. 

....do.............................. 

....do..............................

....do.............................. 

....do..............................

2.2 miles southeast of Lake riacld, 

Fla. 

1.4 miles east of Lake Placid, Fla.. 

....do..............................

....do..............................

1,440

832 

242 

.42.2 

2,490 

2.43

3.01

3.72 

40.2

22.5 

30.7. 

737

512 

499 

313 

223 

185 

177

87.3 

22.2 ia.i

10. 5 

475 

196 

7.87

7.71 

3.82 

.16 

2.48 

7.08 

6.81 

78.5 

26.6 

10.6 

9.15 

.53 

86.5 

75.8 

80.5

25.4 

12.0 

3.63 

24.0 

32.7 

171

86.9 

54.4 

32.5 

21.6 

52.2 

92.6 

12.9 

10.0 

2.93 

1.92 

2.30 

7,83

a. is

1.16

12.3 

1.95 

.54 

11.5
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 535

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during Mater year October 1947 to September 1948 Contlnued

Lake Okeeehobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

Sept. 9 

9 

Oct. 10

Jan. 30 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 14 

May 18 

Aug. 5 

Sept . 9 

Oct. 10

Jan. 30 

Mar. 11 

Apr. 14 

May 18 

Aug. 5 

Sept. 9 

Oct. 9 

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 13 

May 18 

Aug. 4 

Septi 8 

Oct. 9

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Aug. 4 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 9

Jan. 29 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 13 

May 18 

Aug. 4 

Sept. 8 

Nov. 25

Jan. 7 

Feb. 20 

Apr. 16 

May 19 

Aug. 19 

Sept . 25 

Nov. 25

Jan. 7 

Feb. 20 

Mar. 19 

Dec. 4

Oct. 20

Oct. 14

21 

20

21 

21

14

21 

3

10 

13 

18 

24 

»ov. 7 

Dec. 9 

Hug. 30 

Sept . 23 

28 

3ct. 14

14

Stream

Huntley Lake outlet. 

Huntley-Clay Canal.. 

Clay Lake outlet....

....do.............. 

... .do. ............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Yellow Bluff Creek. .

....do...... ........ 

....do.............. 

... .do..............

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

Letts Lake outlet. . . 

... .do..... ........ 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do. ............. 

....do.............. 

Sebrlng Lake northeast outlet. 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

Little Red Water 

Lake outlet. 

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Caloosa-Clinch Canal

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

Clinch Lake outlet..

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

St . Lucle Canal .....

Total flow east 

through bridge 

openings in State 

Highway A1A, including Barman 

River.

....do..............

....do..............

Total flow east 

through bridge 

openings in Military Trail, including Palm Beach 

Water Co. Canal. 

Palm Beach Water Co. 

canal. 

....do..............

West Palm Beach 

Canal. 

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

. ..do.............. 

...do.............. 

...do..............

West Palm Beach Stub 

Canal. 

Equalizing Canal 

No. 4.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Clay Lake. ........ 

....do............ 

Apthorp Lake. .....

....do............ 

....do........... . 

....do............

... .do... ......... 

....do............ 

Josephine Creek. . .

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............ 

Bonnett Lake. ..... 

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............ 

Little Red Water 

Lake. 

....do............ 

....do............

....do............

Letta Lake Outlet.

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

Clinch Lake.......

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

... .do............ 

....do............ 

Reedy Lake ........

....do............ 

....do............

....do............

South Fork St. 

Lucie River. 

Intracoastal Waterway and Lake 

Worth.

Lake Wort h

....do............

....do............

Barman River and 

West Palm Beach 

Canal.

Lake Magnonia. ....

Atlantic Ocean. . . .

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

West Palm Beach 

Canal . 

....do............

Locality

1.4 miles east of Lake Placid, Fla... 

1.5 miles east of Lake Placid, Fla... 

2.1 miles northeast of Lake Placid. 

Fla. 

....do........................ . . . . 

....do....... ........................ 

....do........................ . . .

....do........................ 

....do............................... 

1.1 miles southeast of De Soto City, 

Fla. 

....do.............................. . 

....do.................. .............. 

....do... .....................

.. ..do. .............................. 

....do... ........... i................ 

3.9 miles north of Sebring, Fla...... 

.... do ............................... 

....do............................... 

....do............................ ..

....do............................... 

....do...............................

3.4 miles northwest of Sebring, Fla..

....do............................... 

....do..............................

....do...............................

....do............................... 

....do............................... 

....do.............. ............ ....

....do............................... 

... .do.. ............................. 

2.3 miles northwest of Frostproof, 

Fla. 

....do............................... 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

....do.......... ..................... 

....do...............................

At crossing of Lake Drive, Frostproof, 

Fla. 

....do...............................

At crossing of Arundel Road, near 

Stuart, Fla. 

From Jupiter to Lake Park, Fla. ......

At crossing of Lake Park Road, near 

Lake Park, Fla. 

....do...............................

At crossing of State Highway A1A, 

near Lake Park, Fla.

Lake Park, Fla. 

From Lake Park Road to Okeeehobee 

Road, near West Palm Beach, Fla.

At crossing of Military Trail, near 

West Palm Beach, Fla.

At crossing of State Highway 7, near 

Loxahatchee, Fla. 

....do............................... 

....do............................... 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

....do............................... 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

At crossing of State Highway 80, West 

Palm Beach, Fla. 

At control, near Lake Worth, Fla.....

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

18.1 

21.7 

24.3

30.1 

6.13 

2.71 

1.80 

17.2 

22.2 

24.3

18.2 

7.6 

6.4 

5.1 

41.4 

31.7 

32.0 

11.5 

7.71 

5.40 

.10 

16.6 

15.3 

11.7

1.21 

.08 

44.0 

22.5 

28.0

4.93 

1.65 

.55 

1.04 

52.1 

26.3 

20.6

9.3 

17.3 

16.1 

5.86 

12. S 

65.5 

28.6

15.4 

27.3 

7.18 

7,270

666

659

384 

525

*490 

567

619

322 

1,890

1,970 

1,700 

2,030 

2,120 

2,070 

1,610 

1,070 

1,850 

1,930 

1,040

827

Average of 2 or more measurements for 1 tide cycle.
536 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948--Continur»d

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

Oct. 7 

1

23 

2

Dec. 10 

Jan. 22 

Feb. 9 

Mar. 5 

Apr. 2 

May 4 

June 10 

July 24

Aug. 11 

27 

Sept. 15 

25 

Oct. 29

Dec. 12 

Jan. 21 

Mar. 4 

Apr. 1 

Sept. 14 

24 

May 5

"June 11 

July 23 

Aug. 12 

Oct. 14

24 

Nov. 5 

Oct. 14

23 

22 

15

31 

Nov. 11 

19 

Dec. 19 

Oct. 16

24 

30 

Nov. 10 

IB 

Sept. 29

30 

30

Oct. 17

29 

Nov. 10 

18 

Dec. 17 

Oct. £1

Nov. 19 

Oct. 21

Nov. 19 

Sept. 27

28 

29 

30 

Oct. 6

16 

31 

21 

Nov. 10 

19 

Aug. 9

Stream

Clear Lake outlet... 

....do..............

HlUsboro Canal.....

....do.. ............. 

.... do ...............

.... do .............. 

....do............ ... 

....do............... 

.. ..do. .............. 

....do...............

....do............... 

... .do.. ............. 

....do............... 

....do...............

... .do...... .........

....do............... 

... .do. .............. 

... .do...............

....do................ 

....do............... 

....do...............

.... do ............... 

...,do...............

....do............... 

....do.......... .....

... .do..... ..........

.... do ...............

Cypress Creek Canal..

.. ..do.. ............. 

....do...............

....do............... 

South Fork New River 

(southward) . 

....do...... ......... 

....do........ .......

.... do ............... 

North New River Canal

.. .do. ..............

... do ............... 

.. .do...............

... do ............... 

...do.. .............

...do... ............

Holies Canal (west). .

...do...............

Net flow to west 

through bridges and 

culverts In State 

Highway £5. 

...do...............

...do..... .......... 

...do.. .............

. ..do.. ............. 

.ateral westward. ....

...do............ ... 

.. .do............... 

... do ...............

. . .do.. ............. 

.. .do.. .............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

West Palm Beach 

Canal. 

.... do ..........

Intracoastal 

Waterway. 

Atlantic Ocean. .

....do..........

....do.......... 

....do........... 

....do........... 

....do..........

.... do ........... 

... .do. .......... 

....do........... 

....do...........

....do...........

. .. .do.... ....... 

....do........... 

.... do ...........

.. ..do... ........ 

....do........... 

....do...........

... .do.. ......... 

....do...........

.. . .do....... .... 

....do...........

....do...........

.... do ...........

Intraooastal 

Waterway. 

Cypress Creek. . . .

Atlantic Ocean. . .

....do........... 

....do...........

.... do ........... 

. ...do........... 

New River. .......

.... do ........... 

.. ..do. ..........

....do...........

South Fork New 

River. 

... .do....... ....

.... do ...........

....do........... 

....do...........

...do.. ......... 

North New River 

Canal .

...do...........

...do. .......... 

...do. ..........

... do ........... 

...do...........

...do. .......... 

... do ........... 

...do.... .......

...do........... 

...do...........

Locality

At crossing of Okeechobee Road, West 

Palm Beach, Fla. 

.. ..do...............................

.. ..do. ..............................

At crossing of U. S. Highwuy 1, Boynton Beach, Fla. 

2.7 miles northwest of Shaxano, near 

Belle Glade, Fla. 

At Shawano, near Belle Gla-ie, Fla.... 

. ...do.. .............................

. . ..do. .............................. 

... .do.. ............................. 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

....do...............................

....do............................... 

.... do ...............................

Just upstream from Indian Run, near 

Deerfield Beach, Fla. 

....do.. ............................. 

....do............................... 

... .do....... .................... ...

.... do. .............................. 

....do...............................

Just downstream from Indian Run, near 

Deerfield Beach, Fla.

....do...............................

At crossing of state Highway 7, near 

Deerfield Beach, Fla.

At crossing of state Highway 611, 

Deerfield Beach, Fla. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 1, near 

Pompano, Fla. 

At crossing of State Highway 7, near 

Pompano, Fla. 

At crossing of Andrews Ave., Fort 

Lauderdale, Fla. 

....do............................. .. 

... .do.................... ...........

At crossing of State Highway 84, near 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

At Palm Beach-Broward county line, 

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

...do........................ .......

At 26-mile bend, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

At crossing of State Highway 7, near 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

...do...................... .........

At crossing of State Highway 25, 

Okeelanta, Fla.

From Bolles Canal to 20-mile bend, 

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

rora Bolles Canal to 26-mile bend, 

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

rom Palm Beaoh-Broward oovnty line 

to 20-mile bend, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

... do ............................... 

t crossing of State Highway 25 at 

26-mile bend, near Fort Lauderdale, 

Fla. 

...do............................... 

...do...... .........................

...do............,...............;.. 

. ..do............................... 

...do...............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

520

658 

693 

636

505

429 

430

179 

181 

148 

147 

198 

269 

254 

300 

283 

266 

806

918 

773 

227 

201 

641 

619 

173

195 

316 

458 

1,860

1,730 

1,510 

6,220

t587 

101 

 7,550

»7 , 260 

*4,880 

*3,78O 

*1,800 

1,290

363 

447 

196 

405 

1,120

1,160 

984

7,030

6,240 

4,470 

3,670 

1,380 

262

236 

1,020

448 

185

188 

214 

146 

279

644 

243 

431 

313 

231 

27.8

* Average of 2 or more measurements for 1 tide cycle. 

T Integrated mean discharge for 1 tide cycle.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 537

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

Sept. 24

27 

28 

29 

30 

Oct. 16

31 

Nov. 11 

19 

Oct. 14

17 

29 

Nov. 10 

18 

Oct. 15

16 

16 

22

Nov. 10 

Oct. 16

2

15

30 

Nov. 11 

19 

13

Oct. 16

Nov. 4 

15 

Oct. 16 

Nov. 15 

Oct. 2

15 

24 

Nov. 4 

10 

18 

4

11 

15 

Oct. 16

Nov. 4

15 

15

15 

Oct. 2 

2 

30

16

50 

Nov. 11 

19 

Oct. 30

16

19 

24 

30, 31 

Nov. 8 

18 

Oct. 30

Stream

Lateral westward. . . .

. .. .do. ............. 

... .do.. ............

. ...do. .............

North Pork Hew River

... .do.. ............

... .do. .............

Planatlon Canal. ....

.... do .............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

Tarpon Creek. .......

Middle River North 

Pork. 

North Pork Middle 

River. 

Total flow to east 

through culverts 

In State Highway 7. 

. . . .do. .............

South Fork Middle 

River.

....do..............

... .do.. ............ 

....do..............

....do.............. 

South New River 

Canal.

... .do.. ............ 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do. ............. 

....do..............

....do..............

Flamingo Canal 

(southward). 

.... do ..............

Snake Creek Canal 

(northward). 

. . . .do. .............

Lateral canals 

(northward) . 

Lateral canals 

(southward). 

Lateral north 

(southward). 

Power plant outlet 

canal. 

Hollywood Canal. ....

.. . .do.... ..........

. . . .do. ............. 

... .do. ............

... .do. .............

Hollywood Canal 

lateral west.

Snake Creek Canal...

... .do. ........:....

. . . .do.. ............ 

... .do. .............

....do. ............. 

.... do ..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North New River 

Canal.

....do........... 

....do.... .......

....do...... ..... 

New River. .......

....do...........

North Pork New 

River. 

....do........... 

....do...........

.... do ........... 

New River. .......

Middle River.....

North Pork Middle 

River.

Middle River...,. 

Atlantic Ocean. . .

....do...........

....do...........

Danla Cut-off.. . .

... .do. ..........

....do.......... . 

....do...........

....do........... 

....do...........

....do........... 

....do...........

....do........... 

South New River 

Canal . 

... .do. ..........

....do...........

....do..... ......

Dania Cut-off. . . . 

Lateral north. . . . 

Dania Cut-off. . . .

....do...........

. . . .do.. ......... 

Hollywood Canal. .

Oleta River. .....

....do........... 

... .do..... ...... 

....do. ..........

....do...... ..... 

....do. .......... 

....do. ..........

Locality

At crossing of State Highway 25 at 

26-mile bend, near Port Lauderdale, 

Pla. 

....do. .............................. 

....do...............................

....do. ..............................

At crossing of southwest llth Ave. , 

Port Lauderdale, Pla. 

....do...............................

....do.......... .....................

At crossing of State Highway 7, near 

Port Lauderdale, Pla. 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

....do...............................

At crossing of U. S. Highway 1, Port 

Lauderdale, Fla.

At crossing of State Highway 811, 

near Port Lauderdale, Pla. 

Between Cypress Creek and Plantation 

Canals, near Port Lauderdale, Pla.

At crossing of state Highway 811, 

near Port Lauderdale, Fla. 

At footbridge at power plant, near 

Dania, Fla. 

At crossing of 0. S. Highway 1, 

Dania, Fla. 

....do...............................

....do...............................

Just east of Junction with Miami 

Canal, near Miami, Fla. 

Just west of Junction with Snake 

Creek Canal, near Davie, Fla. 

....do...............................

At Davle , Pla ......................... 

....do. ..............................

At crossing of State Highway 7, near 

Davie, Fla. 

....do.............. .................

.. ..do. .............................. 

....do. ..............................

... .do...............................

At Junction with South New River 

Canal, near Davie, Fla. 

....do...............................

.... do ...............................

... .do..... ..........................

Between Snake Creek Canal and Davie, 

Pla. 

Between Flamingo Canal and Davie, 

Fla. 

0.5 mile east of power plant, near 

Dania, Fla. 

300 feet east of power plant, near 

Danla, Fla. 

At highway crossing north of Seaboard 

Air Line R. R. station, Hollywood, 

Fla. 

At Tiger Tail Road crossing, near 

Dania, Fla. 

....do................ ...............

At highway crossing north of Seaboard 

Air Line R. R. station, Hollywood, 

Fla. 

At crossing of State Highway 7, near 

North Miami Beach, Fla. 

....do..... .......................... 

....do............ ................. 

... .do. ..................... ....

At crossing of Old Dixie Highway, 

North Miami Beach, Fla.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

200

440 

444 

453 

262 

1,820

1,330 

843 

220 

1,130

1,390 

845 

403 

315 

*21

tl,400 

152 

742

306 

736

tl,180 

t3,410

*3,460 

*2,490 

*2,010 

291

427

459 

355 

1,000 

1,040 

«a964

2,400 

a 978 

2,250 

2,000 

1,310 

118

127 

126 

125

122 

48 

229

490 

281 

194 

156

379

315 

217 

137 

59.9

360.4

197 

251 

 391 

292 

261 

*448

« Ayerage of 2 or more measurements for 1 tide cycle. 

T Integrated mean discharge for 1 tide cycle, 

a Plow of main channel only.
538 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern (Tulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

take Okeeehobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

Nov. 18 

Oct. 17

Nov. 9

Oct. 8

16

Nov. 8

Oct. 16

Mar. 24

Oct. 19

20

8 

21

Oct. 21

18

25

25

Nov. 13

Oct. 7

28

Dec. 18

Oct. 7

18

Nov. 13

Oct. 7

7

8

Nov. 14

Oct. 9

7

21

Oct. 9

7 

9

21

9

8 

13 

19 

31 

Nov. 17

28 

Dee. 15 

Jan. 23 

Feb. 6 

26 

Mar. 22 

Apr. 9

May 19 

June 3 

16 

30

Stream

Snake Creek Canal... 

....do..............

... .do..... .........

Blseayne Canal. ..... 

....do..............

....do............. .

.. . .do. .............

....do.. ............

... .do... ...........

Little River Canal. . 

....do..............

....do. .............

South Pork Miami

River. 

....do. .............

.... do ..............

....do...... ........

....do.. ............

....do...... ........

... .do. ............. 

....do...... ........

... .do.. ....'........

P. E.G. Canal........

....do. .............

... .do. .............

. . ..do.. ............

... .do. .............

Milam Dairy Canal...

Country Club Canal.. 

Tamiaml Canal. ......

....do............. .

....do... ...........

....do... ...........

::::£:::::::::::::: . ...do... ........... 

....do... ...........

....do... ........... 

....do.............. 

....do. ............. 

. ...do. ............. 

... .do.............. 

....do.... .......... 

....do. .............

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

....do.......... .... 

... .do... ...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Oleta River. ......

Biseayne Bay. .....

Little River.. .... 

....do............

.... do ............

....do..... .......

....do............

....do... .........

....do. ...........

P. E.G. Canal..... .

Miami Canal.......

. ...do....... ..... 

....do............ 

... .do............ 

....do............

.... do ............ 

....do...... ...... 

.... do ............ 

....do............ 

.... do ............ 

....do............ 

....do. ...........

....do. ........... 

.. ..do. ........... 

.... do ............ 

....do............

Locality

At crossing of Old Dixie Highway , 

North Miami Beach, Pla.

Miami Beach, Fla.

At crossing of Red Road, near Hlaleah, 

Pla.

near Opa Locka, Fla.

Shores, Pla.

Shores, Fla.

Opa Locka, Fla.

Pla. 

At crossing of Red Road, Hlaleah, Fla. 

....do.. .............................

Miami, Fla.

Miami, Fla.

Miami, Fla.

South New River Canal, nesr Miami, 

Pla. 

4.3 miles above Pennsueo, Fla. .......

.. ..do. ..............................

At ?ennsuco, Fla. ....................

At Russian Colony Canal, neir Miami, 

Fla.

Miami, Fla.

on State Highway 25, near Hlaleah, 

Fla.

Hlaleah, Fla.

Canal, near Coral Gables, Fla.

near Miami Springs, Pla.

Miami Canal, Hlaleah, Pla. 

....do...............................

Just downstream from Junction with 

Borrow pit Canal, Miami Springs, 

Fla.

Canal, Miami, Fla.

Railway, Miami, Fla.

Gables Canal, near Coral Gables, 

Pla. 

At crossing of Red Road, Miami, Fla.. 

....do............................... 

....do........ .......................

.. ..do...............................

.. ..do............................... 

....do...............................

. ...do..... ..........................

....do...............................

....do.............. .............. .. 

....do............................... 

....do. ..............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

 304

 368

474 

752

482

679

426 

885

535

1,200 

609

459

1,130

1,640

215

753

375

5.17

1,090 

1,680 

1,660 

1,310

872 

703 

 580 

 524 

*378 

*290 

 234

t350 

 226 

 306 

 292 

 172

* Average of 2 or more measurements for 1 tide cycle. 

t Integrated mean discharge for 1 tide cycle, 

b Reverse flow.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 539

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948--Continued

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

July 15 

Aug. 2 

19 

Sept. 3 

25 

Oct. 18

10 

9

Nov. 7 

Oct. 9

9 

10

9 

21 

Nov. 7 

July 1 

Oct. 9

8

Nov. 12 

Oct. 9

21 

Nov. 7 

12 

Oct. 23 

Nov. 8 

Oct. 22

23

Sept . 23 

Oct. 22

Sept. 23 

Oct. 10

10 

23 

23

23 

23

25 

24 

24 

25 

Nov. 4

3

Stream

Tamlaml Canal ........ 

....do... ............ 

....do... ............

... .do.. .............

....do...............

Krome Ave. Canal.....

....do...............

Snapper Creek Canal 

north.

Snapper Creek Canal 

south.

:...do...............

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

Coral Gables Canal... 

....do...............

....do...............

....do................

....do...............

...,do...............

....do...............

Bird Road Canal 

lateral north.

Flow to east through 

U. S. Highway 1 

bridges. 

Ooulds Canal .........

Old U. S. Highway 1 

Canal. 

Flow to south through 

U. S. Highway 94 

bridges . 

Net flow to west 

through State Highway 29 bridges.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Miami Canal....... 

.... do ............

....do.. ..........

Tamlaml Canal. ....

....do............

....do. ...........

Blscayne Bay. .....

Snapper Creek 

Canal.

Bird Road Canal . . . 

Blscayne Bay. ..... 

....do............

....do............

Barnes Sound. ..... 

Gulf of Mexico. . . .

....do............

Locality

At crossing of Red Road, Miami, Fla. 

....do......... .....................

....do..............................

At northwest South River drive, 

Miami, Fla. 

At Bird Road, near Miami, Pla....... 

At bridge 63 on U. S. Highway 94, 

1.6 miles west of Snapper Creek 

Canal near Miami, Fla.

150 feet south of junction of Norfi 

Line and Snapper Creek Canals neT 

Miami, Fla. 

75 feet north of junction with 

Tamlaml Canal, near Miami, Fla. 

Just north of Bird Road, near Coral 

Gables, Fla. 

At U. S. Highway 94, near Miami, Fla. 

....do.'. ................. ...........

....do..............................

50 feet east of Junction with 

Snapper Creek Canal, Miami, Fla. 

At Ml lam Dairy Road, near Miami, 

Fla.

At Tamlaml Canal, near Coral Gables, 

Fla.

At Red Road, at Coral Gables, Fla...

At crossing of -Ingraham Highway, 

Coral Cables, Fla. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 1, 

Coral Cables, Fla.

At crossing of Ingraham Highway, 

Coral Gables, Fla.

300 feet west of junction with 

Snapper Creek Canal, near Coral 

Cables, Fla. 

2 miles west cf Snapper Creek Canal, 

near Coral Cables, Fla. 

At road 1 mile southeast of Ingrahim 

Highway, near Ooulds, Fla. 

Between Kendal and Homestead, Fla...

4.5 miles east of Prlnceton, Fla....

stead, Fla. 

0.8 mile west of Blscayne Bay, nea 

Homestead, Fla. 

1,2 miles east of control, near 

Homestead, Fla. 

0.8 mile west of Blscayne Bay, neaHomestead, Fla-. 

9.1 miles south of Florida City, 

Pla. 

From Monroe to Carnestown, Fla. .....

From Carnestown to Inanokalee, Fla...

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

 144 

*276 

t!76 

*216 

 597 

tl,860

82.7 

85.8

209 

20.5

24.2 

37.3

58.2 

120 

113 

33.4

91.3 

551

550

56.6

29.8 

156 

191 

283 

300 

t335

190

242 

t238

392 

11.9

11.9 

95.3 

85.8

t47.3 ties

t!9.5 

t218 

t!20 

t!06 

1,730

309

* Average of 2 or more measurements for 1 tide cycle, 

t Integrated mean discharge for 1 tide cycle.

Peace Creek Basin

Mar. 31

11

g7 

Mar. 11 

Aug. 27

Jan. 7 

Mar, 12

May 20

Peace Creek. .,,......

Howard-May Canal, ....

Hartrldge-Rochelle 

ditch.

Lulu Lake outlet. .... 

....do...............

....do...............

Charlotte Harbor. .

Lake May. ......... 

Lake Roohelle. ....

Peace Creek Marsh 

outlet.

....do............

At highway crossing at Port Meade, 

Fla.

near Auburndale, Pla.

At crossing of Lake Howard Drive, 

Winter Haven, pla. 

At crossing of State Highway 555, 

near Lake Alfred, Fla.

near Lake Alfred, Pla. 

At crossing of highway, 3 miles 

southeast of Eagle Lake, Fla.

....do..............................

174

39.0 

5.6

17.0

5.4i
540 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948--Continued

Peace Creek Basin Continued

Date

Aug. 18 

Oct. 10

Aug. 19

Mar. 12

Apr 17

Sept. 24

Stream

Lulu Lake outlet..... 

Lake Drane outlet....

....do...............

....do...............

....do...............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Peace Creek Marsh 

outlet 

Lake Hamilton. . . .

....do...........

Locality

At crossing of highway, 3 miles southeast of Eagle Lake, Fla. 

At crossing of county road, 1.5 miles 

south of U. S. Highway 92, near 

Halnes City, Fla.

outlet, near Lake Hamilton, Fla.

. ...do.. .............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

75.7 

31.9

34 0

27 9

103

Hlllsboro River Basin

Dec. 18 

Sept. 8

8

8 

Nov. 11

Mar. 27

Ditch.. .............. 

... .do... ............

Keene-Hanna ditch. . . .

.... do ...............

Cypress Creek. . . .

Thirteen Mile Run

....do... .......

At Sunset Lane, 0.5 mile east of 

Hanna Road, near Lutz, Fla.

mile east of U. S. Highway 41, near 

Lutz, Fla.

Lutz, Fla.

Below Keene Lake control, 0.9 mile 

east of U. S. Highway 41, near 

Lutz, Fla.

Florida Ave . , near Sulphur Springs , 

Fla.

. ...do..................... ..........

4.35

8 7

12.1

4.17

Health Spring Basin

Wlthlacoochee River Basin

Nov 10

(formerly Wall 

Springs ) .

Apr. 30 

30

Wlthlacoochee River.. 

... .do. ..............

Gulf of Mexico... 

....do...........

800 feet downstream 

near Inglis, Fla. 

....do.............

from powe"» plant, 1,780 

324

Waccasassa River Basin

Mar. 15 Waccasassa River. .... WaecasEissa Bay... At crossing of U. S. 

Gulf Hammock. Fla.

Highway 41, near 858

Suwannee River Basin

Nov. 19

26

Mar. 25

Apr. 14

21

Mar. 16

Suwannee River. ......

....do..... ..........

Long Pond outlet. ....

Gulf of Mexico.. .

Suwannee River. . .

At crossing of u. S. Highway 19, near 

Wllcox, Fla.

At crossing of State Highway 345, 

near Chief land, Fla.

35,000

111

Apalachlcola River Basin

Sept. 22 

Oct. 14 

Sept. 22

Oct. 14

Sept. 22

Oct. 11

Sept. 2 2

Oct. 3

3

1

3

3

Wehadkee Creek. ...... 

....do............... 

....do.... ...........

.....do...... .........

....do.... ...........

Bull Creek. ..........

....do............. ..

Upatol Creek. ........

Baker Creek. .........

Chattahoochee 

River. 

....do...........

Upatol Creek. ....

Sec. 4, T. 21 S., R. 13 E. , 6 miles 

northeast of Roanoke, Ala. 

Sec. 34, T. 21 S. , R. 13 E. , 1 mile 

southeast of Rock Hills, Ala.

southeast of Fairfax, Ala.

northeast of Opellka, Ala.

miles southwest of Midland, Ga.

miles east of Columbus, Ga.

Fort Benning Military Reservation, 

Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 80 at 

county line 4 miles east of Upatol, 

Ga.

miles east of Upatol, Ga.

6.9 

3.7

 Z7 -r

.6
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 541

Miscellaneous discharge measu: 

during wat<

ireroents in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

er year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Apalachicola River Basin Continued

Date

Oct. 1 

3

1

3

2

2

3

2

2

1

2

2 

2

2

3

3

3

14

Oct. 14

1

1

1

Dec. 8

Dec. 9

Dec. B

Dec. 8 

Apr. 26

Stream

Kendall Creek. .......

Long Branch. .........

Steam Mill Creek.... .

Little Uchee Creek. . .

Hewell Creek. ........

Hatchechubbee Creek. .

Cowikee. Creek. .......

North Pork Cowikee 

Creek. 

....do...............

Middle Pork Cowikee 

Creek. 

....do........... ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Upatoi Creek. ....

Upatoi Creek. ....

Upatoi Creek. ....

River.

Uchee Creek.

River.

Hitchitee Creek. .

Chattahoochee 

River.

....do....... ....

Cowikee Creek. . . .

....do........ ... 

. ...do. ..........

Locality

At crossing of U. S. Highway 80, l£ 

miles east of Upatoi, Qa.

mile east of Upatoi, Ga.

port Benning Military Reservation, 

Ga.

east of Midland, Ga.

miles west of Upatoi, Ga.

Port Benning Military Reservation, 

Qa.

Road on Port Benning Military 

Reservation, Qa.

miles west of Upatoi, Qa. 

At crossing of 2d Armored Division 

Road on Port Benning Military 

Reservation, Ga.

Port Benning Military Reservation, 

Qa.

Road on Port Benning Military 

Reservation, Ga.

R. R. , 0.1 mile southeast of Ida 

Vesper, Ga.

Port Benning Military Reservation, 

Ga.

3 miles northeast of Cusseta, Qa.

miles north of Cusseta, Qa.

port Benning Military Reservation, 

Qa.

5 miles east of Cusseta, Ga. 

At crossing of St. Marys Road on 

Port Benning Military Reservation, 

Ga.

Road on Port Benning Military 

Reservation, Ga.

Benning Military Reservation, Ga.

Benning Military Reservation, Ga.

Port Benning Military Reservation, 

Ga.

Benning Military Reservation, Ga.

northeast of Seale, Ala.

Sec. 13, T. 16 N. , R. 29 E. , 8 miles 

northeast of Scale, Ala.

Benning Military Reservation, Ga.

3 miles south of Cusseta, Qa. 

At crossing of Liberty Road on Port 

Benning Military Reservation, Ga.

miles southwest of Cusseta, Qa. 

Sec. 14, T. 14 N. , R. 12 E. , 2 miles 

west of Pittsvlew, Ala.

Sec. 34, T. 12 N. , R. Z9 E. , 6 miles 

north of Eufavla, Ala. 

....do............... ...............

Sec. 14, T. 14 N., R. 27 E. , at 

Rutherford, Ala. 

....do. .............................

southeast of Rutherford, Ala.

Sec. 25, T. 14 N. , R. 26 E. , 6 miles 

south of Hurtsboro, Ala. 

....do..... .........................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.73

78.2

2.21

.157

.14

17.8

22.5 

1.97

.078 

.429

.327

1.89

.03

.802

13.8

10.7

1.22

.194 

.01

9.84

176 

150

7.94

1 78

1.75

.19

9.60 

9.49
542 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Apalachicola River Basin Continued

Date

May 20

Apr. 27

Dec. 9 

Apr. 28

May 21

Oct. 1 

Dec. 9

Apr. 28

May 21

May 21

Aug. 23 

May 21

Oct. 9

Stream

Middle Pork Cowikee 

Creek.

....do... ............

Abble Creek. ......... 

....do...............

.. ..do...............

Sandy Creek. ......... 

.... do ...............

....do.... ...........

....do.... ...........

....do...............

Unnamed branch. ...... 

Buck Creek. ..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Cowikee Creek. ....

River. 

.. ..do............

....do.......... .. 

....do......... ...

Abbie Creek. ......

Omussee Creek. .... 

Big Creek. ........

Locality

Sec. 25, T. 14 N. , R. 26 E. , 6 miles 

south of Hurtsboro, Ala.

south of Eufaula, Ala. 

....do..............................

... .do................... ............

Sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 28 E. , 2J miles 

east of Abbeville, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 28 E. , 5 miles 

east of Newville, Ala.

Sec 22 T 4 N R 29 E Qt

Columbia, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 27 E. , 2 miles 

northeast of Do than, Ala. 

Sec. 23, T. IN., R. 27 E. , at 

Cottonwood , Ala .

Cottonwood, Ala.

Marlanna. Pla.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2.22

97.3

39.7 

68.6

24.9

7.00 

 1.44

Choctawhatohee River Basin

Oct. 1

Dec. 9 

Apr. 27 

May 21 

Oct. 1

Apr. 27 

May 23 

Nov. 12

Apr. 26 

May 25 

Dec. 31

Jan. 12 

Apr. 27 

May 11 

22 

July 9 

10 

Jan. 12

Apr. 26 

May 21 

Oct. 1

Apr. 26 

May 21 

Oct. 1

Dec. 5 

Apr. 27 

May 22 

Dec. 8

Apr. 26 

May 20 

Oct. 1

Dec. 10 

Apr. 27 

May 23 

Dec. 9 '

Apr. 28 

May 22 

Oct. 9

Apr. 28 

May 22 

Apr. 26

May 22 

Dec. 5

Apr. 27 

May 23 

Oct. 1

Apr. 27 

May 21

Blackwood Creek. .....

....do... ........... 

.... do ...............

....do...............

....do...............

Judy Creek. .......... 

....do...............

.. ..do. .............. 

....do............... 

... .do. ..............

....do............... 

....do............... 

Bear Creek. ..........

....do...............

Double Bridges Creek. 

....do...............

Pea River. ........... 

....do.......... ......

....do..... ..........

....do...............

Pea Creek. ...........

....do............... 

....do...............

Big Creek. ........... 

....do.... ...........

Branch. .............. 

....do...............

Walnut Creek... ...... 

....do...............

Whitewater Creek. .... 

....do......... .......

Sandy Creek. ......... 

....do. ..............

Choctawhatohee 

River. 

... .do..... .......

....do............

West Pork Choctawhatohee River. 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

Choctawhatchee 

River. 

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

....do. ........... 

....do............

Claybank Creek. . . .

....do............

Choctawhatchee 

River. 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

....do............ 

Pea River.: .......

....do............

....do. ........... 

....do............

....do............ 

....do. ...........

....do............

Big Creek. ........

Pea River. ........ 

....do............

....do............ 

....dq............

....do............ 

....do............

Sec. 25, T. 5 N. , R. 26 E., 3i miles 

northwest of Headland, Ala.

....do....................

Sec. 3-4, T. 9 N. , R. 26 E 

south of Clayton, Ala. 

... .do......................

Sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 25 E. , 

east of Ozark, Ala. 

....do.....................

....do.....................

Sec. 2, T. -4 N. , R. 24 F. , 

Newton, Ala.

....do.. ................... 

....do.....................

Sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., 

west of Ozark, Ala.

, 6 miles

4£ miles

at

4 miles

Sec. 26-35, T. 4 N. , R. 21 E., 4 

miles southwest of Enterprise, Ala 

....do... ...........................

Sec. 5, T. 5 N. , R. 21 E., 

east of Elba, Ala. 

.. . .do. ....................

Sec. 33, T. 13 N. , R. 25 E. 

south of Midway, Ala. 

....do.....................

.. ..do. .................... 

Sec. 32, T. 11 N. , R. 26 E. 

northwest of Clayton, Ala 

....do. .................... 

... .do.. ...................

Sec. 31, T. 9 N. , R. 24 E. , 

west of Clio, Ala. 

... .do. ....................

Sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 24 E. , 

west of Clio, Ala. 

.. ..do.....................

6 miles

, 1 mile

, 2 miles

4£ miles

3 miles

Sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 23 E. , 4 miles 

southeast of Brundidge, Ala.

Sec. 29, T. 9 N. , R. 22 E. , 

west of Brundidge, Ala.

....do.....................

Sec. 20, T, IN., R. 21 E., 

west of Geneva, Ala. 

, . ..do. ....................

3 miles

6 miles

9.47

12.0 

43.8 

29.2 

10.1

33.0 

15.1 

148

116 

36.1 

53.2

38.1 

44.3 

41.1 

24'. 9 

24.9 

33.6 

29.2

31.5 

10.5

23.6 

57.8 

38.6 

164

628 

555 

197 

5.83

6.2$ 

2.46 

3.47

39.1 

10.9 

4.30 

39.1

34.5

14.8

6.48 

6.13 

2.31 

6.40

2.18 

24.Q

34.7 

18.2 

7,48

20.0 

8.84
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 543

Hlscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Yellow River Basin

Date

Dec. 5

Dec. 5

Dec. 4

May 21

Stream

Llghtwood Knot Creek.

Indian Creek. .........

....do...............

... .do...............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Yellow River.....

.. ..do. ..........

....do...........

.... do ...........

Locality

Sec. 19, T. 4 N. , R. 18 E. , 2 miles 

northwest of Opp, Ala.

Sec. 6, T. 3D., R. 18 E. , 3 miles 

southwest of Opp, Ala.

south of Andalusia, Ala.

south of Florala, Ala.

Sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 21 W. , 3i miles 

southwest of Florala, Ala.

. ...do................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

96.8 

99.1

56.4

6.25 

1.76

108

12.0

8.19

29.9 

23.8

8.98

Escambia River Basin

Dec. 3

Apr. 29

Apr. 27

Apr. 26

Apr. 30

Oct. 1

May 20

Little patsaliga 

Creek.

Buck Creek. ..........

Stallings Creek. .....

Rocky Creek. .........

Oaklog Creek. ........

Burnt Corn Creek. ....

....do............. ..

Patsaliga Creek. .

....do...........

....do...........

Persimmon Creek. .

....do. ..........

Murder Creek. ....

....do... ........

Sec. 26, T. 9 N. , R. 17 E. , 

ledge, Ala.

Sec. 8, T. 5 N. , R. 15 E. , 

northeast of Red Level, A

east of Greenville, Ala.

Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 9 N. , R. 14 E., 

south of Greenville, Ala.

Sec. 12, T. 8 N. , R. 13 E. , 

Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 13 E. , 

west of Georgiana, Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 9 E., 3 

of Bellville, Ala.

.... do .....................

at Rut2 miles 

la.

4 miles

at Chapman,

2 miles

miles west

92.3

27.6 

21.6

7.83

30.5

3.41

2.64

2.40

5.06

Perdido River Basin

Oct. 1

May 21

Brushy Creek. ........

....do...............

Perdido River. . . .

....do...........

Sec. 35, T. 1 N. , R. 5 E. , 2 miles 

southwest of Atmore, Ala.

southwest of Atmore, Ala.

.. ..do.. ..............................

18.1

4.64

Mobile'River Basin

Oct. 14 

July 14

Sept. 22

July 21

July 21 

Aug. 25

July 21 

21

Aug. 26

July 21

21

Sept. El 

July 14

East Amicalola Creek.

West Fork Little 

River.

Terrapin Creek. ......

.. ..do.. ............. 

....do....... ........

Nances Creek. ........

....do.. .............

Big Wills Creek......

Amicalola Creek. . 

Little River. ....

Coosa River. .....

.... do ...........

Terrapin Creek...

....do...........

Coosa River. .....

Lat. 34°29', long. 84°12', £ mile 

north of Juno, Ga. 

Sec. 23, T. 5 S. , R. 10 E. , li miles 

northwest of Mentone, Ala.

above dam in De Sota State Park.

Sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 10 E. , 4 miles 

north of Piedmont, Ala.

Sec. 20, T. 11 S., R. 10 E. , 7j miles 

southeast of Genre, 'Ala.

Sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 10 E. , lj miles 

northeast of Piedmont, Ala. 

Sec 23 T 12 S R 10 E 3 miles

northeast of Piedmont, Ala.

mont, Ala.

north of Piedmont, Ala. 

Sec. 29, T. 6 S. , R. 9 E. , 3 miles 

north of Ft. Payne, Ala.

west of Ft. Payne, Ala. 

....do........... .....................

southwest of Ft. Payne, Ala.

22.5 

11.0

97.1 

52 2

163

18.9 

25 4

6.67
544 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge meas 

during wa

urements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

iter year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Mobile River Basin Continued

Date

Aug. 2 

Sept. 2 

July 1

Aug. 2 

2

July 1

Aug. 2 

Sept. 2 

July 15

Aug. 23 

July 15

Aug. 24

Aug. 24 

July 15

Aug. 24 

Sept. 22 

July 15

Aug. 24 

Sept. 23

July 30

Sept. 22 

July 12

82 

13

Aug. 12 

Sept. 21 

July 12

13 

13

Aug. 26 

July 13

22 

Sept. 22 

July 19

19

Sept. 22 

20

20 

Aug. 11 

11

24

11

24 

Sept. 22

July 20

Aug. 27 

July 22

Aug. 26 

July 19

Aug. 26 

Sept. 23 

July 20

20 

20

Sept. 9 

20 

2

Stream

Big Wills Creek. . . . 

....do. ............ 

....do............. 

... .do. ............

Little Wills Creek. 

....do.............

....do.. ........... 

....do.............

Black Creek. ....... 

....do.............

.... do .............

Big Canoe Creek.... 

....do.............

Canoe Creek. ....... 

....do..............

Ohatchee Creek. .... 

Tallahatchee Creek.

....do..............

Little Tallahatchee 

Creek.

....do..............

... -do.. ............ 

....do.... ..........

Unnamed branch. ..... 

....do..............

....do.......... .... 

....do..............

Cane Creek. ......... 

....do....... ........

.... do .............. 

.... do .............. 

....do..............

?rout Creek. ........ 

Broken Arrow Creek. .

Dye Creek ...........

... do ..............

...do..............

...do..............

hoccolocco Creek. . . 

...do..............

...do. .............

...do..............

...do......... .....

... do .............. 

oldwater Creek. ....

.. .do. ............. 

Dry Creek. ..........

...do.............. 

olf Creek.......... 

alladega Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Coosa River. ..... 

....do........... 

... .do...... ..... 

....do...........

....do........... 

Big Wills Creek.. 

....do. ..........

....do. ..........

....do........... 

....do...........

....do............ 

Coosa River. ...... 

....do............

Big Canoe Creek. . .

Coosa River. ...... 

Chatchee Creek....

....do............

Tallahatchee Creek

....do............ 

....do............

Little Tallahatchee Creek.

.. ..do... ......... 

....do............

Coosa River. ...... 

....do............

....do.. .......... 

....do............ 

....do............

.... do ............

....do............

.... do ............ 

....do............

...do............

...do............ 

...do. ...........

...do. ........... 

...do............

...do. ...........

hoccolocco River.

... do ............ 

oldwater Creek. . .

...do............ 

ey Creek. ........ 

oosa River. . . *. . .

Locality

Sec. 38, T. 7 S. , R. S E. , 5 miles 

southwest of Ft. Payne, Ala. 

Sec. 34, T. 8 S. , R. 7 E. , 2 miles 

northwest of Colllnsvllle, Ala. 

Sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 5 E. , ijt miles 

southwest of Attalla, Ala. 

....do......... ....................

Sec. 15, T. 12 S., R. 6 E., lj» miles 

south of Gadsden, Ala. 

Sec. 17, T. 11 S., R. 6 E., 2j miles 

southwest of Crudup, Ala. 

... .do.... .........................

....do.................... .........

Sec. 1, T. 12 S. , H. 5 E., at 

Attalla-Oadsden line.

Sec. 29, T. 11 S. , H. 6 E. , above 

Noccolula Falls. 

....do..............................

Sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 6 E. , at 

Gadsden, Ala. 

Sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 4 E. , at Ashvllle, Ala. 

....do..............................

....do.............................. 

Sec. 12, T. 14 S., R. 3 E. , ijt miles 

west of Ashvllle. Ala.

Sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., 1 mile 

west of Duke, Ala. 

Sec. 16, T. 14 S., R. 7 E. , 1 mile 

west of Wellington, Ala. 

... .do.. ............................ 

Sec. 15-16, T. 14 S., R. 8 E. , 2 

miles southwest of Jacksonville, 

Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 8 E. , 3j miles 

southwest of Jacksonville, Ala. 

... .do. ...........................

Sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 8 E. , at Jacksonville, Ala. 

Sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 8 E., 1 mile 

northwest of Jacksonville, Ala. 

Sec. 9, T. 14 S. , R. 8 E. , 2$ miles 

northwest of Jacksonville, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 8 E. , 5 miles 

north of Annlston, Ala. 

.... do. ....................

Sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 8 E. , 5 miles 

north of Annlston, Ala. 

Sec. 10, T. 15 S. , R. 7 E. , 6j miles 

northwest of Annlston, Ala. 

....do........................ ..

Sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 5 E. , at Ragland, Ala. 

Sec. 1, T. 16 S., R. 3-E., 1 mile 

south of Wattsvllle, Ala. 

Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 4 >E. , 1 mile 

east of Pell City, Ala. 

Sec. 5-6, T. 17 S. , R. 4 E. , ijf 

miles east of Pell City, Ala. 

. . .do. .......................

Sec. 9, T. 17 S., R. 4 E. , 3 j miles 

southeast of Pell City, fila.

Sec. 27, T. 15 S. , R. 9 E. , 2 miles 

north of Choccolocco, Ala. 

Sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 9 E. , 6 miles 

east of Oxford, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 8 E. , 3 miles 

east of Oxford, Ala.

ec. si, T. ie S., R. 8 E. , 2 miles 

south of Oxford, Ala.

...do......................... 

ec. 32, T. 16 S. , R. 7 E. , at Coldwater, Ala. 

...do.............................. 

ec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 7 E., 6 miles 

southwest of Annlston, Ala. 

ec. 29, T. 16 H. , R. 7 E. , at Coldwater, Ala. 

ec. 3, T. 17 S., R. 3 E. , at Eden, 

Ala. 

ec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 6 E., at Waldo, 

Ala.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

30.2 

30.1 

238

112 

227

30.5

9.13 

4.26 

41.8

12.4 

151

12.4 

.63 

140

82.4

23.1 

14.6 

68.9

18.0 

13.8

71.4

50.0 

17.6

11.5 

87.9

57.0 

11.4 

3.88

10.6 

68.6

34.9 

20.1

3. 59 

.94 

8.31

10.2

3.64 

.45

0 

.52 

1.33

1.23 

.82

.99 

57.1

122

65.6 

118

84.5 

211

114 

72.3 

40.9

33.0 

1.72

1.34 

.18 

19.8
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 545.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1946 Continued

Mobile River Basin Continued

Date

Aug. 13

24

Sept. 21

July 23

23 

16 

Aug. 23

Sept. 2O

July 16 

Aug. 23

July 16 

Aug. 23

July 16

16 

Sept. 21

July 16 

16 

Sept. 23

23 

Sept. 20 

20 

23 

Aug. .12 

25

Oct. 8 

Sept. 21

Oct. 7

14 

Sept. 16

22 

29

Oct. 7 

14

22

Oct. 14 

14 

Sept. 23

Oct. 14 

Se'pt . 23

Oct. 7 

Sept. 23

Aug. 25 

13 

Sept . 21

Aug. 13 

Oct. 7 

Sept. 23

Oct. 15 

Sept. 23

Oct. 15 

Sept . 23

23 

Oct. 1.4

Stream

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

Tallaseehatchee 

Creek. 

. .. .do.. ............

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Shir tee Creek. ...... 

....do.. . ..........

Yellowleaf Creek.... 

Weogufka Creek. ..... 

Hatchet Creek. ...... 

Chestnut Creek. ..... 

Tallapoosa River.. . . 

....do..............

Wedowee Creek. ...... 

....do............. .

High Pine Creek.....

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do......... .....

....do. ............

Jones ]Creek. ........ 

Chatahaspee Creek. . . 

....do..............

'inley Creek.. ...... 

....do. .............

Illlabee Creek. ..... 

...do..............

Enitachobe Creek.... 

....do.............. 

...do...... ........

Unnamed branch. .....

North Pork Sandy 

Creek. 

. ..do..... .........

South Fork Sandy 

Creek. 

...do.......... .-...

Little Sandy Creek. .

hannahatohee Creek, 

ougahatchee Creek. .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

do

....do............ 

Coosa River.. .....

....do............ 

.... do. ...........

....do............ 

....do............

Creek. 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

Coosa River.. ..... 

.. . .do.. .......... 

....do............ 

....do..... ...... 

Alabama River. .... 

....do............

Little Tallapoosa 

River.

Tallapoosa River. . 

....do. ...........

....do............

....do............ 

....do... .........

....do............

High Pine Creek... 

Tallapoosa River. . 

... .do.... ........

*111 Creek. ....... 

....do............

Tallapoosa River. .

Hlllabee Creek. . . . 

....do............ 

...do............

...do... ........ 

Enitachobe Creek.. 

Sandy Creek. ...... 

. . .do

...do............

South Fork Sandy 

Creek.

Tallapoosa River. . 

...do............

Locality

southwest of Talladega., Ala. 

... do ...

south of Talladega. 

Sec. 33, T. 18 S., R. 5 E., 2 miles 

southwest of Talladega, Ala. 

Sec. 9, T. 31 S., R. 4 E., 4 miles 

northeast of Sylacaga, Ala.

Sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 4 E. , Si miles 

west of Sycamore, Ala. 

....do...............................

Sec. 23, T. 20 S., R. 3 E., 3 miles 

east of Childersburg, Ala. 

Sec. 16, T. 20 S., R. 3 E., at 

Childersburg, Ala.

east of Sycamore, Ala. 

Sec. 2, T. 21 S., R. 4 E. , li miles 

south of Sycamore, Ala.

Sec. 30, T. 21 S., R. 4 E., 2 miles 

northwest of Sylacaga, Ala. 

Sec. 18, T. 21 S., R. 4 E., 1 mile 

northwest of Sylacaga, Ala.

southwest of Columbiana, Ala. 

Sec. 16, T. 22 H. , R. 14 E., 2i railee 

southeast of Thorsby, Ala. 

Sec. 18, T. 23 H. , R. 18 E., 2 miles 

south .of Weogufka, Ala. 

Sec. 8, T. 24 N., R. 20 E., 2 miles 

northwest of Qoodwater, Ala. 

Sec. 36, T. 21 N. , R. 15 E. , at 

Verbena, Ala. 

Sec. 23, T. 16 S.-, R. 10 E. , 3 miles 

southeast of Heflln, Ala. 

....do........... ...................

Sec. 34, T. 19 S. , R. 11 E. , li miles 

north of Wedowee, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 21 S., R. 12 E. , 1 mile 

north of Roanoke, Ala. 

....do................... ............

....do...............................

Sec. 28, T. 21 S. , R. 12 E. , li miles 

nest of Roanoke, Ala. 

....do. ................ .............

....do............................... 

....do...............................

Sec. 22, T. 21 S. , R. 12 E. , li miles 

north of Roanoke, Ala. 

Sec. 27, T. 23 H. , R. 25 E. , 9 miles 

northwest of Lafayette, Ala. 

... ..do. .............................

Sec 17, T. 22 N. , R. 26 E. , 3i miles 

west of Lafayette, Ala.

Sec. 16, T. 23 N. , R. 22 E. , 6 miles 

northeast of Alexander City, Ala.

Sec. 25, T. 20 S. , R. 7 E. , 2 miles 

southwest of Ashland, Ala. 

Sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 8 E., 3 miles 

southwest of Ashland, Ala. 

....do...............................

Sec. 17-18, T. 21 S., R. 8 E., Smiles 

south of Ashland, Ala. 

Sec. 30, T. 20 S. , R. 8 E. , 1 mile 

southwest of Ashland, Ala. 

Sec. 3, T. 21 N., R. 23 E. , 2 miles 

east of Dadeville, Ala. 

do

Sec. 18, T. 21 N., R. 24 E., 2 miles 

southwest of Camp Hill, Ala.

Sec. 8, T. 21 N., R. 24 E. , li miles 

south of Camp Hill, Ala.

Sec. 5. T. 19 N., R. 21 E., 3 miles 

of Eclectic, Ala. 

Sees. 12-13, T. 19 N. , R. 25 E. , 3 

miles north of Auburn, Ala.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

49 4

f>A

6.15 

45.5

72.7 

29.0

62.9 

140

8.01 

58

2.10 

10.6

3.25 

14.0 

28.4 

6.09 

409 

275

136 

11.5

1.51 

1.90

5.73

1.02 

1.59

7.87 

5.88

12.4 

.70

20.0

1.96 

5 98

22.9

11.9 

24.9 

13.6

9.84 

2.42 

5.86

1.75

14.3

.46 

8.93
546 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

laneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Culf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Mobile River Basin Continued

Date

Sept. 22 

Oct. 7

Sept. 21

Oct. 7 

Sept . 21

Oct. 14

Oct. 7

Sept. 20

20 

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

23 

25

25 

24

24 

23

24 

24 

24 

23

24 

25 

Aug. 25 

25 

25 

Mar. 2

3

2

Z

3

2 

3

Stream

Sougahatchee Creek. . 

.... do ..............

....do..............

Uphapee Creek. ...... 

....do..............

Chewacla Creek. .....

....do..............

Cabahatchee Creek. . . 

Tumkehatchee Creek..

Mortar Creek. ....... 

Swift Creek. ........

Valley Creek. .......

Little Cababa River.

....do.............. 

Coffee Creek. .-..... . 

Little Cahaba River.

Six Mile Creek...... 

Oakmulgee Creek. .... 

Slab Creek. ......... 

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do..............

Mill Creek..........

....do... ...........

Big Creek. .......... 

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tallapoosa River. .

....do............

Sawacklahatchee 

Creek.

....do............ 

....do............

Alabama River. ....

....do............

Cahaba River. .....

....do............ 

....do............ 

....do............

River. 

....do............

Cahaba River. ..... 

Locust Pork. ...... 

....do............ 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

Locality

Sees. 12-13, T. 19 N. , R. 2£ E. , 3 

miles north of Auburn, Ala.

northwest of Notasulga, AJa.

Sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 24 E. , 3 miles 

east of Tuskegee, Ala.

Sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 26 E. , at Chewacla State Park.

west of Tuskegee, Ala. 

....do.................................

Sec. 5, T. 16 N. , R. 21 E. , li miles 

west of Shorter, Ala. 

Sec. 9, T. 17 N. , R. 21 E. , 7 miles 

South Tallassee, Ala.

east of Mt. Meigs, Ala.

Sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 17 E. , ab 

Elmore, Ala.

Autaugaville, Ala. 

Sec. 23, T. 17 N. , R. 10 E. , 1 mile 

northwest of Selma, Ala.

Ala. 

Sec. 30, T. 17 S. , R. IE., 2j miles 

southwest of Leeds, Ala.

south of Siluria, Ala. 

Sec. 15, T.' 20 S. , R. 3 W. , at Helena, 

Ala. 

Sec. 29, T. 22 S. , R. 5 W. , at Blocton, 

Ala. 

Sec. 19, T. 24 N. , R. HE., 3 miles 

north of Six Mile, Ala.

north of Wilton, Ala: 

Sec. 5, T. 23 N. , R. HE., 1 mile 

southeast of. Six Mile, Ala. 

Sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 9 E. , 8 miles 

northwest of Selma, Ala. 

Sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 4 E., 1 mile 

northwest of Boaz, Ala. 

Sec. 33, T. 9 S. , R.4 E. , 4 miles west 

of Boaz, Ala. 

Sec. 27, T. 9 S. , R. 3 E. , 3 miles 

north of Douglas, Ala.

meridian; at bridge on U. S. Highway 

49, 2.5 miles northwest of D'lo, 

Miss. Drainage area, 55.1 square 

miles.

taw meridian; at bridge on State 

Highway 20 at Merit, Miss. Drainage 

area, 20.8 square miles.

meridian; at bridge on dir*. road 

west of Braxton, Miss. Drainage 

area, 11.3 square miles.

SWfc sec. 36, T. IN., R. 2 E,, Choctaw meridian; at bridge on State 

Highway 20, 5. .5 miles west of Plnola, 

Miss. Drainage area, 44.0 square 

miles. 

....do... ..............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

17.9

14.4

2.80

4.40 

.43

27.0 

68.8

13.2 *

6.20

18.1 

1.46 

52.3

14.8 

34.4 

.17 

.74 

1.00

1 R7

395 

689
INDEX

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.......

Aberdeen, Hiss., Tombigbee River at....

Accuracy of field data and computed

results..........................

Acre-foot, definition of...............

Acton, Ala., Cahaba River near..........

Adel, Ga., Little River near...........

Agencies other than Geological-Survey, 

records collected by.............

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala........

at Selma, Ala........................

near Millers Perry, Ala......'........

near Montgomery, Ala.................

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla....'........

Alapaha River at Statenvi-lle, Ga.......

near Alapaha, Ga..........'...........

Albany, Ga., Flint River, at............

Alcovy River below.Covington, Ga.......

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ga.......

Alpine, Ala., Talladega Creek at.......

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga.......

Altamaha River Basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in...........231-

Altavista, Va., Roanoke River at.......

Altha, Fla., Chipola River near........

Alto, Ga., King Branch near........... 361-

Alturas, Fla., Peace Creek Marsh outlet

near............................ 300-

Amlcalola Creek near Dawsonville, Va-. .426- 

Amory, Miss., Tombigbee River near.....

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla.........

Andalusia, Ala., Conecuh River near....

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near.....

Apalachee River near Bostwick, Ga......

near Buckhead, Ga....................

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee,

Fla....................:.........

Apalachicola River Basin, Fla.-Ga.,

discharge measurements in.......540-

gaging-station records in.-..........350-

Apopka-Beauclair Canal near Astatula,

Fla..............................

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va......

at Mattoax, Va.......................

near Petersburg, Va..................

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla.. 

Arcadia, Fla., Peace Creek at..........

Ariton, Ala., Pea River near...........

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near.........

Astatula, Fla.., Apoplca-Beauclair Canal 

near...J.........................

Athens, Ga., Middle Oconee River near.. 

 Oconee River at.................:....

Atkinson, Ga., Satilla River at........

Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near........

Savannah River at.....................

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.........

Austell, Ga., Sweetwater Creek near....

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala.......

Babbie, Ala., Lightwood Knot Creek at.. 

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near.........

Flat River at........................

Flat River near......................

Bainbridge, Ga., Flint River at........

Banister River at Halifax, Va'..........

Barrineau Park, Fla., Perdido River at. 

Bartow, Fla., Kissengen Spring near....

Peace Creek at.......................

Bassett, Va., Smith River at...........

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek at 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C ............

Beauclair Canal. See Atfopka-Beauclair

Canal. 

Bedford, Va., Otter River near.........

Bell, Fla., Suwannee River near........

Bell, Ga., Broad River near............

Belle.Glade, Fla., Hillsboro Canal at..

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153Benaja, N. C., Haw River near.......... 117

458Bennett, Fla., Econfina Creek near..... 382

Bent Creek, Va., James River at........ 18

5 Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala...... 434

1 Big Creek near Mobile, Ala............. 513

448 Big Cypress Creek near Milford, Ga..... 378

338 Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala.. 446

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala....... 433

12 Bigbee, Miss., East Fork Tombigbee Fiver

417 at............................... 456

415 Bishopville,. S. C., Lynches River near. 158

416 Black Creek, North Fork, near MiddlP414 burg, Fla........................ 273

316 South Fork, near Penney Farms, Fir... 272

335 Black River at Kingstree, S. C......... 164

334 Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala. 482

371 near Eutaw, Ala...................... 483

239 Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.. 486

376 Blackwater River (Chowan River Basin)

43.7 at Zuni, Va...................... 62

236 near Dendron, Va..................... 61

near Franklin, Va.................... 63

533 Blackwater River (Roanoke River Basin)

 251 near Union Hall, Va.............. 79

72 Bloxham, Fla., Ochlockonee River near.. 348

381 Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla...... 259

362 Blue Springs, Ala., West Fork Choctawhatchee River at................. 386

 301 Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at....... 163

427 Bogalusa, La., Pearl'River near........ 522

457 Bogue Chitto at Frankllnton, La........ 529

323 near Bush, La.........:.............. 530

397 near Tylertown, Miss................. 528

218 Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala..... 452

249 near Orrville, Ala................... 453

250 Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................. 175

359 Bonita Springs, Fla., Imperial River

near............................. 298

542 Bostwick, Ga., Apalachee River near.... 249

381 Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss..... 502

Bradenton, Fla., Manatee River near.... 314

260 Branch, N. C., Linville River at....... 171

48 Branchville, S. C., Edlsto River near.. 207

49 Branford, Fla., Suwannee River at...... 332

50 Brantley, Ala., Conecuh River at....... 396

283 Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga........... 225

304 Broad River (Santee River Basin) at

387 Richtex, S. C.................... 178

41 near Boiling-Springs, N. C........... 175

near Carlisle, S. C.................. 177

260 near Chimney Rock, N. C........:..... 174

248 near Gaffney, S. C................... 176

242 Broad River (Savannah River Basin) near

253 Bell, Ga......................... 220

224 Brooklyn, Ala., Conecuh River near..... 398

213 Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at....:.. 73

224 Brooksville, Fla., Weekiwachee Spring

364 near............................. 323

445 Brookville, Miss., Noxubee River near.. 478

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C......... 156

390 Browns, Ala., Boguechitto Creek near... 452

112 Bruce, Fla., Choctawhatchee River nrcar. 385

110 Bucatunna Creek at Denham, Miss........ 511

111 Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 16

372. Buckhead, Ga., Apalachee River near.... 250

99 Buena Vista, Va., Maury River near..... 34

403 Buffalo Creek (Cape Fear Rivejv Basin)

306 near Greensboro, N. C.'........... 124

302 Buffalo Creek (James River Basin) nf»ar

95 Hampton Sidney, Va............... 51

123 Buffalo River near Norwood, Va......... 37

131 Buford, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.. 352

Buggs Island, Va., Roanoke River at.-... 76

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss... 465

82 near Smithvllle, Miss..............'.. 466

333 Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near... 56

220 Bush, La., Bogue Chitto near........... 530

292 Butler, Ga., Whitewater Creek near..... 374

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Buttahatchle River near Caledonia,

Miss............................. 470

near Hamilton, Ala...............'.... 468

near Sulligent, Ala.................. 469

Cahaba River at Centervilla, Ala....... 449

at Sprott, Ala........................ 450

near Acton, Ala...................... 448

near Marion Junction, Ala............ 451

Cairo, Ga., Tired Creak near........... 349

Caledonia, Miss., Buttahatchle Slyer

near............................. 470

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at

Goshen, Va........................ 31

Calhoun Falls, S. C., Savannah River

naar............................. 212

Caloosahatehee Canal at Moore Haven,

Fla.............................. 299

Camden, S. C., Wateree River near...... 168

Canal Point, Fla., West Palm Beach

Canal at......................... 290

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga......229-230

Canton, Ga., Etowah Rivar at........... 422

Canton, MisS., Pearl River near........ 517

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.... 120

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C........ 121

Cape Faar River Basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 531

gaging-atation records in........... .117-135

Carlisle, S. C., Broad River near...;.. 177 

Carrollton, Ga., Little Tallapoosa

R iver at......................... 442

Cartecay River naar Ellijay, Ga........ 404

Cartersville, Ga., Etowah .River above.. 423 

Cartersville, Va., James-River at...... 20

Carthaga, Miss., Lobutcha Creek near... 523 

Caryville, Fla., Choctawhatchee River

at.................:......-....... 384

Catawba Creek'near Catawba, Va......... 30

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C......... 166

near Marion, N. C..................... 165

near Rock Hill, S. C.................. 167

South Fork, at Lowell, N. C.......... 173

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga......... 428

Centerville, Ala., Cahaba River at..... 449

Century, Fla., Escambia Rivar near..... 394

Chappells, S. C., Lake Greenwood near.. 196 

Saluda River at...................... 197

Chattahoochee, Fla., Apalachicola River

at.....................'.......... 359

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala... 358 

at Columbus , Ga....................... 357

at West Point, Ga.................... 356

near Buford, Ga....................... 352

near Gainesville, Ga......'........... 351

near Leaf, Ga........................ 350

near Roswell, Ga..................... 353

near Vinings, Ga.......:............... 354

near Whitesburg, Ga.................. 355

Chattooga River (Mobile River Basin) at

Gaylesvilla, Ala................. 430

at Summerville. Ga................... 429

Chattooga River (Savannah River Basin)

near Clayton, Ga................. 210

Cheraw, S. C., Juniper Creek near...... 157

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga..... 363

Chester, Va., Swift Creek near......... 53

Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge, Va........................ 54

 Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel, Ga.. 377

Chickaaawhay River at Enterprise, Miss. 507

at Leakesville, Miss................. 509

near Waynesboro, Miss................ 508

Childersburg, Ala., Coosa River at..... 412

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near.. 174 

Chinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near....................... 135

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.......... 381

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.... 435

near Lincoln, Ala.................... 436

Choctawhatchee River at Carjville, Fla. 384 

near Bruce, Fla...................... 385

near Newton, Ala...................

West Fork, at Blue Springs, Ala...... 386

Choctawhatchee River Basin, Ala.-Fla.,

discharge measurements in........ 542

gaging-station records in...........383-388

ihowan River Basin, Va., gagingstatioh records ir............... 56-67

ihristmas, Fla., S.t. Jol ns River near.. 256 

Chuluota, Fla., Eeonloekhatchee River

near.............................. 258

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss......... 506

Citra, Fla., Orange Lake Outlet near

Citra, Fla......................268-269

laiborne, Ala., Alabamr River at...... 417

Clarksville, Va., Roanoke River at..... 75

Claxton, Ga., Canoochee River near....229-230

Clayton, Ga., Chattooga River near..... 210

Clayton, N. C., Middle Creek near...... 113

Neuse River near..................... 107

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala......... 485

Cleveland, Ala., Locust Fork near...... 487

Cleveland, N. C., Third Creek at......149-152

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at 180 

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River near..... 184

lifton Forge,.Va., Cowpasture River

naar............................. 26

Smith Creek near..................... 25

Clover, Va., Roanoke River near........ 74

Clyo, Ga., Savannah River near......... 215

Coatopa, Ala., Tombigbee River near.... 462

Cochrane, Ala., Torabigbea River near..-. 460 

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla....... 392

Collins, Miss., Leaf River near .......~ 497

Columbia, Ala., Chattahoochee River at, 358 

Columbia, Miss., Pearl River naar......3," 521

Columbia, S. C., Congarse River at..... 3

Lake Murray near..................... 199

Saluda River near.................... 200

Columbus, Ga., Chattahoochee River at.. 357 

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at.... 459

Computations, accuracy of reaults of,., 5-6 

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.......... 419

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala......... 396

near Andalusia, Ala.................. 397

near Brooklyn, Ala................... 398

naar Troy, Ala....................... 395

Congaree River at Columbia, S. C....... 3

Contents, definition of................ 2

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.... 116

near Wilson,-N. C.................... 115

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooleemee, N. C., South-Yadkin River at 147 

Cooper River Basin, S. C., discharge

maasurement in................... 533

Cooperation, record of................. 12-13

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala....... 412

at Gadsden, Ala...................... 410

at Jordan Dam, naar Wratumpka, Ala.... 413

at Leesburg, Ala..........'........... 409

near Cropwell, Ala................... 411

near Roma, Ga........................ 408

Coosa River reservoirs, Ala., contents

of............................... 418

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga... 406 

 near Ellijay, Ga..................... 405

Copeland, N. C., Fisher River near..... 144

Cornwell, Fla., Istokpo,?a Canal near... 284 

Covington, Ga., Alcovy River below..... 239

Yellow River near.................... 238

Covington, Va., Dunlap Creek near...... 23

Potts Creek near..................... 24

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va............................... 26

Craig Creek at Parr, Va................ 27

Crawfordville, Fla., Wa'<ulla Spring

near............................. 344

Crestview, Fla., Shoal River naar...... 391

Groom, Fla., Withlacoochee River at.... 325

Cropwell, Ala., Coosa Rivar hear....... 411

Crudup, Ala., Big Wills Creek near..... 433

Crystal Springs near Zenhyrhills, Fla.. 319 

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va................ 85

Culloden,' Ga., Flint River near........ 368

Cypress Canal. See TolnpekaligaCypress Canal. 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla......... 282

303 Dahlonega, Ga., Cheatatse River near... '363

Dalton, Ga., Mill Creek at............. 420

Damascus, Ga., Long Braich near........ 380

Dan River at Danville, Va.............. 90

at Leakevllle, N. C.................. 89
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Dan River at South Boston, Va.......... 91

near Francisco, N. C................. 87

near Wentworth, N. C................. 88

Danville, Va., Dan River at............ 90

Sandy River near..................... 98

Data, accuracy of....................... 5-6

explanation of........................ 2-4

Dawsonville, Ga., Amicalola Creek

near............................426-427

Etowah River near.................... 421

De Land, Fla., St. Johns River near.... 257

De Soto City, Fla., Arbuckle Creek near- 283 

Josephine Creek near................ 287-288

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va........... 52

Deep River at Moncure, N. C............ 129

at Ramseur, N. C..................... 128

East Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 130

near Randleman, N. C................. 127

West Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 126

Deerfield Beach, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

near............................. 293

Demorest, Ga., Soque Rivei1 near........ 360

Dendron, Va., Blackwater River near.... 61

Denham, Miss., Bucatunna Greek at...... 511

Denmark, S. C., South Fork Edisto River

near..........................'... 206

Dennis, Miss., Mackys Creek near....... 464

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at............................... 219

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C........... 112

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River .

near............................. 160

Dinwiddie, Va., Stony Creek at......... 60

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummond in.... 55

Dlo, Miss., Strong River at............ 527

Doctortown, Ga., Altamaha River at..... 236

Drewrys Bluff, Va., Falling Creek near, 47 

Drowning Creek near Hoffman; N. C...... 162

Dublin, Ga., Oconee River at........... 245

Dundee, Fla., drainage canal wept of..305-306 

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va......... 23

Dunnellon, Fla., Rainbow Springs near.. 326

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal

near St. Cloud, Fla.............. 280

See also Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal 

Econrina ureek near Bennett, Fla....... 382

Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal near

Wewahotee, Fla..................257-858

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota,

Fla.............................. 258

Eden, Ga., Ogeechee River near......... 228

Edinburg, Miss., Pearl River at........ 515

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.... 207

near Givhans, S. C................... 208

North Fork, at Orangeburg, S. C...... 209

South Fork, near Denmark, S. C....... 206

near Montmorenci, S. C............: 205

Edisto River Basin, S. C., gagingstation records in..............205-209

Eff'ingham, S. C., Lynches River at..... 159

Eldorado, N. C., Hwharrie River near... 154 

Elfers, Fla., Anclote River near....... 323

Ellaville, Fla., Suwannee River at..... 331

Ellijayi Ga., Cartecay River near...... 404

Coosawattee River near.'.............. 405

Elmodel, Ga., Chickasawhatchee Creek at 377 

Elrod, Ala., Slpsey River near......... 476

Bnporia, Va., Fontaine Creek near...... 67

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near..... 104

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C........... 105

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C......... 192

Enterprise, Miss., Chickasawhay River

at............................... 507

Eseambia River at Flomaton, Ala........ 393

near Century, Fla.................... 394

Eseambia River Basin, Ala., discharge

measurements of................... 543

gaging-station records in...........393-402

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala...".... 512

Etowah River above Cartersville, Ga.... 423

at Canton, Ga........................ 422

at Rome, Ga.......................... 425

near Dawsonville, Ga................. 421

near Kingston, Ga..............i..... 424

Eureka, Fla., Oklawaha River at........ 263

Eutaw, Ala., Black Warrior River near.. 483

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Evergreen, Ala., Murder Creek near..... 402 

Evington, Va., Otter River near........ 83

Fair Forest Creek near Union, S. C..... 191

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va... 47 

Falling River near Naruna, Va.......... 84

Falling Spring, Va., Falling Springe"

Creek near....................... 22

Jackson River at..................... 14

Falling Springs Creek near Palling

Spring, Va....................... 22

Falls City, Ala., Clear Creek at....... 485

Sipsey Fork near..................... 484

Fargo, Ga., Suwannee River at.......... 329

Farmvllle, Va., Appomattox River at.... 48

Fayette, Ala., Luxapalila Creek near... 473

Sipsey River at...................... 474

Fenholloway River at'Foley, Fla.......342-343

near Perry, Fla...................... 344

Fenholloway River Basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............342-344

Fine Creek at 'Fine Creek Mills, Va..... 45

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet River

at............................... 182

Pacolet River near................... 183

South Pacolet River Reservoir near... 185 

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.. 181 

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla...... 276

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C. 144 

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C....... 104

Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at.., 

Flat Creek (Mobile River Basin) at 

Fountain, Ala,...............

Flat River at Bahama, N. C.........

at dam, near Bahama, N. C........

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

44

454

110

111 

371 

at Bainbridge, Ga.................... 372

at Montezuma, Ga..................... 369

at Oakfield, Ga...................... 370

near Culloden, Ga.................... 368

near Griffin, Ga..................... 366

near Molena, Ga...................... 367

Flomaton, Ala., Eseambia River at...... 393

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Foley, Fla., Fenholloway River at.....342-343

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va........ 67

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville/N. C... 145 

Forsyth, Ga., Towaliga River near...... 240

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., North New River

Canal at 26-mile bend, near...... 294

North New River Canal near. 

Fort White, Fla., Santa Fe River near..

295

341

Fountain, Ala., Flat Creek at.......... 454

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near....... 87

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near... 63

Franklinton, La., Bogue Chitto at...... 529

Freeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at..... 136

Frostproof, Fla., Reedy Lake Outlet

near.............................885-286

Fulton, Miss., East Pbrk Tombigbee River near 455

Gadsden, Ala., Big Canoe Creek near.... 434

Coosa River at....................... 410

Gaffney, S. C., Broad River near....... 176

Gainesville, Ala., Tombigbee River at.. 461 

Gainesville, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near............................. 351

Gallion, Ala., Prairie Creek near...... 495

Gallivants Ferry, S. C., Little Pee Dee

River at......................... 161

Garden City, Ala., Mulberry Fork near.. 481

Gaylesville, Ala., Chattooga River at.. 430

Geiger, Ala., Noxubee River near....... 480

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near.... 122

Givhans, S. C., Edisto River near...... 208

Goldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near..... 108

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va........ 81

Goshen, Va., Calfpasture River at...... 31

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C..... 179

Greenfield, Va.,, Rock'fish River near... 39

Greensboro, Ga., Oconee River near..... 243

Greensboro, N. C., Buffalo Creek near.. 124

North Buffalo Creek near............. 125

Greenville, S. C., Reedy River near.... 201

Griffin, Ga., Flint River near......... 366

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla............ 260

033350 0-51-36
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Halifax, Va., Banister River at........ 99

Hamilton, Ala., Buttahatchie River near 468 

Hamilton, Ga., Mountain Creek near..... 365

Hampton Sidney, Va., Buffalo Creek near 51 

Hanna Lake Outlet near Lutz, Pla......320-322

Hardware River below Briery Rim, near

Scottsville, Va.................. 40

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla..................... 280

See also Mary Jane-Hart Canal. 

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo R iver near...... 211

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala....... 438

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla....................... 280

Hattiesburg, Miss., Bowie Creek near... 502 

Leaf River at....;.............,..... 498

Havana, Pla., Ochlockonee River near... 347 

Haw River at Haw River, N. C........... 118

near Benaja, N. C.................... 117

near Pittsboro, N. C................. 119

Hawklnsville, Ga., Ocmulgee River at... 234 

Hawthorn, Fla., Lochloosa Creek near... 270 

Health Spring Basin, 'Pla., .discharge

measurement'in................... 540

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C...... 172

Hialeah, Pla., Miami Canal at.......... 296

High Point, N. C., East Pork Deep River

near............................. 130

West Fork Deep River near............ 126

High Rock, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 140

High Springs, Pla., Santa Pe River near 340 

Hildreth, Fla., Ichatucknee Springs

near............................. 342

Hillsboro, N. C., Eno River at......... 105

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Pla.... 292

near Deerf ield Beach,- Fla............ 293

Hillsboro River near Tampa, Fla........ 318

near Zephyrhills, Fla................ 317

Hillsboro River Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................. 540

gaging-station records in...........317-322

Hoffman, N. C., Drowning Creek near..... 162

Holcombs Rock, Va., James River'at..... 17

Holder, Fla., Withlacoochee River near. 326 

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek at.. 116 

Hope Mills, N. C., Rockfish Creek near. 134 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 123 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near...... 81

Hyco River near Omega, Va.............. 100

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Pla. 342 

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford , Ga.... 375 

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Pla. 298 

Indian Prairie Canal near Okeechobee,

Pla.............................. 277

Indian River Basin, Pla., discharge

measurements in.................. 534

Iron City, Ga., Spring Creek near...... 379

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Pla..... 284

Ivy, Va., Mechum River near............ 42

Jackson, Ga., Ocmulgee River near...... 232

Jackson, Miss., Pearl River at.......... 518

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va.... 14

James River at Bent Creek, Va.......... 18

at Buchanan, Va...................... 16

at Cartersville, Va.................. 20

at Holcombs Rock, Va................. 17

at Lick Run, Va...................... 15

at Scottsville.Va................... 19

near Richmond; Va.................... 21

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond , Va......................... 46

James River Basin, Va., discharge

measurements in.................. 531

gaging-station records in............ 14-54

Jamestown, Ala., Little River near.,... 431 

Jenifer, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 435 

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va........... 29

Jones, Ala., Mulberry River at......... 447

Josephine Creek near De Soto City,

Pla............................. 287-288

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C........ 157

Jupiter, Pla., Loxahatchee Slough near. 289

Kanawha Canal. See James River &

Kanawha Canal. 

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.......... 217

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va......... 35

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King Branch near Alto, Ga.............361-362

Kingston, Ga., Etowah R'ver near....... 424

Kingstree, S. C., Black River at....... 164

Kinston, N. C., Neuse River at........: 109

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Pla...... 306

Kissimmee Canal. See HatchinehaKissimmee Canal. 

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee,

Pla.............................. 278

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Pla... 279 

Kosciusko, Miss., Yokahockany River

near............................. S25

Lafayette, Va., Roanoke River at....... 68

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va...... 55

Lake Greenwood near Cha*>pells, S. C.... 196

Lake Jordan, Ala., change in contents

of............................... 418

Lake Kissimmee, Fla., Kissimmee River

below............................ 278

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C....... 169

Lake Martin, Ala., contents of......... 418

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C..... 204

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C........ 199

Lake Okeechobee, Pla., gage heights of. 275

St. Lucie Canal at................... 289

Lake Okeechobee Basin and the Everglades,

Fla., discharge measurements lnJS34-539

gaging-station record' in...........257-297

Lake Wales, Pla., Hatchineha-Kissimmee

' Canal near....................... 280

Weohyakapka-Rosalie C^nal near....... 282

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near Pineville, S. C............. 203

Laurel, Miss., Tallahala Creek at...... 503

Tallahoma Creek near................. 505

Lawndale, N. C., First Broad River near 181 

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin River near 65 

Lay Lake, Ala., change in contents of.. 418 

Leaf, Ga., Chattahooche<? River near.... 350

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss........ 498

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.......... 497

near McLain, Miss.................... 499

Leakesville, Miss., Chlckasawhay River

at............................... M?

Leaksville, N. C., Dan River at........ 89

Leesburg, Ala., Coosa River at......... 409

Lena, Miss., Pearl River near.......... 516

Leroy, Ala., Tombigbee River near...... 463

Lexington, N. C., Abbotts Creek at..... 153

Lexington, Va., Kerrs C-eek near....... 35

Maury River near..................... 33

Lick Run, Va., James River at.......... 15

Lightwood Knot Creek at Babbie, Ala.... 390

Lillington, N. C., Cape Fear River at.. 120 

Lincoln, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 436 

Lincolnton, Ga., Little River near..... 222

Linden, N. C., Lower Little River at... 133 

Linville River at Branch, N. C......... 171

Lisbon, Fla., Haines Creek at.'......... 260

Lithia, Pla., Alafla River at.......... 316

Little Manatee River ne<?r Wimauma, Pla.3, 315 

Little Pee Dee River at Gallivants

Perry, S. C...................... 161

near Dillon, S. C.................... 160

Little River (Mobile River Basin) near

Jamestown, Ala................... 431

Little River (Neuse River Basin) near

Princeton, N. C.................. 114

Little River (Savannah River Basin)

near Lincolnton, Ga.............. 222

near Mount Carmel, S. C.............. 221

Little River (Suwannee River Basin)

near Adel, Ga.................... 338

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton,

Ga............................... 442

near Wedowee, Ala.................... 443

Livingston, Ala., Sucamoochee River

at............................... 496

Lobutoha Creek near Carthage, Miss..... 523

Lochloosa, Fla., Lochloosa Lake Outlet

near.............................270-271

Lochloosa Creek near Hawthorn, Pla..... . 270

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa,

Pla.............................270-271

Locust Pork at Sayre, Ala.............. 489

at Trafford, Ala..................... 488

near Cleveland, Ala.................. 487

Long Branch near Damascus, Ga........'.. 380
INDEX 551

Page 

Loughman, Pla., Reedy Creek near....... 281

Louisville, Ga., Ogeechee River near... 286 

Lovlngston, Va., Tye River near........ 38

Lowell, N, C., South Pork Catawba River

at............................... 173

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C..... 133

at Manchester, N. C................... 132

Lowndesboro, Ala., Big Swamp Creek near 446 

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Pla... 289 

Lumber City, Oa., Ocmulgee River at.... 235

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.......... 163

Lunenburg, Va., North Meherrln River

near............................. 66

Lutz, Pla., Hanna Lake Outlet near....320-322

Luverne, Ala., Patsaliga Creek at...... 399

Luxapalila Creek near Payette, Ala..... 473

Lyman, Miss., Wolf River"near.......... 514

Lyman, S. C., Middle Tyger River at.... 188

Lynches River at EffIngham, S. C....... 159

near Blshopvllle, S. C............... 158

McDonough, Ga., South River near....... 231

McKenney, Va., Nottoway River near..... 57

McKenzle, Ala., Sepulga River near..... 400

McLain, Miss.,. Leaf River near......... 499

Macclenny, Pla., St. Marys River near.. 254 

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss......... 464

Macon\ Ga., Ocmulgee River at.......... 233

Tobesofkee Creek near................ 241

Macon, Miss., Noxubee River at......... 479

Manatee River near Bradenton, Pla....'.. 314

Manchester, Ala., Blackwater Creek near 486 

Manchester, N. C., Lower Little River

at............................... 132

Mannboro, Va., Deep Creek near......... 52

Marion, N. C., Catawba River near...... 165

Marion Junction, Ala., Cahaba River

near............................. 451

Martinsvllle, Va., Smith River at...... 96

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee,

Pla.............................. 280

Mascotte, Pla., Palatlakaha Creek

near.............................. 266

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at.....". 49

Maury River at Rockbrldge Baths, Va.... 32

near .Buena- Vista, Va................. 34

near Lexlngton, Va..................... 33

Mayo River near Price, N. C............ 92

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.......... 28

Medium River near Ivy, Va.............. 42

Meherrin River near Lawrencevllle, Va.. 65 

Melbourne, Pla., St. Johns River near.. 255 

Meridian, Miss., Okatlbbee Creek near.. 510 

Merrill, Miss., Pascagoula River at.... 500

Miakka River below Lower Miakka Lake, .

noar Sarasota, Pla..............311-313

below Upper Miakka Lake, near

Sarasota., Pla................... 307-309

near Sarasota, Pla. '................. 310

Miakka River Basin,-Pla., gagingstation' record. In...............307-313

Miami, Pla., Tamiami Canal outlets west

of................................ 297

Miami Canal at water-plant, Hialeah,

Pla.............................. 296

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C........ 113

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Oa.... 248

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C...... 188

Mlddleburg, Pla., North Pork Black

Creek near....................... 273

Mllford, Oa., Alligator Creek near..... 376

Big Cypress Creek near................ 378

Ichawaynochaway Creek at............. 375

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga....'........... 420

Mill Spring, N. C., Green River near... 179 

Mllledgeville, Ga., Oconee River at.... 244

Millers Perry, Ala., Alabama River

near............'................. 416

Millhaven, Oa., Brier Creek at......... 225

Savannah River near...'............... 214

Mllligan, Pla., Yellow River at........ 389

Milton, Pla., Coldwater Creek near..... 392

Miscellaneous discharge measurements:

Altamaha River Basin.................. 533

Apalachlcola River Basin............540-542

Cape Pear River Basin................ 531

Choctawhatchee River Basin........... 542

Miscellaneous discharge measurements--

Continued. 

Cooper River Basin................... 533

Escambia River Basin................. 543

Health Spring Basin.................. 540

Hillsboro River Basin................ 540

Indian River Basin................... 534

James River Basin.................... 531

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades..534-539 

Mobile River Basin..................543-546

Neuse River Basin.................... 531

Ogeechee River Basin................. 533

Peace Creek Basin...................539-540

Pee Dee River Basin..;..............531-532

Perdido River Basin..:............... 543

Roanoke River Basin.................. 531

St. Johns River Basin...'............. 533

St. Lucie River Basin................ 534

Santee River Basin...,.........:....532-533

Savannah River Basin................. 533

Suwannee River Basin................. 540

Waccasassa River Basin.'.............. 540

Withlacoochee River Basin............ 540

Yellow River Basin.................... 543

Note.- Streams for which only miscellaneous measurements are available 

are not entered by name in this index. 

General entries covering such discharge measurements are made as usual 

under the names of the respective 

river basins. 

Mltchell Lake, Ala., change In contents

of............................... 418

Mlze, Miss., Oakahay Creek at... 1...... 501

Mobile, Ala., Big Creek near........... 513

MoMle River Basin, Ala.-Oa.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in.......543-546

gaging-station records in...........404-496

reservoirs in..... t.................. 418

Mocksville, N. C., South Yadkin River

near............................. 146

Modoc, S. C., Stevens Creek near....... 223

Molena, Ga., Flint River near.......... 367

Moncure, N. C., Deep River at.......... 129

Montezuma, Ga., Flint River at......... 369

Montgomery, Ala., Alabama River near... 414 

Monticello, Miss., Pearl River near.... 520

Montmorencl, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near....................... 205

Moore, S. C., North Tyger River near... 186 

Moore Haven, Pla., Caloosahatchee Canal

at................................ 299

Moores Bridge, Ala., Sipsey River at... 475 

Morris, Ala., Turkey Creek at.........490-493

Moss Bluff, Fla., Oklawaha River at.... 261

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla. 274 

Mount "Carmel, S. C., Little River near. 221 

Mount Vernon, Ga., Oconee River near..246-247 

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga....... 365

Mulberry Pork near Garden City, Ala.... 481

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala........... 447

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala....... 402

Narcoossee, Fla., Hart-East Tohopekfliga

Canal near....................... 280

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near............ 280

Naruna, Va., Palling River near........ 84

Nashville, N. C., Tar River near....... 102

Nettleton, Miss., West Fork Tombigbee

River near........................ -467

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C........... 109

near Clayton, N. C................... 107

near Goldsboro, N. C................. 108

near Northside, N. C................. 106

Neuse River Basin, N. C., discharge

measurement in................... 531

gaging-station records in...........105-116

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at......... 29

Meadow Creek at...................... 28

Newry, S. C., Keowee River near........ 217

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River rear 383 

Niagara, Va., Roanoke'River at......... 70

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C............................. 125

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va...... 93

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va. 66 

North New River Canal at South Bay, Pla. 294
552 INPEX

North New River Canal at 26-mile bend, 

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla........

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla............

North Pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C.... .........................

North River near Samantha, Ala.

North Tyger River near Moore, S., C..... 

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddles River

at.

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C........................

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near..,.. 

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near........

Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near.......

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.....

near McKenney, Va..."........-.........

near Sebrell, Va.....................

near Stony Creek, Va.................

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss...........

near Brookville, Miss-................

near Geiger, Ala.....................

Page

294

295

182

494

186

143

135

106

165

37

56

57

59

58

479

478

480

Oakahay Creek at Mize, Miss............ 501

Oakfield, Ga., Flint River at. 

Ocal-a, Fla., Oklawaha River near.

370 

262 

Silver Springs near .................. 267

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.... 

near Havana, Fla.

348

347

near Thomasville, Ga................ 345-346

Ochlockonee River Basin, Fla.-Ga.,

gaging-station.records in.......345-349

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga..... 234

at Lumber' City, Ga................... 238

at Macon, Ga......................... 233

near Jackson, Ga..........

Oc'onee River at Athens, Ga.

at Dublin, Ga............

at Milledgeville, Ga.....

near Greensboro, Ga.

.... 342 

... . 246 

.... 244 

.... 243

near Mount Vernon, Ga...............246-247

Ofahoma, Miss., Yokahockany River near. 526 

Ofelia, Ala., Tallapoosa River near.... 439

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga......... 227

near Eden, Ga........................ 228

near Louisville, Ga.................. 226

Ogeechee River Basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in.................. 533

gaging-station records in...........226-230

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga......

Okahumpka, Fla., Palatlakaha Creek near 

Okatibbee Creek near Meridian, Miss....

Okeechobee, Fla., Indian Prairie Canal 

near..............................

Kissimmee River near.

251

266

510

277 

279 

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla.....'..... 263

at Moss Bluff, Fla. 

at Riverside Landing, near Orange 

Springs, Fla................:.

 near Oca la, Fla.

261

265 

262 

near Orange Springs, Fla............. 264

Omega, Va., Hyco River near............ 100

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga......... 407

Orange City, Fla., Blue Spring near.... 

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla....

259

269

Orange Lake Outlet near Citra, Fla....268-269 

Orange Springs, Fla., Oklawaha Rivernear ............................ 264,265

Orange Creek at...................... 269

Orangeburg, S. C., North Fork Edisto

River at......................... 209

Orrville, Ala., Boguechitto Creek near. 453 

Otter Creek', Fla., Otter Creek at...... 328

Waccasassa River near................ 327

Otter River near Bedford, Va........... 82

near Evington, Va.................... 83

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.......

near Fingerville, S. C...............

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla..,

near Okahumpka, Fla..................

Palmdale, Fla., Fisheating Creek at....

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at.........

Pamlico River Basin, N. C., gaging184

station records in..............101-104

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga. 

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at.........

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

216

27

500

Pascagoula River Basin, Ala.-Miss. 

Page

gaging-station records in.......497-513

Pa tsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala........i 399

Patterson, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 137

Pea River near Ariton, Ala............. 387

near Samson, Ala..................... 388

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla............ 304

at Bartow, Fla....................... 302

at Zolfo Springs, Fla................ 303

Peace Creek_Ba§in, Fla., discharge

^measurements in^................589-540

gaging-station records in...........300-306

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas,

Fla.............................300-301

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.......... 515

at Jackson, Miss..................... 518

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss... 517 

near Bogalusa, La.................... 522

near Columbia, Miss..................3, 521

near Lena, Miss...................... 516

near Monticello, Miss................ 520

near Rockport, Miss.................. 519

Pearl River Basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............515-530

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.,... 36 

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C..,....... 142

near Rockingham, N. C................ 141

Pee Dee River Basin, N. C.-S. C., dis- .

charge measurements in..........531-532

gaging-station .records in,_. t ._ 

Peedee, S. 0., Pee Dee River at 142

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River near....... 194

Penney Farms, Fla., South Fork Black

Creek near....................... 272

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla... 403 

Perdido River Basin, Ale., discharge

measurements in.................. 543

Perry, Fla., Fenholloway River near.... 344

Rocky Creek near...................'.. 344

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River near. 50 

Phenix, Va., Cub Creek at.............. 85

Philpott, Va., Smith River near........ 94

Piedmont, Ala., Terrapir Creek near.... 432

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala............ 401

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.............. 80

Pine Chapel, Ga., Coosarattee River at. 406 

Pinetta, Fla., Withlacocchee River near 337 

Pineville, S. C., Lake Karion near..... 169

Lakes Marian-Moultrle diversion Canal

near............................. 203

Santee River near.................... 170

Pinopolis, S. C., Lake Koultrie near... 204 

Pittsboro, N. C. Haw River near........ 119

Pleasant Ridge, Ala., Slpsey River

near. 477

Polkton, N. C., Brown Crsek near....... 156

Potato Creek near Thomarton, Ga. 

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

373

24

Price, N. C., Mayo River near. 

Princeton, N. C., Little River near..., 

Providence Forge, Va., Chickahominy

River near.

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala........ 495

Prattville, Ala., " Autaufa - Creek at..... 44592 

114

54

Publications on stream flow by Geological Survey......................6-9, 11

by State agencies....................10, 11

Quitman, Ga., Withlacoochee River near. 336

Rainbow Springs near Durnellon, Fla.... 326

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at.......... 128

Randleman, N. C., Deep Fiver near...... 127

Reddles River at North Vilkesboro, N. a 143

Reedy Creek near Loughmrn, Fla......... 281

Reedy Fork near GibsonvJ.lle, N. C...... 122

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof,

183 Fla.............................285-286

266 Reedy River near Greenville, S. C...... 201

266 near Ware Shoals, S: C................ 202

276 Reidsville, Ga., Ohoopef River near.... 251

43 Reidville, S. C., South'; Tyger River 

near 189 

Resaca, Ga., Oostanaula River at....... 407

Richmond, Va., James River & Kanawha

Canal near. 

James River near.

46

21
INDEX 553

Page 

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at......... 178

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va........... 43

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.............. 86

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Roanoke River at 77 

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va......... 72

at Brookneal, Va..................... 73

at Buggs Island, Va.................. 76

at Clarksville, Va................... 75

at Lafayette, Va..................... 68

at Niagara, Va....................... 70

at Roanoke, Va

at Roanoke Rapids, N. C..:........... 77

near Clover, Va. ...................... 74

near Scotland Neck, N. C............. 78

near Toshes, Va...................:.. 71

Roanoke River Basin, N. C.-Va., discharge measurement in............ 531

Seacock Creek at Unity, Va.............

Sebrell, Va., Nottoway River near......

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.. 

69 Second-feet per square mile, definition

gaging-station records in............68-100 Shoal River near Crestview., Pla

131

167 Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River n?ar.

32

134

39

438

141

Sipsey Pork near Palls City, Ala.

Bobbins, N. C. Bear Creek at

Rock Hill, S. C., Catawba River near.

Rockbridge Baths, Va., Maury River at

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Vaj..

Rockford, Ala., Hatchet Creek near...

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River near

Rockport, Miss., Pearl River near..,.

Rocky Creek near Perry, Pla............ 344 Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton

519 Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Rocky River (tributary to Pee Dee

River) near Norwood, N. C........ 155 Smith River at Bassett, Va

Rocky River (tributary to South Yadkin 

River) at Turnersburg, N. C......

Rome, Ga., Coosa River near............

Etowah River at......................

Rosalie Canal. See Weohyakapka-Rosalie 

Canal.

Roswell, Ga., Chattahoochee River near

Runnels-town, Miss., Tallahala Creek

near.............................

Runoff in inches, definition of........

St

148

408

425

Snellville, Ga., Yellow River near....

353 Soque River near Demorest, Ga.......... 360

South Bay, Pla., North New River Canal 

504 at............................... 294

1 South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga. 219 

South Boston, Va., Dan River at........ 91

South Pacolet River Reservoir near 

274 Pingerville, S. C

South River near McDonough, Ga. 

280 South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

near Woodruff, S. C.................. 190

Augustine, Pla., Moultrie Creek 

near......................'....

St. Cloud, Fla., East TohopekaligaTohopekaliga Canal near.......

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near...... 280

St. Johns River near Christmas, Pla....

near De Land, Pla.................... 257

near- Melbourne, Pla.................. 255 Spencer, Va., North Mayo River near....

near Sanford, Pla.................... 256 Spray, N. C., Smith River at

St. Johns River Basin, Pla., discharge Spring Creek near Iron City, 

measurements in.................. 533 Sprott, Ala., Cahaba River at

gaging-station records in...........255-273 Stage-discharge relation, definition of

St. Lucie Canal at Lake Okeechobee,

Pla.

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Pla.... 

Sakatonchee River near West Point, Miss. 

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C........

near Columbus, S. G..................

near Pelzer; S. C....................

near Silverstreet, S. C..............

near Ware Shoals, S. C.

near West Greenville, S. C........... 193 Suwannee River at Branford, Pla

Sanantha, Ala., North River near 

Samson, Ala., Pea River near. 

Sandy River near Danville,"Va 

Sanford, Pla., St. Johns River near...

494

388

256

Wekiva River'near.................... 259Suwannee River Basin, Pla., discharge

339

341

measurements in.

340Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Santa.Pe River at Worthington, Pla..... 

near Fort White, Pla...

Santee River near Pineviiie, S. C...... 170 Swift Creek near Chester, Va.

Santee River Basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements inv.........532-533 Talladega Creek at Alpine, Ala.

' gaging-station records in...........165-203Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.

Sarasota, Fla., Miakka River

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.......... 253Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala

near Waycross, Ga 252

Satilla River Basin, Ga., gagingstation records in............. .252-253 Pallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River brlow

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.......... 213Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami,

at Burtons Perry Bridge, near Millnear Calhoun Palls, S. C............. 212Tar River at Tarboro, N. C

'near Clyo, Ga........................ 215

Savannah River Basin, Ga.-S. C., disSaxe, Va., Roanoke Creek at'.........

Sayre, Ala.,. Locust Pork at.........

Scarboro, Ga., Ogeechee River at....

Scotland Neck, N. C., Roanoke River

near.

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River neir.,

James River at.

Page 

86 

489 

227

Tfc 

40 

19 

64 

59 

180

1 

1 

1

Selma, Ala., Alabama River at.......... 415

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala.

of.

Second-foot, definition of. 

Second-foot-day, definition of.

218 

400 

391 

Silver Springs near Ocala, Pla......... 267

198 

484 

Sipsey River at Payette, Ala........... 474

at Moores Bridge, Ala................ 475

near Elrod, Ala

near Pleasant Ridge, Ala

476

477

41

Forge, Va.

at Martinsville, Va. 

at Spray, N. C. 

 near Philpott, Va.

Smithville, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek

near.

25

95

96

97

94

466

237

185

231

189

256 South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.. 

near Mocksville, N. C.

147 

146 

93 

97 

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga........ 379

1

335

223

60

58

527

496

469

429

332

331

329

330

333

540 

gaging-station records in...........329-342

Statenville, Ga., Alapaha River at.....

289 Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.........

254 Stony Creek at Dinwiddie, Va...........

472 Nottoway River near................. T

197 Strong River at Dlo, Miss..............

200 Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.. 

194Sulligent,- Ala., Buttahatchie River 

198 near..............................

195Summerville, Ga., Chattooga River at...

at Ellaville, Pla. 

at Fargo, Ga..........

at White Springs, Pla. 

near Bell, Pla.

364

53

437 

503 

___ .._... _____ __________ ..___............... 504

near....!.......... .307,309,310,"311-3"13Taiiahoma Creek near Laurel, Miss...... 505

near Runnelstown , Miss .

440

below Tallassee, Ala 441

near Ofelia, Ala. . ................... 439

- -- - - - 441

Pla. 297

haven, Ga........................ 214Tampa, Fla., Hillsboro River near...... 318

near Nashville, N. C. 

near Tar River, N. C.

103

102

101

charge measurements iii...!....... 533 Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at........... 103

gaging-station records in...........210-225 Tarheel, N. C., Cape Pear River near... 121
554 INDEX

Page 

Terms, definition of................... 1-2

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala...... 432

Thad, Ala., Pigeon Creek near.......... 401

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C........149-152

Thomaston, Ga., Potato Creek near...... 373

Thomasville, Ga., Ochlockonee River

near............................345-346

Tibbee River near Tibbee, Miss.......'.. 471

Tilton, Ga., Conasauga River at........ 419

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga............. 349

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga........ 241

Toccoa, Ga., Panther Creek near........ 216

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St.

Cloud, Fla....................... 280

See also East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal. 

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss...... 458

at Columbus, Miss.................... 45£)

at Gainesville, Ala.................. 461

East Fork, at Bigbee, Miss........... 456

near Fulton, Miss.................. 455

 near Amory, Miss..................... 457

near Coatopa, Ala.................... 462

near Cochrane, Ala................... 460

near Leroy, Ala...................... 463

West Fork, near Nettleton, Miss...... 467

Toshes, Va., Pigg River near........... 80

Roanoke River near................... 71

Towaliga River near Porsyth, Ga........ 240

Trafford, Ala., Locust Fork at......... 488

Tremont, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek

at............................... 465

Trilby, Fla., Withlacoochee River at... 324 

Troy, Ala., Conecuh River near......... 395

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga........ 211

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala...........490-493

Turnersburg, N. C., Rooky River at..... 148

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Black Warrior River

at............................... 482

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss. 524 

Tuskegee, Ala., Uphapee Creek near..... 444

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.......... 38

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C........ 187

Tylertown, Miss., Bogue Chitto Creek

near............................. 528

Union, S. C., Fair Forest Creek near... 191

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near. 79

Unity, Va., Seacock Creek at........... 64

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala...... 444

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C..... 154

Vineland, Fla., Cypress Creek at....... 282

Vinings, Ga., Chattahoochee River near. 354

Waccamaw River at Preeland, N. C....... 1'36

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek,

Fla.............................. 327

 Waccasassa River Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................. 540

.gaging-station records in........... .327^328

Wadley,. Ala., Tallapoosa River at...... 440

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla. 344 

Walnut Grove,. Miss., Tuscolameta Creek

at............................... 524

Ware Shoals, S. C.; Reedy River near... 202 

Saluda River near.................... 195

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va......... 22

Wateree River near Camden, S. C........ 168

Waycross, Ga., Satilla River near...... 252

Waynesboro, Miss., Chiokasawhay River

near............................. 508

Wedowee, Ala., Little Tallapoosa River

near............................: 443

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Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville,

Fla.............................. 323 Wekiva River near Sanforvl, Fla......... 259

tfentworth, N. C., Dan River near....... 88

Weohyakapka-Rosalie Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla....................... 282

West Greenville, S. C., Saluda River

near............................. 193

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point,

Fla.............................. 290

at West Palm Beach, Fla.............. 291

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee River at 356 

West Point, Miss., Sakatonchee River

near............................. 472

tfetumpka, Ala., Coosa River near....... 413

Wewahotee, Fla., Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal near...............257-258

White Springs, Fla., SuT»annee River" at. 330 

Whitesburg; Ga., Chattahooohee River

near............................. 355

Whitewater Creek near Bitler, Ga....... 374

Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at..... 138

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va..... 44

Wilmer, Ala., Escatawpa River near..... 512

Wilson, N. C., Contentn<3a Creek near... 115 

Wimauma, Fla., Little Miinatee River

near............................. 3, 315

Withlacoochee River (tributary to 

Suwannee River) n3ar Pinette, 

Fla.............................. 337

near Quitman, Ga..................... 336

Withlacoochee River (tributary to Withlacoochee Bay of Gulf of Mexico) 

at Groom, Fla.................... 325

at Trilby, Fla....................... 324

near Holder, Fla..................... 326

Withlacoochee River Basin (Withlacoochee Bay Basin), Fla., discharge 

measurements in.................. 540

gaging-station record^ in...........324-326

Wolf River near Lyman, Miss............ 514

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger R-iver near 190 

Tyger River near..................... 187

Work, division of...................... 13

scope of............................. 1

Worthington, Fla., Santa Fe River

at............................... 339

Yadkin College, N. C., Yadkin River at. 139 

Yadkin-River at High Ro-sk, N. C........ 140

at Patterson, N. C................... 137

at Wilkesboro, N. C.................. 138

at Yadkin College, N. C.............. 139

Yadkinville, N. C., For^ush Creek near. 145 

Yellow River (tributary to Ocmulgee

River) near Covin^ton, Ga........ 238

near Snellville, Ga.................. 237

Yellow River (tributary to East Bay of 

Pensacola Bay), at Milligan, 

Fla.............................. 389

Yellow River Basin (Pensacola Bay

Basin), Fla., discharge measurements in......................... 543

gaging-station record^ in...........389-391

Yokahockany River near Kosciusko,

Miss............................. 525

near Ofahoma, Miss.................... 526

Zephyrhills, Fla., Crystal Springs

near........;.................... 319

Hillsboro River near................. 317

Zolfo Springs, Fla., Peace Creek at.... 303

Zuni, Va., Blackwater River

at............................... 62

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