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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1936

PART 5

HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

ILLINOIS. INDIANA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI

NORTH DAKOTA, AND WISCONSIN

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 805
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 805

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1936

PART 5

HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

C. L. BATCHELDER, H. C. BJECKMAN, H. E. GROSBACH, R. G. KASEL

W. A. LAMB, J. H. MORGAN, and S. B. SOULfi

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI

NORTH DAKOTA, AND WISCONSIN

ater Resources Branch, 

logical Survey,

Oklahoma City,

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON.-1938

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - Price 45 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

Explanation of data................................................................. 1

Accuracy of field data and computed results......................................... 2

Publications........................................................................ 3

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey......... 7

Cooperation......................................................................... 7

Division of work.................................................................... 8

Gaglng-station records.............................................................. 9

Hudson Bay Basin.................................................................. 9

St. Mary River Bas in............................................................ 9

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet, Mont.................................. 9

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont........................................... 10

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont................................................ 11

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta.......................................... 12

St. Mary Canal at Intake, near Babb, Mont..................................... 13

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont.......................... 14

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont...................... 15

Swlftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont...................................... 16

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont................................... 17

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont......................................... 18

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.......................................... 19

Red River Basin................................................................. 20

Pine Lake near Perham, Minn................................................... 20

Rush Lake near Otter Tall, Minn............................................... 21

Otter Tall Lake near Battle Lake, Minn........................................ 22

Otter Tall River below Pelican River, near Fergus Falls, Minn................. 23

Red River at Fargo, N. Dak.................................................... 24

Red River at Halstad, Minn.................................................... 25

Red River at Grand Forks, N. Dak.............................................. 26

Red River at Oslo, Minn....................................................... 27

Red River at Drayton, N. Dak.................................................. 28

Red River at Emerson, Manitoba................................................ 29

Twin Lakes near Amor, Minn.................................................... 30

Bols des Sioux River near Fail-mount, N. Dak................................... 30

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn............................................ 31

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak...................................... 32

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak.......................................... 33

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak.......................................... 34

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn............................................. 34

Rice Lake near Bagley, Minn................................................... 35

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn.......................................... 36

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.............................................. 37

Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn.................................................. 38

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn............................................ 39

Red Lake River at Highlandlng, near Goodridge, Minn........................... 40

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn............................................. 41

Thief Lake near Middle River, Minn............................................ 42

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn...................................... 43

Clear-water Lake near Leonard, Minn............................................ 44

Clearwater River near Leonard, Minn........................................... 45

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn...................................... 45

Forest River near Minto, N. Dak............................................... 47

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak................................................. 48

South Fork of Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn....................................... 49

South Fork of Two Rivers at Bronson, Minn..................................... 50

Middle Fork of Two Rivers near Hallock, Minn.................................. 51

North Fork of Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn................................. 52

State Ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn........................................... 53

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba.......................................... 54

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak................................................ 55

Roseau River at Malung, Minn.................................................. 56

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn................................................ 57

Roseau River at Ross, Minn.................................................... 58

Roseau River near Badger, Minn................................................ 59

Roseau River near Haug, Minn.................................................. 60

Roseau River at head of State Ditch 51, near Oak Point, Minn.................. 61

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn............................................... 62

Roseau River below Cut-off Ditch, near Caribou, Minn.......................... 63

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn.................... 64

South Fork 'of Roseau River near Malung, Minn.................................. 65

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba.............................................. 66

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn.............................................. 67

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn................................................ 68

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak............................................ 69

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.............................................. 70

Souris River near Towner, N. Dak.............................................. 71

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak............................................ 72

Rainy River Basin............................................................... 73

Basswood River near Winton, Minn.............................................. 73

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario.............................. 74

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued.

Hudson Bay Basin Continued.

Rainy River Basin Continued. Page 

Rainy Lake at Ranler, Minn................................................... 75

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn.......................................... 76

Kawishiwi River near Wlnton, Minn............................................ 77

Vermilion River below Lake Vermilion, near Tower, Mimu...................... 78

Kabetogama Lake near Ray, Minn............................................... 79

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn....................................... 80

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn............................................ 81

Upper Mississippi River Basin.................................................... 82

Mississippi River.............................................................. 82

Lake Itasca at Lake Itasca, Minn............................................. 82

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn........................ 83

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn........................................ 84

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn......................................... 85

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn.

Mississippi Rive 

Mississippi Rive 

Mississippi Rive

at St. Paul, Minn.......................................... 87

at Prescott, Wis........................................... 88

at Winona, Minn.

Mississippi Rive at La Crosae, Wis.......................................... 90

Mississippi Rive at Clayton, Iowa........................................... 91

Mississippi River at Le Claire, Iowa......................................... 92

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa............................................ 94

Mississippi River at Alton, 111.............................................. 95

Crow Wing River Basin.......................................................... 96

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.............................................. 96

Little Sand Lake outlet near Dorset, Minn.................................... 97

Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, Minn............................................ 98

Platte River Basin............................................................. 99

Platte River at Royalton, Minn............................................... 99

Sauk River Basin............................................................... 100

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.............................................. 100

Elk River Basin................................................................ 101

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn................................................ 101

Crow River Basin............................................................... 102

Crow River at Rockford, Minn................................................. 102

South Fork of Crow River near Mayer, Minn.................................... 103

Rum River Basin................................................................ 104

Mille Lacs Lake at Wealthwood, Minn.......................................... 104

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn............................................. 105

Minnesota River Basin.......................................................... 106

Minnesota River near Montevideo, Minn........................................ 106

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn............................................. 107

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn............................................ 108

Whetstone River near Big Stone, S. Dak....................................... 109

Pomme de Terre River near Appleton, Minn..................................... 110

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Minn................................. Ill

Chippenra. River near Watson, Minn............................................. 112

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Minn............................... 113

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn....................................... 114

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn.......................................... 115

St. Croix River Basin.......................................................... 116

St.. Croix River near Danbury, Wis............................................ 116

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis......................................... 117

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn......................................... 118

St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis.................................... 119

Namakagon River near Trego, Wis.............................................. 120

Apple River near Somerset, Wis............................................... 121

Cannon River Basin............................................................. 122

Cannon River at Welch, Minn.................................................. 122

Chippenra. River Bas in........................................................... 123

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis........................... 123

Chippewa River near Bruce-, Wis............................................... 124

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis........................................ 125

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis................................................ 126

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis.................................... 127

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis........................................... 128

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis............................. 129

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis........................................... 130

South Fork of Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis.............................. 131

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis................................................... 132

Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wis............................................. 133

Red Cedar River at Menomonle, Wis............................................ 134

Buffalo River Basin............................................................ 135

Buffalo River near Tell, Wis................................................. 135

Zumbro River Basin............................................................. 136

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn........................................... 136

Trempealeau River Basin........................................................ 137

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.............................................. 137

Black River Basin.............................................................. 138

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.............................................. 138

Black River near Galesville, Wis............................................. 139

La Crosse River Basin.......................................................... 140

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis......................................... 140

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis........................................ 141

Coon Creek Basin............................................................... 142

Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wis............................................... 142

Coon Creek near Stoddard, Wis................................................ 143
CONTENTS V

Gaging*-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

Root River Basin................................................................ 144

Root River near Houston, Mlnn................................................. 144

Upper Iowa Rive.r Basin.......................................................... 145

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa........................................... 145

Yellow River Basin.............................................................. 146

Yellow River at Ion, Iowa..................................................... 146

Wisconsin River Basin........................................................... 147

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis.................... 147

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis............................................... 148

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis.............................................. 149

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis............................................. 150

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis..................................... 151

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis............................................... 152

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wis............................................... 153

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis................................................... 154

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis.................................................. 155

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis................................................. 156

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis................................................ 157

Turkey River Basin.............................................................. 158

Turkey River at Elkader, Iowa................................................. 158

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa.................................................. 159

Grant River Basin............................................................... 160

Grant River near Burton, Wis.................................................. 160

Platte River Basin.............................................................. 161

Platte River near Rockville, Wis.............................................. 161

Little Maquoketa River Basin.................................................... 162

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa..................................... 162

Galena River Basin.............................................................. 163

Galena River at Galena, 111................................................... 163

Maquoketa River Basin............................................................ 164

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa......................................... 164

Maquoketa River near Delhi, Iowa.............................................. 166

Maquoketa. River below North Fork of Maquoketa River, near Maquoketa, Iowa..... 167

Apple River Basin............................................................... 168

Apple River near Hanover, 111................................................. 168

Plum River Basin................................................................ 169

Plum River near Savanna, 111.................................................. 1&9

Wapsipinicon River Basin........................................................ 170

Wapsipinicon River- at Independence, Iowa...................................... 170

Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, Iowa......................................... 171

Rock River Basin................................................................ 172

Rock River at Watertown, Wis.................................................. 172

Rock River at Afton, Wis...................................................... 173

Rock River' at Como, 111....................................................... 174

Beaver Lake near Hartland, Wis................................................ 175

Pine Lake near Hartland, Wis.................................................. 176

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis................................................ 178

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis.................................................. 179

Lake Monona'at Madison, Wis................................................... 189

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis.............................................. 200

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111............................................. 201

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis................................................ 202

Green River near Geneseo, 111................................................. 203

Iowa River Basin................................................................ 204

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa.............................................. 204

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa................................................. 205

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa................................................... 206

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa.............................................. 207

Cedar River at Mitchell, Iowa................................................. 208

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa............................................... 209

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa............................................. 210

Shell Rock River at Greene, Iowa.............................................. 211

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa................................................ 212

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa................................................ 213

Edwards River Basin............................................................. 214

Edwards River near New Boston, I11............................................ 214

Pope Creek Basin................................................................ 215

Pope Creek near Kelthburg, 111................................................ 215

Henderson River Basin........................................................... 216

Henderson River near Oquawka, 111............................................. 216

Skunk River Basin............................................................... 217

Skunk River near Ames, Iowa................................................... 217

Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa.................................................. 218

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa.................................................. 219

Des Moines River Basin.......................................................... 220

West Fork of Des Moines River near Jackson, Minn.............................. 220

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa............................................. 221

Des Moines River at Des Maines, Iowa.......................................... 222

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa............................................. 223

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa........................................... 224

Heron Lake outlet near Heron Lake, Minn....................................... 225

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn................................................. 226

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa.............................................. 227

Fox River Basin................................................................. 228

Fox River at Wayland, Mo...................................................... 228

Wyaconda River Basin............................................................ 229

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo............................................... 229

Fabius River Basin.............................................................. 230

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo.......................................... 230
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Ccnti-nued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued.

Fabius River Basin Continued. Page

North Fabius River at Taylor, Mo............................................. 231

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.......................................... 232

North Fork of South Fabius River at Edina, Mo................................ 234

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo........................................... 235

Little Fabius River near Edina, Mo........................................... 236

North River Basin.............................................................. 237

Worth River at Bethel, Mo.................................................... 237

Nort!- River at Palmyra, Mo................................................... 238

Bear Creek Basin............................................................... 239

Bear Creek near Hannibal, Mo................................................. 239

Salt River Basin............................................................... 240

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo................................................. 240

Salt River near Hurmewell, Mo................................................ 241

Salt River near New London, Mo............................................... 242

Crooked Creek near Shelbina, Mo.............................................. 243

Dav is Creek near Mexico, Mo.................................................. 244

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo................................................. 245

Elk Fork of Salt River near Paris, Mo........................................ 246

Spencer Creek near Frankford, Mo............................................. 247

Peno Creek at Frankford, Mo.................................................. 248

Cuivre River Bas in............................................................. 249

West Fork of Cuivre River near Laddonia, Mo.................................. 249

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo................................................... 250

Illinois River Basin........................................................... 251

Des Plaines River at Lemont, 111............................................. 251

Illinois River at Morris, 111................................................ 253

Illinois River at Peoria, 111................................................ 254

Illinois River at Beardstomi, 111............................................ 255

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind................................................. 256

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind................................................ 257

Kankakee River at Momence, 111............................................... 258

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.......................................... 259

Iroquois River near Chebanse , 111............................................ 261

Fox River at Algonquin, 111.................................................. 262

Fox River at Dayton, 111..................................................... 263

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111............................................... 264

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111............................................... 265

lest Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111............................................. 266

"East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111........................................... 267

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111........................................ 268

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111...................................... 269

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111......................................... 270

Spoon River at Seville, 111.................................................. 271

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111............................. 272

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111............................................ 273

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.............................................. 274

La Moine River at Ripley, 111................................................ 275

Kaskaskia River Basin.......................................................... 276

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111............................................. 276

Kaskaskia River at New Athens , 111........................................... 277

Centralia Reservoir Creek near Centralia, 111................................ 278

Big Muddy River Basin.......................................................... 279

Big Muddy River at Plumf ield, 111............................................ 279

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.......................................... 281

Miscellaneous discharge measurements............................................... 282

Index.............................................................................. 285

ILLUSTRATION

Plate 1. Typical river-measurement stations.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AIJD UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIIIS, 1936

SCOPE OF WORK

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

flow made on streams in the United States during the year ending September 30, 1936, The 

work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies relating to irrigation. 

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 7,200 points in the United States 

and also at many points in Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July 1936, 3,160 

gaging stations-were being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at other points.

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

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments for 

cooperation of the first kind are made In connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 7.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units in Which stream-flow data are presented in this report and other terms used 

lierein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel when the cross-sectional area is 1 square 

foot and the average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

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

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

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

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

acre to the depth of 1 foot. 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 second-foot for 

24 hours.

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

discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate the natural section or reach of the channel or 

artificial structure below the gage which determines the stage-discharge relation at the 

gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge, and general Information used to supplement the gage heights and discharge 

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either
* ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a 

continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

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

discharge. Typical gaging stations, equipped with water-stage recorder and measuring 

cable and car, are shown on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge 

measurements. The application of the daily gage height to these rating tables gives the 

daily discharge from which the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

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

comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations whose daily discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by shifting-control method or by use of slope or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude 

determined from the best available maps, and information in regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for 

the number of years i" "tcated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or 

more complete years of record. Information under "Extremes" gives 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, and also the minimum discharge if useful; and the minimum gage height except when 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. Likewise the 

minimum represents the lowest discharge unless otherwise qualified.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, 

the discharge in second-feet corresponding to once-daily or the mean of twice-daily readings of the gage. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the 

discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height except for stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation. For stations subject to such fluctuation the mean 

daily gage height may not indicate the true mean daily discharge, which must be obtained 

by averaging the discharge for intervals of the day or by using the discharge integrator, 

an instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

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

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

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

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the water surface 

was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given is the 

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

second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (l) on the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) on the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, 

and interpretation of records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the daily records are accurate within
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 805 PLATE 1

A. ARTIFICIAL CONTROL, RECORDER HOUSE, AND MEASURING CARLE ON OLEN 

TANGY RIVER, DELAWARE, OHIO.

B. RECORDER HOUSE AND MEASURING CABLE ON RAWEAH RIVER, THREE RIVERS,

CALIF.

TYPICAL RIVER-MEASUREMENT STATIONS.

PUBLICATIONS 3

5 percent; "good", within 10 percent; "fair", within 15 percent; and "poor", within 20 

percent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of 

water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth 

in inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noneontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted 

for Irrigation or other use, or by Inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and 

"run-off in Inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas In which the annual 

rainfall is less than 20 inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and the discharge recorded does not 

show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of the flow at the station. The 

table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation in flow. It 

should be borne In mind, however, that the observations in each succeeding year may be 

expected to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement in computations and records may be warranted with increased data and use of improved equipment.

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 (James River to 

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

in regard to the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as 

Indicated below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation In the local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building. 

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.
4 PUBLICATIONS

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

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

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

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia {School of Technology.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 808 New Post Office Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 402 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa,

St. Louis, Mo., 906 Customhouse, 1114 Market Street.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

Topeka, Kans"., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highway Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 3 United States Courthouse. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo, 230 Customhouse. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 412 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 666 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 512 Eighth and Figueroa Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the 

Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams In the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows: -

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2 Descriptive Information only......................

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

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

13th A, pt. 3 ....do............................................ 1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

14th A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93).... 1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

B 131........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1893-94.

ratings. 

16th A, pt. 2 Descriptive information onlyj.....................

B 140........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, 1895.

and monthly discharge (also many data covering

earlier years). 

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

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

discharge (also similar data for some earlier

years). 

W 15......... Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 1897.

eastern United States, eastern Mississippi

River, and Missouri River above Junction with

Kansas River. 

W 16......... Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 1897.

western Mississippi River below Junction of

Missouri and Platte Rivers, and western United

States. 

19th A, pt. 4 Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 1897.

discharge (also some long-time records). 

W 27......... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern 1898.

United States, eastern Mississippi River, and

Missouri River. 

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

River and western United States,

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

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

ratings. 

21st A, Pt. 4 Monthly discharge................................. 1899.

W 47 to 52... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1900.

ratings. 

22d A, pt. 4. Monthly discharge................................. 1900.

W 65, 66..... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 1901. 

W 75......... Monthly discharge................................. 1901. ^^

Note.- The reports which contain records after 1901 are given In the table on page 6.
PUBLICATIONS 5

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 in the same relative order as the regular gaging stations. An index of 

the reports containing records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-supply 

Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on 

surface-water supply published from 1899 to 1936. The data for any particular station 

will, In general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station wag 

maintained. For example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area covered by 

part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, 

and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years. Special papers 

containing compilation of records previously published and also records not contained in 

the annual series of water-supply papers have been published for some States and drainage 

basins. For example, stream-flow records for the New-Kanawha River Basin in part 3 from 

1895 to 1920 are contained in Water-Supply Paper 536.
Numbers of Water-supply papers coatalalng results of stream measur

(For basins included see p.3 )

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902..... 

1903.....

1904. .... 

1906..... 

1906 ..... 

1907-8... 

1909.....

1910..... 

1911..... 

1912..... 

1913. .... 

1914.....

1915..... 

1916..... 

1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1981. .... 

1922..... 

1923.....

1924..... 

1925.....

1926... . . 

1927..... 

1928..... 

1929..... 

1930.....

1931..... 

1932..... 

1933..... 

1934..... 

1935. .... 

1936.....

1

35 

47, h 48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0 124, p 125, q 126 

o 165, p 166, q 167 

o 201, p 202, q 203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781 

801

2

b 35, 36

48 

65, 75 

b 82, 83 

b 97, 98

q 126, 127 

q 167, 168 

q 203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

522 

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782 

802

3

36 

48, 1 49 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

ass

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783 

803

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m 82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784 

804

5

36 

49 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 85 

k 98, 99, n 100

k 128, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785 

805

6

c 36, 37 

49, j 50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r 131 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786 

806

7

37 

50 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 84 

k 98, 99

k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

647 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787 

807

8

37 

50 

66, 75 

84 

99

132 

174 

210 

248

B68

288 

308 

328 

358 

388

408 

438 

458 

478 

508

528 

548 

568 

588 

608

628 

648 

668 

688 

703

718 

733 

748 

763 

788 

808

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Qunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Qunnison River.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

Monthly discharge for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

i §cioto River.

J Loup, Platte, 

k Tributaries of 

m Lake Ontario a

n Hudson Bay only

0 New England riv

t Hudson River t

q Susquehanna Riv

r Platte and Kan

s The Great Basin 

t Below junction 

u Rogue, Umpqua, 
COOPERATION

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered "by this 

report at which records of discharge were collected during the year ending September 30, 

1936, by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these stations are 

not contained In the publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Mississippi River..

Tin

Do............

Do............

Minnesota River. . . . 

Blue Earth River...

Location

St. Cloud hydroelectric 

plant, St. Cloud, Minn.

trie plant near Anoka, 

Minn.

plant, Minneapolis, 

Minn.

St. Paul, Minn.

Muscat ine, Iowa.. .......

Qulncy, 111. ............

Minnesota Falls hydroelectric plant near 

Granite Falls, Minn.

Rapldan hydroelectric 

plant near Rapldan, 

Minn.

electric plant near 

Cannon Falls, Minn.

Period

1925-36

..do...

..do...

..do...

..do...

..do... 

..do...

1928-36 

1911-36 

1921-36

Operated by

Northern States 

Power Co.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northern States 

Power Co.

Northern States 

Power Co.

Power Co.

Remarks

Unpublished

Do.

Do.

Do.

DO.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements as follows: 

In Illinois with the Department of Registration and Education, J. J. Hallihan, director; 

in Indiana with the Department of Public Works, V. M. Simmons, administrative officer; in 

Iowa with the University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, Professor F. T. Mavis, 

associate director, and B. J. Lambert, acting dean of the College of Engineering, the 

Iowa Geological Survey, A. C. Trowbrldge, director, State Conservation Commission, 

M. L. Hutton, director, State Planning Board, R. H. Matson, director, State Department of 

Health, A. H. WIeters, director, Division of Engineering; In Minnesota with the Department of Conservation, Division of Drainage and Waters, W. S. Olson, director; In Missouri 

with the Missouri Geological Survey, H. A. Buehler, State geologist, and with the State 

Highway Department, T. H. Cutler, chief highway engineer; in North Dakota with the State
8 DIVISION OF WORK

engineer, E. J. Thomas; In Wisconsin with the Public Service Commission, G. P. Stelrimetz, 

chief engineer.

Acknowledgments are also due the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army and the United States 

Soil Conservation Service for financial assistance in collecting records published 

herein. Several stations in Hudson Bay basins were maintained from funds appropriated by 

the U. 3. Department of State.

Full cooperation exists between this organization and the Dominion Water and Power 

Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada. On waters adjacent to the International boundary certain stations are maintained jointly by the United States and Canada 

under the terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, and others are maintained under a 

subsequent agreement between the two Governments. The records from all these stations 

are obtained in such a manner as to be equally acceptable and available In both countries. 

These stations are herein designated international gaging stations.

Assistance In collecting records was also rendered by the following municipalities, 

organizations, and corporations: In Iowa by the Mississippi River Power Co., Interstate 

Power Co., Iowa Electric Co., Des Moines Waterworks, City of Ottumwa, Decker Packing Co., 

Boone Water Department, and Iowa State College; in Minnesota by the Ford Motor Co.; in 

Wisconsin by the Northern States Power Co., Lake superior District Power Co., Wisconsin 

Public Service Corporation, Wisconsin Power & Light Co., and Wisconsin Hydroelectric Co. ; 

and in Illinois by the North Counties Hydroelectric Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication 

under supervision of district engineers as follows: In Illinois (except the Mississippi 

River at Alton, 111., and the Galena, Apple, Plum, Edwards, and Henderson Rivers and pope 

Creek), J. H. Morgan; In Indiana, H. E. Grosbach; in Iowa (except the Mississippi River at 

Clayton) and the Grant and Platte Rivers In Wisconsin, Galena, Apple, Plum, Edwards, and 

Henderson Rivers and Pope Creek in Illinois, South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo., and 

North River at Palmyra, Mo., R. G. Kasel; in Minnesota and North Dakota (except the 

St. Croix River near Rush City, Mlnn.), for all stations on the Mississippi River between 

its head and Clayton, Iowa, and for the Whetstone River near Big Stone, S. Dak., 

C. L. fiatchelder; In Missouri (except the south Fabius River near Taylor and the North 

River at Palmyra) and for the Mississippi River at Alton, 111., H. C. Beckman; In Montana, 

W. A. Lamb; In Wisconsin (except the Mississippi River at Prescott and La Crosse and the 

Grant and Platte Rivers) and the St. Croix River near Rush City, Mlnn., S. B. Soule .
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

HUDSON BAY BASIN 

ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°44', long. 113°26', In NE-J see. 4, T. 34 N., R. 

14 W., at St. Mary Chalet, 0.5 mile above outlet in Glacier National Park.

Records available.~ May 1929 to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.71 feet June 2; minimum, 0.80 foot

1929-36: Maximum stage observed, 6.70 feet June 17, 1933; minimum, 0.02 foot Dec. 

16, 2.9, 30, 1929, and Jan. 1, 1930.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion. No records Oct. 1 to May 28, June 23-28.

ge height, in feet, watsr year October 19S5 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

81

32

23

24

25

86

87

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. App. May

_

-

~

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

4.95

5.02

5.30

June

5.56

5.68

6.41

5.02

4.65

4.46

4.30

4.14

3.98

3.93

3.93

4.00

4.D9

4.13

4.15

4.13

4.20

4.16

4.01

3.84

3.71

3.64

-

-

-

-

-

3.S6

3.42

-

July

3.29

3.20

3.17

3.13

3.06

3.04

3.01

2.96

2.91

3.86

2.84

2.75

£.63

£.65

£.59

2.55

2.53

2.52

2.49

2. 46

2.45

3.45

3.44

2.42

3.38

3.30

2.2S

2.18

2.14

2.31

2.10

Aug.

2.06

2.01

2.00

2.00

1.9B

1.95

1.93

1.91

1.86

1.82

1.83

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.75

1.75

1.74

1.6S

1.69

1.68

1.65

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.49

1.43

1.43

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.31

Sept.

1.26

1.24

.£6

.26

.31

.40

.38

.37

.3E

.29

.21

.20

.15

1.10

1.04

1.00

.94

.90

.88

.83

.85

.85

.85

.84

.88

.90

.88

.85

.84

.80

-
10 ST. MARY RIVER BASIN

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°50', long. 113°25', In NEi sec. 3, T. 35 N., R.

 14 w., 0.5 mile above outlet and 3 miles southeast of Babb.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1936 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.90 feet June 3; minimum, -0.03 foot

1929-36: Maximum stage recorded, 5.09 feet June 9, 1934; minimum, that of Sept. 

15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions. Stage Increased by Inflow of Swlftcurrent

 Creek. No records Oct. 1 to Apr. 20. Recorder not operating May 6-30; gage heights 

are mean of engineers' readings twice dally to hundredths.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

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. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

*»

-

0.52

.64

.81

.94

1.05

1.11

1.15

1.12

1.10

1.06

-

May

1.06

1.05

1.05

1.11

1-23

1.50

1.70

1-75

l.SO

1*88

2.00

2.15

2.35

2.40

2.55

3.00

3.10

3,10

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.72

2.55

2.40

2.20

2.20

2.30

2.60

2.70

2.96

3.12

June

3.44

3.78

3.S8

3.67

3.20

2.69

2.70

2.55

2.41

2.31

o 2*26 ,gQ

2.26

2.28

2.42

2.52

2.55

2.57

2.50

2.35

2.2Q

2.12

2.14

2.20

2.24

2.30

2.33

2.33

2.30

2.20

-

July.

2.06

1^98

1.99

2.01

2.03

2.03

2.02

2.00

1-96

1.93

1.92

1.90

1.86

1.85

1.85

1.81

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.'79

1.77

1.76

1.76

1.75

1.75

1.74

1.72

1*70

1.68

1.64

1.62

Aug.

1.60

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.57

1.55

1.53

1.53

1.53

1.53

1.53

1.54

1.45

1.26

1.07

.95

.80

.69

.58

.50

.40

.36

.30

.27

.21

.19

.14

.10

Sept.

0.07

.04

.06

.05

.07

.14

.11

.12

.09

.06

.05

.03

.01

.00

-.02

.00

.00

.02

.04

.09

.10

.13

.16

.19

.15

.15

.16

.18

.17

.13

-
ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 11

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°52', long. 113°24', in SEi sec. 27, T. 36 N.,

 R. 14 t., 600 feet below headworks of St. Mary Canal on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 1 mile east of Babb.

Drainage area.- 278 square miles (includes area of Swlftcurrent Creek above point of

 diversion Into St. Mary Lake since Oct. 1, 1915).

Records available.- April 1902 to September 1925, May 1929 to September 1932, October

 1934 to September 1936 (summer records only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 2,340 second-feet June 3 (gage height,

 b.46 feet); minimum, result of discharge measurement, 41 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage 

height, 1.35 feet).

1902-25, 1929-32, 1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 second-feet June 5, 

1908 (gage height, estimated, 9.4 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Apr. 3-7, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Aug.27 to Sept.6, which are fair and were computed

 by comparison with station at Kimball, Alberta. Discharge interpolated Apr. 19-21. 

Storage In Sherburne Reservoir, on Swiftcurrent Creek. Intake for St. Miry Canal at 

left end of dam. Records show only water passing over crest; diversion by canal not 

included.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Got.

209

201

192

183

172

169

161

153

166

151

146

140

140

136

131

126

134

124

116

115

124 

ISO

122

127

122

lie

113

113

100 

98 

96

HOT. Deo.

*41

Jan. Feb.

Month

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

April 18-30...............................

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

Au« 

Set

Water year

Mar. Apr.

_

_

.

-

-

_

..

-

-

-

_

^

_

v

-

.

147

t!48

t!50

t!52 

153

174

216

284

375

484

576

592 

614

Seoondfoot-daya

4,297

_

_

_

_

4,065

34,730

32,198

13,355

6,758 

4,003

May

587

620

660

711

843

1,020

1,180

1,120

1,010

886

937

1,160

1,380

1,420

1,520

1,740

1,790

1,660

1,470

1,340

1,380 

1,1 250

1,080

886

754

701

761

909

1,080 

1,540 

1,560

Marina.

209

_

_

_

_

614

1,790

*610

263

187

June

1,960

2,220

2,540

2-, 120

1,660

1,540

1,170

1,010

878

775

727

720

727

925

1,540

1,210

1,120

1,050

926

7S2

675 

615

627

669

7SO

775

803

818

803 

714

July

610

566

560

576

588

593

571

650

550

510

466

463

440

436

422

397

384

572

376

372

556 

556

353

360

346

341

519

301

291 

275 

256

Mini* 

95

_

_

^

147

587

615

256

183 

85

Aug.

250

258

253

255

250

247

244

250

227

216

216

213

213

210

208

215

202

204

226

183

201 

236

231

214

204

199

195

Mean

139

_

_

_

513

1,12O

1,073

431

218 

133

Sept.

186

1S7

187

183

176

167

157

149

141

129

122

115

112

102

94

92 

91

88

88

88

87

86

86

83 

83

Run-off In 

acre-feet

8,580

^

_

_

^

8,060

68^890

63,860

26^490

13,400 

7,940

^Discharge measurement.

61008 O 88 2
12 ST. MARY RIVER BASIN

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°3', long. 113U 18', in SWi sec. 25, T. IN., R.

 25 W. fourth meridian, It miles south of Kimball and 5 miles north of international 

boundary. Zero of gage is 3,917 feet above mean aea level. Chain gage 3 miles downatream was uaed Nov. 2 to Apr. 10.

Drainage area.- 497 aquare milea.

Records available.- January 1913 to September 1936; September 1902 to December 1912 at

 point 0.5 mile north of international boundary. Comparable records from 1905 to 

1912 obtained by the Irrigation Branch, Department of the Interior, Canada, 0.5 mile 

below present station.

Average discharge.- 34 yeara, 845 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 4.94

 feet); minimum, 30 aecond-feet Feb. 21 (ice present).

1902-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 18,000 aecond-feet June 5, 1908; minimum, 

27.8 second-feet Dec. 18, 1930.

Remarks.- Records excellent except thoae for period of ice effect, Oot. 29 to Apr. 13,

 which are good. St. Mary Canal diverta water near Babb, Mont., to North Fork of 

Milk River; Alberta Railway & Irrigation Co.'s canal diverts 2 miles below station. 

Regulation on Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne Lake Reservoir. Thia station la one of 

the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the United States and Canada 

under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled 

Jointly with the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Minea and Resources* 

Canada.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

P.

6

6

7

fi

10

11

19,

13

U

16

Ifi

in

19

20

81

fff,

23

?.*

25

26

f!7

P.B m

SO

31

Oet.

235

268

261

246

232

220

218

220

213

213

209

204

202

199

194

193

196

187

194

200

193

190

194 

199

189

187

186

132

100

75

59

HOT.

55

51

53

66

74

88

101

92

84

88

90

93

93

93

86

80

93

97

101

103

107 h108

106

102

97

92

-

Dee.

88

81

74

73

72

66

1"

6O

59

60

61

63

6B

70

78

78

82

84 

84

88

87

90

95

100

106

104

Jan.

101

100

99

96

92

90

88

86

83

80

81

83

84

90

96

97

99

94 

90

84

78

72

70

67

63

59

Feb.

55

51

50

49

48

46

45

44

42

1"

39

33

36

35

84

32

31

30

31

32 

54

35

32

32

68

84

"

Month

Hay..... ..................................

Hater year 1955-

Mar.

101

111

123

1-

136

133

134

1 %£

134

13B

132

130

188

126

125

124

123

ISO

Apr.

115

114

113

122

130

168

206

254

302

402

398

484

4S7

416

342

267

274

308

345

394

484

564

682 

770

826

878

873

886

863

834

 "

Secondfoot-dtys

2,550

196,715

8,663

146,846

May

819

826

841

910

1,120

1^230

1,360

1,380

1,250

1,140

1,190

1,400

1,560

1,750

1,390

2,120

2,10C

1,970

1^750

1,620

1,650

1,500

1,300 

1^.80

1,040

982

1,08C

1,17C

1,290

1,540

1,780

MnYlnriTM

283

106

2,990

KJ1

2 1 &{\

264

S,90O

June

2,350

2,720

2,900

2,560

1,920

1,610

1,390

1,230

1,130

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,700

1,390

1,380

l.EOO

1*120

1,020

925

866

356 

686

910

966

991

982

957

863

July

776

709

709

722

7S5

746

735

715

639

663

650

625

588

582

664

535

529

512

524

51S

507

501

501 

507

490

485

464

449

430

416

394

If 4.Ti4 imijn

59

51

59

SI

128

30

Aug.

382

374

394

394

386

382

374

361

349

338

338

842

333

334

333

334

357

345

403

315

270

361

334 

890

290

277

264

258

245

239

227

Mean

QT A.

75.2

536

185

407

Sept.

215

210

212

212

242

264

245

242

239

E33

E24

215

207

196

135

180

169

164

160

158

154

149

145 

141

140

138

134

133

129

128

-

Run-off In 

ac re-feet

4,620

388,200

11,030

295,200
ST. MARY RIVER MS IN 13

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 480 52'30", long. 113°24'30", in NWJNEi sec. 2V, T.

 36 H., R. 14 iff., 600 feet below intake of canal on Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 

1 mile east of Babb.

Records available.- Irrigation seasons, 1918-36.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Nov. 2-5, which, were estimated because of

 ice and are fair. Canal diverts from west bank of St. Mary River near Babb and discharges into North Fork of Milk River. The water then flows in the natural channel 

of Milk River through Canada and is finally used for irrigation In Milk River Valley 

east of Havre, Mont. Water may be returned to St. Mary River at St. Mary crossing. 

This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada ilnder the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been 

collected and compiled Jointly with the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department 

of Mines and Resources, Canada.

in second-feet, 1935-36

Bay

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

Si

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21.4

21.0

20.6

21.0

21.0

21.0

P.O. 2

20.6

19.8

19.4

19.0

19.0

18.1

18.4

18.1

17.5

16.9

16.9

17.5

17.2

17.2

16.9

16.0

16.0

16.0

16.3

16.3

17.8

18.7

18.4

18.4

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

4.4

3.8

14.5

34.6

36.6

36.2

35.8

35.4

34.6

34.2

33.8

33.8

33.4

-

Honth

1935

1936

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

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

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

September. .................................

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

The perlo J.. ...... .......................

May

33.0

33.4

34.2

34.2

34.6

35.0

35.0

116

277

450

520

567

608

615

689

710

742

762

794

811

813

815

830

825

837

871

871

868

866

864

869

June

782

862

868

859

842

830

813

793

803

830

839

845

847

704

307

594

643

842

869

859

849

847

852

856

859

862

866

868

866

861

-

July

861

861

862

864

868

869

868

866

864

862

864

864

866

864

862

862

864

866

866

866

862

862

864

864

862

862

864

862

859

856

859

foTSys »**** 

572.6 21.4

371.1 36.6

17,229.4 871

26*765 869

16,951 861

2,336 102

1,518.5 62 

198.4 47.0

Aug.

859

859

861

859

859

861

859

856

852

847

849

849

845

845

845

760

610

455

359

355

263

172

168

156

142

135

129

122

111

105

104

Sept.

102

102

95

90

91

91

90

90

86

82

82

81

81

81

81

80

80

75

70

70

68

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

-

Oct.

62

62

62

62

59

49

49

50

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

48

47

45

44

44

43

44

43

43

44

43

43

44

46

Minimum Hean

16.0 18.5

3.8 28.5

33.0 556

307 807

856 863

104 547

43.0 49.0 6.4 33.1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.0

.0

.5

.5

.5

.0

.5

.0

5

.5

 B

.0

5

.5

.0

Nov.

47.0

4o.O

35.0

35.0

35.0

6.4

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,140

736

34,170

48,030

53,090

33,620

4,630

3,010

394

177,700

Note.- Canal not In operation Hov. 1, 1935, to Apr. 17, 1936, and after Nov. 6, 1936.
14 ST. MARY RIVER BASIN

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°57', long. 113U 21', in MEi sec. 30, T. 37 N., 

R. 13 W., 500 feet east of outlet of St. Mary River siphon, 9 miles northeast of 

Babb, and 10 miles below Intake.

Records available.- Irrigation seasons, 1918-36.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated Oct. 26. This station is one of the 

 International gaging stations maintained Jointly by the United States and Canada under 

the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with 

the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Month

May 9-31. .................................

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

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

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

September. ................................

The peric a..... .........................

May

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

171

351

437

493

538

539

598

622

656

660

691

712

715

712

723

728

726

754

761

761

756

752

748

June

662

756

761

756

741

734

726

704

706

723

732

737

737

717

274

502

585

732

767

765

756

750

754

756

759

761

763

767

754

752

-

£££. *** *

14,604 761

21,389 76V

15)l91 756

2 127 92

1J045.7 55

July

752

752

752

752

759

759

759

756

756

754

754

754

752

752

752

750

750

752

752

752

752

752

752

754

752

750

750

752

750

745

748

Aug.

748

750

756

756

756

754

754

752

752

748

748

750

750

750

750

719

574

457

329

318

273

160

156

148

130

122

120

112

105

98

96

Sept.

92

92

90

81

84

84

81

81

80

75

74

74

74

74

73

75

73

72

65

64

64

57

57

57

58

57

56

55

55

55

-

Oct.

55

55

54

55

53

43.4

40.8

40.2

40.8

40.8

40.8

40.2

40. S

40. £

40.8

41.4

40.8

40.2

41.4

38.4

37.8

19.1

.3

.5

.9

1.1

1.3

.7

36.0

35.0

30. 0

Hinl^ Hean %£g£

171 635

274 713 42 420

745 753 46^270

96 490 50,130

.3 33.7 2)070

154,100

Note.- Canal not in operation Oct. 1, 1935, to May 8, 1936, and after Oct. 31, 1936.
ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 15

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

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59', long. 113°4', in sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 11 

W., on BlacWeet Indian Reservation, 3 miles above canal outlet and 30 miles north 

of Browning.

Records available.- Irrigation seasons 1917-36.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Sept. 5-16, which were computed by comparison 

 with records at St. Mary crossing and are fair. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the United States and Canada under the 

Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and complied Jointly with 

the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Month

May 9-31 ..................................

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

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

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

September. ................................

The peric d.... ..........................

May

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

14

234

376

462

508

534

561

594

618

640

664

693

689

689

695

704

704

715

728

726

726

735

742,

June

704

706

739

744

735

730

726

706

695

700

713

722

719

724

484

336

515

636

724

751

746

739

737

742

742

744

744

748

742

737

-

£££. «-"-

13,751 742

20,930 751

22,773 744 

15,287 735

*842l4 49.2

-

July

742

742

744

742

737

742

744

737

737

735

739

730

737

735

733

730

733

730

733

730

726

733

733

733

730

730

730

733

733

730

730

Aug.

730

728

733

733

735

735

735

733

733

728

728

730

733

728

728

733

Sept.

88

86

86

83

80

80

80

77

75

73

72

70

70

70

70

67

662 65

544

414

324

311

230

164

152

138

128

119

111

102

97

90

65

62

56

57

53

49

49

52

51

48

48

47

46

Minimum lie an

14 598

726 735

90 493

46.8 55. 9

0 27.2

-

2

2

6

0

4

8

Oct.

48.6

49.2

48.0

48.6

45.6

45.0

36.5

32.6

33.8

35.0

35.5

33.8

35.5

35.5

34.2

34.2

37.0

33.4

33.4

37.0

33.4

33.4

3.2

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

Rim-off in 

acre-feet

4l) 510

45,170

30,320

3,920

1,670

149,900

Note.- Canal not in operation Oct. 1, 1936, to May 8, 1936, and after Oct. 23, 1936.
10 ST. MARY RIVER BASIN

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°43', long. 113°38', in sec. 12, T. 35 jf., R. 16 

W., .at outlet of McDermott Lake at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, 14 miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area.- 31.4 square miles.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 4.43 

feet); minimum, 23.6 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.58 feet).

1912-36: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 17, 1916; minimum, 10 secondfeet Nov. 6, 7, 1921 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No records during winter. No diversions or regulation. This 

station is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the United 

States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected 

and compiled Jointly with the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and 

Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

46

80

126

182

243

508

5.0 

Z.Z 

5.6 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5

377

494

626

767

917

1,076

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

2O

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

46.0 

48.4 

49.6 

48.4 

48.4

33.0

Kov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

No-5 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Mas 

Jtur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Vv

ember .....................

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

Secondroot-days

16,969 

11,849 

4,665 

2,379 

1,246.4

Mar.

Maximum

943 

922 

197 

104

70

Apr.

360

237

194 

168 

153 

140 

168

May

212 

259 

305 

449 

743

626 

437 

418 

445 

559

-s-568 

*577 

586 

644

943

917 

67E 

516 

465 

457

410 

346 

315

318 

399

528 

654 

710 

753 

846 

892

Minimum

212 

203 

100

58 

25.9

June

922 

841 

559 

366 

298

t315 

t332 

t349 

t366 

403

422 

434 

457 

426 

396

407 

407 

414 

342 

288

269 

285 

311 

342

388

384 

349 

325 

249 

303

Mean

547 

395 

150 

76.7 

41.5

July

185 

188 

197 

197 

194

191 

185 

176 

168 

162

162 

150 

140 

140 

142

145 

145 

150 

148 

148

148 

148 

145 

142 

131

119 

109 

104 

100 

102 

104

Per 

square

mile

17.42 

12.58 

4.78 

3.44 

1.32

Aug.

104 

100

98 

95 

89

89 

89 

87 

84 

80

84 

84 

87 

91 

87

82 

76 

74 

74 

67

63 

63 

63 

61 

60

58 

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

Sept.

56.0 

56.0 

56.0 

58.0 

65.0

70.0 

70.0 

65.0 

55.0 

49.0

46.0 

44.8 

40.0 

35.2 

34.0

31.3 

27.7 

26.8 

25.9 

25.9

25.9 

27.7 

31.3 

31.3 

36.4

36.4 

33.1 

30.4 

27.7 

28.6

Hun- off

IncHea Acre-feet

20.08 33,660 

14.04 23,500 

5.51 9,250 

2.81 4,720 

1.47 2,470

interpolated. ( Estimated.
ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 17

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°50', long. 113 U 31', in gate house In sec. 35,

 T. 35 N., R. 15 W., at Sherburne Dam. about 6 miles southwest of Babb. 2ero or gage 

is 4,700.0 Teet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 64 square miles.

Records available.- May to June 1915, May 1917 to September 1918, June 1981 to September 

1936.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 59,520 acre-feet June 17-18 {water-surface ele-

 vation, 4,784.07 feet).

1915, 1917-18, 1921-36: Maximum contents, 60,420 acre-feet June 20, 1925 (watersurface elevation, 4,784.6 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No records during periods for which no contents is given. Some

 gage-height records furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet-, 1935-36

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,380

Nov.

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,356

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,358

4,425

4,425

4,425

4,425

4,425

4,492

4,492

-

Dec. Jan.

5,930

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

.

-

.

-

6,572

Feb.

6,572-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

7,152

-

-

Mar.

7,152

-

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

7,740

Apr. May

_

.

_

_

-

24,030

_

_

_

31,180

33,260

35,160

36,680

38,440

40,780

41,820

42,880

44,000

45,350

46,480

46,900

47,100

47,200

47,500

47,950

48,620

49,540.

50,640

51,8SO

52,820

53,940

June

54,930

55,590

55,750

55,590

55,880

56,210

56,610

56,980

57,170

57,480

57,920

58,380

58,720

59,400

59,400

59,260

59,520

59,520

59,430

59,450

59,470

59,400

69,140

58,860

58,670

58,520

58,300

57,920

57,480

56,850

July

56,340

55,7-80

55,060

54,180

53,220

52,180

51,220

50,230

49,240

48,240

47,180

46,160

44,320

43,860

42,680

41,620

40,550

39,400

38,190

37,020

35,860

34,700

33,470

32,320

31,040

29,710

28,450

27,200

26,020

24,850

23,570

Aug,.

22,300

21,100

19,850

18,550

17,250

15,880

14,540

13,680

11,900

10,560

9,178

7,852

6,442

5,168

4,204

2,832

2,260

1,906

1,686

1,665

1,555

1,400

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,135

1,000

1,045

1,090

955

910

Sept.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

730

418

418

418

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

0

0
18 ST. MARY RIVER feASIN

Swlftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°50', long. 113°31', in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 

W., 800 feet below spillway or Sherburne Lake Dam at Sherburne.

Drainage area.- 64 square miles -

Records available.- July 1912 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 866 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 5.26 

feet;; no flow Oct. 3.

1912-36: Maximum discharge, 2,280 second-feet June 17, 1916 (gage height, 7.83 

feet); no flow at various times when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks.- Records good. No records during winter. No diversions. Flow regulated by 

' gate operation at dam. This station is one of th& international gaging stations

maintained jointly by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty.

The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Dominion Water and

Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Rating table, ater year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

second-feet)

in

Oct. 1-31 

1.2 12 

19 

28 

1.8 39 

2.0 54

1.4 

1.6 1.0 

1.2 

1.4

May 1 to 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

Sept. 

41

119 

15O

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

185

290

416

569

757

972

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

26.5

14.3

0

14.5

31

31

32

33.6

31.5

32.5

33

33

37.8

37.8

37.?

37.8

3S.7

42.5

42.5

41.8

40.4

41.1

14.6

36

28

22,6

18.1

17.8

17.5

*17.2 *17

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

November. .................................

December. .................................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

930.3

_

4.022.3

13,973

23,559

14,393

1,769.5

May

*10.8

*10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

11.4

11.4

11.4

4.8

2.4

1.8

tl.5

t!4.4

14.8

14 .,8

14.8

14.8

16.4

17.6

t283

416

416

267

267

367

267

267

267

267

416

416

Maximum

44.6

_

416

757

815

827

85

June

757

757

569

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

569

569

569

572

444

373

371

482

580

590

604

611

615

611

604

536

-

July

533

586

663

733

765

753

745

737

737

729

737

753

798

790

769

769

786

806

811

794

790

798

802

811

811

815

806

786

778

782

786

Minimum

0

_

1.5

29O

533

73

34

Aug.

782

786

798

806

802

798

790

786

782

790

798

802

823

827

769

498

321

220

176

148

131

118

112

109

101

97

92

95

84

79

73

Mean

30.0

_

130

466

760

464

59.0

Sept.

69

68

68

70

71

74

80

82

85

84

80

76

72

66

68

68

56

48

43.8

40.4

41,7

38.6

34

39.2

37.4

41

43.1

43.4

43.1

39.8

Run-off In 

acre- feet

1,850

_

7,980

27,720

46,730

28, 550

3,510

tPartly estimated.
ST. MARY RIVER BASlN 19

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°46', long. 113°37', at edge of heavy timber area, 

Glacier National Park, 0.5 mile above mouth and 2 miles southeast of Many Glacier.

Drainage area.- 7.0 square miles.

Records available.- July 1918 to September 1936 (winter records Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 109 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 1.75 feet); 

no flow Sept. 24.

1918-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 500 second-feet May 16, 1922 (gage height, 

3.34 feet): no flow Sept. 24, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 12-31, June 

 3-9, 18-28, July 1-12, 14-22, 25-28, computed on basis of comparison with adjacent 

streams and are fair. No records during winter. No diversions. This Is one of the 

international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the United States and Canada under 

the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with 

the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1935to September 1936

Day

1 

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.

9.3 

9.3 

9.0 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.2 

8.2 

9.0 

8.2

7.9 

» 8.0

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jam 

Peb 

Man 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

amber .....................

alendar year

22-31 ....................

teraber ....................

ater year

Peb.

Seeondfoot-days

254.9

819.2 

2,025.7 

805.5 

405.6 

232.5

Mar.

Maximum

9.3

104 

107 

40 

17.4 

15.9

Apr. May

49.6 

49.6 

61 

77

89 

95 

97 

96 

101 

104

Minimum

7.9

49.6 

37.5 

17.4 

8.9 

2.5

June

107 

104 

100 

82 

57

58 

60 

63 

65 

66

68

81 

83 

72 

69

74 

73 

75 

64 

56

50 

57 

61 

60 

70

68 

56 

48 

41.2 

37.5

Mean

S.2,2

81.9 

67.5 

26.0 

13.1 

7.75

July

34 

36 

40 

40 

38

36

33 

31 

28 

27

26 

23 

22 

22 

23

24 

25 

25 

25 

24

23 

23.1 

22.8 

22.6 

22.0

20.0 

19.0 

18.0 

17.4 

17.4 

18.0

Per 

square

mile

1.17

11.7 

9.64 

3.71 

1.87 

1.11

Aug.

17.4 

16.4 

16.9 

15.5 

15.0

15.0 

15.0 

15.0 

14.1 

13.6

14.1 

14.6 

15.0 

15.5 

15.0

14.1 

13.2 

13.2 

13.2 

12.7

11.8 

11.4 

11.4 

11.4 

10.5

9.7 

9.3 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9

Sept.

8.4

8.9 

9.3 

9.S 

13.2

15.9 

15.9 

14.6 

12.7 

11.4

9.3 

8.9 

8.0 

7.6 

6.9

6.2 

5.1 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.4 

4.7 

4.7 

2.5 

5.1

4.7 

4.7 

5.1 

5.1 

5.8

Run-off

Inches

1.35

4.35 

10.76 

4.28 

2.16 

1.24

Acre-feet

506

1,620 

4,020 

1,600 

804 

461
20 RED RIVER BASIN

Pine Lake near Perham, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°35'34", long. 95U 30'25", in sec. 17, T. 136 N., R. 38 W.,

 at outlet of lake, 3 miles east of Perham.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,331.74 feet May 26,

 1936; minimum, 1,330.52 feet Sept. 30, Oct. 3, 6, 1935.

1934-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, that of May 26, 1936; minimum, 

that of Sept. 30, Oct. 3, 6, 1935.

Remarks.- A temporary staff gage in sec. 6, T. 136 N., R. 38 W., referred by water levels

 to gage at outlet, was used July 18, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1936. All readings have been 

reduced to mean sea level on basis of levels by Emergency Conservation Work engineers. 

Elevation of lake regulated by dam at outlet. Gage readings furnished by Bowen's 

Resort.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

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.

.

30.52

-

-

30.52

30.54

-

-

-

_

..

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

£0.56

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

30.66

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

.

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

.

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

31.72

..

..

31.70

31.74

31.72

31.71

_

31.68

31.66

June

-

_

31.62

-

-

_

_

31.66

-

31.61

_

_

_

..

-

_

..

_

51.54

-

31.41

31.40

31.38

_

-

31.38

^

_

31.34

_

-

July

_

-

-

-

_

31.34

31.28

-

-

.

31.26

31.24

31.24

31.22

31.22

-

~

31.18

31.16

31.14

31.12

_

-

_

31.04

-

.

..

-

Aug.

_

«

-

-

-

_

30.80

30.76

_

-

_

_

-

..

CO. 68

_

.

_

_

-

_

30.78

«.

-

-

_

-

..

"

Sept.

Note.- Add 1,3OO.OO feet to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
RED RIVER BASIN 21

Rush Lake near Otter Tail, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46 U 28'35", long. 95°34'25", in'sec. 26, T. 135 N., R. 39 W.,

 at outlet of lake, about 3i miles northwest of Otter Tail post office.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,321.53 feet June 10,

 1936; minimum, 1,319.91 feet Nov. 7, 1935.

1934-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, that of June 10, 1936; minimum, 

that of Nov. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum on basis of levels by

 Emergency Conservation Work engineers. Gage readings furnished by Mr. R. Krone.

Elevation, in feet, water October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20.03

Nov.

19.91

Dec. Jan.

j

Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

.

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

21.38

21.43

June

21.49

21.48

21.51

-

21.51

21.49

21.51

21.49

21.50

21.53

21.51

21.50

21.51

21.51

21.49

21.47

21.45

21.45

21.43

£1.41

21.43

21.41

21.41

21.38 21.39

21.43 21.37

21.48 21.35

21.47 21.33

21.51

21.43

21.51

21.51

21.33

21.31

21.29

-

July

21.27

21.27

21.25

21.23

21.83

21.21

21.19

21.13

21.11

21.11

21.05

21.02

20.93

20.91

20.89

20.37

20.95

20.83

20.81

20.79

20.79

20.77

20.73

20.71

20.65

20.63

20.61

20.55

20.51

20.47

20.43

Aug.

20.41

Sept.

.- Add 1,300.00 feet to obtain elevation above mea
22 RED RIVER BASIN

Otter Tail Lake near Battle Lake, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°21'35", long. 95°43'55", in sec. 4, T. 133 N., R. 40 W.,

 at outlet of Otter Tail Lake, about 5 miles northwest of village of Battle Lake.

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,319.65 feet May 31 and 

June 14; minimum, 1,318.25 feet Sept. 29.

1933-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, that of May 31 and June 14, 1936; 

minimum, 1,317.94 feet Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge from lake regulated at dam Just below gage. Gage

 heights have been reduced to mean sea level datum on basis of levels by Emergency 

Conservation Work engineers.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1935 to Septenber 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18.72

18.68

18.68

18.66

18.64

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

.

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

_

-

_

18.46

-

-

18.46

_

-

.

-

-

_

18.44

-

-

-

_

-

-

18.42

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

Dec.

18.40

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

- i

.

-

18.40

-

-

_

-

-

-

18.38

_

-

-

_

-

_

18.36

_

.

-

_

-

_

18.36

-

~

18.38

-

-

-

-

-

_

18.40

-

-

-

_

-

-

18.40

-

_

Feb.

_

18.42

-

-

_

-

~

18.42

-

_

-

~

-

-

18.44

-

_

_

-

.

I

-

-

18.40

-

-

-

-

~

18.30

-

-

_

_

.

_

-

-

Mar.

18.33

-

-

-

-

_

-

13.36

-

-

_

-

.

_

Apr.

_

-

-

_

18.71

_

-

-

-

-

_

18.81

-

-

18.43

_

_

.

-

_

18.5V

_

-

-

_

_

_

18.65

-

-

_

_

_

18.85

-

.

_

_

_

-

18.91

_

_

_

-

-

May

_

-

19.05

.

-

_

-

_

_

19.41

_

-

_

-

-

_

19.47

.

_

-

_

19.63

_

19.63

-

_

_

_

_

-

19.65

June

.

-

_

_

-

_

19.61

.

_

-

_

_

_

19.65

-

_

_

_

-

19.61

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

July

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

.

_

19.45

19.45

_

_

_

19.35

19.35

19.29

19.27

19.27

19.15

19.15

19.15

19.05

19.05

Aug.

18.90

18.99

18.91

18.91

18.39

18.85

_

_

18.85

18.83

18.75

18.75

-

_

18.87

18.87

18.87

18.87

_

_

_

_

18.75

_

18.65

18.75

_

18.69

Sept.

18.67

18.69

18.65

_

-

_

-

18.65

18.57

18.63

_

-

_

18.55

18.55

18.55

18.45

_

_

-

18.45

18.45

18.45

18.39

18.39

_

_

18.39

18.25

18.27

-

Note.- Add 1,300.00 feet to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
RED RIVER BASIN 23

Otter Tail River below Pelican River, near Fergus Falls, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°13'45", long. 96°7'0", in SWJ sec. 20, T. 132

 N., R. 43 W., 500 feet below Dayton Hollow Dam, 5 miles southwest of Fergus Falls, 

and 5 miles below mouth of Pelican River.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 468 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 2.97

 feet); minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.94 foot); minimum 

daily discharge, 3.7 second-feet Oct. 4.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 810 second-feet Dec. 11, 1930 (gage height, 2.19 

feet, at former site); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot May 2, 1934, Sept. 30, 1935; 

minimum daily discharge, 2.2 second-feet Apr. 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except 'those for Feb. 5 to Mar. 6, July 2-5, which were computed

 from record of power-plant operation at Dayton Hollow Dam and are fair. Flow 

regulated throughout the year by power plants upstream. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by aquatic growth June El.to Sept. 26.

Eating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to Sept. 26)

3.0

6.5

10.5 108

133

189

253

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

S 

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.

4.0 

15 

13

3.7 

13

4.8 

4.0 

14 

10

17

11 

15 

5.1 

15 

15

11 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.1

12 

12 

12 

1Z 

13

16 

6.5 

12 

12 

11 

13

HOT.

13

11 

12 

12 

10

15 

11 

9.4 

6.5 

15

11 

10 

12 

11 

13

14 

13 

12 

15 

24

27 

28 

25 

18 

24

25 

16 

26 

26 

45

Dec.

28 

26 

37 

41 

40

35 

46 

36 

48 

46

52 

45 

46 

36 

44

.35 

35 

36 

37 

30

28 

28 

27 

29 

24

34 

34 

37 

32 

32 

32

Jan.

33 

31 

31 

32 

32

32 

33

31 

30 

31

28 

22 

27 

27 

24

22 

21 

24 

23 

24

25 

20 

23 

21 

22

22 

31 

26 

25 

23 

25

Feb.

26 

25

27 

27

27 

26 

25 

25 

25

26 

25 

25 

27

26 

25 

24

24

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

20 

21 

21

Month

dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Api

Haj

Juu 

Jul 

Auj 

Sei

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Bar.

16 

20 

24 

21 

21

16

25 

16 

13 

21

16 

16 

16 

27 

15

19 

17 

16 

31 

48

52 

45 

59 

140 

46

38 

34 

44 

46 

57 

26

Apr.

46 

47 

65 

58 

56

30 

36 

60 

60 

63

90 

72 

68 

197 

202

61 

46 

61 

43 

78

57 

35 

42 

45 

38

60

62 

55 

61 

55

Secondfoot-days

325.6 

509.9 

1,116

13,933.0

821 

722 

1,006 

1,949 

1,275 

657 

397.2 

609.6 

648.0

10,036.3

May

46 

58 

53 

29 

64

62 

78 

50 

33 

45

63 

54 

31 

37 

46

38 

30 

24 

26 

28

23 

19 

40 

36 

48

48 

28 

25 

54 

29 

30

Maxljnuni

17 

45 

52

303

33 

27 

140 

202 

78 

50 

24 

36 

65

202

June

11 

29 

28 

20 

18

28 

19 

18 

18 

29

29 

22 

20 

20 

20

19 

25 

21 

50 

19

19 

20

19 

19 

18

18 

25 

20 

18 

18

July

20 

17 

22

7 

7

17 

7.3 

6.8 

7.3 

7.7

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.9 

6.2

6.5 

6.2 

19 

21 

17

24 

18 

16 

17 

17

7.3 

16 

16 

16 

18 

8.1

Minimum

3.7 

6.5 

24

3.7

20 

20 

15 

30 

19 

11 

6.2 

6.9 

6.9

3.7

Aug.

17 

7.7 

18

18 

18

17 

17 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

22 

17 

36

29 

36 

17 

17 

6.9

16 

22 

28 

25 

22

17 

18 

28 

21 

16 

17

Mean

10.5 

17.0 

36.0

38.2

26.5 

24.9 

32.5 

65.0 

41.1 

21.9 

12.8 

19.7 

21.6

27.4

Sept.

18 

23 

23 

22

24

7.3 

22 

23 

22 

22

22 

27 

11 

22 

21

23 

26 

24 

24

8.9

24 

28 

8.1 

6.9 

8.3

65 

23 

18 

24 

27

Run-off In 

acre-feet

646 

1,010 

2,210

27,630

1,630 

1,430 

2,000 

3,870 

2,530 

1,300 

788 

1,210 

1,290

19,910
24 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Fargo, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°52'10", long. 96°47'0", in sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 48 W.,

 just" above Island Park Dam, Fargo, and 10 miles above mouth of Sheyenne River. Zero 

of gage is 870.00 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 6,420 square miles.

Records available.- May 1901 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1902-35), 444 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,050 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage

 height, 9.90 feet); no flow for many days; minimum gage height, 3.94 feet Sept. 23.

1901-36: Maximum discharge observed, 7,740 second-feet July 11, 1916 (gage height, 

21.04 feet, present datum); maximum gage height observed, 23.6 feet (present datum) 

Apr. 6, 1916, affected by ice; no flow for many days in each year 1932-36.

Maximum stage known, 40.1 feet Apr. 7, 1897, U. S. Weather Bureau gage, on which. 

aero is 863.5 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Remarks.- Records good above 

affected by ice or mo^" " 

charge computed on ba, 

records. Discharge e; 

daily.

Dlseriarge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

50 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.4 

*4.6 

8.9 

11

9.9 

6.8 

6.8 

5.7 

4-5.7

5.7 

7.8 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9

8.9 

*8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

6.8 

6.8

NOT.

7.8 

5.7 

«6.2

5.7

2.5 

.4 

1.5 

4.6 

»4.6

*4.6 

4.6 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

O 

0

0 

0

o

0

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

1.5

7.8 

8.9

Jan.

*10

11

9.9

-::-9 . 9

11 

11 

15 

15 

15

17 ---18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 ---18 

18

18 

18 

17 

15 

14

-::-12 

9 9 

7 8 

7 8 

7 8 

7 8

Feb.

7.8 

#7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

6.8

5.7 

4.6 

4.6 

*4.6 

4.6

4.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

2.5

*3.0 

3.6

4.6 

5.7

6.8 

5.7

«6.2 

6.8 

6.8

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

May

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

H

ember. ..................................

alendar year 1935 ......................

y. .....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

*8 9 

8 9 

8 9 

8 9 

8 9

11 

11 

4-12 

12 

12

15 

15 

14 

14 -2-14

14 

15 

15 

18 

30

44 

118 

246 

540 

695

590 

615 

590 

445 

445 

405

Apr.

386 

347 

309 

272 

228

224 

214 

200 

328 

425

565 

810 

870 

1,050 

990

930 

930 

750 

590 

490

366 

290 

224 

200 

175

148 

141 

125 

132 

132

Second 

foot-days

151.4 

57.3 

18.2

30,121.7

431.8 

168.4 

4,999.5 

12,841 

2,688.9 

86.2 

0 

0 

O

21,442.7

May

128 

138 

*130 

122 

109

106 

98 

89 

1O3 

148

151 

151 

165 

151 

132

112 

106

98 

78 

68

63 

46 

54 

40 

34

24 

19 

12 

7.8 

4.6 

1.5

Maxlnrmtt

11

7.8

8.9

93O

18 

8.9 

695 

1^050 

165 

9.9 

O 

0 

0

1.O5O

June

0.4

2.5 

8.9 

8.9 

5.7

9.9 

-::-9 . 9 

9.9 

.4 

2.5

9.9 

8.9 

6.8 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

July

Minimum

0.2 

O 

0

o

7.8 

2.5 

8.9 

125 

1.5 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

4.88 

1.91 

.59

82.5

13.9 

5.81 

161 

428 

86.7 

2.87 

O 

0 

O

58.6

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

300 

114 

36

59,760

856 

334 

9,920 

25,470 

5,330 

171 

0 

0 

0

42,530

*-Int erpolat ed.
RED RIVER BASIN £ 

Red River at Halstad, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 47°21', long. 96°51', on line between sees. 24 and 25, 

 T. 145 N., R. 49 W. , on highway bridge about 0.5 mile west of Halstad and 24 miles 

below mouth of Wild Rice River.

Records available.- March to September 1936.

Extremes.- nesMaximum Maximum discharge discharge observed ooservea during aperiod, penoa,7,670 YOYUsecond-feet se Apr. 15 (gage

IgRf, 16.33 feet); minimum, 5.8 second-feet Aug. 25-27.

Remarks.- Records excellent Apr. 12 to May 22; others poor. Discharge during period of 

 ice effect, Mar. 15 to Apr. 11, computed on basis of summation of discharge for 

stations on Red River at Fargo, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak., 

Buffalo River at Dilworth, Minn., and fild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn., gage 

heights, and weather records. Discharge for period of aquatic growth, May 23 to 

Sept. 30, computed on basis of four discharge measurements, summation of records 

listed above, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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

Oot. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

.Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pal 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

alendar year

 ch 15-31 

H

he perio

Har.

39

39 

39 

39 

45 

48

58 

78 

99 

120 

153

307 

333 

1,360 

1,760 

1,860 

1,760

Apr.

1,660 

1,610 

1,560 

1,360 

1,170

980 

890 

800 

800 

935

1,460 

3,040 

4,770 

6,560 

7,580

6,960 

6,560 

5,730 

5,060 

4,250

3,500 

2,990 

2,990 

2,500 

2,330

2,180 

1,970 

1,810 

1,660 

1,310

Secondfoot -day a

8,137 

86,975 

24,882 

5,825 

1,808 

268.7 

354.0

May

1,400 

1,460 

1,410 

1,560 

1,310

1,260 

1,170 

1,070

935 

912

890 

800 

710 

710 

710

755 

710 

626

588 

588

570 

553 

553 

463 

558

520 

490 

490 

437 

437 

437

Maximum

1,860 

7,580 

1,460 

411 

153 

15 

32

June

411 

385 

359 

283 

271

259 

247 

247 

235 

235

211 

199 

187 

182 

176

176 

164 

164 

142 

140

136 

131 

127 

118 

124

118 

97 

99 

101 

101

July

122 

142 

153 

136 

120

110 

105 

103 

103 

86

66 

63 

60 

58 

48

39

27 

24 

21

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

17 

18 

20 

18 

18 

16

Minimum

39 

800 

437 

97 

16 

5.8 

6.6

Aug.

14 

13

12 

11

11 

12

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

7.0 

10 

8.0 

7.0

7.1 

7.2 

7.0 

7.0

7.2

7.4 

7.4 

7.2 

7.0 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

6.6 

7.8 

9.4 

11

Mean

479 

2,899 

803 

194 

58.3 

8.67 

11.8

Sept.

12 

12 

12 

14 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

9.5

9.5 

7.2 

7.3 

7.4 

7.4

10 

32 

28 

26 

18

10 

10 

9 5 

8 0 

7 2

6 6 

6 6 

6 6 

6 6 

6 6

Run-off In 

acre-fe«t

16, 140 

172,500 

49,350 

11,550 

5,590 

533 

702

254, 400
26 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°56', long. 97°3', in sec. 34, T. 162 N., R. 50

 W., In Grand Forks, 2 miles below mouth of Rea Lake River. Zero of gage is 778.42 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 25,500 square miles.

Records available.- May 1901 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey;

 April 1882 to 'November 1912 in report of Minnesota State Drainage Commission.

Average discharge.- 54 years, 2,199 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, £4,500 second-feet Apr. 18; maximum gage

height, 25.00 feet Apr. 18, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 12 

second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.16 feet, affected by vegetation).

1882-1936: Maximum discharge, 43,000 second-feet Apr. 10, 1897 (gage height, 50.2 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 16 to Apr. 15 (com-

 puted on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), 

and those for Apr. 17-18, which are fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, June 1 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of 

eight discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Graph based on 

readings of outside staff gage by engineer at times of discharge measurements about 

every third day used Apr. 13-21.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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

SO

31

Oct.

103

103

1OO

103

104

108

106

106

94

94

94

91

90

91

loo

86

90

95

98

103

107

111

114

117

122

121

118

108

110

104

104

HOT.

10O

95

91

fa9

89

84

86

86

88

89

84

78

80

81

81

76

74

74

76

77

80

80

80

80

80

80

85

88

85

82

-

Dec.

80

78

77

73

72

71

71

69

71

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

71

72

72

71

69

67

68

68

67

68

68

67

66

64

64

Jan.

65

62

62

64

66

66

61

62

62

61

62

60

58

58

58

57

55

52

51

50

50

50

50

51

56

58

61

63

62

63

65

Feb.

62

61

60

58

57

56

56

56

55

54

52

51

50

50

50

51

51

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

54

54

58

58

58

_

-

Month

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

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

58

58

60

61

63

63

63

64

64

64

67

61

60

60

58

58

52

54

60

64

72

72

71

73

76

72

68

66

63

62

68

Apr.

336

824

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,050

897

842

842

1,310

3,150

5,330

7,640

10,300

13,200

14,500

13,400

11,300

9,600

8,250

6,830

5,790

4,970

4,320

3,930

3,700

3,410

3,130

Secondfoot-days

3,195

2,498

2,188

163,425

1,817

1,576

1,975

144,871

45,953

8,230

2,753

995

610

216,661

May

2,960

2,860

2,760

2,590

2,450

2,320

2,250

2,120

1,930

1,840

1,750

1,620

1,480

1,220

1,100

1,180

1,100

1,050

1,010

994

935

878

860

878

1,010

994

897

789

754.

720

654

MftTljmnH

122

100

80

2,750

66

62

76

14,500

2,960

606

148

46

34

14,500

June

606

559

544

470

428

400

387

442

374

312

266

215

180

205

255

234

205

186

153

152

142

161

175

171

163

171

173

168

170

163

July

148

144

134

134

124

135

136

124

117

117

107

97

91

89

85

80

73

72

71

69

67

67

64

60

54

51

51

52

50

46

44

Minimum

86

74

64

22

50

50

52

336

654

142

44

26

13

13

Aug.

44

46

46

42

40

33

36

32

32

29

30

31

30

29

30

29

26

28

29

27

27

28

28

28

29

29

29

30

31

31

31

Mean

103

83.3

70.6

448

58.6

54.3

63.7

4,829

1,482

274

88.8

32.1

20.3

592

Sept.

34

34

33

28

27

27

27

26

25

24

25

18

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

16..

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,340

4,950

4,340

324,140

3,600

3,130

3,920

287,300

91,150

16,320

5^,460

1,970 .

1,210

429,700
RED RIVER BASIN 27

Red River at Oslo, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°11', long. 97°9', In sec. 31, T. 155 N., R. 50 W., at

 Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge in Oslo.

Records available.- April to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 14,500 second-feet Apr. 18; maximum

 gage height observed, 18.18 feet Apr. 19; minimum discharge observed, 14 second-feet 

Sept. 18-22.

Remarks.- Records good Apr. 20 to June 15, others fair. Discharge during period of Ice

 effect, Apr. 1-18, computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records, and comparison with record at Qrand Forks. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by aquatic'growth June 16 to Sept. 30, discharge computed on basis of four 

discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and comparison with record at 

Grand Forks. Gage read twice dally during April and once dally May 1 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

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. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year ......................

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

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

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

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

September. ................................

The peri 3d..............................

Mar. Apr.

75

318

1,070

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,110

1,020

S9O

804

978

1,600

3,250

6,500

10,800

13,500

14,500

14,300

12,800

11,400

9,800

8,400

7,100

6,100

5,300

4,730

4,310

3,890

3,550

-

Secondfoot-days

153,325

50,640

8,592

2,879

967

567

May

3,370

3,190

3,130

2,950

2,710

2,590

2,470

2,350

2,170

2,000

1,900

1,750

1,600

1,510

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,020

934

890

890

934

1,070

1,020

934

804

804

720

Maximum

14,500

3,370

640

167

44

30

June

640

562

562

525

456

424

408

424

424

362

304

250

214

167

190

226

238

214

202

167

146

140

144

167

190

167

167

167

178

167

July

167

148

146

134

128

126

1.30

134

136

ISO

122

114

107

98

93

87

81

76

74

75

68

64

60

58

58

55 '

50

43

40

38

37

Minimum

75

720

140

37

26

14

Aug.

38

36

34

31

32

34

33

34

34

31

29

27

27

31

34

33

31

31

30

29

28

44

37

31

28

26

27

27

27

26

27

Mean

5.111

1,634

286

31.2

18.9

Sept.

28

28

27

30

26

23

22

20

19

21

20

20

17

22

21

18

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Run-off In 

acre-feet

504,100

100,400

17,040

5,710

1,920

1,120

430, 300

91009 O 38 3
28 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Drayton, II. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 4e 0 34', long. 97°10', in sec. 26, T. 159 N., R. 51 W., 

on highway bridge in Drayton.

Records available.- April to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 16,600 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum 

 gage height, £4.£6 feet Apr. 20; minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Sept. 30.

Maximum stage known, about 41 feet In 1897, from floodmarks furnished by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good Apr. 18 to June 8, others fair. Discharge during ' 'iod of ice 

effect Apr. 1-17 computed on basis of gage heights, engineer's and obst./er's notes, 

weather records, and record for station at Grand Forks. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by aquatic growth June 9 to Sept. 30, discharge computed on basis of five 

discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and record for station at 

Grand Forks.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

S

s

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May

JUH

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

1

alendar year

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

y......................................

he perlo

Mar. Apr.

78 

78

78 

78

78 

384 

1,400 

1,340 

1,460

1,460 

1,340 

1,400 

1,760 

2,720

6,500 

12,500 

15,800 

16,600 

16, 200

15,600 

13,200 

12,500 

11,000 

9,440

8,060 

6,630 

5,820 

4,950 

4,520

Secondfoot-days

173,032 

56,600 

11,967

1,554

821

May4,000

3,780 

3,440 

3,260 

3,020

2,840 

2,660 

2,540 

2,420 

2,300

2, ISO 

2,000 

1,820 

1,700 

1,580

1,400 

1,280 

1,220 

1,160 

1,160

1,100 

1,040 

980 

980 

920

92O 

1,040 

980 

980 

980 

920

Maximum

16,600 

4,000 

770 

183 

65 

38

June

770 

680 

650 

6EO 

592

538 

538 

565 

592 

620

620

510 

407 

561 

339

317 

276 

258 

276 

276

276 

258 

240 

224 

204

201

198 

198 

186 

177

July

183 

180 

180 

174 

177

180 

174 

161 

174 

161

151 

144 

132 

123 

117

111 

107 

100

86

78 

73 

72

66

68 

65 

65 

64 

60 

64

Minimum

78 

920 

177 

6.0 

36 

14

Aug.

65 

60 

54 

50 

46

44 

36

44 

40

43

54 

46 

48 

52 

56

56 

50 

51 

49 

51

53 

53 

54 

54 

54

54 

52 

51 

49 

44 

41

Mean

5,768 

1,826 

399 

118 

50.. 1 

27.4

Sept.

38 

36

34 

32 

33

32

33 

32 

32 

32

30 

31 

31

32 

32

31 

30 

29

26

24 

22 

21 

20 

19

18 

17 

17 

16 

14

Run-off In 

acre-feet

343,200 

112,300 

25,740 

7,250 

3,080 

1,630

491,200
RED RIVER BASIN 29

Red River at Emerson, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 49°0 I 30", long. 97°13', on Canadian National Railway bridge

in Emerson."

Drainage area.- 34,600 square miles. 

Records available.- March to November 1902, October 1929 to September 1936 in reports of

 U. S. Geological Survey; May 1912 to September 1929 in reports of the Dominion Water 

and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1913-36), 2,052 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 18,000 second-feet Apr. 21; maximum 

elevation, 767.68 feet Apr. 21; minimum discharge, 29.2 second-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 743.87 feet).

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 20,800 second-feet Apr. 10, 1930; minimum 

(estimated because of Ice effect), 12.0 second-feet Jan. 3-5, 1935.

Maximum elevation known, 785.16 feet Apr. 24, 1916 (discharge, 46,200 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Oct. 31 to Apr. 18,

 which were computed on basis of 16 discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records and are fair. Oage read once dally. This is one of the International 

gaging stations maintained by Canada under agreement with the United States-.

feet, and discharge, in seoond-feet) 

(Changing- slope method used Apr- 18-23)

744.0

744.2

744.4

744.6

744.8

745.0

Oc

30

54

84

122

163

207

:t. 1 to

745.2

745.6

746.0

746.4

746.8

747.4

Apr. 14

254

356

465

585

730

970

Discharge, in

748.0

749.0

750.0

751.0

752.0

1,210'

1,645

2,140

2,665

3,220

second-feet.

743.8

744.0

744.2

744.4

744.6

745.0

25 745.5

40 746.0

64 746.5

97 747.0

141 747.5

240 748.0

Apr. 15 to 3ej

390 748.5

555 749.0

730 750.0

930 751.0

1,130 753.0

1,330 755.0

water year October 1935 to September

it. 30

1,530

1,730

2,180

2,680

3,800

5,000

1936

757.0

759.0

761.0

763.0

765.0

766.5

6,350

7,880

9,550

11,300

13,400

15,100

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.

142 

132

118 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

106 

106

122 

122 

132 

132 

132

132 

112 

112 

112 

112

102 

102 

102 

102 

112

116 

110 

112 

126 

114 

110

HOT.

110 

110 

108 

105 

103

96 

92 

90

88 

84

80 

78 

76 

73 

72

71 

70 

70 

70

68

67 

66 

64 

62 

62

62 

61 

60 

59 

57

Dec.

56 

56 

56 

56 

55

55 

57 

58 

57 

56

58 

60 

61

61 

61

61 

60

58 

58 

58

58 

59 

59 

60

61

62 

63 

63

64 

64 

63

Jan.

63 

63 

64 

64 

63

62 

62 

61 

60 

60

60 

59 

58 

58 

58

58 

57 

56 

56 

55

54 

54 

54 

53 

52

51 

50 

50

49 

48 

48

Feb.

46 

45 

45 

45 

45

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

47 

49 

52 

55 

56

59 

59 

60 

60 

60

60

60 

60 

60 

61

62 

62 

63 

64

Month

Oot 

Hot

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Kai 

Apr 

Ka3 

Jur 

JuJ

AUJ

Sei 

1

alendar year 19*55. .....................

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

ater year 1935-;56. .....................

Mar.

68 

72 

72 

68 

66

63 

62 

60 

60 

59

58 

58 

56 

54 

50

48 

48 

50 

52 

52

53 

54 

55 

56 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

59 

62

Apr.

63 

66 

67

67 

67

67 

66 

66 

66 

100

210 

1,420 

2,100 

3,200 

4,200

5,300 

10,700 

14,600 

17,100 

17,800

18,000 

17,800 

16,400 

15,100 

13,600

11,800 

10,100 

8,550 

7,210 

6,280

Secondfoot-days

3,622 

2,334 

1,834

239,006.8

1,760 

1,565 

1,805 

202,165 

80,670 

17,498 

3,738 

2,457 

2,005.6

321,455.6

May

5,590 

5,030 

4,680 

4,350 

4,100

3,870 

3,700 

3,500 

3,330 

3,180

3,OOO 

2,860 

2,700 

2,560 

2,410

2,260

2,090 

1,930 

1,820 

1,750

1,670 

1,590 

1,560 

1,510 

1,450

1,390 

1,350 

1,360 

1,390 

1,380 

1,310

Maximum

142 

110 

64

5,470

64 

64 

72 

18,000 

5,590 

1,180 

180 

97 

114

IS, 000

June

1,180 

1,100 

1,030 

970 

902

842 

810 

794 

730 

706

706 

702 

695 

653 

615

548 

503 

450 

405 

357

354 

339 

309 

309 

309

273 

249 

235 

223 

200

July

180 

175 

168 

165 

160

155 

160 

153 

153

155

148 

132 

127 

116 

114

110 

105 

99 

95 

95

93 

93 

92 

92 

90

90 

86 

86

86 

86 

81

Minimum

102 

57

55

12.0

48 

45 

48 

63 

1,310 

200 

81 

70 

29.2

29.2

Aug.

81 

81 

81 

83 

81

78 

78 

78 

79 

76

72 

70 

70

81 

79

72 

72 

72 

75 

76

84 

93 

93 

95 

97

86 

76 

76 

76 

76 

70

Mean

117 

78

59

655

57 

54 

58 

6,740 

2,600 

583 

121 

79 

67

878

Sept.

67 

63 

67

81 

81

112

114 

92

83 

76

60 

60 

60 

70 

72

60 

63 

103 

103 

76

60 

56 

46.6 

51 

43.3

43.3 

42.2 

34.6 

36.4 

29.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,180 

4,630 

3,640

474,100

3,490 

3,100 

3,580 

401,000 

160,000 

34,710 

7,410 

4,870 

3,980

637,600
30 RED RIVER BASIN

Twin Lakes near Amor, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°24'45", long. 95°46'2011 , In sec. 18, T. 134 N., R. 40 W., 

about li miles west of Amor.

Records available.- July 1935 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 0.97 foot May 22, 26; minimum, 

 -0.42 foot Sept. 30.

1935-36: Maximum gage height observed, 1.45 feet July 18, 1935; minimum, that of 

Sept. 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage readings furnished by Mr. Henry C. Erlckson.

Gage height, ln feet, of water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Got.

_

0.53

.51

.50

.49

_

.47

_

-

.47

_

.48

.48

-

.49

.49

.48

.47

-

.46

-

.45

_

.44

_

.43

.43

.42

-

.44

HOT.

_

_

0.43

.

.43

.42

.41

-

_

.46

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

.

-

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

0.97

..

.95

.97

_

.

_

.91

June

O.S7

_

.82

.80

-

_

-

.87

_

.83

.81

.79

.77

_

-

.75

.75

.73

.71

.69

.69

.68

.68

..

.64

.63

.62

.61

_

-58

-

July

_

0.54

.52

.50

-

.49

-

.38

.36

_

.34

-

.29

_

-

.21

.23

-

.18

_

_

_

.09

.09

.08

_

.03

Aug.

0

-

-.05

-.07

-

_

-,12

_

-

-.25

.

_

-.20

-

_

-.24

_

-

-.14

-.16

_

-.19

-.20

-.10

-.11

-.12

Sept.

-0.12

-

-.14

« 

-.16

-.16

-

-.18

-.18

-.19

-

-

-

_

-

H

-.27

-.28

_

-.30

-.33

_

_

-.39

-

-.42

-

Bols des Sioux River near Falrmount, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°3'2511 , long. 96 0 33'2011 , near center of sec. 22, T. 130 N., 

R. 47 W., at Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge 2 miles east of 

Falrmount, 5 miles west of Tenney, Mlnn., and 15 miles below Lake Traverse.

Drainage area.- 1,460 square miles.

Records available.- April 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1920-36), 6.73 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1919-36: Maximum discharge, 390 second-feet Apr. 22, 1922 (gage height, 

S.7 feet); no flow In several different years.

Remarks.- No flow from Lake Traverse during water year 1935-36. There was a little 

 local run-off when the snow melted; discharge estimated as 1.6 second-feet on 

engineer's visit of Apr. 12. Observed no flow on Mar. 27 and Apr. 17.
RED RIVER BASIN 31

Mustinka River above VJheaton, Him.

*

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°49', long. 96°29', on line between sees. 7 and 8, T. 127 

N.. R. 46 w., 1 mile upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad 

bridge, li miles northeast of Wheaton, and 8 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 776 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1917, June 1919 to September 1924, March 1931 

to September 1936. June to November 1916 at a point 3i miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 354 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height,

 10.bl feet, affected by Ice); no flow, during several periods.

1917, 1919-24, 1931-36: Maximum discharge, about 2,340 second-feet Apr. 1, 1917 

(gage height, 14.7 feet, former datum); no flow during several periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 9 to Apr. 13 and

 by aquatic growth Apr. 27 to June 22. Discharge during period of flow computed on 

basis of seven discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read 

once daily Mar. 9 to June 26.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 19?6

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

19

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

Vi

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Dot. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Hovenber * « ...

Fet

Ifay

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

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

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

Water year 1956-........................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

2.7

6.5

4.2

1.8

1.1

6.6

4.8

5.0

6.9

n

23

70

312

342

246

135

140

110

90

65

80

70

Apr.

62

40

26

24

14

9.5

7.1

6.6

7.7

16

34

52

52

55

52

42

28

2S

20

15

9.2

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.7

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

2..764.1

0

0 

1,732.6

660.0

167.6

18.3

0

0

0

2,568.6

May

6.0

6.2

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.2

5.7

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.5

6.4

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.7

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.5

Maximum

0

0

0

120

0

0 

342

68

7.0

2.3

0

O

0

342

June

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

6.4

2.0

0

0

0

Q

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

7. 57

0

0 

55.9

22.0

5.08

.61

0

0

0

7.02

Sept.

Run-off (ln 

aore-feet

0

0

0

5,480

0

0 

3*440

1,310

SIS

36

0

0

0

5,100
32 RED RIVER BASIN

Wild Rice River near Abercromble, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°28'15", long. 96°46'50", In SEi sec. 25, T. 135 N., R. 49 

W., 2 miles northwest of Abercrombie.

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 415 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 

8.00 feet, affected by ice); no flow for several months.

1932-36: Maximum discharge observed, 513 second-feet Mar. 16, 1935 (gage height, 

10.21 feet, affected by ice); no flow for periods each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge during period of Ice effect, Mar. 20 to Apr. 15, computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. 

Discharge during period of backwater from debris, Apr. 22 to May 3, computed on basis 

of one discharge measurement and gage heights. Gage read twice daily Mar. 20 to June 

30.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Kooth

Oet 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jaz 

Pel 

Max 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Auj 

Set

I

alendar year

"he perio

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

«0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0

0

1

5 

14

181 

389 

389 

311 

287

241 

190 

155 

125 

111 

93

Apr.

93 

81 

76 

71 

56

48 

40 

48 

66 

76

93 

125 

132 

111

93

71 

58 

50 

42 

36

30 

28 

24 

23 

20

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

Secondfoot-days

2,492 

1,668 

404.0 

10.7 

0 

0 

0

May

13

13 

12 

10

14

17 

16 

22 

32 

38

35 

26 

19 

18 

18

16

15 

13 

' 11 

8.3

5.7 

3.8 

2.4 

2.7 

4.5

5.1 

5.2 

2.4 

1.4 

1.9 

2.6

Maximum

389

132 

38 

1.9 

0 

0 

0

June

1.9 

1.8 

1.4 

1.1 

.8

.6 

.5 

.8 

.6 

.4

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0

14 

1.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

Mean

80.4 

55.6 

15.0 

.36 0' 

0 

0

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,940 

3,310 

801 

21 

0 

0 

0

9,070

*Pield observation.

Hote.- Ho records Oct. 1 to Feb. 29j little or no flow during this period. Discharge estimated 

Mar. 8-19.
RED RIVER BASIN 33 

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°53'20", long. 96°54'55'', in sec. 31, T. 140 N., 

R. 49 W., about 0.5 mile north of West Fargo, formerly called Haggart.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1936; at station a quarter of a mile

 upstream March 1902 to June 1907, March to August 1919.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 718 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height. 9.74

 feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.13 feet).

1902-7, 1919, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 2,260 second-feet, by discharge measurement, Apr. 28, 1919; minimum, 4.2 second-feet Aug. 27, Nov. 10, 1934 (gage height, 

2.11 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. a-6, 11-15, 19-25, 28,

 29, Dec. 1, 2, 7-11, Dec. 16 to Apr. 20 (computed on basis of eight discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), and those for July 23 to Sept. 30, which 

are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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

85

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

21 

22 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

25 

26

26 

26 

30 

32 

34

40 

34 

26 

26 

30

28 

26 

25 

25 

24

24 

24 

24 

25 

24 

26

18 

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

20 

21 

21 

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

16 

16

16 

15 

15

16 

16

18 

20 

20 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

21 

20

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

20 

18 

18

18 

19 

18 

19 

19

20

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

17 

18

18 

18 

17 

17 

18

17 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

15 

15 

15 

14

15 

15 

14 

14 

15 

15

Feb.

15 

14 

14 

15 

14

15 

14 

15 

15 

15

14 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

15 

15 

14 

15

14 

14 

15

15

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mat 

Api 

Ka3 

Jur 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sej

1

alendar year 1935 ......................

uary

later year 1935-3

Mar.

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

16 

16 

15

15

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

17 

18

18 

18 

19 

26 

166

241 

191 

141 

141

186 

190

Apr.

151 

139 

120 

106

96

87 

78 

74 

81 

100

117 

139 

172 

190 

204

223 

243 

253 

274 

312

566 

625 

686 

718 

670

610 

566 

552 

552 

552

Secondfoot-days

822 

543 

605

26,422.4

500 

425 

1,645 

9,256 

6,202 

1,650 

704.6 

231.3 

251.0

22,834.9

May

552 

524 

470 

406 

346

301 

274 

253 

233 

213

199 

190 

181 

168 

159

155 

143 

131 

120 

117

114 

110 

110 

106 

103

96 

93 

81 

93 

84 

77

Maxdjmm

40 

22 

21

285

18 

15 

241 

718 

552 

114 

77 

12 

14

718

June

73 

69 

68 

65 

62

61 

58 

54 

52 

50

47 

44 

42 

40 

40

37 

35 

38 

37 

33

31

31 

28 

25 

33

93 

114 

110 

96 

84

July

77 

68 

58 

51 

45

39 

35 

31 

25 

23

20

18 

17 

14 

14

14 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

9 5 

9 2

9 0 

9 8

9 0 

8 8 

8 8 

8 5

Minimum

21 

15 

18

6.8

14 

14 

14 

74 

77 

25 

8.5 

5.0 

5.4

5.0

Aug.

7.2 

6.8 

7.2 

7.2 

6.2

5.8 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.4 

6.4

6.6 

8.0 

7.8 

7.0 

7.2

7.5 

8.0 

12 

11 

9.5

9.5 

10 

9.2 

8.3 

7.3 

8.8

Mean

26.5 

18.1 

19.5

72.4

16.1 

14.7 

53.1 

309 

200 

55.0 

22.7 

7.46 

8.37

62.4

Sept.

8 S 

9 0 

8 5 

7 S 

7 2

7.0 

10 

11 

14 

14

14

12 

10

9.8 

8.5

8.0 

7.8 

7.8 

7.2 

6.2

7.2 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.0 

5.4 

5.8 

5.8 

6.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,630 

1,080 

1,200

52,410

992 

843 

3,260 

18,360 

12,300 

3,270 

1,400 

459 

498

45,290
34 RED RIVER BASIN

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Location.- Lat. 48°4I 10", long. 98°56 1 5" ) at Lakewood, 0.5 mile from the main lake on

 east bank of entrance to Creel Bay, an arm of Devils Lake 2 miles long and 0.5 mile 

wide on north side of the lake, and 6 miles southwest of city of Devils Lake.

Records available.- 1901-36 (fragmentary). Single gage heights In 1867, 1879, 1883, 

1887, IbSO, -L896.

Remarks.- All gage heights published previous to 1921 refer to a gage on which zero was

 1,412.21 feet above mean sea level according to levels run by topographic branch of 

the United States Geological Survey In 1928. Elevation of lake determined by levels 

from benchmark.

Elevation, In feet, water year 1935-36

Oct. 19 

May 2

1,406.70

1,407.22

July 22 1,405.99 

Sept.24 1,405.29

Buffalo River near Dllworth, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°57'40", long. 96°39'40", on line" between sees. 6 and 7,

 T. 140 N., R. 47 ¥., about 6 miles north of Dilworth.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936 (winter months Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,460 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height,

 14.56 feet); no flow on many days during July, August, and September.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1936; no flow on many days during 

T936 

Remarks!- Records good Apr. 12 to Sept. 30; others fair except those estimated, which

 are poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by debris on control Oct. 1-29, Sept. 13- 

30. Discharge for period of ice effect, Oct. 30 to NOT/. 15, Mar. 17 to Apr. 11, computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. 

Discharge for period when gage was not read, Nov. 16 to Mar. 16, estimated on basis 

of two discharge measurements and weather records. Discharge Sept. 12 estimated on 

basis of observer's notes.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oet.

7.2

9.3 

9.3 

11 

12

13 

12

13 

14 

14

18 

18 

18 

20 

22

26 

29 

25 

22 

20

18 

18 

16 

18 

18

16 

22 

18 

18 

14 

13

HOT.

11

9.5 

8.1 

9.5 

12

12

11 

11 

10 

10

9.6 

10 

10

10 

11

. 10

9 

*9.1 *:

Dec.

» 8 

6 

 5

Jan.

4 

3 

2

Feb.

Month

Oat 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

*

uary

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

y......................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1

#1.1

1

2

2 

3.6 

3.9 

5.1 

11

12

14 

IS 

29 

145

145 

133 

276 

358 

428 

414

App.

380 

S86 

805 

157 

128

149 

142 

142 

181 

350

540 

769

i.teo

1,180 

1,440

1,460 

1,360 

1,240 

1,000 

890

758 

681 

571 

500 

410

370 

331 

268 

241 

214

Secondfoot -days

521.8 

299.8 

195

92

29 

2,013.7 

17,373 

3,048 

527.0 

69.2 

0 

23.7

24,192.2

May

197 

189 

189 

181 

173

173 

157 

142 

142 

135

121 

121 

100 

100 

88

88 

76 

70 

65 

60

52 

50 

48 

48 

48

43 

50

41 

37 

33 

31

Maximum

29

12

428 

1,460 

197 

25 

9.5 

0 

1.8

1,460

June

25 

24

20

19 

18

18 

20 

18 

16 

19

20 

20 

22

24

20

22 

17 

17 

19

17 

15

16 

13 

12

13 

11 

9.0

11 

10

July

9.5 

8.6 

7.6 

7.2 

5.7

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.0 

3.2

2.8

1.4 

1.7 

1.0 

.7

.6 

.3 

.3 

.2

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

.3 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

7.2

128 

31 

9.0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

16.8 

9.99 

6.29

2.97 

1.00 

65.0 

579

17.6 

2.23 

0 

.79

66.1

Sept.

 0

.5 

1.0 

.8 

1.2

1.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1,8

1.4 

1.7 

1.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.0

.9 

1.1 

1.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,030 

595 

387

1S2 

58 

3,990 

34,460 

6,050 

1,050 

137 

0 

47

47,990

*Diacharge measurement.
RED RIVER BASIN 35

Rice Lake near Bagley, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°23', long. 95°29', In sec. 16, T. 145 N., R. 38 W., 

about 10 miles southwest of Bagley.

Records available.- July 1935 to September 1936 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during period, 1.38 feet May 21; minimum, 

-0.84 Teet Sept. 2.

1935-36: Maximum gage he-ight observed, 1.98 feet July 17, 1935; minimum, that 

of Sept. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Stage partly regulated by manipulation of loose-rock dam in outlet. The 

 following measurements of discharge were made at the lake outlet: Oct. 30, 1935,

gage height, 0.30; discharge, 17.0 second-feet; May 20, 1936, gage height, 1.31;

discharge 159 second-feet; Aug. 4, 1936, gage height, -0.55. No flow.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1635 to September 1936

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Oct.

-

-0.02

-

-

-

-

-

~

.28

;

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

_

.30

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

1.31

1.38

1.06 

.94

.36

.

June

0,38

-

.

_

_

.00

.50

.27

.50

_

.48

_

-.25

-.29

-.33

-.17

-.17

.10

July

-0.33

-.33

-

.16

.06

-

-.04

-.17

_

-.17

-

-

-

-

"

.

Aug.

-0.55

-

_

-

-

_

~

-.72

-

-.76

-

~

_

Sept.

-0.84

-

_

-

-

.

3

-

-

-

-

~

_
RED RIVER BASIN 

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°16', long. 96°14', in SE£ sec. 22, T. 144 

N., R. 44 W., three-quarters of a mile northeast of Twin Valley.

Drainage area.- 805 square miles.

Records avallable.- July 1930 to September 1936. 

station a quarter of a mile downstream.

June 1909 to September 1917 at a

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage heignt, 

STETTeet); minimum discharge, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 24, Sept. 1, 6-8.

1909-17, 1930-36: Maximum discharge (computed by slope-area method), 9,200 

second-feet July 22, 1909 (not referred to present gage); minimum, 1 second-foot 

Aug. 15, 195£ (gage height, O.C4 foot, at former site).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 4-6, 10-12, Nov. 

lb to Jan. 21, Mar. 15, 16, Mar. 24 to Apr. 10, which are fair and are computed on 

basis of six discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records, and those 

for periods of no gage height record, which are poor. Discharge for periods 

when recorder did not operate, Jan. £2 to Mar. 14, Sept. 9-30, computed on basis 

of recorded range of stage, weather records, and discharge measurement on Mar. 15. 

Discharge for periods when stage was below intake to well, Aug. 1-5, 9, 10, 14-23, 

Sept. 4-6, computed on basis of weather records and knowledge that the stage was 

lower than intake. Stage-discharge relation affected by aquatic growth July S2 

to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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

Oct.

49 

48 

41 

40

41

36 

37 

36 

33 

38

40 

43 

46 

52 

46

48 

48 

46 

46 

55

48 

40 

40 

36 

38

34 

33 

35 

35 

56 

40

HOT.

38 

28 

36 

39 

36

40 

42 

38 

34 

33

33 

35 

36 

35 

33

38 

36 

38 

36 

33

33 

32

31 

33

31

30 

29 

28 

28 

28

Dec.

25 

26 

30 

30 

26

26 

34 

33 

27 

28

25 

34 

27 

25 

28

18 

33 

24 

26 

24

20 

20 

21 

18 

20

21 

26 

30 

24 

25 

24

Jan.

24

18 

20 

20 

20

18 

16 

16 

17 

16

14 

15 

16 

15 

16

16 

15 

14 

12 

12

11 

> 10

Feb.

Month

Oct 

HOTI 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mat 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Jul

Auj 

Sej

1

alendar year 1935 ......................

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

fater year 1936-36 ......................

Mar.

} 

. 14

15

15 

14 

13 

14 

14

18 

13 

12 

18 

30

42 

46 

38 

42 

42 

42

Apr.

42 

42 

40 

41 

42

40 

42 

44 

154 

690

1,150 

1,900 

2,020 

2,120 

1,350

1,080 

930 

766 

666 

618

570 

512 

490 

455 

433

411 

400 

389 

389 

389

Secondfoot-days

1,284 

1,020 

798

24,610.4

441 

290 

614 

18,214 

7,829 

2,600 

516.5 

104.4 

88.9

33,799.8

May

378 

367 

367 

345 

334

323 

312 

312 

278 

209

190 

209 

257 

274 

274

261 

255 

245 

237 

224

208 

203 

222 

227 

229

214 

195 

190 

172 

162 

156

Maximum

65 

42

34

216

24

46 

2,120 

378 

144 

43 

5.0 

4.2

2,120

June

144 

132 

123 

110 

102

102 

102 

115 

113 

112

123 

103 

90 

92

94

98 

89 

77 

84 

74

65 

69 

59 

52 

49

49 

45 

43 

46 

44

July

43 

41 

41 

38 

34

31 

27 

24 

21 

21

18 

14 

13 

11 

10

9.2

8.2 

6.2 

7.5 

7.2

14 

6.5 

5.5 

12 

6.8

6.8 

7.0 

12 

8.6 

6.5 

5.5

Mlnlsnm

33 

28 

18

4.0

40 

156 

43 

5.5 

2.6 

2.6

2.6

Aug.

4 

4 

3 

3.0 

4.2

4.8 

5.0 

4.8 

3.8 

3.7

3.5 

3.4 

3.4 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

2.6 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

3.8 

3.6 

3.0 

2.7

Mean

41.4 

34.0 

25.7

67.4

14.2 

10.0 

19.8 

607 

253 

86.7 

16.7 

3.37 

2.96

92.3

Sept.

2.6 

4.2 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7

2.6 

2.6

2.6

, 3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,550 

2,020

1,580

48,800

875 

575 

1,220 

36,130 

15,530 

5,160 

1,020 

207 

176

67,040
^ RED RIVER BASIN

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°24', long. 97°3', In NEi sec. 5, T. 145 N., R. 50 W., 

at footbridge on north edge of Hillsboro. Prior to Mar. 21, 1935, chain gage at 

highway bridge 300 feet downstream and at same datum.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,060 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage 

height, 13.06 feet); no flow Mar. 26 to Apr. 7.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1936; no flow Mar. 26 to Apr. 7, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Mar. 15 to Apr. 16 (computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and observer's and 

engineers' notes), and those estimated for Aug. 18 to Sept. 30, which are poor. 

During periods May 2-8, July 6 to Aug. 9, the observer's readings appear low from 

comparison with those by engineer; discharge has been adjusted on basis of three 

discharge measurements. Gage read twice dally Mar. 15 to Aug. 17. No records 

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

November. .................................

December. .................................

Pet 

Hai nh IB-31. ..............................

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

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

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

The peri Oa .. - ......................

Mar.

.

-

«

_

-

_

_

,

-

_

_

^

_

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

4

5

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

8

125

300

350

621

951

643

390

270

180

134

107

84

71

58

60

47

46

43

39

Secondfoot-days

_

-

25

4,521

436.7

85.1

17.9 s'.i

3.0

May

36

34

31

29

27

25

23

21

20

19

17

14

13

11

10

9.2

6.8

5.3

7.4

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.9

7.4

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

Maximum

_

-

5

951

36

6.2

1.8

-

June

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

2.8

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.0

.6

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

July

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.s

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Minimum

_

-

0

0

5.0

.6

.1

-

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

>

. .1

Mean

-

1.5

151

14.1

2.77

.58

.1

.1

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

_

-

50

8,970

866

165

36

6.1

6.0

10,100
38 RED RIVER BASIN

Red Lake near Red Lake, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°57', long. 95°17', In NW$ sec. 28, T. 152 N., 

R. 156 W., Just above dam at outlet and about 18 miles northwest of Red Lake, Mlfln. 

Zero of gage Is 1,170 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,950 square miles.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936 at present site. 

Der lass at wasKlsh, June 1930 to November 1932 at Redby.

April 1930 to septemExtremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during year, 1,173.65 feet June 16; minimum, 

 1,171.22 feet Sept. S3.

1930-36: Maximum water-surface elevation, 1,174.85 feet (at Waskish) June 2, 

1930; minimum 1,171.10 feet Sept. 19, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea level datum, 

ffater level subject to fluctuation caused by change In direction and velocity of 

wind and by seiches.

EleTation, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

a

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

2.07

1.88

1.92

2.00

2.08

1.92

1.92

2.00

1.80

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.03

2.01

2.20

1.93

1.87

1.93

1.89

2.20

2.06

2.01

1.80

1.90

1.79

1.87

1.84

1.96

2.18

1.92

1.80

HOT.

1.67

1.82

1.96

1.86

1.93

1.96

1.87

2,02

2.01

1.96

2.02

2.03

2.02

2.01

2.02

2.02

2.01

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.03

2.03

2.04

2.02

2.02

2.03

2.03

2.04

2.07

2.04

-

Dao.

2.06

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.08

2.09

2.09

2.09

2.08

2.09

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.09

2.09

2.09

2,08

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.11

2.10

2.11

2.10

2.11

2.12

2.12

2.12

2,12

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

2.11

2-13

2.13

2.12

2,12

2.12

2.16

2.17

2;15

2.16

2.17

2.17

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.17

2.17

2.18

2.18

2.19

2.1S

2.18

2,19

2.20

2.19

2.19

Fab.

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.19

2.18

_

.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

.

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

2.37

2»5V

2.57

2,36

2.35

4-

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

2.50

2.51

2.62

2.55

2.56

2~66

2.60

2.60

2.62

2.63

2.64

2.«5

2.67

May

2.70

2.72

2-74

2,75

2.78

2,78

2,75

2,78

£.80 2.ei

s. el

2.78

2.eo

2.78

2.96

2.SO

2.75

2.78

2.85

2.95

2.94

2.85

2.90

2.88

8.95

2,«8 sToo

3.03

3.04

2.98

2*98

June

3.00

2.90

2.83

2.77

2.80

2.93

2.95

2.85

8.85

2.85

2.60

2,78

2.75

2.80

3.00

2.95

2.96

2.82

2.68

2.75

2.74

2.73

2.68

2.70

2.75

2.77

2.67

2.76

2.8S

2.74

r

July

2.63

2.68

2.74

2.77

2.71

2.7JL

2.60

2.58

2.64

2.71

2.66

2.63

2.59

2^64

2.60

2.6S

2.68

2.64

2.57

2.50

2.43

2.46

2.46

2.52

2.49

2.36

2.80

2.27

2.S8

2.26

2.16

Aug.

2.21

2.21

2.16

2.17

2.12

2.10

2.12

2.03

2.08

2.12

2.06

2.08

2.12

2.10

2.03

2.08

2.09

1.99

2.05

2.09

2.03

2.04

1.96

2.29

2.30

2j03

2.05

2.07

1.94

1.95

2.02

Sept.

2.05

2.00

1.94

1.9S

1.97

1.93

1.96

1.69

1.97

1.98

2.02

2.08

2.23

1.93

1.79

1.75

1.74

1.82

1.87

1.78

1.79

1.82

1.60

1.80

1.76

1.86

1.76

1.75

1.78

1.58

Note.- Add 1,170.00 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER BASIN 39

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°57', long. 95°17', in NWi sec. 28, T. 152 N., 

K. 36 W., Just below dam at outlet of lower Red Lake, about 18 miles northwest of 

Red Lake, Minn. Zero of gage is 1,170 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,950 square miles.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 52 second-feet Sept. 14; maximum gage height, 

3.11 reet (affected by aquatic growth) June 29; no flow May 16-17, 19-22.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, about 140 second-feet June 13, 1935; no flow Sept. 

19, 1933, Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, Oct. 1, 1935, May 16-17, 19-22, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, Feb. 6 to Mar. 25, Mar. 31 

to Apr. 13, which were estimated and are fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

backwater from ice or weeds for the entire year except periods May 20 to June 19 and 

Sept. 15-30; discharge computed on basis of 12 discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and engineers' notes. Flow completely regulated by dam at outlet of Red Lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

*,

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

6.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.3

5.4

5.6

7.8

4.0

e.s

8.3

8.9

9.8

9.8

16

8.3

7.2

8.6

7.8

18

13

12

6.0

8.3

5.6

7.6

6,7

10

17

8.9

6.2

HOT.

3.6

6.5

11

7.4

9.2

9.S

7.6

10

10

8.6

8.9

8.9

6,6

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.7

7.4

6.7

-

Dec.

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.0

4*0

4.8

4.0

4.2

4.0

4

4

4

4

4

4

Jan.

4

4

3

3

3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.S

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1^6

1.6

Feb.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

^

,1.0

>

-

-

Month

 arch. ....................................

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

Ifcy................... ....................

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

Water year 1935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

>

.5

-

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Apr.

> 2.0

,,

4.4

5.6

7.8

9.8

9.8

7.8

7,6

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.2

4,0

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

-

Seoondfoot-days

262.6

236.2

169.9

4,790^3

76.2

31.2

18,5

119.9

26> tL

335.7

408.0

84.7

261.0

2,030.0

*«7

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.1

,9

.7

.8

.3

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.2

.5

.3

.5

.6

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.4

M&X&JHU&

18

11

V»6

60

1.5

1.0

9.8

2.0

35

21

4.4

17

35

June

1.5

1.7

1.7

l.S

2.0

2.3

2.3

l.B

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.4

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

12

35

32

29

27

28

29

24

86

27

22

-

July

17

IS

20

21

IB

IB

14

14

16

IS

16

15

14

16

14

15

17

16

13

11

9.2

9.8

10

12

11

7.4

6.0

5.4

7.8

5.0

3.4

m-niwmn

3.0

3.6

4.0

0.7

1.6

0

1.5

3.4

.9

1.0

0

Aug.

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.7

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

Mean

8.47

7.87

5 48

13.1

2.46

1.08

.60

4.00

.84

11.2

13.8

S

rtv . f O

8.70

5.55

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

15

17

14

12

12

15

17

14

14

15

8.3

14

13

17

13

13

14

7.8

Run-off In 

acre-feet

521

468

537

9,500

151

62

37

238

52

666

809

168

Sib

4,030
40 RED RIVER BASIN

Red Lake River at Highlanding, near Goodridge, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°3', long. 95°48' on line between sees. 28 and 29, T. 

153 N., R. 40 W., at bridge at Highlanding, 7 miles south of Goodridge.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 236 second-feet (result of discharge measurement) Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.77 feet, affected by ice); no flow on 

many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge (estimated because of ice effect), 254 second-feet 

Apr. 3. 1931; maximum gage height, 3.90 feet Mar. 28, 1935 (affected by ice); no 

flow for occasional periods in 1931-34, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice or weed growth Oct. 

TToTeb. 3, Apr. 9-29, June 16, 17, July 1 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on 

basis of 12 discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge/ in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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.

6.8 

6.0

6.8 

7.6 

6.8

6.8 

6.0 

5.4 

4.2 

3.6

3.3 

5.5 

5.3

4.5 

4.8

5.7 

6.4 

5.4 

4.2 

5.1

5.7 

6.0 

6.8 

8.4 

9.2

10 

12 

12

11 

6.8

HOT.

6.8 

6.8 

f-6 . 6 

6.4 

->6.2

6.0 

5.4 

*5.1 

4.8 

«4.6

4.5 

«-5.1 

5.7 

-s-5.6 

5.4

4.2 

-3-3.9 

«3.6 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

Dee.

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

=.-2 . 9

3.0 

3.3 

3,3 

3.3 

3-0

3.3 

3.6 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.3 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

*1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Jan.

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

.2 

.2

.2

* .2 

.2

'.0

.7

-"-, 6 

.5

'.2

.2 

0 

*0 

0

SO 

0 

*0 

0 

0

*G 

0 

*0 

0 

«0 

0

Feb.

Month

dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma3 

JUT 

Jill 

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 1935 ................. ....

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

ater year 1935-3

Bar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.7 

1.5

3.5 

9.0 

43 

81 

115

176 

199 

176 

*159 

142

153 

164

110 

84

«78

64 

49 

40 

31

Secondfoot-d&ys

205.9 

133.6 

83.3

E,986.4

15.1 

0 

n 

2,0.31.7 

354.5 

31.1 

225.4 

12.2 

55.3

3,148.1

May

29 

30 

42 

31

k;5 

20 

19 

17 

15

14 

12 

11

9.0 

7.1

6.4 

«-5.4 

4.4 

3.5 

3.2

2.7 

2.1

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

2.1

1.9 

1.8 

1.9 

2.7 

2.S

Maximum

IS 

6.8 

3.9

102

1.4 

0 

0 

199 

42 

2.7 

23 

1.0 

12

199

June

2.7 

«2.G

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

2.1 

 x-2.4 

2.7 

1.8 

1.6

1.3 

1.0 

.7 

*.6 

.3

.3

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

4.5

July

8.7 

23 

22 

20 

18

14 

12 

9.8 

8.0 

6.4

5.1 

-55.0 

4.9 

4.2 

4.0

4.2

4.4 

4.2 

3.2

4.0

4.6 

4.2 

5.1 

5.S

5.3

5.6 

3.4 

2.0 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2

Minimum

3.3 

3.0 

1.6

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.8 

0 

1.2 

.3 

0

0

Aug.

1.0 

.7 

.5 

,5 

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.4 

.4

-"-.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

*.3

*.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

«-.3 

.3

Mean

6.64 

4.45 

2.69

16.4

.49 

0 

0 

67.7 

11.4 

1.04 

7. -27 

.39 

1.84

8.60

Sept.

3 

3 

2 

2

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

.3 

.6 

.7 

.8

.8 

.7 

.9

1.1 

1.5

4.9 

9.0 

9.8 

12 

11

Run-off in 

acre-feet

408 

265 

165

11,874

30 

0 

0 

4,030 

703 

62 

447 

24 

110

6,244

£-Interpolated.
RED RIVER BASIN 41

Red Lake River at Crookston, Mliin.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°47' , long. 96°36', In sec. 30, T. 150 N. , R. 

46 w. , at highway bridge In Crookston, a quarter of a mile below dam and power 

house of Crookston Light & Power Co. Zero of gage Is 833.03 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 5,320 square miles.

Records available.- May 1901 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 936 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 11.33 11. 

reet, affected by Ice); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.21 feet, 

affected by weed growth),

1901-36: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet July 6, 1919; minimum, that of 

Sept. 29, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods when recorder did not operate, Jan. 

18 to Mar. 6, June 28 to July 15, July 18-20, which were computed on basis of 

recorded range of stage and weather records and are poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by weed growth Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, May 26 to Sept. 30 and by Ice Apr. 

14-19; discharge computed on basis of nine discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and weather records. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1936 to September 1933

Day

1

6

11

16

19 

20

21

26

Oct.

61

51

50

48

46

35

32

34

30

31

37

37

29

55

24

22 

21 

82

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

23

26

HOT.

28

32

31

30

37

36

35

32

30

29

28

29

30

31

28

28 

32 

34

49

42

34

30

28

28

29

27

26

~

Deo.

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

29

29

29

30

31

29

27

27

27

27 

29 

28

28

28

37

37

35

32

29

28

28

28

Jan.

31

30

50

31

34

34

34

36

56

56

46

37

31

29

29

29

29

i 29

28

,.

1

1

Feb.

-

-

Month

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

fcy......... ..............................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

-.

1

> 80

1

J

go

21

21

21

21

23

25

23

22

22

23

23

24 

24 

26

26

30

37

37

35

31

29

28

29

26

24

Aj.r.

84

24

26

26

B6

27

28

31

35

50

79

418

548

1,410

3,040

3,640

3,440

4,060 

3,880 

2,980

2,720

2,320

1,980

1,760

1,640

1,440

1,580

1,340

1,200

1,210

-

Secondfoot -day a

969

895

49,133

725

408 2

512.0

66,115.2

May

1,200

1,OEO

894

967

801

818

774

696

723

610

512

466

302

353

412

268

282

308 

320 

285

259

177

170

237

279

220

228

291

271

225

E09

iSftxinflTfft

52

37

1,910

VI

20

24

4,060

June

320

158

172

171

160

200

40

29

149

141

135

109

154

27

24

23

23

25 

27 

116

51

58

59

63

63

56

50

45

-

July

|.

1"

1

J

22

21

21 

22 

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

17

17

Minimum

26

8.5

24

o«

2.5

2.5

Aug.

18

18

16

12

20

16

11

12

13 

12 

11

11

12

12

11

9.4

11

11

L u

Mean

38.9

138

10.4

178

Sept.

16

17

16

13

8.2

7.0 

6.0 , 

6.5

7,0

7.6

8.8

10

8 O

4.6

Run-off In 

acre- feet

1,780

97,440

A*I oon

319

IBS, 100
42 RED RIVER BASIN

Thief Lake near Middle River, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°29', long. 95°57', in SEi sec. 20, T. 158 N., R. 41 W. 

on dam at outlet of Thief Lake, 10 miles east of Middle River.

Records available.- April 1933 to June 1936 (fragmentary),

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during period, -2.59 feet May 5-8; minimum 

observed, -4.16 feet Nov. 21.

1933-36: Maximum observed gage height, that of May 5-8, 1936; minimum, -5.20 

feet sept. 11, 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Zero of gage is at crest of dam. No outflow during entire year.

Gage height, In feet, water yea* October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

81

22

as

24

25

.26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

-4.16

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

^

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-2.93

-2.93

-2.93

-2.81

-2.73

-2.73

_

-2.71

_

-2.65

-2.65

May

-2.61

-2.61

-2.61

-2.61

-2.59

-2.59

-2.59

-2.59

-2.61

-2.61

-3.63

-2.63

-2.65

-

_

-2.67

-3.68

.

-2.69

_

-2.71

-2,71

_

-2.73

_

-2.73

June

-2.75

.

-2.76

_

-2.78

-2.79

_

-2.81

_

-2.83

-2.85

_

-2.85

-

-2.87

-2.89

-2.91

-2.91

-2.93

_

-2.95

-2.96

-2.99

_

_

-3.01

-3.05

July Aug. Sept.

_

_

_

-3.64

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

I

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-
RfcD RIVER 6ASIN 43

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°11', long. 96°10', In sec. 3, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., 5 

miles north of Thief River Falls.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to September 1917, April 1920 to September 1921, Octo-

 ber 19ijy to September 1924, October 1928 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1909-17, 1922-24, 1928-36), 73.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 890 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum

 gage height observed, 8.14 feet Apr. 15 (affected by Ice); no flow for several 

months.

1909-1917, 1920-21, 1922-24, 1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 4,080 

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

several years.

Remarks.- Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Apr. 9-17 and weed

 growth May 11 to June 26; discharge computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read once dally Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, 

Apr. 22 to July 1 and twice daily Apr. 9-22. Gage readings Apr. 26 to May 2 In 

error, adjusted on basis of engineer's readings Apr. 29.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1

2s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

51

Dot. lor. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Calendar year 1936 ......................

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

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

V*j......... ...............................

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

Water year 1935-33......................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

3.3

1.3

.2

16

100

480

662

694

886

856

822

66E

540

480

596

396

342

316

290

238

214

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

5,228.6

0

0

0

8,566.0

1,807

76.6

0

0

0

10,248.6

*»y

190

179

137

124

110

98

91

87

87

122

108

Stf

67

50

36

28

25

18

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

11

11

10

If^y^nMM

0

0

0

518

0

0

0

856

190

8.6

0

0

0

856

June

8.5

6.5

5.6

5.6

4.6

4.8

5.6

6.5

5.6

4.S

4.4

3.7

2.9

2.9

-5

.5

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

July

Mlnlmm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0 .

14.3

0

0

0

279

58 »5

2,58

0

0

0

28. C

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-faet

0

0

0

10,560

0

0

0

16,590

5,680

152

0

0

0

20,520
44 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear-water Lake near Leonard, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°44', long. 95°13', in EtSWi sec. 12, T. 149 N., R. 

36 W., on abutment of dam 8 miles northeast of Leonard. Zero of gage is 3.00 feet 

below crest of dam.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes,- Maximum stage observed during year, 4.30 feet Apr. 19; minimum, 2.76 feet

1934-36: Maximum stage observed, that of Apr. 19, 1936; minimum, 2.54 feet 

Feb. 11, 12, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge from lake regulated at dam. Gage read once

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

SS

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.26

3.28

3.28

3.28

3.28

3.28

3. 26

3.28

5.28

3.28

3.28

3.28

3.32

3.54

3.34

3.34

_

3.34

3.34

3.32

3.52

3.32

3,52

3.30

3.30

5.30

3.30

3.32

3.32

5.34

3.36

HOT.

3.36

3.36

3.34

3v34

5.S4

3.32

3.32

3.34

3.34

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.36

3.38

3.38

3.38

3.36

3.36

5.36

3.36

3.36

3. 36

3.38

3,58

3.38

Dea.

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.56

3.36

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3. 34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.54

3.34

3.34

3.34

Jan.

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.S4

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.36

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3,32

Feb.

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

S.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

-

Mar.

3.32

3.32

3.34

3.34

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.34

3.54

3.34

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3,32

3.32

3.32

3.34

3.34

3.36

3.36

3.56

3.36

3.36

5.36

3.38

Apr.

3.38

3.38

5.38

3.58

3.38

3.36

3.38

3.38

3.40

3.42

3.46

3.54

3.64

3.80

3>98

4.06

4.10

4.20

4.50

4.28

4.20

4.16

4.08

4.00

3.96

3.86

3.84

3.84

3.80

3.80

toy

3.82

3.82

3.78

3.76

3.7.4

3.74

3.74

3.74

3.72

3.70

3.70

3.68

3.66

3.64

3.62

3.60

5.58

5.56

3.54

3.52

3.50

3.50

3.54

3.54

3.54

3.56

3.56

3.54

3.52

3.50

3.46

June

3.42

3.40

3.40

3.38

5.36

3.58

3.58

3.38

3.38

3.36

3.56

3.34

3.34

3.32

3.52

3.30

3,50

3.50

5.30

3.28

3.28

3.28

3.26

3.26

3.26

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.30

3.34

-

July

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.S2

3.50

3.28

3.26

3.26

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.84

3.24

3.24

3.22

3.22~

3.20

3.18

5.16

_

3.18

3.20

3.20

5.16

3.18

3.18

5.16

5.16

3.14

3.14

Aug.

3.12

3.12

3.10

3.10

5.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.12

3.12

3.10

3.10

5. 10

3.10

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.16

5.16

3.14

3.14

5.14

3.16

3.16

3.16

Sept.

3.18

3.18

3.18

3.14

3.12

3.08

3.04

S.OO

3.00

3.06

3.04

3.02

3.00

3.00

3.02

3.00

2.96

2.96

2.94

2.94

2.94

2.92

2.90

g.88

2.84

2.80

2.80

2.78

2.78

2.76

-
RED RIVER BASIN

Clearwater River near Leonard, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°44', long. 95°13', in EiSWi see. 12, T. 149 N., R. 36 

« . 300 feet below dam at outlet of Clearwater Lake and 8 miles-northeast of 

Leonard.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 275 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

neignt, 2.06 feet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet Aug. 12-14 (gage height, 0.52 foot, 

affected by aquatiQ growth).

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 19, 1936; minimum, that of 

Aug. 12-14, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected slightly by aquatic growth 

on control June 8 to Aug. 26. Discharge interpolated Oct. 17, July 21. Flow 

regulated at dam above. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 

(Shifting-control 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10 

0.8 19 

.9 26

1.0 35

1.1 46

jage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet) 

sthod used June 8 to Aug. 26)

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

3.2 1.3 72 

7.6 1.4 86 

13 1.5 100 

19 1.6 118 

27 1.7 142 

36 1.9 210 

47 2.1 292 

59 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

22 

22 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

20

20 

20 

22 

26 

31

30 

28 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

28 

30 

35

HOT.

35 

31 

31

31 

31

30 

30 

31 

33 

33

33 

33 

31 

31 

31

30 

30 

32 

35 

35

35 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

35 

35 

35 

35

Dee.

31 

31 

31 

31

31

31 

31 

33 

33 

33

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

30 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

Jan.

30 

30 

30 

31 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

33 

31 

31

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

28

Feb.

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

26 

26 

30 

30

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

28

28 

28 

28 

28

Month

Oct 

NOM 

Dec

0

Jan 

Fel 

Ear

Apr 

Kaj 

Jus 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

28 

28 

30 

30 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

30 

30 

30 

30 

28

28 

26 

26 

28 

28

28 

28 

30 

31 

31

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

37

Apr.

37 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

42 

44

54 

69 

83 

111 

142

173 

195 

254 

275 

267

218 

203 

173 

154 

142

128 

118 

118

107 

104

Secondfoot-days

757 

977 

963

14,468.0

989 

798 

928 

3,484 

2,493 

771 

469.4 

188. V 

676.4

13,494.5

May

111 

111 

100 

97 

104

104 

100 

99 

97 

97

94 

89 

86 

S3 

80

78 

72 

69 

66 

64

59 

59 

67 

67 

67

69 

69 

67 

59 

57 

52

Maximum

35 

35 

33

98

35 

30 

37 

275 

111 

45 

28 

27 

38

275

June

45 

36 

34 

34 

32

34 

34 

35 

33 

32

32 

30 

26 

25 

23

23 

25 

23 

20

18

18 

18 

17

17

16

15 

15 

15 

20 

26

July

28 

28 

26 

26 

23

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

18 

18 

17 

15 

15

14 

12 

12 

11 

9.2

9.0 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

7.6

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

8.7 

7.6 

5.8

Minimum

19 

30 

30

9.5

28 

26 

26 

37 

52 

15 

5.8 

3.2 

9.8

3.2

Aug.

5.0 

5.0 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

5.0

4.1 

3.2

3.'2

5.0

5.8 

5.8 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

9.2 

7.2

5.4 

27 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

9.8

Mean

24.4 

32.6 

31.1

39.6

31.9 

27.5 

29.9 

116 

80.4 

25.7 

15.1 

6.09 

22.5

36.9

Sept.

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

38 

36

25 

S4 

32 

26 

27

27 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

22

21 

21

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,500 

1,940 

1,910

28,700

1,960 

1,580 

1,840 

6,910 

4,940 

1,530 

931 

374 

1,340

26,760
46 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear-water River at Red Lake Falls, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°53', long. 96°17', In sec. 22, T. 151 N., R. 

44 W. , at Great Northern Railway bridge at Red Lake Falls, about 1J miles above 

mouth and 2 miles below nearest tributary, which enters from the left.

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, November 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,260 second-feet, by current-meter 

measurement, Apr. 17; maximum gage height, 8.50 feet Apr. 18 (Ice Jam); no flow 

Sept. 15.

1909-17, 1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 3,990 second-feet Apr. 15, 16, 

1916; minimum, that of Sept. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent Apr. 20 to June 25, others fair. Discharge for periods 

of ice effect, Dec. 1-6, Dec. 9 to Feb. 20, Feb. 23 to Mar. 3, Mar. 18 to Apr. 19, 

computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records; 

for Feb. 21-22, Mar. 4-17, Apr. 13 computed on basis of two discharge measurements 

am comparison with records for station near Leonard and Red Lake River at Crookston. Stage-discharge relation affected by aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, 

June 26 to Sept. 30. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of mill 600 feet 

upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

39 

12 

26 

30 

26

24 

16 

40 

39 

39

35 

28 

3.7 

28 

32

30 

27 

30 

32 

3.7

28 

32 

12 

39 

54

37 

13 

50 

43 

43 

32

HOT.

34 

31 

7.6

30 

31

26 

16 

13 

14 

26

18 

14 

35 

27 

39

30 

5.8 

37 

31 

35

36 

27 

34 

10 

32

32 

39 

31 

34 

42

Dec.

27 

40 

22 

21 

30

23

37 

26 

22 

37

43 

22 

16 

40 

11

20 

34 

21 

27 

26

27 

36 

22 

22 

35

37 

19 

4.6 

14 

39 

31

Jan.

31 

31 

30 

21 

27

22 

39 

44 

46 

37

27 

39 

27 

30 

22

20 

36 

18 

26 

30

28 

22 

36 

31 

22

24 

40 

16 

37 

26 

16

Feb.

28 

12 

27 

14 

25

27 

32 

30 

35 

31

20 

24 

20 

22 

23

26 

27 

28 

31 

17

20 

20 

22 

31 

27

23 

18 

19 

24

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jim 

Ju3 

Auj 

Sej

1

alendar year 1935 ......................

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

ater year 1935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

9 

25 

35 

22 

20

20 

21 

22 

24 

23

22 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

34 

32

28 

10 

40 

22 

19

36 

30 

18 

22 

21 

25

Apr.

21 

27 

25 

27 

13

37 

37 

31 

31 

39

40 

68 

200 

1,120 

1,120

1,010 

1,240 

1,240 

1,120 

985

910 

835 

810 

785 

760

760 

760 

735 

710 

688

Secondfoot-days

923.4 

817.4 

831.6

29,502.2

901 

703 

722 

16,184 

10,810 

2,033 

258.6 

46.2 

87,7

34,317.9

May

665 

642 

642 

620 

620

598

575 

539 

498 

454

407 

360 

324 

301 

274

249 

235 

211 

202 

186

176 

176 

179 

182 

215

246 

239 

228 

211 

186 

170

Maximum

54 

42 

43

594

46 

35 

40 

1,240 

665 

146 

28 

9.4 

26

1,240

June

146 

132 

119 

92 

100

95 

84 

95 

93 

82

76 

74 

62 

59 

67

67 

64 

58 

59 

56

34 

44 

34 

31 

33

32 

40 

32 

43 

30

July

22 

28 

22 

22 

14

1.0 

6.4 

21 

20 

12

5.8 

.8 

1.3 

3.1 

2.2

4.0 

4.6 

3.7 

4.6 

4.0

5.2 

5,8 

5.8 

2.8 

.5

3.7 

9.4 

5.2 

3.7 

4.0 

10

Minljnuffi

3.7 

5.8

4.6

2. -5

16 

12 

9 

13 

170 

30 

.5 

.4 

.1

.1

Aug.

9.4 

.9 

9.4 

2.2 

.8

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.6

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

Mean

29.8 

27.2 

26.8

80.8

29.1 

24.2 

23.3 

539 

349 

67.8 

8.34 

1.49 

2.92

93.8

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.8 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.6

.5 

8.5 

20 

25 

23

Run-off in 

aore-feet

1,830 

1,620 

1,650

58,520

1,790 

1,390 

1,430 

32,100 

21,440 

4,030 

513 

92 

174

68,060
RED RIVER BASIN 47

Forest River near Minto, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°16', long. 97°24' 

Ibb N., R. 53 W., 3 miles southwest of Minto.

on line between sees. 1 and 12, T.

Records available.- March 1932 to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 576 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage 

height, 11.88 feet, affected by ice); no flow on many days.

1932-36: Maximum discharge, 700 second-feet Apr. 2, 1933 (gage height, 12.95 

feet, affected by ice); no flow on many days each year, 1932-34, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of ice effect, Apr. 13-18, computed on 

oasis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and notes by observer and engineer. No records Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, when there was little or no flow. Gage read 

twice daily during period of flow except on a few scattered days and June 30 to 

July 13, when it was read once a day-.

riods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

cond-feat)

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except p

discharge, in s

0.2 0 1.8 20 4.0 107

.4 1.1 2.0 25 5.0 165

.6 3.0 2.2 30 6.0 225

.8 5.2 2.4 36 7.0 294

1.0 7.8 2.6 43 8.0 364

1.2 10.5 2.8 51 9.0 440

1.4 13.5 3.0 59 10.0 520

1.6 16.5 3.5 82 10.7 576

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

December. .................................

Calendar year ......................

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

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

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

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

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

The period

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

200

536

552

460

364

213

165

135

102

82

72

63

55

49

43

39

36

34

Secondfoot-days

3,200

555.7

249.8

43.3

0

0

May

34

30

29

28

26

25

24

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.1

8.6

Maximum

~

552

34

14

7.8

0

0

June

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.3

7.8

8.4

8.6

10

9.8

9.8

10

9.1

10

14

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.6

7.9

8.1

7.5

7.3

6.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.1

5.1

July

4.8

4.7

4-5

7.8

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.2

1.6

.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

~

0

8.6

5.0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

~

107

17» 9

1)40 0

0

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

 "

6,350

1,100 

495

86

0

0

8,030
48 RED RIVER BASIN

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°25', long. 97°24', in KEJ sec. 13, T. 157 N., R. 53 

W., at Grafton.

Records available.- April 1931 to June 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,140 second-feet Apr. 15; maximum 

gage height observed, 13.68 feet Apr. 14 (affected by ice); no flow on many days.

1931-36: Maximum discharge observed, 2,010 second-feet Apr. 2, 1933 (gage 

height, 15.18 feet, affected by ice); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Apr. 13-16, discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and notes by 

engineer and observer. Discharge estimated for Apr. 12. Gage read once daily Apr. 

11 to Aug. 13. Probably little or no flow during period of no record, Oct. 1 to

Mar. 31.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4»8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

6.0

71

93

117

142

168

194

220

276

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

351

430

513

600

690

784

980

1,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apt 

Maj 

Jur 

JuJ 

Aus 

Sej

r

ember. .................................

alendar year

'he period

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

40 

513 

1,120 

1,140

1,060 

860 

547 

336 

262

207 

155

a 17

99 

82

68 

56 

59 

48 

42

Secondfoot-days

~-

6,811 

373.3 

389.4 

1.1 

0 

0

May

38 

35 

32 

28 

23

25 

20 

19 

14 

11

11

14 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

8.8 

9.0 

8.0 

7.E 

5.8

5.8 

5.0 

5.0 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

1.4

Mayi-iffBHi

:

1,140 

38 

148 

.7 

0 

0

June

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.7

1.4

16

42 

148 

54

32

16 

9.5 

8.0 

6.5

5.0 

3.2

2.8 

1.4 

1.4

.7 

1.0 

.4 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.7

July

0.7 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

.4 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

-

0 

1.4 

0

n 

0 

0

Aug.

Mean

-

227 

12.0 

13.0 

.04 

0 

0

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

-

.

13,510 

740 

772 

2.2 

0 

0

15,020
RED RIVER BASlN ^ 

South Fork of Two Rivers at Pelan, MJrm.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°39', long. 96°23', In SWi sec. 30, T. 160 N., R. 44 W., 

a quarter of a mile west of Pelan. Prior to Mar. 24, 1936, a chain gage on bridge 

500 feet upstream was used.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1936 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 171 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 

3732~Teet); no flow for several months.

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,810 second-feet May 13, 1930 (gage 

height, 10.18 feet); no flow frequently.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of Ice effect, Apr. 14-18, computed on 

basis of two discharge measurements and gage heights. Discharge estimated June 10- 

12, gage not read. Discharge partly estimated May 18-20, 22-28, observer's readIngs Inconsistent with that of engineer on May 21. Gage read once daily.

Rating tatile, year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge In second-feet)

1.0

1.5 

4.0 

8.0

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

11V 

143 

171

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

API 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

AUJ 

Sej

1

alendar year 193

Fater year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1

50 

50

105 

143 

157 

171 

171

171 

143 

105 

79 

54

37 

36 

36 

30 

2S

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

3,838.1

0 

0 

0 

1,567 

206.7 

8.1 

0 

0 

0

1,781.8

May

28 

24 

21 

20 

16

14 

13 

8.9 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

4.2

3.9 

2.5 

2.0 

1.7 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.7 

.6

Maximum

0 

0- 

0

210

0 

0 

0 

171 

28 

3 

0 

0 

0

171

June

0 5 

4 

4 

4 

3

2 

2 

3

1 0 

3

1 

.4 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0 

0

10. !3

0 

0 

0 

52.2 

6.67 

.27 

0 

0 

0

4.87

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0

7,620

0 

0 

0 

3,110 

410 

16 

0 

0 

0

3,540
50 RED RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Two Rivers at Bronson, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°44*, long. 96°40', in SWi sec. 30, T. 161 N., R. 46 

W., a quarter of a mile west of Bronson. zero of gage is 930.46 feet above mean 

sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1936 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 338 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

neignt, 4.52 feet, affected by Ice); minimum, 0.3 second-foot July 27, 28.

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,820 second-feet May 15, 1930 (gage 

height, 8.90 feet); minimum, that of July 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 31 to Apr. 19 

and By debris on control during remainder of period except Apr. 20 to May 8. Discharge for periods Oct. 10-21, 23, Oct. 25 to Nov. 15, when observer's readings 

are Inconsistent, computed on basis of two discharge measurements and weather 

recordsj for Oct. 1-9, 22, 24, Mar. 31 to Apr. 19, May 9 to Sept. 30 computed on 

basis of nine discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage 

read once daily. No records Nov. 16 to Mar. 30. Flow partly regulated during 

summer by construction of a dam about 2 miles upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October I 935 to September

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.

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

3.7

3.0

2.7

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

#2.9

3.5

4.3

4

4

4

4

4

4

3.9

HOT.

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7 3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Api

Vni

« - . ................................. 

 ch. ....................................

"ll .

Auj 

Sei

Water year

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

*3.0

Apr.

2.9

4.3

3.6

2.5

3.6

4.3

3.6

4.3

2.9

2.5

2.9

3.9

4.9

5.9

9.3

94

106

248

338

278

205

213

205

173

143

113

94

94

6S

68

-

Seoondfoot-days

100.9

55.5

__

2,501.4 

583.4

87.8

52.5

121.2 

76.5

May

54

53

59

43

36

33

25

20

24

21

21

18

18

17

14

17

12

25

13

10

6 4

5 1

3 4

4 5

4 9

5 9

5 3

3 9

3 4

3 2

3 4

Ma*l*u»

4.3

3.7

_

338 

59

5.9

5.9

12 

14

June

3.6

3.0

3.6

2.7

3.6

3.7

2.9

4.9

4.7

2.2

2.2

2.5

1.8

1.5

2.1

3.9

4.7

5.5

5.9

3.9

3.9

3.2

1.4

.8

1.6

2.2

2.2

.8

1.4

1.4

-

July

1.4

.6

1.1

5.9

2.2

2.9

.8

1.4

1.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.1

2.2

2.9

4.7

3.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

.7

.6

.7

.6

.3

.3

.6

.7

.4

Minimum

2.4

3.7

-

_

_

2.5 

3.2

.8

.3

.4 

.6

Aug.

3.0

1.2

.4

.9

.7

1.2

3.0

3.4

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.1

5.7

5.7

6.2

5.7

12

10

6.2

3.7

8.3

S.3

7.2

3.7

3.0

3.7

2.1

1.2

1.8

2.1

Mean

3.25

3.7

-

_

_

83.4 

18.8

2.93

1.69

3.91 

2.56

Sept.

1.2

2.1

1.5

1.9

1.2

1.8

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

.7

.6

.7

14

9.6

5.7

2.7

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.1

1.5

2.1

2.5

1.9

2.2

2.5

~

Run-off In 

acre-feet

200

110

-

_

_

4,960 

1,160

174

104

240 

152

«Dlscharge measurement.
RED RIVER BASIN 51 

Middle Fork of Two Rivers near Hallock, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°46', long. 96°53' , in SEi sec. 17, T. 161 N R 48 W 

If miles above mouth and 2J miles southeast of Hallock. ''

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1936.

Extgegg5..-- Maximum discharge observed during year, 93 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 

3.38 feet, affected by ice); no flow for several months. 1931 36 ' 

for several

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of ice effect Apr. 13, 14 computed on

" C ° rdS ' Gage read

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 4.8

1.6 6.9

1.7 9.0

1.8 11

2.0 17

2.2 25

2.4 34

2.6 44

2.8 55

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

E

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

IE

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Deo. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fat 

Mat 

Apr

**3 

Jux 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 1955......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

10 

52

15

15 

15 

9.4 

6.9 

5.8

4.2 

4.4 

3.3 

2.2

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.3 

1.3

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

129.7

O 

0 

0 

153.9 

21.4 

3.0 

0 

0 

0

178.3

Hay

1.3 

1.3 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.0 

.7 

,7 

1.0

.9 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

,3 

.2 

.2 

.4

'.2

.1 

.1

Maximum

o

0

o

6.0

0 

0 

0 

52 

1.8 

.5 

0 

0 

0

52

June

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.5 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

O 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

.36

0 

0 

0 

5.13 

.69 

.10 

0 

0 

0

.49

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

257

0 

0 

0 

305 

42 

6.0 

0 

0 

8

353
52

RED RIVER BASIN

North Fork, of Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°53'21", long. 96°40'1", In NWt sec. 6, T. 162 N., 

R. 46 W., 8 miles northeast of Lancaster. Zero of gage is 963.50 feet above mea 

sea-level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1936,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7.5 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage 

height 1.20 feet); no flow for several months,

192w~36: Maximum discharge observed, 212 second-feet May 12, 1930 (gage 

height, 3,00 feet): no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read about every third day while river was flowing. 

Discharge estimated for days when no reading was made. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by shifting control throughout year.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

fi

fl

4

B

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

Ifl

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24S<i

2fi

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

Hay. ......................................

Water year 1935-;

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 17.5

 >J-6 . 5

*5 . 0

--3.5

2.6

#1.8

1.4

.9 ».9

#.9

.9

*.8

-;:-.7

.6

-if. 5

.4

.3

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

0

115.2

0

43.6

May

*0.3

*.3

«.2

--I-.2

.2

u.2 -;'.2

.3

*.3

 ::-.4

-" . 4

 if. 5

*.5

ft. 6

.6

-::-.5

 if. 4

.4

*.3

».2

.2

.3

.2

 if. 2

 c-.l

*.l

-::-0

0

0

0

Maximum

0

12

n

0

7.5

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

.32

0

.12

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

229

0

86
RED RIVER BASIN

State Ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.

Location.- staff gage, lat. 43°52'2", long. 96°40'1", in southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 

162 K., R. 46 W., 7 miles northeast of Lancaster. Zero of gage is 969.03 feet above 

mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year (estimated), 22 second-feet Apr. 25; 

maximum observed gage height, 2.84 feet Apr. 14 (affected by ice); no flow several 

months of year. j oi-tj. *

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 202 second-feet Apr. 18, 1932; no f]ow 

for severalil months most years.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once a day on occasional days.

year 1935-36

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

age height, in feet, and diseharg econd-feet)

1.2 

1.6 

2.1 

2.8 

3.8

5.0 

6.4 

8.0 

9.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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. NOT. Dec. Jan* Feb.

Month

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

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

Jai 

Fel.

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1

i'4

9.1

c-15

17

13

 H-12

*15

21

*22

 ::-20

18

*20

21

19

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

536.2

0 

0

0

227.1

175.2

5.8

0

0

0

408.1

May

*18

*17

«16

*15

 H-14

13

*12

-"-11

9.5

*8

f,6

*4.5

*3.5

 K-3.0

*2.5

2.2

*2.5

*2.4

2.2

 H-2.0

*1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

*1.0

 *.9

*.8

«.8

.7

 tt.6

 tt.5

Maximum

0

0

0

47

0 

0

0

22

18

1.0

0

0

0

22

June

 s-0.5

*.5

».4

 tt. 3

if. 2

.1

*.l

 *.5

- n.o

«.6

-5.3

*.2

.1

-K.I

*.l

-"-.1

*.3

».2

«.l

# . 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

1.47

0 

0

0

7.57

5.65

.19

0

0

0

1.12

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

1,060

0 

0

0

450

348

120 '

0

0

810

*Estimated.
54- RED RIVER BASIN

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 49°8'50", long. "33'30", on bridge near Lea's farm, 9 miles south of Manitou.

Drainage area.- 2,340 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1936 (incomplete) In reports of U S 

Geological Survey; April 1921 to September 1935 In reports of the Dominion Water 

and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge observed during year, 634 second-feet Apr. 16- 

minimum dally discharge, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 30, 31.

1921-36: Maximum dally discharge, 1,620 second-feet Apr. 19, 1923 (Ease height. 

99.75 feet); no flow on many days in October 1934.

Remarks.- Records furnished by the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of 

Mines and Resources, Canada. No records Nov. 1 to Apr. 15.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13.5 

13.6 

13.7 

13.9 

13.9

13.9 

14.0 

14.1 

14.2 

1"4.2

14.2 

14.2 

14.2 

13.6 

13.0

12.3 

12.1 

11.9 

11.7 

11.4

11.1 

11.1 

11.1 

10.7 

10.3

9.9 

8.7 

8.4 

8.1 

8.0 

8.0

HOT. Dec. Jan.

Month

Ocl 

Ho-v 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aug 

Set

V

ember .....................

alendar year

oh, .....------.-.--------.

11 16-30

t ember ....................

ater year

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

373.0

6,998 

10,781 

4,563 

1,281.6 

495.5 

600.8

Mar.

Maximum

14.2

634 

456 

290 

78 

21.4 

24.1

Apr.

634 

529 

492 

475 

452

441 

437 

433 

431 

435

441 

446 

448 

451 

453

May

456 

444 

441 

431 

422

415 

409 

407 

405 

402

395

383 

368 

350 

336

324 

312 

322 

315 

307

314 

321 

314 

308 

302

296 

289 

288 

259 

835 

217

Minimum

8.0

431 

217 

81 

22.3 

9.4 

16.5

June

199 

193 

186 

176 

160

144 

203 

262 

290 

232

212

191 

170 

149 

147

145 

137 

138 

127 

122

117 

112 

110 

103 

103

97 

92 

87 

84 

81

Mean

12.0

467 

348 

152 

41.3 

16.0 

20.0

July

78 

73 

68 

66 

65

64 

62 

59 

52 

45.0

42.2 

39.4 

36.5 

35.7 

34.9

34.0 

33.5 

33.0 

32.0 

32.2

32.5 

31.3 

30.1 

29.0 

27.5

26.0 

25.4 

84.8 

24.1 

23.2 

22.3

Per 

square 

mile

0.005

.800 

.149 

.065 

.018 

.007 

.009

Aug.

21.4 

20.5 

19.3 

18.1 

17.4

16.7 

16.1 

15.3 

14.5 

14.3

14.1 

13.3 

12.5 

12.2 

11.8

11.1 

10.3 

9.4 

13.4 

17.3

17.9 

18.5 

17.3 

17.2 

17.1

17.0 

16.9 

17.6 

18.3 

19.0 

19.7

Sept.

18.9 

18.1 

17.3 

16.5 

18.5

18.5 

18.5 

17.9 

17.2 

16.5

18.1 

19.7 

21.3 

28.8 

23.2

83.6 

24.1 

23.9 

23.7 

23.8

21.9 

20.5 

20.1 

19.7 

19.7

X9-7. 

19.7 

19.4 

19.1 

18.9

Run-off

Inches

0.006

.118 

.178 

.073 

.021 

.008 

.010

Acre -feet

740

13,880 

21,380 

9,050 

5,540 

985 

1,190
RfiD RIVER BASIN 55

Pemblna River at Neche, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°59', long. 97°33', In sec. 36, T. 164 N., R. 54 W., 

0.5 mile north of Neche.

Drainage area.- 2,960 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to September 1915, April 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1919-36), 118 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, ki,530 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage 

height, 17.34 feet); no flow Feb. 10 to Apr. 9.

1903-15, 1919-36: Maximum discharge observed, 3,870 second-feet May 2, 1904 

(gage height, 20.9 feet); no flow on many days In 1932-36.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Apr. 14, which are poor. Stagedischarge relation affected by Ice or debris on control Oct. 1 to Apr. 14, Aug. 5 

to Sept. 30, discharge computed on basis of six discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and weather records.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

14 

14 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

13 

13 

14 

17 

16

14 

14 

14 

14

14

15 

14 

15 

15 

16

15

14 

14 

14 

12 

9.9

HOT.

8.2 

6.2 

5.6 

6.4 

7.2

8.0 

8.6 

8.4 

8.4 

7.0

5.8 

4.8 

4.4 

4.1 

3.8

3.5 

3.4 

3.4 

3.5 

3.8

4.1 

4.0 

4.0 

4.1 

3.5

3.5 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

3.5

Dec.

3.6 

3.8 

3.5 

3.4 

3.3

2.9 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.5

2.7 

2.1 

1.8 

2.0 

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

2,0 

1.7 

1.5

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

Jan.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.3 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

Feb.

0 2 

2

o'

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Oct 

Hot 

Dec

C

lax 

Pet 

Max 

Apt 

*aj 

Jvu 

JiO 

Auj 

Bet

1

alendar year 193

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

ater year 1935-3 3 ................ .....

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

1.2

1.6 

469 

1,170 

1,840 

2,530

2,230 

1,780 

L.600 

L.,360 

L,070

902 

782 

702 

638 

622

570 

552 

552 

534 

534

Secondfoot -days

433.9 

150.4 

68.0

13,711.3

17.6 

1.1 

0 

20,439.8 

13,280 

5,896 

1,766 

641 

760

43,453.8

May

516 

516 

516 

516 

497

497 

497 

497 

497 

477

457 

457 

457 

437 

437

437 

416 

416 

396 

369

369 

369 

369 

369 

369

355 

355 

369 

369 

355 

328

Maxiiuusi

^7 

8.6

364

1.0 

.2 

0 

2,530 

516 

315 

9? 

31 

58

2,530

June

315 

2S9 

276 

252 

239

227 

227 

227 

239 

252

252 

252 

252

239 

215

204 

192 

180 

169 

169

158 

148 

138 

128 

124

117 

113 

107 

101 

95

July

93 

92 

89 

84 

83

79 

74 

72 

68 

68

66 

62 

58 

55 

54

51 

51 

48 

47 

47

45 

43 

43 

41 

40

38 

37 

35 

35 

35 

33

Minimum

9.9 

3.0 

1.0

0

.1 

0 

0 

0 

328 

95 

33 

16 

16

0

Aug.

31 

31 

29 

28 

27

26 

24 

24 

22

21

19 

18 

18 

18 

19

18 

16 

20 

19 

16

17 

18 

19 

18 

17

16 

18 

18 

18 

19 

L_ 19

Mean

14.0 

5.01 

2.19

37.6

.57 

.04 

0 

6B1 

428 

197 

57.0 

20.7 

25.3

119

Sept.

20 

18 

16 

22 

25

26 

28 

26 

22

21

21 

21 

20 

26 

34

53 

58 

40 

35 

28

26 

22 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

Run-off In 

acre- feet

861 

298

135

27,214

35 

2.2 

0 

40,540 

26,340 

11,690 

3,500 

1,270 

1,510

86,181.2
56 RED RIVER BASIN

Roseau River at Malung, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°47', long. 95°43', In sec. 18, T. 161 N., R. a9 W., 

0.5 mile north of Malung.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1936 (Incomplete during winter).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 660 second-feet, by current-meter 

measurement, Apr. 19 (gage height, 10.25 feet, affected by Ice); no flow at times.

1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 19, 1936; no flow during 

several periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice or by debris on 

control during entire period; discharge computed on basis of 12 discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read once dally. No records Nov. 

17 to Mar. 31. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-8.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.3

5.7

6.5

5.3

5.2

5.9

6.3

6.9

6.3

6.7

6.7

5.7

5.7

4.3

4.6

5.2

5.3

5.0

5.2

4.3

4.1

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

5.0

5.0

5,3

5.7

5.3

HOT.

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.9

5.3

6.1

4.6

5.0

5.7

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.6

5.3

5.0

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year

Mar. Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2.0

2.6

2.7

5.0

6.1

32

75

192

292

457

659

593

425

366

308

268

236

220

199

192

185

178

Second' 

foot-days

165.6

83.5

~

4,903.4

2,401

24X.8

26.3

0

,7

May

185

178

164

150

144

132

120

114

108

96

90

85

75

70

58

55

48

48

48

45

42

42

42

42

42

42

38

32

28

22

16

Ma-T-lTinnn

6.9

6.1

 

__

659

185

14

2.3

0

.3

June

14

14

8.8

6.9

9.1

8.2

5.9

10

10

9.5

9.1

8.8

S.6

8.2

5.3

8.2

10

12

IE

10

9.1

7.9

7.3

6.9

5.3

4.3

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.8

July

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

Minimum

4.1

4.4

_

,

1

16

2.7

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

5 . 34

5^22

_

_

_

163

77. 5

8.06

.85

0

.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

328

166

_

_

_

Q 7'SO

4*760

480

0

1.4
RED RIVER BASIN 

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48 U 55'24", long. 95°46'2", in SW^ sec. 24, T. 163 N., 

R. 40 W. fourth principal meridian, on steel highway bridge 5% miles north of 

Roseau.

Records available.- April 1950 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,032.93 feet Apr. 

ly; minimum, 1,023.00 feet Sept. 2.

1930-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,034.86 feet Apr. 9, 1932; 

minimum, that of Sept. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum. No 

record during periods omitted.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

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.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

23.82

-

-

_

-

-

-

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

.

_

_

24.98

25,08

29.75

32! so

32.90

32.71

31.67

31.06

30.82

30.45

30.20

29.98

29.83

29.70

29.54

29.34

-

Bay

29.21

29.04

28.84

28.65

28.48

28.16

27.90

37,58

27.26

26.98

26.58

26.33

26.03

25.78

25.50

25.23

24.93

24.82

24.76

P.4.73

24.71

24.67

24.64

24.66

24.68

24.56

_

_

S4.13

-

June

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

24.13

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

July

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

23,62

-

Aug. Sept.

_

23.00

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

23.27

-

Note.- Add 1,000 feet, to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
58 RED RIVER BASIN

Roseau River at Ross, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°54'37", long. 95°55'18", in SEi sec. 27, T.

163 H., R. 41 W., a quarter of a mile north of Ross. Zero of gage is 1,018.44

feet above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet Apr. 23-25, maximum gage 

height, 10.48 feet Apr. 23 (affected by ice); minimum discharge, 2.0 second-feet 

Aug. 12.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet Apr. 13, 1932 (gage height, 11.40 

feet, affected by ice); minimum, that of Aug. 12, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good Apr. 27 to June 7, others fair. Discharge during period of 

ice effect, Nov. <d-30, Apr, 16-26, computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, engineer's notes, and weather records. Discharge during 

periods of backwater from weed growth, Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, June 8 to Aug. 4, Aug. 

14 to Sept. 30, computed on basis of gage heights and six discharge measurements. 

Gage heights during period July 9 to Aug. 21, when water was below intake, determined from record near Badger, Minn. Discharge estimated Dec. 1 to Apr. 15 on 

basis of three discharge measurements and weather records.

Discharge, In seccna-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

31 

32 

34 

33 

30

30 

2S 

27 

29 

26

25 

25 

27 

28

25

28 

30 

28 

28 

23

23 

24 

24 

25

26

25 

24 

22 

24 

26

HOT.

27 

26 

26 

24 

24

23 

22 

22 

22

21

21 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

22 

23 

23

21 

20 

20 

19 

20

20 

20 

20

19 

19

Dec.

19

)" 

I" 

}"

}" 

}"

}"

Jan. }-

12 

 s-12 }- } 

, 10

} 

Feb.

 9

> S

>:

Month

Oot

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fat 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay

JUE

Jul

Aue Sej

1

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

> 9

--9.5 

' 10

Apr.

' 10

#11

12 

15 

20 

35 

80

268 

536 

739 

940 

1,030

1,100 

1,190 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,220 

1,190 

1,160 

1,100 

1,080

Secondfoot-days

832 

651

491

34,044.1

346 

245 

291.5 

15,566 

14,538 

2,252 

212.8 

131.2 

489.7

3G,046.2

May

1,030 

1,000 

960 

920 

882

844 

790 

756 

705 

641

595 

550 

508 

467 

417

382 

338 

298 

278 

253

228 

228 

228 

218 

208

184 

166 

143 

123 

105 

93

Maximum

34 

27

621

1,250 

1,030 

198 

19 

9.8 

47

1,250

June

81 

71

61

55

47 

47 

81 

156 

198

193 

170 

143 

105 

78

68 

VI 

81 

87 

78

64 

50 

42 

36 

30

24 

21 

18 

15 

15

July

18 

19 

19 

17 

15

12 

12 

9.6 

7.4 

5.7

4.8 

3.9 

3.3

3.5 

4.6

5.5 

4.8 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8

3.9 

4.0 

3.6 

3.4

2.8

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

2.9 

2.6 

2.5

Minimum

22

19

7.2

93

15 

2.5 

2.0 

4.8

2.0

Aug.

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.7 

2.8

2.7 

2.6 

2.7 

2.5 

2.3

2.1 

2.0 

2.2 

2.7 

2.8

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3 

4.5

4.5 

4.S 

8.4 

9.8 

8.2

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

6.2 

6.4 

5.7

Mean

26.8 

21.7 

15.8

93.3

11.2 

8.4 

9.4 

519 

469 

75.1 

6.86 

4.23 

16.3

98.5

Sept.

5.3 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

6.6

14 

20 

22

21 

18

16 

14 

10 

14 

22

44 

47 

38 

29 

23

18 

15 

16 

12 

9.2

8.6 

8.2 

7.8 

7.8 

8.6

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,650 

1,290 

974

67,520

686 

486 

578 

30,870 

28,840 

4,470 

422 

260 

971

71,500

-"-Discharge measurement.
RED RIVER BASIN 59

Roseau River near Badger, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°54'42", long. 96°0'24", in SWi sec. 30, T. 

163 P., R. 41 W., 9 miles north of Bau LJ-. Zero of gage is 1,016.90 feet above 

mean sea level (adjustment of 19^8 by u-eodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during year, _,026.99 feet Apr. 23; minimum, 1,017.99 feet Aug. 13.

1928-36: Maximum water-surface elevation, 1,027.97 feet Apr. 14, 1932; minimum, 1,017.73 feet and Sept. 2, 1929, July 22, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum. 

lo records Nov. 16 to Apr. 10, Sept. 20-30.

In feet, water year October 1935 to September 193G

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

Dot.

19.62

19.60

19.62

19.60

19.55

19.50

19.45

19. 3B

19.38

19.32

19.27

19.20

19.21

19.21

19.17

19.14

19.15

19.09

19.06

IB. 95

18.87

18.83

18.81

IB. 78

18.78

13.77

IB. 76

IB. 71

18.63

IB. 65

18.71

NOT.

IB. 68

18.74

3B.7B

IB. 77

IB. 74

18.72

IB. 71

18.70

18.70

18.74

IB. 77

1B.B1

1B.B7

18.89

IB. 89

.

-

_

-

-

.

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

..

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

20.65

20.62

20.52

20.77

21.90

24.15

26.00

26.79

26.82

26.87

26.94

26.96

26.97

26.92

26. B2

P6.70

26.53

26.42

26.28

26.15

-

May

26.03

25.90

25.73

25.60

25.41

25.22

25.02

24.79

24.52

24.23

23.02

23.56

23.38

23.08

22.77

22.42

22.12

21.76

21.52

21.30

21. OB

21.01

21.04

20.99

20. B7

20.70

20.51

20.30

20.06

19. B5

19 . 70

June July

19. 52

19. SB

19.20

19.13

19.04

18.92

18.87

19.33

20.46

SI. 06

21.09

20.92

20.69

20. 2B

19. B8

19.62

19.63

19. Bl

19.94

19. B5

19.64

19.43

18.74

18.79

18. B2

IB. 31

IB. 75

IB. 67

18.63

18.58

IB. 49

IB. 42

IB. 37

IB. 32

13.27

IB. 29

13.34

IB. 39

18.37

IB. 34

18.30

IB. 30

18.30

18.31

19.27 18.29

19.14

19.02

IB. 92

18.26

IB. 23

IB. 27

1B.B7 18.27

1B.7B 1 IB. 26

IB. 70 IB. 24

18. 6B 1 IB. 20

IB. 17

Aug.

IB. 13

18.12

18.11

18.09

IB. OB

18.07

 

Sept.

18.51

IB. 50

IB. 47

18. 4B

18.52

IB. 69

is.oe'i 18.90 '

18.07

18.05

18.03

18.01

la.oo

18.00

19. OS

19.05

19.01

18.94

1B.B7

IB. 77

13.04 IB. 36

IB. 07 IB. 96

IB. 09 19.35

IB. 13 ! 19.57

IB. 27 j 19.46

IB. 30 19.29

18.40

18.46

1,5.49 1

18.56

IB. SB | -

IB. 69 '

18.64 1

18.62 !

18.59 i

18.5B 1

IB. 56 !

IB. 54 ! -

Note.- Add 1,000 feet tc

«1<X»0 38 5

obtain elevation above
6U RED HIVER BASIK

Roseau River near Haug, Mimi.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48 J 55'26", long. 96°12'2C", In SEi sec, 21, T. 

163 K. , R. 4,5 Ift., 3i miles northwest of Hauc and 5 niles south of international 

"boundary. Zero of gage is 1,014.02 feet aoove mean sea level (adjustment of 

1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1£52 to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during- period, 1,1)22.41 feet Apr. 26; nini

,015.41 feet July 31.

1932-56: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,023.19 feet Apr. 14, Iy32

minimum, I,ul4.74 feet Aug. 5, 19

Remarks.- Records excellent. G-aee heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum. 

Ko records L7ov. 15 to Apr. 9, Sept. 3-30.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

3

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.

16.92

16.92

15.86

6.87

6.87

6.84

6.80

6.75

16.71

16.57

16.64

16.61

16.59

16.56

16.54

16.51

16.44

16.44

16.41

16.41

16.33

16.26

16.22

16.16

16.12

16.12

16.11

16.11

16.12

16.05

16.10

NOT

16.16

16.14

16.21

16.24

16.21

16.17

16.17

16.17

16.13

16.11

13.15

16.17

16.24

16.30

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

Dec. Tan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

17.66

17.66

17.53

17.63

17.68

17.94

13.74

20.31

21.31

21.83

22.11

22.18

22.25

22,33

22! 36

22.38

22 . 39

22.37

22.37

2S.35

22. 33

-

May

22.23

22.23

22.16

22.11

22.04

21.95

21.82

21.65

21.47

21.23

20.94

20.62

20.34

20.04

19.76

19.44

13.19

18.87

18.60

18.37

18.16

18.01

18.00

17.98

17.91

17.76

17.61

17.45

17.25

17.07

16.93

June

16.80

16.66

16.52

16.44

16.41

16.36

16.32

16.48

17.18

17.72

18.11

18.08

17.95

17.71

17.40

17.18

17.04

17.07

17.19

17.33

17 . 12

16.96

16.81

16.70

16.61

16.50

16.40

16.33

16.31

16.24

July

16,20

16.21

16.25

16,27

16.26

16.22

16.14

16.09

16.06

16.01

15.94

15.88

15.85

15.86

15.81

15.77

15.79

15.79

15.76

15.74

15.69

15.66

15,63

15,61

15.58

15.56

15.53

15.48

15.46

15.43

15.44

Aug.

15 . 68

15.87

15.98

16.06

16.14

16.17

16.21

16.24

16.22

16.21

16.25

16.28

16.33

16.36

16.35

16.34

16.38

16.48

13.49

16.53

16.60

15.57

16.70

16.74

16.76

16.39

16.51

16.65

16.68

16.55

16.62

Sept.

16.65

16.70

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Kobe.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean aea level.
RED RIVER BASIN 61

Roseau River at head of State Ditch 51, near Oak Point, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°56'53", long. 96"22'56", in NEi sec. 18, T. 163 N., R. 

44 w. fourth principal meridian, 2-J miles south and 3 miles east of Caribou. Zero 

of gage is 1,007.88 feet above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic 

Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,016.11 feet May 1; 

minimum, 1,009.74 feet Aug. 5, 9.

1933-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,016.24 feet Apr. 23, 1933; 

minimum, 1,009.66 feet Aug. 11, 12, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum.

in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

.13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Got.

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

.

-

_

-

-

.

-

.

_

.

_

-

_

_

10.52

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

11.42

11.42

11.42

11.42

11.42

11.42

11.42

11.42

11.52

11.98

12.00

12.04

12.18

12.22

12.34

12.49

14.01

14.11

14.33

14.55

14.91

15.81

16.01

15.91

15.95

15.97

16.01

16.05

16.07

16.09

-

May

16.11

16.07

16.05

16.01

15.99

15.97

15.95

15.91

15.81

15.71

15.57

15.49

15.25

15.09

14.97

14.71

14.65

_

_

-

_

12.76

12.71

12.63

-

_

_

_

11.67

11.63

June

_

11.29

-

_

11.03

11.01

_

11.59

-

-

12.41

12.35

12.15

_

11.81

_

.

11.56

.

11.34

11.28

11.08

-

10.80

-

_

10.66

10.50

_

10.46

-

July

10.44

10.40

-

10.36

10.34

_

10.30

_

10.28

-

10.24

10.20

10.18

_

10.10

_

10.06

10.04

10.00

-

9.96

_

9.90

_

9.88

9.88

_

9.84

_

9.82

-

Aug.

9. 78

9.76

-

_

9.74

_

_

9.76

9.74

-

.

9.75

-

-

9.75

9.77

_

9.79

_

9.83

10.03

_

9.87

_

-

10.07

_

_

10.03

10.01

-

Sept.

9.97

-

9.93

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

.

-

Hote.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above
=- RED RIVER BASIN

Roseau River at Oak Point, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°55'48", long. G6 U 24'19", In SEi sec. 36, T. 164 K., 

R. 45 W., 2 miles east of Caribou. Zero of gage Is 1,005.30 feet above mean 

sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1936 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,012.95 feet May 

1: minimum, 1,006.21 feet Aug. 11, 13.

1933-36: Maximum observed water-surface elevation, 1,013.17 feet Apr. 19, 

1933; minimum, that of Aug. 11, 13, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum. 

No records Oct. 1-22, Oct. 24 to Apr. 30, Sept. 3-30 and other days for which no 

elevations are given.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1935 tc Septe

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.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

6.82

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

12.95

12.93

_

_

12.93

.

_

12.53

12.45

-

.

_

_

_

10.80

10.44

_

_

_

-

_

9.03

_

_

8.94

_

_

_

-

June

_

_

7.19

-

.

-

7.57

-

.

_

_

_

-

7.89

_

7.37

_

-

_

_

_

6.9ft

-

_

_

6.71

July

_

_

6.65

_

-

_

_

_

6.63

-

.

6.57

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

6.51

6.47

_

6.35

6.35

_

5 . 33

_

6.31

Aug.

6.31

_

6.25

-

_

_

_

_

-

6.21

_

6.21

_

-

.

6.31

_

_

-

.

_

.

6.39

6.39

6.47

_

_

_

Sept.

_

6.43

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

6.43 [ -

Note,- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER BASIN 63

Roseau River below Cut-off Ditch, near Caribou, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°58'54", long. 96°27'46", in SWi sec. 34, T. 

164 N., R. 45 W., 1 mile west of Caribou and 200 yards below mouth of State ditch 

51, locally known as "Caribou Cut-off Ditch". Zero of gage is 1,002.14 feet 

above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet Apr. 27 to May 3; maximum 

gage height, 5.99 feet May 1; no flow Aug. 13.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 1,880 second-feet Apr. 13, 1932 (gage height, 

8.30 feet, affected by ice): minimum, that of Aug. 13, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those during period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge during period of backwater from ice, Apr. 1-22, computed on basis of two 

discharge measurements, weather records, and comparison with record at Ross. 

Discnarge during period of backwater from aquatic growth, Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, May 

16 to Sept. 30, computed on basis of gage'heights and seven discharge measurements. 

No record Nov. 14 to Mar. 31. This station is one of the international gaging 

stations maintained by the United States under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

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.

31 

33 

31 

31 

31

31 

30 

28

30 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

23

26 

26 

25 

26 

26

28 

26 

25 

24 

23

22 

22 

23 

23 

26 

22

HOT.

16 

20 

19 

21 

21

20 

18 

18 

18 

16

16 

17

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aua 

Sei

1

 ember 1- i'z

axendar year

ater year

Mar. Apr.

 11

IS

14 

18 

*24 

40 

70

150 

300 

500 

750 

800

«-890 

920 

350 

985 

985

985 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

Secondroot-days

S27 

236

12,572 

17,048 

2,388 

274,8 

64.9 

458.2

May

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

985 

985

985 

950 

920 

8PJ 

830

770 

710 

658 

606 

556

508 

448 

400 

352 

307

274 

243 

232 

230 

226

206 

188 

164 

140 

121 

104

Maximum

33 

21

1,020 

1,020 

 190 

21 

6.4 

31

June

91 

81 

72 

64 

59

53 

57

53 

69 

135

186 

190 

176 

151 

119

97 

83 

73 

76 

78

76 

66 

55 

46 

40

35 

30 

26

22

July

21

18 

IS

18

16 

14 

12 

11

10 

8.2 

7.8 

7.4 

7.8

6.7 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

6.1

5.5 

5.5 

4.3 

3.8 

3.4

3.8 

3.8 

3.2 

2.6 

2.2 

1.9

Minimum

22 

16

11 

104 

22 

1.9 

.1 

4.0

Aug.

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.0

.8

.6 

.5

.4 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.4 

.7

.6 

.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

2.0 

5.5 

4.6 

3.2 

3.0

3.0 

4.3 

6.4 

6.1 

5.5 

5.2

Mean

26.1 

18.2

419 

55"0 

79.6 

8.86 

2.09 

15.3

Sept.

4 9 

4 3 

4 0

6 1

S 2 

8 6 

7 3 

9 8 

16

17 

16 

15 

21 

20

17 

16 

25 

31 

31

27 

23 

21 

18 

17

16 

14 

14 

12 

12

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,640 

468

24,940 

33,810 

4,740 

545 

129 

909

#Dlscharge measurement.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'57", long. 96°30'20", near center of sec. 

£9, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., about 400 feet upstream from last Interactional-boundary 

crossing and about 3 miles northwest of Caribou. Zero of gage is 1,002.59 feet 

above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during period, 1,006.79 feet 

Apr. <dO (affected by Ice); minimum not recorded.

1933-36: Maximum water-surface elevation recorded, that of Apr. 20, 1936; 

minimum, 1,001.97 feet Aug. 14, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum. 

Wo records Nov. 3 to Nov. 12, Nov. 14 to Apr. 20, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30. Water 

surface below Intake to well (elevation 1,002.4 fe"etj July 21 to Aug. 24.

ation, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

2.91

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.91

2.91

2.90

2.89

2.89

2.88

2.87

2.87

2.89

2.89

2.88

2.87

2.87

2.86

2.87

2.89

2.90

2.89

2.87

2.86

2.83

2.84

2.85

2.86

2.88

2.88

2.85

NOT.

2.74

2.80

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

2.44

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

6.25

5.89

5.55

5.47

5.42

5.46

5.42

5.43

5.42

5.41

5.40

May

5.41

5.41

5.40

5.40

5.39

5.38

5.31

5.22

5.15

5.05

4.91

4.80

4.64

4.49

4.38

4.26

4.15

4.06

3.97

3.89

3.84

3.78

3.77

3.77

3.77

3.72

3.68

3.64

3.57

3.49

3.42

June

3.37

3.31

3.27

3.20

3.18

3.16

3.17

3.12

3.19

3.45

3.59

3.60

3.58

3.53

3.43

3.35

3.27

3.22

3.23

3.25

3.24

3.18

3.10

3.03

2.97

2.93

2.87

2.82

2.80

2.79

July

2.76

2.72

2.71

2.71

2.72

2.71

2.68

2.65

2.64

2.60

2.58

2.53

2.52

2.50

2.49

2.47

2.45

2.42

2.41

2.42

_

_

_

_

-

_

*2.35

_

-

Aug.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

*2.37

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Sept.

*Staff gage reading.

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above me
RED RIVER BASIN 65

South Fork of Roseau River near Malung, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°47', long. 95°44', In center of sec. 7, T. 161 N., R. 39 

w., 1 mile northwest of Malung.

Drainage area.- 265 square miles.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1914, July 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 465 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height,

 8.99 feet, affected by Ice); no flow for several months.

1911-14, 1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,040 second-feet Oct. 1, 1912 (gage 

height, 10.3 feet, present datum); maximum gage height, 12.00 feet Apr. 7, 1932; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-dlscarge relation affected by Ice or debris on control

 throughout year; discharge computed on basis of five measurements, gage heights, and 

weather records.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

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

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1936 36. .....................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

3.0

6.2

84

258

530

366

395

437

356

254

155

127

87

68

59

48

46

44

Seeondfoot-daya

0

0

0

1,993.1

0

0

0

3,094.4

403.3

36.3

0

0

0

5,534,0

May

44

41

39

33

53

27

21

17

17

14

20

15

11

17

9.6

5.2

4.5

3.0

4.3

4.3

3.6

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.0

;e

.8

.7

.6

.8

Maximum

0

0

0

198

0

0

0

457

44

9.8

0

0

0

437

June

0.5

9.8

8.2

7.8

2.6

1.2

,8

.8

.4

.5

.2

,4

.4

.2

.2

.4

,7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

o

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

5.46

0

0

0

103

13.0

1.21

0

0

0

9.66

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

5,949.1

0

0

0

6,140

800

72

0

0

0

7,012
66 RED RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'33", long. 95°39'43", in NEi sec. 34, T. 164

 H., if." 39 W., 0.5 mile south of international boundary, 3% miles south of Sprague, 

Manitoba, and 14 miles northeast of Roseau, Mlnn. Zero of gage is 1,038.4 feet above 

mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 612 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 10.90

 feet7~affected by Ice); no flow several days in August and September.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 1,040 second-feet May 13, 1930 (gage height, 12.34 

feet); no flow Aug. 8-10, 1934, and several days In August and September 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Stage-discharge relation

 affected by ice or debris on control all year; discharge computed on basis of seven 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Discharge estimated Nov. 1- 

14, Apr. 1-12 on basis of two discharge measurements and weather records. No records 

Nov. 15 to Mar. 31. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United States under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

8.6 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

9.8 

9.6 

8.8

S.S 

8.3 

8.1 

7.5 

6.8

6.3 

5.7 

5.4 

5.4 

5.5

5.7 

5.7 

6.0 

5.9 

6.0 

6.2

NOT.

6 

6 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

*4.0

Dbi. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

No-v 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Kay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember 1-

alendar year

ater year

Mar. Apr.

1 

1

1 

1 

1

2 

2 

2 

*2 

4

6 

8 

10 

40 

88

152 

242 

310 

406 

550

596 

520 

420 

342 

290

260 

251 

251 

226 

242

Secondfoot-days

279.1 

68.0

5,227 

3,463 

720.5 

40,8 

9.5 

92.9

Hay

234 

219 

206 

195 

185

175 

170 

160 

148 

140

132 

124 

120 

112 

104

96 

88 

83 

83 

78

74 

88 

84 

76 

64

55 

46 

39 

33 

28 

24

Maximum

14

596 

234 

86 

4.1 

1.9 

23

June

20 

17 

14 

12 

10

e.s

11

46 

86 

74

62 

48 

36 

29 

24

21 

27 

36 

30 

23

18 

16 

12 

9.0 

7.5

6.3 

5.1 

4.2 

3.9 

3.7

July

4.1 

3.8 

3.3 

3.0 

2.5

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.5 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

2.2

1.2

.9 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

.9 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.5 

.2 

.2 

.1

Minimum

5.4

1 

24 

3,7 

,1 

0 

0

Aug.

0.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.6.1

.2

.7 

1.0 

1.9 

.7 

.6

.8 

.6 

1.0 

0 

.2 

.4

Mean

9.00 

4.86

174 

112 

24.0 

1.32 

.31 

3.10

Sept.

1.1

.1 

0 

.2 

.7

2.0 

2.5 

1.3 

1.4 

2.2

3.2 

1.7 

1.4 

10 

23

7.6 

5.0 

4.2 

3.5 

3.3

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

1.8 

1.6

2.0 

1.3

2.1 

1.4 

1.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

554 

135

10,370 

6,870 

1,430 

81 

19 

184

^Discharge measurement.
RED RIVER BASIN 67

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'35", long. 95°55'4", in TJWk sec. 35, T. 164 

N., R. 41 ff., 0.5 mile south of international boundary and 2 miles northeast of Pine 

Creek. Zero of gage is 1.038.42 feet above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928 by 

Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Drainage area.- 76 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 516 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage "height, 8.57 feet); 

minimum, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 4.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17, 1936; minimum, that of Aug. 4, 1936.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice, debris on control, 

oeaver dam, or shifting control throughout year; discharge computed on basis of eleven 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Discharge estimated Apr. 1- 

10. No records Nov. 16 to Mar. 31. This station is one of the international gaging 

stations maintained by the United States under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

12

12

11

10

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

HOT.

9.1

10

8.7

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.7

S.9

9.3

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.3

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

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

July. .......;...................,... .....

Water year

Mar. Apr.

4

>

I

I **

I

J

10

30

34

112

200

320

460

427

347

274

204

150

112

S8

76

68

64

63

68

60

-

Secondfoot -days

347

139 ,8

3

_

3 19§

1^052

659.2

144.8

97.9

261.9

May

57

54

51

50

48

48

48

46

44

42

40

39

39

37

34

31

29

31

31

29

26

27

26

26

22

21

19

16

14

14

14

Maximum

12

10

~

_

460

57

62

9 »3

7.5

21

June

14

14

16

16

16

13

26

52

62

5S

52

40

28

22

18

18

22

26

20

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

8.7

9,5

10

10

July

9.3

8.5

8.7

8.3

6,9

6.7

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.6

4.1

4.0

4.0

6.1

4.7

3.9

3.S

3.8

3.7

3.6

3,4

3.4

3,2

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.S

2,3

2.5

2.2

Minimum

10

8,7

~

_

14 '

8.7

2.2

1.9

3.4

Aug.

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2,3

2.4

2.7

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.1

4.2

4.8

3.5

2.8

5.7

7.5

4.1

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.6

4.4

4.2

3.6

Mean

11,2

9.32

~

_

106

33.9

22,0

4^67

3.16

8.73

Sept.

3.4

3.9

4.7

5.4

11

17

18

14

S.5

7.4

8,9

8.5

10

12

21

20

11

8.3

6.9

6.1

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.1

5.1

5.6

5,6

6.2

6.4

6.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

688

277

_

_

&*A50

2^09X)

1,310

287

194

519
0 RED RIVER BASIN

Badger Creek near Badger, Miitn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°48'15", long. 96°1'44", In NEi sec. 2, T. 161 N., R. 42 W., 

1 mile northwest of Badger. Zero of gage 1,047.5 feet above mean sea level (adjustment 

of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1930, October 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 28 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum gage 

 height, 4.02 feet Apr. 14 (affected by Ice); no flow for several months.

1929-30, 1931-36: Maximum discharge observed, 146 second-feet May 11, 1930 (gage 

height, 4.88 feet); no flow for several months of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice and debris for the

entire period of flow. Discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage 

heights, observer's notes, and weather records. Gage read once dally.

isoharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

50 

31

Oct. HOT, Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

Nos

D«C

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jut 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej:

1

aJendar year 19 55. .....................

y. ... > .................................

ater year 1955-.56. .....................

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10 

19

22 

18 

15 

28 

20

16 

13 

14 

14 

9.4

5.7 

4.9 

3,2 

2.S 

3.8

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

504.2

0 

0 

0 

218.8 

16.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

235.4

May

3.2

2.7 

1.8 

1.2

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

,1 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0

0 

0

51

0 

0 

0 

SB 

3,2 

0 

0 

0 

0

28

June July

Minimal

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

1.38

0 

0 

0 

7.29 

.54 

0 

0 

0 

0

.64

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

1,000

0 

0 

0 

434 

33 

0 

0 

0 

0

46V
RED RIVER BASIN 69

Sourls River near Sherwood, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-'Stage recorder, lat. 48"59', long. 101°58', in NE$ sec. 33, T. 164 N., 

R. 87 w., 16 mlleg northwest of Sherwood and three-quarters of a mile south of International boundary.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 10.82 

reetj; no flow for several months.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,370 second-feet Mar. 31, 1933 (gage height, 

13.10 feet, affected by ice); no flow for several days of each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect and those less than 100 

second-feet, which are fair. Discharge during period of ice effect, Nov. 12-15, Apr, 

8-15, computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and observer's notes. Discharge estimated Nov. 16-30. Once-daily staff-gage readings used Oct. 18 to Nov. 15. 

This station Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

atlng tables, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height,In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. }. to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

0*5 

.6 

.7

0

.2 

1.0 .9

1.0

1.1

0

.7

3.0

7.0

12

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

101

201

311

431

556

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

690

835

985

10.0 1,140

11.0 1,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2 

S

4 

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22 

S3 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29

30 

31

oot.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

HOT.

0.4 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

Hon 

Dee

C

Jan 

Fel 

Max 

API 

Ha; 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year 19

ater year 1935-,

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

5 

170

206 

306 

530 

805 

895

1,160 

1,080 

970 

1,000 

1,040

1,110 

1,160 

1,200 

1,250 

1,270

1,190 

955 

704 

569 

479

Secondfoot-days

4.3 

4.9 

0

4,437.3

0 

0 

0 

18,054 

5,446 

677.3 

51.4 

0 

0

24,237.9

May

419 

371 

347 

311 

289

267 

256 

234 

218 

218

218 

206 

185 

170 

155

145 

140 

128 

118 

108

109 

109 

105 

106 

93

83 

75 

72 

68 

64 

59

Maximum

0.5 

.4 

0

165

0 

0 

0 

1,270 

419 

54 

5.4 

0 

0

1,270

June

54 

50 

46 

43 

40

36 

35 

30 

29 

27

26

25 

23 

19 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

15

13 

13 

12 

10 

9.5

9.0 

8.0 

6.6 

5.8 

5.4

July

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

4.6 

3.8

3.0 

2 .8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.3

2.1 

1.8 

1.4 

.9 

.9

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

.7 

.7

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimal

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

59 

5.4 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0.14 

.16 

0

12.2

0 

0 

0 

602 

176 

22.6 

1.66 

0 

0

66.2

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8.5 

9.7 

0

8,800

0 

0 

0 

35,810 

10,800 

1,340 

102 

0 

0

48,070
70 RED RIVER BASIN

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48 U 14'45", long. 10l°22'15", near center or sec. 

17, T. 155 N., R. 83 W., about 3-i miles west or Minot. Zero of gage is 1,745.75 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 10,270 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936 at present site; May 1903 to March 

I9ii4, April 19^7 to September 1928, October 1929 to September 1934 at Minot, 10 miles 

downstream, in reports of U. s. Geological Survey; May 1903 to September 1930 in reports of State engineer. Records collected at or above Minot are comparable except 

at extreme low water, when appreciable industrial and sanitary waste water enters 

river at Minot.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1913-56), 133 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 356 second-feet Apr. 14; maximum gage height, 

6.45 feet Apr. 13 (backwater from ice); no flow during several months.

1903-24, 1927-28, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet Apr. 20, 1904 

(gage height, 21.9 feet, at Minot); maximum gage height known at present site, about 

23 feet in April 1904; no flow at times during February 1930, several months 1934, 

1935, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for June 11 to July 21, which were computed on basis 

of records for station at Towner and record of range of stage and are fair. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Apr. 13.' Flow of Souris River and Des Lac River 

completely regulated by operation of U. S. Biological Survey dams upstream.

Rating table, waber year 1935-36

and dis

4.03

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

.5

6.0

27

xcept period of ice effect 

harge, In second-feet)

40

56

76

97

9 120

height, In feet,

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

143

166

190

215

240

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

266

292

320

350

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Fab.

Month

Dot 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Ma, 

JuE 

Jul 

Au) 

Sop

«

alendar year 19 55. .....................

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

ater year 1935-

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.6

25 

51 

232 

326 

279

220 

154 

111 

75 

62

51 

45 

36 

27 

24

19 

18 

17 

17 

17

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

3,235.3

0 0 ' 

0 

1,809.6 

809.5 

2,451 

1,538 

2,154 

164.0

8,926.1

May

13 

5.2 

3.8 

9.8 

25

8.7 

3.6 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0

2.6 

6.0 

5.2 

3.8

3. a

2.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.7

3.2 

1.5 

2.6 

3.2 

63

208 

118 

84 

79

75 

73

M^TlTirvnn

0 

0 

0

428

0 

0 

0 

326 

208 

120 

99 

84 

32

326

June

73 

71 

67 

73 

79

79

77 

79 

77 

77

77 

77 

80 

100 

120

120 

110 

90 

95 

95

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

70 

50 

40 

40 

35

July

25 

23

21 

20 

18

15 

12 

10 

17 

25

23 

22 

16 

30 

45

50 

60 

70 

75 

80

90 

95 

99 

99

99

97 

93 

71 

54 

45 

39

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.7 

35 

10 

40 

0

0

Aug.

40

51 

66 

79 

84

82 

79 

79 

77 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

73 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

71 

64

62 

58 

58 

58 

56 

42

Mean

0 

0 

0

8.86

0 

0 

0 

60.3 

26.1 

81.7 

49.6 

69.5 

5.47

24.4

Sept.

32 

26 

25 

24 

23

15 

8.7 

3.8 

2.6 

1.5

.7 

.3 

.3 

.5 

.4

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

aore-fset

0 

0 

0

6,410

0 

0 

0 

3,590 

1,610 

4,860 

3,050 

4,270 

325

17,700
RED RIVER BASIN 71

Souris River near Towner, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°18', long. 100 027', In NE£ sec. 29, T. 156 N., 

R. 76 T., about 4 miles southwest of Towner. Zero of gage Is 1,443.50 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1936 at present site; March 1933 to September 

1934 at Towner, 5 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 905 second-feet Apr. 15; maximum gage height,

 9753~Teet Apr. 15; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.81 

feet).

1933-36: Maximum discharge observed. 1,080 second-feet Apr. 10, 1933 (gage height, 

9.02 feet, former site and datum); no flow for several days June to September 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Apr. 9-12 (computed on

 oasis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records), and those for 

Apr. 13-19, July 6-12, which are poor. No records Oct. 19 to Apr. 8. Flow of Souris 

River and Des Lac River completely regulated by operation of U. S. Biological Survey 

dams upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

8

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

19

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

81

HH

85

86

87

Oot.

2.8

3.1

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.2

3.1

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

..

-

_

«

-

_

-

_

.

_

-

-

-

HOT. Dao. Jan. Feb.

Month

Jtay.. .....................................

Aug 

S«i

Water year

Mar. Apr.

_

_

«

-

_

«

_

12

40

100

300

649

880

903

880

820

670

515

400

310

250

208

163

130

105

90

82

76

69

-

Seoondfoot-daya

-

1,610 

639.4

Hay

64

5£

53

45

41

39

3E

35

32

31

31

31

30

27

25

23

20

18

IE

18

19

20

19

EC

19

19

18

16

15

IS

63

Maximum

_

61 

48

June

73

66

61

59

59

59

69

84

75

72

72

72

72

70

67

70

58

54

99

119

119

105

87

80

87

93

97

94

94

99

-

July

98

62

46

51

44

40

37

34

31

28

25

22

18

18

26

32

26

21

20

44

48

62

56

58

67

72

72

72

80

94

83

HlnlinuBi

_

29 

.4

Avig.

58

44

42

37

32

29

29

36

46

54

56

54

54

56

58

58

58

58

58

58

59

58

58

58

58

57

58

61

60

57

51

Mean

.

51.9 

21.3

Sept.

48

46

44

42

43

46

38

33

30

25

22

22

21

22

19

18

24

22

18

14

11

9.2

7.6

5.2

3.7

2.5

1.6

.6

.4

.6

Run-off In 

aore-feet

_

 3,190 

1,870
72 RED RIVER BASIN

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48U 54', long. 100°58', on line between sees. 30 and SI, 

T. 163 N., R. 79 W., 2i miles east of Westhope, Zero of gage is 1,404.72 feet above 

mean sea level.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 139 second-feet Apr. 14, (gage helghtj 

4.94 feet, backwater from ice); no flow during much of year.

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,130 second-feet Mar. 31 to Apr, 2, 1930, 

Apr. 19, 1933; maximum gage height observed, 7,25 feet Apr. 19, 1933; no flow for 

several periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice or aquatic growth

throughout the year; discharge computed on basis of four discharge measurements, once 

dally gage readings, and weather records. Flow of Souris River and Des Lac River 

Completely regulated by operation of U. S. Biological Survey dams upstream. This 

station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United States 

under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IB

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

81

22

23

S4

25

26

87

28

29

SO

31

Got.

0.8

1.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

.3

0

.2

1.0

1.6

.4

.2

.2

,4

.2

.1

0

.1

0

.1

,1.1

0

.1

0

HoV. Dan. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

December. .................................

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

Water year 1935-*

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

d

0

1.0

42

B7

86

139

130

130

112

66

51

48

33

18

14

12

9.5

4.6

4.2

4.0

1.0

.5

Seoondfoot-days

9.7

0 

0

96S.7

o«-i

0

1,517.7

May

90

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.z

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

1.6

0

0

139

0

0

139

June

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

26

24

42

40

36

26

24

July

16

18

5.7

5.3

1.4

£.4

6.3

6,7

4.7

6.7

2.7

7.6

2.4

2.4

.4

5.1

6;3

3iO

3.3

l;s

1.6

2.5

1.6

1.9

1.6

.9

i.l

.4

.4

.3

.1

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0.31

0

0

0

3S.1

0

3.61

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

19

0

0

0

0

1,909

468

see

0

2,612.8
RAINY RIVER BASIN 73

Basswood River near Wlnton, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°3', long-. 91°45', in sec. 9, T. 64- I 1 ., R. 11 W. , on Jackfish Bay of Basswood Lake, used to determine discharge at outlet (lat. 48°6', long. 

91°39', in sec. 19, T. 65 i:. , R. 10 W. on international boundary, about 18 miles 

northeast of Winton). Zero of gage Is 1,299.80 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,920 square miles above outlet of Basswood Lake.

Records available.- January 1931 to Septemter 1936 in reports of U. s. Geological Survey; 

March to June 1924, August 1925 to December 1930 in reports of Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximun discharge observed during year, 6,630 second-feet May 20-22; maximum 

gage height observed, 3.80 feet May £0; minimum discharge, 280 second-feet Sept. 28-30; 

minimum gage height, -0.5U foot Sept. 30.

1931-35: Maximum discharge observed, 6,680 second-feet May 18-23, 1934; maximum 

gage height observed, 3.64 feet May 21, 1934; minimum discharge observed, 233 secondfeet Nov. 16-19, 1934; minimum gage neight observed, -0.76 foot Nov. 19, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array.

Gage read three times a week and discharge interpolated between readings. Flow affected by storage on Kawishiwi River.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge in

280

320

418

540

686

856

1,050

1,260

1,490

2,190

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

3,020

3,940

4,950

6,000

6,630

nd-feet)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septeaiber

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

S6 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

810 

*812 

812 

*812 

797

783 

*768 

768 

*768 

748

*727 

727 

727 

*727 

727

*727 

727 

*727 

741 

754

*768 

748 

*727 

706 

*686

686 

686 

*686 

686 

*686 

686

Nov.

*686 

6S6 

686 

*686 

686

*686 

686 

*686

700 

713

*727 

727 

*727 

727 

«727

727 

727 

*727 

727 

*727

727 

*727 

713 

700 

*6S6

686 

*686 

706 

*727 

727

Dec.

727 

*727 

706 

*686 

686

*686 

700 

713 

*727 

727

*727 

727 

*7E7 

713 

700

*686 

686 

*686 

686 

*686

686 

686 

*686 

686 

*686

706 

*727 

727 

727 

*727 

727

Jan.

*727 

727 

*727 

727 

727

*727 

727 

*7W7 

727 

*727

727 

727 

*727 

706 

*686

686 

*686 

686 

686 

*686

686 

*686 

686 

*6S6 

673

661 

*648 

648 

*648 

648 

*648

Month

Get 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

««y 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

ffl

alendar year 19

ater year 1935-,

Peb.

635 

623 

*610 

610 

*610

592 

 a-575 

563 

552 

*540

540 

*540 

524 

«508 

SOS

508 

*508 

508 

*508 

508

*508 

508 

508 

*50S 

508

*508 

508 

*508 

508

"

Mar.

508

*50S 

508 

*508 

508

*508 

508 

508 

*508 

508

*508 

524 

*540 

540 

540

*540 

540 

*540 

540 

*540

540 

540 

*540 

540 

*540

540 

*540 

529 

519 

*508 

508

Apr.

*5O8 

492 

*476 

476 

476

*476 

476 

*476 

476 

*476

487 

497 

*508 

524 

*540

575 

*610 

663 

715 

*768

8fa9 

*950 

1,020 

*1,100 

1,190

1,280 

*1,370 

1,560 

*1,750 

1,970

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

22,940 812 

21,256 Y27 

21,880 727

427,001 4,060

21,591 727 

15,642 635 

16,276 540 

23,744 1,970 

161,070 6,630 

84.53O 5,160 

33,145 1.49O 

13,965 601 

9,882 392

445,981 6,630

May

*2,190 

2,410 

2,630 

*2,850

3,aoo

*3,560 

3,850 

»4,140 

4,410 

4,680

*4,950 

5,260 

*5 ,580 

5,79C 

*6,OOO

6,140 

6,280 

 s-6 ,420 

6,520 

*6,630

6,630 

*6,630 

6,560 

6,490 

*6 ,420

6,210 

*6,000 

5,900 

*5,790 

5,580 

5,370

Minlanna

686 

686 

G86

289

648 

508

508 

476 

2,19O 

1,490 

648 

343 

280

880

June

*5,160 

4,850 

*4,540 

*4 ,340 

*4,140

4,040 

*3,940 

*3,750 

3,480 

*3,200

3,110 

#3,020 

2,910 

2,790 

#3,680

2,600 

*2,510 

2,350 

*3,190 

2,090

1,990 

*1,890 

1,820 

*1,750 

1,680

*1 ,620 

1,580 

1,530 

*1,490 

1,490

July

*1,490 

1,490 

*1,490 

1,450 

1,410

*1,370 

1,280 

*1,200 

1,200 

*1,200

1,1SO 

1,170 

*1,150 

1,100 

-3-1,050

1,020 

*1,000 

983 

967 

*950

926 

»903 

903 

*903 

873

842 

»812 

770 

*727 

688 

*648

Mena

740 

709 

706

1,170

695

539 

525 

791 

5,196 

2,818 

1,069 

450 

329

1,218

Aug.

601 

555 

*508 

508 

*508

492 

*476 

487 

497 

*50S

492 

*476 

476 

*476 

466

457 

*447 

420 

*392 

392

*392 

392 

392 

*392 

368

*343

380 

»418 

418 

418 

*418

Per square 

Bile

0.385 

.369 

.368

.809

.562 

.281 

.273 

.412 

2.71 

1.47 

.557 

.234 

.171

.634

Sept.

392 

*366 

366 

*366 

366

366 

*366 

354 

*343 

343

*343 

*343 

343 

*343 

332

*320 

320 

*320 

320 

320

*320 

310 

*300 

300 

»300

293 

287 

*280 

280 

*280

Run-off In 

inobee

0.44 

.41 

.42

8.25

.42 

.50 

.31 

.46 

3.12 

1.64 

.64 

.27 

.19

8.62

*Oage read on this day; discharge interpolated for intervening days.
74 RAINY RIVER BASIN

Namakan River at outlet of Lac La Croix, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°24', long. 92U 11' at Carapbell's camp (previously known as 

Rlenardson's Island), 2i miles west of outlet.

Drainage area.- 5,165 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

August 19K1 to September 1936 in reports of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1922-36), 2,829 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,000 second-feet May 26, 27 (gage 

height, 1,188.05 feet); minimum, 1,080 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1,182.30 

feet).

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, 16,700 second-feet May 20, 1927 (gage height, 

1,189.77 feet); minimum, 535 second-feet during February, March, and April, 1934 

(gage height, 1,181.50 feet).

Remarks.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by Canada 

under agreement with the United States.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

2,510 

2,610 

2,440 

2,440 

2,380

2,340 

2,310 

2,260 

9,260 

2,180

2,180 

2,180 

2,180 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

Nov.

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,180 

2,120 

2,060

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

Dec.

3,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

2,060 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

2,000 

2,OOO 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880

Jan.

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,860 

1,880

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,820 

1,620

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,770

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,710

Month

Cot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pep 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19i5& ...........

ater year 1936-.

Feb.

1,710 

1,710 

1,710 

1,710 

1,710

1,710 

1,710 

1,710 

1,710 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,650

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

Mar.

1,650 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550 

1,560 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,560 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,560 

1,550

Secondfoot-days

68,130 

62,700 

60,800

1,326,040

56,790 

47,230 

47,640 

51,620 

260,900 

266,470 

129,960 

59,380 

38,620

1,160,140

Apr.

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,550

1,550 

1,650 

1,570 

1,600 

1,680

1,770 

1,820 

1,820 

1,900 

2,020

2,120 

2,180 

2,270 

2,510 

2,670

Maximum

2,610 

2,120 

2,060

10,100

1,880 

1,710 

1,600 

2,670 

12,000 

11,400 

5,900 

2,640 

1,550

12,000

May

2,780 

3,060 

3,360 

3,680 

4,020

4,370 

4,930 

5,340 

5,900 

6,520

6,910 

7,210 

7,670 

8,360 

8,760

9,070 

9,560 

10,100 

10,400 

10,600

10,900 

11,200 

0.1,400 

11,700 

11,900

12,OOO 

12,000 

11,900 

11,900 

11,800 

11,600

Minimum

2,060 

2,060 

1,880

1,490

1,710 

1,550 

1,490 

1,490 

2,780 

6,010 

2,710 

1,380 

1,080

1,080

June

11,400 

11,200 

11,000 

10,800 

10,800

10,800 

10,800 

10,700 

10,500 

10,200

10,000 

9,720 

9,500 

9,240 

9,020

8,760 

8,540 

8,290 

8,080 

7,830

7,620 

7,440 

7,330 

7,210 

7,100

6,980 

6,800 

6,570 

6,230 

6,010

July

6,900 

5,860 

5,860 

5,760 

5,650

5,480 

5,270 

5,130 

4,970 

4,790

4,690 

4,460 

4,370 

4,280 

4,190

4,100 

3,960 

3,790 

3,680 

3,550

3,440 

3,440 

3,360 

3,280 

3,210

3,130 

3,060 

2,990 

2,920 

2,780 

2,710

Mean

2,200 

2,090 

1,960

3,630

1,830 

1,630 

1,540 

1,720 

8,420 

8,880 

4,190 

1,920 

1,280

3,140

Aug.

2,640 

2,570 

2,510 

2,440 

2,380

2,310 

2,260 

2,180 

2,180 

2,120

2,060 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000 

1,940

1,880 

1,820 

1,820 

1,770 

1,710

1,680 

1,600 

1,550 

1,490 

1,490

1,440 

1,380 

1,460 

1,550 

1,550 

1,650

Per square

mile

0.43 

.40 

.38

.71

.35 

.32 

.30 

.33 

1.63 

1.72 

.81 

.37 

.26

.61

Sept.

1,550 

1,490 

1,490 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,280

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

1,180 

1,230

1,230 

1,180 

1,180 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,080 

1,080

Run-off in 

inches

0.50 

.46 

.44

9.57

.40 

.35 

.35 

.37 

1.88 

1.92 

.93 

.43 

.28

8.30
RA.INY RIVER BASIN 75

Rainy Lake at Ranler, Mlnn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48U37', long. 93°21', In sec. 30, T. 71 N., R. 23 W., near 

fish hatchery at Ranler.

Records available.- January 1910 to September 1917, October 1934 to September 1936 In re-

 ports of U. S. Geological Survey; August 1911 to September 1935 In reports of Dominion 

Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,107.76 feet Oct. 1-3;

 minimum, 1,104.33 feet Apr. 9-11.

Remarks.- This station Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by Canada 

under agreement with the United States.

Elevation, in feet water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

BO

81

88

83

84

85

86

87

88

SB

30

31

Oct.

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.71

7.73

7.67

7.65

7.66

7.58

7.61

7.56

7.48

7.57

7.56

7.58

7.52

7.45

7.41

7.40

7.41

7.41

7.45

7.36

7.48

7.34

7.36

7.36

7.42

7.45

7.40

7.42

HOT.

7.43

7.48

7.54

7.48

7.54

7.57

7.42

7.56

7.66

7.66

7.58

.65

.61

.58

.66

.61

.62

7.64

7.57

7.61

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.61

7.60

7.61

7.61

7.61

7.61

7.66

Dee.

7.58

7.59

7.58

7.56

7.54

7.52

7.55

7.53

7.51

7.51

7.51

7.48

7.46

7.43

7.43

7.44

7.42

7.40

7.38

7.36

7.36

7.36

7.36

7.34

7.36

7.36

7.37

7.35

7.33

7.31

7.30

Jan.

7.26

7.25

7.22

7.13

7.16

7.15

7.15

7.13

7.08

7.04

7.01

7.02

7.04

7.00

6.99

6.94

6.92

6.88

6.87

6.85

6.84

6.79

6.75

6.73

6.71

6.71

6.70

6,69

6.67

6.63

6.62

Feb.

6.60

6.59

6.57

6.52

6.47

6.42

6.39

6.37

6.32

6.31

6.26

6.22

6.19

6.14

6.10

6.06

6.05

6.01

5.96

5.82

5.88

5.84

5.81

5.78

5.74

5.73

5.66

5.63

5.61

,.

-

Mar.

5.56

5.55

5.46

5.43

5.41

5.39

5.36

5.33

5.29

5.25

5.21

5.17

5.15

5.11

5.04

5.07

5.02

4.98

4.91

4.86

4.81

4.75

4.78

4.71

4.68

4.66

4.61

4.59

4,56

4.52

4.46

Apr.

4.46

4.43

4.39

4.37

4.39

4.39

4.36

4.35

4.33

4.33

4.33

4.37

4.41

4.36

4.41

4.41

4.43

4.49

4.51

4.55

4.55

4.60

4.61

4.63

4.63

4.67

4.71

4.73

4.76

4.76

*»7

4.78

4. el

4.83

4.86

5.04

5.06

5.06

5.11

5.16

5.23

5.26

5.29

5.31

5.33

5.36

5.41

5.46

5.51

5.53

5.57

5.59

5.61

5.61

5.76

5.85

5.86

5,91

5.95

5.99

6.03

6.08

June

6.13

6.16

6.16

6.01

5 99

6.09

6.12

6.16

6.11

6.13

6.14

6.15

6.16

6.21

6.26

6.24

6.34

6.36

6.39

6.41

6.46

6.53

6.58

6.58

6.61

6.67

6.71

6.71

6.75

6.78

-

July

6.81

6.86

6.91

6.94

6.98

7.01

6.98

7.01

7.06

7.09

7.11

7.11

7.11

7.16

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.16

7.16

7.16

7.11

7.11

7.13

7.09

7.07

7.05

7.01

6.96

6.94

6.92

6.89

Aug.

6.85

6.62

6.78

6.78

6.76

6.71

6.63

6.61

6.61

6.61

6.59

6.57

6.56

6.55

6.48

6.46

6.44

6.41

6.40

6.41

6.39

6.37

6.31

6.37

6.29

6.26

6.23

6.31

6.33

6.31

6.33

Sept.

6.36

6.31

6.23

6.21

6.21

6,19

6.21

6.19

6.18

6.17

6.16

6.19

6.21

6.17

6.13

6.11

6.13

6.03

6.11

6,11

6.13

6.13

6.11

6.09

6.06

6.03

5.93

5.90

5.93

5.91

~

Note.- Add 1,100 feet to obtain elevation above mean aea level, 

aocoo
RAINY RIVER BASIN

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°38', long. 93°54', in sec. 36, T. 160 N., R. 26 

W., at Manitou Rapids, 3% miles east of Manitou Post Office and 4 miles west of Indus.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936; comparable records at station near 

Uirchdale, 7 miles downstream, October 1932 to September 1934 In reports of U. S. 

Geological Survey; October 1911 to October 1924 (gage height only), June 1928 to 

December 1930 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 10.04 

reetj: minimum daily discharge, 4,060 second-feet Sept. 8.

1932-36: Maximum discharge observed, 33,900 second-feet Apr. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

8.40 feet, Birchdale gage); minimum, 3,570 second-feet Nov. 13, 1933.

Remarks.- Records' excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 16 to Apr. 4 

^computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage-height graph based on gage 

readings at Birchdale for period Jan. 23-26, Jan. 30 to Mar. 20, weather records, and 

comparison with power plant record at Fort Frances) and those for periods when recordIng gage did not operate, May 12-17, May 22 to June 8, June 15 to July 5, Aug. 29 to 

Sept. 16 (computed on basis of graph based on three readings a week of chain gage at 

Birchdale and shape of graph at Manitou Rapids when recorder operated), which are good. 

Gage readings at Birchdale furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Flow partly 

regulated by power plant at Port Frances and by storage in Rainy, Namakan, and many 

other smaller lakes.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.9 4,040 4.5 3,220 

2.0 4,140 5.0 9,340 

2.2 4,350 5.5 10,540 

2.4 4,530 6.0 11,740 

2.6 4,830 7.0 14,400 

3.0 5,390 S.O 17,200 

3.5 6,230 9.0 20,200 

4.0 7,180 10.0 23,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

20 

30 

31

Oct.

8,220 

10,100 

10,500 

10,500 

10,100

8,130 

5,400 

8,270 

10,500 

10,800

10,800 

10 ,300 

3,880 

5,980 

7,310

10,100 

10^800 

10 ,800 

10,300 

10,100

7,380 

8,880 

10,500 

11,000 

11,000

11,000 

10,100 

7,580 

6,880 

10*300 

10,500

HOT.

10,500 

9,820 

9,100 

8,220 

9,820

1J3 ,300 

10 ,500 

10 ,500 

10,500 

9,820

9,100 

10,100 

10,300 

10,300 

10,300

10,100 

8,880 

7,730 

8,880 

9,580

10,300 

10,500 

10,500 

9,580 

8,220

3,660 

9,340 

9,820 

10,100 

10 ,800

Dec.

9,580 

8,440 

8,660 

9,100 

9,820

10,100 

9,340 

8,220 

7,580 

7,780

S,8SO 

9,340 

9,820 

$>8SO 

8,440

5,390 

6,790 

3,660 

8,660 

8,220

8,440 

6,440 

6,230 

7,580 

6,050

4,460 

6,790 

8,220 

8,660 

7,580 

7,580

Jan.

9,100 

9,340 

9,340 

9,340 

8,440

5,240 

6,790 

3,660 

9,100 

9,340

9,100 

7,180 

4,530 

6,230 

3,440

9,100 

9,580 

9,580 

7,380 

4,960

6,790 

8,830 

9,600 

9,830 

9,380

7,500 

5,240 

6,050 

6,980 

8,520 

8,780

Feb.

8,730 

7,020 

4,200 

5,500 

8,260

9,050 

9,320 

9,320 

7,750 

5,310

3,34O 

3,730 

9,600 

9,880 

9,880

3,520 

5,910 

6,340 

8,780 

9,830

10,200 

9,600 

3,260 

6,560 

7,600

9,600 

10,200 

10,400 

10,400

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dee

C

J«i 

Pot 

Ku 

Api 

*»J 

JUT ju]

AtlJ

Bet 

I

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

y. .....................................

ater year 1936-,M,.... ...,..,...,.,,,..

Mar.

9,880 

8,360 

3,260 

9,320 

9,600

9,600 

9,600 

3,780 

7,260 

7,750

9,320 

9,880 

9,880 

9,050 

7,750

6,560 

6,790 

8,620 

10,200 

10,400

10,300 

9,100 

7,180 

8,660 

9,580

9,820 

10,100 

9,830 

9,530 

7,580 

8,000

Apr.

8,220 

7,780 

7,780 

8,440 

7,350

4,650 

4,940 

4,830 

6,230 

6,230

6,600 

3,440 

9,820 

11,300 

13 ,600

16,600 

13,100 

19,900 

22,000 

23,200

22,900 

21,100 

19 ,300 

17 ,300 

16,600

15 ,200 

13,000 

15,2OO 

16,100 

16,900

Second^ 

foot-days

296,010 

292,020 

262,670

4,231,580

248,920 

£41,140 

276,380 

390,110 

489,400 

283,730 

028,230 

212,440

5,388,800

May

18,400 

19,600 

19,900 

18 ,400 

20 ,300

21,100 

20,500 

19,600 

19,000 

17,500

14,100 

14,400 

15,700 

15 ,700 

15 ,400

15,100 

13,500 

10,800 

12,800 

13,300

13,800 

14,100 

14,100 

13,500 

11,900

13,200 

14,800 

15,100 

14,300 

14,800 

13,200

Mfl?Hypiffi

11,000 

10,800 

10,100

30 ,500

9,880 

10,400 

10^400 

23,800 

21,100 

12,900 

8,520 

8,000

23,200

June

10,400 

11,300 

12,900 

12,900 

12,900

12,600 

11,300 

9,600 

11,000 

10,500

9,820 

9,340 

9,340 

8,440 

8,000

9,050 

9,050 

9,050 

8,780 

8,780

7,750 

6,340 

7,750 

8,520 

8,520

3,520 

3,520 

3,000 

7,500 

7,260

July

7,260 

3,000 

8,520 

8,000 

7,260

6,410 

7,330 

3,000 

3,000 

8,000

8,000 

7,580 

6,790 

6,790 

6,930

7,380 

7,580 

7,380 

7,180 

5,710

6,600 

7,380 

7,380 

7,580 

7,580

7,380 

6,600 

6,790 

7,380 

7,580 

7,780

Minimum

5,400 

7,780 

4,460

4,460

4,580 

4,200 

6,560 

4,650 

10,800 

6,340 

5,710 

4,800

4,060

Aug.

7,580 

6,980 

5,710 

6,600 

7,180

7,580 

8,000 

7,730 

7,180 

5,380

6,230 

7,130 

7,180 

7,180 

7,380

6,930 

5,710 

6,410 

7,380 

7,780

7,780 

7,780 

6,930 

5,710 

6,050

6,600 

6,980 

7,180 

6,790 

5.910 

4,800

Mean

9,516 

9,734 

8,151

11,590

8,030 

8,315 

8,915 

13,000 

15,790 

9,458 

7,362 

6,853

9,259

Sept.

b,130 

6,120 

6,790 

7,260 

7,260

6,560 

4,300 

4,060 

4,640 

5,700

5,910 

5,910 

5,310 

4,140 

4,490

5,910 

6,600 

6,790 

6,980 

6,600

4,630 

5,460 

6,600 

7,130 

6,980

6,790 

6,790 

4,970 

5,600 

6,790

Run-off in 

acre-fe«t
RAINT RIVER BASIN 

Kawishlwi River near Winton, Minn,

77

Location.- Lat. 47°56', long. 91°46', in lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R. 11 W., at power 

plant of Minnesota Power & Light Co. Just above Fall Lake and 2i miles east of Winton.

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles.

Records available.- June 1905 to June 1907, October 1912 to September 1919, September 1923 

to ^eptemoer 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1913-19, 1923-36), 777 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,350 second-feet May 15; minimum, 7 

second-feet Sept. 26.

1905-7, 1912-19, 1923-36: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 15, 1936; no flow a 

number of times 1905-7, 1923-28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of high water, which are fair. Flow is 

 entirely regulated by several reservoirs. Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light

Co., under general supervision of the U. 8. Geological Survey in connection with a

Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

50

81

Oct.

667

731

635

764

635

363

612

53S

570

667

699

624

290

579

602

57J

505

408

343

466

463

507

499

434

499

S06

476

438

402

465

586

Nov.

629

639

508

470

466

466

434

499

508

605

563

904

565

564

503

573

634

420

521

526

510

482

482

48S

436

610

738

567

476

506

Dec.

506

503

476

506

506

565

495

463

565

565

565

533

449

495

547

601

872

672

672

696

667

583

601

639

518

583

607

639

462

556

667

Hoath

Calendar year 1935

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

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

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

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

Water year 1955-56

Jan.

471

666

514

607

470

351

51S

582

615

456

536

g58

399

456

553

533

553

466

300

468

533

533

565

442

551

266

417

474

442

361

404

Feb.

367

226

314

339

339

307

339

133

364

236

342

411

4S8

439

331

129

341

348

374

342

341

264

97

381

309

309

374

309

342

_

-

Mar.

202

252

277

374

309

277

309

262

252

277

363

459

406

342

97

349

211

308

369

355

399

173

251

554

319

307

242

122

32

370

473

Apr.

272

177

333

219

129

304

310

306

241

274

306

306

365

300

642

468

594

623

672

1,050

650

717

1,160

1,230

1,220

1,580

1,320

1,360

1,570

1,790

-

Observed

Second, 

foot-days

16 ,443

15,908

17,589

327,553

14,780

9,257

9,292

20,908

168,030

39,888

16,670

7,62S

5,091.0

343,476.0

Maximum

764

698

4,330

666

488

584

1,790

7,360

2,900

1,090

487

300

7,350

Minimum

290

420

449

65

258

97

32

129

2,460

605

272

65

7.0

7.0

Mean

530

530

567

697

477

319

300

697

5,420

1,330

602

246

170

938

May

2,480

2,760

2,770

3,200

3,750

4,590

5,290

5,790

6,370

6,460

6,790

7,100

7,230

7,220

7,350

7,190

7,150

7,080

6,940

6,660

6,440

6,050

5,660

5,280

5,180

4,930

4,860

4,570

3,860

3,600

3,390

June

8,900

2,450

2,340

2,160

2,010

1,700

1,660

1,540

1,500

1,410

1,530

1,470

1,390

1,280

1,330

1,220

1,150

1,060

691

766

605

731

663

887

860

794

826 826"

826

893

-

Gain or loss 

from

storage

+106

+110

-253

+25

 202

-134

-46

+499

+316

-140

-296

 208

-42

-25

July

1,

Adjuf

Mean

636

640

314

922

275

185

254

1,196

5,736

1,190

306

38

128

913

992

O90

799

702

516

617

596

725

726

725

693

556

564

666

505

735

616

623

536

643

695

734

527

560

361

292

322

414

300

428

367

Aug.

249

68

261

234

347

376

487

4S3

133

27V

324

321

321

289

135

65

165

367

224

225

224

104

96

316

329

126

224 4ie

1049r

251

Sept.

224

224

224

224

39

97

32

218

224

246

224

269

129

132

224

160

224

193

100

65

166

224

16Q

192

224

7.0

65

300

156

66

ted for storage*

Per square 

mile j

0.469

.492

.242

.709

.212

.142

.195

.920

4.41

.916

.235

.029

.096

.706

Run-off 

In Inches

0.56

.55

.26

9.62

.24

.15

.22

1.03

5.06

1.02

.27

.03

.11

9.54

*Adjustments have been made for storage ia the following lakes, the regulation from aaef Using 

artificial and from others natural: Garden Farm, Little Farm, White Iron, Birch, GabbrO,"tittle 

Qabbro, Bald Eagle, and Camp six.
RAINY RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River below Lake Vermilion, near Tower, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°58', long. 92°28', In sec. 2, T. 63 N., R. 17 W., Just 

oeiow dam at outlet of Lake Vermilion, 4 miles above Twomlle Creek, which enters from 

the west, and about 18 miles across Lake Vermilion from Tourer.

Drainage.- 530 square miles.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 268 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,160 second-feet May 11-14; maximum 

gage height, 3.00 feet May 11; minimum discharge observed. 44 second-feet Sept. 30 

(gage height, 0.02 foot).

1911-17, 1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 2,050 second-feet Apr. 29 to May 7, 

1916 (gage height, 3.8 feet); minimum discharge, 34 second-feet Oct. 24, 25, 1929, 

Sept. 21, 1934, several days in October and November 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read three times a week; discharge estimated for days 

wnen gage was not read.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge in second-feet)

.2

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1,4

42

62

85

114

154

202

258

322

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0

394

477

571

673

783

900

1.O20

1.16O

Discharge, in ssoond-fset, water ysar October 1935 to September 1936

D«y

i

£

S

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

55

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

as

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

216

*216

209

*202

202

202

#202

202

*202

196

#190

199

207

*216

209

*202

178

*154

166

178

*190

190

*190

190

»190

194

19S

*2O2

216

 229

229

NOT.

#229

225

220

*216

216

*216

222

«229

234

239

«244

244

*244

244

#244

244

244

«244

236

«229

229

»229

229

229

#229

229

 229

229

#229

229

-

Dec.

229

*229

229

*229

229

*229

225

220

*216

216

*216

216

*216

211

207

*2O2

202

*2O2

202

*202

202

202

#2O2

2O2

*202

196

*190

190

190

*190

190

Jan.

*19O

190

#190

190

190

*19O

190

*190

190

#190

190

190

#190

190

#190

184

#177

177

177

#177

177

#177

172

#166

166

166

#166

160

#154

154

#154

Month

Karen. ..........................

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

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

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

Water year!935-36

Feb.

154

154

#154

149

#144

144

#144

144

144

#144

144

#144

144

#144

144

144

#144

144

#144

144

#144

140

137

#133

138

#144

138

#133

137

-

M«r.

140

#144

138

#133

133

#133

137

140

#144

144

#144

149

#154

154

154

#154

160

#166

160

#154

151

147

#144

149

#154

154

#154

154

154

#154

149

Second - 

foot-d«ya

6,166

6,953

6,483

119,856

5,554

4,159

4.599

8,303

32,911

19,387

7.520

2,399

1,475

105, 9O9

Apr.

#144

144

#144

144

144

#144

144

#144

13S

#133

140

147

#164

154

*154

166

#177

209

242

#274

325

#376

405

#434

472

509

#547

584

#621

790

Maximum

229

244

229

900

190

154

166

790

1,160

900

376

132

60

1,160

Hay

#960

960

960

#960

1,020

#1,090

1,090

#1,O90

1,110

1,140

#1,160

1,160

#1,160

#1,160

#1,090

1.090

1,090

#1,090

1,090

*1,090

1,090

#1,O9O

1,090

1.090

#1,O9O

1,060

#1,020

990

#965

944

922

Hlnlaom

154

216

190

44

154

133

133

133

922

387

133

50

44

44

June

*90O

900

#900

870

#841

841

841

#841

784

#727

727

#727

700

674

#647

634

#621

596

#571

547

524

#500

488

#477

456

#434

422

411

399

387

-

July

#376

376

#376

364

352

#340

314

»289

289

«2S9

279

268

#258

251

»244

256

#229

#229

216

#202

190

#177

172

#166

162

158

#154

149

#144

138

#133

Mean

199

232

209

328

179

143

148

277

1,062

646

243

77.4

49.2

289

Aug.

132

130

#129

112

#96

94

#93

92

91

#9O

88

#86

82

#78

77

75

#74

68

#63

59

#55

54

52

#51

50

#50

50

#56

57

57

#58

Per square

alle

0.375

.438

.394

.619

.338

.270

.279

.523

2.00

1.22

.458

.146

.093

.545

Sept.

55

#52

51

#50

49

48

#47

46

#46

48

#50

51

#52

#60

54

#47

48

#48

48

49

#49

50

#52

49

«46

46

47

#47

46

#44

-

Run-off In 

inches

0.43

.49

.45

8.42

.39

.29

.32

.58

2.31

1.36

.53

.17

.10

7.42

#Gege read on this dayj disoharge interpolated fot intervening days.
RAINY RIVER BASIN 7< 

Kabetogama Lake near Ray, Mlnn.

Location.- Chain gage and staff gage, lat. 48°27', long. 93°3', In SE^SEi sec. 21, T. 

69 N., R. 21 W., at State forest ranger station 8 miles northeast of Ray. Zero of 

gage Is 1,105.24 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,119.04 feet June 18; 

minimum, 1,108.92 feet Apr. 23.

1933-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,120.10 feet July 11, 1935; 

minimum, 1,107.80 feet Mar. 16, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Record furnished by Minnesota Department of Conservation,

Division of Forestry. Elevation of water surface controlled by dam at Kettle Falls, 

outlet of Namakan Lake.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

Z

3

4

6

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.

_

 

-

« 

17.72

-

17.62

-

17.52

_

17.46

 

17.36

_

-

16.96

~

_

16.74

16.64

16.54

~

16.34

16.22

-

-

Nov.

15.43

~>

.

 

14.74

_

14.34

-

-

_

13.76

-

_

-

-

 *

12.54

12.42

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

Deo.

_

»

-

-

_

H

-

11.00

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

«

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

«

«

-

-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

M

_

_

-

_

M

_

_

-

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

8.92

_

9.14

_

«

_

_

-

Bay

_

M

_

10.49

10.74

10.93

_

11.39

-

12. OS

12.30

_

12.82

13.26

13.34

_

_

14.14

_

14.64

14.66

15.30

15.68

_

16.14

16.32

June

_

M

16. SO

17.03

17.34

17.64

_

_

18,44

18.60

18.74

_

18.96

_

_

19.04

-

19.02

_

18.94

18.92

18.82

_

-

July

1S.7O

_

_

18.58

18.50

_

18.24

_

_

-

ie.04

_

-

18.02

_

17.98

_

17.94

17.32

17.34

17.78

Aug.

17.74

17.62

-

17.74

17.40

17.26

_

_

17.14

16.94

_

16.86

16.82

16.74

16.68

16.54

-

16.39

O

16.36

16.34

Sept.

M

16.24

16.14

16.14

_

16. 04

_

15.94

15.92

_

_

15.84

15.76

_

15.64

-

15.54

15.49

15.39

Hote.- Add 1,1OO feet to obtain elevation above mean
80 RAINY RIVER BASIN

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°S4f , long. 93°34', in NWi sec. S, T« 68 N., R. 25 

tlU, at bridge on State Highway 65 at Little Fork, 14 miles above mouth of Beaver 

Creek. Prior to June 22, 1936, chain gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,620 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1911-17, 1928-36), 772 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,090 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage 

neignt, 23.30 feet, affected by ice); minimum discharge, 21 second-feet Aug. 26, 27 

(gage height, 2.52 feet).

1909-17, 1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 19,300 second-feet Apr. 18, 1916 

(gage height, 37 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 26, 37, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 3 to Apr. 20, Tftiich 

were computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, notes by engineers 

and observer, and weather records and are fair. Gage read once dally except Apr. IB22, wlien it was read twice daily. Graph based on gage readings used Apr. 12-25, Apr. 

30 to May 11.

Rating table,

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

B.2 

5.4

vater year 1935-36 except period of loe effect (gage height, In feet, and disnharge, }.n second-feet)

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.B 

7.0 

7.5

186

231

280

414

564

738

S.O 

9.0 

10.0 

11.0 

12.0 

13.0

920

1,310

1,720

2,180

2,690

3,220

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

16.0

21.0

3,760

4,300

4,880

5,510

6,200

8,450

Discharge, In second-test, watsr year October 193B to September 1936

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.

176 

176 

176 

186

197

188 

186 

166 

165 

176

176 

176 

176 

176 

136

186 

186 

186

lee

186

208 

231 

268 

293 

332

386 

386 

359 

359 

346 

359

HOT.

SB9 

3B9 

359 

346 

332

319 

332 

346 

359 

3B9

359 

359 

386 

386 

3B9

359 

359 

3B9 

359 

359

359 

346 

346 

332 

332

332 

319 

306 

280 

260

Dec.

280

268 

268 

2BB 

255

268 

280 

26S 

255 

243

231 

231 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

208 

208 

197

186 

176 

176 

176 

176

16B 

165 

155 

15B 

155 

145

Jan.

145 

145 

145 

145 

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

125

125 

12B 

120 

120 

114

112 

111 

109 

109 

109

105 

105 

102 

96 

91

90 

88 

85 

83 

80 

80

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

HW 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

IK

alendar year!93E

ater year 193B-2

Pet.

77 

77 

74 

74 

72

70 

69 

67 

64 

62

62 

58 

56 

53 

53

53 

53 

52 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

53

56 

B6 

57 

54

Mar.

54 

54 

54 

53 

53

53 

51 

53 

54 

56

57 

57 

56 

54

54

52 

54 

67 

59 

64

67 

69 

72 

74 

88

107 

111 

112 

112 

109 

105

Seeondfoot-days

7,157 

10,346 

6,64B

325^061

3,539 

1,728 2,125' 

84,297 

85,5BO 

14,677 

3,884 

1,064 

1,920

222,932

Apr.

101 

97 

S4 

111 

111

107 

116 

125 

135 

702

738 

1,390 

2,080 

2,900 

3,540

4,470 

5,710 

7,250 

8,220

8,610

6,950 

4,940 

3,920 

3,540 

3,110

3,060 

3,060 

3,000 

2,950 

3,170

Maximum

386 

386 

280

6,000

145 

77 

112 

8,610 

5,710 

1,150 

868 

90 

88

8,610

Hay

3,440 

4,760 

B,510 

5,710 

5,510

5,000 

4,410 

3,980 

3,710 

3,540

3,380 

3,220 

2,8BO 

2,530 

2,280

1,990 

1,720 

1,680 

1,590 

1,590

1,510 

1,430 

1,430 

1,590 

1,720

1,810 

1,810 

1,640 

1,550 

1,390 

1,270

Minimum

176 

280

14B

60

80 

51 

51 

84 

1,270 

165 

45 

21 

BO

21

June

1,150 

996 

882 

774 

702

632 

666 

666 

702 

666

666 

598 

532 

471 

414

386 

386 

359 

359 

346

319 

306 

280 

255 

231

220 

186 

186 

176 

165

July

186 

197 

243 

255 

268

268 

243 

231 

197 

176

155 

135 

120 

107 

101

91 

83 

83 

78 

67

69 

64 

60 

57 

56

54 

52 

50 

48 

45 45*

Mean

231 

345 

214

891

114 

59.6 

68.5 

2,810 

2,760 

489 

126 

54.3 

64.0

609

Aug.

41 

40 

39 

38 

36

33 

31 

30 

29 

37

34 

31 

30 

31 

27

26 

25 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

23 

23 

22

21 

21 

51 

64 

74 

90

Per square 

alle

0.143 

.213 

.132

.550

.070 

.037 

.042 

1.73 

1.70 

.302 

.077 

.021 

.040

.376

Sept.

86 

88 

87 

84 

76

69 

63 

60 

58 

57

56 

57 

56 

53 

56

52 

50 

50

51 

56

64 

74 

72 

69 

65

64 

63 

63 

62

57

Run-off In 

Inches

0.16 

.24 

.15

7.46

.08 

.04 

.05 

1.93 

1.96 

.34 

.09 

.02 

.04

5.10
RAINY RIVER BASIN 8: 

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48 U 12', long. 9S U 48', in sec. 35, T. 155 N., R. 25 W., at 

Big Falls, 500 feet below falls and a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 71.

Drainage area.- 1,520 square miles.

Records available.- August 1909 to December 1912, June 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,480 second-feet Apr. 16, May 5; 

maximum gage height, 7.54 feet Apr. 16; minimum discharge observed, 28 second-feet 

Aug. 13, 18, 19, 22-24 (gage height, 2.60 feet).

1909-12, 1928-36: Maximum discharge observed, 5,440 second-feet Apr. 20, 1933 

(gage height, 8.71 feet), minimum, 18 second-feet Jan. 22-25, 28-30, 1935.

Reirarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 9 to Apr. 14, which 

were computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records and are fair. G-age read once daily except Sundays.

Rating table 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

charge, in second-feet)

s'.o

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

3.8 

4.0

122

190

272

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

950

1,320

1,720

2,150

2,650

3,150

3,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

50 

31

Oct.

290 

290

201

 5-268

264 

255 

251 

247

251

255 

*264

231

290 

290 

290 

294 

#296

298 

303 

294 

285

268 

#270

272 

281 

316

Nov.

294

*257

259 

2G4

251

233 

264 

*27.4

285

394 

285

264 

#258 

251 

251 

251

251 

255 

243 

*238

234

226 

222

206

198

Dec.

#194

190 

186 

179 

183

190 

198 

#194 

190 

194

183 

130 

190 

179 

#174

168 

154 

158 

158 

148

141 

#154 

128 

132 

122

116 

113 

110 

#108 

105 

108

Jan.

108 

102 

99 

99 

#1OO

102 

96 

38 

88 

80

80 

#80 

80 

75 

77

77 

75 

70 

#71

70 

70 

70 

72 

72

#72 

72 

70 

70 

72 

72

Month

Get 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year!93i

ater year 1935-C

Feb.

70 

#68 

65 

65

65

62 

58 

56 

*56

56

53

53 

56 

56 

49

#46

44 

46 

44 

44

44 

46 

*48 

49 

46

44 

46 

49 

44

Mar.

*45

46 

44 

42

39 

41 

#42 

42 

41

38

34 

38 

*37

56 

41 

39 

41 

41

41 

#45 

49 

62 

67

77 

83

93 

#96 

99 

99

Seeondfoot-days

8,626 

7,578 

4,917

148,962

2,501 

1,528 

1,616 

43,794 

58, 570 

12,456 

2,757 

1,163 

2,272

147,778

Apr.

96 

96 

93 

83 

#84

85 

85 

80 

90 

110

151 

243 

740 

2,550 

3,260

3,480 

3,260 

3,150 

3,370 

3,260

2,750

l!970 

1,800 

1,640

*1,640 

1,640 

1,800 

1,880 

2,060

Maximum

316

294 

198

3,590

108 

70 

99 

3,480 

3,480 

1,100 

158 

60 

110

3,480

Hay

2,550 

2,750 

#2,900 

3,050 

3,480

3,260 

2,850 

2,550

2,350 

#2,250

2,150 

1,970 

1,800 

1,640 

1,560

1,480 

#1,440 

1,400 

1,320 

1,320

1,240 

1,240 

1,170 

1,400 

1,240

1,400 

1,400 

1,480 

1,400 

1,320 

#1,210

Minimum

247 

198 

105

18

70 

44 

34 

80 

1,170 

122 

49 

28 

51

28

June

1,100 

950 

845 

740 

670

600 

#600 

600 

600 

568

555 

446 

417 

#390 

364

316 

298 

281 

268 

255

234

214 

190 

176 

158

141 

128 

#125 

122 

125

July

138 

148 

158 

154 

#149

144 

138 

116

103 

96

88 

#86 

85 

88 

88

83 

80 

72 

#70 

67

60 

58 

58 

56

#54 

53 

51 

51 

49 

49

Mean

278 

253 

159

408

80.7 

52.7 

52.1 

1,460 

1,889 

415 

88.9 

37.5 

75.7

404

Aug.

46 

#44 

42 

41 

41

39 

39 

44 

#40 

36

31 

30

33

34

#32 

30 

28

28 

30

30 

28

28 

30

31 

34 

58 

60 

#60 

60

Per square

mile

0.183 

.166 

,105

.268

.053 

.035 

.034 

.961 

1,24 

.273 

.058 

.025 

.060

.266

Sept.

58 

56 

51 

53 

56

#54 

53 

51 

53 

58

60 

58 

#59 

60 

75

80 

77 

83 

80 

#84

88 

110 

105 

102

96

102 

#104 

105 

102 

99

Run-off in 

Inches

0.21 

.19 

.12

3.66

.06 

.04 

.04 

1.07 

1.43 

.50 

.07 

.03 

.06

3.62

#Interpolated.
82 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Lake Itasca at Lake Itasca, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°14', long. 95°12', in sec. 2, T. 143 N., R. 36 W., on 

east shore of Lake Itasca, one-eighth mile above outlet and about one-eighth mile 

from Lake Itasca post office.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation observed during year, 1,474.64 feet May 23; 

minimum, 1,473.80 feet Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 26.

1933-36: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, that of May 23, 1936; minimum, 

1,473.76 feet Sept. 5-7, Oct. 1-15, 1933.

Remarks.- Gage-height record furnished by Minnesota Division of State Parks. Gage 

heights have been reduced to mean sea-level datum. Elevation of lake regulated by 

dam at outlet and by storage In lakes above.

in feet, water year October 193E to September 1936

Day

1

2 

3

4 

6

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2V

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

74.10

_

-

-

_

74.20

_

_

-

_

M

74.18

-

_

_

-

74.16

_

_

_

-

Nov.

_

74.18

-

_

74.26

_

_

_

..

-

74.28

_

_

-

_

_

74.28

-

_

_

_

74.26

-

Dec.

_

-

-

74.32

-

-

_

_

_

74.36

-

_

_

_

-

74.36

_

_

-

_

74.36

_

-

Jan.

_

-

74.36

_

-

-

74.36

_

_

_

-

_

_

74.34

_

-

_

_

_

_

74.36

_

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

74.36

-

-

_

74.38

-

_

_

_

..

74.36

_

_

_

-

_

74,36

_

-

_

_

74.36

..

-

Mar.

^

-

-

74.38

-

-

_

_

74.38

-

_

_

_

-

74.38

_

_

-

_

M

74.38

_

..

-

Apr.

_

-

74.40

_

-

-

74.38 *

_

..

-

_

_

74. 36

_

-

_

_

_

_

74.44

_

_

_

_

-

May

_

74.48

-

_

74.48

_

..

_

..

-

74.58

«

_

_

74.55

_

_

74.64

_

-

_

_

_

74.56

-

June

_

-

-

74.54

-

-

_

..

74.44

«

-

_

«

_

_

74.36

_

_

«

«

-

_

74.26

-

-

-

-

July

_

-

74.36

_

-

-

74.26

«

_

«

-

_

«

74.18

-

-

_

_

_

..

74.08

_

«

_

-

-

-

Aug.

73.94

-

-

_

73.94

-

_

«

-

73.88

_

-

..

-

-

_

73.80

«

«

-

_

«

-

73.80

-

Sept.

_

-

73.30

73.82

-

-

_

73.90

-

-

_

-

«

73.86

-

_

-

«

-

73.80

m.

-

-

-

Note.- Add 1,400 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 83

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46 U 47', long. 93°20', in sec. 25, T. 50 11., R. 

b4 W., 600 feet below mouth of Sandy River and three-quarters of a mile northwest of 

Libby. Zero of gage is 1,204.55 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912;.

Drainage area.- 5,060 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 11.01 

feet); minimum, 128 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.58 feet).

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 1936; minimum (estimated because of 

ice effect), 104 second-feet Dec. 29, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14-16, Nov. 21 

to Apr. 14, which were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and weather records, and are fair. Flow regulated by Government reservoirs above.

Rating table, ater year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect 

discharge, in second-feet)

age height, in feet, and

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.*4 

2.6

134

200

270

345

429

520

3.0 

3.2 

3.6

4.0 

5.0

615

715

815

1,015

1,321

1,741

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

2,261

2,781

3,320

3,900

4,500

5,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September I n 36

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

386 

318 

378 

333 

306

329 

378 

34E 

270 

270

277 

281 

277 

310 

333

413 

548 

601 

591 

539

548 

452 

353 

399 

416

399 

425 

361 

306 

306 

434

Nov.

497 

534 

520 

520 

426

281 

314 

416 

434 

438

479 

497 

434 

412 

395

416 

474 

502 

483 

416

382 

353

361 

366 

395

525 

525 

525 

596 

615

Dee.

605 

562 

474 

447 

558

620 

655 

665 

645 

567

529 

488 

520 

548 

520

520 

570 

650 

655 

740

715 

625 

529 

553 

601

591 

382 

306 

488 

660 

740

Jan.

630 

511 

483 

591 

596

SO 5 

715 

645 

790 

840

715 

640 

586 

520 

438

502 

474 

416 

465 

581

544 

399 

399 

416 

452

456 

470 

470 

386 

366 

390

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Mas 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

V

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ater year 1935-2

Feb.

429 

416 

438 

506

442

438 

442 

497 

474 

395

299 

281 

288 

333 

408

366 

390 

447 

378 

378

438 

386 

353 

395 

434

382 

349 

349 

420

Mar.

479 

488 

434 

353 

345

357 

322 

314 

408 

395

288 

322 

435 

470 

492

492 

456 

349 

337 

511

790 

990 

1,040 

1,020 

890

840 

940 

1,020 

990 

865 

715

Secondfoot-days

11,882 

13,531 

17,728

298,455

16,491 

11,551 

18,137 

54, 600 

111,340 

33,275 

28,147 

8,240 

8,405

333,227

Apr.

520 

520 

615 

601 

572

591 

601 

456 

420 

529

765 

1,060 

1,380 

1,640 

1,900

2,160 

2,360 

2,730 

2,890 

2,360

2,160 

2,210 

2,360 

2,830 

2,990

3,260 

3,430 

3,430 

3,600 

3,660

Maximum

601 

615 

740

2,830

840 

506 

1,040 

3,660 

5,150 

2,050 

1,480 

383 

474

5,150

May

3,660 

3,780 

3,900 

4,320 

4,500

4,560 

4,700 

4,960 

4,960 

4,960

5,080 

5,150 

5,020 

4,890 

4,760

4,630 

4,380 

4,100 

3,050 

2,540

2,360 

2,260 

2,210 

2,210 

2,100

2,100 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,050 

2,050

Minimum

270 

281 

306

190

366 

281 

288 

420 

2,000 

620 

281 

134 

204

134

June

2,050 

1,840 

1,790 

1,640 

1,380

1,300 

1,300 

1,320 

1,170 

1,140

1,170 

1,140 

1,040 

1,120 

1,170

965 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

990

1,020 

1,020 

715 

665 

715

690 

740 

715 

790 

620

July

665 

715 

715 

765 

815

595 

374 

801 

1,220 

1,120

1,200 

1,380 

1,480 

1,480 

1,430

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,320

1,090 

806. 

486 

865 

940

602 

460 

390 

318 

314 

281

Mean

383 

451 

572

818

532 

398 

585 

1,820 

3,588 

1,109 

908 

266 

280

910

Aug.

284 

306 

341

314

224

281 

306 

299 

295 

345

318 

210 

238 

306 

322

302 

299 

260 

204 

246

263 

238 

338 

326 

383

232 

147 

134

141 

210 

2C8

Per square

nlle

0,076 

.089 

.113

.162

.105 

.079 

.116 

.360 

.709 

.219 

.179 

.053 

.055

.180

Sept.

221 

238 

214 

214 

221

204

210 

235 

270 

274

306 

299 

310 

302 

277

256 

292 

310 

281 

274

284 

322 

256 

266 

256

252 

370 

474 

399 

318

Run-off In 

Inches

0.09 

.10 

.13

2.19

.12 

.09 

.13 

.40 

.82 

.24 

.21 

.06 

.06

2.45
84 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.

Location.- Lat. 45°52', long. 94°22', in lot 2, sec. 20, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., at power 

plant of Minnesota Power & Light Co. 5 miles northwest or Royalton and 5 miles below 

mouth of Swan River.

Drainage area.- 11,600 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 2,351 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,380 second-feet May 12: minimum, 300 

second-feet Sept. 7, 9.

1924-36: Maximum daily discharge, 12,600 second-feet Apr. 22, 1927; minimum. 

298 second-feet July 31, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters. Records 

furnished by Minnesota Power a Light Co. from record of power operation, under general 

supervision of the U. S. Geological Survey in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Result of discharge measurement on Oct. 23, 1935, agreed with powerhouse determination within 7.1 percent.

Discharge, in second-feet, viater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,100 

1,090 

1,140 

910 

1,220

1,100 

777 

957 

973 

838

1,000 

1,220 

1,460 

1,180 

1,220

1,180 

1,210 

1,080 

1,320 

1,410

1,290 

1,690 

1,480 

1,270 

1,420

1,410 

1,280 

1,140 

1,240 

1,310 

1,380

Nov.

1,440 

1,180 

1,200 

1,270 

1,550

1,280 

1,370 

1,420 

1,320 

1,320

950 

1,020 

1,480 

1,620 

1,680

1,520 

1,430 

1,260 

1,400 

1,330

969 

898 

1,140 

1,370 

1,290

1,350 

1,320 

1,070 

1,140 

1,450

Dec.

1,370 

1,180 

1,430 

1,480 

1,450

1,480 

1,510 

1,420 

1,350 

1,130

1,370 

1,430 

1,470 

1,600 

1,480

1,530 

1,510 

1,400 

1,260 

1,230

1,430 

1,340 

1,380 

1,390 

1,370

1,280 

1,400 

1,320 

1,450 

1,320 

1,380

Jan.

1,360 

1,250 

1,420 

1,450 

1,400

1,360 

1,340 

1,410 

1,290 

1,350

1,440 

1.5SO 

1,440 

1,430 

1,440

1,360 

1,330 

1,260 

1,230 

1,340

1,260 

1,200 

1,230 

1,360 

1,170

1,160 

1,190 

1,210 

1,180 

1,150 

1,180

Month

Oct 

Ho? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Hal 

Apr 

Msj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

VI

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ater year 1935-3

Feb.

1,220 

1,260 

S52 

1,130 

1,300

1,080 

1,130 

1,150 

1,200 

1,OSO

a, 190 

1,120 

1,100 

1,070 

1,110

1,250 

1,140 

956 

957 

1,090

975 

1,020 

1,040 

1,020 

975

1,080 

1,040 

1,080 

1,020

Mar.

1,050 

970 

999 

939 

960

1,020 

1,040 

1,060 

948 

1,070

1,050 

1,040 

1,040 

1,120 

1,040

1,080 

1,090 

1,050 

1,140 

1,450

2,060 

2,450 

2,300 

2,380 

2,420

2,660 

2,620 

3,000 

2,980 

2,880 

2,420

Second - 

foot-days

37,295 

39,037 

43,140

716,617

40,700 

31,633 

49,326 

125,580 

211,920 

63,136 

43,618 

16,321 

17,319

719,025

Apr.

2,760 

2,940 

2,780 

2,860 

2,750

2,180 

1,970 

2,380 

2,370 

2,750

3,020 

3,190 

3,620 

4,740 

5,510

5,750 

6,010 

5,560 

5,240 

5.03C

5,640 

5,500 

4,600 

4,700 

4,900

5,160 

5,170 

5,280 

5,380 

5,840

Maximum

1,690 

1,680 

1,600

5,470

1,520 

1,300 

3,000 

6,010 

9,380 

3,730 

2,080 

852 

1,030

9,380

May

6,170 

6,540 

6,300 

7,110 

7,670

7,28O 

7,910 

7,970 

8,490 

8,610

8,950 

9,380 

9,30O 

9,340 

9,270

8,770 

8,300 

7,940 

7,640 

7,600

6,440 

5,780 

5,200 

4,820 

4,700

4,550 

4,410 

4,210 

4,020 

3,620 

3,630

Minimum

777 

898 

1,130

400

1,150 

852 

939 

1,970 

3,620 

996 

822 

314 

300

300

June

3,730 

3,490 

3,300 

3,220 

2,940

2,920 

2,790 

2,510 

2,650 

2,370

2,380 

2,120 

2,020 

2,080 

1,820

1,880 

1,900 

1,780 

1,710 

1,670

1,500 

1,480 

1,500 

1,350 

1,510

1,510 

1,430 

1,270 

996 

1,310

July

1,280 

1,250 

1,120 

1,030 

1,060

982 

1,300 

1,160 

1,050 

1,130

822 

915 

1,660 

1,700 

1,870

1,930 

1,930 

2,030 

2,080 

1,620

1,720 

1,770 

1,880 

1,790 

1,510

1,210 

1,240 

1,290 

1,380 

1,060 

849

Mean

1,203 

1,301 

1,398

1,963

1,313 

1,091 

1,591 

4,186 

6,836 

2,105 

1,407 

526 

577

1,965

Aug.

785 

728 

678 

521 

706

496 

417 

314 

402 

346

364 

354 

542 

525 

338

375 

390 

364 

350 

481

819 

583 

852 

531 

442

500 

496 

575 

738 

842 

667

Per square 

mile

0.104 

.112 

.120

.169

.113 

.094 

.137 

.361 

.689 

.181 

.121 

.045 

.050

.169

Sept.

504 

371 

450 

358 

363

413

300 

321 

300 

655

715 

600 

818 

1,030 

727

492 

471 

983 

746 

499

567 

601 

583 

475 

879

692 

439 

627 

592 

738

Run-off In 

Inches

0.12 

.12 

.14

2.29

.13 

.10 

.16 

.40 

.68 

.20 

.14 

.05 

.06

2.30
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 8! 

Mississippi River at Elk River, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°15', long. 93°34', in SEi sec. 34, T. 33 N., R. 

2e w. fourth principal meridian, In Elk River, 2,500 feet below mouth 'of Elk River. 

Zero of gage is 847.9£ feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 14,500 square miles.

Records available.- July 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 4,115 second-feet.

, - . , . .

1915-36: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1916 (gage height, 10.8 

feet); minimum, 276 second-feet Nov. 15, 1933 (partly estimated because of ice effect).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 21 to Apr. 11, 

which were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage-height records, 

weather records, and comparison with power-plant record at Coon Rapids and are good. 

Flow partly regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Rating table, water ye

495

585

785

900

1935-36 except period of ice effect 

charge, in second-feet)

age height, in feet, and dis1,170

1,470

1,800

2,150

2,520

2,920

3,340

3,760

4,600

5,050

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

-7,160 

10,100 

13,400 

15,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

1,520 

1,630 

1,660 

1,490

1,190 

1,380 

1,300 

1,060 

1,670

1,630 

1.E80 

1,520 

1,580 

2,150

1,630 

1,950 

1,660 

1,370 

1,380

1,750 

1,950 

1,990 

2,060 

1,750

1,860 

1,990 

1,770 

1,660 

1,580 

2,080

Nov.

1,900 

1,970 

1,830 

2,010 

1,600

1,800 

1,950 

1,940 

2,080 

2,010

1,570 

1,650 

1,460 

1,350 

1,780

2,040 

1,870 

1,800 

1,850 

1,630

1,170 

1,180 

1,160 

1,470 

1,850

1,870 

1,940 

1,200 

965 

1,780

Dee.

1,180 

1,400 

1,990 

1,240 

1,750

1.H70 

2,220 

2,220 

1,850 

1,610

1,260 

1,070 

1,580 

2,080 

2,100

2,040 

1,970 

1,780 

1,830 

1,410

1,530 

1,240 

1,650 

1,700 

1,400

1,650 

1,520 

1,530 

1,660 

1,830 

1,800

Jan.

1,580 

1,880 

2,010 

1,470 

1,750

1,850 

1,680 

1,730 

1,660 

1,780

1,780 

1,600 

1,820 

1,800 

1,820

1,900 

1,730 

1,780 

1,660 

1,830

1,570 

1,500 

1,320 

1,490 

1,650

1,770 

1,500 

1,530 

1,460 

1,440 

1,500

Month

Oct

N07

Dec 

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Ifl

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ater year 1935-3

Feb.

1,470 

1,410 

1,490 

1,720 

1,340

1,260 

1,280 

1,520 

1,440 

1,300

1,320 

1,300 

1,380 

1,360 

1,290

1,360 

1,240 

1,380 

1,420 

1,260

1,140 

1,380 

1,140 

1,18O 

1,360

1,320 

1,400 

1,410 

1,440

Mar.

1,300 

1,300 

1,260 

1,440 

1,360

1,350 

1,410 

1,410 

1,140 

1,250

1,440 

1,500 

1,550 

1,340 

1,440

1,680 

1,460 

1,520 

1,500 

2,130

2,260 

2,520 

4,080 

5,670 

5,540

5,420 

6,200 

6,200 

7,020 

7,450 

7,160

Secondfoot-days

51,260 

50,675 

51,960

954,242

51,840 

39,310 

88,330 

218,880 

320,250 

84,370 

49,150 

25,833 

25,489

1,057,347

Apr.

7,160 

7,020 

7,740 

7,450 

7,020

7,020 

6,200 

5,050 

4,600 

5,170

6,330 

7,300 

7,160 

7,020 

8,320

8,900 

9,200 

9,200 

8,320 

7,740

7,740 

8,320 

8,030 

6,880 

6,880

7,020 

7,160 

7,160 

7,740 

3,030

Maximum

2,150 

2,080 

2,220

7,160

2,010 

1,720 

7,450 

9,200 

14,600 

5,170 

2,410 

1,540 

1,350

14, 600

May

9,800 

10,700 

11,300 

11,300 

11,900

13,400 

14,600 

14,200 

13,400 

13,800

13,000 

13,400 

13,400 

13,000 

12,600

12,600 

11,900 

11,300 

10,400 

9,800

9,800 

8,610 

8,320 

7,740 

6,740

6,060 

6,200 

5,800 

5,420 

5,050 

4,710

Minimum

1,060 

965 

1,070

551

1,320 

1,140 

1,140 

4,600 

4,710 

1,550 

1,060 

558 

567

558

June

4,390 

5,170 

4,500 

4,390 

3,860

3,760 

3,970 

3,660 

3,550 

3,760

2*920 

2,620 

2,820 

2,620 

2,520

2,480 

2,520 

2,520 

2,100 

1,990

1,950 

2,220 

1,920 

1,830 

1,770

1,750 

1,780 

1,700 

1', 780 

1,550

July

1,280 

1,380 

1,350 . 

1,350 

1,220

1,280 

1,280 

1,160 

1,350 

1,410

1,160 

1,200 

1,060 

1,260 

1,990

2,020 

2,100 

1,990 

2,020 

2,410

2,200 

1,830 

1,800 

1,970 

2,020

1,920 

1,530 

1,290 

1,300 

1,530 

1,490

Mean

1,654 

1,689 

1,676

2,614

1,672 

1,356 

2,849 

7,296 

10,330 

2,812 

1,585 

833 

850

2,889

Aug.

1,280 

1,220 

888 

888 

1,170

831 

712 

952 

732 

712

670 

661 

614 

594 

680

632 

680 

585 

623 

558

614 

975 

1,540 

732 

985

1,100 

732 

754 

1,000 

888 

831

Per square 

mile

0.114 

.116 

.116

.180

.115 

.094 

.196 

.503 

.712 

.194 

.109 

.057 

.059

.199

Sept.

900 

978 

831 

820 

690

670 

877 

774 

661 

567

661 

842 

877 

991 

1,230

1,350 

1,000 

743 

722 

978

808 

831 

764 

796 

820

774 

1,040 

1,060 

764 

670

Run-off in 

Inches

0,13

.13 

.13

2.44

.13 

.10 

.23 

.56 

.82 

.22 

.13 

.07 

.07

2.72
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River near Anoka, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°7'36", long. 93°17'48", in swi sec. 12, T. 119 

N. , R. £1 W. , 0.5 mile below Coon Creek, 1* miles downstream from Coon Rapids hydroelectric plant of Northern States Power Co., and 6f miles downstream from Anoka.

Drainage area.- 19,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1936.

firtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 second-feet May 7; maximum gage height, 

ESTBCTfeet (backwater from Ice) Mar. 27; minimum discharge, 648 second-feet Aug 15 

(gage height, 0.49 foot).

1931-36: Maximum discharge, 17,600 second-feet Mar. 22, 1935 (gage height, 7.10 

feet); minimum, 586 second-feet Sept. 13, 1934 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 9 to ADr 8

and those for Oct. 26-30, Nov. 21, 22, 28, 29, Dec. 1-4, May 16, 17, July 18 19* which 

were computed on basis of comparison with power-plant record and are good. Flow partly regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Rating table, water ye

660

790

920

] , 050

1,330

1,630

ir 1935-36 except peri 

charge, in

of ice effect (g£p;e height, in feet, 

cond-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1,950 

2,290 

2,63O 

2,990 

3,370 

3,770

2.6 

2.3 

3.0 

3.2 

3. A 

3.6

4,210

4,650

5,090

5,550

6,030

3,510

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

7,010

7,530

3,870

10,380

12,020

13,800

17,500

Discharge, in aeeond-faet, water year October 1935 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,310 

2,030 

1,800 

1,960 

1,800

1,780 

1,370 

1,790 

1,470 

1,560

2,210 

1,780 

2,070 

1,880 

2,480

2,190 

2,160 

2,480 

1,560 

1,820

2,170 

2,280 

2,380 

2,360 

2,290

2,110 

2,320 

2,810 

1,880 

2,030 

2,210

Nov.

2,290 

2,310 

2,360 

2,420 

2,110

2,030 

2,320 

2,250 

2,370 

2,350

2,000 

1,740 

2,000 

1,650 

2,040

2,330 

2,480 

2,210 

3,380 

2,060

1,350 

1,370 

1,340 

1,710 

2,150

2,130 

2,200 

1,770 

1,050 

2,030

Dec.

1,520 

1,470 

2,180 

1,620 

1,800

2,070 

2,340 

2,610 

2,140 

1,770

1,670 

1,380 

1,760 

2,290 

2,220

2,310 

2,200 

2,030 

2,120 

1,530

1,790 

1,540 

1,810 

1,930 

1,680

1,760 

1,770 

1,760 

1,870 

1,890 

2,080

Jan.

1,850 

2,030 

2,190 

1,800 

1,890

2,070 

1,870 

1,940 

1,890 

1,910

2,060 

1,930 

1,910 

2,070 

1,890

2,120 

1,940 

1,950 

1,920 

1,970

1,900 

1,750 

1,580 

1,590 

1,830

1,860 

1,780 

1,58O 

1,820 

1,500 

1,690

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

ember. .......................

alendar year 1935............

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

1,590 

1,62O 

1,600 

1,850 

1,610

1,460 

1,480 

1,570 

1,600 

1,520

1,350 

1,560 

1,560 

1,470 

1,470

1,550 

1,400 

1,450 

1,590 

1,550

1,260 

1,440 

1,410 

1,190 

1,520

1,490 

1,500 

1,490 

1,500

Mar.

1,4CC 

1,410 

1,350 

1,550 

1,500

1,570 

1,530 

1,590 

1,380 

1,480

1,730 

1,690 

1,650 

1,690 

1,630

1,800 

1,830 

1,620 

1,760 

2,290

2,920 

3,760 

5,880 

10,000 

11,100

10, 700 

11,600 

12,300 

13,5OO 

14,200 

13,300

Second - 

foot-days

62,840 

6O, 6OO 

58,910

1,120,605

58,080 

43,650 

141,770 

324,210 

371,700 

99,060 

55,670 

30,672 

33,745

1 , 340, 907

Apr.

12,800 

12,000 

11,900 

11,100 

10,300-

9,580 

8,590 

7,200 

8,OOO 

8,610

10,10O 

11,400 

11,700 

11,000 

13,000

13,800 

14, 200 

14,500 

13,100 

12,400

11,300 

11,3OO 

10,700 

9,750 

9,080

9,220 

9,27O 

9,100 

9,440 

9,770

Maximum

2,810 

2,480 

2,610

9,140

2,190 

1,850 

14,200 

14,500 

16,700 

5,730 

2,520 

1,950 

1,560

16,700

May

11,200 

12,700 

13,400 

13,100 

14,200

15, 600 

16,700 

16,700 

16,000 

16, 400

15, 600

15,600 

15, 600 

14,900 

14,500

14,500 

13,800 

12,400 

11,700 

11,000

11,000 

9,750 

9,370 

8,960 

7.-860

7,190 

7,220 

6,870 

6,310 

5,950 

5,620

Minimum

1,370 

1,050 

1,380

790

1,500 

1,190 

1,350 

7,200 

5,620 

1,930 

1,200 

686 

834

686

June

5,200 

5,730 

5,?70 

5,030 

4,360

4,520 

4,360 

4,450 

4,210 

4,280

3,840 

3,040 

3,220 

3,170 

3,O3O

2,920 

2,860 

2,890 

2,880 

2,190

2,290 

2,520 

2.23O 

2,190 

2,080

2,110 

2,060 

2,060 

2,090 

1,930

July

1,720 

1,490 

1,820 

1,600 

1,670

1,400 

1,630 

1,430 

1,530 

1,710

1,410 

1,400 

1,380 

1,200 

2,140

2,120 

2,290 

2,130 

2,210 

2,320

2,520 

2,150 

1,960 

2,090 

2,190

2,200 

1,770 

1,500 

1,360 

1,620 

1,710

Mean

2,027 

2,020 

1,900

3,070

1,874 

1,505 

4,573 

10,810 

11,990 

3,302 

1,796 

989 

1,125

3,664

Aug.

1,400 

1,450 

1,080 

375 

1,180

1,050 

852 

784 

942 

742

700 

694 

686 

699 

699

859 

718 

836 

724 

732

752 

,060 

,950 

,070 

878

,510 

,090 

,080 

,230 

,330 

1,020

Per square 

mile

0.106 

.106 

.099

.161

.098 

.079 

.239 

.566 

.628 

.173 

.094 

.053 

.059

.192

Sept.

1,070 

1,370 

1,150 

1,090 

1,010

919 

1,04O 

1,130 

1,000 

853

834 

1,110 

1,130 

1,210 

1,440

1,560 

1,480 

1,230 

994 

1,080

1,290 

1,100

966 

1,140

1,030 

1,140 

1,470 

1,010 

929

Run-off in 

Inches

0.12 

.12 

.11

S.17

.11 

.09 

.28 

.63 

.72 

.19 

.11

;o6

.07

2.61
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 87

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°56'40", long. 93°5'20", in St. Paul, 6 miles below mouth 

or Minnesota River. Zero of gage is 684.16 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 36,800 square miles.

Records available.- March 1887 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 44 years (1892-1936), 8,997 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 

10.90 feet); minimum dally discharge, 668 second-feet Aug. 13.

1887-1936: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1897 (gage height, 18.0 

feet); minimum, 632 second-feet Aug. 26, 1934.

Maximum discharge known, 107,000 second-feet Apr. 29, 1881 (gage height, 19.6 feet), 

determined by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Oct. 1 to Mar. 22, May 24 to Sept. 30 computed by 

adding to the discharge of Mississippi River at Twin City Lock and Dam the discharge of 

Minnesota River at mouth (determined by Increasing the discharge near Carver by 5 percent). Discharge for Mar. 23 to May 23 computed on basis of twice-daily gage readings 

at St. Paul and rating table based on five discharge measurements. Record of Mississippi 

River at Twin City Lock and Dam furnished by Ford Motor Co. from record of power operation. Gage readings at St. Paul furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Partial 

regulation by Government reservoirs on headwaters. Gage in backwater from Hastings Dam 

except during period Mar. 23 to May 23, when dam was open.

Discharge, in second-rest, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,710 

2,210 

1,940 

1,970 

1,990

1,880 

1,380 

1,910 

1,660 

1,560

2,460 

1,880 

2,350 

2,190 

2,550

2,590 

2,420 

2,630 

1,960 

1,990

2,730 

2,360 

2, E30 

2,660 

2,660

2,200 

2,450 

2,530 

2,010 

2,430 

2,590

Nov.

2,690 

2,360 

2,800 

2,720 

2,600

2,160 

2,690 

2,500 

2,560 

2,680

2,350 

1,320 

2,280 

1,840 

1,990

2,550 

2,710 

2,370 

2,560 

2,470

1,650 

1,410 

1,760 

1,980 

2,680

2,400 

2,550 

1,960 

1,280 

2,090

Dec.

1,840 

1,600 

2,310 

2,160 

1,660

2,640 

2,540 

2,870 

2,500 

1,960

1,870 

1,730 

1,830 

2,550 

2,580

2,680 

2,660 

2,520 

2,350 

1,700

1,910 

1,850 

1,860 

2,260 

1,930

1,900 

2,140 

1,820 

2,080 

2,300 

2,340

Jan.

2,270 

2,320 

2,520 

2,280 

1,960

2,490 

2,190 

2,260 

2,240 

2,190

2,360 

2,230 

1,980 

2,400 

2,110

2,410 

2,290 

2,170 

2,310 

2,210

2,230 

1,730 

1,830 

1,740 

1,610

2,090 

2,100 1,860- 

P,000 

1,680 

1,950

Month

Oct 

H07 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

IN

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

1,830 

1,730 

1,620 

1,960 

1,840

1,650 

1,680 

1,670 

2,060 

1,570

1,530 

1,700 

1,650 

1,610 

1,530

1,560 

1,600 

1,560 

1,740 

1,730

1,340 

1,550 

1,550 

1,450 

1,680

1,730 

1,620 

1,640 

1,560

Mar.

1,730 

1,490 

1,580 

1,720 

1,310

1,670 

1,790 

1,800 

2,120 

2,020

2,260 

2,550 

2,560 

2,520 

2,310

2,600 

2.950 

3,640 

5,100 

6,940

9,880 

14,500 

16,600 

22,600 

27,000

30,200 

33,000 

35,000 

37,000 

37,500 

37,000

Secondfoot-days

68,430 

68,460 

66,940

1,415,283

66,010 

47,940 

351,440 

575,400 

445,320 

124,750 

60,620 

34,409 

40,913

1,950,632

Apr.

35,500 

33, 500 

31,100 

28,800 

24,900

21,900 

19,100 

17,300 

16,400 

16,000

16,400 

17,700 

18,400 

18,200 

18,400

19,100 

19,400 

19,400 

18,600 

17,900

17,100 

16,400 

16,000 

15,500 

14,300

13,500 

13,700 

13, 700 

13,500 

13,700

Maximum

2,730 

2,800 

2,870

12,600

2,520 

2,060 

37,500 

35,500 

18,900 

6,800 

2,710 

2,010 

1,830

37,500

May

13,700 

14,900 

15, 500 

16,000 

16,200

17,300 

18,200 

18,900 

18, 600 

18,400

18,400 

16,200 

18,200 

17,900 

17,500

17,100 

16,400 

15,700 

14,900 

14,100

13,700 

13,300 

12,900 

10,400 

9,300

8,670 

9,110 

9,010 

6,360 

7,360 

7,110

Minimum

1,380 

1,2SO 

1,600

871

1,610 

1,340 

1,490 

13,500 

7,110 

2,470 

1,320 

668 

983

668

June

6,300 

6,690 

6,530 

6,120 

5,370

5,880 

5,390 

5,720 

5,050 

5,020

5,100 

3,930 

4,180 

3,060 

3,740

4,040 

3,710 

3,830 

3,640 

2,930

2,990 

3,150 

3,160 

2,910 

2,470

2,770 

2,540 

2,570 

2,800 

2,660

July

2,180 

1,860 

2,370 

1,940 

2,110

1,760 

1,780 

1,850 

1.62C 

2,020

1,660 

1,680 

1,550 

1,440 

2,020

2,170 

2,340 

2,280 

2,180 

2,390

2,710 

2,470 

2,000 

2,040 

2,220

2,050 

2,060 

1,810 

1,320 

1,340 

1,460

Mean

2,207 

2,282 

2,159

3,877

2,129 

1,653 

11,340 

19, ISO 

14,370 

4,158 

1,955 

1,110 

1,364

5,330

Aug.

1,550 

1,100 

1,450 

1,020 

856

1,090 

1,010 

829 

779 

906

835 

776 

668 

715 

899

833 

583 

366 

927 

927

1,190 

1,240 

2,010 

1,470 

1,080

1,620 

1,400 

1,270 

1,230 

1,690 

1,290

Per square

mile

0.060 

.062 

.059

.105

.058 

.045 

.308 

.521 

.390 

.113 

.053 

.030 

.037

.145

Sept.

1,340 

1,650 

1,550 

1,360 

1,320

1,400 

1,220 

1,590 

1,380 

1,290

1,110 

1,070 

1,370 

1,420 

1,790

1,690 

1,''70 

1,370 

1,190 

1,200

1,610 

1,250 

1,390 

1,040 

1,260

1,070 

1,150 

1,830 

1,250 

983

Run-off in 

Inches

O.O7 

.07 

.07

1.44

.07 

.05 

.36 

.58 

.45 

.13 

.06 

.03 

.04

1.98
88 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°44'45", long. 92Q48'0", in sec. 9, T. 26 N 

R. 2Cnr., in Prescott, 200 feet below mouth of St. Croix River. Zero of gage is 

b69.28 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment o£ 1912).

Drainage area.- 45,000 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,500 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 12.46

Remarks.- Records good Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Mar. 25 to June 30 and fair for remainder of 

year. Stage-discharge relation affected by elevation of water surface in Lake Pepin. 

Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Mar. 24, computed on basis of seven discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Discharge for Apr. 13-19 

determined from gage heights and two discharge measurements. Discharge for remainder of 

year computed on basis of eleven discharge measurements and slope between Prescott, 

mile 43.7 (2 miles below Prescott), Diamond Bluff, and Red Wing, Minn., and comparison 

with other Mississippi River records. Gage readings, other than at Prescott, furnished 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs, navigation 

dams, and power plants above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,450

4,200 

4,100 

4,100 

4,250

4,200 

4,100 

3,900 

4,20O 

4,100

4,200 

4,350 

5,100 

5,150 

5,200

5,400 

5,7OO 

5,6OO 

5,500 

5,200

5,500 

5,500 

5,500 

5,500 

5,500

5,700 

5,500 

5,700 

5,650 

5,500 

6,400

Nov.

5,950 

6,200 

6,500 

6,500 

6,300

6,300 

6,400 

6,800 

6,800 

6,700

6,400- 

5,800 

6,100 

6,300 

5,800

5,900 

6,OOO 

6,300 

6,300 

6,000

6,000 

5,100 

4,700 

4,6OO 

4,800

5,30O 

5,900 

6,400 

5,700 

5,400

Dec.

5,400 

5,200 

4,700 

4,700 

4,700

5,000 

5,600 

5,800 

5,900 

6,000

5,800 

5,700 

5,600 

5,700 

5,600

5,600 

5,300 

5,700 

4,600 

4,500

4,250 

4,250 

4,150 

4,050 

4,150

4,250 

4,360 

4,470 

4,470 

4,690 

4,810

Jan.

4,810 

4,930 

4,810 

4,810 

4,810

4,690 

4,470 

4,470 

4,580 

4,580

4,580 

4,580 

4,360 

4,250 

4,360

4,250 

4,360 

4,47O 

4,360 

4,250

4,050 

4,150 

4,250 

4,150 

4,150

4,150 

4,150 

4,050 

4,050 

3,950 

4,050

Month

Oct 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

n

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

3,950 

3,850 

3,760 

3,670 

3,670

3,850 

4,050 

4,050 

4,050 

4,050

3,850 

3,760 

3; 670 

3,670 

3,580

3,490 

3,310 

3,220 

3,220 

3,310

3,400 

3,400 

3,400 

3,580 

3,580

3,850 

3,850 

3,850 

3,850

Mar.

3,950 

3,950 

3,850 

3,850 

3,950

4,050 

4,150 

4,250 

4,250 

4,360

4,690 

5,050 

5,050 

5,290 

5,290

5,170 

5,290

5,670 

6,620 

8,170

11,200 

15,000 

19,600 

27,400 

32,000

37,000 

41,000 

43,000 

43,000 

44,000 

45.OOO

Secondfoot-days

154, 9BO 

179,250 

155,OOO

2,999,570

135,930 

106,790 

455,100 

1,150,800 

830, OOO 

231,700 

120, 300 

84,500 

112,400

3,716,720

Apr.

46,000 

45,000 

43,000 

42,000 

39,000

35,500 

32,000 

31 , 000 

27,000 

25,000

27,000 

31,000 

38,000 

45,200 

50 ,'400

51,800 

51,800 

51,800 

51,800 

49,000

46,000 

43,OOO 

40,000 

36,000 

34,000

31,000 

28,000 

27,OOO 

26,500 

26,000

Maximum

6,40O 

6,800 

6,000

35,600

4,930 

4,050 

45,000 

51,8OO 

39,000 

11,500 

4,800 

4,100 

4,400

51,800

May

25,500 

26,000 

29,000 

30,000 

32, OOO

33,000 

35,000 

37,000 

39,000 

39,000

38,000 

36,000 

35,000 

34,000 

33,000

31,000 

30,000 

28,000 

27,000 

25,000

23,000 

23,000 

22,000 

20,000 

18,000

16,000 

14,000 

13,000 

14,000 

12,500 

12,000

Minimum

3,900 

4,600 

4,050

2,420

3,950 

3,220 

3,850 

25, OOO 

12,OOO 

5,000 

3,000 

2,100 

3,300

2,100

June

11,500 

11,000 11,000

10,500 

10,500

10,000 

10,000 

9,400 

9,500 

9,000

8,800 

8,500 

8,OOO 

7,900 

7,200

7,000 

7,200 

6,800 

6,800 

6,400

6,100 

5,800 

5,800 

5,700 

5,500

5,500 

5,200 

5,100 

5,000 

5,000

July

4,800 

4,400 

4,400 

4,400 

4,300

4,400 

4,300 

4,000 

3,800 

3,800

3,900 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,400

3,700 

3,7OO 

4,000 

4,000 

3,700

3,800 

4,100 

4,000 

3,600 

3,700

3,700 

3,700 

3,800 

3,800 

3,000 

3,000

Mean

4,998 

5,975 

5,000

8,218

4,385 

3,682 

14,680 

38,360 

26,770 

7,723 

3,881 

2,726 

3,747

10,150

Aug.

3,100 

3,100 

2,800 

2,700 

2,500

2,400 

2,400 

2,4OO 

2,300 

2,300

2,200 

2,200 

2,20O 

2,100 

2,200

2,2OO 

2,200 

2,400 

2,300 

2,300

2,400 

2,800 

3,000 

3,400 

2,900

3,300 

3,500 

4,100 

3,600 

3,600 

S,600

Per square

Mile

0.111 

.133 

.111

.183

.097 

.082 

.326 

.852 

.595 

.172 

.086 

.061 

.083

.226

Sept.

3,600 

3,600 

3,700 

3,600 

3,700-

3,700 

3,600 

3,600 

3,6OO 

3,600

3,600 

3,500 

3,800 

4,000 

4,200

4,200 

4,400 

4,200 

4,100 

3,900

3,800 

4.OOO 

3,800 

3,600 

3,500

3,700 

3,500 

3,300 

3,500 

3,500

Run-off In 

Inches

0.13 

.15 

.13

2.48

.11 

.09 

.38 

.95 

.69 

.19 

.10 

.07 

.09

3.08
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River at Wlnona, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°3'20", long. 91°38'15", In sec. 23, T. 107 N. , 

R. 7 W. , at highway bridge at Wlnona. Zero of gage Is 634.64 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1925).

Drainage area.- 59,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 94,900 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 12.30 

feet;; minimum, 4,870 second-feet (current-meter measurement) Aug. 19; minimum gage 

height, -1.11 feet July 23.

,1928-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 20, 1936; minimum (estimated because of 

Ice effect), 2,250 second-feet Dec. 29, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 21 to Mar. 22

(computed on basis of seven discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), 

and those for July 6 to Sept. 30 (computed from record of flow at Dam 6 at Trempealeau, 

Wls., corrected for storage and Inf lowj , which are good. Gage readings at Dam 6 and 

storage diagram furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Flow partly regulated 

by reservoirs, navigation dams, and power plants above.

Rating tables,

-1.0

-.5

0.0

.5

ater yea] 

Oct. 1

8,000

9,200

10,400

11,740

13,200

1935-S6 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

charge, in second-feet) 

to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to July S

1.0 14,700

l.S 16,350

2.0 18,100

3.0 22,100

-0.5 

0.0 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

9,600

10,800

13,300

16,300

19,800

24,500

30,300

36,300

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.3

42,600

49,600

57,000

65,900

77,500

90,700

94,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

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 

SO 

51

Oct.

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500

11,700 

11,500 

11,500 

10,700 

10,400

10,700 

10,400 

9,900 

10,400 

10,400

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400

10,700 

13,200 

13,800 

13,200 

12,300

11,200 

11 , 200 

11,700 

11, 700 

11,200 

12,000

Nov.

15,600 

18,100 

18,900 

19,700 

21,700

21,700 

20,500 

19,300 

17,000 

15,600

15, 600 

15,600 

14,700 

14,400 

15,300

15,000 

13,800 

13,800 

14,100 

13,500

14,100 

13,200 

11,700 

10,700 

10, 700

11, 500 

11,200 

14,100 

13,500 

11,200

Dec.

10, 400 

9,900 

9,400 

9,650 

9,650

10,200 

11,500 

12,600 

13,500 

12,900

13,200 

14,400 

12,900 

12, 600 

12,900

15,200 

15,500 

13,500 

13,200 

12,900

11, 500 

10,400 

9,900 

9,000 

8,600

9,000 

9,400 

9,900 

10,200 

10,400 

10,700

Jan.

10,400 

10,900 

11,200 

11,500 

11,500

11,500 

11, 500 

11,200 

11,200 

11,500

11, 500 

11,500 

11,500 

10,900 

11,200

10,400 

10,200 

10,700 

10,700 

10,200

9,900 

9,400 

9,200 

9,000 

8,800

9,000 

9,000 

9,200 

9,000 

8,800 

8,800

Month

Oct 

H<y» 

Dec

C

Jafl 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

8,800 

8,800 

8,800 

8,800 

8,800

8,600 

8,400 

8,200 

8,400 

8,600

8,800 

8,600 

8,400 

8,200 

8,400

8,400 

8,200 

8,200 

8,600 

8,600

8,600 

9,000 

9,000 

9,200 

9,900

10,200 

10, 700 

10,700 

10,700

H*r.

10,900 

10,900 

10,900 

10,700 

10,700

10,SOO 

10,200 

10,900 

11,200 

12,000

16, 400 

19,700 

21,300 

22,900 

22,900

22,100 

21,700 

21 , 700 

22 , 900 

25,800

35,300 

45,100 

53,100 

56,200 

59,400

65,900 

75,100 

81,400 

84,000 

86,600 

85,300

Second - 

foot-days

349,300 

455,800 

351,000

6,757,000

321,300 

258,600 

1,053,900 

2,067,100 

1,527,000 

478,900 

244,530 

198,700 

258,820

7,564,950

Apr.

84,000 

81,400 

76,300 

73,900 

70,300

64,900 

62,000 

58, 600 

56,200 

53, 800

52,400 

51,000 

51,700 

55,400 

62,900

75,100 

85,300 

90,700 

93,500 

94,900

92,100 

86,600 

80,100 

72,700 

67, 000

62,000 

57,800 

54,600 

51,000 

48,900

Maximum

13,800 

21,700 

14,400

75,200

11,500 

10,700 

86,600 

94,900 

72, 700 

25,500 

11,600 

14,700 

12,500

94,900

"ay

51,000 

50, 300 

48,900 

49, 600 

50,300

51,700 

52,400 

52,400 

53,800 

59,400

67,000 

72,700 

71,500 

67,000 

63,900

59,400 

57,000 

53,800 

51,700 

48,900

46,100 

44,000 

42,600 

40,500 

38,700

35,100 

32,100 

30,900 

29,100 

28, 500 

26,700

Minimum

9,900 

10,700 

8,600

8,600

8,800 

8,200 

10,200 

48, 900 

26,700 

11,600 

5,490 

5,010 

6,620

5,010

June

25,500 

23,000 

21,500 

20,600 

18,600

19,800 

20, 200 

19,000 

17,800 

19,400

17,800 

17,500 

16,300 

16,300 

15,400

13,600 

15,100 

14,500 

12,300 

13, 300

12,300 

12,600 

12,800 

12,600 

12,300

12,000 

12,000 

11,600 

11, 600 

11,600

July

11,600 

11,300 

11,000 

10,600 

10,600

10,200 

9,310 

8,820 

8,720 

8,530

8,410 

8,350 

8,160 

7,900 

7,980

7,980 

7,940 

7,460 

7,160

7,080

6,450 

6,320 

5,940 

5,820 

5,680

5,660 

6,060 

6,440 

5,720 

5,850 

5,490

Mean

11,270 

15,190 

11,320

18,510

10,360 

8,917 

34,000 

68,900 

49,260 

15,960 

7,888 

6,410 

8,627

20,670

Aug.

5,440 

5,300 

5,170 

5,440 

5,580

5,580 

5,530 

5,590 

5,730 

5,440

5,590 

5,300 

5,300 

5,170 

5,040

5,040 

5,040 

5,040 

5,010 

5,230

5,380 

6,200 

6,260 

6,260 

6,140

6,360 

7,370 

14,700 

13,800 

10,800 

8,820

Per square 

mile

0.190 

.257 

.191

.313

.175 

.151 

.574 

1.16 

.832 

.270 

.133 

.108 

.146

.349

Sept.

7,790 

7,410 

9,040 

8,110 

8,210

8,380 

12,500 

11,000 

8,230 

6,620

8,300 

8,370 

8,360 

7,100 

10,700

11,000 

7,310 

8,100 

8,140 

10,500

10,400 

9,700 

8,040 

9,220 

7,720

7,180 

8,800 

7,730 

7,180 

7,180

Run-off in 

inches

0.22 

.29 

.22

4.25

.20 

.16 

.66 

1.29 

.96 

.30 

.15 

.12 

.16

4.73
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48'45", long. 910 15 I 25", In sec. 31 T 16 N 

R77~w. , at wagon bridge In La Crosse. Zero of gage Is 625.65 feet above mean sea*' 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 62,800 square miles.

Records available.- June 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 28; maximum gaee

.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 27, 28, 1936; minimum (estimated because 

of ice effect), 3,300 second-feet Dec. 30, 31, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 16.2 feet June 19, 1880; minimum stage known, that of Aug. 19, 

20 f 1936 

Remarks^- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 4 to Mar. 21 which 

were computed on basis of eight discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records and are fair. Discharge for Oct. 22-24 computed on basis of record at Wlnona. 

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs, navigation dams, and power plants above.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. 22

5,750 -1.0

o.'o

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3,600

9,300

11,000

12,250

13,500

14,800

16,300

17,900

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

19,700

21,700

23,950

26,300

28,800

31,300

34,200

37,200

7,550

8,450

9,450

10,570

13,080

15,300

Sept. 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O

10.0

19,000

23,000

28,000

33,600

39,700

46, 700

67,700

12.0 102,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13,800 

13,800 

13,800 

13, 500 

13,500

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,200* 

12,800

12,500 

IS, 500 

12,200 

12,000 

12,200

12,200 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

12,500

12,500 

14,500 

16,000 

16,000 

14,800

14,000 

13,500 

13,200 

13,800 

14,000 

14,800

Nov.

16,300 

19,300 

22,200 

24,400 

26,800

27,300 

26,300 

24,400 

22,600 

20,100

18,600 

18,200 

18,200 

17,200 

16,900

17,200 

16,900 

16,300 

16,300 

16,300

16,000 

16,000 

15,100 

14,000 

13,500

13,500 

13,800 

14, 800 

16,000 

15,700

Dec.

14,000 

13,200 

12,500 

12,000 

11,800

12,000 

12,500 

13,800 

14,500 

14,200

13,800 

15,100 

14,500 

14,500 

14.SOO

15,100 

15,400 

15,400 

14,500 

13,500

12,000 

11,000 

10,300 

9,800 

9,080

9,320 

9,800 

10,300 

10,500 

10,800 

11,200

Jan.

11,800 

12,200 

13,200 

13,500 

14,000

13,800 

13,800 

13,500 

13,200 

13,200

13,200 

13, 000 

12,800 

12.SOO 

12.SOO

12,500 

12,200 

12,000 

11,800 

11,800

11,500 

10,800 

10,500 

10, 000 

10,000

10,000 

10,300 

10,300 

10,300 

10,000 

9,800

Month

Oct 

Sov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

VI

ember ........................

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

9,800 

9,800 

9,560 

9,560 

9,560

9,560 

9,320 

9,320 

9,080 

9,320

9,320 

9,320 

9,320 

9,080 

9,080

9,080 

9,080 

9,080 

9,080 

9,OSO

9,080 

9,080 

9,560 

9,800 

10,300

11,000 

11,200 

11,500 

11,500

Mar.

11,800 

11,800 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000

12,000 

11,800 

11,800 

12,000 

13,000

17,200 

24,400 

26,300 

26,800 

27,300

27,300 

26,800 

27,800 

29,300 

31,300

36,600 

43,900 

59,600 

76,600 

86,400

98,000 

100,000 

100,000 

98,000 

96,000 

94,000

Secondfoot-days

416,500 

550,200 

391,200

S, 084, 240

370,600 

279,420 

1,273,800 

2,241,400 

1,736,900 

552,900 

280,150 

230,430 

303,330

8,626,830

Apr.

92, 000 

90,000 

86,400 

83,000 

78,200

75,000 

70,500 

66,300 

63,500 

59,600

E8,40a 

57,200 

56,200 

57,200 

62,100

69,100 

79,800 

88,200 

94, OOO 

9S,000

96,000 

94,000 

88,200 

S3, 000 

76,600

71, 900 

67,700 

63,500 

59,600 

56,200

Maximum

16,000 

27,300 

15,400

78,200

14,000 

11,500 

100,000 

98,000 

78,200 

30, 000 

12,800 

16,800 

14,800

100,000

May

56,200 

58,400 

58,400 

58,400 

59,600

59, 600 

59,600 

5S,400 

59,600 

63,500

69,100 

76,600 

78,200 

76,600 

73,400

69,100 

66,300 

62,100 

58,400 

55,200

52,500 

49,900 

49,100 

47.500 

4E..300

42,500 

39,000 

36,600 

34,200 

32, 400 

31,200

Minimum

12,000 

13,500 

9,080

9,080

9,800 

9,080 

11,800 

56,200 

31,200 

12,800 

6,290 

5,750 

8,270

5,750

June

30,000 

28,500 

26,000 

24,500 

23,000

21,800 

22,200 

21,800 

21 , 000 

21 , 400

21 , 000 

19,800 

19,400 

18,300 

18,000

16,400 

16,100 

16,400 

15,800 

14,700

14,700 

14,100 

14,100 

14,100 

13,900

13,600 

13,300 

13,100 

13,100 

12,800

July

12,800

12, 600 

12,000 

11,800 

11,300

11,000 

10, 600 

10,300 

10,100 

10,100

9,890 

9,670 

9,250 

9,250 

9,250

9,250 

9,050 

3,650 

8,450 

8,450

8,090 

7,730 

7,190 

6,830 

6,470

6,470 

6,650 

6,830 

7,370 

6,290 

6,470

Mean

13,440 

18,340 

12,620

22,150

11,950 

9,635 

41,090 

74,710 

56,030 

18,430 

9,037 

7,433 

10,110

23,570

Aug.

6,470 

6,110 

5,930 

5,930 

6,290

6,470 

6,470 

6,470 

6,470 

6,470

6,290 

6,290 

6,110 

6,110 

5,930

5,750 

5,750 

5,750 

5,750 

5,750

6,290 

7,190 

7,550 

7,550 

7,370

7,370 

7,550 

10,600 

16,800 

16,800 

12,800

Per square 

mile

0.214 

.292 

.201

.353

.190 

.153 

.654 

1.19 

.892 

.293 

.144 

.113 

.1'61

.375

Sept.

10,600 

9,050 

8,850 

9,890 

9,670

9,450 

10,700 

14,800 

13,100 

9,890

8,850 

9,450 

9,670 

9,050 

9,450

13,500 

11,800 

9,390 

9,250 

9,450

11,800 

11,600 

10,100 

9,890 

9,670

8,650 

8,450 

9,890 

8,650 

3,270

Run-off In 

Inches

0.25 

.33

.23

4.79

.22 

.16 

.75 

1.33 

1.03 

.33 

.17 

;14 

.IS

5.12
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

Mississippi River at Clayton, Iowa

91

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°54'15", long. 91°B'40 1', in NEi sec. 1, T. 93 N., R. 3 W., 

about a quarter of a mile downstream from railroad station in Clayton. Zero of gage 

is 602.60 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 79,200 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to June 1936 (discontinued owing to Dam 10 at Guttenberg, 

lowa, being pifE into operation.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 137,000 second-feet Apr. 2, 3 (gage 

hel£lvt, 15.36 feet); minimum discharge (estimated because of ice effect;, 10,400 secondfeet Dec. 36; minimum gage height observed, 1.42 feet Dec. 6.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 3, 1936; minimum, 5,540 second-feet 

Dec. 14, 1933 (determined by current-meter measurement).

Reiiarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 10-13, Dec. 19 to 

Mar. 18, which were computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and weather records and are fair. Discharge during period of backwater from Dam 10 

May 24 to June 30 computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, 

record of operation of dam, and comparison with records of other stations. Gage read 

once daily except at high or rapidly changing stages, when it is read more frequently. 

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs, navigation dams, and power plants.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 1935-36 except periods periods of Ice effect (gagsheight, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to Jum 30)

Oct. 1 to liar. 13 

1.0 16, QUO 5.0 33,300 9.0 

1.5 17,500 6.0 38,500 10.0

i'5 2l'7°0 7 '° 44 ' 8°° 1U ° 

^"n r>A.'nrr ^'° 53,500 1E.O

f.'o sc.seo 8 - 5 58 -°°°

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Gctobr

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

24,400 

24,400 

23,100 

21,800 

20,400

19,600 

20,800 

20,800 

22,200 

21,300

20,000 

19,600 

18,300 

20,000 

20,000

19,600 

19,600 

20,400 

19,600 

19,200

20,000 

20,400 

20,400 

20,300 

22,200

22, 600 

22, 600 

22,600 

22,600 

20,800 

21,300

Nov.

23,100 

24,000 

24,900 

27,200 

30,400

32,300 

35,300 

30,500 

37,300 

37,300

36,300 

34,300 

32,300 

31,800 

30,400

29,000 

28,600 

29,000 

£7,600 

27,200

26,300 

24,900 

24,400 

24,000 

24,OOO

23,100 

81,300 

21,800 

23,100 

23,600

Dec.

24, 900 

23,600 

20,400 

13,400 

18,400

17,200 

17,600 

19,600 

22,200 

21,800

22,200 

23,600 

24,000 

23,600 

21,800

21,300 

23,100 

E4,400 

21,800 

19,600

17,200 

14,800 

13,500 

12,500 

11,300

10,400 

10,900 

10,900 

12,100 

12,300 

13,500

Jan.

14,300 

15,400 

16,600 

17 , 200 

17, 600

19,200 

19,600 

SO , 000 

20,400 

20,800

20,400 

20,400 

20,400 

20,400 

20 , 000

20,000 

20,000 

20,000 

18,800 

18,400

18,000 

17,600 

17,200 

16,900 

16,600

15,700 

15,400 

14,300 

14,500 

14, BOO 

14,800

M-nth

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fab 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 19

aber year

Feb.

14,800 

14,500 

14,500 

14, BOO 

14,800

14,800 

14,800 

14,800 

14,500 

14,300

15,100 

15,100 

15,100 

15,400 

15,400

15,100 

14,300 

14,800 

14,500 

14,500

14,800 

14,300 

15,100 

15,100 

15,700

16,000 

17,200 

18,000 

13,300

Mar.

19,200 

19, 600 

20,000 

21,300

22,200

23,100 

24,000 

24,900 

24, 900 

27,200

34,300 

40,300 

43,400 

48,100

52,600

56,200 

57,100 

58,000 

59,900 

60,300

63,500 

66,200 

67,100 

68,000 

72,000

80,200 

87,900 

96,200 

104,000 

111,000 

117,000

Kar. 19 to June 30 

59,000 13.0 101,000 

68,000 14.0 115,000 

78,000 15.0 131,000 

89,000 15.4 137,400

r 1335 to September 1935

Apr.

128,000 

126,000 

137,000 

134,000 

129,000

123,000 

115,000 

109,000 

102,000 

97,400

92,600 

89,000 

85,700 

81,300 

81,300

80,200 

30,200 

82,400 

86,800 

92,600

99,800 

107,000 

112,000 

115,000 

114,000

109,000 

104,000 

99,300 

95,000 

90,200

Second- Maxlmm 

foot-days

651,900 24,400 

852,100 37,300 

568,900 24,900

12,370,000 129,000

555,900 20,800 

442,400 18,300 

1,670,200 117,000 

3,103,300 137,000 

2,492,200 101,000 

923,600 49,600

May

86,800 

83,500 

32,400 

81 , 300 

81,300

31,300 

82,400 

83,500 

34,600 

85,700

85,700 

85,700 

86,300 

90,200 

96,200

101, 000

101, ooa

97,400 

93,300 

89,000

35,700 

82,400 

79,100 

76,000 

71,000

62,600 

59,000 

57,400 

55,000 

53,400 

51,000

Minimum

18,300 

21,800 

10,400

10,400

14,300 

14,500 

19,200 

80,200 

51,000 

19,200

June

49,600 

43,200 

46,300 

44, 500 

41,500

39,700 

37,300 

35,300 

35,800 

36,300

34,800 

33,300 

32,300 

30,900 

30,400

29,000 

23,600 

27,600 

26,300 

24,900

24,000 

22,600 

21,300 

£1,300 

21,500

20,800 

20,400 

20,000 

19,600 

19,200

July Aug. Sept.

 . _ Per square Run-off in 

Mewi mile Inches

21,030 0.266 0.31 

25,400 .359 ,40 

18,350 .232 .27

35,260 .445 6.05

17,930 .226 .26 

15,260 .193 .21 

53,880 .680 .78 

103,600 1.31 1.46 

30,390 1,02 1.18 

30,790 .389 .43
y~ MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River at Le Claire, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35'45", long. 90°20'40", at foot of Dodge Street 

in Le Claire, 7 miles below mouth of Wapsipinicon River and 15 miles above Davenport. 

Zero of gage is 562.61 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Prior 

to June 1, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 38,600 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

June 1873 to December 1932 In report by Iowa state Planning Board.

Average discharge.- 63 years, 47,960 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1936, 133,000 second-feet Apr. 

7 (gage height, 8.99 feet); minimum, 10,500 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, -0.21 

foot).

1873-1936: Maximum discharge, 250,000 second-feet June 25, 1830 (gage height, 

14.5 feet); minimum (estimated), 6,500 second-feet Dec. 25-27, 1933.

Remarks[.- Records (for water year 1935-36) excellent except those for period of ice effect, 

Dec. 5 to Mar. 15, which are fair and vrere computed on basis of records for stations at 

Keolcuk; and Clayton. Discharge computed from once-daily gage reading? May 4-9, 12-27. 

Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. Results of 

several measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Daily-discharge 

record for water year 1932-33 furnished by Mississippi River Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1932 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

15,000

15,000 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

15,000

15,000 

15,OOO 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

15,000

15,000 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

15,000 

15,000

Nov.

15,000 

15,000 

15, 000 

15,000 

15,000

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

15,700 

15,700

16,400 

16, 400 

16,400 

17,200 

18,000

17,200 

18 , 000 

18,OOO 

18,000 

*17,000

*16,000 

*14,000 

«14,000 

*14,000 

*14,500

*14, 500 

*14,000 

«14,000 

*13, 500 

»13,500

Dac.

*14, OOO 

*15,000

ie,4oo

17,200 

17,200

18, OOO 

18,800 

*15,OOO 

 11,000 

«-8,5OO

*7,500 

 s-7,500 

*7, 500 

#8,OOO

*8, 5OO

*9,500 

*10,500 

*11,000 

 11,500 

»12,OOO

*12,500 

*15,000 

*14,000 

 16, OOO 

*20,000

*2?,OOO 

*31,000 

*30,000 

*29, 500 

»29,000 

 28,500

Jan.

*38,500 

 if 2 8, 000 

*26,OCO 

S-24.OOO 

*22,000

*EO, OOO 

*19 , 000 

*19,000 

*18,000 

*18,000

*18,000 

*17,500 

 s-17,000 

#17,500 

*18,000

*18, 500 

18,800 

18,800 

18,800 

18,800

18,800 

19,500 

20,300 

20,300 

20,3OO

21,100 

24,000 

*26,OOO 

27,700 

27,700 

29,500

M-Tith

Oct 

HOT? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

M ar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

HI

alendar year

ater year 1932-C

Feb.

30,400 

32,300 

32,300 

 31,000 

 5-23,000

H.6,000 

*12,000 

*10,000 

«-10, 000 

*10, 000

< ! 1,000 

*13,OOO 

*15,000 

*-16,OOO 

*-16, 5OO

«.7,000 

*17, 500 

irt.8,000 

K-19,000 

 21,000

*22,500 

S-24,500 

*26,000 

£27,000 

»28,000

K-29,000 

*29,500 

29,500

HBT.

28,6OO 

 s-34, 000 

42, 900 

41,300 

39,600

sa,5oo

38,500 

33,500 

40, 700 

*33,000

s-38,500 

39,600 

38,500 

37,400 

37, 400

36,300 

36,300 

39,60O 

41,800 

41,800

41,800 

37,400 

32,300 

29,500 

29,500

31,300 

32,300 

34,300 

39, 600 

41,800 

54, 500

Secondfoot-days

462,20 

466,00 

495,10

0 

0

659,400 

586,000 

1,172,600 

2,435,400 

1,894,600 

1,216,400 

883, 500 

489,200 

416,100

11,176,500

Apr.

74,000 

85,600 

85,3OO 

87, OOO 

88,700

9O, 400 

90,400 

92,100 

92,100 

92,100

92,100 

92,100 

92,100 

90,400 

90, 400

88,700 

87, OOO 

87,000 

85,300 

83,600

82,000 

82,000 

78,800 

74,000 

69,5OO

63,8OO 

59,700 

55,800 

54,500 

50,900

Ifejci^HUUl

15,700 

18, OOO 

31,000

29,500 

32,300 

54,500 

92,100 

83,600 

53,300 

58,400 

19,500 

16,700

92,100

May

50,9OO 

50,900 

52,100 

49,70O 

48,500

48,500 

48,500 

48, 500 

50,900 

52,100

53,300 

57,100 

59,7OO 

59,700 

59,700

58,400 

59,700 

63,800 

62,400 

66, 600

74,000 

83,600 

83,600 

78,800 

75, 600

75, 600 

72,500 

68,000 

63,800 

61,000 

57,100

Minimum

14,300 

13,600 

7.50O

17,000 

10,000 

28,600 

50,900 

48,500 

27, 700 

18,800 

12,800 

12,1OO

7,500

June

53,300 

52,100

eo,9oo

49,700 

48,500

47,500 

45,1OO 

44,000 

44, 000 

42,900

42 , 900 

42,900 

42,900 

41 , 800 

41,800

41,800 

40,700 

39,60O 

39,600 

38 , 500

37 , 400 

37,400 

34,300 

34,300 

33,300

32,300 

31,300 

29,500 

28,600 

27,700

July

27,700 

36,300 

46,20O 

58, 400 

53,300

46,2OO 

42,900 

39,600 

37,400 

34,300

30,400 

26,700 

24,900 

£3,000 

23, 000

22,000 

21,100 

20,300 

19,500 

19,500

19,500 

18,800 

18, 8OO 

20,300 

22,000

22,000 

23,000 

23,000 

22,000 

21,100 

20.30O

Mean

14,910 

15,530 

15,970

21,270

20,930 

37,830 

81,i90 

61,120 

40,550 

28,500 

15,780 

13,870

30,620

Aug.

19,500 

18,800 

18,800 

19,500 

19, 5OO

18,800 

17, 200 

18,800 

18,800 

18,000

16,400 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

15,000

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

14,300 

14,300

14, 300 

14, 300 

13,600 

13,600 

13,600

13, 600 

13,600 

13,6OO 

13, 600 

18,800 

12,800

Per square 

mile

0.168 

.175 

.180

.240 

.236 

.427 

.916 

.690 

.458 

.322 

.178 

.15V

.346

Sept.

12,800 

12,100 

12,100 

12,100 

12,100

12,100 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800

13,600 

13,600 

13,600 

14,300 

14, 300

15,000 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

15,000

15,000 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300

14, 300 

15,000 

15,000 

14,300 

14,300

Run-off in 

Inches

0.19 

.20 

.21

.28

.25 

.49 

1.02 

.80 

.51 

.37 

.21 

.18

4.71

*Dlscharge estimated because of Ice.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River at Le Claire, Iowa 

(Continued)

93

Hating table, water year 1935-36 except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

-0.2 

0.0 

0.2 

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

10,500 

11^900 

13,300 

16,100 

19,200 

23,200 

27,700 

32,400

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

37,600

48,700

61,200

76,000

93,400

112,800

133,300

Discharge, In second-feet, rater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

f? 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28,600 

26,800 

25, 900 

25,000 

24,100

23,200 

22,400 

21,600 

21,600 

22,400

22,400 

22,400 

21, 600 

21,600 

20,800

20,800 

20,800 

20,800 

20,800 

20,800

20,800 

20,800 

20,800 

20,800 

20,800

21, 600 

21,600 

22,400 

22,400 

22,400 

23, 200

Nov.

23,200 

23,200 

25,000 

31,400 

33,400

31,400 

31,400 

33,400 

34,400 

36,500

38,700 

38,700 

37,600 

36,500 

34,400

33,400 

31,400 

30,400 

30,400 

29,500

29,500 

28,600 

27,700 

25,900 

25,900

25,900 

25,000 

26,900 

25,900 

25,000

Dee.

25,900 

26, 800 

26,000 

24, 500 

23,300

22,500 

23,700 

24, 600 

25,000 

25, 000

24,600 

24,000 

23,000 

23, 500 

24,300

24,800 

25,000 

25,000 

23,000 

19,000

16,000 

13,500 

12,000 

12,500 

12,800

13,000 

12,600 

12,400 

12,700 

13,400 

14,000

Jan.

15,000 

16,000 

16,600 

17,000 

18,000

18,400 

18,800 

19,200 

19,600 

20,000

20, 500 

21,000 

21,600 

22,000 

22,000

22,000 

21,900 

21,400 

20,800 

20,400

20,000 

19,500 

19,000 

18,600 

18,300

18,000 

17,800 

17,500 

17,200 

17,000 

16,800

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay

JVOJ

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

YJ

alendar year 19;

ater year 1935-J

Feb.

16,500 

16,200 

16,000 

15,600 

15,700

15,600 

15, 500 

15,400 

15,400 

15,300

15,200 

15,100 

15,000 

14,900 

14,700

14,600 

14, 600 

14, 500 

14,500 

14,400

14,400 

14,400 

14,800 

16,000 

18,000

20,000 

23,000 

24,000 

25,000

Mar.

26,000 

27,000 

28,000 

30,000 

33,000

38,000 

43,000 

41,000 

39,000 

41,000

44,000 

50,000 

53,000 

64,000 

60,000

59,900 

59,900 

65,400 

68,300 

69,800

69,800 

69,800 

69,800 

72,800 

74, 400

76,000 

79,300 

81,000 

84,400 

88,000 

91,600

Second - 

foot-days

692,000 

909,600 

628,400

14, 555, 600

591,700 

474, 400 

1,797,200 

3,223,700 

2,678,800 

1,131,200 

517,800 

386,300 

655,100

13,686,200

Apr.

97,200 

105,000 

111, 000 

119,000 

125,000

129,000 

133,000 

131,000 

131,000 

127,000

123,000 

117,000 

113,000 

105,000 

101,000

97,200 

93,400 

89,800 

86,200 

86,200

86, 200 

86,200 

89,800 

93,400 

99,100

105,000 

109,000 

111,000 

113,000 

111,000

Maximum

28,600 

38,700 

26,800

123,000

22,000 

25,000 

91,600 

133,000 

107,000 

65, 400 

21,600 

19,200 

25,900

133,000

Hay

107,000 

105,000

aco, ooo

95,300 

91,600

88,000 

86,200 

84,400 

82,700 

*82,700

*82, 700 

82,700 

84,400 

84,400 

84,400

84,400 

86,200 

88,000 

91,600 

93,400

93,400 

93,400 

91,600 

86,200 

82, 700

84,400 

81,000 

76,000 

71,300 

68,300 

65,400

Hl&Jjnum

20,800 

23,200 

12,000

12,000

15,000 

14,400 

26,000 

86,200 

65,400 

22,400 

11,900 

10,800 

17,600

10,800

June

62, 600 

65,400 

64,000 

58, 600 

54,7CO

51,100 

47, 500 

45,300 

42,000 

40,900

39,800 

39,800 

38, 700 

37, 600 

35,400

34,400 

33,400 

32,400 

31,400 

29,500

28, 600 

27,700 

26,800 

25,900 

24,100

23,200 

23,200 

22, 400 

22, 400 

22,400

July

21,600 

21,600 

21,600 

20,800 

20,800

20,800 

20, 000 

19,600 

19,200 

18,400

18,000 

18,000 

17,600 

17,200 

16,400

16,100 

15,400 

15,400 

15,000 

15,000

15,000. 

14,700 

14,700 

14,000 

14, 000

13, 600 

13,600 

13,000 

12,600 

12,200 

11,900

Mean

22,320 

30,320 

20,270

39,880

19,090 

16,360 

57,970 

107,500 

86,410 

37,710 

16,700 

12,460 

21,840

37,390

Aug.

11,900 

11,900 

11,900 

11,900 

11,600

11,600 

11,200 

10,800 

11,200 

11,200

11,200 

11, 200 

11,200 

10,800 

11,600

11,600 

11,200 

10,800 

11,200 

11,200

11,200 

11,200 

12, 600 

13,300 

13,3OO

13,300 

14,000 

15,000 

18,000 

19,200 

18,000

Per square

mile

0.252

.342

.450

.215 

.185 

.654 

1.21 

.975 

.426 

.188 

.141 

.247

.422

Sept.

17,600 

19,200 

20,BOO 

20,800 

20,800

19,600 

20,800 

21,600 

20,800 

19,600

19,600 

22,400 

25,900 

24,100 

22,400

23,200 

24,100 

25,000 

25,000 

24,100

24,100 

23,200 

22,400 

21,600 

21,600

21,600 

21,600 

21, 600 

20,800 

19,200

Run-off in 

inches

0.29 

.38 

.26

6.10

.25 

.20 

.75 

1.35 

1.12 

.48 

.22 

.16 

.28

5.74

 Discharge Interpolated.
94 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa

Location.- In lat. 40°23'35", long. 91°22'25", at Mississippi River Power Co.'s dam 

and power plant at Keokuk;, 2.8 miles above mouth of Des Molnes River.

Drainage area.- 119,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; January 1878 to Decsmber 1932 In a report or Iowa State Planning Board.

Average discharge.- 58 years, 60,800 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally dlacharge during year, 148,000 second-feet Apr. 9, 10; mlnlmum, 11,000 second-feet Aug. 14-16.

1878-1936: Maximum discharge, 314,000 second-feet May 18, 1888; minimum daily 

discharge, 5,000 second-feet Dec. 27, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed from records of operation or turbines In 

power plant and spillway gates In dam, with allowance Tor dally changes or storage 

In reservoir In order to give "natural flow1 ' figures - .mparable to records obtained 

prior to 1913 before dam was built. A f.ew discharge measurements were made during 

the year by the U. S. Geological Survey. Records or dally discharge furnished by 

Mississippi River Power 3o.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6

t

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

31,500 

30, 500 

30,000 

29,500 

28,000

26,500 

26,000 

25,500 

25,000 

24,600

£4,500 

25,000 

25,000 

25,500 

25,500

24,000 

23,500 

23,500 

23,500 

23,500

24,000

24,000 

24,000 

84,000 

24,000

24,500 

24,500 

25,000 

25,500 

25,500 

26,000

HOT.

28,000 

28,000 

30,500 

47,500 

50,000

56,000 

56,500

52,500 

51,000 

49 , 500

50,000 

50,500 

50,000 

49,000 

47,000

45,500 

44,500 

42,000 

40,000 

39,000

38,000 

38,000 

36; 500

35,000 

34,500

34,500 

33,000 

33,500 

34,500 

36,000

Dec.

35,000 

29,000

31,500 

31,000

29,000

29,000 

31,000 

32,000 

31,000

32,000

28,500 

31,000 

32,000 

30,000

28,000

30,000 

29,500 

29 , 000 

24,500 

19,200

16,600 

14,500 

17,20l> 

16,800 

15,600

16,200 

17,100 

17,800 

18,400 

19,000 

19,500

Jan.

19,000 

19,600 

20,500 

21,000 

21,500

22,500 

24,000 

24,500

25,000 

25,500

26,000 

26,000 

27,000 

28,000 

28,000

29,000 

28,500 

27,500 

27,000 

27,500

27,500 

26,500 

25,000 

25,000 

25,000

24,000 

24,500 

23,500 

23,000 

23,000 

23,000

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

nay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

arnber .....................

bomber ....................

atar year 1935-3

Feb.

22,500 

21,500 

21,500 

21,000 

21,000

20,500 

20,500 

20,000 

19,500 

19 , 500

20,500 

20.DOO 

20,000 

20,000

20,000

19,500 

19,000 

19,500 

19,500 

19,500

19,500 

19,000

20,000 

27,500

43,000

61,000 

56,500

57,500 

60,500

Seeondfoot-days

791,500 

1,260,500 

780,700

20,204,200

767, ROD 

769,500 

3,026,500 

3,632,500 

3,009,500 

1,363,500 

582,500 

404,000 

1,063,000

17,451,300

Bar.

60,500 

58,500 

57,000 

58,500 

60,500

59,500 

79 , 500 

86,000 

76,500 

83,500

87,500 

94,000 

100,000 

104,000 

113,000

123,000 

125,000 

122,000 

122,000 

120,000

118,000 

114,000 

110,000 

108,000 

111,000

108,000 

109,000 

111,000 

114,000 Lie, ooo

117,000

Maximum

31,500 

56,500 

35,000

138,000

29,000 

61,000

125,000 

148,000 

120,000 

69, SOU 

25,000 

19,500 

53,'JOO

Apr.

120,000 

120,000 

124,000 

127,000 

135,000

137,000 

142,000 

144,000 

148,000 

148,000

147,000 

144,000 

141,000 

136,000

131,000

125,000 

118,000 

112,000 

106,000 

100,000

100,000 

96,000 

93,500 

94,500 

96,500

101,000 

105,000 

110,000 

114,000 

117,000

Hay

120,000 

120,000 

118,000 

115,000 

113,000

108,000 

106,000 

101,000 

99,000 

96,500

93,500 

92,000 

92,500 

91,500 

90,500

90,000 

90,500 

91,000 

93,500 

94,500

96,500 

97,000 

97,500 

98,500 

37,000

93.00O 

91,000 

86,500 

82,500 

79 , 000 

75,009

HinLiuum

23,500 

28,000 

14,300

14,300

19,000 

19,000 

57,000 

93,500 

75,000 

26,000 

15,500 

11,000 

£2,500

148,000 11,000

June

' 69, OOO 

69,500 

66,000 

69,000 

69,000

65,000 

62,500 

55,000 

52,500

50,000

48,500 

48,500 

49,000 

48,500 

47,000

44,500 

41,000 

38,500 

37,000 

36,500

35,500 

34,000 

32,000 

30,500 

29,000

28,000 

28,000 

27,500 

26,000 

26,500

Mean

25,530 

42,020 

25,180

55,350

24,760 

26,530 

97,630 

121,100 

97,080 

45,450 

18,790 

13,030 

35,430

47,680

July

25,000 

24,5OO 

24,000 

23,500 

23,500

23,500 

23,000 

22,500 

22,500 

22,000

21,000 

20,500 

20,000 

19,500 

19,000

18,000 

17,500 

17,000 

16,500 

16,000

15,500 

15,500 

15,500 

15,500 

15,000

15,000 

15,000 

14,500 

14,500 

14,000 

13,500

Per 

square

mile

0.215 

.353 

.212

.465

.208 

.223 

.820 

1.02 

.816 

.382 

.158 

.109 

.298

.401

Aug.

12,500 

12,500 

12,500 

12,500 

13,500

13,500 

13,000 

13,000 

12,500 

12,500

12,000 

12,000 

11,500 

11,000 

11,000

11,000 

11,500 

11,500 

14,000 

12,000

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,500 

14,000

14,500 

14,500 

15,000 

15,500 

17,000 

19,500

Sept.

22,500 

23,500 

24,500 

26,500 

27,000

26,500 

25,500 

25,000 

25,500 

26,000

26,000 

27,000 

29,000 

33,500 

36,500

43,500 

44,500 

42,500 

44,500 

45,000

45,000 

44,000 

43,000 

43,500 

39,000

47,500 

53,000 

45,500 

40,000 

38,000

Run-off

Inches

0.25 

.39 

.24

6.31

.24 

.24 

.95 

1.14 

.94 

.43 

.18 

.13 

.33

5.46

Aore-feet

1,570,000 

2,500,000 

1,548,000

40,070,000

1,523,000 

1,526,000 

6,003,000 

7,205,000 

5,969,000 

2,704,000 

1,155,000 

SOl-,300 

2,108,000

34,610,000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 95

Mississippi River at Alton, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°53'6", long. 90°10'56", sec. 14, T. 5 N., R. 10 

W., at Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt Railroad bridge at Alton, 74 miles above 

mouth of Missouri River. Zero of gage is 395.4S feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 171,500 square miles.

Records available.- March 1933 to September 1936. Daily gage heights have been publisned in reports of Mississippi River Commission since January 1904, In reports 

of U. 3. Weather Bureau December 1890 to September 1893 and since January 1917. 

Results of discharge measurements made intermittently by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Array, and by Mississippi River Commission since 1880 at Grafton, 15 miles upstream, 

are contained In reports of those organizations.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 218,000 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage

 height, 18.0 feet); minimum, 21,600 second-feet Aug. 8-10, 19-23; minimum gage 

height observed, -1.6 feet Aug. 20-22.

1933-36: Maximum discharge observed, 265,000 second-feet May 17, 1933; maximum 

gage height observed, 28.9 feet June S, 1935; minimum discharge, 15,000 secondfeet Dec. 30, 1933 (gage height, -1.7 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 37.0 feet June 1844.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 29 to Feb. 26,

 which were computed on basis of weather records and comparative hydrographs for 

adjacent stations and are fair. Discharge determined from readings on gage located 

at Grafton, 111., maintained by the U. S. Weather Bureau. Gage-height records 

furnished by Corps of Engineers> U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

44,500

43,000

41,600

42 , 300

43,000

43,000

43,000

42,300

40,200

38,800

38,600

38,100

36,700

36,700

36,100

36,100

36,100

37,400

37,400

37,400

36.700

36,100

34,900

34,900

35,500

36,100

36,100

36,700

.37,400

36,100

36,100

HOT.

38,100

40,300

40,200

40,900

50,900

64,000

76,800

85,100

86,300

96,500

95,200

85,300

80,300

77,900

75,700

73,500

71,300

71,300

70,200

67,000

55,000

63,000

61,000

59,000

58,100

58,100

55,300

55,300

55,300

56,300

-

Dec.

56,300

57,200

59,000

59,000

50,400

51,800

50,100

48,500

46,900

47,700

47,700

50,900

50,100

49,300

48,500

50,100

50,900

50,100

49,300

46,100

42,300

37,400

43,000

38,100

35,500

33,700

32,500

30,700

29,700

28,700

27,200

Jan.

34,300

34,300

33,700

32,500

36,700

38,500

38,600

37,400

37,400

37,400

40,200

41,000

46 , 100

48,500

49 , 300

47,700

48,500

46,900

42,300

45,300

46,100

43,700

38,800

33,700

36,700

38,100

33,100

40,200

39,000

36,000

34,000

Feb.

36,000

37,000

37,000

37,000

36,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

33,000

33,000

33,000

33,000

33,000

34,000

34,000

33,000

32,000

31,000

31,000

32,000

33,500

35,000

37,000

40,000

45,000

56,000

100,000

172,000

212,000

_

-

Month

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

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

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

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

March. ............................. ^ ......

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

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

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

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

218,000

196,000

166,000

15E.OOO

149,000

149,000

151,000

152,000

158,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

175,000

179,000

183,000

185,000

188,000

192,000

195,000

192,000

185,000

179,000

177,000

175,000

172,000

170,000

168,000

168,000

168,000

168,000

Apr,

156,000

165,000

155,000

163,000

163,000

156,000

163,000

172,000

175,000

17'7 ,000

181,000

183,000

183,000

183,000

181,000

175,000

170,000

163,000

154,000

147,000

139,000

133,000

128,000

124,000

119,000

118,000

118,000

120,000

125,000

128,000

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,189,100

1,977,100

1,403,700

37,534,500

1,242,100

1,411,500

5,391,000

4,552,000 

4,033,000

2,052,000

938,700

692,400

1,610,100

25,592,700

May

133,000

136,000

144,000

158,000

158,000

154,000

152,000

149,000

144,000

139,003

134,000

131,000

128,000

125,000

125,000

125,000

124,000

124,000

122,000

120,000

119,000

120,000

120,000

122,000

124,000

124,000

122,000

J20.000

115,000

112,000

109,000

Maximum

44>500

96,500

59,000

231,000

49,300

212,000

218,000

183,000 

158,000

105,000

38,100

24,400

133,000

218,000

June

105,000

100,000

96,500

91,300

88,700

87,500

88,700

87,500

85,100

80,300

77,900

71,300

59,100

67,000

67,000

58,000

68,000

66,000

62,000

59,000

54,500

50,100

50,100

50,100

49,300

45,900

44,500

41,600

40,900

38,100

-

July

36,700

37,400

38,100

36,700

36,100

35,500

33,700

32,500

32,500

33,700

33,700

33,100

31,900

31,300

31,300

30,700

30,200

29,200

28,700

28,200

27,700

26,700

25,200

25,700

24,800

24,400

24,400

24,400

24,400

24,400

24,400

Minimum

34,900

33,100

27,200

27,200

32,500

31,000

149,000

118,000 

109,000

38,100

24,400

21,600

24,800

21,600

Aug.

24,400

24,400

24,000

25,600

22,800

22,400

22,000

21,600

21,600

21,500

22,000

22,400

22,400

22,000

21,600

22,000

22,000

22,000

21,600

21,600

21,600

21,600

21,600

22,800

22,800

22,000

22,000

22,000

22,000

22,400

25,600

Mean

38,360

65,900

45,280

102,800

40,070

48", 670

173,900

155,100 

130,100

68 , 400

30,280

22,340

53,670

72,660

Sept.

24,800

26,200

27,700

29,200

31,900

34,900

36,100

35,700

36,100

34,900

34,300

33,700

34,300

38,100

40,900

4U.900

45,300

54,500

67,000

73,500

74,600

59,100

68,000

70,200

70,200

66,000

66,000

90,000

122,000

133,000

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,359,000

5,922,000

2,784,000

74,450,000

2,464,000

2,800,000

10,690,000

9,227,000 

7,999,000

4,070,000

1,862,000

1,373,000

3,194,000

52,740,000
96 CROW WING RIVER BASIN

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, la.t. 46°39', long. 94°53'. in sec. 32, T. 137 N., R. 33 W., on 

highway bridge 0.5 mile north of Nimrod.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- April 1910 to September 1914, July 1930 to September 1936 (incomplete during winter).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 622 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage 

height, 5.86 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 45 second-feet Aug. 7.

1910-14, 1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 2,000 second-feet June 9, 1914; 

minimum, that of Aug. 7, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by aquatic growth, ice, or 

shifting control throughout year; discharge computed on basis of seven discharge 

measurements, gage heights, and weather rec'ords. Discharge estimated Nov. 3-5. 

No records Nov. 7 to Apr. 12. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

SI

Oct.

161 

157 

153 

149 

153

157 

161 

161 

166 

166

166 

166 

234 

224 

224

224

203 

194 

194 

184

184 

184 

180 

160 

175

157 

149 

149 

149 

140 

140

Nov.

128 

128 

122 

117 

112

106

Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ha? 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

HI

ember 1

alendar year

11 13-a

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

6,384 

713

7,948 

10,303 

4,851 

2 ,604 

2,302 

3,965

Apr.

622

5S3 

547

511 

511 

477 

477 

443

41U 

372 

360 

34S 

336

348 

360 

372 

436 

436

Maximum

854

128

622 

477 

244 

14S 

152 

161

May

424 

436 

366 

354 

366

366 

391 

378 

391 

443

477 

477 

443 

378 

378

372 

335 

335 

323 

300

277 

250 

218 

229 

239

239 

229 

218 

21S 

224 

229

Minimum

140 

106

335 

218 

110 

61 

45 

96

June

"234 

244 

234 

234 

234

224 

184 

166 

157 

180

170 

161 

166 

157 

153

153 

153 

149 

140 

136

132 

124 

120 

116 

110

120 

120 

116 

132 

132

July

145 

124 

113 

102 

102

92 

S8 

85 

85 

76

73 

73 

70 

70 

73

70 

67 

67 

76 

76

73 

67 

67 

64 

61

106 

106 

99 

82 

79 

73

Mean

174 

119

442 

352 

162 

84.0 

74.3 

152

Aug.

67 

73 

52 

64

58

SB 

45 

61 

50 

70

58 

52 

52 

70 

64

61 

61 

55 

55 

55

85

106 

96 

88 

96

92 

92 

128 

153 

92 

96

Per square 

mile

0.17S5 

.118

,438 

.329 

,160 

.083 

.074 

.151

Sept.

96 

102 

113 

113 

110

113 

113 

116 

116 

161

140 

136 

128 

132 

136

136 

140 

145 

153

157

136 

145 

132 

145 

145

14B 

140 

145 

136 

140

Run-off in 

inches

0.20 

.03

.29

.58 

.18 

.10 

.09 

.IB
CROW WING RIVER BASIN

Little Sand Lake outlet near Dorset, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°59', long. 94°55', in NEi sec. 36, T. 141 N., R. 34 W., 

'£ miles northeast of Dorset.

Records available.- July 1930 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 27 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage 

height, 1.66 feet); no flow Sept. 4-30.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 74 second-feet Apr. 8, 1934 (gage height, 

2.66 feet, affected by ice); no flow for several days in August, September, and 

October, 1934, September 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28, by shifting 

control Apr. 1 to May 16, and by weed growth July 2 to Sept. 19. Discharge for 

these periods computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, and 

weather records. No records Dec. 16 to Mar. 31. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage neignt, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

{Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to May 16, July 2 to Sept. 19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15

1.2 5.4

1.3 7.4

1.4 9.9

.6

1.3

Apr, 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 2.4

1.1 6.4

1.2 9.3

1.3 12.6

1.4 15.8

1.5 19.a

1.6 23

1.7 27

Discharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

E

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

IE

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Got.

7.9 

7.9 

7.4 

6.8 

6.6

6.4 

6.2 

6.0 

5.8 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

8.9 

8.2 

8.2

8.4 

8.2 

8.2 

7.9 

7.6

7.9

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.2 

7.2 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.4

HOT.

7.6 

7.0 

7.0 

7.2 

7.0

7.0 

6.6 

7.0 

7.4 

7.6

7.9 

7.6 

7.6 

7.9 

7.6

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.4 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

8.2 

8.4 

8.4

Dec.

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

9.9

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Max 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jux 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

ember l 

alendar

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

year

ater year

Bar. Apr.

27 

25 

23 

22 

20

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

19 

19

Secondfoot-days

223.1 

231.8 

134.0

567 

648 

436 

212.6 

14.1 

.3

May

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

21 

20 

20 

21

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

20 

£1 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

SI 

SI 

21 

21

Maximum

8.9 

8.4 

9.9

22 

20 

15

1.5 

.1

June

20 

19 

19 

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

13 

13

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

11 

16 

15

July

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.3

8.7

8.4 

7.6 

7.0 

6.7 

6.4

6.2 

5.7 

5.4 

5.0 

4.2

3.8 

3.7 

3.4 

3.0 

2.7

2.7 

2.9 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1 

1.8

Minimum

5.4 

6.6 

8.4

16

19 

11 

1.8 

.1 

0

Aug.

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.4 

.3 

.2

.4 

.4

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

7.20 

7. 73 

8.93

18.9 

20.9 

14.5 

6.86 

.45 

.01

Sept.

0.1 

.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

Run-off In 

acre-feet
98 CROW WIKG RIVER BASIN

Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, Minn. 

(Knoum also as Elbow Lake)

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°56', long. 94°54', in sec. 19, T. 140 N., R. 33 W., on 

south snore of lake about 4 miles soutiiwest of Nevis.

Records available.- July 1935 to September 1936.

Extremes^- Maximum gage height observed during year and period of record, 2.79 feet May 

"23-25, 1S36; minimum, 0.00 feet Sept. 30, 1936.

RemarKs.- Records fair. Ho record liov. 10 to May 16, July 1-21, July 23 to Sept. 6,

Gage-height, in feet, water year October 19,55 to September 1936

Da?

1

2

3

4

B

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

85

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.48

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.37

1.36

1.38

1.39

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.37

1.36

1.35

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.36

1.36

NOT.

.34

.54

.34

.34

.34

.34

.36

.38

.40

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Sea. Jan. Feb. liar. Apr. Ha7

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

2.77

2.77

2.76

2.75

2. -75

2.76

2.79

2.79

2.79

2.78

2.77

2.77

2.76

2.75

2.73

June

2.72

a. 71

2.69

2.67

2.65

2.63

2.61

2.63

2.61

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.53

2.51

2.47

2.43

2.39

2.35

2.31

2. 37

2.25

2.23

2.21

2.19

2.17

2.17

2.17

2.15

3.23

2. SI

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

1.57

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

_

_

_

_

-

0.41

.41

.39

.37

.36

.33

.31

.29

.27

.25

.25

.23

.21

.19

.17

.15

.13

.11

.09

.07

.05

.03

.00
PLATTE RIVER BASIN £ 

Platte River at Royalton, Mlnn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°50', long. 94°17', in sec. 35, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., on 

highway bridge at east edge of Royalton, 6 miles above Junction with Mississippi 

River.

Drainage area.- 338 'square miles.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1936 (incomplete during winter).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period. 1,450 second-feet May 3 (gage 

heigirt, 6.36 feet); minimum discharge (estimated), 0.7 second-foot Aug. 17-19.

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 3, 1936; minimum, 0.6 secondfoot Aug. 15, 1933 (gage height, 1.28 feet, affected by aquatic growth).

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Apr. 7, by shifting 

control Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Apr. 11 to May 3; discharge computed on basis of four 

discharge measurements, gage heights, engineers' and observer's notes, and weather 

records. Discharge for June 10 to Sept. 30 computed on basis of six discharge 

measurements, weather records, and comparison with records of nearby stations. 

Discharge interpolated Apr. 8, 9, May 30. No records Nov. 16 to Apr. 6. Gage read 

twice daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, May 1-6, once daily Apr. 7, Apr. 10 to May 29, May 

31 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Ootoljer 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

17 

17 

18 

18 

18

19 

20 

20 

19 

19

20 

21 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

Nov.

23 

22 

21

21 

21

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Uar 

Apr 

May 

Jut] 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

'ft

be

ember 1

alendar year

11 7-30

atsr year

Feb. Har.

Secondfoot-days

569

314

5,15], 

11,471 

815 

208.3 

51.5 

122.3

Apr.

380 

340 

300 

265

240 

228 

252 

252 

278

265 

278 

240 

228

217

175 

157 

148 

132 

140

132 

124 

132 

124 

124

Maximum

21 

23

380

1,380 

44 

W 

4.0 

8.4

May

206 

720 

1,380 

1,380 

1,170

900 

750 

600 

52O

470

422

360 320 ' 

285 

250

235 

205 

160 

132 

136

114 

110 

114 

101 

86

82 

68 

56 

49 

46 

44

Minimum

16 

19

-

124 

44 

18 

2.6

.7 

1.6

June

44 

41 

39 

36 

32

32 

36 

35 

35

30

23 

26 

25 

23 

22

21 

26 

31 

26 

26

25 

22 

21 

20 

18

19 

21 

19 

18 

18 

-

July

17 

15 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

8.4 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

6.6 

5.8 

5.3 

5.5

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.5

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6

Mean

18.4 

20.9

215 

370 

27.2 

6.72 

1.66 

4.08

Aug.

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.9

1.7

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

1.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4

2.0 

4.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0

Per square 

mile

O.054 

.062

.636 

1.09 

.080 

.020 

.0049 

.012

Sept.

2.8 

2.6 

2.5 

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

2.6

8.4 

8.4 

6.0 

5.0

5.1

5.0 

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6 

4.6

Run-off In 

Indies

0.06 

.03

.57 

1.26 

.09 

.02 

.006 

.01
100 SAUK RIVER BASIN 

Sa.uk. River near St. Cloud, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45U 34', long. 94°14', In sec. 8, T. 124 N., R. 

28 W., about 0.5 mile northwest of Walte Park, 3 miles west of St. Cloud, and 5 

miles above Junction with Mississippi River. Zero of gage is 1,034.95 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 815 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1913, May 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 4.90 

feet; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Aug. 12.

1909-13, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1936; minimum, 1.1 secondfeet July 31, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, Apr. 13 to June 25, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30;

others fair except those estimated, which are poor. Discharge during period of ice 

effect Dec. 2 to Apr. 12, except estimated periods, computed on basis of seven discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Discharge estimates based 

on four discharge measurements, engineers' notes, weather records, and comparison 

with record of Elk River near Big Lake, Minn. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, July 19-23; discharge computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and engineers' notes. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused by power plants above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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

117 

96 

108 

102

96

57 

46 

46 

43

41 

41 

48 

46 

41

43 

43 

41 

39 

41

50 

54 

52 

70 

112

123 

102 

57 

88 

113 

123

Nov.

112 

113 

54 

48 

58

61 

114 

133 

73 

67

36 

45 

73 

43 

53

58 

50 

38 

67 

73

74 

55 

77 

63 

46

94 

98 

59 

41 

36

Dec.

41 

36 

41 

58 

48

39 

50 

30 

23 

30

39

45 

67 

54 

41

25 

55 

39

41

go

71 

55 

25 

23 

*25

 S'SO 

*30 

33 

30 

25 

24

Jan.

24 

 *25

33 

16 

7 

13 

25

31 

38

 *20

I'"

Month'

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj

Jut)

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Vt

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

*10 

t7.3

( *10

Uso

Mar.

1 *65

100 

87 

59 

11 

69

115 

100 

57 

46 

20

11 

100 

216 

241 

267

418 

433 

374 

595 

770

880 

880 

962 

1,000 

1,100 

1,200

Second - 

foot-days

8,164 

2,012 

1,217

55,358.7

662 

447.3 

10,436 

17,488 

19,483 

2,307 

59S 

504.2 

497.1

57,615.6

Apr.

1,150 

1,110 

1,020 

880 

825

715 

798 

825 

742 

715

742 

578 

528 

616 

583

550 

508 

478 

292 

283

424 

405 

391 

368 

395

213 

214 

368 

372 

400

Maximum

123 

133 

71

685

1,200 

1,150 

1,690 

255

42 

43

1,690

May

438 

514 

485 

533 

684

1,690 

1,650 

1,650 

1,440 

1,230

1,020 

1,020 

880 

770 

688

600 

414 

362 

453 

414

382 

372

386 

172 

175

209 

188 

182 

130 

172 

130

Minimum

39 

36 

23

1.3

11 

213 

130 

26

4.6 

6,7

4.6

June

130 

91 

91 

66 

79

112 

255 

187 

156 

72

85 

58 

52 

62 

106

60

64 

47 

30 

30

33 

103 

52 

30 

26

1*45

July

1*40

43 

22 

16 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13

I'"

Mean

69.8 

67.1 

39.3

96.9

21,4 

15.4 

337 

583 

62S 

76.9 

19,3 

16.3 

16,6

158

Aug.

UlO

}-

6.7

5.7 

5.1 

4.6 

6.2 

8.9

12 

15 

27 

23 

19

30 

42 

34 

24 

22

21 

22 

27 

25 

22 

20

Per square 

mile

0.086 

.082 

.048

.119

.026 

.019 

.413 

.715 

,771 

.094 

.024 

.020 

;020

.194

Sept.

36 

23

19 

IS 

18

18 

17 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

17 

33 

43

24 

18 

15 

15 

12

10 

16 

15 

13 

12

14 

12 

10 

8.4 

6.7

Run-off In 

Inches

0.10 

.09 

.06

162

.03 

.02 

.48 

.80 

,89 

.10 

.03 

.02 

.02

2.64

*Estlaiated.

tDlaeharge measurement.
ELK RIVER BASIN 101

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°20' , long. 93°40' , in sec. 23, T. 33 N R 27 

WTTin: highway bridge 4 miles east of Big Lake and 4 miles below mouth of St. Vrancis

Drainage area.- 615 square miles.

- April 1911 to September 1917, April 1931 to September 1936. 

d ischarge during year, 2,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.92 

Second-feet Au^ 10-13 ^e *al*,t, 0^89 'foot,

T ',- Maxlmum discharge, 5,100 second-feet May 7, 1912 (gage 

height, 10 feet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet July 31, 1934. ' 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 29 to Apr 5 

whlcH were computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, and* ' 

weather records and are fair and those for period of backwater from weed growth, 

July 15 to Sept. 18, which are good.

Rating tables water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet) (Shifting-control method used July 15 to Sept. 18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

48

85

142

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

35

67

120

186

24 to Sept. 30.

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

261

340

540

740

955

1,200

1,450

Discharge, In seeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

58

56

54

54

54

53

53

54

56

56

59

61

85

104

96

93

101

104

98

96

115

121

115

107

101

96

93

90

88

88

118

Nov.

133

139

133

127

121

97

118

115

107

107

90

80

101

107

104

96

96

96

98

98

59

84

88

85

85

83

83

66

72

77

-

Dec.

72

70

68

68

70

81

90

93

90

64

72

77

79

77

7V

74

70

66

53

62

70

64

64

56

62

62

61

59

61

62

64

Jan.

66

66

66

66

66

66

64

68

68

70

70

70

68

70

6S

70

68

66

62

58

54

51

50

47

47

48

47

44

40

40

40

Month

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

November ........................

Calendar year 1935. ...........

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36. ...........

Feb.

38

38

36

35

34

34

35

32

30

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

27

26

27

27

29

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

_

-

Mar.

29

30

32

33

33

36

38

40

51

59

74

83

77

79

79

74

74

74

85

104

136

194

238

520

600

865

955

1,450

1,750

1,750

1,500

Secondfoot-days

2,577

2,945

2,158

34,876

1,844

864

11,192

18,065

10,105

2,662

981

947

1,655

55,995

Apr.

1,400

1,250

1,150

1,000

865

760

600

520

560

500

492

496

500

540

620

720

720

660

580

520

464

420

3B8

368

360

344

324

312

304

328

-

Maximum

121

139

93

630

70

38

1,750

1,400

620

146

53

72

65

1,750

May

356

352

348

352

356

400

580

620

560

540

500

460

416

388

356

332

300

273

257

238

219

204

223

227

212

201

186

176

166

155

152

Minimum

53

59

53

24

40

25

29

304

152

53

18

16

43

16

June

146

133

126

117

106

120

136

126

120

114

10S

100

97

91

84

79

77

74

72

66

63

62

60

58

56

56

56

54

53

53

-

July

53

49

49

48

46

43

41

38

35

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

23

27

26

25

24

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

Mean

83.1

98.?

69.6

95.6

59.5

29.8

361

60S

326

88.7

31.6

30.5

55.2

15S

Aug.

17

17

17

18

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

18

19

21

23

23

23

26

38

46

46

48

53

60

72

69

62

58

Per square 

mile

0.135

.160

.113

.155

.097

.048

.587

.979

.530

.144

,051

.050

.090

.249

Sept.

54

53

51

48

48

49

62

65

54

54

58

62

62

63

65

62

62

60

62

62

58

56

53

51

49

48

48

48

45

43

-

Run-off in 

inches

0.16

.18

.13

2.11

.11

.05

.68

1.09

.61

.16

.06

,06

.10

3.39
102 CR01V RIVER BASIN

Crow River at Rockford, Minn.

Location.- Water-staee recorder, lat. 45 n 5'15", long. 93°44', in sec. 29, T. 119 K., 

R. £i W., at Rockford, 1 mile below Junction of Worth and South Forks. Zero of 

gage is p-93.65 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 191£).

Drainage area.- £,520 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, April 1-J29 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 second-feet Mar. 25 (gace height, 

10.40 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 10 second-feet Au^. 13 (o;afe height, l.£0 

feetj.

1909-17, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 2, 3, 1:^16; miniinum observe!, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 4-6, 1954.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect and debris on contrnl, Nov. 7 to Dec. Jc., Dec. 23 to -Jan. 1, Jan. 17 to Mar. 19, Mar. 20-Sn, Aug. 

16-CO, which were computed on basis of eight discharge measurements, page heights, 

and weather records, and are fair, and those for Dec. ".-££, Jan. 2-16, May 3-19, 

which vrere computed on tasis of range of fluctuation as shown en recorder grapn, 

weather records, and comparison with record of South Fork of Crow River near Mayer, 

and are poor.

Rating tables, water- jet 1935-36 

dis

sxcept period of backwater (gage height, 

charge, in seeoiid-f set)

Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.9 37

year October 1965 to September 1936

010

400

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

30 

31

Oct.

92 

82

65 

50

E7 

58 

55 

52 

49

47 

48 

71 

81 

69

68

66

65

77 

77 

77 

74 

71

68 

66 

63 

60 

61

Nov.

80 

88 

31 

77 

71

57 

63 

71 

67 

67

52 

44 

55 

59 

55

54 

52 

54 

50

28 

45 

36 

40 

45

46 

47

£35 

-

Dec.

28

L9 

3D

30

28 

30 

32 

3?

32 

30 

30 

28

25

26 

28 

30 

30 

27

27

31 

34 

35

Jan. Feb.

35

38 

36

20

30

38 

40 

33 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

36

31 

28 

26 

26 

27

29 

28 

28

28

27

Month

Oct 

HOT; 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb. 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

tt

ember. .......................

alendar yearlS-J!5 ............

ch

ater year 1935-C

26 

23

£2

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

17 

17 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17

17

17

17

17 

17

)Ur.

17 

17 

18

ie

IB1=>

19 

20 

24

30 

30 

31 

30 

30

30

58 

176

678

1,200 

£ , 120 

3,160 

3,940

4,390 

4,390 

4,300 

4,300 

3,850 

3,400

Secondfoot-days

2,067 

1,651 

907

42,952

1,02£ 

541 

36,393 

46,119 

16,278

744 

548

717

110,698

Apr.

3,160 

2,340 

2,530 

C,360 

2,200

£,000 

2,680 

1,400 

1,620 

1,640

1,720 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,800

1,720 

1,640 

1,480 

1,280 

UlUO

1,040 

975 

905 

849 

856

863 

849 

765

672

Maximum

S2 

88 

35

 -

40 

26 

4,3SO 

7,160 

772 

258 

50 

43 

39

4,390

Hay

744 

772 

760 

730

700

680 

650 

640 

610 

650

670 

640 

600 

580 

550

520 

500 

470 

460 

432

386

354 

405 

410 

42 4

390 

354 

326 

302 

272 

266

Minimum

47 

28

25

 

12

26 

17 

17 

665 

266 

52 

14 

10 

20

10

June

258

UlO 

174

171 

174 

182 

188 

135

162 

151 

133 

114 

107

102

68 

81

78 

73 

67 

66 

61

58 

57

54 

55

52

July j Aug.

50 

45 

43

37

33 

30 

29

23

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

19 

20

19 

19

19 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

Mean

66.7

5E.4

218

33.2 

18.7 

1,174 

1,537 

525 

123 

£4.0 

17.7 

£3.9

302

13

11 

13 

13

12

11

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10

11

12 

14 

14 

15

18

24 

24 

21 

20

19

28 

43 

40 

38

Per square

mile

0.026 

.022 

.012

.047

.013 

.0074 

.466 

.610 

.208 

. 049 

.0095 

. 0070 

.0095

.120

Sept.

28 

27

24

24 

28 

25 

21 

23

23 

24 

it 

22

27 

26

26

25 

23 

C3

21

20 

20 

21 

21

20

Run-off In 

Inches

0.03 

.02 

.01

.62

.01 

.008 

.54 

.68 

.24 

.05 

.01 

.008 

.01

1.62
GROT RIVER BASlIi

South Fork of Crow River near Mayer, Ulnn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44C 54', lonr.. 95U 53', on line between sees. 30 and 31, T. 

117 t'., R. £5 W. fifth principal meridian, on highway bridge li miles north of 

Mayer and 4- miles southwest of Watertown. Zero of gage is 92.6.00 feet above mean 

sea level.

Records available.- April 1954- to September 1936 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, C,4-70 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage 

height, 9.34 feet); no flow July 30 to Sept. CO.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. £4, 1936; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge during period of ice effect, Mar. 8-£2, computed on 

hasIa of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. No records 

Nov. 16 to Feb. 29. Discharge estimated Mar. 1-7. Gage read once daily.

Rating table,

0.5

.S

1.0

1.4

1935-36 except period of ice effect 

and disrharge, In second-feet)

110

143

178

£15

296

386

486

596

380

height, In feet,

6.0 

7.0 

8.C 

9.0 

9.3

1,180

1,510

1,910

2,320

3,470

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 193S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.3 

.5

.6 

.7 

.9 

1.0 

.9

.9

.9 

1.8 

5.4

5.0

5.7 

8.4 

9.2 

7.2 

8.0

9.6 

8.8

s!i

5.7

5.7 

5.1 

4.8 

4.2 

3.9 

3.6

HOT.

4.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.4 

6.0

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

5.4 

4.8

3.9 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fat 

Mai 

Apt 

Maj

JUH

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

»

ember 1 - 

ember. . .

alendar year

ater year

Mar.

I 0.5

.5 

.8

1

3 

8 

13 

16 

15

10 

5.4 

8 

94

1,090 

1,510 

1,990 

2,470 

2,420

2,320 

2,070 

1,830 

1,670 

1,630 

1,300

Apr.

1,210 

1,180 

970 

910 

850

708 

540 

512 

6S4 

652

792 

V92 

764 

736

V08

652 

596 

486 

486 

410

386 

362 

340 

318 

296

275 

234 

224 

215 

206

Secondfoot -days

122.9 

78.4

21,130.2 

17,434 

3,314 

294.0 

15.2 

0 

0

May

234 

224 

215 

196 

169

160 

143 

143 

152 

152

169 

160 

134 

118

102

81 

69 

57 

45 

39

35 

35 

56 

78 

69

64 

59 

53 

41 

S3 

SI

Maxljnujn

y.b 

6.8

2,470 

1,210 

234 

29 

2.0 

0 

0

June

29 

27 

24 

21 

13

1G 

17 

19 

20 

17

14 

10 

8.8 

6.8

6.0

6.0 

5.4 

4.9 

3.6 

3.0

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.3

2 '.4

July

2.0 

1.3 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.2

.3

.2 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0

Minimum

0.1 

3.6

206 

31 

l.S 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

Mean

3.96 

5.23

682 

581 

107 

9.90 

.49 

0 

0

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet
104 RU1I RIVER BASIN

Mllie Lacs Lake at wealthwood, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46 U 21'35", long. 93°39'15", In sec. 20, T. 45 N., R. 26

 If. fourth principal meridian, In Wealthwood.

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,247.24 feet May 31, June 1; mlnl-

 muni, 1,246.11 feet Oct. 11, 1£.

1931-36: Maximum observed elevation, 1,249.36 feet June 20, 1931; minimum 

1,246.04 feet Nov. 8-14, 1934.

Remarks,.- Records good. Gage heights have been reduced to mean sea level datum. No 

records Nov. 16 to Apr. 25.

Gape-height, in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.29

6.27

6.P5

6.23

6.21

6.19

6.17

6.15

6.13

6.13

6.11

6.11

6.13

6.13

6.13

6.13

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

HOT.

6.23

6.17

6,17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.17

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

,

_

-

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

6.79

6.79

6.81

6.81

6.83

-

May

6.99

7.07

7.07

7.07

7.09

7.09

7.09

7.11

7.11

7.13

7.13

7.13

7.15

7.15

7.14

7.14

7.14

7.16

7.16

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.22

7.22

7.22

7.22

7.24

June

7.24

7.22

7.S2

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.16

7.16

7.16

7.16

7.14

7.14

7.12

7.12

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.08

7.08

7.06

7.06

7.06

7.04

7.04

7.00

6.98

6.98

-

July

6.94

6.94

6.92

6.92

6.92

6.92

6.92

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.92

6.92

6.92

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.86

6.84

6.82

6.80

6.78

6.76

6.74

6.70

6.68

6.66

6.64

6.62

6.60

Aug.

6.60

6.58

6.54

6.52

6.52

6.50

6.48

6.48

6.44

6.44

6.42

6.40

6.38

6.36

6.36

6.34

6.32

6.30

6.28

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.22

6.22

6.22

B.SO

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

Sept.

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.13

6.18

6.18

6.20

6.22

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.20

6.18

6.14

6.14

-
RUM RIVER BASIN 

Rum River near St. Francis, Mlnn.

105

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°19'40", lone. 93U 22'20", in sec. 19, T. 33 F., 

k. 24 W., 5 miles south of St. Francis and 15f miles above junction with Mississippi' 

River. Cero of gage is y61.12 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912.J.

Drainage area.- 1,360 square miles.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1956.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Apr. IS (rage height, 6.11 

feetj; minimum, 39 second-feet Aug. 1.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 3,760 second-feet May 18, 1930 (gage height, 6.53 

feet): minimum, 29 second-feet Aug. 13, 1934 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 17-23, June 16, 15-27, June 29 to July 

B, which are fair, and those for Mar. 24 to Apr. t, which are poor. Stage-dis-' 

charge relation affected by backwater from ice or weed growth for periods Oct. 1 

to Apr. 9, May 23 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of 12 discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Discharge for periods when gage did not 

operate, Dec. 17-25, Mar. 24 to Apr. 9, June 16, 18-27, June 29 to July 6, computed on basis of range of fluctuation shown on recorder graph, weather records, 

and comparison with record of Elk River near Big Lake.

Discharge, in second-f»et, water year October 1935 to September 19S6

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 

51

Oct.

92

90 

90 

90 

88

88 

38 

85 

90 

92

95 

98 

148 

144 

141

135 

127 

127 

127 

130

144 

144 

144 

141 

135

132

132 

130 

130 

127

148

Nov.

174 

194 

198 

188 

184

164

15V 

130 

174 

167

157 

130 

141 

157 

151

151 

148 

148 

151 

151

117 

151 

138 

124 

127

127

124 

124

121 

121

Dec.

116 

116 

116 

116 

U8

110 

121 

121 

118 

110

116 

108 

108 

108 

110

110

110 

110 

100 

95

100 

95 

95 

94

90

85 

83 

88

90 

90 

90

Jan.

90 

90 

98 

98

95 

90 

85 

88 

90

95 

92 

90 

85 

88

90

38 

88 

83

83 

72

74 

74 

79

79 

79 

77 

77 

77 

77

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

G

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma? 

Juji 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

H

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

77

74 

74 

68 

66

66 

66 

68 

68

68

66 

63 

74 

70 

70

70

70 

68 

64 

68

68 

68 

70 

70 

74

85 

85 

88 

88

Bar.

92 

93 

105 

102

88

90 

100 

100 

100

95

98 

98 

100 

105

100 

108 

105 

105 

14B

141 

167 

245 

600 

750

600 

900 

1,700 

2,200 

1,900 

2,000

Seoondfoot-days

3,672 

4,539

3,237

71,345

2,655 

2,079 

13,232 

47,663 

26,595 

5,379 

1,997 

1,681 

3,124

115,853

Apr,

2,500 

1,900 

1,400 

1,000 

900

800 

700 

700 

750 

895

1,180 

1,560 

1,960 

2,240 

2,520

2,880 

3,060 

3,180 

3,000 

2,700

2,240 

1,810 

1,410 

1,180 

1,030

932 

850 

798 

790 

798

Maximum

148 

198 

121

1,760

98 

88 

2,200 

3,180 

1,810 

302 

100 

95 

170

3,180

May

828 

865 

388 

994 

1,130

1,460 

1,710 

,810 

,760 

,660

,510

,?60 

,180 

,030 

918

798 

724 

636 

580 

526

479 

452 

446 

425 

399

373 

358 

54S 

329 

316 

302

Minimum

85 

117

83

58

72 

64 

88 

700 

302 

100 

44 

41 

70

41

. 

June

302 

279 

258 

241 

233

245 

245

241 

233 

217

205 

194 

188 

184 

180

167 

154 

150 

145 

140

135 

130 

130 

125 

120

115 

110 

108 

105 

100

July

100 

95 

95 

90 

90

85 

81 

79 

74 

72

68 

66 

64 

62 

61

58

56

55 

54

5B 

52 

52 

50 

50

49 

49 

47 

46 

45 

44

Mean

118 

151 

104

195

85.6 

71.7 

427 

1,589 

858 

179 

64.4 

54.2 

104

317

Aug.

42

44 

4V 

45 

46

44 

 12

41 

42 

44

44 

44 

45 

46 

46

46 

46 

48 

45 

46

55

6B 

60

62

70 

79

95 

92 

79 

70

Per square

Mile

0.087 

.111 

.076

.143

.063 

.053 

.314 

1.17 

.631 

.132 

.047 

.040 

.076

.233

Sept.

72 

72 

70 

70 

70

77

77 

79

83

121

105 

108 

110 

118

170 

170 

164 

151 

148

124 

110 

105 

118 

108

98 

102 

92

81 

72

Run-off in 

inches

0.10 

.12

.09

1.95

.07 

.06 

.36 

1.30 

.73 

.15 

.05 

.05 

.08

3.16
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River near Montevideo, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44U 56', long. 95°43', in sec. 19, T. 117 if., R. 

40 W., at highway bridge 500 feet below mouth of Chippewa River and 1 mile south of 

Montevideo, Zero of {rage is 910.87 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1912).

Drainage area.- 6,300 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to September 193L'.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 483 second-feet.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 750 second-feet Apr. £, ( t-a

feet, affected by ice); no flow Aug. 6-20.

1909-36: Maximum discharge, about £,2,000 second-fee

about 18.85 feet); no flow for several lays in It-53. 3.954, and 19,56.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 22 to Feb. 11, 

Har. 5 to Apr. 0 (computed on basis of eight discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and weather records), and those for Feb. 12 to Mai. 4 (estimated on basis of record 

at power riant 20 Kilee downstream and weather records), which are fair.

Hating table ater year 1935-56 exeppt periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

n 35

3.1

151

161

170

192

4.5 425 

570 

720

91 3.4 

115 3.6 £2£ 

150 3.S 260 

2.0 17 E.9 141 4.0 303

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12

11

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20

21 

33

23

18 

]6 

13

12

14 

16 

15

20 

20

16 

16 

13 

15 

14

16 

25 

27 

20 

20

20 

19 

19

18 

14 

14

Nov.

21

CV

20 

16

16 

19 

13 

19 

20

16

20 

23

25 

23

25

23 

20 

20 

21

21 

24 

21 

22

25

Use.

23 

SI 

20 

20 

20

20

36 

27 

21

20 

19 

20

21

22 

SI 

20 

19

20

19 

19

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

Jan.

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12

11

11 

10 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10

9.0 

9.0

9.0

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

7.6 

7.6

Month

Get 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Har 

Apr 

*ay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

ME

ember ........................

alendar year 1935 ............

ter year 1935-3£

Feb. Har.

7.6

e'.s

5.3

5.3 

5.8 

6.8 

7.2 

6.3

5.0

>

>5.0

5 

6 

5.8

B.I 

9.0 

14 

19 

28

29 

26 

50 

29 

28

23 

21 

23 

78 

192

222

222 

250 

375

400

400 

466 

540

675 

675 

690

Secondfoot-days

571

641 

591

30,703.8

539.5 

161.5 

5,499.9 

16,285 

8,210 

1,728 

123.9 

401.8 

115.0

34,667.6

Apr.

720 

735 

660 

585 

555

525 

525 

555

£,70 

535

615 

660 

720 

705 

70S

690 

645

585 

540 

495

540 

480

400 

362 

375

388

326 

314

350 

375

Maximum

33

27

552

14 

7.6 

690 

735 

412 

118 

18 

47

735

May

400 

412 

400 

375 

400

338 

350 

338 

326 

33S

350 

338 

562

303 

250

240 

240 

250 

240 

180

151 

161 

186 

214 

192

170

166 

151 

141

132 

126

Minimum

12 

16 

13

1.3

7.6

5.0 

314 

126 

16 

.1 

0 

.3

0

June

116 

114 

106 

79 

74

79 

91 

76 

75 

118

91

71 

59 

56

59

48 

47 

56 

40 

36

36 

34 

32

22

19 

16 

16 

17 

18

July

18 

16 

16 

14 

11

3.0 

6.S 

6.3 

5.4 

4.6

2.7 

2.2 

1.9 

1.4

1.9 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

He an

18.4 

21.4 

19.1

84.1

11.0 

5.57 

177 

543 

265 

57.6 

4.00 

13.0 

?.83

94.7

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.3

26 

37 

38 

42

42

46 

42 

47 

44 

37

Per square

mile

0.0029 

.0034 

.0030

.013

.0017 

.00038 

.028 

.086 

.,042 

.0091 

.00063 

.0021 

.00061

.015

Sept.

2S 

24 

12 

5.4 

3.0

C.7

1.7 

1.4 

1.3

1.0 

.6 

.4 

1.2 

2.3

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2

3.5

2.7 

2.2 

l.S 

.7 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.6 

.8

Run-off In 

Inches

0.003 

.004 

.003

.16

.002 

.0009 

.03 

.10 

.05 

.01 

.0007 

.002 

.0007

.21
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Miimesota River at Mankato, Minn.

107

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11 ! , lorur. 94°0', in sec. 7, T. 108 K., R. £6

W., at Main Street highway bridge, in Mankato, 2 miles below mouth of Blue Earth

River. Zero or gage is 747.925 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of

1929).

Drainage area.- 14,600 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1922 to September 1936 at present site. May 1903 to October

1921 comparable records 1,000 feet below mouth or Blue Earth River. 

Average discharge.- 33 years, 2,233 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height,

20.03 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1903-36: Maximum discharge, 43,800 secnnd-feet June 26, 1906 (gage height at

old site, 21.2 feet); minimum,_2S second-feet Aug. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 27 feet at old site in 1381 (discharge, about

65,000 second-feet). 

Remarks._- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9-10, Dec.

20 to Mar. 20, which were computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage

heights, weather records, and record of discharge through Raoidan Hydro Plant on

Blue Earth River (about 6 miles above mouth) and are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1935-56 except periods of 

charge, in second-feet) (Shifting-control method \

ice (gage height, 

to Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

123

167

215 

£70 

340

Oct. 1 to Me

3 3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

. 18

600

920

1,245

1,580

2,320

3,300

1.3 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

106

148

193

244

effei 

July

Mar. 19 to Sept

3.0 302

3.5 510

4.0 790

5.0 1,470

6.0 2,250

3.0

in feet, and dia1U.O 

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

18.0 

20.0

5,750

7,750

9,900

13,000

17,700

25,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

78 

80 

76 

76 

76

69 

72 

74 

76 

74

76 

76 

82

78 

74

78 

78 

108 

88 

89

136 

164

119 

104

100

96 

92 

91 

141 

88 

141

Nov.

211 

191 

130 

125 

121

98 

125 

115 

HO 

145

100 

119 

108 

104 

132

130 

102 

100 

102 

92

82 

91 

90 

127 

104

98 

149 

91 

102

104

Doe.

124 

94 

88 

86 

86

102 

144 

119 

104 

96

119 

106 

104 

104 

141

117 

108 

136 

102 

90

76 

100 

98 

80

78

72 

74 

82 

84 

84 

84

Jan,

84 

84 

84 

78 

78

80 

76 

76 

84 

92

100 

123 

115 

98 

96

90 

84 

78 

80 

78

80 

80 

78 

78 

78

76 

76 

72 

71 

65 

72

M-mth

Oot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Ser

VI

alendar year 193 5 ............

ater year 1935-3

Pet.

71 

72 

67 

69 

71

68 

66 

64 

62 

60

60 

100 

90 

110 

100

100 

90 

90 

100 

110

110 

100 

92 

96 

104

119 

115 

112

112

Mar.

115 

106 

108 

127 

127

125 

117 

119 

138 

238

330 

368 

356 

920 

1,580

1,860 

2,080 

3,500 

6,050 

10,400

19,200 

24,200 

25,100 

23,400 

19,800

16,800 

13,600 

10,800 

 9,360 

8,580 

7,550

Seeondfoot-daye

2,850 

3,498 

3,082

216,002

2,584

2,580 

207,144 

102,620 

46,166 

14,874 

4,023 

2,838 

4,481

396,740

Apr.

6,750 

6,150 

5,480 

4,940 

4,670

4,400 

4,040 

3,590 

3,590 

3,680

3,860 

3,950 

3,950 

3,950 

3,950

3,680 

3,500 

3,230 

3,050 

2,810

2,650 

2,410 

2,250 

2,090

2,010

1,890 

1,650 

1,540 

1,470 

1,440

Maximum

164 

211 

144

4,700

123 

119 

25,100 

6,750 

2,250 

686 

291 

301 

371

25,100

May

1,440 

1,500 

1,970 

2,250 

2,090

1,850 

1,770 

1,930 

1,890 

1,930

1,970 

1,970 

1,970 

1,770 

1,850

1,650 

1,440 

1,360 

1,300 

1,220

1,120 

985 

1,080 

952 

985

1,160 

1,120 

1,080 

920 

888 

756

Minimum

69 

82 

72

58

106 

1,440 

756 

236 

66 

53 

78

53

June

676 

686 

670 

642 

620

649 

615 

510 

622 

562

505 

500 

588 

682 

588

594 

510 

495 

412 

512

492 

335 

330 

296 

302

349 

307 

298 

241 

236

July

291 

278 

244 

188 

179

172 

166

155 

150 

148

148 

133 

129 

123 

119

110 

106 

104 

106 

104

100

88 

84 

83

78 

74 

71 

68 

66 

66

Mean

91.9 

117 

99.4

592

83.4 

89.0 

6,682 

3,421 

1,489 

496 

130 

91.5 

149

1,084

Aug.

65 

63 

63 

62 

61

59 

58 

53 

58 

56

55 

56 

59 

61

55

55 

56 

58 

56 

78

116 

129 

81 

76 

71

71 

121 

270 

254 

161 

301

Per square 

mile

0.0063 

.0080 

.0068

.041

.0057 

.0061 

.458- 

.234 

.102 

.034 

.0089 

.0063 

.010

.074

Sept.

325 

313 

371 

218 

273

231 

177 

179 

152 

135

130 

175 

121 

116 

161

116 

112 

127 

98 

98

94 

88 

84 

83 

102

83 

83 

79 

79 

78

Run-off In 

inches

0.007 

.009 

.008

.54

.007 

.007 

.53 

.26 

.12 

.04 

.01 

.007 

.01

1.02
108 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River near Carver, Ml mi.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°44', long. 93°38', in sec. 31, T. 115 N., R. 

33 W., about 3 miles south of Carver and about 37 miles above mouth. Zero of gage 

is 690.00 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 15j800 square miles.

Records available.- September 1954 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, £3,200 second-feet Mar. 25; maximum ?age 

height, £2.43 feet Mar. £6; minimum discharge, 107 second-feet Nov. £2 (gage 

height, £.66 feet).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, that Of Mar. 25, 1936; maximum gage height, that 

of Mar. 26, 1936; minimum discharge, 104 second-feet Jan. £3, 1955; minimum gage 

height, that of Nov. £2, 1955.

Remarks.- Records excellent Oct. 1 to Dec. 16, June £ to Sept. 30; others good except 

those for Apr. 10-14, Apr. 29 to May 14, which are fair. Discharge during periods 

of ice effect, Dec. 17 to Mar. 11, Mar. 17-23, computed on basis of eight discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

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.

172

168

168

164

164

164

168

168

168

168

168

172

185

183

179

191

226

191

179

179

226

231

231

236

236

218

208

204

200

195

227

Nov.

240

226

264

283

270

231

222

232

222

226

213

208

218

216

213

213

213

226

231

218

204

132

149

172

195

213

231

170

155

195

-

Dec.

204

187

195

191

195

195

218

236

226

184

172

176

187

204

208

208

204

200

179

142

138

149

152

149

152

152

152

149

149

145

145

Jan.

149

149

152

152

152

156

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

156

160

160

160

160

160

164

164

164

168

164

164

164

164

164

168

160

160

It-roth

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

November ........................

December. ........ ...............

Calendar year 1935 ........ i ...

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

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

M«y. ............................ 

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

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

September . . . . .......... .........

Water year 1935-3 3 ............

Feb.

156

156

168

172

156

156

156

160

168

149

142

142

145

145

142

142

142

142

149

149

152

156

156

156

156

156

160

156

160

_

-

liar.

164

172

176

176

176

176

183

183

187

222

422

710

600

730

710

780

1,100

1,820

2,780

4,420

6,500

10,100

14,300

20,000

23,200

21,500

20,000

17, POO

16,800

15,600

14,200

Secondfoot-days

5,935

6.392

5,533

274,444

4,898

4,445 

196,687

160,490 

72,120

24,041

8,637

5,516

7,775

502,469

Apr.

12,700

11,100

9,620

6,480

7,560

6,900

6 , 340

5,810

5,460

5,500

5,800

6,000

6,000

5,500

5,200

5,100

5,000

4,310

4,560

4,280

3,950

3,620

3,400

3,150

2,860

2,650

2, .460

2,280

2,200

2,200

-

Maximum

236

282

226

4,710

168

172 

23,200

12,700 

3,700

1,160

462

321

415

23,200

May

2,400

2/500

2,600

2,600

3,400

3,700

3,100

3,100

3,500

3,600

3,700

3,700

3,400

2,800

2,500

2,360

2,220

2,040

1,340

1,720

1,600

1,520

1,500

1,450

1,410

1,280

1,280

1,540

1,300

1,260

1,200

Kinirnu*

164

132

138

104

149

142

164

2,200 

1,200

513

176

149

176

132

June

1,160

1,040

972

962

941

941

941

952

910

870

900

850

800

790

820

900

860

840

790

750

700

740

720

620

611

548

522

5S9

539

513

-

July

462

430

454

462

438

392

370

342

328

314

294

282

276

264

256

240

231

222

222

218

218

213

204

204

195

195

191

187

179

176

176

lie an

191

213

178

752

158

153 

6,345

5,350 

2,326

801

279

178

259

1,373

Aug.

172

168

164

1S4

164

168

164

160

156

156

156

152

152

149

152

152

152

152

149

149

168

204

204

200

191

179

179

200

231

288

321

Per square 

mile

0.012

.013

.011

.048

.010

.0097 

.402

.339 

.147

.051

.018

.011

.016

.087

Sept.

E76

294

376

378

415

370

392

385

321

282

376

264

240

252

252

231

236

231

216

216

208

200

195

187

185

176

179

183

179

176

Run-off In 

Inches

0.01

.01

.01

0.63

.01

.01

.46

. 38 

.17

.06

.02

.01

.02

1.17
MIIfflESOTA RIVER BASIN 109

Whetstone River near Big Stone, S. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°17', long. 96°29', In sec. 18, T. 121 N., R. 46 W., 1J 

miles west of Big Stone. Eero of gage Is 996.96 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 420 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936 (Incomplete during winter), March 1910 

to Novemoer iyi2 at a site 2 miles downstream, In reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

April 1899 to May 1904, March 1910 to November 1912 In Report of water resources Investigations of Minnesota for 1909-12 by State Drainage Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 422 second-feet Mar. 22; maximum gage 

height observed, 5.96 feet Mar. 10 (affected by ice); no flow during February, July 9 

to Aug. 18.

1909-12, 1931-36: Maximum discharge, 2,070 second-feet Mar. 8, 1910 (gage height, 

from floodmarks, 11.6 feet, former site and datum); no flow frequently during summer 

and fall.

A stage of about 26 feet, present site and datum, occurred in June 1919, reported 

by a nearby resident.

Rernarks.- Records fair. Discharge during period of Lee effect, Mar. £, 3, 6-24, Mar. 26 

to Apr. 9, computed on basis of six discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octo'ber 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

30 

31

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.6

.7 

.7 

t.7 

t.7

t.7 

t-7 

t.7 

t.7 

t.7

t.7 

tl.O 

tl.O 

tl.O 

tl.O

tl.O 

tl.O 

tl.O 

tl.O 

tl.O 

tl.3

Nov.

1.5 

1.5 

-1.5 

-1.4 

- * 1 3

*1.2

---1.1 

1.1

-1 . E

*1.3 

*1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

 tl.5

Dec.

,t2

J2.0

Jan. Feb. Mar.

to

1.4

3.9

ts.o 

ts.o

2.7 

4.4 

22 

128 

170

170 

120 

128 

180 

106

113

120 

152 

211

345

391 

422 

330 

190 

tlOO

62 

67 

77 

59 

48 

44

Apr.

40 

31 

31 

27 

23

19 

18 

21 

25 

36

44 

46 

59

67

60 

48 

36 

27 

24

22 

17 

16 

17 

17

16 

15 

16 

14 

17

May

t20 

t30 

t26 

t24

18 

16 

13 

14 

16

16 

14 

14 

14 

15

16 

12 

11 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

7.4 

6.0 

5.2

4.4 

3.9

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

B^nth ^,Se ?°5d" Maximum Minimum foot-days

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

MBJ 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

atar year 1935-3 §

22.5 1.3 0.4 

42.6 - 1.1 

62.0

31 

000 

3,780.4 422 0 

909 67 14 

385.3 30 2.9 

42.5 3.9 .4 

2.7 .5 0 

8.9 1.4 0 

10.9 1.0 0

5,297.8 422 0

June

2.7 

2.5 

1.8 

1.1 

£.5

3.9

3.1 

2.5 

2.1 

1.8

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

.7 

.7

.9 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

1.5 

1.5

July

0.5

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1

.4 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.7

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.2

.7 

.6

Mean Per^uare

0.73 0.0017 

1.42 .0034 

2.00 .0048

1.00 .0024 

0 0 

122 .290 

30.3 .072 

12 . 4 . 030 

1.42 .0034 

.09 .00081 

.29 .00069 

.36 .00086

14.5 .035

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.7

.3

.5 

.4 

.2 

.2

.2

.3 

.4 

.4

.5

.7 

1.0 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

.1

.'2 

.2 

.2

Run-off in 

Inches

0.002 

.004 

.006

.003 

0 

.33 

.08 

»03 

.004 

.0002 

.0008 

.001

.46

 ^Interpolated. 

tEatimated. 

^Discharge meaaurement.
110 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Pomme de Terre River near Appleton, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°14 - , long. 95°59', in HEJ pec. 1, T. 120 N., R. 43 W., 3 

miles nortlieast of Appleton and 5 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 950 square miles.

Records available^- March 1931 to September 1936 (incomplete during winter).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 720 second-feet Mar. 22; maximum 

gage height, 6.36 feet Mar. 21 (backwater from ice;; no flow Feb. 1 to Mar. 7.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 2&, 1936; maximum gage height, that 

of Mar. 21, 1936; no flow Aug. 3-5, 1934, Feb. 1 to Mar. 7, 1956.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Hov. 16 to Mar. 7, Mar. 13-13, which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, weather records, and engineer's 

and observer's notes and are poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 

1-15, Mar. 8-12, Mar. 19 to Apr. 11; discharge computed on basis of six discharge 

measurements, gage heights, weather records, and engineers' and observer's notes. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by weed growth June 26 to Sept. 30; discharge 

computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. 

Gage read twice-daily.

Hating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feel 

discharge, in second-feet) (Shifting-control memod used June 26 to Sept. 30)

-0.2

-.1 

0.0.1

.2

1.5 

E.7 

4.E

6.2

10

14

20

28

.9

1.0 

1.2

1.4

58

85

115

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

146

178

3.5

4.0 

4.5

4.7

480

580

680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

14 

14 

15 

14

13 

13 

13 

IE

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

13 

14 

13 

14 

14

Nov.

14

13 

13 

14

13

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

13 

IE 

12

11

. 9

Dee.

 6

. 4 

53.4 

 3

Jan.

. 2 

*1.4

, 1

Minth

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

*ay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendf , 3ar

ater year 1935-36

Fett. Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

*0 

2.0

9.6 

34

26 

6.B 

5 

5 

5

5 

8 

12 

40 

154

500 

700 

600 

440 

229

90 

SI 

122 

331 

186 

84

Secondfoot-days

396 

333

145.4

40.4 

0 

3,685.2 

2,278 

1,699 

341.3 

156.1 

152.9 

2E1.7

9 , 449 . 0

Apr.

52 

35

33 

37

26 

25 

27 

30 

34

45 

85 

170 

154 

138

130 

154 

138 

122

115

92

77 

70 

67 

68

68 

64 

61 

58 

72

Maximum

15

16

0 

700 

170 

81 

16 

8.9 

8.5 

10

700

Hay

72 

74 

68 

64 

59

58 

58 

58 

61 

72

81 

81 

75 

75 

66

61 

56 

56 

54 

53

58 

5E

44 

40 

37

35 

34 

30 

26 

2E 

19

Minimum

11

0 

0 

25 

19 

7.7 

3.6 

2.5 

5.4

0

June

16 

15 

15

13

14 

13 

16 

13 

13

13

11 

11 

10

11 

11 

10 

9.6 

9.2

9.2 

10 

9.6 

9.6 

9.2

9.2 

8.1 

7.7 

12 

8.9

July

8.9

7.7 

8.1 

7.0 

7.0

7.7 

7.0 

6.2 

5.8 

5.0

4.2 

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

4.0

4.2 

4.6 

4.0 

4.0 

4.2

3.9 

3.9 

4,0 

3,8 

3.8 

3.6

Mean

IE. s 

11.1

4.7

1.3 

0 

119 

75.9 

54.8 

11.4 

5.04 

4.93 

7.39

35.8

Aug.

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.0

4.6 

4.0 

2.5 

E.5 

3.0

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.9 

4.4

4.8 

4.6 

5.E 

5.0 

4.8

5.4 

6.0 

6.2 

6.2 

5.6

5.E 

8.5 

B.I 

8.5 

3.5 

7.3

Per square 

mile

0.013 

.012 

.0049

.0014 

0 

.125 

.080 

.058 

.012 

.0053 

.0052 

.0078

.027

Sept.

6.6 

6.2 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8

7.7 

7.3 

8.9 

8.9 

9.2

8.9 

8.5

gie

8.5

8.1 

7.7 

7.7

9.6 

10

8.9 

8.5 

6.2 

6.0 

5.6

5.4

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6

Run-off in 

inches

0.01 

.01 

.006

.002 

0 

.14 

.09 

.07 

.01 

.006 

.006 

.009

.36

»D1scharge measurement.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 111

Lac qul Parle River near lac qui Parle, Mirm.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°0', long. 95°55 ! , on line between sees. 27 and 28, T. 118 

N., R. 42 W., 1 mile southwest of Lac qul Parle.

Drainage area.- 1,040 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936. April 1910 to November 1914 comparable 

record at station 2 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 293 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 

3.03 feet); no flow during several months.

1910-14, 1931-36: Maximum dlscharge ? 1,550 second-feet May 5, 6, 1912 (gage 

height, 7.6 feet, former site and datum;; no flow In several different years.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 20, Mar. 27 to 

Apr. 11; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and 

weather records. Gage read once dally.

Rating table, 1935-36 except periods of ice effect 

charge, In secord-feet)

1.6 

1.8

age heignt, In feet, and dis1.0 

1.2 

1.4

118

143

171

200

215

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

S4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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.

M->nth

Oct 

Ho-v 

Dec

0

Jan 

Fet 

liar 

Api 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

%

alendar year J-935. ...........

ater year 1935-36............

Feb. Mar.

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

c

0 

0 

<:-£ 

*15 

34

*50 

144 

215 

#170 

124

130 

106 

74 

63 

124 

112

Secondfoot-daya

0 

0 

0

3,729.56

0 

0 

1,363 

2,102 

1,078 

131.6 

1.6 

0 

0

4,676.2

Apr.

*105 

*98 

*91 

84 

 f70

J-L 55 

41 

38 

35 

30

56 

-590 

124 

124 

118

112 

100 

*98 

95 

90

82 

74 

44 

39 

35

29 

34

40 

42

Maximum

0 

0 

0

196

0 

0 

215 

124 

61 

12 

.6 

0 

0

215

May

40 

39 

*40

40 

42

44 

46 

48 

46 

5-54

61 

57 

44 

40 

*38

35 

-s-32 

30 

29 

22

19

30 

«30 

29

27 

24 

*22 

19

12

 *!2

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

29 

12 

.8 

0 

0 

0

0

June

-::-12 

11 

10

9.2

5.4 

#5.7 

6.0 

6.0 

6.9

#5.6 

4.3 

3.9 

*3.8 

-:'3 . 7

*3.6 

3.5 

3.1 

2.7 

2.4

»2.2 

2.1 

*2.0 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.4 

#1.2 

«1.0 

*.8

July

*0 6 

* 4 

 i.- 3 

* 2 

* 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

Mean

0 

0 

0

10. S

0 

0 

44.0 

70.1 

34.8 

4.39 

.05 

0 

0

12.8

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0 

0 

0

.0098

0 

0 

.042 

.067 

.033 

.0042 

.000048 

0 

0

.012

Sept.

Run-off in 

inches

0 

0 

0

.14

0

0 

.05 

.07 

.04 

.005 

.0006 

0 

0

.17
112 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Chlppewa River near Watson, Mlnn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°!', long. 95°48', on line between sees. 22 and 15, T. 

118 N., R. 41 W., 14- miles northeast of Watson, 2 miles below Dry Weather Creek, and 

10 miles above mouth. Zero of gage Is 931.82 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 1,850 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1909 (discharge measurements only), April 1910 

to septemoer 1917, March 1931 to September 1936 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 318 -second-feet Apr. 12, maximum 

gage height observed, 6.44 feet (backwater from Ice) Mar. 20; no flow Feb. 11 to Mar. 

12.

1910-17, 1931-36: Maximum discharge, 9,600 second-feet Apr. 4, 1917 (gage height, 

17.86 feet, old datum); no flow during several months In 1933-36.

Remarks.- Records good Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Apr. 9 to May 14; remainder poor. Discharge 

for parlod of Ice effect Mar. 18 to Apr. 8, and period of backwater from weed growth, 

May 18 to Aug. 10, computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records, and record of Minnesota River near Montevideo. Discharge for Nov. 

16 to Mar. 17, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30 computed on basis of six discharge measurements 

and record of Minnesota River near Montevideo. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

SB 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

11 

10 

8.8 

9.4

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

15 

19 

17 

18

16 

11 

12 

13 

11

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Nov.

18 

19 

14 

18 

18

16

16 

14 

17 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

15

. 15

1:

Dec.

. 10

} 

)' 

) 

*3.4 

> 5

 2

Jan.

} 

I-

* 5

} 

 .3

Month.

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

Jui)

Jul 

Auj 

Sei

H

alendar year 1935 ............

ater year 1935-36

Feb.

 0.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Bar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

*0

I:.5

1

2 

5 

22 

95 

206

166 

136 

122 

115 

83

102 

102 

166 

206 

230 

246

Secondfoot-daya

403.2 

463 

188.4

10,468.6

14.8 

1.0 

2,006.3 

5,422 

3,700 

811 

145.4 

66.0 

110.7

13,331.8

Apr.

214 

182 

174 

166 

158

151 

95 

174 

214 

264

264 

318 

282 

264 

230

214 

182 

166 

166 

158

166 

151 

136 

144 

136

129 

122 

122 

122 

158

Kaxlmim

19 

19

174

246 

318 

174 

46 

19 

6 

5

318

Hay

151 

158 

158 

158 

151

151 

151 

158 

158 

174

174 

166 

174 

151 

151

144 

129 

115 

102 

83

83 

89 

89 

83 

72

68 

58 

56 

57 

46 

42

Hinlnnini

8.8

0

0 

0 

95 

42 

16 

.4 

.4 

2

0

June

37 

34 

35 

33 

34

46 

43 

44 

40 

35

26 

29 

29 

26 

30

27 

22 

21

19 

18

17

22 

22

17

17 

16 

16

18 

17

July

19 

18 

13 

13 

10

10 

13 

10 

8.2 

8.2

3.9 

2!? 

2.6 

2.0 

1.5

1.2 

.8 

.8 

.4 

.6

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.7 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

Kean

13.0 

15.4 

6.08

28.7

.48 

.03 

64.7 

181 

119 

27.0 

4.69 

2.13 

3.69

36.4

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.9 

1.8 

1.6

1.6

1.1 

1.0 

.7 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

1 

1

1 

1

1

2 

3

4 

4 

3

3 

6 

6 

*5 . 6 

5 

5

Per square 

mile

O.0070 

.0083 

.0033

.016

.00026 

.000016 

.035 

.098 

.064 

.015 

.0025 

.0012 

.0020

.020

Sept.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

4

5 

5 

4 

4 

5

4 

4 

3 

3 

«2.7

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Run-off In 

inches

0.008 

.009 

.004

.21

.0003 

.00002 

.04 

.11 

.07 

.02 

.003 

.001 

.002

.27

*Dlacliarge measurement.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 113

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Mlnn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°43', long. 95°31', in sec. 35, T. 115 N., R. 39 W., 

e miles above mouth and 8 miles south of Granite Falls. Prior to June 11, 1936, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 540 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936 (incomplete during winter).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14-7 second-feet Apr. 15; maximum gage 

height, 3.10 feet Mar. 29, Apr. 14, 15; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 3-5.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, 476 second-feet Mar. 1, 1932 (gage height, 4.20 feet); 

no flow July 26, Aug. 27, 1931, and several days in 1933.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by shifting control or backwater from ice during most of period Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Mar. 10 to Sept. 30; discharge 

computed on basis of 11 discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. 

Discharge estimated Nov. 16 to Mar. 9 on basis of two discharge measurements and 

weather records. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Mar.'29 to May 30, Sept. 14; 

once daily Mar. 9-29, May 31 to Sept. 13, Sept. 15-30.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.1

.4 

.6 

.8 

.9

.8 

1.1 

1.3 

l.E 

1.7

2.1

s!i

1.4 

2.7

1.9 

2.3 

1.3 

l.B 

2.1

2.1 

1.5 

.9

1.3

1.4 

1.9

l.B 

l.B 

1.7 

2.1

Nov.

2.5 

2.3

1.4

1.7 

l.B 

1.7 

1.4 

3.5

2.3 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3

, 1.8

Dec.

, 1.5

1-

-a. 2

}»

Jan.

Month

Got

No'7 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

11

ember. .......................

alendar year

ater year 1935-36

Feb.

> 1.0 

' 1.5

Mar.

l.B 

2.0 

2.5

-~2 . 5 

2.5

3 

4 

6 

8 

9.0

9.0 

13 

6.9 

3.9 

t4.6

B.4 

7.9 

15 

20 

29

18 

13 

13 

7.3 

5.8

IS 

17 

103 

92 

90 

74

Secondfoot-days

47.0

B7.B 

43.2

31.0 

32.5 

606.8 

1,775 

B37 

196.9 

31.7 

19.6 

87.2

3,466.4

Apr.

69 

69

67 

64

BE

42 

42 

33 

42 

34

46

E7 

92 

124 

144

126 

103 

81 

69 

61

48 

43 

46 

40 

38

30 

29 

29 

24 

28

Maximum

2.7 

3.5

103 

144 

29 

11 

10 

2.5 

RE

144

May

29 

27

28 

24 

23

19 

18 

19 

19 

19

19

18 

20 

18 

16

16 

tl5

14 

16 

14

11 

12 

19 

14

11 

13 

12 

17 

14 

11

Minimum

0.4

1.5 

24 

11

.2 

.1 

.5

.1

June

11 tio

9.0 

7.9 

7.9

11 

11 

11 

t9 

6.9

6.9

6.9

4.E 

4.E 

5.3

8.4 

7.9 

7.9 

6.4 

4.8

4.5 

4.1 

3.8 

3.2

2.E

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

11

July

10

1.3

l.B 

1.3

2.2 

2.E 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

.8 

t.8 

.7

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

1.52 

1.92

1.4

1.0 

1.1 

19.6 

E9.2 

17.3 

6.56 

1.02 

.63 

2.91

9.47

Aug.

0.2 

t.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

,E 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.6

.7 

.7 

t.7 

.7 

.7

tl.2 

1.8 

2.5 

t2.1 

tl.« 

1.2

Per square 

mile

0.0028 

.0036 

.0026

.0019 

.0020 

.036 

.110 

.032 

.012 

.0019 

.0012 

.0054

.018

Sept.

1.2 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.5 

1.8 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

55 

4.1

2.2 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

t.8

.7 

.E 

.6 

.6 

.7

.7 

.6

.8 

.8 

.9

Run-off In 

Indies

0.003 

.004 

.003

.002 

.002 

.04 

.12 

.04 

.01 

.002 

.001 

.006

.23

 ^Discharge asurement. tlnterpolated.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°31" ,

a miles west of Redwood Falls.

Drainage area..- 703 square miles.

long. 95°10', in sec. T. 112 N., R. 36 W.

Records available.- July 1909 to September 1914, August 1930 to September 1936 (incomlete during vrtnter prior to 1936).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 387 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 

4.23 feet, affected by ice); minimum discharge, 0,2 second-foot July 28 to Aug. 7.

1909-14, 1930-56: Maximum discharge, 781 second-feet (discharge measurement) July 

2, 1909 (gage height, 3.93 feet, present datum); minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 25-31, 

Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good Apr. 13 to June 30, fair for remainder of year. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by debris on control Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30. Discharge computer! on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

data. Discharge during period of Ice effect, Mar. 10 to Apr. 12, computed on basis 

of four discharge measurements, gage heights, engineer's and observer's notes, and 

weather data. Discharge for Nov. 16 to Mar, 9 estimated on basis of two discharge 

measurements, weather data, and one gage reading by observer. Gaee read once or twice 

daily.

iter year 193E-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage aeirtit, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Hov. IS, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30) 

0.1 0.2 0.5 6 0.9 42 2.3 114 2.7 218 

.2 .7 .6 12 2.0 57 2.4 137 E.8 250 

.3 1.5 .7 £0 2.1 74 2,5 162 2.9 286 

,4 3 .8 30 2.2 93 2.6 189 3.0 325

3.1 368 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1335 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

.6

.5

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

.9

1.2 

1.3 

l.S 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4

1.5

Hov.

l.C 

1.3

ill 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

.9

, .8

Dec.

, 0.5 

^1:} 

Jan. Feb. Bar.

0.4

.7 

.7

2

6 

14 

40 

51

41 

28

16 

12

40 

78 

160 

130

119 

106 

64

43

20 

104

286 

34G 

306 

263

Apr.

150 

104

04 

69

66

46

X8

91

140 

142

123 

123

126 

123 

126 

108

82 

P4 

84

95

tea

tS5 

34

K->nth Second- Kaxinum 

root-days

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

ater year 1935-se

£8.9 

14.4

1.5 

1.3

12.4 

8.7 

2,458.1 346 

2.653 150 

r-73 44 

580.5 45 

41.8 i 6.0 

21.0 j 3.0 

20.0 ! 1.4

6,846.1 340

Hay

t38

36 

38 

38 

38

34 

36 

34 

34 

32

31

29 

27 

t26

29

27 

23

23 

34

28

27 

44 

41 

29

Minimum

0.4

.4 

34

23 

4.8

.4

.2

June

27 

23 

19 

18

21 

IB 

24 

21 

t20

18

37 

45 

42

34 

30 

£3

eo

18

l-i 

14 

12 

8.4 

7.2

6.0 

6.0 

4.8 

5.7 

5.4

July

6.0

tsi?

t3.2

2.7 

2.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5

1.3 

tl.2 

1.1

'.7

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

Aug.

O.E

.2 

.3

t.4 

.4

.3

.4 

.4 

.6

.7 

.7

.q 

.9 

1.1 

.9 

.8

.7 

1.3 

2.0 

l.E 

1.1 

1.1

Sept.

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.3 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.3

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.6

.8 

,7 

.6

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

t.4

.4 

.4 

.4

Per square Run-off in 

Kean mile inches

0.9fa 0.0014 0.002 

.56 .0014 .002 

.46 .00065 .00(17

.4 .00057 .0007 

.? .00043 .0005 

79.5 .113 .13 

38.5 .126 .14 

31.4 .045 ,05 

19. 4 .023 .03 

1.35 .0019 .002 

.68 .00097 .001 

.67 .00095 .001

18.7 .027 .36

tlnterpolat&l.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Hottonwood River near New Ulm, Mlrm.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°17', long. 94"29', In sec. 31, T. 110 N., R. 30 W., 

£ miles southwest of New Ulm and 4 miles above mouth. Zero of gage Is 810.50 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 1,190 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936 (incomplete during winter); July 1909 

to December IS13 comparable records at station 2 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discnarge observed during year, 4,160 second-feet Mar. 22; maximum 

gage height, 11.67 feet Mar. 13, affected by ice; minimum discharge, 2.1 second-feet 

Aug. 19.

1909-13, 1931-36: l&ximum discharge, 4,5bO second-feet Feb. 29, 1932 (gage 

height, 11.20 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 1, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good Mar. 20-25, June, July, and August; others fair except those 

estimated, which are poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from 

debris on control Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Aug. 5-20, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30 and by debris 

caught on piling Just below gage Mar. 26 to Apr. 30; discharge computed on basis of 

seven discharge measurements, engineers' notes, and weather records. Discharge during period of ice effect, Mar. 9-19, computer) on basis of two discharge measurements, 

gage heights, observer's and engineers' notes, and weather records. Discharge estimated Nov. 16 to Mar. 8 on basis of three discnarge measurements and weather records. 

Gage read twice daily Mar. 9-22, once daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Mar. 23 to Sept. 30.

;e height, in feet, and disCharge, xn secona-ieec; 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Kar. 26 to Apr. 30, Aug. 5 to Sept

8.0 2,200

9.0 3,OOO

10.0 3,800

10.5 4,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septemoer 1936

Day

1 

2 

Z

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.3

4.0

3.4

3..1

3.1-

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

3.1

5.9 

7.0 

5.0

5.9 

7.6 

7.0 

8.7 

-"-7.0

8.7 

10 

8.2 

4.3

3.7

5.9 

fa. 2

12

Mov.

Ifi 

IP 

18 

17 

16

16

16 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

12 

IE

, 10

Dec. { Jan.

, 8 

- 3.9

, 4

T4.3

4 

4

Month f

Oct Mo-v

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai

Apr 

Maj

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

V

ember ........................

alendar year

fater year 1935-36

Feb.

, 4 

-

Mar.

r

V 

7 

6

6 

7

8 

12

5'j

335 

1 520 

8^5 

680 

5UO

470

1,000 

2,520

3, 5 en

4,070 

4,160 

3,48iT 

2,920 

2,380

1,810 

825 

640 

725 

680 

680

Apr.

565 

565 

470 

410

385

350 

360 

310 

360 

360

360 

410 

440 

470 

470

440 

385 

322 

280 

250

203 

194 

177 

161

145 

137 

122 

114 

221

Second- Maximum 

oot-days

184.0 12 

393 18 

178.9

124.3 

1£5 

34,166.7 4,160 

9,667 565 

3,469 194 

2,140 186 

582 . 4 30 

1,098.6 470 

1,384 153

4,160

May

194

161 

153 

153 

145

129 

122 

120 

129 

129

145 

153 

161 

145 

122

106 

98 

92 

84 

84

71 

68 

81 

91 

84

81 

71 

77 

74 

70 

67

Minimum

3.1

6 

114

67 

32 

3.7

14°

2.1

June

61 

56 

51 

48

66 

57 

53 

53 

46

42

74 

]86 

153 

145

137 

114 

99 

91 

82

67 

63 

58 

52 

44

39 

35 

32 

38 

32

July

30 

30 

20 

26 

24

21 

21 

18

18

14 

12

11 

11 

9.3

8.2 

7.0 

5.3 

7.6 

6.4

7.0

5.3

6.4 

5.3

5.3 

6.4 

5.3 

4.3 

4.3 

3.7

Aug.

3.

3. 

3. 

3.

3. 

2.

3. 

2. 

2.

2. 

3. 

2. 

3. 

2.

2. 

2.

2. 

2.

3.

12 

14 

11 

8. 

13

11

64 

203 

470 

212

Mean ^Quare

5.94 0.0050 

13.1 .011 

5.77 .0048

4.01 .0034 

4.31 .0036 

1,102 .926 

322 .271 

112 .094 

71.3 .060 

12.3 .010 

35.4 .030 

46.1 .039

146 .123

4 

4 

1 

1

4

7 

7

1 

4 

7

4 

1 

7 

4 

7

7 

7 

7 

1 

4

7

Sept.

153 

122 

85 

62 

64

106 

82 

66 

52 

52

48 

44 

43 

34

51

38 

32 

29 

25 

24

21 

20

17 

17 

16

16 

19 

IS 

16 

14

Run-off In 

inches

O.OO6 

.01 

.006

.004 

.004 

1.07 

.30 

.11 

.07 

.01 

.03 

.04

1.66

^Interpolated. 

tDis charge measurement.
116 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

St. Crolx River near Daribury, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°4', long. 92°15', in sec. 33, T. 42 N., R. 15 W., on

 State Trunk Highway 35, 10 miles northeast of Danbury. Namakagon River enters 3-J 

miles above station.

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles.

Records available.- March 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,147 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,850 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage

 height, 5.04 feet); minimum, 450 second-feet Aug. 8, 10, 11.

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 8,480 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height, 

6.73 feet); minimum, 393 second-feet Aug. 6, 13, 1934 (gage height, -0.20 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 20 to Apr. 10, which 

are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36, except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet)

(Siiifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30) 

0.0 450 2.0 2,000 

.2 544 2.5 2,520 

.4 675 3.O 2.98O 

.6 815 3.5 3,400 

.8 960 4.0 3,820 

1.0 1,110 5.0 4,850 

1.5 1,520

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

675 

710 

710 

675 

675

710 

675 

675 

675 

710

780 

78 C 

815 

815 

851

960 

960 

887 

851 

960

960 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

960 

1,030 

887 

960 

1,030 

1,180

Nov.

1,340 

1,430 

1,430 

1,540 

1,430

1,340 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,020 

1,030 

1,110 

1,260 

1,110

1,180 

1,110 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

815 

851 

960 

960

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

887 

887

Dec.

951

6u7 

851 

851 

887

1,110 

1.180 

1', 260

1,260 

960

640 

887 

1,030 

1,180 

1,180

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,030 

960

815 

851 

887 

960 

887

815 

851 

815 

780 

815 

815

Jan.

815 

851 

851 

851

as:

851 

815 

815 

851 

815

815 

851 

851 

887 

887

887 

887 

887

887 

815

851 

815 

780 

745 

675

640 

640 

606 

640 

606 

606

Month

Oct

H07

Dec 

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

V\

alendar year 193

ater year!935-3(

Feb.

606

575 

575 

606 

575

544 

518 

518 

544 

575

575 

544 

575 

518 

518

518 

544 

518 

492 

518

492 

471 

471 

471 

471

518 

544 

544 

575

liar.

606

640 

675 

675 

710

710 

710 

710 

710 

745

780 

780 

81t> 

887 

887

960 

960 

960 

960 

1,030

1,030 

1,180 

1,520 

2,000 

2,420

2,620 

2,520 

2,800 

2,980 

3,060 

2,800

Secondfoot-days

26,676 

33,830 

29,625

424,168

24,624 

15,513 

40,840 

91,430 

70,180 

26,611 

19,380 

20,009 

25,112

423,830

Apr.

2,710 

2,800 

2,620 

2,420 

2,420

1,900 

2,000 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220

2,320 

3,230 

3,650 

4,100 

4,610

4,850 

4,200 

4,100 

3,910 

3,740

3,480 

3,230 

3,060 

2,980 

2,980

2,890

2,710 

2,620 

2,620 

2,620 

-

Maximum

1,180 

1,430 

1,260

5,120

887 

606 

3,060 

4,850 

3,480 

1,110 

851 

1,110 

1,180

4,850

May

2,890 

2^980 

2,980 

2,890 

2,890

3,230 

3,480 

3,480 

3,400 

3,310

3,140 

2,980 

2,800 

2,620 

2,420

2,220 

2,000 

1,800 

1,800 

1,710

1,610 

1,520 

1,520 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,180 

1,180

Minimum

675 

815 

640

640

606 

471 

606 

1,900 

1,180 

710 

492 

450 

675

450

June

1,110 

1,110 

960 

960 

960

1,030 

1,030 

960 

960 

960

960 

960 

960 

887 

887

887 

887 

815 

815 

815

887 

851 

780 

745 

710

710 

745 

745 

745 

780

July

815 

851 

851 

780 

710

780 

745 

675 

675 

640

640 

640 

606 

575

575

544 

544 

575

575 

575

575

575 

544 

544

575 

544 

518 

492 

518 

518

Mean

861 

1,128 

956

1,162

794 

535 

1,317 

3,048 

2,264 

887 

625 

645 

837

1,158

Aug.

518 

518 

492 

492 

492

518 

471 

450 

471 

450

450 

492 

492 

492 

471

471 

450 

450 

471

471

492 

887 

887 

851 

960

1,030 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,030 

960

Per square 

mile

0.555 

.728 

.617

.750

.512 

.345 

.850 

1.97 

1.46 

.572 

.403 

.4.16 

.540

.747

Sept.

887 

851 

780 

745 

710

675 

710 

745 

780 

851

960 

1,030 

1,030 

1,110 

1,180

1,030 

1,030 

960 

887 

851

815 

780 

780 

745

745

710 

675 

675 

710

675

Run-off In 

Inches

0.64 

.81 

.71

10.16

.59 

.37 

.98 

2.20 

1.68 

.64 

.46 

.48 

.60

10.16
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 117

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°56', long. 92°39', near center of sec. 30, T. 40 N., R. 

18 W., at Norway Point, 0.5 mile below mouth of Sand Creek and 10 miles north of 

Grantsburg.

Drainage area.- 2,820 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,833 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,300 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage 

height, 11.42 feet); minimum, 656 second-feet Aug. 9.

1923-36: Maximum discharge observed, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 18, 1927, Apr. 13, 

1936; maximum gage height, that of Apr. 13, 1936; minimum discharge, 510 second-feet 

Aug. 14, 17, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 21-23, Nov. 27 to 

Apr. 11, which are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

,210 

,210 

,210 

,210 

,140

,140 

,210 

,210 

,210 

,210

,280 

,280 

,360 

,360 

,360

,360 

,440 

,530 

,440 

,440

,620 

,620 

,720 

,720 

,720

,720 

,720 

,720 

,720 

,720 

,920

Nov.

2,240 

2,350 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460

2,350 

2,350 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

2,130 

2,020 

2,130 

2,020 

2,130

2,020 

2,020 

1.920 

1,920 

1,820

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,920 

1,920

1,8 

1, J 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820

Dec.

,820 

,720 

,720 

,720 

,720

,720 

,020 

,130 

,130

,020

,620 

,530 

,720 

,920

,920

,920 

,820 

,820 

,720 

,440

,280 

,440 

,530 

,530 

,530

,440 

,440 

,440 

,440 

,440 

,440

Jan.

1,360 

,440 

,440 

,530 

,530

,440 

,440

,360 

,440 

,440

,440 

,440 

,360

,360 

,360

,360 

,360 

,360 

,360 

,360

,360 

,360 

,280 

,210 

,210

,140 

,140 

,140 

,070 

,070 

,070

Month

Oct 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

"Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193 5... .........

ater yearl935-36

Feb.

1,070 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

930

930 

930

863 

863 

863

863 

863 

863

863 

79 S

798 

798 

798 

798 

79S

79S 

798 

798 

798 

798

798

863 

863 

863

Mar.

863 

863 

930 

930 

1,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,070

,070 

,140 

,210 

,280 

,360

,360 

,360 

,360 

,360 

,440

,530 

,620 

,920 

,460 

,960

,670 

,260 

,890 

,210 

,710 

,710

Secondfoot-days

44,730 

61,920 

52,100

763,205

41,830 

25,066 

62,536 

237,970 

156,330 

42,670 

27,667 

28,062 

39,150

819,431

Apr.

5,710 

5,540 

5,540 

5,210 

5,050

4,730 

4,410 

4,410 

4,890 

5,710

7,420 

11,400 

13,300 

13,300 

13,000

12,800 

12,600 

12,100 

11,000 

10,300

9,690 

8,710 

7,780 

6,900 

6,560

6,390 

6,220 

5,880 

5,710 

5,710

Maximum

1,920 

2,460 

2,130

12,400

1,530 

1,070 

5,710 

13,300 

8,710 

1,920 

1,210 

1,530 

1,620

13,300

May

6,390 

7,240 

7,960 

7,780 

7,240

8,140

8,330 

8,710 

8,520 

7,780

7,240 

6,900 

6,390 

5,710 

5,210

4,570 

4,260 

3,810 

3,520 

3,240

3,100 

2,960 

2,830 

2,700 

2,580

2,460 

2,350 

2,240 

2,130 

2,020 

2,020

Minimum

1,140 

1,820 

1,280

905

1,070 

798 

863 

4,410 

2,020 

1,140 

704 

674 

1,140

674

June

l',B20 

1,720 

1,620 

1,530

1,620 

1,720 

1,720 

1,620 

1,620

1,530 

1,530 

1,440 

1,440 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,210 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

July

,140 

,210 

,210 

,140 

,070

,070 

,070 

,070 

,000 

,000

1,000

930 

S63 

863 

798

798 

798 

798 

863 

798

766 

766 

766 

766 

766

735 

735 

735 

735 

704 

704

Mean

1,443 

2,064 

1,681

2,091

1,330 

864 

2,017 

7,932 

5,043 

1,422 

892 

905 

1,305

2,239

Aug.

704 

704 

704

674 

704

704 

704 

704 

674 

674

674 

704 

735 

704

704

735 

766 

766 

735

766

863 

,210 

,210 

,140 

,140

,210 

,280 

,530 

,440 

,440 

,360

Per square 

mile

0.512 

.732 

.596

.741

.472 

.306 

.715 

2. SI 

1.79 

.504 

.316 

.321 

.463

.794

Sept.

1,280 

1,210 

1,210 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,360 

1,280 

1,210 

1,280

1,440 

1,440 

1,530 

1,530 

1,620

1,620 

1,530 

1,440 

1,360 

1,360

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

Run-off in 

inches

0.59 

.82 

.69

10.06

.54 

.33 

.82 

3.14 

2.06 

.56 

.36 

.37 

.52

10.80
118 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

St. Croix River near Rush City, Mimi.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°42', long. 92°52', in SWJ sec. 8, T. 37 H., R. 20 W., 200

 feet above Northern Pacific Railway bridge 5 miles east of Rush City and 10 miles 

below mouth of Snake River. Zero of gage is 766.9 feet above mean sea level, by 

Northern States Power Co. levels.

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years, £,695 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 27,700 second-feet (result of dis-

 charge measurement) Apr. 14 (gage height, 12.44 feet); minimum observed, 802 secondfeet Aug. 15.

1923-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1936; minimum, 630 second-feet Aug. 

14, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 16 to Apr. 11, which

 are poor and were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and 

weatlier records. Gage read once daily.

 

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

1 3 

14 

IS

16 

17

ie

19 

SO

"1

24

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

SI

Oct

NoV

Dec

c

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

J-un 

Jul 

Aug

VI

Oct.

1,490 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790

1,890 

1,990 

1,890 

1,890 

1,790

1,990 

2,100 

2,100 

2,200 

2,200

2,200 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,10O

ober. . . .

enbf*r

alendar

ater yea

-iTjirr

2,720

3,050 

3,05O 

3,050 

3,05O

£,830 

2,830 

£,7EO 

£,720 

£,830

2,620 

2,410 

£,520 

2,520

2,410 

2,410 

2,3OO 

2,3OO

1,990

2,100 

2,2OO 

2,200 

2,300 

2,300

2,300 

2,300 

2,200 

1,990 

1,990

2,200 

2,100 

1,890 

1,890 

1,990

2,100 

2,300 

2,620 

2,520 

2,520

2,100 

1,690

1, 890 

2,100

2,100

1,990 

1,990 

1,890 

1,890 

1,590

1,690 

1,790 

1,790 

1,890 

1,790

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,690 

1,790

Month

year 193!

r 1935-C

Jan.

1

1,790 1,080 

1,790 1.1OO 

1,790 , 1,040 

1,890 1,060 

1,890 ' 1,080

1,790 i 1,040 

1,790 , 1,000 

1,690 , 1,020 

1,79O 1,040

1,790 1,050

1,790 1,110 

1,690 1,170 

1,590 1,190 

1,490 1,190 

1,090 1,190

1,690 1,130 

1,690 1,110 

1,690 1,170 

1,690 1,130 

1,590 1,110

1,590 1,O8O 

1,390 1,150 

1,390 1,080 

1,290 1,110 

1,190 1,100

1,190 1,130 

1 , 100 1, 170 

1,110 1,110 

1,100 1,110 

1,110 i 

1,100 !

Secondfoot-days

55,590 

74,730 

6O,950

1,189,550

48,160 

32,060 

98,370 

404,190 

300,540 

64,2OO 

33,688 

35,458 

53 , 700

1,261,636

Mar.

1,060 

1,150 

1,290 

1,S90 

1,890

1,290 

1,290 

1,190 

1,390 

1,290

1,29O 

1,390 

1,490 

1,490 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,690 

1,690

1,790

1,890 

1,890 

3,490 

7,980 

6,440

7,980 

7,470

7,980 

8,240 

8,490 

8,490

Maxl

8,490 

7,470 

6,700 

6,7OO 

6,440

5,920 

4,900 

4,650 

5,160 

7,470

10,300 

17,900 

24,200 

27,500 

25,300

25,300 

24,200 

23,500 

21,500 

13,200

16,5OO 

15,000 

13,000 

12,300 

11,500

11,300 

11,OOO 

10,500 

1O,3OO 

11,000

M«J .^

12,000 

14,800 

16,300 

15,500 

14,500

17,6OO 

16,800 

16 , 500 

18,500 

14,500

14,000 

12,800 

11,500

10,500

8,490 

7,980 

7,220 

6,96O 

6,440

6,440 

5,410 

5,150 

4,650 

4,650

4,410 

3,940 

3,940 

3,490 

3,270 

3,050

tmim Minimum

j 2,200 

3,050 

2,620

| 21,100

1,890 

1,190 

8,490 

; 27,500 

18,500 

3,050 

1,69O 

1,990 

2,410

27,500

1,390 

1,990 

1,590

1,260

1,100 

1,000

4,650 

3.OEO 

1,490 

820 

802 

1,390

802

2,720 i 

3,050 

E,720 i 

2,620 

2,520

2,720 

2,V2O , 

2,62O 

2,520 

2,520

2,410 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

2,100

2,100 

1,990 

1,990 

1,890 

1,790

1,790 ; 

1,790 

1,690 

1,690 

1,590

1,590 

1,690 

1,490 

J 1,490 

1,490

Mean

1,793 

3,491 

1,966

3,259

1,554 

1,106 

3,173 

13,470 

9,695 

2,140 

1,087 

1,144 

1,790

3,447

pp 1936

1,390 

1,600 

1,490 

1,490 

1,390

1,290 

1,290 

1,190 

1,190 

1,130

1,100 

1,020 

1,100 

1,060 

1,020

946 

964 

946 

946

982 

946 

910

982 

946

910 

910 

910 

910 

838 

820

;. Eept.

820 1,690 

874 1,590 

856 1,490 

838 1,490 

856 1,490

874 1,490 

856 1,890 

856 1,690 

838 1,59O 

856 2, 100

820 2,300 

838 2,100 

838 1,990 

820 2,100 

802 2,300

838 2,300 

874 2,300 

874 1,990 

874 2,200

892 2,410

964 1,690 

1,790 1,690 

1,690 1,590 

1,490 1,490 

1,490 1,490

,690 1,490 

,790 1,490 

: ,990 1,490

.|890 1*590 

,790

mile

0.350 

.487 

.384

! .637 H 

.304 

.216 

.620 

2.63 

1»89 

.418 

.212 

.233 

.350

.673

Run-off In 

inches

0.40 

.54 

.44

8.63

.35 

.23 

.71 

2.93 

2.18 

.47 

.24 

.26 

.39

9.14
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 119 

St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 45°24'45", long. &2"38'45", in sec. 19, T. 34 K., R. 18 W., at power 

plant of Northern States Power Co. near St. Croix Falls.

Drainage area.- 5,930 square miles.

Records available.- January 1910 to September 1956 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; 

January 1902 to October 1912 in Report of water resources investigation of Minnesota, 

1909-1912 (monthly discharge only July 1M35 to December 1909).

Average discharge.- 31 years (1902-5, 1908-36), 3,432 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Apr. 15; minimum daily 

discharge, 129 second-feet Dec. £9.

1902-5, 1908-36: Maximum daily discharge observed, 35,800 second-feet Mar. 26, 

1920; no flow Sept. 30, 19£9.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow controlled by operation of gates of power plant and by 

regulation at Never's dam, 10 miles upstream. Records of daily discharge computed 

from povrer-house records furnished by Northern States Power Co.

charge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 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

Oet.

1,720

1,620 

1,620

1,580 

1,460

1,530 

1,540 

1,610 

1,630 

1,620

1,620 

1,620 

1,940 

2,O4O 

2,030

2,120 

1,970 

2,330 

2,300

1,690

2,370 

2,550 

2,370 

2,520 

2,440

2,620 

2,110 

2,320 

2,380 

2,320 

3,410

Nov.

2,940 

3,760 

1,460 

3,480 

3,110

3,130 

3,62O 

2,720 

3,220 

2,010

2,740 

3,130 

2,72O 

2,430 

2,790

2,910 

2,040 

2,840 

2,550 

2,930

1,980 

1,210 

1,420 

1,750 

2,420

2,860 

3,060 

1,490 

2,720 

1,740

Dec.

778

2,420 

1,630 

1,770 

2,060

2,010

2,710 

1,530 

3,060 

2,390

2,320 

2,200 

2,160 

2,620 

1,070

E.360 

2,270 

2,340 

2,300 

2,180

1,620 

833 

1,780 

1,770 

398

2,140 

2,350 

1,580 

129 

2,430 

2,520

Jan.

720 

2,700 

2,45O 

2,090 

239

2,340 

£,130 

1,980- 

1,840 

2,080

2,180 

674 

2,250 

1,610 

1,890

2,240 

2,160 

1,570 

559 

2,110

2,020 

2,140 

1,880 

1,560 

1,670

487 

1,970 

1,760 

1,810 

1,740 

1,530

M-mth

Oet 

NOD 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Mas 

Juu 

Jill 

Aug 

Se)

«

alendar year 19

ater year 1935-

Feb.

1,460 

207 

2,190 

1,740 

1,720

1,480 

1,470 

1,610 

611 i, r eo

1,570 

1,420 

1,480 

1,510 

1,630

336

1,780 

1,650 

1,510 

1,500

1,410 

1,570 

345 

2,090 

1,880

1,690 

1,480 

1,400 

1,590

Mar.

437 

2,010 

2,040 

1,760 

1,530

1,810 

1,380 

504 

2,030 

2,300

1,980 

1,950 

1,710 

2,O2O 

230

2,620 

2,110 

1,880 

1,900 

1,900

2,980 

1,100 

4,130 

7,180 

7,840

8,170 

7,520 

7,390 

6,810 

7,540 

7,740

Seeondfoot-days

63,000 

77,180 

59,738

1,227,067

54,379 

42,189 

102,501 

449,790 

337,310 

68, 050 

40,399 

39,504 

57,830

1,391,870

Apr.

7,560 

7,390 

6,840 

6,690 

5,810

6,740 

6,040 

4,980 

5, ISO

5,550

11,000 

20,100 

27,000 

30,800 

31,000

29,000 

29,000 

27,500 

24,600 

21,400

19,000 

17,600 

15,400 

14,500 

12,400

13,400 

11,600 

11,100 

10,900 

9,970

Maximum

3,410 

3,760 

3,060

26,400

2,700 

2,190 

3,170 

31,000 

21,200 

3,470 

1,600 

2,380 

2,580

31,000

May

11,600 

17,100 

18, 600 

19,000 

18,100

19,200 

21,200 

20,300 

20,000 

18,000

15,000 

14,400 

12,900 

11,800 

10,400

9,900 

9,650 

6,900 

6,760 

6,850

6,620 

5,660 

4,770 

3,990 

5,060

4,740 

4,640 

4,670 

3,360 

3,360 

2,780

Minimum

1,460 

1,210 

129

129

239 

207 

230 

4,980 

2,780 

1,560 

999 

938 

1,500

129

June

3,470 

3,250 

3,280 

2,810 

2,920

2,640 

2,360 

3,270 

2,830 

2,750

2,700 

2,530 

2,160 

1,990 

2,050

2,140 

2,05O 

2,06O 

2,040 

1,910

1,640 

1,680 

1,860 

1,770 

1,780

1,600 

1,600 

1,630 

1,720 

1,560

July

1,520 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,470 

1,470 

1,420 

1,450 

1,220

1,350 

1,300 

1,630 

1,210 

1,260

1,220 

1,150 

1,140 

1,150 

1,230

1,570 

1,140 

1,210 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,200 

1,170 

1,030 

1,100 

999

Mean

2,032 

2,573 

1,927

3,362

1,754 

1,455 

3,306 

14,990 

10,880 

2,268 

1,303 

1,274 

1,928

3,803

Aug.

976 

974 

1,010 

983 

982

956 

985 

1,010 

988 

966

951 

996 

961 

967 

1^020

1,010 

938 

1,080 

1,100 

961

1,120 

1,900 

1,610 

1,610 

1,620

1,630 

1,700 

2,010 

2,380 

1,870 

2,230

Per square

mile

0.343 

.434 

.32 5

.567

.296 

.245 

.558 

2.53 

1.83 

.382 

.220 

.215 

.325

.641

Sept.

1,790 

1,810 

1,720 

1,620 

1,600

1,600 

1,660 

2,010 

1,830 

2,O30

2,220 

2,530 

2,230 

2,200 

2,530

2,580 

2,400 

2,290 

2,260 

1,960

2,030 

1,720 

1,940 

1,740 

1,550

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,500

Run-off in 

inches

0.40

.48 

.37

7.69

.34 

.26 

.64 

2.82 

2.11 

.43 

.25 

.25 

.36

8.71
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 

Namakagon River near Tregp,.Wls.

Location.- Lat. 45°57', long. 91°53', in SWi sec. 17, T. 40 K., R. 12 W. , at power house 

or Wisconsin Hydroelectric Co. 5 miles northwest of Trego.

Drainage area.- 489 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,340 second-feet Apr. 15; minimum, 197 

seconfl-feet Feb. 13.

1927-36: Maximum dally discharge, 1,360 second-feet Sept. 14, 1928; minimum, 113 

second-feet Aug. 17, Sept. 7, 1930.

Remarks^- Records good. Discharge Is computed from hourly records of load and head on 

power plant.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 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.

346 

346 

328 

328 

330

312 

312 

312 

321 

321

321 

317 

320 

361 

386

425 

346 

326 

377 

308

347 

431 

431 

431 

425

425 

327 

376 

361 

426 

441

Nov.

506 

579 

483 

547 

558

502

504 

531 

506 

462

429 

419 

566 

511 

522

450 

385 

385 

418 

424

401 

328 

279 

296 

361

488 

486 

462 

331 

320

Dec.

390 

316 

329 

319 

273

396 

475 

430 

467 

359

310 

327 

338 

386 

370

476 

419 

382 

357 

307

294 

282 

302 

282 

231

320 

289 

320 

285 

285 

346

Jan.

328 

352 

347 

352 

324

352 

318 

336 

306 

310

321 

335 

327 

339

339 

346 

339 

333 

346

339

295 

297 

272 

272

306 

279 

280 

276 

282 

282

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

J-ul 

Aug 

Ser

V

alendar year 193 5 ............

atep year 1935-

Feb.

263 

275 

275 

275 

276

209 

232 

245 

273 25"6

237 

279 

197 

227 

240

218 

209 

237 

264 

257

264 

257 

285 

274 

286

293 

287 

295 

268

Mar.

311 

299 

267 

266 

264

264 

278 

278 

293 

292

301 

411 

398 

399 

400

435 

396 

396 

396 

444

463 

44S 

594 

802 

774

828 

645 

795 

609 

692 

695

Second - 

foot-days

11,164 

13,439 

10,662

149,261

9,869 

7,453 

14,133 

24,904 

24,638 

12,318 

8^690 

9,690 

10,484

157,444

Apr.

694 

575 

530 

490 

230

544 

517 

517 

430 

434

737 

983 

1,100 

1,220 

1,340

1,330 

1,130 

1,170 

1,180 

597

997 

948 

905 

915 

870

762

871 

774 

876 

838

Maxlstuin

441 

579 

476

957

352 

295 

8^8 

1,340 

1,250 

569 

427 

710 

541

1,340

May

918 

884 

852 

868 

823

1,040 

1,170 

1*250 

1,120 

1,160

1,000 

983 

886 

891 

755

742 

663 

615 

664 

644

566 

601 

660 

624 

537

680 

636 

630 

628 

574 

574

Minimum

308 

279

231

193

272 

197 

264 

230 

537 

291 

218 

199 

240

197

June

569 

543 

547 

505 

492

450 

384 

443 

446 

425

425 

425 

426 

428 

401

354 

306 

335 

369 

383

391 

330 

294 

291 

361

396 

396 

403 

400 

400

July

416 

329 

329 

291 

427

344 

306 

303 

303 

289

367 

239 

244 

221 

220

234 

273 

273 

275 

275

263 

270 

254 

256 

255

276 

266 

218 

225 

225 

224

Mean

360 

448 

344

409

318 

257 

456 

830 

795 

411 

280 

313 

349

430

Aug.

224 

224 

224 

224 

224

224 

224 

224 

224 

224

224 

224 

224 

224

261

238 

199 

211 

210 

230

250 

431 

464 

332 

417

710 

fel7 

583 

602 

456 

443

Per square

mile

0.736 

.916 

.703

.836

.650 

.526 

.933 

1.70 

1.63 

.840 

.573 

.640 

.714

.879

Sept.

423 

303 

346 

329 

299

259 

263 

332 

332 

400

412 

430 

414 

541 

486

467 

414 

414 

321 

355

297 

299 

315 

318 

318

304 

240 

285 

284 

284

Run-off In 

Inches

0.85 

1.02 

.81

11.35

.75 

.57 

1.08 

1.90 

1.88 

.94 

.66 

.74 

.80

12.00
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 121

Apple River near Somerset, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 45°10', long. 92°43', in sec. 21, T. 31 N., R. 19 W., at power plant of 

Northern States Power Co. 3£ miles below Somerset.

Drainage area.- 550 square miles.

Records available.- January 1901 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 297 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet Apr. 12; minimum, 15 

second-feet Aug. 15.

1901-36: Maximum daily discharge, 2,280 second-feet in June 1905; no flow Sept. 

30, 1929, Aug. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair. Regulation at power plant. Daily discharge, computed from powerhouse records, furnished by Northern States Power Co.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year Octol>er 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

2S 

30 

31

Oct.

183 

144 

177 

158 

151

157 

151 

110 

128 

140

143 

120 

291 

526 

419

336 

297 

£30 

286 

286

198 

342 

314 

269 

236

230 

223 

195 

239 

267 

291

Nov.

310 

512 

277 

320 

301

259 

302 

282 

262 

307

169 

260 

251 

228 

186

212

251 

192 

173 

224

187 

161 

204 

215 

186

219 

249 

167 

145 

201

Dec.

193 

161 

184 

160 

160

195 

243 

242 

212 

142

144 

216 

208 

216 

168

150 

224 

229 

195 

82

113 

148 

158 

165 

152

97 

145 

229 

149 

128 

178

Jan.

172 

190 

169 

168 

160

170 

140 

233 

177 

160

167 

195

144 

167 

184

184 

190 

150 

184 

120

166 

144 

158 

173 

168

148 

134 

129 

179 

161 

139

Month

Oct 

Ho-! 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

liar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

H ater year 1935-C

Feb.

132 

150 

107 

133 

133

161 

126 

140 

144 

137

149 

184 

150 

161 

161

145 

150 

136 

156 

146

140 

150 

151 

127 

137

191 

176 

175 

173

Mar.

189 

173 

186 

196 

176

177 

199 

215 

210 

74

249 

228 

296 

294 

242

245 

226

222 

241 

297

357 

398 

683 

901 

1,580

1,590 

938 

982 

1,010 

862 

831

Secondfoot-days

7,237 

7,212 

5,386

82,110

5,123 

4,321 

14,467 

27,812 

15,861 

6,115 

3,221 

2,686 

4,455

103,896

Apr.

786 

713 

605 

679 

565

549 

472 

510 

464 

868

1,410 

1,690 

1,650 

1,200 

1,560

1,620 

1,470 

1,440 

1,250 

1,120

969 

929 

784 

721 

713

659 

685 

605 

557 

569

Maximum

526 

512 

243

814

233 

191 

1,590 

1,690 

848 

319 

149 

158 

356

1,690

Hay

591 

634 

586 

648 

626

525 

664 

848 

745 

750

729 

727 

689 

586 

629

407 

521 

414 

365 

405

414 

381 

387 

340 

452

429 

367 

281 

295 

221 

204

Minimum

110 

145 

82

79

120 

107 

74 

464 

204 

116 

59 

15 

83

15

June

209 

271 

286 

242 

238

301 

190 

319 

263 

267

2O7 

267 

213 

217 

289

174 

116 

150 

236

144

181 

154 

169 

149 

126

136 

160 

184 

131 

126

July

132 

149 

103 

132

115

103 

144 

120 

115 

120

103 

97 

103 

59 

82

91 

85 

91 

97 

114

79 

73 

97 77' 

120

144 

126 

100 

91 

71 

88

Mean

233 

240 

174

225

165 

149 

467 

927 

512 

204 

104 

86.6 

148

284

Aug.

126 

56 

110 

107 

92

83 

39 

38 

70 

129

57 

106 

71 

53 

15

158 

103 

77 

89 

23

62 

88 

98 

79 

88

98 

119 

144 

115 

73 

120

Per square

mile

0.424 

.436 

.316

.409

.300 

.271 

.849 

1.69 

.931 

.371 

.189 

.157 

.269

.516

Sept.

150

111 

144 

150 

108

91 

103 

91 

109 

125

236 

356 

251 

172 

219

170 

109 

120 

138 

120

120 

154 

212 

140 

132

107 

97 

141 

196 

83

Run-off In 

Inches

0.49 

.49 

.36

5.56

^ .35 

.29 

.98 

1.89 

1.07 

.41 

.22 

.18 

.30

7.03
CAlfflON RIVER BASIN

Camion River at Welch, Mirrn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°34 ! , long. 92 

W. , at Welch, 5 miles above mouth of Belle Greek.

In sec. 28, T. 113 N. , R. 16

Drainage area.- 1,290 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to January 1914, November 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 12.04 

feet)'; minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1909-14, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 23, 1936; minimum, that of Aug. 

3, 1936.

Remarks . - Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 27-29, Jan. 9- 

22, Jan. 28 to Feb. 15, Feb. 23 to Mar. 15 (computed on basis of five discharge 

measurements, gage heights, weather records and comparison with power-plant record at 

Cannon Falls J, and those when recorder did not operate, Dec. 2-5, Jan. 23-27, Feb. 6, 

16-E2, (computed on basis of weather records and power-plant record at Cannon Falls), 

which are fair. Discharge partly regulated by power plants above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

122

119 

119 

104

96 

96

96 

96

9F

99 

99 

99 

74 

123

142 

119 

119 

122 

106

83 

142 

147 

136 

128

112 

51

139 

136 

162

Nov.

196

144 

61 

113 

162

159 

147 

147 

144 

130

76 

139

139 

136 

136

159 

119 

79 

150 

144

139 

128 

145 

150 

136

130 

144 

107 

85 

142

Dee.

100 

70 

120 

120 

IbO

162 

197 

176 

105 

51

172 

183 

183 

180 

156

110 

193 

171 

144

159

162 

192 

94 

2SO 

92

170 

247 

251 

212 

1S5 

233

Jan.

125

132 

230

219 

165

76 

142 

177

190

177

190

183

144 

139

162

206 

165 

119

142 

139 

140 

140 

ISO

100 

120 

125 

122 

130 

122

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

U/

alendar year 1935. ...........

1/1

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

122 

99 

101 

122 

117

180

251 

202

112

109

289 

393 

379 

326

100 

150

soo

23O 

250

250 

270

153 

165 

274

301 

289 

293 

285

Mar.

£16 

196 

872 

BVg 

810

407 

183 

130 

190 

595

780

840 

780 

780 

750

726 

709 

780 

1,370 

2,540

5,260 

9,460 

10, 500 

10,20O 

7,450

4,630 

3,420 

3,180 

3,930 

4,060 

3,180

Secondfoot-days

3,471 

3,966 

4,930

107,659

4,715 

6,224 

79,796 

34,635 

19,552 

5,641 

2,836 

2,421 

2,703

170,890

Apr.

2,640 

2,340 

2,060 

1,840 

1,630

1,470 

1,350 

1,310 

1,470 

1,230

1,150 

1,190 

1,510 

1,510 

1,350

1,350 

1,190 

1,040 

1,000 

930

832 

692 

395 

439 

416

335

461 

489 

480 

536 

_

Maximum

162 

196 

251

3,960

230 

393 

10,500 

2,640 

1,300 

330 

145 

202 

261

10,500

May

586 

Y72 

1,070 

1,040 

950

83g 

770 

710 

692

658

1,500 

1,190 

1,000 

832 

740

692 

545 

576 

476 

414

396 

393 

452 

3O3

187

388 

389 

385 

367 

288 

79

Minimum

51

61 

70

51

76 

99 

130 

335 

79 

52 

45 

34 

55

34

June

293 

330 

511

347

324 

256 

117 

302

230 

240 

226 

169 

151

151 

149 

149 

149 

ISO

130 

126

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

109 

52 

109

July

134 

130 

120 

108

64

112 

112 

103 

108 

108

105 

92 

54 

45 

79

103 

101 

96 

67 

101

145 

63 

51 

46 

89

94 

92 

89 

89 

63 

48

Mean

112 

132 

159

295

152 

215 

2,574 

1,154 

631 

188 

91.5 

78.1 

90.1

467

Aug.

47 

34 

48 

94 

97

97 

94 

89 

31 

52

80 

52

38

38

39 

43 

46 

87 

101

202 

140 

61 

52 

90

90 

94 

118 

110 

1O6 

62

Per square 

mile

0.087 

.102 

.123

.229

.118 

.167 

2.00 

.895 

. 489 

.146 

.071 

.061 

.070

.362

Sept.

86 

118 

110 

103 

97

94 

55

67 

109 

82

81 

79 

76 

86 

93

81 

75

eo

261

72 

95 

92 

86

S7

84 

81 

57 

62

78

Run-off in 

inches

0.10

.11

.14

3.11

.14 

.18 

2.31 

1.00 

.56 

.16 

.08 

.07 

.08

4.93
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 123

Chlppewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°51' , long. 91°4' , In sec. 23, T. 39 N. , R. 6

 W., at highway bridge 3 miles below Chippewa Reservoir Dam and 4 miles northwest of 

Winter.

Drainage area.- 775 square rnlles.

Records available.- February 1912 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1913-36), 649 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year ,- 2,600 second-feet May 14. 15 (gage height, 7.0

 feet)';" minimum, 114 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 3.85 feet).

1912-36: Maximum discharge, 6,940 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height, 9.56 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Apr. 17-20, 1925 (gage height, 3.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Jan. 23 to Mar. 10, which

 were computed on basis of gate openings at Chippewa Reservoir, one discharge measurement, and weather records and are fair. Part of table of monthly discharge corrected 

for regulation by storage In Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1935-56 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shift ing- control method used Oct. 1 to i.ov. 24, July 11 to bept . 30)

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

100

157

220

290

4.6

4.8 

5.0 

5.4

383

490

610

895

6.2

6.6 

7.0

1,250

1,660

2,120

2,600

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

711

711

711

711

711

Yll

711

711

711

711

711

711

711

462

264

272

272

272

172

172

172

172

1Y2

1Y2

172

172

172

172

179

188

179

Nov.

163

163

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

204

210

172

142

142

142

142

220

312

368

519

697

872

,030

,150

,150

,150

,150

1,150

1,150

Dec,

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,340

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,44O

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,340

Month

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

December.... .........

Calendar year 1935.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ............

Water year 1935-36.

Jan.

,340

,340

,340

,300

,300

,300

,300

,300

,250

,£50

,200

,200

,200

,200

1,200

1,200

1.1EO

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,030

975

943

Feb.

895

865

842

827

797

782

746

711

690

656

617

585

452

253

253

253

253

253

255

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

_

-

Mar -

253

257

264

275

286

286

283

283

286

290

325

344

393

435

290

290

358

358

272

220

188

188

163

142

188

220

236

204

214

236

236

Apr.

236

236

253

253

220

253

220

157

163

214

253

194

236

204

163

151

133

127

127

127

114

122

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

Observed

Seoondfoot-days

13,051

13,534

43,700

266,984

36,268

13,513

8,263

5,172

22, 110

18,422

17,980

18,615

, yo

218,614

Maximum

711

1,150

1,550

1,780

1,340

895

435

253

2,540

1,060

610

610

2,540

Minimum

172

142

1,150

114

943

253

142

114

122

435

548

204

220

114

Mean

421

451

1,410

731

1,170

466

267

172

713

614

580

600

266

597

Hay

127

122

127

142

182

204

172

157

157

157

142

490

1,250

2,540

2,060

1,250

935

911

895

782

610

548

548

548

819

935

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

June

1,060

911

663

548

548

536

536

446

435

519

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

630

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

Gain or loss

in storage

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-123

-893

-2,650

-940

-2,600

-360

-1,080

-5,760

-3,280

-910

-1,320

~ -

~~

-2,530

July

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

548

548

548

548

548

548

548

548

548

Aug.

548

548

548

548

676

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

819

690

5Y9

446

334

334

358

334

334

260

204

204

204

Sept.

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

312

435

519

610

610

Adjusted for storage

Mean

375

795

421

701

199

322

670

2,394

1,938

£63

87

355

677

Per square 

mile

0.483

1.03

.543

.905

.257

.415

.865

Z 50

.339 *112

.413

.458

.874

Run-off 

in inches

0.56

1.15

.63

12.29

.30

.45

3^45

2.88

.38

.13

.48

.51

11.92
^4 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°28', long. 91°15 f , in SEJ sec. 5, T. 34 N., R. 

?' W., 1 mile east of Bruce and 1 mile below mouth of Thornapple River.

Drainage area. 1,600 square miles.

Records available>- December 1913 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 1,292 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 13.0 

leet); minimum, 421 second-feet, affected by Ice, Feb. 16-26.

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 15,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1935 (gage height, 

12.4 feet); minimum observed, 155 second-feet June 10, 193S (gage height, 0.9 foot, 

foruer site and datum).

Rerarks.- Records pood except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar. 24, which 

v,rere computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's notes, 

and weather records and are fair. Part of table of monthly discharge corrected for 

ttorape In Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, mater year October 1935 to September 1936

Bay

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

a

a

10

11

i«

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2b

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

895

920

920

920

895

895

895

895

895

895

92O

1,120

1,120

895

680

895

946

795

660

640

725

725

680

640

600

565

£65

549

565

920

Nov.

£,710

2,440

1,740

1,420

1,240

1,090

920

920

948

895

820

725

820

820

702

660

66O

640

680

748

660

l.OOU

1,150

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,460

1,500

1,500

1,500

Dac.

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,6£0

1,700

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,620

1,860

1,940

2,040

2,080

1,990

1,940

1,900

1,900

1,860

1,820

1,820

1,320

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,740

1,740

1,700

1,740

1,780

November .............

Calendar year 1935.

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

VJ&"Der year lt'3£-3t.

Jan.

1,820

1,7£

!,? 

l,6t

0

0

J

1,550

1,503

l,4f

l,4t

1,4£

1,4C

0

0

0

0

1,420

1,4C

1,3E

1.3E

o

0

0

1,350

1,280

1,E<

1,C<

!,£ <

0

0

0

1,240

1,240

1,15

1,15

1,12

0

0

0

1,120

1,120

1,12

1,09

1,09

1,09

0

0

0

0

1,060

Seoondfoot-days

25,152

34,868

54,590

545,605

S4, 590

15,3,5,5

Feb.

1,030

975

920

395

395

870

845

820

795

770

748

748

702

680

434

421

421

421

421

421

421

421

421

421

421

421

434

434

443

-

Mar462

4'

V

4

4,

B

Jfi

.3

.0

469

5t

51

5l

13

lo

3

503

51"

5C

5C5'

3

^

3

3

533

533

5C

52

52

3

3

,1

533

533

5£

1 7-1

3 7C

5

O

0

6 460

7 230

5 5E

5 26

4 52

Observed

Maximum

2,080

15,300

532,204 1C, 200

Minimum

1,500

549

489

421

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

4,210

4,000

3,600

3,403

3,300

3,010

2,810

3,710

3,010

4,950

8,110

10,200

10, 20O

8,880

8,110

7,230

5,700

4,420

3,500

2,91O

2,440

2,04O

1,700

1,460

1,500

1,620

1,460

1,350

1,420

1,700

-

Jlean

1,761

1,495

1 332

May

2,220

C.620

2,440

1,990

1,700

4,660

8,660

6,680

4,630

4,000

3,800

8,910

8,810

3,900

4,000

3,110

2,260

1,900

1,780

1,700

1,500

1,320

1,320

1,500

1,620

1,580

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,540

1,540

June

1,700

1,660

1,420

,120

,000

,000

,120

,120

,O30

948

,030

,060

,030

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

975

975

948

948

920

920

920

920

920

870

870

895

3aln or loss

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-2,650

-940

+.S ppn

531 +230

1,4£4 ' +2,530

Ju

!

f

t

iy

( 95

,7O

70

845

845

f

r

r

"

45

95

95

95

795 r 70

70

70

795

770

r

r

r

48

4R

48

748

748 <-

7 ~

43

2ft

25

725

702

7

7

6

7

02

02

80

02

680

Adjus

Mean

772

1,465

620

1,534

Aug.

680

6&0

6BO

6 BO

680

795

870

370

870

870

870

870

895

870

920

895

895

895

870

820

748

94B

948

600

702

845

770

79,5

725

620

582

Sept.

549

533

5O3

503

5O3

503

489

489

489

518

533

518

518

533

518

503

503

518

518

503

503

503

489

489

489

533

795

ted for storage

Per square

mile

0 478

941

.482

.916

gqg

175

.388

.953

Run-off 

in Inches

.56

12.43

.43

13.04
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 125

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°55'35", long. 91°24'40", in lot 1, sec. 12, T. 

28 N., R. 9 W., at Chippewa Falls, 1 mile below mouth of Duncan Creek. Zero of gage 

Is 799.3 feet above mean sea level, Northern States Power Co. benchmark.

Drainage area.- 5,600 square miles.

Records available.- June 1888 to September 1936.

Average discharge?- 26 years (1907-10, 1913-36), 4,679 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,400 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 16.0

 feet); minimum, 134 second-feet Nov. 18, 25, 26, Dec. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.04 feet); 

minimum mean daily discharge, 495 second-feet Mar. 8.

1888-1936: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 1920 (gage height, 17.0 

feet), former site and datum; minimum, 22 second-feet Apr. 2, 1934 (gage height, 0.63 

foot); minimum mean daily discharge, 40 second-feet Feb. 4, 1917.

Maximum stage known, 26.94 feet Sept. 10, 1884. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect and missing gage-height

 record, Dec. 2-4, Jan. 20 to Mar. 2, Max. 14-20, May 30 to June 1, which were computed 

from power-house records and are fair. Flow regulated by Chippewa power plant 

immediately above station, by many other power plants above, and by the Chippewa, 

Moose Lake, Flambeau, Rest Lake, and Wissota Reservoirs. Part of table of monthly 

discharge corrected for storage in these reservoirs.

Rating table, >r ye

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

ar 1935-36,

and

122

191

310

460

615

775

1,020

except ps

discharge,

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

;riods of

, in seeoi

1,290

1,690

2,280

2,960

3,670

4,400

5,240

ice effect (gaf

id-feet)

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

;e height

6,200

8,300

10,900

13,800

17,000

24,500

32,500

43,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,980

2,550

2,580

3,280

2,180

1,020

2,920

2,400

2,440

2,470

2,850

2,540

1,810

4,540

4,820

4,980

5,410

5,440

5,440

3,970

4,350

4,490

4,190

4,210

4,270

4,100

1,320

2,630

3,330

3,270

5,690

Nov.

8,270

8,190

7,620

6,740

6,280

5,240

5,970

5,290

5,120

4,050

4,240

4,020

4,670

4,360

3,640

3,390

1,300

3,660

3,350

2,880

3,460

3,130

1,710

711

2,840

3,790

3,350

3,070

3,840

3,120

-

Dec.

1,590

3,740

3,140

2,640

2,830

2,800

3,430

2,140

4,210

3,570

3,850

3,780

3,800

4,190

2,530

4,490

3,900

4,050

4,090

3,360

2,730

1,410

2,750

2,340

1,770

4,230

3,750

2, 9oO

1,670

3,640

3,680

Month

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

November .............

December. ............

Calendar year 1935.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. ...........

Water year 1935-36.

Jan.

2,350

3,7

3,7

3,3

70

20

10

2,290

2,990

3,4

3,0

3,4

20

BO

30

3,160

2,920

2,0

3,3

2,9

50

40

BO

3,020

2,880

3,3

2,7

1,9

10

90

30

3,160

3,280

3,2

2 7

2,6

30

70

30

1 , 790

1,700

2,7

2,5

C,6

2,8

30

30

20

30

2,760

Seopndfoot-days

108, 470

127,801

99,030

1,984,091

88,850

76,900

189,125

515,700

369,100

92,716

60,678

69,129

59,609

1,^57,30,

Feb.

2,020

1,800

2,940

2,670

2,450

2,660

2,610

1,850

1,140

1,880

2,560

2,330

2,860

2,430

2,190

1,460

2,340

3,C30

3,080

3,070

3,490

2,480

1,880

3,900

3,860

4,100

5,500

5,fi50

2 °90

_

-

Mar1,670

3,750

4,260

3,860

3,350

1,340

1,150

495

4,090

5,240

5,310

5,220

4,970

1,580

850

3,130

3,650

3,650

2,910

3,260

4,310

6,770

8, 390

9,930

7,790

8,800

13,800

18,000

15,000

16,300

16,300

Apr.

19,800

23,700

10,400

12,000

14,400

10,900

12,600

11,400

12,000

12,300

11,400

29,000

37,700

37,700

35,500

37,700

32,500

24,900

19,400

16,000

13,500

12,400

10,300

9,100

9,520

7,290

'", 1 60

&,oeo

7,430

8,620

-

Observed

Maximum

5,690

8,270

4,490

43 , 500

3,770

4,100

18,000

37,700

36,100

4,780

3,800

4,420

0,560

3", 700

Minimum

1,020

711

1,410

711

1,700

1,140

495

r/,g90

2,550

966

757

525

5F9

495

Mean

3,499

4,260

3,195

5,436

2,866

2,652

6,101

17,190

11,910

3,091

1,957

2,230

1, 987

5,074

May

11,800

10,900

17,600

14,400

13,800

13,500

36,100

35,500

29,000

21,700

17,600

15,000

12,600

10,500

10,700

10,500

8,720

9,270

6,800

5,920

5,880

6,090

6,560

3,720

5,620

6,500

6,720

5,700

5 l^'O

2,720

2,550

June

4,660

4,780

4,710

4,280

4,330

4,200

1,400

4,000

4,170

3,600

3,310

3,420

3,620

1,300

3,570

3,510

3,080

2,810

2,670

2,250

1,320

2,620

3,O50

£,960

3,000

2,590

l.fiVO

966

2,4SO

2,440

-

G-ain or loss

in storage

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-236

+1,372

-3,592

+1,749

-3,745

-1,524

+982

+10,450

+4,361

-1,388

-2,845

-1,893

-585

+1,357

July

2,l'

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

3,

2,

210

980

420

775

290

490

850

940

800

910

1,640

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2 ,

1,

757

050

550

990

720

920

030

769

910

590

410

56Q

370

300

757

2,

2

c

1,

040

350

120

370

1,510

Aug.

1,810

747

2,130

2,650

2,490

2,100

2,290

987

530

2,320

2,360

2,230

1,620

1,640

1,210

525

1,790

2,120

2,490

2,250

2,950

3,720

360

2,490

2,830

2,770

3,690

4,420

4,150

1,940

3,040

Sept.

3,560

2,420

2,390

2,290

1,730

1,220

1,030

2,120

2,570

2,780

2,580

1,920

1,150

1,690

2,160

2,490

1,840

2,230

1,680

1,0'?0

2,010

2,500

2,270

2,810

1, 690

2,390

539

1,150

1,600

1,440

-

Adjusted for storage

Mean

3,411

4,789

1,854

5,491

1,467

2,077

6,467

21,220

13,540

2,556

895

1,523

1,762

5,117

Per square 

mile i

0.609

.855

.331

.981

.262

!s71

1.15

3.79

2.42

.456

.160

.315

.914

Run- off

n inches

0.70

.95

.36

13,31

.30

.40

1.33

4.23

2.79

.51

.18

.31

.35

12.43
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37'45", long. 91°58'10", in SWi sec. 21, T. 25

 N., R. 13 W., at Durand, 400 feet above toll bridge. Zero of gage is 695.20 feet

above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 9,010 square miles. 

Records avalla'ble.- July 1928 to September 1936. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, Li.27

 feet); minimum, 1,750 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.75 foot); minimum daily 

discharge, 1,860 second-feet Aug. 17.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 59,500 second-feet Mar. 25, 1935 (gage height, 12.t>6 

feet); minimum (estimated), 1,320 second-feet Dec. 27, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 18.4 feet Sept. 12, 1884. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 6 to Mar. 21, which

 were computed on basis of gage heights, four discharge measurements, observer's notes, 

and weather records and are poor. Regulation by operation of power plants and 

Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau, and Rest Lake Reservoirs. Part of table of monthly 

discharge corrected for storage in these reservoirs.

except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

.d discharge, in second-feet)

jles, wat er y<3ar J.S35-36, except

and disci

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

4.

a

0

2

5

B

2

6

O

Oc

2,

3,

3,

4,

4,

5,

e,

7,

t. 1

770

070

440

090

750

730

810

990

to Apr

4

5

6

7

8

10

12

12

. 17

.5

.T

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.5

9,

11,

14,

18,

22,

33,

50,

57,

580

300

800

300

700

400

200

700

Apr. 18 to Sept. 3O

1,800 

2,O3O 

2,290 

2,700 

3,150 

3,810 

4,-610 

5,510

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

Same

tabls

6,800

8,180

9,560 

11,000 

14,100 

13,000 

22,700 

as previous 

above 8.0 fe

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,760

4,410

4,090

3,980

4,300

3,650

2,910

3,870

4,090

3,540

3,760

4,090

4,090

4,300

7,680

7,090

7,530

7,840

7,840

7,990

6,670

6,400

6,400

6,120

6,260

6,120

5,860

3,340

4,640

4,990

5,730

Nov.

9,580

12,300

13,700

12,300

10,900

10,200

8,620

9', 260

7,990

7,990

7,090

6,400

6,670

6,810

6,810

5,990

5,240

4,090

5,730

5,480

4,990

5,480

5,360

3,440

2,770

4,300

5,860

6,260

5,360

5,860

-

Dec.

5,120

4,O90

5,730

5,360

2,990

4,640

4,750

4,750

4,640

5,480

7,090

7,300

6,950

6,530

5,730

4,750

5,240

4,750

5,730

6,530

6,810

7,090

5,730

5,730

6,260

5,480

6,670

7,090

6,810

6,260

6,530

Month

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

Calendar year 1935.

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36.

Jan.

7,090

6,260

6,670

6,810

6,670

5,480

5,730

5,730

5,730

5,600

5,480

5,360

4,520

4,750

4,870

4,640

4,520

4,520

4,090

3,440

3,980

3,980

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,250

2,990

3,340

3,650

3,650

3,540

Feb.

3,760

3,760

3,160

3,760

3,870

3,650

3,540

3,340

2,910

2,910

2,770

3,340

3,340

3,650

3,650

3,540

3,250

3,650

4,090

4,520

4,200

4,300

4,520

4,200

4,990

5,480

5,730

5,600

5,600

_

-

Mar.

5,360

4,870

5,240

6,120

6,260

6,120

5,240

4,750

4,750

6,810

10,200

11, 600

12,000

12,000

9,580

8,620

10,200

12,000

12,300

13,400

15,900

24,700

32,200

36,600

44, 400

41, 400

38,600

34,700

28, 800

29,900

27,200

Apr.

20,800

17,600

16,200

14,800

13,400

10,600

13,400

11,300

12,300

14,100

18,300

30,500

42,300

52,900

50,200

45,500

43,300

39,900

31,000

24,700

19,900

18,400

16,100

13,7OO

13,400

13,000

11,100

12,400

11,900

11,600

-

Observed

Seoondfoot-daya

163,340

178)690

5,010,830

147 290

115)o80

521 82O

664*600

152)780

10l)sOO

105,350

2,965,750

Maximum

7,990

13,700 

7,380

57,700

7,090

5,730

^p'om

42)300

3)970

5,850 

4,380

52,900

Minimum

2,91O

2,770 

2,990

2,770

2,990

2,770

4,750

10, 600

5,350

3, OOO

2^320

1,860 

2,740

1,860

Mean

5,269

7,094 

5,764

S,249

4,751

3,968

16,830

22 15O 

16)270

5,093

3,157

3,284 

3,512

8,103

May

13,300

18,400

26,200

23,000

17,200

17,400

21,700

36,600

42,300

36,000

26,800

21,000

19,400

15,900

14,300

14,000

13,900

12 , 100

12,500

10,900

9,290

9,180

9,340

9,160

7.16O

8,070

9,130

9,200

8,180

7,330

5,350

June

5,430

7,190

7,250

6,880

6,570

6,730

6,490

4,280

6,320

6,370

6,090

5,170

5,380

5,380

3,670

5,150

5,350

5,140

4,620

4,170

4,020

3,360

4,380

4,170

4,540

4,390

4,110

3,450

3,000

3,730

Gain or loss

in storage

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-236

+1, 372 

-3,592

+1,749

-3,745

~^'noo

+982

+10,450

+4,361

 1,388

-2,845

-585

+1,357

July

3,920

3,450

3,700

3,220

2,700

2,560

3,460

3,860

3,970

3,960

3,930

3,220

2,660

3,000

3,450

3,160

2,850

3,200

2,690

2,320

2,650

3,050

3,330

3,260

3,280

2,670

2,330

2,830

3,250

2,990

2,960

Aug.

2,780

2,750

2,250

2,910

3,390

3,100

3,OSO

3,180

2,510

2,160

2,470

2,860

2,970

2,880

2,880

2,350

1,860

2,570

2,910

3,36O

3,660

4,340

4,790

3,120

3,350

3,680

3,690

5,170

5,850

5,280

3,650

Sept.

4,380

4,300

3,700

3,650

3,290

3,100

3,220

2,910

3,500

3,830

3,950

4,160

3,690

3,130

3,500

3,680

3,570

3,650

3,740

3,490

3,150

3,610

3,590

3,440

3,720

3,550

3,460

2,820

2,740

2,830

Adjusted for storage

I lean

5,181

4)423

8,306

3,352

17 P O

o J ' n an

^ n 17 , 9OO

4,558

2 095

3)287

8,146

Per square 

mile

0.575

.846 

.491

.922

.372

.377

1.91

2*91

1.99 

 5O6

.*doo

.286

.365

.904

Run-off 

in Inches

0.66

.94 

.57

12.51

.43 

.41

2'.2O

3.25

.56

.27

.41

12.32
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 127

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°4', long. 90°15', near north line of sec. 3, T. 41 N.,

 R. g E., a quarter of a mile below dam of the Flambeau Reservoir. Zero of gage is 

1,540.0 feet above mean sea level, Northern States Power Co. benchmark.

Drainage area.- 647 square miles (revised).

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,900 second-feet May 8, 9 (gage

 height, 7.37 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 2.59 feet).

1927-36: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 8, 9, 1936; minimum, 3.1 second-feet 

Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 2.39 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Discharge entirely regulated, by

 storage in Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10 to Sept. 3o)

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

5.5 

5.8 

4.1

2.0

8.5

36

88

166

267

4.4 

4.7 

S.O 

S.5 

6.0 

7.0

516

670

851

1,200

1,560

2,470

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

851

851

851

787

698

698

698

698

698

698

698

698

698

698

643

643

470

324

470

590

540

448

426

426

426

493

590

643

643

565

HOT.

324

197

E49

493

470

448

448

448

405

426

516

516

565

565

616

670

670

670

670

670

670

670

727

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

-

Dec.

851

851

851

851

851

S51

643

643

787

787

787

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

Month

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

Calendar year 1935.

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

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

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

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36.

Jan.

851

er

E

51

87

51

851

851

a

e

a

51

51

51

851

851

8

8

a

51

51

51

851

851

8

a

8

51

51

51

851

851

8

8

8

51

51

51

851

851

9

a

8

8

20

51

51

51

920

Seoondfoot-days

19,511

18,060

25,773

248,554

26,455

23,688

17,122

4,197

42,754

24,144

22,988

19,548

17,530

261,770

Feb.

920

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

851

787

787

787

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

_

-

Mar698

698

643

670

727

727

727

727

698

670

643

643

643

616

590

590

590

565

565

565

590

616

516

344

305

286

267

267

267

305

364

Apr.

405

564

364

364

344

305

324

324

305

286

111

13

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

88

214

182

65

10

9

8

Observed

Maximum

851

851

851

2,300

920

920

727

405

2,790

1,270

787

727

643

2,790

Minimum

324

197

643

61

787

727

267

8

44

616

698

448

540

8

Mean

629

602

831

681

853

81V

552

140

1,379

805

V42

631

584

715

Hay

44

304

727

851

920

1>340

1,890

2,680

2,790

2,790

2,680

2,470

2,370

2,370

1,720

920

643

643

851

1,130

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,060

670

670

670

670

June

1,130

1,060

670

616

616

787

787

787

787

787

787

787

670

670

787

 787

1,270

851

851

787

787

787

787

787

787

787

787

787

787

787

In storage

(Millions of 

cubic f'eet)

-113

+479

-942

+1,997

-1, 145

-1, 164

-98

+4,690

+1,081

-478

-1,525

-1,143

-815

-1,173

July

787

737

787

787

698

787

787

787

787

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

Aug.

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

727

643

540

540

565

565

540

540

540

540

493

448

448

493

540

565

643

Sept.

643

643

643

643

643

643

643

643

643

643

590

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

565

565

565

565

565

565

565

565

565

565

Adjusted for storage

Mean

587 '787

479

744

425

386

515

1,949

1,783

621

173

20-4

270

678

Per square 

mile

0.907

.740

1.15

.657

.597

!?96

3.01

2.76

.960

.267

.315

.417

1.05

Run-off 

in Inches

1.05

1.36

.85

15.60

.76

.64

.92

3.36

3.18

1.07

.31

 36

.47

14.33
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°0', long. 90°22', in lot 10, sec. 28, T. 41 N., R. IE.,

6 miles southeast of Butternut.

Drainage area.- 723 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- July 1914 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 654 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,280 second-feet May 9 (gage height,

 6.35 feet); minimum discharge observed, 169 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 0.75 

foot).

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 5,430 second-feet Apr. 22, 23, 1916 (gage 

height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1925 (gage height, 0.25 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Mar. 31, which

 are fair and were estimated on basis of records for station at Flambeau Reservoir. 

Gage read once daily. Discharge largely regulated by storage in Flambeau and Rest 

Lake Reservoirs. Part of table of monthly discharge corrected for storage in 

Flambeau Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to Sept. 30)

0.6 141 1.3 299 2.E 593 3.0 950 4.5 1,780 6.0 2,920 

.8 179 1.6 384 2.5 717 3.5 1,200 5.0 2,130 6.5 3,370 

1.0 224 1.9 482 2.8 855 4.0 1,470 5.5 2,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

855

855

855

855

855

762

717

717

717

717

762

762

762

762

717

674

762

762

432

400

465

674

593

500

482

415

415

613

674

762

808

Nov.

674

369

340

633

613

555

574

518

415

354

633

574

633

633

633

717

717

717

717

717

674

762

SOS

855

855

855

855

855

902

855

-

Dec.

907

907

907

907

907

907

699

699

843

843

843

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

907

Month

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

Calendar year 1935.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36

Jan.

901

901

837

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

901

970

901

901

901

970

Feb.

966

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

S97

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

833

833

833

773

773

773

773

773

773

773

_

-

Mar737

737

682

709

766

766

766

766

737

709

682

682

682

655

629

629

629

604

604

660

685

711

611

439

400

381

362

362

362

400

459

Apr.

415

415

326

432

384

273

169

465

326

340

326

224

326

354

482

448

384

432

482

593

518

415

369

312

482

446

448

354

448

518

-

Observed

Seoondfoot-daya

21,101

20,012

27,509

275,502

28,005

25,022

19,003

11,908

50,665

24,567

23,508

18^745

290,120

Maximum

855

902

907

2,440

970

966

766

593

3,280

1,200

762

717

3,280

Minimum

400

340

699

183

837

773

362

169

593

593

555

432

536

169

Mean

681

667

887

755

903

863

613

397

1,634

819

758

648

625

793

May

593

633

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,7SO

2,600

3,100

3,280

3,100

2,920

2,680

2,520

2,440

2,130

1,410

808

762

1,000

1,050

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,580

808

762

762

717

June

1,150

1,200

654

654

654

808

762

855

855

855

855

855

654

593

808

808

855

855

855

855

855

808

808

808

808

808

808

808

808

808

-

Gain or loss

in storage

(Millions of 

cubic feet)

-113

+479

-942

+1,997

-1,145

-1,164

-98

+4,690

+1,081

-478

-1,525

-1,143

-815

-1,173

July

808

30 e

762

308

555

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

717

Aug.

762

762

762

762

762

762

717

762

762

762

717

717

717

717

717

717

536

536

536

536

536

574

574

574

574

432

432

574

574

536

674

Sept.

717

717

674

674

654

674

654

674

674

674

717

633

633

633

633

633

613

593

613

574

613

574

574

574

536

536

555

574

574

574

-

Adjusted for storage

Mean

639

852

535

818

475

432

576

2,206

2,038

635

221

311

756

Per square 

mile

0.884

1.18

.740

1.13

.657

.598

.797'

3.05

2.82

.878

.261

.306

.430

1.05

Run- off 

in inches

1.02

1.32

.85

15.38

.76

.64

.92

3. 40

3.25

.98

.30

.35

.48

14.27
CHIPPEBA RIVER BASIN 

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter,

129

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°47^ , long. 90°45', near west line of sec. 16,i 

T. 38 N., R. 3 W. , 10 miles east of Winter.

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles (revised)..

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1936 (winter records Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 5^47 

reet); minimum recorded, 457 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 1,04 feet); minimum 

mean dally discharge recorded, 540 second-feet Nov. 11.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1936; minimum recorded, 218 secondfeet Oct. 28, 1930 (gage height, 0,37 foot); minimum dally discharge recorded, 312 

second-feet July 29, 1934,

Remarks.- Records fair. No records Dec. 1 to Apr. 15. Discharge regulated fey storage 

in the Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs. Part of table of monthly discharge corrected 

for storage In Flambeau Reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Sept«nft>er 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

911

924

920

902

930

894

736

807

750

842

797

748

738

913

1,010

887

940

880

906

644

605

1,040

1,01C

572

667

708

645

591

884

857

829

Nov.

1,160

1,050

836

619

895

890

839

759

750

790

540

849

837

740

779

852

726

700

756

859

811

926

793

952

727

847

955

904

893

829

-

Dec.

Month

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

November. ............

December.... .........

Calendar year

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

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

April 16-30..........

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

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

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

Water year

Jan. Feb. Mar- Apr.

_

_

_

-

-

_

.

.

.

-

_

_

.

_

-

3,620

2,200

2,030

1,980

1,950

1,900

1,730

1,470

1,060

996

1,150

1,040

1,100

1,150

1,-SlO

-

Observed

foot-da's Ma*lmum MiniBum Mean

25,587 1,040 591 825

24,863 1,160 540 829

_ _

 _ -

24,686 3,620 996 1,646

65,408 3,800 836 2,110

28,687 1,340 712 956

27,344 1,060 604 882

24,578 926 594 793

21,330 909 577 711

May

1,710

1,800

1,750

2,040

1,800

2,020

3,260

3,800

3,710

3,710

3,440

3,260

3,080

2,720

2,720

2,730

1,440

852

1,330

1,480

1,620

1,760

1,780

1,920

1,920

1,800

1,860

1,250

997

836

903

Jane

977

1,340

1,340

828

746

994

1,130

905

1,040

1,030

1,12O

964

873

771

791

975

954

996

1,060

1,OSO

1/020

712

850

838

884

945

922

B98

799

955

-

Gain or loss

In storage 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-113

+479

^

_

+4,690

+1,081

-178

-1,525

-1,143

-815

July

950

1,

1,

320

330

390

604

752

789

307

364

336

S66

355

310

346

922

921

1

(

375

352

351

860

880

1

390

368

JO2

863

867

1,

398

350

351

360

915

Aug.

837

757

637

Sll

752

796

654

769

829

814

857

880

895

868

865

820

690

688

742

708

594

775

857

757

926

920

698

684

aso

867

651

Sept.

766

771

813

774

722

S06

639

780

671

765

909

847

793

577

V5O

80O

743

638

740

662

608

650

720

591

6O7

622

657

692

628

583

-

Adjusted for storage

Mean

785

1,014

_

_

3,455

2,514

772

313

 366

397

Per square 

nil*

O.768

.994

_

^

3.39

2.46

.757

.359

.389

Run- off 

In inches

O.S9

1.11

_

_

3.78

2.84

.84

,35

.41

.43
130 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 45°34', long. 90°58', in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 5 W., at Big Falls power 

plant of Lake Superior District Power Co., 14 miles above Ladysmith.

Drainage area.- 1,910 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1936. Comparable records February 1903 to 

December laue at Ladysmith, and January 1914 to September 1933 at site 8 miles below 

present site.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 1,625 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Apr. 15; minimum, 

 b49 second-feet Sept. 27.

1903-6, 1914-56: Maximum daily discharge, 19,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922; 

minimum, .176 second-feet Aug. 30, 1925.

RemarKs.- Records good. Discharge regulated by storage in Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservolrs. Part of table of monthly discharge corrected for storage in Flambeau and Rest 

Lake Reservoirs. Records of daily discharge computed from power-house records 

furnished by Lake Superior District Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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

Oat.

1,070

1,090

1,150

1,300

1,180

894

960

1,060

951

1,020

1,230

1,230

1,020

1,450

1,790

1,810

1,910

2,160

2,130

1,680

1,740

1,840

2,210

1,960

1,810

1,310

882

1,190

1,550

1,590

1,880

Nov.

2,510

2,560

2,200

1.8OO

2,210

2,120

2,150

1,990

1,680

1,570

1,670

1,750

1,800

1,850

1,540

1,390

1,150

1,640

1,350

1,440

1,160

1,050

1,330

1,130

1,620

1,440

1,640

1,030

1,580

1,510

-

Dec.

837

850

1,330

1,120

1,230

1,520

1,560

1,640

1,280

1,180

1,200

1,470

1,6OO

1,410

1,O50

1,600

1,310

1,360

1,330

1,350

1,OOO

770

1,520

1,290

939

1,230

1,260

1,340

725

1,400

1,370

Month

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

Decent)*" ............

Calendar year 1935.

Januar} ..............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36.

Jan.

894

1,360

1,320

1,260

780

1,170

1,200

1,310

1,220

1,420

1,360

877

1,150

1,220

1,240

1,370

1,510

1,260

834

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,150

1,240

1,150

829

1,080

1,160

1,200

1,230

1,390

Feb.

1,240

767

1,160

1,130

1,180

1,120

1,310

1,180

800

1,140

1,180

1,200

1,240

1,410

1,260

705

1,100

1,160

1,O9O

1,000

1,220

1,210

744

974

1,040

988

1,030

958

1,100

.

-

Har979

888

907

969

882

962

1,260

831

1,000

1,230

1,160

994

1,190

1,080

699

966

972

994

899

1,230

1,100

815

1,540

2,530

2,590

2,740

2,500

2,640

2,580

2,5OO

2,340

Apr.

2,330

2,070

2,160

2,OOO

1,740

1,730

1,750

1,740

1,890

2,410

4,270

6,580

7,920

9,390

10.9OO

10,600

8,600

7,620

6,620

5,900

5,260

4,650

4,230

3,490

3,300

3,110

3,080

2,740

2,810

3,270

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

45,047

49,860

39,071

641,759

36,934

31,636

43,967

134,160

126, 270

43,303

31,909

33,738

32,544

648,440

Maximum

2,210

2,560

1,640

8,160

1,510

1,410

2,740

10,900

7,640

2,100

1,57O

i|eio

10, 900

Mlniurujn

882

1,030

725

439

780

705

699

1,730

1,310

940

617

685

549

549

Mean

1,453

1,662

1,260

1,758

1,191

1,091

1,418

4,472

4,073 

1,443

1,O88 

1,085

1,772

May

4,210

4,420

4,310

4,600

4,470

6,160

7,420

7,640

7,480

7,270

6,460

5,960

5,510

4,660

4,740

4,280

2,830

2,030

2,510

2,810

2,720

2,850

2,930

2,810

2,860

2,800

2,750

2,130

1,710

1,310

1,630

June

1,810

1,690

2,100

1,970

1,680

1,170

1,1OO

1,780

1,680

1,740

1,760

1,840

1,710

953

1,190

1,330

1,440

1,440

1,550

1,470

1,270

1,020

1,150

1,160

1,200

1,400

1,550

940

1,010

1,200

-

Gain or loss

In storage

(Hilllons of 

cubic feet)

-113

+479

-942

+1,997

 1 145

-l'l64

-98

+4,690

+1,081

-478

-1,525

 1 143

-815

-1,173

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,230

,570

,460

973

,O8O

898

,040

,120

,040

,080

,400

617

936

943

,06O

,090

,060

,090

895

945

945

950

904

948

981

854

873

947

885

,060

987

Aug.

924

850

685

893

876

864

933

887

88B

897

872

943

963

917

997

968

866

785

845

847

911

1,240

1,OOO

1,140

1,800

1,990

1,640

1,720

1,650

1,300

1,650

Sept.

1,440

1,420

1,250

1,430

1,390

617

874

1,020

985

1,070

1,380

1,610

914

1,390

781

1,250

1,180

1,050

1,270

704

901

922

1,040

1,O6O

1,020

1,290

549

930

912

895

-

Adjusted for storage

Mean

1,411

1 '90S 847

1,821

763

660

1,381

6,261

4,477

1,259

460

661

771

1,735

Per square 

mile l

0.739

.967

.475

.953

.399

.346

.723

3.29

2.34

.659

.241

.346

.404

.953

Run-off 

n Inches

0.85

1.08

.55

12.93

.46

.37

.83

3.67

.74

.28

.40

.45

12.38
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 131

South Fork of Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°42', long. 90°37', in NWJSWi sec. 10, T. 37 N., R. 2 W. 

0.5 mile downstream from mouth of Big Elk River and 12 miles west of Phillips.

Drainage area.- 666 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,680 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage

height, 11.96 feet) from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 154 

second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height observed, 444 feet Aug. 27.

1929-36: Maximum discharge observed, 7,180 second-feet Apr. 10, 1934 (gage height, 

13.5 feet) from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet: minimum, 39 secondfeet Aug. 31, Sept. 3-5, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. No records Dec. 1 to Apr. 11.

Discharge, In second-foot, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

154 

158 

158 

158 

166

166 

162 

166

170 

166

185 

185 

246 

410 

455

432 

553 

714 

714 

632

605 

686 

714 

605 

528

479 

410 

410 

368 

349 

410

Hov.

825 

940 

8S2 

882 

825

882 

769 

769 

714 

714

769 

769 

686 

686 

605

553 

553

553 

503 

503

368 

410 

579 

686 

410

389 

389 

368 

503 

479

Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

VI

ember. .......................

alendar year

11 12-30

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

11,714 

18,963

60,730 

46,483 

10,812 

6,071 

8,914 

8,186

Apr.

3,540 

3,630 

4,680 

5,480

5,680 

5,280 

4,680 

4,000 

3,630

2,820 

2,560 

2,390 

2,130 

2,O5O

1,9OO 

1,900 

1,460 

1,390 

1,530

Haxlffium

714 

940

5,680 

2,820 

528 

258 

714 

632

Hay

1,750 

1,980 

2,130 

2,130 

2,050

2,290 

2,650

2,820 

2,820 

2,650

2,390 

2,130 

1,750 

1,530 

1,460

1,390 

1,250 

1,120 

1,120 

1,O60

1,000 

940 

882 

882 

825

714 

605 

605 

553 

528 

479

Hiniffluxn

154 

368

1,390 

479 

227 

166 

162 

204

June

479 

479 

503 

455 

410

410 

432 

528 

503 

479

503 

479 

410 

389 

349

330

330 

297 

283 

258

258 

258 

258 

258 

258

258 

246 

227 

227 

258

July

246 

246 

246 

246

258

211 

219 

211 

197 

197

191 

180 

185 

185 

185

185 

204 

197 

185 

185

180 

180 

180 

175 

175

170 

175 

175 

166 

170 

166

Mean

3.78 

632

3,196 

T.,499 

360 

196 

288 

273

Aug.

166 

162 

166 

166 

162

166 

162 

170 

166 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

170

175 

175 

170 

175 

175

180 

236 

258 

269 

632

714 

659 

632 

659 

714 

605

Per square 

mile

0.568 

.949

4.80 

2.25 

.541 

.294 

.432 

.410

Sept.

632 

432 

330 

258 

246

236 

227 

219 

204 

246

297 

297 

314 

283 

269

246 

246 

246 

227 

227

227 

246 

330 

314 

283

236 

227 

211 

211 

219

Run-off In 

Inches

0.65 

1.06

3.39 

2.59 

.60 

.34 

.50 

.46
132 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Jump River at Sheldon, ffls.

Location.- Chain gagej lat. 45°18', long. 90°58', In sec. 26, T. 33 N. , R. 5 W., at highway bridge In Sheldon, 1,500 feet above Soldier Creek and 11 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.- July 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 497 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,950 second-feet May 6, 7 (gage 

height, 9.6 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet July 11, 12, 15, 16, 19; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.62 feet Aug. 14.

1915-36: Maximum discharge observed, 15,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 1920 (gage 

height, 11.48 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet July 28, 29, 1934, July 11, 12, 15, 16, 

19, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 2.55 feet July 28, 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of Ice effect, Nov. 16 to Mar. 26, computed 

on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Gage read 

twice dally except Dec. 2 to Mar. 25, when read on alternate days.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Octol»er 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

g 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

23 

2? 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

63 

63 

63 

63 

52

63 

63 

59 

59 

63

74 

90 

153 

278 

403

355 

365 

455 

51O 

403

355 

310 

310 

288 

288

265 

256 

231 

180 

214 

288

HOT.

600 

1,300 

1«,160 

935

770

632 

610 

482 

403 

403

455 

403 

403 

356 

288

231 

188 

184 

161 

176

166

ITS 

161 

176 

188

150 

153 

150 

153 

15?

Dee.

128 

74 

74 

74 

82

90 

102

113 

126 

138

131 

124 

115 

106 

104

103 

96 

90 

93 

96

96 

96 

86 

77 

88

100 

85 

70 

70 

70 

70

Jan.

70 

68 

65 

78 

90

82 

74 

74 

74 

82

90 

96 

303 

92 

80

85 

90 

95

loo

98

96 

85 

74 

74 

74

68 

63 

68 

74 

74 

74

Month

Oct

WOT 

Dec

G

3m

Pet 

Jtai 

Apr 

Ksj

tFui 

3nl 

Aug 

Sei

I

alendar year 1931

ater year 1935-36

Feb.

68 

61 

66 

72 

64

56 

55

54 

49 

44

47 

50 

50 

50 

50

49 

48 

47 

40 

32

39 

46 

49 

62 

63

64 

46 

38 

38

Mar.

38 

37 

36 

40 

44

52 

63 

74 

106

142

172 

180 

188 

193

197

197 

801 

201 

216 

265

332 

403 

600 

935

1,480

2,120 

2,900 

2,370 

2,630 

2,900 

3,480

Second - 

foot-days

-

6,872 

11,664 

2,967

201,870

2,510 

1,467 

22.794 

80,221 

56,267 

2,497 

543 

5,S07 

5,525

195,634

Apr.

2,120 

1,900 

1,690 

1,390 

1,210

1,110 

1,020 

936 

1.3J.O 

2,010

4,140 

7,950 

8,600 

7,430

6,650

6,400 

5,700 

3,480 

2,5OO 

2,010

1,690 

1,390

1,110 

956 

892

1,020 

935 

892 

892 

1,210

Maxima?

61Q 

1,300 

138

10,200

103 

7g 

3,480 

8,500 

9,370 

201 

26 

639 

40S

9,370

*ay

3,640 

5,480 

4,140 

3,180 

3,180

6,650 

9,370 

5,700 

3,480 

2,120

1,580 

1,160 

810 

600 

482

456 

429 

355 

355 

310

265 

231 

214 

201 

180

153 

131 

124 

106 

90 

96

Minimum

62 

160 

70

36

S3 

32 

36 

892 

90 

22 

12 

17 

52

12

June

117 

153 

201 

135 

106

113 

124 

150 

150 

135

113 

106 

80 

90 

80

63 

74 

70 

70 

70

56 

44 

31 

26 

22

24 

22 

22 

26

24

July

22 

22 

24 

26

22

22 

20

18 

18 

17

13 

12 

15 

15 

14

14 

15 

15 

12 

15

15 

18 

16 

18 

15

17 

20 

22 

18 

18 

15

Mean

216 

389 

95.7

563

81.0 

50.6 

735 

2.674 

1,783 

83.2 

17.6 

113 

118

528

Aug.

17 

18 

18 

26 

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

20

18 

18 

18 

17

18

22 

26 

26 

26 

31

31 

31 

47 

90 

142

£65 

539 

510 

510 

4S2 

429

Per square

Bile

0.422 

.763 

.188

1.08

.169 

.099 

1.44 

5.24 

3.50 

.163 

.034 

.222 

.231

1.04

Sept.

403 

265 

222 

150 

100

74 

52 

63 

63 

70

70 

56 

70 

100

161

142 

160 

172 

180

161

142 

124 

106 

80 

74

56 

52 

52 

52 

63

Run-off in 

Inches

0.49 

.85 

.22

14.75

.18 

.11 

1-66 

5.85 

4.04 

.18 

.04 

.26 

.26

14.14
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 13S 

Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°3', long. 91°42', in sec. 27, T. 30 N., R. 11 

W., at highway bridge 3.5 miles below Trout Creek and 4.5 miles north of Colfax.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 737 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,780 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.75 

reet ); minimum, 5second-feet several times in July and August; minimum daily discharge, 

172 second-feet Aug. 11.

1914-36: Maximum discharge, 21,900 second-feet Apr. 3, 1934 (gage height, 11.4 

feet); minimum, that of July and August 1936; minimum dally discharge, 169 secondfeet Aug. 23, 24, 1931, Aug. 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from dam during 

greater part of year. Discharge determined from records of Colfax power plant, 3.5 

miles downstream, except for days when water was spilled at dam. Flow regulated by 

four storage reservoirs upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

30 

31

Oct.

420

417 

450 

416 

419

431 

387 

416 

419 

421

457 

464 

1,740 

1,400 

827

611 

1,030 

860 

737 

697

642 

728 

628 

662 

645

572 

594 

490 

565 

655 

1,370

Nov.

1,840 

1,360 

1,110 

1,230 

871

767 

881 

737 

695 

715

615 

701 

657 

6S3 

672

625 

642 

639

662 

642

607 

387 

465 

555 

655

686 

711 

592 

419 

565

Dee.

761 

264 

446 

422 

443

587 

692

844 

656 

489

366 

475 

515 

594 

641

575 

610 

519 

506 

282

373 

342 

410 

479 

537

410 

416 

478 

458 

416 

568

Jan.

505 

485 

560 

539 

518

447 

552 

466 

503 

465

464 

504 

336 

449 

5S7

451 

478 

457 

405

361

441 

356 

338 

334 

362

371 

373 

376 

295 

337 

345

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

IS ai 

Api 

Ha; 

Jur 

Ju3 

Auf 

Sei

Vrater year 1935-

Feb.

357 

403 

337 

330 

341

312 

345 

336

311 

317

342 

351 

398 

398 

383

398 

373 

421 

429 

437

436

445 

448 

435 

466

439 

434 

443 

489

Mar.

447 

452 

461 

543 

604

586 

580 

518 

456 

633

666

707 

708 

678

671

677 

699 

701 

698 

716

786 

4,550 

6,360 

8,820 

8,550

5,790 

4,400 

3,320 

2,890 

2,590 

1,990

Secondfoot-days

20,570 

22,386

15,574

257,874

13,420 

11,354 

62,247 

62,675 

36,231 

15,063 

8,384 

8,760 

13,070

289,734

Apr.

1,790 

1,540 

1,270 

1,230

1,110

1,030 

885 

871 

1,840 

4,260

5,300 

6,160 

7,O2O 

3,710 

3,450

2,890 

2,540 

1,890 

1,740 

1,500

1,270 

1,190 

1,150 

1,150 

1,230

1,110 

1,070 

935 

827

717

-Maximum

1,740 

1,840 

844

4,700

560 

489 

8,820 

7,020 

3,320 

693 

342 

647 

791

8,820

May

866

842 

840 

764 

847

2,100 

3,320 

2,650 

2,260 

2,480

2,200 

1,840 

1,190 

1,110 

1,070

1,030 

993 

993 

920 

860

812 

752 

706 

730 

620

533 

676 

626 

625 

497 

479

Minimum

387 

387 

264

264

295 

313. 

447 

717 

479 

342 

198 

172 

320

172

June

648 

675 

596 

592 

598

629 

590 

657 

693 

625

627 

507 

460 

432 

457

522 

508 

574 

535 

426

383 

396 

436 

348 

361

390 

364 

342 

347 

345

July

320 

319 

342 

328 

308

315 

281 

306 

284 

262

258 

228 

256 

252 

284

300 

306 

289 

244 

255

241 

263 264" 

286 

284

257 

227 

216 

212 

199 

198

Mean

664 

746 

502

707

433 

392 

2,008 

2,089 

1,169 

502 

270 

283 

436

792

Aug.

186 

1S2 

1S3 

213 

203

192 

1S9 

167 

186 

206

172 

185 

189 

199 

186

340 

300 

200 

253 

265

271 

647 

451 

338 

404

381 

412 

457 

420 

405 

378

Per square

mile

0.604 

.678 

.456

.643

.394 

.356 

1.83 

1.90 

1.06 

.456 

.245 

.257 

.396

.720

Sept.

350 

341 

353 

320 

337

363 

358 

329 

342

755

791 

590 

451 

402 

514

505 

452 

459 

444 

418

423

411 

422 

433 

430

409 

415 

415 

419

419

Run-off in 

inches

0.70 

.76 

.53

8.74

.45 

.38 

2.11 

2.12 

1.22 

.51 

.28 

.30 

.44

9.80.
134 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Red Cedar River at Menomonle, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 91°56', in sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 13 

W., at Menomonle, 900 feet below power house of Norther.n States Power Co. and 1,000 

feet below mouth of Wilson Creek. Zero of gage is 780 feet above mean sea level, 

Northern States Power Co. benchmark.

Drainage area.- 1,760 square miles (revised).

Records available.- June 1907 to September 1908, May 1913 to September 1923, March 1925 

to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1913-23, 1925-36), 1,182 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.5 feet); mlnimum, 305 second-feet July 20 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1907-8, 1913-23, 1925-36: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Apr. 4, 1934 

(gage height, 16.0 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 21 second-feet Dec. 9, 1928 (gage 

height, 0.65 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Regulation by operation of power plant at 

Cedar Falls and by storage in four reservoirs upstream.

snomonle and at

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

l.G 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

218

340

510

725

980

1,260

1,700

2,200

2,780

3,370

3,970

4,600

4.& 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

5,700

6,790

11,300

13,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

707 

770 

768 

763 

759

756 

742 

720 

709 

708

690 

778 

856 

2,390 

2,630

1,630 

1,500 

1,850 

1,600 

1,310

1,280 

1,200 

1,190 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

796 

1,010 

1,070 

1,200 

1,910

Nov.

2,650 

2,420 

2,750 

2,160 

1,950

1,680 

1,550 

1,610 

1,310 

1,300

1,300 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,160

1,190 

928 

1,300 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,160 

860 

580 

787

1,290 

1,640 

1,110 

978 

S16

Dee.

850 

826 

893 

780 

775

991 

1,290 

975 

1,290 

1,250

673 

766 

873 

1,210 

941

1,200 

1,180 

1,090 

948 

702

732 

696 

762 

742 

721

748 

766 

772 

716 

973 

1,020

Jan.

817 

1,020 

882 

977 

921

874 

834 

973 

966 

1,000

872 

892 

956 

797 

779

786 

910 

838 

702 

880

864 

817 

754 

754 

754

700 

700 

700 

707 

779 

737

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. .......................

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Pet.

605 

483 

510 

560 

684

725 

784 

797 

570 

652

690 

680 

714 

708 

692

709 

743 

784 

725 

715

729 

622 

717 

731 

723

957 

908 

713 

644

Mar.

733 

878 

963 

1,300 

1,270

1,260

1,230 

1,070 

1,270 

1,120

1,540 

1,270 

1,520 

1,570 

1,500

1,650 

1,620 

1,360 

1,530 

2,030

2,580 

2,980 

4,500 

10,400 

13,900

11,300 

8,100 

6,350 

4,600 

5,260 

3,870

Second - 

foot-days

35,832 

41,889 

28,151

462,367

25,942 

20,274 

101,024 

106,800 

61,959 

27,357 

16,710 

17,903 

28,002

511,843

Apr.

3,700 

3,280 

2,430 

2,350 

2,080

2,160 

2,320 

1,880 

2,440 

4,390

8,100 

9,900 

10,100 

7,220 

5,910

5,260 

4,390 

3,830 

2,640 

3,070

2,500 

2,360 

2,260 

1,650 

1,400

1,340 

2,010 

1,820 

2,020 

1,990

Maximum

2,630 

2,750 

1,290

7,220

1,020 

957 

13,900 

10,100 

5,260 

1,170 

633 

1,200 

1,340

13,900

May

2,040 

2,060 

1,300 

1,620 

1,740

1,810 

3,230 

5,260 

3,930 

2,960

3,990 

3,550 

2,800 

2,210 

2,110

2,070 

1,280 

2,230 

2,390 

1,920

1,200 

1,470 

1,150 

610 

1,020

1,230 

1,250 

1,130 

1,090 

669 

590

Minimum

690 

580 

673

564

700 

483 

733 

1,340 

590 

493 

468 

380 

656

380

June

993 

1,100 

1,090 

1,120 

974

985 

988 

1,080 

1,150 

1,170

1,130 

1,150 

1,010 

654 

878

895 

925 

898 

894 

903

610 

843 

929 

860 

860

799 

594 

493 

793 

589

July

529 

468 

550 

610 

528

566 

585 

633 

622 

539

595 

498 

551 

553 

533

502 

498 

499 

470 

510

610 

548 

548 

536 

539

510 

510 

510 

520 

520 

520

Mean

1,156 

1,396 

908

1,267

837 

699 

3,259 

3,560 

1,999 

912 

539 

578 

933

1,398

Aug.

520 

510 

510 

510 

456

465 

465 

456 

438 

380

380 

429 

510 

510 

514

388 

465 

474 

474 

429

510 

777 

925 

800 

653

609 

927 

1,200 

741 

744 

734

Per square

mile

0.65V 

.793 

.516

.720

.476 

.397 

1.85 

2.02 

1.14 

.518 

.306 

.328 

.530

.794

Sept.

717 

721 

715 

713 

697

868 

658 

722 

702 

685

1,120 

1,330 

1,100 

1,250 

1,300

668 

1,080 

1,340 

1,330 

1,330

1,340 

1,060 

679 

668. 

969

656 

981 

1,030 

682 

891

Run-off in 

inches

0.76 

.38 

.59

9.76

.55 

.43 

2.13 

2.25 

1.31 

.58 

.35 

.38 

.59

10.80
BUFFALO RIVER BASIN 135

Buffalo River near Tell, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°23 I 30", long. 91°50'55", in NWi sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 

W., a quarter of a mile north of Tell School and 1 mile northeast of Tell. Prior to 

Mar. 13, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 398 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1936 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,060 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage

height, 6.82 feet), result of discharge measurement; minimum, 84 second-feet Aug. 18.

1932-36: Maximum discharge observed, 8,650 second-feet Apr. 3, 4, 1934 (gage 

height, 8.48 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 59 second-feet Aug. 16, 1933.

Remarks.- Records poor. No records Dec. 1 to Mar. 12. Discharge for period Mar. 13 to 

Apr. 4 was computed on basis of three discharge measurements and weather records. Ga 

read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

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 

SO 

31

Oct.

244 

244 

235 

225 

218

218 

218 

218 

21S 

218

218 

218 

218 

218 

202

210 

218 

528 

298 

252

235 

235 

226 

218 

218

218 

218 

210 

202 

226 

446

HOT.

401 

423 

390 

348 

308

289 

289 

289 

252 

261

244 

235 

235 

235 

225

244 

226 

226 

226 

226

218 

218 

210 

270 

270

244 

252 

369 

270

261

Dee. Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Bee

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

ember. .......................

alendar year

ch 13-31 

^

ater year

Peo. Mar.

808 

1,000 

900

800 

700 

600 

800 

1,920

3,060 

3,000 

2,900 

2,800 

2,600

2,400 

2,000 

1,500 

1,000 

800 

600

Secondfoot-days

7,289 

8,155

30,188 

10,698 

9,882 

5,748 

3,413 

3,989 

7,320

Apr.

500 

450 

400 

350

338

328 

358 

328 

358 

423

481 

645 

469 

423 

390

280 

308 

298 

298 

298

289 

280 

369 

348 

318

289 

280 

270 

252 

280

Maxlj&un

446 

423

3,060 

646 

1,300 

412 

136 

318 

1,010

May

543 

1,300 

628 

423 

359

338 

338 

308 

298 

328

348 

289 

270 

252 

244

226 

235 

235 

244 

244

235 

218 

261 

270 

235

235 

210 

194 

187 

187 

190

Minimum

202 

210

600 

262 

187 

142 

92 

88 

120

June

193 

196 

199 

202 

180

194 

180 

194 

226 

226

187 

180 

166 

194 

194

194 

202 

412 

261 

202

160 

160 

154 

166 

142

142 

142 

180 

166 

154

July

136 

130 

130 

130 

130

125 

120 

120 

107 

120

116 

116 

116 

107 

103

103 

103 

103 

103

99

103 

103 

103 

103 

103

103 

99 

99 

96 

92 

92

Mean

235 

272

1,589 

357 319- 

192 

110 

129 

244

Aug.

96 

96 

96 

96 

99

96 

95 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

92 

96 

96

96 

88 

88 

96 

92

318 

244 

194 

142 

130

120 

125 

226 

244 

187 

160

Per square 

mile

0.590

.683

3.99 

.897 

.802 

.482 

.276 

.324 

.613

Sept.

148 

136 

130 

125 

120

120 

645 

1,010 

645 

412

280 

235 

218 

202 

218

218 

202 

187 

180 

252

187 

180 

180 

160 

160

160 

130 

166 

ISO

154

Run-off In 

Inches

0.68 

.76

2.82 

1.00 

.92 

.54 

.32 

.37 

.68
136 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°17' , long. 92°26' , in sec. 36, T. 110 N. , R. 14 

W. , at Zumbro Falls, 700 feet below mouth of Spring Creek. Zero of gage Is 811.26 

feet above mean sea" level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 430 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 20.18 

feetj ; minimum, 63 second-feet Aug. 2, 7 (gage height, 6.60 feet).

1909-17. 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Apr. 4, 1934 (gage height, 

26.26 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Jan. 12, 1935 (gage height, 6.30 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 30.5 feet, present datum, and 29.7 feet, former gage, 

In April 1888.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20-25, Jan. 7, 8, 

18, 20-24, Feb. 15, 16, 24, Mar. 3, 4, 10, 11 (computed on basis of three discharge 

measurements, gage heights, appearance of recorder graph, and weather records), and 

those for period when intake was plugged, May 3-8 (computed on basis of records of 

Root River near Houston and Cannon River at Welch) , which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant about 10 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 19S5-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, in aecond-feet)

63

81

102

125

150

180

215

255

300

410

530

660

10

800

940

1,080

1,220

1,360

1,500

1,640

1,780

1,940

2,100

2,500

2,900

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.2

3,300

3,700

4,100

4,500

5,400

6,450

7,700

9^)00

1O,300

11,600

13,280

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Oetolier 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

281 

183 

154 

144 

143

202 

160

148 

151 

244

223 

278 

169 

252 

267

294 

267 

253 

243 

163

257 

2SO 

270 

248 

170

163 

156 

152 

157 

169 

334

Hov.

295 

305 

274 

295 

311

320

237 

201 

290 

246

263 

287 

283 

290 

302

296 

190 

268 

298 

295

285 

217 

185 

168 

223

278 

310

238 

258 

263

Dec.

232 

2S2 

264 

250 

254

296 

294 

252 

289 

242

292 

266 

271 

258 

211

262 

258 

255 

242 

260

270 

200 

240 

250 

240

207 

159 

152 

142 

188 

168

Jan.

160 

165 

168 

155 

160

237 

250 

160 

157 

160

152 

142 

214 

162 

136

157 

162 

ISO 

164 

143

155 

165 

165 

160 

156

143 

130 

141 

143 

143 

133

Month

Oct 

Ho-! 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Has 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V\

alendar year 193

ater year 193S-3

Feb.

138 

136 

166 

209 

152

181 

192 

196 

154 

175

192 

190 

133 

146 

150

150 

133 

142 

149 

150

142 

141 

13s 

190 

199

224 

166 

159

156

Mar.

141 

144 

150 

150 

149

155 

1B9 

156 

184 

1,210

6,660 

4,680 

1,890 

1,320 

1,150

1,150 

1,290 

2,950 

5,630 

8,680

11,900 

10,600 

10,300 

9,650 

4,590

2,420 

1,680 

1,960 

2,980 

2,420 

l,50d

Second - 

foot-days

6,575 

7,971 

7,446

196,976

5,018 

4,749 

97,998 

22,815 

29,779 

8,703 

4,235 

8,394 

8,Y96

212,479

Apr.

1,120 

940 

S22 

756 

606

662 

670 

662 

962 

1,180

1,200 

1,100 

1,060 

965 

S72

796 

730 

667 

525 

602

603 

580 

557 

559 

543

538 

533 

556

567 

882

MaximUm

334 

320 

296

9,040

25O 

224 

11,900 

1,200 

4,550 

646 

231 

2,110 

644

11,900

May

4,460 

4,550 

2,900 

2,000 

1,500

1,200 

1,000 

800 

683 

536

593 

616 

566 

557 

545

528 

409 

460 

515 

472

420 

431 

497 

466 

46Y

454 

447 

492 

490 

393 

332

Minimum

143 

168 

142

58

130 

133 

141 

525 

332 

136 

94 

81 

132

81

June

429 

47s 

392 

324

326

329 

281 

317 

646 

426

343 

318 

310

257 

288

302 

288 

302 

297 

274

168 

222 

261 

165 

157

157 

155 

136 

175

leo

July

153 

139 

134 

114 

103

134 

141 

163 

152 

141

99 

97 

131 

197 

231

196 

104 

99 

94 

174

163 

134 

135 

162 

160

108 

129 

114 

116 

110 

108

Bean

212 

866 

240

540

162 

164 

3,161 

760 

961 

290 

137 

271 

293

581

Aug.

105 

81 

115 

12S 

125

90 

83 

81 

92 

79

S4 

88 

91 

93 

90

102 

95 

93 

90 

101

283 

351 

224 

199 

231

196 

422 

2,110 

1,320 

591 

561

Per square

mile

0.189 

.238 

»2i4

.482

.146 

.146 

2.82 

.679 

.858 

.259 

.122 

.242 

.262

.519

Sept.

544 

514 

470 

517 

452

522 

451 

275 

440

440

439 

369 

202 

249 

274

268 

223 

192 

174 

150

158 

244 

179 

1S8 

135

132 

143 

149 

153 

150

Run-off In 

Inches

0.22 

.27 

.25

6.56

.17 

.16 

3.25 

.76 

.99 

.29 

.14 

.28 

.29

7.07
TREMPEA.LEAU RIVER BASIN 137

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°7'55", long. 91°33'10" in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 10 W.,

at highway bridge in Dodge, 9 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 633 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1919, April 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,920 second-feet Ifer. 22 (gage 

height, 8.51 feet); minimum observed, 133 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 11.

1913-19, 1934-36: Maximum discharge (estimated). 10,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1919 

(gage height, estimated, 11.5 feet, from flood data); minimum (estimated). 105 secondfeet Feb. 4, 5, 1918.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge during period of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Mar. 10, 

computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, 

and observer's notes. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Dmy

1 

Z

s

4 

5

6 

7 

e

9 

10

u is 

is

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81

sa

83 

84 

85

26 

87 

28 

29

50 

31

Oct.

349 

325 

325 

302 

302

302 

302 

302 

302 

302

302 

E80 

280 

308 

269

258 

349 

476 

349 

3S5

325 

302 

302 

302 

280

280 

280 

880 

269 

302 

503

Nov.

902

935

m

647 

559

503 

449 

449 

398 

398

393 

349 

349 

349 

302

302 

325 

3S5 

349 

325

325 

325 

647 

647 

647

617 

647 

708 

558 

423

Dee.

503

559 

588 

5SS 

531

531 

559 

B17 

503 

423

373 

349 

373 

398 

398

449 

423 

39S 

302 

237

248 

2SO 

302 

302 

302

280 

269 

269 

869 

269 

260

Jan.

280 

237 

280 

280 

280

269 

258 

258 

258 

258

248 

248 

237 

237 

227

227 

227 

217 

217 

208

198 

189 

180 

180 

172

164 

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

llonth

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

11

alendar year 1-93 5............

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

164 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

172 

172 

172

164. 

172 

180 

189 

198

208 

208 

208 

217

Max.

217 

227 

237 

248 

280

302 

325 

325 

325 

772

1,620 

2,930 

5,390 

5,640 

3,590

2,410 

1,830 

1,540 

1,720 

1,950

5,390 

6,660 

6,140 

5,640 

5,390

3,750 

1,950 

1,540 

1,420 

1,250 

1,070

Saeondfoot-days

9,728 

14,9S9 

12,172

174,652

6,854 

5,176 

72,078 

17,360 

17,642 

9,625 

5,433 

6,804 

11,693

189,519

Apr.

935 

869 

772 

772 

708

647 

617 

902 

740 

804

708 

708 

647 

617 

588

559 

559 

476 

449 

423

423 

398 

373 

373 

373

423 

373 

398 

373 

373

Maximum

503 

935 

617

2,930

280 

217 

6,660 

935 

1,580 

559 

S27 

740 

1,280

6,660

Hay

1,350 

1,580 

1,580 

1,280 

772

708 

588 

588 

503 

647

588 

503 

588 

423 

398

373 

373 

398 

373 

349

349 

349 

423 

373 

349

349 

302 

302 

302 

302 

280

Minimal

253 

SOS 

237

180

164 

164 

217 

373 

280 

227 

144 

133 

303

133

June

476 

476 

398 

373 

325

325 

349 

349 

349 

325

302 

280 

280 

230 

269

280 

325 

559 

423

349

302 

269 

S58

248 

248

248 

248 

246 

287 

237

July

SS7

217 

217 

217 

208

198 

193 

189 

189 

180

189 

180 

139 

172 

164

157 

150 

180 

164 

164

164 

150 

164 

164 

164

157 

150 

144 

144 

144 

144

He an

314 

498 

393

478

S21 

178 

S,325 

579 

569 

321 

175 

219 

390

518

Aug.

138 

138 

138 

13S 

138

138 

138 

133 

133 

138

133 

138 

138 

144 

144

138 

138 

138 

138 

138

208 

398 

302 

237 

SOS

189 

139 

647 

740 

531 

398

Per square

Bile

0.496 

.787 

.621

.755

.349 

.231 

3.6V 

.915 

.899 

.507 

.276 

.346 

.616

.318

Sept.

302

258 

237 

208 

217

217 

740 

1,280 

1,040 

617

449 

398 

349 

325 

373

476 

423 

349 

325 

398

373 

325 

280 

258 

258

248 

248 

237 

248 

237

Son-ott in 

inches

0.57 

.88 

,72

10.S6

.40 

.30 

4.23 

1.02 

1.04 

.57 

.38 

.40 

.69

11.14
138 BLACK RIVER BASIN

Black River at Nelllsvllle, TUis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°34', long. 90°36', in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2

 !T., at highway bridge In Neillsville, 1 mile below O'Nelll Creek and 14 miles above 

Cunnlngham Creek.

Drainage area.- 756 square miles (revised).

Records available.- April 1905 to March 1909, December 1913 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 562 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,300 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 15.67

 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.84 feet).

1905-9, 1913-36: Maximum discharge, 37,100 second-feet June 6, 1905 (gage height, 

22.4 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except Those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar. 20, which

 were""computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records and are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Hov. 2E, Kar. 21 to Aug. 11 Aug. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

0.5

1.5

8.0

18

30

57

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

123

193

280

435

660

920

1,570

2,350

3,300

4,620

6,230

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

8,290

10,700

13,300

16,400.

19,800

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

0.4

10

30

60

120

207

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

68 

68 

68 

66 

66

63 

62 

62 

62 

62

63 

63 

66 

70 

78

100

175 

498 

422 

280

213 

183 

180 

158 

149

138 

129 

121 

116 

570 

2,480

Nov.

3,300 

1,760 

1,040 

860 

705

570 

484 

525 

489 

430

386 

319 

259 

221 

221

204 

183 

167 

175 

204

162 

175 

162

140 

89

65

72 

80 

89 

109

Dec.

130

151 

186 

213 

259

292 

308 

325 

342 

342

325 

308 

275 

200

134

80 

80 

7S 

77 

123

102 

58 

61 

55 

51

45 

36 

31 

32

Jia 

40

Jan..

47 

57 

62 

66 

70

66 

55 

58 

58 

55

51 

51 

50 

47 

47

45 

46 

45 

40 

32

22 

14 

12 

11 

11

10 

11 

11 

10

11 

16

Month

Oet

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

17 

18 

17 

23 

27

29 

31 

34 

36 

38

38 

39 

38 

38 

37

35 

32 

32 

34 

20

36 

36 

28 

22 

39

47 

49 

50 

50

Secondfoot-days

6,899 

13,645 

4,774

265,320

1,187 

970 

82,876 

49,738 

40,991 

2,586 

904.8 

566.6 

1,749

206,886.4

Mar.

51 

45 

51 

71 

65

68 

64 

62

57 

72

136 

228 

140 

186 

162

138 

140 

228 

612 

2,710

4,330 

5,650 

10,600 

19,900 

12,600

7,400 

3,980 

3,240 

4,190 

3,300 

2,350

Apr.

1,820 

1,460 

1,070 

360 

705

592 

570 

489 

g04 

2,260

3,910 

4,920 

4,330 

4,050 

3,530

3,530 

2,800 

2,100 

1,570 

1,230

980 

804 

660 

592 

660

752 

70S 

615 

592 

778

Maximum

is, 480 

3,300 

342

18,400

70 

50 

19,900 

4,920 

6,410 

131 

47 

115 

207

19,900

May

3,91( 

3,53( 

2,35C 

1,60(

1,20C

4,23 

6,41C 

5,71C 

3,31C 

1,74C

1,20C 

80^ 

63E 

51£ 37r

30£ 

27' 

26£ 

26£ 24r

21£ 

19£ 24-" 

34^ 

23£

204 

177 

149 

125 

112 

103

Minimum

62 

65 

31

31

10 

17 

45 

489 

103 

49 

2.8 

0.7 

22

0.7

June

109 

109 

107 

123 

127

131 

131 

127 

129 

125

112 

100 

88 

75 

75

69

75 

74 

74 

75

68 

63 

53 

56 

53

53 

51 

50 

50 

49

Mean

223 

455 

154

727

38.3 

33.4 

2,673 

1,658 

1,322 

86.2 

29.2 

18.3 

58.3

565

July

47 

46 

46 

46

44

42 

39 

35 

31 

38

35 

34 

36 

35 

40

33 

30 

29 

23 

24

23 

23 

24 

22 

18

16 

15 

 12 

10 

6 

2.8

Aug.

2.8 

2.2

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

.9 

.7

.7 

1.0 

2.5

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

2.5

36 

33 

22 

14 

36

3S 

34 

115 

91 

68 

53

Per square 

mile

0.295 

.602 

.204

.962

.051 

.044 

3.54 

2.19 

1.75 

.114 

.039 

.024 

.077

.747

Sept.

42 

42 

40 

38 

32

29 

207 

179 

142 

82

78 

65 

60 

62 

68

72 

65 

57 

48 

46

45 

41 

36 

31 

27

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

Run-off in 

inches

0.34 

.67 

.24

13.03

.06 

.05 

4.08 

2.44 

2.02 

.13 

.04 

.03 

.09

10.19
BLACK RIVER BASIN 139

Black River near Galesvllle, Wls.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 440 3'46B , long. 91°17'30", on line between sees. 1 and 2,

 T. 18 to., R. 8 W., 4.5 miles southeast of Galesvllle on State Trunk Highway 35 and 5 

miles below mouth of Fleming Creek. Zero of gage Is 657.3 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,120 square miles.

Records available.- December 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 35,000 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage

 height, 12.76 feet); minimum, 256 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

1931-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 25, 1936; minimum, 180 secondfeet Dec. 20, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 2 to Mar. 21, which

 were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's 

notes, and weather records and are poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, ater year 1935-36, except periods of Ice effi 

discharge, in second-feet)

ct (gage height, in feet, and

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.1

256

290

365

455

615

810

1,040

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

1,410

1,920

2,480

3,050

3,800

4,630

6,500

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

8,620

11,000

14,200

19 , 100

26,300

38,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

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

Ocb.

1,310 

1,130 

1,130 

1,040 

322

810 

922 

922 

848 

775

740 

645 

740 

708

810

708 

810 

740 

775 

922

922 

1,220 

1,130 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,000 

960 

1,000 

1,040 

1,610

Nov.

3,800 

5,900 

9,060 

6,700 

4,460

3,200 

2,910 

2,480 

2,360 

2,360

2,140 

2,030 

1,920 

1,710 

1,610

1,510 

1,510 

1,410 

1,410 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,220 

1,310

1,220 

1,220 

1,410 

1,610 

1,710

Dec.

1,810 

1,850 

1,970 

1,970 

1,970

1,970 

2,090 

2,220 

2,090 

1,740

1,630 

1,410 

1,300 

1,250 

1,200

1,010 

890 

710 

365 

340

365 

480 

540 

540 

570

480 

390 

390 

390 

365 

480

Jan.

605 

570 

540 

675 

640

605 

570 

510 

318 

480

710 

605 

570 

510 

675

640 

480 

390 

365 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

340

365 

318 

318 

365 

£72 

450

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

480 

510 

450 

450 

480

480 

450 

480 

480 

450

420 

450 

450 

420 

420

420 

420 

420 

420 

420

420 

420 

420 

420 

420

480 

570 

605 

640

Mar.

640 

710 

710 

710 

710

675 

675 

640 

710 

745

2,910 

2,910 

2,490 

2,350 

2,910

3,050 

2,770 

3,050 

3,350 

3,960

7,960 

10,200 

18,500 

21,000 

35,000

27,200 

18,000 

13,800 

8,180 

6,500 

7,100

Second - 

foot-days

29,409 

73,420 

34,775

874,559

14,586 

13,365 

210,116 

109,650 

102,912 

21,844 

11,450 

12,026 

12,999

646,551

Apr.

5,710 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960 

2,500

2,500 

2,250 

1,810 

2,030 

2,250

2,910 

4,630 

6,900 

8,180 

8,180

7,310 

5,900 

5,520 

5,160 

3,960

2,770 

2,480 

2,140 

1,810 

1,810

1,710 

1,810 

1,920 

1,810 

1,810

Maximum

1,610 

9,060 

2,220

27,200

710 

640 

35,000 

8,180 

9,520 

1,310 

480 

1,000 

615

35,000

May

3*350 

5,340 

9,520 

7,960 

6,100

3,500 

4,120 

6,900 

9,290 

8,620

5,710 

2,630 

2,500 

2,140 

1,920

1,710 

1,510 

1,220 

1,310 

1,310

1,220 

1,410 

1,710 

2,250 

2,250

2,360 

1,130 

1,220 

1,040 

922 

740

Minimum

645 

1,220 

340

340

272 

420 

640 

1,710 

740 

432 

273 

256 

345

256

June

775 

922 

1,310 

1,310 

1,220

885 

922 

960 

1,000 

848

848 

810 

708 

675 

615

615 

645 

588 

645 

588

588 

588 

588 

505 

480

455 

455 

432 

432 

432

July

432 

432 

480 

455 

432

410 

388 

410 

410 

410

41C 

410 

388 

388 

345

365 

365 

365 

345 

345

345 

308 

308 

365 

345

308 

290 

325 

308 

290 

273

Mean

.949 

2,447 

1,122

2,396

471 

461 

6,778 

3,655 

3,320 

728 

369 

388 

433

1,766

Aug.

273 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

308 

273 

273 

290

290 

290 

290 

256 

290

290 

325 

273 

273 

325

432 

455 

480 

455 

455

410 

410 

775 

1,000 

740 

645

Per square

mile

0.448 

1.15 

.529

1.13

.222 

.217 

3.20 

1.72 

1.57 

.343 

.174 

.183 

.204

.833

Sept.

560 

455 

455 

410 

365

365 

615 

432 

432 

432

432 

410 

410 

410 

345

480 

480 

455 

455 

432

455 

410 

432 

432 

410

410 

410 

455 

345 

410

Run-off in 

Inches

0.52 

1.28 

.61

15.34

.26 

.23 

3.69 

1.92 

1.81 

.38 

.20 

.21 

.23

11.34
140 LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°54'5", long. 91°7'5", in sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., at

 highway bridge 2 miles west of West Salem and 6 miles below mouth of Dutch Creek.

Drainage area.- 412 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 303 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,180 second-feet liar. 18 (gage

 height. 8.12 feet); maximum gage height observed, 11.-10 feet liar. 11 result of ice 

jam; minimum discharge observed, 80 second-feet Aug. 9.

1913-36: Maximum discharge, 4,780 second-feet Sept. 15, 1928 (gage height, 9.8 

feet); maximum gage height, 12.2 feet Aug. 6, 1935; minimum discharge, 56 second-feet 

Feb. 20, 1927.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 21-23, Dec. 1-8, Dec.

 20 to Mar. 17, which were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage 

heights, observer's notes, and weather records and are poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation Is caused by operation of power plants a few miles above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

173

194

183

183

183

194

205

216

227

205

216

216

227

249

249

271

271

271

249

260

238

238

238

23S

227

227

23S

227

293

475

Nov.

500

450

352

352

376

328

305

328

238

227

271

271

249

249

238

238

238

260

249

260

271

271

271

249

249

249

271

305

352

282

-

Dec.

249

216

194

238

194

194

216

282

328

260

293

183

.183

282

238

249

205

194

194

238

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

238

238

238

Jan.

216

249

249

249

216

227

216

227

238

238

227

216

238.

227

227

216

227

227

205

216

227

216

216

227

238

227

249

227

238

238

216

Month

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

November ........................

December. .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-3 3 ............

Feb.

238

183

173

216

183

164

183

194

205

194

194

194

205

194

155

205

183

173

17.3

173

183

2Q6

155

173

155

164

173

206

173

_

-

Bar.

164

194

173

216

227

205

183

183

216

601

1,200

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,010

1,010

1,300

1,900

1,740

1,390

1,170

1,010

1,200

1,330

1,040

740

575

475

425

450

400

Secondfoot-days

7,275

8.749

7,336

118,469

7,070

5,368

24,327

8 899

9 469 7 lose

5,036

5.319

6,595

102,481

Apr.

376

376

352

352

328

282

328

32S

352

352

376

376

376

328

282

282

260

260

271

260

249

249

205

205

23S

260

260

249

238

249

Maximum

475

500

328

2,440

249

23,8

1^900

376

475

425

183

328

352

1,900

May

328

475

475

376

328

352

352

328

328

352

328

305

293

271

260

249

216

260

260

249

238

271

400

400

352

305

260

260

23S

156

205

Minimum

173

227

183

147

205

155

164

205

155

183

117

110

147

110

June

260

376

425

328

282

260

238

271

249

249

227

194

205

205

216

205

227

260

249

227

205

194

183

183

194

194

183

183

183

183

-

July

183

183

183

173

173

183

183

173

155

173

147

147

173

164

164

173

173

173

155

173

173

131

155

173

155

139

155

164

139

117

131

Mean

235

292

237

325

228

185

785

305

235

162

172

220

280

Aug.

164

147

110

155

124

155

173

164

124

164

117

173

147

155

155

155

147

139

173

173

1S3

183

173

183

183

164

194

216

328

271

227

Per square 

mile

0.570

.709

.575

.789

.565

.449

1.91

.721

.740

.570

 393

.417

.534

.680

Sept.

205

194

194

205

183

147

227

293

32S

216

205

205

205

194

249

282

352

271

238

227

227

205

194

205

173

205

173

194

205

194

-

Run-off in 

Inches

0.66

.79

.66

10.68

.64

.48

2*20

 SO

 86

.64

.45

.48

.60

J.25
LA. CROSSE RIVER BASIN 141

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'45", long. 90°50'25", in NEi sec. 3, T. 16

 N.., Rl 4 W., £ miles northwest of Leon. Zero of gage is 760.28 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 77.1 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 9.62

 feet;; minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 10, 12, 13 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 4,620 second-feet Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 14.43 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Feb. 25, 1935 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 20, 21, 26-28,

 Jan. 16 to Feb. 23, which were computed on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and observer's notes and are good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

SI 

23 

S3 

24 

25

36 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

30 

31 

31 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

31 

32

32

31 

32 

114 

38

36 

47 

40 

36 

35

34 

35 

35 

33 

32

32 

32 

32 

33

41 

64

Nov.

48 

38 

48 

51 

40

38 

38 

36 

36 

36

34

34 

34 

34 

33

33

32 

32

38 

36

34 

30 

30 

30

31

31

56 

44 

34 

34

Dec.

36 

31 

32 

31 

32

36 

54 

40 

36 

33

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

32 

32 

33 

30

28

31 

31

31 

31 

30

39 

29 

29 

30 

30 

30

Jan.

30 

31 

31 

30 

30

30 

30 

31

31 

30

31 

30 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

29 

39 

39

28 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

28 

28 

S9 

29 

30

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

30 

29 

29 

39 

30

29 

29 

39 

29 

29

29 

39 

39 

29 

39

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

31 

32 

40

40 

36 

37 

34

Mar.

33 

33 

34 

40 

39

37 

34 

34 

37 

427

521 

140 

79 

60 

49

94

178 

180 

137

161

194 

149 

383 

157 

80

73 

72 

62 

59 

54 

50

Secondfoot-days

1,149 

1,103 

1,007

18,768.5

911 

897 

3,678 

1,286 

1,163 

953 

784 

772 

970

14, 673

Apr.

49 

49 

47 

46 

45

44 

48 

50 

60 

57

56 

48 

47 

44 

43

41 

40 

38 

38 

37

36 

35 

35 

36 

39

36 

36 

36 

35 

36

Maximum

114 

56 

54

1,510

31 

40 

521 

60 

85 

49 

28 

54 

87

521

May

85 

52 

45 

40 

39

41 

38 

37 

36

41

38 

36 

35 

34 

34

33 

36 

32 

32 

32

33 

34 

48 

35 

33

32 

32

31 

30 

30 

30

Minimum

30 

30

38

35.3

27 

29 

33 

35 

30 

27 

23 

22 

23

22

June

49 

40 

34 

32 

31

34 

33 

33 

34 

32

31 

30 

30 

30

29

31 

46 

33 

31 

30

29 

29 

39 

38 

28

38 

28 

27 

27 

23

July

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

36

26 

35 

25 

25 

24

24 

24 

36 

25 

24

24

24 

26 

25 

25

-24 

24 

24 

23 

24 

23

Mean

37.1 

36.8 

32.5

51.4

29.4 

30.9 

119 

42.9 

37.5 

31.8 

25.3 

24.9 

32.3

40.1

Aug.

23 

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

23 

22 

22 

23

23 

22 

23 

24 

23

23 

23 

24 

23 

24

SO 

26 

25 

23 

24

25

27 

54 

33 

27 

26

Per square

mile

0.481 

.477 

.422

0.667

.381 

.401 

1.54 

.556 

.486 

.412 

.328 

.323 

.419

.520

Sept.

25 

25 

25

24 

23

23 

48 

28 

27 

26

29 

30 

28 

28 

87

86 

36 

30 

29 

34

30

28 

SB 

27 

27

27

28 

S8 

27 

27

Run-off in 

inche s

0.55 

.53 

.49

9.03

.44 

.43 

1.78 

.62 

.56 

.46 

.38 

.37 

.47

7.08
142 COON CREEK BASIN

Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°4S'1511 , long. 9l°l'5B , in NEi sec. 7, T. 14 N., 

R. 5 W., in the village of coon Valley. Zero of gage is 736.16 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area..- 77.2 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 6.11 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Dec. 10 (caused by ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 

24 second-feet Aug. 9, 11; minimum gage height, 1.73 feet Aug. 8.

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 8,110 second-feet Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 12.90 

feet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet Feb. 22, 1935 (gage height, 0.65 foot, caused by ice 

Jam).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 29, Dec. 2, 4, 

 20-31, Jan. 5, 10, 13, Jan. 15 to Feb. 25 (computed on a basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and observer's notes), and those above 700 second-feet, which 

are good.

Discharge, In second-feet, vater year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

32 

32

32 

31 

31

32 

32 

32 

33 

34

33 

33 

40 

44 

33

34 

42 

36 

34 

33

36 

36 

35 

32 

32

32 

33 

33 

33 

42 

53

Nov.

40 

36 

44

41 

37

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

34 

34 

33 

35 

34

33 

34 

33 

38 

35

35 

31 

31 

32 

32

32 

50 

41 

35 

35

Dee.

32 

32 

32 

31 

33

38 

42 

36 

35 

29

33

32 

31 

31

31

31 

31 

31 

28 

27

31 

32 

32 

30 

29

29 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Jan.

33 

33 

33 

32 

32

32 

32

31 

32 

31

32

31

31 

31

27 

25 

29 

29 

30

29 

29 

28 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

28 

28

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1935 ............

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

28 

29 

29 

29 

30

30 

30

3D 

31 

31

31 

31 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

33 

40

38 

38 

34 

33

TUP.

33 

34 

38 

44 

37

40 

34 

34

49 

445

328 

94 

60 

53 

46

78 

140 

162 

120 

202

152 

110 

409 

104 

69

65 

61 

56 

54 

53 

49

Secondfoot-daya

1,080 

1.072

974 I

17,094.1

922 

921 

3,253 

1,237 

1,245 

979 

838 

849 

1,014

14,384

Apr.

47 

47 

46 

45 

44

42 

42 

44 

46 

48

46 

45 

44 

44

41

39 

39 

38 

38 

39

36 

36 

36 

39 

39

36 

39

38 

36 

38

Maximum

53 

50 

42

1,210

33 

40 

445 

48 

81 

46 

33 

44 

78

445

May

62 

44 

39 

40 

36

48 

40 

39 

81 

50

44 

39 

36 

35 

34

34 

42 

34 

35 

35

35 

44 

47 

38 

34

34 

34 

34 

32 

32 

34

Minimum

31 

31 

27

23.3

25 

28 

33 

36 

32 

31 

26 

24 

26

24

June

46 

36 

35 

32 

31

36 

34 

34 

35 

33

32 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

36 

32 

31 

31

31 

31

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

July

30 

29 

30 

30

29

28 

27 

27 

26 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26

27 

26 

26

26 26' 

33 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Mean

34.8 

35.7 

31.4

46.8

29.7 

31.8 

105 

41.2 

40.2 

32.6 

27.0 

27.4 

33.8

39.3

Aug.

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

24

25

24 

25 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

27 

25 

26

40 

29 

28 

26 

26

26 

32 

44 

30

29 

28

Per square 

idle

0.451 

.462 

.407

.606

.385 

.412 

1.36 

.534 

.521 

.422 

.350 

.355 

.438

.509

Sept.

27 

29 

27 

26 

27

34 

48 

31 

32 

29

38 

34 

31 

29 

78

51 

36 

33 

33 

36

33 

31 

30 

31 

29

30 

32 

30 

29 

30

Run-off In 

inches

0.52 

.52

.47

8.24

.44

.44 

1.57 

.60 

.60 

.47 

.40 

.41 

.49

6.93
COON GREEK BASIN 143

Coon Creek near Stoddard, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°39'50 n , long. 91°9'10", In NEf sec. 25, T. 14 

N., R. 7 W., 3i miles east of Stoddard. Zero of gage is 650.68 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 119 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 9.08

 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 5,160 second-feet Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 10.70 

feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Feb. 25, 1935 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 22-24, Nov. 29

 to Dec. 5, Dec. 11, 12, Dec. 19 to Jan. 8, Jan. 10-12, Jan. 14, and Jan. 16 to Mar. 8 

(computed on basis of 13 discharge measurements, weather records, and observer's notes), 

those for periods of backwater from Mississippi River, Mar. 25 to Apr. 3 (computed on 

basis of 15 discharge measurements and records of stage for Mississippi River at 

La Cross, Wis.), and those above 600 second-feet, which are good. Flow regulated by 

storage In Chaseburg Grist Mill Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51

51 

53 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

55

53 

53 

54 

68 

51

51 

60 

55 

53 

53

53 

53 

55 

51

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

68 

106

HOT.

70 

58 

69 

75 

62

61 

60 

58 

59 

60

55 

55 

55 

56 

54

53 

54 

54 

60 

59

56 

50 

52 

52 

53

53 

78 

72 

57 

56

Dec.

53 

53 

51 

50 

53

60

7E 

61 

58 

50

52 

52 

54 

54 

53

53 

53 

52 

48 

46

48 

50 

50 

48 

46

46 

45 

46 

47 

49 

50

Jan.

54 

59 

5S 

53 

52

53 

51 

52 

53 

52

53 

51 

48 

53 

48

46 

42 

47 

49

51

49 

46 

44 

43 

43

44 

45 

46 

46 

47 

48

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jen 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

47 

47 

48 

48 

48

48 

43 

48 

48 

48

49 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

51 

52 

62 

72

65 

56 

66 

57

Mar.

54 

56 

60

72 

60

53 

67 

57 

93 

670

1,120 

212 

103 

91 

53

128 

203 

229 

226 

188

278 

182 

622 

222 

122

101 

94 

81 

78 

74 

71

Second - 

foot-days

1,708 

1,766 

1,603

26,928.5

1,526 

1,498 

5,720 

1,929 

1,881 

1,561 

1,367 

1,393 

1,592

23,544

Apr.

72 

74 

74 

73 

72

70 

73 

71 

75 

74

74 '69 

69 

66 

64

61 

61 

59 

59 

59

57 

56 

56 

57 

55

57 

56 

57 

55 

54

Maximum

106

78 

72

1/530

59 

72 

1,120 

75 

104 

66 

50 

74 

105

1,120

May

104 

67 

61 

62 

60

75 

62 

58 

62 

104

62 

58 

56 

54 

54

53 

58 

55 

52 

52

53 

60 

75 

57 

55

53 

52 

51 

52 

51 

53

Minimal

51 

50 

45

37.7

42 

47 

53 

54 

51 

48 

41 

41 

43

41

June

66 

61 

54 

55

51

57 

56 

54 

57 

54

51 

51 

50 

49 

49

50 

56 

51 

51 

50

49 

50 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

48 

48 

48

July

50 

43 

48 

49 

47

46 

47 

43 

44 

44

44 

43 

43 

43 

42

42 

42 

44 

43 

42

42 

43 

49 

44 

44

43 

42 

42 

41 

42 

41

Mean

55.1 

5B^3 

51.7

73.8

49.2 

51.7 

185 

64.3 

60.7 

52.0 

44.1 

44.9 

53.1

64.3

Aug.

41 

41 

42 

42 

43

42 

41 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

43 

45 

43

44 

41 

43 

42 

42

60 

49 

45 

43 

43

43 

50 

74 

50 

46 

45

Per square

mile

0.463 

.495 

.434

.620

.413 

.434 

1.55 

.540- 

.510 

.437 

 ?71 

.3Y7 

.446

.540

Sept.

45 

45 

45 

43 

44

49 

79 

49 

47 

45

57 

55 

48 

47 

105

99 

57 

52 

50 

55

50

48 

48 

47 

48

46 

49 

47 

46 

47

Run-off In 

Inches

0.53 

.55 

.50

8.42

.48 

.47 

1.79 

.60 

.59 

.49 

.43 

.43 

.50

7.36
144 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Root River near Houston, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°46', long. 91°35' , in sec. 32, T. 104 N. , R. 6 

W . , 1 mi le west of Houston^ and 2t miles above mouth of South Fork of Root River. Zero 

of gage is 671.86 feet above mean sea level' (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,280 square miles.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1936. May 1909 to September 1917 at site lfc 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 622 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet May 1; maximum gage height, 

about 14.9 feet Mar. 11 (ice jam); minimum 'daily discharge, 203 second-feet Jan. 27 

(gage height, 3.18 feet, affected by ice).

1909-17. 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Mar. 31, 1933 (gage height, 

14.07 feet); minimum, 65 second-feet Dec. 26, 1933, Feb. 25, 1935; minimum daily discharge, 85 second-feet Dec. 26, 27, 1933.

Remarks.- 

on basi

and those . -, . . y 

readings), which are fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice or shifting control 

throughout the year. Chain gage read once daily Nov. 6 to May 12. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused by operation of power plant at Rushford.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

420 

420 

398 

398 

398

398 

398 

398 

398 

398

398 

398 

398 

375 

375

352 

442 

442 

420 

398

398 

398 

398 

375 

375

375 

375 

375 

375 

569 

660

NOT.

710 

760 

660 

510 

442

398 

375 

352 

352 

375

375 

398 

352 

352 

330

352 

352 

352 

352 

330

352 

330 

310 

290 

330

330 

398 

560 

420 

398

Dec.

420 

310 

375 

352 

420

398 

488 

510 

442 

420

352 

442

420 

442 

398

398 

375 

375 

352

35E

352 

330 

375 

330 

270

270 

270 

270 

310 

352 

352

Jan.

352 

398

575 

398 

352

330 

290 

330 

310 

310

375 

310 

290 

310 

290

250 

290 

270 

290 

270

270 

250 

226 

210 

214

210 

203 

218 

250 

234 

230

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug

89]

VI

alendar year 19^55. ...........

ater year 1935-e

Pen.

242 

250 

270 

242 

234

246 

242 

250 

250 

270

250

246 

290 

250 

270

250 

242 

226 

250 

242

260 

234 

234 

270 

290

270 

290 

250 

250

Mar.

270 

330 

352 

330 

398

442 

465 

420 

398 

2,280

9,450 

6,900 

5,000 

4,180 

3,580

2,850 

1,810 

4,860 

6,850 

8,250

9,720 

7,370 

7,780 

7,420 

3,300

2,120 

1,600 

1,390 

1,270 

1,150 

1,030

Secoadfoot-daya

12,695 

12,197 

11,522

257,686

8,905 

7,350 

103,565 

El, 530 

33,347 

16,060 

9,922 

9,196 

11,522

257,811

Apr.

910 

860 

810 

760 

760

710 

660 

660 

710 

970

1,090 

1,090 

970 

910 

860

760 

710 

660 

635 

610

585 

560 

560 

535 

560

535 

535 

510 

510 

535

Maximum

660 

760 

510

8,380

398 

290 

9,720 

1,090 

8,020 

1,660 

416 

1,390 

781

9,720

May

8,020 

2,600 

1,600 

1,270 

1,150

1,250 

1,100 

910 

810 

760

810 

760 

710 

660 

635

610 

635 

710 

610 

585

535 

564 

1,330 

822 

660

635 

585 

535 

510 

488 

4S8

Mlnijnum

352 

290

270

140

203

226 

270 

510 

488 

375 

250 

210 

230

203

June

607

585 

510 

488 

488

488 

510 

488 

1,660 

1,140

710 

660 

560 

510 

488

465 

442 

442 

420 

420

420 

398

398 

398 

398

398 

398 

398 

398 

375

July

375 

375 

375 

375 

352

352 

352 

330 

330 

416

330 

330 

310 

310 

310

310 

290 

330 

310 

330

290 

290 

310 

310 

330

290 

290 

270 

250 

250 

250

Mean

410 

 407 

372

706

287 

253 

3,341 

718 

1,076 

535 

520 

297 

384

704

Aug.

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

230 

242 

250 

210 

210

210 

210 

210 

210 

210

290 

270 

250 

250 

234

230 

270 

1,390 

660 

330 

330

Per square 

mile

0.320 

.318 

.291

.552

.224 

.198 

2.61 

.561 

.841 

.418 

.250 

.232 

.300

.550

Sept.

310 

290 

290 

250 

230

352 

488 

398 

465 

560

420 

398 

352 

330 

469

781 

585 

442 

420 

420

375 

375 

352 

330 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

290

Run-off In 

Inches

0.37 

.35 

.34

7.49

.26 

.21 

3.01 

.63

.97 

.47 

.29 

.27 

.33

7.50
UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN 145

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 91°41'30", long. 43°19'20 n , in SEiNEJ sec. 8, T. 98 N., R. 7 

W., at upper power plant of Interstate Power Co., 5 miles northeast of Decorah.

Drainage area.- 576 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1936. 

to June 1927 at site 4 miles upstream.

August 1913 to November 1914, May 1919

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 second-feet Mar. 10, 11 (gage height, 98.0 

feet, backwater from closed gates in dam downstream), from rating curve extended above 

3,300 second-feet; minimum, about 18 second-feet at numerous times when power plant was 

shut down; minimum daily discharge, 39 second-feet Aug. 16.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 12,200 second-feet July 1, 2, 1933 (gage height, 97.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, about 10 secondfeet on numerous days when power plant was shut down during water year 1934-35.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are poor, 

record furnished by Interstate Power Co.

Gage-height

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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

le

29 

30 

31

Oct.

106

111 

111 

88

114

76 

120 

91 

91 

100

106 

114 

100 

106 

103

94 

140 

129 

132 

94

111 

117 

114 

106 

114

114 

79 

117 

111 

348 

314

Hov.

404 

162 

216 

251 

193

170 

170 

135 

133 

123

120

117 

135 

135 

129

129 

91 

132 

132 

120

120 

97 

106 

76 

135

133 

181 

333 

120 

181

Dec.

202

138 

140

146 

138

164 

210 

234 

181 

132

94 

117 

164 

181 

138

129 

135 

123 

106 

76

82 

82 

111 

108 

97

97 

100 

97 

85 

100 

76

Jan.

106 

100 

106 

108 

94

140 

94 

93 

81 

83

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

94 

88 

94 

65 

91

82 

59 

59 

65 

73

53 

53 

53 

53 

70 

59

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

IN

u

ater year 1935-

Feb.

70 

53 

65 

65 

68

68 

68 

65 

56 

65

65 

82 

68 

53 

76

65 

68 

65 

70 

70

70 

76 

68 

76 

85

88 

91 

94 

113

Mar.

100 

103 

110 

162 

£02

175 

198 

198 

936 

5,220

8,640 

6,680 

4,560 

2,850 

1,800

2,090 

2,300 

2,830 

4,410 

3,020

3,320 

2,660 

6,300 

3,52O 

2,120

1,410 

993 

742 

651 

591 

465

Second - 

foot-days

3,771 

4,671 

3,983

145,563

2,556 

2,086 

69,356

9,739 

11,207 

5,935 

2,574 

2,713 

5,598

124,189

Apr.

333 

374 

402 

356 

357

333 

333 

294 

389 

412

438 

495 

503 

476 

387

333 

333 

333 

294 

248

234 

254 

235 

248 

235

228 

241 

202 

221 

218

Maximum

348 

404 

234

5,950

140 

113 

8,640 

503 

1,060 

929 

128 

336 

706

3,640

May

722 

1,060 

762 

581 

507

301 

481 

456 

343 

369

389 

277 

319 

267 

261

254 

244 

360 

219 

172

206 

216 

364 

385 

294

333 

287 

219 

202 

187 

170

Minima

76 

76 

76

76

53 

53 

100 

202 

170 

85 

52 

39 

75

39

June

181 

248 

164 

170 

158

149 

158 

149 

929 

498

284 

221 

199 

187 

181

164 

140 

173 

164

167

85 

143 

157 

136 

123

130 

120 

123 

123 

111

July

100 

100 

100 

88 

88

88 

100 

86 

84 

128

101 

81 

89 

81 

81

70 

81 

64 

55 

81

69 87- 

88 

73 

99

60 

86 

75 

75 

52 

64

Mean

122 

156 

128

399

82.5 

71.9 

2,237 

325 

362 

198 

83.0 

87.5 

187

339

Aug.

75 

43 

75 

66 

52

57 

57 

61 

50 

64

64 

67 

66 

88 

87

39 

80 

67 

80 

73

88 

88 

70 

76 

59

75 

84 

308

336

116 

102

Per square 

mile

0.212 

.271 

.222

.693

.143 

.125 

3.88 

.564 

.628 

.344 

.144 

.152 

.325

.589

Sept.

101 

SO 

90 

90 

101

75 

116 

90 

96 

176

300 

202 

128 

132 

700

706 

322 228 ' 

191 

194

188 

173 

158 

150 

137

132 

147 

139 

129 

127

Run-off In 

Inches

0.24 

.30 

.26

9.39

.16 

.13 

4.47 

.63 

.72 

.38 

.17 

.18 

.36

8.00
146 YELLOW RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Ion, Iowa

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 43°6'35", long. 91°15'45" in SEiSWi sec. 24, T. 96 N., R. 4 W. , 

at highway bridge at Ion, about_7i miles (revised) northwest of McGregor and 8 miles 

above mouth. Zero of gage is 654.91 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912).

Drainage area.- 213 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,600 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 

10.15 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum, 21 second-feet 

Aug. 17; minimum gage height observed, 2.70 feet May 9, 10.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 5,000 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 4, 1935 

(gage height, 10.95 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1936.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Mar. 9, computed 

on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, observer's notes, and weather 

records. Gage read once daily during low and medium stages, oftener during high 

stages. Station operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

55 

37

36 

38 

37 

37 

37

41 

38 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37 

43

Nov.

82 

53 

47 

75 

57

49 

45 

43 

41 

41

41 

40

39 

39 

39

38

38 

38 

41 

39

35 

27 

26 

35 

35

35 

47 

103 

45 

39

Dec.

51 

26 

48 

26 

43

45 

63 

63 

63

39

34 

45 

45 

42 

42

42 

40 

40 

30 

30

40 

37 

35 

30 

30

30 

30 

29 

35 

37 

40

Jan.

37 

37 

38 

54 

25

35

31 

34 

34 

22

33 

33 

29 

36 

29

22 

25 

26 

25 

23

EY 

26 

25 

25 

26

24 

29 

27 

25 

25 

23

Konth

Oct 

HOT 

Sec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year 193

ater year!935-3e

Feb.

23 

25 

23 

23 

22

22

22 

22

22

23

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

23

22

25 

22 

29 

29

Kar.

23 

£4 

23 

36 

103

51 

69 

84 

600 

*3, 220

*2,860 

747 

20Y 

1,070 

255

1,070 

869 

661 

580

331

555 

506 

1,350 

606 

255

198 

181 

181 

148 

117 

110

Secondfoot-days

1,150 

1,352 

1,230

37,792

890 

667 

17,090 

2,475 

2,345 

2,883 

921 

2,782 

2,459

36,244

Apr.

110 

110 

103 

103 

96

89 

89 

82 ;4o

103

103 

103 

103 

89 

84

82 

75 

74 

71 

70

68 

66 

60 

60 

61

57 

57 

56 

56 

55

Kaxlmum

55 

103 

63

2,600

38 

29 

3,220 

140 

148 

1,350 

36 

718 

363

3,220

Hay

60 

96 

74 

63 

60

57 

56 

54 

48 

48

148 

140 

140 

124 

117

103 

96 

86 

82 

74

68 

68 

75 

66 

60

55 

50 

48 

47

41 

41

Minimum

35 

26 

26

24

22 

22 

23 

55 

41 

34 

24 

21 

30

21

June

45 

72 

41 

38 

36

36 

35 

34 

1,350 

207

110 

80 

66 

57 

53

48 

48 

48 

46 

44

44 

43 

41 

39

38

37 

37 

37 

37 

36

July

36 

36

35 

33 

32

32 

30 

29 

29 

28

28 

31 

31 

30 

29

28 

28 

28 

30 

30

30 

30 

33 

30 

30

29 

27 

26 

25 

24 

24

Mean

37.1 

45.1 

39.7

104

28.7 

23.0 

551 

82.5 

75.6 

96.1 

29.7 

89.7 

82.0

99.0

Aug.

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

25 

21 

63

28 

29

718 

156 

245 

80 

64

61 

66 

580 

148 

96 

58

Per square 

mile

0.174 

.212 

.186

.488

.135 

.108 

2.59 

.387 

.355 

.451 

.139 

.421 

.385

.465

Sept.

45 

43 

40 

35 

32

30 

79 

41 

110

31

216 

164 

84 

55 

50

363 

156 

117 

96 

88

76 

68 

65 

56 

52

51 

62 

56 

50 

48

Run-off In

Inches

0.20 

.24 

.21

6.59

.16 

.12 

o ^99

.43 

.41 

.50 

.16

.43

6.34

*Discharge estimated.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 147

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°33', long. 89°30', in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., 

at head of Whirlpool Rapids, 1 mile below outlet of Crescent Lake and 10 miles southwest of Rhinelander.

Drainage area.- 1,200 square miles (revised).

Records available.- September 1S15 to September 1936. December 1905 to September 1915 

at a station 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1S15-26, 1928-36), 1,045 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4.030 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 4.82 

feet); minimum, 265 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 0.95 foot); minimum dally dls1915-36: Maximum discharge,*5,410 second-feet Apr. 10, 192S (gage height, 5.70 

feet); minimum, 123 second-feet July 29, 30, 1934 (gage height, 0.34 foot); minimum 

daily discharge, 210 second-feet July 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Jan. 2, Jan. 14 

 to Mar. 21, which are poor. Flow is regulated by 15 reservoirs and 3 power plants 

above, station.

Hating table, ater year 1935-36 except periods of ioe effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jtrne 18 to Sept. 30)

0.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

225

279

350

438

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

541

656

783

919

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

1,150

1,430

1,720

2,040

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

2,380

2,770

3,540

4,360

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 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

830 

1,090 

1,150 

800 

846

724 

654 

770 

769 

944

1,210 

1,060 

683 

1,100 

1,380

880 

1,200 

1,390 

1,460 

936

931 

927 

1,380 

1,480 

1,500

1,060

984 

993 

955 

986 

1,220

1,540 

1,500 

969 

982 

885

906 

1,300 

1,560 

1,470 

1,070

1,230 

1,440 

1,340 

1,400 

1,380

1,340 

884 

789 

1,010 

1,300

1,290 

995 

857 

624 

675

810 

1,120 

1,310 

1,300 

872

638 

779 

830 

925 

945

1,250

947 

742 

843 

1,140

1,250 

1,160 

1,050 

853 

647

955 

1,180 

1,230 

1,210 

1,210

580 

540 

540 

500 

650

730 

930 

1,100 

880 

680 

980

1,320 

1,200

919 

1,300

714

730 

878 

1,200 

1,260 

1,210

854 

730 

875 

830 

735

510 

540 

710 

460 

310

710 

1,520 

880 

990 

1,110

1J310 

710 

1,000 

1,120 

1,240 

920

Month

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Hal 

Apr 

Haj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

H

alendar year 193 5............

ater year 19S5-3

Peb.

1,080 

740 

1,040 

1,100 

710

660 

1,140 

1,260 

1,060 

730

710 

710 

680 

630 

580

585 

560 

460 

600 

800

840 

880 

520 

920 

1,160

1,080 

990 

960 

960

Mar.

1,260 

680 

660 

980 

880

700 

660 

630 

790 

930

2,010 

1,610 

1,510 

960 

1,110

780 

1,410 

1,020 

730 

880

1,210 

806 

936 

1,210 

1,620

1,560 

1,540 

1,520 

1,280 

1,190 

1,280

Secondfoot-days

32,292 

34,148 

27,894

448,589

28,795 

24,145 

34,342 

51,343 

68,806 

25,427 

20,180 

18,586 

18,921

384,879

Apr.

1,250 

1,180 

1,030 

996 

927

1,120 

1,140 

1,140 

1,170 

1,260

1,430 

1,490 

1,660 

2,240 

2,630

2,840 

2,410 

2,160

1,910 

1,780

1,960 

2,050 

1,980 

1,470 

1,450

1,890 

2,210 

2,150 

2,210 

2,210

Maximum

1,500 

1,560 

1,250

3,760

1,520 

1,260 

2,010 

2,840 

3,610 

1,390 

1,040 

1,130 

857

3,610

May

2,190 

2,480 

2,200 

2,300 

2,700

3,240 

3,530 

3,610 

3,540 

3,550

3,330 

3,380 

3,000 

2,470 

2,450

2,300 

1,910 

1,870 

2,000 

1,950

1,790 

1,950 

2,000 

1,270 

973

1,070 

1.08O 

1,170 

1,370 

1,270 

863

MinJJHUja

654 

d24 

500

500

310 

460 

630 

927 

363 

575 

420 

301 

498

301

June

997 

1,390 

1,050 

693 

839

851 

739 

767 

843 

796

648 

786 

791 

818 

797

779 

762 

755 

950 

1,170

765 

620 

881 

1,050 

1,000

961 

655 

588 

575 

691

July

770 

1,040 

809 

535 

420

587 

710 

587 

626 

692

917 

676 

635 

673 

709

681 

866 

660 

554 

546

612 

662 

606 

604 

637

534 

571 

632 

615 

586 

426

Mean

1,042 

1,188 

900

1,229

929 

833 

1,108 

1,711 

2,220 

848 

651 

600 

631

1,052

Aug.

394 

390 

534 

460 

411

415 

430 

411 

368 

395

438 

488 

544 

492 

464

442 

498 

338 

301 

372

791 

1,120

887 

830 

844

763 

827 

970 

1,130 

880 

959

Per square 

Mile

0.868 

.948 

.750

1.02

.774 

.694 

.923 

1.43 

1.85 

.707 

.542 

.500 

.526

.877

Sept.

857 

772 

722 

762 

634

645 

613 

564 

615 

600

625 

595 

618 

637

803

774 

743 

697 

575 

541

611 

569 

575 

504 

498

509 

530 

586 

552 

595

Run-off In 

Inches

1.00 

1.06 

.86

13.91

.89 

.75 

1.06 

1.60 

2.13 

.79 

.62 

.58 

.59

11.95
WISCONSIN RrVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°10'40", long. 29°40'45", on line between sees. 

12 and 13, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., 300 feet below new highway bridge at east end of Merrill 

and 0.5 mile below mouth of Prairie River.

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles (revised).

Records available.- November 1902 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1907-11, 1912-36), 2,589 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 9.65

 feet); minimum, 502 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 3.47 feet); minimum daily discharge, 528 second-feet July 5.

1902-36: Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet July 24, 1912 (gage height, 17.5 

feet): minimum, about 90 second-feet Sept. 26, 1908 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 11-14, 31, 24,

 Dec.' 28 to Jan. 4, Jan. 9-11, 15, 16, 20, Jan. 23 to Apr. 5, which were computed on 

basis of 2 discharge measurements, observer1 a notes, and weather records and are fair. 

Flow regulated by 20 reservoirs and 9 power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36, except periods of ice effect 

discharge, in second-feet)

ge height, in feet, and

400

520

660

820

1,120

4.5 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6 

6.0

1,450 

1,810 

2,36O 

2,970 

3,680

6.5 

7.D 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

4,680

5,850

8,400

11,300

14,400

Discharge, in sacond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,460 

1,580 

2,080 

2,040 

2,110

1,100 

1,200 

1,810 

1,650 

1,960

1,700 

1,800 

2,020 

2,220 

2,370

2,800 

2,730 

2,190 

2,340 

2,130

2,400 

1,790 

1,800 

2,300 

2,800

2,260 

1,650 

1,880 

2,420 

2,000 

2,450

Nov.

3,01O 

3,050 

3,090 

2; 960

2,110

1,910 

1,900 

2,200 

2,290 

2,410

2,310 

2,07O 

2,060 

2,170 

2,160

2,090 

1,820 

2,010 

1,780 

1,740

1,840 

1,940 

1,820 

1,360 

1,540

1,770 

1,770 

1,820 

2,320 

2,410

Dec.

1,890 

1,870 

1,810 

1,770 

1,880

1,890 

2,550 

1,450 

1,760 

1,530

J.,900 

2,000 

2,080 

2,100 

1,670

1,930 

2,160 

2,J.40 

2,090 

1,560

1,800 

1,620 

1,800 

1,850 

1,760

1,78O 

1,980 

2,150 

2,150 

2,250 

1,880

Jan.

2,300 

2,400 

2} 300 

2,300 

1,860

2,190 

1,900 

1,900 

2,200 

2,250

2,250 

1,920 

1,720 

2,120 

2,250

2,400 

2,300 

1,780 

1,980 

2,100

1,870 

1,580 

2,3OO 

2,850 

1,700

1,600 

1,800 

1,750 

2,100 

2,150 

2,O5O

Month

Oct 

Mov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

1,700 

1,400 

1.7OO 

1.7OO 

1,800

1,850 

1,750 

2,200 

2,100 

1,800

2,OOO 

1,600 

1,700 

1,750 

1,800

2,200 

1,800 

1,850 

1,8OO 

2,000

2,3OO 

2,250 

1,700 

1,800 

2,100

2,000 

2,100 

2,100 

1,800

Mar.

2,200 

2,150 

1,950 

1,900 

2,050

E,200 

2,050 

1,900 

1,700 

2,000

2,70O 

2,85.0 

2,500 

2,200 

1,800

2,000 

2,400 

2,550 

2,200 

1,900

S,2OO 

2,800 

3,900 

6,000 

7,400

7,200 

6,200 

5,400 

5,400 

4,600 

4,200

Second - 

foot-days

63,040 

63,730 

59,050

1,079,270

G3.E70 

54,650 

98,500 

162,090 

176,910 

57,380 

44,425 

42,329 

46,860

932,534

Apr.

4,000 

4,200 

3,80O 

3,300 

3,300

3,190 

3,190 

3,300 

3,170 

3,920

4,570 

7,420 

9,210 

11,000 

10,700

11,000 

10,100 

8,930 

6,210 

5,520

4,770 

4,390 

4,340 

4,390 

3,380

3,760 

3,580 

4,290 

4,540 

4,620

Maximum

2,800 

3,090 

2,550

15,400

2,400 2,300- 

7,400 

11,000 

11,900 

2,610 

1,760 

3,260 

2,160

11^,900

May

7,370 

10,400 

9,500 

7,090 

5,900

11,000 

11,900 

11,600 

9,800 

8,400

7,020 

7,540 

6,450 

5,300 

4,520

4,130 

4,390 

4,040 

3,750 

3,180

6,960 

3,010 

2,740 

3,430 

3,150

2,210 

2,690 

2,810 

2,440 

2,250 

1,930

Minimum

1,100 

1,360 

1,450

1,100

1,580 

1,400 

1,700 

3,170 

1,930 

1,280 

528 

716 

1,270

528

June

2,090 

2,560 

2,610 

2,490 

2.O3O

2,160 

1,910 

1,920 

2,130 

1,890

1,650

i;9so

1,590 

1,630 

1,280

1,670 

1,960 

1,860 

1,770 

2,O7O

1,750 

1,990 

1,980 

1,780 

1,990

2,080 

1,830 

1,610 

1,360 

1,760

July

1,750 

1,560 

1,520 

1,140 

528

937 

1,570 

1,500 

1,550 

1,540

1,590 

1,330 

1,220 

1,560 

1 5^0

1,540 

1,530 

1,570 

1,190

1,140

1,590 

1,540 

1,580 

1,550 

1,600

1,220 

1,080 

1,620 

1,590 

1,580 

1,620

Mean

2,034 

2,124 

1,905

2,957

2,051 

1,884 

3,177 

5,403 

5.Y07 

1,913 

1,433 

1,365 

1,562

2,548

Aug.

1,340 

717 

715 

862 

834

838 

812 

857 

741 

782

821 

896 

861 

822 

880

798 

927 

941 

865 

921

969 

1,050 

2,160 

1,780 

2,820

3,860 

2,420 

3,210 

2,760 

2,330 

2,340

Per square 

mile

0.732 

.764 

.685

1.06

.738 

.678 

1.14 

1.94 

2.05 

. 38 

, C 15 

. '191 

.562

.917

Sept.

2,160 

1,960 

1,410 

1,760 

1,560

1,440 

1,620 

1,580 

1,650 

1,650

1,540 

1,670 

1,570 

1,450 

1,620

1,600 

1,610 

1,560 

1,520 

1,270

1,430 

1,510 

1,510 

1,450 

1,490

1,510 

1,300 

1,510 

1,470 

1,480

Run-off in 

inches

0.84 

.85 

.79

14.43

.85

l!si 

2.16 

2.36 

.77 

.59 

.57 

.63

12.46
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 149

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°42', long. 89°42', in Ni sec. 29, T. 26 N. R. 

7ET7 50 feet below combination railroad and highway bridge at Knowlton and 1.5 miles 

below mouth of Big Eau Pleine River.

Drainage area.- 4,520 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- July 1921 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 3,957 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,800 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 17.25 

reet); minimum, 489 second-feet Aug. 10, 11; minimum daily discharge, 524 second-feet 

Aug. 10.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 49,800 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 19.5 

feet); minimum, 317 second-feet Aug. 8, 1932 (gage height, 0.9 foot); minimum daily 

discharge, 373 second-feet Aug. 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 11 to Mar. 23, which 

were determined on basis of records for stations at Nekoosa and Merrill and are poor. 

Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and power plants above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,760 

2,220 

2,410 

2,350 

2,510

1,780 

1,710

: 2,350

2,360 

2,190

2,190 

2,430 

2,010 

1,810 

2,980

2,780 

3,250 

3,350 

3,430 

2,560

2,690 

3,470 

2,800 

2,660 

2,760

2,910 

2,640 

2,390 

2,760 

2,860 

3,830

Nov.

5,650 

6,50O 

5,000 

4,530 

4,450

3,610 

3,290 

3,260 

3,180 

3,480

3,320 

3,210 

3,140 

2,930 

2,840

3,020 

2,700 

2,190 

2,970 

2,790

2,720 

2,800 

2,450 

1,500 

1,750

2,120 

2,480 

2,530 

2,240 

2,470

Dee.

2,470 

2,260 

3,060 

2,850 

2,390

2,180 

2,530 

2,230 

1,880 

2., 390

2,810 

2,970 

2,970 

2,650 

2,340

1,660 

2,340 

2,180 

2,340 

2,650

2,490 

2,420 

2,030 

2,970 

2,810

2,490 

3,310 

2,810 

2,490 

1,580 

2,810

Jan.

2,650 

2,180 

2,490 

2,570 

2,650

1,S80 

1,800 

2,180 

2,810 

2,650

2,810 

2,490 

2,340 

2,650 

2,180

2,340 

2,490 

2,810 

2,340 

1,730

2,S10 

2,490 

2,180 

2,490 

2,490

2,340 

1,880 

2,810 

2,810 

2,810 

2,810

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

JUT 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

VI

ember. .......................

alendar year 1935. ...........

fater year 1935 S

Feb.

3,140 

2,650 

2,730 

2,810 

2,730

2,650 

2,340 

1,880 

1,960 

2,030

2,340 

2,810 

2,490 

2,810 

2,650

2,340 

2,490 

2,810 

2,650 

2,650

2,570 

2,570 

2,730 

2, ISO 

2,730

2,650 

2,650 

2,570 

2,570

Mar.

2,180 

2,340 

2,970 

3,060 

2,650

2,810 

3,310 

2,340 

2,490 

3,480

3,650 

3,830 

4,010 

4,010 

3,920

3,140 

3,480 

3,310 

3,4SO 

3,830

4,270 

6,090 

8,340 

30,100 

36,200

28,900 

20,700 

16,900 

16,000 

16,000 

12,500

Secondfoot-days

81,200 

95,120 

77,360

1,666,O5O

75,960 

74,180 

260,390 

275,100 

278,810 

69,416 

48,590 

45,210 

60,970

1,442,306

Apr.

9,840 

8.840 

7,380 

6,500 

5,280

5,55O 

5,210 

4,720 

5,110 

6,290

8,340 

12,500 

17,800 

18,900 

18,900

19,800 

18,300 

14 200 

11,100 

8,840

7,850 

6,930 

6,290 

6,090 

5,700

4,910 

5,790 

5,320 

5,890 

6,930

Maximum

3,830 

6,500 

3,310

44,300

2,810 

3,140 

36,200 

19,800 

29,600 

3,330 

2,250 

3,910 

3,120

36,200

Hay

7,380 

15, 400 

17,200 

12,500 

9,590

9,090 

29,600 

28,200 

18,500 

14, 000

10,400 

10,400 

10,100 

7,610 

6,500

5,770 

5,600 

5,450 

5,350 

4,710

4,310 

4,020 

4,510 

5,100 

5,920

5,300 

4,230 

3,820 

3,610 

2,930 

1,710

Minimum

1,710 

1,500 

1,580

1,360

1,730 

1,880 

2,180 

4,720 

1,710 

636 

583 524' 

970

524

June

1,960 

3,110 

3,170 

3,330 

3,310

2,960 

2,250 

2,420 

3,000 

2,860

2,820 

2,550 

2,150 

1,930 

636

1,690 

2,300 

2,190 

2,280 

2,410

1,480 

1,940 

2,360 

2,550 

2,530

2,260 

2,150 

1,410 

1,240 

2,170

July

2,040 

2,250 

2,030 

1,270 

583

826 

1,480 

1,74O 

1,770 

1,820

1,900 

1,06O 

755 

1,650 

2,150

1,870 

1,960 

1,410 

806 

1,130

1,580 

1,690 

1,820 

1,750 

1,820

1,360 

1,030 

1,570 

1,720 

1,650 

2,100

Mean

2,619 

3,171 

2,495

4,565

2,450 

2,558 

8,400 

9,170 

8,994 

2,314 

1,567 

1,458 

2,032

3,941

Aug.

1,730 

1,260 

850 

1,060 

1,030

1,040 

951 

703 

623 

524

584 

749 

853 

936 

9E9

777 

641 

1,410 

1,130 

94O

770 

1,190 

1,040 

1,000 

2,200

3,130 

3,540 

3,330 

3..910 

3,550 

2,830

Pep square 

mile

0.579 

.702

.552

1.01

,542 

.566 

1.86 

2.03 

1.99 

.512 

.347 

.323 

.450

.872

Sept.

3,120 

2,860 

2,520 

1,800 

2,000

1,490 

970 

3,000 

2,930 

2,830

2,580 

2,570 

2,430 

2,280 

2,280

2,050 

1,980 

1,910 

1,840 

1,450

1,370 

1,960 

1,800 

1,750 

1,700

1,740 

1,120 

1,270 

1,720 

1,650

Run-off In 

Inches

0.67 

.78 

.64

13.71

.62 

.61 

2.14 

2.26 

2.29 

.57 

.40 

.37 

.50

11.85
150 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18' J long. 89°53', in sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 5 

E. , it miles below Nekoosa and 4 miles above Tenmile Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,500 square miles.

Records available.- May 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 4,866 second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48,100 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 16.50 

reetj; minimum, 180 second-feet July 22, 23 (gage height, 1.44 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 461 second-feet July 5.

1914-36: Maximum discharge, 68,500 second-feet Mar. 24, T935 (gage height, 18.9 

feet); minimum, 140 second-feet Aug. 14-21, Nov. 6, 1932; minimum daily discharge, 165 

second-feet Aug. 12, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Mar. 22, 

which are fair. Flow is regulated by many storage reservoirs and power plants above, 

station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 12 to Sept. 30)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

140

230

362

517

692

1,000

1,330

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8

1,710

2,140

2,580

3,080

3,350

4,680

5.2 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

5,570

6,500

7,460

8,700

9,950

12,500

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

15,100

17,800

24,500

33,000

44,500

60,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Si

Oct.

2,840 

2,920 

2,580 

2,720 

2,430

1,210 

2,400 

2,390 

2,400 

2,530

2,250 

2,710 

1,290 

2,290 

2,350

2,750 

3,290 

3,870 

3,550 

2,550

2,790 

3,270 

3,530 

3,290 

2,880

3,020 

2,060 

2,780 

3,110 

3,160 

3,420

Nov.

4,480 

6,980 

7,890 

5,510 

5,440

4,660 

3,750 

4,000 

4,010 

2,600

4,140 

4,930 

3,700 

3,710 

3,450

3,290 

1,720 

2,470 

3,110 

2,680

2,860 

2,940 

3,200 

2,030 

2,250

2,540 

2,670 

2,870 

2,900 

3,030

Dec.

1,530 

2.870 

2,870 

2,9SO 

3,040

2,760 

2,830 

1,640 

2,630 

2,990

2,850 

2,480 

2,600 

2,940 

1,930

2,900 

2,910 

2,720 

2,930 

2,900

3,000 

2,200 

2,850 

3,000

1,670

3,200 

3,400 

3,200 

2,200 

3,000 

3,000

Jan.

3,100 

3,100 

3,100 

3,000 

2,200

2,800 

3,000 

3,000 

3,050 

3,100

3,000 

1,670 

3,000 

2,800 

2,650

2,900 

2,900 

3,050 

1,700 

2,100

3,000 

3,200 

3,150 

3,100 

3,000

2,000 

2,800 

3,200 

3,150 

3,050 

3,OOO

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr

«ay

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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Feb.

2,900 

1,900 

2,700 

3,000 

3,300

3,200 

3,000 

2,950 

2,000 

2,700

2,900 

3,100 

3,300 

3,100 

3,000

2,280 

1,580 

2,900 

3,100 

2,950

2,800 

2,750 

1,700 

2,600 

3,000

2,850 

2,650 

2,800 

2,700

Mar.

1,700 

3,000 

3,500 

3,300 

3,300

3,150 

3,150 

2,300 

3,500 

4,000

4,200 

4,000 

4,100 

4,300 

3,300

3,700 

4,800 

4,700 

4,900 

5,400

4,70O 

6,000 

13,400 

18,900 

24,800

45,700 

37,100 

27,000 

23,500 

19,900 

17,800

Secondfoot-days

84,630 

109,810 

84,020

2,116,110

88,070 

79,910 

313,100 

319,640 

337,050 

89,470 

52,435 

52,400 

68,310

1,678,845

Apr.

14,700 

11,400 

10, 600 

10,300 

4,900

5,750 

5,890 

5,510 

6,170 

6,430

9,470 

9,680 

17,400 

19,500 

20,800

21,100 

21,700 

19,400 

14,200 

12, 500

9,630 

8,580 

7,830 

7,290 

7,940

5,490 

5,740 

6,090 

6,630 

7,020

Maximum

3,870 

7,890 

3,400

62,100

3,200 

3,300 

45,700 

21,700 

38,200 

4,250 

2,650 

4,280 

3,390

45,700

May

8,580 

14,400 

19,700 

17,600 

13,700

12,300 

21,000 

38,200 

29,900 

18,900

14,100 

11,800 

12,400 

10, 500 

8, 580

6,350 

4,430 

5,880 

6,400 

5,420

5,020 

4,480 

4,980 

6,180 

5,930

7,870 

5,140 

4,640 

3,900 

4,010 

2,160

Minimum

1,210 

1,720 

1,530

1,180

1,670 

1,580 

1,700 

4,900 

2,160 

1,450 

461 

730 

1,180

461

June

3,180 

3,450 

4,120 

3,440 

3,560

4,250 

2,740 

2,850 

2,850 

3,840

3,860 

3,300 

3,210 

1,450 

2,490

2,500 

2,610 

1,940 

2,020 

2,560

1,500 

2,340 

3,360 

3,660 

3,740

3,330 

3,750 

l;820 

2,980 

2,770

July

2,650 

2,380 

2,580 

542 

461

1,750 

2,280 

2,010 

2,100 

2,140

1,870 

1,090 

1,110 

1,820 

1,800

1,890 

1,840 

2,420 

1,350 

1,280

1,150 

1,780 

1,720 

1,680 

1,650

832 

1,360 

1,900 

1,920 

1,660 

1,420

Mean

2,730 

3,660 

2,710

5,798

2,641 

2,756 

10,100 

10, 660 

10,870 

2,982 

1,691 

1,690 

2,277

4,587

Aug.

1,730 

1,430 

810 

1,280 

1,310

1,410 

1,380 

1,260 

940 

960

1,310 

1,210 

730 

1,180 

1,160

780 

1,050 

1,110 

1,200 

1,210

2,060 

1,530 

1,160 

1,830 

2,420

2,380 

3,640 

4,280 

3,660 

3,010 

2,980

Per square 

mile

0.496 

.665 

.493

1.05

.517 

.501 

1.84 

1.94 

1.98 

.542 

.307 

.307 

.414

.834

Sept.

2,880 

2,750 

2,960 

2,730 

2,810

1,700 

1,180 

2,300 

3,390 

2,830

3,260 

3,220 

2; 030 

1,840 

2,000

3,020 

2,770 

2,620 

2,440 

1,330

1,720 

1,740 

2,060 

9,140 

2,010

2,100 

1,250 

1,540 

1,780 

1,910

Run-off In 

Inches

0.57 

.74 

.57

14.31

.60 

.54 

2.12 

2.16 

2.28 

.60 

.35 

.35 

.46

11.34
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 151

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'20", long. 89°45'25", In the extreme western 

part of sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 6 E., 0.5 mile below Dell Creek and 3 miles downstream 

from Wisconsin Dells.

Drainage area.- 7,830 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,300 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 14.75 

feet;; minimum, 300 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.00 feet); minimum dally discharge, 1,060 second-feet Aug. 19.

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 64,600 second-feet Mar. 27, 1935 (gage height. 17.80 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1936; minimum dally discharge, that of Aug. 19, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 26 to Ear. 22, which 

were computed on basis of records for station at Muscoda and are fair. Diurnal regulation by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.'s power plant at Wisconsin Dells and by numerous 

power plants and reservoirs above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,770 

3,140 

5,020 

4,020 

4,770

3,320 

3,780 

2,950 

4,O10 

4,OOO

4,O10 

4,760 

3,030 

4,140 

3,290

3,830 

4,410 

4,230 

5,080 

4,4OO

4,630 

4.34O 

4,060 

4,710 

5,O7O

4,380 

4,110 

4,320 

4,230 

4,230 

5,OOO

Nov.

4,73O 

4,860 

6,1OO 

6,72O 

8,270

7,650 

6,96O 

7,030 

7,120 

6,2OO

6,140 

5.83O 

5,740 

6,1OO 

5,870

5,100 

5.1OO 

4,840 

3,550 

4,60O

4,800 

4,750 

4.7OO 

4,6OO 

4,5OO

3,4OO 

3,750 

4.OOO 

4.1OO 

3,8OO

Dec.

3,950 

3,950 

3,600 

4,OOO 

3,90O

3,80O 

4,100 

4,300 

3,5OO 

4,50O

4,700 

4,500 

4,100 

4,35O 

4,300

4,OOO 

3,60O 

4,OOO 

4,100 

3,90O

4,OOO 

4,000 

3.8OO 

3,4OO 

3,50O

4,2OO 

4,OOO 

3,OOO 

4,200 

4,3OO 

4,7OO

Jan.

4,6OO 

4,700 

4,50O 

4,300 

4.10O

4,5OO

4,100 

3,700 

4,200 

3,8OO

4,100 

4,200 

4,100 

3.6OO 

3,000

3,600 

3,700 

3,700 

3,750 

4.2OO

3,100 

4,20O 

4,500 

4,200 

4,300

3,900 

4,000 

3,5OO 

3,800 

4,100 

3,900

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

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Feb.

3,950 

3,95O 

4,000 

3,500 

4,OOO

4,200 

3,SOO 

4,OOO 

3,80O 

3,90O

3,5OO 

3,70O 

3.90O 

4.00O 

4,100

4,OOO 

3,80O 

3,600 

3,4OO 

3,600

3,700 

3.8OO 

4,OOO 

4.3OO 

3,9OO

3,4OO 

4,100 

4,300 

4,4OO

Kar.

4,100 

4,5OO 

3,900 

3,850 

5,000

4,7OO 

4,600 

5,400 

5,OOO 

4.8OO

5,3OO 

5,400 

5,700 

6,OOO 

6,2OO

6,30O 

6,350 

6,39O 

6,800 

7,100

7,220 

7,92O 

8,370 

13,400 

18,100

24,OOO 

33,100 

42,4OO 

45,200 

38,700 

31,500

Secondfoot-days

129,640 

160,910 

124,250

2,843,430

123,960 

112,600 

377,800 

430,700 

401,320 

135,520 

81,870 

68,750 

93,OOO

2,240,210

Apr.

25,100 

21,300 

19.OOO 

16,400 

15,200

13,300 

10,100 

9.8OO 

9.50O 

9,200

9,800 

10, 90O 

12,100 

13,6OO 

18,400

2O.OOO 

21,100 

21,8OO 

21,300 

2O,4OO

16,800 

14.2OO 

12.7OO 

11,200 

1O,4OO

9,8OO 

10,4OO 

8,060 

9,5OO 

8,340

Maximum

5,080 

8,27O 

4.7OO

63,400

4,700 

4,4OO 

45,200 

25,100 

31,500 

5,9OO 

4,180 

4,700 

4,020

45,2OO

May

9,500 

9.80O 

ll,50O 

15.80O 

19,OOO

19,000 

15,800 

16,40O 

21,100 

28, 6OO

31,500 

23,400 

17,70O 

14,5OO 

13,9OO

12,700 

11,200 

10,400 

8,26O 

8,960

8,480 

7,890 

7,380 

7,210 

7,050

7,640 

8,25O 

8,16O 

7,36O 

6,90O 

5,960

Minimum

2,9BO 

3,400 

3,OOO

2,850

3,OOO 

3,400 

3,850 

8,O6O 

5,960 

2,840 

1,55O 

1,060 

2,160

1,060

June

5,68O 

4,840 

5,710 

5,53O 

5,900

5,50O 

5,360 

5,850 

4,960 

4,4OO

5,080 

5,63O

5,340 

4,710 

4,700

3.41O 

4,410 

4,080 

3,91O 

3,850

3,43O 

3.94O 

2,840 

3,54O 

3,970

4,130 

4,070 

3,6OO 

3,830 

2,92O

July

3,190 

3,810 

4,180 

3,070 

3,520

2,320 

2,160 

3,010 

2,O60 

2,82O

2,880 

3,06O 

2,810 

1.86O 

1,840

3,210 

2,6OO 

2,580 

2.7OO 

2,980

2,08O 

2,53O 

2,180 

2,64O 

2,690

2,040 

2,440 

1,550 

1,840 

2,750 

2,57O

Mean

4,179 

5,364 

4,O08

7,79O

3,998 

3,883 

12,190 

14,36O 

12,960 

4,517 

2,641 

2,218 

3,100

6,121

Aug.

2.OOO 

1,830 

2.56O 

2,210 

1.29O

1,880 

1,880 

1,900 

1,88O 

2,OOO

1,650 

1,410 

1,55O 

1,6OO 

1,570

1,510 

1,450 

1,790 

1,06O 

1,64O

2,22O 

1,800 

2,760 

2,330 

1,52O

3,380 

3,530 

3,39O 

4,700 

4,220 

4,240

Per square 

mile

O.534 

.685 

.512

.995

.611 

.496 

1.56 

1.83 

1.65 

.577 

.337 

.283 

.396

.782

Sept.

3,460 

3.51O 

3,660 

3,59O 

3,260

3,630 

3,29O 

2,630 

2,300 

2,910

4,020 

3.76O 

3,75O 

3,760 

3,720

2,460 

3,180 

3,8OO 

3,74O 

3,58O

2,710 

2,25O 

2,24O 

2,69O 

2,810

2,55O 

2,450 

2,85O 

2,16O 

2,280

Run-off in 

Inches

0.62 

.76 

.59

15.60

.59 

.53 

1.80 

2.O4 

1.90 

.64 

.39 

.33 

.44

10.63
-"-^ WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°12'0", long. 90°26'25", in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 

1 W., at highway bridge 0.5 mile above Eagle Mill Creek and 1 mile north of Muscoda. 

Zero of gage is 664.3 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 10,300 square miles.

Records available.- December 1902 to December 1903, December 1913 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 8,607 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48,100 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.70 

reet); minimum, 2,020 second-feet July 20 (gage height, -0.13 foot); minimum daily discharge, 2,100 second-feet July 20.

1902-3, 1913-36: Maximum discharge observed, 72,100 second-feet Apr. 16, 1922 (gage 

height, 10.60 feet); minimum daily discharge (estimated), 2,000 second-feet Feb. 11, 

1918.

Maximum stage known, 11.1 feet during August 1868 (gage datum unknown).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 10-13, Dec. 16 to 

Mar. 19, which were computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and observer's notes and are fair. Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and 

power plants upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,310 

5,880 

4,460 

3,490 

4,930

5,320 

6,370 

5,790 

4,240 

3,960

4,090 

4,350 

4,920 

5,240 

4,890

5,360

5,010 

4,020 

4,990 

5,890

5,150 

6,370 

5,350 

5,880 

4,810

5,920 

6,630 

5,260 

5,260 

5,670 

5,650

Nov.

5,470 

5,120 

7,160 

7/690 

8,230

9,320 

9,540 

9,580 

9,680 

9,390

7,950 

9,050 

9,190 

6,600 

7,760

9,080 

6,880 

7,040 

7,210 

5,570

5,640 

5,330 

6,010 

5,960 

4,910

4,380 

5,810 

7,620 

6,000 

7,550

Dec.

6,650 

5,060 

5,320 

5,630 

5,340

5,540 

5,740 

5,870 

6,110 

6,000

5,800 

5,600 

5,400 

4,900 

4,650

4,650 

4,300 

5,000 

4,600 

3,200

4,600 

4,800 

4,900 

4,400 

4,400

4,200 

4,800 

5,000 

5,200 

5,600 

6,000

Jan.

5,400 

4,300 

5,200 

5; 600 

6,000

5,200 

5,900 

5,000 

5,200 

4,500

3,900 

4,700 

4,000 

4,200 

4,400

4,200 

3,600 

3,700 

4,000 

5,400

4,400 

5,100 

5,400 

4,400 

4,600

4,100 

3,900 

5,000 

3,800 

4,400 

4,200

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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ater yearl935-3£

Feb.

3,800 

4,000 

4,100 

4,200 

4,000

3,900 

3,900 

3,500 

3,500 

4,300

4,100 

4,100 

4,600 

4,400 

3,900

4,400 

5,400 

4,900 

4,500

4,100

3,600 

3,800 

4,000 

4,600 

4,800

6,300 

6,200 

5,000 

4,600

Mar.

5,200 

5,400 

6,000 

6,200 

8,000

7,200 

6,400 

7,000 

8,000 

9,200

12,000 

15,000 

14,000 

12,600 

12,000

11,400 

11,000 

10,600 

11,000 

11,100

10, 400 

9,600 

8,720 

10,800 

14,700

17,600 

22,200 

23,400 

28,600 

39,400 

47,000

Secondfoot-days

160,960 

216,720 

159,260

3,554,120

144,200 

126,500 

421,720 

564, 300 

445,540 

166,370 

96,060 

87,920 

125,970

2,715,520

Apr.

43,000 

37,600 

32,800 

27,900 

24,600

20,400 

17,300 

15,000 

12,600 

12,300

12,300 

11,000 

10, 600 

12,900 

15,200

15,200 

18,500 

21,000 

22,800 

24,000

24,000 

23,400 

19,800 

16,800 

14,600

12,000 

13,200 

11,800 

11,200 

10,500

Maximum

6,630 

9,680 

6,650

61,000

6,000 

6,300 

47,000 

43,000 

29,300 

7,820 

4,440 

4,640 

5,860

47,000

May

9,930 

11,700 

10,100 

12,800 

12,800

16,800 

19,800 

19,800 

18,700 

17,000

19,800 

23,400 

28,600 

29,300 

22,200

17,000 

15,700 

14,500 

12,000 

11,300

10,700 

10, 300 

10,200 

9,820 

8,480

7,490 

8,940 

8,930 

9,380 

9,090 

8,980

Minimum

3,490 

4,380 

3,200

3,200

3,600 

3,500 

5,200 

10,500 

7,490 

3,960 

2,100 

2,420 

3,490

2,100

June

7,820 

7,470 

6,450 

5,700 

6,900

6,440 

7,5SO 

7,670 

6,700 

6,590

5,330 

4,920 

5,820 

5,870 

7,190

5,100 

5,310 

5,130 

4,620 

4,380

4,290 

4,220 

4,380 

4,590 

4,240

4,240 

3,970 

3,960 

4,740 

4,750

July

4,440 

4,370 

4,040 

4,060 

3,740

3,400 

4,040 

4,400 

3,840 

3,240

3,030 

2,870 

2,700 

2,850 

3,020

3,110 

2,620 

2,700 

2,550 

2,100

2,550 

2,320 

2,600 

2,680 

2,500

2,380 

2,800 

2,940 

2,870 

2,720 

2,580

Mean

5,192 

7,224 

5,137

9,737

4,652 

4,362 

13,600 

18,810 

14,370 

5,546 

3,099 

2,836 

4,199

7,419

Aug.

2,500 

2,420 

2,670 

2,520 

2,540

2,580 

2,500 

2,420 

2,440 

2,480

2,650 

2,540 

2,500 

2,480 

2,590

2,500 

2,560 

2,730 

2,870 

2,770

2,690 

2,820 

2,720 

2,740 

2,740

2,780 

2,820 

3,780 

4,640 

4,370 

4,560

Per square

mile

0.504 

.701 

.499

.945

.452 

.423 

1.32 

1.83 

1.40 

.538 

.301 

.275 

.'408

.720

Sept.

4,380 

4,490 

4,670 

4,150 

3,960

4,510 

4,400 

4,480 

4,540 

4,230

3,770 

3,820 

3,990 

4,350 

4,500

4,960 

5,860 

4,150 

4,090 

4,470

4,390 

4,440 

4,340 

3,790 

3,520

3,510 

3,540 

3,490 

3,640 

3,540

Run-off in 

inches

0.58 

.78 

.58

12.84

.52 

.46 

1.52 

2.04 

1.61 

.60 

.35 

.32 

.46

9.82
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 153 

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wls.

Location.- Lat. 45°29', long. 89°45', In sec. 28, T. 35 N,, R. 3 E., at Jersey power

 pTah't of Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 1 mile north of Tomahawk.

Drainage area.- 547 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,170 aecond-feet July 11; minimum, 

ITS second-feet Aug. 24.

1930-36: Maximum daily discharge, 2,230 second-feet July 6, 1935; no flow several 

times in 1931, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Records of discharge, computed from power-plant records, fur-

 nTsSed by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. Flow completely regulated by four 

reservoirs operated by the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co. in the Interest of power 

development. Part of table of monthly discharge corrected for storage in all four 

reservoirs upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

637

780

304

691

586

633

756

756

756

756

726

756

848

756

719

638

453

373

371

368

42S

396

451

462

b73

532

755

640

543

576

Hov.

472

342

274

254

2S9

261

261

282

267

267

231

289

361

267

267

267

273

239

289

360

431

431

425

429

445

454

438

449

442

436

Dec.

436

422

433

436

544

756

510

297

455

434

479

450

450

450

578

724

532

390

390

390

390

555

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

Month

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

November. ............

December*. ............

Calendar year 1935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. ...........

Water year 1935-36

Jan.

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

729

718

725

729

729

713

707

707

705

691

6S3

694

702

704

Feb.

704

696

693

693

680

674

635

683

704

683

633

674

683

689

683

683

6S3

683

683

683

6S3

680

674

674

674

674

663

657

651

_

-

Mar642

642

644

650

716

71S

702

696

696

686

719

711

697

694

689

675

675

671

652

645

645

643

489

501

447

467

465

447

452

419

337

Apr.

299

324

332

332

332

332

335

355

355

412

436

436

448

448

484

470

425

416

436

452

455

398

419

432

437

437

437

437

437

512

-

Observed

Seconi*- 

foot-days

18,692

10,192

17,161

249,567

22,516

19,752

18,932

12,260

25,171

22 291

23J115

9,801

18,053

217,9.56

Maximum

848

472

756

2,230

740

704

719

512

1,090

962

1,170

621

865

1 ,170

Minimum

368

254

297

152

683

651

337

299

467

391

£39

17 fi

179

176

Mean

603

340

554

684

726

581

611

409

812

745

746

31 6

602

595

May

352

1,070

1,040

949

714

708

355

955

997

1,080

1,000

1,070

1,080

1,030

1,090

1,010

1,060

1,040

730

610

588

512

472

523

469

563

710

710

627

540

467

June

438

438

406

391

493

662

477

624

624

671

748

804

804

804

765

866

962

959

944

785

632

S78

905

935

901

873

327

831

943

911

-

Gain or loss

in storage

(millions of 

cubic-feet)

+88

+689

-503

-293

-1,161

-1,049

+316

+3,095

+894

-637

-1,200

+610

-370

+772

July

1,

1,

568

611

579

245

239

450

581

636

755

970

170

120

976

712

662

684

826

76S

685

693

698

709

S21

S85

S71

875

S79

891

882

821

848

Aug.

621

543

543

543

532

396

346

351

E99

300

315

322

341

309

278

278

278

268

274

260

311

269

204

17G

325

17S

178

197

201

186

179

Sept.

179

213

767

S13

632

563

521

491

473

767

747

625

601

604

530

412

412

412

412

447

594

623

703

735

733

756

756

824

843

865

~

Adjusted for storage

Mean

636 ('OQ

366

675

S93

S62

729

1,603

1,146

497

298

544

459

619

Per square 

mile

1.16

1.11

.669

1.23

.536

.479

1.33

2.93

2.10

.909

.545

.995

.839

1.13

Run-off 

In inches

1.34

1.24

.77

16.75

.62

.52

1.53

3.27

2.42

1.01

.63

1.15

.94

15.44
154 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°58'25'1 , long. 89°54'15'1 , in NWi sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 

E., at highway bridge in Rib Falls, 6 miles below mouth, of Black Creek.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 300 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,200 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 

10.75 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Feb. 11, 12 (during period of ice-effect).

1925-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 6, 1936; minimum discharge 

(estimated), 3 second-feet Jan. 23, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of Ice effect, Nov. 20 to Mar. 23, computed 

on DasIs of two discharge measurements, weather records, and observer's notes. Gage 

read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

63

117

190

327

3.2 

3.5 

3,9 

4.3 

4,8 

5,3

476

626

830

1,060

1,410

1,830

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

2,660

4,310

6,500

9,070

12,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

13 

19 

20

21 

2S 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

25 

31 

31 

34

28 

31 

28 

31

31

31 

34 

40 

67 

76

71 

81 

157 

137 

96

81 

76 

81 

81 

71

67 

58 

54 

51 

54 

339

HOT.

574 

427 

298 

258 

220

192 

 157 

164 

150 

150

150 

113 

101 

101 

81

63 

71 

71 

86 

83

94 

83 

88 

65 

60

60

69 

78 

74 

74

Dec.

76 

71 

54 

60 

25

32 

60 

91 

141 

88

60 

56 

51 

51 

51

49 

49 

47 

45 

34

32 

42 

40 

51

47

46 

45 

42 

35 

34 

30

Jan.

31 

31 

31 

34 

31

31 

34 

34 

31 

34

37 

40 

45 

34 

38

43 

45 

43 

42 

45

49 

46 

42 

44 

45

38 

40 

40 

31 

24 

30

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uer

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

34 

31 

22 

20 

16

11 

10 

10 

10 

9

S 

8 

9 

9 

13

13 

15 

13

14 

14

18 

19 

13 

11 

10

11 

19 

22 

20

Mar.

22 

25 

27 

24 

27

32 

43 

43 

43 

40

56 

63 

78 

181 

220

202 

195 

220 

239

258

523 

2,000 

4,620 

6,500 

3,590

2,660 

1,930 

1,740 

2,400 

1,930 

1,340

Secondfoot-days

2,101 

4,255 

1,635

121,422

1,163 

432 

31,271 

33,031 

32,116 

1,709 

471 

810 

1,054

110,048

Apr.

1,120 

884 

727 

601 

601

342 

401 

293 

476 

998

2,160 

3,940 

3,420 

2,800 

2,950

2,660 

1,570 

1,060 

830

727

676 

501 

401 

376 

426

451 

401 

352 

451 

426

Maximum

339 

574 

141

9,680

49 

34 

6,500 

3,940 

11,000 

220 

19 

94 

88

11,000

May

2,950 

1,740 

1,120 

778 

601

11,000 

6,260 

1,830 

1.060 

778

601 

476 

401 

29'3 

229

166 

170 

220 

170 

141

127 

108 

127 

203 

134

102 

80 

70 

61 

52 

48

Minimum

25 

60 

25

22

24 

8 

22 

293 

48 

22 

12 

12 

20

8

June

57 

220

178 

127 

86

80 

97 

102 

80 

66

48 

44 

40 

38 

40

38 

38 

38 

32

28

28 

24 

22 

24 

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

July

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

17 

15 

15 

14 

15

15 

17 

15 

14

17

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

15

15 

14 

14

12 

12 

14 

12 

14 

12

Mean

67.8 

142 

52.7

333

37.5 

14.9 

1,009 

1,101 

1,036 

57.0 

15.2 

26.1 

35.1

301

Aug.

12 

14 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

16 

15 

13

13 

13 

16 

15 

15

20 

23 

27 

27 

20

27 

36 

36 

30 

30

33 

36 

68 

94 

59 

39

Per square 

mile

0.219 

.460 

.171

1.08

.121

.048 

3.27 

3.56 

3.35 

.184 

.049 

.084 

.114

,974

Sept.

30 

27 

23 

23 

23

20 

25 

63

42 

46

73 

88 

63 

46 

42

46 

39 

30 

30 

30

25 

25 

25 

23 

30

23 

23 

25 

23 

23

Run-off in 

inches

0.25 

.51 

.20

14.60

.14 

.05 

3.77 

3.97 

3.86 

.21 

.06 

.10 .13'

13.25
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 155

Yellow River at Sprague, Wls.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°8', long. 90°6', In NWi sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 3 E., 1 

mile southeast of Sprague and 10 miles above Necedah Dam.

Drainage area.- 420 square miles (revised).

Records available.- September 1926 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 222 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 13.0 

feet, from graph based on gage reading) from rating curve extended above 2,500 secondfeet; minimum discharge observed, 7.4 second-feet Aug. 20.

1926-36: Maximum gage height, 14.0 feet Sept. 17, 1928 (discharge not determined); 

previously published maximum discharge probably much too low; minimum discharge, 5.4 

second-feet Sept. 9, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar. 21, which 

were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records, and observer's 

notes and are poor. Gage read twice dally. Discharge for Mar. 24, 25, 27 determined 

from, graph based on observer's gage readings and floodmarks. All previous discharge 

data above 1,540 second-feet were probably given considerably too low.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

118

108

98

94

85

SI

77

73

70

66

70

70

66

66

66

62

66

66

70

70

73

77

77

77

73

7O

70

70

70

66

70

Hov.

118

740

1,030

1.16O

860

579

458

386

3O7

322

292

278

264

224

2OO

176

164

152

140

129

140

118

118

113

103

108

108

124

129

134

-

Doc.

140

118

103

94

94

9S

9S

103

94

S9

85

81

81

81

73

70

66

66

62

59

62

59

56

56

56

48

52

48

4S

45

45

Jan.

42

45

45

45

42

42

45

42

42

45

39

42

42

39

42

38

35

35

37

36

37

37

36

35

36

34

35

34

32

31

31

Month

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

Hovember. .......................

December. .......................

Calendar year 1935 ............

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

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

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

MBy.............................

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

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

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

Water year 1935-3 3 ............

Feb.

2S

28

29

32

31

29

27

27

29

26

24

26

24

25

24

24

26

25

26

24

26

25

26

26

24

24

29

27

24

_

-

Hmr.

24

26

25

23

22

26

29

27

26

26

29

39

62

73

134

188

250

292

278

403

477

764

1,060

2,58O

4,800

4,620

3,06O

2,420

1,720

1,380

1,300

Secondfoot-days

2,335

9,224

2,330

116,047

1,198

765

06*3.83

17,458

14,O52

2,093

541

364.4

748

77,291.4

Apr.

1,220

984

740

579

477

386

353

337

337

353

497

669

934

1,130

1,16O

1,O6O

959

934

788

601

458

369

322

278

292

264

264

264

237

212

-

Maximum

118

1,160

140

2,3OO

45

32

4,800

1,220

1,340

140

31

62

48

4,800,

May

212

322

9S4

1,220

1,110

764

558

959

1,340

1,3OO

9O9

558

403

322

27S

237

212

212

188

146

134

140

140

164

212

27S

024

176

134

113

1O3

Minimum

68

103

45

45

31

24

02

ey\ o &!,£.

103

30ii7.4

15

7.4

Jvme

98

US

14O

140

124

103

98

89

S9

81

73

70

66

62

59

56

56

59

52

52

52

45

45

42

45

39

38

36

34

32

-

July

31

30

28

27

26

25

22

21

20

19

IS

17

16

15

15

13

21

14

13

12

12

12

16

15

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

Mean

75.3

3O7

75.2

318

38.6

26.4

845

582

453

69»8

17.5

11.8

24.9

211

Aug.

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.1

S.I

8.1

8.1

7.4

12

11

10

9.5

11

10

11

16

18

21

62

Per square 

mile

0.179

.731

.179

.757

.092

.063

2.01

1.39

1.08

.166

.042

.028

.059

.502

Sept.

48

39

38

26

23

20

20

19

23

2S

24

21

2O

20

24

25

25

26

42

32

31

24

21

19

16

19

22

18

15

20

-

Run-off In 

Inches

O.21

.32

.21

1O.29

.11

.07

2.32

1.55

1.24

.19

.05

.03

.07

6.87
156 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wls.

Location.- Start gage, lat. 43°25'20 11 , long. 89°43'301', in Si sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., 

in Devils Lake State Park. Elevation of zero of gage, 955.00 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 5.64 square miles. Lake surface area, 361 acres.

Records available.- June 1922 to August 1930, June to August 1932, June 1934 to 

September iy36 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum stage observed during year, 4.65 feet June 17; minimum observed, 2.87 

leet Sept. 29, 30.

1922-36: Maximum stage observed, 10.6 feet June 1, 1927; minimum observed, 2.4 

feet July 10, 16, 1934.

Remarks.- Records June 1922 to June 1936 furnished by College of Engineering, University 

 oTTfisconsln. Gage-height record since Aug. 11, 1936, furnished by R. J. Vanderwall, 

custodian, Devils Lake State Park.

Page heights, in feet, 192S-50, 1952, 1954-56

1922

June 13

14

15

16

IV

19

20

21

22

23

24

25 

26

28

29

30

July 2

3

5

6

V

10

13

IV

Sept. 14

1923

June 9

10

11

13

18

22

23

25

26

28

July 3

11

16

Aug. 10

20

21

22

24

25

26

29

30

31

Sept, 1

2

14

1924

June 16

IV

18

20

July 1

2

3

14

15

16

8.70

8.70

8.70

8.65

8.62

8.55

8.52

8.50

8.48

8.43

8.40

8.35 

S.35 

S.2V

8.25

8.21

8.20

S.15

8.12

S.OO

8.00

8.12

8.12

8.16

8.20

6.45

5.90

6.88

6.88

6.83

6.69

6.60

6.56

6.50

6.45

6.52

6.45

6.30

6.10

5.95

5.56

5.56

5.55

5.55

5.54

5.54

5.53

5.52

5.52

5.51

5.49

5.S5

V.40

V.44

V.48

7.50

V.49

7.4S

7.48

7.40

V.35

7.35

1924

July IV

IS

19

20

22

Aug. 8

23

29

Sept. 13

16

1925 

June 15 

17

19

20

21

24

July IV

1926

May 10

June 15

18

20

21

23

25

July 13

192V

May 16

June 1

10

11

13

14

19

28

July 1

Oct. 21

1928

June 11

12

15

1929

June 18

22

29

July 2

1930

June 19

July 15

17

21

Aug. 2V

June 20

2S

Aug. 25

V.2S

V.12

7.09

V.06

7.16

10.0

8.9

s.v

S.5

8.4

5.96 

6.08 

6.08

6.15

6.11

6.10

6.10

5.83

6.65

6.VO

6.63

6.57

5.5S

6.50

6.45

6.02

9.15

10.6

10.3

10.15

10.08

10.04

9.90

9.75

9.69

V.7

8.45

8.45

8.40

8.S8

8.80

6.75

8.68

6.95

6.45

6.45

6.25

5.46

3.21

3.18

3.81

1934

June 14

24

July 10

16

1935

June 22

July 5

6

S

1936 

June 17 

23

24

Aug. 11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

2.65

2.65

2.4

2.4

7.34

7.3

V.4

7.3

4.65 

4.5C

3. SO

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.29

3.29

3.28

3.23

3.23

3.23

3.08

3. IS

3. IS

3.17

3.1V

3.1V

3.22

3.22

3.2V

3.2V

3.26

3.21

3.21

3.16

3.16

3.11

3.11

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.04

3.04

3.09

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.09

3. OS

3.03

3.03

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.93

2.92

2.90

2.87

2.67
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Klckapoo River at Steuben, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°11'0", long. 90°51'35", In StJ- sec. 9, T. 8 N. R. 4 W 

at highway bridge in Steuben, li miles above Duffy Creek and 15 miles above mouth. 

Zero of gage Is 659.1 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 699 square miles.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,440 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height 

9798 feet); minimum, 161 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 8,600 second-feet Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 12.30 feet); 

minimum, that of Aug. 9, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 22-24, Nov. 28 to ifer. 

11, Which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, weather records, and 

observer's notes and are poor. Gage read twice dally, slight diurnal regulation caused 

by operation of power plant at Gays Mills, 15 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Hov, 25-27)

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

167 

178 

IS 9 

204 

223 

244

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

2S3 

326 

375 

433 

497 

587

4.5 

5,0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

705

S32

971

1,100

1,230

1,400

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,760

2,290

3,440

5,310

7,830

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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 

£9 

30 

31

Oct.

297 

297 

297 

297 

297

297 

297 

297 

297 

311

297 

311 

297 

311 

394

394 

357 

375 

375 

341

326 

326 

311 

311

311

311 

311 

311 

326 

311 

357

HOT.

413 

454 

433 

433 

433

413 

375 

357 

357 

357

341 

357 

341 

326 

326

326 

326

326 

326 

341

341 

311 

297 

297 

297

326 

341 

311

297 

283

Dec.

283 

270 

270 

270 

283

297 

297 

297 

297 

283

270 

297 

311 

311 

297

283 

283 

283 

270 

244

244 

257 

257 

257 

257

244 

244 

244 

244 

244 

257

Jan.

270 

283 

297 

297 

297

297 

297 

297 

297 

297

311 

311 

311 

311 

311

311 

283 

270 

257 

244

233 

233 

223 

213 

213

213 

213 

204 

204 

204 

204

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Bar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Ser

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-,

Fefc.

204 

204 

204 

196 

196

196 

196 

196 

196 

136

189 

189 

189 

189 

189

189 

189 

189 

189 

189

189 

204 

213 

223 

270

297 

394 

433 

413

Mir.

375 

375 

357 

433 

519

519 

475 

433 

541 

859

2,110 

3,290 

3,150 

2,640 

2,000

1,470 

1,290 

1,400 

1,500 

1,500

1,330 

1,400 

1,470 

1,540 

1,640

1,720 

1,030 

755 

564 

610 

564

Second - 

foot-days

9,948 

10,462

8,445

176,145

8,206 

6,510 

37,859 

11,529 

10,851 

7,106 

5,854 

5,813 

6,940

129,523

Apr.

413 

497 

475 

475 

454

433 

433 

413 

433 

454

475 

497 

475 

413 

394

375 

357 

341 

341 

326

326 

311 

311 

311 

297

311 

297 

297 

311 

283

Kaxiffluffl

394

454 

311

6,710

311 

433 

3,290 

497 

657 

297 

223 

244 

519

3,290

May

657 

610 

541 

475 

375

357 

433 

413 

341 

357

375 

375 

357 

341 

311

297 

297 

283 

311 

283

341 

270 

270 

326 

326

270 

270 

257 

244 

244 

244

llinlmm

297 

283 

244

196

204 

189 

357 

283 

244 

204 

178 

167 

189

167

June

244 

283 

297 

270 

244

244 

257 

257 

285 

270

257 

244 

233 

223 

223

223 

223 

233 

270 

233

223 

213 

213 

213 

213

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

July

204 

204 

223 

196 

196

196 

196 

IS 9 

IS 9 

183

183 

183 

189 

183 

183

178 

178 

189 

189 

183

189 

183 

196 

189 

189

189 

183 

183 

178 

178 

183

He an

321 

349 

272

483

265 

224 

1,221 

384 

350 

237 

189 

188 

231

354

Aug.

174 

174 

174 

178 

178

17S 

178 

178 

167 

170

178 

174 

174 

178 

174

189 

178 

178 

189 

196

189 

2O4 

213 

196 

189

183 

189 

223 

213 

244 

213

Per square 

Bile

0.459 

.499 

.389

.691

.379 

.320 

1.75 

.549 

.501 

.339 

.270 

.269 

.330

.506

Sept.

204 

189 

189 

189 

189

189 

196 

204 

223 

204

204 

233 

233 

223 

223

413

519 

326 

244 

223

223 

223

213 

204 

204

204 

213 

213 

213 

213

Run-off in 

Inches

0.53 

.56 

.45

9.36

.44 

.35 

2.02 

.61 

.58 

.38 

.31 

.31 

.37

6.31
TURKEY RIVER BASIN

Turkey River at Elkader, Iowa

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 42°51'15", long. 91°24'15", in sec. 23, T. 93 N., R. 5 W., 

in tailrace of Interstate Power Go's, hydroelectric plant in Elkader. Zero of gage 

is 701.61 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 892 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,000 second-feet Mar. 11, 25 (determined from formula for flow over dam); minimum daily discharge, 40 second-feet Aug. 9,

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet July 2, 1933 (gage height, 14.2 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 25 second-feet June 14, 29, 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge Mar. 10-29 computed from head-gage readings and 

rormula for flow over dam. Discharge Sept. 20-30 estimated on basis of records for 

station at Garber. Daily discharge record furnished by Interstate Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

.1

84

144

220

313

426

564

742

970

1,220

1,620

2,040

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 t*i September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

112 

131 

116 

120 

110

114 

105 

110 

112 

110

116 

120 

110 

168

118

117 

230 

280 

175 

155

125 

142 

136 

125 

136

131 

116 

133 

111 

12V 

287

Nov.

428 

214 

282 

375 

258

222 

201 

205 

194 

188

162 

151 

155 

165 

151

151 

146 

131 

166 

146

154 

90 

103 

153

144

15V 

214 

323 

1V7 

185

Dec.

212 

176 

205 

164 

190

203 

261 

271 

250 

149

142 

164 

203 

214 

207

178 

175 

151 

110 

71

107 

114 

122 

103

112

110 

107 

105 

10V 

103 

116

Jan.

116 

107 

122 

103 

116

122 

118 

122 

112 

101

129 

120 

107 

152 

124

165 

127 

127 

112 

109

112 

107 

93 

110 

66

60 

64 

55 

51 

53 

53

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1935. ...........

ater year 1935-C

Feb.

53 

53 

53 

55 

58

55 

47 

53 

51 

49

53 

51 

53 

47 

4V

55 

47 

47 

53 

58

68 

55 

73 

86 

194

352 

282 

256

241

Mar.

245 

249 

327 

499 

499

400 

321 

328 

489 

6,700

8,250 

6,210 

3,950 

2,600 

2,800

3,740 

4,130 

4,000 

4,420 

4,000

3,250 

2,970 

4,190 

6,150 

5,760

2,190 

1,580 

1,260 

1,100 

954 

839

Secondfoot-days

4,298 

5,790 

4,902

178,259

3,235 

2,645 

84,400 

13,637 

12,500 

5,538 

2,307 

4,793 

13,703

15V, V48

Apr.

760 

733 

694 

606 

564

521 

469 

445 

507 

972

572 

572 

563 

539 

503

456 

400 

388 

383 

346

334 

316 

320 

294 

324

303

290 

301

285 

277

Maximum

287 

428 

271

3,650

165 

352 

8,250 

V60 

1,480 

406 

112 

1,120 

2,110

8,250

May

320 

778 

1,480 

1,110 

666

549 

514 

483 

418 

400

358 

328 

320 

29'4 

273

264 

260 

258 

258 

255

258 

257 

262 

256 

324

333 

276 

259 

238 

219 

232

Minimum

105 

90 

71

VI

51 

47 

245 

277 

219 

88 

46 

40 

126

40

June

212 

264 

243 

233 

206

222

199 

178 

384 

406

218 

198 

178 

185 

163

158 

158 

147 

131 

131

122 

169 

152 

160 

149

140 

131 

106 

107 

88

July

106 

100 

100 

94 

112

96 

94 

99 

75 

82

73 

67 

73 

82 

52

63 

71 

65 

52 

46

72 

60 

77 

68 

62

74 

58 

62 

59 

59 

54

Mean

139 

193 

158

488

104 

91.2 

2,723 

455 

403 

185 

74.4 

155 

457

431

Aug.

52 

52 

49 

50 

48

50 

51 

55 

40 

42

45 

40 

48 

66 

49

57 

53 

79 

68 

62

602 

318 

384 

119 

63

68 

131 

1,120 

597 

189 

146

Per square

mile

0.156 

.216 

.177

.547

.117 

.102 

3.05 

.510 

.452 

.207 

.083 

.174 

.512

.483

Sept.

138 

238 

146 

126 

236

415 

308 

245 

168 

149

734 

929 

547 

400 

301

2,110 

2,010 

1,050 

613 

400

320 

280 

250 

230 

220

240 

250 

230 

210 

210

Run-off in 

inches

0.18 

.24 

.20

7.43

.13 

.11 

3.52 

.57 

.52 

.23 

.10 

.20 

.57

6.57
TURKEY RIVER BASIN 159 

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°44'25", long. 91°15'45", in sec. 36, T. 92 N., 

R. 4 W., at highway bridge at Garber, 2,000 feet below mouth of Elk Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,530 square miles.

Records available.- August 1913 to November 1916, May 1919 to September 1927, November 

1932 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey. August 1913 to November 

1916, May 1919 to September 1927, April 1929 to September 1930 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 20.66 

leet. during period of ice effect); minimum, 60 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height. 3.39 

feet).

1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1932-36: Maximum discharge observed, about 26,600 

second-feet Feb. 23, 1922 (gage height, 28.06 feet); minimum observed, 46 second-feet 

June 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 30 to Mar. 11, which 

are poor and were computed on basis of two discharge measurements and records for station at Elkader. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of hydroelectric plant 

at Elkader. Station operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year, 1935-36 except period of lee effect (gage height, In feet, 

discharge, In second-feet)

3.4 

3.6 

3.S 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

62 

102 

151 

210 

2SO 

363 

472 

592

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.2 

6.6

733

895

1,020

1,120

1,200

1,300

1,410

1,660

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

1,940

2,780

3,720

4,720

5,810

8,180

10,700

Discharge, In aeeond-feet. water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

168 

168 

173 

171 

165

171 

162 

173 

173 

179

182 

182 

188 

210 

201

188 

207 

388 

276 

236

217 

213 

210 

207 

210

198 

201 

201 

204 

191 

418

Nov.

646 

408 

555 

799 

542

423 

368 

350 

336 

318

297 

283 

280 

273

269

265 

258 

258 

269 

265

276 

236 

204 

243 

280

293 

345 

561 

429 

320

Dee.

335 

355 

370 

"290 

300

320 

370 

420 

460 

280

270 

290 

360 

355 

330

305 

280 

273 

245 

160

190 

195 

210 

190 

185

190 

185 

180 

180 

175 

175

Jan.

180 

195 

200 

195 

180

195 

200 

195 

190 

180

200 

210 

215 

230 

235

245 

240 

220 

205 

185

190 

190 

175 

175 

180

185 

120 

115 

115 

116 

10E

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

liar 

API 

Has 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

»

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-

Feb.

100 

98 

98 

98 

100

105 

94 

96 

94 

90

94 

94 

94 

90 

84

90 

86 

86 

92 

105

125 

115 

115 

150 

350

610 

480 

450 

420

Mar.

430 

44C 

580 

1,000 

1,000

900 

580 

580 

900 

11,500

14,300 

10,200 

5,260 

3,620 

3,920

5,480 

5,480 

5,260 

5,480 

5,040

4,420 

4,120 

4,820 

7,820 

7,940

3,230 

2,100 

1,660 

1,470 

1,320 

1,200

Secondfoot-days

5,431 

10,654 

8,423

297,517

5,761 

4,703 

122,050 

21,894 

15,053 

8,486 

3,749 

9,511 

83,401

240,116

Apr.

1,120 

1,070 

1,020 

965 

930

871 

823 

823 

807 

965

965 

992 

965 

395 

831

732 

704 

612 

592 

555

513 

489 

484 

467 

467

467 

450 

434 

418 

418

Maxlanun

418 

799 

460

15,500

245 

610 

14,3OO 

1,120 

1,350 

1,270 

151 

2,280 

4,220

14,300

May

456 

5S6 

1,350 

1,220 

930

711 

619 

626 

561 

536

626 

445 

440 

398 

373

359 

354 

350 

336 

322

331 

331 

327 

318 

322

368 

345 

301 

288 

262 

262

Minimum |

162 

204 

160

160

105 

84 

430 

418 

262 

154 

96 

79 

220

79

June

269 

301 

297 

273 

258

284 

276 

262 

487 

1,270

368 

305 

269 

258 

243

262 

354 

243 

220 

210

201 

201 

207 

191 

173

168 

168 

154 

157 

157

July

141 

146 

146 

148 

135

141 

135 

133 

125 

120

118 

116 

135 

125 

116

114 

107 

116 

114 

107

116 

111 

118 

125 

118

111 

104 

102 

102 

98 

96

Mean

?07 

355 

272

815

186 

162 

3,937 

730 

486 

283 

121 

307 

780

656

Aug.

94 

98 

89 

94 

85

37 

89 

89 

92 

S3

79 

87 

162 

217 

125

114 

102 

138 

159 

118

1,380 

495 

467 

309 

165

143 

258 

2,280 

1,140 

408 

265

Per square 

mile

0.135 

.232 

.178

.533

.122 

.106 

2.67 

.477 

.318 

.185 

.079 

.201 

.510

.429

Sept.

240 

230 

262 

220 

1,280

895 

489 

378 

309 

265

824 

1,200 

992 

612 

943

4,220 

2,610 

1,380 

992 

741

606 

501 

461 

423 

393

403 

456 

408 

359 

359

Run-off In 

Inches

0.16 

.26 

.21

7.24

.14 

.11 

2.96 

.53 

.37 

.21 

.09 

.23 

.67

5.84
160 GRANT RIVER BASIN

Grant River near Burton, Wls.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 42°43'20", long. 90°50'50n , in NEi sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 4 W.,

 about It miles west of Burton, 7i miles northwest of Potosi, and 14 miles above mouth. 

Zero of gage'is 638.99 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 326 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,470 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height,

 8.74 feet), from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum discharge

observed, 30 second-feet Aug. 5, 8, 9 (gage height, 2.56 feet). , *,,. 

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 3,300 second-feet Mar. 4, 1935 (gage height, 

9.81 feet) from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 

that of Aug. 5, 8, 9, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 19 to Mar. 3, which

 were estimated on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for Coon Creek 

near Stoddard, Wls., and those above 400 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read once 

daily, more often during periods of high water. Station operated in cooperation with 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

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.

45 

50 

49 

49 

48

48 

49 

49 

54 

66

58 

57 

58 

57 

55

55 

64 

60 

57

57

58 

57 

58 

58 

57

54 

55 

54 

54 

55 

90

Nov.

76 

64 

157 

136 

76

67 

64 

63 

62 

60

59

sa

58 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

63 

62

62 

60 

57 

55 

64

63 

99 

96 

92

85

Dee,

79 

52

49

48 

47

52

78 

70 

63 

62

54 

57 

58 

59

58 

68 

64 

63 

62

60 

57 

54 

44 

40

47 

50 

54 

57 

58 

58

Jan.

59

58 

57

57 

58

57 

57 

54 

55 

59

60 

58 

57 

70 

68

66 

63 

60 

58 

56

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55 

56

Month

Oct 

Nor

Dec

C

Jan 

Feh 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alandar year 192

ater year 1935-J

Feb.

56 

56 

56 

56 

55

55

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

55 

68 

90

200 

200 

140 

120

Mar100

120 

160 

1,970 

515

330 

160 

330 

890 

975

1,020 

245 

150 

182 

160

160 

170 

150 

140 

110

130 

130 

120 

110 

110

102 

95 

90

8.9 

84 

79

Seoondfoot-daya

1,738 

8,143 

1,774

35,000

1,793 

2,081 

9,176 

2,118 

1,623 

1,518 

1,111 

8,831 

4,780

32', 68 6

Apr.

SO 

86 

83 

80 

82

79 

77 

80 

79 

82

77 

77 

76 

73 

72

65 

65 

63 

62 

61

61 

61 

61 

62 

65

63 

62 

61 

61 

62

Maximum

90 

157 

79

1,500

70 

200 

1^970 

86 

63 

121 

42 

810 

1,060

1,970

May

63 

61 

61 

62 

61

60 

58 

57 

58 

60

57 

56 

54 

53 

50

49 

49 

49 

48 

48

45 

45 

49 

51 

49

48 

45 

44 

45

44 

44

lilnlinuin

48 

55 

40

40

54 

54 

79 

61 

44 

38 

31 

30 

48

30

June

52 

92 

60 

48

47

52 

54 

49 

53 

52

52 

48 

47 

46 

43

42 

121 

62 

54 

48

42 

42 

41 

40 

40

39 

38 

38 

35 

38

July

37 

38 

36 

38 

42

39 

37 

34 

34 

35

34 

38 

37 

35 

33

33 

33 

37

35 

40

38 

37 

38 

39 

38

35 

33 

33 

32 

32 

31

Mean

56.1 

71.4 

57.2

95.9

57.S 

71 .B 

296 

70.6 

52.4 

50.6 

35.8 

91.3 

159

89.3

Aug.

32 

32 

31 

31 

30

32 

31 

30 

30 

32

32 

31 

49 

44 

43

38 

38 

48 

132 

47

690 

67 

51 

48 

45

45 

76 

810 

76 

58 

52

Per square 

mile

0.17S 

.219 

.175

.294

.177 

.220 

.90.8 

.217 

.161 

.155 

.110 

.280 

.488

.274

Sept.

51 

50 

49 

4S 

975

176 

84 

67 

S6 

73

510 

134 

98 

83 

1,060

210 

116 

97 

84 

76

70

67 

64 

58 

55

67 

73 

69 

67 

63

Run-off In 

Inches

0.20 

.24 

.20

4.00

.20 

.24 

1.05 

.24 

.19 

.17 

.13 

.32 

.54

3.72
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 161

Platte River near Rockville, Wls.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 42u 7'U",long. 90 U3'20", in NWi sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., about 

at miles northeast of Rockvllle, 5 miles northeast of Potosl, and 15 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 137 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,400 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 

7.90 feet) from rating curve extended above 250 seconds-feet; minimum observed, 20 

second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 3.00 feet).

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,700 second-feet Mar. 4, 1935 (gage height, 

8.67 feet), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 

20 second-feet Dec. 26, 1934, Dec. 4, 1935; minimum gage height observed, 3.00 feet 

Dec. 4, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of lee effect, Dec. 22 to Jan. 4, Jan. 

6-9, 11-15, Jan. 17 to Mar. 6, which were estimated on the basis of gage heights, 

weather records, and records for Coon Creek near Stoddard, and those above 350 secondfeet, which are poor. Gage read once dally, more often during periods of high water. 

Station operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1935-56 except periods of ioe effect (gage height, in feet, and dis

charge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 14)

Oct. 1 to Ma

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3 

3.4 

5.6 

3.8

52

66

97

152

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

169

249

537

435

550

670

845

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

0 9 4.0

1 17 4.4

2 26 4.8

3 37 5.2

4 49 5.6

6 76 6.0

8 107 6,5

144

329

524

450

550

670

845

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

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 

E8 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

52 

52

32 

31

51 

52

54 

55 

43

59 

57 

38 

57 

35

52

38 

59 

55 

54

57 

56 

54 

34 

52

35 

35 

55 

54 

54 

55

Nov.

59 

57 

45 

100 

44

40 

59 

38 

57 

59

57 

57 

55 

55 

35

55 

54 

55 

38 

57

57 

30 

54 

40 

59

58 

47 

58 

46 

56

Dec.

43 

39 

39 

20 

39

44 

51 

46 

43 

36

44 

40 

56 

56 

52

55 

54 

55 

52 

34

30 

50 

29 

29 

28

32 

35 

56 

57 

38 

39

Jan.

40 

41 

40 

40 

59

40 

59 

38 

37 

34

36 

37 

37 

56 

35

34 

55 

56 

57 

58

58 

37 

36 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

57 

57 

58

Month

Oct 

-Hov 

Dec

e

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V\

alendar year 1935............

ater year 1955-5

Feb.

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

37 

37 

37 

37 

57

57 

57 

57 

37 

57

38 

40 

47 

55 

75

90 

80 

70 

60

Mar.

57 

57 

60 

500 

100

90 

123 

560 

337 

880

580 

196 

111 

101 

85

86 

86 

79 

80 

69

76 

76 

73 

78 

70

63 

69 

57 

54 

56 

54

Second - 

foot-days

1,078 

1,259 

1,111

21,497

1,152 

1.500 

4,565 

1,369 

1,124 

1,029 

745 

1,432 

1,849

18,011

Apr.

56 

56 

53 

50

49 

53 

49 

50 

50

50 

48 

48 

47 

45

44 

45 

42 

45 

42

59 

59 

41 

41 

41

59 

41 

39 

41 

38

Maximum

43 

100 

51

670

41 

90 

880 

56 

47 

94 

35 

490 

430

880

May

43 

47 

41 

43 

42

39 

58 

58 

57 

58

39 

38 

57 

56 

35

35 

35 

55 

34 

35

34 

54 

55 

35 

55

55

50 

52 

30 

29 

52

Minimum

31 

50 

20

20

54 

57 

54 

38 

29 

27 

21 

21 

24

20

June

55

52 

59 

34 

52

56 

55 

55

94 

43

32 

30 

29 

29 

28

28 

39 

45 

52 

50

28 

29 

27 

27 

27

50 

27 

27 

28 

28

July

28 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

24 

25 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

28 

55 

27

25

22 

26 

25 

25

24 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Mean

54.8 

42.0 

55.8

58.9

57.2 

44.8 

147 

45.6 

36.3 

54.5 

24.0 

46.2 

61.6

49.2

Aug.

22 

21 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

21 

22 

25

25

24 

22 

25 

28 

50

144 

42 

75 

28 

25

24 

50 

490 

52 

54 

50

Per square 

mile

O.254 

.507 

.261

.430

.272 

.372 

1.07 

.335 

.265 

.250 

.175 

.337 

.450

.359

Sept.

50 

50

29 

27

27

134 

41 

36 

56 

24

125 

112 

47 

45 

450

164 

59 

45 

43 

58

55 

33 

32 

30 

28

28 

47 

36 

30 

32

Run-off in 

inchea

0.29 

.54 

.50

5.81

.31 

.55 

1.23 

.57 

.31 

.28 

.20 

39

Iso

4.81?
162 LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa

Drainage area.- 130 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 534 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 

 6.11 feet); minimum observed, 5 second-feet July 12, 13 (gage height, 2.76 feet). 

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 4,900 second-feet (revised) ifer. 4, 1935 

(gage height, 13.63 feet); minimum observed, that of July 12, 13, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Mar. 2, which 

are poor and were estimated on the basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, 

weather records and records for Yellow River at Ion. Gage read once dally. Station 

operated In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept, 3O)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

78 

105 

135 

16V 

201 

236

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

5.8 

6.1

272

310

348

388

428

470

534

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

.25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

17

14 

14 

13 

11 

24

20 

14 

15 

22 

16

15 

24 

20 

11 

10

14 

18 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

12 

13 

14 

20

Hov.

24 

22 

20 

98 

91

26 

20 

16 

15 

13

14 

13 

14 

13 

21

18 

18 

22 

17 

17

17 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

38 

33 

19 

17

Dee.

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

25 

35 

23 

20

17

14 

15 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

15 

12

10 

12 

16 

14 

12

11 

11 

11 

14 

15 

16

Jan.

16 

15 

14 

13 

12

13 

14 

14 

11 

11

11 

14 

12 

12 

13

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

14 

14 

t!5 

15 

14 

12

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr

«ay

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

12 

15 

13 

12

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

11 

12

14 

16 

22 

50

liar.

60 

100 

491 

408 

218

201 

201 

192 

428 

534

329 

329 

310 

291 

254

201 

135 

120 

112 

90

120 

91 

90 

120 

72

70 

64 

64 

135 

34 

43

Seocmdfoot-dsya

475 

710 

490

21,210

403 

390 

5,907 

939 

664 

667 

224.5 

625 

858

12,352.5

Apr.

46 

58 

45 

37 

35

27 

30 

35 

40 

43

47 

41 

35 

34 

33

27

25 

27 

27 

25

26 

24 

22

24 

21

20 

17 

18 

21 

29

Maximum

24 

98 

35

1,220

16 

50 

534 

58 

44 

128 

10 

348 

135

534

«ay

44 

42 

39 

29 

29

25 

22 

17 

17 

35

28 

29 

22 

19 

18

18 

20 

19 

16 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

16 

1& 

12 

11

Minimum

10 

13 

10

10

11 

10 

34 

17 

11 

9 

5 

5.5 

12

5

June

16 

61 

36 

16 

16

18 

18 

18 

128 

34

18 

16 

15 

15 

14

47 

33 

18 

16 

14

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

10

12 

10 

10 

9 

10

July

10 

8.5 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

5.5 

5 

5 

8.5 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

9 

7.5 

7.5 

7 

8

8 

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

Mean

15.3 

23.7 

15.8

58.1

13.0 

13.4 

191 

31.3 

21.4 

22.2 

7.24 

30.2 

28.6

33.8

Aug.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

7.5

6.5

5.5 

5.5 

7.5 

7

6.5 

6.5 

7.5 

9 

6

5.5 

7 

9 

9.5 

11

11 

20 

348 

38 

20 

#19

Per square 

mile

0.118 

.182 

.122

.447

.100 

.103 

1.47 

.341 

.165 

.171 

.056 

.155 

.320

.260

Sept.

*18 

17 

13 

13 

13

37 

18 

15 

12 

14

42 

56 

51 

42 

46

135 

38 

34 

31 

34

22 

17 15' 

15 

15

14 

28 

20 

18 

15

Run-off in 

inches

0.14 

.20 

.14

6.07

.12 

.11 

1.70 

.27 

.19 

.19 

.06 

.18 

.25

3.55

 Discharge interpolated.

tReault of discharge measurement.
GALENA RIVER BASIN 163

Galena River at Galena, 111.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 42°24'50", long. 90°25'40", in NEiNEi sec. 24, T. 28 N., R. 1 

Tf., on Green Street Bridge, in Galena, about 1,500 feet below Hughlett Branch and 4 

miles above mouth. Zero of gage is 580.58 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 192 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,200 second-feet Aug. 88: maximum 

gage height observed, 16.73 feet Apr. 5 (backwater from Mississippi River); minimum 

discharge observed, 20 second-feet July 11, 12, 30, Aug. 3, 9; minimum gage height 

observed, 7.90 feet Aug. 13.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Aug. 28, 1936; maximum gage height 

observed, that of Apr. 5, 1936; minimum discharge observed, that of July 11, 12, 30, 

Aug. 3, 9, 1936; minimum gage height observed, that of Aug. 13, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet Mar. 26, 1916 (from high-water mark).

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Feb. 26, estimated 

on basis of weather records, gage heights, and Ice notes. Discharge for period of 

backwater from Mississippi River, Mar. 13 to May 31, computed on basis of one discharge- measurement and records for Plum River near Savanna. Gage read once daily, 

more often during periods of high water. Station operated In cooperation with Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

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.

64 

57 

58 

61 

60

58 

57 

63 

70 

70

69 

71 

72 

S8 

72

68 

73 

75 

71 

69

68 

79 

73 

68 

72

69 

73 

68 

71 

72 

73

Nov.

94 

61 

67 

291 

88

71 

63 

61 

59 

58

58 

58 

53 

57 

53

54 

59 

53 

61 

67

61 

40 

35 

54 

52

51 

76 

94 

38

57

Dee.

54 

35 

62 

38 

51

58 

88 

82 

69 

59

41 

64 

58 

58 

59

56 

56 

49 

40 

32

37 

35 

33 

35 

40

38 

37 

35 

35 

35 

40

Jan.

45 

50 

50 

50

45

46 

47 

47 

45 

43

49 

48 

40 

44 

43

41 

39 

37 

35 

36

38 

40 

30 

30 

30

32 

33 

34 

34 

35 

37

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jus 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 1935............

 ust. . .......... .....

ater year 1935-2

Peb.

39 

41 

43 

44 

45

45 

45 

45 

44 

45

46 

47 

48 

50 

49

49 

48 

48 

51 

50

49 

49 

50 

60 

300

430 

S72 

208 

192

Mar.

144 

128 

183 

1,030 

575

253 

175 

235 

700 

940

1,030 

392 

200 

160 

145

130 

120 

105 

99 

98

98 

98 

100 

110 

105

95 

88 

82 

74 

68 

67

Secondfoot-days

2,132 

2,044 

1,609

38,761

1,253 

2,532 

7,827 

1,932 

988 

1,580 

772 

2,666 

1,748

26,983

Apr.

67 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

68 

70 

89 

100

120 

93 

77 

*62

60

59 

57 

56 

55 

54

53 

53 

52 

52 

51

51 

50 

50 

49 

49

Maximum

88 

291 

88

1,300

50 

430 

1,030 

120 

48 

310 

33 

1,560 

350

1,560

May

48 

48 

47 

47 

46

44 

42 

39 

36 

34

33 

33 

32 

31 

31

30 

30 

29 

28 

27

26 

26 

25 

24 

23

23 

22 

21 

21 

21 

21

Minimum

57 

35 

32

32

30 

39 

67 

49 

21 

25 

20 

20 

32

20

June

128 

144 

74 

40 

29

26 

29 

25 

310 

68

52 

40 

38 

34 

32

38 

36 

42 

41 

42

36 

30 

35 

29 

30

31 

33 

31 

27 

30

July

28 

28 

29 

29 

27

28 

33 

24 

24 

25

20 

20 

21 

25 

22

32 

22 

24 

26 

29

24 

22 

26 

26 

26

25 

23 

22 

21 

20 

21

Mean

68. S 

68 ..1 

48 .7

106

40.4 

87.3 

252 

64.4 

31.9 

52.7 

24.9. 

86.0 

58.3

73.7

Aug.

21 

22 

20 

21 

22

21 

32 

21 

20 

121

37 

26 

23 

29 

38

28 

26 

26 

29 

33

29 

26 

54 

40 

30

30 

121 

1,560 

SS 

46 

36

Per square

mile

0.35S 

.355 

.254.

.552

.210 

.455 

1.31 

,335 

.166 

.274 

.130 

.448 

.304

.584

Sept.

35 

35 

33 

33 

36

32 

42 

53 

41 

38

40 

100 

64 

57 

50

350 

73 

50 

45 

40

35 

36 

36 571

45

64 

81 

59 

46 

42

Run-off in 

inches

0.41 

.40 

.29

7.50

.24 

.49 

1.51 

.37 

.19 

.31 

.15 

.52 

.34

5.22

*Result of discharge measurement.
164 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42U 27'20", long. 91°25'50", In sec. 9, T. 88 N., 

R. 5 W., 2 miles southeast of Manchester. Zero of gage Is 895.06 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 306 square miles.

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1934-35, 4,880 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage 

height, 10.45 feet); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Oct. 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 31 (gage 

height, 3.00 feet); minimum dally discharge 13 second-feet Oct. 31.

Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 4,2.80 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 

10.5 feet, from flood marks); minimum not determined, probably occurred during winter.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 5, 1935; minimum dally discharge, 6 

second-feet June 8, 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuatlon caused by operation of power plant 2 miles above station. Gage-height record 

collected In cooperation with Iowa Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except peribds of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in aecond-feet)

5.2

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.3

185

253

396

581

785

995

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,280

1,655

2,050

2,910

3,810

4,780

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

37 

38 

34 

28

35 

43 

34 

32 

30

28 

29 

35 

40 

30

30

34 

27 

26

51

46 

39 

40 

40

44

31 

31 

38 

36 

38 

13

Nov.

46 

33 

57 

130 

SO

68 

68 

61 

62

52

48 

44 

48 

63 

53

44 

52 

89 

74 

151

130 

204 

230

195 

144

116 

130 

271 

337

239

Dec.

165 

174 

220 

163 

*145

*140 

*155 

*170 

#160 

*150

*140 

*135 

*135 

 135 

134

133

130 

145

145 

136

138 

125 

136 

127 

106

 90 

*80 

 80

*75 

 75 

«80

Jan.

*70 

«85 

*70 

 60

*eo

*100 

*105 

 105 

M.10 

*120

*110 

*100 

 K80 

*75

»ao

 90 

«85 

«80 

*65 

*55

*50 

 50

 45 

 45 

 45

*45 

*50 

*55 

*65 

*70 

*75

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Mas 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1«

alendar year 19J

ater year 1934-2

Feb.

*85 

94 

116 

105 

78

65 

81 

90 

79 

64

98 

122 

107 

162

576

468 

301 

274 

357 

477

422 

352 

276 

385

357

352 

265 

182

Her.

147 

213 

434 

1,590 

4,070

1,250 

578 

474 

295 

324

479 

412 

385 

321 

482

785 

561

425 

461 

446

456 

483 

637 

491 

381

332 

307 

277 

208

183 

171

Second - 

foot-days

1,076 

3,369 

4,122

20,521

2,320 

6,390 

18,078 

5,367 

5,767 

5,773 

3,183 

2,480 

1,730

59,655

Apr.

162 

162 

145 

142 

175

124 

125 

128 

116 

116

478 

626 

372 

215 

ISO

155

131 

152 

125 

121

122 

119 

123 

144 

123

140 

194 

187 

143 

122

Maximum

51 

337 

220

480

120 

576 

4,070 

626 

1,040 

729 

269 

219 

81

4.070

May

152 

228 

583 

1,040 

541

314 

239 

*210 

*180 

*160

*150 

*145 

*135 

*130 

*120

*115 

 110 

*105 

*100 

*95

*95 

#90 

«85 

«85 

«65

 K80 

«80 

«80 

*80 

*80 

*75

Minimum

13 

33 

75

6

45 

64 

147 

116 

75 

67 

46 

50 

34

13

June

70 

473 

332 

274 

140

117 

US 

101

96 

84

86 

79 

73 

78 

67

90 

87 

197 

35S 

294

201 

105 

140 

100 

142

S57 

206 

175 

729 

504

July

269 

226 

195 

171 

137

131 

134 

109 

105 

103

90 

81 

70 

104 

75

66 

76 

68 

66 

69

73

146 

66 

99 

79

73 

66 

62 

59 

67 

46

Mean

34.7 

112 

133

56.2

74.8 

228 

583 

179 

186 

192 

103 

SOiO 

57*7

163

Aug.

63 

64 

50 

128 

102

57 

59 

58 

60 

64

56 

59 

60 

62 

65

59 

59 

51 

95 

219

166 

86 

141 

84 

67

98 

100 

72 

t65 

t59 

52

Per square 

mile

0.113 

.366 

.435

.184

.244 

.745 

1.91 

.585 

.608 

.627 

.337 

.261 

O.89

.633

Sept.

62 

60 

63 

65 

*73

«81 

*76 

*60 

*61 

*76

*73 

34 

53 

62

57

44 

57 

66 

58 

58

46 

58 

46 

42 

49

50 

50 

54 

47 

49

Run-off in 

inches

0.13 

.41 

.50

2.50

.28 

.78 

2.20 

.65 

.70 

.70 

.39 

.30 

.21

7.25

 Estimated in basis of records for station at Delhi. 

^Interpolated.
MAQUOKETA RIVKR BASIN 

quoketa River near Manchester, Iowa 

(Continued)

165

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

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 

£8 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

45 

49 

53 

52 

42

53 

50 

55 

40 

61

59 

58 

47 

61 

48

50 

54 

39 

47 

36

44 

36 

36 

40 

38

39 

39 

39 

39 

40 

51

Nov.

95 

66 

76 

159

74

72 

68 

57 

62 

67

65 

64 

57 

63 

58

77 

45 

57 

60 

72

*60 

*58 

*54 

*50 

»60

*70 

»90 

141 

105 

104

Dec.

85 

72 

69 

62 

65

76 

83 

90 

82 

63

66 

76 

69 

*74 

*76

*74 

*70 

*64 

26 

38

64 

50 

51 

62 

35

35 

28 

24 

22 

*40 

*40

Jan.

> *35 

\ *50 

\ »54 

\ *53 

> *53 

\ *34

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

May

Jltt!

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

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ater year 1935-3

Peb.

\ *21 

> *20 

\ *21

I »41

*45 

*50 

*145 

*146 

*94

*70 

*68 

*69 

*70

liar.

*90 

*210 

*255 

*480 

*480

*480 

*490 

*500 

*1,060 

*2,850

*960 

*530 

*510 

*500 

*480

*4SO 

«-390 

*330 

t276 

239

224 

226 

305 

522 

347

239 

*220 

»190 

*150 

»155 

155

Secondfoot-days

1,440 

2,206

1,831

56,565

1,429 

1,272 

14,303 

3,173 

2,258 

2,255 

1,074 

1,945 

4,042

37,228

Apr.

144 

117 

111 

106 

140

105 

117 

143 

152 

160

158 

128 

111 

112 

113

95 

92 

87 

90 

106

69 

82 

78 

80 

80

67 

88 

85 

78 

79

Hazlmum

61 

159 

90

4.0TO

146 

2,850 

160 

125 

2S5 

47 

519 

328

2,850

May

92 

125 

109 

92 

89

94 

83 

79 

82 

83

98 

92 

87 

77 

69

68 

56 

57 

54 

52

49 

52 

62 

82 

64

53 

55 

54 

56 

47 

46

Minimum

36 

45 

22

22

90 

67 

46 

37 

24 

23 

59

-

June

62 

134 

71 

50 

40

54 

56 

80 

67 

126

212 

91 

79 

78 

65

65 

235 

76 

51 

50

49 

67 

52 

37 

51

62 

40 

50 

52 

51

July

47 

35 

42 

40 

32

36 

31 

38 

29 

30

35 

40 

33 

37 

44

24 

28 

36 

42 

41

44 

27 

42 

36 

31

36 

24 

29 

33 

26 

26

Mean

46. S 

73.5 

59,1

155

46.1 

43.9 

461 

106 

72.8 

75.2 

34.6 

62.7 

135

102

Aug.

26 

26 

36 

27 

28

33 

26 

30 

29 

27

39 

30 

33 

32 

34

43 

29 

23 

34 

45

42 

35 

46 

28 

30

30 

103 

519 

286 

116 

79

Per square

mil*

0.152 

.240 

.193

.507

.151 

.143 

1.51 

.346 

.238 

.246 

.113 

.205 

.441

.333

Sept.

93 

80 

67 

59 

103

299 

323 

150 

105 

85

123 

94

146 

114 

142

277 

328 

190 

143 

106

107 

67 

89

87 

74

103 

160 

92 

116 

100

Run-off in 

inches

0.18 

.27 

.22

6.88

.17 

.15 

1.74 

.39 

.27 

.27 

.13 

.24 

.49

4.52

 Discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Delhi. 

tResult of discharge measurement.
166 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Maquolceta River near Delhi, lomra

Location.- Water-stage recorder, iat. 42024 I 40", long. 91020'40'1 , in sec. 29, T. 88 N. , 

RT~4W. , In tallrace or Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant, l| miles south 

of Delhi. Zero of gage Is 774.32 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 86.4 

feet; ; minimum, about 9 second-feet at numerous times when plant was shut down.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 4,700 second-feet Mar. 5, 1935 (gage height, 88.0 

feet); minimum, about 8 second-feet at numerous times during 1933 and 1934 when plant 

was shut down.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. Dally discharge record furnished by Interstate Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In seeond-fest)

80.2

80.4

80.6

80.8

81.0

81.2

81.4

81.6

81.8

82.0

18

30

46

67

92

121

154

193

237

82.3

82.6

82.9

83.2

83.5

84.0

85.0

86.0

87.0

318

416

530

660

804

1,080

1,760

2,610

3,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

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.

51 

46 

49 

51 

55

51 

75 

86 

86 

49

53 

67 

69 

51 

47

51 

51 

51 

55 

13

88 

44 

38 

68 

53

53 

13 

72 

74 

45 

70

Nov.

48 

58 

11 

89 

154

98 

11 

158 

69 

57

49 

85 

81 

60 

57

62 

11 

106 

83 

53

53

57 

60 

11 

91

89 

87 

62 

169 

55

Dec.

58 

211 

134 

43 

51

51 

119 

11 

127 

79

57 

96 

66 

97 

17

93 

85 

58 

58 

58

52

11 

77 

77 

11

61 

49 

63 

13 

53 

59

Jsn.

13 

61 

61 

53 

13

53 

68 

57 

55 

53

57 

13 

88 

86 

61

57 

69 

63 

13 

97

92 

51 

55 

51 

51

13 

51 

44 

36 

62 

9

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 1935............

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

30 

47 

9 

9 

25

21

9 

44 

0

9 

25 

9 

29 

45

124 

9 

16 

36 

47

47 

57 

13 

164 

166

105 

39 

49 

116

MW.

13 

103 

241 

295 

547

547 

547 

547 

561 

1,820

2,840 

1,100 

600 

581 

572

557 

524 

446 

188 

131

216 

45 

198 

402 

443

374 

389 

252 

10 

154 

201

Second - 

foot-days

1,725 

2,134 

2,095

63, 680

1,606 

1,341 

15,444 

3,097 

2,144 

2,290 

1,017 

2,648 

4,690

40,231

Apr.

136 

146 

146 

140 

10

140 

136 

151 

125 

136

144 

18 

140 

135 

134

134 

131 

148 

11 

128

134 

34 

60 

57 

65

15 

71 

70 

68 

134

Maximum

88 

169 

211

4,050

97 

166 

2,840 

151 

193 

330 

80 

593 

475

2,840

May

89 

144 

11 

133 

72

131 

55 

96 

193 

71

60 

60 

58 

124 

58

77 

24 

69 

62

64

47 

55 

30 

11 

56

64 

59 

53 

96 

11 

11

Minimufc

13 

11 

11

11

9 

9 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11

9

9

June

65 

69 

105 

71 

59

71 

11 

67 

113 

72

216 

138 

129 

11 

69

91 

330 

70 

63 

40

11 

71 

73 

11 

71

105 

11 

21 

39 

17

July

39 

39 

39 

11 

11

47 

39 

37 

11 

56

36 

11 

51 

60 

16

11 

75 

11 

26 

33

39 

11 

37 

11 

35

11 

55 

80 

31 

11 

37

Mean

55.6 

71.1 

67'. 6

174

51.8 

46.2 

498 

103 

69. £ 

76.3 

32.8 

85.4 

156

110

Aug.

11 

11 

52 

30 

11

11 

60 

11 

11 

28

48 

11 

41 

45 

19

62 

25

82 

45 

19

51 

31 

11 

11 

11

11 

383 

593 

593 

173 

147

Per square 

mile

0.160 

.204 

.194

.500

.149 

.133 

1.43 

.296 

.199 

.219 

.094 

.245 

.448

.316

Sept.

133 

104 

42 

78 

134

350 

197 

160 

133 

147

211 

92 

54

159 

291

475 

298 

383 

201

9

85 

137 

52 

77 

80

92 

18 

147 

229 

122

Run-off In 

Inches

0.18 

.23 

.22

6.81

.17 

.14 

1.65 

.33 

.23 

.24 

.11 

.28 

.50

4.28
MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 167

Maquoketa River below North Fork of Maquoketa River, near Maquoketa, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°5', long. 90°38', In SWiNEi sec. 17. T. 84- N. 

RT~3~E., at Bridgeport Bridge, 1,200 feet above mouth of Mill Creek and 3 miles northeast of Maquoketa.

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles.

Records available.- September 1913 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 899 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-reet Mar. 11 (gage height, 14-.13 

reet); minimum, 87 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.08 feet); minimum mean daily 

discharge, 105 second-feet Feb. 11-20, during period of Ice effect.

1913-36: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Mar. 14-, 1929; maximum gage height. 

22.0 feet Mar. 27. 1916; minimum discharge, 39 second-feet Sept. 15, 1931 (gage 

height, 0.81 foot); minimum mean dally discharge, that of Feb. 11-20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ICB effect, Dec. 19 to Mar. 8, and 

those for period of missing gage-height record, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3, which are poor and 

were estimated on basis of records for station on Turkey River at Garber. Blurnal 

fluctuations at low water due to operation of power plant above station. Station 

operated In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control me_thod used Apr. 26 to May 9) 

Oct. 1 to May 9 May 10 to Sept. 30

1.6 170 5.0 1,810 1.0 71

1.8 231 6.0 2,370 1.2 113

2.0 301 7.0 2,970 1.4 167

2.3 419 8.0 3,620 1.6 230

2.6 550 10.0 5,150 1.8 299

3.0 744 12.0 7,170 2.0 372

3.5 1,000 14.0 9,850

4.0 1,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water y«ar October 1935 to September 1936

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

530

701

1,280

1,810

Note.- Same _ ,.-_.___ 

table above gage height 

5.0 feet.

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

279 

251 

26B 

258 

248

251 

262 

262 

283 

328

316 

309 

301 

312 

339

272 

27V 

283 

277 

279

301 

276 

262 

276 

265

262 

265 

279 

272 

258 

318

Nov.

382 

305 

798 

1,760 

846

474 

415 

407 

385 

438

347 

328 

328 

301 

331

309 

294 

294 

312 

305

335 

276 

215 

196 

276

324 

594 

505 

347 

301

Dec.

360 

343 

269 

309 

398

417 

541 

548 

545 

435

352 

279 

343 

407 

407

394 

382 

316 

300 

190

220 

225 

230 

240 

210

220 

220 

215 

200 

205 

210

Jan.

200 

210 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

225

235 

250 

240 

235 

230

235 

240 

235 

225 

230

235 

225 

215 

220 

305

175 

140 

130 

130 

125 

125

Month

Dot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

H

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

120 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

110 

110 

110 

110

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

no

115 

120 

150 

450

720 

640 

600 

590

Mar.

580 

580 

850 

1,500 

6,800

6,100 

5,700 

5,300 

5,150 

5,330

8,710 

8,060 

4,570 

2,200 

1,810

1,700 

1,540 

1,480 

1.430 

1>270

1,110 

1,030 

1,060 

1,000 

1,030

1,080 

1,110 

1,030 

898 

846 

780

Second - 

foot-days

8,686 

12,728 

9,930

290,621

6,455 

5,680 

81, 634 

15,736 

12,939 

11, 431 

5,486 

11,110 

21,020

202,835

Apr.

720 

670 

630 

555 

635

555 

532 

597 

640 

621

640 

616 

550 

555 

564

541 

465 

505 

492 

479

505 

394 

440 

432 

386

378 

386 

419 

419 

415

Maximum

339 

1,760 

548

11,400

250 

720 

8.710 

720 

572 

716 

227 

2,250 

2,030

8,710

May

415 

501 

436 

505 

427

423 

440 

436 

436 

572

551 

514 

473 

426 

383

399 

426 

430 

391 

346

346 

346 

361 

418 

372

383 

365 

357 

361 

372 

328

Minimum

248 

196 

190

190

125 

105 

580 

378 

328 

189 

133 

120 

328

105

June

372 

716 

701 

530 

418

410 

426 

380 

357 

383

406 

380 

391 

441 

399

365 

339 

339

490 

414

331 

296 

285 

274 

274

299 

379 

189 

233 

214

July

227 

195 

220 

214 

198

208 

208 

176 

201 

179

186 

164 

167 

176 

158

144 

186 

195 

170 

170

173 

167 

176 

167 

164

161 

152 

152 

144 

133 

155

Mean

280 

424 

320

796

208 

196 

2,633 

525 

417 

381 

177 

358 

701

554

Aug.

144 

144 

136 

150 

133

133 

141 

136 

120 

141

133 

130 

120 

141 

150

138 

150 

136 

152 

170

167 

204 

350 

164 

179

164 

1,090 

1,680 

2,250 

1,180 

884

Per square 

mile

0.181 

.274 

.206

.514

.134 

.126 

1.70 

.339 

.269 

.246 

.114 

.231 

.452

.357

Sept.

679 

530 

426 

368 

331

328 

551 

530 

473 

368

560 

2,000 

1,000 

814 

572

1,430 

2,030 

1,130 

384 

791

701 

453 

453 

636 

426

485 

746 

418 

426 

481

Run-off In 

inches

0.21 

.31 

.24

6.98

.15 

.14 

1.96 

.38 

.31 

.27 

.13 

.27 

.50

4.87
168 APPLE RIVER BASIN

Apple River near Hanover, 111.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 42°14', long. 90°16', In SWi sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 2 E.,

about a third of a mile west of State Highway 80 and 1J miles south of Hanover. Zero 

of gage Is 581.85 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 267 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,410 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height, 

14.62 feet); minimum discharge observed, 27 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 3.01 

feet, during period of Ice effect).

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 3,370 second-feet Mar. 5, 1935 (gage height, 

17.31 feet); minimum observed, 24 second-feet Nov. 17, 1934; minimum gage height 

observed, 3.01 feet Jan. 10, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge during period of Ice effect, Dee. 23 to Feb. 27,

estimated on basis of weather records, ice notes, and gage heights. Discharge during 

period of backwater from Mississippi River, Mar. 27 to May 28, computed on basis of 

one discharge measurement and records for station on Plum River near Savanna. Gage 

read twice daily. Diurnal fluctuation during low water due to operation of hydroelectric plant at Hanover. Station operated In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Rating table, ater year 1935-36, except pe 

and discharge 

29

109 

156 

213 

276

'iods of ice and bactwater (gage height, in feet, 

in second-feet)

9.0 

10.0

6.0 

6.5

7.0 

7.5

344

433

525

621

721

11.0

13.0

15.0

939

1,135

1,435

1,935

2,530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

57 

49 

42 

44

34 

60 

54

46 

57

57 

34 

33 

77 

54

57 

46 

60 

34 

36

81 

60 

60 

57 

44

36 

34 

73 

66 

63 

52

Nov.

54 

49 

94 

433 

109

90 

63 

66 

36 

63

81 

63 

63 

63 

63

36 

34 

81 

66 

73

63 

66 

36 

34 

81

54 

70 

6fi 

94 

70

Dee.

40 

66 

63 

57 

66

63 

40 

66 

86 

66

63 

63 

60 

36 

40

81 

60 

63 

66 

34

36 

40 

70 

50 

31

55 

55 

33 

38 

65 

55

Jan.

40 

70 

60 

40 

 60

70 

60 

50 

50 

45

32 

45 

70 

50 

50

50 

50 

35 

40 

60

55

50 

45 

42 

40

39 

45 

40 

65 

45 

75

Month

Oct 

HOTJ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jui 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

«

alandar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

50 

70 

140 

95 

50

70 

50 

95 

60 

90

130 

75 

80 

57 

95

95 

95 

100 

64 

85

95 

125 

100 

200 

750

1,100 

950 

641 

563

Mar.

415 

469 

742 

2,380 

1,460

703 

563 

763 

1.660 

1,640

1,560 

433 

228 

228 

183

176 

143 

137 

143 

143

131 

131 

143 

143 

131

114 

110 

105 

97 

91 

85

Secondfoot-days

1,609 

2,314 

1,707

54,638

1,568 

6,170 

15,510 

2,839 

1,720 

1,600 

1,255 

2,589 

3,092

41,973

Apr.

84 

85 

87 

85 

85

85 

35 

90 

110 

170

180 

150 

130 

*106 

100

98

92 

85 

80 

77

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

73 

74 

78 

90 

85

Maximum

81 

433 

36

2,140

75 

1,100 

2,380 

180 

80 

104 

52 

1,180 

681

2,380

Bay

80 

77 

74 

73 

73

73 

73 

65 

60 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

52

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

45 

45 

45 

45 

50

50 

50 

50 

49 

34 

32

Minimum

33 

34 

31

31

32 

50 

85 

73 

32 

32 

32 

32 

31

31

June

63 

81 

104 

66 

49

36 

46 

60 

77 

81

70 

54 

34 

38 

70

52

46 

49 

46 

33

32 

57 

54

49 

44

42 

34 

32 

49 

52

July

46 

44 

33 

32 

32

49 

52 

44 

40 

34

33 

32

44 

49 

34

49 

34 

33 

32

49

49 

52 

34 

42

34

33 

49 

49 

34 

32 

52

He an

51.9 

77.1 

55.1

150

50.6 

213 

500 

94.6 

55.5 

53,3 

40.5 

83.5 

103

115

Aug.

34 

33 

33 

49 

54

34 

52 

34 

33 

52

52 

42 

34 

54 

38

32 

49 

54 

36 

33

46 

34 

66 

73 

60

54 

54 

1,180 

104 

46 

40

Per square 

Bile

0.194 

.289 

.206

.562

.190 

.798 

1.87 

.354 

.208 

.200 

.152 

.313 

.386

.431

Sept.

38 

49 

31 

31 

34

34 

156 

66 

52 

33

38 

681 

126 

94 

66

601 

150 

86 

63 

60

46 

44 

46 

114

63

40 

77 

73 

46 

54

Run-off In 

inch* a

0.22 

.32 

.24

7.60

.22 

.86 

2.16 

.40 

.24 

.22 

.18 

.36 

.43

5.85

eResult of dis
PLUM RIVER BASIN 169

Plum River near Savanna, 111.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 42°7 I 0", long. 90°3'20", In NWi sec. 33, T. 25 N., R. 4 E.,

aboiTE 5 miles northeast of Savanna and 15 miles above mouth. Zero of gage is 582.54

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912). 

Drainage area.- 201 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1936. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,140 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height,

2£.28 feet); minimum discharge observed, 3.5 second-feet Aug. 3, 13, 18, 19.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,380 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935; maximum

gage height observed, 23.35 feet Feb. 15, 1935 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed,

that of Aug. 3, 13, 18, 19, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 29.3 feet, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.- Records poor. "Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 23 to Feb. 26,

estimated on basis of weather records, gage heights, and ice notes. Gage read

once daily, more often during high stages. Station operated in cooperation with

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except p«riod of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seoond-faet) 

(Shifting-control method used June £, Sept. 8-30)

10.3

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.0

11.2

11.6

12.0

12.4

12.8

13.2

13.6

14,0

14.5

15.0

15.5

115

142

179

221

278

16.0 

17.0 

18.0 

19.0 

20.0 

21.0 

£2.0

320

443

557

687

820

960

1,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1 

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

Oot.

15 

14 

14 

16 

16

16 

17 

17 

20 

21

30 

25 

24 

31 

34

36 

38 

40 

40 

38

40 

42 

40 

38 

37

37 

36 

38 

40 

38 

38

Nov.

S2 

36 

36 

778 

82

44 

38 

36 

32 

32

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

S6 

26 

26 

26 

37

32 

28 

28 

24 

22

24 

30 

63 

38 

32

Dec.

32 

48 

32 

30 

30

30 

31 

31 

34 

31

34 

30 

30 

28 

26

26 

25 

25 

25 

26

21 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

Jan.

20 

20 

£0 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

15

14 

12 

11 

10 

11

13 

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apj? 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sol

11

alendar year!93E

ater year 1935-J

Feb.

20 

21 

23 

23 

24

23 

£3 

£3 

23 

22

20 

21 

22

22 

22

21 

20 

20 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

25 

700

850 

V65 

505 

421

Bar.

309 

299 

493 

1,100 

1,100

433 

299 

445 

765 

635

687 

278 

164 

171 

142

142 

115 

103 

103

98

98 

92 

98 

128 

115

92 

92 

82 

77 

67 

63

Seoondfoot-days

926 

1,813 

812

40,446

520 

3,760 

8,885 

2,072 

954 

895 

236.5 

3Y4.5 

2,954

24,202

Apr.

59 

72 

72 

63 

67

67 

72 

63 

82 

115

121 

103 

92 

S2 

82

77 

67 

63 

63 

59

59 

55 

52 

52 

50

48 

44 

52 

67 

52

Maximum

42 

778 

48

1,380

22 

850 

1,100 

121 

52 

195 

12 

128 

765

1,100

May

44 

46 

50 

44 

48

50 

52 

37 

34 

32

34 

34 

32 

34 

28

26 

26 

25 

32 

25

21 

21 

20 

21

31

22

20 

18 

16 

15 

16

Minimum

14 

22 

17

13

10 

20 

63 

44 

15 

11 

5 

3.5 

6

3.5

June

15 

195 

S2 

32 

25

22 

22 

£2 

21 

87

31 

22 

20 

17 

17

15 

15 

72 

24 

16

16 

12 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

July

12 

12 

11 

9 

9

9 

9 

8 

7.5 

7.5

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

5.5 

7.5 

S

12 

7.5 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

5.5

5.5 

5 

5

Mean

29.9 

60.4 

26.2

111

16.8 

130 

287 

69.1 

30,8 

29.8 

V.63 

12,1 

98.5

66.1

Aug.

4

4 

3.E 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

3.B

4 

5

7 

4 

3,5 

3.5 

4

5 

5 

17 

40 

10

7 

21 

40 

128 

12 

7.5

Per square 

mile

0.149 

.300 

.130

.552

.084 

.647 

1.43 

.344 

.153 

.148 

.038 

.060 

.490

.329

Sept.

6 

28 

37 

9 

7

6 

221 

149 

28 

18

20 

765 

63 

92 

44

239

128 

S7 

46 

42

38 

36 

32 

469 

46

37 

72 

82 

55 

52

Run-off in 

inches

0.17 

.33 

.15

7*49

.10 

,70 

1.65 

.38 

»18 

.17 

.04 

.0V 

.66

4.49
170 WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

Wapslplnlcon River at Independence, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42 028>10", long. 910 53 I 40", In SWiSEi sec. 34, T. 89 N.. 

R. 9 W., at Interstate Power Go's, hydroelectric plant In Independence.

Drainage area.- 1,060 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage freight, 92.3 

reet); minimum, about 9 second-feet at numerous times when power plant was shut down.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 7,220 second-feet Mar. 5, 6, 1935 (gage height, 

92.6 feet); minimum, about 7 second-feet at numerous times during 1933-34.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read 

hourly. Discharge record furnished by Interstate Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 ge height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

84.5

84.4

84.5

84.6 

84.8 

S5.0 

85.2 

85.4

40

63

121

193

278

374

85.6 478

85.8 591

86.0 713

86.3 910

86.6 1,^.20

86.9 1,345

87.2 1,535

87.6 1 925

88.0

88.5

89.0

89.5

90.0

91.0

92.0

93.0

2,285

2,755

3,250

3,765

4,290

5,390

6,525

7,675

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

49 

49 

49 

35 

35

9 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

75 

9 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

75 

9

154 

62 

62 

62 

62

88 

9 

88 

62 

62 

168

HOT.

88 

141 

114 

288 

141

247 

154 

154 

SOS 

62

127 

101 

101 

114 

114

128 

9 

141 

141 

75

101 

75 

101 

9 

134

114 

221 

247 

155 

208

Dee.

194 

194 

208 

182 

182

168 

234 

89 

275 

132

129 

195 

199 

208 

62

182 

144 

115 

102 

102

129 

11 

117 

US 

11

64 

77 

104 

9 

76 

76

Jan.

76 

76 

76 

102 

3

102 

102 

102 

89 

76

115

9 

115 

76 

76

102 

89 

129 

9 

115

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

9 

115 

76 

62 

62 

62

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma? 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V)

alendav year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

62 

9 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

9

49

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

9 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

9 

75 

62

35 

49 

49 

80

Mar.

9 

94 

165 

151 

356

368 

340 

36S 

673 

2,000

5,350 

6,410 

3,770 

2,840 

3,410

3,610 

3,600 

3,520 

3,540 

3,780

3,830 

3,640 

3,560 

4,110 

4,750

4,700 

4,460 

3,230 

2,390 

1,710 

1,220

Secondfoot-daya

1,828 

4,013 

4,138

170,060

2,411 

1,092 

81, 954 

12,404 

7,786 

6,736 

586 

1,997 

86,019

150,964

Apr.

914 

753 

563 

461 

570

393 

532 

422 

503 

5P7

606 

517 

544 

544 

517

410 

357 

3S4 

263 

302

275 

274 

248 

233 

246

168 

207 

200 

248 

193

Maximum

168 

288 

275

6,230

129 

80 

6,410 

914 

777 

1,790 

62 

815 

2,530

6,410

May

396 

274 

141 

498 

463

609 

777 

580 

435 

303

342 

246 

233 

233 

167

234 

62 

206 

154

128

128 

167 

154 

48 

154

12S 

114 

134 

155 

88 

35

Minimum

9 

9 

9

8

9 

9 

9 

168 

35 

9 

9 

9 

141

9

June

141 

236 

114 

101 

75

141 

62 

88 

510 

1,790

1,020 

542 

272 

167 

154

128 

141 

128 

75 

128

9 

128 

101 

75 

75

68 

108 

9 

75 

75

July

48 

48 

35 

9 

9

62 

48 

9 

35 

9

35 

9 

35 

22 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

16

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

22 

9 

9 

9 

9

Mean

59.0 

134 

133

466

77.8 

37.7 

2,644 

413 

251 

225 

18.9 

64.4 

867

412

Aug.

ki 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

22 

9

9 

48 

69 

815 

420 

366

Per square 

mile

0.056 

.126 

.125

.440

.073 

.036 

2.49 

.390 

.237 

,212 

.018 

.061 

.818

.389

Sept.

326 

220 

206 

141 

417

810 

955 

853 

688 

379

381 

583 

907 

1,260 

1,290

1,500 

2,110 

2,530 

2,400 

1,940

1,500 

1,010 

775 

570 

341

476 

312 

393 

393 

353

Run-off In 

Inches

0.06 

.14 

.14

5.97

.08 

.04 

2.87 

.44 

.27 

.24 

.02 

.07 

.91

5.28
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN 171

Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°46', long. 90°32', in sec. 31, T. 81 N. R. 4 E. 

a miles south of De Witt and 18 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 second-feet Mar. 18, maximum gage

height, 9.30 feet Mar. 5 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 81 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage 

height, 1.19 feet).

1934-36: Maximum discharge, 8,070 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 9.66 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 19, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 18 to Mar. 7, which 

were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records 

and are fair. Station operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array,

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of Ice effect

In second-feet)

ge height, In feet, and discharge,

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.3 

2.5

70

97

134

1S2

237

29S

364 

437

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.8

514

637

775

940

1,180

1,450

1,730

5.2

5.6

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

2,050

2,370

2,700

3,700

5,020

5,690

8,700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

201

204

196

193

18E

182

190

190

198

201

204

204

201

204

209

209

201

204

204

204

215

223

223

226

220

204

204

206

212

215

226

NOT.

279

276

430

2,130

1,660

1,030

825

751

681

637

616

574

574

554

510

491

467

460

475

494

483

433

404

396

396

415

534

727

637

574

-

Bee.

534

534

494

494

475

554

637

751

727

681

491

452

467

498

534

595

616

494

415

282

295

289

292

264

252

231

231

237

234

240

261

Jan.

264

282

295

276

255

270

282

286

295

301

304

304

317

320

304

295

292

276

261

261

243

237

223

206

204

198

187

185

190

185

172

Month

November. .......................

Calendar year 1935. ...........

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

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

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

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

Water yearl935-3«

Feb.

172

162

162

157

155

148

146

148

143

141

141

139

139

139

136

136

136

139

136

139

139

139

139

193

554

1,590

2,210

2,290

2,450

M

-

Mar.

2,290

2,050

2,130

2,610

2,880

3,270

3,480

3,270

3,070

3,590

4,320

4,730

5,020

5,170

5,480

5,810

6,330

6,690

6,150

5,320

5,170

5,170

5,020

5,020

5,020

5,020

5,020

 4,870

5,020

5,320

5,480

Second - 

foot-days

6,358

18,913

13,551

456,436

7,970

12,618

X39.790

45.657

T O V\ A. JLiTyJSJ.^

21,396

5,104

3,181

32,006

325,758

Apr.

5,4SO

4,450

3,070

2,450

2,050

1,810

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,000

940

880

825

775

751

727

704

704

727

704

-

Maximum

226

2,130

751

7,860

320

2,450

6,690

5,480

940

3,360

267

186

2,210

6,690

May

681

681

S25

825

800

727

681

727

775

880

940

852

852

727

659

616

574

727

616

595

475

452

441

433

418

411

407

386

357

344

330

Minimum

182

276

231

182

172

136

2,050

Y04

330

282

109

85

209

85

June

3S6

3,360

2,050

970

751

659

616

554

514

574

554

514

637

1,060

1,060

880

727

659

595

595

534

467

422

375

354

324

324

304

295

282

-

July

267

258

240

226

226

220

209

204

193

182

177

177

170

164

162

155

148

141

139

134

132

130

128

124

118

120

114

114

112

111

109

Mean

205

630

437

1,251

257

435

4,509

1,522

620

713

16S

103

1,067

890

Aug.

107

104

102

100

102

104

104

100

97

97

96

96

96

94

92

92

90

86

85

86

88

90

102

106

96

96

114

185

130

120

124

Per Bquare

mile

0.089

.274

.190

.544

.112

.189

1.96

.662

.270

.310

.072

,045

.464

.387

Sept.

209

554

471

400

371

354

460

452

386

514

574

659

880

825

727

1,030

1,340

1,380

1,480

1,590

1,730

2,010

2,210,

2,210

1,850

1,520

1,730

1,660

1,280

1,150

Run-off In 

IncheB

0.10

.31

.22

7.38

.13

.20

2.26

.74

.31

.35

.08

.05

.82

5.27
172 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Rock River at Water-town, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'25", long. 88°43'35", in sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 

lt> E., in WatertQwn, on left bank of river, 700 feet below Milwaukee Street highway 

bridge and 1 1/8 miles below mouth of Silver Creek.

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1936. 

Drainage area.- 971 square miles.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 3.80 

reetj; minimum daily discharge, 2 second-feet several days in August and September.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, 3,250 second-feet May 20, 1933 (gage height, 3.81 

feet, former site and datum); minimum, 1 second-foot several times during 1931, 1932, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 20-22, 26-30, Jan. 

19 to Mar. 1, which were computed on basis of records for power plant 2J miles upstream, 1 discharge measurement, observer's notes, and weather records and are poor. 

A small feed mill a quarter of a mile upstream causes slight intermittent regulation; 

a power plant 2J miles above causes considerable diurnal regulation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 24 to Aug. 24)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.0

1.2

6.8

22

56

110

177

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2

253

377

524

780

1,190

1,310

2,860

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Oct.

64 

63 

41 

39 

34

19 

29 

21 

16 

22

26 

25 

17 

34 

32

46 

39 

44 

35 

3

34 

23 

28 

24 

25

31 

19 

35 

29 

23 

28

Hov.

33 

26 

53 

110 

91

104 

161 

121 

114 

125

102 

87 

97 

117 

52

103 

83 

90 

52 

119

90 

91 

97 

88 

110

50 

126 

130 

53 

151

Dec.

177 

152 

120 

75 

109

95 

122

104 

80 

98

83 

134 

102 

97 

69

116 

54 

113 

60 

110

100 

80 

62 

46 

32

yo

50 

70 

60 

50 

56

Jan.

66 

61 

50 

93 

58

54 

104 

53 

105 

80

143 

110 

195 

165 

230

300 

290 

140 

70 

65

35 

80 

50 

45 

15

50 

75 

70 

70 

65 

60

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

55 

50 

45 

45 

40

40 

40 

35 

30 

25

25 

25 

25 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

15

15

15 

15 

15 

30

35 

40 

40 

45

Mar.

180 

226 

336 

290

334

471 

467 

471 

524 

612

1,260 

1,070 

865 

822 

780

822 

822 

865 

960 

1,020

1,260 

1,630 

1,470 

1,400 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

Seeondfoot-days

952 

2,831 

2,746

145,708

3,117 

865 

28,197 

24,850 

9,525 

4,268 

602 

415 

2,141

80/509

Apr.

1,400 

1,400 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,260 

1-,260 

1,260 

1,190 

1,190

1,-130 

1,020 

912 

780 

70S

642 

642 

612 

531 

552

524 

507 

490 

474 

440

422 

398 

376 

364 

356

Maximum

68 

161 

177

2,140

300 

55 

1,630 

1,400 

432 

224 

42 

102 

306

1,630

May

373 

381 

391 

404 

393

385 

332 

386 

396 

406

415 

419 

391 

432 

369

406 

327 

262 

256 

228

263 

180 

205 

205 

190

216 

172 

177 

181 

165 

169

Mlnisxum

3 

26 

32

3

15 

15 

180 

356 

165 

21 

5 

2 

2

2

June

154 

200 

215 

186 

224

193 

213 

177 

173 

160

192 

133 

166 

162 

147

141 

168 

147 

177 

149

140 

120 

104 

103 

48

90 

42 

21 

38 

30

July

33 

30 

23 

8 

25

42 

30 

27 

32 

32

32 

6 

22 

22 

22

24 

21 

23 

6 

23

25 

28 

24 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

Mean

30.7 

94.4 

88.6

399

101 

29.8 

910 

828 

307 

142 

19.4 

13.4 

71.4

220

Aug.

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2

3 

3 

3

5 

6 

6 

12 

13

10 

16 

79 

67 

102 

38

Per square 

mile

0.032 

.097 

.091

.411

.104 

.031 

.93? 

.853 

.316 

.146 

.020 

.014 

.074

.227

Sept.

32 

30 

20

24 

24

2 

3 

32 

27 

26

45 

51 

66 

79 

64

172 

306 

80 

154 

98

109 

89 

82 

63 

70

70 

77 

65 

100 

81

Run-off In 

Inches

0.04 

.11 

.10

5.59

.12 

.03 

1.08 

.95 

.36 

.16 

.02 

.02 

.08

3.07
ROCK RIVER BASIN 173

Rock River at Afton, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder-, lat. 42°36'40 lt , long. 89°4'10", on line between sees. 

22 and 27, T. 2 N., R. 12 E,, at highway bridge in Afton, three-quarters of a mile 

above mouth of Bass Creek. Zero of gage is 742.18 feet above mean sea level.

jralnage area.- 3,300 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- February 1314 to September 1936. 

Average discharge^- 22 years, L,804 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge d'lring year, 4,600 second-lfeet Mar. 26 (gage height, 7.07 

reetj; minimum, 36 second-f.jet July 9 (gage height, 0.13 foot); minimum daily discharge, 65 second-feet July 19.

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 24, 1929; 

maximum gage height observe'!, 11.8 feet, present datum, mr. 23, 1929; minimum discharge, 36 second-feet Aug. 26, 1934, July 9, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.09 foot 

Aug. 26, 1934; minimum dail;/- discharge, 42 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except chose for period of ice effect, Dec. 19 to Jfer. 3, which 

were computed on basis of gige heights, 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and observer's notes and ars fair. Regulation by operation of power plants above.

Rating table, water year 1935-;>6, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 

.6

1.0 

1.3

61

87

129

184

282

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

388

538

750

994

1,270

4.0 1,590

5.0 2,370

6.0 3,340

7.0 4,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

505 

403 

443 

323

441

332

360 

432 

348 

335

402 

632 

390 

347 

470

629 

571 

620 

554 

351

418 

512 

570 

564 

491

497 

388 

474 

509 

490 

511

Nov.

496 

435 

636 

749 

935

810 

873 

798 

779 

864

758 

842 

752 

73C 

7S4

694 

639 

739 

717 

636

643 

702 

532 

72S 

710

619 

741 

653 

779 

657

Dec.

562 

778 

845 

842 

842

742 

616 

666 

657 

758

875 

783 

675 

710 

614

588 

744 

634 

660 

600

750 

620 

710 

640 

680

660 

640 

580 

640 

670 

640

Jan.

580 

600 

640 

700 

640

580 

650 

660 

720 

660

600 

500 

540 

520 

560

600 

640 

660 

600 

640

620 

600 

640 

610 

620

570 

570 

600 

64C 

680 

70C

Month

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

S«]

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

600 

480 

580 

680 

580

420 

500 

460 

440 

400

500 

460 

480 

500 

520

500 

500 

540 

500 

480

500 

540 

540 

760 

1,190

1,220 

1,220 

1,110 

1,020

Her.

1,240 

1,220 

1,400 

1,200 

1,390

1,490 

1,510 

1,540 

1,840 

2,190

2,640 

2,640 

2,550 

2,730 

2,930

3,230 

3,340 

3,560 

3,670 

3,780

3,780 

3,780 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000

4,480 

4,120 

4,240 

4,240 

4,360 

4,000

Secondfoot-days

14,312 

21*430 

21,521

519,291

10,140 

18,220 

91,090 

75,310 

31,067 

15,186 

7,700 

7,584 

17,637

340,197

Apr.

4,000 

4,000 

3,670 

3,560 

3,560

3,450 

3,130 

3,030 

3,130 

3,030

2,930 

2,930 

2,930 

2,730 

2,550

2,280 

2,190 

2,190 

1,870 

1,760

1,910 

1,800 

1,700 

1,700 

1,590

1,590 

1,560 

1,560 

1,520 

1,460

Maximum

632 

935 

875

5,440

720 

1,220 

4,480 

4,000 

1,460 

849 

486 

577 

851

4,480

May

1,460 

1,390 

1,360 

1,360 

1,270

1,220 

1,190 

1,160 

950 

1,050

1,280 

1,260 

1,230 

1,280 

1,210

787 

892 

896 

900 

796

864 

942 

682 

908 

608

787 

762 

737 

612 

689 

535

Minimum

323 

435 

562

233

500 

400 

1,200 

1,460 

535 

202 

65 

69 

292

65

June

325 

792 

849 

570 

520

548 

302 

643 

640 

762

610

636 

590 

464 

516

589 

561 

624 

596 

489

421 

357 

4S5 

394 

284

202. 

211 

253

434 

519

July

396 

314 

369 

205 

367

316 

448 

114 

182 

342

245 

97 

246 

370 

264

200

182 

114 

65 

486

360 

185 

250 

173 

130

126 

349 

267 

220 

180 

138

Mean

462

714 

694

1,423

617 

628 

2,938 

2,510 

1,002 

506 

248 

245 

588

930

Aug.

150 

101 

308 

258 

127

156 

194 

131 

81 

241

265 

140 

165 

290 

207

69 

300 

359 

244 

126

250 

138 

77 

414 

282

336 

314 

431 

577 

455 

398

Per square 

mile

0.140 

.216 

.210

.431

.18', 

.190 

.890 

.761 

.304 

.153 

.075. 

.074 

.178

.282

Sept.

718 

70S 

435 

411 

616

292 

393 

445 

510 

499

373 

330 

33S 

665 

590

780 

851 

709 

637 

537

665 

714 

723 

745 

603

698 

615 

493 

787 

757

Run-off In 

inches

0.16 

.24 

.24

5.84

.22 

.20

1.03 

.85 

.35 

.17 

.09 

.09 

.20

3.84
174 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River at Como, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°47'0", long. 89°44'58", in NEi sec. 25, T. 21 

H., R. 6 E. fourth principal meridian, 1 mile above Como, 3 miles below Rock Falls, 

and 3i miles above mouth of Elkhorn Creek.

Drainage area.- 8,700 square miles.

Records available.- December 1933 tb September 1936; November 1914 to September 1934 

records collected at lyndon, 16& miles do-wnstream (drainage area, 9,010 square miles).

Average discharge.- 22 years, 5,319 second-feet (discharge for site at Lyndon corrected 

lor difference In drainage area).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Mar. 12; maximum 

gage height, 10.69 feet liar. 10 (ice jam); minimum dally discharge, 524 second-feet 

Aug. 9.

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 38,100 second-feet liar. 28, 1916 (based on 

discharge at L,yndon corrected for difference In drainage area); minimum dally discharge, 440 second-feet Aug. 20, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge during periods of Ice effect, Dec. 4, 11, Dec. 20 to 

March 17, computed on basis of records of power plant at Sterling, 4 miles above gage. 

About 100 second-feet diverted above gage to Illinois & Mississippi Canal. Some diurnal fluctuations from power plants upstream.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of lee effect 

charge, In second-feet)

1.7 450 2.2 960 3.0 2,430

1.8 530 2.4 1,250 3.5 3,660

1.9 620 2.6 1,600 4.0 5,020

2.0 730 2.8 2,000 4.5 6,460 8.0 18,200 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

age height, in feet, and dls5.0 8,OOO

6.0 11,300

7.0 14,700

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

1,460 

1,540 

1,450 

1,590 

1,450

1,600 

1,OBO 

1,650 

1,470 

1,510

1,620 

1,560 

1,240 

1,800 

1,690

1,400 

1,410 

1,550 

1,580 

1,710

1,590 

1,570 

1,440 

1,600 

1,450

1,630 

1,560 

1,910 

1,450 

1,540 

1,630

HOT.

2,120 

1,730 

2,670 

9,020 

8,660

8,160 

5,910 

5,930 

4,560 

4,550

4,aOO 

4,550 

4,070 

4,120 

4,000

3,480 

3,520 

3,060 

3,140 

3,260

3,610 

3,200 

2,950 

2,930 

2,650

2,920 

5,020 

2,950 

3,280 

2,970

Dee.

3,360 

2,290 

2,580 

2,180 

2,190

2,300 

3,220 

3,230 

2,930 

3,080

2,510 

2,520 

2,580 

2,710 

2,660

2,550 

2,400 

2,520 

2,410 

830

1,800 

1,530 

2,050 

2,000 

1,610

1,520 

1,650 

1,980 

1,650 

2,060 

1,870

Jan.

1,900 

2,080 

2,130 

1,960 

1,680

2,100 

2,080 

2,070 

1,990 

1,970

1,960 

1,770 

2,140 

2,050 

2,000

2,000 

2,030 

1,950 

1,300 

1,370

1,540 

1,500 

1,470 

1,350 

1,400

1,300 

1,430 

1,260 

1,420 

1,270 

1,290

Month

Oct

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendpf year 193

ater year 1955-5

Peb.

1,250 

1,190 

1,260 

1,300 

1,270

1,480 

1,230 

1,300 

1,080 

1,070

1,210 

1,170 

1,120 

1,200 

1,050

840 

1,140 

1,200 

1,010 

1,170

1,180 

1,170 

1,050 

1,820 

4,700

6,600 

7,400 

7,100 

7,000

Mar.

6,800 

7,200 

7,600 

10, 200 

11,400

11,500 

11,400 

11,400 

12,100 

13,000

17,700 

13,000 

16,600 

12,800 

11,700

11,400 

11,300 

11,100 

11,000 

10,600

9,320 

8,660 

8,160 

7,840 

8,330

7,690 

7,840 

7,840 

7,220 

7,070 

6,920

Seeondfoot-days

47,250 

120,750 

70,770

1,719,240

53,760 

61,560 

321,690 

151,210 

76,770 

55,428 

27,446 

35,552 

145,270

1,167,456

Apr.

6,920 

6,320 

6,140 

6,130 

6,290

5,810 

5,860 

6,140 

5,720 

5,8«70

6,460 

6,610 

6,310 

5,870 

5,870

5,440 

5,160 

4,460 

4,320 

4,190

4,060 

3,700 

3,770 

3,550 

3,470

3,420 

3,380 

3,370 

3,350 

3,250

Maximum

1,910 

9,020 

3,360

22,400

2,140 

7,400 

18,000 

6,920 

3,280 

3,070 

1,440 

2,600 

11,500

18,000

May

3,170 

3,220 

3,270 

3,260 

3,280

2,910 

2,920 

2,980 

2,790 

2,450

2,480 

2,380 

2,720 

2,760 

2,630

2,530 

2,570 

2,280 

2,310 

2,240

2,220 

1,810 

2,100 

2,460 

1,790

2,160 

1,940 

1,900 

1,950 

1,730 

1,560

Minimum

1,020 

1,730 

830

830

1,260 

840 

6,800 

3,250 

1,560 

958 

610 

524 

1,370

524

June

2,030 

2,940 

2,940 

3,070 

2,590

2,360 

2,350 

1,880 

2,330 

2,220

2,350 

2,110 

1,840 

1,660 

1,880

1,800 

1,450 

1,600 

1,660 

1,560

1,540 

1,590 

1,070 

1,330 

1,430

l',350 

1,130 

958 

1,270 

1,140

July

909 

1,440 

1,340 

948 

87S

1,180 

1,020 

891 

1,280 

1,020

809 

663 

1,070 

655 

777

815 

807 

675 

835 

922

727 

689 

928 

1,010 

774

743 

950 

610 

626 

697 

758

Mean

1,524 

4,025 

2,283

4,710

1,734 

2,123 

10,380 

5,040 

2,476 

1,848 

885 

1,147 

4,842

3,190

Aug.

615 

740 

716 

801 

685

664 

721 

602 

524 

839

796 

818 

713 

918 

1,030

906 

1,300 

840 

SOS 

1,260

1,150 

972 

1,120 

1,560 

1,110

1,490 

2,380 

1,920 

2,600 

2,390 

2,570

Per square 

mile

Sept.

3,130 

3,180 

2,920 

2,320 

2,020

1,370 

2,300 

2,910 

3,050 

2,660

2,310 

6,020 

4,880 

4,600 

5,870

10, 000 

11, 500 

10,600 

8,990 

7,220

5,720 

5,160 

4,060 

3,790 

3,170

S,180 

5,080 

5,870 

5,870 

5,020

Run-off In 

Inches
RQCK RIVER BASIN 175

Beaver Lake near Hartland, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°7<30", long. 88°22'0", in Ei sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 18 E.,

 60 feet east of lake outlet and If miles northwest of Hartland. Zero of gage is 

900.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 3 square miles.

Lake surface area.- 305 acres.

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.10 feet May 16, June 7;

~nHHSS3f SSBL0SSIS£8St"taS?5BK8ioS4 fiat July 15, 1933; minimum gage 

height observed, 9.08 feet Apr. 17, 1933.

Remarks.- Gage readings furnished by Chief of Police of village of Chenequa. No record

 orraays for which no gage readings are given. Records good.

ge height. In feet, 1933-35

1933

Apr. 17

23

May 12

June 9

July 8

15

22

29

Aug. 5

9

12

14

21

26

Sept. 2

9

16

23

30be

9. OS

9.88

9.41

9.93

10.20

10.24

10.18

10.12

10.10

10.11

10.06

10.13

9.97

9.91

9.61

9.74

9.83

9.74

low 9.33

1934

Apr. 2

4

14

21

28

May 5

12

19

26

June 3

Aug. 4

1936

Har. 29

Apr. 6

13

20

27

May 4

11

9.87

9.91

10.08

10.01

9.95

9.89

9.83

9.65

9.83

below 9.33

below 9.33

9.91

9.89

9.99

9.99

10.10

10,16

10.18

1935

Hay 18

25

June 1

S

15

22

29

July 6

13

20

27

Aug. 3

10

17

24

31

Sept. 7

14

21

26

10.12

10.06

10.06

10.06

10.03

10.08

10.08

10.08

9.97

9.65

9.89

10.06

10.01

9.91

9.65

9.70

9.62

9.53

9.58

9.45

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

-

9.37

_

-

_

9.37

 

-

_

9.37

-

_

_

-

9.33

.

_

_

_

-

Nov.

_

9.33

-

_

-

_

-

9.41

-

_

-

9.37

-

-

_

_

9.41

-

_

,.

_

_

9.41

-

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

9.41

-

-

_

 

9.37

-

_

~

_

-

_

_

_

a

-

.

_

_

-

Jan. Feb. liar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

9.86

_

_

-

_

_

9,'fti

-

_

_

9. S3

_

_

-

Apr.

_

9.87

-

_

-

-

9.91

.

-

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

.

_

.

_

May

_

_

,.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

 i

_

_

_

-

10.10

10.09

10.09

10.08

10.06

10.03

10.05

10.O3

10.05

10.03

10.02

10.01

10.00

10.00

9.98

9.96

June

10.00

10.09

10.09

10.07

10.06

10.06

10.10

10.08

10.07

10.07

10.05

10.03

10.02

10.01

,10.00

9.99

9.98

9.98

9.98

9.97

9.96

9.94

9.92

9.90

9.89

9.89

9.89

9.87

9.86

9.85

-

July

9.84

-

_

9.81

-

_

_

_

-

9.72

 

_

-

_

-

9.56

_

-

_

.

_

-

9.47

_

.

_

.

_

-

Aug.

9.31

_

_

_

-

_

_

9.18

_

-

_

_

9.14

,.

9.14

_

^

9.22

-

9.24

_

_

-

9.28

..

_

9.46

_

-

Sept.

_

9.42

_

_

9.33

_

_

_

9.42

-

_

9.48

_

w

-

9.70

w

9.64

-

M

9.62

_

-

9.56

..

_

w

9.60

-

Note.- Add 900.00 feet to obtain eleTOtlon above mean sea level.
176 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Pine Lake near Hartland, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°7'30", long. 88°23 f 25", in SEi sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 18 E.,

 attached to concrete boathouse foundation, 2J miles northwest of Rartland, Wis. Zero 

of gage is 890.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area»- 6 square miles.

Lake surface area.- 760 acres.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.10 feet June 8, 7; minimum ob-

 served, 9.10 feet Aug. 15.

1931-36: Maximum gage height observed, 11.03 feet Apr. 5, 1931; minimum observed, 

8.86 feet Oct. 14, 1934.

Remarks.- Gage readings furnished by Chief of Police, Chenequa, Wis. 

 for which no gage readings are given. Records good.

No record on days

1931

Mar. 22

Apr. 5

May 30

June 27

Aug. 21

Oct. 23

Hov. 28

1932

Jan. 3

31

Feb. 14

28

Mar. 13

27

Apr. 5

Aug. 6

Sept. 4

10

Gage height,- in

10.95

11.03

10.86

10.70

9.93

9.84

10.07

10.08

10.17

10.26

10.20

10.31

10.40

10.37

9.66

9.37

9.28

1932

Sept. 20

Hov. 18

1933

Apr. 4

8

9

14

15

21

22

29

Hay 6

13

20

27

June 3

10

17

feet, 1931-36

8.93

9.02

9.6

9.7

9.71

9.6

9.7

9.7S

9.7

9.7

10. 0

10.15

10.5

10.65

10.65

10.65

10.5

1933

June 18

24

July 1

2

8

15

22

29

Aug. 5

12

21

26

30

Sept . 2

9

16

23

30

10.55

10.45

lo;7

10.88

10.65

10. S5

10.8

10.7

10.7

10.65

10.65

10.45

10.27

10.36

10.3

10.4

10.3

10.25

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

»

»

-

_

10.2

-

-

-

_

-

»

10.1

10.12

_

M

-

-

~

10.16

v

H

H

-

_

H

10.1

_

-

Nov.

_

-

»

10.1

10.09

-

-

-

-

10.05

10.03

»

_

-

_

_

10.0

-

" 

_

_

_

H

10.0

_

H

v

_

_

-

Dec.

_

10.0

M

»

-

_

-

»

9.96

-

_

-

M

__

"

__

9, .97

-

-

-

_

H

-

_

..

_

10.07

Jan.

_

10.08

M

»

-

__

__

»

__

"

__

M

__

-

__

H

-

 

~

__

»

H

~

__

__

.

__

__

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

H

H

-

_

9.68

-

-

-

_

v

-

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

10.16

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

H

-

_

H

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

_

10.2

10.30

10.3

_

_

»

.

-

_

.

..

10.35

_

H

-

10.3

10.32

«

v

-

_

»

10*se6

..

»

-

May

_

_

H

10.25

_

_

H

.

-

_

to. a

«.

-

_

_

_

10.25

-

_

-

«

_

-

10.2

v

v

_

v

10.10

June

_

_

10.1

-

_

_

H

9.9

-

_

_

H

..

-

9.39

_

-

-

_

«

9.S

»

-

_

»

..

.

v

-

July

9.65

_

_

_

-

9.65

_

9.83

_

-

_

_

9.8

_

_

_

-

9.7

«

v

_

-

9.65

»

9.65

_

v

-

Aug.

_

_

9.45

9.45

_

_

v

_

9.45

_

_

-

_

9.3

-

-

_

9.21

»

v

9.2

_

»

_

9.07

-

Sept.

9.0

v

-

_

_

9.05

_

-

_

_

9.13

9.18

_

_

-

-

_

9.15

«

9.16

-

..

v

.

9.15

9.14

-

Note.- Add 890 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 177

Gage height, in feet, of Pine Lake near Hartland, tola., 1931-36' Continued 

1934-35

Day

1

3

5

6 

7 

8

10 

11

13

14 

15

17 

18

20

21 

22

24 

25

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

-

-

-

;

8.86

.

9.08

-

I

Nov.

-

-

-

9.0

:

9.0

-

9.2 

9.29

^

Dec.

9.4

9.4

_

9<35

-

9.35

:

9.4

Jan.

-

-

9.4 

9.65

_

:

.-

-

~

:

Feb.

-

-

;

I

-

-

9.67

-_

Mar.

-

-

-

9.86

\

9.87

;

~

10.0 

9.96

Apr.

-

-

9.95 

9.92

_

10.05 

10.12

-

10.05 

10.02

~

10.15 

10.20

May

-

10.26

10.25

10.25

-

10.2

3

June

10.2

-

10.26 

10.2

_

10.2

-

10.25

~

10.25

July

-

-

10.25

~

10.15

-

10.05 

10.05

~

10.1

Aug.

-

10.25

:

10.20

10.15

10.1

10.10

1O.O 

10.00

9.88 

9.85

Sept.

9.85

-

9.8 

9.80

1-

9.7§ 

9.7

9.70

9.75

~

9.65 

9.6

9.60

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

S9

30

31

Oct.

_

_

_

9.55

9.5

9.40

-

9.45

-

_

9.45

9.45

_

_

-

9.4

9.45

^

-

Nov.

_

9.45

9.45

-

^

9.5

9.53

~_

I

9.5

9.47

_

-

_

9.45

_

-

_

^

9.5

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

9.5

_

-

-

9.45

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

«

_

_

-

_

9.75

9.7

_

-

9.72

_

-

Apr.

_

-

-

9.75

-

_

_

_

-

~

9.8

-

-

.

_

9.83

-

_

_

9.85

 »

9.83

_

-

«

_

-

May

_

-

10.03

_

-

_

_

..

-

~

_

10.08

~

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

10. OC

_

-

«

_

9.95

June

10.05

-

10.07

-

-

10.10

10.10

ff

-

~

_

10.05

10.03

_

 

< 

-

10.0

_

_

-

9.90

9.9

«

_

-

July

_

-

9.80

-

_

_

-

"

9.75

-

:

-

9.60

-

~

_

-

9.50

_

-

_

-

~

Aug.

9.30

-

-

-

_

9.20

-

"

_

9.15

9.10

-

 

9.15

" 

_

9.20

-

-

9.25

-

9.45

-

~

Sept.

_

9.40

-

9.35

_

 >

M

9.40

"

_

9.45

9.6E

 

 

9.60

""

_

-

9.5E

~

9.5C

-

«

9.55

"*

Hote.- Add 890 feet to obtain elevation above pie an sea level.
178 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Crawfish River at Milford, Wls.

Location.- Chain gage,, lat. 4306'0", long. 88°'51'0", In sec. 4, T. 7 N. , R. 14 B., at 

highway bridge on County Trunk Highway A In Mllford, 1 mile below Rock Creek and 8 

miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 732 square miles (revised), 

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,240 second -feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 

e.Ob feet); minimum discharge observed, 5 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1931-35: Maximum discharge observed, 2,650 second-feet Mar. 14, 1935 (gage height, 

6.52 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 21-24, Nov. 29 to 

DecT 12, Dec. 20 to Mar. 17, uhlch were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage hslghts, and weather records and are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

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.

77 

41 

83 

77 

47

48 

48 

47 

64 

106

83 

73

64 

94 

84

65 

98 

81 

72 

59

52 

73 

75 

56 

53

64 

72 

70 

70 

30 

61

HOT.

98 

84 

98 

114 

83

52 

94 

121 

105 

119

119 

114 

105 

103 

138

109 

88 

83 

107 

69

62 

58 

59 

70 

98

96 

107 

132 

109 

103

Dec.

101 

96 

79 

72 

73

el

84 

84 

83 

79

83 

92 

116 

119 

116

116 

114 

116 

121 

94

90 

84 

75 

77 

79

79

81 

81 

83 

83 

84

Jan.

84 

86 

86 

88 

88

88 

88 

88 

90 

92

98 

96 

92 

98 

96

90 

84 

83 

92 

86

81 

73 

73 

72 

77

69 

67 

72 

69 

67 

75

Month

Oct 

Bov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma? 

Jufi 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-2

Feb.

70 

70 

70 

70 

69

72 

72 

62 

61 

61

61 

64 

64 

64 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

61

59 

64 

62 

58 

69

79 

77 

81 

79

Mar.

83 

84 

86 

103 

124

121 

135 

146 

174 

349

476 

637 

996 

1,230 

1,350

1,410 

1,690 

2,240 

2,240 

2,160

2,000 

1,920 

2,000 

1,760 

1,690

1,620 

1,480 

1,290 

1,230 

1,110 

945

Secondfoot-days

2,066 

2,897 

2,815

118,636

2,588 

1,929 

32,869 

10,581 

4,257 

1,770 

715 

777 

1,488

64,752

Apr.

803 

803 

670 

541 

541

434 

412 

287 

391 

391

391 

391 

391 

391 

412

434 

349 

247 

206 

243

267 

224 

181 

174 

181

209 

152 

158 

152 

155

Maximum

105 

138 

121

2,650

98 

81 

2,240 

803 

328 

86 

41 

101 

101

2,240

May

174 

217 

232 

267 

328

224 

209 

217 

224 

228

202 

195 

236 

119 

116

56 

73 

124 

114 

83

46 

41 

34 

69 

77

59 

61 

61 

65 

67 

39

Minimum

30 

52 

72

29

67 

58 

83 

152 

34 

21 

13 

8 

20

8

June

27 

83 

83 

83 

58

65 

81 

73 

69 

79

77 

52 

43 

54 

62

21 

47 

79 

69 

86

62 

58 

59 

48 

58

30 

53 

SB 

32 

43

July

24 

41 

39 

26 

24

29 

29 

21 

16 

19

23 

20 

21 

20 

19

21 

19 

20 

23 

22

24 

22 

18 

30 

25

20 

28 

20 

21 

18 

13

Mean

66.6 

96.6 

90.8

325

83.5 

66.5 

1,060 

353 

137 

59.0 

23.1 

25.1 

49.6

177

Aug.

12 

12 

10 

IS 

15

14 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

11 

12 

10 

18

14 

13 

8 

24 

28

35 

32 

35 

20 

20

35 

46 

72 

101 

72 

40

Per square

mile

0.091 

.132 

.184

.444

.114 

.091 

1.45 

.402 

.187 

.081 

.033 

.034 

.068

.242

Sept.

29 

43 

43 

31 

20

26 

38 

44 

48 

32

43 

48 

54 

43 

53

101 

70 

67 

62 

62

58 

41 

34 

75 

21

40 

90 

56 

64 

52

Run-off in 

inched

0.10 

.15 

.14

6.02

.13 

.10 

1.67 

.54 

.22 

.09 

«04 

.04 

.08

3.30
ROCK RIVER BASIN 179

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°5'40", long. 89°22'10", in SEi sec. 12, T. 7 N.. R. 9 E.,

 attached to face of dam at lake outlet in Madison, Wis. Zero of gage Is 847.40 feet

above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 254 square miles. 

Lake surface area.- 15.2 square miles. 

Records available.- December 1902 to May 1903; January 1916 to September 1936 (incomplete).

 Records of nater surface elevations 1856 to March 1917 are published in Wisconsin Railroad Commission Reports, volume 19, pages 462-468. , ,.. 

Extremes.- Maximum stage observed during year, 2.44 feet Mar. 13} minimum, 0.74 foot Aug.7.

 " 1916-36: Maximum stage observed, 3.38 feet Mar. 21, 1918; minimum, 0.20 foot Feb.24

Remarks.-'Gage-height record furnished by City Engineer of Madison, Wis.

Sage height, in feet, 1916-56 

1916

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

l.QO

.90

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

.

-

-

-

-

Feb.

1.95

1.90

1.65

1.85

1.80

1.77

1.73

1.70

1.67

1.63

1.60

1.52

1.56

1.55

"

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

"

Mar.

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.75

1.55

1.35

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.07

-

-

-

-

-

"

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

~

Apr.

2.20

2.20

2.15

2.10

2.05

2.00

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.85

1.83

1.80

1.78

1.75

-

-

-

-

-

~

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

May

.70

.70

.70

.75

.75

1.75

1.75

1.73

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

~

_

-

-

-

-

_

..

-

_

-

_

-

__

_

_

-

June

1.40

1.40

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.10

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.11

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.10

-

July

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.05

2.05

£.06

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

Aug.

1.S5

1.85

1.85

1.90

2.20

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.85

Sept.

1.90

1.90

1.80

l.SO

1.80

1.90

2.20

2.20

2.30

2.55

2.35

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.50

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.20

2.15

2.15

2.10

2.10

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

"

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.85

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.46

1.45

1.35

1.36

Nov.

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.26

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

-

Dec.

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.06

1.05

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.95

.05

.95

.95

.95

.96

.95

.95

.95

.95

Jan.

0.95

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.85

.85

.86

.85

.85

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.70

.70

.70

Feb.

0.70

.70

.70

.65

.65

.65

.35

.65

.35

.35

.65

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.30

.60

.60

.60

.60

.55

.56

.55

.56

.55

»

-

Mar.

0.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.66

.80

.SO

.95

.98

1.00

1.20

1.20

1.40

1.40

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.0O

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.95

Apr.

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.75

1.76

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1*70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

May

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.55

l.'BB

1.50

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.50

1.65

1.65

1.50

1.67

1.70

1.76

1.70

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.70

June

1.70

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.10

2.10

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.54

2.54

2.40

2.54

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.70

2.75

2.80

2.75

July

2.75

2. SO

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.65

2.55

2.50

2.50

2.46

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.25

2.20

2.25

2.25

2.26

2.25

2.26

2.25

2.40

2.60

2.75

2.76

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.60

2.50

Aug.

2.50

2.50

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.50

_

-

.

^

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

_

-

Sept.
180 ROCK RIVER BASIN

ge height, in feet, of Lake Mendota at Madison, 

1918

Wis., 1916-36~Gontimied

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan.

0.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.66

.55

.55

.55

.54

.54

.54

.54

Feb.

0.52

.52

.50

.48

.45

.45

.43

.43

.42

.42

.40

.40

.40

.38

.37

.37

.37

.35

.35

.37

.37

 40

.40

.40

.50

.60

.70

.80

_

-

-

Mar.

0.80

.90

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.67

2.00

2.00

2.25

2.35

2.45

3.15

3.35

3.38

3.35

3.35

3.13

2.95

2.94

2.72

2.63

2.53

2.43

2.33

Apr.

2.23

2.13

2.10

2.07

2.05

1.95

1.92

1.88

1.85

1.78

1.72

1,65

1.62

1.59

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.45

1.45

1.42

1.38

1.34

1.29

1.27

1.27

1.25

1.25

-

May

1.25

1.23

1.20

1.17

1,15

1.15

1.10

1.07

1.05

1.03

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

June

1.10

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

.95

.95

.95

.95

.90

.90

.85

.85

1.00

.98

.95

.95

.98

.95

.95

.95

.95

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.10

-

July

1.10

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1-10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.15

1.15

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1,18

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

Aug.

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.00

1.00

Sept.

1.00

.95

.95

.95

.90

.90

.90

.85

.85

.85

.90

.90

.90

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.80

.80

.80

.80

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

-

Day

1

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

SO

51

Oct.

0.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.75

.75

.75

.80

.90

.95

.95

.95

Nov.

0.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.95

.95

.95

-

Dec.

0.95

.95

.95

.95

1.00

IkOO

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

Jan.

1.10

1.10

1.-10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.00

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

.95

.90

.90

.90

.90

.87

.84

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

Feb.

0.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.67

.64

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.55

.55

.55

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

_

-

Mar.

0.50

.48

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.55

.65

.75

.85

1.00

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.50

1-50

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.57

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.50

1.2S

1.20

Apr.

1.07

1.15

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.50

1.30

1.30

1.35

1.40

1.40

1.45

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

May

1.65

1.65

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.65

1.65

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.82

1.72

1.62

1.70

1.80

1.80

1.65

1.85

1.85

1*85

1.85

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

June

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.25

2.25

2.10

2.10

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.16

2.15

2.15

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.95

1.90

-

July

1.85

1.85

1.70

1-70

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.55

1.65

1.65

1.70

1.70

Aug.

1.75

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.S5

l.SO

1.30

1.25

1.25

1.20

Sept.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.16

1.16

1.10

1.10

1.15

1*15

1.20

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.25

l.SO

1.40

1.46

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.60

1.66

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 181

Qage height, In feet, of Lake Hendota at Hadison 

1919-20

1916-36 Continued

Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

23

23

34

35

86

27

38

39

30

31

Oct.

1.65

1.65

1.70

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

l.EO

1.85

1.80

1.85

1.80

1.85

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.75

1.75

Nov.

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

-

Dec.

.

-

-

-

1.50

1.25

-

»

^

-

_

«

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

_

.55

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

.40

-

Feb.

0.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.35

.35

.35

.35

.34

.34

.32

.30

.30

.30

.28

.27

.26

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.

-

Mar.

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.32

.32

.44

.57

.65

.90

.98

1.05

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.43

1.55

1.55

1.57

1.57

1.57

Apr.

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.62

1.63

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.90

1.92

1.92

2.00

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.07

2.15

2.07

2.07

-

May

2.07

2.07

2.03

2.00

2.00

1.97

1.95

1.90

1.87

1.85

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.87

1.87

1.87

1.80

1.87

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.10

2.10

June

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.80

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.85

1.85

1.85

2.25

2.30

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.20

2.15

2.10

2.20

2.20

-

July

2.10

2.10

2.10

1.95

1.85

1.85

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.85

1.85

1.80

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.56

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

Aug.

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.45

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.45

1,45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

Sept.

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

36

37

38

29

30

31

Oct.

1.25

1.25

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

Nov.

1.40

1.40

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.4?

Dec.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.45

i.45

1.45

1. 1.45

1

1 ^

1.45

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.60

1.60

-

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.17

1.15

1.13

1.10"

1.07

1.07

1.05

1.05

1.03

1.00

.97

Jan.

0.96

.94

.92

.90

.90

.87

.85

.83

.80

.78

.76

.74

.72

.70

.68

.66

.64

.63

.63

.64

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.63

.61

.60

.57

.53

.53

Feb.

0.52

.52

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.48

.48

-48

.48

.46

.46

.46

.46

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.43

.43

.42

.42

.40

_

-

Mar.

0.38

.36

.36

.34

.34

.32

.32

.30

.30

.30

.30

.28

.28

.28

.36

.36

.40

.58

.62

.64

.66

.68

.70

.70

.75

.77

.77

.78

.78

.80

.80

Apr.

0.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.85

.85

.90

.95

.95

.95

.97

.99

1.05

1.05

1.07

1.07

1.10

1.13

1.29

1.33

1.35

1.40

1.45

1.50

1.55

1.60

1.65

1.65

-

May

1.65

1.63

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.57

1.57

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.68

1.71

1.58

1.59

2.15

2.18

June

2.15

2.10

2.05

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.95

1.98

1.98

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.01

2.01

2.01

2.01

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.85

1.80

1.80

-

July

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.-70

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.40

Aug.

1.45

1.48

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.35

1.37

1.41

1.45

1.45

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

Sept.

1.50

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.85

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.85

1.90

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.95

2.01

3.15

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.15

2.15
ROCK RIVER BASIN

Gage height, in feet, of Lake Hendota at Madison, 

1921-22

Wls., 1916-36 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.

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.85

1.80

1.85

1.95

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.95

2.00

2.00

2.10

Nov.

2.01

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.95

2.00

1.95

1.95

1.91

1.91

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.85

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

-

Dec.

2.10

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.14

2.13

2.13

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.05

2.05

1.80

1.80

1.77

1.75

1.71

Jan.

1.67

1.64

1.60

1,56

1,58

1.55

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.43

1.40

1.37

1.34

1.32

1.30

1.28

1*26

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.09

1.09

1.08

1.04

1.00

.95

Feb.

0.90

.90

.87

.85

.83

.83

.80

.78

.78

 80

.80

.77

.73

.73

.71

.71

.68

.68

.66

.65

.64

.90

1.50

1.75

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.85

_

-

Mar.

1.78

1.78

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.85

2.10

2.18

2.20

2.18

2.10

2.05

2.02

1.97

1.92

1.88

1.85

1.82

1.86

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.92

1.88

1.84

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.68

1.68

Apr.

1.64

1.58

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.52

1. 52

1,76

1.94

1.94

2-00

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.25

2.29

2.29

2.28

2.25

2.20

E.20

2.18

2.18

2.16

£.14

2.12

2.10

-

May

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.88

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

June

1.98

1.98

1.98

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.95

1.95

1.95

2.85

2.88

2.85

2.81

2.76

2.72

2.68

2.60

2.56

2.54

2.46

2.44

2.42

2.36

2.30

2.38

2.24

2.22

2.18

-

July

2.16

2.12

2.08

2.06

2.00

1.98

2.00

2.08

2.06

2.42

2.50

2.58

2.58

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.50

2.48

2.46

2.44

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

Aug.

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.91

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

Sept.

1.60

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.75

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.74

1.72

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.68

1.68

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

-

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.

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.45

1.43

1.43

1.43

Nov.

1.43

1.44

1.44

1.46

1,48

1.48

1.46

1.54

1.56

1.58

1,58

.58

.58

.58

.56

.56

.58

.58

.56

.60

.68

.68

.60

.68

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.70

-

Dec.

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.49

1.47

1.45

1.43

1.42

1.40

1.37

1.35

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

Jan.

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.04

1.02

1.00

.98

.96

.94

.92

.90

.88

.86

.84

.82

.80

.78

.76

.75

.74

.73

.72

.70

.69

.69

Feb.

0.68

.66

.65

.64

.63

.62

.61

.60

.59

.58

.57

.56

.55

.54

.53

.52

.51

.50

.48

.46

.45

.44

.43

.42

.43

.44

.48

.52

_

_

-

Map.

0.56

.66

.82

1.00

1.16

1.18

1.20

1.14

1.16

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.09

1.10

1.10

1.00

.98

.96

.94

.92

.90

.88

.88

Apr.

0.88

.88

1.04

1.56

1.96

2.18

3.70

2.76

2.76

2.76

2.74

2.70

2.70

2.68

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.56

2.56

2.54

2.55

2.56

2.54

2.50

2.46

2.42

2.39

2.36

2.34

-

May

2.31

2.28

2.24

2. SO

2.18

2.14

2.. 10

2.06

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

2.00

2.00

1.86

1.90

1. 90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.78

1.76

1.72

June

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.53

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.53

1.52

1.51

-

July

1.50

1.52

1.52

1-55

1.58

1.59

1.59

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.51

1.49

1.48

1.46

1.43

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.40

Aug.

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.37

1.36

1.37

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.43

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.42

1.46

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.45

1.49

1.50

1.51

1.52

Sept.

1.52

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.56

1.57

1.59

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.53

1.49

1,48

1.47

1.47

1.45

1.46

1.62

1.68

1.70

1.72

1.72

1.71

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.69

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 183

Gage height, in feet, of Lake Mendota at Madison, 

1923-24

Wls., 1923-24 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

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

1.69

1.68

1.66

1.65

1.62

1.61

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.59

1.59

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.66

1.69

1.70

1.66

1.67

1.68

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.62

Hov.

1.60

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.59

1.60

1.56

1.56

1.60

1.56

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.58

1.50

1.54

1.54

1.60

1.56

-

Dec.

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.57

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.55

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.61

1.64

1.66

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.74

1.74

1.76

Jan.

1.74

1.72

1.02

1.07

1.12

1.17

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.06

1.00

1.00

.98

.96

.94

.92

.90

.86

.84

.76

.74

.70

.68

.66

.64

.64

.64

Feb.

0.64

.62

.62

.60

.58

.58

.56

.56

.54

.52

.50

.48

.48

.46

.46

.46

.44

.44

.42

.42

.40

.40

.40

.38

.38

.36

.36

.34

.42

-

Mar.

0.42

.44

.52

.56

.60

.62

.68

.70

.70

.72

.72

.70

.70

.70

.70

.69

.68

.70

.70

.70

.68

.70

.72

.74

.80

.84

.96

.98

1.06

1.10

1.10

Apr.

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.14

1.08

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.12

1.16

1.19

1.22

-

May

1.26

1.28

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.30

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.37

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

June

1.37

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.39

1.45

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.46

1.52

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.60

1.58

1.60

1.60

-

July

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.58

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.V4

1.73

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1»60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.64

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.60

Aug.

1.58

1.54

1.74

1.94

2.08

2.20

2.26

2.36

2.46

2.46

2.48

2.48

2.42

2.42

2.42

2.40

2.36

2.24

2.30

2.30

2.32

2.36

2.34

2.28

2.22

2.24

2.24

2.18

2.14

2.10

2.08

Sept.

2.06

2.04

2.00

1.96

1.92

1.98

1.89

1.90

1.84

1.82

1.86

1.84

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.84

1.83

1.82

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.70

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54 

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

Hov.

1.34

1.3E

1.30

1.26

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.30

1.26

1.25

1.24

1.22 

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.1P

1.1J

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

-

Dec.

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.16

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.14 

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

Jan.

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.99

.99

.99

.99

.99

.99

.89

.88 

.87

.86

.84

.82

.80

.78

.76

.76

.74

.74

.72

.70

.68

.66

Feb.

0.66

.64

.64

.64

.66

.66

.74

.82

.90

1.00

1.04

1.06

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.00 

.98

.96

.94

.94

.92

.92

.90

.90

.88

.86

.84

-

-

Mar.

0.84

.82

.80

.78

.76

.74

.72

.76

.80

.82

.84

.84

.86

.88

.88

.88

.80 

.94

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.06

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.02

1-00

Apr.

0.98

.96

.94

.98

.90

.88

.86

.92

.90

.92

.92

,90

.88

.86

.86

.88

.90 

.90

.94

.98

1.04

1.08

1.10

1.14

1.20

1.20

1.20

.1.18

1.18

1.18

-

May

1.16

1.12

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.96

.96

.95 

.94

.94

.94

.92

.92

.90

.88

.86

.86

.86

.84

.84

.84

.82

June

0.80

.84

.96

.96

.94

.94

.92

.90

.88

.86

.84

.82

.88

.90

.94

.92

1.00 

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.00

.96

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.12

July

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.10

1.10

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.16

1.18

1.18

1.15

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.16

1.09 

1.10

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.12

1.1O

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.08

1.10

Aug.

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.12

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.12 

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.05

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.00

.95

.95

Sept.

.95

.95

.92

.92

.92

1.05

1.09

1.10

1.10

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.04 

1.04

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.06

1.06

1.10
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ROCK RIVER BASIN 185

Gage height. In feet, of Lake Kendota at Kadison, Wis., 1916-36 Continue

1927-28

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.86

1.86

1.91

2.02

2.10

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.16

2.20

2.20

2. '18

2.18

2.16

2.15

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.14

2.08

2.06

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.02

2.00

Nov.

1.96

2.02

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.88

2.00

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

2.02

1.96

1.98

2.00

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.00

-

Dec.

2.02

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.83

1.84

1.84

1.80

1.76

1.76

Jan.

1.79

1.82

1.85

1.88

1.90

1.93

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.90

1.88

1.90

1 .92

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.82

Feb.

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.78

1.76

1.76

2.04

2.08

2.14

2.14

2*14

2.16

2-16

2.22

2.26

2.26

2.30

2.26

2.24

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.18

S.IB

2.16

2.10

_

-

Mar.

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.10

2.08

1.96

2.06

2.04

2.06

g.02

2.18

2.22

2.50

2.70

2.78

2.76

2.74

2.68

2.66

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.56

2.56

2.56

2.60

2.58

2.56

2.54

2.48

2.45

Apr.

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.34

2.40

2.46

2.46

2.48

2.46

2.44

2.40

2.44

2.38

2.42

2.36

2.32

2.32

2.30

2.22

2.24

2.24

2.20

2.22

2. '22

2.10

2.08

2.04

2.04

2.00

1.98

-

Eay

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.81

1.81

1.86

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.96

1.98

1.96

1.94

June

1.94

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.92

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.94

1.94

2.06

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.06

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.10

2.16

2.18

-

July

2.18

2.20

2.28

2.28

2.38

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.26

2.22

2.18

2.18

2.15

2.14

2.10

2-10

2.10

2.09

2.09

2.08

2.08

2.05

2.04

2.04

1.92

1.88

1.86

1.86

Aug.

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.96

1*98

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.76

1.74

1.82

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.80

1.80

1.80

Sept.

1.78

1.82

1.84

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.7E

1.70

1.74

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.64

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.44

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.48

1.48

1.50

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.50

Nov.

1.54

1.56

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.66

1.62

1.62

1.66

1.62

1.60

1.62

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.70

1.72

1.72

1.74

1.74

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.72

-

Dec.

1.72

1.72

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.70

1.78

1.70

1.78

1.86

1.78

1.60

1.63

1.67

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.58

1.54

1.54

Jan.

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.50

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.14

Feb.

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.08

.88

.88

.80

.80

.80

.78

.78

.76

.76

.74

.74

.74

.76

.74

.72

.70

.70

-

_

-

Mar.

0.66

.66

.66

.66

.64

.64

.64

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.88

.88

2.16

2.48

2.64

2.68

2.72

2.74

2.72

2.70

2.68

2.66

2.66

2.62

2.54

2.58

2.52

2.52

2.52

Apr.

2.54

2.52

2.52

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.68

2.72

2.70

2.68

2.68

2.68

2.68

2.66

2.62

2.62

2.58

2.52

2.50

2.44

2.44

2.42

2.42

2.40

2.40

2.42

2.48

2.50

2.52

2.52

-

May

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.04

2.08

2.10

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.02

June

2.02

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.84

1.82

1.84

1.82

2.04

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.04

2.08

2-10

2.10

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.02

2.02

1.98

1.96

-

July

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

2.06

2.08

2.00

1.98

2.00

1.98

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

2.20

2.40

2.50

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.40

Aug.

2.36

2.32

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.07

2.06

2.04

2.01

1.97

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.85

1.85

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

Sept.

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.60

1.68

1.58

1.68

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.50

1.54

1.54

-
186 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Gage height, in feet, of Lake Mendota at Madlaon, W^s., 1916-36 Continued

1929-30

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1*64

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.48

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.50

1.52

Nov.

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.52

1.48

1.'50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.54

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.4B

1.46

1.46

1.46

-

Dec.

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.36

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1*38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

Jan.

Ij34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.36

1.38

1.38

1 »38

l!38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.38

1.38

1.38

Feb.

1.34

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.16

1.30

1.44

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.60

_

_

-

Mar.

ld5S

1.58

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.46

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.4E

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

Apr.

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.46

1.48

1.48

1.48

1,48

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.50

1.52

1.60

1.64

1.70

1.74

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.70

-

May

1.78

1.90

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.92

1.92

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.92

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.80

1.78

1.94

1.90

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.88

June

1.87

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.92

1.96

2.02

2.00

1.96

1.92

1.92

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.90

2.00

2.00

-

July

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.S4

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.66

Aug.

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.50

1.46

1.44

1-42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.24

Sept.

1.26

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.28

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.28

1.28

1.22

1.16

1.16

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

oe CO

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.24

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.16

1.14

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08 i.os

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

Nov.

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02,

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.06

1.18

1.10

1.18

1.18

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.06

-

Dec.

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.24

Jan.

1.24

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.34

1.36

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.36

1.28

1.28

Feb.

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.14

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

-

-

Hap.

1.16

1.16

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.26

1.26

1.22

1.24

1.26

1.24

1.28

1.28

1.32

1.32

1.36

Apr.

1.36

1.38

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

-

May

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.S4

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.56

June

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

-

July

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.38

1.34

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.32

1.32

1.28

1.24

1.21

1.20

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.10

1.08

1.06

Aug.

1.06

1.10

1.20

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.00

.98

.98

.98

.96

.96

.94

.92

.90

.90

.88

.88

.86

.86

.96

.96

.86

.85

Sept.

.94

.92

.92

.92

.90

.90

.90

.88

.88

.88

.88

.88

.90

.92

.92

1.04

1.04

1.06

1.08

1.38

1.44

1.52

1.56

1.56

1.60

1.60

1.66

1.80

1.74

1.74

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 187

Gage height, In feet, of Lake Mandota at Madison, Wls., 1916-36 Continued

1931-32

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

S7

E8

29

30

31

Oct.

1.74

1.68

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.66

1.64

1.60

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.58

1.56

1.66

1.68

1.74

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.58

Nov.

1*52

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.62

1.80

1.84

1.86

1.88

1.92

£.04

2.04

2.O4

2.06

2*10

2.10

2.10

2.10

-

Dec.

2.10

2.10

2.06

2.02

2.00

1.96

1.92

1.90

2.04

2.04

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.90

1.90

Ii89

1.89

1.89

1.89

1.89

1.89

1.89

1±90

1.94

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.89

Jan.

1,89

1.90

1.94

1.94

1,94

1.92

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.87

1.86

1.88

1.90

1.89

1.89

1.90

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.9.0

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.88

l.'S6

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.88

Feb.

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.82

1*82

1.82

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.86

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1-90

1.86

1.84

1.S4

1.84

-

-

Mar.

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.S4

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.78

.78

.80

.80

.84

.88

 92

.98

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.00

1.98

Apr.

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.96

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.88

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.67

1.66

1.66

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

*

May

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.60

1.62

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.50

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

June

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.S2

1.50

1.40

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.42

-

July

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.46

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.48

1.48

1.42

1.44

Aug.

1.50

1.30

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

Sept.

l.'SO

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.08

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.00

1.00

.96

.94

.94

.92

.92

.92

.90

.90

-

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.

.88

.88

.88

.90

.90

.90

.88

.88

.86

.90

.90

.88

.88

.88

.88

.90

.90

.88

.88

.88

.88

.96

.90

.90

.94

.94

.94

.92

.92

.92

.92

Nov.

.90

.90

.92

.94

.98

.98

.90

.94

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.96

.91

.90

.90

.90

.90

*

Dee.

.88

.88

.88

.88

.86

.86

.88

.88

.88

.88

.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

.86

.88

.88

.92

.96

1.00

1.02

1.06

1.10

1.14

1.16

1.20

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

Jan.

1.30

1.34

1.36

1.36

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.30

1.32

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.28

1 .28

1.30

1.34

1.34

1.38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.40

Feb.

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.42

1.44

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.60

_

-

Mar.

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.61

1.50 i.eo

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.64

1.64

1.52

1.50

1.60

1.49

1.61

1.56

1.67

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.68

2.18

2.48

Apr.

Z.57

2.64

2.64

2.70

2.65

2.63

2.60

2.57

2.59

2.72

2.74

2.82

2.78

2.80

2.76

2.68

2.64

2.61

2.58

2.52

2.48

2.44

2.40

2.38

2.28

2.22

2.18

2.16

2.15

2.18

-

May

2.20

2.22

2.21

2.20

2.15

2.19

2.24

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.19

2.19

2.19

2.19

2.22

2.26

2.24

2.35

2.68

2.76

2.84

2.78

2.70

2.70

2.72

2.62

2.66

2.54

2.56

2. S3

June

2.46

2.40

2.36

2.32

2.28

2.24

2.19

2.16

2.12

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.86

-

July

1.88

2.10

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.84

Aug.

1.82

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.90

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

Sept.

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.71

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.62

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

-
188 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Gage height, In feet, of Lake Mendota at Madlaou, Wls., 1916-31--Contlnued

1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.S4

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.44

Hov.

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.28

-

Dec.

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.32

1.34

1.34

-

_

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

^

_

_

_

_

-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.12 2.12

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.78

1.74

-

May

1.72

1.72

1.69

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.49

J..48

1.46

June

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.42

1-42

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1*38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.46

July

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.28

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.32

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.18

Aug.

1.18

1.16

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

.98

.98

.96

.96

.94

.94

Sept.

0.92

.92

.88

.86

.84

.82

.82

.82

.86

.86

.86

.84

.84

.96

.96

.96

.96

.98

.98

1.00

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

* 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.98

.96

.96

.96

.94

.94

.94

.94

.92

.92

.92

.90

.90

.90

.90

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

.98

.96

.96

.98

1.00

1.00

Sov.

1.00

1.00

1.06-

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.98

1.08

1.08

1.18

1.26

1.3-4

1.54

1.58

1.50

.52

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.64

-

Dec.

1.63

1.68

1.72

1.74

1*74

1.74

1.74

1.76

1*76

1.80

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.70

1170

1.68

1*63

1.68

1.66

1.66

1*65

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.63

1.63

Ii62

Jan.

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.63

1.63

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

Ii62

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

Fee.

1.'62

1*60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.6S

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.68

1*70

«,

_

-

Mar.

1.76

1.82

1.84

1.88

1.90

2.20

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.34

2.42

2.58

2.58

2.66

2.-B6

2.55

2.55

2.55

2.52

2.50

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.46

2. 43

2.40

2.36

2.33

2.33

2.30

Apr.

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.20

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.04

2.08

2.10

2.16

2.14

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.O4

2.04

2.02

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

-

May

1.92

1.92

1.98

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.12

2-11

2.11

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.10

2.08

.2.08

June

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.14

2.12

2rlO

2.12

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.14

2.16

2.20

2.26

2.32

2.34

2.34

2.36

2.36

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.42

2.38

2.36

-

July

2.34

2.34

2V36

2.36

2.36

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.30

SffiB

2.30

2.30

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.18

2.18

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.04

Aug.

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.26

2.32

2.36

2.32

2.32

2.30

2.29

g 28

2.28

2.26

2^24

2.22

2.20

2.22

2.20

2.22

2.20

8.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

Sept.

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.90

1*88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.80

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.80

1.80

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.88

1.82

1.80

1.80

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 189

Gage height, in feet, of Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis., 1916-36 Continued

1935-36

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.68

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.74

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.62

Nov.

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.72

1.74

1-74

1.72

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.74

1-74

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.78

1.78

1.80

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.82

-

Dec.

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.B6

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.90

Jan.

1.92

1.92

1.96

2.00

2.02

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.05

2.04

2.04

2.04

2. OS

Fab.

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.01

1.96

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.84

1.80

1.78

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.88

1.84

1.82

_

-

Mar.

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.7B

1.79

1.77

2.08

2.30

2.44

2.43

2.43

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.37

S.36

2.32

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.23

2.22

2.20

2.20

Apr.

2.10

2.06

2.02

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.87

1.86

1.84

1 . 82

1.80

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.66

1.64

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.55

1.54

1.54

May

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1,52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.39

1.38

1.38

1.38 i.sa

1.38

Juna

1.38

1.46

1.50

1.46

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.48

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.33

1.32

July

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.14

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.06

1.05

1.04

1.00

1.00

.96

.96

.94

.90

.88

Aug.

0.88

.88

.88

.84

.80

.78

.74

.75

.75

.78

.76

.76

.76

.76

.76

.76

.76

.76

.78

.78

.90

.88

.88

.88

.82

.90

.93

.96

.98

1.00

1.02

Sept.

0.98

.96

.94

.94

.94

.96

.98

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.08

1.12

1.14

1.20

1.23

1.26

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.18

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.16

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.

Location.- Reference point, lat. 43°3'50", long. 89°23'45", in NWi sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 9 

E., at end of concrete storm sewer In Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis. Zero of datum to 

which stages are referred is 843.40 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 273 square miles.

Lake surface area.- 4.40 square miles.

Records avallabTeT- September 1915 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum stage observed during year, 2.03 feet Mar. 23-25; minimum observed, 0.20

 foot Feb. 19-21.

1915-36: Maximum stage observed, 3.66 feet July 28, 1929; minimum observed, 0.03 foot 

Oct. 15, 16, 19&5.

Remarks.- Gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison, Wis.

fJags-haiglat, in feet, 1915-36 

I9K-16

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

-18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept.

.

_

.

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

w

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.10

2.90

2.90

2.80

-

Otit.

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

Hov.

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.60

.70

1.70

1.70

-

Jan.

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.72

1.83

1.95

2.12

2.30

2.35

2.35

Feb.

2-35

2.33

2.30

2.27

2.25

2.20

2.17

2.15

2.10

2.07

2.05

2.03

2.00

2.00

1.97

1.95

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.87

1.87

.85

.83

.80

.77

.75

1.75

1.73

-

-

Mar.

1.71

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.&3

1.57

1.55

1.53

1.53

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.43

1.43

1.45

1.45

1.50

1,55

1.65

2.60

2.65

2.73

2.80

2.85

2.85

Apr.

2.87

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.80

2.75

2.71

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

E.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

-

May

2.35

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.70

June

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.85

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.95

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.05

2.05

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.25

2.25

2.30

-

July

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.25

Aug.

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.45

2.50

2.50

2.50

8.50

2.45

2.45

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.25

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.15

2.15

Sept.

E.05

2.05

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.20

E.20

2.25

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.25

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.20

2.40

2.45

2.45

2.50

-
190 ROCK RIVER BASIN

ge height, In feet, of Lake Monona at Madison, Wia., 1915-36 Continued

1916-17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.55

2.55

2.55

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.36

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.20

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

Nov.

2.20

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Pet. Mar.

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

2.20

2.25

2.25

2.30

2.30

2.25

2.25

2.20

2.17

Apr.

2.15

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.85

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.20

1.25

1.25

1.30

1.30

1.25

1.25

1.20

-

May

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70.

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

June

1.70

1.70

1.74

1.79

1.83

1.88

1.92

1.97

2.01

2.05

2.10

2.10

2.20

2.20

2.15

£.15

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.32

2.45

2.50

2.65

2.68

2.80

2.90

2.95

-

July

3.00

3.07

3.10

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.25

3.25

3.30

3.30

3.34

3.38

3.38

3.40

3.40

3.4O

3.40

3.38

3.35

3.33

3.30

3.35

3.35

3.35

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.25

3.20

3.19

3.16

Aug.

3.15

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.95

2.95

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.94

2.91

2.93

2.95

2.85

2.81

2.80

2.78

2.89

2.84

2.79

2.74

2.70

2.65

2.60

2.60

2.58

2.55

2.50

2.50

Sept.

2.46

2.44

2.40

2.38

2.45

2.40

2.40

2.45

2.43

2.40

2.37

2.35

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.34

2.30

2.25

2.S5

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.15

2.11

2.05

2.00

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.86

1.85

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.66

1.63

1.60

1.60

1.56

1.55

1.53

1.52

1.45

1.50

1.55

1.56

1.61

1.66

1.70

1.85

1.88

1.90

1.95

1.94

1.94

Mov.

1.95

1.90

1.89

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.87

1.86

1.85

1.85

1.84

1.84

1.80

1.79

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.54

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.55

-

Dec.

1.58

1.58

1.57

1.57

1.60

1.65

1.66

1.66

1.65

1.63

1.63

1.63

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.63

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.65

1.64

1.65

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.61

1.61

1.61

1.61

1.60

Jan.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.55

1.53

1.51

1.50

1.50

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.48

Feb.

1.47

1.47

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.43

1.41

1.40

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.44

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.44

1.45

1.53

1.61

1.66

1.72

_

-

-

Mar.

1.75

1.82

1.85

1.90

2.00

2.25

2.31

2.35

2.45

2.45

2.48

2.50

2.62

3.00

3.10

3.14

3.15

3.30

3.31

3.25

3.25

3.25

3.27

3.26

3.25

3.25

3.27

3.27

3.26

3,25

3.20

Apr.,

3.18

3.15

3.08

3.06

2.95

2.95

2.89

2.86

£.84

2.75

2.70

2.65

2.60

2.55

2.53

2.50

2.45

2.44

2.42

2.38

2.38

2.35

2.33

2.25

2.24

2.20

2.15

2.16

2.15

2.10

-

May

2.07

2.07

2.00

1.96'

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.84

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.75

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.85

1.92

1.95

1.96

1.95

1.95

1.97

2.05

S.08

2.10

2.10

June

2.11

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.16

2.15

2.15

2.17

2.18

2.19

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.16

2.14

2.13

2.10

2.05

2.05

2.00

1.97

1.95

1.95

2.00

1.98

1*98

1.97

1.97

2.01

-

July

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.03

2.01

2.00

1.98

1.95

1.95

1.93

1.91

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.96

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.89

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.85

1.83

1.80

Aug.

1.79

1.76

1.72

1.71

1.71

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.68

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.81

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.74

1.71

1.68

1.66

1.60

1.60

1.56

Sept.

1.55

1.50

1.48

1.43

1.43

1.43

1.39

1.39

1.38

1.38

1.39

1.35

1.35

1.34

1.33

1.30

1.25

1.23

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.80

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.30

1.00

1.00

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 191

Gage height, In feet, of Lake Monona at Madison, 

1918-19

Wla., 1915-36 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.

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

Nov.

0.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

-

Dec.

0.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

Jan.

0.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.70

.80

.90

.90

.95

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.07

1.09

1.09

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

Feb.

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.07

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.21

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.22

1.22

1.21

1.20

1.20

l.SO

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

.

-

-

Mar.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.14

1.13

1.14

1.16

1.24

1.30

1.34

1.40

2.00

2.15

2.24

2.28

2 »29

2.30

2.28

2.28

2.25

2.20

2.16

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

1.97

Apr.

1.95

1.90

1.82

1.75

1.67

1.62

1.60

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.36

1.41

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.41

1.38

l.SO

1.33

1.30

1.28

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.15

-

May

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.26

1.25

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

June

1.42

1.55

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.64

1.60

1.64

1.68

1.70

1.75

1.84

1.88

1.91

1.98

2.02

2.10

2.09

2.09

2.14

2.15

2.16

2.20

2.23

2.24

2.24

2.21

2.20

2.19

2.19

-

July

2.19

2.19

2.19

2.19

2.29

2.29

2.27

2.25

2.25

2.24

2.19

2.19

2.18

2.19

2.20

2.17

2.15

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.09

2.05

2.03

1.99

1.98

1.95

1.94

1.95

1.95

1.93

2.00

Aug.

2.02

1.99

1.98

1.97

1.98

1.98

1.99

1.96

1.94

1.93

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.89

1.85

1.80

1.78

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.72

1.70

1.69

1.65

1.60

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.45

Sept.

1*40

1.40

1.39

1.35

1.32

1.30

1.29

1.25

1.25

1.35

1.34

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.38

1.58

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.69

1.65

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.68

1.73

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2V

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.75

1.76

1.85

2.08

2.20

2.27

2.28

2.27

2.27

2.21

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

1.95

1.92

1.89

1.85

1.79

1.78

1.76

1.75

1.74

1.72

1.68

1.66

1.62

1.70

1.81

Nov.

1*81

1.81

1.80

1.76

1.71

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.75

1.75

1.65

1.61

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.42

1.38

1.35

1.32

1.31

1.30

1.26

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

-

Dec.

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.28

1.28

1.38

1.48

1.53

1.64

1.64

1.65

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.8S

1.S6

1.85

1.84

1.84

1.83

1.84

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.74

1.73

1.68

Jan.

1.66

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.65

1.63

1.63

1.60

1.58

1.56

1,55

1.54

1.50

1.49

1.48

1.47

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.45

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.43

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.38

1.37

1.37

Feb.

1.33

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.21

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.13

1.13

1.11

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.05

1.04

1.03

1.01

1.01

-

Map.

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.04

1.04

1.03

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.25

1.35

1.45

1.50

1.60

1.64

1.68

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.75

1.80

1.90

2.20

2.30

2.36

2.39

2.44

2.44

Apr.

2.44

2.38

2.42

2.40

2.30

2.25

2.15

2.15

2.15

1.94

1.85

1.80

1.66

1.56

1.60

1.45

1.40

1.36

1.30

1.45

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.28

1.25

1.30

-

May

1.33

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.40

1.40

1.40

1*38

1.37

1.37

1.36

1.36

1.41

1.43

1.41

1.40

1.60

1.66

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.63

June

1.63

1.63

1.64

1.63

1.61

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.63

1.62

1.62

1.68

1.95

2,10

2.18

2.55

2.68

2.75

2.75

2.78

2.80

2.85

2.85

2.89

2.90

2.90

2.96

2.98

3.00

-

July

3.00

3.03

3.02

3.02

3.01

3.06

3.06

3.10

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.13

3.10

3.05

3.00

2.98

2.95

2.94

2.94

2.94

2.89

2.85

2.83

2.80

2.78

2.75

2.74

2.71

Aug.

2,72

2.69

2.68

2.66

2.65

2.59

2.58

2.58

2.56

2.54

2.53

2.52

2.52

2.54

2.54

2.55

2.53

.2.52

2.49

2.48

2.50

2.61

2.49

2.49

2.48

8.46

2.44

2.44

£.40

2.38

2.38

Sept.

2.36

2.32

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.21

2.20

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.15

2.10

2.06

2.00

2.00

1.96

1.95

1.90

i.ao

1.86

1.85

1.83

1.80

1.76

1.76

1.71

1.61

1.66

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192 ROCK RIVER BASIN

ge height, In feet, of Lake Monona at Madison, Wls., 1915-36 Continued 

1920-21

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.36

1.34

1.30

1.28

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.17

1.15

1.13

1.15

1.15

1.13

1.11

1.10

1.09

1.08

1.06

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.85

.85

.85

.85

Nov.

0.90

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.85

.80

.80

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.68

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.05

.60

.60

.60

-

Dec.

0.60

.65

.70

.70

.72

.74

.75

.80

.85

.90

.95

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.35

1.35

1.42

1.45

1.46

1.50

1.50

1.51

Jan.

1.52

1.54

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.53

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.46

1.46

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.43

1.40

1.36

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.36

1.35

1.35

1.33

1.31

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.27

1.25

Feb.

1.25

1.25

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.28

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.17

1.15

1.15

_

-

-

Mar.

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.15

1.21

1.22.

1.22

1.21

1.15

1.06

1.06

1.05

1.02

l.OO

1.00

1.00

1.00

.95

.90

.85

.85

Apr.

O.85

.85

.85

.73

.70

.70

.70

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.75

.75

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.35

1.50

1.60

1.60

1.60

-

May

1.58

1.55

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.30

1*S8

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.13

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.15

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.60

1.78

1.76

1.80

1.87

June

1.90

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.98

2.00

2.02

2.12

2.20

2.25

2.27

2.30

2.33

2.35

2.40

2.45

2.47

2.49

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.5Q

2.50

2.55

2.55

2.55

2.54

-

July

2.53

2.50

2.46

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.25

2.23

2.20

2.18

2.15

2.15

2.05

2.02

2.00

1.95

1.90

1.87

1.84

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.87

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.85

1.80

Aug.

1.79

1.90

1.77

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.60

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.66

1.65

1.64

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.65

Sept.

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.55

1.55

l.*56

1.67

1.95

1.98

2.00

2.05

2.15

2.15

2.10

2.10

2. IB

2.15

2.10

2.08

2.05

2.00

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.95

1.95

1.93

1.78

1.75

1.70

1.78

1.75

1.70

1.72

1.70

1.65

1-.65

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.65

1.66

1.64

1.60

1.60

1.57

1.55

1.47

1.47

1.44

1.44

1.50

1.48

1.50

Nov.

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.27

1.25

1.24

1.25

1.24

1.25

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.15

-

Dec.

1.14

1.30

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.38

X» 38

1.37

1.37

1.36

1.36

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.S4

1.41

1.45

1.46

Jan.

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.47

1.45

1.45

1.47

1.49

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.51

1.50

l.SO

1.48

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.39

1.39

1.38

1.38

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.29

1.29

1.32

1.30

Feb.

1.32

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.28

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.85

2.24

2.40

2.42

8.48

2.48

2.48

_

..

-

Mar.

2,44

2.4O

2.39

2.40

2.41

2.58

2.69

2.69

2.70

2.YO

2.69

2.69

2.69

2.67

2.64

2.61

2.60

2.60

2.68

2.69

2.68

2.68

2.62

2.60

2.80

2.69

S.56

2.65

2.49

2.49

2.47

Apr.

2.45

2.42

2.41

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.35

2.32

2.25

2.21

2.35

2.35

2.32

2.25

2.18

2.16

2.15

1.98

1.95

1.94

1.94

1.89

1.85

1,85

1.85

1.78

1.75

1.68

1.65

1.65

May

1.58

1.68

1.55

1.55

1.49

1.48

1.48

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.35

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.38

1.36

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.38

1-45

1.54

1.54

1.65

1.65

1.68

1.65

1.75

June

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

2.15

2.25

2.39

2.46

2.58

2.61

2.70

2.79

2.80

2.82

2.89

2.90

2.92

2.94

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.98

sloo

3.00

3.04

July

3.04

3.04

3.00

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.92

2.98

2.96

3.27

3.29

3.40

3.40

3.35

3.35

3,35

3.30

3.25

3.20

3.15

3.15

5.15

3.10

3.05

3.05

3.00

2.98

2.98

2.96

2.92

2.90

Aug.

2.86

2.90

2.88

2.88

2.85

2.88

2.85

2.80

2.79

2.176

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.69

2.68

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.58

2.50

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.39

2.36

2.30

2.28

2.24

Sept.

2.20

2.19

2.18

2.18

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.18

2.14

2.12

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.39

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.72

1.70

1.69

1.64

1.62
ROCK RIVER BASIN 193

Gage height, in feet, of Lake Monona at Madison, Wls., 1915-36 Go

1922-23

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.60

1.58

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.49

1.48

1.40

1.36

1.32

1.30

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.16

1.06

1.06

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.07

1.09

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.03

Nov.

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.04

1.04

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.03

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.03

1.04

1.05

1.04

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.04

-

Dec.

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.03

1.03

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.01

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.28

1.36

1.30

1.34

1.34

1.38

1.39

1.39

1.40

1.40

-1.49

Jan.

1*50

1.50

1.44

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.48

1.50

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

Feb.

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1 «38

1.38

1.36

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.34

1.40

1.44

1.50

-

_

-

Mar.

1.50

1.50

1.85

1.94

1.94

1.94

2.10

1.98

1.98

2,15

2.05

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.10

2.10

2,08

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.00

2.00

2.02

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.80

1.78

1.75

Apr.

1.70

1.70

2.02

2.30

2.58

2.86

3.00

3.06

3.08

3.06

2.98

2.94

2.90

2.85

2.81

2.78

2.70

2.68

2.64

2.60

2.60

2.62

2 . 58

2.56

2.50

2.48

2.42

2.40

2.32

2.24

-

May

2.22

2.20

2.14

2.12

2.15

2.10

1.98

1.88

1.8O

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.66

1.73

1.68

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.68

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.59

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.50

June

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.53

1.55

1.54

1.64

1.65

1.65

1.66

1.64

1.68

1.69

1.70

1.72

1.74

1.76

1.79

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.84

1.84

1.82

-

July

1.80

1.82

1.89

1.89

1.89

1.90

1.95

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.98

1.99

1.98

1.97

1.98

1.99

1.99

1.98

1.95

1.89

1.82

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.50

Aug.

1.50

1.58

1.54

1.50

1.48

1.40

1.48

1.46

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.33

1.29

1.29

1.26

1.38

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.35

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

Sept.

1.20

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.06

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.10

1.18

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

i4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.08

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Nov.

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Dec.

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Jan.

1.01

1.01

1.01

1.01

1.00

1.00

1.12

1.20

1.22

1.30

1.36

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.56

1.58

1.59

1.59

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.58

Feb.

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.50

1.50

1.49

1.49

1.50

1.48

1.41

1.41

1.40

1.39

1*38

1.36

1.35

1.30

1.29

1.29

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.25

1.20

1^20

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.16

-

Mar.

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.20

1.28

1.30

1.34

1.35

1.34

1.36

1.34

1.31

1.31

1.30

1.30

1.29

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.29

1.32

1.40

1.50

1.56

1.63

1.56

1.70

Apr.

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.69

1.66

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.61

1.59

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.53

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.58

1.70

1.72

1.70

-

May

1.64

1.60

1.55

1.49

1.44

1.40

1.38

1.34

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.28

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.05

.95

.95

.95

.95

.90

.88

.85

.85

.83 .ei

June

.81

.81

.81

.81

.80

.80

.79

.80

.90

.94

.98

.98

.94

.94

.98

.98

.99

1.04

1.07

1.10

1.09

1.16

1.30

1.40

1.57

1.64

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.68

-

July

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.77

1.S5

1.98

1.98

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.95

1.94

1.94

1.90

1.87

1.85

1.84

1.9.4

1.92

1.93

1.89

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.89

1.90

1.87

Aug.

1.87

1.85

1.79

2.20

2.34

2.48

2.50

2.53

2.60

2.70

2.78

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.82

2.82

2.84

2.82

2.80

2.88

2.96

2.98

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.92

2.90

2.87

2.80

2.80

2.80

Sept.

2.78

2.74

2.70

2.68

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.58

2.58

2.60

2.59

2.58

2.58

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.52

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.28

2.24

-
194 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Gage height, In feet, of Lake Monona at Madison, Wis., 1915-36 Continued

1924-25

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2223'

24

25

26

2,7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.20

2.18

2.14

2.09

2.09

2.05

2.0O

1.96

1.92

1.88

1.85

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.70

1.68

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.54

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.45

1.44

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

Nov.

1.40

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.50

1.52

1.49

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.34

1.30

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.24

1.24

-

Dec.

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.19

1.19

Jan.

1.19

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.16

1.16

1.12

1.19

1.20

1.20

1.24

1.26

1.28

1.29

1.29

1.30

1.30

1.32

1.32

1.34

1.36

1.34

Pet.

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.36

1.38

1.39

1.39

1.60

1.72

1.72

1.78

1.80

1.80

1.79

1.78

1.78

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.69

1.69

1.64

1.64

1.63

1.60

_

.

-

Mar.

1.60

1.60

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.64

1.74

1.78

1.80

1.81

1.80

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.78

1.78

1.70

1.66

1.64

Apr.

1.63

1.61

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.52

1.52

1.50

1'.48

1.44

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.24

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.19

1.19

1.26

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

-

May

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.20

1.19

1.18

1-18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.14

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.19

1.18

June

1.19

1:26

1.40

1.42

1.46

1.47

1.50

1.50

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.49

1.55

1.62

1.70

1.70

1.83

1.88

1.90

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.98

1.98

2.10

g.06

2.06

2.03

2.01

2.00

-

July

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.99

1.98

2.04

2 .06

2.05

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.94

1.94

1.85

1.90

1.94

1.86

1.82

1.80

1.76

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.62

1.60

Aug.

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.52

1.59

1.70

1.70

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.26

1.24

1.22

Sept.

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.15

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.12

1.20

1.14

1.10

1.10

1.03

1.02

1.00

1.03

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.08

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.05

1.00

.98

.94

.94

.90

.84

.85

.84

.82

.80

.80

.80

 78

.72

.70

.68

.64

.64

.64

.64

.63

.64

.66

.64

 60

.60

.64

Nov.

0.62

.60

.60

.60

.62

.62

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.60

.60

.60

.55

.56

.56

.56

.58

.58

.58

.58

.54

.54

.56

.52

.50

.50

.50

.52

~

Dec.

0.53

.54

.52

.58

.70

.72

.72

.74

.78

.80

.80

.84

.64

.86

.88

.92

.94

.96

.96

.98

.98

.98

.98

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.00

.98

.98

1.02

1.02

Jan.

1.02

1.06

1.08

1.09

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.10

1.10

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.05

1.04

1.04

1.04

Feb.

1.10

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.13

1.13

1.11

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.09

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.14

1.19

1.20

1.20

-

-

-

liar.

1.20

1.21

l.SO

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.20

1.18

1.19

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.20

1.30

1.39

1.49

1.54

1.60

1.60

1.64

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.64

1.64

1.64

Apr.

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.64

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.52

1.42

1.34

1.24

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.14

1.10

1.10

-

May

1.10

1.04

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.04

1.04

1.05

1.00

.98

.96

.90

.86

.90

.87

.86

.84

.82

.84

.84

.88

.88

.94

.96

.98

1.00

1.00

1.04

1.04

1.10

1.10

June

1.14

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.25

1.29

1.42

1.43

1.48

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.70

-

July

1.74

1.75

1.86

1.90

1.90

1.94

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.95

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.88

1.85

1.85

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.81

1.84

1.85

1.85

1.86

1.79

1.76

1.74

1.75

1.76

1.79

Aug.

1.79

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.66

1.60

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

Sept.

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.56

1.56

1.59

1.64

1.60

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.70

1.76

1.73

1.73

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66
ROCK RIVER BASIN 195

Gage height, in feet, of Lake Konona at Madison, Wis., 1915-36--Continued

1926-27

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.82

1.82

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.69

1.64

1.63

1.60

1.58

1.50

1.49

1.45

1.34

1.34

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.20

1.19

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.04

1.02

1.00

.97

.97

TJov.

0.95

.90

.90

.86

.84

.82

.80

.80

.79

.78

.76

.74

.74

.70

.86

.86

.90

.90

.92

.80

.88

.88

.86

.85

.90

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.44

1.48

-

Dec.

1.50

1.50

1.51

1.51

: .54

1.56

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.50

1.50

1.50

Jan.

1.50

1.50

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.34

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

Feb.

1.10

1.08

1.14

1.14

1.24

1.32

1.42

1.50

1.50

1.50

.49

x.49

1.48

1.40

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

_

_

-

Mar.

1.38

1.38

1.34

1.34

1.33

1.32

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.47

1.47

1.52

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.61

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

Apr.

1.58

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.50

1.48

1.47

1.45

1.44

1.42

1.46

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.53

1.52

1.51

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.47

-

May

1.46

1.40

1.36

1.34

1.30

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.44

1.41

1.46

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.36

1.34

1.40

1.46

1.54

1.60

1.64

1.68

1.68

1.96

2.30

2.40

2.44

June

2.45

S.48

2.50

2.52

2.52

2.54

2.54

2.54

2.54

S.58

S.59

S.60

2.60

2.64

S.72

2.74

2.70

2.66

2.68

2.70

2.75

2.82

2.90

2.97

2.99

2.99

2.99

3.02

3.07

3.07

July

3.09

3.08

3.06

3.08

3.06

3.05

3.06

3.05

3.04

3.02

3.OO

2.94

2.94

2.90

2.90

2.82

2.80

2.79

2.74

2.70

2.70

2.68

2.61

2.60

2.58

2.54

2.50

2.45

2.42

2.38

2.36

Aug.

2.30

2.26

2.20

2.14

2.14

2.11

2.10

2.08

2.04

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.90

1.90

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.75

1.72

1.70

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.49

1.46

Sept.

1.42

1.42

1.42

1*38

1.36

1.40

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.34

1.34

1.33

1.29

1.24

1.20

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.24

1.29

1.30

1.32

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.34

1.50

1.54

1.59

1.64

1.70

1.80

1.84

1.85

1.84

1.84

1.90

1.92

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.64

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.57

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

Nov.

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.26

1,22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.22

1*20

1.22

1.22

-

Dec.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.19

1.19

1.20

1.25

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.35

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.20

1«28

1.34

1.34

1.24

1.2V

Jan.

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.S4

1.24

1.82

1.22

1.20

1.18 r.ie

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1,10

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.O8

1.08

Feb.

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.24

1.24

1.26

1.28

1*28

1.30

1.30

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.42

_

-

Mar.

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.24

1.26

1.54

1.60

1.84

2.20

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.96

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.89

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

Apr.

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.04

2.10

2.14

2.30

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.22

2.14

2,14

2.14

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.02

1.98

1.94

1.86

1.80

1.78

1.72

1.70

1.65

1.60

May

1*55

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.45

1*45

1.40

1.38

1.34

1.34

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.20

1.34

1.32

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.34

1*30

1.28

1.09

1.24

1^20

1.20

1.18

1.14

June

1.10

1.06

1.06

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.24

1.30

1.40

1.44

I1 . 48

1.48

1.55

1.60

1.62

1-64

1.64

1.76

1.64

1.87

July

1.94

2.00

2.20

2.30

2.30

2.34

2.39

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.38

1.36

1.36

2.31

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.28

2,24

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.0Q

1.94

1.90

Aug.

1.86

1.84

1.86

2.00

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.80

1.74

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.55

1.52

1.46

1.40

1.35

1.33

1^33

1.28

1.33

1.'34

1.32

1.28

1.30

1*30

1.28

1.E4

1.20

Sept.

1.15

1.14

1.10

1.09

1.09

1.00

1.00

1.00

.94

.90

.92

.94

.92

.96

.90

.89

.84

.82

.82

.80

.78

.74

.68

.62

.58

.64

.50

.60

.50

.60
196 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Sage height, in feet, of Laie Monona at Madison, Wia., 1915-36~Continued

1928-29

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.51

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.51

.50

.50

.50

.52

.50

.52

.52

.52

.70

.80

.80

.80

.84

.98

1.00

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.96

.90

.90

.90

Nov

0.90

.94

1.02

1.05

1.00

1.00

1.06

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.16

1.16

1.46

1.46

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

-

Dec.

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.43

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.64

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.64

Jan.

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.56

.54

.54

.52

.54

.58

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.57

1.56

1.56

Feb.

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.4B

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.42

1.40

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.42

1.46

1.50

1.54

.58

.60

.60

.60

.60

_

_

-

Mar.

.60

.58

.60

.60

.58

.60

.62

.60

.60

1.58

1.58

1.57

1.90

2.54

2.90

2.96

2.98

3.00

3.00

2.98

2.94

2.96

2.86

2.84

2.80

2.78

2.78

2.66

2.62

2.56

2.55

Apr.

2.54

2.58

2.50

2.58

2.58

2.58

2.80

2.88

2.88

2.86

2.86

2.76

2.76

2.76

2.74

2.60

2.58

2.54

2.50

2.42

2.40

2.20

2.28

2.26

2.30

2.58

2.37

2.30

2.28

2.26

-

May

2.24

2.22

2.10

2.10

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.8O

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.76

1.73

1.70

1.68

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64.

1.64

1.66

1.66

June

1.65

1.60

1.54

1.50

1.50

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

-

July

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

2.64

2.68

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.60

3.06

3.35

3.55

3.63

3.66

3.64

3.62

3.60

Aug.

3.58

3.55

3.55

3.48

3.46

3.45

3.42

3.38

3.35

3.33

3.32

3.30

3.30

3.26

3.24

3.18

3.16

3.14

3.08

3.06

3.04

3.02

2.98

2.97

2.95

2.92

2.90

2.84

2.82

2.78

2.76

Sept.

2.72

2.68

2.66

2.62

2.72

2.68

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.54

2.52

2.48

2.46

2.40

2,38

2.36

2.32

2.24

2.24

2.18

2.16

2.12

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.06

2.04

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.88

1.86

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.40

Nov.

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.28

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.04

-

Dec.

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.06

1.08

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

Jan.

1.04

1.04'

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.O2

1.04

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.05

1.05

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.03

1.03

1.03

FeB.

1.03

1.03

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.16

1.42

1.46

1.56

1.66

1.72

1.74

1.78

1.86

1.86

1.88

_

_

-

Mar.

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.86

1.78

1.76

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.30

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.18

Apr.

1.20

1.20

1.26

1.22

1.18

1.12

1.08

1.04 i«e4

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.10

1.10

1,20

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.08

-

May

1.10

1.18

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.32

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.32

1.30

1.32

1.30

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.42

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

June

1*44

1.44

1.46

1.48

1.58

1.72

1.80

1.84

1.86

1.90

1.94

1.94

2.04

2.12

2.20

2.26

2.34

2.36

2.38

2.42

2.44

£..48

2.50

2.60

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.60

2.58

E.70

-

July

2.72

2.72

2.70

2.70

2.75

2.76

2.76

2.76

2.75

2.84

2.84

2.80

2.78

2.76

2.76

2.68

2.68

2.64

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.56

2.52

2.48

2.48

2.50

2.84

2v64

2.56

2.54

2*48

Aug.

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.28

2.24

2.18

2.14

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

Sept.

1.72

1.95

1.92

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.68

1.72

1.66

1.64

1.58

1.54

1.48

1.46

1.40

1.36

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.40

1*32

1.28

1.22

1.18

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 197

Qage height, In feet, of Lake Monona it Madison, Wis. 

1930-31

1915-36 Continued

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.

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.18

1.06

1.06

1.14

1.14

1.10

1.12

i.-io

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.00

1.00

.86

.82

.80

.74

.72

.70

.68

.66

.66

.66

.62

.62

.60

.60

Nov.

0.60

.60

.58

.£8

.56

.56

.56

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.£4

.56

.48

.48

.48

.46

.46

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

,44

.42

.44

.44

.44

-

Dec.

0.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

Jan.

0.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.23

.30

.30

.30 -.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.33

.33

Feb.

0.40

.40

.40

.50

.50

.50

.60

.60

.60

.67

.67

.67

.67

.67

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

_

-

-

Mar.

0.80

.50

.50

.50

.50

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.36

.40

.40

.40

.40

.42

.44

.43

.45

.45

.44

.44

.45

.42

.43

.43

.43

.46

.48

.51

.51

Apr.

0.51

.51

.51

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.50

.48

.48

.48

.47

.47

.48

.55

.56

.56

.56

.59

.57

.57

.55

.58

.57

.56

.54

.47

,46

-

May

0.46

.44

.43

.43

.43

.44

.44

.44

.44

.47

.47

.47

.44

.45

.45

.45

.45

.50 .52"

.48

.47

.49

.50

.50

.50

.52

.52

.52

.57

.57

.57

June

0.57

.57

.58

.60

.60

.60

.60

.65

.65

.65

.68

.77

.83

.88

.88

.90

.90

.90

.91

.97

.97

.98

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.24

1.28

1.29

1.29

1.29

-

July

1.30

1.32

1.35

1.35

1.32

1.29

1.23

1.21

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.19

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.18

1.18

1.12

1.12

1.09

1.07

1.06

1.C4

1.02

1.02

.98

.98

Aug.

0.98

1.08

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.03

1.08

1.00

1.00

.99

.96

.94

.92

.90

.88

.87

.87

.87

.87

.79

.77

.72

.72

.71

.71

.71

.71

.66

.65

-61

Sept.

0.72

.70

.67

.65

.62

.62

.62

.61

.60

.59

.58

.57

.57

.57

.57

.71

.72

.70

.74

.84

.87

.92

.89

.93

1.10

1.11

1.07

1.06

1.06

.99

1931-32

Day

1

o

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

n-\ 

^A

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.98

.98

.98

.95

.95

.95

.95

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.99

.98

.94

.92

.92

.90

.90

.84

.83

.83

.95

.95

,93

.93

.90

.90

.88

.84

.82

Nov.

0.80

.80

.76

.74

.72

.72

.72

.70

.70

.68

.68

.74

.73

.85

.85

.88

.90

1.02

1.03

1.04

1.10

1.12

1.44

1.44

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.51

1.45

-

Dec.

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.20

1.16

1.13

1.12

1.12

1.09

1.06

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.08

1.08

1.08

Jan.

1.12

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.06

1.08

1.07

1.06

1.06

1.05-

1.05

1.04

1.03

1.02

1.01

1.00

.98

.96

.96

.94

.94

.94

.93

.93

Feb.

0.89

.89

.85

.83

.83

.82

.82

.81

.80

.80

.80

.82

.83

.84

.84

.86

.97

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.01

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

-

Mar.

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.16

1.15

1.34

1.14

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.05

1.07

1.08

1.08

1.05

1.03

1.00

1.00

1.01

1.O4

1.07

1*12

1.12

lill

1.11

App.

1.11

1.12

1.15

1.15.

1.16

1.18

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.26

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.22

1.21

1.21

1.20

1.20

1.09

1.09

Ii09

1.09

1.09

l.OS

1.05

1.05

1,05

"

May

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.09

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

.98

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.03

.90

.90

.85

.83

.83

.90

.95

.90

.90

.90

.88

June

0.87

.89

.88

.88

.87

.92

.92

.89

.85

.85

.83

.83

.82

.80

.79

.79

.78

.85

.84

.83

.83

.81

.74

.74

.83

.83

.81

.81

.80

.80

*

July

0.73

.70

.70

.84

.82

.80

.83

.83

.83

1.04

1.07

1.07

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.11

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.05

1.03

1.02

1.02

1.08

1.06

l.OS

1.00

.96

.9Y

Aug.

0.95

.95

1.00

1.00

.98

.97

.96

.96

.96

.95

.96

.96

.96

.95

.94

.93

1.06

1.05

1.00

.99

.99

.99

.99

.99

.97

.95

.94

.95

.95

.95

.95

Sept.

0.95

.94

.91

.86

.82

.78

.74

.74

.74

.74

.70

.65

.60

.60

.55

.52

.51

.50

.50

.48

.43

.42

.38

.38

.37

.36

.33

.28

.28

.28
198 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Qage height, In feet, of Lake Konona at Madison, Wls., 1915-36 Continued 

1932-33

Day

1

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.

0.26

.26

.26

.33

.29

.29

.29

.29

.29

.40

.39

.38

.36

.36

.39

.39

.40

.40

.40 .39'

.39

.38

.38

.40

.48

.48

.45

.45

.45

.43

.42

Nov.

0.39

.39

.39

.40

.40

.40

.39

.39

.45

.45

.45

.45

.48

.48

.47

.46

.46

.45

.45

.45

.44

.44

.44

.44

.46

.46

.45

.43

.44

.43

-

Dec.

0.43

.40

.40

.46

.49

.49

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.50

.63

.64

.66

.66

.66

.66

.66

Jan.

0.66

.66

.66

.66

.67

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.64

.64

.64

.63

.63

.62

.62

.62

.62

.61

.61

.66

.66

.66

.65

.65

.65

.66

.69

.70

Feb.

0.72

.80

.80

.80

.BO

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.92

.95

.95

.95

.96

.96

.96

.97

1.03

1.03

1.04

1.03

1-00

1*00

.

-

Mar.

0.96

.91

.88

.86

.84

.82

.80

.76

.76

.76

.71

.71

.71

.68

.65

.65

.65

.63

.63

.68

.74

.73

.73

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

1.32

1.68

Apr.

1.87

1.87

1.92

1.94

2.00

2.06

2.10

2.13

2.16

2.33

2.38

2.39

2.40

2.43

2.43

2.43

2.43

2.42

2.40

2.40

2.34

2.31

2.28

2.24

2.20

2.12

2.07

2.04

2.07

2.07

-

May

2.13

2.28

2.25

' 2.22

2.20

2.19

2.25

2.32

2.33

2.32

2.30

2.27

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.39

3.00

3.14

3.12

3.10

3.08

3.08

3.07

3.04

2.99

2.98

2.96

2.92

June

2.88

2.80

2.76

2.71

2.67

2.62

2.59

2.55

2.52

2.39

2.33

2.27

2.18

2.11

2.07

2.03

2.01

1.97

1.97

1.96

1.93

1.93

1.92

1.89

1.89

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.90

1.95

-

July

1.93

2.14

2.12

2.08

2.06

2.03

2.02

2.O3

2.01

1.97

1.95

1.93

1.90

1.88

1.93

1.90

1.86

1.88

1.81

1.74

1.72

1.74

1.72

1.71

1.64

1.59

1.55

1.52

1.47

1.42

1.38

Aug.

1.37

1.35

1.35

1.28

1.26

1.30

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.29

1.24

1.20

1.19

1.11

1.11

1.08

1.06

.99

.98

.96

.94

.92

.87

.85

.82

.81

.81

.78

.74

.71

.71

Sept.

0.70

.68

.67

.67

.68

.66

.66

.65

.65

.62

.68

.74

.77

.75

.73

.71

.68

.65

.65

.60

.59

.59

.59

.59

.63

.68

.65

.64

.61

.58

-

Day

1

g

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

.15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.55

.55

.53

.53

.51

.51

.50

.49

.48

.47

.42

.42

.43

.43

.43

.41

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.42

.41

.40

.40

.38

.37

.36

.35

.56

.35

Nov.

0.35

.34

.33

.33

.33

.30

.29

.29

.29

.25

.25

.24

.24

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.27

.27

.29

.29

.29

.28

.28

.29

.30

.33

.31

.31

-

Dec.

O.S3

.36

.36

.36

.35

.35

.34

.33

.32

.31

.30

.29

.29

.30

.32

.30

.30

.29

.29

.29

.28

.27

.27

.26

.26

.26

.25

.25

.24

.25

.26

Jan.

0.26

.27

.27

.27

.27

.28

.28

.30

.29

.29

.28

.28

.29

.34

.37

.37

.36

.37

.37

.35

.34

.34

.34

.34

.33

.33

.33

.33

.32

.32

.33

Feb.

0.33

.33

.33

.32

.30

.30

.29

.28

.28

.27

.27

.27

.26

.27

.28

.28

.28

.28

.28

.29

.29

.89

.29

.28

.28

.28

.29

.29

,»

_

-

Map.

0.29

.29

.29

.28

.28

.28

.31

.32

.32

.32

.34

.35

.35

.32

.40

.38

.40

.45

.51

.53

.55

.55

.55

.56

.57

.57

.57

.58

.59

.59

.59

Apr.

0.80

.83

.94

.96

.99

1.01

1.01

1.01

1.04

1.07

1.07

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.02

.97

.97

.96

.96

.94

.92

.92

.87

.85

.82

.81

.72

.70

.70

.70

-

May

0,70

.71

.73

.73

.71

.70

.70

.68

.64

.60

.54

.57

.60

.63

.61

.6p

.59

.59

.59

.54

.54

.53

.53

.53

.50

.50

.49

.49

.47

.46

.46

June

0.46

.46

.45

.44

.44

.44

.43

.42

.42

.41

.40

.38

.38

. 39

.39

.38

.38

.48

.48

.50

.51

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.56

.56

.56

.55

-

July

0.55

.55

.53

.57

.61

.61

.61

.68

.76

.76

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.73

.71

.70

.77

.75

.75

.74

.72

.71

.69

.68

.66

.66

.62

.62 '

.52

Aug.

0.52

.52

.54

.56

.56

.52

.48

.48

.47

.47

.46

.43

.40

.40

.40

.40

.39

.39

.34

.30

.30

.24

.21

.19

.19

.19

.19

.18

.18

.18

.19

Sept.

0.19

.19

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.15

.15

.15

.16

.12

.12

.12

.15

.15

.18

.18

.18

.19

.24

.24

.24

.26

.25

.24

.21

.21

.20

.19

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 199

height, in feet, of Lake Monona at Madison, Wis., 1915-36 Continued 

1934-35

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Oct.

0.17

.16

.16

 14

.13

.16

.19

.19

.17

.15

.14

.12

.05

.05

.03

.03

.04

.04

.09

.15

.15

.14

.19

.25

.19

.17

.14

.11

.08

.07

.08

Nov.

0.08

.12

.16

.20

.22

.21

.21

.20

.19

.17

.15

.15

.14

.12

.12

.14

.15

.17

.19

.25

.32

.32

.30

.30

.46

.67

.71

.72

.72

.77

-

Dec.

0.84

.88

.92

1.01

1.04

1.04

.98

.96

.95

.93

.92

.92

.90

.86

.86

.84

.82

.82

.80

.80

.78

.78

.76

.76

.74

.74

.70

.70

.68

.68

.68

Jan.

0.66

.66

.65

.65

.64

.63

.61

.60

.62

.65

.65

.65

.65

.64

.64

.64

.63

.63

.62

.62

.60

.60

.60

.58

.58

.58

.58

.60

.60

.60

.59

Feb.

0.59

.59

.60

.60

.59

.59

.58

.58

.58

.57

.56

.55

.55

.58

.58

.59

.59

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.64

.64

.64

.62

.62

.64

-

-

-

Mar.

0.65

.65

.75

.80

.88

1.08

1.08

1.14

1.35

1.53

1.53

1.57

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.70

1.73

1.73

1.74

1.74

1.75

1.80

1.80

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.80'

1.79

1.78

1.78

Apr.

1.78

1.73

1.69

1.67

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.59

1.60

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.57

1.55

1.55

1.47

1.43

1.43

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.38

1.30

1.26

1.20

1.12

-

May

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.13

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.10

1.13

1.09

1.09

1.10

1.07

1.07

1.03

1.00

.95

.90

.87

.86

.85

.84

.83

.80

.76

.77

.77

.75

.76

.80

.78

June

0.79

.80

.83

.80

.78

.78

.76

.74

.72

.76

.80

.79

.78

.77

.76

.81

.87

. 93

1.00

1.16

1.21

.25

.26

.28

.35

.42

.43

1.48

1.50

1.58

-

July

1.63

1.71

1.77

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.99

2.00

2.02

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.07

2.07

2.08

2.07

2.06

2.05

2.03

2.04

2.04

2.02

 2.01

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.93

Aug.

1.92

1.91

1.90

1.88

1.84

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.08

2. 06

2.06

2.01

1.97

1.96

1.92

1.89

1.86

1.84

1.83

1.81

1.79

1.77

1.73

1.70

1.67

1.65

1.59

1.53

1.47

1.47

1.43

Sept.

1.40

1.37

1.35

1.31

1.29

1.26

1.24

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.11

1.08

1.05

1.04

1.03

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.01

1.02

1.00

1.00

.99

.96

.93

.90

.85

.80

.76

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.72

.72

.68

.64

.59

.57

.55

.54

.50

.55

.55

.54

.53

.57

.62

.59

.57

.57

.55

.54

.53

.52

.49

.47

.44

.42

.42

.43

.43

.42

.42

Nov.

0.43

.45

.51

.57

.57

.57

.58

.56

.53

.50

.48

.45

.44

.44

.44

.43

.43

.43

.42

.42

.40

.40

.38

.36

.35

.35

.38

.40

.42

.42

-

Dec.

0.43

.43

.43

.42

.42

.41

.41

.41

.40

.40

.40

.39

.38

.38

.37

.37

.36

.36

.36

.35

.35

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

Jan.

0.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.35

.36

.37

.37

.38

.38

.38

.39

.39

.41

.43

.46

.48

.52

.54

.56

.58

.58

.58

.56

Feb.

0.56

.56

.50

.50

.50

.48

.48

.47

.45

.45

.41

.41

.38

.36

.30

.30

.27

.25

.20

.20

.20

_

-

~

-

_

-

_

_

A

-

Mar.

_

.

1.33

1.34

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.42

1.42

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

1.97

1.97

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.03

2.03

2.03

2.02

2.01

8.01

2.01

2.00

2.00

Apr.

2.00

1^98

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.99

1.98

1.98

1.90

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.85

1.80

1.70

1.68

1.65

1.63

1.62

1.60

1.55

1.56

1.50

1.47

1.45

1.43

1.40

1.37

1.33

-

May

1.30

1.26

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.17

1.13

1.11

1.00

1.00

.98

.96

.96

.95

.92

.90

.86

.83

.80

.80

.79

.76

.76

.78

.78

.76

.73

.70

.68

.65

.65

June

0.66

.68

.74

.73

.73

.73

.74

.76

.76

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77

.76

.77

.78

.79

.79

.79

.79

.79

.78

.78

.78

.78

.79

.80

.83

-

July

0.83

.82

.82

.82

.83

.83

.83

.81

.80

.80

.80

.80

.76

.75

.72

.72

.73

.74

.78

.78

.76

.72

.68

.66

.66

.64

.61

.61

.55

.55

.55

Aug.

0.53

.53

.53

.54

.54

.54

.52

.52

.52

.53

.54

.55

.55

.55

.56

.60

.60

.62

.62

.66

.66

.70

.70

.72

.72

.74

.74

.76

.76 '.77

.78

Sept.

0.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.84

.85

.85

.84

-
200 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Yairara River near McFarland, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°0'30", long. 89°18'15", in SWJ sec. 3, T. 6 N. 

R. 10 E., at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 51, about 400 feet downstream 

from outlet of Lake Waubesa and 1 mile southwest or McFarland. Zero or gage is 

840.2 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 351 square miles (revised).

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 347 second-feet Apr. 7, 8, 10-20; maximum 

gage height, 5.00 feet Apr. 2-4, 7; minimum discharge, 6 second-feet June 29, 30.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 655 second-feet May 21, 1933; minimum, 

that of June 29, 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by dead vegetation at all 

times. In winter there is a slightly increased backwater effect from ice. In 

summer the stage-discharge relation is seriously affected by aquatic growth. On 

days for which no gage heights Were available, Jan. 6, 7, Jan. 19 to Feb. 9, Feb. 

13-19, 21-24, Mar. 1-7, 9, 10, Apr. 26 to May 17, discharge was computed on basis 

of weather records.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Oototwr 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

67 

VI 

59 

53

52 

52 

4Y 

47 

59

63 

58 

59 

67

71

69 

94

100 100

96

90 

7& 

77 

73 

77

78 

77 

77 

78 

78 

82

Nov.

84 

80 

94 

114 

118

i06 

96 

94 

S8 

90

98 

88 

82 

73 

71

69 

64 

61 

71 

69

77 

28 

55 

61 

66

63 

73 

86 

21 

49

Dec.

14 

16 

50 

64 

69

75 

82 

88 

71 

64

59 

55 

55 

56 

59

58 

58 

56 

63 

61

59 

59 

56 

59 

67

64 

63 

61 

59 

59 

58

Jan.

61 

63

67 

71 

71

71 

71

71 

69 

66

66 

67 

71 

73 

69

61 

56 

63 

52 

46

43 

39 

37 

37 

38

39 

45 

47 

50 

55 

58

Month

00 1

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

HKS 

Jur 

Ju3 

Auj 

Sei

Y

alendar year 193

fater year 1935-3

Fab.

59 

S3 

63 

63 

64

64 

64 

66

67 

69

69 

75 

78 

82 

84

86 

88 

88 

90 

92

94 

98 

106 

112 

116

118 

120 

122 

126

Mar.

128 

128 

128 

128 

138

138 

168 

190 

212 

234

256 

256 

256 

256 

267

278 

290 

290 

278

267

267 

278 

267 

256 

256

267 

267 

267 

267 

278 

290

Secondfoot-days

2,220 

2,289 

1,839

49,347

1,793 

2,488 

7,246 

9,597 

4,209 

467 

528 

1,671 

3,586

37,933

Apr.

301 

324 

324 

324 

324

324 

347 

347 

3E4 

347

347 

347 

347 

34? 

347

347 

347 

347 

347 

347

324 

301 

301 

290 

290

278 

267 

267 

267 

256

Maximum

100 

118

88

370

73 

126 

290 

347 

256 

46 

34 

128 

158

347

May

256

245 

245 

245 

223

212 

201 

179 

168 

158

158 

148 

148 

138 

138

128 

118 

112 

110 

92

78 

73 

64 

88

80

78 

75 

69 

61 

52 

49

Minimum

47 

21 

14

14

37 

59 

128 

256 

49 

6 

7 

23 

94

6

June

40 

46 

38 

31 

23

22 

21 

19 

18 

16

16 

14 

14 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

9

a

8 

8 

S 

7

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

July

7 

7

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

S 

9 

10 

11 

12

12 

13 

15 

18 

20

21 

S3 

26 

29 

34

34 

34 

34 

31 

32 

30

Mean

71.6 

76.3 

59.3

135

57.8 

85.8 

234 

320 

136 

15.6 

17.0 

53.9 

120

104

A-ug.

29 

28 

27 

26 

26

26 

24 

23 

23

25

27 

26 

30 

46 

45

40 

38 

40 

50 

52

69

75 

78 

75 

77

78 

82 

124 

128 

122 

112

Per square 

mile

0.204 

.217 

.169

.385

.165 

.244 

.667 

.912 

.387 

.044 

.048 

.154 

.342

.296

Sept.

108 

106 

104 

102 

100

104 

108

iio

108 

106

116 

122 

138 

138 

148

158 

158 

148 

148 

138

136 

128 

124 

120 

106

100 

106 

104 

98 

94

Run-off in 

inches

0.24

.24 

.19

5.21

.19 

.26 

.77 

1.02 

.45 

.05 

.06 

.18 

.38

4.03
ROCK RIVER BASIN 201

Pecatonlca River at Freeport, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18'13", long. 89°36'57", T. 27 N., R* 8 E. 

fourth principal meridian, on Illinois Northern Utilities Co. property at extension 

of North Adams Street in Freeport. Zero of gage Is 743.18 feet above mean sea 

level,(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,330 square miles.

Records available.- September 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 912 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 

11.99 feet); minimum dally discharge, 118 second-feet Aug. 4.

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 18,400 second-feet Mar. 16, 1929 (gage 

height, 19.76 feet, former site and datum); minimum observed, 98 second-feet 

July 3, 1934 (gage height, 2.84 feet, former site and datum).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of ice effect, Jan. 24 to Mar. 13, computea on basis of power plant records at Martintown, gage heights, and weather 

records. Discharge obtained from one gage reading daily Dec. 20 to Jan. 20. Some 

diurnal regulation from power plants upstream.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of Ice effect (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge in second-feet)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

105

123

144

170

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

318

482

652

825

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,000

1,180

1,570

2,020

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,200

12.0 5,100

Discharge, In second-feet, rater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

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

312

288

315

288

324

315

288

318

337

356

363

363

350

360

294

318

353

363

294

328

353

340

321

324

324

324

328

334

321

344

HOT.

372

465

482

808

1,000

VV2

499

438

411

401

398

392

388

369

363

363

360

356

372

353

408

401

360

465

294

376

411

482

516

550

-

Dec.

417

285

366

379

379

366

372

408

4.65

465

324

366

376

385

398

395

369

366

279

136

243

243

356

350

252

252

291

300

300

312

264

Jan.

306

306

306

312

315

318

334

324

324

328

318

324

324

328

334

328

318

318

312

303

294

294

303

290

270

210

230

200

200

240

230

Month

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

November. .......................

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

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

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

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

June .1. ..........,.......... 

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

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

Water year 1938-3 5 ............

Feb.

220

260

280

230

240

280

270

230

240

260

280

270

280

270

260

250

260

270

280

280

270

270

290

300

600

1,220

1,440

1,620

1,520

_

-

Mar.

1,250

1,030

1,010

1,800

2,120

2,220

2,110

2,040

2,070

2,160

2,500

3,200

3,900

4,700

s-.eee

4,900

3,450

1,930

1,220

1,070

1,000

930

895

930

930

842

755

703

669

635

601

Secondfoot-days

10,168

13,625

10,459

262,054

9,141

12,740

58,570

15,034

11,181

8,851

6,528

11,632

17,148

185,077

Apr.

550

584

584

567

533

550

550

550

567

601

601

584

550

533

516

499

482

465

448

441

438

434

428

421

414

414

424

434

438

434

Maximum

363

1,000

465

5,000

334

1,620

5,000

601

448

404

267

1,750

1,490

5,000

May

428

417

414

448

431

414

411

404

395

379

372

372

369

356

353

331

321

353

398

366

334

318

303

318

331

350

328

303

312

294

258

Minimum

288

294

136

136

200

220

601

414

258

201

164

118

240

118

June

312

366

398

404

385

337

328

318

312

347

331

324

315

303

294

219

288

279

264

283

285

282

225

252

249

246

201

267

207

225

-

July

240

216

267

207

264

173

213

252

210

170

219

192

192

214

210

217

172

169

242

243

231

215

229

204

211

217

198

202

183

192

164

Mean

328

454

337

718

295

439

1,889

501

361

295

211

375

572

506

Aug.

127

180

219

118

148

153

149

191

149

199

218

303

213

216

321

328

276

187

267

252

222

249

465

567

376

291

294

669

1,570

1,750

965

Per square

mile

0.247

.341

.253

.540

.222

.330

1.42

.377

.271

.222

.159

.282

.430

.380

Sept.

445

328

303

291

255

240

516

755

499

382

294

860

895

755

618

825

1,450

1,490

825

482

431

408

372

465

635

533

465

465

445

421

Run-off In 

Inches

0.28

.38

.29

7.32

.26

.36

1.64

.42

.31

.25

.18

.33

.48

5.18
202 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wls.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 42°36'40", long. 89°23'50", In SWi sec. 26, T. 2 N. , R. 9 

E., at highway bridge 2 miles above mouth of Jordan Creek and 2 miles southwest of 

Brodhead.

Drainage area.- 529 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 352 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,540 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage 

height, 6.12 feet); minimum observed, 67 second-feet Aug. 15.

1914-36: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 second-feet Sept. 13, 1915 (gage 

height, 11.4 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 45 second-feet Aug. 26, 1934 (gage 

height, 0.28 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, Dec. 

10 to Mar. 10, which were computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and observer's notes and are poor.. Gage read twice dally. Flow regulated 

by operation of power plant In Brodhead.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet) (Shifting-control method used May 3 to Aug. 26, Sept. 18-30)

53

72

95

127

166 2.6 

3.0

235

313

400

493

633

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,030

1,230

1,800

2,460

3,650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

127 

156 

166 

188 

177

136 

177 

166 

156 

156

200 

156

145 

188 

166

211 

166 

166 

156 

166

200 

156 

145 

188 

200

156 

145 

235 

177 

177 

200

Nov.

200 

223 

200 

493 

633

560 

400 

260 

223 

260

313 

260 

211 

211 

24S

188 

188 

200 

177 

188

188 

200 

211 

188 

248

223 

248 

260 

300 

356

Dec.

356 

211 

166 

166 

1S8

235 

223 

235 

248 

260

235 

235 

188 

177 

200

248 

223 

211 

188 

177

166 

166 

166 

156 

156

156 

145 

145 

136 

145 

145

Jan.

136 

211 

223 

223 

235

248 

223 

248 

235 

248

211 

211 

248 

145 

127

136 

156 

235 

177 

156

145 

166 

156 

156 

156

166 

177 

145 

145 

145 

166

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apt 

Kaj 

Jur 

Jul 

Au{ 

Sej

V

alendafc year 193

Fater year 1935-3

Feb.

166

145 

145 

145 

156

156 

145 

136 

136 

136

136 

118 

118 

118 

118

110 

102 

110 

110 

110

127 

110 

110 

110 

136

177 

248 

286 

356

Mar.

385 

356 

313 

526 

756

800 

713 

800 

937 

1,230

1,800 

2,540 

1,800 

1,080 

633

560

560 

461 

461 

385

356 

400 

430 

461 

493

385 

4OO 

356

313 

313 

313

Second - 

foot-daya

5,304 

8,058 

6,052

114,841

5,755 

4,276 

21,316 

7,958 

6,393 

5,397 

4,229 

5,264 

7,268

87,270

Apr.

300 

286 

260 

286 

327

260 

327 

327 

23 6 

313

327 

286 

327 

273 

300

248 

235 

211 

223 

260

223 

248 

223 

S73 

200

200 

235 

248 

223 

223

Maximum

235 

633 

356

2,120

248 

356 

2,540 

327 

273 

260 

188 

596 

633

2,540

May

211 

200 

200 

260 

260

248 

260 

273 

211 

188

223

188 

188 

200 

1S8

188 

18S 

211 

200 

200

200 

200 

211 

200 

211

211

177 

156 

177 

188 

177

Minimum

127 

177 

136

118

127 

102 

313 

200 

156 

102 

95 

78 

110

78

June

200 

200 

248 

260 

223

127 

177 

188 

188 

177

177 

1S8 

177 

177 

177

177 

200 

223 

200 

188

145 

177 

177 

145 

177

136 

145 

102 

211 

110

July

166 

136

127 

110 

127

156 

102 

102 

127

166

110 

127 

110

136 

145

127 

102 

156 

17V 

188

188 

177 

145 

145 

156

118 

118 

136 

127 

127 

95

Mean

171 

269 

195

315

186 

147 

688 

265 

206 

180 

136 

170 

242

2 33

Aug.

89 

83 

89 

78 

136

145 

95 

102 

89 

89

102 

102 

102 

127 

89

200

110 

102 

110 

156

166 

145 

166 

156 

211

166 

166 

341 

526 

596 

430

Per aquare 

mile

0.323 

.509 

.369

.595

.352 

.278 

1.30 

.501 

.389 

.340 

.257 

.321 

.457

.450

Sept.

260 

211

177 

223 

145

110 

177 

145 

127 

156

200 

188 

177 

327 

356

493 

6S3 

633 

365 

273

248 

156 

156 

156 

211

200 

223 

211 

166 

145

Run-off In 

inehea

0.37 

.57 

.43

8.09

.41 

.30 

1.50 

.56 

. 45 

.38 

.50 

.37 

.51

6.15
ROCK RIVER BASIN 203

Green River near Geneseo, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°29'20", long. 90°9'30 n , on highway bridge in 

west center of sec. 4, T. 17 N., R, 3 E., 3 miles nortii of Geneseo. Zero of gage 

is 550.66 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 958 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 3,940 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage 

 height, 41.84 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 31.46 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 44.8 feet sometime after 1931 (discharge, 5,500 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

31.4

31.5

31.6

31.7

31.8

31.9

32.0

32.2

32.4

32.6

32.8

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0

164

203

243

284

328

451

598

753

910

36.0 

37.0 

3S.O 

39.0 

40.0 

41.0 

42.0

1,2SO 

1,670 

2,100 

2,570 

3,040 

3,540 

4,040

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Si

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year

Feb. Her.

3,940

3,640

3,290

3,790

3,390

2,800

2,520

2,430

2,290

2,150

2,240

2,010

1,630

1,360

1,210

1,130

984

910

S78

846

846

846

846

S78

910

784

722

660

629

598

568

Second - 

foot-days

_

51,726

14,578

9,536

4 ,882

2,816

&r&32

86,351

Apr.

53S

538

568

536

568

629

722

722

660

629

59S

568

538

509

480

451

423

423

396

373

396

396

373

373

350

350

350

373

373

373

Maximum

_

_

3,940

722

423

253

114

122

3,440

May

350

373

423

396

373

350

328

306

306

306

306

284

328

373

328

306

284

306

350

306

284

263

253

253

253

243

243

233

213

213

203

Minimum

_

688

360

203

106

74

57

77

June

203

213

213

203

193

193

193

183

1S3

203

253

213

193

174

164

156

147

138

13S

130

130

130

130

130

122

114

114

106

106

114

July

114

114

106

106

99

99

92

84

81

86

89

98

92

88

85

88

64

63

93

96

98

86

85

86

98

92

84

80

79

77

74

Mean

_

_

1,668

486

SOI

163

90 8

72!o

678

Aug.

74

72

69

68

73

79

74

65

60

67

72

65

57

59

60

61

63

57

57

67

69

62

71

80

77

62

89

106

122

95

80

Per aquare

mile

_

_

1.74

.507

.314

.170

.095

.075

.916

Sept.

81

203

156

13S

114

96

86

86

88

81

77

156

846

753

509

1,840

2,340

1,590

1,020

722

7B4,

509

451

2,520

846

629

3,440

2,800

1,930

1,440

Run-off in 

Inchea

_

_

8 01

IB?

.36

.19

.11

.09

1.02
204 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Iowa River at Marshall-town, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42"4', long. 92°54', in SWi sec. 24,T. 84 N., 

R. 18 W., in Marshailtown. Zero of gage is 852.7 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 191£').

Drainage area.- l,t>00 square miles.

Records available.- May 191t> to September 1927, February 1933 to September 1936.

February to August 1903 at old dam site 1 mile above present station (gage heights 

only).

Average discharge.- 15 years (1915-27, 1933-36), 656 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 

13.62 feet); minimum discharge observed, 32 second-feet Aug. 17, 19, 20, 21, 23 

(gage height, 2.62 feet).

1915-27, 1933-36: Maximum discharge observed, 42,000 second-feet June 4, 1918 

(gage height, 17.74 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet Nov. 24, 1917 (caused by 

regulation).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Mar. 7, which 

are fair and were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records, and records for station at Iowa City. Discharge computed on 

basis of once-daily gage readings Dec. 1, 2, 20-30, Mar. 15-21, July 8-18, July 

21 to Sept. 30 and twice-daily gage readings Mar. 22 to Apr. 23.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet) (Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3,2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

85

118

163

221

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.3

294

381

484

608

727

830

970

5.6 

5.9 

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,090 

1,210 

1,330 

1-,490 

1,690 

2,190 

2,690

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.5

3,210

3,870

5,010

8,190

Discharge-, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

D«y

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

158

146 

144 

131 

131

128 

124 

128 

131 

133

139 

139 

163 

146 

131

118 

212 

514 

381

302

279 

249 

235 

215 

209

196 

196 

190 

185 

187 

499

HOT.

780 

556 

622 

1,290 

1,050

830 

687 

582 

582 

531

479 

441 

415 

410 

391

368 

368 

368 

391 

415

410 

260 

260 

345 

368

336 780" 

1,090 

902 

805

Dec.

780 

425 

620 

556 

569

664 

727 

754 

754 

620

381 

484 

608 

608 

508

496 

410 

401 

206 

133

336 

319 

307 

302 

242

209 

206 

212 

224 

232 

290

Jan.

302 

307 

319 

311 

294

286 

275 

275 

285 

283

290 

286 

267 

260 

256

252 

242 

202 

190 

180

174 

167 

163 

158 

154

149 

145 

142 

139 

137 

134

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Hal 

Apr

««J

Ju* 

Ju3 

Auj 

Se]

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

130 

127 

124 

121 

118

117 

116 

115 

115 

US

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

116 

118

98 

111 

107 

98 

113

228 

256 

246 

368

Mar.

425 

415 

1,130 

2,640 

2,940

2,490 

2,490 

3,450 

5,510 

7,690

8,190 

7,690 

5,690 

4,720 

4,460

4,040 

3,510 

3,150 

2,940 

2,640

2,440 

2,490 

3,580 

3,870 

3,330

2,890 

2,690 

2,540 

2,090 

1,640 

1,330

Secondfoot-day*

6,239 

17,112 

13,585

264r705

7,022 

3,977 

105,100 

20,635 

21,630 

9,754 

2,470 

1,870 

23,430

232,822

Apr.

1,250 

780 

878 

878 

878

884 

948 

929 

948 

925

878 

854 

830 

754 

780

687 

659 

595 

562 

550

525 

479 

46E 

420 

4LO

386 

391 

386 

391 

386

Maximum

514 

1*290 

780

8,970

319 

368 

8,190 

1,260 

1,490 

1,170 

137 

354 

2,140

8,190

Hay

1,490 

1,490 

1,410 

1,210 

1,050

948 

830 

754 

658 

681

639 

727 

658 

569 

508

462 

420 

430 

378 

363

340 

323 

332 

550 

830

854 

805 

614 

496 

441 

376

Minimum

118 

260 

133

78

134 

98 

415 

386 

323 

139 

59 

32 

228

32

June

363 

543 

396. 

340 

336

340 

332 

328 

664

1,170

576 

468 

372 

319 

307

260 

238 

228 

224 

215

199 

212 

193 

190 

174

166 

168 

153 

139 

141

July

137 

128 

124 

120 

111

107 

97 

94 

90 

86

82 

78 

77 

73 

64

64 

63 

64 

«64 

*63

*63 

63 

62 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

59 

59

Mean

201 

570 

438

725

227 

137 

3,390 

688 

698 

325 

79.7 

60.3 

781

636

Aug.

59

57 

57 

57 

54

54 

54 

46 

58 

36

57 

35 

36 

33 

36

35 

32 

35 

32 

32

32 

34 

32 

54 

46

6* 

38

85 

151 

85 

354

Per square 

mile

0.134 

.380 

.292

.483

.151 

.,091 

3.26 

.459 

.465 

.217 

.063 

.040 

.521

.424

Sept.

368 

307 

302 

228 

294

562 

372 

336 

336 

294

345 

391 

441 

614 

614

2,140 

1,990 

1,840 

1,790 

1,740

1,69Q 

1,410 

1,130 

830 

639

582 

496 

468 

446 

435

Run-off in 

inches

0.15 

.42 

.54

6.54

.17 

.10 

2.61 

.51 

.54 

.24 

.06 

.05 

.68

5.77

^Interpolated.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 205

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 U39'30", long. 91°32'20", in sec. 15, T. 79 

N.V R. 6 W., 25 feet below the hydraulic laboratory of the State University of 

Iowa and 200 feet below Burlington Street highway bridge in Iowa City. Zero of 

gage is at elevation of 39.00 feet, Iowa City datum, and 627.27 feet, mean sealevel datum (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,230 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to July 1906, October 1913 to September 1936 in reports 

or U. B. (Jeoiogical Survey; June 1903 to December 1952 In report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1903-5, 1913-36), 1,484 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 

12.00 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet July 27 (gage height, -1.08 feet); minimum 

daily discharge, 59 second-feet Aug. 21,

1903-6, 1913-36: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet June 7, 1918 (gage 

height, 19.45 feet, former site and datum); minimum dally discharge, 10 second-feet 

Dec. 26, 1916; practically no flow Sept. 3, 1925 (caused by regulation).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 23 to Mar. 7, 

which are fair and were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage 

heights, and weather records. Considerable fluctuation at low stages due to operation of power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in aecond-feet)

-1.1

-.9

-.7

-.5

-.3 

0

115

147

206

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.S

279

376

538

732

965

1,240

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,520

1,840

2,240

2,680

3,580

4,570

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

5,620

6,820

8,170

9,640

11,200

12,90C

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

465 

444 

406 

334 

352

341 

219 

334 

311 

321

318 

308 

341 

24C 

283

328 

305 

338 

358 

344

387 

542 

516 

481 

460

429

380 

398 

436

391

477

Nov.

498 

503 

1,690 

3,870 

2,860

2,160 

2,000 

1,800 

1,£60 

1,420

1,280 

1,240 

1,170 

1,100 

1,030

934

903 

844 

934 

874

903 

816 

706 

732 

787

816 

1,140 

1,600 

1,520 

1,310

Dec.

1,520 

1,380 

1,240 

1,280 

1,240

1,340 

1,560 

1,880 

2,000 

1,840

1,240 

1,280 

1,310 

1,240 

1,170

1,240 

1,310 

1,100 

998 

760

510 

4S1 

499 

592 

706

316 

787 

787 

706 

"706 

680

Jan.

732

706 

732 

732 

706

655 

680 

706 

706 

680

706 

630 

655 

655 

655

655 

630 

588 

538 

529

499 

525 

495 

434 

474

487 

458 

419 

411 

410 

415

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Hax 

Apr 

Haj 

Jufl 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

V

alendar year 193

rater year 1935-3

Feb.

420 

430 

442 

454 

438

434 

423 

419 

374 

411

389 

382 

385 

374 

346

343 

360 

346 

354 

389

368 

354 

360 

323 

680

1,030 

1,340 

1,280 

1,520

Har.

1,920 

2,080 

2,410 

3,770 

3,870

3,770 

4,570 

4,770 

4,970 

8,740

9,950 

10,800 

12,200 

12,700 

12,900

12,200 

11,200 

10,300 

9,040 

8,030

7,340 

6,820 

6,320 

5,730 

5,070

4,770 

4,670 

4,770 

4,870 

5,070 

4,870

Seeondfoot-daya

11,587 

39,000 

34,138

595,155

18,303 

15,168 

210,490 

56,280 

43,398 

35,508 

7,102 

3,688 

33,424

508,086

Apl>.

3,580 

3,130 

2,770 

2,590 

2,500

2,320 

2,320 

2,240 

2,160 

2,160

2,080 

2,080 

1,920 

1,920 

1,840

1,760 

1,680 

1,600 

1,520 

1,450

1,420 

1,380 

1,340 

1,280 

1,240

1,170 

1,140 

1,280 

1,240 

1,170

Maximum

542

3,870 

2,000

8,550

732 

1,520 

12,900 

3,580 

2,860 

2,680 

432 

201 

2,080

12,900

May

1,140 

1,170 

1,640 

2,860 

2,770

3,410 

2,160 

1,920 

1,760 

1,640

1,600 

1,520 

1,600 

1,480 

1,380

1,340 

1,280 

1,200 

1,140 

1,060

998

874 

903 

874 

816

903 

844

998 

1,060 

1,060 

998

Uinisnm

219 

498 

421

179

410 

323 

1,920 

1,140 

816 

409 

116 

59 

284

59

June

924 

2,060 

1,920 

2,000 

1,880

1,480 

1,280 

1,140 

1,350 

2,680

2,040 

1,560 

1,720 

1,340 

1,200

1,100 

1,140 

1,200 

861

816

680 

680 

680 

655 

597

588 

556 

469 

503 

409

July

432 

413

380 

391 

348

279 

287 

321 

308 

282

252 

196 

223 

253 

239

174 

189 

175 

190 

179

152 

146 

162 

151 

147

16E 

132 

134 

148 

116 

138

Hean

374 

1,300 

1,101

1,631

590 

523 

6,790 

1,876 

1,400 

1,184 

229 

119 

1,114

1,388

Aug.

117 

119 

93 

105 

144

119 

128 

109 

160

85

100 

125 

97 

120 

94

110 

129 

95 

103 

76

59 

134 

93 

108 

105

93 

164 

194 

180 

201 

129

Per square 

mile

0.116 

.402 

.341

.506

.183

.162 

2.10 

.581 

.433 

.367 

.071 

.037 

.345

.430

Sept.

897 

621 

284 

305 

325

459 

474 

759 

896 

615

589 

732 

1,380 

934 

844

1,200 

1,200 

1,920 

2,080 

1,96O

,720 

,720 

,760 

,640 

,480

,450 

,560 

,280 

1,200 

1,140

Run-off in 

inches

0.13 

.45 

.39

6.85

.21 

.17 

2.42 

.65 

.50 

.41 

.08 

.04 

.38

5.83
206 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11', long. 91°11', In sec. 27, T. 74 N., R. 

3 W., "at highway bridge at east edge of Wapello, 15.4 miles above mouth of river.

Drainage area.- 12,480 square miles.

Records available.- February 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 5,833 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,500 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 

11.t>9 feet); minimum discharge, 603 second-feet Aug. 12, 13; minimum gage height 

-0.42 foot Aug. 15.

1915-36: Maximum discharge, 67,500 second-feet Mar. 19, '1929 (gage height, 

16.22 feet); minimum, about 400 second-feet Dec. 15-17, 1916.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 18 to Mar. 10,

which are poor and were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, and records 

for stations at Iowa City and Cedar River at Cedar Rapids. Station operated in 

cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and Mississippi River Power Co. 

Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,580

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,510

1,520

1,460

1,330

1,450

1,470

1,520

1,520

1,510

1,510

1,420

1,480

1,480

1,500

1,520

1,580

1,700

1,770

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,840

1,770

1,770

1,700

1,840

Hov.

2,030

2,030

2,680

5,900

9,700

8,390

6,780

6, ISO

5; 470

5,050

4,550

4,360

3,990

3,810

3,720

3,550

3,380

3,220

3,140

3,220

3,140

3,140

2,980

2,900

2,680

2,600

2,980

3,810

5,160

5,160

-

Dee.

4,850

4,750

4,550

4,170

4,080

3,990

4,080

4,360

4,850

5,260

5,160

4,650

4,260

4,080

3,990

3,720

3,720

3,400

2,600

1,800

1,500

1,900

1,900

2,300

2,600

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,800

Jan.

2,700

2,700

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,250

2,200

2,250

2,200

2,150

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,050

1,900

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,550

1,500

Month

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

November. .......................

December. ........................

Calendar year 1935 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. ......................

Water year 1935-3

Feb.

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,400

1,410

1,450

1,430

1,410

1,350

1.310

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,050

1,100

1,200

3,000

4,500

6,200

7,000

8,400

_

-

Hrnr.

8,500

8,600

8,700

9,000

9,800

11,000

14,000

16,000

17,000

18,500

19,900

22,800

25,800

28,100

31,000

34,000

36,000

36,000

33,500

29,500

26,200

24,100

23,200

23,600

23,600

24,100

24,100

24,500

24,900

25,800

24,500

Secondfqot-days

49 , 570

125,640

110,020

2,175,880

64,400

59 , 780

686,300

231,710

142,750

113,280

34,100

24,546

173,790

1,815,886

Apr.

20,300

14,600

12,300

11,100

10,200

9,700

9,160

8,640

8,390

8,140

8,140

,670

,440

,220

,000

,000

,780

,340

,120

,900

,680

,470

,470

,050

,850

,750

,650

,450

,650

,550

-

Maximum

1,900

9,700

5,260

35,500

2,700

8,400

36,000

20,300

7,220

6,340

1,900

1,140

11,700

36,000

May

4,450

4,360

5,050

5,470

6,560

7,000

7,000

7,220

6,560

5,900

5,680

5,470

5,470

5,160

4,750

4,450

4,170

4,170

3,990

3,720

3,550

3,380

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,380

3,460

3,300

Minimum

1,380

2,030

1 , 500

1,000

1,500

1,020

8,500

4,450

3,140

1,900

752

609

1,260

609

June

3,140

3,060

6,340

5,680

5,160

4,550

3,990

3,900

3,640

3,640

5,900

6,120

5,900

5,680

4,950

4,260

3,810

3,550

3.900

3,300

2,900

2,600

2,520

2,380

2,310

2,170

2,100

2, '030

1,900

1,900

-

July

1,900

1,770

1,700

1,580

1,520

1,480

1,360

1,340

1,270

1,260

1,210

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,010

963

963

909

892

909

876

836

812

828

828

782

768

768

752

752

752

Mean

1,599

4,188

3,549

5,961

2,077

2,061

22,140

7,724

4,605

3,776

1,100

792

5,793

4,961

Aug.

745

710

675

663

745

752

724

689

669

651

651

609

609

621

615

651

575

710

738

768

805

836

836

892

927

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,120

1,120

Per square

mile

0.128

.336

.284

.478

.166

.165

1.77

.619

.369

.303

.088

.063

.464

.398

Sept.

1,260

2,900

4,170

3,060

2,820

2,750

2,750

2,900

2,980

3,550

3,460

3,300

3,550

4,450

4,450

6,340

7,900

7,900

8,140

9,160

10,200

11,400

11,700

9,970

8,140

7,000

7,670

7,900

6,340

5,680

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.15

.37

33

6.49

.19

.18

2.04

.69

.43

.34

.\Q

.07

.52

5.41
IOWA RIVER BASIN 207

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'10", long. 91°30'40", In SEiNWJ- sec. 11, 

T. 79 N., R. 6 W., at bridge on State Highway 1 Just outside city limits of Iowa 

City.

Drainage area^ 3.01 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1936 In reports of the U. S. Geological 

Survey; September 1924 to December 1935 In University of Iowa Engineering Bulletin 

No. 9.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 193 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 3.59 

feet;; no flow at numerous times.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 851 second-feet Aug. 1, 1932 (gage height, 8.18 

feet); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1 to Mar. 5.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

^5

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.02 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02

.02 

.02 

.02 

.03 

.07

.05 

.06 

.07 

.07 

.07

.06 

.07 

.07 

.08 

.07

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07 

.06

.08 

.08 

.09 

.08 

.08 

.16

Hov.

0.13 

.09 

14 

5.3 

1.2

.72 

.64 

.45 

.41 

.37

.35

.37 

.37 

.33 

.31

.27 

.26 

.25 

.66 

.53

.41 

.19 

.20 

.21 

.26

.71 

4.8 

1.6 

.84 

.87

Dec.

0.62 

.40 

.46 

.37 

.39

1.00 

.97 

.97 

.76 

.46

.41 

.44 

.50 

.42 

.41

.41 

.39 

.33 

.25 

.14

.11 

.12 

.12 

.10 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.18 

.29 

.31

Jan.

*0.30 

*.30 

*.29 

.23 

».28

.28 

*.28 

 it. 30 

«.32 

».35

.37 

.34 

.31 

.31 

.21

.18 

.14 

.14 

.11

 it. 10

«.09 

».08 

.07 

«.07 

*.07

».oe

».08 

».09 

«.09 

».10 

.10

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Hal 

Apr 

Haj 

Jul 

Ju3 

Aug 

Sej

1

alendar year 193

Fater year 1933-3S ............

Feb.

 itO.10 

».ll 

.11 

*.14 

».17

«.20 

.23 

».24 

«.25 

.26

*.23 

*.20 

*.18 

*.15 

.13

».13 

*.13 

.13 

».17 

*.20

*.23 

*.26 

*.29 

.31 

t20

t30 

t!5

ts 

ts

Mar.

t6 

t6 

t20

tio

t6

2.4 

4.6 

5.0 

6.1 

5.2

7.1 

1.9 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

.94 

.87 

.82 

.88 

.97

.97 

1.3 

1.5 

1.2 

.94

.90 

.64 

.84 

.84 

.75 

.63

Apr.

0.74 

.92 

.77 

.77 

.97

1.2

.95 

.83 

.94 

.84

.82 

.66 

.66 

.66 

,58

.46 

.46 

.46 

.43 

.43

.43 

.37 

.37 

.44 

.43

w41 

.78 

1.2 

.63 

.48

Second- H(ucteulll 

foot-days

1.84 0.16 

37.10 14 

11.49 1.00

675.67 72

6.11 .37 

85.55 30 

99.69 20 

20.09 1.2 

11.59 1.3 

65.63 14 

0.31 .11 

.01 .01 

96.77 37

436.18 37

Hay

0.77 

1.05 

.63 

.62 

.55

.44 

.37 

.30 

.28 

.36

.36 

.31 

.34 

.26 

.23

.23 

1.3 

.51 

.31 

.32

.40 

.21 

.26 

.26 

.19

.16 

.12 

.11 

.11 

.11 

.12

Hlnlnum

0.02 

.09 

.04

0

.07 

.10 

.63 

.37 

.11 

.10 

0 

0 

0

0

June

12 

13.5 

1.2 

.63 

.63

8.0 

1.5 

.78 

14 

3.0

1.3 

.66 

.58 

.49 

.52

2.3 

1.9 

.28 

.35 

.20

.16 

.21 

.20 

.27 

.18

.23 

.20 

.14 

.12 

.10

July

0.11 

.07 

.03 

.03 

.03

.01 

0 

.01 

.02 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.01 

0 

0 

0 

0

... Per square 

Hean mile

0.059 0.020 

1.24 .410 

.371 .123

1.85 .620

.197 .068 

2.95 .979 

3.22 1.07 

.670 .222 

.374 .124 

2.19 .726 

.010 .003 

0 0 

3.23 1.07

1.21 ,401

Sept.

37 

.27 

.04 

0

.57

.12 

.10 

.08 

0 

0

,21 

3.2 

3.0 

.20 

.30

2.8 

.32 

.23 

.19 

.16

.13 

.10 

12.5 - 

1.7 

.45

21

7.1 

2.4 

1.2 

1.4

Run-off In 

Indies

0.02 

.46 

.15

6.38

.06 

1.06 

1.23 

.24 

.15 

.81 

.003 

0 

1.19

5.39

^Interpolated. 

tFleld eatimatea.
208 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River at Mitchell, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°19', long. 92"52', in sec. 8, T. 

hydroelectric plant of Interstate Power Co. in Mitchell.

N., R. 17 W., at

Drainage area.- 845 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 87.8 

feet): minimum, about 15 second-feet almost daily during low-water periods, when 

power plant was shut donn.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 3,760 second-feet Apr. 4, 1954 (gage height, 89.7 

feet); minimum, about 5 second-feet at numerous times during 1934-35 when power 

plant was shut donn.

Remarks.- Records fair. Daily-discharge record furnished by Interstate Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-3 height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

78.8 

79.0 

79.2 

79.4 

79.6 

79.S 

80.0 

BO.2

51

74

102

136

175

80.4

80.6

80.8

81.0

81.3

81.6

81.9

82.2

82.6

216

261

308

359

439

524

614

713

854

83.0

83.5

84.0

84.5

85.0

86.0

87.0

88.0

1,010

1,210

1,415

1,640

1,865

2,315

2,810

3,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octoltter 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

89

80 

89 

85 

108

48 

80 

94 

99 

85

99 

112 

66 

89 

85

117 

89 

108 

117 

62

89 

112 

108 

103 

112

99 

66 

94 

89 

182 

167

Nov.

392 

291 

145 

160 

154

146 

117

122 

179 

71

117 

99 

117 

85 

109

152 

80 

101 

128 

98

124 

87 

131 

54 

110

120 

180 

226 

101 

189

Doc.

126 

122 

138 

125 

114

127 

200

99 

122 

123

94 

123 

122 

150 

85

105 

119 

124 

95 

91

127 

34 

91 

100 

61

89 

85 

114 

48

80 

76

Jan.

85 

106 

96 

126 

52

89 

99 

103 

99 

85

126 

71 

94 

85 

94

103 

85 

117 

62 

94

89 

66 

80 

71 

99

43 

66 

Yl 

71 

71 

66

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jut 

Ju] 

Auf 

Se)

Y

ember. .......................

alendar year 1935 ............

fater year 1935-3

Feb.

80 

61 

71 

66 

66

71 

66 

75 

61 

80

75 

117 

89 

66 

113

Yl 

89 

66 

80 

99

71 

94 

80 

99 

80

85 

85 

80 

117

Mar.

61 

89 

108 

89 

99

89 

126 

80 

136 

435

1,070 

1,510 

1,120 

987 

1,220

1,660 

2,220 

2,840 

3,160 

2,870

2,990 

2,530 

2,060 

1,980 

1,470

939 

688 

631 

529 

495 

495

Second - 

foot-days

3,022 

4,185

3,309

76,571

2,664 

2,353 

-34,776 

8,629 

10,303 

3,426 

1,938 

2,044 

2,685

79,334

Apr.

270 

381 

358 

327 

260

228 

241 

260 

312 

431

512 

550 

520 

489 

428

350 

299 

265 

200 

226

197 

145 

189 

145 

219

1E2 

201 

145 

170 

209

Maximum

182 

392 

200

2,670

126 

117 

3,160 

530 

2,290 

243 

117 

172 

227

3,160

May

753 

2,290 

782 

640 

520

360 

333 

282 

348 

160

246 

235 

213 

204 

195

209 

129 

173 

155 

155

140 

242 

285 

140 

203

220 

174 

156 

136 

136 

89

Minimum

48 

54 

34

5

43 

61 

61 

122 

89 

34 

15 

15 

45

15

June

126 

131 

113 

99 

103

155 

115 

122 

170 

117

126 

243

162 

89 

117

126 

131 

80 

117 

108

34 

136 

94

71

85

99 

108 

57 

99 

93

July

51

103 

69 

48

57 

65 

74 

57 

65

99 

32

57 

57 

48

45 

58 

68 

15 

81

79 

76 

1'17 

45 

105

30 

71 

52 

45 

52 

52

Mean

97.5 

140 

107

210

85.9 

81.1 

1,122 

288 

332 

114 

62.5 

65.9 

89.5

217

Aug.

71 

30 

64 

56 

60

60 

45 

Yl 

66 

15

30 

45 

45 

124 

61

15 

42 

60 

45 

45

90 

90 

45 

60 

60

60 

75 

466 

172 

56 

120

Per square 

mile

0.115 

.166 

.127

.249

.102 

.096 

1.33 

.341 

.393 

.135 

.074 

.078 

.106

.257

Sept.

100 

92 

75 

75 

98

45 

98 

98 

124 

71

132 

105 

45 

60 

227

112 

98 

90 

99 

65

82 

86 

65 

107 

69

*72 

»78 

»75 

»72 

»70

Run-off In 

inches

0.13 

.19 

.15

3«38

.12 

.10 

1.5S 

.38 

.45 

.15 

.09 

.09 

.12

3.50

stlmated by hydrographic comparison »ith records for station at Janesville.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 209

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 42°39', long. 92°28', in sec. 35, T. 91 N., R. 14 W., at 

highway bridge in Janesville, 3 miles above Junction with Shell Rock River. Zero of 

gage is 870 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Recorgs availa'ble.- April 1905 to September 1906, May 1915 to Septem'er 1927, November 

193£ to septemoer 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1915-27, 1933-36), 629 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,900 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage 

height, 9.66 feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Aug. 2, 11 (gage height, l.lb feet).

1905-6, 1915-27, 1932-36: Maximum discharge observed, 27,700 second-feet Apr. 

1,1933 (gage height, 15.43 feet); minimum 28 second-feet Oct. 21, 1922.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 2-7, Dec. 11 to 

Mar. 14, which are fair and were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, 

gage heights, weather records, and comparison with records for stations at Cedar 

Rapids and Shell Rock River at Greene. Diurnal fluctuation during low water periods 

caused by operation of power plant at Waverly, 9 miles above station. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In seeond-fee't)

Oct. 1 to May 4 May 5 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.4

139

222

326

452

600

760

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

920

1,180

1,450

1,720

2,170

2,660

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O 

9.0 

10.0

3,170

4,320

5,700

7,330

9,360

11,660

1.3 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

59

116

192

287

404

543

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

696

860

1,220

1,670

2,170

3,170

4,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

209 

196 

182 

166 

170

178 

166 

209 

191 

170

155

174 

147 

178 

196

200 

227 

357 

247 

267

151 

200 

200 

178 

200

187 

182 

155 

166 

170 

237

Hov.

315 

252 

452 

523

262

326 

315 

356 

356 

252

209 

237 

209 

204 

227

213 

272 

213 

227 

209

204 

209 

191 

162 

151

IS 7 

272 

356 

452 

356

Dec.

283 

280 

250 

230 

220

220 

300 

356 

326 

386

340 

240 

220 

230 

210

200 

190 

180 

170 

160

160 

160 

150 

150 

140

120 

120 

130 

130 

140 

140

Jan.

140 

140 

150 

130 

130

120 

130 

140 

130 

130

150 

130 

140 

140 

130

140 

140 

110 

100 

110

130 

90 

80 

90 

90

90 

100 

100 

90 

90 

91

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V,

ember. .......................

alendar year 1935 ............

ater year!935-3£

Feb.

90 

80 

80 

90 

110

110 

120 

100 

100 

110

120 

120 

110 

110 

110

110 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

140 

140 

130 

100

100 

120 

140 

140

Mar.

140 

140 

160 

150 

150

160 

170 

240 

600 

1,200

2,000 

3,000 

4,000 

4,500 

5,550

3,960 

4,320 

5,850 

6,840 

9,360

10,000 

9,150 

9,800 

10,700 

7,380

4,710 

3,170 

1,990 

1,720 

1,630 

1,360

Secondfoot-days

5,911 

8,169 

6,531

216,555

3,671 

3,330 

114,100 

20,655 

18,829 

6,749 

4,317 

7,386 

22,918

222,566

Apr.

1,270 

1,140 

1,000 

920 

S80

760 

720 

640 

640 

680

720 

800 

840 

840 

840

800 

720 

760 

720 

452

562 

488 

452 

452 

452

488 

326 

488 

386 

419

Maximum

267 

523 

386

8,330

150 

140 

10,700 

1,270 

2,760 

471 

206 

1,580 

4,080

10,700

May

452 

920 

2,080 

2,760 

1,400

696 

818 

776 

696 

657

379 

438 

431 

444 

367

331 

471 

277 

331 

331

257 

287 

320 

543 

379

379 

331 

385 

331 

320 

242

Minimum

147 

151 

120

90

80 

80 

140 

326 

242 

120 

104 

67 

247

67

June

309 

320 

298 

267 

237

228 

304 

184 

471 

398

252 

272 

206 

282 

232

219 

214 

192 

180 

156

172 

141 

172 

152 

138

201 

141 

164 

127 

120

July

120 

134 

156 

134 

164

127 

168 

164 

116 

110

116 

104 

104 

116 

116

120 

113 

141 

156 

138

120 

152 

206 

IS 4 

ISO

156 

152 

141 

201 

104 

104

Mean

191 

272 

211

593

118 

115 

3,681 

688 

607 

225 

139 

238 

764

60S

Aug.

141 

88 

104 

100 

113

120 

91 

88 

120 

104

67 

130 

219 

110 

148

206 

164 

201 

232 

1S8

277 

219 

214 

141 

168

172 

543 

1,580 

657 

361 

320

Per square

mile

0.115 

.164 

.127

.357

.071 

.069 

2.22 

.414 

.366 

.136 

.084 

.143 

.460

.366

Sept.

367 

342 

247 

314 

431

860 

348 

342 

320 

282

995 

1,770 

950 

818 

818

4,080 

2,070 

995 

905 

860

5SO 

580 

507 

507 

464

451 

507 

424 

411 

373

Run-off In 

inches

0.13 

.18 

.15

4.85

.08 

.07 

2.56 

;46 

.42 

.15 

.10 

.16 

.51

4.97
210 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°58'15", long. 81°40'5", in sec. 28, T. 83 N.,

R. 7 w., in central part of Cedar Rapids, 500 feet above Eighth Avenue Bridge and

0.5 mile below dam. 

Drainage area.- 6,640 square miles. 

Records ayalla'ble.- February 1903 to September 1936. 

Average discharge"- 33 years, 2,996 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 9.45

feet;; minimum, 232 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 2.22 feet); minimum daily

discharge, 418 second-feet July 31, Aug. 11-13.

1903-36: Maximum discharge, 72,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1929 (gage height, 20.1

feet); minimum, 178 second-feet Sept. 25, 1935 (gage height, 2.24 feet); minimum

dally discharge, 236 second-feet July 1, 1934.

Flood of June 1851 reached a stage of about 20 feet. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 19 to Mar. 11, which

are ralr and were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights,

and weather records. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant 0.5

mile above station.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

discharge, In second-feet)

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

Z.I 580

3.0 940

3.3 1,390

3.6 1,970

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

4.0 2,960

4.5 4,440

5.0 6,050

6.0 9,540

7.0 13,200

8.0 17,000

9.0 21,000

9.5 23,090

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

220

346

518

735

995

1,470

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

2,050

2,990

4,390

6,000

9,520

13,200

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

762

888

901

836

875

726

635

657

849

786

762

798

762

798

798

823

823

888

940

927

1,010

1,020

968

862

798

823

836

836

836

849

901

Nov.

1,040

1,220

1,610

2,310

2,310

2,410

2,240

1,990

1,800

1,780

1,590

1,520

1,480

1,410

1,290

1,290

1,160

1,200

1,250

1,290

1,260

1,100

875

875

1,020

1,310

1,820

2,060

1,800

1,700

-

Dec.

1,740

1,790

1,160

1,460

1,520

1,610

1,930

2,360

2,720

2,S50

1,960

1,040

1,200

1,430

1,570

1,700

1,930

1,720

1,480

1,340

1,070

750

1,080

1,530

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,260

1,390

1,330

1,230

Jan.

1,110

1,080

1,010

1,050

1,110

996

1,050

1,020

996

1,110

1,010

1,020

1,160

1,120

1,220

1,120

1,140

1,120

1,200

1,040

1,020

836

982

1,070

996

1,020

1,010

810

702

786

875

Konth

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

NOT ember. .......................

December. .......................

Karch. . .........................

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

Hay. ............................

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

Water year 1935-36 ............

Feb.

823

580

702

1,110

1,230

1,050

927

862

1,050

1,170

1,020

875

862

888

875

875

968

1,010

954

1,010

1,010

982

940

901

954

1,050

1,080

1,070

1,220

-

Her.

1,360

1,360

1,390

2,590

3,040

2,910

2,640

3,440

4,750

6,050

13,200

17., 400

21,400

22,300

22 , 700

19,400

15,500

13,600

13,200

13,600

14,700

15,900

17,000

17,800

18,200

19 , 400

20,200

17,800

13,200

10,300

8,080

Secondfoot-days

25,973

46,010

48,060

979,007

31 789

28*048

374*410

107,040

74,500

48,981

19 172

17*932

114*850

936,765

Apr.

7,030

6,340

5,670

5,180

4,860

4,390

4,240

4,090

3,940

3,800

3,800

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,410

3,330

3,200

3,040

2,960

2,820

2,520

2,410

2,340

2,270

2,180

2,160

2,180

2,120

2,120

-

Maximum

1,020

2,410

2,850

25,800

1,220

1,230

22 700

?*,030

4,700

3,800

900

2,120

10,600

22,700

Hay

3,150

3,150

3,250

3,660

3,940

4,700

3,940

3,300

2,960

2,840

2,670

2,500

2,320

2,180

2,050

1,990

1,860

1,760

1,820

1,710

1,610

1,510

'1,630

1,670

1,560

1,780

2,120

1,970

1,800

1,610

1,490

Minimum

635

875

750

460

702

580

1,360

2,120

1,490

418

418

1,490

418

June

1,540

1,860

1,860

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,440

1,420

1,740

2,360

3,800

3,250

2,740

2,230

1,840

1,650

2,200

1,520

1,370

1,370

1,250

995

1,190

981

981

941

913

886

927

927

-

July

772

900

822

678

809

712

747

735

689

632

611

611

559

570

539

559

539

590

559

539

600

559

559

539

528

559

559

559

611

509

418

Mean

838

1,534

1,550

2,6S2

1,025

967

12,080

3,568

2,403

1, 633

618

578

3,828

2,559

Aug.

435

472

463

454

463

444

454

454

444

426

418

418

418

426

444

472

463

463

570

454

454

500

518

518

549

559

549

621

689

1,800

2,120

Per square 

mile

0.126

 231

.233

.404

.154

.146

1 .82

.537

. 362

. 246

.087

.576

.385

Sept.

2,320

2,050

1,860

1,740

1,490

1,580

2,250

2,760

2,290

1,840

1,7SO

1,900

2,380

4,540

5,020

5,340

5,670

6,860

8,800

10,600

9,160

6,510

4,860

3,800

3,300

3,040

2,960

2,790

2,720

2,640

-

Run-off In 

inches

0.15

.26

.27

5.51

.18

.16

2.10

.60

.42

.27

.11

.10

.64

5.26
IOWA RIVER BASIN 211

Shell Rock River at Greene, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°54', long. 92°48', in sec. 1, T. 93 N., R. 17 W., in 

tallrace of Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant In Greene.

Drainage area.- 1,375 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 second-feet Mar. 11 (computed from 

weir formula for flow over dam; minimum, about 20 second-feet at numerous times 

when power plant was shut down.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Mar. 5, 1935 (gage height, 97.5 

feet); minimum, about 6 second-feet at numerous times during 1935-36 when power 

plant was shut down.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for Mar. 10-31 computed from weir formula for flow 

over dam. Discharge for Sept. 26-30 estimated on basis of records for Cedar River 

at Janesviile. Gage-height record furnished by Interstate Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods Mar. 10-31 and Sept. 25-30 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

90.2

90.4

90.6

90.8

91.0

91.2

121

186

272

91.4

91.6

91.8

92.0

92.3

92.6

375

496

638

802

1,100

1,430

94.0

94.5

95.0

2,020

3,060

4,250

5,600

6,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Oetooer 1955 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

104 

94 

94 

83

83 

62 

72 

99 

72

94 

83 

83 

83 

83

104 

192 

125 

178 

94

114 

124 

96 

75 

103

128 

48 

116 

48 

126 

110

Nov.

305

358 

261 

241 

178

155 

131 

178 

186 

121

117 

117 

75 

110 

117

124 

75 

117 

110 

96

96 

48 

100 

75 

89

106 

222 

96 

164 

260

Dec.

210 

216 is,;

119 

117

110 

229 

146 

224 

94

155 

96 

113 

131 

112

117 

100 

107 

72 

60

92 

62

75- 

34

41 

58 

66 

62 

62 

68

Jan.

68

75 

75 

56 

75

55 

68 

82 

75 

62

89 

62 

82 

68 

68

82 

62 

58 

34 

58

68 

20 

20 

30 

27

27 

34 

41 

34 

27 

37

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Hal 

Apr 

Maj 

Jut 

Ju3 

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 193!

ater yearl936-3<

Feb.

34 

34 

27 

27 

27

27 

41 

27 

20 

27

34 

27 

41 

20 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

34

41 

48 

48 

48 

41

34 

48 

48 

48

Mar.

48

55 

80 

27 

41

89 

82 

153 

146 

3,800

7,300 

4,900 

2,800 

4,400 

5,300

6,200 

5,600 

5,600 

5,200 

5,300

5,300 

4,500 

5,600 

3,800 

3,000

2,430 

2,640 

2;500 

2,360 

2,100 

1,810

Secondfoot-daya

3,074 

4,428 

3,358

118,174

1,719 

986 

93,J61 

20,137 

&,708 

3,792 

1,559 

5,642 

29,191

176,755

Apr.

1,120 

998 

917 

848 

900

900 

900 

839 

752 

784

876 

900 

835 

802 

791

711 

638 

623 

610 

564

485 

438 

443 

389 

385

320 

358 

342 

342 

327

Maximum

192 

358 

229

11,800

89 

48 

7,300 

1,120 

850 

428 

101 

1,420 

6,680

7,300

May

437 

532 

407 

409 

385

368 

326 

332 

329 

278

286 

267 

279 

232 

232

249 

145 

204 

134 

141

188 

208 

666 

850 

570

348 

306 

161 

17V 

131 

131

Minimum

48 

48 

34

6

20 

20 

27 

320 

131 

55 

20 

20 

130

20

June

248 

428 

332

188 

194

183 

124 

134 

169 

136

110 

110 

110 

101 

62

96 

89 

75 

82 

89

75 

76 

81 

89 

55

82 

82 

62 

62 

68

July

68 

68 

62 

48

55

48 

48 

55 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

85 

68 

20 

34

97 

101 

36 

20 

30

34 

55 

48 

27 

34 

34

Mean

99.2 

146 

108

324

55.5 

34.0 

3,005 

671 

313 

126 

50.3 

182 

973

483

Aug.

48 

27 

48 

34 

41

41 

41 

41 

48 

27

34 

34 

205 

20 

38

77 

88 

27 

68 

63

254 

68 

68 

62 

58

55 

370 

1,420 

1,100 

649 

488

Per square

0,072 

.108 

.079

.236

.040. 

.025 

2.19 

.488 

.228 

.092 

.037 

.132 

.708

.351

Sept.

181 

172 

131 

130 

304

166 

216 

391 

231 

237

3,700 

2,580 

1,130 

797 

3,300

6,6SO 

2,240 

1,270 

962 

742

654 

435 

415 

406 

286

300 

315 

290 

270 

260

Run-Off In 

Inches

0.08 

.12 

.09

3.19

.05 

.03 

2.52 

.54 

.26 

.10 

.04 

.15 

.79

4.77
212 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°10' , long. 93°11' , in sec. 3, T. 97 N. , R. 

SO W. , at Fourteenth Street highway bridge in Mason City.

Drainage area.- 535 square miles.

Records available.- December 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 second-feet Mar. 16; maximum gage

height, 6.96 feet Mar. 18 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 5 second-feet July 24, Aug. 

6 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1932-36: Maximum discharge, about 9,400 second-feet Mar. 30, 1933 (gage height, 

22.15 feet, former datum, from gage reading at flood crest); practically no flow 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1933.

Remarks . - Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for period of ice 

effect. Mar. 16-19, which were computed on basis of estimated effective gage 

heights and are poor. Discharge Jan. 3-30, Feb. 10 to Mar. 1, Mar. 24 to Apr. 26 

computed from once-daily gage readings.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

13

26

43

70

116

184

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

274

400

600

760

850

950

1,050

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6

1,170

1,290

1,410

1,650

1,890

2,170

2,450

DIacharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

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.

28 

21 

18 

13 

12

15 

16 

18 

17 

17

18 

23 

20 

18 

20

21 

39 

33 

28 

24

27 

28 

28 

21 

20

20 

22 

21 

24 

27 

80

HOT.

90 

62 

56 

55 

45

35 

48 

39 

37 

38

28 

30 

33 

33 

31

30 

30 

30 

33 

24

28 

22 

24 

28 

26

33 

64 

45 

62 

61

Dee.

47 

40 

41 

36 

36

43 

58 

56 

53 

33

34 

36 

36 

37 

34

35

38 

29 

28 

25

20 

22 

22 

23 

23

19 

18 

18 

19 

21 

20

Jan.

24 

25 

20 

26 

20

22 

20 

24 

23 

25

29 

31 

20 

18 

25

20 

22 

22 

22 

18

22 

14 

15 

15 

15

14

15 

15 

15 

13 

12

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Ilai 

Apr 

Haj 

Jur 

JM! 

Aus 

Sej

V

alendar year 193.5 ............

ater year 1935i3<a

Peb.

11 

11 

10 

10 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

10

10 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

13 

10 

10 

11

9.5 

14 

10 

11 

12

10 

12 

14 

15

Mar.

14 

14 

18 

19 

20

20 

20 

22 

38 

470

1,650 

875 

950 

1,200 

1,470

2,030 

2,170 

2,200 

2,450 

2,240

1,770 

1,440 

1,410 

1,170 

950

925 

950 

875 

760 

746 

618

Second - 

foot-days

737

1,200 

1,000

37,758.5

621 

325.5 

29,504 

6,954 

2,748 

1,041 

293.9 

1,673.6 

5,095

51,193.0

Apr.

556 

512 

319 

393 

418

264 

264 

255 

264 

285

308 

308 

285 

264 

236

209 

201 

184 

170 

155

155 

116 

126 

122 

116

116 

95 

86 

84 

88

Maximum

80 

90 

58

2,100

31 

15 

2,450 

556 

393 

58 

20 

481 

1,230

2,450

May

103 

95 

95 

103 

100

93 

86 

78 

74 

76

68 

66 

62 

61 

55

53 

49 

46

43 

44

44 

243 

393 

155

111

82 

67 

58 

53 

48 

45

Minimum

IE 

2S 

18

8.0

IS 

9.5 

14 

84 

43 

17 

6.4 

6.4 

43

6.4

June

51 

58 

53 

50 

45

44 

5,4 

47 

48 

43

39 

36 

35 

34 

32

32 

33 

30 

26 

23

25 

26 

25 

25 

24

22 

23 

22 

19 

17

July

20 

18 

15 

12 

12

11 

10 

12 

13 

12

12 

10 

7.8 

8.5 

7.8

7.2 

7.4 

7.2 

7.6 

7.2

7.4 

7.0 

7.2 

6.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.4 

6.8

Mean

23.8 

40.0 

32.3

103

20.0 

11.2 

952 

232 

88.6 

34.7 

9.48 

54.0 

170

140

Aug.

7.2 

7.4 

7.2 

6.6 

7.2

6.4 

6.8 

6.6 

7.2 

8

12 

12 

14 

9 

14

13 

12 

23 

26 

22

31 

22 

20

15 

12

12 

38 

463 

481 

226 

126

Per square

mile

0.044

.075 

.060

.193

.057 

.021 

1.78 

.434 

.166 

.065 

.018 

.101 

.318

.262

Sept.

82 

61 

53 

43 

44

50 

84 

70 

47 

53

192 

280 

184 

126 

656

1,230 

512 

274 

192

148

116 

95 

TO 

70 

61

62 

66 

58 

55 

55

Run-off In 

Inches

0.05 

.08 

.07

2.62

.04 

.02 

2.05 

.48 

.19 

.07 

.02 

.12 

.35

3.54
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa

213

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°8', long. 93U 25', In sec. 14, T. 96 N., R. 22 W., at State 

fish hatchery at Clear Lake.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum stage observed during year, 2.61 feet Apr. 18; minimum, 1.44 feet

1933-36: Maximum stage observed, 5.02 feet May 20, 22, 23, 1933; minimum, that 

of Aug. 12, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage not read during periods of missing record. There has been no discharge 

rrom lake for several years.

(Jags height, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

_

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.88

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

^

-

_

_

2.61

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

2.50

2.53

2.53

Hay

2.53

2.55

2.57

2.59

2.59

2.59

2.59

2.57

2.57

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

~

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

June

-

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

2.13

2.12

2.11

2.09

2.06

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.92

1J90

1.S6

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.70

Aug.

1.66

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.54

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.52

1.54

1.60

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.72

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.82

Sept.

1.78

1.78

i.eo

1.80

1.82

1.S4

1.88

1.S8

1.90

1.90

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.24

2.36

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.34

2.36

2.36

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.34

2.32
214 EDWARDS RIVER BASIN

Edwards River near New Boston, 111.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 41°11' long. 90°58', at quarter corner between sees. 21 and 

28, T. 14 N., R. 5 W., about li miles northeast of New Boston and 24- miles above 

mouth. Zero of gage is 529.92 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of

Drainage area.- 434 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year (estimated), 3,000 second-feet Mar. 2; 

maximum gage height observed, 19.95 feet Feb. 27, 29, Mar. 1 (ice jam); minimum 

discharge observed, 7 second-feet Aug. 4, 18, 19 (gage height, 8.63 feet).

1934-36: Maximum daily discharge, that of Mar. 2, 1936; maximum gage height 

observed, that of Feb. 27, 29, Mar. 1, 1936; minimum discharge observed, that of 

Aug. 4, 18, 19, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 24 to Mar. 2, which 

are poor and were computed on basis of weather records, gage heights, and one discharge measurement. Gage read once daily; more often during high stages. Station 

operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of lee effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

9.0 

9.2 

9.4 

9.6 

9.8 

10.0

23

33

47

80

100

10.4

10.8

11.2

11.6

12.0

13.0

150 

215 

287 

356 

425 

59S

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

843

1,110

1,410

1,800

2,400

3,470

8.6

8.7 

8.S 

9.0

6.5

9.0

13

24

Same as previous table 

height 10.5 feet.

10.0

10.5

105

166

above gage

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935to September 1936

Day

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.

37 

38 

36 

32 

30

30 

30 

23 

32

34

39 

39 

37 

36 

32

33 

30 

29 

30 

30

26 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

27 

28 

27 

27 

26

Nov.

66 

90 

166 

1,350 

1,000

948 

321

321 

19S 

206

198 

233 

321 

233 

182

174 

158 

150 

143 

136

136

111 

106 

100 

111

106 

111 

182 

136 

90

Dee.

Ill 

174 

117 

90 

95

106

117 

123 

123 

117

111 

76 

VI 

85 

95

90 

80 

62 

58 

58

66 

85 

76 

71 

71

76 

80 

85 

100 

100 

106

Jan.

106 

100 

90 

71 

76

71 

66 

62 

62 

62

62 

62

90 

66 

71

71 

85 

85 

76 

71

76 

71 

71 

72 

72

72 

72 

73 

73 

73 

72

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan

Pet 

Hal 

Apr 

«ay 

Juz 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

VI

alendar year!93£

list..........................

ater year 1935-!

Feb.

73 

74 

77 

78 

78

73 

77 

76 

76 

77

78 

80 

81 

80 

80

80

eo

80 

80 

83

86 

89 

92 

#136 

1,260

1,800 

2,100 

2,400 

2,700

liar.

2,850 

3,000 

2,490 

2,000 

1,360

1,290 

643 

598 

620 

620

716 

667 

643 

408 

390

356 

321 

304 

287 

287

287 

287 

269 

338 

321

338 

321 

321 

233 

206 

190

Secondfoot-days

963 

7,783 

"2,875

145,195

2,302 

12 229 

22^981 

4,689 

2,632 

1,095 

364 

479 

11,656

70,048

Apr.

182 

132 

182 

182 

190

224 

224 

233 

206 

206

198 

190 

174 

166 

158

144 

137 

120 

120 

115

120 

120 

115 

115 

110

110 

105 

115 

131 

115

Maximum

39 

1,350 

174

2,600

106 

2,700 

3,000 

233 

120 

52 

19 

64 

1,350

3,000

May

105 

110 

105 

120 

120

105 

100 

100 

95 

100

100 

95 

95 

90 

90

86 

86 

77 

77 

77

72 

72 

64 

68 

68

68 

64 

60 

60 

52 

51

Minimum

26

66 

58

26

62 

73 

190 

105 

51 

20 

8 

7 

14

7

June

50 

52 

51 

49 

49

47 

46 

45 

43

47

44 

45 

42 

43 

36

35 

32 

33 

30 

31

31 

28 

27 

26 

25

25 

22 

21 

20 

20

July

19 

19 

19 

18 

IS

16 

16 

14 

13 

13

13 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

13 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Mean

31.1 

259 

92.7

398

74.3 

422 

741 

156 

84.9 

36.5 

11. '7 

15.5 

389

191

Aug.

8 

S 

8 

7 

9

12 

13 

9 

9 

8

9 

9 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

8

8 

8 

8 

9 

9

11 

49 

64 

40 

52 

50

Per square

mile

0.072 

.597 

.214

.917

.171 

.972 

1.71 

.359 

.196 

.084 

.027 

.036 

.696

.440

Sept.

19 

27 

563 

144 

60

56 

39 

37 

100 

95

14 

23 

356 

304 

206

1,320 

895 

791 

373 

321

120 

90 

72 

206 

529

206 

1,350 

1,000 

1,050 

1,290

Run-off In 

inches

0.08 

.67 

.25

12.43

.20 

1.05 

1,97 

.40 

.23 

i09 

.03 

.04 

1.00

6.01

^Discharge measurement.
POPE GREEK BASIN 215

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 41°8', long. 90°55', in SEi sec, 11, T. 13 N., R. 51., 

atsout 2 miles northeast of Keithsburg and 3 miles above mouth. Zero of gage is 

524.07 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,020 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 22.73 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 15.06 feet). 

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 2,260 second-feet June 18, 1935 (gage 

height, 23.51 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9 to Jan. 3, Jan. 

5, 13, 15, Jan. 17 to Feb. 25, which are poor and were estimated on basis of 

weather records, gage heights, ice notes, and records for nearby stations. Gage 

read once daily; more often during high stages. Station operated in cooperation 

with Corps of Engineers, U. S. ArmyRating.table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height r in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet) (Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 14)

15.0 1 16.0 92 18.5 510 

15.1 3 16.2 119 19.0 625 

15.2 8.5 16.4 148 19.5 760 

15.3 16 16.8 209 20.0 910 

15.4 25 17.2 273 21.0 1,225 

15.6 44 17.6 341 22.0 1,575 

15.8 67 18.0 413 23.0 1,980

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2728

29

30 

31

Oct.

17 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

16

17 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

15 

20 

16 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

16

16 

15

HOT.

59 

52 

257 

1,300 

341

148 

98 

88 

82 

119

98 

98 

119 

96 

92

79 

77 

75 

78 

74

69 

62 

56 

60 

71

67 

84 

98 

65 

62

Dee.

78 

77 

74 

73 

69

73 

80 

82 

78 

71

67 

66 

65 

67 

65

71 

53 

52 

51 

50

50 

50 

49 

49 

48

48 

47 

47 

48 

50 

52

Jan.

56

57 

58 

59 

60

60 

57 

56 

56 

61

59 

55 

58 

60 

63

63 

62 

62 

60 

58

56 

54 

52

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

49 

48 

46

Feb.

44 

43 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

43 

43 

43

44 

44 

44 

43 

43

42 

42 

42 

41 

41

40 

40 

40 

70 

800

2,020 

1,740 

1,090 

1,060

Mar.

575 

625

490 

451 

307

209 

186 

241 

193 

209

201 

178 

133 

119 

112

98 

84 

82 

79 

77

80 

79 

83 

170 

126

98 

88 

83 

69 

67 

60

Apr.

62 

68 

60 

61 

67

71 

74 

69 

66 

63

62 

60 

56 

54 

52

47 

45 

43 

41 

40

42 

41 

40 

39 

38

37 

42 

46 

44 

38

Month ,Se2^d" Maximum foot-days

Oct 

HOD 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai

Api

VJur

Ju] 

Auj 

Sej

t

alendar year 193

later year 1935-3g

461 20 

4,126 1,300 

1.9QO 82

62,667 2,260

1,735 63 

7,752 2,020 

5,658 625 

1,568 74 

933 59 

327.5 16 

138.5 11 

437.5 126 

4,513 1,160

29,543.5 2,020

May

35 

44 

48 

45 

38

35 

31 

30 

28 

37

35 

51 

59 

37 

32

29 

27 

32 

30 

26

24 

20 

19 

26 

21

19 

18 

15 

14 

14 

14

MinlflMni

13 

52

47

10

46 

40 

60 

37 

14 

7 

2.5 

2.5 

2

2

June

14 

13 

13 

14 

12

14 

12 

12 

12 

16

15

15 

14 

13 

12

11 

10 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

e

8 

8

e

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7 

11

July

11 

8.5 

S 

8

7.5

7 

6.5 

5,5 

5 

5

4.5 

4 

3.5 

3 

3

3 

3 

2.5 

2.5 

3.5

3 

3 

3 

3 

3.5

3.5 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Aug.

3 

3 

3 

3 

12

11 

5 

3.5 

3 

S

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

3 

3 

2.5 

3

3 

2.5 

3 

2.5 

2.5

87 

126 

72 

37 

14 

12

Sept.

8 

18 

87 

46 

19

15 

9 

7.5 

4 

2.5

2

2.5 

341 

74 

26

910 

359 

126 

40 

9

8 

5 

2.5 

225 

55

35 

1,160 

675 

163 

79

 Per square Run-off In 

M*an mile inches

14.9 0.087 0.10 

138 .807 .90 

61.3 .358 .41

172 1.01 13.65

56.0 .327 .38 

267 1.56 1.68 

182 1.06 1.22 

52.3 .306 .34 

30.1 -176 .20 

10.9 .064 .07 

4.47 .026 .03 

14.1 .082 .09 

150 .877 .98

80.7 .472 6.40
216 HENDERSON RIVER BASIN

Henderson River near Oquawka, 111.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 41°0', long. 90°51', in sec. 33, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on 

State Highway 94, 1 mile south of Bald Bluff and about 6i miles northeast of 

Oquawka. Zero of .gage is 541.83 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912).

Drainage area.- 428 square miles.

Kecoraa available.- December 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, about 6,580 second-feet Feb. 27 

(gage height, 25.23 feet, affected by backwater from ice); minimum discharge observer!, 2 second-feet July 24, Aug. 1-4, 13, 18, Sept. 1, 10, 12; minimum gage 

height observed, 9.76 feet Aug. 4.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 27, 1936; minimum, that of 

Aug. 4, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Feb. 27, 

which were estimated on the basis of weather records, observed gage heights, and 

one discharge measurement, and those above 4,000 second-feet, which are poor. Discharge Nov. 3-6, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3 determined from graphs drawn on basis of gage 

readings. Gage read once daily, more often during periods of high water. Station 

operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge in second-feat) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.0

11.4

11.8

12.2

24

34

46

57

87

124

165

12.6

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

209

256

382

526

686

862

1,055

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

1,260

1,510

1,760

2,240

3,590

5,400

7,380

10.0 

10.5 

11.0 

Same

6 to Sept. 30

11.6

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.2

126

229

370

556

is previous table above gage

height 15.2 feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

SI

2S

23

24

25

26

SI

SB

29

SO

SI

Oct.

28

27

26

25

24

24

24

26

28

30

34

34

32

29

28

45

30

26

26

27

28

32

31

34

30

30

30

36

42

48

42

Hov.

176

92

453

2, 40

1,510

466

317

256

220

232

280

343

356

280

244

220

198

187

176

198

187

154

110

114

134

134

176

244

176

114

-

Dec.

154

114

187

134

134

144

144

154

154

134

83

124

114

119

134

124

110

87

83

90

92

90

87

86

90

95

100

105

110

115

118

Jan.

120

120

125

130

133

132

130

130

130

130

130

131

134

140

155

170

160

154

155

140

140

140

120

104

104

107

107

103

100

100

101

Month

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

November ........................

December. .......................

Calendar year 1935 ............

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

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

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

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

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

July. . . . . i ......................

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

September. ......................

Water year 1935-3 5 ............

Feb.

102

103

104

105

105

105

104

105

100

L02

104

106

108

110

107

105

105

105

104

105

105

105

144

*321

1,510

3,590

6,400

6,180

3,240

-

Mar.

1,710

1,060

790

900

686

492

460

445

430

416

445

415

340

310

295

267

241

217

217

229

217

205

217

460

340

254

229

217

194

183

163

Second - 

foot-days

956

9,986 

3,609

158,427

3 975

23,689

13,043

4,050

3 'gee 224

204

298

9,374

73,374

Apr.

163

163

153

173

163

183

1ST4

173

153

163

163

153

144

135

126

118

110

110

110

110

110

126

118

103

103

96

96

110

118

110

-

Maximum

4B

2,240 

187

4,190

170

6,400

1,710

194

254

62

17

53

1.8SO

6,400

May

89

135

254

153

135

126

110

103

96

96

118

110

110

229

118

110

103

110

103

86

72

72

72

68

72

72

72

65

59

56

50

Minimum

24

92

83

24

100

100

163

96

50

15

2

g

2

2

June

50

50

47

47

50

41

41

41

38

62

53

41

36

32

30

28

26

22

22

22

24

22

21

20

20

18

16

16

15

15

-

July

15

16

16

17

16

15

10

6

6

8

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

S

3

3

3

2

7

5

5

4

4

5

3

Mean

30

333

116

434

128

817

421

135

104

32 2

eiss

9 61

312

200

Aug.

2

2

2

2

5

30

14

10

5

5

4

4

2

3

S

3

3

2

3

31

12

8

6

3

S

38

56

22

10

5

4

Per square 

mile

0.072

.778

.271

1.01

299

1 *QR4 91

.315

.243

.075

!oi5

.022

1-729

.467

Sept.

2

5

31

21

10

4

3

3

3

2

3

2

56

135

47

1,160

900

86

47

47

33

24

23

790

89

1,760

1,820

1,820

295

153

-

Run-off In 

inches

0.08

'.31 87

13.76

.34

1*13

 35

 08

.02

.03

.81

6.36

«Result of discharge measurement.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 

Skunk River near Ames, Iowa

217

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°4'6", long. 93°37'2", in SW1 sec. 23, T. 84 N. 

R. 24 TV. , 2i miles north of Ames, 3i miles below Keigley Branch, and 5 miles above 

mouth of Squaw Creek.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to August 1927, March 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 7.70 

feet): minimum, 0.17 second-foot Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.63 feet).

1920-27, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, about 3,540 second-feet Sept. 17, 1921 

(gage height, 9.2 feet); no flow at times during June, July, and August, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1-4 and those for periods of ice effect. 

Dec. 11, 12, Dec. 20 to Feb. 20, Feb. 25 to Mar. 4 and Mar. 7, which are poor and 

were estimated on basis of one discharge measurement, available gage heights, and 

weather records.

atlng table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in aecond-feet)

1 6 0.13 2.4 27 4.2 700 

1 7 .26 2.6 54 4.6 911 

1 8 .46 2.8 95 5.0 1,120 

1 9 1.10 3.0 151 5.5 1,390 

2 0 2.40 3.2 220 6.0 1,660 

2 1 5.40 3.4 301 6.5 1,930 

2 2 11.2 3.6 394 7.0 2,200 

2 3 18 3.8 493 8.0 2,740 

4.0 596 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935- to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

19 

16 

14 

12

11 

12 

14 

13 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

175 

174 

108 

82

67 

56 

51 

46 

44

40 

40 

39 

37 

35 

84

Mov.

184 

145 

212 

463 

328

232 

191 

168 

154 

139

116 

108 

108 

103 

98

95 

93 

91 

98 

100

95 

60 

77 

84 

SO

82 

244 

342 

255 

243

Dec.

198 

161 

174 

139 

136

151 

S09 

236 

232 

177

150 

160 

151 

136 

124

118 

113 

111 

54 

77

80 

80 

69 

54 

46

44 

44 

46 

44 

44 

46

Jan.

51

54 

60 

58 

56

54 

53 

52 

50 

48

50 

51 

44 

48 

48

54 

52 

38 

34 

45

48 

44 

39 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

Feb.

37 

37 

35 

36 

35

34 

34 

33 

32 

32

31 

30 

29 

28 

27

26 

24 

23 

23 

20

-5-19

19 

18

17 

20

26

34 

44 

44

Mar.

55 

70 

200 

1,000 

1,200

964 

900 

1,440 

2,040 

2,520

2,200 

1,380 

832 

638 

565

529 

438 

3S9 

351 

306

280 

259 

601 

70O 

463

360 

314 

251 

209 

177 

133

Apr.

139 

121 

113 

136 

139

121 

145 

151 

158 

154

148 

133 

121 

113 

100

84 

77 

73 

73 

73

69 

65 

64 

64 

62

60 

58 

60 

58 

67

»°ntl1 food's MaXtoUm

Oct 

HO! 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fe* 

Mai

AP!

Maj

Jui 

Ju] 

Au( 

Sej

1

ember. .......................

1,298 175 

4,788 463 

3,604 236

alendar year 1935 ............ 63,109.8 2,790

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

Ij. ...........................

»ater year 1935-3

1,427 60 

B47 44 

21,774 2,520 

2,999 158 

4,737 560 

1,493 149 

72.77 10 

12.42 .97 

182.76 32

43,234.95 2,520

May

265 

560 

3YO 

280

195 

161 

139 

121 

195

263 

202 

161 

133 

116

105 

95 

93 

86

75

69 

65 

103 

154 

116

93 

80 

67 

58 

51 

48

Minimum

11 

60 

44

5.7

34 

17 

55 

58 

48 

11 

.46 

.20 

.18

.18

June

51 

98 

86 

75 

65

69 

73 

65 

60 

149

118 

84 

65 

54 

46

39 

37 

31 

28 

26

24 

23

22 

19 

17

15 

17 

14

12 

11

July

10 

8.3 

6.6 

6.0 

4.8

3.9 

3.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

.97 

.84 

.84 

.84

.78 

.72 

.84 

.52 

.46 

.46

Aug.

0,46 

.44 

.46

.97 

.72

.65 

.46 

.44 

.42 

.36

.38 

.42 

.33 

.52 

.65

.42

!25 

.30 

.42

.36 

.28 

.34 

.30 

.22

.20 

.25 

.36 

.28 

.22 

.21

Sept.

0.18

1 30 

.26 

9.1

6.1 

1.9 

.97 

.72 

.65

.72 

.97 

1.5 

.97 

11

19 

32 

23

15 

9.5

6.0 

4.8 

3.6 

3.0 

2.3

3.9 

8.3 

6.6 

5.1 

5.1

 Per square Run-off in 

Mean mile inches

41.9 0.131 0.15 

160 .500 .56 

116 .362 .42

173 .541 7.34

46.0 .144 .17 

29.2 .091 .10 

702 2 . 19 2 .'52 

100 .312 .35 

153 .478 .55 

49.8 .156 .17 

2.35 .007 .01 

.401 .001 .001 

6.09 .019 .02

118 .369 5.02

-"Result of discharge measurement.
218 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°10', long. 91°43', in sec. 1, T. 73 N., R. 8 W., at highway bridge .an eighth of a mile above Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 

at Coppock and a quarter of a mile above Junction with Crooked Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,890 square miles.

Records available.- October 1913 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 1,351 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,200 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage 

height, 14.94 feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Aug. 26, Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.23 

feet).

1913-36: Maximum discharge observed, 25,200 second-feet June 15, 1930 (gage 

height, 22.13 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 28, 1934 (gage height, 1.86 

feet).

A stage of about 22 feet occurred on or about May 31, 1903.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 2-4, Dec. 18 to 

Mar. 5, which are poor and were estimated on basis of gage heights, observer's 

notes, and weather records. Gage read once daily, more often during periods of 

high water. Station operated in cooperation with Mississippi River Power Co.

Hating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect 

discharge, in second-feet)

age height, in feet, and

2.2

2.4 

2.6

73

108

149

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.V

197

256

323

434

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

563

790

1,030

1,590

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

3,060

4,900

7,170

11,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

5

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

SI

Oct.

225

225

197

172

160

149

149

138

138

138

138

138

149

149

138

149

138

138

138

184

340

474

434

376

323

306

434

474

272

256

256

Hov.

434

358

1,130

2,900

2,740

2,580

2,060

1,590

1,290

981

1,080

1,030

932

884

837

790

744

744

698

698

698

698

*676

653

608

608

837

1,470

1,410

1,720

-

Dee.

1,470

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,290

1,240

1,130

981

981

981

1,080

932

900

850

700

500

400

300

300

300

300

300

300

350

350

400

Jan.

^00

400

400

450

450

450

450

500

500

500

500

500

550

550

6QO

600

550

500

4QO

3QO

250

200

200

200

200

200

150

150

150

100

100

Month

November. .......................

Da camber . .......................

Calendar year 1935 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September .......................

Water year 1935-36 ............

Feb.

100

100

75

75

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

100

£00

2,000

5,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

_

-

Mar.

5,900

5,800

5,600

5,400

5,200

4,700

4,800

6,450

6,930

7,290

8,580

10,300

11,200

10,800

10,300

9,350

8,580

6,930

4,600

3,390

2,980

2,660

2,580

2,430

3,060

3,480

3,390

3,300

2,500

2,280

2,130

Secortdfbot-days

7,095

33,878

26,195

513,284

11,450

26,550

173,390

38,555

42,665

29,090

5,038

2,077

13,765

409,748

Apr.

1,920

1,720

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,720

1,660

1,590

1,660

1,660

1,590

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,030

1,030

981

981

932

884

832

837

837

837

837

837

-

Maximum

474

2,900

1,470

7,740

600

6,000

11,200

1,920

3,560

3,060

340

112

1,660

11,200

Hay

837

837

1,990

3,560

3,060

2,280

1,850

1,660

1,470

1,350

1,290

2,820

1,990

1,660

1,470

1,290

1,180

1,080

1,030

932

884

790

744

744

884

1,350

884

790

698

653

608

Minimum

138

358

300

50

100

50

2,130

837

608

358

82

49

49

49

June

563

540

563

2,280

1,990

1,240

1,130

1,030

1,130

932

1,660

3,060

1,990

1,290

1,130

981

932

790

698

653

563

540

496

496

454

454

395

376

376

358

July

340

323

289

«264

240

240

225

211

197

184

172

172

160

149

149

138

138

128

122

120

114

108

112

101

114

99

90

87

85

85

82

Mean

229

1,129

845

1,406

369

916

5,593

1,285

1,376

970

163

67.0

459

1,120

Aug.

76

75

72

68

90

85

80

82

82

78

70

64

64

62

55

54

53

53

50

53

53

52

54

52

50

49

112

101

72

61

55

Per square 

mile

0.079

.391

.292

.487

.128

.317

1.94

 445

.476

.336

 .056

.023

.159

.388

Sept.

49

58

62

57

83

87

116

73

698

376

225

211

518

395

653

1,130

653

454

1,240

653

414

306

256

653

376

256

1,660

837

518

698

Run-off in 

inches

0.09

.44

.34

6.61

.15

.34

2.24

.50

.55

.37

.06

.03

.18

5.29

Interpolated.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 219

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°46', long. 91°17' , In NEt sec. 26, T. 69 N., 

R. 4 W., about a quarter of a mile southwest of Augusta post office and 12.2 miles 

above mouth. Zero of gage is 521.69 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1912).

Drainage area.- 4,290 square miles.

Records available.- September to November 1913, May 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1915-36), 2.094 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge 'during year (estimated), 16,000 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 17.40 feet, Ice jam); minimum, 44 second-feet Aug. 26 (ejage height, 1.27 

feet).

1913, 1915-36: Maximum discharge observed, 44,500 second-feet June 17, 1930 

(gage height, 22.55 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 1934 (gage 

height, 1.0 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 5, Dec. 12-15, Dec. 

its to Mar. 4, which are poor and were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records, and those deterFined from once-daily gage 

readings and those below 100 second-feet, which are fair. Station operated In 

cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and Mississippi River Power Co.

Rating tables water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 31 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

100

167

251

415

650

940

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

1,270

1,740

2,200

2,750

3,300

4,400

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.5

5,590

6,790

8,020

9,320

10,620

12,650

48

114

268

Same as previous 

height 5.0 feet

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

1,090

1,650

2,220

2,860

table above gage

Discharge, In second-feet, water y»a* Octofc«r 1935 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 

S9 

30 

31

Oct.

251 

#251 

#280 

251 

*233

«233 

#160 

#199 

#175 

#195

*191 

#191 

#220 

#199 

183

160 

199 

175 

183 

167

171 

280 

436 

#422 

#385

«276 

-"344 

#344 

#300 

#895 

#311

Nov.

#344 

#403 

#549 

#6,190 

4,510

3,520 

3,080 

2,480 

2,040 

1,680

#1,420 

#1,450 

#1,270 

s-1,200 

1,050

973 

900 

-"880 

880 

890

880 

830 

830 

750 

722

722

-"760 

#1,300 

2,040 

1,920

Dec.

2,090 

1,980 2,140- 

2,260 

3,000

2,970 

2,040 

1,800 

1,620 

1,560

'51,560 

#1,600 

#1,450 

#1,300 

#1,100

#1,060 

#1,280 

#1,250 

#1,200 

 -9 00

#600 

500 

500 

500 

550

#600 

#600 

-"600 

#650 

-s-650 

#700

Jan.

#650

#650 

#700 

#700 

650

650 

650 

650 

650 

650

650 

650 

650 

650 

650

600 

600 

550 

550 

500

500 

500 

#450 

#400 

#400

#400 

#350 

*350 

-=-350 

#300 

#300

Month

Oot 

Hcr» 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

*»5 

Jan 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

»300 

*300 

#300 

#300 

 s-300

#300 

#300 

#300 

#300 

#300

#300 

#300 

#300 

#300 

#300

#300 

#300 

#300 

-s-300 

#300

#300 

#300 

#300 

#500 

4,000

15,000 

14,000 

14,000 

13,000

Mar.

12,000 

11,500 

11,000 

12,800 

12,400

11,000 

8,280 

7,030 

7,760 

8,410

9,580 

11,000 

11,000 

11,500 

11,500

11,000 

10,400 

9,190 

7,270 

5,350

4,400 

3,740 

3,520 

3,300 

3,190

3,630 

3,960 

3,740 

3,630 

3,080 

2,660

Second - 

foot-days

7,660 

46 , 463 

40', 610

849,131

16,950 

67,400 

238,820 

52,420 

50,110 

31,097 

6,174 

2,665 

37,823

598,192

Apr.

2,600 

2,380 

2,280 

2,160 

2,160

2,600 

2,600 

2,440 

2,330 

2,220

2,220 

2,220 

2,060 

1,940 

1,770

1,650 

1,530 

1,480 

1,390 

1,310

1,280 

1,230 

1,180 

1,130 

1,100

1,050 

1,010 

1,020 

1,060 

1,020

Maximum

436 

6,190 

3,000

16,300

700 

15,000 

12,800 

2,600 

3,630 

2,970 

407 

132 

6,790

15,000

»«y

1,02C 

1.08C 

1,09C 

2,28C 

3,63C

3,19C 

2,66C 

2,22C 

1,P4C 

1.77C

1,59C 

1,48C 

2,660 

2,66C 

2.28C

2.00C 

1,83C 

tl,530 

1,230 

1,140

1,050 

980 

900 

850 

830

870 

1,390 

1,240 

1,020 

900 

800

Minimum

160 

344 

500

60

300 

300 

2,660 

1,010 

800 

420 

98 

52 

62

52

June

722

650 

615 

590 

1,160

2,000 

1,530 

1,180 

1,090 

1,170

1,110 

1,390 

2,970 

2,280 

1,710

1,420 

1,210 

1,050 

910 

820

742 

667 

624 

582 

550

518 

496 

475 

446 

420

July

407 

363 

334 

311 

300

279 

258 

244 

268 

239

220 

208 

191 

187 

183

179 

172 

165 

158 

154

148 

144 

132 

117 

126

123 

123 

123 

114 

106 

98

He an

247 

1,549 

1,310

2,326

547 

2,324 

7,704 

1,747 

1,616 

1,037 

199 

86.0 

1,261

1,634

Aug.

96 

98 

96 

96 

104

106 

111 

106 

106 

96

98 

101 

93 

t86 

79

88 

55 

75 

81 

88

91

59 

79 

77 

59

55 

52 

64 

70 

132 

68

Per square 

mile

0.058 

.361 

.305

.542

.128 

.542 

1.80 

.407 

.377 

.242 

.046 

.020 

.294

.381

Sept.

101 

86 

79 

62 

88

114 

126 

135 

170 

487

475 

340 

960 

900 

1,180

3,080 

2,440 

1,390 

920 

1,270

900 

556 

992 

1,940 

1,480

2,940 

6,790 

4,510 

2,110 

1,200

Run-off In 

Inches

0.07 

.40 

.35

7.35

.15 

.58 

2.08 

.45 

.43 

.27 

.05 

.02 

.33

5.18

 Determined from once-daily gage readings 

tintarpolated.
220 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

West Fork of Des Moines River near Jackson, Minn. 

(Formerly Des Moin.es River near Jackson, Minn. )

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°42', Ion?. P3°3', in sec. 28, T. 105 N., R. 35 W., 8 

miles "northwest Of Jackson. Zero of gage is 1,304.85 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1936. May 1909 to December 1913 comparable records at a site 8 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,320 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage 

height, 9.60 feet: no flow at times.

1909-13, 1930-56: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 22, 1936; no flow at 

times in 1931, 1934-56.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Mar. 4-20 (computed on 

basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), and those 

estimated for Nov. 17 to Mar. 2, which are poor. Gage read once daily. Discharge 

determined from graph_ base<l on gage readinrs, Mar. 12 to Apr. 18 and June 8-12.

Hating tables, wate

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

0.4 0 

.5 .6 

.6 

.7 

.8

year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

.9

1.4 

3.6 

4.1 

6.5

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

l.U 

3.9

Mar. 4 to Aug. 27 

1.6 56

Aug.

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

98

121

146

173

234

321

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

420

530

650

930

1,250

1,650

2,050

2,270

28 to Sept. 30

0.4 0

.5 .1

.6 .4

.7 .8

.8 1.8

.9 5.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

.5

1.2

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

3*8

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

3.2

Nov.

2.9

3 2

2.9

3.4

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

\

. 1.5

t

-

Dec. Jan.

Month

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

November ........................

December. .......................

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

May............... ...^. .........

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

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

Augus t ..........................

September .......................

Water year 1935-36.. ..........

Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

5

13

8

25

47

399

725

930

780

601

507

485

485

507

553

810

1,330

2,050

2,270

2,130

2,090

1,970

1,770

1,490

1,250

1,530

1,410

1,140

Secondfoot-days

490

66.2

31

15.5

0

15I908

4,768

3 144

'520.9

16. 6

19.6

51,848.8

Apr.

1,080

1,050

930

930

930

810

725

675

700

675

675

650

625

577

530

46S

420

379

379

359

321

268

251

251

251

218

218

194

187

187

Maximum

4.6

3.5

0

2,270

1,080

234

226

56

7.4

3.7

2,270

May

234

202

180

173

166

152

152

159

173

173

187

187

202

152

146

140

121

115

104

109

133

140

202

194

180

140

121

109

109

109

104

Minimum

0

-

0

0

187

104

56

.4

0

0

0

June

98

92

92

87

82

76

98

98

195

226

166

133

133

140

146

133

121

115

104

98

87

87

82

76

71

66

64

60

56

62

-

July

56

54

47

45

44

38

32

28

25

24

21

15

14

13

11

10

8.0

6.4

5.5

4.7

5.9

3.3

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 i.'o T»3

.8

.4

Mean

1.58

2.21

1

.5

0

881

530

154

105

16.8

.54

.65

142

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.0

.8

.4

.2

0

0

0

.2

*.2

*.l

*.l

*.l

.1

7.4

3,1

.7

.6

Per square

mile

Sept.

0.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

3.7

3.1

1.8

1.4

 l.S

1.2

.8

.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Run-off in 

inches

* Interpolated.
DBS MOIHES RIVER BASIN 

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa

221

Location.- Watsr-stage recorder, lat. 42°4'40", long. 9S°55'55", in NWi sec. 24, T. 

fc!4 N., R. 27 W., at dam of Boone Water Department, 2 miles northwest of Boone and 

2 miles above Bluff Creek. Zero of gage is 871.52 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.-- 5,490 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1927, October 1953 to September 1936. 

April 1920 ~o September 1924 at site 1.3 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet Mar. IE (gage height, 

8.79 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

19<dO-27, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet June 26, 1935 (gage 

height, 11.30 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 13, 1936.

Highest stage since 1907, 17.44 feet, present datum, occurred Apr. 2, 1935 

(discharge not determined). A stage of 20.54 feet, former site and datum, occurred June 6, 1918 (discharge, about 32,000 seconrt-f eet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for discharges below 200 second-feet, which are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 24-28, Jan. 15-21, Jan. 23 to Feb. 

24, Feb. 28, which are poor and were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights,_weather records, and records for station at Des Moines. Discharge for llov. 17-24, Dec. 3-17 determined from once daily gage readings. Some 

diurnal fluctuation during low stages due to operation of city power plant at 

Fort Dodge.

Rating table, ater year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 

1.3

26

169

407

725

L.120

1,580

12,100

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

8.5 

2.8

P.690 

3,180 

3,520 

3,820 

4,100 

4,360 

4,710

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

5,010

5,370

5,850

6,380

6,960

8,260

9,700

height, in feet,

11,260

12,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

123 

132 

115 

99 

92

92 

99 

92 

99 

99

107 

141 

123 

107 

107

132 

276 

221

210 

200

179 

160 

150 

169 

160

210 

179 

115 

150 

150 

288

Nov.

340 

435 

435 

509 

556

435 

366 

327 

314 

314

301 

276 

276 

242 

242

242 

183 

165 

242 

183

165

123 

115 

163 

t203

232 

SOI

327 

232 

340

Dec.

449 

242 

265 

169 

189

407 

301 

478 

435 

189

169 

253

301 

366

276

301 

288 

301 

242 

242

288 

327 

327 

320 

300

260 

240 

220 

200 

189 

200

Jan.

200 

200 

200 

189 

189

179 

169 

210 

189 

179

169 

169 

169 

221 

240

260 

240 

220 

210 

200

195 

179 

180 

180 

175

175 

170 

170 

170 

165 

165

Month

Oct 

ffov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

HI

ember. .......................

ater year 1935-

Feb.

160 

150 

150 

140 

130

130 

130 

120 

110 

110

100 

100 

90 

80 

70

72 

72 

70 

70 

72

*73 

76 

80 

90 

141

221 

189 

170 

150

Mar.

150 

210 

541 

1,700 

5,820

4,230 

4,230 

4,360 

6,050 

8,680

11,600 

12, 200

11,900

10,000 

8,680

8,960 

9,700 

8,960 

8,540 

8,400

8,260 

7,720 

7,980 

8,260 

7,720

6,960 

6,600 

6,380 

5,950 

5,460 

5,010

Secondfoot-days

4,576 

8,607 

8,734

504, 615

5,926 

3,316 

209,211 

66, 420 

56,182 

32,683 

4,167 

3,266 

44, 635

447,723

Apr.

4,600 

3,960 

3,600 

3,360 

3,180

3,070 

2,880 

2,770 

2,740 

2,660

2,510 

2,480 

2,450 

2,360 

2,270

2,160 

2,020 

1,880 

1,780 

1,630

1,510 

1,440 

1,360 

1,320 

1,230

1,050 

1,030 

1,050 

990 

1,080

Maxljttum

2S8 

556 

478

16,300

260 

221 

12,200 

4,600 

4,480 

2,740 

314 

1,010 

4,480

12,200

May

,270 

,570 

,240 

,880 

,660

,510 

,340 

,190 

,160 

,300

,390 

,390 

,440 

,530 

,410

,270 

,210 

,140 

990 

873

854 

854 

951 

E,300 

3,960

4,480 

3,670 

3,070 

2,480 

2,070 

1,730

Minimum

92 

115

169

84

165 

70 

150 

990 

854 

353 

45 

40 

493

40

June

1,560 

1,700 

1,510 

1,300 

1,160

1,050 

1,030 

951 

1,160 

2,390

2,740 

2,300 

1,780 

1,510 

1,210

1,080 

911 

816 

780 

673

655 

638 

605 

556 

509

478 

464 

407 

407 

353

July

314 

314 

276 

242 

242

221 

221 

160 

210 

160

132 

132 

141 

115 

107

99 

99 

92 

84

77

77 

64 

70 

70 

77

77 

77 

70 

51 

51 

45

Mean

148 

287 

282

1,3S3

191 

114 

6,749 

2,214 

1,812 

1,089 

134 

105 

1,488

1,223

Aug.

51 

51 

51 

64 

57

45 

51 

57 

51 

57

64 

51 

40 

45 

45

45 

45 

57 

51 

51

51 

77 

70 

84 

84

77 

57 

57 

98 

572 

1,010

Per square 

mile

0.027 

.052 

.051

.252

.035 

.021 

1.23 

.403 

.330 

.198 

.024 

.019 

.271

.223

Sept.

1,120 

1,010 

951 

690 

780

854 

816 

816 

931 

655

541 

1,350 

2,660 

2,540 

2,300

3,740 

4,480 

3,960 

3,270 

2,360

1,700 

1,250 

1,140 

1,010 

743

690 

655 

621 

509 

493

Run-off in 

incheg

0.03 

.06 

.06

3.41

.04 

.02 

1.42 

.45 

.38 

.22 

.03 

.02 

.30

3.03

* Result of discharge me 

t Interpolated.
222 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35'18", lonr. 93°36'55", in sec. 4, T. 78 N., 

RT~24~W., at Walnut Street Bridge, in Des Moines, a quarter of a mile below dam of 

Des Moines Electric Co. and two-thirds of a mile above mouth of Raccoon River. 

Zero of gage is 773.74 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 6,180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1902 to August 1903, October 1914 to March 1915 (gage 

heights only;, May 1905 to July 1906, March 1915 to September 1927, October 1932 

to September 1936 in reports or U. S. Geological Survey. April 1893 to September 

1894, July 1897 to September 1927 (only monthly discharge prior to 1905 and for 

years 1907-14) in report of Iowa State Planning Board.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1915-27, 1932-36), 1,879 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,600 second-feet Mar. 14; maximum gage height, 11.23 feet Mar. 13 (backwater from Raccoon River); minimum discharge, 64 second-feet Aug. 31.

1915-27, 1932-36: Maximum discharge, about 41,500 second-feet June 7, 1913 

(gage height, 16.5 feet); minimum daily discharge, 35 second-feet Dec. 31, 1923 and 

Jan. 1, 1924; no flow has occurred at times since construction of dam above gage.

Maximum stage known', about 23 feet in May 1903 (caused by backwater from 

Raccoon River; discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Feb. 2-23 estimated on 

basis of records for station at Boone, and those below about 200 second-feet, which 

are poor. Discharge for Nov. 5, 8, Mar. 4-23, May 2-6, 11-16, 25-28, June 9, 10, 

Sept. 17, 18, determined from staff-gage readings at dam a quarter of a mile upstream. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

oo

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

197 

174 

149 

147 

139

135 

130 

125 

125 

123

121 

119 

121 

125 

125

123 

200 

430 

494 

394

369 

334 

270 

248 

229

248 

244 

279 

233 

190 

283

Nov.

513 

612 

756 

1,380 

1,230

Tl,100 

t980 

854 

#740 

#660

»600 

»560 

513

476 

446

415 

407 

407 

446 

422

407 

344 

283 

334 

344

369 

513 

654 

522

709

Dec.

698 

446 

561 

551 

580

744 

816 

780 

803 

698

376 

363 

513 

654 

686

654 

484 

484 

302 

147

252 

344 

350 

344 

313

288 

244 

244 

240 

244 

244

Jan.

248 

261 

279 

308 

323

323 

313 

308 

274 

270

266 

261 

283 

279 

274

270 

248 

237 

221 

210

203

197 

194 

T188 

1-182

177 

177 

177 

177 

177 

174

Konth

Oct 

JTov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19^

ater year 1935-2

Feb.

174 

170 

165 

165 

160

150 

150 

145 

140 

130

120 

115 

110 

105 

90

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

85 

95 

120 

233 

*800

*1, 100 

*850 

»750 

$644

Mar.

#650 

*850 

*1, 500 

3,870 

4,800

4,800 

5,830 

t6,380 

6,940 

8,510

10,100 

11,800 

13, 100 

13,100 

til, 800

10,600 

10,100 

10,600 

10 , 600 

10,100

9,730 

9,730 

9,730 

*S,73& 

«10,300

#9,500 

#8,100 

#7, 500 

#7,100 

#6, 700 

#6,300

Secondfoot-days

6,623 

17,996 

14,447

638,715

7,479 

7,166 

250,450 

76,360 

69,440 

44, 536 

6,597 

2,248 

45,160

548,502

Apr.

#5, 800

5,180 

4,280 

4,080 

3,790

3,410 

3,220 

3,030 

2,940 

2,850

2,Veo

2,580 

2,580 

2,490 

2,490

2,320 

2,150 

2,050 

1,900 

1,690

1,790 

1,680 

1,580 

1,500 

1,460

1,460 

1,350 

1,300 

1,350 

1,300

Maximum

494 

1,380 

816

17, 200

323

1,100 

13,100 

5,800 

4,480 

3,410 

453 

94 

4,170

13, 100

May

2,400 

3,300 

3,580 

3,160 

2,520

2,280 

2,000 

1,820 

1,580 

1,630

2,280 

2,400 

2,280 

t2, 160 

2,050

1,830 

1,560 

1,500 

1,410 

1,290

1,200 

1,120 

1,090 

1,100 

2,280

3,870 

4,480 

3,870 

2,940 

2,400 

2,060

Minimum

119 

283

147

100

174 

80 

650 

1,300 

1,090 

476 

89 

66 

469

66

June

1,870 

2,320 

2,320 

2,080 

1,720

1,640 

1,460 

1,350 

1,320 

2,900

t3,160 

3,410 

2,670 

2,130 

1,840

1,480 

1,320 

1,140 

1,030 

955

853 

803 

733 

686 

654

601 

570 

551 

494 

476

July

453

407 

394 

388 

344

308 

292 

270 

283 

257

266 

229 

229 

221 

214

197 

184 

171 

166 

144

139 

130 

125

113 

105

102 

97 

95 

94 

91 

89

lie an

214 

600 

466

1,750

241 

247 

8,079 

2,545 

2,240 

1,485 

213 

73 

1,505

1,499

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.035 

.097 

.075

.283

.039 

.040 

1.31 

.412 

.362 

.240 

.034 

.012 

.244

.243

85 

80 

76 

76 

94

85 

81 

76 

71 

70

:68 

70 

70 

70 

:68

168 :67

69 

69 

68

68 

66 

68 

68 

68

72 

75 

74 

68 

66 

74

Sept.

469 

841 

803 

803 

1,130

1,260 

803 

916 

686 

904

803 

686 

866 

2,320 

2,580

2,940 

3,030 

4,170 

3,880 

3,030

2,320

1,790 

1,380 

1,230 

1,120

1,090 

968 

853 

791 

698

Run-off In 

Inches

0.04 

.11 

.09

3.86

.04 

.04 

1.51 

.46 

.42 

.27 

.04 

.01 

.27

3.3CT

* EsUmated on oasis of records for station at Booi

t Interpolated.

j Discharge computed from once-daily gage reading.

 id for ihe Riccoon River at Van Meter.
DES MO INKS RIVER BASIN 223

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°0', long. 92°24', in NE-J sec. 25, T. 72 N., 

K. 14 W., at Vine Street Bridge in Ottumwa. Zero of gage is 622.77 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 13,200 square miles.

Records available.- March 1917 to September 1927, January 1929 to September 1930, 

Marcti 1955 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey; March 1917 to 

September 1930 in report 'of Iowa State Planning Board. Comparable records at 

Eldon October 1930 to March 1935.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1917-30, 1935-36), 4,284 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 27,800 second-feet Mar. 5, 6

(gage height, 9.50 feet); minimum discharge, 50 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 

-0.20 foot); minimum daily discharge, 80 second-feet Aug. 18.

1917-30, 1935-36: Maximum discharge observed, 58,700 second-feet June 11, 

1917 (gage height, 16.5 feet, former site); minimum, that of 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Feb. 29, 

which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and 

weather records and are fair. Discharge June 15 to Aug. 4 computed on basis of 

records for station at Keosauqua. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages due to operation of power plant above gage. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with 

U. s. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

.2

50

120

232 1.2 1,520

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

2,320

3,230

4,490

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

5,850

8,830

IE,100

7.0 

9.0

18,900

26,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

935 

935 

792 

858 

397

606 

580 

486 

545 

556

512 

526 

545 

512 

512

490 

490 

1,100 

3,130 

2,240

1,830 

1,410 

1,150 

980 

905

833

778 

723 

778 

711 

890

Nov.

1,840 

4,000 

3,720 

13,100 

16,100

8,210 

4,360 

3,470 

2,940 

2,670

2,390 

2,220 

2,050 

1,850 

1,770

1,730 

1,650 

1,630 

1,600 

1,600

1,750 

1,630 

1,450 

1,260 

1,150

1,310 

3,140 

4,750 

5,020 

3,280

Dec.

2,720 

2,670 

2,340 

2,110 

2,220

2,010 

2,410 

2,810 

2,990 

2,670

2,240 

»2, 110 

»1,520 

*1,430 

»1,340

*1,910 

»1,910 

*1,910 

*1,710 

1,340

792 

792 

860 

860 

860

833 

980 

819 

1,010 

1,030 

1,090

Jan.

1,140 

1,260 

1,200 

1,150 

1,360

1,320 

1,410 

1,470 

1,430 

1,430

1,340 

1,410 

1,390 

1,320 

1,340

1,540 

1,120 

1,170 

1,070 

1,220

1,030 

1,040 

1,190 

1,040 

1,010

1,040 

1,060 

1,090 

1,070 

995 

1,040

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar 

Apr 

May 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

1,040 

1,040 

I', 060 

1,120 

1,110

1,110 

1,010 

1,200 

1,200 

1,170

1,030 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,030

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,030 

1,010 

1,010 

1,070 

2,320

5,020 

10, 100 

11,100 

12,100

Mar.

*13,700 

#12,700 

*19,600 

*26,700 

*27, 800

*26,700 

23,800 

23,100 

23,500 

22,400

23, 500 

24,900 

24,900 

24,200 

23,500

23,100 

21,700 

17, 800 

16,400 

16,100

15,400 

14, 400 

14,100 

18,200 

19,200

18, 500 

16,100 

13,700 

12,400 

11,400 

10, 400

Secondfoot-days

27,735 

103,640 

52,296

37,695 

65,960 

59,9,900 

146,320 

130,430 

103,870 

16,100 

8,102 

69,434

1,361,482

Apr.

9,470 

' 8,520 

7,900 

7,300 

7,000

6,710 

6,560 

5,850 

5,850 

5,570

5,330 

5,160 

5,020 

4,750 

4,750

4,620 

4,000 

4,000 

3,840 

3,720

3,600 

3,350 

3,350

3,180 

3,060

2,880 

2,830 

2,760 

2,720 

2,670

Maximum

3,130 

16,100 

2,990

1,540 

12,100 

27,800 

9,470 

7,900 

9,150 

1,070 

476 

5,570

27,800

Hay

2,740 

3,350 

7,000 

7,900 

6,860

5,710 

4,620 

4,490 

3,970 

3,720

4,620 

4,490 

5,020 

4,620 

4,360

3,970 

3,720 

3,470 

3,210 

2,990

2,850 

2,610 

2,520 

2,690 

2,740

2,320 

3,350 

5,160 

5,710 

5,160 

4,490

Minimum

397 

1,150 

792

995 

1,010 

10,400 

2,670 

2,320 

1,130 

250 

80 

155

80

June

3,970 

4,360 

5,160 

4,750 

4,360

3,840 

3,840 

3,720 

3,600 

4,000

7,600 

9,150 

7,300 

5,160 

4,300

3,800 

3,100 

2,650 

2,400 

2,150

1,950 

1,750 

1,700 

1,600 

1,450

1,400 

1,300 

1,170 

1,210 

1,130

July

1,070 

930 

950 

850 

850

750 

730 

660 

660 

600

570 

540 

510 

500 

400

430 

370 

390 

390 

350

360 

370 

360 

340 

350

280 

340 

340 

290 

320 

250

Mean

895 

3,455 

1,687

1,216 

2,274 

19,352 

4,877 

4,207 

3,462 

519 

261 

2,314

3,720

Aug.

270 

250 

220 

330 

335

323 

341 

383 

317 

276

264 

222 

252 

263 

180

282 

227 

80 

299 

252

217 

230 

250 

242 

476

468 

380 

104 

104 

120 

145

Per square

mile

0.068 

.262 

.128

.092 

.172 

1.47 

.369 

.319 

.262 

.039 

.020 

.175

.282

Sept.

155

182 

212 

560 

905

890 

1,410 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

1,310 

1,360 

1,310 

1,830 

1,770

2,830 

3,720 

4,750 

5,570 

5,290

4,620 

3,840 

3,160 

2,470 

2,010

2,070 

1,910 

3,350 

4,360 

2,970

Run-off In 

Inches

0.08 

.29 

.15

.11 

.19 

1.70 

.41 

.37 

.29 

.04 

.02 

.20

3.85

* Computed from once-daily gage readings.
DES MDINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', lone. 91°57', in sec. 36, T. 69 K., R. 

10 w., at highway bridge in Keosauqua, a quarter of a mile above old dam site and 

Government locks.

Drainage area.- 13,£00 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to July 1906, April 1910 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- £3 years (1913-36), 4,785 second-fset.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 9.39 

feet); minimum, 102 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, -0.49 foot).

1903-6, 1910-36: Maximum discharge, about 97,000 second-feet Jims 1, 1903 

(gage height, 27.85 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet Aug. 30, 1934.

Flood of June 1, 1851, reached a stage of about £4 feet (discharge, about 

80,000 second-feetj.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Mar. 5, which 

were estimated on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for station 

at Ottiurma and are poor. Station operated in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and the Mississippi River Power Co.

Rating table water year 1935-36 

dis

apt period of Ice effect 

rge, in second-feet)

height, in feet, and

 0

-

-

.5

.3

.1

.1

.3

.5

Dli

1

100

160

290

474

716

,010

9 charge, in

0.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.5

1,

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

second-feet,

360

950

600

280

240

500

water

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

6,810

9,590

12,530

15,600

18,800

22,100

year October 1935 to

9,

10,

,0

,0

25,500

29,040

September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,010 

844 

801 

716 

716

588 

340 

577 

454 

531

542 

*520 

497 

520 

485

485 

485 

485 

1,080 

2,600

1,950 

1,610 

1,250 

1,040 

858

830 

773 

730 

665

690 

716

Nov.

888 

2,230 

4,240 

"7,900 

17,500

11,900 

6,150 

3,880 

3,280 

2,820

2,580 

2,340 

2,120 

1,910 

1,870

1,750 

1,650 

1,550 

1,610 

1,550

1,590 

1,670 

1,550 

1,400 

1,220

1,130 

2,340 

4,490 

5,410 

4,740

Dec.

3,000 

2,600 

2,510 

2,270 

1,910

1,970 

1,990 

2,470 

2,870 

2,910

2,600 

2,120 

1,870 

1,730 

1,510

1,950 

1,950 

2,060 

1,810 

900

800 

800 

850 

900 

950

900 

900 

950 

1,050 

1,100 

1,150

Jan.

1,200 

,250 

,300 

,280 

,260

,400 

,460 

,500 

,500 

,500

,460 

,470 

,480 

,490 

,500

,480 

,520 

,340 

,220 

,190

,160 

,150 

,150 

,160 

,200

,150 

,120 

,150 

,170 

,170 

,140

Month

Oct 

Hov

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

V

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

1,120 

1,130 

1,140 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,160

1,200 

1,160 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,120 

1,120 

2,000 

7,000

10,000 

11,000 

12,000 

12,500

Mar.

13,000 

14,000 

18,000 

23,000 

25,000

26,600 

25,200 

23, 500 

23,800 

23,100

24,100 

25,800 

25,800 

25,200 

24,500

24,100 

23,100 

19,500 

17, 200 

16,900

16,200 

15,000 

14,400 

16,200 

20,100

20,100 

17,500 

15,000 

13,100 

11,900 

11,000

Secondroot-days

25,388 

106,258 

53,350

2,030,671

40,520 

80,540 

611,900 

151, 180 

125,730 

105, 490 

17,080 

7,743 

74,065

1,399,244

Apr.

10,500 

9,300 

8,460 

7,900 

7,350

7,080 

6," 810 

6,410 

5,760 

5,890

5,630 

5,370 

5,120 

4,990 

4,740

4,490 

4,490 

3,880 

3,880 

3,760

3,640 

3,400 

3,160 

3,050 

2,870

2,800 

2,670 

2,670 

2,600 

2,510

Maximum

2,600 

17,500 

3,000

53,000

1,520 

12,500 

26,600 

10,500 

7,900 

9,020 

1,150 

531 

5,760

26,600

May

2,510 

2,620 

4,490 

7,900 

7,350

6,280 

5,240 

4,240 

4,120 

3,760

4,000 

4,740 

4,740 

5,370 

4,490

4,240 

3,640 

3,520 

3,160 

2,980

2,780 

2,600 

2,340 

2,360 

2,580

2,420 

2,120 

3,280 

5,240 

5,630 

4,990

Mlnljmon

340 

888 

800

340

1,120 

1,110 

11,000 

2,510 

2,120 

1,180 

255 

108 

114

108

June

4,240 

3,760 

4,490 

4,990 

4,490

4,240 

3,640 

3,760 

3,640 

3,520

4,360 

9,020 

8,740 

6,410 

4,740

4,240 

3,520 

3,050 

2,600 

2,380

2,120 

1,950 

1,770 

1,710 

1,550

1,490 

1,400 

1,270 

1,180 

1,220

July

1,150 

1,100 

934 

934 

844

844 

759 

730 

665 

665

601 

588 

542 

520 

508

404 

454 

384 

404 

404

357 

366 

384 

374 

357

366 

290 

307 

307 

255 

283

Mean

819 

3,542

1,721

5,563

1,307 

2,77V 

19,740 

5,039 

4,056 

3,516 

551 

250 

2,469

3,823

Aug.

262 

276 

248 

227 

340

315

307 

276 

324 

307

276 

248 

234 

190 

220

227 

160 

214 

214 

227

220 

208 

184 

227 

214

283 

531 

276 

276 

124 

108

Per square 

mile

0.059 

.255

.124

.400

.094 

.200 

1.42 

.363 

.292 

.253 

.040 

.018 

.178

.275

Sept.

114 

178 

202 

214 

324

858

815 

1,180 

1,360 

1,360

1,380 

1,310 

2,230 

1,460 

1,650

2,620 

3,030 

3,880 

5,120 

5,630

5,500 

4,240 

3,760 

3,' 640 

2,290

3,520 

5,760 

2,560 

3,880 

4,000

Run-off In 

Inches

0.07 

.28 

.14

5.43

.11 

.22 

1.64 

.40 

.34 

.28 

.05 

.02 

.20

3.75

* Interpolated.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Heron Lake outlet near Heron Lake,

225

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°48', long. 95°16', on line between K cs. 21 and 22, T. 

104 N., R. 37 W., 3 miles east of Heron Lake.

Drainage area.- 492 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1933, October 1934 to L > 'tember 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 960 second-feet Mu 23-25; maximum gage height, 6.82 feet Mar. 25; no flow during several months.

1930-33, 1934-36: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. £3-25, 1936; no flow for 

several periods during 1931, 1933-36.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Mar. 3-1P (computed on 

basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), and 

those for period of backwater effect from aquatic growth, May 27 to July 14 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement and records for Des Moines River near 

Jackson), which are poor. Gage read once daily. Graph based on gage readings 

used Mar. 11 to Apr. 24.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effec 

and discharge, in second-f

0.3 0 1.0 25 3.0 191

.4 1 1.2 37 3.5 249

.5 2.5 1.4 51 4.0 316

.6 5 1.6 66 4.5 392

.7 9 1.8 82 5.0 480

(gage 

et)

height, in feet,

855

960

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

S5

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Api 

Mas 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

U

ember ........................

alendar year 193

later year 1935-3

Feb. Mar.

0 

0 

.2 

.5 

.4

.3 

1 

2 

3 

16

25 

24 

16 

14 

16

32

86 

180 

345 

560

760 

790 

890 

960 

960

960 

925 

890 

855 

820 

790

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

9,675.2

0 

0 

10.921.4 

10,377 

2,622 

947 

72.9 

0 

0

24,940.3

Apr.

760 

730 

675 

650 

625

600 

540 

500 

480 

444

409 

576 

376 

360 

302

288 

275 

249 

237 

213

191 

170 

150 

132 

123

114 

106 

106 

98 

98

Maximum

0 

0

0

226

0 

0 

960 

760 

98 

58 

10 

0 

0

960

May

98 

98 

98 

98 

90

86 

82 

86 

90 

90

98 

98 

90 

82 

82

82 

78 

74 

66 

58

90 

90 

90 

90 

86

86 

82 

78 

74 

70 

62

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

98 

58 

12 

0 

0 

0

0

June

58 

58 

51 

51 

48

51 

51 

48 

43 

40

36 

32 

28 

27 

26

25 

30 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

20 

18 

16

17 

15 

13 

12 

12

July

10 

9.0 

8.2 

7.0 

5.8

5.0 

5.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.5

3.2 

3.0 

2.2

1.6 

1.0

.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

26.5

0 

0 

352 

346 

84.6 

31.6 

2.35 

0 

0

68.1

Aug.

Pep square 

mile

Sept.

Run-off In 

inches
226 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°30', long. 94°36', In sec. 31, T. 101 N., R. 31 W., on 

northwest shore of Tuttle Lake, about 3 miles southeast of Ceylon. Zero of gage 

is 2.0 feet below crest of dam at outlet.

Records available.- July 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum stage during year, 5.32 feet Mar. 24; minimum, 1.12 feet Oct. 7, 10. 

12, 16, 18, 20.

1930-36: Maximum stage, that of Mar. 24, 1936; minimum, 0.00 foot several times 

in September 1931.

Remarks.- There was no fixed relation this year between the stage of the laice and the 

discharge over the dam, owing to fish screens on the crest of the dam. No records 

Nov. 16 to Mar. 22. The following discharge measurement was made: June 12, 1936, 

gage height, 3.57 feet; discharge, 60.0 second-feet.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

S8

29

30

31

Oct.

1.24

1.15

1.19

.17

.19

.17

.12

.13

.14

.12

.15

.12

.15

.15

.16

.12

.14

.12

.IS

.12

.22

.19

.15

.14

.16

.15

.16

.17

.16

.IS

.21

Nov.

.24

.29

.26

.27

.26

.23

.22

.25

.22

.25

.24

.23

.21

.19

.20

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

Dac. Jan. Feb. Mar.

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

5.24

5.32

5.24

5.30

5.02

5.00

5.00

4.99

4.98

Apr.

.96

.02

.90

.87

.83

.55

.44

.41

.35

.31

.30

.26

.19

.18

.14

.20

.15

.01

.02

.99

.94

.91

.90

.81

.77

.69

.64

.60

3.56

3.62

-

May

3.67

3.71

3.68

3.66

3.63

3.57

3.52

3.72

3.74

3.76

3.77

3.81

3.85

3.81

3.76

3.65

3.70

3.67

3.68

3.69

3.60

3.84

3.80

3.98

4.00

4.02

3.98

3.95

3.92

3.87

3.86

June

3.81

3.76

3.71

3.67

3.62

3.64

3.62

3.64

3.72

3.66

3.62

3.60

3.54

3.52

3.50

3.49

3.48

3.44

3.42

3.39

3.37

3.34

3.32

3.35

3.28

3.24

3.21

3.19

3.17

3.14

-

July

3.14

3.09

3.08

3.04

3.06

3.05

2.99

2.96

2.93

2.94

2.95

2.89

2.81

2.80

2.78

2.76

2.73

2.74

2.70

2.66

2.61

2'. 61

2.60

2.57

2.61

2.57

2.56

2.53

2.52

2.49

2.42

Aug.

2. 33

2.35

2.31

2.30

2.27

2.24

2.21

2.19

2.18

2.17

2.16

2.15

2.29

2.22

2.19

2.20

3.17

2.18

2.16

2.12

2.16

2.17

2.22

2.24

2.21

2.19

2.21

2.34

2.29

2.28

2.25

Sept.

2.28

2.32

2.29

2.28

2.25

2.22

2.36

2.34

2.31

2.31

2.36

2.32

2.30

2.30

2.34

2.37

2.36

2.31

2.29

2.26

2.27

2.26

2.26

2.22

2.18

2.17

2.19

2.16

2.19.

2.16

-
DBS MDINES RIVER BASIN 227

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32 I Q1', long. 93°56'50", in SWi sec. 22, T. 78

 W. R~ 27 W at highway bridge a third of a mile from railroad station at Van Meter, 

1 mile below junction of North and South Raccoon Rivers, and 30 miles above junction 

of Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. Zero of gage is 841.12 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 3,410 square miles. Records available.- April 1915 to November 1927, October 1932 to September 1936 in re-

 ports of U. iJ. Geological Survey; April 1915 to December 1932 in report of Iowa

State Planning Board. , . , . 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1915-27, 1933-36), 1,058 second-feet. . , _ 

Extremes"- Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height,

 IB.88 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1915-36: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 1926 (gage 

height, 18.96 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1936. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Mar. 2, which

 were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather 

records, and are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation during low water caused by operation of power plant at Adel, 10 miles above gage.

Rating tables, ater year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

42

78 

123 

181 

252 

37S

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

524 

6S6

861

1,100

1,450

1,800

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

2,600 

4,500 

6,7SO 

10,800

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

74

121

177

241

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

Same as previous tabl< 

gage height 5.0 feet.

355

493

768

1,090

1,440

1,800

3 above

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

86 

86 

86

82 

84 

82 

84 

88

93 

95 

97 

97 

93

93 

419 

483 

276

191

166 

159 

142 

121 

139

109 

121 

118 

111 

104 

369

Nov.

951 

458 

429 

981 

861

619 

473 

424 

392 

356

330 

276 

256 

268 

260

241 

241 

226 

248 

234

234 

162 

145 

234 

234

226 

313 

356 

305 

284

Dee.

453 

237 

313 

383 

365

360 

396 

374 

356 

305

166 

288 

347 

334 

313

288 

222 

230 

166

172

178 

178 

166 

153 

145

136 

136 

139 

139 

145 

147

Jan.

156 

184 

205 

219 

222

205 

191 

191 

198 

198

212 

219 

215 

215 

208

205 

195 

175 

175 

166

150 

142 

134 

123 

93

88 

84 

78 

72 

70 

68

Month

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

slender year 193.

ater year!935-3<

Feb.

65 

61 

59 

56 

54

54 

52 

50 

50

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

}76 

78 

78 

424

981 

»»765 

550 

1,280

Mar.

1,800 

2,960 

5,370 

9,280 

11,000

11,200 

10,200 

9,280 

9,280 

8,720

8,720 

8,320 

7,670 

6,900 

5,590

3,900 

3,230 

2,780 

2,440 

2,200

2,000 

1,880 

t3,140 

t3,320 

t2,520

t2,000 

1,680 

1,480 

1.340 

1,160 

1,020

Secondfoot-days

4,481 

11,017 

7,730

284,375

5,056 

5,333 

152,380 

17,500 

28,860 

22,317 

2,110 

872 

10,531

267,587

Apr.

922 

859 

756 

798 

890

859 

798 

798 

798 

756

738 

669 

646 

608 

597

565 

488 

459 

444 

416

421 

394 

355 

364 

355

351 

403 

295 

359 

339

Maximum

483 

981 

453

8,820

222 

1,280 

11,200 

922 

2,810 

4,600 

140 

52 

1,460

11,200

May

2,810 

1,920 

1,510 

1,260 

1,06©

922 

798 

703 

636 

922

1,230 

1,020 

922 

798 

686

641 

597 

539 

473 

439

412 

330 

322 

303 

539

1,230 

1,440 

1,260 

1,060 

798 

680

Minimum

62 

145 

136

59

68 

50 

1,020 

295 

303 

145 

36 

16 

20

16

June

597 

1,340 

890 

768 

608

890 

608 

534 

t3,180 

t4,500

tl,540 

922 

»733 

»652 

»592

»539 

*459 

»416 

*299 

»306

255 

252 

231 

215 

196

186 

*145 

*154 

*162 

*148

July

*-140 

*132 

*106 

t-118 

108

104 

101 

94 

83 

64

61 

61 

61 

59 

55

53 

52 

52 

53 

63

55 

50 

50

47 

50

49 

42 

39 

38 

35 

35

Mean

145 

367 

249

779

163 

184 

4,915 

583 

912 

744 

6S.1 

28.1 

351

731

Aug.

36 

35 

32 

32 

52

44 

38 

34 

32

30

27 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

24 

23 

22 

24

32 

32 

32 

30 

23

20 

19 

19 

19 

17 

16

Per square

mile

0.043 

!e73

.228

.048 

.054 

1.44 

.171 

.267 

.218 

.020 

.0082 

-103

.214

Sept.

20 

61 

36 

30

311

570 

565 

318 

165 

121

321 

828 

287 

124 

187

1,460 

1,340 

859 

426 

248

168 

162 

134 

104 

96

708 

407 

186 

157

132

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.12 

.08

3.09

.06 

.06 

1.66 

.19 

.31 

.24 

.02 

.009 

.11

2.91

^Computed from once-daily gage reading. 

tBesult of discharge measurement.

tComputefl ft»om graph drawn on basis of gage readings.
CM° FOX RIVER BASIN

Fox River at Wayland, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'45", long. 91°35'50", in NWi sec. 31, T. 

6 5 N., R. 6 W., at bridge on State Highway 4 three-quarters of a mile west of 

Wayland. Prior to June 12, 1936, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero 

of gage is 501.48 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.^ 400 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1936, February 1922 to September 1929 

at site z miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge ooserved during year, 8,060 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 17.65 feet); no flow on many days.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet June 29, 1933 (gage height 

21.53 feet); no flow on many days during 1930, 1954, 1936.

Remarks.- Records poor prior to June 12; good thereafter. Discharge for periods of 

ice effect, Dec. 1-3, 10-12, Dec. 20 to Jan. 6, Jan. 18 to Feb. 23, computed on 

basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records. Prior to 

installation of recorder, gage was read once daily below and twice daily above 

8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Cay

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 

26 

30 

31

Oct.

12

11 

6 

5 

4.4

4.2 

4.9 

4.4 

4.2 

4.7

3.5 

3.1 

2.9 

8 

6

9 

4.4 

6 

9

10

7 

6

4.9 

8 

5

4.7 

7 

£ 

6 

9 

4.9

Nov.

5

6 

13 

1,550 

621

158 

*60 

47 

37 

34

35 

37 

49 

37 

26

20 

20 

19 

22 

23

35 

25 

*22 

20 

18

16 

422 

323 

138 

61

Dec.

49 

45 

33 

24

28

32 

37 

53 

50 

41

37 

29 

27 

25

18

26 

34 

41 

62 

29

20 

16 

13 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

13 

13 

16

20 

48 

44 

40 

42

39 

37 

43 

78 

*150

194 

187 

83 

64 

49

41 

37 

33 

26 

23

20 

18 

16 

13 

13 

11

Month

Oct 

Hot

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

V

ember .....................

tember. ...................

fater year 1935-3

Feb.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

8

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

16 

37 

874 

3,150

7,400 

2,470 

1,790 

718

Secondfoot-days

193.2 

3,899 

857

123,766.1

1,433 

16,648 

7,216 

2,839 

2,679 

147.2 

6.5 

.6 

9,032.5

44,951.0

Mar.

669 

552

4B6 

645 

 »600

361 

218 

202 

194 

187

 »520 

621 

268 

172 

144

124 

100 

83 

78 

83

131 

94 

131 

151 

94

72 

62 

52 

43 

41 

38

Maximum

12 

1,650 

62

12,900

194 

7,400 

669 

931 

718 

14 

1.4 

.2 

4,030

7,400

Apr.

34 

38 

41 

39 

41

931 

323 

165 

124 

100

83 

78 

68 

62 

53

46 

38 

34 

32 

30

34 

46 

57 

41 

*35

29 

34 

50 

94 

59

May

45

187 

180 

112 

88

53 

48 

38 

32 

28

24 

381 

187 

718 

172

78 

51 

41 

31 

25

22 

18 

16 

18 

16

15 

14 

13 

11 

9 

8

Minimum

2.9 

5

11

1.8

11 

8 

38 

29 

8 

1.2 

0 

0 

0

0

June

8 

7 

6 

5 

4.9

5 

*6 

6 

6 

14

11 

8 

11 

9 

6

4.7 

3.3 

3.1 

2.2 

2.0

1.2 

2.1 

2.0 

2.4 

2.0

1.6 

1.8 

2.4 

1.8 

1.7

Mean

6.23 

130 

27.6

339

46.2 

574 

233 

94.6 

86.4 

4.91 

.21 

.02 

301

123

July

1.4 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0.016 

.325 

.069

.848

.116 

1.44 -e@2

.236 

,2f6 

.012 

.00052 

.00005 

.752

.308

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.2 

.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

Sept.

0

0 

0

0

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3 

22 

22

490

434 

151 

72 

36

22 

12 

8 

6 

64

1,090 

4,030 

2,140

3?1 

112

Run-off

Inches

0.02 

.36 

.08

11.49

.13 

1.55 

.67 

.26 

.25 

.01 

.0006

.ooooe

.84

4-17

Acre-feet

383 

7,730 

1,700

245,500

2,840 

33,020 

14,310 

5,630 

5,310 

292 

13 

1 

17,920

89,150
WYACONDA RIVER BASIN < 

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°8'30", long. 91°33'5&" ) in SEi sec. 28, T, 62 

N., R. 6 W., at bridge on State Highway 96 1 mile above Sugar Creek and 2 miles 

west of Canton. Zero of gage is 515.47 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929J.

Drainage area.- 393 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 

22.84 feet); no flow June 19-21, July 4 to Sept. 13.

1932-36: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet June 30, 1933 (gage height, 

30.00 feet); no flow on many days during 1934 and 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1-7, 12, 13, Dec. 

£0 to Jan. 14, Jan. 20 to Feb. 25, which were computed on basis of one discharge 

measurement, gage heights, and weather records and are poor. Gage read once 

daily below and twice daily above 10 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

6 

3.8 

2.2 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

11

8

10 

8 

7 

7

5 

4.8 

4.4 

4.8 

12

9 

4.4 

14 

7 

5

7 

8 

8 

10 

8 

7

Nov.

18 

8 

15 

458 

920

265 

112 

65 

146 

62

38 

42 

47 

36 

30

27 

23 

21 

20 

22

29 

31 

12 

19

15

21 

174 

620 

233 

112

Dec.

98 

57 

44 

36 

25

28 

44 

67 

75 

60

20 

19 

25 

33 

34

40 

57 

92 

76 

13

10 

10 

B 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Jan.

6

6 

8 

13 

25

44 

44 

36 

25 

22

22 

25

118 

125 

174

203 

153 

105 

86 

52

40 

32 

25 

22 

19

16 

16 

13 

13 

13 

13

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

V,

ember . *. ..................

t ember. ...................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

13 

10 

10 

10 

10

8

8 

S 

8 

8

8 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

8 

25 

548

6,150 

6,460 

3,650 

920

Secondfoot-days

196.4 

3,641 

1,019

161,396.4

1,514 

17,928 

6,566 

2,682 

1,694.2 

48.0 

3.8 

0 

11,134

46,426.4

Mar.

476 

404 

368 

476 

494

249 

167 

146 

146 

146

265 

1,030 

404 

203 

153

125 

98 

86 

78 

86

132 

118 

98 

160 

132

86 

69 

47 

46 

42 

36

Maximum

14 

920 

98

13,900

803 

6,460 

1,030 

656 

440 

4.0 

2.0 

0 

4,120

6.46O

Apr.

38 

35

31 

38 

54

656 

512 

181 

126

98

86 

76 

66 

58 

51

42 

32

24 

23 

25

24 

26

55 

43 

30

26 

26 

39 

92

72

May

46 

440 

368 

139 

92

65 

48 

38 

28 

25

24 

33 

40 

55 

68

34 

29 

20 

15 

10

8 

7 

6 

6 

16

9

8 

7 

4.0 

3.2 

3.0

Minimum

2.2 

8 

6

2.2

6 

6

36 

23

3.0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

3.0 

2.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2

1.2 

1.5 

1.2 

2.0 

2.2

2.0 

2.8 

2.8 

3.5 

3.0

1.5 

.3 

.3 

0 

0

0 

9 

1 8 

3 2 

4 0

1 8 

1 0 

3 

4 

6

Mean

6.34

121 

32.9

442

48.8 

618 

212 

89.4 

54.7 

1.60 

.12 

0 

371

127

July

2.0 

1.2 

.6 

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

Per 

square 

mile

0.016 

.308 

.084

1.12

.124 

1.57 

.539 

.227 

.139 

.0041 

. 00031 

0 

.944

.323

Aug. Sept.

0 

O 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10 

153

174 

1,150 

299 

132 

61

34 

22 

14 

9

7

15 

2,730 

4,120 

1,710 

494

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.02 390 

.34 7,220 

.10 2,020

15.29 320,100

.14 3,000 

1.69 35,560 

.62 13,080 

.25 5,320 

.16 3,360 

.005 95 

.0004 7.5 

0 0 

1.05 22,080

4.38 92,070
230 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

North Fabius River at Montlcello, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°6'30", long. 91°42'55", in SWiSEi sec. 6 (revised), T. 61 N., R. 7 W., at bridge on State Highiuay 96 1 mile south of Monticello. Zero of gage is 541.85 feet above mean sea level (Missouri State higlway 

data).

Drainage area.- 452 square miles.

Records available.- February 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-36), 316 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,800 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage 

height, 25.68 feet); no flow on many days.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 17,400 second-feet June 30, 1933 (gage height, 

30.8 feet, from floodmarks); no flow on many days during 1934 and 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 2-5, Dec. 20 to 

reo. 24, which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, 

and weather records and are poor. Gage read once daily below and twice daily 

above 10.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7 

6 

5 

4.S 

4.4

4.0 

3.2 

4.8 

4.8 

15

13 

13 

13 

9.0 

7

5

6 

7 

7 

4.0

6 

8 

6 

4.4 

3.5

5 

6 

7 

6 

1.8 

1.2

Nov.

6 

11 

20 

187 

642

229 

46 

78 

104 

56

41 

38 

37 

35 

34

33 

32 

31 

31 

30

30 

28 

27 

25 

27

30 

173 

201 

273 

187

Dec.

84 

65 

58 

65 

72

74 

77 

117 

32 

27

23 

37 

38 

46 

58

56 

55 

98 

98 

58

34

21 

18 

18 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

tember ....................

ater year!935-Se

14 

14 

14 

18 

29

46 

58 

58 

52 

52

52 

52 

72 

110 

138

145 

145 

138 

124 

72

46 

40 

34 

34 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

Feb.

29 

29 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

29

29 

29 

34 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

320 

10,600

6,810 

2,590 

620 

450

Secondfoot-days

197.9 

2,722 

1,427

179,215.5

1,760 

22,207 

5,321 

2,837 

1,924 

112.8 

13.1 

0 

19,831.2

58,353.0

Mar.

320 

320 

320 

288 

2S8

229 

201 

1S7 

166 

159

273 

304 

320 

304 

166

145 

117 

98 

91 

104

104 

104 

104 

166 

117

77 

68 

64 

45 

38 

34

Maximum

15 

642 

117

12 , 700

145 

10,600 

320 

642 

243 

18 

4.4 

0 

7,560

10,600

Apr.

36 

30 

24 

23 

124

642

392 

304 

131 

110

91 

84 

72 

62 

52

38 

29 

23 

17 

17

18 

48 

84 

40 

27

21 

32

72 

110 

84

May

45

201 

187 

173 

104

70 

47 

30 

23 

23

34 

243 

131 

124 

124

72 

52 

39 

25 

19

22 

27

17 

14 

15

16 

15 

15 

6 

6 

5

Minimum

1.2 

6

14

1.2

14 

29 

34 

17 

5 

.9 

0 

0 

0

0

June

4.4 

3.2 

2.8 

2.5

2.5

1.8 

2.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.4

6

IS 

9 

6 

6

3.5 

3.8 

2.0 

1.3 

1.2

.9 

3.8 

1.5 

2.2 

4.0

2.5 

2.0 

1.0 

1.3 

5

Mean

6.38 

9a.7 

46.0

491

56.8 

766 

172 

94.6 

62.1 

3.76 

.42 

0 

661

169

July

4 4 

3 0 

2 0 

1 3 

9

4 

4 

4 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0.014 

.201 

.102

1.09

.126 

1.69 

.381 

.209 

.137 

.0083 

.00093 

0 

1.46

.352

Aug.

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

Sept.

0 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

4.0 

5 

187

131 

138 

243 

152 

64

58 

40 

84 

84 

91

258 

5,640 

7,560 

3,770 

1,380

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.02 393 

.22 5,400 

.12 2,S30

14.73 355,600

.15 3,490 

1.82 44,050 

.44 10,550 

.23 5,630 

.16 3,880 

.009 224 

.001 26 

0 0 

1.63 39,330

4.80 116,700
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 

North Fabius River at Taylor, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56'5", long. 91°31'35", in NEjSEi sec. 2, T 

t>9 N. ; R. 6 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Taylor. Zero of gage Is 469.65 

feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 930 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage height, 

14.50 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 30,300 second-feet June 30, 1933 (gage height, 

22.85 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 23-25, 1934 (gaee 

height, 1.72 feet). 6

Maximum stage known, 23.5 feet, from floodmarks, Nov. 19, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 17 to Feb. 25, 

wmcn were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage height record, 

and weather records and are poor.

231

Dlaoharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

Z 

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

Oot.

23 

21 

20 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

17 

19

25 

38 

32 

29 

28

23 

20 

18 

16 

16

19 

19 

19 

19 

21

23 

22 

22 

21 

23 

24

Nov.

23 

35 

65 

425 

1,060

755 

378 

237 

283 

270

154 

116 

92 

79 

68

65 

60 

53 

53

51

49 

49 

48 

43 

45

49 

206 

825 

658 

378

Dec.

257 

172 

123 

119 

125

110 

123 

150 

186 

172

147 

92 

84 

107 

107

140 

150 

154 

172 

209

92 

86 

65 

65

51

48 

35 

32 

32 

29 

30

Jan.

31 

35 

45 

72 

70

84 

86 

95 

84 

86

89 

133 

233 

283 

310

283 

245 

206 

168 

116

86 

74 

63 

63 

54

54 

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1935 .........

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

54 

55 

56 

57 

58

60 

60 

61 

62 

62

63 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

66 

67

70 

70 

100 

1,000 

4,000

11,600 

11,100 

5,230 

2,360

Seoondfoot-daya

670 

6,672 

3,462

405,257

3,413 

36,759 

12,592 

5,539 

5,294 

400 

90.3 

37.3 

23,136.4

98,065.0

Mar.

900 

625 

625 

722

755

478 

310 

257 

241 

237

332 

1,240 

1,150 

595 

378

332 

278 

233 

209 

209

237 

249 

332

310 

301

249 

213 

179 

157 

136 

123

Maximum

38 

1,060 

257

20,600

310 

11,600 

1,240 

690 

1,010 

42 

10 

1.9 

6,930

11,600

Apr.

116

113 

110 

107 

143

274 

690 

478 

355 

274

237 

217 

198 

179 

175

143 

116 

104 

86 

79

81 

84 

92 

136 

104

110 

113 

147 

257 

221

May

370 

1,010 

565 

425 

292

217 

161 

123 

107 

92

79 

77 

198 

378 

332

168 

113 

92 

72 

58

43 

39 

35 

33 

35

36 

33 

31 

29 

26 

25

M^T^Tmnn

16 

23 

29

16

31 54' 

123 

79 

2E 

8 

1.1 

.3 

1.1

.3

June

42 

19 

18 

18 

16

15

14 

12 

12 

11

11 

12 

15 

18 

19

16 

14 

10 

10 

9

8 

9 

10 

9

10

10 

9 

8 

8 

8

Mean

21.6 

222

112

1,110

110 

1,268 

406 

185 

171 

13.3 

2.91 

1.20 

771

268

July

9 

9 

10 

9 

8

6 

4.3 

3.1 

2.7 

2.3

.9 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.3

.3

.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

Per 

square 

mile

0,023 

.239 

.120

1.19

.118 

1.36 

.437 

.199 

.184 

.014 

.0031 

.0013 

.829

.288

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1

1

.3 

.3 

.3 

3 

5

.7 

7 

.5 

5 

.5

5 

9 

9 

7 

7

7 

5 

5 

.5 

7

1 

9 

5 

5 

3

3 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Sept.

1.1 

531 

81 

20 

10

6 

3.9 

2.3

1.9 

1.7

1.5 

57 

95 

40 

86

249 

725 

755 

690 

332

179 

95 

61 

46 

35

681 

4,530 

6,930 

3,790 

3,100

Run- off

Inches

0.03 

.27 

.14

16 .28

.14- 

1.47 

.50 

.22 

.21 

.02 

.004 

.002 

.92

3.93

Aore-feet

1,330 

13,230 

6,870

803,800

6,770 

72,910 

24,980 

10,990 

10,500 

793 

179 

74 

45,890

194,500
232 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°19'55", long. 92°12'50", in NWiNWi sec. 26, 

T. 64 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State Highway 15 6 miles north of Baring. Zero 

of gage is about 679.1 feet above mean sea level (Missouri State highway data).

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during water year 1934-35, 4,880 second-feet 

May 25 (gage height, 19.78 feet); no flow Oct. 11-19.

Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 5,000 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage 

height, 20.10 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum, discharge, 7,730 second-feet June 29, 1933 (gage height, 

24.23 feet, from floodmarks); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Jan. 21 to Feb. 12, 

Dec. 16-20, 24-31, 1935, Jan. 1, Jan, 23 to Feb. 27, 1936, which were computed on 

basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records and are 

poor.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1934 to September 1935

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.

11

3.7 

1.8

'.8

.5 

.5 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

97 

835

154 

30 

16 

11 

29

21 

12 

9 

7 

6 

5

Nov.

4.6 

4.4 

225 

'611 

699

335 

73 

34 

19

15

11 

9 

8 

7 

6

6 

6 

35

151 

73

244 

1,150 

545 

127 

53

40 

53 

370 

224 

238

Dec.

492 

508 

1,030 

764 

401

196 

68 

93 

78 

53

45 

22 

20 

24 

26

151 

252 

280 

238 

210

127 

93 

109 

93 

78

50 

45 

28 

60 

53 

31

Jan.

31 

23 

42 

53 

30

40 

136 

1,230 

1,540 

590

238 

151 

238 

196

104

98 

64 

73 

145 

196

100 

50 

30 

25 

25

25 

20 

20 

15 

15 

15

Month

Dot

No-5 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

H»J 

Jun jui

Aug

Sep

V

ember .....................

alendar year

list.......................

tember. ...................

ater year

Feb.

15 

15 

30 

20 

25

25 

25 

40 

50 

75

150 

200 

196 

471 

829

325 

98 

83 

78 

50

38

46 

39 

205 

1,550

529 

127 

78

Seoondfoot-dnya

1,251.8 

5,376.0 

5,728

5,558 

5,402 

8,070 

3,238 

25,468

148.9 

91.1

Mar.

53

60 

53 

391 

930

302 

157 

139 

232 

1,250

1,270 

484 

215 

163

122

96 

66 

52 

48 

61

76 

65 

44

34 

312

676 

228 

151 

122

117 

101

Maximum

835

1,150 

1,030

1,540 

1,550 

1,270 

636 

3,890

57 

26

Apr.

66

40 

30 

24 

21

18 

£3 

62 

58 

100

497 

392 

189 

112 

56

34 

38 

636 

408 

134

81 

50 

30 

22 

22

18 

14 

16 

33 

20

May

145 

1,770 

2,430 

1,000 

243

243 

262 

229 

1,230 

333

167 

714 

962 

845 

554

541 

391 

176 

279 

818

808 

550 

3,190 

3,890 

876

254

317 

796 

727 

40S

322

Minimum

0 

4.4 

20

15 

15 

34 

14 

145

.7 

.1

June

3,880

Mean

40.4 

179 

185

179 

193 

260 

108 

822

4.80 

3.04

July

Per 

square 

mile

0.259 

1.15 

1.19

1.15 

1.24 

1.67 

.692 

5.27

.031 

.019

Aug.

3 

5 

7 

57 

14

5 

3 

2

2 

3

3

2 

1 

1

1

1 

6 

6 

6 

3

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 'l

1

.8

8 

8 

.4 

8

2 

3 

4 

2 

.0

6

0

8 

6

6 

2 

1

1 

1 

7 

7 

7 

0

Sept.

1.6 

9 

5 

2.9

1.7

1.1 

1.1 

26 

20 

IS

3*8 

1.8 

.8 

.6 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off

Inches

0.30 

1.28 

1.37

1.33 

1.29 

1.92 

.77 

6.08

.04 

.02

Acre-feet

2,480 

10,660 

ll,3fiO

11,020 

10,710 

16,010 

6,420 

50,520

295 

181

Note -- These records supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 785.
FABIUS RIVER BASIN

Middle Fablus River near Baring, Mo.

(Continued)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 27' 

28 

29 

3O 

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8

Nov.

1.0 

.8 

12 

328 

148

42 

13 

7 

6 

4.8

4.8 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8 

2.2

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

5

6 

6 

6 

4.2 

4.0

6 

163 

117 

81 

29

Dec.

22 

22

17 

16 

10

13 

20 

32 

31 

20

16 

11 

9 

11 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

11 

8 

6 

3.4 

2.6

2.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

Jan.

2.6

3.8 

6 

9 

14

23 

22 

17 

12 

11

12 

20 

48 

122 

134

163 

139 

106 

81 

52

35 

28 

20 

15

13

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

7

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

G

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar .year

tember...... .... 

atsr year 19 3S-3 5 ...

Feb.

7 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 1,070" 

2,050

2,560 

1,390 

226 

202

Secondfoot-daya

11.5 

1,023.1 

370.1

1,160.4 

7,620.5 

2,349 

915 

501.0 

16.3 

.6 

4.1 

10,514.9

24,486.5

Mar.

151 

128 

134 

151 

112

46 

65 

66 

64 

91

215 

267 

106 

81 

68

58 

43 

39 

38 

55

52 

45 

51 

52 

38

30 

25 

22 

20 

18 

IV

Maximum

0.8 

328 

32

163 

2,560 

267 

159 

134 

1.3 

.3 

.8 

4,370

4,370

Apr.

16 

18 

22 

23 

53

139 

106 

53 

41 

44

34 

29 

26 

22 

20

16 

13 

11 

11 

11

12 

24 

29 

17 

13

12

15

32

24

May

26 

134 

67 

40 

24

19 

14 

11 

10 

11

18 

22

19 

18 

18

9 

6 

6 

3.4 

3.2

2.8 

2.0 

1.9 

2.2 

3.2

2.8 

2.5 

1.8 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0

Minimum

0.1 

.8 

1.9

2.6

4.5 

17 

11 

1.0 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0

June

0.8 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.6 

.8 

1.3

.8 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.2

.4 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3

Mean

0.37 

34.1 

11.9

37.4 

263 

75.8 

30.5 

16.2 

.54 

.02 

.13 

350

66.9

July

0.3 

.2 

.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 

0

Per 

square

mile

0.0023 

.219 

.076

.240 

1.69 

.486 

.196 

.104 

.0035 

.00013 

.00083 

2.24

.429

Aug.

0 

0 

0

.1

.8

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

123 

268 

43

265 

797 

156 

17 

7

4.0 

2.3 

1.6 

150 

1OO

1,240

4270 

2,530 

327 

112

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.003 23 

.24 2,030 

.09 734

.28 2.30O 

1.82 15,120 

.56 4,660 

.22 1,810 

.12 994 

.004 32- 

.0001 1.2 

.001 8.1 

2.50 20,860

5.84 48,570
234 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

North Fork or South Fabius River at Edina, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 40°10'45", long. 92°10'35", in SEiNEi sec. 13, T. 62 N. 

R. IK W., at bridge on State Highway 15 at Edina. Zero of gage is about 719.1 

feet above mean sea level (Missouri State highway data).

Drainage area.- 72 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, observed during year, 1,240 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 11.14 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 13,300 second-feet June 29, 1933 (gage 

height, 14.64 feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated, owing to ice effect, Dec. 12, 14, 21, 

Jan. 7, 10, 25, Feb. 1, 15, 21. Gage read to hundredths occasionally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water yea? October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

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

SO

31

Oct.

0.1

_

-

_

0

_

_

_

-

0

_

_

_

0

_

_

_.

_

-

_

_

_

»

-

0

_

_

_

_

-

Nor.

0

-

_

-

_

_

_

3.5

_

_

_

_

-

1.0

.

_

_

-

.6

.8

-

_

_

_

10

Dec.

.

-

-

«

3.9

_

.

_

-

_

6

_

3.9

-

_

-

_

_

-

6

-

-

.

-

_

_

_

.

-

.4

Jan.

_

-

-

_

-

_

.5

-

_

2.6

_

_

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

.

.8

_

-

_

_

.

-

Feb.

1.7

-

-

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

1.1

_

-

.

.

-

.8

-

.

_

524

1J60

81

.

66

-

-

Mar.

_

-

46

-

-

_

23

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

16

_

_

15

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

8

.

-

3.2

Apr.

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

8

_

.

-

-

_

-

1.7

_

-

_

-

-

.

2.3

_

-

8

-

-

-

May

.

-

-

-

.

7

-

4.6

-

3.2

-

-

.

-

1.9

.

.

_

-

_

.8

-

.6

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

June

0.2

-

-

-

-

.1

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

0

-

_

.

0

_

_

-

_

0

_

0

_

-

-

-

July

.

0

-

-

-

.

-

-

0

-

.

-

0

-

-

_

-

-

-

0

.

0

-

-

0

.

-

-

.

-

-

Aug.

0.

-

-

-

-

.

-

0

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

0

_

-

0

_

0

-

0

-

_

0

-

0

-

0

Sept.

.

0

-

-

.2

_

-

-

-

0

.

0

-

0

-

43

.

_

7

-

1.2

-

-

-

-

187

754

754

-

-

-
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 235

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 39°53'50", long. 91°35'0", in NEi sec. 20, T. 59 N., R. 6 

w., about 4i miles above Junction with North Fabius River and 4i miles southwest 

of Taylor. Prior to May 14, 1936, wire gage at site 3i miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 620 square miles. Prior to May 14, 1936, 630 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1936, December 1934 to May 1936 at former 

site.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,600 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

Height, 21.85 feet, former site and datum); no flow July 17 to Sept. 1.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, 12,400 second-feet June 19, 1935 (gage 

height, 23.38 feet, former site and datum); no flow July 17 to Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Jan. 3 and 

Jan. 16 to Feb. 23, computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, 

weather records, and records for North Fabius River" at Taylor, Mo. Discharge for 

periods of backwater from Mississippi River, Mar. 15 to Apr. 19, Apr. 28 to May 7, 

computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and records for 

nearby streams. Discharge for Feb. 24 to Mar. 1 obtained from gage-height graph 

based on gage readings. Gage read once daily, more often during periods of high 

water. Station operated in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

6 

8 

6 

9 

7

6 

5 

5

ie

12

6 

7 

6 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

9 

20 

18 

9 

6

8 

10 

13 

10 

12 

13

Nov.

14 

96 

«116 

137 

585

292 

275 

201 

£01 

400

260 

88 

79 

57 

47

37 

35 

30 

25 

26

22 

20 

18 

16 

14

21 

260 

585 

480 

542

Dee.

260 

96 

89 

72 

37

33

57 

66 

61 

72

79 

76 

67 

5V

115

174 

149 

109 

106 

96

80 

60 

50 

40 

30

28 

27 

26 

26 

25 

26

Jan.

2V 

30 

40 

64 

96

137 

137 

93 

93 

93

93 

79 

187 

308 

244

200 

150 

100 

65 

55

45 

35 

30 

28 

t25

25 

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Month

Oet 

H07 

Dee

C

Jan 

Pet 

Hex 

Apr 

*«J 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

8ej

1 ater year 1935-3

Feb.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

23 

24 

275 

2,310 

7,300

9,970 

8,770 

5,770 

3,180

Mar.

767 

500 

400 

419 

380

343 

275 

244 

161 

149

174 

720 

767 

459 

300

200 

150 

t!26 

110 

110

140 

150 

250 

230 

220

170 

130 

105 

90 

80 

V2

Seeondf cot-days

272 

4,979 

2,289

296,947

2,599 

38,077 

8,391 

2,382 

3,294 

168 

20.5 

0 

19,504

81,975.5

Apr.

66 

62 

60 

70 

90

150 

250 

150

tl!2 

110

105 

I'OO 

95 

90 

80

70 

60 

55 

50 

37

33 

32 

30 

30 

32

25 

28 

60 

150 

100

Uaxlnnm

20 

565 

260

11,200

308 

9,970 

767 

250 

700 

15 

4 

0 

3,680

9,970

Hay

90 

700 

500 

350 

t260

180 

130 

106 

76 

35

$40 

145 

53 

86 

91

65 

56 

48 

42 

39

33 

29 

26 

24 

26

46 

37 

26 

21ie

16

lHyi<tmim

5 

14 

25

5

24 

22 

72 

25 

16 

2 

0 

0 

0

0

June

15 

13 

11 

9 

7

7 

7 

5 

7 

7

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

3 

3

2 

4 

4 

5

5

3 

3

4 

2 

2

July

3 

4 

3 

2 

2

1.5 

1 

1 

5 

5

5 

5 

4 

3

1

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

8.8 

166 

73.6

814

83.8 

1,313 

271 

79.4 

106 

5.6 

.66 

0 

650

224

Aug.

Per square1

Mile

0.014 

.263 

.117

1.29

.133 

2.06 

.430 

.126 

.169 

.0090 

.0011 

0 

1.05

.857

Sept.

0 

5 

850 

1,000 

280

124 

72 

44 

29 

20

16 

16 

206 

1,000 

400

170 

235 

850 

312 

147

111 

74 

50 

38 

500

151 

2,760 

3,390 

3,630 

2,9VO

Run-off in 

inches

0.02 

.29 

.18

17.54

.15 

2.24 

.50 

.14 

.19 

.01 

.001 

0 

1.17

4.84

tResult of discharge measurement. *Diacharge interpolated. ^Discharge estimated.

Note.- Computations baaed en drainage area of 630 square milea Oet. 1 to May 13 and 620 square

miles May 14 to Sept. 30.
236 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

Little Fabius River near Edina, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 40°3'35", long. 92°10'30", In NWiSWj sec. 30, T. 61 N., R. 

11 w., at bridge on State Highway 15, 6 miles south of Edlna.

Drainage area.- 25.2 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary)-

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,660 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage 

height, 13.46 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 1,850 second-feet May 28, 1935 (gage height, 

13.96 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 16.7 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read occasionally.

Diacharge. In aecond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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-

HOT.

_

^

72

_

_

.

-

.

.6

_

_

-

_

_

_

.6

-

_

.2

_

-

_

191

_

_

-

Dee.

_

_

_

14

-

_

10

_

8

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

3.3

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

1.4

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

2.6

.

101

_

-

12

_

_

-

-

.5

_

_

_

-

.

.2

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

0.2

_

_

-

_

_

_

0

-

_

.

700

245

1,480

-

_

,

_

-

Mar.

_

31

_

-

_

4.6

_

-

_

_

_

_

6

_

2.8

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

.4

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

0.3

_

_

_

-

.2

.2

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

-

Hay

17

_

_

_

1.5

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

0

_

0

-

0

_

_

-

_

_

-

June

_

-

_

-

-

0

-

_

_

0

_

-

0

_

-

.

_

-

0

_

0

_

-

-

0

-

_

_

,-

July

_

_

-

0-

_

_

_

_

-

0

.

0

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

0

_

0

_

0

_

0

_-

Aug.

_

_

_

_

0

_

.

0

_

-

_

_

_

_

0

.

0

_

-

0

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

0

0

,-

Sept.

0

850

_

_

10

_

_

_

_

-

_

.2

_

_

1.4

622

_

_

1.5

-

.5

_

_

-

952

_

32

40

-
NORTH RIVER BASIN 237

North River at Bethel, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°52' , long. 92°!', in NEiNWi sec. 33, T. 54 N.,. R. 10 W. 

at bridge on State Highway 15 at Bethel. Zero of gage is about 683.4 feet above 

mean sea level (Missouri State highway data).

Drainage area.- 58 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,260 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage 

height, 11.26 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 5,950 second-feet Aug. 1, 1932 (gage height, 19.50 

feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated, owing to ice effect, Nov. 23, Jan. 16, 

Feb. 19. Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

0 

0

.1

l.S 

.8

Nov.

13 

».3

Dec.

1.8 

.8

Jan.

Month

Oot 

flov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

ember .....................

alendar year

tember ....................

ater year

0.2

1.6

2.0

Peb.

1.0 

720

Secondfoot-days

0 

2,246.7

Mar.

13 

6

15 

1.1

2.4

Maximum

0 

870

Apr.

0.9

.7

May

0 

11

.7 

.7

Mm

0 

0

June

0.5

.1 

0

Mean

0 

74.9

July

0.1 

470

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0 

1.29

Aug. Sept.

0 

0 

0 

5 

8

4.5 

1.2 

.9 

5 

1.1

.8 

.4 

1.7 

78 

11

40 

171 

15 

6 

4.5

1.9 

1.5 

1.2 

159 

135

21 

670 

502 

171 

30

Run-off

Inches

0 

1.44

Acre-feet

0 

4,460

*Result of discharge measurement.
238 NORTH RIVER BASIN

North River at Palmyra, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°49'5", long. 910 31'10", In SEiSWi sec. 13, T. 58 

w., K. 6 W., on U. S. Highway 61 about 1 mile north of Palmyra. Zero of gage is 

465.80 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 373 square miles.

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,000 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 21.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; no flow 

July 10 to Sept. 2, Sept. 7-10.

1934-36: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 26, 1936; no flow July 10 to 

Sept. 2, Sept. 7-10, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for period of ice .effect, Jan. 23 to Feb. 24, computea on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, weather records, and 

records for North Fablus River at Taylor, Mo. Discharge for Sept. 3-6, 11, 12 

estimated on basis of records for South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo. Gage read 

once dally, more often during periods of high .water. Discharge for Feb. 25-29 determined from gage height graph based on gage readings. Diversion by city of 

Palmyra and by Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad about 1,000 feet upstream. 

Station operated In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

oo

23

24

25

26

87

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

MOT.

2

2

2

242

293

83

61

39

71

225

83

42

28

24

20

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

17

94

61

38

-

Doe.

33

28

24

22

18

19

20

42

37

30

20

18

16

18

24

63

51

39

30

26

20

18

15

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

Jan.

16

18

17

16

20

38

34

28

73

112

177

172

86

98

61

57

51

38

30

28

24

20

14

11

«11

10

10

10

10

10

10

Month

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-5

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

10

10

11

11

50

1>500

2,620

11,000

4,660

1,200

506

-

Mar.

380

282

230

213

198

137

118

102

S3

82

320

264

264

128

95

82

63

58

55

53

53

51

50

380

148

82

65

57

50

43

40

Seeondfoot-days

58.5

1 '751 581

158,048.5

1,310

21,746

4,231

QCT VOX

6,161

143.0

16.0

0

3,890

40,838.5

Apr.

38

34

37

41

55

42

41

34

37

37

34

34

34

32

31

28

24

23

23

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

50

42

35

Maximum

2

293

63

7,830

177

11,000

380

55

3,700

Q

3

0

1,650

11,000

May

55

3,700

867

320

148

102

82

65

50

50

49

40

34

65

50

34

23

128

67

50

28

23

20

19

16

16

14

13

12

11

10

Minimum

1.5

0

14

1.5

10

9

40

20

10

2.5

0

0

0

0

June

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

2.5

5

4

4

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

July

3

2.5

2.5

2

2

1.5

1

1

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1.89

52.7

24^2

433

42.3

750

136

31.7

199

4.77

.52

0

130

112

Aug.

Per square

mile

0.0051

.141

.065

1.16

.113

2.01

.365

.085

.534

.013

.0014

0

. 349

.300

Sept.

Q

0

10

100

40

10

0

0

0

0

10

25

50

7

3

14

7

3

32

20

13

8

4

24

38

8

653

1,B50

781

380

Run-Off In 

Inches

0.006

.16

.07

15,77

.13

2.17

.42

.09

.62

.01

o' 002

 59

4.07

^Result of discharge measurement.
BEAR CREEK BASIN 239

Bear Creek near Hannibal, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°42", long. 91°28', In SW£ see. 28, T. 57 N., R. 5 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 36, a quarter of a mile below Chicago, Burlington, & Qulncy 

Railroad bridge and 54 miles west of Hannibal. Zero of gage Is about 569.5 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 14 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1936, fragmentary (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 42 second-feet Nov. 9; maximum 

gage nelght observed, 2.87 feet Sept. 28; no flow on many days.

1930-36: Jfexlmum discharge observed, 2,360 second-feet Aug. 1, 1932 (gage 

height, 12.10 feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated, owing to Ice effect, Dec. 5, Jan. 29, 

FeoT~6. Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water y««u« October 1935 to September 1936

DV

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT.

_

.

_

-

-

_

-

-

42

-

_

-

1.3

~

.7

_

-

~

.S

.6

_

~

n

_

.6

.

2.1

_

_

^

-

Dec.

_

0,6

-

-

.6

.

-

_

.6

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

«

_

-

_

»

^

_

-

Jan.

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

1.0

-

.

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

-

_

_

.13

-

Feb.

,

^

_

_

-

0.1

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

w

_

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

_

1.4

-

_

«

_

-

_

_

.

-

_

_

1.0

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Apr. JUy

^

.

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

_

.

,

-

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

-

.04

.4

_

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

^

,

_

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

0.3

_

.3

-

_

^

...

_

_

-

Jxily

_

0.3

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

0

_

0

_

-

0

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

^

-

Aug.

_

.

0

0

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

0

-

,

-

_

_

_

0

-

0

_

..

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

Sept.

_

_

0

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

,

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

w

23

^

-
240 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°44', long. 92°!', in SWiNEi sec. 17, T. 57 

N., K. 10 W., at bridge on State Highway 15, 3 miles north of Shelblna. Zero of 

gage is 664.89 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment or 1929).

Drainage area.- 481 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,040 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 

17.4U feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 16,000 second-feet July 1, 1933 (gage 

height, 22.62 feet); no flow on many days during 1934 and 1936.

Maximum stage known, 23.54 feet, from floodmarks, June 1928 (discharge, 

18,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated Jan. 25 to Feb. 23 and for period of 

ice effect, Jan. 14-20.

Discharge, in seeona-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2

a

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

2S 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.6 

1.2 

.6 

.5 

.7

.5

.3 

.6 

.4 

.3

.1 

.2 

.3 

.7 

.7

1,0 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

3.6 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2 

4.2 

4.8

Nov.

5 

6 

8 

89 

g64

162 

110 

46 

36 

31

26 

23

17 

15 

15

13 

12 

11 

11 

12

14 

11 

9 

9 

8

10 

71 

566 

383 

224

Dec.

124 

81 

30 

24 

19

18 

21 

32 

69 

85

83

41 

30 

28 

30

30 

32 

S9 

40 

24

18 

21 

20 

14 

11

6 

4.5 

3.9 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0

Jan.

3.0 

3.3 

5 

7 

10

13 

24 

30 

31 

29

23 

22 

28 

27 

27

2S 

28 

26 

25 

25

30 

21 

15 

11 

7

6 

5 

4.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

Month

Got 

Hov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pel: 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

tamber ....................

ater year 1935-3

Pet.

> 4

124 

1,600

5,830 

6,500 

3,920

1,640

Seoondfoot-daya

58.9 

2,017 

988.0

190,109.3

522.3 

19,706 

3,965 

766 

2,539 

915.0 

0 

0 

9,210.2

40,687.4

Mar.

452 

247

211 

217 

217

178 

152 

110 

98 

94

108 

332 

315 

181 

116

94 

76 

6S 

58 

55

52 

59 

60 

69 

74

69 

59 

47 

39 

33 

30

Maximum

4.8 

383 

124

9,690

31 

6,500 

452 

51 

792 

383 

0 

0 

3,180

6,500

Apr.

26 

24 

23 

23 

24

30 

34 

45 

51 

48

41 

38 

33 

31 

30

27 

24 

23

13 

18

16 

14 

13 

13

11

11 

11 

15 

18 

38

May

51 

619 

792 

315 

140

81 

58 

50 

S9 

31

29 

31 

40 

32 

29

27 

23 

22 

20 

18

13 

11 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

7 

7 

6

Kinlmum

0.1 

5 

3.0

.1

3.0

SO 

11 

6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

6 

5 

5 

4.8 

4.2

3.9 

4.2

3.6 

3.6 

40

383 

204 

69 

50 

2S

21 

18 

14 

12

11

10 

6 

3.6 

2.6 

1.4

.8 

.3 

0 

0 

0

Mean

1.90 

67.2 

31.9

521

16.8 

680 

128 

25.5 

81.9 

30.5 

0 

0 

307

111

July

Per 

square

mile

0.0040 

.140 

.066

1.08

.035 

1.41 

.266 

.053 

.170 

.063 

0 

0 

.638

.231

Aug. Sept.

0 

0 

22 

29 

4.8

1.0 

2.6 

1.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

14 

58

47 

264 

131 

63 

21

80 

S.6 

2.6 

1.4 

21

36 

989 

3,140 

3,180 

1,170

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.005 117 

.16 4,000 

.08 1,960

14.70 377,100

.04 1,040 

1.52 39,090 

.31 7,860 

.06 1,520 

.20 5,040 

.07 1,810 

0 0 

0 0 

.71 18,270

3.16 80,710
SALT RIVER BASIN 241

Salt River near Hunnewell, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°40'5", long. 91°54'10", In SWiNWi sec. 10, T. 

56 N., R. 9 W., 14 miles (revised) below Black Creek and 2 miles west of Hunnewell. Zero of gage Is 615.83 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 626 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,590 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

neignt, 18.83 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 15,400 second-feet July 1, 1933 (gage 

height, 21.20 feet); no flow on many days during 1933, 1934, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 21.8 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage and those for 

periods of ice effect, Dec. 21-30, Jan. 18-27, Feb. 9-22 (computed on basis of 

one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records), which are poor. 

Gage read once daily below and twice daily above 10 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

3.6

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.9

5

6

6

6

7

7

7

8

9

Nov.

10

11

11

16

140

354

234

223

108

51

52

52

29

16

14

14

12

10

9

9

9

9

9

10

9

9

140

150

478

478

-

Dec.

223

91

44

40

26

25

19

31

33

72

91

46

34

24

70

444

478

212

24

11

13

13

13

13

10

10

B

7

B

8

9

Jan.

8

9

9

9

IB

16

16

22

33

30

27

27

43

40

41

43

46

46

40

34

30

30

26

16

13

10

7

6

5

5

Month

November. ....................

December .....................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36 .........

4.3

Feb.

4.3

5

5

6

6

5

6

6

5

5

5

7

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

7

7

7

9 BO

940

2,050

9,370

8,500

7,500

1,320

_

-

Secondfoot-days

96.4

2,676

2,150

251,590.6

V09.3

30,789.3

5,993

891

5,122.2

961.7

3.3

0

11,581.3

60,973.5

Mar.

704

478

382

382

328

246

191

160

140

140

131

590

412

382

140

131

122

B2

67

63

65

BO

72

77

103

75

70

51

45

43

41

Maximum

9

478

478

10,900

46

9,370

704

58

1,660

552

.B

0

4,150

9,370

Apr.

50

4B

34

27

35

41

41

52

SB

52

51

40

39

31

27

29

20

14

13

13

16

12

11

11

11

16

2B

24

23

24

-

May

39

1,560

1,660

780

223

122

101

63

56

31

30

31

43

31

24

23

27

131

48

19

13

8

8

11

6

4.6

8

6

4.6

6

5

Minimum

1.1

9

7

1.1

4.3

4.3

41

11

4.6

.7

0

0

0

0

June

5

4.1

3.3

2.B

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.1

IB

552

223

56

2B

13

10

6

6

6

3.B

3 B

3 8

1 B

1 3

1 1

9

B

8

8

7

Mean

3.11

89.2

69.4

689

22 .9

1.062

193

29.7

165

32.1

ill

0

386

167

July

0.7

.B

.a

.6

.4

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

L °

Per 

aquare 

mile

0.0050

.142

.111

1.10

.037

1.70

.308

.047

.264

.051

.00018

0

.617

.267

Aug. Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

.4

57

7

4.3

2.5

.2

0

.6

.3

0

0

96

820

382

160

62

26

14

12

5

6

666

2,500

4,150

2,610

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.006 191

.16 5,310

.13 4,260

14.96 499,000

.04 1,410

1.B3 61,070

.36 11,890

.30 10^160

.06 1,910

.0002 6.5

0 0

.69 22,970

3.63 120,900
242 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near New London, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°36'44", long. 91°E4'30", in NEiNWJ sec. 36, 

T. 56 N., R. 5 W. , 250 feet upstream from U. S. Highway 61, 2 miles north of New 

London. Zero of gage Is 477.13 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,480 square miles.

Records available.- February 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,588 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, 

Jan,~"18 to Feb. 22, which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, 

gage heights, and weather records and are poor.

Rating table, water year 1935-36, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet) (Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, May 2-7)

0.95 0 

1.0 

1.1 1 

1.2 5 

1.3 12 

1.5 40 

1.7 80 

1.9 130 

2.2 226 

Discharge, in 3

Day

1 

S 

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 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

23 

22 

22 

18 

18

16 

14 

14 

16 

20

22 

20 

19

17 

14

13 

16 

17 

16 

14

22 

23 

22 

20 

18

19 

23 

30

27 

24 

38

Nov.

60 

42 

45 

676 

4,060

4,020 

1,730 

772 

610 

560

1,120 

1,120 

882 

491 

296

216 

170 

139 

122 

112

102 

85 

78 

71 

65

65 

109 

637 

1,180 

998

Dec.

718 

468 

296 

226 

182

160 

142 

142 

223 

336

296 

296 

260 

206 

189

940 

940 

537 

380

296

192 

192 

130 

117 

104

92 

80 

80 

69 

69 

58

2.5 336 15.0 15,400 

2 2.9 514 18.0 21,700 

2 3.4 772 21.0 30,100 

4.0 1,120 23.0 36,800 

5.0 1,930 

6.5 3,320 

8.0 4,900 

10.0 7,500 

12.0 10,300 

seond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Jan.

69 

80 

80 

90 

109

154 

189 

192 

170 

160

166 

192 

226 

336 

468

491 

514 

380 

336 

260

176 

130 

92

80 

80

69 

69 

69 

58 

49 

40

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar, year 1935 .........

t ember. ...................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

40

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

40 

40 

32

32 

49 

239 

1,830 

9,540

18,400 

30,300 

35,800 

27,900

Seeondfoot-'daya

617 

20,633 

8,416

898,428

5,574 

124,826 

32,195 

5,560 

15,063 

2,439 

77.1 

5.7 

28,632.2

244,038.0

Mar.

6,530 

2,640 

1,580 

1,260 

1,060

940 

772 

664 

560 

537

491 

491 

998 

1,410 

882

610 

491 

380 

336 

296

260 

260 

358 

1,580 

3,030

1,580 

772 

491 

380 

296 

260

Maximum

38

4,060 

940

26,500

514 

35,800 

6,530 

537 

3,620 

514 

12 

.7 

11,400

35,800

Apr.

223 

192 

170 

163 

199

316 

537 

514 

35S 

296

278 

260 

223 

192 

166

154 

133 

127 

120 

104

102 

99 

90

82 

80

80 

80 

82 

67 

73

May

109 

982 

3,620 

3,420 

1,580

772 

491 

358 

278 

219

182 

189 

260 

296 

226

173 

130 

160 

166 

243

186 

136 

127 

107 

87

80 

92 

125 

104 

85 

80

June

69 

60 

54 

44 

40

35 

27 

24 

24 

35

390 

514 

260 

226

145 

99 

71 

56 

44

37 

37 

27 

22 

17

12 

11 

11 

10 

11

July

12 

12 

8 

6

4

3 

3 

3

2 

2

2

2.

1 

1 

1

1. 

1.

1. 

1. 

1.

1.

1.

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

13 19.9 0.0080 

42 688 .277 

58 271 .109

13 2,461 .992

40 180 .073 

32 4,304 1.74 

260 1,039 .419 

67 185 .075 

80 '486 .196 

10 81.3 .033 

.2 2.49 .0010 

0 .18 .00007 

0 954 .385

0 667 .269

6

5 

5 

1 

0 

0

0 

3 

6 

6

1

1 

0 

0 

5 

6

1 

0 

9 

7 

5

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Aug.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

0

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

.2

315 

691 

296

160 

107 

69 

49 

35

26

30 

47 

16 

12

42 

29 

22 

243 

380

278 

166 

117 

82 

380

514 

446 

3,990 

11,400 

8,690

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.009 1,220 

.31 40,920 

.13 16,690

13.48 1,782,000

.08 11,060 

1.88 247,600 

.48 63,860 

.08 11,030 

.23 29,880 

.04 4.-840 

.ODl 153 

.00008 11 

.43 56,790

3.67 484,100
SALT RIVER BASIN 243

Crooked creek near Shelblna, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°36', long. 92°1', In MiSWj sec. 33, T. 56 N. R. 10 W. 

at bridge on State Highway 15, 6 miles south of Shelblna. Zero of gage Is 673.64 

feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 70 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936, fragmentary (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,660 second-feet Feb. 26 (eaee Innj ~U4~ IT CO 4>*.«4-\. ~ _ J* -i _ - _____ j___ \ &" &' ' teignt, 13.68 feet); no flow on many days. 

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, tthat of Feb. 26, 1936; no flow on many

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated, owing to Ice effect. Dec. 31. Jan. 13. 

Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, In second-?eet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

e

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.

0

-

-

0

_

_

-

_

0

_

0

-

_

-

_

-

-

0

-

_

_

_

-

0

_

_

.

_

-

Nov.

0.1

-

-

-

_

_

3.4

41

-

.

_

_

_

1.1

_

-

,

-

.2

.

_

.2

_

-

,

_

_

17

12

-

Dec.

_

i.'o _

-

_

_

-

_

.5

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

7

-

.

,

_

-

-

.

_

.5

_

.5

Jan.

-

_

2.1

-

_

_

-

_

-

1.3

_

1.0

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.4

_

_

-.

,

_

.4

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

0.4

_

_

_

_

-

_

.6

_

_

-

_

_

_

.9

-

_

_

522

-

§660

384

_

_

-

Mar.

-

_

18

-

_

_

-

_

-

11

_

_

12

-

.

4.3

_

_

-

3.2

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

2.1

.

_

-

_

,

3.4

_

-

_

_

2.4

«

-

_

_

»

_

-

_

_

.9

-

.

^

,

,

1.0

May

_

_

14

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

.8

_

_

82

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

.

_

-

Juno

_

_

-

-

n

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.1

_

.

-

.

_

_

-

0

0

.

0

_-

July

_

_

-

-

.

_

0

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

0

_

_

_

-

_

_

0

_

-

_

_

_

_

_-

Aug.

_

_

0

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

0

-

_

_

_

-

0

_

_

_

_

-

Sept.

_

0

_

-

_

_

-

_

0

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

0

_

-

,

_

_

-

72

_

107

_

-
244 SALT RIVER BASIN

Davis Creek near Mexico, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°10'45", long. 91°54'50", In NEiSEi sec. 21, T. 51 N. 

R. 9 w., at bridge on State Highway 22, 2 miles northwest of Mexico. Zero of 

gage is 728,93 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observe! during year, 1,230 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage 

he I gilt, 10.60 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 2,820 second-feet May 19, 1931 (gage 

height, 14.40 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 17 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated, owing to ice effect, Nov. 25, Jan. 4, 

e, o, 11, 18, 19, 29, Feb. 11, 14, 22. Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

0

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

_

70

550

 -

-

-

-

-

-

.

29

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

1.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

26

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

2.6

-

2.6

-

Jan.

_

_

-

2

-

2

-

2

-

-

5

-

-

_

-

.

-

1

1

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

1

-

-

Feb.

.

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

2

-

-

-

874

-

-

-

-

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

7

-

7

-

8

12

-

7

_

-

3.8

-

_

2.7

3.1

_

-

-

0,230

-

_

-

-

7

_

-

Apr.

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

2.7

2.7

2.6

-.

2.4

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

.9

.9

 .

_

-

-

_

-

May

_

_

_

-

-

0.9

_

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

.7

.7

-

-

_

.8

_

-

_

-

June

_

_

_

0.4

-

.5

-

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

0

_

-

_

-

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

0

_

0

_

_

_

_

_

0

Aug.

0

_

_

_

-

0

0

0

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

0

0

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

.-

Sept.

.

_

,

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

0

-

_

,

_

-

182

424

,

-
SALT RIVER BASIN 245

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°18'40", long. 91°58'40", In NHfiSWi sec. 5, T. 52 N., 

K. 9 W., at bridge on State Highway 15, 11 miles north of Mexico.

Drainage area.- 67.4 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,420 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 5.83 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 3,670 second-feet May 26, 1933 (gage 

height, 9.89 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 15.1 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated Aug. 1-6, 8-11. Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

OCt.

0

Nov.

104

5 

1.5

.4

Dec. Jan.

Month

Got 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

ABr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

0.1 

1,420

Secondfoot-days

0 

2,276.5

Mar.

14

7 

12 

10

3.6

1.7 

1.7 

178

4.2

3.1

Maximum

0 

1,130

Apr. May

0.5

Minimum

0 

0

June

0 

0

Mean

0 

75.9

July

0

0 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0 

1.13

Aug. Sept.

0 

110 

17 

5 

1.7

.6 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.3

.2 

.1 

295 

73 

19

19 

178 

1,130 

397 

27

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet0 0 

1.26 4,520
246 SALT RIVER BASIN

Elk Fork of Salt River near Paris, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26'25", long. 92°0'5", in SE1SE1 sec. 22, T.

 54 N., R. 10 W., at bridge on State Highway 15, 2$ miles south of Paris. Zero of 

gage is 631.24 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 262 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936; fragmentary prior to February 1935.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage height,

 12.20 feet); no flow June 24 to July 20, July 26 to Sept. 1.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 second-feet June 12, 1931 (gage 

height, 12.50 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, 19.1 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Feb. 16-24, 

wmcn are poor.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

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.

0.4 

.2 

.4 

1.5

1.7

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.7

.5 

.2 

.0 

.8 

.7

.7 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.7 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

1.4 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5

Nov.

3.5 

7 

10 

389

605

131 

46 

23 

45 

44

25 

18 

12 

10 

7

6 

5 

4.6 

4.1 

3.7

3.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

3.2 

38 

62 

51 

34

Dec.

20

12 

11

e

7

7 

7 

7 

10 

11

9 

9 

8 

8 

38

38 

36 

26 

17 

16

10 

7 

6 

5 

5

4 

4 

3 

3 

£.8 

2.8

Jan.

2.8 

3.9 

6 

12

14

16

13 

12 

11 

10

12

30 

80 

108

57

30 

20 

14 

11

5

6 

5 

3.7 

3.2 

3.5

3.2 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

t ember. ...................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.6 

2.2 

1.8

2.2 

2.3 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

3 

Z 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

75 

1.240 

880

% 400 

6,500 

471 

168

Secondfoot-days

35.6 

1,600.7 

375.6

505.8 

16,792.2 

1,369 

694 

85*7*9 

1». 9 

11,3 

0 

3,185.5

25,429i5

Mar.

116 

96 

78 

63

51

39 

31 

30 

29 

24

45 

96 

84 

46 

34

25 

21 

17 

15 

16

16 

14 

24 

98 

93

63 

34 

24 

18 

16 

13

Maximum

2.5 

605 

38

108 

7,400 

116 

137 

226 

3.2 

4.8 

0 

1,020

7,400

Apr.

12 

12 

12 

12 

57

137 

100 

51 

35 

28

25 

20 

17 

15 

14

12 

10 

9 

8 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

5

7 

12 

17 

25

11

May

23 

137 

226 

70 

37

24 

18 

15 

12 

10

17 

65 

37 

18

13

12 

9 

11 

13 

8

4.6 

3.5 

4.8 

7 

9

16 

8 

8 

10 

7 

4.8

Minimum

0.2 

2.6 

2.8

2.5 

1.8 

13 

5 

3.5 

0 

0 

0 

.1

0

June

3.2 

2.5 

1.4 

1.2 

.9

.9 

1.1 

2.2

1.7 

1.5

.9 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

1.15 

53.4 

11.5

16.3 

579 

44.2 

23.1 

27.7 

.66 

.36 

0 

106

69.5

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.8

4.6 

2.2 

.9 

.5

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0.0044 

.204 

.044

.062 

2.21 

.169 

.088 

.106 

.0025 

.0014 

0 

.405

.265

Aug. Sept.

143 

445 

203 

52 

26

15 

10 

7 

.5 

3.7

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

1.5 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.3

.2 

.1 

2.5 

31

11

17 

363 

1,020 

710 

108

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.005 71 

.23 3,170 

.05 709

.07 1,000 

2.38 33,310 

.19 2,720 

.10 1,380 

.12 1,700 

.003 39 

.002 22 

0 0 

.45 6,320

3.60 50,440
SALT RIVER BASIN 247

Spencer Creek near Frankford, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°31', long. 91°21', in SEiNWj sec. 28, T. 55 N., R. 4 W. 

at Bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 80 feet below St. Louis & Hannibal Railway bridge, 

800 feet above Plum Creek, and 24 miles northwest of Frankford. Zero of gage is 

about 488.6 feet above mean sea level (Missouri State highway data).

Drainage area.- 200 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1936, fragmentary (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,450 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage 

height. 10.44 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 12,000 second-feet July 24, 1935 (gage 

height, 15.50 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 16.5 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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

50

31

Oct.

_

-

0.3

-

.2

_

-

-

-

.5

.5

-

-

-

-

.6

-

-

.6

-

_

.5

-

-

.7

1.2

-

-

-

-

Nov.

1.2

.

-

2,060

610

125

_

_

35

-

_

246

_

-

-

.

_

-

19

-

_

11

-

_

5

_

41

-

-

-

-

BOB.

_

19

-

_

-

_

-

-

104

-

_

-

_

17

-

232

_

-

19

-

19

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

0

Jan.

_

_

3.8

_

-

.

-

.6

-

-

35

-

-

65

-

.

-

20

-

-

_

4.6

3.S

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

0

_

~

,

.2

_

-

S.4

..

-

_

_

S.4

_

-

_

s.o

-

-

-

_

_

_

.

-

4,450

810

»

_

~

-

Mar.

_

_

118

_

-

70

-

-

134

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

*

18

19

-

_

.

14

960

-

_

-

-

-

~

-

Apr.

2S

_

_

,

-

9S

.

.

_

26

_

_

-

.

11

7

_

_

-

5

_

^

_

2.2

-

_

4.2

_

_

_

-

May

2.5

49

_

_

-

5

.

_

2.0

-

_

.

2.2

_

1.3

1.0

1.6

.

_

-

.

_

.7

.

.8

.

_

_

.7

_

-

June

_

0.1

-

_

-

.1

-

-

0-

_

_

0

-

-

0

_

-

_

0

_

0

0

_

-

0

-

.

-

.

-

July

_

0

.

_

-

_

0

-

0-

_

_

.

.

0

_

_

0

.

0

_

_

_

_

-

_

0

_

_

_

-

Aug.

0

-

_

_

-

_

0

0

_

 -

_

_

0

-

_

.

.

-

0

0

_

^

-

_

_

^

0

.

-

Sept.

0

_

0

.

-

_

.

-

_

0

_

0

_

0

-

0

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

0

0

_

_

2,300

_

_

-
248 SALT RIVER BASIN

Peno Creek at Frankfort!, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°28'50", long. 91°18'15" (revised), In NffjSffi sec. 1, T. 

t>4 N., R. 4 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 1 mile southeast of Franfcford. 

Zero of gage Is 527.40 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 54.2 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,730 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage 

heigtit, 6.40 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-36: Maximum discharge observed, 6,050 second-feet Aug. 1, 1932 (gage 

height, 13.64 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 16.8 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated, owing to Ice effect, Feb. 10, 14, 15, 

19, til, 24. Gage read occasionally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

-

0

-

0

_

_

0

_

-

.4

.5

_

.5

-

_

-

_

.8

-

_

_

«

_

1.0

1.0

_

2.1

_

_

-

Nov..

_

2.8

_

712

-

_

13

-

760

-

_

-

26

-

-

11

-

_

6

-

.

4.8

4.8

-

-

.

_

-

_

10

-

Dec.

_

_

-

-

-

6

7

-

-

-

.

6

-

6

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

.4

_

.4

-

_

.

.5

Jan.

_

-

-

8

-

5

-

6

-

-

10

-

-

-.

-

8

-

6

_

-

5

_

4.8

4.8

3.6

_

3.0

_

_

_

-

Pet).

3.0

_

_

_

-

_

_

3.9

.

3

 _

-

-

3

2

_

.

.

1

-

1

_

«

50

-

_

_

_

41

-

Mar.

_

25

_

_

-

fc

11

_

_

-

19

_

_

14

-

.

-

_

7

7

7

»

_

114

-

_

IE

_

_

7

Apr.

8

-

-

8

-

_

_

10

-

-

11

-

-

-

-

8

-

7

-

6

_

_

_

-

7

.

_

_

_

_

-

May

_

11

-

-

-

7

_

_

7

-

_

-

-

7

-

6

-

-

-

-

7

-

6

_

-

_

_

7

7

_

-

June

_

-

2.8

~

2.5

2.5

~

1.1

-

1.4

-

.6

-

-

_

_

_

.2

_

_

.2

-

-

0

0

_

0

0

-

July

_

-

~

0

-

_

_

_

-

-

0

-

_

-

-

_

-

0

^

a

_

.

_

_

0

_

_

_

_

0

-

Aug.

0

-

-

-

-

_

-

0

-

-

_

-

-

_

0

-

-

-

.

-

0

0

~

-

-

_

-

-

0

-

-

Sept.

_

-

-

-

0

_

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,100

1,730

33

11

-
CUIVRE RIVER BASIN 249

West Fork of Culvre River near Laddonia, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°11'45", long. Sl^S'SO", In SWJNWJ sec. 13, T. 51 N., 

K- 7 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 3 miles south of Laddonia. Zero of gage 

is 733.56 feet (revised; above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 32 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1936 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 850 second-feet; Sept. 28 (oaee 

height, 9.92 feet); no flow on many days.

v, < 1£5°~?? : , Maximum discharge observed, 2,780 second-feet Aug. 16, 1934 (gage 

height, 11.44 feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 12.3 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25. Jan. 10 

11, 13. Gage read occasionally. '

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 .to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.2

Nov.

395

.3

.3

.3

*.2

Pec.

0.2

5 

4.6

.7 

.7

21 

2.1

.5 

.4

.1

Jan.

Month

Oct 

No-7 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember . ....................

alendar year

ater year

0.8 

.7

*.6 

*.5 

*. 5

.5 

.4

.3

.3

.3

Feb.

0.3 

.3

.1 

.1

730

Secondfoot-days

0

1,530.4

Mar.

3.9

.6 

.3

.5

Maximum

0

676

Apr.

0.2 

.2 

.6 

.2 

.3 

.2

.1 

0

0

0 

0

0

May

0

0.1 

.1

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0

June

0 

0

0 

0

Mean

0 

51.0

July

0 

0

Per 

square 

mile

0 

1.59

Aug.

»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

Sept.

0.5 

169 

58 

1.7 

0

*0 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

»0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

439 

676 

169 

17

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0 0 

1.77 3,040

-^-Estimated.
250 CUIVRE RIVER BASIN

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°0'59", long. 90°59'0", in SEi sec. 14, T. 49 N., 

R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 2 miles north of Troy. Zero of gage is 

450.48 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 903 square miles.

Records available.- February 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 720 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 19,000 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage 

neignt, 22.69 feet); no flow Aug. 29.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 52,600 second-feet May 18, 1929 (gage height, 

25.75 feet, from floodmarks, former site and datum); no flow Aug. 29, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for days of rapidly changing stage and those for 

period of ice effect, Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, Jan. 20 to Feb. 25 (computed on basis of 

one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records), which are poor. 

Gage read once daily below and twice daily above 10 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

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.

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

5 

6 

6 

8 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

7 

4.5

6 

6 

6

7 

7 

7 

7 

8

7 

10 

26 

18 

16 

17

Nov.

228 

202

1,020 

6,120 

9,200

1,490 

601 

306 

7,620 

5,120

2,480 

2,720 

781 

439 

306

240 

190 

178 

155 

132

89 

108 

93 

93 

91

83 

293 

1,440 

706 

334

Dec.

215 

165 

143 

132 

128

119 

115 

392 

439 

293

165 

153 

121 

115 

148

899

502 

334 

240 

202

160 

123 

106 

85 

83

53

46 

46 

40 

40 

46

Jan.

46 

53 

60 

81 

155

165 

130 

146 

143 

190

165 

155 

160 

190 

178

148 

137 

119 

60 

60

68 

68 

60 

53 

40

35 

35 

30 

30 

26 

26

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

u

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

26

26 

26 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

30 

470 

1,240

7,800 

7,440 

1,900 

820

Seeondfoot-days

260.5 

42,858 

5,848

341,842.5

3,012 

20,196 

7,375 

1,879 

954 

330.3 

24.3 

7.1 

37,713.7

120,457.9

Mar.

534 

470 

392 

348 

293

228 

202 

165 

165 

190

190 

163 

165 

151 

141

151 

143 

119 

99 

93

93 

87 

85 

706 

899

334 

240 

163 

137 

117 

112

Maximum

26 

9,200 

899

16,200

190 

7,800 

899 

112 

45 

30 

2.5 

.5 

14,600

14,600

Apr.

112 

99 

83 

74 

70

67 

65

75 

77 

74

68*

63 

65 

67 

62

59 

60 

62 

54

53

54 

56 

53 

54

47

42 

43 

42 

40 

39

May

40 

44 

42 

45 

42

43 

44 

36 

37 

40

31 

32 

33 

31 

28

29 

27 

26 

25 

23

24 

22 

21 

20 

20

21 

36 

29 

22 

22 

19

Minimum

4.5 

83 

40

4.5

26 

22 

85 

39 

19 

2.5 

.3 

0 

.2

0

June

18 

20 

17 

17 

12

11 

12 

11 

12 

12

14 

30 

28 

16 

13

12 

12 

10 

8

7

3.9 

8 

3.9 

3.9 

3.7

3.3 

2.9 

3.3 

2.9 

2.5

Mean

8.40 

1,429 

169

937

97.2 

696 

238 

62.6 

30.8 

11.0 

.78 

.23 

1,257

329

July

2.5 

2.3 

2.0 

1.8 

1.1

1.0 

.7 

.8 

.7 

.8

.7 

.6

.4 

.5 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.4

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

Per 

square 

mile

0.0092 

1.58 

.209

1.04

.108 

.771 

.264 

.069 

.034 

.012 

.00086 

.00025 

1.39

.364

Aug.

0.3

.4 

.3 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.4 

.2 

.3 

.2

.4 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.2 

982 

280 

132 

63

27 

18 

13 

14 

14

10 

7 

4.5 

4.1 

2.7

2.9 

2.7 

2.9 

2.5 

2.2

2.0 

1.5

1.6 

1.3 

1.5

1.1 

12,900 

14,600 

7,080 

1,540

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.01 517 

1.76 85,010 

.24 11,600

14.06 678,000

.12 5,970 

.83 40,060 

.30 14,630 

.08 3,730 

.04 1,890 

.01 655 

.001 48 

.0003 14 

1.55 74,800

4.94 238,900
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 251

Des Plaines River at Lemont, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°40'54", long. 88°0'9", In NWi sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 11 

E., at Stephens Street Bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Lemont and 8 miles above 

confluence with Chicago Sanitary Canal. Zero of gage is 584.10 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 587 square miles.

Records available.- November 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1915-36), 415 second-feet (not Including overflow into 

Chicago Sanitary Canal).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,190 second-feet Sept. 17; maximum 

gage height observed, 6.11 feet Feb. 27 (ice Jam); no flow at various times during 

July and August.

1915-36: Maximum discharge, 5,520 second-feet Mar. 18, 1919; no flow on various 

dates.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Discharge for periods 

or ice effect, Jan. 23 to Feb. 7, Feb. 16-18, Feb. 23 to Mar. 10. computed on 

basis of gage heights, weather records, and relation curve to spill at Willow 

Springs. During high water part of flow spills Into Chicago Sanitary Canal at 

Willow Springs, 7 miles above gage. This overflow, in second-feet, during the year 

(not Included in the table of dally discharge) was as follows:

Feb. 25 56

608

730

455

267

Mar. 1 

2

5

6

118

14

15

Sept. 14 

15

184

255

153

17

299

1,385

Sept. 16 

17

2.37

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

4.

19

57

103

160

Oct. 1 to Sept. 13

224

383

570

770

980

1,170

1,300

1,470

1,660

1,900

2,170

2,500

2,870

1,725

1,800

1,752

1,120

339

27

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

75

47

27

42

47

38

30

27

21

19

62

75

57

52

47

34

27

27

30

24

24

38

38

30

30

30

30

24

19

19

19

Nov.

66

173

198

410

670

920

1,330

1,300

1,090

870

980

980

1,090

1,090

980

770

630

560

531

512

531

492

446

419

383

383

350

392

465

392

-

Dec.

366

342

277

^54

239

239

270

300

375

428

401

350

317

300

317

317

358

333

317

285

224

224

211

198

198

218

198

173

166

149

137

Jan,

126

126

137

149

160

166

160

149

143

143

149

160

173

186

211

239

224

198

173

160

149

149

140

130

130

120

110

100

90

80

80

Feb.

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

94

103

94

85

85

80

85

85

80

75

75

75

75

71

75

90

560

1,380

2,360

2,900

2,560

2,350

-

Mar.

2,100

1,980

1,900

1,850

1,950

1,970

2,000

1,960

1,940

1,910

1,900

2,170

2,680

2,500

3,170

2,030

1,660

1>560

1,300

1,170

980

980

»20

920

1,040

980

870

770

670

610

551

Apr.

492

455

401

383

419

419

502

670

660

670

770

820

820

770

720

660

620

560

492

455

419

383

350

333

300

285

270

270

308

358

-

May

437

512

522

473

428

375

325

292

254

238

205

211

239

205

166

149

132

120

166

143

114

98

89

80

71

62

62

62

62

62

47

June

42

62

89

120

154

143

134

98

85

89

89

80

62

42

34

34

27

27

21

 16

12

14

14

12

12

9.5

11

12

16

24

July

21

16ei

21

14

12

8.1

7.1

5.2

8.1

9.5

24

21

12

9.5

 5,2

3.0

1.6

.5

1.6

.5

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.2

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.4

1.6

2.0

3.7

5.2

5.2

16

71

62

47

34

24

16

11

8.1

9.5

16

47

89

126

192

232

300

254

Sept.

218

232

270

300

277

247

186

160

179 179'

173

325

650

1,570

3,180

3,970

4,150

3,970

3,570

2,780

2,060

1,600

1,270

1,100

920

840

980

1,350

1,430

1,350
ILIINOIS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge ill second-feet,, of Des Jlaines River at" Lemont-, 111., 1S34-36

Month

Calendar year 1934

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

Ssptambei'. ..........

Mater ye&r 1934-35

locemher, ............

Calendar year 1935 

January 1936 ........

Water year 1935-36

Observed

Seoondfoot-daya

263.1 

6,312 

11,256

22.004.1

17,526 

15,604 

43,383

21,406 

32,110 

12,314 

10,383 

7,289 

2,304

180,650.1

1,109 

19,443 

8,481

191,852

4,610

47,991

1,'564.5 

222.6

1,586.7 

59,486

159,919.8

Maximum

19 

720 

720

720

1,780 

1,780 

2,330 

2,170 

3,280 

B20 

1,090 

820 

186

3,280

1,380

488

S,280

239 

°,900

2 , fi8C 

820 

528 

154 

24 

300 

4,150

4,150

Minimum

2.4 

11 

109

0

34

103 

383 

285 

277 

196 

30

14

2.4

19 

66 IS"

14

80 

71 

5E1 

270 

47 

9.5 

0 

0 

160

0

Nean

8.49 

210 

363

60.3

565 

557 

1,399 

714 

1/136 

410 

351 

23& 

76.8

495

35.8 

648 

274

526

149 

483 

1.548 

501 

S06 

52.2 

7.18 

51.2 

3,316

437

Total flow including 

Willow Springs diversion

Mean

8.49 

210 

363

60.3

565

557 

1,411 

715 

1,105 

410 

351 

235 

76.8

502

35.8 

648 

274

533

149 

556 

1,576 

501 

206 

52.2 

7.18 

51.2 

1,598

468

Per square

mile

0.012 

.306 

.528

.088

.822 

.811 

2.05 

1.04 

1.61 

-597 

.511 

.342 

.112

-731

0.052 

.943 

.399

.776

.217 

.809 

2.29 

.729 

.300 

.076 

.010 

.075 

2.33

.681

Run- off 

in inches

0.01 

.34 

.61

1.18

.95 

.84 

2.36 

1.16 

1.86 

.67 

.59 

.39 

.12

9.90

0.06 

1.05 

.46

10.51

.25 

.87 

2.64 

.81 

.35 

.08 

.01 

.09 

2.60

9.27

Sote.- .Records of monthly discharge for wat< 

total flow including Willow Spring diversion.

ir year 1934-35 republished in order to give the
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 253

Illinois River at Morris, m.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°21'15", long. 88°25'43*, in NEi sec. 9, T. 33 

N., R. 7 E., below mouth of Mason River. Zero of gage is 478.50 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1919 to September 1936; January 1903 to December 1904 at 

station near Monooka.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1919-36), 13.220 second-feet.

Kxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 second-feet Feb. 27; maximum gage

height, 15.21 feet Feb. 25 (affected by ice); minimum daily discharge, 6,610 secondfeet June 19, Aug. 13; minimum daily gage height, 5.31 feet June 19.

1919-36: Maximum discharge observed, 62,300 second-feet Apr. 2, 1933 (gage 

height, 19.1 feet); minimum, 5,120 second-feet Aug. 21, 1929 (gage height, 3.9 

feet).

A stage of 26.2 feet occurred in 1831.

Remarks.- Records fair below and good above 10,000 second-feet. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 26"to Jan. 5, Jan. 21 to Feb. 25; discharge computed on 

basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records and records of 

flow at Dresden Island. Records include flow diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago 

Sanitary Canal. Discharge computed from once daily gage reading furnished by U. S. 

Weather Bureau Dec. 25 to Jan. 24. The diurnal regulation produced by the Chicago 

Sanitary District's hydroelectric plant at Lockport causes a dally range in stage 

at Morris at low water of about 2 feet. The instantaneous gage height rarely goes 

below 5.0 feet.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in Feat, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 25, Feb. 27 to Sect. SO Dec. 26 to Fab. 26

5.0 5,920 7.0 10,800 9.0 16,300 1S.O 28,800 6.0 10,100 11.0 23.200 

5.5 7,080 7.5 12,100 10.0 19,300 14.0 32,500 7.0 12,600 12.0 26,000 

6.0 8,280 8.0 13.400 11.0 22,300 15.0 36,900 8.0 15,100 13.0 29,200 

6.5 9,53O 8.5 14,800 12.o 25,400 9.0 17,700 14.0 32,800

10.0 20,400 15.0 36,900 

Discharge, In second-feet, rater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

23 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8,530 

8,780 

8,780 

8,280 

8,530

8,530 

8,530 

8,530 

8,530 

9,280

8,530

8,780 

8,780 

8,530 

8,530

8,530 

9,530 

9,530 

9,530 

8,530

9,530 

9,780 

9,530 

9,530 

9,530

9,780 

9,530 

9,780 

9,530 

9,780 

9,780

HOT.

10,000 

9,780 

10,300 

11,600 

12,100

12,600 

13,700 

13,700 

13,200 

12,600

12,400 

12,900 

14,000 14,000" 

13,700

14,300 

13,200 

12,600 

12,400 

11,800

12,400 

12,400 

12,400 

11,800 

11,100

11,800 

11,300 

11,800 

11,100 

11,100

Dec.

10,800 

9,780 

11,300 

10,800 

10,000

10,500 

^0, 500 

10,000 

10,300 

11,300

11,600 

11,600 

12,100 

11,100 

10,300

9,780 

9,780 

10,800 

11,100 

9,780

10,800 

10,800 

10,000 

10,300 

10,300

10,200 

10,300 

10,500 

10,700 

10,500 

10,300

Jan.

10,000 

9,500 

10,000 

9,800 

9,300

10,600 

10,100 

11,100 

10,600 

10,100

10,400 

10,400 

10,600 

10,600 

11,800

12,100 

12,400 

11,800 

10,800 

10,600

11,000 

10,400 

9,500 

8,700 

7,800

7,800 

7,800 

7,800 

7,800 

7,900 

7,900

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fefc 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year 193

tember. ......................

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

7,900 

7,800 

8,000 

7,600 

7,700

7,700 

7,600 

7,800 

7,300 

6,900

7,800 

7,400 

7,700 

7,400 

7,600

7,400 

7,200 

7,700 

7,600 

7,500

7,700 

7,700 

7,700 

12,800 

31,000

33,600 

35,100 

29,100 

30,600

Mar.

26,400 

24,200 

22,300 

20,700 

19,300

16,000 

15,100 

14,'600 

15,100 

14,000

13,700 

14,600 

14,300 

13,700 

13,200

13,200 

13,400 

12,400 

12,400 

12,100

11,800 

11,300 

11,600 

13,400 

14,800

16,000 

15,100 

14,600 

14,000 

13,200 

11,800

Seoondfoot-days

282,180

368,080 

327,920

5,089,990

307,500 

346,900 

470,300 

322,310 

420,390 

235,230 

252,660 

255,440 

296,340

3,885,250

Apr,

12,400 

11,800 

11,800 

11,300 

12,100

11,800 

12,400 

11,100 

10,800 

11,300

11,600 

11 , 300 

10,800 

10,800 

10,500

10,300 

10,300 

9,800 

9,940 

9,730

9,540 

10,200 

10,500 

9,160 

9,480

9,620

9,540 

10,300 

10,800 

11,500

Maximum

9,780 

14,300 

12,100

34,600

12,400 

35,100 

28,400 

12,400 

25,400 

9,620 

9,320 

10,100 

16,300

35,100

May

12,800 

17,300 

22,000 

24,800 

25,400

24,200 

21,400 

18,100 

16,900 

15,700

15,100 

13,300 

12,600 

12,000 

11,200

10,800 

10,900 

11,500 

10,400 

10,400

9,940 

9,980 

9,980 

9,690 

9,620

9,420 

9,310 

9,100 

3,670 

8,420 

8,760

Hlttlanm

8,280 

9,780 

9,780

8,280

7,800 

6,900 

11,300 

9,340 

8,420 

6,610 

6,960 

6,610 

7,560

6,610

June

8,810 

9,620 

8,400 

8,650 

8,440

8,520 

8,410 

8,370 

8,430 

8,520

8,060 

8,240 

8,280 

8,340 

7,990

8,240 

7,960 

7,900 

6,610 

6,880

6,840 

7,090 

6,980 

7,030 

7,000

7,360 

7,140 

6,840 

7,200 

7,080

July

7,000 

6,960 

6,980 

7,560 

7,380

7,530 

7,470 

8,120 

8,020 

8,450

8,140 

3,040 

8,300 

8,590 

8,670

8,100 

8,180 

9,020 

8,500 

8,240

9,320 

7,560 

8, -780 

8,780 

8,530

8,530 

8,530 

8,280 

8,780 

8,280 

8,040

Mean

9,103 

12,270 

10,580

13^950

9,919 

11,960 

15,170 

10,740 

13,560 

7,841 

8,150 

8,240 

9,878

10,620

Aug.

9,030 

8,280 

8,530 

8,040 

8,530

8,530 

8,530 

8,280 

7,800 

8,280

9,040 

7,800 

6,610 

9,350 

7,320

8,780 

7,560 

9,000 

7,800 

6,840

8,280 

7,560 

7,320 

8,040 

8,060

10,100 

8,280 

9,030 

8,280 

8,280 

8,280

Per square 

mile

Sept.

8,280 

8,780 

8,040 

8,040 

7,800

7,800 

9,030 

7,800 

7,560 

7,800

8,040 

9,540 

10,600 

12,400 

12,700

16,300 

14,700 

13,000 

11,400 

10,400

9,700 

9,060 

9,340 

9,150 

8,160

7,740 

12,300 

10,500 

10,000 

10,400

Run-off In 

inches
254 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River at Peoria, 111.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°42'8'1 , long. 89°33'52" in NWJ- sec. 2, T. 8 N. , R. 8 E., 

at root of Grant Street, Peoria, 44 miles above mouth of Kickapoo Creek. Zero of 

gage is 428.59 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records avallable.- March 1910 to September 1936, March 1903 to July 1906 at station 

3t miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1910-36), 16,510 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 6; maximum 

gage height observed, 20.00 feet Mar. 5; minimum, 7,120 second-feet July 4 (gage 

height, 7.80 feet).

1910-36: Maximum discharge, 58,300 second-feet Oct. 9, 1926 (gage height, 

25.05 feet); minimum, that of July 4, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 26.6 feet in 1844.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Jan. 4, Jan. 

Ui-iB, Jan. 20 to Mar. 1, which were computed on basis of gage heights and weather 

records and by comparison with records for Stations at Morris and Beardstown and 

are fair. Gage read to half-tenths once daily. Gage-height record furnished by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Discharge determined on basis of slope as obtained 

by use of an auxiliary staff gage on highway bridge at Pekin, 9.3 miles downstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, »ater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

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.

9,110

8 ,-700

8,560

8,680

8,790

8,560

8,670

8,710

8,320

8,900

8,620

8,660

9,020

8,910

8,790

8,790

8,430

8,500

8,790

8,900

8,790

9,220

9,240

9,100

9,590

9,240

9,270

9,400

9,420

9,270

9,400

Nov.

9,970

9,970

10,200

10,300

10,600

11,900

12,900

13,600

13,600

15,000

16,300

16,200

15,700

16,500

17,400

17,800

16,800

17,200

17,000

17,000

17,800

16,800

16,100

15,700

16,200

16,600

14,600

15,500

16,200

15,000

-

Dee.

15,300

15,000

13,700

14,200

13,900

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

13,600

14,300

14,300

15,000

14,300

13,300

13,500

13,400

13,100

12,000

11,500

11,000

10,900

LI, 000

11,100

U . 400

LI, 600

LI, 500

LI , 400

LI, 300

Jan.

11,100

11,100

11,200

11,500

11 , 700

12,000

11,400

11,600

11,600

11,800

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,800

13,600

14,000

14,000

14,000

13,300

12,600

12,200

11,500 ii.oaa

10,000

9,300

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

Month

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

November. .......................

December. .......................

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

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

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

May... ....... .. k ................

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

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

September. ......................

Water year 1935-36 ............

 .

9,100

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,800

8.800

3,800'

8,800

8,800

8,800

9,300

10,300

19,000

25,300

_

-

Mar.

30,400

35,300

36,200

36,100

36,500

37,500

34,900

34,200

32,600

31,600

31,700

29,800

30,000

29,900

28,000

28,100

26,700

26,500

25,800

25,500

.24,200

S2,500

22,700

22,100

22,700

22,700

21,400

23,300

23,400

24,300

22 , 700

Secondfoot-days

276,350

446,440

406,200

6,737,030

354,300

285,900

377,300

528,200

556,500 

299,760

249,140

250,880

341,690

4,874,660

Apr.

22,500

21,400

20,300

20,800

20,500

20,800

20,400

19,000

20,100

19,300

18,400

18,500

18,700

17,900

18,300

17,400

17,300

17,000

15,600

15,800

17,000

15,700

15,10O

15,000

14,200

14,800

14,100

14,100

13,700

14,500

-

Maximum

9,590

17,800

15,300

40,100

14,000

25,300

37,500

22,500

22 , 700 

12,700

8,640

8,650

16,000

37,500

May

13,900

14,700

15,800

15,600

17,100

19.100

20,800

22,500

22,500

22 , 700

21,600

22,000

21,800

21,200

20,500

19,300

19,400

19,100

19,100

IS, 700

17,200

16',800

16, Stiff

16,600

16,400

15,400

15,200

14,900

14,200

13,200

13,000

Minimum

8,320

9,970

10,900

8,200

9,200

8,800

21,400

13,700

13,000 

7,800

7,120

7,220

7,530

7,120

June

12,400

12,300

12,700

12,100

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,100

11,000

11,100

10,800

11,000

10,100

9,980

10,400

9,950

9,400

9,970

9,450

9,300

8,880

8,400

8,460

S,110

7,800

7,890

7,890

7,960

8,100

8,420

-

July

8,000

8,020

8,160

7,120

7,820

7,620

7,620

7,620

7,430

7,720

7,780

7,760

7,910

7,910

8,020

8,170

8,100

8,420

8,320

8,220

8,350

8,360

8,320

8,320

8,010

8,320

3,220

8,420

8,640

8,220

8,320

He an

8,915

14,880

13,100

18,460

11,430

9,859

28,300

17,610

17,950 

9,992

8,037

8,093

11,390

13,320

Aug.

8,320

8,320

8,210

8,320

8,210

S.110

3,110

8,220

8,070

8,320

8,210

8,070

8,210

8,060

8,120

8,020

8,210

8,220

7,810

7,960

7,810

7,620

7,960

7,610

7,620

7,220

8,650

8,210

8,440

8,440

8,200

Per square 

mile

Sept.

8,320

8,440

8,800

3,800

8,690

8,330

8,000

8,440

8,650

S,330

8,200

7,530

7,980

8,760

9,520

12,300

10,900

13,700

14,900

15,400

16,000

15,500

15,200

15,500

14,400

14,500

13,800

14,100

14,200

14,500

-

Run-off In 

Indies
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Illinois River at Beardstown, 111.

255

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°1'13", long. 90°26'12n , In NEi sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 12 

V»., at highway bridge on State Street, Beardstown, 9i miles below mouth of Sangamon 

River. Zero of gage Is 419.89 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Records available.- October 1920 to September 1956. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 23,680 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 57,300 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage 

height, 19.8 feet); minimum, 9,140 second-feet July 8-14 (gage height, 7.4 feet).

1920-36: Maximum discharge observed, 105,000 second-feet Oct. 9, 1926 (maximum 

gage height, 26.25 feet Oct. 12, 1926); minimum discharge, that of July 8-14, 

19S6.

Maximum discharge known, about 115,000 second-feet Apr. 4, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 22 to Feb. 27, 

whlen were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and 

weather records and by comparison with records for stations at Peorla and Morris 

are fair. Gage read to tenths once dally. Gage-height record furnished by the 

U. S.'Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

7.4 

7.7 

8.0

9,140

10,100

11,000

8.5 

9.0 

10.0

12,600

14,200

17,400

12.0

14.0

16.0

24,100

31,700

40,200

18.0

20.0

50,000

60,500

Discharge, In second-feet, vater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11,000

11,000

11,000 

10,700 

10 , 700

10,700 

10,700 

ljO,400 

10,400 

10,400

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,400

10,700 

10,700 

11,000 

11,000 

11,000 

11,000

Nov.

11,300 

11,300 

11,300 

--11 , 200 

*12,300

*13,200 

*14,800 

16,100 

*15,500 

*16,200

 >"rl6, 900 

*17,600 

-"-17,800 

*18,300 

19,400

19,700 

19,700 

19,700 

19,700 

19,700

19,700 

19,400 

19,400 

19,000 

19 ,000

18,700 

18,700 

18,700 

18,700 

13,400

Dec.

18,100 

17,700 

17,700 

17,400 

17,100

17,100 

17,100 

17,100 

16,800 

16,800

16,800 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400

16,400 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400 

15,800

14,200 

12,500 

13,000 

12,200 

12,000

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000

Jan.

12,000 

18,400 

12,800 

12,800 

13,200

13,500 

13,500 

13,700 

14,000 

14,400

14,400 

14,400 

14,800 

14,800 

16,300

16,700 

16,800 

16,500 

16 ,300 

16,000

14,800 

13,600 

13,000 

12,500 

12,000

11,800 

11,800 

11,800 

11,800 

11,800 

11,400

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

rfkj 

Jun

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

It

alendar year 193

ater year 1936-3

Feb.

11,400 

11,600 

11,600 

11,600 

11,600

11,600 

11,500 

11,400 

11,400 

11,700

11,700 

11,700 

11,700 

11,500 

11,500

11,500 

10,800 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

SflO.OOO 

813,000

*14,800 

*18,700 

*24,800 

 s-32,000

Mar.

S38.900 

 .--46,600 

s52,500 

*56,900 

*5Y,300

*57,100 

-:.'56,800 

56,800 

55,200 

53,100

51,000 

48,500 

46,900 

45,400 

43,500

42,100 

40,700 

38,900 

37,600 

35,800

34,600 

33,300 

32,500 

*30,400 

»SO,100

30,500 

30,100 

 30,500 

30,500 

30,500 

29,700

Secondfoot-days

328*400 

811,400 

472,600

9,866,100

425,600 

369,100 

1,304,300 

666,600 

636,400 

381,060 

291,710 

292,550 

373,890

6,063,010

Apr.

29,300 

28,900 

28,100 

27,700 

27,000

26,600 

25,900 

25,200 

24,800 

24,100

23,800 

23,100 

22,700 

22,400 

21,700

21,400 

21,000 

20,700 

20,400 

19,700

19,400 

19,000 

18,700 

18,400 

18,100

18,100 

17,700 

17,400 

17,100 

17,100

Maximum

11,000 

19,700 

18,100

70,800

16,800 

32,000 

57,300 

29,300 

23,400 

16,400 

9,760 

9,460 

19,000

67,500

May

16,800 

*16,400 

*18,400 

19,000 

19,700

20,400 

21,000 

21,400 

21,700 

22,100

22,400 

22,700 

£3,400 

23,400 

E3,400

23,400 

23,100 

22,700 

22,400 

22 , 100

21,400 

21,000 

20,400 

20,000 

19,400

19,000 

18,700 

18,400 

17,700 

17,400 

17,100

Minimum

10,400 

11,200 

12,000

10,400

11,400 

10,000 

29,700 

17,100 

16,400 

9/?60 

S,140 

9,460 

9,48d

9,140

June

16,400 

15,800 

15,500 

15,200 

14,800

14,500 

14,200 

13,900 

13,600 

13,600

13,600 

13,200 

13,200 

13,200 

12,600

12,600 

12,300 

12,000 

12,000 

11,600

11,600 

11,6OO 

11,300 

11,000 

10,700

10,400 

10,400 

10,400 

10,100 

9,760

July

9,760 

9,760 

9,760 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,140 

9,140 

9,140

9,140 

9,140 

9,140 

9,140 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

Mean

10,590 

17,08(5 

15,280

26,810

13,730 

12,730 

42,070 

22,180 

20,530 

12,700 

9,410 

9,480 

18,470

16,540

Aug.

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,450

Per Bqu&re 

mile

Sept.

9,450 

9,450 

9,450 

9,760 

9,760

9,760 

9,760 

9,760 

9,760 

9,760

9,760 

9,760 

*11,000 

12,000 

12,000

*11,500 

t 12,500 

J-14,600 

15,200 

14,800

14,300 

14,800 

14 i 800 

14,500 

14,500

14,600 

*14,200 

»15,700 

*17,400 

19,000

Run-off In 

InehOB

*Con*eeted for backwater from La Molne Hirer.
256 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°24', long. 86°42', in sec. 13, T. 34 N., R 3 W at 

ETgRray bridge on U. S. Route 30 at Davis, 4 miles east of Hanna. £ero of gage is 

665.12 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.-. July 1905 to July 1906, April 1931 to September 1936 in reports of 

oj Conse^vatio^ y>' 7 ^ tO ^7 1929 ln r9p°rtS °f tlle Indlana ^Partment

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,080 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage 

height, 8.20 feet); minimum, 171 second-feet Aug. 2-4, 8-13.

r^9^^"?9^19^36 .; J^* 1 311 discharge observed, 1,700 second-feet Dec. 15, 1927 

(gage height, 9.5u feet); minimum, 168 second-feet Aug. 5, 6, 13, 14, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, Jan. 

ti o^ Dov, ^ which were computed on the basis of gage heights, records for stations at Shelby and Momence, and weather records and are poor.

Rating table, water ye

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

171

184

212

241

271

1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

4.0 302

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

468

558

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.2

742

840

940

1,080

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year Oetoljer 1935 to September 1936

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

V 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

271

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

302 

271

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

256 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

-271 

271 

271

Hov.

371 

271 

666 

558 

522

451 

4?4 

400 

400 

400

434 

522 

522 

486 

451

434 

434 

400 

451 

417

400 

417 

400 

417 

383

366 

366 

366 

383 

383

Dec.

366 

366 

366 

350 

350

350 

434 

504 

486 

434

434 

417 

417 

400 

4OO

417 

417 

400 

400 

400

383 

360 

330 

310 

285

300 

300 

300 

300 

300 

290

Jan.

290 

350 

366 

400 

400

383 

366 

366 

383 

366

366 

366 

400 

434 

434

434 

417 

400 

383 

383

370 

350 

330 

310 

290

280 

275 

275 

270 

270 

265

Month

Oet 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Juc 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

«

I

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

270 

270 

260 

250 

240

240 

240 

235 

23D 

230

230 

230 

235 

240 

240

225

190 

180 

180 

180

180 

180 

190 

230 

850

1,060 

1,080 

1,000 

920

MKP.

840 

761 

666 

648 

594

558 

522 

504 

504 

486

504 

504 

486 

486 

486

504 

486 

468 

451 

451

468 

451 

451 

540 

558

540 

504 

486 

468 

451 

434

Secoodfoot-days

8,417 

12,505 

11,566

168,416

10,972 

10,285 

16,260 

13,197 

14,594 

8,509 

6,778 

6,081 

6,885

126,049

Apr.

434 

434 

434 

434 

434

540 

540 

504 

486 

486

486 

486 

451 

434 

434

400 

400 

400 

383 

383

400 

400 

383 

383 

366

366 

366 

434 

558 

558

MaxljHum

302

558 

504

1,200

434 

1,080 

840 

558 

920 

350 

271 

256 

318

1,080

May

558 

648 

920 

840 

761

685 

612 

540 

522 

486

468 

468 

468 

434 

417

400 

400 

383 

383 

383

366 

366

350 

366 

350

350 

350 

334 

334 

334 

318

Minimum

256

271 

285

220

265 

180 

434 

366 

318 

241 

198 

171 

198

171

June

318 

350 

334 

316 

318

318 

302 

302 

302 

302

286 

286 

286 

286 

286

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

256 

256 

256 

256

256

256 

256 

256 

241 

271

July

271 

256 

241 

241 

241

241 

226 

226 

241 

226

226 

226 

226 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

198 

198 

212 

212 

198

198 

198 

198 

198 

198 

198

Mean

272

417 

373

461

354 

355 

525 

440 

471 

284 

219 

196 

230

344

Aug.

198 

171 

171 

171 

184

184 

184 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

198 

212

198 

198 

212 

212 

212

198 

198 

184 

184 

184

2J.2 

256 

241 

241 

226 

226

Per square

mile

0.533 

.818 

.731

.904

.694 

.696 

1.03 

.863 

.924 

.557 

.429 

.584 

.451

.675

Sept.

226 

241 

241 

226

212

212 

212 

212 

212

212

198 

212 

241 

241 

241

226 

226 

226 

226 

226

226 

212 

212 

226 

212

212 

241

318 

286 

271

Run-off In 

inches

0.61 

.91 

.84

12.29

.80

.75 

1.19 

.96 

1.06 

.62 

.49 

.44 

.50

9.17
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIL1

Kankakee River at She 1 by, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11' , long. 87°21' in sec 35 T 3- N R rt W 

at Chicago, Indianapolis i Louisville Railway bridge 1 mile south of Shelby."

Drainage area.- 1,760 square miles.

Records available - April 1930 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey 

Wovenberl922to March 193u in reports of the Indiana Department of Conservation. " '

Average discharge.- 13 years (19S3-SC), 1,492 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, aboat 3,700 second-feet Feb. £7 23 ( ^ace hei^ 

rlbT-aetermineJj ; minimum, 42C second-feet Aug. 9, 11, 12, 13 (gage height, iTlS feetj.' 

-i-, ,n i'^il Maximum discharge observed, 5,540 second-feet Dec. 21, 1927 (gage h^lp-l't, 

11.40 feet); minlnum, 373 second-feet Aug. 4, 5, 1534 (gage height, 0.30 feet). ' °' '

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or po gage-neiglit record, 

A H f De °- 71 to Mar. 9, which were computed on basis of weather records and

e determlnod fr chain-gage

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

670

660

650

640

630

630

625

625

650

660

660

660

660

660

660

670

670

690

702

702

702

702

702

702

675

702

702

70S

702

702

702

Nov.

702

702

702

760

895

1,130

1,300

1,250

1,160

1,130

1,170

1,300

1,430

1,520

1,560

1,480

1,170

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,160

-

Dec.

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,040

1,040

1,140

-1,2OO

1,340

1,480

1,480

1 ,430

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,020

980

960

940

925

925

925

925

Jan.

940

970

1,000

1,070

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,150

1,160

1,180

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,380

1,240

1,180

1,110

1,040

950

890

860

840

850

860

870

870

840

800

Month

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

December. .......................

Calendar year 1935 ............

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

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

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

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

Hsf. ............................

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

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

September .......................

Water year 1935-36...... ......

 

Feb.

780

760

750

725

700

670

680

630

610

600

600

620

630

630

590

570

560

530

500

490

490

500

540

920

2,200

3,000

3,700

3,700

3,500

_

-

Mar.

3,400

3,300

3,200

3,150

3,100

3,OOO

2,800

2,600

2,300

2,100

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,750

1,900

2,000

2,050

1,950

1,850

1,750

1,650

Secondfoot-days

20,869

35,701

35 ,800

551,570

32,220

31,175

67,050

42,620

52,042

16)o55

14,970

17,217

388,099

Apr.

1,600

,600

,550

,500

,500

,600

,650

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,210

,210

,210

,160

,120

,120

1,210

1,350

1,550

-

Maximum

702

1,560

1,480

3,480

1,300

3,700

3,400

1,700

2,820

624

721

3,700

May

1,700

2,000

2,500

2,650

2,760

2,820

2,820

2,760

2,500

2,200

1,950

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,030

1,010

990

950

932

Minimum

625

702

925

625

800

490

1,600

1,120

611

446

422

508

422

i ! 

June

932

932

932

895

877

860

843

827

827

811

796

765

765

750

736

721

707

693

693

679

665

652

652

638

638

624.

624

611

611

624

- _,

July

624

624

611

598

585

585

572

559

559

546

533

533

520

520

508

496

496

483

483

483

483

483

483

470

470

470

470

458

458

446

446

He an

673

1,190

1,155

1,511

1,039

1,075

2,163

1,421

1 ,679

746

518

483

574

1,060

Aug.

446

446

434

434

434

446

446

434

422

434

422

422

422

446

470

483

458

470

546

508

496

483

470

458

446

470

638

652

638

611

585

Per square

mile

0.382

.676

.656

.859

.590

611

1.23

.807

.954

.424

.294

.274

.326

.602

Sept.

559

559

572

572

559

546

533

520

520

508

508

533

585

611

611

598

598

565

572

572

559

559

546

546

533

533

585

707

721

707

-

Run-off in 

Indies

0.44

.75

.76

11,66

.68

.66

1.42

. 90

1.10

.47

.34

.32

.36

8.20
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River at Momence, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°9'37", long. 37°39'45", in NEJ sec. 24, T. 31 N. , R. 

13 E., at highway bridge in Momence, It miles above Tower Creek. Zero of gage is 

610.32 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,340 square miles.

Records available.- Februr-y 1905 to July 1906, December 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- £1 years (1915-36) 1,7£9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,900 second-feet Feb. 28; maximum 

gage height observed, 6.66 feet Feb. 25 (ice Jam); minimum, 412 second-feet Aug. 3, 

4 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1905-6, 1915-36: Maximum discharge observed, 14,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1916, 

from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet: maximum gage height observed, 

7.5 feet Jan. 21. 1916 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 306 second-feet Sept. 

1, 16, 17, 1919 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Jan.14, Jan. 

17 to Feb. £7, Mar. 1, 3, 4 computed on basis of records for Kankakee power plant 

at Kankakee, 111., one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Rail

1.6

1.7

l.B

1.9

£.0

ng ta

(gage 

412

478

550

626

710

belght, J 

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

4

6

7

1

1

1

BOO

900

,120

,360

,490

2

2

3

3

3

)t p

.8

.9

.O

.2

.4

1

1

1

2

2

,630

,780

,930

,250

,600

-feet) 

3.6

5.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

2,980

3,400

3,850

4,360

4,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

668 

668 

668 

668 

626

-::-j626 

626 

626 

626 

668

668 

668 

668 

668 

668

668 

668

 68 

710 

710

710 

710 

755 

710 

710

710 

710 

710 

755 

710 

710

Hov.

755 

755 

755 

350 

95S

1,120 

1,240 

1,S40 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,300 

1,360 

1,420 

1,490

1,420 

1,420 

1,360 

1,300 

1,500

1,300 

1,300 

1,240 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

*1,150 

1,120 

1,060

Dec.

1,120 

1,060 

1,O60 

1,010 

1,010

955 

1,060 

1,180 

1,240 

1,300

1,360 

1,360 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,180 

1,150

1,200 

1,150 

1,120

1 ,090 

1,050

1,000 

980 

960 

950 

950 

950

Jan.

1,000 

1,070 

1,100 

1,130 

1,170

1,180 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,130

1,170 

1,180 

1,220 

1,250 

1,300

1,420 

1,320 

1,300 

1,270 

1,230

1,120

1,000 

920 

90O 

880

900 

940 

945 

960 

900 

850

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19?5..... .......

ater year 1955-43

Feb.

820 

800 

800 

750 

730

700 

680 

670 

640 

630

620 

670 

730 

660 

620

600 

500 

550 

520 

500

500 

530 

580 

1,300

2,200

3,000 

3,900 

4,900 

 1,630

liar.

4,000 

3,400 

3,750 

3,700 

3,610

3,610 

3,400 

3,190 

2,790 

2,420

2,250 

2,090 

2,090 

1,930 

1,930

1,860 

1,860 

1,'7 80 

1,780 

1,700

1,700 

*1,630 

1,650 

1,860 

1,930

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

1,930 

1,860 

l,8fiP

Secondfoot-days

21 ,134 

35 ,650 

35,065

643 ,674

34,375 

?4 ,830 

73,810 

43,590 

54 ,000 

22,686 

15,807 

15, 212 

18,020

404,179

Apr.

1,700 

1,630 

1,560 

1,560 

#1,600

J.,630 

1,700 

1,700 

1,*700 

1,700

1,630 

1,63O 

1,560 

1,560 

1,490

1,490 

1,420 

1,S60 

1,360 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,84-0 

1,180 

1,120

*1,150 

1,180 

1,^40

1,360 

1,420

Maximum

755 

1,490 

1,36O

4,640

1,420 

4,900 

4,000 

1,700 

2,790 

955 

588 

668 

800

4,90'^

May

1,630 

2.O90 

2,420 

2,600 

2,600

2,790 

2,790 

2,600 

2,600 

2,420

2,250 

2,090 

1,930 

1,730 

1,700

1,630 

*1 ,550 

1,420 

1 ,420 

1,360

1,300 

1,240 

1,240 

- 1,210 

1,180

1,120

1,060 

1,060 

1,010 

955

Minimum

626 

755 

950

600

850 

500 

1,630 

1,120 

955 

588 

445 

412 

514

412

June

955 

955

955 

900

*880 

G70 

*B60 

850

850

850 

800 

755 

755 

*755

755 

710 

710 

710 

668

668 

626 

62fi 

626 

626

626

636

58i 

588

July

588 

588 

588 

588 

55O

550 

550 

550 

550

550

514 

514 

514 

514 

514

514 

478 

478 

478 

478

478 

478 

478 

478 

478

478 

478 

478 

445 

445 

445

Mean

682

1,188 

1,131

1,763

1.1CE 

1,201 

2,531 

1,453 

1,742 

756 

510 

491 

601

1,104

Aug.

445 

455 

412 

412 

445

445 

445 

445 

412 

445

445 

445 

412 

478 

445

*462 

478 

478 

550 

550

550 

514 

478 

478 

478

478 

588 

668 

663 

 630 

588

Per square 

mile

0.391 

.508 

.483

.753

.474 

.513 

1.02 

.621 

.744 

.323 

,218 

.210 

.257

.472

Sept.

588 

588 

*588 

588 

550

550 

550 

550 

514 

514

550 

550 

588 

626 

626

668 

626

588 

588 

550

550 

550 

5 DO 

550 

T,50

55O 

#780 

800 

800 

800

Run-off In 

Inchea

0,34 

.57 

.56

10.23

.55 

.55 

1.18 

.69 

.86 

.36 

.25 

.24 

.29

6.44

*Computed on basis weather records.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 259

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°20'48", long. 88°11'11", in NWi sec. 15, T. 

33 N., R. 9 E., 0.4 mile below Prairie Creek and 5 miles downstream from Wilmington, 

Will County, Illinois. Zero of gage is 511.10 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 5,250 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period February to September 1935, 17,500 second-feet 

May 9 (gage height, 5.03 feet); minimum, 448 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.05 

feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 17,500 second-feet May 4; maximum gage 

height, 9.54 feet Feb. 29 (ice jam); minimum, 204 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 

0.79 foot).

1935-36: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet May 9, 1935, and May 4, 1936. Maximum gage height, that of Feb. 29, 1936; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 16.75 feet In 1883 and 1887.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 4, 5, Dec. 19-31, 

1535, Jan. 1-11, Jan. 16-21, Jan. 24 to Mar. 4, 1936, which are fair and were computed on basis of summation of records for stations at Momence and chebanse, one discharge measurement, gage heights, and weather records. Discharge for June 15-17, 

July 3-22, Sept. 25, 26, 1935, computed on basis of range lines and summation records 

for stations at Momence and Chebanse. There Is a slight diurnal regulation from power 

plants upstream at low flows.

Rating table for Feb. 16, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1936 except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

300

395

500

620

780

960

1,160

1,380

1,940

2,540

28

30

3,240 

4,020 

4,S30 

5,660

6,500

7,380

8,320

9,320

10,300

11,400

12,500

13,600

14,800

16,100

17,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct

H07

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

Y

alendar year

ruary 16

Fater year

Feb.

9,320 

8,320 

7,380 

6,290 

5,660

5,120 

4,580 

4,140 

4,180 

11,200

10,600 

10,100 

8,570

Mar.

7,380 

6,940 

6,500 

6,290 

6,290

6,290 

7,840 

9,570 

9,820 

12,000

14,200 

13,600 

13,000 

12,000 

10,600

9,320 

8,320 

7,610 

6,720 

6,720

9,570 

9,570 

10,600 

9,570 

11,400

12,200 

11,700 

10,900 

9,820 

8,570 

7,840

Secondfoot-days

95,460 

292,750 

144,590 

250,850 

160,600 

95,220 

41,662 

23,276

Apr.

6,940 

6,290 

5,660 

5,040 

4,540

4,180 

3,900 

3,900 

4,060 

4,380

5,660 

7,380 

8,080 

8,080 

7,380

6,720 

6,080 

5,450 

4,870 

4,380

4,020 

3,700 

3,F,10 

3,240 

,5,060

2,880 

2,810 

2,780 

2,810 

2,810

Maximum

11,200 

J.4,200 

8,080 

16,800 

11,600 

6,500 

2,090 

906

May

2,780 

3,060 

5,460 

9,570 

11,400

12,000 

12,500 

11,400 

13,900 

16,800

14,8QO 

14,200 

13,900 

12,200 

10,600

9,320 

8,080 

6,940 

6,290 

5,870

5,240 

4,870 

4,460 

4,100 

3,900

3,540 

3,240 

3,320 

4,950 

5,870 

6,290

Minimum

4,140 

6,290 

2,780 

2,780 

2,550 

1,510 

852 

596

June

5,870 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

4,620

4,340 

4,100 

3,940 

3,740 

3,540

3,320 

3,060 

2,850 

2,710 

2,550

2,700 

4,650 

7,500 

10,900 

11,600

10,400 

8,400 

7,100 

5,700 

5,300

5,400 

5,700 

5,450 

4,790 

4,020

July

3,540 

3,700 

4,000 

4,700 

5,700

6,500 

6,500 

5,600 

5,000 

4,200

3,600 

3,100 

2,800 

2,550 

2,300

2,050 

1,830 

1,700 

1,580 

1,510

1,520 

1,800 

2,240 

2,450 

2,330

2,540 

2,360 

2,120 

1,940 

1,770 

1,690

Mean

7,343 

9,444 

4,820 

8,092 

5,353 

3,072 

1,344 

776

Aug.

1,580 

1,490 

1,460 

1,460 

1,550

1,600 

1,660 

1,580 

1,490 

1,550

1,340 

1,200 

1,060 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,290 

1,200 

1,270 

1,940

2,090 

1,800 

1,600 

1,360 

1,230

1,160 

1,060 

960 

924 

906 

852

Per square 

mile

1.40 

1.80 

.918 

1.54 

1.02 

.585 

.256 

.148

Sept.

852 

906 

870 

870 

852

834 

798 

852 

852 

834

816 

816 

798 

716 

764

748 

764 

716 

716 

668

596 

668 

684 

732 

748

748 

764 

716 

780 

798

Run-off in 

inches

0.68

2.08 

1.02 

1.78 

1.14 

.67 

.30 

.17
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.

(Continued;

Discharge, In second-feet, water_ year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

780 

73 S 

732

668

700 

716 

748 

700 

748

764 

700 

764 

764

7SO

730 

780 

764 

732 

780

852 

870 

834 

816 

816

764 

816 

834 

888 

852 

870

Nov.

852

798 

806 

1,150 

1,490

2,000 

3,320 

3,580 

3,130 

2,640

2,390 

2,680 

3,350 

3,820 

3,820

3,510 

3,170

2,880 

2,640 

2,540

2,390 

2,360 

2,330 

2,270 

2,150

a, 030 

2,030 

2,030 

1,910 

2,000

Dec.

1,830 

2,150 

2,060 

2,000 

1,900

1,800 

1,740 

1,800 

1,970 

2,270

2,610 

2,610 

2,510 

2,390 

2,270

2,210

2,150 

2,120 

2,000 

1,900

1,940 

1,830 

1,740 

1,680 

1,620

1,550 

1,490 

1,430 

1,380 

1,350 

1,310

Jan.

1,390 

1,480 

1-.530 

1,650

1 ,730

1,800 

1,880 

1,930 

1,980 

2,060

2,220 

3,020 

3,700 

4,220 

4,910

4,900 

4,700 

4,300 

3,700 

3,100

2,750 

2,480 

1,910 

1,520 

1,240

1,210 

1,220 

1,210 

1,220 

1,170 

1,130

Month

Got 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel: 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se;

I/I

ember. .......................

alendar year

ater year 1935-S

Feb.

1,090 

1,050 

1,020 

930 

960

940 

910 

890

syc

850

860 

890 

920 

900 

880

850 

830 

800 

770 

730

740 

800 

880 

2,950 

4,550

7,300 

12,000 

15,000 

15,200

Mar,

15,000 

14,000 

IS, 200 

10,200 

8 ,820

7,160 

6,080 

5,450 

4,990 

4,580

4,260 

4,060 

3,820 

3,580 

3 ,390

3,240 

3,060 

2,950 

2,880 

2,810

2,810 

2,850 

2,880 

3,540 

5,660

6,940 

6,940 

6,080 

5,240 

4,710 

4,300

Secondfoot-days

24,124 

72,176 

59,610

73 , 260 

76 ,720 

174,480 

78,860 

162,690 

28,702 

14,366 

14,720 

23,372

803 ,080

Apr.

3,900 

3,660 

3,470 

3,280 

3,130

3,240 

3,430 

3,470 

3,350 

3,200

3,060 

2,880 

2,740 

2,640 

2,510

2,390 

2,210 

2,120 

2,000 

1,910

1,880 

1,830 

1,830 

1,770 

1,720

1,690 

1,690 

1,800 

2,200 

3,860

Maximum

888 

3,820 

2,610

4,910 

15,200 

15 ,000 

3,900 

16,800 

- 1,410 

684 

888 

1,340

16,800

May

4,500 

6 ,500 

12,500 

16,100

16,800

14,800 

12,500 

10,100 

8,080 

6,720

5,660 

4,830 

4,220 

3,820 

3,350

3,060 

2,780 

2,570 

2,390 

2,270

2,150 

2,000 

1,880 

1,860 

1,800

1,740 

1,690 

1,600 

1,520 

1,460 

1,440

Mlniawza

668 

798 

1,310

1,130 

730 

2,810 

1,690 

1,440 

560 

328 

319 

512

319

June

1,410 

1,410 

1,360 

1,340 

1,340

1,290 

1,250 

1-200 

1,160

1,120

1,060 

1,000

1,000 

942 

906

870 

816 

852 

816 

780

764 

732 

716 

684 

684

668 

732 

560 

620 

620

July

684 

560 

652 

636 

524

668 

524 

500 

536 

524

512 

490 

479 

479 

458

366 

426 

406 

416 

395

416 

348 

426 

386 

386

376 

328 

376 

395 

366 

328

Mean

778 

2,406 

1 9°3

2,363 

2,646 

5,628 

2,629 

5,248 

957 

463 

475 

779

2,194

Aug.

319 

319 

357 

366 

376

366 

328 

366

366 

376

395 

376 

386 

437 

500

437 

500 

468 

458 

468

448 

366 

584 

524 

548

490 

608 

780 

668 

888 

852

Pep square 

mile

0,148 

.458 

.366

.450 

.504 

1.07 

.501 

1.00 

.182 

.088 

.090 

.148

.418

Sept.

668 

764

700 

608

608

596 

584 

608 

608 

596

512 

584 

764 

780 

906

1,160 

1,270 

1,080 

942 

732

652 

652 

668 

636 

652

608 

684 

1,250 

1,160 

1,340

Run-off In 

inches

0.17 

.51 

.42

.52

.54 

1.23 

.56 

1.15 

.20 

.10 

.10 

.17

5.67
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquols River near Chebanse , 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°0'29", long. 87°49'22", in SWf sec. 10, T.29 K. , R. 15 

W. , at highway bridge 3 miles below Beaver Creek, 4-J miles east of Chebanse, and 6 

miles above confluence with Kankakee River. Zero of gage Is 598. £7 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- £,1£0 square miles.

Records available.- April 1983 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,541 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,500 second-feet May 4; maximum 

gage height observed, 13.86 feet Feb. 28 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 18 secondfeet Aug. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.64 toot).

1923-36: Maximum discharge observed, 27,000 second-feet May 15, 1935 (gage 

height, about 18.1 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 6-8, 1934 (gage height, 0.59 

foot).

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 second-feet In spring of 1913 (gage height, 

about 19.6 feet)

Remarks . - Records good. Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 19 to Jan. 13, Jan. 

20 to Feb. 29, computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, weathei 

records, and observer's notes. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Fating table, water year 1935-56 except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seeond-feet) 

0.9 69 1.4 265 2.0 558 3.0 1,130 5.0 2,840 

1.0 101 1.6 360 2.2 662 5.5 1,480 6.0 3,940 

1.2 180 1.8 457 S.6 890 4.0 1,890 7.0 5,140

9.0

11.0

15.0

7,550

11,100

14,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

50 

43 

47 

52

52 

47 

52 

50 

47

56 

59 

56 

56 

56

59 

56 

54 

47 

59

61 

66 

66 

61

61

66

72 

72 

72 

72

Nov.

72 

66 

84 

188 

384

1,560 

1,980 

1,640 

1,150 

950

830 

1,340 

1,800 

1,980 

1,640

1,270 

1,070 

950 

830 

772

716 

716 

689 

636 

558

507 

482 

482 

457 

457

Dec.

558 

584 

507 

457 

408

360 

384 

408 

610 

830

890 

830 

772 

636 

558

584 

584 

584 

550 

460

470 

400 

360 

320 

300

280 

270 

250 

230 

210 

230

Jan.

260 

310 

340 

400 

500

550 

610 

660 

680 

720

770 

870 

1,150 

1,890 

2,540

2,440 

2,070 

1,800 

1,410 

1,080

930 

700 

450 

280 

200

180 

170 

160 

160 

160 

160

Month

Oct 

No-7 

Dec

,C

Jan 

Pet 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 192

ch

atar year 1935-2

Feb.

150 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

750 

1,900

4,500 

8,500 

10,200 

9,600

Mar.

10,100

8,550 

5,400 

4,060 

3,390

S,740 

2,250 

1,720 

1,480 

1,410

1,410 

1,340 

1,270 

1,200 

1,130

1,010 

1,010 

950 

950 

890

890 

950 

1,010 

1,560 

4,060

4,540 

4,060 

3,170 

2,440 

C,250 

1,890

Secondfoot-days

1,798 

26,176 

14,874

559,418

24,600 

39,130 

79,080 

30,180 

97,179 

4,093 

1,105 

1,272 

3,791

323,278

Apr.

1,640 

1,560 

1,410 

1,340 

1,270

1,270 

1,410 

1,410 

1,270 

1,130

1,720 

950 

890 

830 

772

716 

662 

584 

558 

507

482 

457 

432 

408

384

384 

384 

1,010 

1,800 

2,540

Maximum

72 

1,980

890

9,500

2,540 

10,200 

10 ,100 

2,540 

13,500 

307 

59 

140 

482

13,500

Hay

2,540 

5,660 

11,100 

13,500 

12,500

10,500 

7,950 

6,220 

4,660 

3,500

2,640 

2,250 

1,800 

1,560 

1,£70

1,070 

950 

830 

772 

716

636 

558 

532 

482 

482

507 

482 

432 

384 

360 

336

Minimum

43

66 

210

32

160 

160 

890 

384 

336 

61 

20 

18 

45

18

June

307 

270 

242 

229

216

200 

184 

172 

168 

164

156 

148 

140 

136 

120

112 

104 

101 

101 

94

87 

84 

78 

74 

74

72 

69 

66 

64

61

July

59 

56 

54 

54 

52

50 

47 

45 

43 

41

39 

37 

37 

37 

35

33 

33 

32 

30 

30

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

23 

23 

23

22 

20 

20

Mean

58,0 

873 

480

1,533

794 

1,349 

2,551 

1,006 

3,135 

136 

35.6 

41.0 

126

883

Aug.

20 

19 

18

18 

19

20 

23

20 

20

20 

22 

20 

30 

26

25 

23 

22 

20 

23

35 

54 

64 

61

bO

47 

45 

78 

128 

140 

140

Per square 

mile

O.027 

.412 

.2S6

.723

,375 

.636 

1,20 

.475 

1.48 

.064 

.01*7 

.019 

.059

.417

Sept.

116 

94 

74 

64 

64

94 

84 

72 

59 

54

50 

56 

72 

97 

312

432 

303 

196 

140 

108

80 

66 

56 

50 

45

50 

69 

136

216 

482

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.46 

.26

9.81

.43 

.69 

1.38 

.53 

1.71 

.07 

.02 

.02 

.07

£.67
^^ ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Fox River at Algonquin, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°y'59", long. 88°17'25", In NWi sec. 34, T. 43 

N., R. 8 E., about 20 feet above Chicago Street Bridge In Algonquin and 400 feet 

above Crystal Lake outlet. Zero of gage is 729.31 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,364 square miles.

Records available.- October 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 769 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.02 

feetj; minimum, 14 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

1915-36: Maximum discharge observe'!, 8,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1916 (gage 

height, 5.3 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aus-. 23, 1934 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge occasionally regulated at dam 16 miles above

gage.

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

142 

119 

137 

125 

137

131 

119 

125 

114 

160

137 

125 

125 

142 

137

119 

125 

125 

119 

125

125

142 

131 

125

119

125 

119 

148 

137 

131 

148

Ho?.

220 

213 

270 

650 

848

919 

895 

836 

734 

779

872 

872 

802 

757 

746

723 

670 

589 

569 

530

550 

560 

511 

465 

456

465 

410 

384 

456 

465

Dec.

483 

428 

493 

598 

598

5B9 

618 

734 

813 

790

6SO 

681 

650 

629 

618

569 

521

511 

419 

301

367 

358 

437 

447 

428

393 

376 

358 

341 

332 

309

Jan.

301 

324 

309 

309 

286

294 

294 

301 

301 

294

294 

301 

294 

294 

301

309 

309 

309 

278 

270

278 

278 

255 

241 

255

270 

270 

255 

234 

206 

199

Honth

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

IN

otoor

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

199 

192 

199 

199 

192

179 

179 

179 

173 

173

173 

173 

179 

179 

185

185 

185 

185 

179 

179

179 

185 

185 

241 

474

598 

550 

629 

681

Haf.

681 

691 

746 

907 

1,060

1,110 

1,150 

1,200 

1,320 

1.S40

1,890 

2,150 

2,i20 

2,570 

2,660

2,750 

2,660 

2,570 

2,480 

2,480

2,400 

2,620 

2,230 

2,120 

2,100

2,070 

1,8SO 

1,810 

1,830 

1,780 

1,6,00

Secondfoot-days

4,038 

18,216 

15,839

212,145

8,713 

7,388 

57,025 

27,680 

6,359 

5,285 

2,307

24^529

180,002

Apr.

1,570 

1,480 

1,310 

1,210 

1,240

1,200 

1,100 

1,020 

1,040 

1,060

1,090 

1,110 

1,110 

1,020 

1,060

1,080 

1,080 

1,020 

872 

802

824 

725 

502 

465 

376

428 

419 

465 

483 

521

Haximum

160 

919 

813

2,840

324 

681 

2,750 

1,570 

5S1 

263 

125 

179 

1,480

2,750

Hay

493 

502 

521 

465 

270

179 

160 

179

213 

255

263 

270 

309 

263 

154

108

114 

142 

142 

131

114 

103 

87 

125 

119

108 

125 

125 

125 

108 

87

Minimum

114 

213 

301

114

199 

173 

681 

376 

87 

108 

43 

39 

154

39

June

108 

241 

234 

220 

213

206 

234 

241 

234 

255

263 

241 

206 

173 

199

173 

142 

154 

148 

154

148 

137 

137

119 

108

108 

125 

125 

108 

131

July

108

125 

119 

119 

108

103 

97 

87 

87 

87

87 

87 

82 

78 

78

55 

51 

64 

64 

59

47 

43 

51 

64 

55

55 

55 

47 

55 

43 

47

He an

ISO 

607 

511

581

281 

255 

1,840

205 

176 

74.4 

84.6 

818

492

Aug.

43 

39 

39 

59 

39

47 

 43 

39 

43 

64

47 

47 

59 

73 

92

82 

73 

64 

92 

87

78 

64 

131 

103

114

142 

148 

179 

179 

160 

154

Per square

mile

0.095 

.445 

.375

.426

.206 

.187 

1.35 

.677 

.150 

.129 

.055 

.062 

.600

.361

Sept.

154 

227 

234 

213 

192

173 

241 

286 

309 

294

309 

419 

639 

979 

1,050

1,310 

1,480 

1,450 

1,350 

1,260

1,240 

1,260 

1,210 

1,190 

1,100

1,060 

1,200 

1,250 

1,240 

1,210

Run-off In 

Indies

0.11 

.50 

.43

5.78

.24 

.20 

1.56 

.76 

.17 

.14 

.06 

.07 

.67

4.91
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 263

Fox River at Dayton, 111.

Location.- Float gages above and below dam, lat. 41°25'14", long. 88°47'21", in SEJ sec. 

29, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., at plant of North Counties Hydroelectric Co. in Dayton, 6 

miles above mouth of river.

Drainage area.- 2,570 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1936. November 1914 to February 1925 

records collected at Wedron, 4 miles upstream (drainage area, 2,500 square miles).

Average discharge.- 21 years (1915-36), 1,442 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,950 second-feet Feo. 26; minimum, 147 

second-feet July 29, 31.

1925-36: Maximum daily discharge, 14,300 second-feet Apr. 1, 1929; minimum, 1 

second-foot Aug. 29, 1934, when wheels were shut down.

Remarks.- Records fair. Daily discharge computed from electrical output of power plant 

and flow over dam. Records collected by North Counties Hydroelectric Co., under 

general supervision of U. S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power 

Commission project.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

364

378

364

349

350

349

323

247

321

332

376

403

351

365

323

364

375

349

304

321

284

323

348

363

364

349

334

333

304

348

390

Nov.

378

532

753

1,840

4,290

2,890

2,420

2,070

1,960

1,960

2,230

2,880

2,650

2,260

1,960

1,880

1,820

1,580

1,640

1,560

1,430

1,350

1,230

1,120

1,040

1,10C

1,180

1,240

1,160

1,080

-

Dec.

1,070

789

838

721

724

1,260

,430

,540

,430

,660

,340

,380

,340

,270

,200

1,200

1,220

1,110

869

325

417

806

605

716

634

542

516

677

570

495

612

Jan.

677

616

519

759

682

540

612

682

634

540

627

636

566

564

833

634

612

542

497

417

393

544

423

356

354

354

354

308

338

325

385

Month

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

November ........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1935 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. ......................

Water year 1935 36............

Feb.

337

326

307

355

339

307

326

339

326

272

248

307

308

308

326

289

228

289

308

328

386

310

312

2,450

7,590

8,950

7,150

5,100

5,080

_

-

Bar.

4,060

3,760

3,320

4,770

7,060

5,200

4,160

6,290

5,400

5,160

5,080

4,710

3,990

4,370

4,010

4,370

4,370

4,050

3,750

3,730

3,720

3,740

3,420

3,750

3,700

3,440

3,160

2,870

2,720

2,700

2,510

Secondfoot-days

10,648

51,483

29,326

566,430

16,323

43 ,501

127,340

51,420

22,156

10,125

6,080

7,279

59,657

435,338

Apr.

2,480

2,300

2,310

2,0fc!0

2,020

2,320

2,700

2,300

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,130

2,000

2,010

1,870

1,800

1,700

1,720

1,510

1,370

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,040

892

892

783

1,070

898

915

-

Maximum

403

4,290

1,660

8,560

833

8,950

7,060

2,700

1,480

535

282

532

5,270

8,950

May

921

1,370

1,480

1,340

1,310

1,110

877

57B

536

688

892

871

964

880

740

704

559

714

631

605

514

432

457

432

408

336

376

389

364

331

347

Minimum

£47

378

325

247

308

228

2,510

783

331

201

147

152

332

147

June

284

304

331

535

444

415

402

402

402

472

432

432

392

379

333

302

363

349

321

322

285

225

225

283

304

268

268

201

225

225

-

July

245

282

267

244

224

201

16B

185

267

244

267

166

201

167

153

184

167

223

223

184

166

184

153

166

154

.83

194

167

147

167

147

Mean

343

1,716

946

1,552

527

1,500

4,108

1,714

715

338

196

235

1,989

1,189

Aug.

15 y

184

183

166

153

167

166

153

166

167

154

153

166

269

201

267

184

166

200

267

184

224

200

201

244

361

392

429

414

532

414

Per square 

mile

0.133

.668

.368

.604

.305

.584

1.60

.667

.278

.132

.076

.091

.774

.463

Sept.

392

404

472

605

473

473

349

332

455

473

509

1,250

1,950

4,640

3,660

4,280

5,270

3,940

3,150

2,750

2,420

2,220

2,060

1,940

1,900

1,820

3,140

3,140

2,750

2,440

-

Run-off in 

inches

0.15

.75

.42

8,18

.24

.63

1.84

.74

.32

.15

.09

.10

.86

6.29
264 ILLIPOIS RIVER BASIN

Vermilion. River at Lowell, 111.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- May 1931 to September 1936.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,5UO second-feet Feb. 25 (gage 

height, 3.29 fppt); minimum, 7.7 second-feet_Aug. £5 (gage height, 1.19 feet). 

1931-33: Mayinami discharge observed, ^2,200 second-feet May 12, It'33 (gage 

height, 10,76 feetj; minimum, 5.9 second-feet Aug. 2-4, 1934 (gaee height, 1.13 

feet),

HIgaesc stage known, about 16 feet during an ice Jam.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 21 to Feb. 24,

which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's 

notes, and weather records and are fair. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

1.1

i!s

1.4

1.5

Rating table, water y 

(gage height, In

5.0 1.8

8.0 1.9

12 2.0

20 2.2

31 2.4

49 2.S

r 1935-36 except 

3t, and discharge

srlod of ice effe 

In second feet)

235

230

439

560

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

690

1,070

1,590

2,210

3,000

3,870

4,880

6.5 

7.0 

7.6 

8.0 

8.5

5,990

7,290

8,810

10,500

13.200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Mar. May July Aug Sept.

S90 

624

382

356

320

290

258

227

210

193

156 

2in 

214 

182 

156

160 

140 

135 

13S 

149

201

214

19S 

201 

S06 

193

182

171

163

146

140

130

125

130

120

120

120

110

110

125

155

145

130

110

115

140

210

430

510

410

340

270

240

210

195

180

170

160

140 

130 

ISO 

110 

105 

100

2,000

11,200

5,990

9,820

5,760

4,670

3,510

2,670

1,950

1,590

1,260

990

830

760

690

657

657

657

624

529

498

468 

4S9 

410 

410

382

382

382

657

1,070

1,830

1,590

1,160

592

560

529

529

560

592

624.

592

560

529

498

439

410

382

356

330

320

295

253

227

210

201

193

182

186

201

210

266

410

990

1,950

2,670

2,360

1,830

1,480

910

91O

795

657

592

795

498

468

410

382

356

330

325

300

280

262

248

244

231 

231 

22S 

210 

193 

16V

149

136

123

111

106

9.6

10

9.6

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

8.4 

8.0 

V.7

100

75

24

62

356

725

592

795

760

468

382

253

178

117

2,210

1,830

Secondfoot-days

Per square Run-off In 

mile Inches

October.. 

Hovember. 

December.

523

10,417

4,582

16.9

347

148

0.014

.282

.120

0.02 

.31 

.14

Calendar year 1935. 371,591 11,200 1,018 11.24

January. . 

February. 

March. ...

April....

June..... 

July..... 

Augus t... 

September

Water year 1935-36.

5,615 

41.S40 

30,060 

11,685 

21,706 

1,770 

375.2 

552.9 

11,435

140,061.1

510

11,200

3,510

624

2,670

149

17

100

2,210

11,200

75

382

182

167

9.2 

7.7

181

1,426

970

390

700

59. n

12.1

17.8

381

383

.147

1.16

.789

.317

.569

.048

,009S

.014

.310

.17 

1.25 

.91 

.35 

.66 

.05 

.01 

.02 

.35

4.24
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 2( 

Bureau Creek at Prlnceton, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°£2'2", long. 89°29'52", in center of S 1 sec. 18, " 

16 K., R. 9 E., on highway bridge lr miles west of Prlnceton.

Drainage area.- 136 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 2,240 second-feet S<=pt. 13 (gage 

 height, 40.63 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 12, 14 (gage height, 33.14 test). 

Maximum stage known, 44.9 feet Oct. 11, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read to hundredths once daily to Apr. 13 and twice daily 

thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

33.13

33.20

33.30

53.40

33.50

.5

2.1 

5.0

33.80 29

33.90 38

34.00 50

34.20 77

34.40 107

34.60 142

34.80 182

35.00

35.50

36.00

37.00

483

805

38.00 1,170

39.00 1,560

40.00 1,960

Discharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

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. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

November ........................

Calendar year

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September .......................

Water year

Feb. Mar.

374

374

348

1,960

1,250

608

455

608

608

640

640

455

297

260

215

204

182

152

161

161

161

161

152

172

161

152

142

124

116

105

P5

Apr.

90

96

161

85

87

133

161

161

152

142

104

124

116

104

97

87

78

76

63

69

74

71

69

62

60

60

58

64

66

59

Hay

59

74

76

69

64

62

50

50

45

50

48

54

152

107

80

71

55

172

142

97

78

66

56

53

50

48

40

38

34

31

30

Second- Maximum Minimum 

foot-days

11,483 1,960 85

2,829 161 58

2,101 172 30

354 .3 32 1 .1

19.5 1.5 .1

112.3 ' 46 .5

6,176.8 | 1,840 .3

June

29

32

28

26

22

21

19

18

20

19

19

15

14

10

9.0

6.4

7.2

6.8

5.6

5.0

z'.6 4.2

2.8

2^3

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.7

July

1.5

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

!i.1

.2

.2

.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.5

1.1

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.5

.7

Mean

370

94.3

67.8

11 .8 

.63

3.62

£.CG

Aug.

0.5

.7

.7

1.7

2.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

.7

1.9

.7

.7

.5

.7

7

3.1

1.0

.7

.8

2.1

1.1

1.5

9.0

1.3

.7

2.6

1.7

48

18

3.1

1.5

Sept.

8.5

6.0

80

27

14

7.6

4.6

1.7

1.3

.8

.3

237

260

248

133

1,840

1,130

374

260

182

161

124

101

91

73

80

193

226

172

14S

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

1.99 2.29 !507 *57

,365 .42

.063 .07 

.0034 .004

.019 .U2

1.11 1.24
266 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°21'54", long. 89°34'8", at northeast corner of 

sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. b E., on highway bridge, half a mile east of Wyanet.

Drainage area.- 83.3 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 665 second-feet Mar. 4 

height, 34.35 feet); no flow on many days during July and August. 

Maximum stage known, 44.5 feet Oct. 11, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 6 second-feet, which are poor. Ga 

to Tiundredths once daily to April 18 and twice dally thereafter. ee read

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

31.34

31.44

31.5

31.6

31.7

1,6 

3.4

31.8

31.9

32.0

32.1

32.2

32.8

32.9

33.0

33.2

33.4

108 

127 

168 

21V

33.6

33.8

34.0

34.5

34.8

272

330

393

558

665

Discharge, in aaeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

Month

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

November ........................

December, .......................

Calendar year ............

Pet ruary. .......................

<Vh . . . . ..... .... - .............

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

Ufiv

Jul 

Aug

Se]

 us t ..........................

Water year

Feb. Mar.

180

204

45V

665

217

146

110

136

136

127

146

119

77

83

80

68

58

57

54

62

64

64

61

67

56

52

51

44

40

38

28

Apr.

33

34

28

30

34

64

62

47

49

47

48

40

38

34

32

28

23

23

23

23

26

23

22

22

21

20

21

25

23

21

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

_

3,747 665

964 64

432. 5 26

92.6 10

t 2.71! ,2 

|23.49 12 

tl ,163.98 523

May

21

26

23

22

21

21

SO

18

15

16

15

16

27

15

14

12

12

14

11

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.6

7.0

5.6

5,3

Minimum

_

28

20

5.3

.2

0

0(*)

June

5.3

8.5

6.4

5.6

3.4

8.2 s!i

3.9

4.1

10

7.3

4.8

3.9

2.8

3.4

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

1.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

*)

(»)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

»)

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mean

_

121

32.1

14.0

3.09

.087 

.758 

38.8

'.ttg.

0

0

0{*

(*

(*) (*) (*) (*) (*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

(*)

0

0

0{*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

2.4

4.8

12

2.8

.5

(*)

Per square 

mile

_

1.45

.385

.168

.037

.0010 

.0091 

.466

Sept.

0.2

12

7.6

1.6

.6

.1

(*)

*)

*)

*)

(*)

1872 '

23

8.8

523

62

28

17

12

21

7.9

5.8

15

6.4

7.6

204

53

31

26

-

Run-off in 

inches

_

1.67

.43

,19

.04

.001 

.01 

.52

^Discharge less than 0.1 second-foot. 

tEstimated flow on days less than 0.1
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 267

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°20'6", long. 89°22'53", in SWiSEf sec. 30, T. 16 

N., R. 10 E., on county road bridge 0.5 mile below Brush Creek and 3i miles north 

of Bureau.

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 303 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage 

heignt, 39.97 feet); no flow several times during July, August, and September.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 12 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

for Apr. 17 to June 23, which were computed on basis of records for West Bureau 

Creek at Wyanet, Bureau Creek at Princeton, and two discharge measurements and 

are poor. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Rating table ater year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

36.73 

36.S

36.9

37.0

37.1

37.2

37.3

.3 

1.3

3.0 

5.2 

7.8

37.4

37.5

37.6

37.7

37.8

37.9

38.0

38.2 

3S.4 

3S.6 

3S.8 

39.0 

39.5 

40.0

84

104

125

149

220

303

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Ju«

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendai* year

ater year

Peb. Mar.

303 

236 

252 

252 

162

120 

104 

104 

104 

104

109 

99 

80 

75 

75

70 

62 

58 

58 

58

58 

5S 

58 

62 

54

54 

54 

47 

44 

43 

39

Secondfoot-days

3,0,66 

1,102 

712 

165.0 

0 

0 

401.1

Apr.

41 

42 

39 

39

47

54 

66 

54 

54 

54

50 

48 

44 

43 

39

36 

32 

28 

26 

24

26 

25 

24 

24 

23

23 

24 

26 

24 

23

Maximum

303 

66 

49 

14 

0 

0 

94

May

25 

38 

36 

32 

29

28 

26 

24 

23 

22

24 

30 

49 

35

27

24 

22 

23 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

Minimum

39

23 

11 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

12 

14 

12

11 

10

10 

11 

10 

1011

10 

8 

7 

6 

4

3.5 

3 

3 

2.5 

2.5

2.0 

1.5 

1.0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Mean

98.6 

36.7 

23.0 

5.60 

0 

0 

16.4

Aug.

Per square

mile

0.905 

.337 

.211 

.050 

0 

0 

.150

Sept.

O

11

3.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

7.5 

33 

12 

3.6

75 

36 

18 

12 

7.0

34 

9.3 5.2' 

5.0 

2.8

7.5 

94 

50 

36 

29

Run-off In 

Inches

1.04 

.38 

.24 

.06 

0 

0 

.17
268 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 40 0 26'40", long. 89°38'0", in sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 W., at 

highway bridge on State Route 24 3 miles north of Green Valley.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 723 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 17,900 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage 

height, 11.85 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.33 foot). 

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, 21,800 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage 

height, 14.2 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet July 8-11, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of ice effect, Jan. 23 to Feb. 23, computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, observer's notes, and 

weather records. Gage read to hundredths twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

5

4

5

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.

56

56

53

53

51

51

50

51

51

54

53

52

51

51

50

49

49

49

49

49

51

49

49

47

49

49

49

51

56

53

53

Nov.

98

144

105

433

1,130

580

380

294

294

314

294

335

380

433

380

335

314

294

274

254

244

234

215

196

187

196

196

196

206

178

Dec.

161

144

144

128

128

161

170

234

206

196

170

161

161

161

170

170

161

161

152

144

128

128

120

120

128

120

105

105

95

90

90

Jan.

92

105

120

178

274

215

196

178

178

161

161

178

466

630

780

830

540

405

335

335

314

294

270

240

200

175

175

165

130

130

140

Month

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

November ........................

December. .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Augus t ..........................

September .......................

Water year 1935-156. ...........

Feb.

140

130

120

115

120

120

120

120

120

115

115

105

100

95

90

85

90

90

80

75

75

75

80

1,440

4,720

8,040

17,000

9,170

6,760

-

Mar.

2,280

1,790

1,440

1,250

1,190

950

830

780

680

680

630

580

540

502

466

433

405

380

357

357

357

357

357

405

780

1,440

1,070

830

630

540

502

Secondfoot-days

1 584

Q'IIS

4^512

336,231

8,590

49,505

9' 067

20,649

2,981 

1,508

1,629 

17,829

150, 655

Apr.

433

433

405

380

380

405

380

380

357

357

335

335

335

314

294

274

254

244

234

234

244

244

234

224

215

215

215

215

244

254

-

Maximum

56

1,130

234

9,170

830

17, OCX)

2,280

433

2 900

166

83

157

3,170

17,000

May

294

1,250

1,790

2,900

2,500

1,370

1,130

1,010

730

580

540

540

540

502

433

380

357

380

380

334

290

268

258

258

258

247

236

216

206

196

176

Minimum

47

98

90

47

92

75

357

215

176

60

38

32

39

32

June

166

166

157

148

139

130

130

122

122

122

122

105

105

97

90

90

83

83

76

76

69

69

69

67

66

65

64

62

61

60

-

July

59

59

58

58

56

55

54

54

53

51

50

49

48

47

46

44

44

43

43

43

41

41

40

39

83

51

43

41

39

38

38

Mean

51.1

304

146

921

277

1,707

767

302

663

99.4

48.6

594* 52 5

412

Aug.

36

36

35

35

37

38

36

35

35

35

35

54

60

49

42

42

39

37

35

157

65

42

39

43

40

39

32

139

73

69

130

Per square

mile

0.046

.276

.133

.837

,252

1.55

.697

275

'.603

.090

.044

.048

1 540

.375

Sept.

76

64

65

66

97

122

76

59

54

48

42

39

1,370

1,930

630

433

1,010

502

290

206

157

130

97

148

186

122

2,580

3,170

2,660

1,400

-

Run-off in 

Inches

0.05

.31

.15

11.36

.29

1.67

.80

.31

.70

.10

.05

.06

.60

5.09
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Money Creek above Lake Bloomlngton, 111.

.- Water-stage recorder lat 40°37' 13", long. °54'59" in SEfSJTi sec. 18, T. 

an C °Unty > a*d

Drainage area.- 45 square miles.

Records available.- June 1933 to September 1936.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 second-feet Feb. C6 and May * (craee

ariouB times during October, July, and August? E 

1)44° second-feet May 9, 1935, Feb. 26 -and May

5? g^t.7"10"" tlm8S «"* BU""1Br -

records, and records of inflow into Lake Bloominlton nd ae good

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, ir - - . .

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

.02 

.06 

.15 

.30 

.58

1.5

3.3

ond-fe 

7.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

75

108

180

270

4.0

4.5 

5.0

5.5

360

460

566

679

798

847

930

1,150

1,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

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.

0.04 

.04 

.03 

,02 

.01

.01 

0 

0 

.01

.04

.08 

.10 

.12 

.08 

.04

.04 

.03 

.02 

.02 

.02

.04 

.06 

.07 

.11 

.11

.10 

.10 

.19 

.25 

.33 

.35

Nov.

0.92 

1.1 

1.2 

26 

47

16.8 

12.4 

11.6 

14.0

19.2 

36 

36 

27

19.2 

16.8 

15.3 

14.8 

14.0

12.8 

10.9 

9.4 

9.2 

9.8

9.5 

10.9 

10.2 

6.7 

8.0

Dec.

7.7 

5.7 

6.5 

5.1 

5.0

7.0 

8.4 

8.9 

9.2 

8.0

6.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.7 

8.0

7.0 

7.4 

6.7 

4.3

4.8

4.6 

5.1 

5.7 

6.0 

4.2

3.1 

2.3 

2.8 

3.5 

3.6 

4.4

Jan.

4.6 

4.9

6.2 

8.6 

8.4

8.9 

8.0

7^2 

7.0

7.0 

12.7 

67 

52

41

26 

23

17.4 

12.0 

11.5

10.5 

9.2 

8.0 

7.0 

5.5

e!o

6.0 

5.9 

5.9 

6.0

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Bee

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

I/I

alendar year!93E

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.7 

6.0

5.2 

4.3 

4.0 

3.6 

3.2

2.8 

3.0 

3.9

4.0 

4.0

4.1 

3.7 

3.4 

3.0 

2.9

2.9

B\5 

350 

622

1,040 

545 

157 

122

Mar.

96 

83 

71 

67

57

48 

44 

39 

36 

34

33 

30 

26 

26

24

19.9 

18.6 

18.0 

18.0 

19.2

21 

21 

21 

125 

108

77 

61 

47 

40 

36 

30

Seeondfoot-days

2.46 

475.72 

185.7

18,105.12

418.7 

2,936.0 

1,394.7 

514.9 

2,527.4 

161.7 

7.94 

533.99 

1,552.3

10,711.51

Apr.

28

24 

21 

24

24 

21 

18.6 

18.0 

18.6

17.4 

16.3 

15.8 

15.3 

14.4

12 . 8 

12.4 

12.4 

12.0 

11.6

12.8 

11.6 

10.6 

10.6 

10.6

10.6 

11.2 

16.3 

25 

30

Maximum

0.35 

47 

9.2

966

67 

1,040 

125 

30 

813 

12.8 

2.0 

138 

387

1,040

May

37

813 

294 

182 

144

113

89 

72 

61

56

99

67 

56 

44 

39

35 

31 

34 

36 

26

22 

19.9

18.6 

25 

19.9

19.2 

17.4 

15.8 

14.4 

14.0 

13.2

Minimum

0 

.92 

2.3

0

4.6 

2.B 

18.0 

10.6 

13.2 

1.4 

0 

0 

1.4

0

June

12.8 

12.4 

10.2

9.2

B.9 

8.0 

7.7 

8.0

7.2 

5.Z

4ie

4.2 

3.8 

3.4 

3.3 

2.9

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.7

1.4 

1.4

July

2.0

1.6 

1.3 

.97 

.74

.51 

.35 

.20 

.12 

.10

.04 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.079 

15.9 

5.99

49.6

13.5 

101 

45.0 

17.2 

81.5 

5.39 

.256 

17.2 

51.7

29.3

Aug.

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

35

8.2

!e4

.23 

.09

1.8 

8.1 

2.5 

.73 

124

30 

9.3 

3.8 

1.8

4.3

62 

16.7 

138 

57 

19.0 

8.7

Per square

mile

0.0018 

.353 

.133

1.10

.300 

2.24 

1.00 

.382 

1.81 

.ISO 

.0057 

.382 

1.15

.651

Sept.

4.9

14.4 

51 

51 

14.8

8.9 

5.3 

3.4 

2.4 

1.8

1.4 

5.9 

220 

130

46

47 

44 

24 

15.3 

11.2

8.6 

6.7 

5.E 

4.6 

3.6

6.6 

387 

263 

113 

71

Run-off in 

Inches

0.002 

.39

.15

14.962

.35 

2.42 

1.15 

.43 

2.09 

.13 

.007 

.44 

1.28

8.839
270 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In pumping plant above dam, lat. 4Q°39'38n , long. 

ba"56'12", in SEi- sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., 2.8 miles above mouth, McLean County. 

Zero of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 61 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Flow regulated by storage in Lake Bloomington (area of lake at level of crest 

of spillway, 531 acres). Discharge corrected for storage but not for evaporation 

and seepage and does not include three small diversions. Pumpage record furnished 

by City of Bloomington. Rainfall record (mean of three gages within basin) furnished 

by the State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Month

December. ...........

Calendar year 1935

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36

Discharge from

spillway 

(million

gallons )

76.3

14,378.8

3O2.4

2,185.1

1,403.3

.7

0

0

1,011.0

6,101.8

Pumpage 

(million

gallons)

9E.97

1,018.67

105.54

94.56

1,154.82

Gain or

loss in

(million 

gallons)

-^6.2

O

-3,6

+103.0

+179.0

Ar

"Run-off 

(million

gallons)

169.27

15,393.87

1,208.56

7,435.62

Uusted f

Disch 

per squa

Million 

gallons

.090

.691

.660

.333

or storaj;

arge 

re mile

Sec ond 

feet

.133

1.07

2.03

-.075

.279

1.02

.515

Run-off

.16

14,511

.38

1.14

7.016

Bainfall

5,19

0,98

40.21

1,28

1,98

1.16

6.39

8,58

34,58
ILLINOIS R'lVER BASIN 271

Spoon River at Seville, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°29'10", long. 90°20'34" in SWJ sec. 24, T. 6 N 

R. IE., at highway bridge in Seville, Fulton County. Zero of gage is 467.78 feet

Drainage area.- 1,600 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1914 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,017 second-feet.

^^gg:" J?a5 ^i?char§? .^served during year, 16,300 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage

17 (gage height, 2.67 feet)

.es, water yei

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.4

77

93

127

164

203

288

ar 1935-36 except peri

charge, in 3

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29

4.8 400

5.2 554

5.6 722

6.0 897

7.0 1,380

8.0 1,920

10.0 3,070

ods of ii

econd-fe*

1B.O

14.

16.

18.

20.

22.

24.

0

o

0

0

0

0

3e effect

3 t)

4,370

5,

7,

e,

10,

12,

15,

750

2OO

68O

200

200

600

(gage height,

Mar. 1 to

2.6

2,7

2,8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.4

Same as prev

in feet, and disSept. 30

9

13

19

34

55

83

117

156

198

288

ious table

bove gage height 4.4 feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

145

118

108

96

90

83

83

83

85

96

103

110

118

110

174

203

136

110

100

90

96

100

100

103

103

103

110

154

154

174

164

Nov.

193

164

1,230

4,910

5,540

2,420

1,280

765

1,090

1,490

1,090

1,190

1,280

990

852

765

680

638

638

638

596

514

474

400

418

454

596

680

554

454

-

Dec.

454

454

384

368

384

384

554

596

554

494

400

353

353

400

400

454

384

325

312

288

320

340

320

300

280

260

230

220

220

230

260

Jan.

280

310

360

500

510

560

470

420

420

420

400

600

760

650

790

700

600

520

480

430

400

370

350

320

300

280

270

240

220

210

205

Month

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

November . .......................

December . .......................

Calendar year!935 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

September .......................

Water year 1935- 56. ...........

Feb.

£05

205

205

205

200

180

180

190

205

205

200

200

200

200

200

190

190

190

190

190

180

180

180

3,950

5,350

10,000

11,900

14,800

14,800

_

-

Mar.

11,100

8,380

3,320

3,130

3,200

2,600

1,870

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,6OO

1,700

1,490

1,230

1,140

1,04O

990

897

852

852

897

808

808

943

943

808

765

722

680

638

596

Secondfoot-days

3,602

32,983

11, 275

565,232

13,345

65,270

58,949

15,051

14,963

3,529

934

2,956

30,813

253,670

Apr.

554

554

596

554

596

722

765

680

638

596

596

554

554

514

494

474

418

384

384

368

418

494

454

384

368

368

368

384

400

418

-

Maximum

203

5,540

596

9,820

790

14,800

11,100

680

1,280

187

59

1,330

7,050

14,800

May

368

852

1,280

1,090

680

596

514

474

454

474

514

435

808

1,040

596

474

400

384

353

338

312

288

288

276

265

265

265

242

231

209

198

Minimum

83

164

220

67

205

ISO

596

368

198

51

15

12

35

12

June

187

187

187

176

166

156

156

146

176

166

176

166

146

130

117

110

101

91

86

83

71

71

71

65

62

63

59

51

54

53

-

July

50

50

43

44

41

40

38

38

34

31

28

28

29

23

26

28

20

19

18

18

18

17

15

15

17

37

59

43

29

21

17

Mean

116

1,099

364

1,549

430

2,251

1,902

502

483

118

30.1

95.4

1,027

693

Aug.

15

14

13

13

17

20

19

18

18

16

15

14

15

14

13

12

12

19

16

1,330

638

220

117

83

53

43

36

31

27

32

53

Per square 

mile

0.072

.687

.228

.968

.269

1.41

1.19

.314

.302

.074

.019

.060

.642

.433

Sept.

80

146

86

63

77

94

65

53

41

37

35

418

3,070

1,330

368

7,050

3,130

1,380

596

300

198

166

136

115

99

897

4,440

3,700

1,700

943

"

Run-off in 

inches

0.08

.77

.26

13.13

.31

1.52

1,37

.35

.35

.08

O2

!o7

.72

5,90
272 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51'30", long. 90°g0'57", In NEi- sec. 14, T.

 10 N., R. IE., at spillway of Lake Bracken Reservoir, 6 miles south of Galesburg, 

Knox County.

Drainage area'.- 9.14 square miles.

Kecorcts available.- April 1932 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Recoras good. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Bracken (area of Lake at 

itvel of crest of spillway, 700 feet above mean sea level, 204.4 acres). Discharge 

corrected for storage and leakage but not for evaporation and seepage. Pumpage and 

lake-level records furnished by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Rainfall 

record (mean of 3 gages within the basin) furnished by the State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and. rainfall, 1952-36

Month

April 21-30, 1932...

no-rr

May, ................

Water year 1932-33

November. ...........

December. ...........

Calendar year 1933

Hay.................

Water year 1933-34

Calendar year 1934

Water year 1934-35

December. ...........

Calendar year 1935

May. , . .............

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

J«IT. ...............

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

September, ..... ....

Water year 1935-36

discharge from 

spillway 

(million 

gallons)

9.11 

39.13 

87.85 

75.46 

197.32

424.08

15.82 

13.76 

130.15 

193.22 

95.78 

114.11 

246.33 

584.19 

64.82 

12.99 

.91

1,472.89

0.83 

.76 

.75

1,315.50

.72 

.60 

.64 

.61 

.57 

.48 

.45 

.39 

.43

7.23

0.44 

.41 

.66

6.40

.78 

80,69 

281.11 

188.53 

446.96 

322.10 

123.08 

45.18 

2.72

1,492.66

0.90 

210.08 

86.65

1,788.78

90.22 

351.87 

153.63 

48.44 

114.15 

2.79 

.85 

.76 

.69

1,061.03

Pumpage 

(million 

gallons)

8.52 

28.08 

£5.25 

27.25 

37.56 

26.44

143.10

29.24 

30.01 

35.70 

34.12 

29.35 

27.88 

26.15 

26.90

3o!o6

355.60

31.09 

30.29 

31.82

353.85

32.68 

29.90 

31.36 

28.85 

30.39 

30.86 

31.85 

33.61 

30.24

372.95

29.34 

28.80 

33.11

371.00

33.56 

29.35 

32.09 

29.01 

29.13 

29.13 

29.68 

29.67 

29.57

362.44

29.32 

29,61 

33.96

364.08

30.01 

35.89 

31.43 

28.89 

29.09 

31.05 

34.16 

35.13 

32.77

381.31

Gain or 

loss in 

st or age 

(million 

f aliens )

0.00 

-10.34 

.00 

-10.84 

+21.68 

-16.26

-16.56

+1C.26 

-10.84 

+21 . 68 

+10.84 

-5'. 42 

+49.67 

-49.67 

.00 

-16.26 

-37.29 

-31.21 

-IS. 61

-67.85

-24.92 

-34.88 

-19.06 j

-173.81

-19.06 

-32.69 

-9.09 

-18.18 

-39.59 

-34.23 

-33.09 

-44.06 

+68.88

-239.97

-20. 68 

+93.69 

+59 . 53

-28.57

+87.51 

+109.47 

+10.84 

-5.42 

.00 

+10.84 

-37.95 

-15.83 

.00

+292.00

-26.01 

+47.26

-5.42

+175.29

+10.84 

+27.11 

-32.53 

+5.42 

-5. 43 

-42.06 

-66.10 

-48.71 

+14.29

-121.36

Adjusted for storage

Run-off 

(million

gallons)

17,63 

56.37 

113.10 

91.87 

T46.56 

25.39

550.92

61,32 

32.93 

187.53 

233.18 

119.71 

191.66 

222.80 

611.09 

75.79 

5.76 

-.57 

13.44

1,760.64

+7.00 

-3.83 

+13.51

1,495.54

+14.34 

-2.19 

+22.91 

+11.29 

-8.63 

-2.89 

-.79 

-10.06 

+99.55

+140.21

9.10 

122.90 

93.30

348.83

121.85 

219 . 51 

324.04 

212.12 

476.09 

362.07 

114.81 

59.02 

32.29

2,147.10

4.21 

280.95 

115.19

?,3S8.15

131.07 

414.87 

152.53 

82.75 

137.82 

-8.22 

-31.09 

-12.85 

47.75

1,320.98

discharge per square mile

Million 

Gallons 

per day

0.193 

.199 

.412 

.324 

.870 

.095

.370

0.216 

.120 

.662 

.841 

.468 

.676 

.813 

2.16 

.280 

.020 

-.0020 

.049

.528

+0,025

-.014 

+.048

.448

+ .051 

-.0086 

+.031 

+ .04.1 

-.030 

-.011 

-.0028 

-.036 

+ .363

+ .042

0.032 

.448 

.329

.105

.430 

.858 

1.14 

.774 

1.58 

1.32 

.405 

.208 

.118

.644

0.015 

1.05 

.407

.698

.463 

1.57 

.538 

.302 

.486 

-.030 

-.110 

-.045 

.174

.395

Secondfeet

0.298 

,308 

.638 

.502 

1.35 

.143

.572

0.335 

.186 

1.02 

1.30 

.724 

1.05 

1.26 

3.34 

.433 

.031 

-.0031 

,076

.816

+0.038 

-.022 

+.074

.694

+.078 

-.013 

+.125 

+ .064 

-.047 

-.016 

-.0043 

-.055 

+ .562

+ .065

0.050 

.593 

.509

.162

.665 

1.33 

1.77 

1.20 

3.60 

2.04 

.627 

.322 

.182

.996

0.023 

1.62 

.529

1.08

.716 

2.42 

.833 

.467 

.752 

-.046 

-.170 

-.070 

.269

.611

Run-off 

( inches )

0.11 

,36 

.71 

.58 

1.56 

.16

3.48

0.39 

.21 

1.18 

1.50 

.75 

1.21 

1.41 

3,85 

.48 

.04 

-.004 

.08

11.096

+0.04 

-.02 

+ .09

9.426

+ .09 

-.01 

+ .14 

+ .07 

-.05 

-.02 

-.005 

-.06 

+ .63

+ .895

0.06 

.77 

.59

2.205

.77 

1.38 

2.04 

1-.34 

3.00 

2.28

'.37 

.20

13.52

0.03 

1.81 

.73

14.6"

.83

2.61 

.96 

.52 

.87 

-.05 

-.20 

-.08 

.30

8.33

Rainfall 

(inches)

0.45 

2.79 

5.12 

4.10 

7.70

22.41

3.73 

.88 

3.53 

2.27 

.83 

2.96 

2.87 

8.EO 

2.10 

1.49 

2.92 

3.30

35.08

2.03 

.41 

.96

30.34

.68 

.48 

.88 

2.21 

.81 

3.45 

3.85 

2.15 

8.62

26.53

1.51 

5.81 

.82

31.27

1.83 

2. 32 

4.13 

2.64 

S.31 

5.97 

2.97 

3.52 

3.93

43.76

1.60 

5.81 

1.25

44.28

1.20 

1.90 

0.89 

1.95 

2.84 

0.66 

1.38 

2.68 

6.84

29.00

Hote.- Discharge from spillway includes small nt of leakage through the da
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 273

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 40 J 1'40", long. e8°35'15", in SWi sec. 12, T. 18 lo. R 5 E 

at Illinois Central Hailroad bridge 0.5 mile west of Monticello.

Drainage area.- 550 sqi are miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to December 191£, June 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 4U2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 second-feet Feb. ige height, 14.22 feet, from floodmarks) ; minimum, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 2"? (gage height, 1.90 feetK 

1908-lii, 1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 15,400 second-feet Oct. 4, 1926 

(gage height, 15.4 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot several times in July and August 

1914, August and September, 1930.

Remarks . - Records good. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Dec. 18 to Jan. 12, Jan. 

20 to Feb. 24, computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, weather 

records, and observer's notes. Gage read to nimdredths twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1955-36 cept periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and disrge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2S Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.05

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.5

 1,0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

105

146

199

314

448

638

9.0 

10.0 

11.0 

1E.O 

13.0 

14.2

890

1,340

1,970

3,130

4,730

7,400 101

171

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octoljer 1955 to September 1936

265

395

570

830

1,250

1,970

2,480

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

14 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

12 

14

15 

15 

17 

15 

13

13 

13 

16 

15 

16

35 

35 

31 

29 

27

24 

23 

30 

30 

29 

31

Nov.

38 

38 

38 

71

400

726 

85O 

619 

374 

362

416 

726 

830 

830 

638

600 

387 

350 

326 

314

290 

243

199 

1SS

 > _J 

J8 

177 1"7 

177

Dec.

166 

127 

127 

119 

11E

119 

156 

210 

278 

254

221 

210 

188 

188 

177

177 

166 

157 

150 

13F

133

124 

110

100 

87

76

61 

60 

60 

66 

70

Jan.

75

90 

108 

147 

147

162 

165 

157

173 

185

177 

237 

524 

660 

778

600 

4C7 

362 

302 

360

226 

180 

143 

120 

113

10c

103 

100 

96 

88

«o

Month

Oct 

Noil 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Hat 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

U

aleridar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

72 

72 

72 

72 

71

70 

70 

70 

68 

67

67

66 

65 

65

64 

63 

107 

1,100 

2,610

4,730 

6,420 

6,420 

4,390

Mar.

2,430 

1,500 

890 

743 

639

443 

411 

381 

367

339 

325 

301 

289

265

245 

235 

225 

216 

207

245 

339 

427 

539 

930

1,250 

1,500 

1,050 

685 

570 

443

Secondfoot-days

596 

10,961

4,384

153,560

7,133 

27,302 

19,111 

6,568 

15,673 

1,685 

259.3 

323.1 

1,328.5

95,323.9

Apr.

581 

339 

313 

289 

265

277

265 

245 

235 

225

216 

207 

198 

189 

189

171 

164 

150 

143 

143

150 

143 

143 

13G 

129

129 

129 

255 

339 

411

Maximum

35

830 

278

3,130

778 

6,420 

2,480 

411 

2,150 

129 

19 

1£9 

157

6,420

May

427 

639 

1,100 

1,970 

2, ISO

1,430 

930

714 

570

494

443 

443 

411 

367 

325

289 

265 

265 

245 

235

198 

180 

171

207

198 

139 

171 

157 

136 

129

Minimum

10

38 

60

10

75 

63 

207 

129 

129 

19 

4.5 

3.6 

8.0

3.6

June

129 

115 

108 

101

39 

77 

77 

74 

71

59 

54 

54 

49

46 

46 

44 

39 

36

34 

32 

30

28 

26

24

22

20 

19

July

19 

18 

17 

16 

14

12 

11 

10

9.3

7.6 

7.3 

6.5 

6.3 

5.9

9.0

8.0 

5.7 

5.4

4.9 

4.7 

4.6 

4.3 

8.3

5.0 

4.9 

5.7 

5.2 

4.9

Mean

19.9 

365 

141

421

230 

941 

616 

219 

506 

56.2 

8.36 

10.4 

44.3

260

Aug.

4.7 

4.6 

4.4 

4.3 

5.4

4^9 

4.5 

4.4 

11

6.6 

5.4 

4.9 

7.3 

5.5

5.2 

4.9 

4.4 

4.S 

129

18 

7.6 

5.4 

4.9 

4.4

4.2 

3.6 

7.3 

9.6 

15 

12

Per square

mile

0.035

.664 

.256

.765

.418 

1.71 

1.12 

.398 

.920 

.102 

.015 

.019 

.081

.473

Sept.

16 

20 

27 

13 

115

95 

54

28 

21 

16

12 

10

42 

89 

83

68 

56 

34 

23

14

12 

11

9.9

9.0 

8.5

8.0

143 

157

Run-off In 

inches

O.O4

.74 

.30

10.37

.48 

1.84 

1.29 

.44 

1.06 

.11 

.02 

.02 

.09

6.43
274 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 39°50'34", long. 89°32'52", in NEi sec. 16, T. 16 N., R. 4 

W., at bridge on State Highway 10 in Riverton, 4i miles below mouth of South Fork. 

Zero of gage is 508.76 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,560 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 1,705 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,300 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage 

height, 19.38 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Aug. 14 and 27.

1908-12, 1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 30,200 second-feet Oct. 4, 1926 

(gage height, 32.0 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 

12,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 3-15, 1914 (gage height, 6.9 feet, 

former site and datum).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 21 to Jan. 15, Jan. 

24 to Feb. 24 (computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records and observer's notes), and those for June 17 to Sept. 30, which are 

fair. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Some regulation of low-water flow and 

seasonal storage by municipal reservoir at Decatur.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septembe

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

47 

43 

46 

44

46 

43 

39 

43 

49

54 

57 

54 

51

49

46 

42 

37 

43 

51

57 

68 

80 

71 

65

S7 

65

72 

82 

98 

88

Nov.

90 

93 

117 

141 

900

B40 

750 

780 

870 

1,340

,660 

,810 

,890 

,690 

,620

1,480 

1,270 

1,060 

960 

840

780 

721 

634 

576 

519

53,9 

491 

491 

435 

408

Dee.

382 

3B2 

357 

308 

332

308 

308 

382 

463 

491

491 

491 

519 

519 

519

491 

463 

435 

408

382

345 

320 

295 

265 

240

226 

228 

23O 

230 

235 

230

Jan.

230 

245 

520 

500 

560

580 

570 

610 

680 

740

810 

900 

l.OOO 

1,100 

1,210

1,340 

1,270 

1,200 

870 

960

960 

7 BO 

663 

590 

510

455 

410 

370 

334 

300 

280

Month

Oct

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jut] 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1/1

ember ........................

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

260 

240 

230 

230

225

230 

240 

250 

240 

230

225 

230 

280 

340 

340

330 

320 

315 

310 

305

300 

310 

570 

1,870 

4,380

6,150 

10,800 

12,700 

13, OOO

Mar.

12,700 

12,500

11,200 

9,070 

#G, 5OO

4,070 

2,790 

2,010 

1,770 

1,580

1,440 

1,300 

1,200 

1,200 

1,130

1,020 

960

870 

840 

840

930 

992 

1,200 

3,830 

4,580

3,710 

3,420 

2,740 

2,690 

-2,640 

2,360

Seeondfoot-days

1,741 

25,775 

11,275

650,682

21,347 

55,450 

104, 082 

25,946 

37,499 

4,792 

1,628 

1,262 

2,883

293,680

Apr.

2,050 

1,620 

1,410 

1,160 

1.130

1,130 

1,100 

£30 

370 

9OO

930 

780 

750 

721 

691

663 

605 

547 

547 

491

491 

519 

491 

435 

408

408 

408 

9OO 

1,240 

1,620 

-

Maximum

98 

1.89O 

519

12,700

1,340 

13, OOO 

12,700 

2,050 

2,740 

332

60 

274

13,000

May

2,090 

2,740 

2,320 

,930

,850

,89O 

,010 

,270 

,180 

,770

,620 

,580 

,240 

,2OO 

,130

992 

BIO 

750 

721 

663

605 

576 

519 

491 

491

491 

605 

547 

519 

491 

408

Minimum

37 

90

226

37

230 

225 

840 

408 

408 

69 

42 

29 

35

29

June

332

285 

254 

308 

264

234 

207 

190 

190 

198

198 

296 

165 

157 

149

133 

113 

102

88

88

102 

118 

110

80 

72

70 

73 

71 

71

69

July

69 

67 

65 

59 

56

52 

51 

50 

50 

48

48 

45 

47

48 

49

51

52 

47 

49 

57

55 

46

42

52

70 

72 

55 

47 

44 

43

Mean

56.2 

859

364

1,783

689 

1,912 

3,357 

865 

1,210 

160 

52.5 

4O.7 

96.1

802

Aug.

45 

45 

43 

41 

43

45 

45 

44 

42 

38

34 

32 

30 

29 

32

50 

47 

60 

49 

46

46 

44 

41 

42 

41

37 

30 

30 

34 

37 

40

Pep square 

mile

O.022 

.336

.142

.696

.269 

.747 

1.31 

.338 

.473 

.062 

.021 

.016 

.038

.313

Sept.

43 

45 

56 

110 

125

118 

133 

133 

149 

125

110 

95 

81 

69 

58

51 

41 

40 

39 

35

40 

40 

36

49 

58

72 

190 

234 

274 

234

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.37 

.16

9.44

.31 

.81 

1.51 

.38 

.55 

.07 

.02 

.02 

.04

4.27

*Estimated on basis of
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 276

La Moine River at Ripley, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°1'31", long. 90°37'55", in NEJ sec. 33, T. 1 N. 

R. 2 W., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile east or Ripley and 2 miles above Town 

Branch. Sero of gage is 431.1 feet above mean se;i level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Kecords available.- March 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 758 second-feet.

Kxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 25.94 

feet); minimum, 8.4 second-feet Sept. 12 (gap-e height, 3.41 feet).

1921-36: Maximum discharge observed, 12,500 second-feet July 25, 1924, and Feb. 

28, 1936; maximum gage height, 25.94 feet Feb. 28; minimum, that of Sept. 12', 1936. 

Maximum known stage, 26.0 feet, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 16 to Feb. 23 

(computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), 

those during backwater from Illinois River, Mar. 1-19 (corrected by a well-defined 

rating based on 1£ discharge measurements, gage heights at Ripley and on Illinois 

River at Beardstown, and curve of normal fall from Beardstown to mouth of La Moine 

River), ana those below 10 second-feet, which are good.

Rating tables, water ye

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1935-36 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

36

79

147

231

437

1,010

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.0

1,630

3,120

4,970

8,200

12,600

3.4 

5.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

Feb. 29 to Sept. 30

3.1

57

91

163

338

3.0 778

10.0 1,380

14.0 3,010

18.0 4,970

22.0 8,200

26.0 12,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

94 

74 

67 

58

52

49 

46 

44 

47

48 

48 

53 

56 

55

50 

45 

42 

40 

37

37 

38 

36 

38 

40

44 

49 

72 

68 

74 

110

Nov.

109 

104 

161 

1,620 

2,440

2,480 

1,760 

767 

1,430 

1,950

1,630 

1,350 

1,410

1,160 

800

621 

539 

474 

424 

437

424 

358 

298 

250 

224

£44 

32 1? 

650 

695

474

Dec.

327 

298 

250 

269 

337

260 

238 

347 

353 

337

«327 

*317 

«307 

*298 

«278

265 

250 

240 

230 

220

205 

190 

180 

170 

155

145 

130 

120 

108 

110 

115

Jan.

125 

140 

170 

360 

350

360 

325

265 

225 

205

210 

305 

1,170 

1,000 

880

350 

710 

630 

355 

290

270 

230 

210 

205

175

150 

130 

120 

120 

ISO 

120

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

HI

alenda.' year 193

ater year 1935-3

Pel).

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

118 

116 

115

115 

114 

113 

114 

115

115 

115

lie

115

115

115 

115 

380 

3,250 

4,380

8,130 

11,200 

12,400 

11,900

Mar.

11,200 

8,010 

5,280 

1,980 

1,560

1,310 

1,000

853 

828 

803

803 

880 

853 

709 

617

571 

527 

483 

461 

472

472 

461 

509 

1,550 

1,000

853 

571 

472 

419 

378 

338

Secondfoot-days

1,735 

25,610 

7,431

454,704

10,775 

54,205 

46,223 

7,754 

12,103 

1,275 

498 

352.4 

15,998.2

183,959.6

Apr.

318

298 

308 

328 

32S

328 

440 

461 

358 

308

298 

289 

280 

262 

244

227 

210 

197 

178 

170

175 

188 

227 

213 

175

166 

172 

188 

202 

£18

Maximum

120

2,480 

358

9,080

1,170 

12,400 

11,200 

461 

3,430 

65 

28 

18 

2,540

12,400

May

547 

3,430 

1,370

889 

538

398 

328 

280 

253 

253

378 

318 

236 

358 

280

199 

160 

328 

189 

148

129 

113 

109 

164 

166

105 

104 

95 

87 

79 

72

Minimum

36 

104 

108

36

120 

113 

338 

166 

72 

27 

12 

9.3 

8.4

8.4

June

65 

61 

56 

54

53

50 

50

47 

64

50 

50 

53 

55

48

42 

39 

36 

34 

32

29

32 

31 

29

28 

28 

28

29

July

28 

24 

23 

23 

E2

22 

21 

20

19 

18

17 

16 

16 

15

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Mean

56.0 

854 

240

1,246

348 

1,869 

1,491 

258 

390 

42.5 

16.1 

11.4 

533

503

Aug.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

IE 

12 

11 

11 

13

18 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

9 6 

9 6 

9 6 

9 3 

9 3

Per square 

mile

0.043 

.652 

.183

.951

.266 

1.43 

1.14 

.197 

.298 

.03?, 

.012 

.0087 

.407

.384

Sept.

10 

15 

34 

15 

10

9.0

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7

8.4 

57 

1,510 

578 

182

1,300 

2,540 

1,140 

418 

170

102 

73 

50 

39 

33

160 

2,120 

2,520 

2,060

812

Run-off in 

inches

0.06 

.73

.21

12.91

.31 

1.54 

1.31 

.22 

.34 

.04 

.01 

.01 

.45

5.22

«Estimated.
276 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 38°57'35", long. 89°5'£0", in SEi sec. 16, T. 6 N. , R. 1 

E. , at Gallatin Street Bridge, Vandalia, 34- miles above Hickory Creek. Zero of gage 

is 453.30 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,980 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1936.

Average di a charge.- 22 years (1914-36), 1,372 second-feet.

Extremes.- l&ximum discharge observed during year, 7,290 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage 

height, 19.33 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.51 feet).

1908-12, 1914-56: Maximum discharge observed, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 4, 1926; 

maximum gage height, 25.0 feet, present datum, June 5, 1917); minimum discharge 

observed 3.5 second-feet Aug. 22, 1911.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Deu. 25 to Jan. 11, Jan. 

19 "to Feb. 25, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for Embarrass River at Ste. Marie. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11

38

15

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

3,710 1.5 10 3.0 140 

4,690 1.7 15 4.0 296 

5,230 2.0 36 5,0 500 

5,850 2.5 81 7.0 1,030 

7,000 Same as previous table

abovp gage height 7.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

107 

172 

26S

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

488

740

1,330

1,950

2.V80

14.0

16.0

17.0

1870

19.1

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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

48 

46 

43 

43

40 

40 

40 

40 

43

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

43 

46 

54 

57

54 

46 

43 

40 

40

40 

40 

48 

57

60 

118

Nov.

78 

66 

66 

66 

180

440 

263 

142 

234 

1,610

2,700 

2,240 

1,270 

750 

620

523 

500

455 

433 

412

412 

352 

314 

296 

260

243 

243 

243 

227 

211

Dec.

196 

196 

175 

161 

147

147 

296 

455 

645 

546

412 

352 

314 

296 

314

314 

296

278 

260 

196

196 

211 

196 

182 

170

150 

135 

120 

115 

110 

110

Jan.

110 

120 

200 

300 

365

430 

480 

5PO 

660 

700

665 

750 

806 

334 

696

670 

620 

523 

455 

410

360 

320 

285 

255 

235

220

215 

190 

130 

170 

160

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Uar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

VI

ember ............-.-.-------

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Peb.

140 

150 

150 

170 

200

230

230 

220 

205 

190

170 

160 

650 

3,050 

3,250

3,120 

2,150 

1,350 

1,000 

770

560 

480 

480 

1 550 

4 100

5 710 

6 510 

7 000 

0 400

liar.

5,520

4,740 

4,490 

4,390 

4,240

3,190 

2,440 

1,730 

1,430 

1,330

1,150 

1,030 

918 

834 

1,000

1,360 

1,150 

890 

806 

1,300

3,900 

4,740 

2,870 

4,390 

6,000

7,000 

5,920 

4,590 

3,430 

2,530 

1,890

Secondfoot-days

1,463 

15,849 

7,691

516,540

12,964 

50,345 

91,248 

42,608 

26,277 

4,731 

1,375 

1,028 

1,441

257,020

Apr,

1,570 

1,450 

1,240 

1,090 

1,210

3,430 

3,240 

1,580 

1,150 

1,550

1,610 

1,360 

1,120 

1,000 

890

806 

723 

645 

595 

570

546 

500 

477 

455 

433

412 

806 

3,620 

4,910 

3,520

Maxiwum

118 

2,700 

645

10,800

834 

7,000 

7,000 

4,910 

1,950 

392 

98 

116 

412

7,000

May

1,950 

1,480 

1,360 

1,270 

1,150

1,090 

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

918

1,240 

1,520 

1,210 

1,000 

806

670 

595 

595 

806 

670

723 

670 

546 

455

412

412 

392 

352 

333 

296 

296

Minimum

40 

66 

110

40

110 

140 

806 

412 

296 

66 

24 

14 

11

11

June

296 

278 

260 

392 

278

243 

227 

211 

196 

182

175 

161 

147 

140 

134

128 

122 

110 

110 

104

98 

98 

98 

92 

86

81 

76 

71 

66 

71

July

62 

58 

56

98

76 

60 

53 

48

47

45 

42 

40 

37

35 

36 

34 

34 

32

30 

29 

28 

27 

25

24 

24 

27 

34 

58 

44

Mean

47.2 

528 

243

1,415

418 

1,736 

2,943 

1,420 

848 

158 

44.4 

33.2 

48.0

702

Aug.

40 

34 

29 

27 

25

24 

24 

22 

20

13

18 

18 

IS 

104 

92

116 

61 

48 

38 

33

25 

26 

18 

26 

18

17 

20 

20 

19 

16 

14

Per square 

Mile

0.024 

.267 

.125

.715

.211 

.877 

1.49 

.717 

.428 

.080 

.022 

.017 

.024

.355

Sept.

13 

18 

54 

57 

42

71 

66 

49 

37 

30

25 

19 

18 

15 

13

11 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

14 

13

12 

13 

28 

412 

314

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.30 

.14

9.69

.24 

.95 

1.72 

.80 

.49 

.09 

.03 

.02 

.03

4.84
KASKAS'KIA RIVER BASIN 277

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 380 19'22", long. 89°52'57", in SWi see. 28, T. 2

 5. , "R. 7 W., 0.5 mile below highway bridge at New Athens, St. Clair County. Zero of 

gage is 359.50 above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 5,220 square miles.

Records available.- January 1935 to September 1936. January 1907 to December 1912,

 June 1914 to September 1921 at site 0.66 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1907-12, 1914-21, 1934-36), 4,053 second-feet.

Extreme3.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 20.19

 feet); minimum, 61 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

1907-12, 1914-21, 1935-36; Maximum discharge observed, 63,100 second-feet Aug. 26, 

1915 (gage height, 35.7 feet, former site); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Mar. 14-22 corrected for backwater from

Mississippi River on basis of gage heights and stages of Mississippi River at Chester; 

for periods of ice effect, Dec. 25 to Jan. 14, Jan. 24 to Mar. 3, computed on basis of 

two discharge measurements, weather records, and gage heights from Fayetteville gage 

(read to hundredths twice daily) 8* miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

54

102

154

216

3.5 

4,0 

4.5 

5.0

358

463

582

718

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

1,380

1,740

2,170

.65O

6.0 1,030 12.0 3,750

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

4,850 

6,OOO 

7,200 

8,7OO

21.0 9,700

Revised daily discharge, In second-feet, Sept. 13-3O, 1935

Sept. 13

14

15

Ifi

17

IS

200

210

200

190

185

175

Sept. 19

20

21

22

23

24

17O

165

160

155

150

145

Sept. 25

26

27

2S

29

30

145

150

155

155

155

160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

153

153

164

157

148

140

135

130

128

126

124

120

119

119

117

115

114

114

118

132

140

140

140

140

134

127

134

140

147

161

216

 

Nov.

284

348

338

378

608

932

1,310

1,670

2,170

2,700

4,140

5,460

6,000

6,000

5,580

4,140

2,450

1,560

1,170

964

901

839

839

839

777

676

608

546

510

474

-

Dec.

463

452

429

418

398

378

522

777

1,240

1,670

1,940

1,780

1,380

1,060

839

704

634

608

595

570

570

510

463

440

420

410

390

390

380

370

370

 

Jan.

360

360

350

350

350

1,300

2,170

2,400

3.0OO

3,640

3,320

3,000

2,450

2,000

1,740

1,670

1,560

1,380

1,170

964

777

676

648

610

570

530

520

500

490

480

460

Feb.

440

430

400

380

360

340

330

340

360

380

390

400

870

3,840

4,670

4,900

5,050

5,240

5,080

4,800

4,040

3,500

3,170

3,230

4,080

6,230

7,550

7,900

8,220

-

-

Mar.

8,380

8,540

8,540

S,7OO

8,790

8,620

8,220

7,900

7,620

7,340

7,080

6,300

4,460

2,650

1,930

1,600

1,530

2,000

2,180

2,030

1,870

3,250

5,180

5,880

6,420

6,840

7,200

7,410

7,270

6,960

6,660

Apr.

6,480

6,300

6,240

6,000

5,020

4,680

4,900

5,760

6, ISO

5,940

5,640

5,120

4,630

4,020

3,260

2,600

2,120

1,820

1,630

1,450

1,340

1,240

1,130

1,060

1,OSO

964

901

901

1,470

4,020

-

May

5,700

6,460

6,180

5,120

3,920

2,870

2,260

1,940

1,700

1,600

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,520

1,670

1,560

1,380

1,200

1,030

996

1,030

1,030

964

901

870

777

704

634

595

558

534

June

510

486

498

463

429

429

463

463

429

408

378

348

338

338

311

293

276

258

242

233

216

216

208

200

197

192

194

192

181

179

-

July

170

161

233

200

181

242

242

187

167

171

151

136

124

118

114

119

267

25S

200

187

173

132

118

110

107

102

100

96

95

90

88

Aug.

85

S4

83

84

90

96

94

90

88

85

83

82

80

78

78

77

76

72

72

76

92

96

92

86

84

80

78

76

72

70

67

Sept.

72

164

630

549

286

164

118

118

165

143

118

104

97

95

90

85

82

78

74

72

6S

66

66

65

64

62

62

66

96

256

-
278 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111. 

(Continued)

ond-feet, January 1935 to September 1936

Month

April

September. ......................

September .......................

Water year 1935-36. ...........

Secondfoot-days

059 430

5,625

1Y9 350

4,177

572,080

Maximum

S20

1 940

630

8,790

Minimum

540

145

179

62

62

Mean

180

2 997

1S9

1,563

Per square

Bile

.034

.027

.299

Run-off In 

lnch.es

.04

39

.03

4.07

Note.- Records for January to September 1935 supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 785.

Centralia Reservoir Creek near Centralia, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 33'34", long. 89°0'23" in NWJ-NE-J sec. 5, T. 1 N. 

R. 2 E., at bridge over outlet of Centralia Reservoir, 1 mile above confluence with 

Crooked Creek and 7t miles northeast of Centralla, Marion County.

Drainage area.- 7 square miles.

Records available.- March 1932 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Flow regulated by storage in reservoir (area of reservoir at level of crest of 

spillway, 261 acres). Discharge corrected for storage but not for evaporation and 

seepage. Pumpage record furnished by City of Centralia. Rainfall record (mean of 

three gages within basin) furnished by the State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Month

October

November

December

Calendar 

year 1935

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Water

year

1935-36

Discharge

from spillway

(jiilllon

gallons )

0

0

0

786.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pumpage

(million

gallons)

37.6

38.0

39.7

466.5

45.2

51.9

46.0

43.0

45.9

44.2

54.4

53.3

49.4

548.6

Gain or

loss in

storage

(million

gallons)

-51.6

+20.8

-30.6

577.7

+2.4

+14.1

+82.7

-15.8

-72.0

-72.2

-106.5

-109.1

-64.9

-402.7

»Adjusted for storage

Run-off-

(mllllon

gallons)

-14.0

58.8

9.1

1,831.0

47.6

66.0

128.7

27.2

-26.1

-28.0

-52.1

-55.3

-15.5

145.3

Discharge

per square mile

Million

gallons

per day

-0.065

.280

.042

.717

.219

.325

.593

.130

-.120

-.133

-.240

-.257

-.074

.057

Secondfeet

-O.ioo

.433

.065

1.11

.339

.503

.918

.200

-.186

-.206

-.371

-.398

-.114

.088

Run-off

(inches)

-0.12

.48

.07

15.03

.39

.54

1.06

.22

-.21

-.23

-.43

-.46

-.15

1.18

Rainfall

none a )

2.35

5.08

1.32

47.86

1.41

1.64

1.70

2.04

1.41

3.88

1.34

1.02

3.77

26.96

*Pigures with 

the inflow.

sign Indicate that evaporation and seepage from the reservoir exceeded
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 279

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°53'32", long. 89°I'II", in southwest corner of sec. 20, 

T. 7 S., R. 2 E., at highway bridge on Route 149 at Plumfield, 2.6 miles below mouth 

of Middle Fork. Zero of gage is 354.15 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment, 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- August 1914 to September 1936, June 1908 to December 1912 at Chicago, 

Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 2.4 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 721 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during water year 1934-35, 13,700 second-feet Mar. 13; 

maximum gage height, 28.13 feet Mar. 14; minimum discharge observed, 0.8 second-foot 

Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.20 feet). Maximum dally discharge during water year 1935-36, 5,190 second-feet Apr. 10 

(gage height, 17.38 feet); no flow at various times during July and August.

1914-36: Maximum discharge observed, 16.300 second-feet Feb. 1, 1916 (gage 

height, 30.2 feet); no flow at various times in 1914 and 1936.

Remarks.-^ Records fair. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Dec. 21, 1935, 

Jan. 21 to Feb. 24, 1936, computed on basis of one discharge measurement, 

and weather records. Gage read twice daily.

to Jan. 1, 

gage helghtSj

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

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 

SO 

31

Oct.

886 

816 

432 

148 

58

34 

22 

18 

14 

12

9.8 

9.0 

7.6 

6.4 

5.4

4.2 

3.7 

4.2 

3.9 

4.2

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

3.6 

7.2

18 

24 

36 

172 

77 

42

Kov.

25 

19 

20 

190 

612

830 

760 

312 

124 

55

40 

30 

22 

19 

16

14 

12 

11 

9.6 

8.4

96 

«B,730 

(4,330 

«8,050 

*9,680

*6,000 

*4,390 

*3,370 

»2,710 

*2,540

Dec.

*1,960 

*1,810 

*1,550 

»1,100 

»1,220

1,050 

664 

336 

148 

110

89 

83 

65 

62 

48

42 

42 

42 

172 

677

956 

1,050 

914 

573 

612

830 

1,030 

1,150 

1,220 

1,150 

858

Jan.

586 

432 

268 

181 

110

89 

83 

148 

651 

970

1,110 

1,130 

830 

456 

258

181 

495 

942 

*1,590 

*2,310

»3,230 

*5,100 

»5,020 

*4,250 

*2,390

»1,900 

*1,400 

*1,100 

*850 

664 

312

Month

Oct 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year 193

ater year 1934-35 ............

Feb.

208 

233 

360 

408 

420

396 

312 

248 

228 

469

625 

612 

469 

573 

900

1,020 

928 

677 

360 

190

132 

103

83 

68 

62

58 

52 

45

Mar.

42 

40 

38 

38 

40

55 

508 

844 

872 

664

»4,320 

B-10,800 

*13, 700 

all, 500 

*10,300

*8,700 

*6,260 

»5,600 

»4, 900

»3,820

»2,570 

»2,700 

*2,150 

»1,700 

»1,300

*1,220 

1,450 

*1,570 

*1, 620 

*1,650 

M.,750

Seeondfoot-days

2,891.0 

47,025.0 

21,613

101,840.1

39,036 

10; 244 

102,721 

42', 105 

61,228 

43,178 

1S,123.1 

3,314.4 

147.7

386,626.3

Apr.

<1,850 

*2, 030 

*1,890 

»1,140 

»1,200

*1,390 

*1,660 

»2,110 

S2.740 

»3,150

*2,860 

»2,140 

*1,610 

*1,400 

*1,220

1,050 

638 

674 

1,130 

1,400

1,690 

1,870 

1,840 

1,490 

956

502 

188 

105 

85 

97

Maximum

886 

9,680 

1,960

9,680

5,100 

1,020 

13,700 

3,150 

4,940 

4,860 

1,050 

392 

11

13,700

May

122 

122 

734 

*1,420 

»2,160

*3,050 

»4,580 

*4, 940 

#4,130 

»2,920

»2,550 

*2,050 

»1,550 

1,180 

1,020

1,070 

1,070 

*1,100 

»1,170 

*1,300

*1,590 

»2,110 

*3,030 

*3,870 

3,450

*2,260 

*2,POO 

*1,500 

*1,150 

*1,050 

#980

Minimum

3.6 

8.4 

42

3.6

83 

45 

38 

85 

122 

60 

7.6 

7.9 

1.0

1.0

June

874 

491 

458 

480 

447

248 

113 

370 

403 

248

149 

198 

188 

140 

93

60 

848 

*1, 640 

*2,270 

*3,130

*3,720 

*4,320 

*4,860 

4,560 

»3,690

*2,820 

»2,120 

*1,700 

»1,390 

*1,150

July

»1,050 

#920 

*840 

734 

546

414 

228 

188 

158 

70

36 

30 

25 

19 

17

13 

9.3 

8.2 

7.6 

13

298 

568 

710 

734 

796

848 

848 

874 

914 

848 

359

Mean

93.3 

1,568 

697

279

1,259 

366 

3,314 

1,404 

1,975 

1,439 

423 

107 

4.92

1,059

Aug.

93 

43 

29 

26 

208

348 

381 

308 

81 

28

23

16 

27 

43 

248

392 

218 

77 

198 

131

131 

93 

46 

32 

21

18 

14 

10 

8.5 

7.9 

15

Per square 

mile

0.124 

2.08 

.926

.371

1.67 

.486 

4.40 

1.86 

2.62 

1.91 

.562 

.142 

.0065

1.41

Sept.

11 

8.5 

7.3 

6.1 

4.9

4.7 

4.4 

3.7 

7.9 

10

8.8 

5.8 

4.4 

3.5 

3.0

4.4 

4.9 

4.2 

3.5 

2.8

2.0 

1.3 

1.0 

1.6 

1.6

1.1

4.9 

7.6 

7.3 

5.5

Run-off in 

inches

0.14 

2.32 

1.07

5.05

1.92 

.51 

5.07 

2.08 

3.02 

2.13 

.65 

.16 

.007

19.08

*Dlscharge determined using rate of change in stage aa a factor.

Hote.- These records supersede those published In Water-Supply Paper 785.
280 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111. 

(Continued)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

24 

18 

13 

3.3 

6.7

5,5 

4.2 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

2.8 

2.6 

3.5 

4.7 

4.7

2.8 

2.3 

2.0 

3.7 

9,0

13 

11 

8.8 

5.5 

3.7

3.5 

3.3 

13 

23 

36 

63

Nov.

51 

3E

20 

16 

23

41 

338 

524 

338

218

59O 

*1,080 

*1, 17O 

*1,330 

*1,460

*1,710 

*1,840 

*1,650 

#1,400 

*1,150

*940 

3O9 

546 

298 

168

113 

85 

81 

77 

70

Dec.

70 

60 

54 

46 

41

36 

41 

89 

323 

662

602 

414 

248 

158 

122

101 

93 

93 

89 

77

67 

54 

41 

27 

21

18 

15 

11 

11 

13 

16

Jan.

19 

23 

29 

38 

54

149 

502 

758 

#998 

*960

#820 

722 

502 

348 

248

188

149 

122 

101 

85

67 

54 

51 

43 

32

21 

16 

14 

13 

12 

12

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

«tei< year 1935-3

Feb.

12 

12 

13 

IE 

19

16 

16 

19 

19 

19

17 

15 

34 

188 

392

524 

546 

524 

414 

238

131 

85 

70 

168 

403

614 

*-l,260 

#1, 470 

*1, 690

Mar.

*1,910 

#1,850 

#1,400 

*970 

*800

662 

392

268 

203 

198

208 

198 

158 

122 

97

74 

60 

51 

43 

93

480 

746 

«., 240 

*1,220 

*1,030

*900 

822 

770 

770 

614 

626

SecondToot-days

311.2 

18,173 

3,718

337,299.4

7,155 

8,943 

18,980 

24,248 

566.3 

87.4 

39.0 

13.3 

14.4

8£, 249.1

Apr.

228 

208 

193 

188 

188

#1,240 

#1^600 

*2,190 

#2,860 

*3,190

#2,540 

#2,250 

*1,880 

*1,700 

#1,400

*950 

524 

238 

122 

89

70 

60 

54 

48 

48

43 

38 

34 

34 

36

Maximum

33 

1,840 

662

13, 700

998 

1,690 

1,910 

3,190 

38 

4.9 

5.8 

2.3 

1.5

3,190

Hay

34 

34 

38 

34 

32

29 

29 

27 

34 

34

27 

21 

17 

14 

13

11 

10

13 

17

15 

12 

9.9 

7.9 

6.7

5.8 

5.5 

4.7 

4.2 

3.3 

3.5

Minimum

2.0 

16 

11

1.0

12 

12 

43 

34 

3.3 

1.5 

0 

0 

.1

0

June

2.8 

2.5 

4.9 

4.7 

4.2

3.7

4.2 

4.7 

4.2 

3.7

3.7 

3.3

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.5 

2.1 

2.0

1.8 

1.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.5

2.3 

2.5 

2.5

2.1 

1.8

July

3.7 

4.7 

5.8 

4.4

2.5 

2.5 

1.6 

2.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.4 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

0 

0

Mean

10.0 

606 

120

924

231 

308 

612 

808 

18.3 

2.91 

1.E6 

.445 

.480

225

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

2.3

z'.o 

1.1

.6 

.3 

.2

.2

.4 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

1.0 

.4 

.3 

.2

.3 

.3 

0 

0 

1.0 

.5

Per square

mile

0.013 

.805 

.159

1.23

,307 

.409 

.813 

1.07 

.024 

.0039 

.0017 

.00059 

.00064

,299

Sept.

0.6 

1.5 

.3 

.1 

.3

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.5

.6 

.5 

.4 

.1 

.3

.3 

.2 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

.3 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.6 

.4 

.7 

.5 

.6

Run-off In 

Inches

0.01 

.90 

.18

16.64

.35 

.44 

.94 

1.19 

.03 

.004 

.002 

.0007 

.O007

4.05

*Discharge determined using rate of change in stage aa a factor.
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 281

Big Muddy River at Murpnysboro, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44'55", long. 89°20'45", in SEJ sec. 8, T. 9 

S., R. 2 W., at Illinois Central Railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis Creek, at 

Murphysboro, Jackson County. 3ero of gage is 335.5 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,170 square miles.

Records available.- December 1916 to September 1936. Fragmentary prior to 1931.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,870 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 15.51 

reet, affected by backwater); no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1.

1917-36: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1935 (gage height, 34.06 

feet, affected by backwater); no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 34.9 feet (present datum) Feb. 2, 1916 (discharge, about 

28,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of excessive backwater, Mar. 16, May 7 

and 8, which are poor. Stage-dlschprge relation affected by backwater from Mississippi 

River Feb. 29 to Apr. 21, May 4-11. Discharge for Nov. 16-19 computed on basis of 

Route 13 gage readings and allowing for fall to recorder. Discharge for all effective 

stages above 3.0 feet computed on basis of slope as obtained by use of auxiliary chain 

gage on Route 13 bridge, 7,700 feet upstream.

Bin charge, In second-feet, water year OctoTser 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

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.

22 

23

23 

24 

24

25 

24 

24 

24 

22

21 

19 

18 

17 

18

35 

61 

50 

46 

53

105 

95 

65 

47 

46

it 

47 

58 

120 

201 

111

Hov.

77 

75 

88 

95 

122

223 

562 

596 

593 

773

1,850 

3,280 

4,040 

4,140 

4,180

4,040 

3,330 

2,840 

2,570 

3,380

2,220 

2,090 

1,650 

1,290 

808

553 

346 

258 

215 

198

Dec.

187 

179 

161 

151 

138

131 

141 

183 

511 

950

1,O50 

1,030 

80O 

640 

455

340 

281 

244 

219 

202

164 

161 

138 

128 

119

10O 

88 

78 

70 

66 

62

Jan.

58 

62

88 

116

223 

837 

1,210 

1,520 

1,720

1,80O 

1,750 

1,490 

1,180 

853

604 

476 

373 

310 

253

219 

191 

141 

148 

144

128 

108 

88 

72 

6O 

51

Honth

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

aleadar yearl935

ater year 1935-3

Feb.

44 

43 

41 

44 

48

50 

55 

56 

60 

58

55 

55 

223 

740 

1,560

1,700 

1,970 

3,000 

1,940 

1,250

884 

595 

378 

449 

682

1,3BO 

3,320 

4,680 

4,090

liar.

3,660 

3,520 

3,410 

3,170 

2,980

2,610 

2,070 

1,440 

870 

980

1,080 

850 

632 

504 

108

78 

53 

50 

151 

955

1,070 

1,700 

2,O10 

2,160 

2,310

2,310 

3,400 

2,420 

2,230 

1,880 

1,450

Secondfoot-days

1,515 

45,482 

9,167

970,724.4

16,345 

28,450 

51,151 

65,038 

2,221 

177.4 

583.0 7.8' 

3,574.3

223,711.5

Apr.

1,420 

857 

695 

566 

632

2,180 

3,980 

4,700 

5,130 

5,200

5.62O 

5,880 

5,140 

5,180 

4,860

3,390 

3,300 

2,430 

1,350 

722

362 

262 

206 

175 

154

138 

128 

128 

128 

125

Haximusn

201 

4,180 

1,050

25,OOO

1,8OO 

4,680 

3,660 

5,880 

138 

12 

70 

3.2 

823

5,88O

Hay

125

138 

138 

122 

116

85 

74 

64 

55 

64

72 

78 

100 

10O 

85

68 

64 

78 

88 

114

35 

66 

53 

43 

34

28 

24 

21 

16 

13 

10

Minimum

17

75 

62

8.2

51 

41 

50 

125 

10 

1.3 

.9 

O 

0

O

June

8.4 

7.2 

10 

9.0 

8.4

-7.8 

11 

12 

12 

11

9.6 

S.4 

7.2 

6.1 

5.6

4.7 

3.9 

3.5 

2.S 

2.2

2.0 

2,5 

4.3 

3,5 

3,5

2^3 

2.2 

1.3 

1.3

July

5)2 

5.2 

3.5 

2.2

1.5 

.9 

1.5 

2.5 

9.6

9.6 

8.4 

7.8 

6.6 

5.6

6.1 

10 

41 

66 

64

60 

70 

53 

43 

25

20

14 

13 

12 

8.4 

5.2

Mean

48.9 

1,516 

296

2,660

527 

981 

1,650 

2,168 

71.6 

5.91 

18.8 

.25 

119

611

Aug.

3.2 

1.5

,q

.7 

.4

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

0 

O 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Pep square

mile

0.023 

.699 

.136

1.23

.243 

.452 

.760 

.999 

.033 

.0027 

.0087 

.00012 

.055

.282

Sept.

O 

.3 

11 

32

44

32 

32 

29 

24 

18

26 

83 

72 

44 

24

15

44 

315 

262 

128

60 

29 

20 

74 

823

676 

276 

108 

58 

215

Run-off In 

inches

0.03 

.78 

.16

16.64

,28 

.49 

.88 

l.U 

.04 

.003 

.010 

.0001 

.06

3.84
282 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Discharge measurements of streams in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River 

basins at points other than regular gaging stations are listed in the following table:

ous discharge

during the

Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

r October 1935 to September 1936*

Da

Aug.

Apr. 

May 

Mar. 

A-pr.

May 

Apr. 

Mar. 

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec. 

Feb.

Apr. 

May 

Ju-ie

July

Aug. 

Sept. 

Apr.

May 

Oct. 9 

Mar. 

Apr.

July 

Aug. 

Sept. 

May 

July

Apr.

May

Mar. 

Dec.

Mar.

Kar. 

Apr. 

May 

Mar.

June 

Mar. 

Apr.

Mar

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Mar.

te

8 

8

"5 

30 

6 

14 

17 

S 

1 

27 

4

4 

3 

17 

25 

S 

23 

1 

29 

23

25 

13 

17 

23 

27 

6 

30 

14 

28

1 10 

28 

10 

13 

29 

15 

21 

10 

28 

15

2-3 

9 

13 

24 

26 

8

22 

25 

13 

13

13

22

23 

24

27 

12 

24 

8 

5 

21 

22 

23 

20

24 

26 

22 

30 

6 

15 

24

4 

12

17 

28 

11 

12

Stream

Otter Tall River...

Mississippi River..

Sand Creek. ........

Rebecca Lake Outlet 

(above ditch) 

Rebecca Lake Outlet 

(below ditch) 

Vermilion River. . . .

Vermilion Slough. . .

Cannon River. ......

do

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

Tributary toHed River. .........

Gulf of Mexico.....

do

,

do

do

Mississippi River.. 

Minnesota River....

Rebecca Lake Outlet 

Mississippi River

Mississippi River 

Mississippi River

do

do

do

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

Locality

Outlet of Otter Tail Lake, Minn.

Altkln, Minn. .....................

U. S. Engineers Dam Ho. 5, 

Minneiska, Kinn.

do

U. S. Engineers Dam Ho. 6, 

Trempealeau, Wis.

do

....SLo... .........................

8 miles above Prairie du Chien, 

Wis.

U. S. Highway 21O near Aitkin, 

Minn. 

Jordan, Minn. .....................

Near Etter, Minn. .................

Hear Red Wing, Minn. ..............

State Highway 35 near Nelson, Wis.

Wisconsin Highway 35 near Alma, 

Wis.

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

Discharge

Sec. -ft. 

5.79 

49.8 

103 

i, 64,0 

35,900

18,600 

20,800 

16,300 

48, 000

11,300

22,500 

9,830 

7.83O 

10,600 

66,600 

41,300 

23,800 

11,300 

IS, 900

12,600 

8,380 

S,40C 

6,400 

6,010 

5,750 

7,530 

58,200 

66,300 

35,600 

14,500 

96,600 

70, 400 

62,800 

69,500 

10,200 

6,780 

13,500 

47,500

10,800 

89,200 

84,700 

69,7OO 

92,000 

115,000 

1,260

1,110 

942 

.87 

5.00

5.58

1,990 

1,680 

1,200 

136 

10.1 

647 

2,490 

2,330 

5,710 

9,410 

11,400 

1,200 

4,420 

5,720 

713 

49.9 

29,100 

9,970 

53,900 

3,180

1,340 

419 

188 

1,510 

3,590 

4,560

^Measurements on East Pork of Peno Creek near Bowling Green, Mo., for the years ending 

Sept. 3O, 1930-36, are given at end of this table.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 283

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

during the water year October 1935 to September 1936 Continued

Date

13

22

21

23

30

July 16

21

13

9

24 

25

July 30

Oct. 3

Aug. 19

Stream

Zumbro River.

Waumandea Creek. . . .

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

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

Root River. ........

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

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

Spring Branch.. .....

Long Branch. .......

do

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

Tributary to-

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

do

do

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

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

Maquoketa River. . . .

South Fork of Salt 

River.

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

Locality

Hear Fountain City, Wis. . .........

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

Bear La Cresent, Minn. ............

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

Iowa. 

Above U. S. fish hatchery, 3 

miles southeast of Manchester, 

Iowa.

miles southeast of Manchester, 

Iowa. 

BWiUWj sec. 35, T. 53 H., R. 10 W., 

10 miles south of Paris, Mo.

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

Discharge

See. -ft.

2,140

344

361

1,240

6,170

32, 700

14, 300

1.86

0

0

East Fork of Peno Creek for the years ending Sept. 30, 1930-36

1930 

Mar. 28

1931

1932

1933 

Acr. 1

East Fork of Peno 

Creek.

do

Peno Creek. ........ SBjNWi 3ec . 33) T . 54 N. ( ft. 3 W., 

5 miles northwest of Bowling 

Greenf Mo.

do

1.2

1.9

.29

**.02

14

**Estlmated.

81006 O 88 18
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEA.SUREMEIWS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

during the water year October 1935 to September 1936 Continued

Date

1933 

June "

Aug. 11

1934 

Feb. 26 

Mar. 6

June 27 

Sept. 24

1935 

Jan. 15 

Feb. 25 

May 0

Dot. 3 

Nov. 19 

1936

Stream

Creek. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

5 miles northwest of Bowling 

Ore en, Mo.

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

....do*.... .......................

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

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

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

Discharge

0

0

0 

**.4

**.2 

0 

0

**.05

**.20 

7.33 

10.8

**.10 

0 

.40

«*Estimated.
INDEX

Page 

Abereromble, N. Dak., Wild Rice River

near............................ 32

Accuracy of data and computed results. 2-3 

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 1

Afton, Wis., Rock River at............ 173

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records by...................... 7

Algonquin, 111., Fox River at......... 262

Alton, 111., Mississippi River at..... 95

Ames, Iowa, Skunk River near.> ........ 217

Amor, Minn-, Twin Lakes near.......... 30

Anoka, Minn.. Mississippi River near.. 86 

Apple River (in Illinois) near

Hanover, 111.................... 168

Apple River (in Wisconsin) near

Somerset, Wis................... 121

Appleton, Minn., Pomme de -Terre River

near............................ 110

Augusta, Iowa, Skunk River at......... 219

Babb, Mont., Lower St. Mary Lake near. 10 

St. Mary Canal near................. 13-14

St. Mary River near................. 11

Badger, Minn., Badger Creek near...... 68

Roseau River near................... 59

Bagley, Minn., Rice Lake near......... 35

Baraboo, Wis., Devils Lake near....... 156

Baring, Mo ., Middle Fabius River

near...........................232-233

Basswood River near Winton, Minn...... 73

Battle Lake, Mlnn., Otter Tail Lake

near............................ 22

Bear Creek near Hannibal, Mo.......... 239

Beardstown, 111., Illinois River at... 255 

Beaver Lake near Hartland, Wis........ 175

Bethel, Mo , North River at........... 237

Big Pork River at Big Palls, Minn..... 81

Big Lake, Minn., Elk River near....... 101

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111... 281 

at Plumfleld, 111..................279-280

Big Stone, S. Dak., Whetstone River

near............................ 109

Black River at Nelllsville, Wis....... 138

discharge measurements of........... 283

near Galesville. Wis................ 139

Boone, Iowa, Des Moines River near.... 221

Broadhead, Wis., Sugar River near..... 202

Bronson, Minn., South Fork of Two

Rivers at....................... 50

Browning, Mont , St. Mary Canal near.. 15 

Bruee, Wis., Chippewa River near...... 124

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near

Galesburg, 111.................. 272

Buffalo River (in Wisconsin) discharge

measurement of.................. 282

near Tell, Wis...................... 135

Bureau, 111., East Bureau Creek near.. 267 

Bureau Creek at Princebon, 111........ 265

Burton, Wis., Grant River near.-...... 160

Butternut, Wis., Flambeau River near.. 128 

Cannon River at Welch, Mlnn........... 122

discharge measurements of........... 282

Canton, Mo-, Wyaconda River above...... 229

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.. 19 

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River near..... 63-64

Carver, Minn., Minnesota River near... 108 

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa..... 210

at Janesville, Iowa................. 209

at Mitchell, Iowa................... 208

Centralla Reservoir Creek near

Centralla, 111.................. 278

Ceylon, Minn., Tuttle Lake near....... 226

Chebanse, 111., Iromiols R3,ver near... 261 

Chippewa River (in Minnesota) near

Watson, Minn..................... 112

Chippewa River (in Wisconsin) at

Bishops Bridge, near Winter,Wis. 123 

at Chippewa Palls, Wis.............. 125

at Durand, Wis...................... 126

discharge measurements of........... 282

near Bruee, Wis..................... 124

Page 

Chippewa River Basin, Wis., gagingstation records in........... 123-134

Clayton, Iowa, Mississippi River at.... 91

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa-........ 213

Clearwater Lake near Leonard, Mlnn.. ... 44

Clearwater River at Red Lake Palls,

Mlnn............................. 46

near Leonard. Mima. .................. 45

CoIfax, Wis., Red Cedar River near.--.. 133 

Como, 111., Rock River at.............. 174

Computations, results of, accuracy of.. 2-3 

Control, definition of.................. 1

Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wis......... 142

discharge measurements of............ 283

near Stoddard, Wis................... 143

Cooperation, record of"................. 7-8

Coppoek, Iowa, Skunk River at.......... 218

Cottonwood River near Hew trim, Minn.... 115

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis......... 178

Crooked Creek near Shelbina, Mo........ 243

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at.... 41

Crow River at Rockford. Minn........... 102

South Pork of, near Mayer, Mlnn...... 103

Crow Wing River at Klmrod, Mlnn........ 96

Crow Wing River Basin, Mlnn., gagingstatlon records in............... 96-98

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo............. 250

West Pork of, near. Laddonia, Mo...... 249

Danbury, Wis., St. Croix River near.... 116

Data, accuracy of...................... 2-3

explanation of....................... 1-2

Davls, Ind., Kankakee River at......... 256

Davis Creek near Mexico, Mo............ 244

Dayton, 111., Pox River at............. 263

Deeorah, Iowa, Upper Iowa River near... 145 

Delhi, Iowa, Maquoketa River near...... 166

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa... 222 

at Keosauqua, Iowa................... 224

at Ottumwa, Iowa..................... 223

near Boone, Iowa..................... 221

West Pork of, near Jackson, Mlnn..... 220

Des Moines River Basin, Minn.-Iowa,

gaging-atation records in.......220-227

Des Plaines River at Lemont, 111......251-252

Devils Lake (Red River Basin) near

Devils Lake, H. Dak.............. 34

Devils Lake (Wisconsin River Basin)

near Baraboo, Wis...... .......... 156

De Witt, Iowa, Wapsiplnlcon River near 171 

Dodge, Wis.,.Trempealeau River at...... 137

Dorset, Minn., Little Sand Lake outlet

near............................. 97

Drayton, H. Dak., Red River at......... 28

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at........ 126

Durango, Iowa, Little Maquoketa River

near............................. 162

East Bxireau Creek near Bureau, 111..... 267

Edina, Mo., Little Fabius River near... 236

North. Pork of South Pabius River at.. 234

Edwards River near New Boston, 111..... 214

Elkader, Iowa, Turkey River at......... 158

Elk River, Minn., Mississippi River at. 85 

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn. ......... 101

Emerson, Manitoba, Red River at........ 29

Pabius River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records In..................... .230-236

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River at........... 24

Fergus Falls, Minn., Otter Tall River

near............................. 23

Flambeau Reservoir, Wis., Flambeau

River at......................... 127

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near

Winter, Wis. ..................... 129

at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis........... 127

near Butternut, Wis.......... ........ 128

near Ladysmlth, Wis.. ................ 130

South Pork of, near Phillips, Wis.... 131

Forest River near Mlnto, K. Dak........ 47

Fox River (in Illinois) at Algonquin,

111.............................. 262

at Dayton, 111....................... 263

285
286 INDEX

Fox River ( Iowa-Mo . ) at Wayland, Mo ....

Frankf ord, Ho . , Peno Creek at ..........

Spencer Creek near ...................

Freeport, 111., Pecatonioa River at....

Page 

228 

248 

247

ep, ., a .... 201

Galena River at Galena, 111 ............ 163

Galesburg, 111., Brush Creek near. ..... 272

Galesville, Wis., Black River near.. ... 139

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at .......... 159

Garvin Brook, discharge measurements

of ............................... 283

Geneaeo, 111., Green River near........ 203

Goodridge, Minn., Red Lake River near.. 40 

Goose River at Hillsboro, H. Dak....... 37

Grafton, H. Dak., Park River at ........ 48

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River at..... 26

Granite Falla, Minn., Yellow Medicine

River near ....................... 113

Grant River near Burton, Wis ........... 160

Gfantsburg, Wis., St. Croix River near. 117 

Green River near Geneseo, 111. ......... 203

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near 268 

Greene, Iowa, Shell Rock River at ...... 211

Hallock, Minn., Middle Fork of Two

Rivers near ...................... 51

Halstad, Minn., Red River at ........... 25

Hannibal, MO., Bear Creek near ......... 239

Hanover, 111., Apple River near........ 168

Hartland, Wis., Beaver Lake near....... 175

Pine Lake near ...................... 176-177

Hastings, Minn., discharge measurement

of ditch at ...................... 282

Haug, Minn-, Roseau River near ......... 60

Henderson River near Oquawka, 111...... 216

Heron Lake outlet near Heron Lake, Minn. 225 

Hillaboro, H. Dak., Goose River at..... 37

Houston, Minn., Root River near........ 144

Hunnewell, Mo . , Salt River near ........ 241

Illinois River at Beardatown, 111...... 255

at Morris, 111. ...................... 253

at Peoria, 111 ....................... 254

Illinois River Baain, Ill.-Ind.,

gaging-station records in- ..... .251-275

Independence, Iowa, Wapsipinicon River

at ................................ 170

Ion, Iowa, Yellow River at............. 146

Iowa City, Iowa, Ralston Creek at ...... 207

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa. ......... 205

at Marshalltown, Iowa. ............... 204

at Wapello, Iowa. ................ .... 206

Iowa River Basin, Iowa, gaging-station

recorda in. .................... .204-213

Iroquoia River near Chebanse, 111...... 261

Jackson, Minn., West Fork of Des Moinea

River near ....................... 220

Janesville, Iowa, Cedar River at ....... 209

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis ............. 132

Kabetogama Lake near Ray, Minn. ........ 79

Kankakee River at Davia, Ind. .......... 256

at Momence, 111. ..................... 258

at Shelby, Ind. ...................... 257

near Wilmington, 111. . ............. .259-260

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111. .. .277-278

at Vandalia, 111. .................... 276

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn...... 77

Keithsburg, 111 - , Pope Creek near ...... 215

Keokuk, Iowa, Miasissippi River at..... 94

Keoaauqua, Iowa, Des Moines River at... 224 

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis......... 157

Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River near.. 12 

Knowlton, Wis., Wisconsin River at..... 149

Lac La Croix, Ontario, Namakan -River at

outlet of ........................ 74

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle,

Minn. ............................ ill

La Croase, Wia., Mississippi River at.. 90 

La Crosse River, diacharge measurement a

of ............................... 283

near West Salem, Wis ................ . 140

Laddonia, Mo., Weat Fork of Cuivre

River near ....................... 249

Lady smith, Wis., Flambeau River near... 130 

Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, Minn...... 98

Lake Bloomlngton, 111., Money Creek

above ............................ 269

Money Creek at....................... 270

Lake Itasca at Lake Itasca, Minn....... 82

Lake Mendota at Madison, , Wis ......... .179-189

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis ......... . .189-199

Page 

La Moine River at Ripley, 111.......... 275

Lancaster, Hinn., North Fork of Two

Rivers near...................... 52

State Ditch 85 near.................. 53

Le Claire, Iowa, Missiasippi River at.. 92-93 

Lemont, 111., Dea Plaines River at....251-252

Leon, Wis-, Little La Crosse River near 141

Leonard, Minn., Clearwater Lake near... 44

Clearwater River near................ 45

Libby, Minn., Missiasippi River near... 83 

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa......... 212

Little Fabius River near Edina, Mo....- 236

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn. 80 

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.. 141 

Little Maquoketa River near Durango,

Iowa............................. 162

Little Sand Lake outlet near Dorset,

Minn............................. 97

Long Branch (Salt River Basin) discharge measurementa of........... 283

Lowell, 111., Vermilion River at....... 264

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.... 10

McFarland, Wis., Yahara River near..... 200

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.. 268 

Madison, Wis., Lake Mendota at........179-189

Lake Monona at......................189-199

Malung, Minn., Roseau River at......... 56

South Fork of Roseau River near...... 65

Manchester, Icwa, Maquoketa River

near............................164-165

Manitou, Manitoba, Pembina River near.. 54 

Manitou Rapids, Minn., Rainy River at-. 76 

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at..... 107

Many Glacier, Mont., Canyon Creek near. 19 

Swiftcurrent Creek at................ 16

Maquoketa River below North Fork of

Maquoketa River,near Maquoketa,

Iowa............................. 167

near Delhi, Iowa..................... 166

near Manchester, Iowa...............164-165

Marshalltovm, Iowa, Iowa River at...... 204

Mason City, Iowa, Lime Creek at........ 212

Mayer, Minn., South Fork of Crow River

near............................. 103

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at.... 134

Merrill, Wis., Wiaconsin River at...... 148

Mexico, Mo., Davia Creek near.......... 244

Younga Creek near.................... 245

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo...232-233 

Middle River, Minn., Thief Lake near... 42 

Milford, Wis., Crawfish River at....... 178

Milie Lacs Lake at Wealthwood, Minn.... 104

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn....... 107

near Carver, Minn.................... 108

near Montevideo, Minn................ 106

Minnesota River Baain, Minn.-S.Dak.,

gaging-station records in.......106-115

Minot, N. Dak., Souris River above...,. 70 

Minto, N. Dak., Forest River near...... 47

Mississippi River at Alton, 111........ 95

at Clayton, Iowa..................... 91

at Elk River, Minn................... 85

at Keokuk, Iowa...................... 94

at La Croase, Wia.................... 90

at Le Claire, Iowa................... 92-93

at Prescott, Wia..................... 88

at St. Paul, Minn.................... 87

at Winona, Minn...................... 89

below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.. 83 

discharge measurements of............ 282

near Anoka, Minn..................... 86

near Royalton, Minn.................. 84

Mitchell, Iowa, Cedar River at......... 208

Momence, 111., Kankakee River at....... 258

Money Creek above Lake Bloomlngton,111 269 

at Lake Bloomington, 111............. 270

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River near 106 

Monticello, 111., Sangamon River at.... 273

Monticello, Mo., North Fabius River at. 230 

Morris, 111., Illinois, River at........ 253

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba....... 66

Murphysboro, 111., Big Muddy River at.. 281 

Muacoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at...... 152

Muatinka River above Wheaton, Minn..... 31

Namakagon River near Trego, Wis........ 120

Namakan River at outlet of Lao La

Croix, Ontario................... 74

Neehe, N. Dak., Pembina River at....... 55
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CTeillsville, Wis., Black River at...... 138

Hekoosa, Wis., Wisconsin River near.... 150

Nevis, Minn., Lake Belle Taine near.... 98

Hew Athens, 111., Kaskaskia River at.. 277-278 

Hew Boston, 11] , Edwards River near.- 214 

New London, Mo., Salt River near....... 242

Hew TJlm, Minn., Oottonwood River near.. 115 

Kimrod, Minn., Crow Wing River at...... 96

Horth Fabius River at Monticello, Mo... 230

at Taylor, Mo ......................... 231

Horth River at Bethel, Mo .............. 237

at Palmyra, Mo ....................... 238

Oak Point, Minn., Roseau. River at...... 62

Ro seau River near .................... 61

Oquawka, 111., Henderson River near.... 216

Oslo, Minn., Red River at. ............. 27

Otter Tail, Minn., Rush Lake near...... 21

Otter Tall Lake near Battle Lake, Minn. 22 

Otter Tail River below Pelican River,

near Fergus Palls, Minn ..........

discharge measurement of .............

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at.-... 

Palmyra, Mo . , North River at ...........

Paris, Mo., Elk Pork of Salt River near 

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak

Pecatonlca River at Freeport, 111.

23 

282 

223 

238 

246 

48 

201 

Pelan, Minn., South Pork of Two River?

at ............................... 49

Pembina River at Neehe, N. Dak......... 55

Manitou, Manitoba .................... 54

Peno Creek at Frankf ord, Mo ............ 248

East Pork of, discharge measurements

of ............................. .283-284

Peoria, 111., Illinois River at........ 254

Perham, Minn . , Pine Lake near .......... 20

Phillips, Wis., South Fork of Flambeau

River near ....................... 131

Pine Creek near Pine Creek. Minn....... 67

Pine Lake (Red River Basin) near

Perham, Minn ..................... 20

Pine Lake (Rock River Basin) near

Hart land, Wis .................. .176-177

Platte River (in Minnesota) at

Royalton, Minn ................... 99

Platte River (in Wisconsin) near

Rockville, Wis ................... 161

Plum -liver near Savanna, 111. .......... 169

Plumfield, 111., Big Muddy River at... 279-280 

Pomme de Terre River near Appleton,

Minn......... .................... 110

Pope Creek near Keithsbuyg, 111........ 215

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi River at... 88 

Princeton, 111 , Bureau Creek at ....... 265

Publications, information concerning... 3-6 

obtaining or consulting of ........... 3-4

on stream flow, lists of ............. 4, 6

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa....... 227

Rainy Lake at Rainer, Minn. ............ 75

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn.... 76

Rainy River Basin, Minn. -Ontario,

gaging-station records in........ 73-81

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa....... 207

Ray, Minn., Kabetogama Lake near....... 79

Rebecca Lake outlet, discharge measurements of ......................... 282

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis...... 134

near Coif ax, Wia ..................... 133

Red Lake Palls, Minn., Clearwater River

at ............................... 46

Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn. .......... 38

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn...... 41

at Highlandlng, near Goodridge, Minn. 40 

near Red Lake, Minn .................. 39

Red River at Drayton, N. Dak. .......... 28

at Emerson, Manitoba. ................ 29

at Fargo, N. Dak. .................... 24

at Grand Porks, N . Dak ............... 26

at Halstad, Minji. .................... 25

at Oslo, Minn.-, ...................... 27

discharge measurement;' of ............. 282

Red River Basin, Minn. -N. Dak. -Manitoba,

gaging-station records in........ 20-72

Redwood River near Redwood Palls, Minn. . 114 

Rhlnelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near 147 

Rib Palls, Wis., Rib River at.......... 154

Rib River at Rib Palls, Wis. ........... 154

Rice Lake near Bagley, Minn. ........... 35

Rice River> discharge measurement of.-- 282

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Ripley, 111., La Moine River at......... 275

Riverton, 111., Sangamon River at....... 274

Rockford, Minn., Crow River at.......... 102

Rock River at Afton, Wis................ 173

at Como, 111.......................... 174

at Watertown, Wis..................... 172

Rock River Basin,'Wis.-111., gagingstation records in...............172-202

Rockville, Wis., Platte River near...... 161

Root River, discharge measurements of... 283 

near Houston, Minn.................... 144

Roseau River at head of State Ditch 51,

near Oak Point, Minn.............. 61

at international boundary, near

Caribou, Minn..................... 64

at Malung, Minn....................... 56

at Oak Point, Minn.................... 62

at Ross, Minn......................... 58

below Cut-off Ditch, near Caribou,

Minn -i ............................. 63

near Badger, Minn..................... 59

near Haug, Minn....................... 60

near Roseau, Minn..................... 57

South Pork of, near Malung, Minn...... 65

Ross., Minn., Roseau River at............ 58

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River near. 84 

Platte River at....................... 99

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn........ 105

Rum River Basin, Minn., gaging-station

records in.......................104-105

Run-off in inches, definition of........ 1

Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near.. 118 

Rush Lake near Otter Tail, Minn......... 21

Rush River, discharge measurements oi... 282 

St. Cloud, Minn., Sauk River near....... 100

St. Croix Palls, Wis., St. Croix River

near........................... 119

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis....... 116

near Grantsburg, Wis.................. 117

near Rush City, Minn.................. 118

near St. Croix Falls, Wle............. 119

St. Croix River Basin, Wis.-Minn.,

gaging-station records in........116-121

St. Francis, Minn., Rum River near...... 105

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide,

near Browning, Mont............... 15

at Intake, near Babb, Mont............ 13

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb,Mont.. 14 

St. 'Mary Chalet, Mont., Upper St.Mary

Lake at........................... 9

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.......... 11

near Kimball, Alberta*................ 12

St. Mary River Basin, Mont.-Alberta,

gaging-station records in......... 9-19

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at... 87

Salt River, Elk Fork of, near Paris, Mo. 246

near Hunnewell, Mo.................... 241

near Hew London, Mo................... 242

near Shelbina, Mo..................... 240

Salt River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.......................240-248

Sand Creek, discharge measurements of... 282 

Sand Hill River, discharge measurement

of................................ 282

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111....... 273

at Riverton, 111...................... 274

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn......... 10C

Savanna, 111., Plum River near.......... 169

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of................................ 1

Second-foot day, definition of.......... 1

Seville, 111., Spoon River at........... 271

Shelbina, Mo., Crooked Creek near....... 243

Salt River near....................... 240

Shelby, Ind., Kankakee River at......... 257

Sheldon, Wis., Jump River at............ 132

Shell Rock River at Greene, Iowa........ 211

Sherburne, Mont., Shertmrne Lake

Reservoir at...................... 17

Swlfteurrent Creek at................. 18

Sherwood, N. Dak., Souris River near.... 69

Sheyenne River at. West Fargo, N. Dak.... 33

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa............ 219

at Coppock, Itfwa...................... 218

near Ames, Iowa....................... 217

Somerset, Wis., Apple River near........ 121

Souris River above Minot, H. Dak.....-.- 70

near Sherwood, N. Dak................. 69

near Towner, N. Dak................... 71

near Westhope, H. Dak................. 72
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South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo..... 235

North Pork of, at Edina, Mo.......... 234

Spencer Creek near Frankford, Mo....... 247

Spoon River at Seville, 111............ 271

Sprague, Manitoba, Mud Creek near...... 66

Sprague, Wls., Yellow River at......... 155

Spring Branch (Maquoketa River Basin)

discharge measurements of. 283

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

State Ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.... 53

Stouten, Wis-, Kickapoo River at....... 157

Stoddard, Wis., Coon Creek near........ 143

Sugar River near Broadhead, Wis........ 202

Swlftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier,

Mont............................. 16

at Sherburne, Mont................... 18

Taylor, Mo., North Fabius River at..... 231

South Fabius River near-............. 235

Tell, Wis., Buffalo River near......... 135

Terms, definition of................... 1

Thief Lake near Middle River, Minn..... 42

Thief River near Thief River Falls,

Minn............................. 43

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wis........ 153

Tower, Minn., Vermilion River near. 78

Tovmer, IT. Dak., Souris River near..... 71

Trego, Wis., Namakagon River neap...... 120

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis........ 137

discharge measurements of ............ 283

Troy, Mo., Culvre River near........... 250

Turkey River at Elkader, Iowa.......... 158

at Garber, Iowa...................... 159

di scharge measurements of............ 283

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn.......... 226

Twin Lakes near Amor, Minn............. 30

Twin Valley, Minn., Wild Rice River at. 36 

Two Rivers, Middle Fork of, near

Hallock, Minn.................... 51

North Fork of, near Lancaster, Minn. 52 

South Fork of, at Bronson, Minn...... 50

at Pelan, Minn..................... 4S

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa.... 145

discharge measurements of............ 283

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet,

Mont............................. 9

Vandalia, 111., Kaskaskia River at..... 276

Van Meter, Iowa, Raccoon River at...... 227

Vermilion River (Illinois River Basin)

at Lowell, 111................... 264

Vermilion River (Mississippi River

Basin, in Minnesota) discharge

measurements of.................. 282

Vermilion River (Rainy River Basin)

below Lake Vermilion, near Tower,

Minn............................. 78

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Vermilion Slough (Mississippi River 

Basin, in Minnesota) discharge 

measurements of.............'...... 282

Wapello, Iowa, Iowa River at............ 206

Wapslplnicon River at Independence,Iowa- 170 

near De Wltt, Iowa.................... 171

Watertown, Wis., Rock River at.......... 172

Watson, Minn., Chippewa River near...--. 112 

Waumandea Creek, discharge measurements

of................................ 283

Wayland, Mo., Fox River at.............. 228

Wealthwood, Minn., Mille Lacs Lake at... 104 

Welch, Minn., Cannon River at........... 122

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111........ 266

West Fargo. N. Dak., Sheyenne River at-. 33 

Weathope, E. Dak., Souris River near--.. 72 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near-. 140 

Wheaton, Minn., Mustinka River above..-. 31 

Whetstone River near Big Stone, S. Dak.. 109 

Whitewater River, discharge measurements

of................................ 283

Wild Rice River (in Minnesota) at Twin

Valley, Minn...................... 36

Wild Rice River (in North Dakota) near

Abercrombie, N. Dak............... 32

Winona, Minn., Mississippi River at..... 89

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near....... 123

Flambeau River near................... 129

Wilmlngton, 111., Kankakee River near..259-260 

Wlnton, Minn., Basswood River near...... 73

Kawishiwi River near .................. 77

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis........ 149

at Merrill, Wis....................... 148

at Muscoda, Wis....................... 152

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Khinelander,

Wis................................ 147

discharge measurements of............. 283

near Nekoosa, Wis..................... 150

near Wisconsin Dells, Wis............. 151

Wisconsin River Basin, Wis., gaglngstation records in...............147-157

Work, division of....................... 8

scope of............................... 1

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo......... 229

Wyanet, 111., West Bureau Creek at..---. 266 

Yahara River near MeParland, Wis........ 200

Yellow Medicine River near Granite

Falls, Minn....................... 113

Yellow River (In Iowa) at Ion, Iowa..... 146

Yellow River (in Wisconsin) at Sprague,

Wi s ...... ......................... 155

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo............ 245

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn...... 136

discharge measurements of............282-285

South Fork of, discharge measurement

of................................ 283

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