UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 665

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1928

PARTY

HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

W. A. LAMB, C. L. BATCHELDER, S. B. SOULE

H. E GROSBACH, and H. C. BECKMAN

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, and MISSOURI

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CONTENTS

Face

Authorization and scope of work_______ ___ 1

Definition of terms- ____ ____ _________ _______ _ _ _ 2

Explanation of data______ ________ _ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results- ________ _ ___ 4

Publications.---------------------- ______ ______ ____ 5

Cooperation-______ __ ______ 9

Division of work__________ _____________ __ _ ___ __ _ 9

Gaging-station records _______________ ______ _ _ ______ 10

Hudson Bay drainage basin________________________ _ _____ 10

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta-__________ _ 10

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont___________ 11

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont- ____ 12

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont 13

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont____ _ 14

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont. ___ _____ _ 14

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont_ ____ ____ __ 20

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont __ _____ 21

Bois de Sioux River near Tenney, Minn____________________ 22

Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minn. ___________ 23

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn_____________________ 24

South Fork of Two Rivers at Pelan, Mtnn______________ 25

Roseau River at Malung, Minn__________ __________- 25

Roseau River at Ross, Minn______ ___ _______ 26

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn_________ _________ 27

South Fork of Roseau River near Malung, Mmn__________. 28

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn_________ ____ _____ 29

Souris (Mouse) River at Minot, N. Dak__ ___________ 29

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn________ ____________ 31

Upper Mississippi River Basin______________________ 32

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near Libby, Minn _______ 32

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn__________________ 33

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn__________________ 34

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn_______________________ 35

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis _____ ___ ________ __ 36

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn______________________ 37

Minnesota River near Montevideo, Minn ______ __ _ _____.,. 38

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn_.__________________ 39

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis____.________________________ 40

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis_________________ 41

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn_____________________ 42

St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis____________ 43

Namakagon River near Trego, Wis_______________,_ 44

Apple River near Somerset, Wis_-______--___-_-___________ 45

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis________ 46

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis_________________,___ 47

in
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis_____________________ 48

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis_________-_-___-__-______-_- 49

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis_ ________________ 50

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis________________________ 51

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis_____-_-_---_-_____-___ 52

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis______________________________ 53

Red Cedar River near Colfax, WLS___-__--_--___-_______-__- 54

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis___-------______________ 55

Black River at Neillsville, Wis_____________________ 56

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis______________________ 57

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis___ 58

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis_______---__-_______________ 59

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis__________________________ 60

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis__-_-_-_---______________ 61

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis__---___----_______________ 62

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis-_-------_---------__________ 64

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.__. _____-. 65

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis____------_------__--__-___-_- 66

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis_________________________ 67

Rock River at Afton, Wis______ ________-___ 68

Rock River at Lyndon, Ill-___ __________________________ 69

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis______ __________ 70

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis____ _______________ 71

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111 _____ _________________ 72

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis____----_-_-__ ___________ 73

South Branch of Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, 111___________ 74

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa_____________________________ 75

Fox River near Wayland, Mo_________-_--__-_-__ _______ 76

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo_-________-_______________ 77

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo______________________ 78

Salt River near New London, Mo.__________________________ 79

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo_-_-_---_-__----__- _________ 80

Des Plaines River at Lemont, Ill___-_-___-_-________________ 81

Des Plaines River at Joliet, 111 ___________________________ 83

Illinois River at Morris, Ill--__--___-__-_-------__-_--_-.-__ 84

Illinois River at Peoria, Ill___-____-_-_-_-_----____-_-___-__ 85

Illinois River at Beardstown, Ill_-__--___----____-_______-_- 86

Spring Creek at Joliet, 111______ ._ ._______-___ 87

Kankakee River at Momence, Ill__-_____---_____________-_ 88

Kankakee River at Custer Park, Ill________-________________ 89

Iroquois River near Chebanse, Ill________---___-_-_______-__ 90

Fox River at Mukwonago, Wis_-_-__---_-___---__-______-_- 91

Fox River at Algonquin, Ill_______________--______.________ 92

Fox River at Dayton, 111__________________________ 93

Vermilion River at Streator, Ill_____._______________________ 94

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, Ill______________________ 95

Spoon River at Seville, IU_______________________._ 96

Sangamon River at Monticello, Ill_______-_______________-_- 97

Sangamon River at Riverton, Ill____________________________ 98

South Fork of Sangamon River at power plant near Taylorville, III. 99

Crooked Creek at Ripley, Ill______________________ 100

Macoupin Creek near Kane, Hl_________«____________ ____ 101
CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin: Continued.

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, Ill_______________.____________ 102

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, IU___________________ 103

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, HL______________________ 104

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.______________________________ 105

Index_______.__________.________________________ 107

ILLUSTKATION

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station. __ ________
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS, 1928

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1928.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

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

Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands ^nd examinatior of the 

geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national doirain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, 

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, 

and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for 

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 80, 1895-1929

1895___--_._____._._ $12, 500. 00 

1896_ ____________ 24,500. 00 

1897-1899____.__-_. 50, 000. 00 

1900_.____.__--_. 70,000.00 

1901-2_ __________ _ 100, 000. 00 

1903-1906-_----_-__--_ 200,000.00 

1907____._.._._____ 150, 000. 00 

1908-1910__-__-___-__ 100, 000. 00 

1911-1917._____----- 150,000.00

1918____._______ $175 000.00

1919-___________ 148 244. 10

1920--------______ 175000.00

1921-1923_________ 180000.00

1924-25----_______ 170000.00

1926-.------______- 165000.00

1927--___-______ 151, 000. 00

1928-._----------_ 147,000.00

1929-____________ 270500.00

In this work many private and State organizations have cooperated, either by furnishing records 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 9.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,480 

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

the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1928, 1,830 gaging station^ were 

being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements are

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PAET T

made at other points. In connection with this work data were also 

collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, 

river profiles, and water power in many sections of tH country and 

will be made available in the water-supply papers from time to time.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

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

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as second-feet, 

gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second-feet per 

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

as run-off in inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. The principal terms used in this series of reports are second-feet, second-feet 

per square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They may be 

defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is aai abbreviation for "cubic feet p°.r second." A 

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

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

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

regards time and area.

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

if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with rainfall, 

which is usually expressed in inches.

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

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defned:

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

of gage height to discharge."

"Control"; a term used to designate the natural section or stretch 

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 1, 1927, and ending September 30, 1928. At tb* beginning of 

January in most parts of the United States much of tt e precipitation 

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

or in ponds, lakes, and swamps, as underground water, and this
EXPLANATION OF DATA 6

stored water passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At 

the end of September, on the other hand, the only stored water available for run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore 

the run-off for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived 

from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a staff or chain gage or from a water-stage recorder 

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge.

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station

A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage recorder and 

measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

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

height to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered 

by this report comprise a description of the station and a table showing 

the daily discharge of the stream and the monthly and yearly discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and type of gage, information as to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and 

minimum recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records. The 

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

crest discharge unless a water-stage recorder was in operation or unless 

a nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.

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

second-feet corresponding to the daily gage height which may be a 

once daily reading or the mean of twice daily readings of a nonrecording gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a water-stage 

recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily gage 

height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

during the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining 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 "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. On this average flow are based computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

permanency of the stage-discharge 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 records are 

accurate within 5 per cent; "good," within 10 per cent; "fair," within 15 per cent; and "poor," within 20 per cent 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 noncontributing districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning 

water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability to interpret 

the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the 

station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in inches" are 

therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas in 

which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

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

at the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed
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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.

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 

stations must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume 

of flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, 

but it has .comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects 

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

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

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

appeared in the bulletifls, professional papers, monographs, and 

annual reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published 

annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries 

coincide with natural-drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.

V. Hudson Bay and Upper Mississippi River basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

I.. Colorado River Basin.

X. The Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts:

A. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B. Snake River Basin. 

C. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia Riv«sr Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 

below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washingtoi, 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.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART Y

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the 

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

Augusta, Me., Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Hartford, Conn., 60 Washington Street.

Albany, N. Y., 506 Broadway-Arcade Building.

Trenton, N. J., 710 Trenton Trust Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Brooks Museum, University of Virginia.

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

Asheville, N. C., 210 Post Office Building.

Columbia, S. C., 801 National Loan and Exchange Bank Building.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Lansing, Mich., M9 State Office Building.

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 202 Old State Capitol.

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

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

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street, room 51C.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director, United States Geological Purvey, Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about £,480 points in 

the United States, and the data obtained have been published in the 

reports tabulated below.

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geologiccl Survey 

[A=Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W= Water-Supply Paper]

Report

10th A, pt. 2_ 

llth A, pt. 2. 

12th A, pt. 2. _.

13th A, pt. 3_ 

14th A, pt. 2..-

B 131. 

16th A, pt. 2..-

Character of data

- -do.. 

Descriptive information only ________ - _ _ __ 

Year

1884 to September,

1890. 

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.
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Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued

Report

B 140 

W 11...... ...

18th A, pt. 4. ... 

W16 ~

W16-. ..... 

19th A, pt. 4 -_ 

W27 ... .

W28 .... 

20th A, pt. 4- 

W 35 to 39 

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52 

22d A, pt. 4.- 

W66, 66 

W75 .....

W 82 to 85 -

W 97 to 100 -

W 124 to 135 

W 165 to 178 

W 201 to 214 

W 241 to 252 

W 261 to 272 

W 281 to 292 

W 301 to 312. _ W 321 to 332 

W 351 to 362 

W 381 to 394 _ .

W 401 to 414 

W 431 to 444 

W 451 to 464 

W 471 to 484 

W 501 to 514 

W 521 to 534. .

W 541 to 554.....

W 561 to 574.....

W 581 to 594 

W 601 to 614 

W 621 to 634 

W 641 to 654 .....

W 661 to 674 

Character of data

discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western 

United States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also some long-time records) .

eastern Mississippi, and Missouri River.

western United States.

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Year

1895.

1896.

1895 and 1896. 

1897.

1 QQ7

1897.

1QQQ

I&QR

1898.

1899.

IQnn

innn

1901.

1901

1903.

1904

1905.

1906.

1907 and 1908,

1909.

1910.

1911.

1Q19

1913.

1Q14

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919 and 1920,

1921.

1922.

1924.

1925.

1926.

1927.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements i\t 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 

1928. The data for any particular station will be found in the reports 

covering the years during which the station was maintained. For 

example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area covered 

by Part III are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 523, 353f 

383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio 

River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream mea

[For basins included, see p. 6]

Year

1899 < _. 

1900 »_ __ ....

1901 

1902 . .

1903. . .......

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

1905 

1906.. 

1907-8 . .

1909 

1910 

1911- 

1912 . 

1913 .

1914,....... .

1916 

1916.. 

1917. 

1918.. ...... .

1919-20 

1Q91

1922 

1923 

1Q94

1925.. 

1926 

1927 _ ..... 

1928 

I

35

48, »48

65,75

82

97

» 124, « 125,

»126 

« 165, « 166,

"167 

» 201, » 202,

»203 

241

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

II

'35,36

48

65,75

'82,83

» 97, 98

"126,127

» 167, 168

"203, 204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

622

542

562

682

602

622

642

662

III

36

48, ' 49

65,76

83

98

128

169

206

243

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

IV

36

49

65,75

« 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

V

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

* 83,85

* 98, 99, m 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

306

326

355

385

405

435

455

476

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

646

666

VI

« 36, 37

49, i 50

66,75

84

99

130, « 128

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

366

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

VII

37

60

* 65, 66, 76

*83,84

*98,99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

687

607

627

647

667

vni

37

50

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

588

608

628

648

668

« Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Parjers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for J899 in 'f wenty-3rst Annual Report, Part i V.

6 James River only. 

g «Gallatin River.

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

 Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

" Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

* Wissahiekon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

 Seioto River.

i LOUD and Platte R

with Platte.

* Tributaries of Mis

1 Lake Ontario and 

m Hudson Bay only.

 New England rive

0 Hudson River to D

» Susquehanna Rive

« Platte and Kansas 

' Great Basin in Ca

 Below junction wit

* Rogue, Umpqua, a
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 9 

COOPERATION

All stations in Montana were maintained jointly with the Dominion 

Water Power and Reclamation Service, Department of the Interior, 

Canada, under the waterways treaty.

In Minnesota the work was carried onin the Red River drainage basin 

in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Drainage and Waters, E. V. Willard, commissioner, and with the United States Department of State. Acknowledgment is due also to the Corps of Engineers, 

United States Army, for financial assistance in collecting records of 

the Mississippi River at Elk River and the Minnesota River near 

Montevideo; also to the Ford Motor Co. for records of the Mississippi 

River at St. Paul and the Minnesota River at Mankato. 

The work in Wisconsin was done in cooperation with the Railroad 

Commission of Wisconsin, C. M. Larson, chief engineer; with the 

Northern States Power Co. (St. Croix River near Grantsburg, St. 

Croix River near Rush City, Red Cedar River near Colfax, and Red 

Cedar River at Menomonie), and Inter-County Park Association 

(Fox River near Mukwonago).

In Illinois work was carried on in cooperation with the Illinois 

Department of Purchases and Construction, division of waterways, 

William F. Mulvihill, supervisor. The Central Illinois Public Service 

Co. paid the salary of the observer on the South Fork of the Sangamon 

River at the power plant near Taylorville.

The work in Missouri was carried on in cooperation with the 

Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, through H. A. Puehler, 

State geologist.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for the stations in the Hudson Bay Basin in Montana were 

collected and prepared for publication under direction of W. A. Lamb, 

district engineer, assisted by A. H. Tuttle, C. S. Heidel, G. C. lenders, 

and Mrs. G. Thompson.

The data for stations in the Hudson Bay Basin in Minnesota and 

North Dakota were collected and prepared for publication under the 

direction of S. B. Soule and C. L. BatcheMer, district engineers, assisted 

by K. B. Nelson and E. F. Chandler.

For stations in the Mississippi River Basin in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the data were collected and prepared for publication under the 

direction of S. B. Soule, district engineer, assisted by W. J. Parrons, jr., 

A. H. Frazier, A. O. Dahlen, and Jacob Schmidt.

The data for stations in Illinois were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of H. E. Grosbach, district engineer, 

assisted by F. L. LeMert, P. J. Houser, and E. F. Rutkowsk; .

The data for stations in Missouri were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of H. C. Beckman, district engineer,
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

assisted by V. L. Austin, A. L. Hill, C. H. Jennings, H. C. Bolon, 

and R. D. Schmickle.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by William

D. MitcheU.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

ST. MARY RIVER WEAR KIMBALL, ALBERTA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 25, T. 1 N., R. 25 W. fourth 

meridian, 1 mile south and 1 mile west of Kimball, Alberta, and 5 miles north 

of international boundary. During winter a chain gage on highway bridge 

3 miles downstream was used.

DRAINAGE AREA. 497 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1913, to September, 1928. September, 1902, to 

December, 1912, records were obtained at point half a mill north of international boundary. Records of the two sites comparable.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 second-feet May 27 (gage 

height, 6.47 feet); minimum, 112 second-feet February 22.

1902-1928: Maximum discharge (estimated), 18,000 secind-feet June 5, 

1908; minimum, 46 second-feet December 1, 1919.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge November 11 to March 23 estimated because of ice. St. Mary Canal diverts water near Babb, Mont., to North 

Fork of Milk River. Regulation on tributary upstream. Station maintained 

in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28.

Day

1. __ . _ ..

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

3. . -..

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

5. ... -

6. ........ 

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

8. -

9. ~

10. 

11. 

12 .

13 

14 

15. . 

16.. _

17. __ 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21 

22

23 .

24 

25. 

26.. _ . _ ......

27 _ 

28- __

29 

30 51

Oct.

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,060

1,070

1,050

1,090

1,050

1,020

992

1,010

1.070

1,140

1.220

1,280

1,320

1,350

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,330

1 280

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,130

1,100

1,050

Nov.

1,080

1,070

1,050

1,100

1,130

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,090

818

594

Dec.

452

256

249

Jan.

282

. 314

247

Feb.

 197

169

\ 145

Mar.

200

319

1, 160

431

487

431

381

405

431

458

A*>1

Apr.

431

431

405

405

431

405

431

405

396

400

364

346

360

405

419

468

483

488

494

494

505

529

578

680

745

854

QQO

1,100

1,080

1,120

May

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,330

1,470

1,860

2,310

3,000

3,570

3,760

3,920

4,050

4,050

4,070

4,120

4,220

4,260

4,330

4.450

4,640

4,810

5,090

5,110

5,110

5,250

5,110

4,850

4,370

June

3,820

3,400

3,040

2,680

a 240

2,020

1,920

1,920

1,880

1,700

1,540

1,420

1,390

1.400

1,420

1,430

1,460

2,330

2,080

2,030

1,890

1,990

2.400

2,460

2,890

3,050

2,980

3,020

3,040

3,290

July

3,990

4,090

3,900

3,480

3,200

3,460

3,310

2,820

2,640

2,480

2,360

2,180

2,050

1,970

1,920

2,020

2,050

2,130

2,070

1,950

1,800

1,710

1,630

1,520

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,320

Aug.

1,250

1,210

1,150

1,080

1,010

927

847

788

752

745

759

730

694

687

666

624

578

534

511

488

473

463

463

483

617

666

716

666

578

597

716

Sept.

631

566

523

478

468

511

610

591

546

511

478

448

458

463

488

505

494

488

478

463

458

453

443

429

did

410

AfkK

405

386

382
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 11

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta, 1927-28

Month

April. - . 

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

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

Maximum

1,360

1,160

1,120

6,250

3,820

4,090

1,250

631

5,250

Minimum

992

346

1,220

1,390

1, 3-20

463

382

Mean

1,160

838

317

280

171

418

655

3,570

2.270

2,270

725

480

1,090

Run-off in 

acre-feet

71, 300

49,900

19,600

17,200

9,840

25,700

33,000

220,000

135,000

140,000

44,600

28,600

795,000

ST. MART CANAL AT INTAKE, NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % NE. % sec. 27, T. 36 N., B 14 W. 

600 feet below intake of canal on Blackfeet Indian Reservation, 1 mile east 

of Babb. Staff gage at same site used June 4 to August 1.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1928.

REMARKS. Records good. This canal diverts from west bank of S'^. 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. Station maintained 

in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

. Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

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

2 ___ .... _ ....

3. ........

4..- .......

5 __ - _ .

6 ______

7 _....-..

8 _ ... ....

9.. . . . .....

10... - -.. 

11 __ ............

12 __.. _.

13- 

14 __ . _ .....

15- 

June

0 

0 

0 

182 

369

458 

494 

500 

494 

531

562 

600 

629 

633 

634

July

591 

578 

578 

561 

327

0 

110 

306 

312 

319

319 

318 

318 

318 

318

Aug.

424 

435 

444 

459 

459

461 

470 

480 

480 

479

477 

477 

479 

479 

480

Sept.

235 

234 

233 

232 

221

128 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

June 4-30 _________________________

July.. ... _ .. _

August.. _______ . ...........................

September 1-6 ....... .............. ........... ......

The period ___________ ________

Maximum

639 

591 

480 

235

June

639 

630 

606 

602 

600

598 

597 

608 

603 

612

612 

612 

606 

606 

606

Minimum

182 

0 

238 

128

July

319 

319 

319 

319 

330

342 

339 

352 

365 

373

390 

391 

390 

387 

398 

406

Aug.

479 

479 

479 

476 

476

476 

475 

473 

475 

472

477 

479 

479 

479 

354 

238

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

564 30,200 

355 21, 800 

460 28, 300 

214 2, 550

82,800

NOTE. Canal was opened June 4 and closed Sept. 6, 

17104 31 2
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART Y

ST. MARY CANAL AT ST. MARY CROSSING, NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. K sec. 30, T. 37 N., R. 13 W. Montana 

meridian, 500 feet east of outlet of St. Mary River siphon, 10 miles below 

intake, and 9 miles north of Babb.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

2- 

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

4-. 

6- - 

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

8 __ .............

Q.. .......... ....

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

11- 

12 __

13-- 

14- 

15-- 

June

0 

0 

0

48 

276

369 

431 

438 

437 

448

484 

505 

520 

534 

541

July

522 

513 

505 

501 

469

59 

23 

255 

271 

284

284 

282 

281 

277 

276

Aug.

365 

365 

378 

385 

397

401 

405 

410 

412 

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

408

Sept.

226 

226 

200 

197 

192

136 

17.6 

6.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

4.6 

5.6 

4.2 

2.9

Day

If 

17 

IS

n

2C

21 

25 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

28 

3C 

31

Month

June 4-30. _________________________

July............ _ 

August __________________________

September 1-18.. ____________________

The period _____________________

_. _____ . ...

.

.

Maximum

552 

522 

416 

226

June

547 

552 

549 

530 

526

518 

516 

524 

528 

535

539 

530 

520 

516 

526

Minimum

48 

23 

321 

2.1

July

281 

281 

282 

281 

282

299 

297 

299 

318 

323

336 

340 

343 

338 

336 

352

Aug.

408 

408 

408 

408 

408

408 

406 

403 

403 

410

414 

416 

414 

414 

365 

321

Sept.

2.7 

2.2 

2.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean Ron-ofi" in 

Mean acre-feet

481 25,800 

316 19, 400 

400 24,600 

69. 0 2, 460

72,300

NOTE. Canal was opened June 4 and closed Sept. 6. Plow Sept. 7-18 represent"' return seepage.
HUDSON BAY DBAIANGE BASIN 13

ST. MARY CANAI AT HUDSON BAY DIVIDE, NEAR BROWNING, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on IMackfeet 

Indian Reservation, 3 miles above canal outlet and 30 miles north o* Browning.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1917-1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated June 5; interpolated August 4. 

Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, 

Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

1. ...... 

2.... .... -

3..... . _ - 

4... 

5 -

6 .. 

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

8.. _

10.. . .

tgj* H^Mj lr.._..........

12--... _

13 

14 

15...-- __

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

60

297 

359 

410 

420 

416

445 

483 

496 

510 

523

July

543 

513 

500 

494 

483

297 

100 

47 

246 

277

280

277 

277 

274 

269

Aug.

345 

350 

363 

368 

381

383 

386 

398 

400 

402

404 

392 

394 

395 

396

Sept.

202 

193 

191 

189 

188

178 

102 

45 

19.6 

12.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July. . . __ - __ . __ - _______

September 1-10... ... ..

The period

.

Maximum

574 

543 

404 

202

June

525 

547 

574 

547 

534

521 

519 

515 

517 

528

523 

517 

513 

500 

534

Minimum

60 

47 

281 

12.2

July

280 

277 

291 

280 

273

273 

287 

287 

298 

304

312 

322 

328 

334 

322 

322

Aug.

396 

394 

392 

390 

390

392 

388 

390 

390 

402

400 

402 

400 

400 

390 

281

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 .

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

nir^r, Bun-ofl in Mean acre-feet

474 24,400 

312 19, 200 

386 23,700 

132 2, 620

69,900
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

SWIFTCURRENT CREEK AT MANY GIACIER, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 35 N., R. 16 W., at outlet of 

McDermott Lake at Many Glacier, in Glacier National Park, 14 miles 

southwest of Babb.

DRAINAGE AREA. 31.4 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1912, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet May 23 (gage 

height, 4.92 feet); minimum, 32.1 second-feet September 30 (gage height, 

1.57 feet).

.1912-1928: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 17, 1916; maximum gage height, that of May 23, 1928; minimum discharge, 10 second-feet 

November 6 and 7, 1921 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated October 1-4, 6, 7, 22-31, 

May 1-3, August 3-7, and August 30 to September 4. No record November 

1 to April 30. No diversions or regulation. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

 I...- 

2.--- 

3.-.- ..

4.__ 

5-.-- 

6.........

7...-. .

8.-. 

9...-. .

10. ---.~ -

11 -- 

12.---- 

13.-.-- 

14--.-- 

15---- 

Oct.

102 

100 

98 

96 

94

8S 

79 

68 

94 

171

155 

128 

149 

3S9 

437

May

100 

105 

110 

113 

125

229 

483 

758 

693 

630

623 

662 

768 

700 

623

June

365 

319 

306 

356 

417

453 

459 

391 

344 

322

309 

340 

417 

504 

532

July

752 

654 

544 

503 

462

429 

419 

412 

406 

383

351 

342 

358 

364 

370

Month

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

Aug.

214 

188 

183 

177 

172

167 

161 

156 

156 

153

156 

146 

136 

119 

101

Sept.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

101 

94 

85 

74 

64

60 

58 

58 

55 

69

Maximum

456 

1, 110 

711 

752 

214 

110

Day

16-.-- 

17.- 

18. ........

19

20.-.- 

22...- .

23.--- 

94

25--.- 

26--. 

27-. 

28--.. 

90

| 30---. 

i 31-- 

1

Minimum

68 

100 

306 

244 

74 

36

Oct.

456 

363 

293 

248 

218

197 

125

Mean

170 

656 

472 

369 

121 

68.9

May

676 

808 

867 

786 

765

863 

1,020 

1,110 

997 

916

974 

1,040 

848 

740 

704 

504

June

449 

365 

511 

4PO 

420

391 

528 

644 

564 

623

7.1 

662 

650 

661 

656

Per 

square 

mile

5.41 

20.9 

15.0 

11.8 

3.85 

2.19

July

354 

326 

303 

303

275

266 

272 

288 

300 

306

297 

288 

297 

288 

275 

244

Inches

6.24 

24.10 

16.74 

13.60 

4.44 

2.44

Aug.

87 

80 

81 

83 

83

83

83 

81 

83 

90

92 

90 

80 

74 

95 

105

Sept.

71 

69 

64 

61 

60

53

52 

52 

50 

50

47.2 

45.8 

43 

44.4 

36

Run-ofE in 

acre-feet

10,500 

40,300 

28,100 

22,700 

7,440 

4,100

SHERBURNE LAKE RESERVOIR AT SHERB1TRNE, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage on gate house in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 W., at Sherburne 

Dam, 5 miles southwest of Babb. Zero of gage 4,700.0 feet above mean sea 

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to June, 1915; May, 1917, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum storage recorded during year ending September 30, 1928, 

51,700 acre-feet July 1 (gage height, 79.2 feet).

1915, 1917-1928: Maximum storage recorded during period, 60,420 acrefeet June 20, 1925 (gage height, 84.6 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for 1919-1920, which are taken from storage curves. Complete records furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 15

Daily storage, in acre-feet, of Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont., 1915,

1917-1928

Day

1915 

1.. __ . __ .

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

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

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

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

6.. _ . __ . _ .

7.-..... .....

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

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

10.. 

May June

1,900

1,870

1,980

9 ?nn

3,190

3,270

3,300

Day

1915

12 

13 

16 - 

17. 

18-.. 

19.. ......

20-- 

May June

3,820

3,830

3,900

3,970

4,120

Day

1915 

21. 

22. 

23 

24- -

25 

26 « 

27- 

28 

29. 

30-. -

01

May

884

1,680

June

4,040

4,020

4,160

4,370

4,500

4,500

4,420

4,360

4,360

4,360

Day

1917 

1 .

 2. _ ..

3 

4 .

5- ___ ... ...

6 ...

7 

8 ..

9.. 

10 . 

11 - ..

12 .,.

13 ..

14.. ..

15 ..

May

3,760 

4,220

Day

1917-18 

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..... ...............

June

4,190 

4,220 

4,390 

4,290 

4,220

4,260 

4,490 

4,960 

5,860 

6,640

7,010 

6,500 

5,750 

5,000 

4,960

 

Oct.

4,460 

4,460 

4,530 

4,530

4,560

4,630 

4,560 

4,460 

4,360 

4,290

4,360 

4,320 

4,290 

4,320 

4,220

4,290 

4,360

4,420 

4,460 

4,530

4,420 

4,420 

4,460 

4,490

4,460

4,460 

4,460 

4,460

July

4,900 

4,900 

4,760 

4,760 

4,700

4,630 

4,630 

4,530 

4,490 

4,390

4,425 

4,425 

4,290 

4,220 

4,530

Dec.

........

3,220

3,730

4,360 

5,030

Aug.

4,090 

4,020 

4,020 

4,190 

4,220

4,630 

4,760 

4,760 

4,590 

4,460

4,390 

4,390 

4,390 

4,420 

4,420

Sept.

4,420 

4,390 

4,390 

4,320 

4,290

4,260 

4,220 

4,290 

4,320 

4,460

4,530 

4,560 

4,630 

4,690 

4,590

Jan.

6,000 

7,520 

7,740 

7,370 

5,510

4,290 

2,880 

1,740 

1,180

1,180 

1,680

1,930 

2,040

2,290 

2,470

2,580 

2,760 

2,880

3,010

3,070 

3,280

3,380

3,500

3,670 

3,830

3,960 

3,990

Day

16 

17 

IS 

1« 

2C

21

25

23 

24 

2£

26 

27 

2S 

2S 

3C 

31

Feb.

4,260 

4,360 

4,490

4,630

4,690 

4,760

5,000 

5,100

5,240

"5,~5l6"

6,040

6,360

........

1917

...

Mar.

6,450

6,820

7,100 

7,190

7,220 

6,970

6,750

........

May

4,960 

5,580 

5,440 

4,290 

3,640

3,190 

3,100 

3,160 

3,570 

4,160

4,570 

4,630 

4,630 

4,730 

4,590 

4,360

May

7,740

7,590 

6,860 

5,860 

4,860 

4,020

3,990 

4,190 

4,360 

4,660 

4,960

4,660 

4,360 

4,190 

4,220 

4,220

4,090 

4,020 

3,960 

3,800 

3,680

3,730 

3,710 

3,760 

3,880 

3,990 

4,420

June

4,960 

5,100 

5,650 

5,650 

5,540

5,370 

5,440 

5,100 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,650 

4,490 

4,760 

4,960

June

4,520 

4,190 

3,860 

3,860 

3,830

3,860 

4,110 

4,020 

4,220 

4,930

5,860 

6,430 

6,750 

6,820 

6,860

6,460 

5,790 

5,130 

4,690 

4,320

4,160 

3,950 

4,560 

4,320 

3,930

4,120 

3,990 

3,960 

4,000 

3,990

July

4,730 

4,730 

4,760 

4,660 

4,560

4,460 

4,460 

4,390 

4,390 

4,390

4,390 

4,320 

4,320 

4,360 

4,190 

4,190

July

3,860 

3,960 

3,930 

3,990 

3,990

3,900 

3,800 

3,740 

3,750 

3,880

4,060 

4,220 

4,340 

4,380 

4,420

4,490 

4,540 

4,590 

4,690 

4,720

4,720 

4,620 

4,460 

4,360 

4,190

4,020 

3,910 

3,860 

3,860 

3,900 

3,990

Aug.

4,490 

4,490 

4,560 

4,630 

4,660

4.660 

4,630 

4,560 

4.490 

4,420

4,350 

4,350 

4,290 

4,320 

4,390 

4,390

Aug.

4,090 

4,250 

4,430 

4,520 

4,510

4,420 

4,380 

4,280 

4,230 

4,190

4,100 

4,160 

4,320 

4,460 

4,420

4,590 

4,410 

4,170 

4,020 

3,950

3,860 

3,860 

3,840 

3,890 

3,840

3,920 

4,020 

4,120 

4,200 

4,180 

4,180

Sept.

4,530 

4,490 

4,490 

4,490 

4,420

4,420 

4,410 

4,340 

4,420 

4,460

4,490 

4,460 

4,460 

4,460 

4,490

I

Sept.

4,220 

4,360 

4,380 

4,380 

4,330

4,290 

4,260 

4,240 

4,240 

4,260

4,280 

4,260 

4,260 

4,280 

4,280

4.260 

4,230 

4,180 

4,120 

4,090

4.060 

4,030 

4,020 

4,000 

3,990

3, 990 

3, 9oO 

3,920 

3,880 

3,920
16 STJEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1928, PAET V

Daily storage, in acre-feet, of Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont,, 1915,

1917-1928 Continued

Day

1919 

1 

2 ..

3 .

4 ...

5 ... ....

6 

7 

8. _ ......

9 .... ...

10 

11 

12 .......

13 .

14 .......

15-

Day

1920

1 _ ....

2 _ . ___ .

3 

4 

5 

6 ....

7 __ 

8 ....

9 

10 

11 .

12 ___ ......

13 .

14 -..

15. . 

Day

1921 

1- 

2

3 

4--.. 

6 

7

8 

9. 

10.. .

11--- 

12-. 

13-. 

14

15-.. .

May

May

..... .|.

June

7,200

14,766

June

. 3,500

June

July

........

28,800

July

24,900

. 28,500

July

19,240

91 9flft

22,300

24,800

25,500

Ofl ARf\

27,230

28,000

00 QOA

28,770

28,990

Aug.

17,300

Aug.

5,200

Aug.

30, 460

on ARC\

30, 360

30, 180

30, 180

OA IJSft

30, 180

OA Iftft

30,240

30,240

30,240

QA -ton

Sept.

1,300

0

Sept.

K AHA

C AnA

Sept.

29,340

29,280

29,220

9Q 9RA

29,100

29,040

OQ QQA

28,940

28,770

28,770

28,550

28,500

OQ OQA

Day

1919 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22. 

23. _ ......

24. ..

25 

26 

27 

28 

29. .

30

31 

Day

1920

16 

17 

18 

19 -

20 

21.... ...... -

22. __ ... ...

23 -

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29. 

30-. -

Q1

Day

1921 

16 

17

18.. 

10

20 . 

22...-- 

90

24.-. 

OK

26

27 .- 

28. ____ ..

29-.- 

30

31 

May

4,200

May

0

980

June

22,400

28,800

Juno

5,500

. 4,800

. 10,900

June

4,220

5,100

7,150

9,960

11,500

13,520

14, 720

16,100

17,430

18,300

July

28.500

21,600

July

27,000

- 15,000

July

29,220

29,460

29,700

29,820

29,940

?0, 080

? 0, 180

? 0,300

f 0, 410

FO, 410

?0, 520

20,520

30,520

30, 520

30, 520

Aug.

13,000

4,800

Aug.

5,000

5,666

Aug.

30, 180

30,180

30, 180

30,240

30, 180

30,060

30,060

29,940

29,880

29,820

29,700

29,520

29,460

29,340

29,340

29,220

Sept.

Sept.

5,000i

5,0(X>

Sept.

28,220

28,110'

28,060

28,000'

27,890

27,840-

27, 670

27,620*

27,560-

27,500-

27,450-

27,400

27,400

27,340-

27,340
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 17

Daily storage, in acre-feet, of Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont., 1915,

1917-192S- Continued

Day

1821-22 1 _

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

3 . _ ... 

4 __ 

5 _ -. . _ .

6 _._. 

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

8- __ ....................

Q...... .................. ..

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

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

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

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

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

15 __ ...... .. _ - --

16 ..

17 

18 

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

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

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

22 . _ -_

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

24 

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

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

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

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

29 .... _ ..............

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

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

Oct.

26,460

24,800

23,820

09 con

21,800

21,100

18,850

19,900

17,700

ifi son

14,990

14,180

12,750

19 ftfift.

11,180

10,300

8,020

8 4.00

7,830

7,150

6,720

5,240

4,690

3,900

2,820

2,180

Nov.

1,430

306

820

1,090

1,840

2,060

2,410

2,630

2,820

3,070

3,190

3,320

3,500

3,640

3,670

3,830

3,960

4,090

4,220

4,390

4,760

4,860

5,030

5,100

Dec.

5 240

5,370

5 440

5,580

5,650

5,860

C QQft

6,000

5,540

5,440

5,580

5,650

5 7fifi

5,790

5,720

5,370

5,030

4,830

4 490

4,220

4,020

3,130

9 ?nn

2,410

1 S14.fi

1,580

1,140

730

May

204

3,010

A Qftfi

6,790

9

QfJA

12,300

12,220

19 P17O

19 84ft

12, 570

11, 980

11,020

8 ' 880

June

Q OFLrt

Q Ann

8,340

8,720

in fifift

10,100

8 PL7O

8,720

7,960

6,930

6,360

6,140

6,070

5,790

5,580

5,300

4 Qcn

4,420

5 Kin

6,720

8,040

9,180

10,100

10,940

11, 820

12, 750

13,680

14, 630

July

15, 530

Ifi PUlfl

17 9fUl

18,100

18,880

IQ 7nn

on rnn

22,200

23,150

93 cwn

f)A CQA

25,200

25,600

26, 350

27, 010

27, 670

28,000

27,890

27,890

27, 670

27,450

26,900

26,350

25,800

25 400

24,900

24,360

23,810

2% 590

Aug.

00 ATjt)

23,370

23,2'")

23,150

23,0'0

22, 930

22,500

22,100

- 21,600

21.0TO

20, WO

19, 510

18, 730

18,0%

17 160

16,200

15, 3 M)

14, 630

13,100

12,220

11, 5?0

11, 1?0

10, 7?0

10, 450

10, 130

9,800

9,410

9,110

Sept.

Q Q7rt

Q «4f>

8,340

8,120

7,820

7,440

7,080

6,720

6,360

6,000

5,240

4,960

4,630

4,360

4,090

3,830

3,500

3,320

3,010

2,760

2,520

2,230

1,840

1,680

1,430

1,180

1,045

418-

Day

1923 

1 _ - _ ..

2 ...

3 ......

4 ......

5- _ - _ .

6 

7... ..... .

8- .

9 -.

10 - .

11 

12 

13 

14 ..

15 

Day

1924 

1. _ . ....

2 ....

3 ...

4 

5 ......

6 ....

7. .....

8 ... -

9 ......

10 

11 ......

12 

13.. .

14.. .

15 

May

 -

May

June

2,520

3,380

3,760

3,640

3,500

3,440

3,570

3,700

3,760

4,090

4,360

6,570

8,720

10, 450

12, 140

June

17,250

18,100

19,060

20,300

21,300

22,300

23,700

25,200

26,570

28,660

30,060

31,640

33,260

35,160

July

28,550

29,820

30, 850

31, 760

32,600

33,940

34,060

35, 160

36,320

36, 680

37,040

37,400

37, 660

July

47,500

47,650

47,580

47,280

46,900

46,340

46,060

AFL Kflfi

H 7V»

40 7on

42,880

41, 950

40, 910

39, 350

Aug.

44,300

44,750

44, 450

44,380

44,080

43,860

43, 720

42, 810

42, 210

40, 910

Aug.

22,400

21,800

21,100

20,700

20,200

19, 600

19,060

18, 300

17,700

16,800

16,200

15, 620

14, 990

14, 450

Sept.

30,740

29,700

28,990

27,780

26,350

25.500

23,810

22,450

21,000

19,350

18, 840

17,700

16,600

15,900

13,920

Sept.

6,000

5,370

5,030

4,830

A 4Qft

4,490

4,460

Day

16- -

17-. 

18

19 -

20 

21. 

22. 

OQ

24. --

OK

26

27 

28... 

29.. --

Oft

01

Day

16 

17 ..

18 

19 .

20 

21. 

22. 

OQ

24 

25 ..

26 

28 ...

OQ

SO -

SI .

May

3,130

2,580

2,410

May

5,100

7,080

8,120

9,100

10,040

12,480

14,450

15, 170

15,900

16,600

June

13, 360

14,450

1 C COft

16,600

17, 610

IS 7OO

19,700

20,800

21,900

22, 710

23,810

24,800

26,460

97 19O

June

38,700

40,260

41,040

41, 690

43,440 AA OHO

45,920

4-fi ^4O

4.7 ^Plfl

47, 350

July

37, 920

38, 310

38, 570

38,830

39,220

39, 610

40,000

40,520

41,040

41,560

41,950

42,470

42,880

43,160

4Q AAf)

43,860

July

38,180

37,400

36,440

35, 160

33,940

32,820

31, 640

29,340

27, 120

OK 4ft A

24,470

OQ <7ftA

23,150

22, 710

Ar«.

39, 870

39,350

38,700

38,050

37, 530

37, 160

36,860

36.560

36, 070

35, 350

34,840

34.180

33,480

32,880

31, 180

Aug.

13 920

13 280

12,840

12.220

11,420

10 780

9 960

9 020

8

4QA

8 490

8 340

7 son

7,590

7,150

Sept.

13,440

11, 10&

9,720

8,340

6,970

5, 1(»

3,830

2,52ft

1,330

136

Sept.

4,290-

3,860-
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

Daily storage, in acre-feet, of Sherburne Lake Reservoir at SherburnQ, Mont., 1913,

1917-1928 Continued

Day

1924-26 

1 

2 

3 

4 ......

5.........

8 

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.

3,730

Nov.

___ 1 . .

1

3,670

3,570

3,500

Day

1925-26 

1 

2.... _ ....

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

4,.. __ ...

5 

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

7.. __ ..... 

8.... 

10 

11 ..

12. _ . ___ .

13 

14 ...... 

15 

16 _ 

17 

18---. -.

20-.. 

91

22. _ .......

23 -. 

24... 

OK

26. _ _

27 . 

28. . 

on

30 _ . _

31 

3,700

Oct.

17,520

15,900

15, 170 

14,450

13,760

12,930

9,650

7,740

6,000 

4,360 

2,880 

1,790

820

170 

306

Dec.

775

Nov.

910

1,090

Jan.

730

1,180

2,410

Dec.

2,060

2,350

2,470

2,630

3,190

3,830

Feb.

3,190

3,320

3,640

3,900

Jan.

4,360

5,030

Mar.

5,580

Feb.

5,860

Apr.

15, 530

22,200

Mar.

7,820

May

25,100

28,880

25.800

28,880 

31,400

32,600

35, 680

41, 300

46,480

49.000

49, 150

49,450

49,900

Apr.

8,420

10,540

12,390 

13,020 

13,520

13,520 

13,520 

13,440 

13,520 

13,440

13,440 

13^520 

13,680 

14,000 

14,630

June

49, 450 

49,000 

48,400 

48,400

48,400

49, 150

49,900

50,650 

50,650

50,800 

50,800 

50,950 

51,250

51,400 

51,560 

51, 560 

51,400 

51,100

51,100 

50, 950 

51,400 

52,040 

52, 520

May

15,260 

15,800

16,200 

16,600 

17,610

18,300 

19,060 

19,420 

19,600

19,900 

19,600 

19,420 

19, 150

18,880 

18,500 

18,300 

18,200 

17,900

17,520 

17,430 

17,340 

17,250 

17, 070

16,800 

16,700 

16,700 

16,600 

16,300 

16,000

July

52, 840 

49,900 

49,900

53,600 

53,900

54,500 

54,820 

55, 140

55, 940

56,740 

57,700 

58,550 

59, 230

59,400

60,080 

60, 250 

60,420

60,250 

59,910 

59, 740 

59,400 

59,060

58,720 

58,380 

58,040 

57,700 

57,380 

57,060

June

15,800

15, 170 

14,900 

14,720

14,450 

14,450 

14, 450 

14,180 

14,000

13,840 

13,680 

13,280 

12,930 

12,660

12,480 

12,140 

11,820 

11,580 

11,660

11,660 

11, 740 

11,740 

11,900 

11,980

12,060 

12, 140 

12, 220 

12,220 

12,060

Aug.

56,100

55, 140

54,350

53,000

51,400

49,900 

49,150 

48,400

46,900

45,780

44,600

43,020 

42,080

40,390

39,220

37,400 

35, 940

July

11,900 

11,820

11, 740 

11,500 

11,260

11,100 

10,860 

10, 370 

10, 130 

9,720

9,260 

8,950 

8,640 

8,120 

7,440

6,860 

6,430 

5,720 

5,030 

4,090

3,700 

3,070 

2,350 

1,680 

910

........

Sept.

35,680 

35,550 

35,420

35,160

33,040

31,520

29,820

28,440

27,010

24,900

23,370

22,000

21,200 

20,600 

19,800 

19,060 

18,300

Sept.

1,180 

1,480 

1,735 

1,956

2,350

5,790
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 19

Daily storage, in acre-feet, oj Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont., 1915,

1917-1928 Continued

Day

1926-27 

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 

81 

1927-28 

1 __ .........

2. ... .....

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

4.. . .

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

6. ... ....

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

8.. .......

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

10 

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

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

13 

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

15 

16 

17 

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

19 

20 ........

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

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

23 

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

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

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

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 .

Oct.

11,900

Nov.

23,920

 .... 24,800

24,140.. .....

38,830 36,800 

38,700 36,200 

38,830 35,550 

39,090 34,900 

39,350 34,300

39,610 33,700 

40,000 33,150 

39,870 32,600 

39,740 32,000 

39,610 31,400

39,480' 30,850

39,350 30,300 

39,220 29,700 

39,090 29,100

38,960 28,550

38.8301 28,000 

38,700 27,450 

38,440' 26,900 

38,180 26,790 

38,050, 26,680

37,920 26,570 

37,790 26,460 

37,660 26,350 

37,530 26,240 

37,400 26,130

37,280 26,020 

37,160 25,910 

37,040 25,800 

36,920 25,800 

36,800 25,800 

36,800 ....

Dec.

.......

23,150

25,800 

25,600 

25,600 

25,500 

25,400

2f,200 

25,100 

25,000 

24,900 

24,800

24,690

24,690 

24,580 

24,580

24,470

24, 470 

24,360 

24,360 

24,250 

24,250

24,140 

24,140 

24,030 

24,030 

23,920

23,920 

23, 810 

23,810 

23,700 

23,700 

23,700

Jan.

23, 150 

23,260 

23,370 

23,480 

23,700

23,810 

23,920 

24,030 

24, 140 

24,250

24,360 

24,470 

24,580 

24,690 

24,800

24,900 

25,000 

25,100 

25,200 

25,300

25,400 

25,500 

25,600 

25,700 

25,800

25,910 

26,020 

26,240 

26,460 

26,680 

26,900

23,700

 

------

26,900

Feb.

26,900 

27,010 

27,120 

27,230 

27,340

27,340 

27,450 

27,450 

27,450 

27,560

27,560 

27, 560 

27,560 

27, 670 

27, 670

27, 670 

27, 670 

27,670 

27, 780 

27, 780

27, 780 

27,780 

27, 780 

27, 890 

27,890

27,890 

27,890 

27, 890

26,900

-----

 ...

 

 ...

26,900

Mar.

28,000 

28,000 

28,000 

28,000 

28,110

28,110 

28,110 

28,110 

28,220 

28,220

28,220 

28,220 

28, 330 

28,330 

28,330

28,330 

28,440 

28,440 

28,440 

28,440

28,550 

28, 550 

28,550 

28,660 

28,660

28,770 

28,770 

28,770 

28,880 

28,880 

28,880

26,900

-----

.......

26,900

26,900

Apr.

28,880 

28,990 

28,990 

29,100 

29,100

29,220 

29,220 

29,340 

29,340 

29,460

29,460 

29,580 

29,580 

29,700 

29,700

29,820 

29,820 

29,940 

29,940 

30,060

30,060 

30,180 

30,520 

30,960 

32,240

33,480 

34, 180 

34,540 

34,540 

33,940

26,900

.-.. 

29,100

May

32,820 

31,640 

30,300 

30,300 

30, 180

30,060 

29,820 

29,940 

30,060 

29,820

29,820 

29,940 

30,300 

30,740 

31, 180

31,760 

32,600 

32,360 

31,520 

30,520

29,820 

29,340 

29,100 

28,000 

29,100

29,340 

29,580 

29,820 

30,740 

31,180 

30, 850

28,550

.. .

.......

33,940 

33,480 

33,150 

33,040 

32, 710

32,240 

32,360 

32,600 

32, 710 

32, 710

32,820 

32, 710 

34,540 

35,290 

35,680

35,940 

36, 320 

36,320 

35,940 

35,550 

34, 780

June

30,520 

30,300 

30,060 

30,300 

30,180

30,410 

31,400 

32,120 

32,120 

32,000

31,880 

32,000 

31,400 

30,960 

31,180

31, 760 

32,120 

32,600 

32,600 

32, 710

32,820 

33,040 

33,820 

35, 550 

38, 570

40,520 

42,340 

44,000 

46,060 

47,500

34,420 

34,420 

34,300 

34, 180 

33,700

33,940 

34,300 

34, 780 

35,030 

35,030

35,030 

35,290 

35,420 

35, 550 

35,680

36,440 

37,160 

38,050 

40,000 

39, 610

40,130 

40,780 

41,690 

42,600 

44,150

45,500 

46,620 

47,950 

49,000 

50,200 

.......

July

49,000 

50,500 

50,500 

50,600 

50,500

50,500 

50,350 

50,350 

50,350 

50,200

49,900 

49, 750 

49,900 

50, 050 

50,200

50,500 

50,650 

50,650 

50,800 

50,650

50,500 

50,200 

49,900 

49,900 

49,900

49,900 

49,750 

49,900 

49,900 

49,900 

49,900

51,700 

50,950 

50,350 

50,050 

50, 050

49,900 

49, 750 

49,600 

49,600 

49,600

49,300 

49,300 

49,600 

49,600 

50,050

50,200 

50,350 

50,350 

50,350 

50,350

50,200 

50,050 

49,900 

49,900 

50,050

50,050 

50,050 

50,200 

50,350 

50,350 

50,050

Aug.

4f,900 

4f,900 

4f,600 

4f,300 

4f,000

48,850 

4?, 400 

47,950 

47,650 

47,350

4e,900 

46,340 

45, 920 

45,500 

44,900

44,450 

44,150 

4F,720 

4r,440 

4", 160

42,880 

42,600 

42,080 

41,820 

41, 170

40,780 

40,130 

3f,480 

3f,220 

38,960 

3f,700

4f,600 

4f,450 

4f,300 

4f,000 

4f,700

4f,700 

4F,100 

47,800 

47,350 

47,050

4f,620 

4P.200 

45, 640 

45,200 

44,900

44,450 

44,000 

4?, 300 

42,840 

42,340

41,850 

41,430 

4T,780 

4C, 130 

3f,740

3f,350 

3f,960 

3f , 570 

3f,310 

3T,180 

3f,440

Sept.

38,860 

38,960 

39,220 

39, 220 

39,220

39,220 

39, 220 

39,220 

39,220 

39,090

38,460 

38,460 

39,740 

40,780 

41,560

41,820 

42,080 

42,080 

41,690 

41,560

41, 430 

40,91ft 

40,650 

39,220 

38,960

38, 830 

38,700 

39,090 

38,960 

38,830

38,700 

38,700 

38,830 

38,830 

38,830

38,830 

38,700 

38,570 

38,570 

38,700

38,830 

38,760 

38,700 

38,700 

37,920

37,660 

37,660 

37,660 

38,180 

38, 570

38, 310 

38,050 

37,790 

37,530 

37,280

37,040 

36,800 

36,800 

36,920 

37,040
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

SWIFTCURRENT (JREEK AT SHERBURNE, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 V., 800 feet below 

spillway of Sherburne Lake Dam at Sherburne.

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 second-feet May 11 (gage 

height, 7.44 feet); minimum 4.2 second-feet September 11 (gage height, 

0.56 foot).

1912-1928: Maximum discharge, 2,280 second-feet June 17, 1916 (gage 

height, 7.85 feet); no flow at various times when gates in dam were closed.

REMARKS. Records good. No record November 1 to May 5. No diversions. 

Flow regulated by gate operations at dam. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ........

2- 

3. 

4- 

5, .......

6- 

7 ........

8.. 

9

10- ..

II-. ..

12. 

13- 

14- 

15.

Oct.

292

288

280

272

265

267 

260 

253 

248 

248

249 

248 

244 

254 

276

May

208 

265 

472 

1,060 

1,650

1,520 

1,130 

1,010 

998 

994

June

736 

674 

663

582 

454

407 

410 

412 

415 

415

415 

415 

415 

417 

351

July

925 

1,240 

946 

732 

732

706 

666 

579 

579 

576

496 

367 

333 

379 

431

Aug.

399 

399 

399 

399 

327

315 

338 

348 

358 

394

394 

394 

394 

394 

376

Sept.

141 

147 

147 

147 

124

96 

61 

17.5 

(5.0 

5.6

5.4 

55 

112 

108 

107

Day

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Month

October _________________________

May 6-31 ________ . _______ . ______ . __ .

June. ___ ____________________

July 

September. _______________________

. 

- 

Oct.

290 

306 

315 

320 

317

320 

320 

313 

306 

302

296 

278 

278 

267 

265 

457

May

989 

998 

998 

1,000 

998

1,000 

1,010 

1,020 

1,030 

1,100

1,170 

1,230 

1,250 

1,280 

1,160 

855

Maximum Minimum

457 244 

1,650 208 

736 234 

1, 240 333 

399 189 

147 5. 4

June

301 

303 

307 

305 

305

307 

309 

313 

317 

319

266 

234 

236 

239 

394

July

451 

451 

451 

451 

448

445 

445 

389 

351 

353

353 

355 

355 

353 

389 

410

Mean

287 

1,020 

388 

521 

370 

96.0

Aug.

364 

362 

382 

389 

389

386 

389 

394 

391 

389

389 

389 

386 

384 

284 

189

Sept.

106 

106 

106 

107 

107

107 

107 

107 

107 

107

107 

106 

106 

106 

107

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,600 

52,600 

23,100 

32,000 

22,800 

5,710
HUDSON BAY DEAINAGE BASIN 21

CANTON CREEK NEAR MANY GLACIER, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at edge of heavy timber area, Glacier National

Park, half a mile above mouth and 2 miles southeast of Many Glacier,

Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.0 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1918, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 153 second-feet May 27 (gage

height, 1.89 feet); minimum, 8.2 second-feet September 28-30 (gag^ height,

0.65 foot).

1918-1928: Maximum discharge (estimated), 500 second-feet May 16,

1922 (gage height, 3.34 feet); minimum. 3.3 second-feet October 4, 1919

(gage height, 0.56 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair.

Discharge estimated October 1-4, 10-31, June 2-7, 25, 26, July 5-?, August

4r-7, and August 22. No record October 31 to May 26. No diversions.

Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior,

Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 .......

2_-_ 

3-- .

4__ _ __

5__.___ _.

6-- __

7--. -...

8-- 

9. ........

10--. 

11 _ 

12-- 

13.. ..-.

14--. 

15-- 

Oct.

20

19

17

16.6

15.8

45

May June

49 

40 

35 

45 

50

60 

70 

69 

45.1 

48

48 

54 

65 

80

78

July

105 

95 

85

81 

76

74 

72 

70 

68 

67

64 

65 

71 

71 

65

Month

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

May 27-31 ..... __ . __ 

July....... . _

September ___ . ______ . ___

Aug.

39.2 

34.3 

32.6 

31.8 

31.0

30.3 

29.7 

29.0 

29.0 

28.3

27.7 

26.3 

22.7 

20.1 

17.6

Sept.

22.7 

22.7 

22.7 

21.6 

20.6

18.5 

17.6 

16.1 

14.2 

12.9

11.6 

11.1 

11.1 

13.3 

24.3

Maximum

145 

127 

105 

39.2 

25.0

Day

16

 

17-. 

19--- 

20-- - 

91

22.- - 

23-- 

24-- 

25-- 

26-- 

28--. 

29--' 

30-. 

31 ........

Minimum

59 

35.0 

42.1 

13.3

8.2

Oct.

Mean

37.2 

105 

74.1 

67.4

22.8 

15.3

May

145 

124 

109 

86 

59

June

60 

50 

60 

57 

56

64 

127 

124 

111 

120

115 

111 

107 

116 

109

Per

square 

mile

5.31 

15.0 

10.6 

9.63 

3.26 

2.19

July

72 

72 

89 

83 

65

59 

56 

56 

55 

55

53 

51 

54 

51 

47 

42.1

Aug.

16.1 

15.2 

14.7 

14.7 

14.2

13.3 

13.3 

13.3 

14.2 

16.6

19.0 

22.7 

21.6 

22.7 

23.8 

23.2

Sept.

25.0 

20.6 

18.0 

16.6

14.7

13.3 

12.9 

12.4 

11.1 

10.7

9.5 

8.8 

8.5 

8.2 

8.2

RuT-off

Inches

6.12 

2.79 

11.83 

11.10 

3.76 

2.44

Acre-feet

2,290 

1,040 

4,410 

4,140 

1,400 

910
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

BOIS DBS SIOUX RIVER NEAR TENNEY, BONN.

LOCATION. Staff gage near center of sec. 22, T. 130 N., R. 47 W., at Soo Railway

bridge 5 miles west of Tenney. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1919, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 40 second-feet March 24 to April 5

(gage heignt, 3.5 feet); no flow November 11 to March 16 and September

3-16.

1919-1928: Maximum discharge, 390 second-feet April 22, 1922; no flow

during several long periods. 

REMARKS. Records poor. A correction for backwater due io obstruction in

channel was applied throughout the year.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

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.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

4 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Nov.

2 

2 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2 

5 

10 

25

30 

35 

35 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

Month

April.. __ ___ ___ .... _ ...... _ ... _ .

July.- ... .

September.. _ _ _ .. _ --.-. __ . .. ...

The year.. __ . __________________ .

Apr.

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

35 

35 

35 

35

35

32 

29 

25 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

May

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

19 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

10

8 

5 

5 

5

June

5 

5 

5 

4 

3

3 

3

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

3 

4 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Maximum Minimum

4 2 

2 0 

40 0 

40 22 

22 5 

5 2 

4 3 

3 2 

2 0

40 0

J-ly

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Aug.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Sept.

2 

1 0' 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

ff

0

ff

0)1 I 1 I

I 1 1 I I

1 1 I 1

I

M Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

2. 4 148 

.4 23. 8 

14. 9 916 

27. 8 165 

14. 6 89& 

4.2 250 

3. 2 197 

2. 2 135 

.6 35. 7

5. 9 2, 768. 5

NOTE. No flow during December, January, and February.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 23

BED LAKE BIVEE AT THIEF EIVEE FAILS, MIWN.

LOCATION. Inclined staff gage in sec. 33, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., one-third mile 

below dam at Thief River Falls and 1 mile below mouth of Thief River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,430 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1918, and March, 1920, to 

September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 second-feet April 6; maximum gage height, 9.0 feet March 25; minimum not determined,

1909-1918, 1920-1928: Maximum discharge (estimated because of ice 

effect), 8,000 second-feet April 16, 1916 (gage height, 15.0 feet) superseding 

figures published in previous water-supply papers; no flow July 17 and 

August 27, 1911, owing to regulation.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (November 12 to 

March 30), which are poor. At low stages river is subject to diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I.... __ ......

2 ..... --

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

7. _ - ___ - __

8 .... ...

9 -

10 

11 . 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 . __ -------

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23. 

24 

25 

26- 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

541 

541 

541 

622 

710

665 

665 

710 

710 

665

622 

622 

622 

622 

710

622 

710 

665 

665 

665

665 

665 

665 

755 

755

755 

665 

755 

710 

755 

581

Month

April.... . .

Nov.

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

622 

391 

226 

23

257

665 

622

. 475

Maxi 

mum

75£

80(

2.55C 

2,64C

Dec.

500

Jan.

' 400

Feb.

440

 JSt Me541 

) ........

427 1,

665 

512 

500 

400 

440 

958 

160

Mar.

. 500

710 

755 

850

900 

1,320 

1,460 

1,700 

2,550

2,460 

1,700 

1,540 

1,620 

1,940 

1,700

Apr.

1,180 

1,390 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780

2,640 

2,020 

1,390 

1,390 

1,780

1,320 

1,180 

1,060 

1,060 

800

800 

950 

900 

665 

665

850 

427 

850 

850 

800

850 

900 

900 

900 

900

May

900 

1,060 

950 

1,000 

1, 180

850 

950 

950 

800 

900

900 

800 

900 

1,000 

850

1,060 

850 

900 

1,060 

950

1,060 

1,060 

1,000 

950 

950

900 

850 

950 

1,000 

850 

950

June

850 

755 

800 

900 

850

622 

900 

1,060 

800 

800

850 

1,060 

950 

1,180 

1,390

1,460 

2,550 

1,860 

1,780 

2,370

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,200 

1,860

1,860 

1,780 

1,540 

1,460 

1,390

July

1,120 

1,060 

1,060 

950 

1,060

1,000 

1,000 

950 

1,060 

1,120

1,060 

1,120 

1,060 

1,000 

800

850 

950 

800 

800 

900

850 

800 

900 

800 

850

850 

850 

850 

800 

800 

800

Month mum"

luly... . - 1.

August. 

Septeml

T

.-. 1,

3er. - . iie year 2.

180 

550 

120 

700 

250

640

Aug.

800 

800 

800 

800 

850

850 

800 

622 

755 

665

581 

1.120 

755 

755 

850

1,700 

1,390 

1,320 

1,120 

1,060

1,060 

900 

800 

800 

850

800 

850 

850 

900 

1,180 

1.250

Mirimum

800 

632 

800

Sept.

1,180 

1,060 

1,000 

1,000 

900

800 

850 

900 

900 

1,060

1,060 

1,000 

900 

1,000 

1,060

1,180 

1,250 

1,180 

900 

900

900 

850 

800 

900 

850

850 

850 

850 

850 

800

Mean

946 

1,450 

931 

924 

953

820
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MINK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 30, T. 150 N., R. 46 W., in Crookston, a quarter 

of a mile below dam and power house of Crookston Light, Water & Power Co^

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,320 squre miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 second-fe?t April 7 (gage 

height, 9.1 feet); minimum, during period of ice effect.

1901-1928: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Jul;r 5, 1919; minimum, 5 second-feet August 6-8, 1925, owing to regulation.

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage subject to diurnal fluctuation from power 

plant just above station. An estimated correction to gage heights for backwater effect from vegetation in the channel during sumirer and from ice 

during winter has been applied.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

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

800

845

845

845

800

845

845

845

890

890

940

890

845

845

845

890

800

890

890

845

755

800

845

800

800

800

845

940

845

890

845

845

890

845 

845 

755 

-755 

590

"492 

395 

360 

360

"360

360

"580

800

630

"630

630 

"630

630 

"702 

"773

845 

"758

670 

"630

590

550 450

470

550

3,000

2,980

2,980

2,980

3,050

2,690

2,900

3,200

3,510

3,830

3,750

3,120

2,830

2,480

2,280

1,950

1.760

990

1,040

1,330

1,620

1,500

1,200

1,140

1,260

1,500

1,380

1,380

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,620

1,620

1,690

1,620

1,690

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,560

1,560

1,500

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,380

1,380

1,320

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,200

1,260

1,140

1,090

1,040

1,040

990

1,040

1,040

990

1,040

1,040

1,320

1,320

1,380

1,500

2,080

2,140

2,340

2,410

2,760

3,120

3,280

3,430

3,120

2,830

2,760

2,550

2,340

2,140

1,880

1,560

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,260

1,200

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,320

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,090

890

890

800

845

845

1,040

845

845

"860

"875

890

990

1,090

990

940

845

940

845

800

670

755

800

670

800

1,090

1,820

1,500

1,440

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

890

845

890

890

890

940

1,040

1,320

1,690

1,620

1,560

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,140

1,090

1,140- 

1,140- 

1,040 1,260- 

1,260

1,320- 

1,820 

1,820 1,820- 

1,760-

1, 760' 

1,690 

1,760 

1,880 

1,500 

Wit

1,560 1,500- 

1,440 1,090' 

1,090

Month

October... 

NovemberDecember . 

January... 

February.. 

March..... 

April......

Maximum

940

3,830

Minimum

755

360

990

Mean

845

664

550

450

470

1,340

2,090

Run-off 

in acrefeet

52,000

39,500

33,800

27,700

27,000

82,400

124,000

Month

May..__ 

June__ 

July.......

August....

September.

The year..

Maximum

1,690

3,430

1,560

1,820

1,880

3,830

Minim-Tin

1,140

990

800

670

1,040

360

Mean

1,390

1,870

1,150

1,010

1,440

1,100

Run-off

in acre-j

feet

85,500 

111,000 

70,700 

62,100 

85,700-

800,300-

' Interpolated.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 25

SOUTH FORK OF TWO RIVERS AT PEL AN, MINN. r

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 30, T. 160 N., R. 44 W., one-fourth mile

west of Pelan.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 45 second-feet August 31 (gage

height, 2.06 feet); minimum, 3.9 second-feet September 30 (gage height, 1.20

feet). 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

1.. 

2.....- ..

3... _ . _ ....

4.-.. _ ....

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

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

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

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

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

10.- 

Aug.

22

18 

15

Sept.

44 

34 

32 

30 

22

16 

12

9.8 

9.0

8.4

Day

11.- 

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

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

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

16.... . 

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

18... 

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

20. 

Aug.

11 

8.4 

7.2 

7.2

8.4

7.8 

9.8 

13 

15 

14

Sept.

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

9.0

11 

11 

9.0 

6.0 

5.6

Month

Day

21 

22.. 

23- -. 

24. 

25.. . 

26- 

27. 

28 

29 

30. 

31... 

Maximum

45 

44

Aug.

11 

8.4

7.8 

11

11 

7.8 

6.6

e.o

45

Sept.

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.2

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

3.9

Minimum Mean

6.0 12.3 

3. 9 11. 7

ROSEAU RIVER AT MAIUIT6, MUTIT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 18, T. 161 N., R. 39 W., half a mile north of Malung 

post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to September, 1928. (Discharge measurements 

May, 1911, to September, 1914).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 45 second-feet August 2 (gage 

height, 2.70 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet August 13, 14, 28, and September 8 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

l._ ____ ....

2. ______ 

3. ___ . __ 

4 _______ 

5 ___ .....

6. __ .......

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

8. .........

9.. _____ 

10. _____ . ...

Aug.

45 

40 

36 

33

30 

29 

27 

25 

24

Sept.

31 

33 

35 

33 

31

29 

23 

19 

23 

27

Day

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

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

13.. ______ ..

14... 

15 ...

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

17 

18. 

1 Q

20.. __ ..... 

Aug.

23 

21 

19 

19 

21

23 

31 

31 

31 

35

Sept.

27 

27 

29 

31 

35

39 

39 

39 

39 

37

Month

August 2-31 . ____________________________ . .....

Day

21 

22. .... .

23.- ___

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

25 

26.. __ . __ 

97

28 

29.. _ 

30. 

Q1

Maximum

45 

39

Aug.

33 

31 

27 

25 

23

23 

21 

19 

23 

29 

33

Sept.

35 

35 

35 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

31

Minimum Mean

19 27.7 

19 32. 0
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

ROSEAU RIVER AT ROSS, MINK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. /i l sec. 27, T. 163 N., R. 41 W., one-fourth mile 

north of Ross, Minn. Zero of gage is 1,018.44 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,030 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 778 second-feet July 31 

(gage height, 8.03 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Septembe" 30 (gage height, 

1.94 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated August 6, 14, and September 9.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192?

Day July

1 . 

2 _____ ...

3 

4 .... ____ . __

7 _ 

8 _ __

9 

10.- _ .... _ -

Aug.

742 

710 

665 

594 

553

502 

450 

426 

342 

277

Sept.

162 

170 

170 

162 

154

138 

130 

122 

114 

106

Day

11 ......

12,. .. 

10

15 

16 

17 . 

1ft

in

20. 

July Aug.

220 

194 

170 

154 

138

154 

170 

170 

170 

202

Sept.

106 

106 

106 

106 

122

130 

138 

130 

130 

114

Month

Day

21 -. .

90

23 

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

Maximum

742 

170

July

778

Minimum

114

88

Aug.

211 

202 

178 

170 

146

138 

130 

122 

114 

130 

154

Sept.

114 

106 

106 

106 

99

99 

99 

92 

88 

88

Mean

281 

120
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

EOSIAU MVHJ AT CABIBOU, MINW.

27

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., at highway bridge in 

Caribou, 1 mile south of international boundary.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,650 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to October, 1917; April, 1920, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet July 6; maximum gage height, 10.4 feet April 2; minimum discharge occurred during 

estimated period.

1917, 1920-1928: Maximum discharge, 3,160 second-feet May 24, 1927 

(gage height, 12.8 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet September 10-12, 29, 

30, 1917 (gage height, 3.15 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (November 6 to 

April 2), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

46 

46 

51 

51 

51

56

68 

79 

91 

97

103 

97 

103 

103 

109

109 

103 

103

97 

97

97 

97 

103 

103 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

109 

115

Month

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

April 

Nov.

134 

160 

180

187 

194

194 

187 

187 

187 

187

187 

187 

180 

177 

173

145 

115 

95

Dec.

80 

70 

60

55 

50

45

Maximum

11

19

5 

4

71

. 1,60

2 

0

Jan.

 45

40 

32

Minimum

46

58

Feb.

32

 28

Mean

90.3 

150 

55 

40 

30.2 

113 

413

Mar.

> 30

41

41 

73 

97 

121 

154

187 

292 

326 

360 

536 

712

Apr.

1,220 

1,600 

1,280 

977 

908

843 

753 

672 

573 

485

405 

352 

272 

213 

164

145 

132 

108 

83 

58

65 

72 

102 

102 

114

126 

126 

138 

152 

158

May

164

178 

178 

185 

185

185 

178 

178 

178 

171

171 

164 

152 

152 

152

158 

158 

158 

158 

164

164 

171 

171

178 

178

185 

192 

199 

192 

192 

192

June

185 

185 

178 

178 

178

171 

171 

171 

185 

213

242 

335 

387 

550 

646

782 

843 

875 

1,010 

1,050

1,050 

1,120 

1,160 

1,200 

1,240

1,280 

1,320 

1,360 

1,360 

1,400

July

1,440 

1,440 

1,480 

1,520 

1,620

1,670 

1,620 

1,620 

1,670 

1,570

1,670 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,570 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,480 

1,440 

1,400 

1,360 

1,360

Month MaxiJuly __ ....... 1.

August 

Septem

T

j

he year. ... 1,

199 

400 

670 

280 

185

670

Aug.

1,280 

1,280 

1,120

977 

782

672 

573 

528 

424 

369

319

257 

213 

178 

178

171

171 

171 

178 

178

192 

199 

199 

185 

171

158 

152 

138 

152 

158 

164

Minimum

152 

171 

1,360 

138 

90

........

Sept.

164 

171 

171 

185 

178

164

164 

152 

138 

126

114 

102 

102 

114 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

114 

114 

102 

102 

102

96 

96 

90 

90 

90

Mean

174 

701 

1,520 

383 

127

318

17104 31-
28 SUEPACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1928, PABT V 

SOUTH FOEK OF ROSEAU RIVER NEAR MALTING, MINN.i

LOCATION. Staff gage 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 to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 53 second-feet August 3 (gage

height, 3.05 feet); minimum, 5.3 second-feet September 27-30 (gage height,

1.86 feet). 

1911-1914, 1928: Maximum discharge, 1,040 second-feet October 1, 1912

(gage height, 10.3 feet, present datum); no flow occasionally during winter. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated August 1.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

2 

3... 

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

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

6....-. .....

8.. -

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

10. 

Aug.

43.0 

45.0 

53.0 

36.0 

28.0

23.0 

18.0 

15.0 

13.4 

10.4

Sept.

10.9 

12.3 

14.5 

13.4 

12.3

10.4 

8.5 

7.0 

7.0 

6.6

Day

11.. 

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

13.. . 

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

15. _ ... ... 

16. 

19........ .

20.. - 

Aug.

8.5 

8.1 

7.3 

7.3 

9.4

10.4 

9.9 

9.9 

11.8 

15.0

Sept.

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

5.6

7.7

9.9 m9

10.9 

9.9 

7.0

Month

September _____ ___ . _____ . ___________ . __

Day

21.- 

22 

23 . 

24.. 

25 . 

26.-- 

27 .

28- 

29 

30.. 

31 

Maximum

53.0 

14.5

Aug.

13.9 

12.3 

10.9 

9.4 

9.4

9.0 

8.1 

7.0 

7.0 

8.1 

8.5

1 Minimum

7.0 

5.3

Sept.

7.3 

6.6 

6.3 

5.9 

5.9

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

. 5.3 

5.3

Mean

15.7 

8.11

'Formerly called West Branch of Roseau River.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 

PINE CREEK NEAR PINE CREEK, MINN.

29

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 35, T. 164 N., R. 41 W., 2 miles northeast

of Pine Creek post office and half a mile south of international boundary.

Zero of gage is 1,046.27 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 76 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 46 second-feet August. 4 (gage

height, 2.66 feet); minimum, 14 seeond-feet frequently during Av«u«t and

September (gage height, 1.60 feet). 

REMAKES. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

1.... .

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

3... .......

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

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

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

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

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

9.. ... ...

10... 

Aug.

46 

37

25 

36 

40 

37 

25

Sept.

22 

20 

19 

18 

16

15 

14 

14 

15 

14

Day

11. . 

12..-. ...

13. ......... 

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

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

16.. 

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

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

19...... _ .....

20.... ......

Aug.

21 

19 

16 

16

15

22 

16 

22 

22 

25

Sept.

14 

14 

18 

15 

14

14 

15 

14 

14 

14

Month

September.. ______________________________

Day

21........ _ ...

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

23.. ........

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

25

26.. .......... -

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

28.... ..

29.... ......

30.. 

31. ...... _ ....

Maximum

46 

22

Ar*

37 

' 44 

25 

19 

18

18 

16 

14 

15 

19 

16

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

Minimum Mean

14 24.3 

14 15. 2

SOURIS (MOUSE) RIVER AT HINOT, N. DAK.

LOCATION. At Ann Street footbridge, northeast of Great Northern Railway

roundhouse, Minot, Ward County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,270 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1903, to March, 1924; April, 1927, to Seotember,

1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 second-feet April 12'(gage

height, 18.35 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet September 11-18 (gage height,

3.85 feet).

1903-1924, 1927-28: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet April 20,

1904 (gage height, 21.9 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot February 28, 1913

(gage height, 1.8 feet). 

REMARKS. Discharge, October 1, 1927, to March 31, 1928, and April 22 to

June 30, 1928, obtained from Valker bridge record; April 1-21 ard July 9

to September 30, 1928, from Foot viaduct record; July 1-8, 1?28, from

Saugstad bridge record. Records for 1927 and 1928 furnished by Robert

E. Kennedy, State engineer.
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, of So-nris (Mouse) Riv&r at 

Minot, N. Dak., 1927-28

Day Apr. May June

1927 

1....... - 3,65

2...... .... - 3,«

3 . 3. 5S 4.... ,.. se

5 6C

6 - 66

7 7C

a 74

9 ______ 8S

10 92

Day

1927-28 

1. _ .--.- __ -.

2 -- 

3 .

4 - -

5 

7 ..... 

8 ..... 

9 . 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19.. ___ .. .....

20 

21 

22 

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

24 

25 

26 

27 __ .

28 

29 

30 -, _ 

31 

2 3,55 

K) 3,50

,0 3,30 

K) 3,06 

0 2,94 

» 2,88 

» 2,71

Oct.

100 

100 

92 

100 

100

100 

92 

100 

100 

100

100 

108 

108 

100 

100

108 

100 

100 

100 

108

100 

108 

108 

100 

100

100 

92 

92 

86 

92 

86

0 1.62C 

0 1,690 

0 1,730 

0 1,780 

0 1,800

0 1,820 

0 1,820 

0 1,800 

0 1,710 

0 1,600

Nov.

92 

92 

86 

80 

75

75 

75 

80 

80 

86 .

80 } 

80

 50

Day

11 

12 

13 .

14 

15--.- 

16 

17 

18 

19. 

20 

Dec.

30 

20

15

Jan,

12

Apr.

. 1,020

1,100 

1,240 

1,340 

1,440

1,540 

1,620

1,710

1,800 

1,890

Feb.

10 

10.5

1Q

.......

Month

1927 

April 4-30 

June 1-13... _ -. -- _ __ --- _ _ ----- .

The period 

October

1927-28

July... . _ ......... __ ...... ___ . ___ .

September __ .... 

The year ___________________

May

2,590 

2,400 

2,280 

2,170 

2,090

2,020 

1,960

1,890

1,820 

1,780

Mar.

10

150 

1,000

June

1,480 

1,310 

1,140

Apr.

1,320 

1,710 

1,760 

1,840 

2,000

2,170 

2,380 

2,590 

2,680 

2,740

2,860 

2,940 

2,860 

2,710 

2,530

2,330 

2,110 

1,890 

1,580 

1,280

1,080 

935 

830 

744 

706

694 

706 

730

744 

.744

Maximum

3,900 

3,660 

1,820

108 

92 .

2,940 

730 

500 

840 

820 

50

5 tun

Day

21. __ .

22 

23. 

24 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. _ ..

31. __ .

May

730 

682 

706 

694 

706

706 

706 

706 

682 

644

596 

540 

460 

420 

440

440 

440 

420 

380 

360

340 

340 

320 

320 

266

248 

214 

198 

198 

184 

184

 -

June

!#' 

170 

157 

157

145 

145 

157 

157 

145

157 

145 

135 

13f 

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

145

157 

170 2ft' 

320 

400

480 

480 

500 

440 

420

Minimum

562 

1,320 

1,140

86

694 

184 

135 

276 

57 

13

Apr.

2,886 

2,260 

2,420 

2,710 

2,980

3,250 

3,560 

3,780 

3,800 

3,900

July

276 

419 

386 

342 

309

287 

276 

840 

329 

295

382 

454 

400 

278 

364

312 

346 

382 

640 

580

580 

562 

562 

544 

544

580 

640 

720 

780 

820 

840

Mean %

1,860 

2,270 

1,640

99.4 

62.7 

21.5 

12.0 

10.0 

169 

1,740 

460 

221 

486 

268 

21.9

297

May

1,769 

1,719 

1,710

1,650 

1,540

1,460 

1,360 

1,320 

1,320 

1,420 

1,520

Aug.

820 

780 

700 

620 

544

490 

436 

400 

364 

346

329 

295 

261 

261

220

204 

164 

134 

120 

107

95 

84 

74 

70 

61

57 

54 

57 

57 

57 

57

' June1

 

Sept.

50 

43 

37 

31 

24

19 

19 

17 

16 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13

14 

16

17 

21 

26 

28 

31

28 

26 

24 

26 

26

Run-off in 

acre-feet

99,600 

140,000 

42,300

282,000

6,110 

3,730 

1,320 

738 

575 

10,400 

104, OHO 

28,300 

13,200 

29,900 

16,500 

1,300

216,000
HtJDSON BAY DEAlifAGE BASItf

' KAWISHIWI BIVER HEAR WEJTON, KUTlf.

LOCATION. In lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R. 11 W., at power plant of Minnesota 

Power & Light Co., just above Fall Lake and 2}<z miles east of Win ton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1905, to June, 1907; October, 1912, to September, 

1919; September, 1923, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 4,240 second-feet 

September 20; no flow several days during period October to April.

1905-1907, 1912-1919, 1923-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 

6,030 second-feet April 26,1927; no flow at times in 1905-1907 and 1923-1928.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of high water, whiel are fair. 

Flow is entirely regulated by several reservoirs. Discharge obtained from 

power-house records furnished by Minnesota Power & Light Co.

Daily (tnd monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I.... 

2. . - -

3 

4 

5 

6....... . .

T........ .......

8. 

9.... _.

10 

11 

12 ...

13 

14 . .

15 

16 -

17. 

18 ... _ . _ ..

19 

20. . .

21. __ . 

22 . . _ .

23 -

24 __ ..... __ .

25 

26-........ .

27

28 

29........ _ ....

30 

31 

Oct.

204 

50 

204 

402 

205

205 

205 

205 

0 

204

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

0 

204 

204 

204 

204

210 

204 

0 

204 

204

203 

204 

258 

204 

35 

204

Month

April _ . _____ . ....

Nov.

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

0 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

204 

0 

204 

204

576 

968 

239 

116 

0

113 

97 

98 

34 

89

89 

0 

89 

89 

89

Dec.

230 

233 

233 

0

148

176 

189 

168 

140 

135

0 

140

148 

205 

205

205 

161 

0 

148 

228

237 

645 

686 

418 

0

0

148 

148 

148 

148 

148

Jan.

0 

208 

680 

960 

060

148 

142 

0 

148 

148

148 

148 

148 

148 

129

148 

148 

148 

148 

148

148 

0 

148 

149 

148

148 

148 

148 

0 

148 

233

Feb.

466 

466 

466 

466 

0

231 

547 

561 

561 

470

148 

0 

148 

150 

514

564 

355 

148 

0 

176

530 

748 

748 

483 

0

143 

516 

790 

789

Mari- Mini- M mum mum J*1^"

40

96

68ofl

79

Tft

1 97

2 0 182 

8 0 178 

6 0 188 

0 0 205 

0 0 386 

8 0 205 

0 0 460

Mar.

788 

690 

204 

O 

160

Ifi5 

552 

147 

147 

176

160 

256 

198 

156 

146

146 

146 

0

158 

158

158 

244 

161 

173 

0

147 

154 

183 

202 

181 

173

Apr.

0 

175 

175 

214 

186

257 

148 

0 

159 

175

175 

214 

302 

302 

302

393 

312 

396 

476 

505

512 

625 

840 

1,200 

1,270

1,100 

893 

821 

821 

855

May

971 

1,030 

1,150 

1,690 

1,630

1,740 

1,980 

1,900 

2,170 

2,340

2,640 

2,940 

3,000 

3,090 

3,030

3,120 

3,120 

3,100 

2,890 

2,810

2,810 

2,790 

2,710 

1,760 

1,520

900 

1,520 

1,340 

1,450 

1,300 

908

June

920' 

956 

936 

9M 

1,290

2,240 

2,190 

1,470 

948 

408

824 

940 

1,170 

3,020 

924

920 

1,590 

1,570 

920 

1,760

1,970 

2,360 

2,270 

2,330 

2,330

2,200 

2,210 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

Month

July - - - -

August 

Septem

T

ber

he year

July

2,210 

2,210 

2,200 

2,160 

2,140

2,000 

2,030 

1,770 

1,530 

1,140

1,060 

1,320 

1,410 

1,680 

1,730

1,880 

1,940 

1,960 

2,000 

2,000

1,910 

1,900 

1,860 

1,860 

1,850

1,850 

1,850 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

Maximum

3,120 

3,020 

2,210 

2,100 

4,240

4,240

Aug.

1,840 

1,840 

1,810 

1,766 

1,720

1,690 

-.660 

1,660 

1,530 

1,220

1,110 

1,120 

1,120 

1,090 

1,280

1,420 

1,430 

1,770 

1,850 

1,940

2,030 

2,090 

2.080 

2,060 

2,010

1,960 

1,900 

1,900 

1,970 

2,100 

2,100

Mhimum

900 

408 

1,060 

1,090 

2,340

0

Sept.

2,840 

2,680 

2,910 3,020- 

3,320

3,260 

3,170 

3,060 

2,920 

2,870

2,720 

2,570

2,450 

2,420 

2,570

2,930 

3,110 

3,520 

3,950 

4,240

3,410 

4,150 

3,970 

3,830 

3,660

3,310 

3,090 

3,020 

3,060 

8,050

Mean

2,110 

1,610 

1,830 

1,710 

3,150

1,020
32 SURFACE WATBB SUPPLY, 1928, PAKT V

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVEB BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOVE SANDY RIVER, NEAR UBBY, MINN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 2, T. 50 N., B. 24 W., 4 miles

north of Libby post office and 4 miles above mouth of Sand}' River. Zero of

gage is 1,200.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DKAINAGE AKEA. 4,560 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. August, 1925, to May, 1928. 

EXTHEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 second-fe?t April 6 (gage

height, 23.9 feet); minimum, 700 second-feet November 30 (gage height, 19.3

feet).

1925-1928: Maximum discharge, 5,180 second-feet April 24, 1927 (gage

height, 27.2 feet): minimum. 411 second-feet August 17, 1026 (gage height,

18.20 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge not determined January 1 to March 31

because of ice conditions. Flow regulated by three Government reservoirs

upstream; total capacity, 82 billion cubic feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-2?

Day

I... __ ......

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

3...._._._..».

4.

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

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

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

8-....-...-...

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

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

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

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

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

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

15.. _ . _ ....

Oct.

2,190 

2,250 

2,250 

2,310 

2,310

2,430 

2,560 

2,560 

2,560 

2,630

2,700 

2,700 

2,560 

2,430 

2,250

Nov.

1,780 

1,730 

1,730 

1,730 

1,680

1,730 

1,730 

1,680 

1,730 

1,730

1,680 

1,480 

1,280 

1,430 

1,680

Dec.

828 

871 

1,040 

1,140 

1,140

914 

871 

914 

1,090 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

"1,240 

1,240 

1,240

Apr.

2,030 

2,250 

2,560 

2,770 

3,120

3,190 

3,120 

3,120 

3,050 

2,840

2,840 

3,120 

3,190 

2,700 

2,250

Month

Apra........ ..............................

May _ .... _ ...._. .....-..... __ .

May

2,310 

2,630 

2,700 

2,910 

2,910

2,840 

2,840 

2,770 

2,630 

2,490

2,430 

2,310 

2,080 

2,030 

1,880

Day

U 

17 

IS 

1$ 

2C

21 

2! 

2J 

24 

21

W 

27 

2£ 

2J 

3C 

31

Maximum

2,700 

1,780 

1,240 

3,190 

2,910

.............

............. 

) _ . .........

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

! __ . ___ ..

 ... ....

..... __ ....

 .. _. 

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

Mini-mum

1,730 

700 

785 

1,930 

1,330

Oct.

2,190 

2,080 

1,930 

1,880 

1,880

1,880 

1,830 

1,830 

1,880 

1,780

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,730 

1,780 

1,780

Nov.

1,680 

1,630 

1,780 

1,780 

1,730

1,630 

1,380 

1,280 

1,240 

1,090

1,000 

957 

1,000

828 

700

Mean

2,140 

1,480 

1,050 

2,460 

2,060

Dec.

1,090 

1,040 

1.040 

1,140 

914

785 

1,000 

1,090 

1,090 

1,190

1,240 

871 

785 

957 

1,000 

1,090

Pro- square 

mile

a 469 

.325 

.230 

.539 

.452

Apr.

2,190 

2,190 

2,030 

1,930 

1,980

2,030 

2,030 

2,130 

2,190 

2,190

2,130 

2,130 

2,130 

2,190 

2,190

May

1,830 

1,730 

1,730 

1,730 

1,580

1,530 

1,480 

1,380 

1,330 

1,380

1,330 

1,630 

1,880 

1,830 

1,830 

1,830

Ban-off in 

inches

0.54 

.36 

.27 

.60 

.52
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 33

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ROYALTOH, MOTH.

LOCATION. In lot 2, sec. 20, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., at power plant of Minnesota 

Power & Light Co., 5 miles northwest of Eoyalton and 5 miles below mouth 

of Swan River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 11,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1924, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 7,790 second-feet 

March 28; minimum, 850 second-feet January 7.

1924-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 12,600 second-feet April 22, 

1927; minimum, 351 second-feet January 4, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of high water, vhich are 

fair. Flow largely regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters. Discharge obtained from power-bouse records furnished by Minnesota Power & 

Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1987-88

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

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

3,770

4,100

3,720

4,100

4,170

4,080

4,000

4,170

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,170

4,180

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,160

4,100

3,800

3,900

3,490

3,840

3,320

3,360

3,870

3,390

3,830

3,400

3,500

3,700

3,220

3,850

4,070

3,420

3,560

3,250

3,320

3,030

3,570

2,710

2,200

2,100

2,700

2,200

1,720

1,540

1,980

1,590

1,410

1,360

1,830

1,750

1,920

1,750

2,130

2,080

2,010

2,420

2,140

1,700

1,520

1,500

1,750

1,460

1,400

1,530

1,530

1,540

1,600

1,460

1,430 

1,38ft 

1,340 

1,550 

1,590

1,540

1,460

1,420

1,330

1,380

1,400

1,430

1,460

1,430

1,190

1,270

1,400

1,490

1,460

1,470

1,320

1,440

1,270

1,680

1,720

1,350

1,080

850

1,220

1,150

1,400

1,330

1,340

1,420

1,440

1,410

1,500

1,540

1,550

1,690

1,390

1,480

1,500

1,360

1,640

1,570

1,520

1,540

1,460

1,700

1,290

1,620

1,420

1,450

1,510

1,500

1,330

1,380

1,510

1,450

1,480

1,390

1,460

1,500

1,480

1,660

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,760

1,770

1,720

1,610

1,580

1,550

1,520

1,560

1,380

1,540

1,670

1,820

1,240

1,350

1,610

1,630

1,720

1,610

1,600

1,260

1,390

1,620

1,510

1,500

1,430

1,880

1,480

1,340

1,730

2,040

2,360

3,350

3,200

5,170

6,360

6,800

7,790

7,160

6,730

6,550

5,690

4,190

5,570

5,170

7,020

6,620

6,180

6,140

5,360

5,290

5,540

6,770

5,380

5,380

5,260

5,240

5,340

5,540

5,830

5,100

5,430

5,370

5,400

6,070

7,320

5,530

5,710

5,090

4,930

4,030

5,200

5,440

5,070

5,270

5,600

5,440

4,990

5,060

5,240

5,360

5,180

4,640

4,200

4,320

4,880

4,150

3,830

3,820

3,500

3,440

3,170

3,340

3,080

3,720

2,970

2,690

2,940

2,460

3,330

3,130

3,240

3,400

3,130

3,140

2,900

2,940

3,190

3,160

3,180

2,680

2,720

2,920

3,060

3,290

3,220

3,020

3,220

3,590

3,760

3,600

4,190

4,060

4,460

4,580

4,470

4,720

4,420

4,290

3,940

3,570

3,500

3,600

4,110

3,990

3,450

3,480

3,520

3,560

4,480

4,550

4,760

4,810

4,770

4,640

4,400

3,960

3,850

3,870

3,630

3,630

3,720

4,140

4,440

4,360

4,410

3,850

3,850

3,830

3,720

3,280

3,460

3,620

3,810

3,830

3,680

3,610

3,330

3,820

3,640

3,540

3,400

3,500

3,400

3,150

3,050

3,200

3,900

3,800

3,730

4,180

4,580

4,710

4,940

4,630

5,190

4,830

5,060

4,860

4,790

5,100

5,430

5,460

5,190

5,330

5,360

4,910

5,190

4,980

4,720

4,350

4,470

4,230

4,350

4,370

4,470

5,020

5,360

5,470

5,810

5,910

6,440

6,180

6,780

7,080

7,360

7,410

7,200

7,620

7,700

7,430

7,230

7,220

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

October_. 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April.. .. 

May___. 

June_ 

July........

August__. 

September.

The year.

4,200

4,070

1,750

1,720

1,770

7,790

7,320

5,600

4,720

4,810

5,460

7,700

7,790

3,220

1,360

1,190

850

1,330

1,240

4,030

2,460

2,680

3,280

3,050

4,230

850

3,890

2,400

1,450

1,440

1,540

2,850

5,580

4,150

3,540

3,990

4,160

5,840

3,400

0.335

.207

.125

.124

.133

.246

.481

.358

.305

.344

.359

.503

.293

a 39

.23 

.14 

.14 

.14 

.28 

.54 

.41 

.34 

.40 

.41 

.56

3.98
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ELK BITER, MINK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 3, T. 121 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge in town

of Elk River, 2,500 feet below mouth of Elk River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 second-feet March 27

(gage height, 7.46 feet); minimum, 1,340 second-feet December 3.

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet April 7, 1916 (gage

height, 10.8 feet); minimum, 633 second-feet February 10, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated because of ice effect November 7

to March 23 from records of power plant at Coon Rapid 11 . Flow partly

regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

27.

28.

29.

30. 

31-

5,800 

6,'400 

6,400 

5,600 

6,800

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,100

5,800

6,100

6,400

6,100

6,100

6,100

6,100

5,800

6,100

5,800

5,800

5,800

6,100

5,800

5,800

5,500

5,200

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,200

4,620

5,800

5,200

5,800

5,500

5,500

4,910

3,850

3,810

3,590

3,840

3,680

3,700

3,480

2,990

1,980

1,810

1,810

1,710

2,070

2,030

1,410

1,340

1,480

1,960

2,170

1,940

1,520

1,710

2,050

1,960

2,230

2,060

2,150

2,740

2,890

3,010

3,160

2,970

2,040

2,130

1,870

1,780

2,140

2,070

2,020

2,170

1,910

1,770

1,970

1,980

2,010

1,750

2,100

1,670

1,750

1,760

2,030

2,140

1,890

1,670

1,790

1,470

2,040

2,150

2,160

1,610

1,480

1,580

1,610

1,630

1,910

2,060

1,850

2,090

1,850

2,070

1,980

2,020

2,030

2,060

2,100

2,070

1,960

1,910

1,960

2,070

1,960

1,910

1,790

1,910

1,870

2,000

1,870

1,840

1,720

1,950

1,740

1,970

1,950

2,030

1,950

2,150

2,250

2,210

2,270

2,550

2,500

2,300

2,640

2,550

2,380

2,420

2,280

2,390

2,210

2,350

2,160

2,200

2,180

2,100

2,240

2,270

2,330

2,210

2,120

2,260

2,480

2,380

2,290

2,590

2,610

2,630

2,720

2,980

3,350

3,600

4,020

4,300

4,100

4,920

7,350

12,400

12,100

14,300

14,700

14,300

14,700

12,700

11,400

11,400

10,200

8,660

9,200

9,840

11,100

10,200

9,520

8,880

7,930

8,560 

9,200, 

'9,530 

7,030 

7,620

7,930

7,620

7,930

8,560

8,880

8,240

8,240

8,240

8,560

10,200

11,400

8,240

8,560

8,240

7,620

6,100

7,000

7,930

7,030

8,560

8,240

7,620

7,620

7,620

8,240

7,000

7,000

7,080

6,400

6,100

5,800

5,800

5,200

4,620

4,620

4,620

3,840

4,080

3,840

4,340

3,840

3,610

3,610

3,030

3,210

3,840

3,840

3,610

4,080

4,080

3,400

3,210

3,400

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,610 

3,030 

3, fllO3,610 

3,610

3,840

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,620

5,200

4,910

5,200

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,600

5,800

5,200

4,620

4,910

4,910

5,800

8,200

4,910

4,340

4,620

4,910

6,100

8,400

6,100 

6,400 

 6,400 

6,400

5,800

4,080

5,200

5,500

4,340

4,080

3,610

4,340

5,800

6,100

5,500

4,910

4,620

4,620

4,910

4,910

4,080

4,340

4,620

5,600

5,200

4,910

4,340

4,620

4,620

4,340

4,620

4,340

4,080

3,400

4,340

4,340

4,910

4,620

5,500

5,200

6,700

6,700

6,400

7,620

6,100

6,700

6,400

6,400

7,000

6,100

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,310

6,700

6,700

7,000

6,700

6,100

6,100

6,100

6,160

6,100

5,800

6,100

6,400

7,000

8,240

7,930

8,880

8,240

9,840

10,200

9,840

9,840

10,200

10,200

10,600

11,100

10,200

9,840

9,840

Month

October___ 

November....

December_ 

January .. 

February.....

March........

April.........

May ....

June..........

July. ......

August.......

September....

The year.

Maximum

6,400

5,800

2,170

2,160

2,640

14,700

11,400

8,560

5,800

6,400

7,620

11,100

14,700

Minimum

4,620

1,710

1,340

1,470

1,720

2,100

7,620

3,030

3,030

3,610

3,400

5,800

1,340

Mean

5,870

1,890

1,890

2,160

5,700

8,940

5,750

4,280

5,150

5,420

8,070

4,870

Per square 

mile

a 405 

.232 

.130 

.130 

.149 

.393 

.617 

.397 

.295 

.355 

.374 

.557

.336

Run-off in 

inches

0.47 

.26 

.15 

.15 

.16 

.45 

.69 

,46 

.33 

.41 

.43 

.62

4.58
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 35

MISSISSIPPI BIVEE AT ST. PAUL, JOHN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 300 feet above Robert Street Bridge, St. Paul,

6 miles below mouth of Minnesota River. Zero of gage is 684.16 feet above

mean sea level by the 1912 adjustment. 

DBAINAGE ABBA. 35,700 square miles. 

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. March, 1887, to September, 1928. 

EXTBBMES. Maximum discharge during year, 33,600 second-feet March 30

(gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, 2,140 second-feet January 1?-13 (gage

height, 2.1 feet).

1887-1928: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet April 6, 1897 (gage

height, 18.0 feet); minimum, 1,060 second-feet February 4, 1895. 

Maximum known discharge, 117,000 second-feet July 22, 1867. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Dece*nber 1 to

February 12), which are fair, and those during extremely high stages, which

are poor. Flow regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

10.

11-

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

6,800

6,800

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,120

6,460

6,460

6,290

6,460

6,290

6,460

6,800

6,460

6,290

6,120

6,120

5,800

6,120

6,120

5,960

5,800

5,640

5,160

5,010

5,320

5,320

5,160

5,640

5,640

5,320

5,480

5,800

5,640

5,800

5,800

5,480

5,320

6,010

4,860

6,160

5,160

5,010

4,860

5,010

4,860

3,790

3,120

2,920

2,730

2,820

3,120

3,790

3,220

3,020

3,440

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,170

3,330

2,660

2,630

2,560

2,300

2,140

2,140

2,550

2,460

2,300

2,730

2,820

2,820

2,710

3,020

3,220

2,920

3,120

2,920

2,730

3,140

4,040

4,430

5,800

6,120

6,460

6,970

7,140

8,540

9,260

8,360

7,820

7,310

6,800

6,960

5,480

5,320

4,300

4,300

4,040

3,910

4,040

4,170

4,430

4,170

4,430

5,160

3,790

3,550

6,120

7,140

7,820

8,900

9,440

10,800

11,400

12,300

13,600

14,800

18,200

21,500

25,300

29,000

32,400

32,400

33,000

33,000

32,400

30,000

27,000

24,900

22,300

20,200

19,000

19,000

18,500

17,700

16,500

15,400

14,800

14,200

14,600

14,600

13,700

13,300

13,100

12,900

13,100

15,400

17,500

18,200

19,000

19,200

19,700

20,500

20,500

18,500

17,200

16,100

14,600

13,100

14,200

15,000

15,800

16,500

17,500

17,500

17,200

16,100

15,200

13,900

13,300

12,100

11,400

10,800

10,200

10,000

9,440

9,080

8,540

8,000

7,650

7,650

7,140

7,480

6,800

5,640

5,480

6,640

5,960

6,480

6,640

5,480

6,480

4,710

5,010

5,160

4,860

4,860

4,570 

4,570 

4,710 

4,860 

4, £70

4,860

5,010

5,480

5,800

6,120

6,290

6,970

6,800

6,970

7,820

7,310

7,140

7,140

6,970

6,800

5,320

6,970

6,800

6,460

6,460

6,970

6,970

7,480

7,480

7,310

7,650

7,820

7,650

7,310

6,630

5,960

6,290

5,800

5,800

5,800

6,290

6,460

6,630

6,460

6,120

5,320

6,320

5,480

5,160

4,860

6,120

5,800

6,290

6,460

6,120

7,480

7,310

7,310

6,630

6,800

6,290

6,120

5*180 

5,640

6,480

5,960

6,290

6,290

6,460

7,650

8,180

8,000

8,540

8,900

10,000

10,000

10,000

11,200

11,000

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,800

10,600

10,800

10,000

9,620

8,900

8,540

8,180

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,360

10,200

11,000

10,800

11,200

11,400

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,100

12,000

12,000

12,100

12,000

11,800

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October... 

November. 

December. 

January 

February.. 

March__ 

April......

May.......

June.......

July.......

August . 

September.

6,800

5,800

5,010

2,730

The year.

33,000

27,000

17,500

7,820

7,820

11,200

12,100

33,000

3,650

12,900

5,480

4,570

5,160

4,860

8,000

5,930

4,360

2,660

2,610

5,060

14,000

17,600

11,300

6,780

6,470

7,410

10,500

7,800

0.166

.122

.0745

.0731

.142

.392

.493

.317

.162

.181

.208

.294

.218

0.19 

.14 

.09 

.08 

.15 

.45 

.66 

.37 

.18 

.21 

.24 

.33

2.98
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

MISSISSIPPI RIVEK AT PRESCOTT, WK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in lot 4, in SE. X.sec. 9, T. 26 N., R. 20 W., on Chicago,

Burlington & Quincy Railway bridge over St. Croix River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 44,000 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 21,400 second-feet September

22, 23 (gage height, 7.0 feet); minimum, 8,050 second-feet June 11, 12 (gage

height, 1.30 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Gage read to tenths once daily. Very little diurnal

fluctuation. Rating curve well defined.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

1.. -..... - -

2-.. -

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

4.. ............ .-

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

6.. - . .

7..-.... .. .

8.. 

9... . .. .

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

11..- . 

12-. 

13-. 

14... ....

15-.- 

June

9,890 

9,270 

9,060

9,060 

8,660 

8,660 

8,660 

8,450

8,050 

8,050 

8,250 

8,250 

8,450

July

12, 800 

12,800 

12,000 

11, 300 

11, 100

11, 100 

11,500 

12,200 

11,500 

12,000

12, 800 

13, 500 

13, 700 

14. 100 

14, 100

Aug.

10,900 

11,100 

11,500 

11, 500 

11, 300

11,100 

11, 500 

11, MO 

11,500 

11,300

11, 100 

10 700 

10, 500 

10, 300 

10, 300

 Month

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

Sept.

14,600 

14,800 

14,600 

14,100 

14,100

14,600 

14,600 

14,400 

13,700 

13,000

12,800 

12, 800 

12,800 

13,000 

13,700

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Maximum

12,800 

14,100 

14,600 

21,400

Minimum

8,050 

11,100 

9,890 

12,800

June

8,250 

8,660 

8,450 

8,660 

9,060

9.890 

10, 500 

11,100 

12,000 

12,000

12, 400 

12.600 

12, 800 

12, 600 

12,600

Mean

9,800 

12,600 

11,400 

16,000

J'Tly

13 300 

12,600 

12.600 

12, 600 

12.400

12.000 

12,000 

12,400 

12, 800 

13, 700

14. 100 

14, 100 

13,700 is, 300

12,000 

11,100

Aug.

10, 100 

10,300 

10, 100 

10, 100 

9,890

10, 100 

10, 700 

11,700 

11,700 

12,000

12, 400 

12,600 

12,800 

13, 300 

14, 100 

14,600

Per 

square 

mile

0.223 

.286 

.259 

.364

Sept.

14, 400 

15, 500 

17, 100 

18,400 

20,200

20,800 

21,400 

21,400

20,800 

20,800

20,200 

19,900 

19,600 

19,600 

19,000

Run-off in 

inches

0.23 

.33 

.30 

.41
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, JOHN.

37

LOCATION. Staff gage in lot 1, sec. 23, T. 107 N., R. 7 W., in crib connoted with

pivot pier of Chicago & Northwestern Railway bridge at Winona. Zero of

gage is 660.3 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 58,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 37,700 second-feet September

22-24 (gage height, 6.3 feet); minimum, 15,600 second-feet Jnne 14-17

(gage height, 2.0 feet) . 

REMARKS. Records good. Gage read to half tenths twice daily. Flow regulated somewhat by reservoirs at headwaters, in interests of navigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

3--. -

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

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

6-..-.... .....

8 .-....- -----

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

10 . 

12 . 

13 . 

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

15 

June

16,800

16, 500 

16,200 

15,900 

15, 600 

15,600

July

21, 300 

22,900 

24,000 

25, 600 

24,000

22, 900 

21, 300 

20,800 

20,800 

20,300

19, 800 

19, 100 

19, 100 

19, 100 

19, 100

Aug.

18,300 

19,900 

20, 300 

20,800 

21,300

20,800 

20,300 

20,300 

20, 300 

20,300

20,300 

20,300 

19, 900 

19,600 

18, 700

Month

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

August. _ . _________ .. __ . .......

Sept.

22,400 

22.400 

22/400 

22,400 

21,800

20,800 

20,800 

20, SCO 

21, 300 

21,800

23,400 

24,000 

24,000 

24,000 

25,100

Day

it 

r is if

2(

2 

25 

2; 

2' 

2,

2f 2" 

2s K 

3( 

3

Maximum

20,800 

25,600 

24,500 

37,700

...- 

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

)....-------...-.

)--.--_-------.-.

--__ -_- --

>

\.. ...... - ..-.

i.. ............ ..

t.. ........ ......

...- -

). .......

Minimum

15,600 

18,700 

17,500 

20,800

June

15, 600 

15,600 

15,900 

15,900 

15,900

15,900 

16,200 

16,800 

17,500 

18,300

18,700 

18,700 

19,900 

20,300 

20,800

Mean

17,100 

20,400 

20,700 

28,200

July

19,500 

19,500 

19,500 

19,900 

19,900

19, 900 

19,900 

19,900 

19,500 

19, 100

19,100 

19,100 

19,100 

19,100 

19, 100 

18,700

Aug.

18,300 

18,300 

17,900 

17,600 

17,500

18,700 

19,500 

20,800 

24,000 

24,500

24,500 

24,500 

24,000 

22,900 

23,400 

22,900

Per 

square 

mile

0.2T2

.349 

.354 

.4f2

Sept.

26,700 

29,000 

30,800 

33,200 

34, 400

36, 300 

37,700 

37,700 

37,700 

37,000

35, 700 

34,400 

33, 200 

32,000 

31,400

Run-off in 

inches

0.23 

.40 

.41 

.64
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

MINNESOTA RIVER HIAB MONTEVIDEO, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., at highway bridge 500

feet below mouth of Chippewa River and 1 mile south of Montevideo. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 second-fee4; April 8 (gage

height, 6.3 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet October 1 (gage height, 1.76 feet). 

1909-1928: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet June 25, 1919 (gage

height, 18.8 feet); minimum, 6.8 second-feet February 9, 1912. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge not determined during period of ice effect,

November 12 to April 6.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

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

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

3 _ .

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

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

tf................ - ...............

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

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

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

10 .- 

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

12 

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

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

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

16 

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

18.. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

24...... ,_._

26

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

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

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

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

31 .. _ ........ ......... ...

Oct.

56 

62

78 

78

74

83 

74 

78 

83 

83

70 

88 

132 

108 

70

88 

70 

70 

66 

70

88 

78 

78 

83 

74

70 

74 

78 

83 

88 

108

Nov.

108 

120 

108 

120 

120

132 

108 

88 

103 

108

120

Month Maximum

October __________________

November 1-11 __ __ . .............

April 7-30.......... ........... ............

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

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

132 

132 

1,060 

595 

139 

219 

347 

219

Apr.

1,060 

1,060 

906 

759

731 

788 

731 

703 

675

621 

621 

621 

731 

648

648 

703 

731 

703 

675

648 

621 

595 

569 

621

May

595 

419 

518 

419 

493

468 

419 

371 

371 

371

371 

347 

301 

248 

279

268 

279 

301 

279 

268

301 

238 

219 

201 

201

192 

210 

168 

176 

139 

126

June

114 

114 

103 

93

88

93 

93 

83 

126 

103

83 

83 

108 

139 

98

83 

70 

83 

93 

93

98 

98 

93 

93 

93

88 

93 

83 

93 

103

Minimum Mean

56 80.1 

88 112 

569 715 

126 308 

70 95.9 

88 149 

74 186 

126 175

July

93

88

139 

126

m

136

114 

126

172

210

219

2'H

210

153 

139 

114

Aug.

146 

168 

168 

168 

160

153 

168 

160 

146 

139

126 

103

74 

83 

83

103 

168 

108 

83 

120

176 

201 

324 

347 

324

324 

268 

301 

324 

324 

238

Sept.

219 

210 

219 

192 

168

153 

132 

132 

139 

132

126 

126 

126 

126 

176

210 

219 

219 

219 

219

219 

193 

201 

201 

192

184 

184 

153 

139 

126

Per square Run-off in 

rrile inches

0. 0127 a 01 

.0178 .01 

. 113 . 10 

.0489 .06 

. 0152 . 02 

.0237 .03 

.0295 .03 

.0278 .03
UPPER MISSISSIPPI BITER BASIN o9 

MINNESOTA BITER AT MABKATO, MOTH.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 7, T. 108 N., R. 26 W., at Main Streel 

highway bridge in Mankato, 2 miles below mouth of Blue Eartl River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1928, at present site; May, 

19X)3, to October, 1921, at Sibley Park, 2 miles upstream. Dra'nage area 

practically same at two sites.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet March 20 (gage 

height, 14.0 feet); minimum, 180 second-feet December 1 (gao^e height, 

3.10 feet).

1903-1928: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet June 26, 1908 (gage 

height at old site, 21.2 feet); minimum, 89 second-leet August 31 and September 2, 1911.

A discharge of about 65,000 second-feet occurred in 1881 (gage height at 

old site, about 27 feet).

REMARKS. Records poor. Observations discontinued December ?. to February 8.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

330

856

380

380

380

405

430

380

380

355

355

405

330

330

330

330

355

330

330

303

285

262

285

285

285

285

285

285

308

330

330

355

308

330

330

355

330

330

308

308

308

262

220

240

262

330

285

308

308

308

330

308

285

308

262

220

1,510

1,660

2,310

3,580

4,630

4,930

4,630

4,540

4,250

3,960

3,770

3,490

3,020

2,750

2,400

2,140

2,060

1,980

1,740

1,510

1,350

1,300

1,350

1,590

2,230

2,660

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,400

2,310

2,930

4,930

6,200

6,600

7,310

8,170

8,740

9,470

9,590

8,510

7,950

7,950

7,730

7.210

6,500

6,100

5,610

5,320

4,830

4,440

3,960

3,680

3,400

3,210

3,020

2,980

2,660

2,310

2,140

2,140

2,310

2,400

2,480

2,140

1,980

1,900

1,980

3,020

4,050

5,220

5,900

6,100

5,900

5,410

4,830

4,400

4,050

3,400

3,210

2,750

2,480

2,480

3,300

4,830

5,220

4,150

3,770

3,210

2,660

2,400

2,060

1,820

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,590

1,660

1,660

1,510

1,510

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,130

975

838

862

715

750

715

715

680

662

610

562

545

546

545

515

430

515

515

485

458

458

515

458

355

458

715

645

645

515

515

515

458

562

545

485

430 

405 515- 

468

405

405

430

430

485

458

430

405

430

355

355

405

380

380

380

380

405

355

405

405

405

405

430

405

430

405

405

938

1,510

1,820

1,980

2,140

2,140

2,060

1,820

1,590

1,510

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,050

975

938

938

938

900

2,140

3,400

3,020

3,400

3,960

3,860

3,400

3,210

3,020

2,840

3,210

2,840

2,480

2,140

1,980

1,820

1,660

1,660

1,350

1,350

1,510

2,230

2,140

1,980

1,900

1,820

1,660

1,660

1,510

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,050

1,050

975

938

750

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October.... ...

November . 

February 9-28. 

March........

April 

May.... .

June ....

July.- .. 

August.-... 

September....

430

355

4,930

9,590

6,100

5,220

715

515

3,960

3,210

262

220

1,350

1,350

1,900

715

355

355

405

750

341

306

2,960

5,300

3,490

2,200

541

411

1,900

1,690

0.0234

.0210

.203

.363

..239

.151

.0371

.0282

.130

.116

0.03 

.02 

.16 

.42 

.27 

.17 

.04 

.03 

.15 

.13
40 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1928, PAST Y 

ST. CROIX KITES AT SWISS, WBL

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 33, T. 42 N., R. 15 W.r at Mgl ^ay bridge near

Swiss, 10 miles northeast of Danbury. Namakagon River eaters 3H° miles

above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1928. * 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,690 seeondi-fe<'% September 17

(gage height, 3.80 feet); minimum, 640 second-feet Beeea^er 1-5, 11, 12r

and January 28.

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 8,480 second-feet April 22, 1916 (gage

height, 6.73 feet); minimum, 518 second-feet several timer during August,

1925 (gage height, 0.22 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (November 13 to

March 31), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,.

Day

1 _ ..... __ ..

2.. ... 

3 ..... ...

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

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

6... - -.

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

8 - -

10 

11.. _ ..... __

12 

13 

14 . - 

15. ..... -

16. -... .

17. __ - .....

18 

19 __ -- _ .

20... .......

21 .

22

23. 

24 

25

26 

27 - 

28. 

29- 

30. 

31 

Get.

810 

810 

940

875 

875

810 

810 

810 

875 

810

810 

810 

810 

810 

810

810 

810 

875 

940 

940

875 

875 

810 

810 

810

750 

750 

750 

750 

810 

810

Nov.

875 

875 

875 

1,010 

940

940

875 

875 

875 

875

810 

810 

810 

810 

750

750 

750 

695 

695 

695

695 

695 

695 

695 

640

640 

640 

640 

640 

640

Dee.

640 

640 

640 

640 

640

695 

695 

695 

695 

695

640 

640 

695 

720 

750

810

875 

875 

875 

875

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

875 

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

Jan.

810 

750 

750 

750 

720

695 

720 

750 

750 

750

780 

810 

840 

875 

840

810 

810 

810 

780 

750

750 

750 

720 

695 

695

695 

670 

640 

670 

695 

695

Feb.

695 

720 

750 

780 

810

810 

810 

780 

750 

780

810 

840

875 

875 

875

910 

940 

940 

940 

910

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

840 

810 

810 

810

Month Maximum

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

The year

940 

1,010 

875 

875 

940 

2,320 

3,350 

3,240 

1,760 

2,120 

1,400 

3,690

3,690

Mar.

810 

810 

810 

810 

780

750 

780 

810 

810 

810

810 

810 

875 

940 

975

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,300 

1,580 

1,670 

1,760 

1,850

1,850 

1,940 

2,030 

2,120 

2,220 

2,320

Apr.

2,420 

2,220 

2,220 

2,920 

3,350

3,240 

3,020 

3,020 

3,020 

2,920

2,920 

2,820 

2,720 

2,720 

2,420

2,120 

1,940 

2,030 

2,030 

2,120

2,220 

2,320 

2,420 

2,420 

2,420

2,420 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

Minimum

750 

640 

640 

640 

695 

750 

1,940 

1,010 

810 

1,010 

875 

1,010

640

May

2,220 

2,320 

3,020 

3,240 

3,240

3,130 

3,240 

3,020 

2,920 

2,720

2,620 

2,420 

2,220 

1,940 

1,760

1,670 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,490 

1,400 

1,400 

1,310 

1,230

1,150 

1,150 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010 

1,010

June

940 

1,080 

1,010 

940 

875

810 

810 

875 

1,080 i;oio

940 

1,010 

1,150 

1,230 

1,230

1,230 

1,310 

1,310 

1,400 

1,580

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,670 

1,670

1,580 

1,580 

1,490 

1,400 

1,230

Mean

827 

774 

776 

749 

836 

1,230 

2,520 

1,980 

1,260 

1,560 

1,120 

2,110

1,310

July

1,150 

1,080 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,670 

2,120 

1,940

1,760 

1,580 

1,490 

1,400 

1,310

1,150 

1,150 

1,310 

1,400 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,030 

2,120 

2,120

2,030 

1,940 

1,760 

1,670 

1,490 

1,400

Fx- square 

mile

0.534 

.499 

.501 

.483 

.539 

.794 

1.63 

1.28 

.813 

1.01 

.723 

1.36

.846

Aug.

1,400 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,230

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150

1,150 

1,010 

875 

875 

1,080

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

940 

940

1,010 

1,010 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010

1,010 

1,080 

1,080 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

Sept.

1,150 

1,310 

1,310 

1,230 

1,080

1,150 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010 

1,230

1,490 

1,940 

2,420 

2,720 

3,240

3,460 

3,690 

3,570 

3,460 

3,240

3,020 

2,920 

2,720 

2,520 

2,320

2,120 

1,940 

1,760 

1,670 

1,580.

Run-off in 

inches

0.62 

.56 

.58 

.56 

.58 

.92 

1.82 

1.48 

.91 

1.16 

.83 

1.52

11.54
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 41

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR GRANTSBURG, WE.

LOCATION. Chain gage near center of sec. 30, T, 40 N., R. 18 W., rt Norway

Point ferry, half a mile below mouth of Sand Creek and 10 miles north of

Grantsburg.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,820 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 second-feet April 1 (gage

height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 985 second-feet December 31 and January 5. 

1923-1928: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet March 18, 1927 (gage

height, 11.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 695 second-feet December 6, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair, except those for period of ice effect (November 14 to

March 31), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1. . _ .......

2 ________ ..

3.. ___ .-.-...

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

5. ... -

6. _____

7-~ 

Q

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

10.... ____ ....

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

12 

IS. 

14. 

15 .- *- -

16 

17 ____ .......

18. . 

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

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

21. ..

22

23. ...

24. 

25. 

26 ___ .... _ ..

27. .

28

29. __ . _ . _ .

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

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

Oct.

1,500

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

Nov.

1,670

1,670

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,340

1,670

1,760

1,670

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,260

1 260

1,260

1,260

1 260

l',260

1 260

1,260

I OAA

1,260

1,260

1,190

Dee.

1,120

1,050

1,120

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,120

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,190

1 260

1 260

1,120

985

Jan.

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

985

1,050

1,050

1,120

1,190

1,050

1,120

l)l90

1,190

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,190

1,050

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,190

1,190

1 120

1,120

Feb.

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,340

1,260

1,420

1,420

1 260

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,340

1,340

1,120

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

Mac.

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,420

1,340

1,500

1,500

1,420

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,850

2,140

2,550

2,900

3,420

4,020

4,680

5,380

6,280

7,000

Apr.

7,930

6,100

5,200

5,560

6,460

7,360

7,360

6,280

5,560

5,380

5,200

5,200

4,850

4,510

4,020

3,710

3,560

3,560

3,860

4,020

4,180

4,850

5,200

5,560

5,200

5,020

4,510

4,340

4,020

3,860

May

3,560

3,710

4,510

5,920

7,000

7,000

6,640

6,280

6,280

6,100

5,560

4,850

4,340

4,180

3,560

3,280

3,150

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,900

2,780

2,660

2,550

2,440

2,240

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,040

June

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,850

1,850

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,240

2,440

2,340

2,550

2,780

3,020

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,160

3,020

2,780

2,660

2,550

2,340

July

2,240

2,340

2,140

2,140

2,040

1,940

2,040

2,780

3,710

4,180

4,020

3,560

3,020

2,660

2,340

2,240

2,140

2,440

2,550

3,420

4,850

5,560

5,380

4,510

3,860

3,420

3,020

2,780

2,550

2,240

2,140

Aug.

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,850

1,850

1,760

1,760

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,760

1,580

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,500

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,850

1,940

1,940

2,040

Sept.

2,140

2,140

1,940

1,940

1,850

1,850

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,760

1,940

2,440

3,280

4,180

4,850

5,740

6,280

6,640

6,460

6,100

5,740

5,920

4,850

4,340

3,860

3,860

3,420

3,020

2,780

2,780

Montb

February.... . 

March

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

May. ...... 

June. . 

July ... ._. ......... _ . 

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

Maximum

1,760

1,260

1,260

1,420

7,000

7,930

7 000

3,280

5,560

2,140

6 ' 640

7 ' 930

Minimum

1,500

1,190

985

985

1,120

1,190

3,560

2 040

1 760

1 940

1,500

1,670

985

Mean

1,590

1,470

1 1 fV\

1 140

1*270

2,210

5,080

3 <Ufl

2,360

3 040

1,770

3

COA

9 Q&n

Per squa~<5 

mile

0.564

.531

Ano

404

.450

.784

1.80

1 40

.837

1.0f

.6^

1.27

8

*4

Buii-off in 

inches

0.65

.58

.47

.47

.49

on

Q m

1.61

Q3

1.24

.72

1

JO

n d.Q
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR RUSH CITY, BONN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. # sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 20 W. t at Torthern Pacific 

Railway bridge 5 miles east of Rush City and 10 miles below mouth of 

Snake River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,120 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-fee* April 1; maximum gage height, 9.7 feet March 28; minimum discharge, 1,190 second-feet 

November 15 (gage height, 2.7 feet).

1923-1928: Maximum discharge, 26,700 second-feet Marc^ 18, 1927 (gage 

height, 10.2 feet); minimum, 820 second-feet several days in August and 

December, 1925, and January and March, 1926.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (November 16 to 

March 30) and those from July 2 to September 30, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-88

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

10.

11.

12.

13.

14. 

15-

16.

17. 

18-

19.

20.

21.

22.

23. 

24-

25.

26. 

27-

28.

29.

30.

31.

1,580

1,580

1,800

1,800

1.800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,580

1.580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,800

2,080

2,030

1,800

1,800

1,190

1,190

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,800 ' 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1.580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1, 580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,580

1,800

1,800

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,270

3.330 

4,470 

5,660 

6,900 

' 8,210

9,530

10,900

12,300

13,700

15,200

16, 700

16,700

16,300

16,300

15,900

15,600

14,800

14,400

13,000

11,900

11,200

10,900

10,200

9,860

9,530

8,540

7,550

7,220

7,550

8,210

8,540

8,870

8,870

9,200

9,200

9,530

9,530

9,530

8,870

7,550

6,900

6,500 

6,280 

7,&0 

10,200 

11,200

10,900

10,600

9,860

9,200

8,210

7,220

6,900

6,280

5,660

5,060

4,470

4,180

4,180

3,610

3,610

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,050

3,050

2,780

2,520

2,270

2,270

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,800

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,780

3,050

3,050

3,890

3,890

4,180

4,180

4,470

4,470

4,180

3,890

3,610

3,330

3,330

2,780

2,820

2,580

2,350 

2,350 

3; 600 

4.740 

5,630

5,630

5,030

4,450

3,880

3,330

3,070

2,820

2,820

3,330

4.160

6,860

8,5,50

8,550

6,860

5,030

4,450

3,880

3,600

3,330

2,820

2,580

2,820

3,070

3,070

2,820

2,580

2,580

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,120

1,900

1,900

2,120

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,820

3,070

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,560

2,350

2,350

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,350

2,820

4,160

5,330

6,860

8,720

9,140

9,400

9,140

9,010

8,720

8,340

8,100

7,500

5,630

5,030

4,450

4,160

3,880

Month Maximum

October... 

NovemberDecember . 

January... 

February. _ March.....

April......

May.......

June ....

July.. .. 

August.. 

September.

The year..

1,800

2,030

1,580

1,680

2,030

16,700

16,700

11,200

4,470

8,550

3,070

9,400

16,700

Minimum Mean

1,580

1,190

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

6,900

2,270

1,800

2,350

1,900

2,120

1,190

1,670

1,690

1,580

1,500

1,700

4,540

10,700

5,630

2,840

4,210

2,310

5,100

3,620

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches 

0.326

.330

.309

.293

.332

.887

2.09

1.10

.555

,822

.451

.996

.707

0.38

.37

.36

.34

.36

1.02

2.33

1.27

.62

.95

.52

1.11

9.63
UPPEB MISSISSIPPI BIVEB BASIN 43

ST. CKOIX RIVER NEAR ST. CKOIX FAILS, VIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 18, T. 34 N., 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, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet 

March 30; minimum, 347 second-feet February 12.

1910-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 35,800 second-feet March 26, 

1920; minimum, 75 second-feet July 17, 1910 (caused by regulation).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge computed from power-house records. 

Low-water flow controlled by operation of gates of power plan* and by 

operation at Never's Dam, 10 miles upstream. Daily-discharge records furnished by Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16. 

17- 

18. 

1». 

20.

21- 

22..

23-

24-

25-

2,000

1,240

2,420

2,280

2,270

2,230

2,360

1,460

2,480

2,430

2,540

2,180

2,680

2,540

1,120

3,160

2,000

2,070

2,120

2,050

2,430

1,730

2,220

1,880

2,180

2,020

2,100

2,210

1,690

2,450

2,710

2,090

2,300

2,300

2,800

1,810

2,270

2,260

2,220

2,420

2,280

2,270

640

2,300

1,800

1,660

559

1,670

2,040

564

2,380

2,380

2,550

1,540

3,740

2,960

1,130

2,560

2,630

2,520

2,400

2,220

1,080

7,290

1,980

2,060

2,180

1,880

1,840

1,860

819

2,270

1,890

1,870

1,910

1,920

2,130

871

2,470

2,560

1,860

1,900

1,910

2,210

1,360

1,390

2,430

2,460

2,040

2,060

2,120

1,540

1,420

2,300

2,170

1,720

1,840

1,590

992

2,360

2,130

1,860

1,730

1,710

2,160

800

2,410

2,420

2,080

2,220

2,020

2,390

950

2,120

2,060

1,850

1,900

2,120

2,040

826

2,080

1,880

1,830

1,710

1,740

1,780

873

2,130

1,840

1,840

1,800

2,190

2,060

347

2,380

2,120

2,330

2,210

1,960

2,290

478

2,540

2,630

2,070

1,880

2,050

1,920

464

2,410

2,160

2,010

1,900

1,930

1,880

520

2,310

2,290

1,900

1,760

1,360

1,940

559

2,730

2,030

2,040

1,670

2,030

2,120

1,040

2,490

2,890

2,990

4,140

6,310

5,830

14,700

18,300

20,800

21,400

21,700

21,800

19,900

17,900

16,400

14,700

12,600

13,200

13,500

14,000

17,200

11,200

9,730

9,820

10,000

9,310

9,700

8,590

5,900

6,700

6,780

7,750

8,160

9,310

12,200

9,890

10,100

11,600

10,000

9,130.

7,930

8,240

7,900

6,990

6,860

11,400

13,100

10,800

9,180

9,060

8,580

7,910

7,370

6,560

5,840

5,010

5,430

5,230

3,940

1,900

' 3, 570 

3,900 

3,950 

4,150 

4,500

2,600

3,660

3,700

1,640

3,050

2,640 

 2,030 

1,040 

2,440 

2,210

2,520

2,500

2,480

2,060

1,200

2,460

2,850

2,590

2,460

2,430

2,590

1,200

2,800

3,690

3,520

4,170

4,430

5,890

2,750

4,410

4,410

4,390

4,250

6,320

2,800

626

3,260

2,780

3,590

5,480

3,300

2,070

4,570

5,850

6,110

5,960

6,550

4,360

1,600

3,900

4,290

4,940

3,330

3,950

5,750

7,000

6,180

7,330

7,310

6,770

6,320

4,030

1,900

3,430

3,680

3,920

3,690

3,040

1,880

3,160

2,420

2,650

2,600

2,420

3,070

1,310

2,980

2,760

2,810

2,420

2,450

1,920

1,030

3,520

3,190

2,610

2,260

2,570

2,670

875

2,640

3,470

3,510

3,300

3,140

3,040

1,790

2,050

3,910

3,660

3,440

2,970

2,200

1,120

3,160

2,780

3,430

3,720

4,430

4,980

8,520

9,080

9,240

10,300

9,540

9,490

9,150

9,160

7,350

7,260

7,120

6,700

7,100

5,500

3,200

Month

October... 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February.. 

March ... 

April......

May. _. 

June . 

July........

August.....

September.

The year.

Maximum

3,160

3,740

7,290

2,420

2,630

21,800

17,900

13,100

6,320

7,330

3,920

10,300

21,800

Minimum Mean

1,120

559

819

800

347

520

5,900

1,640

1,040

626

875

1,120

347

2,160

2,110

2,140

1,860

1,860

6,300

10,600

5,960

3,150

4,480

2,710

5.510

4,070

Per square 

mile

0.364

.356

.361

.314

.314

1.06

1.79

1.01

.531

.756

.457

.929

.687

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

.40 

.42 

.36 

.34 

1.22 

2.00 

1. J6 

.59 

.87 

.53 

1.04

9.35

17104 31-
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

NAMAKAGOW RIVER NEAR TREGO, WIS.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., at power-house of Wisconsin

Hydro-Electric Co. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 476 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1927, to September, 1928. Records collected

at Trego, 5 miles farther upstream (drainage area, 420 squrre miles), March,

1914, to September, 1927, 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet

September 14; minimum, 123 second-feet January 22. Both maximum and

minimum are the result of regulation. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge computed from hourly records of load and

head at power plant.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 

2 - --

3 

4... 

8.: .

7... _

8 

9... _

10 

11 

12. __ . _ - .....

13 

14 

15 ___

16 _ .

17 ....

18 ___ . ....

19..... __ ...

20 

21 

22 _ ..... ...

23.... _ .. ......

24... __ .....

25

26...... ...

27 

28. 

29 ...

30 

31 __ ..... .....

*M

Oct.

I 280

276 

391

370 

420 

373 

297 

424

378 

388 

496 

388 

260

262 

379 

578 

434 

316

324 

354 

321 

348 

342

367 

357 

378 

366 

349 

378

Nov.

374 

268 

426 

397 

408

312 

401 

371 

333 

331

303 

307 

197 

499 

425

298 

297 

297 

347 

379

412 

368 

378 

197 

396

406 

348 

428 

417 

284

DeCj

203 

155 

175 

130 

175

139 

135 

300 

234 

279

219 

356 

322 

369 

350

380 

411 

288 

427 

538

321 

276 

300 

373 

367

385 

317 

334 

367 

372 

431

Jan.

216 

416 

369 

303 

340

383 

364 

131 

481 

366

344 

331 

375 

444 

241

551 

371 

383 

409 

389

362 

123 

481 

348 

340

357 

354 

320 

147 

481 

344

Feb.

345 

345 

342 

319 

140

481 

227 

338 

437 

468

421 

216 

529 

332 

440

422 

417 

367 

131

483

367 

352 

357 

356 

385

207 

502 

310 

351

Month Maximum

October __________________

February. ____________ . ........ March ______________ . ........

AprU ... _ .......

June 

July . ___ ... 

September _______________ ,

The year

578 

499 

538 

551 

529 

981 

1,070 

815 

942 

714 

806 

1,360

1,360

Mar.

358 

301 

340 

216

378

361 

372 

362 

374 

401

292 

356 

447 

502 

452

431 

403 

318 

417 

423

420 

374 

703 

638 

716

945 

981 

778 

734 

802 

582

Apr.

446 

573 

374 

1,070 

966

629 

913 

865 

889 

864

828 

703 

525 

529 

499

462 

514 

612 

616 

682

749 

723 

760 

762

761

761 

759 

743 

702 

729

Minimum

260 

197 

130 

123 

131 

216 

374 

362 

302 

250 

257 

281

123

May

735

740 

815 

804

805 

786 

472 

534 

552

558 

557 

683 

681 

514

561 

497 

530 

537 

410

455 

370 

463 

399 

362 

432

June

491 

505 42-' 

418 

589

512 

411 

495 50." 

309

468 

449 48." 

943 5&<

360 

30.7 

423 

653 47.*

711 

634 

600 

70<t 

519

585 

59P 

544 

486 

472

Mean

360 

353 

304 

350 

358 

490 

700 

602 

522 

491 

485 

782

483

July

250 

413 

482 

425 

512

405 

493 

389 

469 

469

470 

332 

461 

471 

353

391 

385 

428 

463 

533

647 

517 

624 

665 

610

579 

607 

553 

502 

714 

603

P'jr square 

mile

0.756 

.742 

.639 

.735 

.752 

1.03 

1.47 

1.26 

1.10 

1.03 

1.02 

1.64

1.01

Aug.

735 

475 

540 

580 

.531

763 

806 

589 

597 

614

500 

354 

424 

430 

404

380 

381 

378 

257 

430

499 

520 

470 

451 

384

262 

445 

433 

439 

448 

525

Sept.

571 

491 

548 

440 

456

459

477 

524 

281 

437

800 

1,170 

1,120 

1,360 

1,270

1,150 

1,270 

1,290 

1,120 

1,050

810 

819 

659 

837 

832

673 

683

677 

692 

508

Run-off in 

inches

0.87 

.83 

.74 

.85 

.81 

1.19 

1.64 

1.45 

1.23 

1.19 

1.18 

1.83

13.81
UPPER MISSISSIPPI KIVEE BASIN

APPLE RIVER NEAR SOMERSET, WIS.

45

XOCATION. In sec. 21, T. 31 N., E. 19 W., at power plant of Northern States

Power Co. 3H miles below Somerset. 

DRAINAGE ABE A. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1901, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet

March 27; minimum, 88 second-feet December 3.

1904^1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 2,280 second-fee* in June,

1905; minimum discharge, 7 second-feet August 21, 1927, caused by

regulation. 

UEMAHKS. Records fair. Discharge computed from power-house records by

engineers of Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&7-28

Day

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

2. _ ..... __ 

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

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

5 . .....

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

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

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

S. ..............

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

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

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

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

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

15 .

16 

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

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

IS.. _____ ....

20 ........

"21...... _ ......

22. __ .....

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

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

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

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

27. _ ...........

28. .. _ ......

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

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

31 __ .......

Oct.

194 

137 

182 

229 

235

282 

202 

262 

185 

203

226 

308 

90 

204 

242

169 

226 

182 

205 

229

183

172 

153 

175 

256

233

277 

223 

225 

242 

141

Nov.

199 

234 

307 

345

283

155 

195 

184 

217 

174

242 

123 

252 

252 

271

169 

186 

235 

260 

210

287 

248 

236 

135 

330

165 

230 

323 

220

187

Dec.

182 

147 

88 

205 

236

252 

213 

194 

152 

221

256 

218 

142 

170

176

176 

193 

153 

207 

158

187 

128 

224 

215 

239

216

187 

168 

215 

185 

208

Jan.

237 

218 

232 

234 

201

190 

207 

222 

190 

195

178 

207 

197 

243 

202

253 

249 

213 

214 

173

183 

215 

237 

232 

192

211 

158 

155 

170 

207 

136

Feb.

175 

160 

173 

144 

166

195 

144 

219 

219 

194

204 

311 

160 

242 

294

283 

190 

182 

196 

182

195 

172 

225 

195 

196

194 

228 

204 

220

Month Maximum

October- __________________

November. _________ _ ..........

March ____________ . .............

April __ .. ____ ......... ........

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

June. _ .. .................................

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

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

September _______________ , -

The year

308 

345 

256 

253 

311 

1,160 

854 

 95 

465 

439 

278 

420

1,160

Mar.

153 

229 

131 

207 

199

166 

172 

213 

219 

192

190 

300 

317 

392 

307

253 

227 

- 242 

353 

437

647 

852 

1,100 

1,120 

1,140

1,120 

1,160 

1,060 

1,000 

944 

852

Apr.

689 

465 

440 

524 

576

493 

572 

449 

569

484

330 

357 

498 

396 

453

598 

505 

329 

415 

543

654 

634 

854 

651 

644

607 

436 

495 

363 

679

Minimum

90 

123 

88 

136 

144 

131 

329 

130 

124 

150 

132 

151

88

May

478 

385 

406 

533 

630

600 

538 

695 

637

578

539 

358 

222 

416 

423

337 

393 

375 

348 

374

320 

288 

276 

254 

253

325 

209 

283 

284 

130 

239

June

247 

182 

177 

194 

153

204

165 

124 

169 

172

231 

130 

205 

361 

299

228 

199 

264 

129

278

465 

207 

291 

273 

222

379 

378 

337 

315 

233

Mean

209 

228 

191 

205 

202 

513 

520 

391 

240 

268 

204 

256

286

July

239 

251 

316

278 

325

210 

306 

411 

356 

439

353 

289 

215 

276 

282

271 

294 

353 

303 

289

244 

259 

210 

150 

172

172 

236 

182 

' 229 

194 

201

Per square 

mile

0/880

.415 

.347 

.373 

.367 

.933 

.945 

.711 

.436 

.487 

.371 

.465

.519

Aug.

183 

261 

202 

192 

190

235 

263 

262 

244 

168

144 

174 

150 

133 

163

174 

179 

202 

132 

191

172 

232 

-248 

231 

230

213 

278 

263 

172 

242 

201

Sept.

287 

155 

297 

208 

246

227 

185 

178 

151 

250

241

420 

269 

242 

301

204 

394 

331 

341 

383

297 

283 

243 

325 

229

161 

184 

174 

283 

186

Eun-ofl in 

inches

0.44 

.46 

.40 

.43 

.40 

1.08 

1.05 

.82 

.49 

.56 

.43 

.52

7.08
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT BISHOPS BRIIMJB, NEAR WINTER, TTS.

LOCATION. Chain gage 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 miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1912, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet September 17-18

(gage height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 33 second-feet October 21-25 (gage

height, 3.50 feet). Both oauaed-by regulation.

1912-1928: Maximum discharge, 6,940 second-feet April 22, 1916 (gage

height, 9.56 feet; minimum, 14 second-feet April 17-20 ard May 1-5, 1925

(gage height, 3.25 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for low stages, whicl are fair. Flow

regulated by storage at Chippewa Reservoir and at another reservoir 16

miles above station; total capacity of both, 10^ billion cubic feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-88

11..

12..

13..

14..

15-

16.

17.

18.

19. 

23.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

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

620

263

74

66

52

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

38

33

33

33

33

-115 

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250

250

250

250

250

232

232

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

290

330

290

250

232

290

290

290

790

1,250

790

710

580

520

470

520

790

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

790

790

790

790

790

790

960

960

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,250

1,250

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,550

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,550

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

915

830

750

675

790

710

675

580

496

495

495

258

93

107

107

136

136

136

136

136

107

79

66

56

56

56

107

240

198

74

56

56

56

56

204

121

66

59

56

121

79

93

107

101

41

41

176

187

107

352

1,760

2,820

2,090

1,350

830

830

830

830

830

830

675

550

550

550

675

830

830

830

830

1,050

1,350

1,350

1,351

1,351

1,351

1,351

1,351

1,351

l.SSf 

470

77

77

77

77

77

1C*

1C*

l(Vt

420

1,150

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350 i,sro

1,350

1,000

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

445

236

77

77

77

201

445

495

610

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

52

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

445

470

470

470

470

710

710

710

710

710

870

870

870

1,050

1,250

2,090

3,080

3,510

3,510

2,440

1,350

1,000

870

870

870

870

870

870

710

610

Month Maximum

Mini- Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October_. 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March._. 

April.......

520

1,250

1,250

1,450

1,650

1,550

240

33

232

470

790

1,350

93

47

102

309

1,030

1,260

1,550

656

87

May . 

June. 

July...... -

August_-. 

September.

3,080 

-1,350 

1,350 

790 

3,510

41

77

77

52

445

880

821

646

527

1,140

The year. 3,510 33 748
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 47

CHIPPEWA RIVEB HEAR BHUCE. WI8. '

XOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 7 W., 1 mile east of Bnce, just 

below mouth of Thornapple River.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 1,600 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1928.

-EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 second-feet March 27; 

maximum gage height, 10.6 feet March 26; minimum discharge, 27£ secondfeet October 21-25 (gage height, 1.15 feet), caused by regulation.

1914-1928: Maximum discharge^ 14,900 second-feet April 10, 19^2 (gage 

height, 13.7 feet); minimum, 200 second-feet August 7-9, 1925 (gage height, 

1.00 foot).

^REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 1 to 

March 26), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J-une July Aug. Sept.

9.

10-

11-

12.

13.

14.

15-

16-

17.

18.

19-

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26-

27.

28.

29.

30. 

.-31-

800

840

925

605

535

502

440

410

410

382

382

355

355

328

328

328

300

300

300

2*75 

275 

275 

275 

275

300

300

382

470

502

535

570

680

642

605

605

535

470

502

535

502

535

642

680

680

605

535

570

680

720

720

760

720

680

570

502

470

535

642

680

535

500

760

760

640

570

605

640

720

800

840

1,060

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1.560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1.560

1,460

1,370

1.370

1,370

1,370

1,240

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,240

1,370

1,460

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1.660

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1.660

1.560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,370

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,370

1,460

1,460

1,560

1,560

1,750

1,840

1,840

1,940

1,940

2,040

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,040

1,840

1,750

1,660

1.560

1,560

1,660

1,750

1,840

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,370

1.370

1.370

1,370

1.370

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,100

1.100

1,140

1.140

1.370

1,460

1,750

2,420

3,820

5,860

7,950

5,970

3,930

3,020

2,520

2,520

2,720

3,120

3,720

4,140

4,240

3,320

2,520

1,840

1,750

2,130

1,940

1,560

1,370

1,370

1,560

1,190

1.140

2,520

2.920

2,920

3,420

4,140

3,620

2,820

2,130

1.750

1,460

1,370

1,190

1,190

1,280

1,840

3,820

5,860

4,880

3,220

2,320

2,520

4,140

4,460

3,820

2,920

2,040

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,560

1,370

1,280

1,100

925

968

1,190

1,280

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,280

1,560

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,660

1,660

1,750

1,660

1,660

1,190

800

605

535

535

605

1,460

2,420

2,920

1,840

2.320

2,520

2,420

2 520

2.320

2.130

1,940

1,840

1,750

1,750

1,370

1,280

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,140

1.100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

925

925

925

760

535

605

760

760

760

1,010

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,010

1,010

968

925

968

1,100

1,190

925

925

1,280

925

760

470

502

470

470

470

502

760

882

605

535

882

840

840

800

925

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,190

3,120

3,420

3,930

4,560

5,420

5,530

5.970

6.200

5.530

4,980

2,820

2,320

1,940

1,660

1,560

1,560

1.370

1,370

1,370

1,370

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October... 

"November. 

December. 

January... 

Tebruary... 

March_.. 

April.......

May___. 

.June___. 

July.......

August.....

September.

The year.

925

760

1,560

1,750

2,130

7,950

4,240

5,860

2,920

1,750

1,280

6,200

7,950

275

470

500

1,060

1,370

1,100

1,140

925

535

535

470

535

275

420

603

1,230

1,470

1,790

2,200

2,410

2,150

1,680

1,070

911

2,510

1,530

0.262

.377

.769

.919

1.12

1.38

1.51

1.34

1.05

1.57

0.30

.42

.89

1.06

1.21

1.59

1.68

1.54

1.17

.77

.66

1.75

13.04
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

CfclPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FAILS, WIS.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 8 W., at Chippewa Falls, 2,500 feet

below mouth of Duncan Creek. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 5,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1888, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 30,100 second-feet

March 26; minimum, 100 second-feet several holidays in October, December,

June, and July. Both maximum and minimum are result of regulation. 

1888-1928: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet March 27, 1920 (gage

height, 17.0 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet February 4, 1917.

Maximum stage known, 26.94 feet September 10, 1884; probably due, in

part, to backwater from log jams. 

REMARKS. Records of daily discharge poor. Discharge computed from power

records at Wissota plant plus estimated inflow between power plant and

gaging station.

Daily, and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

10.

11-

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21..

22..

23..

24-.

25-

1,750

3,280

6,130

6,220

5,220

5,280

6,300

5,280

1,300

4,760

4,180

3,980

4,740

3,780

3,540

127

2,250

2,370

2,880

2,480

2,820

1,580

100

2,640

2,580

2,540

2,390

2,410

3,450

100

2,360

3,230

3,030

4,330

5,380

5,270

3,220

2,590

2,230

2,360

3,120

3,410

3,150

3,420

3.600

4,770

4,130

2,120

2,700

3,270

1,590

3,540

4,090

5,120

4,830

5,100

4,290

274

3,290

4,080

4,430

2,980

2,580

1,820

589

2,600

3,230

3,380

3,140

3,080

1,970

828

3,580

3,620

3,840

3,850

4,640

4,670

1,350

4,280

4,860

4,070

4,110

4,530

4,670

100

100

4,880

4,280

4,180

4,410

4,490

210

1,420

4,160

3,530

3,960

3,270

2,970

826

3.920

4,120

4,150

4,070

4,030

3,970

4,600

4,240

4,130

4,170

4,660

3,840

947

3,940

4,150

4,080

3,630

3,100

2,840

984

3.450

3,450

3,690

3,590

3,760

3,320

967

3,360

4,290

4,430

4,330

3,740

3,500

1,250

4,860

4,140

4,450

4,400

4,120

4,340

917

4,550

4,550

4,160

4,010

4,020

3,580

938

3,925

4,460

4,790

5,330

5,250

4,580

2,720

4,180

4,640

4,310

3,380

2,560

3,150

2,150

3,940

3,140

2,780

2,640

10,400 i 7,070 

10,200 i 7,520 

11,600 ! 7,170 

12,000 11,200 

14,400 14,000

2,920

I,820 

3,310 

4,950

6,640

6,040

4,930

7,930

26,200

30,100

28,600

25,200

21,800

17,700

II,800

20,200

16,800

12,100

9,890

11,900

8,930

9.840

12,800

9,710

5,330

9,460

9,200

9,860

10,300

12,800

11,900

15,800

19,500

19,200

16,300

13,600

11,700

9,610

6,870

9,690

18,100

18,900

15,300

10,600

9,430

10,300

9,190

5,070

8,600

7,650

7,140

6,520

7,080

6,710

1,410

4,380

5,210

5,860

5,340

4,980

6,260

355

3,830

3,360

970

3,790

4,040

4,740

158

3,010

4.320

3,700

3,620

2,950

2,390

103

3,560

5,210

4,680

3,230

3,420

2,550

100

3,360

3,420

4.670

6,240

6,510

4,570

3,510

7,640

7,100

7,520

7,000

6,840

4,310

100

3,720

6,010

293

4,990

5,000

2,800

193

3,050

3,320

3,280

3,510

3,330

3,590 loo

3,890

4,200

3,940

3,960

3,640

3,630

632

3,490

3,500

3,260

2,830

2,170

2,060

896

2,610

2,880

2,680

3,930

3,380

3,510

587

3,700

4,430

4,510

4,770

4,100

2,700

493

3,380

3,060

2,890

2,260

2,700

2,610

1,720

5,700

5,580

5,110

5,420

3,570

2,730

262

2,350

2,890

3,320

3,680

3,610

4,410

706

437

2,760

3,700

4,190

4, 510

2,620

346

3,440

4,57<T 

6,710 

8,490 

15,400 

14,500

9,790

15,700

15,100

13,900

11,900

10,200 

9,460 

4,120 

6,350 

4,640'

4,950 

4,960 5,140" 

4,600- 

1,160'

Month Maximum Minimum Mean P y square Run-off in 

mile inchesOctober_.

November.. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May. . 

June__... 

July........

August_.. 

September.

The year..

6,300

5,380

4,880

4,660

4,860

30,100

20,200

18,900

7,640

6,010

5,700

15,700

30,100

100

274

100

210

917

1,820

5,330

355

100

100

262

346

100

3,190

3,530

3,250

3,280

3,670

8,300

12,100

7,530

4,150

2,930

3,280

6,630

5,140

0.570

.630

.580

.586

.655

1.48

2.16

1.34

.741

.523

.586

1.18

.918

0.66:. 

.70 .67- 

.68 

.71

1.71-

2.41.

1.54 

.83: 

.60 

.68.

1.32'

12.51.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 49

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DUBA.HD, WIS,

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 21, T. 25 N., R. 13 W., at Durand.

DBAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July t.o September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 27,300 second-feet September 17

(gage height, 8.80 feet); minimum, 2,470 second-feet September 4 (gage

height, 1.80 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation due to operation

of power plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988

Day

1 .......

2 ... __

3........

4.. ......

5........

6. ....

7 ____ .

8.... 

9........

10 

July

5,000 

4,760

Aug.

4,530 

5,490 

5,990 

5,990 

6,500

3,250 

5,490 

7,040 

7,600 

7,880

Sept.

6,240 

6,240 

3,460 

2,470 

5,000

5,490 

5,990 

6,240 

5,000 

3,460

Day

11. .

12 

10

14_ 

15.- 

16 

17 

18 

19. 

20 

Month

July 9-31.

August--.

Septembe

July

4,530 

5,490 

4,760 

5,740 

4,760

3,050 

5,000 

6,500 

5,990 

5,990

Aug.

7,040 

5,000 

2,660 

4,530 

5,000

5,000 

4,530 

4,080 

5,000 

4,530

Sept.

4,760 

6,770 

10,700 

13,000 

16,500

24,100 

26,400 

25,000 

21,400 

20,100

Maximum Minimum

6, 500 2, 850 

13, 800 2, 660 

26, 400 2, 470 '

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Mean

5,030 

6,250 

10,600

July

6,500 

5,240 

3,250 

5,740 

5,490

5,490 

5,990 

4,300 

3,870 

2,850 

5,490

Auj.

8,160 

9,300 

11,400 

13,800 

11,800

6,500 

4,080 

4,530 

5,000 

5,990 

5,990

Per square 

mfle

0.558 

.694 

1.18

Sept.

17,400 

13,800 

13,400 

7,600 

9,010

7,320 

8,160 

7,320 

7,600 

7,320

Run-ofl 

in inches

0.48 

.80 

1.32
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

FLAMBEAU BXVEB AT FIAMBEATT RESEBTOIB, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. X sec. 3, T. 41 N., R. 2 E., a quarter of a mile

below dam of Flambeau Reservoir. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 620 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1927, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet February 14

(gage height, 5.8 feet); minimum, 335 second-feet April 1-2 (gage height,

3.96 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by storage in Ftembeau Reserv oi

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 __ .............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

yi.. ..............

22 __ ........

23 __ .. ....

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

25-. ........

26-.. ...... .......

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

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

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

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

31-. 

Sept.

*

686

686 

686 

686 

686 

686

686 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

Oct.

659 

659 

484 

556 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

OCA

Nov.

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

Dec.

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

.659 

659 

659 

659 

659

714 

990 

1,200 

1,060 

860 

860

Month

1927 

September 15-30 .....

1927-28

November ___ ....

December. _______ _ .

January ____________ . ___ ._,

February ____ ....

March _____ ....

April... _____ ....

May . _____________

June.! ____ .. ....

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

August.. ____ . ______________

September ______ .

The year... ______ . ............

Jan.

860 

860 

860 

860 

860

860

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

800 

1,270 

1,130 

990

860 

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

742 

742

742 

742

742 

742 

800 

800 

800 

800

Feb.

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

860 

925 

800 

800

1,060 

1,200 

1,270 

1,340 

1,270

925 

800 

800 

800 

800

742 

742 

800 

800 

800

742 

800 

800 

800

Maximum

686

659 

659 

1,200 

1,270 

1,340 

800 

531 

714 

860 

860 

990 

860

1,340

Mar.

800 

742 

742 

742 

714

714 

714 

686 

686 

686

659 

659 

659 

659 

632

632 

606 

606 

606 

606

580 

580 

580 

531 

418

556 

484 

484 

484 

508 

508

Minimum

659

484 

659 

659 

742 

742 

418 

335 

508 

632 

580 

632 

355

335

Apr.

335 

335 

376 

376 

376

376 

376 

439 

439 

439

439 

439 

484 

484 

484

484 

484 

508 

508 

508

508 

508 

508 

508 

508

508 

508 

531 

531 

531

May

531 

531 

531 

531 

531

531 

531 

556 

606 

606

606 

606 

686 

686 

686

508 

508 

508 

714 

714

714 

632 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

632 

632 

632 

632

Mean

671

650 

659 

715 

834 

878 

621 

461 

605 

747 

719 

828 

539

688

Ji'ne

632 

632 

632 

632 

632

632 

860 

860 

860 

860

860 

860 

860 

860 

860

860 

860 

860 

860 

860

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

659 

659 

659 

f59

July

659 

659 

659 

659 

659

659 

860 

860 

 860 

860

860 

860 

860 

860 

860

860 

860 

860 

580 

580

580 

580 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

632 

632 

632 

632

Fer square 

mfle

1.08

1.05 

1.06 

1.15 

1.35 

1.42 

1.00 

.744 

.976 

1.20 

1.16 

1.34 

.869

1.11

Aug.

632 

632 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

632 

632 

925

800 

925 

925 

925 

925

925 

925 

925 

925 

925

925 

025 

860 

860 

860

925 

990 

990 

860 

860 

860

Sept.

860 

860 

860 

742 

606

606 

606 

606 

606 

606

606 

484 

355 

355 

355

355 

355 

355 

355 

355

355 

355 

484 

556 

580

556 

580 

580 

580 

659

Run-off in 

inches

0.64

1.21 

1.18 

1.33 

1.56 

1.53 

1.15 

.83 

1.13 

1.34 

1.34 

1.54 

.97

15.11
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 51

FLAMBEAU RIVER NEAR BUTTERNUT, VIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in lot 10, sec. 28, T. 41 N., R. 1 E., 6 miles southeast of

Butternut and 7 miles upstream from Park Falls. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 660 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 second-feet May 5 (gage

height, 4.53 feet); minimum, 382 second-feet April 1 (gage height, 1.63 feet). 

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 5,430 second-feet April 22 and 23, 1916

(gage height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 91 second-feet September 18and 19,1925

(gage height, 0.25 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 1 to

March 31), which are fair. Flow regulated by storage in Flambeau Peservoir

9 miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

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 

28 

30 

31 

Oct.

717

762

672

628

717

717

808

672

672

672

672

672

672

628

628

' 628

628

628

628

628

628

628

AOQ

628

628

628

628

528

672

Nov.

672

672

672

717

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

717

717

672

717

717

717

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

Dee.

. 745

Jan.

< 860

Feb.

900

Mar.

655

Apr.

382

432

7 CO

1,100

950

762

672

628

672

717

628

672

628

585

672

628

628

585

585

628

628

717

762

717

717

717

717

762

717

May

Qfl9

950

1,150

1,530

1,770

1,470

1,150

1,000

950

950

902

855

1,470

1,530

1,530

902

902

902

855

855

855

1,150

1,250

762

717

672

672

672

672

628

672

June

' ^79

672

fi79

fi79

628

855

950

950

950

950

950

1,050

1,050

1,000

950

950

950

1,150

902

Qfl9

902

902

855

808

808

762

762

762

July

717

762

717

717

717

one

950

QCA

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

672

717

1,100

628

628

628

672

762

672

628

628

Aug.

628

628

628

AOQ

628

585

585

672

855

762

808

855

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

1.000

1,000

950

950

950

950

950

950

1,000

1.000

1,000

Sept.

1,000

950

950

808

672

672

672

672

672

717

762

585

628

585

585

544

544

505

486

432

432

432

432

505

672

672

672

672

672

672

Month

October _ . ____ _ ___________

January __ . ____________ .

March _ __ _ ........ ___ .__. _

April . 

May..... ___ __ .... . ____.___

July 

August... ________ _._.-.-_-- _ 

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

Maximum

808

717

1,100

1,770

1,150

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,770

Minimum

585

672

382

628

628

628

585

432

382

Mean

657

681

745

860

900

655

678

1,010

870

799

857

642

779

Per square 

mile

0.995

1.03

1.13

1.30

1.36

.992

1.03

1.53

1.32

1.21

1.30

.973

1.18

Run-off in 

inches

1.15

1.16

1.30

1.50

1.47

1.14

1.15

1.76

1.47

1.40

1.50

1.09

16.08
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

FLAMBEAU BIVEE HEAR IADYSMITH, WIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 5 W., at Big Falls pow<?r plant of Lake 

Superior District Power Co., 14 miles above Ladysmith.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,910 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1923, to September, 1928. January, 1914, to 

September, 1923, at a station 8 miles below present site; February, 1903, 

to December, 1906, at Ladysmith, 14 miles below present site.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 8,120 second-feet 

April 6; minimum, 479 second-feet January 22.

1903-1906, 1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 19,500 second-feet April 11, 

1922; minimum, 176 second-feet August 30, 1925, caused by regulation.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge computed from power-house records. 

Flow regulated by operation of power plants and storage in Flambeau Reservoir. Daily discharge record furnished by Lake Superior District Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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... .......... _.

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

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

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

Oct.

1.280 

1,270 

1,740 

1,980 

1,620

1,460 

1,360 

1,220 

933 

1,250

1,330 

1,280 

1,030 

1,230 

1,180

914 

1,240 

979 

1.070 

1,110

1,230 

1,210 

563 

1,050 

1,010

1,010 

1,060 

1,170 

1,070 

482 

1,230

Nov.

1,300 

1,320 

1,540 

1,670 

1,350

954 

1,290 

1,340 

1,200 

1,380

1,400 

1,210 

914 

1,610 

1,100

837 

1,440 

1,520 

1,340 

1,160

1,710 

1,530 

1,550 

885 

1,510

1,*230 

1,330 

1,630 

1,460 

1,140 

..._...

Dec.

957 

990 

1,050 

665 

1,260

1,190 

1,180 

1,080 

1,050 

972

897 

1,310 

1,250 

1,280 

1,360

1,380 

1,380

697 

1,200 

1,140

1,220 

1,500 

1,370 

1,160 

971

828 

1,100 

1,100 

1,260 

1,430 

1,290

Jan.

962 

1,070 

1,110 

1,240 

1,270

1,260 

1,320 

908 

1,300 

1,220

1,260 

1,300 

1,420 

1,400 

745

1,340 

1,260 

1.250 

1,330 

1,420

1,230 

479 

1,250 

1,140 

1,160

1,260 

1,270 

1,200 

703 

1,200 

1,100

Feb.

1,060 

1,120 

1,110 

1,150 

807

 1, 120 

1,040 

1,050 

1,190 

1,280

1.220 

774 

1,180 

1,160 

1,280

1,340 

1,350 

1,300 

609 

1,120

1,080 

1,100 

1,100 

1,160 

1,090

748 

1,080 

1,030 

991

.......

Month Maximum

November _ .-... . . ...

April. ___ . ______________ . ...

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

1,980 

1,710 

1,500 

1,420 

1,350 

4,310 

8,120 

6,490 

2,520 

1,760 

1,760 

6,610

8,120

Mar.

l.OSO 

1,180 

1,140 

741 

1,000

1,050

985 

629 

923 

968

743 

991 

1,040 

934 

970

1,210 

1,180 

720 

995 

1,020

1,210 

1,240 

1,800 

2,590 

3,520

4,230 

3,750 

3,940 

4,310 

3,810 

3,630

Apr.

3,860 

4,360 

5,190 

5,770 

8,010

8,120 

7,030 

4,570 

3,780 

3, 470

3,830 

4,200 

3,740 

3.130 

3,070

3,300 

2,580 

3,020 

3,220 

3,260

3,420 

4,000 

4,640 

4,740 

4,700

4,170 

3,670 

3,400 

3,380 

2,880

Minimum

482 

837 

665 

479 

609 

720 

2,580 

522 

821 

730 

780 

638

479

May

3,260 

3,130 

3,630 

5,630 

6,490

6,280 

4,830 

4,450 

3,600 

3,280

2,900 

2,640 

2,240 

2,860 

3,020

2,2PO

1,970 

2,100 

1,960 

1,770

1,780 

1,800 

1,910 

2,040 

1,750

1,300 

1,040 

1,640 

1,340 

522 

1,330

Jum

1,181 

1,180 82' 

1,161 

1,100

1,060 

l.OCO 

1,341 

1,350 

1,660

1,641 

1,580 

2,140 

2.260 

1,931

1,571 

1,670 

1,930 

1,830 

2,400

2,411 

2,170 

2,460 

2,520 

2,3£0

2,230 

1,880 

1,760 

1,620 

1,600

Mean

1,180 

1,330 

1,150 

1,170 

1,090 

1,740 

4,220 

2,740 

1,730 

1,330 

1,320 

2,820

1,810

July

1,350 

1,460 

1,380 

776 

1,340

1,180 

1,100 

730 

1,440 

1,390

1,310 

1,330 

1,540 

1,420 

997

1,'410 

1,290 

1,440 

1,600 

1,560

1,350 

1,760 

1,460 

1,050 

1,310

1,230 

1,360 

1,730 

1,260 

1,500 

1,320

Per sauare 

mile

0.618 

.696 

.602 

.613 

.571 

.911 

2.21 

1.43 

.906 

.696 

.691 

1.48

.948

Aug.

1,180 

1,360 

1,270 

1,350 

1,760

1,550 

1,320 

1,260 

1,210 

1,250

1,220 

780 

1,160 

1,080 

1,120

1,370

1,580 

1,350 

820 

1,500

1,480 

1,380 

1,4CO 

l,4fO 

1,400

849 

1,140 

1,440 

1,570 

1,630 

1,690

Sept.

1,780 

1,550 

1,440 

1,520 

1,690

1,570 

1,370 

1,000 

638 

1,320

3,160 

4,950 

5,940 

6,070 

6,610

6,210 

5,380 

4,510 

3,780 

3,370

2,810 

2,460 

2,170 

l,8fO 

2,040

2,070 

2,050 

1,920 

1,860 

1,360

Run-off 

in inches

0.71 

.78 

.69 

.71 

.62 

1.05 

2.47 

1.65 

1.01 

.80 

.80 

1.65

12.94
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 53

JUMP BIVEE AT SHELDON, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., at highway bridge in Sheldon

11 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,530 second-feet March 26 (gage

height, 9.45 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet August 19 (gage height, 2.80

feet)

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet March 26, 1920 (gage

height, 11.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 14 second-feet January 25-31,

1924. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (November 12 to

March 23), which are poor, and those for extremely low water, whic^ are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

177 

330 

240 

435 

680

855 

970 

930 

890 

970

890 

820 

615 

380 

330

280 

230 

240 

230 

240

221 

194 

136 

100 

113

106 

100 

90 

113 

136 

100

Nov.

177 

240 

380 

490 

435

305 

255 

221 

221 

221

208 

185 

165 

145 

145

145 

145 

145 

 145 

145

145 

145 

145 

165 

165

185 

185 

185 

185 

185

Dec.

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

145 

145 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

145 

145 

145 

145 

145 

125

Jan.

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

145

145 

145 

165

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

145 

145 

145 

145 

125

125 

105 

105 

105 

105

90 

90 

90

75 

75 

75

Feb.

60 

60 

60 

60

75

75 

75 

75 

90 

105

125 

125 

145 

165 

165

165 

165 

145 

145 

145

125 

125 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105

1 Month Maximum

October. _. . _ _._.__

January _________________ . ...

.February __ _______ . ................

March _____________________

jyprU. .......... ...................

June ____ ........ ......................

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

August ___ . .............................

970 

490 

145 

165 

165 

9,000 

5,180 

3,640 

550 

305 

136 

3,300

9,000

Mar.

105 

105 

105 

125 

125

145 

145 

145 

165 

165

165 

185 

185 

210 

230

255 

280 

330 

435

550

890 

1,400 

2,160 

6,280 

6,980

9,000 

6,740 

5,390 

3,640 

2,990 

2,160

Apr.

2,160 

2,040 

2,560 

2,840 

4,190

5,180 

4,970 

4,570 

3,300 

2,040

1,920 

2,700 

2,840 

2,160 

2,160

1,700 

1,500 

1,600 

1,810 

2,160

2,840 

4,000 

3,820 

3,470 

3,140

2,700 

2,040 

1,500 

1,400 

1,130

Minimum

90 

145 

125 

75 

60 

105 

1,130 

100 

74 

100 

34 

62

34

May

970 

890 

1,050 

1,220 

2,560

3,640 

3,470 

2,420 

1,810 

1,500

970 

680 

490 

490 

435

490 

^30 

305 

330

408

330 

330

240 

208 

194

151 

164 

177 

136 

100 

100

June

124 

113 

100 

100 

100

74 

90 

136 

113 

113

100 

113 

136 

136 

136

136 

113 

164 

151 

221

270 

280 

408 

550 

490

355 

270 

230 

151 

136

July

113

151 

136 

177 

208

185 

136 

124 

151 

164

185 

151 

124 

305 

280

221

177 

136 

143 

194

208 

208 

164 

143 

164

124 

113 

124 

106 

124 

100

Mean **X*

392 0. 769 

207 .406 

133 . 261

126 .247 

111 .218 

1, 670 3. 27 

2, 680 5. 25 

858 1.68 

187 . 367 

163 . 320 

87. 8 . 172 

752 1T47

613 1. 20

Aug.

90 

106 

100

100 

100

100 

124 

124 

136 

113

90

74 

69 

62

45

45 

49 

45 

34 

106

100 

106 

100 

95 

90

90 

100 

80 

80 

80 

90

Sept.

90 

100 

113 

80 

69

62 

69 

74 

74 

69

143 

615 

1,500 

2,560 

3,140

3,300 

2,840 

2,040 

1,360 

890

680 

550 

490 

280 

270

255 

255 

230 

185 

164

Run-off in

inches

0.89 

.45 

.36 

.28 

.24 

3.77 

5.86 

1.94 

.41 

.37 

.20 

1.64

16.35
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART 

RED CEDAR RIVER NEAB COLFAX, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., at highway

bridge 4K miles north of Colfax. Trout Creek enters &% miles above station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 second-feet March 24 (gage

height, 5.34 feet); minimum, 270 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 0.92 foot). 

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 7,610 second-feet March 26, 1920 (gage

height, 6.95 feet): minimum, 218second-feet November 23,1925 (gage height,

0.55 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period Of ice efifect (November 16-22

and November 30 to March 20), which are poor, and those for estimated

periods as indicated by braced figures in table. Flow regulated by four

storage reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

735

850 

782 

623

815 

716 

654 

716 

623

594 

458 

594 

623 

594

510

565 

565 

484 

53S

538 

623 

594 

594 

623 

623

Nov.

716 

654 

748 

623 

594

654 

510 

684 

654 

538

716 

716 

684 

623 

594

630 

665 

770

880 

920

880 

805 

684 

716 

510

716 

623 

594 

654 

700

Dec.

700 

600 

540 

455 

430

380 

355 

405 

480 

600

540 

630 

665 

665 

665

630 

455 

540 

600 

630

770 

805 

730 

730 

730

730 

510 

805 

730 

510 

510

Jan.

480 

405 

355 

540 

455

480 

540 

540 

455 

355

405 

600 

730 

880 

805

840 

665 

665 

600 

600

455 

455 

510 

630 

600

570 

510 

455 

405 

430 

480

Feb.

570 

665 

630 

600 

480

480 

540 

665 

960 

1,500

1,130 

600 

430 

700 

1,040

805 

960 

1,040 

840 

665

380 

480 

540 

630 

730

600 

630 

730 

665

Month Maximum

October. ______ ___ _ . ........

December __________ . ...........

February _____ . ______ . __ . ......

April _ . _____ _ __ .. ...

June ______ . ______ . _____ ..

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

September _____ .. __ .... _ ........

850 

920 

805 

880 

1,500 

4,260

1,640 

956 

748 

748 

956

4,260

Mar.

700 

540 

600 

540 

665

840 

880 

805 

960 

1,080

1,310 

1,310 

1,400 

1,700 

1,500

1,500 

1,600 

1,900 

2,120 

2,580

1,540 

3,320 

4,260 

3,710 

2,590

2,040 

1,840 

1,540 

1,450 

1,270 

1,190

Apr.

1,030 

956 

885 

1,110 

1,190

1, 250

1,940 

1,840 

1,540 

1,740

1,450 

1,110 

1,030 

956

782

Minimum

458 

510 

355 

355 

380 

540 

782 

410 

325 

325 

366 

458

325

May

1,110 

956 

1,030 

1,270 

1,640

1,640 

1,640 

1,540 

1,360 

1,110

716 

654 

. 654 

458 

594

623 

623 

623 

623 

594

410 

565 

594

538 

510

565 

623 

484 

565 

538 

410

June

51C

65* 

53f 

34f 

594

510

484

538 

510

325 

654 

716 

594 

565

538

565 

458 

654 

716

62? 

815 

885 

956 

885

538 

48* 59'' 

59^ 

623

Mean

647 

682 

598 

545 

713 

1,590 

1,250 

815 

602 

510 

542 

669

763

July

510

485 

748 

594 

538

510 

565 

623 

434 

510

538, 

538 

594 

565 

565

366 

410 

565 

538

538

538 

432 

325 

366 

484

538 

565 

510 

538 

410 

388

Per square 

mile

0.588 

.620 

.544 

.495 

.648 

1.45 

1.14 

.741 

."547 

.464 

.493 

.608

.694

Aug.

565 

623 

623 

538 

538

458 

654 

716 

565 

510

484 

565 

410 

366

484

484 

484 

458 

434 

458

594 

594 

538

684 

748

594 

434 

410 

510 

654 

623

Sept.

56S 

565. 

510 

458 

623:

684 

594- 

684,

700'

885-

850- 

956. 

684 782' 

716

623-

748

625-

594 

594

Run-off in 

inches

0.68 

.69 

.63

.57 .70- 

1.67 

1.27 

.85 

.61 

. 53. 

.57 

.68

9.45-
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 55

RED CEDAR RIVER AT MENOMONIE, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 13 W., at Menomonie, 

900 feet below power house of Northern States Power Co. and 1,000 fe<°t below 

mouth or Wilson Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA, 1,810 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1907, to September, 1908; May, 1913, to September, 

1923; March, 1925, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,950 second-feet March 23 

(gage height, 5.5 feet); minimum, 61 second-feet September 9 (gag3 height, 

0.85 foot). Minimum due to regulation.

1907-8, 1913-1923, 1925-1928: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet 

March 26, 1920 (gage height, 8.0 feet); minimum, that of Septembe- 9,1928.

REMARKS. Records good except those for July 14, which were estimated. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants at Menomonie and at Cedar Falls. Flow also regulated by storage in four reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

1,300 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

1,230 

1,300 

1,300 

1,310 

1,160

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

970 

814 

1,040 

1,100 

1,160

1,160 

1,030 

312 

762 

919

919 

919 

858 

1,040 

867 

1,030

Nov.

980 

980 

1,160 

1,160 

1,230

1,230 

910 

970 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

652 

788 

1,050

1,160 

1,100 

1,160 

1,160 

590

884 

1,100 

1,100 

1,310 

1,100

1,160 

850 

937 

1,160 

1,160

Dec.

1,100 

1,030 

867 

331 

606

563 

664 

759 

782 

588

368 

738 

1,040 

980 

1,040

1,040 

1,030 

496 

1,030 

980

970 

980 

980 

1,030 

782

1,030 

771 

858 

1,160 

919 

1,160

Jan.

970 

1,030 

1,030 

1,050 

1,120

989 

980 

822 

1,180 

1,100

980 

980 

919 

1,030 

919

1,100 

1,160 

1,040 

919 

1,030

706 

666 

867 

919 

980

858 

1,160 

1,160 

622 

622 

858

Month

October... __________________

November ___________________

December. _________________

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

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

March __ ...............................

April........ ____ ... ___ . ..........

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

August. ____ , .. ..... .............

September _________________

Feb.

713 

858 

928 

1,030 

457

858 

1,030 

928 

1,030 

1,160

1,160 

572 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,370- 

1,230 

1,160 

661 

919

1,030 

910 

970 

910 

1,030

542 

806 

806 

1,100

Maximum

1,310 

1,310 

1,160 

1,180 

1,370 

8,050 

3,180 

2,980 

1,870 

1,330 

1,160 

1,610

8,050

Mar.

1,100 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,370 

1,740 

1,820 

1,820

1,740 

1,590 

2,160 

1,740 

1,820

1,900 

1,900 

1,740 

1,740 

2,160

2,240 

3,180 

6,550 

8,050 

7,750

6,550 

4,800 

3,610 

2,790 

2,600 

2,160

Apr.

805 

2,420 

2,110 

2,090 

1,440

1,440 

1,520 

1,160 

1,920 

1,840

1,300 

1,660 

2,160 

2,420 

2,070

2,240 

1,450 

1,620 

2,070 

2,600

2,980 

3,180 

3,180 

3,180 

2,980

2,600 

1,740 

1,980 

1,370 

1,710

Minimum

312 

590 

331 

666 

457 

1,100 

805 

678 

740 

551 

646 

289

289

May

1,380 

1,690 

1,860 

1,920 

2,260

2,980 

2,980 

2,600 

2,240 

2,240

1,760 

1,900 

1,030 

1,250 

1,240

1,320 

1,230 

1,230 

1,100 

678

1,230 

980 

1,230 

798 

1,100

1,030 

910 

1,160 

919 

980 

1,100

June

1,040 

1,160 

919 

1,040 

910

910 

910 

980 

1,100 

1,230

989 

858 

989 

1,100 

1,100

1,030 

850 

1,230 

1,160 

1,450

1,230 

1,370 

1,230 

740 

1,870

1,660 

1,370 

1,160 

806 

910

Mean

1,080 

1,050 

860 

957 

953 

2,660 

2,040 

1,490 

1,110 

933 

837 

904

1,240

July

699 

1,330 

1,230 

910 

1,030

1,030 

1,040 

858 

1,230 

1,230

1,030 

699 

551 

900 

1,230

919 

910 

1,160 

1,030 

1,160

1,100 

699 

756 

654 

1,100

710 

599 

867 

706 

980 

566

Per square mile

0.597 

.580 

.475 

.529 

.527 

1.47 

1.13 

.823 

.613 

.515 

.462 

.499

.685

Aug.

654 

970 

970 

1.160 

654

919 

699 

850 

980 

867

621 

621 

989 

867 

858

798 

798 

798 

577 

546

867 

764 

919 

MOO 

970

610 

867 

919 

980 

910 

858

Sept.

740 

516 

526 

806

798

775 

751 

771 

496 

798

782 

919 

1,610 

1,380 

1,370

1,030 

1,570 

1,330 

1,240 

1,050

970 

1,030 

289

708 

806

775 

867 

867 

858 

689

Run-off in 

inches

0.69 

.66 

.56 

.61 

.57 

.1.70 

1.26 

.95 

.68 

.59 

.53 

.56

9.34
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART

BLACK RIVER AT HEIIISVULB, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., at new highway bridge in* 

Neillsville. O'Neill Creek enters 1 mile above gage, and CunninghamCreek 1^ miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 774 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to March, 1909; December, 1913, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet September 14 

(gage height, 16.4 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 2.44 

feet).

1905-1909, 1913-1928: Maximum discharge, 37,100 second-feet June 6r 

1905 (gage height, 22.4 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet during February,. 

1918.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 5 to 

March 21), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 . -

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

3. ..... 

5 

6 

7 

8 -

9...... _ ...

10 

1 

12 -

13 -

15. 

16 

17 ... 

18 

19 . .

20 - 

22-. ___ .. _ ..

23 . 

24.. _ .. ___ _.

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29. ___ ... .....

30 

31 

Oct.

260 

717 

2,370 

2,370 

1,780

1,280 

1,630 

1,630 

1,560 

1,420

1,160 

873 

620 

508 

444

328 

276 

244 

201 

188

163 

163 

151 

129 

140

129 

109 

100 

119 

119 

260

Nov.

260 

404 

574 

562 

424

346 

276 

215 

201 

215

260 

404 

620 

574 

2,280

2,190 

1,560 

928 

620

444

444 

424 

674 

668 

574

552 

552 

574 

574 

529

Dec.

328 

229 

201 

229

125

Jan.

130

Feb.

150

Month Maximum

2,370 

2,280

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

April...... . ...

July ....... ..

8,850 

4,960 

5,090 

119 

1,040 

11,100 

11,700

11,700

Mar.

50

2,000

4,220 

6,470 

8,850 

7,700

6,470 

4,220 

3,030 

2,280 

1,630 

1,280

Apr.

1,040 

928 

984 

1,100 

2,730

3,030 

2,640 

1,700 

1,160 

1,100

2,280 

3,550 

3,030 

1,940 

1,280

1,160 

1,280 

2,550 

4,960 

3,880

3,990 

3,990 

3,990 

3,230 

2,460

1,780 

1,280 

984 

820

717

Minimum

100 

201

717 

68 

32 

47 

47 

91

32

May

620 

574 

552 

2,550 

5,090

3,990 

2,460 

1,420 

984 

668

529

424 

346 

244 

215

188 

175 

229 

820 

508

310

244 

188 

129 

100

119 

100 

83 

83 

68 

75

June

83 

68 

54 

54 

42

36 

32 

36 

42

47

36 

32 

54 

68 

60

60 

68 

54 

60 

54

109 

83 

119 

100 

100

119 

100 

91 

91

75

July

83 

100 

175 

140 

91

91

68 

75 

188 

109

68 

68 

229 

100

75

60 

60 

1,040 

229 

140

100 

151 

188 

119 

109

100 

68 

68 

60 

60 

47

Mean ^^ST

692 0. 894 

627 . 810 

141 . 182 

130 . 168 

150 .194 

2, 210 2. 86 

2, 190 2. 83 

777 1.00 

67.6 .0873 

137 .177 

1, 290 1. 67 

1, 820 2. 35

853 1. 10

Aug.

47 

151 

820

873 

574

486 

1,420 

1,350 

1,100

574

328 

201 

151 

109 

83

75 

620 

1,160 

574 

293

11,100 

8,020 

4,220 

1,940 

984

620 

444 

293 

293 

620 

574

Sept.

48e 

328 

229

175 

15

129 

119 

109 

91 

3,660

1,780 

3,036 

3,440 

11, 700 

10,200

6,620 

4,460 

2,460 

1, 700- 

984

668 

465 

384 

293 

201

175 

175 

151 

119 

129

Run-off in 

inches

' 1.03 

.90 

.21 

.19 

.21 

3.30 

3.16 

1.15 

.10 

.20 

1.92 

2.62

14.99
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

LA CROSSE RIVER NEAR WEST SALEM, WIS.

57

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., at,jhighway bridge 2 miles

west of West Salem and 6 miles below mouth of Dutch Creek. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 412 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 second-feet Septerrber 15.

Maximum gage height, 11.1 feet March 13, due to ice jam (gage he>ht, 9.8

feet); minimum discharge (estimated), 90 second-feet December 18 and

January 31.

1913-1928: Maximum discharge, that of September 15, 1928; maximum 

gage height, that of March 13, 1928; minimum discharge 56 second-feet February

20, 1927 (gage height, 2.40 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 6 to

March 15), which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation

of power plants a few miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 -. 

2 . -

3 ... 

4-.-.-.. ....

5 ... ... ... 

6 -,

7 _

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

9 

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

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

12 

13 

14 _

15 -

16 

17 

1C

19 

20 

91

99

23 

94

25 _ - __ 

26 

97

28 -

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

366 

506 

506 

580 

506

383 

333 

333 

255 

301

270 

226 

226 

226 

212

199 

240 

186 

186 

186

174 

186 

174 

174 

174

162 

174 

162 

162 

174 

186

Nov.

186 

186 

174 

174 

151

174 

174 

162 

162 

162

162 

174 

174 

.186 

212

383 

506 

435 

301 

255

199 

212 

212 

212 

255

199 

212 

199 

199 

226

Dec.

226 

110 

120 

120 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

130 

130

120 

110 

90 

100 

120

110 

130 

130 

120 

120

130 

130 

175 

255 

240 

240

Month

March ______________ . ___

April 

May ______ . ________ -------

July 

August ______ . _________ .

September _ ____________ .

Jan.

185 

140 

120 

160 

150

150 

175 

225 

255 

270

270 

350 

385 

435 

420

420 

420 

350 

285 

285

140

120 

160 

185 

175

130 

100 

100 

110 

110 

90

Feb.

100 

110 

120 

210 

210

210 

1,000 

2,420 

1,880 

1.49Q

785 

785 

785 

785 

505

435 

400 

365 

335 

315

300

285 

285 

270 

270

270 

270

285 

285

Mar.

300 

300 

315 

335 

350

365 

400 

400 

435 

435

470

505 

580 

700 

820

1,120 

790 

717 

682 

525

497 

497 

554 

584 

497

470 

444 

419 

350 

329 

310

Apr.

292 

310 

310 

310 

310

350 

372 

419 

395 

350

329 

350 

350 

310 

292

310 

329 

350 

372 

395

350 

310

276 

276 

276

276 

261 

261 

261 

261

Maximum Minimum

580 162 

506 151 

255 90 

435 90 

2, 420 100 

1, 120 300 

419 261 

310 224 

276 207 

753 224 

1, 370 224 

4, 620 261

4,620 90

May

247 

261 

247 

261 

310

292 

276 

247 

247 

235

235 

247 

235 

235 

235

224 

235 

235

247 

247

247 

235 

224 

224 

224

224 

224 

224 

224 

224 

224

June

224 

224 

215 

215 

207

224 

224 

224 

224 

224

224 

224 

224 

224 

224

224 

215 

224 

224 

247

247 

235 

247 

276 

247

247 

235 

235 

261 

261

Mean

262 

221 

142 

222 

544 

500 

320 

242 

232 

310 

433 

730

345

July

247 

292 

310 

372 

372

310

261 

292 

292 

372

372 

310 

310 

753 

554

372 

276 

261 

292 

261

261 

276 

261 

261 

247

247 

235 

247 

235 

224 

224

Aug.

235 

329 

470 

525 

419

350 

292 

261 

261

247

247 

235 

235 

235 

235

224 

235 

247 

235 

261

444 

753 

1,370 

990 

990

753 

497 

372 

395 

470 

615

Sept.

584 

419 

329 

292 

292

276 

276 

261 

276 

292

584 

910 

790 

1,940 

4,620 

M* 

2,500 

1,270 

830 

615 

525

497 

470 

444 

419 

395

372 

350 

372 

350 

350

sauare Bun-ofl in 

Tue i**«

0. 636 0. 73 

.536 .60 

.345 .40 

.539 .62 

1. 32 1. 42 

1. 21 1. 40 

. 777 . 87 

.587 .68 

.563 .63 

. 752 . 87 

1. 05 1. 21 

1. 77 1. 98

.837 11.41
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

WISCONSIN RIVER AT WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS, NEAR RHINELANPER, WIS.

LOCATION. WaterTstage recorder 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 AKEA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1915, to September, 1928. December, 1905,

to September, 1915, records collected at a station 3 miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 4,520 second-feet September 18

(gage height, 5.24 feet); minimum, 522 second-feet September 9 (gage height,

1.67 feet).

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 5,250 second-feet Apnl 22, 1916 (gage

height, 5.61 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet July 7, 1918 (gage height,

0.65 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. No records October 1 to July 20. Flow regulated

by 14 reservoirs and 3 power plants above station. 

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988

Day

1... . 

2....... 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7. 

8.. ... -

».. . -

10.. 

July Aug.

942 

900 

985 

985 

1,070

1,070 

1,160 

1,160 

1,070 

1,160

Sept.

1.240 

1,070 

1,070 

1,160 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

900 

715 

900

Day

11... _ ....

12. _ .---..

13.. ....... .

14 

15 -

16..........

17 

18 

19. -

20 

Month

July 21-31 

July

Maximum

1,160 

1,420 

3,400

Aug.

1,070 

785 

1,070 

1,160 

985

985 

1,070 

1,070 

750 

942

Sept.

1,600 

1,900 

2,340 

2,580 

3,110

2,830 

3,110 

3,400 

3,110 

3,250

Minimum

985 

760 

715

Day

21 

22 

23..... ..

24.. ....... .

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Mean1,120 

1,060 

1,980

July

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,070 

1,070

1,160 

1,070 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

985

Aug.

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

750 

985 

1,420 

1,330 

1,330 

1,420

Per 

square 

mile

0.966 

.914 

1.71

Sept.

2,970 

2,700 

2,830 

2,460 

2,230

2,120 

2,010 

1,600 

1,600 

1,240

Run-off in 

Inches

0.40 

1.05 

1.91
TJPPEB MISSISSIPPI BIVEB BASIN 59

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MEBBIII, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 31 N.,

R. 6 E.j at highway bridge at east end of Merrill, half a mile belov mouth

of Prairie River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,630 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1902, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 second-feet September 14

(gage height, 11.00 feet); minimum, 502 second-feet October 23 (gage height,

3.15 feet).

1902-1928: Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet July 24, 1912 (gage

height, 17.5 feet); minimum, about 90 second-feet September 26, 1908 (gage

height, 2.45 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 11 to

March 21), which are fair, and those for November 2-8 and June 12-18,

which were estimated. Flow regulated by 17 reservoirs and 8 powe.r plants

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

16.. 

17--

18..

19.-

20.-

2,300

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30. 

81.

October . 

November. 

December.. 

January . 

February... 

March_... 

April ... 

May. . 

June. . 

July. . 

August..... 

September.

3,480

3,880

3,100

8,290

3,680

3,100

3,100

2,690

2,590

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,290

3,290

3,480

3,290

2,040

1,560

1,670

1,460

1,260

2,040

1,790

1,790

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,260

2,170

2,300

2,300

2,3QO 

1,910

1,360

2,440

1,790

2,040

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,040

1,790

1,910

2,170

2,300

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,290

2,920

2,750

2,170

1,790

1,790

2,170

1,560

1,670

1,910

2,040

1,910

1,910

2,440

2,300

2,590

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,300

2,170

2,170

2,040

2,170

2,040

2,440

2,040

2,040

1,790

1,910

1,910

1,910

2,300

2,300

2,590

Month

1,790

2,300

2,590

2,690

2,170

1,790

1,560

1,460

2,040

1,790

1,910

1,790

1,670

1,560

1,560

2,040

1,670

1,910

1,560

2,040

1,360

1,460

1,910

1,560

1,790

1,460

1,360

1,460

1,360

1,670

2,040

1,670

1,460

1,560

1,360

1,260

1,560

1,560

1,670

1,790

1,670

1,560

1,560

1,790

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,790

1,910

1,360

1,790

1,790

1,910

1,790

1,790

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,670

1,670

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,360

1,560

1,560

1,360

1,670

1,460

1,670

1,560

1,670

1,670

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,170

1,790

1,790

2,040

2,440

4,290

6,120

7,370

8,430

9,260

7,110

6,360

6,610

5,410

4,730

4,950

4,730

5,640

6,610

8,160

7,890

5,880

4,730

4,080

4,290

5,180

4,510

2,920

2,750

3,290

3,480

4,290

4,290

4,950

6,880

6,860

7,630

7,110

5,880

4,950

4,950

4,080

4,290

The year.

Maximum

4,080

3,290

2,590

2,690

1,910

9,260

8,980

9,540

3,480

3,680

4,730

14,700

14,700

Minimum

1,260

1,360

1,560

1,360

1,260

1,360

2,750

1,560

1,670

2,590

2,170

2,920

1,260

4,510

3,680

4,510

6,120

8,430

9,540

6,120

4,950

4,730

4,730

4,290

3,680

3,290

3,290

3,100

2,750

2,040

2,750

1,910

1,670

2,170

2,040

3,100

3,100

2,920

2,440

2,170

1,560

2,440

2,590

2,440

2,590

2,300

1,910

1,670

2,300

2,440

2,590

2,920

2,750

2,590

2,590

2,670

2,750

2,920

3,100

2,920

3,290

3,480

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,100

2,920

2,920

2,590

2,750

2,750

2,920

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,920

2,750

2,590

2,920

3,100

2,920

2,920

2,750

3,290

3,480 

3,'480 

3,290 

3,680 

3,290

2,920

2,920

3,100

2,920

2,920

3,100

2,750 

2,750 

2,690 

3, 1"0

2,300 

2,300 

2,820 

2,S10 

2, £90

2, NO 

2,440 

2,170 

2,170 

2,300

2,SOO 

2,440 

2,440 

2,440 

2,440

3. £80

4.C«0 

3,?80 

3, £80 

3,480

3,480

2,750

3,480

4,080

4,730

4,730

4,290

4,290

3,680

3,680

3,480

3,480

3,290

3,100

2,920

7,890

11,300

11,300

14,700

14,700

13,100

11,900

10,700

10,100

8,700

8,430

8,160

7,370

7,370

7,110

6,120

5,880

5,410

5,180

Mean

2,650

2,350

2,090

1,780

1,660

3,290

5,230

3,650

2,770

3,010

3,000

7,270

3,220

Per scfuare 

mile

1.01

.894

.795

.677

.631

1.26

1.99

1.39

1.05

1.14

1.14

2.76

1.22

Run-off in 

inches

1.16

1.00

.92

.78

.68

1.44

2.22

1.60

1.17

1.31

1.31

3.08

16.67

17104 31-
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

WISCONSIN RIVER AT KNOWLTON, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in N. }_ sec. 29, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., 50 feet

below left end of combination railroad and highway bridge of Chicago,

Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway at Knowlton, \% nriles below mouth

of Big Eau Pleine River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,360 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 42,500 second-feet September 16

(gage height, 17.35 feet); minimum, 1,320 second-feet Jun^ 4 (gage height,

2.12 feet).

1921-1928: Maximum discharge, 49,800 second-feet April 10, 1922 (gage

height, 19.5 feet); minimum, 670 second-feet August 15, 1921 (gage height,

1.0 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 4 to

March 19), which are fair. Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and

power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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.

2,810 

4,370 

8,280 

9,590 

8,090

6,090 

6,930 

6,930 

7,380 

6,500

6,700 

5,510 

4,750 

4,560 

4,190

3,650 

3,650 

3,140 

3,140 

2,970

2,810 

2,340 

2,360 

2,210 

2,650

2,810 

2,810 

2,810 

2,190 

2,490 

1,930

Nov.

3,140 

3,830 

3,830 

3,310 

3,650

3,140 

2,810 

2,810 

2,810 

2,970

2,810 

2,810 

3,480 

2,970 

3,650

5,700 

6,090 

5,700 

4,370 

3,480

3,480 

4,010 

4,190 

4,010 

4,190

4,560 

3,830 

4,190 

4,190 

4,560

Dec.

4,010 

3,310 

3,830 

2,380 

2,310

2,250 

2,340 

2,420 

2,500 

2,400

2,290 

2,180 

2,050 

2,050 

2,050

2,190 

2,190 

1,910 

2,050 

2,190

1,910 

1,780 

1,910 

2,050 

2,190

2,050 

2,050 

2,190 

2,490 

2,190 

2,340

Jan.

2,340 

2,490 

2,340 

2,190 

2,050

2,190 

2,190 

1,650 

1,780 

2,050

1,910 

2,050 

2,190 

2,340 

2,050

2,490 

2,190 

2,340 

2,190 

2,190

2,050 

1,910 

1,780 

2,340 

2,190

1,910 

1,910 

1,910 

1,650 

1,650 

1,780

Month

January __________________

April. . .....

June ._.. .._.._.___. ________

July ____ 

September

They

Feb.

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,650 

1,150

1,650 

1.650 

1,810 

1,470 

1,470

1,650 

1,420 

1,780 

1,910 

1,910

2,050 

2,190 

2,190 

1,780 

1,650

2,190 

2,050 

2,050 

2,190 

2,190

2,190 

1,650 

2,340 

2,050

Mar.

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,530 

1,530

1,910 

1,780 

1,780 

1,910 

1,910

1,780 

2,340 

2,810 

2,810 

2,970

3,480 

4,010 

4,940 

6,320 

9,590

10,400 

15,700 

24,100 

36,500 

30,700

27,700 

27,700 

25,300 

21,200 

19,800 

17,200

Maximum

3 

2

2

2 

3

9,590 

6,090 

4,010 

2,490 

2,340 

6,500 

0,100 

2,400 

3,480 

4,940 

0,700 

8,500

38,500

Apr.

16,600 

16,300 

12,200 

13,300 

16,000

18,900 

20,100 

17,200 

11,700 

10,100

9,840 

12,700 

15,400 

12,500 

8,340

8,090 

8,840 

8,840 

10,900 

16,600

16,300 

17,500 

18,900 

18,100 

16,900

14,200 

11,700 

10,400 

9,090 

8,590

May

8,690 

8,340 

7,850 

8,840 

17,200

22,400 

18,900 

13,300 

10,100 

9,840

9,340 

7,850 

7,380 

6,090 

6,500

6,500 

6,700 

4,940 

6,890 

6,320

4,750 

4,560 

4,370 

4,190 

4,010

3,830 

3,480 

3,310 

3,480 

2,970 

2,490

June

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,090 

2,810

2,810 

2,490 

2,810 

2,970 

2,650

2,650 

2,810 

3,140 

3,480 

3,310

2,970 

2,650 

2,650 

3,140 

2,810

2,970 

2,810 

3,140 

3,140 

3,140

2,970 

2,970 

2,970 

2,810 

2,810

Minimum Mean

1, 930 4, 370 

2, 810 3, 820 

1, 780 2, 320 

1, 650 2, 070 

1, 150 1, 850 

1, 530 10, 100 

8, 090 13, 500 

2, 490 7, 490 

2,090 2,850 

2, 210 3, 020 

2, 340 4, 850 

2, 490 9, 900

1, 150 5, 620

July

2,510 

2,210 

2,810 

2,390 

2,510

2,650 

2,810 

2,650 

2,490 

2,970

2,970 

2,810 

2,810 

3,310 

3,140

3,140 

3,140 

3,140 

3,310 

4,190

3,310 

4,940 

4,940 

3,140 

2,650

2,490 

2,810 

3,140 

2,650 

2,490 

2,970

Aug.

3,140 

3,140 

3,140 

3,140 

3,140

2,610 

3,480 

4,010 

4,560 

3,830

3,310 

2,810 

2,810 

2,970 

2,340

2,340 

2,970 

3,310 

3,140 

3,140

10,600 

20,700 

14,200 

8,590 

6,710

4,190 

4,190 

3,830 

4,370 

4,560 

5,320

I er square 

mile

1.00 

.876 

.532 

.476 

.424 

2.32 

3.10 

1.72 

.654 

.693 

1.11 

2.27

1.27

Sept.

4,560 

6,700 

6,700 

3,650 

3,480

3,310 

2,970 

2,810 

2,490 

2,810

8,840 

10,600 

16,100 

18,300 

32,900

38,500 

26,800 

18,900 

13,600 

11,700

8,840 

9,340 

7,860 

6,710 

6,500

5,610 

5,320 

6,130 

4,940 

4,190

Run-off In 

inches

1.15 

.98 

.61 

.65 

.46 

2.68 

3.46 

1.98 

.73 

.80 

1.28 

2.63

17.21
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 61

WISCONSIN RIVEE NEAR NEK DOS A, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., \% miles below

Nekoosa. Tenmile Creek enters 4 miles below station. 

DEAINAGE AEEA. 5,500 squai-e miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 52,100 second-feet March ?$ (gage

height, 15.0 feet); minimum, 1,150 second-feet October 30 (gage height, 0.6

foot).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 61,000 second-feet April 12,. 1922 (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum (estimated), 400 second-feet January 13, 1924,

caused by regulation. 

REMAKKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 7 to

March 20), which are poor, and those for December 3-6 and September

13, which were estimated. Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and

power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

4,630

4,360

7,610

10,800

10,500

8,780

7,610

9,260

8,540

8,540

7,380

6,930

6,270

5,830

4,090

A ^fift

4,580

4,000

3,300

3,730

3,470

3,300

2,780

2,680

2,650

o IDA

3, leo

3,300

3,200

1,970

3,130

Nov.

2,810

4,100

4,480 4000

3,730

3,950

3,410

3,050

3,380

3,300

3,470

3,370

4,380

4 7Qfl

7,150

8,300

8,540

6,270

4,380

4,900

6,270

5,830

5,830

5,150

5,620

4730

5,410

5,200

5,100

Dec.

4,990

3,190

3,120

3,040

2,970

2,890

2,810

2,920

3,020

3,130

3,000

2,730

2,570

2,600

2,620

2,650

2,490

2,890

2,570

2,340

2,200

2,050

1,980

2,570

2,650

3,560

2,970

2,650

2,570

2,570

Jan.

2,490

3,220

3,560

2,810

2,810

2,730

2,650

2,570

2,970

1,780

2,490

2,570

2,650

2,420

2,490

2,650

2,190

2,650

2,650

3,050

3,470

2,570

2,890

1,910

2,420

2,730

2,730

2,340

1,980

2,490

2,050

Feb.

2,420

2,180

2,050

2,190

1,780

1,460

1,660

2,420

2,260

1,840

1,840

2,120

2,050

2,120

2,190

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,340

2,340

2,970

3,050

2,190

3,130

2,490

3,130

2,260

2,890

Mar.

2,420

1,720

2,260

1,720

2,260

1,910

2,260

2,260

2,190

2,190

2,050

1,980

2,340

2,970

3,470

4,000

4,760

5,620

6,490

7,610

9,020

11,000

15,100

19,400

27,000

46,600

34,900

33,500

33,000

19,000

16,600

Apr.

15,600

12,000

12,000

13,000

14 800

17,800

21,100

22,200

18,300

13,300

12,300

16,600

17,500

13,300

9,500

9,750

11,800

13,900

18,400

20,400

19,700

20,400

20,800

20,100

14,500

12,300

10,800

10,000

May

9,260

9,500

8,780

9,260

11,600

19,400

22,900

18,400

12,800

10,500

10,500

9,020

9,540

6,050

6,710

7,150

6,710

6,050

5,830

6,370

5,620

4,990

5,410

4,190

4280

4,280

3,730

4,000

3,820

2,760

a, 470

June

2,970

2.730

2,420

2,970

2,730

2,890

2,970

2,730

3,050

2,970

2,810

2,890

3,050

3,300

3,640

3,470

2,420

2,420

3,050

3,050

3,220

3,130

3,380

3,380

3,050

3,730

3,220

3,300

3,300

3,050

July

2,420

3,640

2,490

2,260

2,650

3,130

2,730

2,730

3,130

2,730

3,560

3,130

2,970

3,300

3,130

3,470

3,380

3,220

3,380

4280

4190

3,370

5,350

4,860

3,300

2,970

2,490

2,810

2,680

3,080

2,970

Aur.

3,230 3, a'o

3.3PO

4,5"0

3,110

3,300

3,3W

42CO

4,7?0

4,900

4,100

3,050

3,300

3,220

3,220

2,7?0

2, 5"0

3.2TO

3,&'0

3,&'0

9,110

18,0pn

23,9Cn

18,600

12,500

8,870

6,7'0

6,490

6,7'0

6,7'0 7,a^o

Sept.

6,710

6,050

4,050

4100

4,280

3,820

3,730

3,220

2,650

3,380

5,830

11,000

15,000

19,000

25,000

<tn Ann

45,900

32,500

20,800

16,000

13,300

12,000

11,000

9,500

8,070

7,610

6,050

5,620

5,620

4990

Month

July . . 

Maximum

10,800

8,540

4,980

3,560

3,130

46, 600

22,200

22,900

3,730

5,350

23,900

45,900

46,600

Minimum

1,970

2,810

1,980

1,780

1 460

l', 720

9,500

2,760

2,420

2,260

2,570

2,650

1,460

Mean

5,320

4,800

2,610

2,270

10,600

15,500

8,160

3,040

3,220

6,330

11,900

6,370

Per square 

mile

0.967

.873

.511

.475

.413

1.93

2.82

1.48

.553

.585

1.15

2.16

1.16

Fun-off in 

inches

1.11

.97

.5»

.55

.45

2.22

3.15

1.71

.62

.67

1.33

2.41

15.78
62 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MUSCODA, WK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge 1 mile

north of Muscoda. Eagle Mill Creek enters half a mile below station, and

Underwood Creek 4J4 miles above. 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, 1928. 

EXTREMES.-* Maximum discharge during year, 52,600 second-feet September 22

(gage height, 9.48 feet); minimum, 4,770 second-feet Jun^ 11 (gage height,

1.18 feet).

1902-1903, 1913-1928: Maximum discharge, 72,100 second-feet April 16,

1922 (gage height, 10.60 feet); minimum (estimated), 1,600 second-feet

December 20, 1921. 

A stage of 11.1 feet on June 11, 1881, is reported by United States Weather

Bureau (discharge not determined). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 9 to

March 15), which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by

operation of power plant at Prairie du Sac. Flow regulated by numerous

storage reservoir and power plant above station.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1987 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.

7,390 

7,700 

9,040 

10,100 

10,100

11,700 

13,100

15,500 

17,000 

14,000

14,000 

14,000 

14,500 

14,500 

13,500

11,700 

11,300 

12,200 

10,900 

10,500

10,100 

10,100 

8,690 

7,090 

8,690

7,700 

7,090 

7,090 

7,390 

7,390 

6,250

Nov.

7,090 

7,390 

6,800 

6,520 

6,520

6,520 

6,800 

7,700 

7,090 

8,020

8,020 

7,090 

6,800 

6,800 

10, 900

9,770 

10,100 

10,900 

11, 700 

13,500

12,200 

14,000 

12,200 

11,700 

9,400

12,200 

11,700 

12,200 

12,600 

10,900

Dec.

10,900 

11,700 

10,900 

8,690 

8,020

9,040 

7,700 

7,700 

7,700 

7,700

7,390 

6,520 

7,390 

7,390 

7,090

7,090 

6,250 

5,730 

6,520 

6,520

6,800 

6,800 

6,250 

6,800 

7,090

7,700 

8,020 

8,020 

9,400 

9,400 

8,690

! Jan.

8,020 

7,700 

7,390 

6,800 

6,800

6,800 

6,800 

7,390 

7,390 

7,700

7,090 

6,800 

6,800 

7,090 

7,700

7,390 

8,350 

8,020 

8,020 

7,390

5,990 

6,800 

6,800 

8,020 

7,390

6,800 

5,990 

5,990 

6,250 

5,990 

6,520

Feb.

6,250 

6,250 

5,730 

5,730 

6,250

5,730 

8,690 

14,500 

13,500 

10,100

8,690 

10,100 

9,770 

10,900 

12,200

12,200 

11,300 

12,600 

8,020 

7,390

7,700 

8,690 

8,690 

7,390 

7,390

7,090 

6,250 

7,390 

8,020

Mar.

7,390 

6,800 

7,090 

6,800 

6,250

7,390 

7,390 

7,090 

7,390 

7,390

7,390 

8,690 

20,000 

21,200 

12,600

12,600 

12,600 

11,300 

12,200 

15,500

11,700 

12,600 

15,500 

17,600 

18,200

20,000 

26,600 

33,900 

36,900 

41,400 

46,200

Apr.

46,200 

39,900 

36,900 

27,300 

25,200

22,500 

22,500 

21,200 

22,500 

25,200

28,000 

28,700 

32,400 

27,300 

23,800

21,800 

20,000 

22,500 

22,500 

19,400

18,800 

20,000 

21,800 

22,500 

25,900

33,900 

25,900 

30,100 

29,400 

25,900

May

19,400 

16,000 

17,600 

15,000 

14,000

15,000 

12,600 

14,500 

18,200 

22,500

23,100 

25,200 

19,400 

15,500 

13,100

12,600 

14,500 

14,000 

11,300 

10,900

10,500 

13,100 

11,300 

10,500 

10,500

10,500 

10, 100 

8,020 

10,100 

9,770 

7,390

June

8,6fO 

8,020 

7,3C? 6,52° 

6,8Cf

6,80' 

6,2fif 

5,99f 6,25' 

5,73'

5,00" 5|48' 

5,73' 

5,48' 

5,73'

5,99i' 

5,99i' 

5,73i' 

6,80f 

7,39"

6,80f 

7,39f 

8,35f 

8,3:50 

7,090

8,020 

7,700 

7,700 

7,700 

7,390

July

7,390 

6,800 

9,040 

8,690 

7,090

8,020 

8,020 

8,020 

6,250 

7,700

7,390 

6,800 

6,520 

6,520 

6,520

5,990 

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

7,090

6,250 

8,020 

6,250 

6,620 

7,090

6,800 

7,390 

8,020 

8,020 

5,990 

6,800

Aug.

6,520 

6,520 

7,090 

6,800 

6,520

5,730 

7,090 

7,390 

7,090 

7,390

7,390 

7,390 

6,620 

7,700 

6,800

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

5,990

7,090 

5,240 

5,990 

7,700 

17,600

18,200 

24,500 

25,900 

22,500 

14,500 

16,500

Sept.

17,600 

15,000 

13,100 

13,100 

10,100

9,400 

9,770 

8,690 

8,690 

7,390

8,690 

9,040 

9,040 

8,690 

10,100

15,000 

20,000 

21,800 

24,500 

30,900

41,400 

51,800 

49,400 

39,900 

35,400

23,100 

20,600 

16,500 

18,200 

14,000
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 63 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Wisconsin River at M-uscoda, Wis. t 1927 28

Month

December __ - ______________

January

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

May.... _____________ . .........

July. - . .. ..- 

August _______________ . __

The year _______________

Maximum

17,000

14,000

11,700

8,350

14,600

46,200

46,200

25,200

8,690

9,040

25,900

51,800

51,800

Minimum

6,250

6,520

5,730

5,990

5,730

6,250

18,800

7,380

5,000

5,990

5,240

7,390

5,000

Mean

10,700

9,500

7,840

7,100

8,780

15,700

26,300

14,100

6,810

7,140

9,770

19,400

11,900

Per square 

mile

1.04

.922

.761

.689

.852

1.52

2.55

1.37

.661

.693

.949

1.88

1.16

Run-ofi in 

inches

1.20

1.03

.88

.79

.92

1.75

2.84

1.58

.74

.80

1.09

2.10

15.79
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

PRAIRIE RIVER HEAR MERRILL, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 3^ N., R. 7 E., at

highway bridge 4]/£ miles northeast of Merrill. 

DKAINAGE AREA. 1(54 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet September 15

(gage height, 4.90 feet); minimum (estimated), 67 second-feet March 7. 

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 3,580 second-feet August 21, 1926 (gage

height, 7.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 55 second-feet January 21, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 3 to

March 24), which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1. __ . _ . ....

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

3... ... . 

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

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

6 . 

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

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

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

10 .. 

11 . 

! ? 

13.. .._ 

14....... . 

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

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

17 

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

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

20. . .

21. _____ .....

22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31 _ .... __ ....

Oct.

137 

159 

182 

293 

431

431 

394 

394 

359 

342

325 

325 

293 

293 

278

263 

234 

207 

137 

126

122 

102 

108 

108 

115

108' 

112 

112 

115 

122 

122

Nov.-

118 

112 

105 

102 

92

87 

92 

97 

105 

115

137 

159 

170 

182 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

159

148 

159. 

159 

159 

159

148 

148 

148 

148 

148

Dec.

159 

159 

137 

135 

133

133 

129 

126 

116 

120

124 

131 

135 

129 

129

122 

118 

118 

118 

108

108 

108 

104 

101 

98

100 

101 

101 

90 

80 

76

Jan.

73

74 

81 

88 

89

90 

94 

97 

96 

94

98 

101 

102 

104 

96

96 

96 

92 

89 

87

85 

88 

92 

92 

92

90 

89 

88 

87 

87 

87

Feb.

86 

85 

84 

82 

84

86 

87 

88 

87 

86

85 

84 

85 

86 

85

84 

84 

84 

82 

81

78 

74 

74 

73 

72

71 

72 

73 

74

Month Maximum

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

July

The year

431 

182 

159 

104 

88 

1,010 

1,010 

816 

159 

137 

159 

1,350

1,350

Mar.

74 

74 

74 

72 

69

68 

67 

72 

74 

76

79 

86 

92 

93 

94

87 

80 

86 

103 

120

133 

137 

325 

592 

1,010

960 

960 

863 

770 

724 

592

Apr.

724

724 

724 

724 

863

960 

1,010 

863 

469 

469

509 

592 

550 

509 

431

431 

469 

469 

592 

635

679 

770 

863 

770 

724

592 

509 

469 

394 

394

Minimum

102 

87 

76 

73 

71 

67 

394 

122 

102 

101 

87 

108

67

May

376 

376 

394 

550 

816

770 

770 

635 

450 

394

325 

263 

234 

220 

207

182 

182 

170 

170 

182

182 

182 

170 

159 

159

148 

137 

133 

128 

122 

122

Jum

126 

11? 

126 

J26 

129

12.8 

122 

122 

118 

11«

11« 

11* 

1S9 

148 

137

133 12-j

128 

12 « 

130

133

148 

148 

15? 

159

148 

137 

122 

115 

102

July

137 

137 

129 

122 

115

105 

101 

118 

133 

133

129 

133 

137 

133 

129

126 

122 

115 

112

122

118 

126 

122 

122 

118

116 

112 

108 

105 

102 

102

Mean *«X»

221 1. 35 

140 .854 

118 .720 

90. 8 .554 

81. 2 . 495 

281 1. 71 

629 3.84 

300 1.83 

131 . 799 

121 . 738 

114 .695 

399 2.43

218 1.33

Aug.

102 

99 

102 

102 

116

118 

118 

112 

102 

102

99 

92 

89 

89 

87

88 

94 

92 

94 

148

137 

137 

129 

133 

137

126 

122 

122 

126 

159 

148

Sept

137 

137 

129 

126 

126

122 

118 

112 

108 

118

509 

679 

770 

816 

1,350

1,160 

911 

635 

550 

431

376 

309 

278 

234 

359

325 

309 

263 

234 

234

Run-off in 

inches

1.56 

.95 

.83 

.64 

.53 

1.97 

4.28 

2.11 

.89 

.85 

.80 

2.71

18.12
TJPPEK MISSISSIPPI EIVER BASIN 65

BIB RIVER AT BIB FALLS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., at highwry bridge 

in Rib Falls, 6 miles below mouth of Black Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 309 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,260 second-feet March 26 (gage 

height, 9.00 feet); minimum (estimated), 20 second-feet February 6-8, 10-11 

(gage height, 2.28 feet).

1925-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet August 21, 1926 

(gage height, 10.10 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet February 25-27, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of extremely low discharge, 

which are fair, and those for period of ice effect (December 8 to March 16), 

which were estimated. Slight regulation caused by operation of sirall gristmill just above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

316 

940 

1,660 

1,000 

700

880 

1,340 

1,060 

880 

700

590 

436 

363 

293 

223

.207 

192 

177 

131 

125

98 

98

78 

82 

82

73 

73

69 

73 

82 

316

Nov.

339

275 

339 

387 

387

170 

157 

137 

125 

125

177 

436 

316 

284 

1,000

700 

436 

316 

240 

223

248 

257 

387 

363 

339

339 

436 

412 

387 

512

Dec.

412 

316 

293 

177 

144

137 

125 

115 

90 

80

65 

65 

60 

60 

60

60 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

Jan.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50

45 

45

45 

55 

55 

50 

55

65 

55 

60 

55 

55

45 

35 

35 

35 

30

30 

25 

20 

35 

30 

30

Feb.

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

20 

20 

20 

25 

20

20

40 

45 

55 

50

50 

50 

50

55 

35

35 

30 

25 

25 

25

30 

35 

30 

35

Mar.

35 

30 

30 

40 

40

50 

45 

45 

50 

50

60 

60 

75 

90 

190

260 

339 

387 

512 

1,000

1,420 

3,740 

2,420 

3,910 

4,870

7,660 

3,090 

1,930 

1,660 

1,340 

1,000

Apr.

387 

1,130 

1,500 

1,750 

2,540

1,930 

1,270 

760 

672 

617

880 

1,660 

1,130 

564 

436

760 

537 

1,000 

2,210 

1,660

1,930 

2,670 

3,090 

1,750 

1,200

1,000 

820 

700 

590 

537

Month Maximum Minimum

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

November _________________ .

AprU.. ........... .........................

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

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

1, 660 69 

1, 000 125 

412 50 

65 20 

55 20 

7,660 30 

3, 090 387 

4,090 60 

82 39 

75 24 

2, 110 38 

7,660 34

7,660 20

May

537 

486 

537 

3,910 

4,090

1,750 

1.000 

644 

461 

387

316 

240 

207 

177 

137

157 

137 

144 

192 

137

125 

98

82 

82 

82

60 

60 

69 

69 

60 

60

June

60 

49 

42 

49 

49

39 

42 

49 

60 

53

46 

60 

69 

60 

49

49 

39 

49 

49 

49

69 

60 

69 

82 

82

60 

49 

49 

49 

49

July

38 

36 

44 

36 

26

28 

24 

33 

38 

44

36 

36 

62 

62

38

36 

62

75 

75 

55

44 

44 

44 

44 

30

30 

55 

30 

33

44 

44

Aug.

58 

134 

128 

203 

412

75 

363 

203 

100

75

58 

47 

38 

38 

38

38 

75 

55 

128 

228

2.110 

1.270 

461 

163 

137

98 

69 

69 

73 

157 

125

Sept.

98 

69 

60 

49 

46

42 

39 

39 

34 

69

760 

2,020 

1,660 

6,910 

7,660

2,800 

940 

157 

137 

412

80 

316 

228 

167 

167

134 

122 

105 

90

85

 H/I-OOT, Per square Run-off in 

Mean mile inches

430 1. 39 1. 60 

342 1. 11 1. 24 

97. 1 .314 . 36 

44. 8 .145 . 17 

32. 8 .106 . 11 

1, 180 3. 82 4. 40 

1, 260 4. 08 4. 65 

532 1. 72 1. 98 

54. 3 .176 .20 

42. 8 .139 . 16 

233 .754 .87 

850 2.75 3.07

424 1. 37 18. 71
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

YELLOW RIVER AT SPRAGUB, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile southeast of

Sprague and 10 miles above Necedah Dam. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 436 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. September, 1926, to September, 1928. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 second-feet (estimated)

September 17 (gage height, 14.0 feet); minimum (estimated), 32 second-feet

February 3.

1927-28: Maximum discharge (estimated), 2,660 second-feet September

17, 1928; minimum (estimated), 32 second-feet January 3, 1928. 

REMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (November 30 to

March 25) and those for days of extremely high stages (September 16-19),

which are fair. No gage readings on Sundays; discharge interpolated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

75 

106 

136 

290 

352

386 

422 

369 

386 

404

422 

386 

336 

275 

233

200 

168 

157 

136 

136

126 

117 

108 

100 

100

100 

92 

92 

88 

86 

85

Nov.

85 

88 

117 

136 

126

122 

117 

108 

100 

100

92 

92 

% 

100 

126

233 

560 

868 

1,070 

1,010

952 

581 

460 

423 

386

369 

344 

320 

305 

290

Dec.

261 

247 

261 

290 

320

290 

219 

194 

168 

168

142 

117 

108 

100 

100

92 

92 

86 

80 

80

75 

80 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

80 

80 

85

Jan.

80 

70 

65 

60

55

55 

55 

60 

60 

60

65 

70 

70 

80 

90

100 

110 

115 

135 

135.

135 

125 

115 

90 

80

70 

55 

50 

50 

45 

40

Feb.

36 

34 

32 

42 

38

34

44 

49 

68 

71

88 

98 

108 

117 

136

157 

146 

146 

132 

117

108 

95 

82 

82

78

76 

74 

71 

68

Month Maximum

October _ __ .. _ _ .. __ ... ...

November. _____ __ ____ ______

January.. ___________________

April __ . __________________

May _________ . _______ . ......

June ___ . __________________

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

422 

1,070 

320 

135 

157 

2,020 

1,620 

815 

100 

540 

1,780 

2,660

2,660

Mar.

68 

68 

71 

70 

68

68 

68 

65 

65 

68

71 

74 

78 

108 

136

180 

275 

368 

460 

581

784 

981 

1, 350 

1,820 

1,920

2,020 

1,780 

1,620 

1,550 

1,130 

924

Apr.

752 

581 

500 

480 

480

560 

868 

1,060 

1,250 

1,290

1,130 

1,010 

1,100 

1,320 

1,270

1,220 

924

841 1,010-

1,250

1,480 

1,550 

1,620 

1,420 

1,160

841 

624 

500 

434 

369

Minimum

75 

85 

75 

40 

32 

65 

369 

100 

62 

65 

75 

136

32

May

336 

290 

275 

261 

336

578 

815 

764 

404 

320

290 

275 

222 

168 

126

126 

136 

136 

136 

184

233

261 

261 

193 

168

136 

126 

117 

117 

108 

100

June

92 

88 

85 

82 

78

74 

74 

74 

71 

70

68 

68 

71 

68 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

62

62 

62 

78 

89 

100

100 

92 

88 

82 

78

July

75 

71 

85 

88 

92

100

82 

75 

68 

68

65 

78 

92 

100 

96

92

82 

 74 

108 

136

500 

520 

540 

441 

305

206 

168 

136 

118 

100 

92

Mean 'er^uare

209 0. 479 

326 . 748 

138 . 317 

78. 9 . 181 

83. 7 . 192 

609 1. 40 

963 2. 21 

258 . 592 

76. 0 . 174 

157 . 360 

485 1. 11 

849 1. 95

352 . 807

Aug.

85 

92 

100 

126 

172

219 

320 

290 

404 

386

320

238 

157 

117 

100

82 

78 

75 

116 

157

168 

352 

8% 

1,380 

1,780

1,700 

1,620 

1,380 

952 

624 

560

Sept.

624 

539 

454 

369 

275

219 

180 

157 

146 

136

290 

764 

1,160 

1,720 

1,750

2,200 

2,660 

2,300 

2,020 

1,650

1,420 

1,010 

796

581 

480

386 

352 

305 

275 

247

Run-off in 

inches

0.65 

.83 

.37 

.21 

.21 

1.61 

2.47 

.68 

.19 

.42 

1.28 

2.18

11.00
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 67

KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MIIIS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge just

below dam and power plant of Interstate Power Co. in Gays Mills 2 miles

below mouth of Tainter Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 629 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 second-feet March 13 (gage

height, 12.65 feet); minimum, 267 second-feet June 14 (gage heipht, 2.03

feet).

1913-1928: Maximum discharge, about 6,300 second-feet March 24, 1917

(gage height, 15.05 feet); minimum, about 100 second-feet during later part

of January, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 3 to

January 10 and January 27 to February 11), which are poor.

Daily and.monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1. __ . ___ -

2. ________

3 ...... ....

4 

5.. __ .. __ ..

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

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

759

1,300

1,760

1,840

1,120

790

728

583

505

439

460

460

400

382

382

365

336

311

311

299

350

336

350

350

336

350

365

365

350

350

Nov.

350

365

365

350

336

350

350

350

336

336

336

336

365

365

1,230

919

886

611

583

505

439

439

439

439

400

diwt

419

Arm

400

365

Dec.

350

311

299

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300/

300

310

310

310

325

640

505

325

Jan.

290

290

290

300

325

335

335

335

335

400

611

919

1,020

1,050

1,230

1,120

952

822

728

323

288

311

311

311

299

365

290

290

265

265

275

Feb.

265

265

265

275

290

290

3,050

3,270

3,320

2,440

1,600

1,160

1,090

822

759

583

365

336

336

311

277

336

350

350

365

400

419

419

419

Mar.

419

419

419

350

350

336

382

439

419

364

669

2,850

4,460

2,920

3,590

3,050

1,600

1,260

1,160

854

790

822

822

759

822

759

698

669

482

439

400

Apr.

400

400

400

419

439

505

640

669

610

505

530

611

640

669

439

439

439

482

460

482

482

439

439

400

382

365

365

350

350

350

May

350

365

365

382

460

505

482

323

311

299

311

299

311

288

299

311

311

311

323

 365

365

336

288

288

288

299

299

299

288

288

277

June

288

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

288

277

277

277

288

267

277

277

288

277

382

365

323

323

698

350

311

323

323

323

311

311

July

311

482

1,720

822

419

323

336

460

1,410

698

400

336

419

323

311

311

311

311

669

460

336

350

350

336

311

288

277

277

288

277

277

-Aug.

277

350

698

583

382

336

382

640

400

311

299

288

288

277

277

277

311

299

288

630

822

1,190

Ir 600

1,450 '886

611

530

611

640

656

439

Sept.

400

365

350

336

336

323

323

323

323

336

728

439

482

986

2,090

3,320

4,190

2,090

1,020

698

505

530

439

400

419

365

365

365

365

365

Month

October. __________________

November 

March 

May ___________ . ________ ....

June 

July. . .. ......

August. ________________ 

September ___ ____ ____ .. ___ ..

The year.. ___ _____ ___ ....

Maximum

1,840

1,230

640

1,230

3,320

4,460

669

505

698

1,720

1,600

4,190

4,460

Minimum

299

336

290

265

265

336

350

277

267

277

277

323

265

Mean

566

459

319

493

842

1,120

471

332

312

458

543

786

558

Per square 

mile

0.900

.730

.507

.784

1.34

1.78

.749

.528

.496

.728

.863

1.25

.886

Run-ofl in 

inches

1.04

.81

.58

.90

1.44

2.05

.84

.61

.55

.84

.99

1.40

12.05
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

ROCK RIVER AT AFTOW, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 2 N., R. 12 E., at

highway bridge in Afton, three-fourths mile above mouth cf Bass Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,190 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 second-feet April 14 (gage

height, 7.42 feet); minimum, 683 second-feet September ?8 (gage height,

1.25 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,700 second-feet March 26, 1918 (gage

height, 10.51 feet); minimum, 274 second-feet December 9, 1922 (gage

height, 0.08 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 7 to

February 2), which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation

of power plants at Janesville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-S8

Day

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

2 ... 

3 

4 

5.. _ 

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

7 ... ..... .

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

9 _ ......

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 ....... .

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

13 -

19 ... 

20 

21. - . .

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 .....

27 

28 .

29 

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

31 

Oct.

1,100 

1,780 

1,700 

1,490 

1,780

2,530 

4,180 

3,290 

3,290 

3,390

3,390 

3, 830 

3,720 

3,720 

3,720

3,830 

3,830 

3,500 

3,500 

3,390

3,290 

3,090 

3,090 

3,090 

2,800

2,530 

2,440 

2, 350 

2,260 

2,100 

2,020

Nov.

1,940 

1,940 

1.860 

1,630 

1,780

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,420 

1,220 

1,220 

1,280

1,350 

1,490 

1,630 

1,630 

1,700

1,940 

2,440 

2,440 

2, 530 

2,440

2,440 

2,530 

2,620 

2,620 

2,710

Dec.

2,620 

2,530 

2,100 

2,260 

2,350

2,260 

2,180 

2,100 

2,020 

2,020

1,940 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860

1,860 

1,780 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,630 

1, 660 

1,560 

1,560 

1,5*30

1,490 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,350

Jan.

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

1,3.50 

1, 3cO 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1, 350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

Month

November ___________ . ______

March _____ . ____________ ..

April. __ ... __ ... _ . __ ..... _ ......

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

August- . ................ .....

Feb.

1,280 

1,350 

1,490 

1,630 

1,630

1,700 

1,860 

2,020 

1,560 

1,490

1,630 

1,780 

1,940 

2,530 

2,800

2.620 

3,090 

2,990 

3,290 

3.500

5,330 

5,330 

3,500 

3,830 

4,180

3.940 

2,990 

2. 350 

2,100

.......

Maximum

4,180 

2,710 

2,620 

1,420 

5, 330 

5,190 

6,510 

3,090 

3,500 

3,290 

2,100 

1,280

6,510

Mar.

1,940 

1,860 

1,780 

1.700 

1,700

1,700 

1,560 

1.940 

1,700 

1,490

1.560 

3,090 

3,090 

2,990 

3,500

3.940 

4,060 

4,670 

4,800 

4,930

5,060 

4,930 

4,930 

4,800 

4,930

5,060 

4,930 

4,670 

5,190 

4,930 

4,670

Apr.

4,670 

4,930 

4,670 

4,800 

5,060

5, 750 

6,050 

6,050 

5,900 

6,050

6,200 

6.200 

6,050 

6, 510 

6,050

5,900 

5, 750 

5,610 

5,190 

5,330

5,330 

4,930 

4,800 

4,540 

4,300

4,300 

4,060 

3,830 

3, EOO 

3,290

Minimum

1,100 

1,220 

1,350 

1,280 

1,280 

1,490 

3,290 

1,350 

824 

728 

824 

728

728

May

3,090 

2,990 

2,710 

2,620 

2,620

2,530 

2,260 

2,020 

1,940 

1,940

1,860 

1,780 

1,630 

1,630 

1,490

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,350 

1,420

1,490 

1.490 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1, 560 

1,420 

1,420

June

1,350 

1,160 

1,100 

1,160 

1,280

1,280 

1,160 

1,160 

928 

983

928 

928 

983 

824 

983

875 

1,040 

2,020 

2,620 

1,630

1,490 

1,220 

1,560 

1,700 

1,860

1,780 

1,700 

1,940 

3,500 

2,440

Mean

2,900 

1,890 

1,840 

1,340 

2,610 

3,490 

5,190 

1,830 

1,450 

2,030 

1,200 

1,020

2,230

July

2,180 

2,260 

3,290 

3,290 

3,090

3,090 

2,990 

2,890 

2,890 

2,710

2,710 

2,530 

2,350 

2,260 

2,020

1,940 

1,860 

1,630 

2,020 

1,560

1,630 

1,560 

1,420 

1,420 

1,280

1,160 

728 

1,160 

983 

983 

928

Per square 

mile

0.909 

.592 

.577 

.420 

.818 

1.09 

1.63 

.574 

.455 

.636 

.376 

.320

.699

Aug.

1,220 

983 

928 

875 

1,100

1,220

983 

983 

1,040 

1,160

1,350 

1,350 

1,220 

1,040 

1,220

1,040 

1,040 

928 

824 

983

1,040 

1,280 

1,560 

2,100 

1,630

1,280 

1,350 

1,490 

1,420 

1,350 

1,220

Sept.

1,160 

1,220 

1,280 

1,040 

1,040

1,220 

1,100 

1,040 

983 

1,040

1,160 

1,100 

775 

1,040 

1,160

983 

1,100 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,100 

983 

1,100 

983 

728

928 

775 

875 

824 

824

Eun-ofE 

in inches

1.05 

.66 

.67 

.48 

.88 

1.26 

1.82 

.66 

.51 

.73 

,43 

.36

9.51
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 69

BOCK BITER AT ITNDON, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. K sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., at high-wry bridge 

in Lyndon. , DRAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 second-feet February 9; 

maximum gage height, 13.47 feet December 29; minimum discharge, 2,260 

second-feet September 25 (gage height, 5.28 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 39,500 second-feet March 2°, 1916; 

maximum gage height, 19.6 feet February 16, 1918; minimum d :<? charge, 

655 second-feet September 27, 1918 (gage height, 3.72 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice period (December 17 to February 

7), which are poor, and periods indicated by braced figures, which are estimated. Some diurnal fluctuation at low stages due to power phnts upstream. About 100 second-feet diverted above gage to Illinois and Mississippi Canal.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 .... ...

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

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

4. 

5 ..........

6... .......

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

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

g

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

11.-..-.-.....

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

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

14........ ..

15-............

16 

17... ..

18. 

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

20 

21. 

22 ..

23 ........

24 .

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

26.... .

27. ..

28 .........

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

30... __ ......

31... ...

Oct.

6,230 

"7,480 

8,720 

8,980 

8,980

8,980 

10,000 

 11,400 

"12,800 

14,200

13,100 

13,300 

14,800 

16,000 

15,600

15,100 

14,500 

11,700 

11, 100 

10,000

9,240 

8,720 

8,720 

6,470 

6,470

6,230 

6,470 

5,990 

5,750 

5,990 

5,750

Nov.

6,470 

4,640 

4,850 

5,520 

5,750

5,990 

4,850 

5,070 

4,850 

4,430

2,580 

3,640 

 4,140 

4,640 

5,070

7,200 

5,520 

5,750 

6.230 

5,750

5,990 

6,230 

5,520 

5,990 

6,230

6,230 

6,470 

6,950 

7,700 

7,700

Dec.

7,450 

6,950 

6.950 

6,230 

5,750

5,520 

5.990 

5.990 

5,290 

4,640

4,230 

4,030 

6,470 

7, 450 

7,950

7,950 

10, 600 

10,300 

10,000 

10,000

10,000 

10,600 

11,100 

10,800 

10,600

10,300 

10,300 

14.500 

19.400 

20,100 

12, 500

Jan.

17,800 

17,200 

16,000 

14,500 

13.300

13, 300 

11,100 

9,770 

8,980 

8,980

8,980 

8,980 

8,980 

8,980 

8,980

9,770 

10,300 

11,100 

11,900 

14,500

14,200 

13,900 

13, 900 

13,600 

13,300

13,300 

13,300 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800

Feb.

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800

12,800 

12,800 

20,100 

20,400 

19,700

20,400 

19,400 

19,400 

18, 100 

16,600

15, 100 

12,200 

9,240 

8,980 

8,200

6,950 

6,470 

6, 950 

6,710 

5,990

6,470 

5,900 

7,950 

7,450

Mar.

6,950 

6,470 

6,230 

6,230 

6,470

6,230 

5,750 

5,990 

5,990 

6,470

6,950 

7,700 

10,800 

16,000 

14,500

14,200 

13,900 

13,600 

13,900 

13,300

13, 100 

10,800 

10,000 

9,500

10, 000

10,000 

10,000

Apr.

"9, 620 

9.240 

9,500 

10,000 

10,000

12,200 

16, 200 

16,000 

15, 100 

14,500

13,600 

H4, 000

15,600 

15, 600 

15,100 

11, 400 

10, 800

10,000 

10.000 

8,720 

8,980 

8,980

8,200 

7,950 

7,700 

7,200 

5,990

Month

October... ______ . .. _ . ____ _____ , ___ ___ .

December- __ ______ __ ........ __ __ . ___ _ ..

March _ . __________________ . __ ____________

July. _ ._ .

August __________ . ________________________ September. __ . _

The year

May

6,710 

6,470 

6,230 

5,990 

5,520

5,990 

4,850 

4,850 

4,850 

4,230

4,430 

4,640 

4,230 

3,830 

3, 450

4,030 

3,830 

4,030 

4,230 

4,030

4,030 

3,830 

3,830 

3,830 

3,640

3,450 

3,640 

3,640 

3,640 

3,830 

3,450

June

3,230 

3,080 

2,740

i 3,000

3,260 

3,450 

3,080 

2,910

2.740 

2,740 

2,740 

2,580 

2,580

2,580 

2,580 

2,740 

3,830 

6,710

6,230 

5,070 

6,470 

7,450 

8,460

7,700 

6, 9'0

6,470 

7,200 

8,460

July

8,720 

7.950 

7,950 

9,500 

11,100

9.770 

8,980 

8,200 

7.200 

-6,840

6,470 

6,230 

6,230 

6,710 

5,750

4,230 

4,030 

4,030 

5,290 

6,470

5,990 

5,070 

4,fi40 

4,230 

4,230

4,230 

3,830 

3,250 

3,080

} 3,080

Aug.

3,500

3 830

3,640 

4.430

5,750 

fi 750 

6,230

5, 750 

6,990

1 4. 2f.O

2.910 

4.430 

5,990 

£,990 

2,910

2,740 

I 4.500 

£,990

6,950 

6,710 

 6, 960 

7,200 

C.950 

7,450

Sept.

7,200 

7,200 

6,230 

5,070 

4.430

3,830 

3,«40 

3,260 

3,450 

3,260

"3,320 

"3,380 

3,450 

3,260 

3,260

3,080 

3,080 

3,450 

3,830 

3,640

3,260 

3,450 

3,080 

2,580 

2,260

2,910 

2,740 

2,420 

2,420 

2,580

Maximum Minimum Mean

16. 000 5, 750 9, 960 

7, 700 2, 580 5, 600 

20,100 4,030 9,030 

17, 800 8, 980 12, 300 

20, 400 5, 990 12, 400 

16. 000 6, 750 9, 710 

16, 200 5, 990 11, 500 

6. 710 3, 450 4, 430 

8, 460 2, 580 4, 440 

11, 100 3, 080 6, 010 

7, 450 2 740 4, 990 

7, 200 2, 260 3, 630

20, 400 2, 260 7, 820

 Interpolated.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

WHITEWATER CREEK NEAR WHITEWATER, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., at highway culvert 

3,000 feet below Whitewater Lake and 4 miles south of Wiitewater.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5.8 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1926, to July, 1928 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7.8 second-feet July 3 (gage 

height, 1.16 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot January 2? to February 3 

(gage height, 0.42 foot), caused by closure of dam upstream.

1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 24.8 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage 

height, 1.99 feet); minimum, that of January 29 to February 3, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Flow reduced by closure of dam at outlet of Whitewater Lake in effort to raise level of lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

1.0 

3.5

2.4 

1.7 

2.4

4.2 

6.1 

3.0 

2.4 

2.0

2.6 

3.0 

2.2 

1.7 

1.5

1.6 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

Nov.

2.6 

3.5 

2.0 

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

2.6

1.7 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

2.6 

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

2.8 

2.4 

1.8

Dec.

1.5 

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

2.8 

1.7 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2

.7 

.7 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.7 

.8 

.8

1.0 

1.0 

1.8 

2.0 

1.1

Month

February ___________________

Aprfl _ _- ....... _ ....

July 1-28. ....... ..........................

Jan.

0.6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

1 1 

1 4 

1 2

8 

8 

7 

8 

8

6 

6 

4 

1 

1 

1

Maximum

6.1 

3.5 

2.8 

1.4 

3.0 

5.5 

4.0 

2.2 

4.7 

7.8

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.5 

.4

.2 

1.1 

1.2

.7 

.6

.7 

.8 

.8 

3.0 

.7

1.0 

1.1 

1.7 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.1 

1.4 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 1.1

Mar.

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.2 

1.7

5.5 

2.0 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8

2.5 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

2.0

Apr.

2.6 

2.7 

2.0 

2.0 

3.0

3.7 

4.0 

3.0 

2.6 

3.0

2.7 

1.8 

1.4 

1.6 

1.7

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

Minimum Mean

0. 9 1. 82 

1. 0 1. 60 

.7 1. 22 

.1 .71 

.1 .91 

1. 0 1. 54 

1. 1 1. 90 

.8 1. 05 

.6 1. 29 

.6 1. 13

May

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 1.1

1.0 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8

1.0 

2.2 

1.5 

1.4 

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.0

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

June

1.0

1.0 

.7 

1.0 

1.1

1.1 

1.0

.8 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

1.0 

2.6 

2.2 

1.6

1.1

.8 

1.5 

1.6 

1.4

1.2

.8 

4.7 

3.5 

1.7

July

1.1 

1.2 

7.8 

2.6 

1.7

1.2 

1.1 

.8

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.« 

.«

.8 

.« 

.« 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.7 

.7

........

P square Run-off in 

mile indies

0. 314 0. 36 

.276 .31 

.210 .24 

. 122 . 14 

. 157 . 17 

.266 .31 

.328 .37 

. 181 . 21 

.222 .25 

.196 .20
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 71

WHITEWATER CREEK AT WHITEWATER, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. }i sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., at highway bridge

1 mile southeast of Whitewater. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16.8 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1926, to July, 1928 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet July 3

height, 3.04 feet); minimum, 8.4 second-feet December 5 and 6. 

1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 330 second-feet May 28, 1927

height, 4.20 feet); minimum, that of December 5 and 6, 1927. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 31 to

January 5, January 18 to February 5, February 17-22, and February 24-26),

which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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. ...............

86 ...............

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

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

28

29. ____ .. _ ......

30 

31 

Oct.

14 

16 

14 

17 

20

24 

152 

62 

31 

24

22

52 

31 

26 

22

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

118 

49 

25 

20

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

19

18 

17 

16 

16

18

26 

26 

26 

22

20 

20 

25 

20 

19

Dec.

18 

13 

10 

9.2 

8.4

8.4 

16 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

16

16 

16 

16 

18 

18

18 

18 

20 

16 

14 

14

Month

December _____ . .....................

February _____________ . ... ..

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

June

July 1-14.. ................................

Jan.

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

Maximum

152 

118 

20 

15 

14 

55 

49 

16 

55 

164

Feb.

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13

Mar.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

20 

55 

40 

22

18 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

20 

30

25 

20 

17 

16

Apr.

20 

26 

23 

22 

49

43 

43 

43 

38 

28

26 

24 

24 

23 

23

25 

21 

20 

20 

19

19

18 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Minimum Mean

13 24.1 

13 23.1 

8. 4 14. 5 

12 13. 4 

12 13. 2 

12 17. 3 

15 24. 0 

13 14. 0 

13 17. 8 

14 35. 4

May

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13

16 

16 

16 

13

13 

13 

13 

13

16

15 

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

Jrne

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

21 

20

18

16 

15 

20 

22 

22

20 

20 

30 

55 

33

July

31 

33

164 

55 

43

28 

27 

22 

20 

15

15 

14 

14 

14

Per square Kun-ofi in 

mile inches

1. 43 1. 65 

1. 38 1. 64 

.863 .99 

.798 .92 

.786 .85 

1. 03 1. 19 

1. 43 1. 60 

.833 .96 

1. 06 1. 18 

2. 11 1. 10
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEFORT, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. }{ sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 8 E. at Hancock Avenue 

bridge in Freeport, 2 miles above mouth of Yellow Creek. Zero of gage is 

739.52 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,330 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,810 second-feet March 16 (gage 

height, 16.7feet); minimum, 417second-feet July 30 (gage 1 3ight, 4.37 feet). 

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet March 28, 1916 (gage 

height, 19.4 feet); minimum, 200 second-feet December 14, 1917.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 8 to 

February 27), which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant three-fourths mile above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

1,790

2,740

3,220

3,530

3,470

3,650

4,400

5,310

5,310

5,140

4,530

4,060

3,870

3,530

3,020

2,420

1,790

1,620

1,580

1,520

1,430

1,400

1,370

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,220

Nov.

1,280

1,720

1,490

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,250

1,720

1,680

1,400

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,220

1,250

1,250

1,190

1,070

i <Mn

1,280

Dec.

1,160

1,070

865

715

840

1,020

990

965

990

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,430

1,580

1,550

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,020

1,020

1,020

990

965

1,020

2,210

3

O7A

3,960

3,870

Jan.

3,650

3,370

2

QflA

2,040

1,550

1,400

1,310

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,400

1,520

1,580

1,720

1,650

1,550

i ^f^\

9 fldft

9 fwin

1 860

1,820

1,760

1,620

1,400

1,100

QQft

Oil

915

Feb.

915

890

890

890

965

965

9 run

3,530

3, 650

4,280

5,840

6,640

4,170

2,820

2,740

2,740

2,350

1, ]00

1,070

1,160

1,160

1,020

1,100

1,340

1,400

1,280

1,130

1,070

1,040

Mar.

1,160

1,160

1,190

840

765

815

740

765

790

790

1,960

3,370

4,400

6,640

7,320

7,810

6,430

3,590

1,900

1,160

1,040

940

915

940

1,070

1,220

1,460

1,280

1,040

940

Apr.

965

990

1,020

1,040

1,250

1,820

2,660

2,740

2,350

1,820

1,490

1,370

1,280

1,280

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,190

1,130

1,040

990

965

915

890

865

840

790

790

May

765

765

715

715

690

715

690

665

645

645

665

605

605

605

585

605

665

715

740

740

690

645

585

585

565

585

545

585

545

565

June

545

525

506

506

525

545

565

565

585

545

545

525

545

625

.545

565

506

625

965

1,520

1,220

765

1,580

1,310

1,370

1,100

740

665

1,100

1,550

July

1,100

740

625

645

840

715

605

565

545

585

545

487

487

565

487

487

487

487

625

740

715

585

565

525

487

487

469

469

469

417

434

Aug.

451

469

665

1,960

2»740

2,700

2,070

1,130

1,040

940

840

715

625

585

585

525

545

545

606

506

1,020

1,620

2,350

3,220

3,370

3,650

3,960

4,280

3,960

3,370

2,460

Sept

1,580

1,100

990

940

865

815

790

740

715

690

715

740

765

765

1,040

1,220

1,020

765

690

625

645

625

605

585

605

585

565

565

565

585

Month

April 

May . 

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

The year.. ______________

Maximum

5,310

1,720

3,960

3,650

6,640

7,810

2,740

765

1,580

1,100

4,280

1,580

7,810

Minimum

1,220

1,040

715

915

890

740

790

545

506

417

451

565

417

Mean

2,650

1,240

. 1,430

1,690

2,080

2,110

1,300

647

793

580

1,720

783

1,420

P » square 

mile

1.99

.933

1.08

1.27

1.56

1.59

.978

.486

.596

.436

1.29

.589

1.07

Run-off in 

inches

2.29

1.04

1.24'

1.46

1.68

1.83

1.09

.56

.66

.50

1.49

.66

14.50
UPPEK MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 73

SUGAR RIVER NEAR BEODHEAD, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge 2 miles

southwest of Brodhead. Jordan Creek enters 2 miles below statior. 

DEAINAGB AEEA. 529 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 second-feet March 13 (gage

height, 7.42 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet August 19 (gage he's:ht, 1.12

feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 second-feet September 13,

1915 (gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, about 47 second-feet August 26,

1923. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 8 to

February 3 and February 19-21), which are poor. Flow subject to slight

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant in Brodherd.

Daily and monthly discharge, Hn second-feet, 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.

510 

775 

1,120 

1.330 

1,390

1,750 

2,050 

1,750 

1,450 

1,070

920 

1,070 

1,070 

970 

682

530 

490 

470 

412 

412

394 

431 

376 

412 

412

358 

358 

358 

394 

358 

358

Nov.

431 

394

358 

358 

358

292 

341 

324 

324 

324

358 

358 

292 

358 

376

593 

551 

470 

431 

394

412 

394 

394 

394 

630

593 

394 

490 

551 

551

Dec.

450 

277 

292 

248 

324

341 

394 

410 

410 

395

395 

395 

395 

395 

395

375 

375 

375 

375 

375

360 

360 

360 

360 

375

430 

510 

635 

825 

680 

550

Jan.

430 

375 

340 

325 

325

325 

325 

325 

340 

340

360 

360 

375 

395 

394

412 

431 

324 

394 

410

395 

375 

360 

360 

340

325 

325 

325 

325 

325 

340

Feb.

360 

395 

470 

593 

431

551 

1,270 

2,760 

2,920 

1,510

920 

561 

450 

871 

1,070

1,120 

823 

637 

595 

550

510 

470 

637 

970 

728

450

358 

412 

551

Month Maximum

November.. .... _____________

March __ .... _______________

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

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

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

The year.. ____________ __

2,050 

593 

825 

430 

2,920 

3,930 

1,450 

376 

1,070 

823 

1,990 

510

3,930

Mar.

637 

450 

308 

277 

308

324 

308 

308 

292 

376

551 

3,310 

3,930 

3,200 

1,930

1,120 

637 

412 

412 

376

376 

412 

412 

412 

450

530 

551 

551 

510 

431 

412

Apr.

490 

530 

551 

530 

551

920 

1,270 

1,450 

1,170 

728

551 

551 

470 

450 

470

490 

470 

510 

450 

412

412 

376 

412 

376 

341

341 

324 

324 

341 

324

Minimum

358 

292 

248 

324 

358 

277 

324 

210 

198 

210 

187 

198

187

May

308 

308 

277 

292 

262

248 

324 

292 

277 

277

277 

262 

210 

277 

235

248 

235 

358 

376 

376

341 

277 

248 

222 

235

248 

222 

222 

235 

248 

262

June

348 

235 

198 

235 

235

'262 

277 

235 

235 

235

262 

277 

262 

262 

262

198 

198 

530 

728 

551

394 

394 

728 

728 

551

394 

341 

490 

871 

1,070

Mean

788 

413 

414 

358 

825 

791 

653 

274 

396 

340 

553 

310

600

July

450 

490 

637 

823 

728

593 

450 

324 

308 

292

292 

262 

262 

262 

222

248 

248 

262 

262 

292

324 

308 

277 

277 

236

235 

248 

222 

210 

235 

262

Per square 

mile

1.49

.781 

.783 

.677 

1.56 

1.50 

1.05 

.518 

.749 

.643 

1.05 

.586

.945

Aug.

222 

210 

292 

871 

1,120

970 

637 

412 

292 

292

277 

187 

235 

248 

210

210 

235 

235 

187 

222

262 

262 

871 

1.930 

1,990

1,270 

682 

510 

551 

728 

530

Sept.

450 

394 

308 

341 

341

341 

262 

235 

292 

292

248 

277 

248 

262 

450

510 

490 

394 

341 

292

262 

235 

235 

277 

292

248 

248 

277 

248 

198

Run-off in 

inches

1.72 

.87 

.90 

.78 

1.68 

1.73 

1.17 

.60 

.84 

.74 

1.21 

.66

12.89
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

SOUTH BRANCH OF KISHWATTKEE KZVEB AT DE KALB III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 4 E., at Lincoln Highway

bridge in De Kalb. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 70 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1928. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 493 second-feet July 4 (gage

height, 5.96 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot September 28-30 (gage height,

0.82 foot).

1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 907 second-feet May 25, 1927 (gage

height, 8.63 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot September 28, 29, October 5,

1925 (gage height, 0.50 foot). 

RBMABKB. Records good except those for ice periods (December 9 to February

29), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

7.7 

27 

50 

59 

36

56 

408 

267 

188 

130

113 

158 

121 

94 

80

62 

56 

50 

47 

41

33 

30 

26 

23 

18

19 

18 

17 

16 

15 

13

Nov.

13 

15 

13 

13 

13

12 

9.7 

8.9 

9.7 

8.9

10 

9.7 

9.7 

18 

113

97 

76 

59 

50 

44

41 

38 

36 

113 

105

90 

80 

113 

210 

148

Dec.

113 

94 

72 

66 

59

50 

66 

66 

53 

47

41 

38 

44 

50 

50

56 

38 

20 

15 

13

11 

9

7 

7 

7

7 

9 

101 

121 

59 

113

Jan.

23 

20 

18 

18 

15

20 

34 

72 

76 

90

105 

76 

66 

56 

62

41 

36 

35 

158 

83

130 

66 

47 

41 

23

20 

15 

11 

9

7 

7

Feb.

7 

5 

5 

13 

13

11 

50 

50 

50 

44

41 

38 

41 

158 

130

76 

34 

20 

20 

18

15 

50 

38 

26 

15

9 

9 

11 

11

Month Maximum

April - . . 

July .

408 

210 

121 

158 

158 

178 

422 

121 

255 

464 

158 

22

464

Mar.

12 

12 

14 

15 

16

8.5 

6.9 

56 

105 

50

29 

33 

178 

97 

54

41 

32 

28 

28 

24

24 

23 

27 

34 

45

56 

90 

80 

69 

56 

66

Apr.

113 

100 

86 

69

168

422 

408 

354 

243 

210

178 

148 

113 

178 

168

168 

148 

113 

90 

76

69 

62 

56 

50 

41

37 

34 

33 

32 

29

Minimum

7.7 

8.9 

7 

7 

5 

6.9 

29 

6.6 

4.8 

12 

3.0 

.6

.6

May

23 

22 

20 

21 

20

19 

18 

16 

16 

15

13 

13 

12 

12 

10

13 

25 

31 

121 

59

41 

28 

19 

16 

15

14 

14 

12 

11 

8.9 

6.6

Ju*)e

F.I e.9 

e.e 

e.s

6.6 

8 5

e.e

6.3 

5.7 

5.1

48 

4 8 

6 6 

5 4 

4 8

48 

13 

10 

83 

105

50 

80 

255 

113 

168

130 

86 

80 

80 

62

Mean

73.5 

52.6 

48.5 

47.7 

34.8 

45.5 

133 

22.1 

47.1 

114 

23.1 

4.38

53.9

July

47 

41 

83 

464 

450

279 

188 

113 

83 

62

47 

36 

29 

24 

20

17 

14 

12 

105 

354

279 

218 

158 

105 

86

62 

63 

41 

33 

26 

20

Per square 

mile

1.05 

.751 

.693 

.681 

.497 

.650 

1.90 

.316 

.673 

1.63 

.330 

.063

.770

Aug.

20 

18 

19 

158 

105

66 

53 

37 

28 

20

15 

14 

12 

11 

9.7

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

6.6 

6.0

6.6 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.1

4.2 

4.2 

3.0 

3.6 

33 

15

Sept.

10 

6.9 

5.1 

6.9 

4.5

4.5 

3.3 

3.9 

3.9

4.5

4.5 

5.1 

5.7 

3.9 

22

11 

5.7 

4.5 

3.3 

2.0

1.9 

1.8 

1.4 

.9 

.8

.8 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

Run-off In 

inches

1.21 

.84 

.80 

.79 

.54 

.75 

2.12 

.36 

.75 

1.88 

.38 

.07

10.49
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 75

IOWA MVEB AT IOWA CITY, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., 200 feet below

highway bridge in Iowa City and 100 feet below Iowa State University

hydraulic laboratory. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,140 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1903, to July, 1906; October, 1913, to Tovember,

1921; November, 1921, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet October 6

(gage height, 11.3 feet); minimum, 85 second-feet December 3 (gf?e height,

0.28 foot) due to regulation.

1903-1906, 1913-1928: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet June 7,

1918 (gage height, 19.45 feet); practically no flow at 5 p. m. September 3,

1925, caused by regulation. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for December 9-27, December 30 to

January 13, January 20-24, and periods indicated by brackets, vMch were

estimated because of ice. Records of stage and two discharge measurements

furnished by Prof. Floyd A. Nagler, of Iowa State University.

\

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

1,540 

3.040 

3,610 

3,520 

3,610

7,520 

8,670 

6,770 

6,150 

3,810

2,810 

2.890 

2,570 

2,060 

1,780

1,660 

1,540 

1,430 

1,380 

1,320

1,210 

1,210 

1,130 

1,020 

1,080

1,020 

975 

925 

925 

900 

825

Nov.

875 

875 

825 

800 

825

690 

710 

710 

690 

710

730 

710 

690 

730 

808

975 

1,000 

900 

850 

780

755 

755 

730 

780 

755

755 

710 

710 

730 

665

Dec.

640

575 

406 

258 

378

442 

780 

620 

378 

552

584 

615 

690 

643 

625

611 

414 

322 

322

422

454 

390 

330 

338 

338

350 

338 

2,520 

2,520 

1,670 

1,310

Jan.

1,520 

1,100 

840 

741 

634

561 

580 

565 

580 

597

615 

629 

656 

710 

730

710 

710 

755 

755 

683

602 

394 

330

354

290

Feb.

330

814 

4.020 

3,420 

2,570 

2,650

2,980 

4,840 

7,970 

8,820 

6,560

4,640 

4.530 

3,470 

2,650

Uioo

1,660 

jl.420

1,290 

1,400 

1.510 

1,600

Month Maximum

8,670 

1,000 

2,520 

I.fi2n

February ________________ . _ . 8. 820

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

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

6,510 

2,270 

2,120 

1,820 

4,000 

3,610 

2,890

8,820

Mar.

1,780 

2,060 

2,340 

2,650 

2,500

2,060 

1,850 

1,660 

2,340 

2,890

4,420 

4.420 

6.510 

5.790 

5,430

5,080 

3,160 

2,270 

1,980 

1,850

1,660 

1,540 

1,460 

1,400 

1,380

1,430 

1.600 

1,510 

1,430 

1,350 

1,320

Apr.

1.290 

1.240 

1,210 

1,180 

1, 210

1,460 

2,060 

2,270 

2,120 

2,060

1,920 

1,850 

1,720 

1,720 

1,660

1,660 

1.780 

1,920 

1,980 

1,980

1,980 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060 

1,980

1,850 

1,660 

1,600 

1,460 

1,380

Minimum

825 

665 

258

1,320 

1,180 

755 

482 

780 

710 

850

258

May

1,290 

1,210 

1,160 

1,100 

1,050

1,000 

1,000 

950 

925 

900

875 

850 

800 

780 

780

800 

875 

1,000 

1,320 

2,120

2,060 

1,540 

1,350 

1,180 

1,080

975 

950 

875 

825 

825 

755

June

730 

690 

620 

598 

588

598 

588 

584 

548 

548

530 

526 

552 

502 

482

518 

690 

690 

690 

710

925 

1,240 

1,160 

1,820 

1,430

1,320 

1,240 

1,210 

1,160 

1,350

Mean

2,550 

774 

672 

593 

2,670 

2,550 

1,750 

1,070 

828 

1,920 

1,630 

1,580

1, 550

July

1,510 

1,430 

1,260 

1,780 

2,790

3,610 

3.900 

4,000 

3,240 

2,890

1,980 

1,600 

1,540 

1,660 

1.260

1,100 

1.000 

1.750 

3,900 

3,800

2,570 

1,780 

1,430 

1,240 

1,100

1,000 

900 

925 

850 

825 

780

Per square 

mile

0. 812 

.246 

.214 

.189 

.850 

.812 

.557 

.341 

.264 

.611 

.518 

.503

.494

Aug.

710 

710 

1,660 

3,060 

3,330

3,610 

2,680 

1,660 

1,460 

1,380

1,320 

1,290 

1,210 

1,080 

975

925 

1,160 

950 

755 

800

1,080 

925 

1,850 

1,980 

1,850

1,380 

1,020 

1,320 

2,810 

2,890 

2,810

Sept.

2,890 

2,810 

2,570 

2,200 

1,850

1,600 

1,460 

1,350 

1,240 

1,180

1,240 

2,060 

2,340 

2,060 

1,850

1,660 

1,850 

1,600 

1,430 

1,320

1,260 

1,240 

1,260 

1,210 

1,130

1,080 

1,000 

925 

900 

850

Run-off in 

inches

0.94 

.27 

.25 

.22 

.92 

.94 

.62 

.39 

.29 

.70 

.60 

.56

6.70

17104 31-
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

FOX BIYEB IfEAB WAY1AND, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 25, T. 65 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge

1 mile above Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, and 2^ miles

northwest of Wayland. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 392 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 second1 -feet October 1

(gage height, 19.10 feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet December 19-25

and September 2-11; minimum gage height, 2.21 feet November 13, 14,

September 8 and 9.

1922-1928: Maximum discharge, that of October 1, 1927; minimum, 0.6

second-foot November 7, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect (December 19-28,

January 1-14, 28-31, February 1-5, 19-29, and March 1-2), which are

poor. Discharge estimated November 10.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

l 

2

3 _ 

4- _

5 

6 - _ -

7 

8. 

10 

11 

12 .

13- _

14 __

15 .

16 

17 .

18 -

1Q

20 

21 . ___ -

90

23. ___ 

24 

25 

26 - __ 

27 __ __ -

28 ...

29 ____

30 

31 

Oct.

6,050 

6,700 

4,830 

2,120 

380

490 

590 

420 

186 

130

540 

4,430 

3,140 

320 

212

145 

161 

186 

122 

79

48 

40 

35 

29 

24

20 

18 

17 

15 

11 

12

Nov.

14 

67 

63 

26 

22

18 

17 

16 

15 

15

16 

11 

10 

10 

94

72 

50 

44 

40 

35

30 

24 

27 

31 

14

11 

10 

87 

248 

248

Dec.

178 

79 

24 

21 

20

18 

20 

28 

62 

64

64 

66

67 

72 

72

73 

72 

14 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

7 

12 

20 

1,160 

740 

465

Jan.

178 

101 

62 

50 

50

39 

39 

39 

115 

465

420 

360 

320 

212 

178

170 

153 

153 

170 

170

161 

153 

145 

145 

138

138 

108 

50 

29 

12 

12

Feb.

12 

12 

20 

39 

87

3,410" 1,620 

4,000 

1,220 

186

138 

138 

161 

1,130 

565

420

248 

195 

138 

87

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50

Month Maximum

October... _____________ ...

FebruaryApril __ . .................................

July 

September __ ___ . _______ _

The year.. ____________ 

6,700 

248 

1,160 

465 

4,000 

360 

3,720 

266 

6,140 

4,280 

440 

4,910

6,700

Mar.

50 

50 

43 

43 

41

49 

54 

61 

360 

230

178 

153 

130 

115 

115

101 

94

94 

87 

87

80 

58 

58 

56 

101

195 

83

87 

87 

83 

80

Apr.

84 

67 

39 

38

87

815 

3,720 

890 

440 

302

248 

248 

320 

360 

266

178 

145 

108 

108 

108

115 

145 

115 

108 

108

101 

101 

100 

94 

94

Minimum

11 

10 

3 

12 

12 

41 

38 

19 

13 

6 

4 

3

3

May

94 

57 

61 

61 

56

47 

39 

34 

34 

26

25 

23 

19 

19 

101

94

94 

248 

248 

266

86 

49 

46 

33 

30

26 

24 

22 

19 

19 

19

June

18 

18 

U 

13 

12

14 

IE 

266 

36C 

11£

7? 

5f 

47 

47 

46

44 

4S 

3.36C 

6,140 

1.42T

49T 

54C 

221 

540 

2,260

1,250 

565 

1,130 

2,780 

1,730

Mean

1,020 

46.2 

111 

146 

492 

101 

322 

65.1 

788 

744 

77.2 

557

371

July

248 

186 

170 

980 

4,210

4,280 

1,900 

1,800 

690 

615

640 

465 

266 

221 

83

67 

40 

31 

10 

10

9 

2,640 

1,940 

1,250 

221

42 

18 

12 

6 

10 

10

mil il mi MtmmtmU

Per square

«<» milejUi

2.60 

.118 

.283 

.372 

1.26 

.258 

.821 

.166 

2.01 

1.90 

.197 

1.42

.946

Aug.

14 

47 

170 

440 

380

340

284 

204 

178 

115

58 

41 

19 

10 

10

8 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

5 

4 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Sept.

5 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

4,910 

4,210 

3,720 

1,660

1,340 

195 

138 

130 

77

44 

31 

26 

24 

23

22 

24 

36 

37 

28

Run-off in 

inches

3.00 

.13 

.33 

.43 

1.36 

.30 

.92 

.19 

2.24 

2.19 

.23 

1.58

12.90
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 77

WYACONDA RIVER NEAB CANTON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % SW. }i sec. 33, T. 62 N., R. 6 W., at highway 

bridge three-fourths miles below Sugar Creek and 3 miles sonthwest of 

Canton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 447 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 second-feet October 3 

(gage height, 18.78 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet September 1-10.

1922-1928: Maximum discharge, that of October 3, 1927; minimum discharge, 0.5 second-foot January 8, 9, and 19-23, 1924; minimum gage height, 

0.58 foot September 10, 1928.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect (Decenrber 18-27, 

January 1-16, 22-31, and February 1-3, 23-27), which are poor. Discharge 

interpolated May 5.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1937-38

Day

1... __ .......

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

3. ____ . _ ..

4__ ^_ _

5

6.. _______ .

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

8. _______ ..

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 

4,580 

6,920 

6,350 

730

1,000 

1,310 

670 

199 

110

81 

3,000 

3,280 

1,030 

398

137 

87 

67 

54 

50

44 

36 

33

28 

28

24 

22 

22 

20 

19 

17

Nov.

18 

60 

128 

56 

39

25 

23 

18 

18 

18

18 

20 

16 

16 

210

188 

98 

67 

50 

39

36 

33 

31 

33 

33

36 

37 

128 

295 

98

Dec.

65 

44 

24 

36 

23

22 

34 

37 

43 

52

54 

39 

95 

74 

95

79 

46 

18 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

4 

614 

820 

530 

146

Jan.

95 

81 

81 

69 

69

81 

95 

188 

474 

614

558 

530 

474 

422 

398

350 

326 

266 

398 

530

232 

146 

81 

58 

39

31

18 

18

7 

7

 7

Feb."

7 

7 

12 

22 

110

1,100 

3,560 

4,730 

1,590 

558

326 

302 

326 

940 

760

374 

188 

65 

92 

76

67 

58 

39 

31 

31

31 

39 

43 

56

Month Maximum

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

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

December

January. .

February

March .

April ... ..

June ____________________

July...... .. . 

August _

The year

6,920 

295 

820 

614 

4,730 

232 

2,400 

422 

4,780 

2,480 

586 

3,560

6,920

Mar.

56 

46 

46 

41 

39

34 

36 

39 

87 

232

166 

166 

1.66 

156 

110

79 

67 

68 

48 

44

43 

41 

37 

37 

46

67 

87 

62 

50 

43 

48

Apr.

48 

50 

44 

41 

104

2,360 

2,400 

970

686 

278

210 

188 

156 

374 

295

188 

146 

110 

98 

89

84 

146 

137 

110

74

62 

52 

48 

44 

41

Minimum

17 

16 

3 

7 

7 

34 

41 

6 

4 

16 

3 

2

2

May

37 

34 

28 

26 

24

23 

22 

19 

17 

16

18 

18 

14 

12 

10

18 

22 

210 

422 

119

60 

34 

31 

22

17

14 

9 

8 

7 

6 

6

June

6 

6 

5 

4 

5

6

8 

254 

374 

. 188

110 

39 

31 

33 

33

33 

48 

2,720 

4,780 

4,730

110 

374 

326 

326 

1,660

700 

232 

110 

558 

1,060

July

278 

89 

68 

44 

2,440

2,480 

910 

119 

69 

60

48 

730 

700 

137

68

43 

28 

22 

19 

266

58 

686 

446 

166

54

34 

24 

16 

36 

24 

23

Mean *»£«

1,020 2.28 

62. 5 . 140 

97. 4 . 218 

218 .488 

536 1.20 

73. 5 .164 

318 . 711 

42.7 .096 

629 1.41 

325 . 727 

48. 2 .108 

313 . 700

306 .685

Aug.

110 

68 

22 

43

586

278 

104 

41 

31 

30

17 

10

7 

5 

4

4 

6 

10 

4 

3

52 

11 

10 

18

7

6 

5 

4 

3 

3 

3

Sept.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

4 

1,030 

3,560 

3,400 

730

302 

146 

46 

36 

.27

17 

12 

7 

6 

4

4 

4 

5 

22 

16

Eun-oS in 

inches

2.63 

.16 

.26 

.56 

1.29 

.19 

.79 

.11 

1.57 

.84 

.12 

.78

9.29
78 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PAET V 

NORTH FABIUS RIVER AT MONTICELLO, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge1 mile south of Monticello.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 452 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 secord-feet June 19> 

(gage height, 25.00 feet); minimum discharge, 2 second-feet December 21-25;. 

minimum gage height, 1.18 feet November 1.

1922-1928: Maximum discharge, that of June 19, 192£: minimum discharge, 1 second-foot July 9, 1922; minimum gage height, 0.50 foot August 

10, 1926.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect (December 4-10,. 

15-26, January 1-13, 22-31, and February 1-4, 18-26), whi«.h are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-88

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.

6,280 

5,940 

7,680 

2,010 

408

514 

492 

470 

240 

134

113 

4,800 

1,330 

470 

208

141 

113 

90 

72 

56

52 

46 

41 

37 

34

23 

22 

20 

19

17 

17

Nov.

16 

113 

61 

40 

30

23 

20 

17 

19 

22

23 

18 

19 

20 

61

56 

48 

41 

37 

36

34 

32 

24 

30 

30

30 

30 

61 

134 

113

Dec.

44 

34 

27 

10 

10

7 

7 

7 

10 

10

34 

66 

113 

61

28

15 

10 

7 

4 

4

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

7 

37 

370 

1,430 

780 

320

Jan.

193 

148 

120 

106 

120

148 

178 

208 

370

558

624 

602 

558 

624 

536

492 

428 

408 

536 

470

448 

288 

178 

120 

80

50

35 

21 

15 

10 

10

Feb.

10 

10 

21 

35 

256

536 

5,100 

1,690 

712 

320

288 

288 

288 

1,120 

602

288 

224 

134 

80 

58

50

58 

58 

58 

 58

58 

58 

67 

73

Month Maximum

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

November __ ________ .. __ .

January. __ __ ___ . . ...

February ____ __________ .....

March ________________ . .....

May.... __________________

June ___________ _ _ .

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

August _____ ______ . . ...

September ____________ __ .....

The year.... .- ....... . .........

7,680 

134 

1,430 

624 

5,100 

304 

2,320 

370 

10,300 

2,810 

336 

5,820

10, 300

Mar.

69 

58 

48 

38 

35

38 

42 

50 

134

256

304 

178 

178 

170 

148

100 

69 

56 

56

55

50 

48 

47 

46 

62

113 

113 

80

56 

48 

45

Apr.

69 

60 

50 

45

288

2,320 

734 

492 

388 

336

288 

224 

170

252 

288

208 

163 

127 

106 

93

106 

120 

113 

106

78

58 

50 

46 

42 

38

I

Minimum

17 

16 

2 

10 

10 

35 

38 

10 

10 

28 

13 

7

2

May

35 

32 

28 

27 

24

24 

21 

16 

15 

15

21 

20 

17 

14 

13

19 

21 

62 

370 

178

38 

29 

24 

21 

19

15 

13 

12 

10 

10 

12

June

11 

10 

10 

10 

11

12 

12 

408 

208 

106

72 

53 

106 

288 

83

69 

2,340 

9,120 

10,300 

2,040

1,120 

828 

646 

690 

1,210

646 

224 

148 

336 

304

Mean

1,030 

41.3 

112 

280 

434 

90.0 

252 

37.9 

1,080 

271 

46.5 

354

334

July

208 

193 

163 

1,460 

2,810

646 

93 

88 

78 

69

60 

50 

224 

178

78

50 

47 

38 

31 

28

178 

580 

352 

178 

62

58 

50 

186 

106 

29 

35

P«3T

2.28 

.091 

.248 

.619 

.960 

.199 

.558 

.084 

2.39 

.600 

.103 

.783

.739

Aug.

56 

62 

35 

336 

208

113 

52 

48 

41 

35

29 

25 

22 

19 

17

17 

14 

15 

14 

14

25 

15 

55 

41 

33

28 

17 

15 

14 

13 

13

Sept.

12: 

11 9-

T

8- 

8 

T 

T 

7

21 

2.25O 

5,820 900* 

646

320- 

127 

106 

64* 

35

29 

27 

23.. 

20* 

20-

19

17 20- 

27 30-

Run-off in 

inches

2.63 .10* 

.29 

.71 

1.04 

.23 

.62 .10- 

2.67 

.69 

.12 

.87

10.07
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 79

SALT RIVER NEAR NEW LONDON, MO.

XOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % NW. }i sec. 36, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., at bridge 

on State highway No. 61, 2 miles north of New London.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,480 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 58,700 second-feet June 21 

(gage height, 28.8 feet); minimum, 65 second-feet May 15 (gage he;«ht, 2.00 

feet).

1922-1928: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1928; minimum (estimated), 12 second-feet August 20, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect (December 10-13, 

18-27, January 2-16, and January 25 to February 2), which are poor. Discharge estimated June 5-7.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

10.

11-

12.

13.

14. 

5 .

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

-21. 

22. 

.23. 

24.

.25.

-26.

27.

28.

29. 

 0.

-31.

12,500

11,700

20,600

11,700

4,800

5,800

10,800

8,260

2,230

460

2,410

10,100

5,600

3,850

2,950

3,130

2,320

1,340

965

375

275

210

190

174

144

158

144

130

130

105

105

97

105

118

147

202

248

266

194

158

147

125

110

105

295

2,050

2,410

1,000

625

375

280

248

194

174

1,340

522

925

2,680

3,220

3,310

3,670

1,870

1,000

375

430

1,600

2,590

2,050

1,260

770

490

375

555

2,410

2,950

1,170

430

325

230

190

158

130

105

85

105

625

2,770

7,560

5,500

3,670

2,950

2,140

1,780

1,510

1,420

1,340

1,260

1,340

2,050

4,140

3,850

3,300

3,130

2,860

2,590

2,320

1,690

1,420

1,340

1,780

925

808

695

625

555

490

430

375

325

325

275

257

325

2,050

2,770

17,000

22,000

10,900

6,040

4,420

2,680

1,870

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,170

1,170

925

625

460

460

350

174

350

300

252

275

252

222

226

202

214

230

177

230

190

194

190

210

198

252

315

305

263

210

230

210

174

158

164

158

174

305

275

147

144

158

144

226

194

174

234

230

3.760

9,380

5,920

4,800

3,580

1,690

1,000

1,340

3,580

4,140

2,230

1,690

1,170

770

522

430

325

350

325

275

230

230

202

164

158

161

155

138

115

105

99

89

95

101

85

85

73

77

105

105

171

375

325

190

270

266

187

158

147

236

118

105

85

75

87

110

85

83

83

460

2.050

1,340

1,260

1,000

660

350

252

198

300

1,510

3,490

25,300

52,300

48,200

11,200

2,530

2,070

1,350

1,260

1,350

5,820

4,600

2,250

980

595

390

245

170

188

140

149

170

167

149

2,630

1,350

1,020

665

268

188

213

155

127

1,710

1,800

595

290

140

140

114

184

164

268

191

194

170

217

440

560 

315 

820 

665 

1-180

2.430

365

114

225

209

213

237

630

500

365

281

217

268

258

202

188

191

1.620

860

205

281

365

268

198

167

127

102

81

100

90

104

225

4,380

11,100

17.200

18,800

6,580

1,620

700

630

530

305

114

114

81

90

81

72

72

76

74

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November.

. December.

-January_ 

February.. 

March__ 

April......

May.......

June.......

July.......

August....

-September.

The year.

20,600

3,220

7,560

4,140

22,000

315

9,380

375

52,300

2,630

2,430

18,800

52,300

105

97

85

325

174

144

164

73

83

114

114

72

72

3,990

623

1,570

1,690

2.820

209

1,650

147

5,650

568

471

2,150

1,780

1.61

.251

.633

.681

1.14

.084

.665

.059

2.28

.229

.190

.718

1.86

.28

.73

.79

1.23

.10

.74

.07

2.54

.26

.22

.97

9.79
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

CUIVRE RIVER WEAR TROY, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 18, T. 49 N., R. 1 E., at Frenchman Bluff

highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of Troy. Zero of gage is 446.58 feet above

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 908 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 39,700 second-feet June 20 (gage

height, 23.77 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet September 1-0 and 11 (gage

height, 1.50 feet).

1922-1928: Maximum discharge, about 50,000 second-feet September 5,

1926 (gage height, 25.40 feet): minimum, 4 second-feet September 9-25,

1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Slight ice effect December 16-28, 31, and January 1-6.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-S8

Day

1 .... 

2 - 

3.. .....

4 

5 

6. ...... ...

7 

8.. .....

9... .... ...

10.... ...

11 

12 . 

13 

14 ...... .

15.... ...

16. 

17... _ ....

18...... ..

19. .

20 

21 

22 

23 .......

24 

25..... .

26 

27. .

28 

29 

30 .......

31 

Oct.

540 

390 

3,910 

1,420 

980

510 

450 

660 

340 

190

144 

4,810 

830 

365 

340

340 

110 

107 

78 

69

57 

45 

48 

38 

32

30 

30 

29 

26 

25 

25

Nov.

29 

510 

265 

161 

90

90 

93

84 

40 

38

33 

30 

30

27 

1,950

725 

570 

254 

190 

161

144 

118 

110 

3,820 

980

450 

450 

900 

3,310 

17,500

Dec.

11,000 

5,400 

1,950 

524 

430

290 

4,180 

1,470 

760 

390

290 

243 

232 

3,910 

1,620

630 

365 

243 

180 

144

110 

93 

78 

63 

48

48 

35 

127 

1,320 

600 

450

Jan.

243 

144 

127 

110 

93

127 

830 

3,010 

1,060 

760

795 

690 

630' 660 

510

420 

390 

340 

340 

315

302 

221 

180 

6,410 

1,420

1,020 

725 

480 

390 

290 

170

Month

July.. . ..

September .

They

Feb.

161 

144 

144 

170 

2,310

6.000- 

15,500 

3,150 

1,140 

690

510 

390 

340 

1,420 

940

570 

340 

265 

199 

190

161 

232 

221 

199 

161

151 

136 

136 

144

Mar.

168 

267 

188 

168 

159

159 

150 

150 

150 

141

141 

132 

168 

203 

492

430 

340 

168 

159 

141

123 

101 

101 

98 

198

588 

370 

280 

228 

188 

132

Maximum

4,810 

17,500 

11,000 

6,410 

15,500 

588 

27,500 

2,690 

32,700 

7,410 

1,300 

2,410

32,700

Apr.

132 

123 

111 

104 

17,200

27,500 

6,830 

1,300 

770 

556

188 

370 

188 

3,590 

1.100

655 

430 

340 

295 

280

254 

241 

228 

208 

188

178 

159 

150 

141 

132

Minimum

25 

27 

35 

93 

136 

98 

111 

45 

53 

31 

17 

8

8

May

123 

114 

111 

108 

98

92 

85 

76 

74 

65

63 

55 

55 

53 

108

2,690 

1,9.50 

850 

588 

355

168 

141 

132 

101 

92

82 

76 

55 

50 

45 

50

June

53 

53 

55 

60 

63

63 

168 

4,730 

1,530 

460

254 

690 

460 

340 

267

228 

168 

2,410 

588 

32,700

23,200 

2,550 

1,000 

2,270 

1,350

588 

430 

254 

1. 530 

1,000

Mean

547 

1,100 

1,200 

748 

1,250 

209 

2,130 

281 

2,650 

578 

121 

177

908

July

588 

267 

.208 

178 

7,410

1,350 

1,200 

655 

492 

295

150 

114 

1,200 

588 

52t

430 

310 

267 

208

188

168 

295 

198 

132 

68

55 

48 

45 

41 

31 

208

Per square 

mile

0.602 

1.21 

1.32 

.82i 

1.38 

.230 

2.35 

.309 

2.92 

.637 

.133 

.195

1.00

Aufr.

123 

41

45 

55 

82

106 

1,300 

810 

295 

132

92 

58 

39 

33 

30

24

20 

88 

68 

63

43 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

20 

39

Sept.

33 

2 

23 

17 

14

13 

10 

9 

9 

8

8 

37 

1,050 

2,410 

850

295 

168 

92 

39 

30

28 

25 

23 

19 

17

14 

12 

10 

10 

9

Run-off in 

inches

0.69 

1.35 

1.52 

.95 

1.-19 

.27 

2.62 

.36 

3.26 

.73 

.15 

.22

13.61
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 81

DES PIAINES BIVKB AT IEMONT, HI.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. K sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 11 E., at highway bridge

a quarter of a mile north of Lemont. Zero of gage is 584.10 feet above mean

sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 705 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 second-feet July 5 (gage

height, 6.0 feet); minimum, 65 second-feet June 10-13, September 8 and 12

(gage height, 2.70 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 5,520 second-feet March 18, 1919;

no flow on various dates in 1919, 1921, and 1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated February 20-24. During high

water part of flow spills into Chicago Sanitary Canal 7 miles above gage;

this overflow, in second-feet, during the year (not included in table of daily

and monthly discharge) was as follows:

Apr. 6__ 175

7___. 1,010

8____ 1,530

9___. 1,340

Apr. 10___ 760

!!___ 430

12... 125

July3...._ 175

July 4___ 1, 220

5._. 1, 750

6___ 1, 640

7... 1, 240

July 8_--__ 520 

9-_..__ 95

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1987-88

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.

460

500

580

620

700

745

790

790

7on

790

745

790

835

700

460

315

460

385

385

385

315

315

230

280

245

245

210

210

178

178

178

Nov.

178

210

210

245

2SO

178

210

315

280

245

210

178

178

178

210

245

385

460

540

620

660

745

700

790

880

835

790

790

880

970

Dec.

o?n

925

925

880

835

7Qfl

o?n

1 OVt

1,450

1,450

1,450

1 dw

1,500

1 4.^f»

1,350

1,350

1,450

« 1, 080

700

«700

700

"620

540

100

"184

178

a 9S9

385

"385

385

Jan.

385

«350

315

«332

350

"326

301

"380

4fiO

"602

74 <;

"812

"950

1,020

a 1 f\Af\

1,150

a 1 19fi

1,100

"1,080

1 060

1,060

o 070

880

"750

620

385

245

Feb.

«182

118

"148

178

148

118

385

540

580

540

460

540

580

460

500

cnn

540

540

500

460

460

422

385

"388

350

"386

422

Mar.

540

580

660

500

422

210

Q1 C

580

660

745

835

7Qfl

7d<;

700

660

620

540

Apr\

315

210

178

245

640

700

835

1,000

970

Apr.

970

1,020

970

1,020

1,350

1,900

3.070

3,280

3 7 cn

2,170

1,900

1,900

1,780

1,900

1,670

1,450

1,300

1,060

970

835

835

790

700

580

540

460

422

385

385

May

385

350

315

385

385

385

385

385

385

371

350

350

315

315

385

385

385

385

371

350

315

315

280

301

315

315

350

385

385

315

June

245

178

148

118

118

90

90

90

on

65

65

65

65

90

90

118

148

210

245

315

460

460

540

700

1,060

1,020

970

1.150

1,450

1,250

July

1,560

1,670

2,030

3,280

4,270

4,000

3,750

3,280 *> <wn

1,900

1, 670

1,250

880

790

700

540

460

371

422

790

1.060

1,250

1,060

790

700

540

385

371

315

280

245

^UR.

210

178

178

385

580

540

460

445

385

245

210

210

178

178

166

148

130

118

11?

136

148

148

130

148

178

210

118

106

90

148

231

.Sept.

315

245

231

178

148

118

on

65

Of)

178

118

65

118

90

148

245

210

178

148

118

106

90

90

118

148

148

118

90

90

1 Interpolated»
82 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1928, PABT V

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Des Plaines River at Lemont, III., 1987-88

Month

October . _____ . __ . _______

July - _ .... ... _

August.. .... __ .. _______

Maximum

835

970

1,500

1.150

620

1,060

3,750

385

1,450

4,270

580

315

4,270

Minimum

178

178

178

245

118

178

385

280

65

245

90

65

65

Mean

479

453

892

695

405

558

1,330

353

390

1,390

221

143

611

Per square 

mile

0.680

.643

1.26

.986

.674

.791

.501

.553

.313

.203

Run-off in 

inches

0.78

.72

1.45

1.14

.62

.91

.58

.62

.36

.23
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

DBS PLAINES BIVEB AT JOIIET, HI.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 9, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at Jackson 

Street Bridge, Joliet. Zero of gage is 524.31 feet above mean sea bvel.

DRAINAGE AREA. Indeterminate.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 15,000 se?.ond-feet 

April 9 and July 6, possibly higher flow July 5; minimum, 6,540 se?ond-feet 

December 25.

1914-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 18,400 second-fee4;, March 

18, 1919; minimum less than 5,240 second-feet in August, 1927, wh?n record 

of stage was not obtained.

REMARKS. Records good except those for days when recorder was not operating, 

which are fair. Discharge includes flow of Chicago Sanitary Canal; diversion averaging about 400 second-feet into Illinois & Michigan CT nal just 

above gage. /

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ___ ... .

2 _.

3 ........

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

,«- ---

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

7 ___ .. ...

8- _ 

9 ____ ....

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

11. _ ... _ .

12 ........

13 . 

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

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

16 . 

17 __

18 _ ........

19 ........

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

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

22 ... .

23.. _ ......

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

25 __ ......

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

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

28

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

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

31 ........

Oct.

11,400 

11,500 

11,500 

10,900 

10,500

10,900 

11,200 

10,600 

10,800 

10,900

10,700 

11,100 

10,600 

10,500 

10,100

10,600 

10,500 

10,700 

10,300 

10,100

10,000 

«9,800 

10,300 

9,990 

10,100

9,880 

10,100 

10,400 

10,400 

10,300 

10,400

Nov.

9,990 

10,400 

9.91C 

10,200 

10,300

10,200 

10,000 

10,200 

10,100 

 9,900

4 9, 750 

 9,250 

9,580 

10,400 

11,300

12,100 

"11, 800 

HI, 500 

«11,500 

11,000

10,900 

10,900 

11,200 

11,600 

11,300

11,100 

12,200 

12, 700 

13, 100 

13,200

Month

October _________

November ________

December _. .._. 

April..................... i

Dec.

12,400 

12,100 

11,900 

11,400 

10,500

10,800 

11,600 

«10, 700 

»10, 500

» 8, 750

"8,800 

7,830 

7,880 

7,680 

7,790

6,910 

'7,250

 6,900 

6,540

6,600 

6,580 

7,620 

7,770 

7,680 

"7,650

Maximum

11,500 

3,200 

12,400 

0,600 -

1 200

1,700 

5,000

Jan.

»7.750 

 8,000 

*9,000

 9,500 

9,320

9,450 

9,480 

9,250 

 9,200 

'8,750

8,950 

9,250 

9,480 

9,480 

10, 100

10,600 

10,500

HO, 200

Minimum

9,800 

9,250 

6,540

10,200 

10,500

Feb.

I 10,000

 10, 000 

10,200

10,400 

10,700 

10,900 

10,900 

11,100

11,200 

13,000 

10,900 

10,800 

10,800

10,900 

10,900 

10,500 

 10, 100 

10,000

 10,400 

"10, 400 

10,500 

10, 500 

"10, 300

"10,200 

10,800 

10,800 

10,800

........

Mean

10,500 

10,900 

8,570 

9,120 

10,500 

11,100 

11,900

Mar.

10,700 

10, 500 

10,600 

10,200 

 10, 400

10,600 

10,400 

10,900 

11, 700 

11,500

11,400 

11,300 

11,200 

11,400 

11,600

11,600 

11,500 

11,200 

11,300 

11,300

11.200 

11,100 

11,100 

11,000 

11,000

11,200 

11,200 

11,200 

11,400 

11,500 

11,600

Apr.

11,800 

11,800 

11,600 

11,600 

11,600

12,200 

13, 700 

14,600 

15,000 

14, 400

14. 100 

12,600 

H2,200 

-12, 300 

12,000

12,000 

11,700 

11,600 

11,200 

11, 100

11,000 

10,900 

10,700 

10,500 

10,500

10,500 

30,500 

10, 600 

10, 700 

10,600

May

10,600 

10,600 

10,400 

10,500 

10,500

10,400 

10,300 

10,200 

10,300 

10,400

10,400 

 10,400 

"10, 200 

10,400 

10,500

11,700 

11,100 

11,100 

10,800 

10,600

10,500 

10,600 

10,700 

10,500 

10,400

10,200 

10,600 

10,400 

10,100 

10,200 

10,100

June

10,100 

10,300 

10,300 

10,500 

11,100

10, 500 

10,700 

10,500 

10,400 

10,300

10,300 

10,100 

10,200 

10,400 

10,500

10,600 

10,500 

10,500 

11, 800 

11,100

10,800 

11,300 

11,300 

11,600 

12,300

11,700 

11,500 

11,500 

12,100 

11,300

Month

July..

Augu

Septei

>t - ..............

The ye

July

11,600 

12,300 

13,300 

12,800

1*15,000

 14,500 

13,500 

12,600 

12,200

12,100 

11,500 

11,600 

 11, 100 

 11,000

10,800 

10,800 

 10, 700

} HI, 500

 11, 300 

11,600 

11,400 

11,400 

11,100

10,700 

10,900 

10,800 

10,500 

10,500 

10,300

Maximum

11,700 

12,300

12,500 

11,300

Aug.

10,500 

10,500 

10,800 

12,500 

.11, 600

11, 100 

11,000 

10,200 

10,600 

10,600

10,200 

10,200 

10,100 

9,960 

9,960

-10,200 

HO, 500 

«10,200 

10,200 

10,300

12,300 

10,500 

11,700 

10,700 

10,600

10,600 

10,700 

10,700 

11,400 

11,300 

10,600

MHimum

10,100 

10,100 

10,300 

9,960 

10,100

6,540

Sept.

10,600 

11,300 

10,700 

10,600 

10,400

10,300 

10,200 

10,100 

10, 100 

10,200

10,100 

11,200 

10,300 

10,700 

10,900

10,300 

10,500 

10,500 

10,500 

10,300

10,300 

10,200 

10,200 

10,200 

10,200

10,300 

10,300 

10,100 

10,400 

10,200

Mean

10,500 

10,900 

11,800 

10,700 

10,400

10,600

1 Discharge partly estimated. 6 No record, discharge estimated.
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 9, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., at highway bridge in 

Morris, 7 miles below station formerly maintained near Minooka. Zero of 

gage is 478.97 feet above mean sea level.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. October, 1919, to September, 1928. January, 1903, to 

December, 1904, at station near Minooka.

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 36,000 second-feet December 15 

and 16 (gage height, 15.4 feet); minimum, 11,000 second-feet June 18, September 25-30 (gage height, 6.8 feet).

1919-1928: Maximum discharge, 60,600 second-feet April 12, 1922 (gage 

height, 20.1 feet); minimum, 7,000 second-feet August 22, 1927 (gage height, 

4.9 feet).

Maximum discharge known, 67,800 second-feet March 26. 1904, at station 

near Minooka.

REMAKKS. Records good except those for ice period (January 4-8 and 11-18), 

which are poor. Discharge includes flow of Chicago Sanitar^ Canal. Gageheight record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

IB17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

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

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

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

16,400

22,000

23,300

22,500

20,900

19,000

18,500

16,900

16,400

15,800

14,800

14,800

16,400

15,800

15,800

15,600

15,400

15,100

14,600

13,800

13,600

13,100

13,100

12,900

12,900

12,400

12,200

12,400

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,400

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

15,100

17,700

19,500

20,100

19,300

18,000

16,700

16,100

16,100

16,100

19,500

20,100

22,200

24,900

30,600

32,200

33,000

32,600

32,200

30, 300

29,300

26,300

25,500

30,600

34,200

30,600

29,300

27,800

26,600

32,200

36,000

36,000

30,000

25,200

23,900

21,700

19,800

18, 700

17,200

16,700

16,100

15,400

15,600

15,600

17,200

17,200

18.000

16,100

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,600

14,600

14,800

15,100

16,100

20,400

22,800

23,300

23,100

22,500

22,000

21,400

20,600

20,600

23,600

22,200

21,200

20,100

19,300

17,400

18,000

17, 200

16,700

15.800

14,800

14,400

14,100

14,100

14,600

14, 600

14,600

14,600

16,100

20,400

21,400

20,900

20,400

19,300

18,200

18,000

21,400

22,200

22,500

21,200

19,300

16,900

16,400

17,700

17,700

16,400

16,400

16,100

15,800

16,700

16,400

16,700

16,100

16,400

15,600

14,600

14,800

14,800

14,800

15,600

15,600

15,400

14,600

15,600

17,700

18,500

18,500

18,200

18,000

17,400

16,700

16,100

15,800

15,100

15,100

15,100

16,900

16,700

16,100

15,800

16,400

16,100

16,400

16,900

16,400

16,700

16,700

18,000

23,100

26,300

26,900

24,400

22,200

20, 600

19,500

19, 300

19,000

18,500

17, 700

17,200

16,400

15,600

15,100

14,800

14,600

14,800

13,800

13,800

13,400

13, 100

12,900

13,100

13,100

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,400

13,800

12,600

13,400

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,600

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,200

11.900

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,400 14,400 11,900

11,900 14,600' 11,900

11,400 15, lOO! 11,900

11,200 21.400 13,100

11,200 27,500 14,800

12,400 32,600! 13,100

11,900 32.200 12,600

11,700 30,000i 12,400

11,400 26,300, 11,900

11,400 22,800 11,700

11,400

11,400

11,200

11,200

11,400

11,400

11,200

11,000

12,400

16,100

20,100 17,7001 16,400, 15,400' 

14,600,

13,800

13,100

12,900

12,900

14,400

17,400 15,400

16,700 16,700

16,700 16,900

16,400 16,900

16,100 14,800

15,800 14,600

14,800 14,100

14,400 13,600

14,400 13,100

14,400 12,600

....... 12,200

11,700

11,400

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,900

13,100

11,400

12,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

13,400

12,200

12,600

12,900

13,800

13,100

12,600

12,200

11,900

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,200

11,400

11,700

11,200

12,900

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,200

11,400

11,200

11,200

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maxirrum

Minimum Mean

October_. 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March_.. 

April.. ..

23,300

32,200

36,000

23,600

22,500

18, 500

26,900

12,200

12,200

15,400

14,400

14,100

14,600

12,900

15.600

16,600

25,200

18,300

17,700

16, 200

18,000

May...- 

June.... 

July.. -. 

August . 

September.

lf,800 

17,400 

32,600 

14,800 

IF, 800

11,400

11,000

12,200

11,200

11,000

12,500

13,100

17,700

11,900

11,700

The year. 36,000 11,000 16,200
UPPEK MISSISSIPPI KIVEK BASIN 85

ILLINOIS RIVEK AT PEOBIA, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 8 E. at foot of Gr^nt Street,

Peoria. Zero of gage is 428.92 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Indeterminate. 

HECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1910, to September, 1928. March, 1903, to

' July, 1906, at station 3% miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 second-feet December 18

(gage height, 21.1 feet; backwater from ice); minimum, 13,200 second-feet

September 30 (gage height, 11.9 feet).

1910-1928: Maximum discharge, 58,300 second-feet October 9, 1926

(gage height, 25.05 feet); minimum, somewhat less than 7,250 second-feet

December 11, 1916, to January 10, 1917.

Maximum known stage, about 26.6 feet in 1844. 

HEMARKS. Records fair, except those for ice periods (December 9-14, 16-31,

January 19 to February 9, and February 24-29), which are poor. Discharge

includes flow from Chicago Sanitary Canal. Gage-height record furnished

by United States Engineer Corps.

" Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

9.

10.

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

14,900

15,500

17,600

18,500

19,500

20,500

22,500

22,500

22,500

22,500

22,500

23,200

23,200

23,200

22,800

23,500

23,000

23,000

22,500

22,500

22,000

21,500

21,000

21,000

20,500

20,000

19,500

19,200

19,000

18,500

18,500

18,000

18,000

17,800

17,600

17,600

17,100

17,100

17,100

16,900

16,400

16,000

16,600

16,400

16,600

16,200

17,100

17,800

18,500

18,800

19,000

19,500

19,500

20,200

20,500

20,200

20,500

21,200

22,000

23,500

25,800

27,000

28,800

30,000

31,000

31,300

32,400

32,700

32,400

32,400

33,000

33,800

34,200

35,000

36,000

37,000

37,800

38,200

37,800

37,000

35,400

34,600

33,800

33,000

32,000

31,000

30,000

29,400

29,100

29,100

28,500

28,200

27,600

27,000

26,700

26,400

26,100

26,400

26,400

26,400

26,400

27,000

27,300

27,600

28,500

29,100

30,600

31,000

31,000

30,300

29,700

29,100

28,800

28,200

27,900

27,300

27,000

26,700

26,100

25,800

25,200

24,900

24,600

24,300

24,000

24,000

24,000

23,800

24,000

24,300

25,200

26,100

26,400 

26.4QO 

26,400 

26,400 

26,400

26,700

27,000

27,600

25,800

26,400

28,100

25,800

25,800

24,600

24,300

24,000

23,500

23,500

23,200

23,500

23,000

23,000

22,000

22,500

22,000

21,800

21,500

21,500

21,000

20,500

20,500

20,500

20,500

21,000

21,500

21,000

21,200

21,200

21,200

21,000

21,000

21,000

21,000

21,000

20,500

21,000

20,800

21,500

21,000

20,200

20,200

20.500

20,000

20,000

21,000

21,500

21,500

22,800

23,800

25,200

26,400

27,300

27.600

27,900

27,900

27,600

27,600

27,000

27,000

26,700

26,400

25,800

25,200

24,600

24,000

23,500

23,200

22,800

22,000

21,500

21,500

21,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

19,800

19,200

18,500

18,200

17,800

18,000

17,600

17,100

16,900

16,600

16,200

16,200

16,400

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,200

16,600

16,200

16,000

15,800

15,500

15,500

15,300

15,300

15,100

15,300

15,500

15,300

15,300

14,700

14,100

14,900

14,700

14,500

14,100

13,700

14,300

14,100

13,900

13,700

13,900

14,300

14,100

14,900

15,300

15,500

16,000

16,600

17,100

17,100

17,300

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

19,200

20,000

20,800

22,000

23,500

25,200

26,400

27,000

26,700

26,400

25,800

25,200

14,300

23,500

23,000

22,500

21,800

21,500

21,500

21,500

21,500

21,500

21,000

21,000

20,800

20,000

19,500

18,800

18,500

18,000

17,600

17,300

17,600

17,600

17,100

17,100

16,900

16,600

16,600

16,000

15,500

15,300

14,900

14,700

14,500

14,500

14,300

14,100

13,900

13,700

13,400

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,500

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,900

13,900

14,100

14,100

14,100

14.300

14,300

14,300

14,100

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,400

13,900

13,500

13,700

14,100

14,300

14,100

14,100

13,900

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,200

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

MM. Mean

October_. 

November - 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March..... 

April ....

23,500

25,800

38,200

31,000

27,600

23,500

27,900

14,900

16,000

27,000

24,900

23,200

20,200

20,000

20,800

18,600

32,900

27,600

25,200

21,300

24,300

May__... 

June-------

July..... 

August 

September.

21,500

18,500

27,000

18,500

14,300

15,300

13,700

18,500

13,400

13,200

17,500

15,300

22,200

15,300

13,800

The year. 38,200 13,200 21,200
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

ILLINOIS BIV1E AT BIABDSTOWJT, ILL.

LOCATION. Stafif gage in NE. % sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at highway bridge 

on State Street, Beardstown. Zero of gage is 420.33 feet above mean sea 

level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1920, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge duringyear, 59,200 second-feet December 15j, 

maximum gage height, 19.3 feet December 16-19; minimum discharge,, 

13,300 second-feet September 30 (gage height, 9.1 feet).

1920-1928: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet October 9, 1926; 

maximum gage height, 26.25 feet October 12, 1926; min'mum discharge, 

9,620 second-feet December 19-22, 1922, September 10-12, 1925 (gage 

height, 7.7 feet).

Maximum discharge known, about 115,000 second-feet April 4, 1904.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge determined from stage and slope. Gageheight record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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.

17,000

19,300

23,300

27,300

29,800

34,000

38,000

42,100

43 100

44,200

AK AfO)

46,300

45,200

45,200

44,300

44,000

42,800

42,100

40 500

40^400

OQ onn

37,900

36,400

35,100

33,800

32,800

32,700

31,100

29,400

28,800

Nov.

28,200

97 f%OO

97 fifift

26,200

26,400

26,500

25,100

23,800

24,000

23,800

23,500

22,600

99 ftflfl

21,000

oo cm

22,800

24,000

24,800

25,500

26,200

25,400

OK >mA

26,100

26,800

26,600

28,700

29,500

31, 400

Dec.

32,200

34,200

04 onn

39,800

42,700

44,700

47, 500

48,200

40 7ftn

50 800

KQ onn

55,400

57,200

58,400

59,000

57,900

57,900 KA 7nn

56,300

57,000 KA onn

51,800

50,100

4.O Ann

46,900

47,400

46,900

46,900

Jan.

40,100

38,900

37,300

36,000

34, 100

32,100

32,800

33,200

33 400 QC' nnft

 17 eon

38,500

40 800

49 Qftft

43,700

AA EOfl

44,400

44,700

46,100

43,800

40, 700

38 000

40,500

40 onn

49 4ftH

41 RAH

40,200

35,600

36,400

36,300

Feb.

36,400

34,400

32,800

36,300

35,700

36,600

38,400

42,800

43,800

44 200

46,000

46,300

45,500

44 600

44 200

43,300

42, 500

41,200

on onn

39,000

37,600

36,400

OR onn

Mar.

36,200

35,600

34,000

33,400

33,200

32,100

31,000

31,200

29,800

30,000

29,700

29,000

29,400

29,500

28,700

29,100

29,100

29,500

9Q f%OO

9Q ttflft

28,800

29,200

28,500

28,500

28,100

27,400

27,800

27,800

27,100

97 *iAn

Apr.

26,800

27,200

26,500

26,200

26,900

26,400

27,500

29,700

32, 700

34,000

35,400

38,000

40,000

41 200

40,200

39,700

39,900

39,900

39,000

38,200

38,400

38,500

38,400

35,800

35,200

34 600

34,000

33,400

May

31,600

31,000

30,900

30,300

29,700

29,100

27,700

27,100

25,600

26,100

24,800

23,400

23,600

23,600

22,800

22,400

22,200

22,100

23,300

23,300

24,400

25,400

25,400

24,400

23,600

22,000

21,800

June

20,900

20,700

20,400

20,800

20,200

19,000

18,400

22,800

19,400

19,800

19,600

18,800

18,300

17,800

18,100

17,400

18,200

17,800

17,100

17,100

18,300

18,300

18,000

19,200

18,800

20,000

20,200

21,400

24,200

July

26,100

27,400

28,800

27,700

27,000

28,700

30,400

31,400

31,400

32,400

32,700

33,000

33,300

33,300

33,300

33,000

33,000

32,700

32,400

31,600

30,600

32,900

29,800

30,400

30,100

28,700

28,800

97 4Hfl

26,800

25,800

25,600

Aug.

23,300

24,200

23,900

24,700

23,600

24,000

23,100

22,800

21,500

20,700

20,400

20,600

21,100

18,500

18,600

18,400

17,400

16,600

16,400

17,000

16,200

16,000

15,800

15.800

15,300

15,600

14,800

14,200

14,600

14,100

14,100

* 

Sept. '

14, loo

14,100

14, 100

14,100

13,800

13, 800

13,800

13,80ft

13,800

13,800

i4,ioa

15,000'

14,40ft

14,400

14,800

14, MO15, 50O

15, 500'

15,000

15, COO14, 800- is, ioa

14,600

14,100

14,400

13,000

13,900

13,900

14,400

13, 30ft

Month

October _________

February _______

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

Maximum

46,300

31,400

59,200

46, 100

46, 300

41,200

Minimum

17,000

21,000

32,200

32,100

32,800

97 1AA

26,200

Mean

36,200

25,400

49 700

40,300

30 000

34,400

Month

July ._ _

Maximum

31.600

24.200

33 300

24 700

15 500

59 200

Minimum

21,800

17,100

14,100

13,300

13,300

Mean

25,300

19,300

30,200

18, 800

14,300

30,300
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

SPRING CREEK AT JOLIET, III.

87

XOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 10, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at Benton Street

Bridge in Joliet, half a mile above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 19.7 square miles. 

HECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 228 second-feet November 28

(gage height, 2.7 feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet May 9.

1925-1928: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet June 11, 1926 (gage

height, 6.5 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet August 5 and August 10 to

September 3, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 20-26,

December 31 to January 9, and January 27 to February 4), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I...... __ .

2 ___ 

3- 

4 _ - _ .

5 ____ . __ 

6- __ . __ 

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

8.. _

9 

40 

11 

12 ___

13. 

14... ___ 

15 __ 

16 __ -

17. . 

18 

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

20 -

21.. ____ . _ ..

22 

24 

25 

26 _ . ___ ..

27 

28 ___ ...

29 ____ ....

30 

31...... _ ......

Oct.

91 

136 

91 

53 

43

37 

24

21 

18 

18

16 

136 

37 

21

18

15 

13 

13 

7.2

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

Nov.

5.5 

8.6 

6.9 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.5 

5.5

9.0 

5.5 

5.5 

148 

113

81 

62 

36 

23 

18

18 

16 

13 

45 

30

21 

124 

228 

124 

91

Dec.

62 

36 

30 

30 

21

13 

136 

30 

31 

34

24 

24 

30 

53 

53

37 

30 

21 

13 

9.0

5.5 

5.0 

4.2 

3.5 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

37 

27 

24 

11

Jan.

5.5 

4.2 

5.0 

5.5 

9.0

13 

18 

18 

21 

24

29 

34 

37 

58 

37

30 

27 

20 

53 

30

26 

18 

18 

18 

16

13 

11 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

7.2

Month

October. ___ _______________

December. _ _____________

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

March ___________________

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

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

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

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

September. _________________

Feb.

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

66 

37 

18 

13

13 

9.0 

13 

30 

24

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

16 

17 

18 

18 

13

13 

30 

13 

13

Maximum

136 

228 

136 

68 

66 

30 

76 

12 

24 

37 

12 

187

228

Mar.

13 

12 

11 

7.2 

9.0

12 

9.0 

5.5 

7.2 

9.0

13 

13 

16 

30 

18

9.0 

9.0 

11 

9.0 

8.3

9.0 

9.0 

il 

5.5 

9.0

18 

18 

13 

13 

18 

18

Apr.

13 

13 

13

27 

76

24 

37 

18 

18 

9.0

9.0 

5.5 

5.5 

30 

27

13 

5.5 

5.5 

3.0 

13

13 

13 

5.5 

5.5 

9.0

13 

11 

7.2 

5.5 

5.5

Minimum

5.5 

5.0 

3.0 

4.2 

7.2 

5.5 

3.0 

2.8 

3.4 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4

2.8

May

8.0 

8.0 

6.1 

8.0

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

3.8 

2.8 

8.0

6.4 

6.4 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

6.4 

4.8 

12 

10 

10

8.0 

8.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

8.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

3.8

June

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.4 

8.0

8.0

6.4 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

6.4 

4.8 

24 

8.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

6.4 

12

8.0 

8.0

6.4 

6.4 

4.8

Mean

28.2 

42.3 

27.2 

20.4 

16.6 

12.0 

15.1 

6.15 

6.33 

7.83 

5.95 

11.4

16.6

July

4.8 

4.8 

37 

20 

12

8.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

8.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

12 

8.0

24 

8.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Per square 

mile

1.43 

2.15 

1.38 

1.04 

.843 

.609 

.767 

.312 

.321 

.397 

.302 

.579

.843

Aug.

4.8 

4.8 

12 

12 

8.0

8.0 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

8.0 

6.4 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

12 

8.0 

4.8

Sept.

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

187 

20

8.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4,4

Run-off in 

inches

1.65 

2.40 

1.59 

1.20 

.91 

.70 

.86 

.36 

.36 

.46 

.35 

.65

11.49
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMEHCE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 13 E. at highway bridge 

in Momence. Zero of gage is 610.32 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,340 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1905, to July, 1906; December, 1914, to 

September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,890 second-fee* December 15, 

maximum gage height, 7.9 feet January 4; minimum discharge, 790 secondfeet September 24-28 (gage height, 1.99 feet).

1905-6, 1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet January 22, 

1916, maximum gage height, that of January 4, 1928; minimum discharge, 

306 second-feet September 1, 16, 17, 1919 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair, except those for ice periods (December 31 to January 

13 and January 21 to February 3), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-%8

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.

2,410 

2,720 

3,150 

2,930 

2,720

2,510 

2,310 

2,030 

1,860 

1,680

1,600 

1,600 

2,030 

2,401 

2,310

2,310 

2, 310 

2,310 

2,120 

1,940

1,770 

1,680 

1,600 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1.440 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,290

Nov.

1,360 

1,360 

1,440 

1,440 

1,520

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,600 

1,600 

1,770 

1,860

2,030 

2,120 

2,310 

2,410 

2,510

2,410 

2,410 

2,510 

2,720

2,820

2,930 

3,380 

4,140 

5,010 

5,930

Dec.

5,930 

5,930 

5,620 

5,310 

5,010

5,010 

5,930 

7,880 

7,550 

6,890

6,890 

7,220 

7,550 

8,550 

8,890

8,550 

7,880 

7,220 

6,890 

6,890

6,570 

6,570 

6,570 

6,570 

6.570

6,890 

6,890 

6,570 

6,250 

6,570 

5,930

Jan.

5,010 

4,140 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

4,710 

5,930

6,570 

6,250 

5,930 

5,620 

5,310

5,310 

5,010 

5,010 

5,010 

5,310

5,930 

5,310 

4,420 

4,420 

4,420

4,140 

3,870 

3,620 

3,620 

3,380 

3,380

Month

Aprfl . .. . .......................

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

August . _ . _ .. .... ...........

Feb.

3,150 

2,720 

2,510 

2,310 

2,310

2.310 

2,510 

2,820 

2,930 

2,930

2,930 

2,930 

2,820 

3,620 

3,870

3,870 

3,620 

3,870 

4,140 

4,140

3,870 

3,620 

3,620 

3,380 

3,150

3,150 

3,150 

2,930 

2.720

Maximum

3,150 

5,930 

8,890 

6,570 

4,140 

3,150 

4,710 

1,770 

2,030 

2,820 

1,150 

1,770

8,890

Mar.

2,510 

2,510 

2,410 

2,410 

2,410

2,310 

2,310 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220

2,220 

2,220 

2,310 

2,510 

2,620

2,720 

2,820 

2.930 

2,820 

2,820

2,820 

2,720 

2,720 

2,720 

3,150

3,150 

3,150 

2,930 

2,820 

2,820 

2,930

Apr.

2,930 

2,930 

2,930 

2,820 

2,820

3,150 

3,620 

4,140 

4,701 

4,140

3,150 

2,930 

2,720 

2,930 

3,150

2,930 

2,720 

2,510 

2,510 

2,410

2,410 

2,410 

2,310 

2,220 

2,030

1.940 

1,770 

1,770 

1,680 

1,770

Minimum

1,290 

1,360 

5,010 

3,380 

2,310 

2,220 

1,680 

1,150 

960 

1,080 

1,020 

790

790

May

1.770 

1,680 

1,680 

1.680 

1,770

1,600 

1,600 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,520 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,520 

1,440 

1,360 

1.290 

1,290

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

June

1.080 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,020 

960 

960 

960

960 

1,080 

1,080 

1,150 

1,220

1,290 

1,360 

1.440 

1,440 

1,520

1,600 

1,680 

1.770 

1,860 

2.030

Mean

1,990 

2,300 

6,760 

4,620 

3,170 

2.630 

2,750 

1,480 

1,230 

1,710 

1,060 

1,040

* 2, 570

July

2,120 

2.310 

2,410 

2,620 

2,820

2,820 

2,720 

2,620 

2,510 

2,310

2.030 

1,860 

1,600 

1,520 

1.440

1,360 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,220 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

Per square 

mile

0.850 

.983 

2.89 

1.97 

1.35 

1.12 

1.18 

.632 

.526 

.731 

.453 

.444

1.10

Aug.

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1.020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,150 

1,150

Sept.

1,080 

1.080 

1,770 

1,680 

1,600

1,440 

1,290 

1,150 

1,080 

1,020

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1.020 

960 

900

845 

845

790 

790 

790 

790

790

790 

790 

790 

790

790

Run-off in 

inches

0.98 

1.10 

3.33 

2.27 

1.46 

1.29 

1.32 

.73 

.69 

.84 

.52 

.50

14.93
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN »U 

KAffKAKEE RIVER AT OUSTER PARK, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. }i sec. 19, T. 32 N.f R. 10 E.f at Wabash Railroad bridge in Ouster Park, a quarter of a mile above Horse Creelr.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,870 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 second-feet December 9 

(gage height, 13.0 feet); minimum, 840 second-feet September 28 (gage 

height, 5.39 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 31,200 second-feet April 11, 1922 (gage 

height, 15.05 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet November 15, 1914 (gage 

height, 4.09 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for December 9-11, 17-20, January 3-14, 

January 31 to February 4, May 1 to July 4, which are poor, and those for 

November 25 to December 6, which are estimated. Slight diurnal fluctuation due to power plant 18 miles above.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18. 

\19. 

20-

21.

22. 

23- 

24. 

25-

26-

27..

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

4,780

7,810

7,810

7,810

6,920

5,800

5,030

4,070

3,400

2,580

2,980

3,400

3.840

4,540

4,540

4,070

3,840

3,400

3,190

2,980

2,580

2,390

2,300

2,110

2,020

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,760

1,850

2,020

2,200

2,580

2,390

2,200

2,110

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,300

2,580

2,980

5,030

5.540

5,800

5,540

4,780

4,300

4,070

3,840

3,840

8,500

17,000

18,200

17,500

16,000

14,300

17.500

22,300

21,800

20,100

18,900

17,800

18,600

22,300

22,300

22,300

21.200

20,400

17,100

13,800

12,300

11,300

10,600

9,690

9,050

8,740

8,430

8,120

8,120

8,120

7,810

6,630

5,540

5,540

5,280

5,280

5,030

5,030

4,780

5,540

8,740

11,000

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,300

11,000

10,300

9,690

9,370

10,300

11,300

10,300

9,370

9,690

9.690

8,430

7,510

6,630

6,630

6,630

6,350

6,070

5,800

5,540

4,780

4,540

5,030

6,350

7,810

8,740

8,740

8,120

7,210

6,630

7,510

10,000

11,000

10,600

10,300

10,000

8,430

6,920

7,210

7,510

7,210

6,630

6,070

5,540

5,280

5,030

4,780

4,540

4,540

4,300

4,070

3,840

3,840

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,620

4,300

5,540

5,800

6,070

6,070

5,540

5,280

5,030

4,780

4,300

3,840

3,840

5,030

5,030

4,780

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,070

4,300

4,540

4,780

4,540

4,540

6,070

9,370

11,000

10,600

9,370

7,810 

fi,920 

6,070 

6,070 

5,800

5,540

5,030

4,780

4,540

4,300

4,070

3,840

3,620

3,620

3,190

3,190

2,980

2,780

2,780

2,580

2,580

2,390

2,390

2.300

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,110

2,020

2,020 

],850 

1,760 

1,680 

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,850

1,940

2,020

2 020

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,440

3,370

1,520

1,520

1,440

1,370

1,370

1,440

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,370

1.300

1,160

1,090

1,020

1,300

2,200

5,030

6.070

5,540

4,540

4,300

3,840

3,620

3,190

2,980

2,780

2,780

2,980

2,980

5,030

11,300

19,300

18,900

16,800

13,600

11,300

8,430

6,630

5,280

4,300

3,620

3,190

2,780

2,580

2,300

2,390

2,390

3,400

3,620

4,300

4,540

4,070

3,400

2,980

2,580

2,300

2,020

1,850

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,600

],520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,300 

1,300

1,370

1,370

1,520

1,600

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,440

1,370

1,370

1,300

1,370

1,440

1,300

1,300

1,440

1,440

1,520

2,580

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,780

2,390

2,020

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,300

1,370

1,440

1,440

1,520

1,440

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,160

1,230

900

1,020

1,020

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-ofi in 

inches

October....

NovemberDecember. . 

January....

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May_.....

June___.. 

July .....

August.....

September.

7,810

The year.

22,300

12, 600

11,000

6,070

11,000

2,580

6,070

19, 300

2,580

2,980

22,300

1,680

1,680

7,810

4,780

4,540

3,620

2,580

1,440

1,020

1,850

1,300

900

900

3,740

4,220

15,400

8,440

7,260

4,520

5,290

1,920

2,380

5,840

1,510

1,590

5,190

0.768

.867

3.16

1.73

1.49

.928

1.09

.394

.489

1.20

.310

.326

1.07

0.89

.97

3.64

1.99

1.61

1.07

1.22

.45

.55

1.38

.36

.36

14.49
90 SURFACE WATER StJPPLY, 1928, PART V

IROQUOIS RIVER NEAR CHEBANSE, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 13 W., at highway bridge

4^ miles east of Chebanse. Zero of gage is 598.27 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,120 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet December 10

and July 5 (gage height, 12.0 feet); minimum, 77 second-feet September

26 and 27 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

1923-1928: Maximum discharge, 21,400 second-feet October 5, 1926 (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet September 4, 1925 (gage

height, 0.60 foot).

Maximum stage known approximately 19.6 feet in spring of 1913. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice periods (December 31 to January

14, January 26 to February 2), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 88

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

10-.

11. 

12- 

13.

14-

15-

16.

17.

18.

19. 

20-

21-

22.

23.

24. 

25-

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

815

2,100

3,170

3,060

2,620

1,910

1,340

875

755

612

505

530

755

1,130

1,570

1,270

1,130

1,130

1,000

1,000

935

815

668

430

318

295

275

255

231

223

215

239

255

385

668

695

640

530

505

385

430

480

530

558

1,060

1,490

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

1.730

2,000

1,910

2,000

2,510

2,620

3,530

3,530

5,660

7,310

8,330

11,100

11,800

12,100

12,100

12,900

12,700

12,900

13,000

13,000

13,200

13.000

9,970

10,300

11,400

12,100

12,000

11,400

11,100

5,750

5,230

4,590

4,230

3,100

2,700

2,120

1,620

1,380

1,620

1,940

2,030

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,730

1,730

2,000

2,480

3,090

3,770

5,010

5,140

5,010

4,840

4,590

3,990

3,760

3,990

4,110

4,230

3,990

3,760

3,760

3,650

3,420

3,200

2,980

2,780

2,580

2,380

2,180

2,150

2,120

2,400

2,500

3,430

4,840

4,470

4,710

4,710

3,760

4,470

4,710

5,360

5,750

6,580

6,020

4,470

3,990

3,210

2,700

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,800

2,900

2,120

1,700

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,230

950

810

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,380

1,540

1,940

2,120

2,500

2,700

2,700

2,030

1,860

1,620

1,540

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,020

950

950

880

880

950

950

1,160

1,380

1,780

2,210

3,000

3,210

3,990

3,540

3,210

2,900

2,600

2,030

1.780

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,700

1,620

1,460

1,300 

],090 

1,020 

1,020 

950

780

630

630

600

540

482

482

482

428

428

428

400

400

428

375

375

350

375

375

400

428

482

482

482

428

375

375

335

325

305

295

276

276

25' 

24« 

25' 

24/> 23''

241' 

25' 

26H 25" 

257

257

238

212

194

186

isr

17?

18£

75C

2.60C

3,540

2,700

1,780

1,780

1,700

1,460

1,380

1,230

880

810

1,620

2,210

3,990

9,200

13,200

11,600

10,600

9,670

6,300

4,710

3,320

2,700

1,860

1,620

1,380

1,020

950

810

750

880

950

1,700

2,400

2,030

1,460

1,300

1,020

750

630

540

455

375

350

320

310

300

281

281

252

262

190

190

182

165

157

149

137

129

137

145

153

161

169

161

161

153

153

145

153

153

780

1,300

1,160

880

720

455

315

248

212

186

145

145

137

129

121

145

335

276

238 212'

178

137

121

98

91

84

77

77

84

84

91

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Kun-off in 

inches

October_. 

NovemberDecember.. 

January....

February . 

March__. 

April-__. 

May.___. 

June __. 

July........

August.....

September.

The year.

3,170

8,330

13,200

5,140

6,580

2,700

3,990

600

3,540

13,200

1,300

1,160

13,200

215

239

1,380

1,730

1,620

810

630 2"6

173

455

129

77

77

1,030

1,950

8,200

3,260

3,550

1,400

1,760

408

826

3,280

257

247

2,180

0.486

.920

3.87

1.54

1.67

.660

.830

.192

.390

1.55

.121

.117

L03

0.56 

103 

4.46 

1.78 

1.80 

.76 

/93 

.22 

.44 

L79 

.14 

.13

14.04
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 91

FOX EIVEB AT MUKWONAGO, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 24, T. 5 N., R. 18 E., 1% miles northeast

of Mukwonago.

DRAINAGE AREA 231 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1927, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 640 second-feet March 15, April 9,

May 18 and 19, minimum, 13 second-feet August 20 (gage height, 0,94 foot). 

1927-28: Maximum discharge, that of March 15, April 9, May 18 and 19,

1928; minimum, that of August 20, 192S. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (December 3 to

March 10), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

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

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

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

4... ___ . __ .

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

8... 

7 

8 

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

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

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

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 .

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

20 

21 

22 _

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

146 

186 

226 

235 

210

226 

358 

490 

520 

550

550 

550 

510 

471 

433

360 

286 

252 

218 

178

132 

96

86 

77 

68

68 

72 

68 

66 

64 

63

Nov.

69 

252 

340 

358 

340

271 

202 

162 

132 

132

139 

146 

139 

132 

235

340 

358 

358 

322

287

252 

235 

235 

252 

304

304

295 

286 

340 

358

Dec.

340 

304 

270 

220 

195

185 

180 

170 

170 

170

160

155 

155 

140 

125 

125

125 

205 

285 

365 

435 

435

Jan.

300 

160 

85 

55 

40

50 

60 

60 

55 

60

85 

115 

110 

130 

120

110 

95 

85 

125 

110

115 

90 

70 

60 

45

35 

30

25 

25 

25 

30

Feb.

25 

25 

25 

35 

3*

35 

JU> 

285 

375 

435

470 

440 

415 

360 

285

250 

200 

145 

100 

50

35 

35

55 

25 

25

30 

30 

30 

30

Month Maximum

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

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

550 

358 

435 

300 

470 

640 

640 

640 

452 

452 

117 

65

640

Mar.

35 

35 

35 

40 

40

35 

35 

40 

55 

60

191 

322 

433 

594 

640

594 

452 

352 

252 

162

139 

146 

146 

154 

265

376 

358 

340 

322 

286 

252

Apr.

296 

340 

376 

376 

414

530 

616 

628 

640 

594

530 

452 

376 

340 

322

 304 

322 

322 

304 

286

252 

215 

178 

162 

139

124 

117 

103 

96 

90

Minimum

63 

69 

125 

25 

25 

35 

90 

35 

45 

35 

14 

18

14

May

75 

73 

66 

62 

61

58 

54 

47 

47 

49

45 

43 

39 

35 

40

54 

471 

616 

640 

565

490 

395 

269 

170 

124

96 

88 

81 

76 

68 

56

June

46 

53 

49 

45 

53

77 

68 

69 

72 

64

57 

55 

59 

57 

48

49 

90

132 

218 

218

226 

226 

252 

278 

304

322 

322 

358 

414

452

July

442 

433 

452 

452 

452

433 

414 

359 

304 

252

210 

186 

162 

146 

118

90

77 

60 

64 

63

61 

70 

79 

70 

69

52 

40 

35 

37 

39 

38

M Per square Mean mile

252 1. 09 

252 1. 09 

205 . 887 

82. 6 . 358 

156 . 671 

232 1. 00 

328 1.42 

163 .706 

158 .684 

185 .801 

42. 0 . 182 

27. 7 . 120

173 . 749

Aug.

30 

29 

45 

90 

104

117 

117 

96 

69

48

34 

29 

24 

19 

19

15 

15 

16 

15 

14

25 

32 

36 

55 

34

36 

37 

28 

24 

26 

25

Sept.

31 

30 

29 

31 

29

26 

26 

23 

22 

22

31 

30

24 

29 

55

44 

33 

34 

31

29

32 

29 

26

22 

22

19 

18 

IS 

IS 

18

Run-off in 

inches

1.26 

1.22 

1.02 

.41 

.72 

1.15 

1.58 

.81 

.76 

.92 

.21 

.13

10.19

17104 31-
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

FOX RIVER AT ALGOWQUIN, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 8 E., at Chicago Street

Bridge in Algonquin, 300 feet above Crystal Lake outlet. Zero of gage is

729. 75 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1915, to September, 1928. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 1,340 square miles. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 second-fcet April 10, 11,

and 13 (gage height, 3.2 feet); minimum, 210 second-feet June 13 (gage height,

1.05 feet). 

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet March 31, 1916 (gage

height, 5.3 feet); minimum, 67 second-feet August 31, 1918 (gage height,

0.59 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge occasionally regulated during summer

at dam 16 miles above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

1 

3 __ .--_. 

3 -.- -

4 __ ... ....

5. -

6 .........

7 

8-.. .........

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

10 

11....-.- ........

12 

13 

14- _

15 

16 

17 

18. .

19- _

20 .

21- - .

22 .

23 ........

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 . .

30 .

31 _ .. . .

Oct.

603 

480 

625 

716 

764

920 

1,120 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,330 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,190

1,120 

98S 

985 

985 

860

860 

764 

647 

625 

625 

540

Nov.

500 

520 

480 

540 

520

540 

540 

560 

603 

560

540 

540 

603 647* 

669

764 

764 

860 

860 

860

860 

860 

860 

920 

985

1,050 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,190

Dec.

1,190 

1,120

985 

985 

860

985 

985 

800 

800 

704

764 

860 

860 

920 

985

920 

920 

784 

647 

502

358 

470 

581 

581 

581

550 

520 

584 

647 

718 

788

Jan.

728 

669 

669 

669 

680

692 

728 

764 

782 

800

830 

860 

'' 860 

860 

890

920 

920 

920 

890 

860

860 

860 

812 

764 

728

692 

616 

540 

540 

540 

510

Feb.

480 

480 

480 5641 

647

816 

985 

1,090 

1,190 

1,220

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,220 

1,190

1,090 

985 

860 

860 

860

990 

1,120 

1,050

985 

922

860 

860 

860 

812

Month Maximum

April 

May _____________________

July 

The year ...

1,330 

1,190 

1,190 

920 

1,260 

1,840 

3,080 

985 

1,840 

2,900 

603 

540

3,080

Mar.

764 

716 

669 

581 

625

647 

716 

860 

985 

985

985 

1,260 

1,400 

1,680 

1,680

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,680 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

1,400 

1,400 

1,260 

985 

920 

764

Apr.

985 

1,330 

1,400 

1,400 

1,470

2,380 

2,720 

2,900 

2,900 

3,080

3,080 

2,900 

3,080 

2,900 

2,900

2,900 

2,720 

2,550 

2,380 

2,220

2,220 

2,060 

2,060 

1,840 

1,680

1,540 

1,400 

1,120 

1,120 

985

Minimum

480 

480 

358 

510 

480 

581 

985 

342 

210 

407 

358 

342

210

May

860 

647 

443 

500 

540

540 

581 

500 

443 

389

389 

358 

358 

358 

342

342 

581 

603 

625 

625

625 

647 

740 

764 

860

985 

985 

860 

764 

647 

540

June

44?

425 

407 

38f 

38f

35F 

312 

312 

32? 

312

28 

234 

210 

234 

26G

272 

286 

443 

716 

764

985 

1,120 

1,120 

1,190 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,680 

1,760 

1,840

Mean

987 

752 

773 

757 

940 

1,230 

2,140 

595 

695 

1,650 

492 

421

953

July

1,760 

1,760 

2,220 

2,550 

2,720

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,720

2,550 

2,380 

2,220 

2,060 

1,840

1,760 

1,400 

1,400 

1,120 

1,050

985 

1,050 

985 

860 

764

692 

669 

647 

581 

520 

407

Per square 

mile

0.737 

.561 

.577 

.565 

.701 

.918 

1.60 

.444 

.519 

1.23 

.367 

.314

.711

Aug.

520 

425 

407 

443 

560

603 

520 

560 

540 

540

540 

540 

500 

480 

443

443

407 

358 

358 

389

407 

407 

443 

540 

603

560 

540 

560 

540 

540 

540

Sept.

540 

540 

520 

500 

480

443 

425 

407 

407 

425

389 

358 

358 

389 

443

443 

461 

490 

500 

443

425 

389 

372 

358 

342

358 

358 

358 

358 

358

Run-off in 

inches

0.85 

.63 

.67 

.65 

.76 

1.06 

1.78 

.51 

.58 

1.42 

.42 

.35

.9.68
UPPER MISSISSIPPI KIVEE BASIN 93

FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, III.

LOCATION. Float gages above and below dam in SE. % sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 4 E.,

at plant of North Counties Hydroelectric Co., in Dayton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,570 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 7,270 second-feet

April 7; minimum, 410 second-feet June 15.

1925-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 12,900 second-feet February

5, 1927; minimum. 168 second-feet June 22, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Daily discharge computed from electrical output

of power plant and flow over dam. Power-house data furnished by North

Counties Hydroelectric Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

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

10.

11..

12-

13- 

14.. 

16-

25.

26-

27. 

28-

29.

30.

31.

1,500

1,050

1,300

1,440

1,220

1,250

2,330

4,220

2,500

2,290

2,140

2,130

2,270

2,190

2,200

2,010

1,920

2,010

1,820

1,810

1,700

1,560

1,350

1,340

1,380

1,270

1,220

1,010

970

927

877

927

1,040

944

880

900

880

770

900

883

880

861

1,070

880

1,300

2,460

2,990

2,370

2,180

1,960

1,830

1,610

1,760

1,590

1,880

2,370

2,370

2,560

2,790

4,420

3,480

2,700

2,480

2,170

1,970

1,990

2,500

1,720

738

1,490

2,200

2,040

2,170

2,370

2,370

1,530

527

1,090

1,180

1,650

1,510

1,410

1,410

1,200

1,090

1,040

1,160

1,450

2,780

2,390

1,200

702

930

1,050

1,210

1,330

1,370

1,440

1,510

1,690

1,960

3,290

3,320

3,040

2,790

2,790

2,580

2,250

2,040

2,540

1,720

900

1,510

1,900

2,050

1,560

1,170

1,280

1,120

980

1,100

1,030

953

1,040

1,520

1,140

1,210

2,640

4,840

3,600

2,540

2,370

2,380

2,170

2,980

3,510

2,740

2,120

1,090

711

828

1,250

1,760

2,300

1,800

1,730

1,480

1,740

1,880

1,890

1,520

1,510

1,510

1,250

956

1,100

1,040

1,030

1,440

1,920

1,460 

1,250 

1,530 1,970' 

2,180

2,360

2,560

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,200

2,210

2,190

2,180

2,040

2,040

2,370

2,560

2,350

2,560

2,560

2,760

2,560

2,350

2,370

3,290

6,390

7,270

6,830

5,960

5,580

5,050 

4,840 

4,650 

fi,090 

5,030

4,850

4,550

3,900

3,710

3,460

3,340

3,050

3,040

2,720

2,490

2,370

2,220

2,070

1,740

1,550

1,480

1,230

1,130

1,050

936

803

697

1,020

996

795

789

743

654

612

675

787

789

1,100

1,300

1,130

1,130

1,300

1,230

1,300

1,310

1,330

1,390

1,360

1,440

1,090

1,000

836

714

522

662

706

634

638

505

522

453

442

586

440

410

950

394

447

1,700

2,250

1,580

1,370

1,570

2,340

2,320

2,420

2,190

2,010

2,070

2,560

2,540

2,390

2,720

4,500

5,180

4,480

3,930

4,420

3,580

3,410

3,320

3,020

2,990

2,790

2,690

2,370

2,280

2,070

2,110

2,770

2,770

2,780

2,370

2,030

1,590

1,320

1,260

1,080

970

930

953

820

721

592

967

1,250

956

1,180

933

883

861

795

702

656

770

664

634

677

522

566

500

616

566

500

634

540

675

842

836

1,610

1,560

1,000

748

680

767

811

"677 

702 

592 

590 

544

690

610

751

654

905

1,340

1,000

1,040

842

950

704

658

614

544

549

564

442

566

484

446

October..., 

NovemberDecember.. 

January....

February... 

March__ 

April......

May..__. 

June.......

July........

August._. 

SeptemberMonth

The yearMaximum

4,220

4,420

2,980

3,320

4,840

2,560

7,270

1,480

2,560

5,180

1,610

1,340

7,270

Minimum

877

770

527

702

711

956

1,550

612

410

930

500

442

410

Mean

1,720

1,720

1,760

1,750

1,970

1,900

3,840

1,050

1,170

2,630

796

712

1,750

Per square 

mile

0.669

.669

.685

.681

.767

.739

1.49

.409

.455

1.02

.310

.277

.681

Run-off 

in inches

0.77

.76

.79

.79

.83

.85

1.66

.47

.51

1.18

.36

.31

9.27
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

VERMILION KIVEB AT STREATOR, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 2, T. 30 N., R. 3 E, at South Bloomington

Street Bridge, Streator. Zero of gage is 555.61 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,080 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 second-feet December 14

(gage height, 13.0 feet); minimum. 6.6 second-feet August 28 (gage height,

1.39 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet Ap-il 20, 1920 (gage

height, 22.9 feet); no flow during periods in 1920 and 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (December 31 to

January 9, January 29 to February 4), which are poor, and those for February

5 to March 8, which are estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

3,260 

3,050 

2,770 

2,570 

2,030

1,790 

1,620 

1,040 

1,270 

880

545 

760 

645 

610

515

515 

455 

455 

405 

380

365 

330 

290 

260 

230

220 

211 

183 

165 

156 

156

Nov.

230 

211 

230 

310 

250

220 

202 

192 

174 

165

148 

139 

355 

290 

290

1,170 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040 

920

610 

455 

455 

455 

800

1,040 

1,520 

2,030 

3,470 

3,550

Dec.

3,470 

3,470 

3,190 

2,700 

1,970

1,620 

2,450 

2,270 

2,150 

2,090

2,910 

2,770 

3,550 

6,200 

5,840

5,310 

3,870 

3,190 

2,510 

1,970

1,670 

1,620 

1,120 

920 

800

680 

575 

680 

800 

880 

760

Jan.

610 

575 

545 

545 

545

545 

515 

760 

1,120 

1,620

2,700 

3,550 

3,260 

2,980 

2,630

2,030 

1,850 

1,620 

1,790 

1,470

1,080 

1,000 

960 

920

880

645 

455 

405 

405 

405 

405

Month

October.. __________________

December.. ________________

June. ____________________

July 

Feb.

405 

405 

405 

405

1,250

Maximum

3,260 

3,550 

6,200 

3,550

1,000 

250 

760 

2,090 

52 

122

6,200

Mar.

350

290 

405

330 

310 

290 

330

515

680 

610 

515 

455 

405

380 

355 

330 

330 

330

310 

290 

290 

270 

270 

290

Apr.

270 

260 

250 

240 

260

330 

430 

675 

1,000 

960

960 

880 

880 

840 

720

646 

610 

575 

545 

615

515

485 

455 

405 

355

310 

270 

250 

230 

211

Minimum

156 

139 

575 

405

211 

87 

39 

57 

6.6 

8.8

6.6

May

202 

183

174 

165 

148

114 

114 

98 

87 

130

156 

174 

183 

192 

192

174 

192 

211 

250 

230

192 

174 

156 

156 

139

156 

211 

202

174 

139 

122

Jiun

122 

106 

97 

101 

103

97 8<? 

8*) 

8<? 

« >

72 «"?

5** 

57 

51

45 

41 

39 

6?

72

137 

14<? 

130 

14<? 

139

174

114 

fl*} 

760 

720

July

515 

380 

310 

2,090 

1,850

1,730 

1,620 

1,320 

1,120 

800

680 

515 

430 

310 

240

165 

122 

104 

220 

183

114 

430 

355 

330 

260

202 

130 

88

77 

70 

57

Mean **$«"

907 0.840 

769 . 712 

2, 390 2. 21 

1, 250 1. 16 

1, 130 1. 05 

367 . 340 

508 .470 

167 . 155 

136 . 126 

542 .502 

22. 5 . 021 

45. 9 . 042

688 .637

Aug.

45 

45 

39 

48 

62

50 

45 

45 

41 

33

29 

19 

19 

12 

11

9.4 

9.4 

11 

9.4 

9.4

11 

10 

10

8.8 

8.8

7.6 

7.6 

6.6 

10 

15 

20

Sept.

26 

78 

63 

53 

40

26 

17 11 

11 

10

10 

8.8 

122 

114 

122

84 

53 

70 

58 

63

54 

48 

54 

50 

38

27 

25 

18 

13 

9.4

Ban-off in 

inches

0.97 

.79 

2.55 

1.34 

1.13 

.39 

.52 

.18 

.14 

.58 

.02 

.05

8.66
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 95

MACKINAW RIVER NEAR GREEN VAIEEY, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 W., at Chicago & North Western

Railway bridge 3 miles north of Green Valley. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 second-feet December 14

(gage height, 8.56 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet September 29 an-i 30 (gage

height, 1.54 feet).

1921-1928: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage

height, 14.20 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet on various dates in September

and October, 1922. «jf 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for ice periods (December 20-25, January

1-7, and January 26 to February 5), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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.

2,770 

2,970 

3,170 

3,470 

3,470

2,300 

1,870 

1,630

1,240 

960

840 

1,870 

1,710 

i "20

1,160

900 

840 

678 

628 

535

454 

349 

287 

273 

273

273 

259 

259 

259 

259 

259

Nov.

259 

628 

474 

493 

454

400 

382 

349 

317

287

287 

535 

436

454 

474

678 

785 

785 

730 

604

535 

493 

454 

5.50 

678

730 

730 

1,100 

2,210 

2,870

Dec.

2,870 

2,670 

2,670 

1,870 

1,550

1,390 

1,550 

3,270 

3,270 

3,270

3,270 

3,370 

4,630 

4,740 

4,520

4,050 

3,250 

2,950 

2,750 

2,750

2,750 

2,290 

2,040 

1,350 

1,210

1,010 

950 

835 

675 

675 

725

Jan.

675 

6?5 

625 

625 

625

675 

780 

I, SO 

1,720 

2,200

2,750 

2,560 

2,290 

2,200 

1,960

1,800 

1, 650 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,420 

1, 280 

1,280 

1,140 

1,080

950 

780 

675 

625 

625 

625

Feb.

625 

625 

625 

625 

725

835 

3,250 

3,650 

2,560 

1,880

1,500 

1,420 

1,420 

1,500 

1,960

1,720 

1,420 

1,420 

1,140 

1,010

1,010 

950 

890 

780

725

625 

780 

780 

675

Month Maximum

October. ______ _____ . ...........

December. __ . _________ ._ ..

February. __ . __ ___ _ ......

March ______ __ ....................

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

May.,.. ___ . __ ____ _..... .....

June.-... _____ ... ______ ......

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

August ______ . ........................

3,470 

2,870 

4,740 

2,750 

3,650 

780 

1,010 

390 

1,720 

2,290 

1,960 

252

4,740

Mar.

625 

580 

580 

580 

540

520 

500 

480 

520 

520

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

675 

780 

675 

625 

580

540 

540 

520 

520 

500

500 

480 

460 

442 

425 

425

Apr.

425 

425 

408 

390 

425

580 

675 

1,010 

890 

780

780 

675 

725 

835 

780

725 

675 

675 

675 

625

580 

540 

540 

520 

500

480

442 

442 

425 

408

Minimum

259 

259 

675 

625 

625 

425 

390 

252 

, 140 

150 

74 

54

54

May

390 

372 

355 

340 

340

340 

325 

310 

295 

295

310 

325 

310 

280 

252

252 

252 

252 

340 

325

310

295 

280 

252 

252

252 

252 

265 

252 

252 

252

June

240 

228 

204 

192 

192

192 

181 

192 

252 

215

192 

181 

170 

160 

150

140 

140 

160 

181 

170

160 

150 

140 

140 

170

160 

150 

150 

442 

1,720

Mean

1,210 

673 

2,420 

1,300 

1,280 

543 

602 

296 

237 

530 

215 

104

786

July

325

325 

325 

2,290 

2,290

1,580 

780 

500 

625 

540

340 

265 

265 

252 

240

215 

204 

181 

192 

215

215 

1,280 

890 

520 

480

240 

204 

181 

160 

150 

150

Per square 

mile

1.10 

.612 

2.20 

1.18 

1.16 

.494 

.547 

.269 

.215 

.482 

.195 

.095

.715

Aug.

140 

131 

131 

131 

131

122 

114 

114 

103 

92

90

84 

81 

81 

79

76 

192 

780 

390 

325

265 

240 

181 

131 

95

90 

76 

76 

74 

76 

1,960

Sept.

192 

192 

170 

' 111 

95

92 

87 

79 

76 

76

79 

81 

98 

90 

114

252

228 

150 

108 

95

84 

74 

71 

71 

69

64 

58 

56 

54 

54

Run-off In 

inches

1.27 

.68 

2.54 

1.36 

1.25 

.57 

.61 

.31 

.24 

.56 

.22 

.11

9.72
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at Toledo, Peoria &

Western Railway bridge in Seville. Zero of gage is 467.78 feet above mean

sea level.

DKAINAGE AKEA. 1,600 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet October 4

(gage height, 23.9 feet); minimum. 96 second-feet September 26 (gage height,

3.68 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet August 22, 1924 (gage

height, 30.5 feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet July 31 and August 27-29, 1914

(gage height, 1.35 feet). 

REMAKES. Records good except those for ice periods (December 19 to January

13 and January 19 to February 3), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

!____. ..........

2__- -----

3 

4 

5 ... 

8 

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

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

9

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

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

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

13 - 

14 

15- 

16 

17 

18 

19-- -.

20 

21. ......

22. 

23. 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 .

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

5,050 

8,250 

15,000 

16,000 

13,500

7,810 

8,520 

9,650 

10,400 

4,200

4,400 

7,330 

8,700 

9,350 

5,400

3,240 

2,820 

2,580 

2,340 

2,040

1,930 

1,760 

1,600 

1,490 

1,380

1,330 

1,230 

1,180 

1,130 

1,080

Nov.

1,030 

1,380 

1,440 

1,130 

980

930

830 

830

780 

780

735 

1,030 

930 

830 

1,880

4,010

2,760 

2,040 

1,600 

1,440

1,380 

1,330 

1,230 

1,180 

1,380

1,440 

1,540 

3,180 

4,340 

5,120

Dec.

4,140 

2,820 

2,280 

1,980 

1,820

1,760 

1,760 

2,180 

1,600 

1,710

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

3,000 

2,220

1,660 

1,490 

930 

1,760 

2,040

2,040 

1, 930 

1,660 

1,330 

1,330

1,230 

1,230 

3,490 

4,400 

3,240 

2,760

Jan.

1,490 

1,880 

2,280 

2,760 

2,700

2,700 

2,700 

4,140 

5,120 

5,540

6,030 

5,610 

5,190 

4,720 

6,380

5,190 

4,400 

1,540 

1,540 

1,490

1,280 

1,280 

1,710 

1,440 

1,180

1,080 

1,820 

1,820 

1,760 

1,710 

1,660

Month

November __ .. . ... __ .. __ . .. ...

April ______ . ________ _ ___ .

July.. 

Feb.

1,600 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

2,160

2,040 

4,010 

4,860 

3,420 

1,760

1,330 

1,280 

1,180 

1,490 

1,380

1,710 

1,490 

1,280 

1,080 

1,030

1,030 

980 

1,130 

980 

830

645 

1,130 

980 

830

Maximum

16,000 

5,120 

4,400 

6,380 

4,860 

1,030 

4,010 

1,330 

7,650 

9,060 

' 3,600 

2,130

16,000

Mar.

830 

735 

690 

690 

690

645 

645 

690 

830 

980

1,030 

930 

980 

1,030 

930

880 

830 

780 

780 

735

690 

690 

645 

600 

645

690 

645 

600 

600 

600 

600

Apr.

645 

600 

600 

560 

600

2,700 

3,560 

4.010 

3,240 

2,700

2,340 

2,040 

1,880 

2,040 

2,220

1,820 

1,710 

1,710 

1,710 

1,490

1,380 

1,380 

1,230 

1,130 

1,080

980 

880 

880 

880 

830

Minimum

1,080 

735 

930 

1,080 

645 

600 

560 

375 

254 

248 

120 

96

96

May

830 

735 

690 

690 

645

645 

600 

600 

600 

560

600 

560 

520 

520 

482

560 

690 

930 

1,330 

1,030

780 

645 

482 

482 

464

464 

445 

409 

409 

409 

375

June

359 

359 

328 

328 

343

375 

392 

560 

600 

392

328 

328 

297 

282 

268

268 

254 

645 

735 

482

1,980 

1,380 

645 

560 

690

2,040 

1,030 

690 

6,240 

7,650

Mean

5,220 

1,650 

2,080 

2,910 

1,600 

753 

1,630 

619 

1,030 

1,900 

461 

283

1,680

July

3,300 

1,540 

1,180 

6,100 

7,010

9,060 

8,790 

2,440 

3,540 

1,950

2,010 

1,110 

910 

810 

960

715 

580 

520 

520 

580

625 

1,220 

500 

580 

403

351 

351 

319 

275 

248 

385

Pe- square 

mile

3.26 

1.03 

1.30 

1.82 

1.00 

.471 

1.02 

.387 

.644 

1,19 

.288 

.177

1.05

Aug.

289 

275 

261 

1,160 

1,890

625 

385 

289 

289 

261

235. 

186 

174 

163 

152

141 

141 

3,600 

715 

275

210 

335 

289 

625 

304

186 

141 

141 

120 

275 

152

Sept.

152 

141 

715 

235 

152

141 

120 

112 

112 

112

141 

1,330 

2,130 

500 

335

261 

210 

163 

141 

130

120 

108 

141 

112 

116

96 

100 

104 

120 

130

Run-oft in 

inches

3.76 

1.15 

1.50 

2.10 

1.08 

.54 

1.14 

.45 

.72 

1.67 

.33 

.20

14.34
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 97

SANGAMON RIVEE AT MONTICE1LO, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., at Illinon Central

Railroad bridge half a mile west of Monticello. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; June, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 second-feet December 1

(gage height, 12.7 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet September 1-10 (gage

height, 2.0 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 15,400 second-feet October

4, 1926 (gage height, 18.4 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 31 to August

3, 1914 (gage height, 1.5 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for Sundays, which are interpolated, and

those for ice periods (January 2-7 and January 28 to February 4), which

are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 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.

1,300 

1,540 

1,770 

1,700 

1,630

1,350 

1,090 

920 

720 

515

465 

670 

735 

710 

610

530 

449 

403 

388 

346

320 

294 

264 

234 

210

199 

166 

155 

145 

140 

135

Nov.

115 

234 

418 

346 

307

270 

234 

210

188 

177

155 

270 

302 

333

388

810 

980 

835 

670 

552

433 

403 

374 

710 

1,090

1,210 

1,170 

1,130 

1,700 

3,180

Dec.

4,630 

4,330 

4,030 

3,340 

2,440

2,120 

3,050 

3,320 

4,030 

4,330

3,380 

2,440 

2,120 

2,330 

2,560

2,920 

2,440 

2,040 

1,630 

1,350

1,010 

920 

735 

670 

601

532 

498 

481 

735 

860 

1,060

Jan.

830 

610

515 

498 

498

532 

590 

785 

980 

1,090

1,210 

1,170 

1,130 

1,090 

1,040

980 

920 

860 

1,010 

1,350

1,450 

1,220 

980 

1,050 

1,210

1,010 

690 

650 

610

570 

465

Feb.

433

418 

374 

360 

765

1,170 

1,350 

1,770 

1,770 

1,630

1,450 

,310 

,170 

,350 

2,020

,700 

,450 

,300 

,040 

785

735 

690 

735 

630 

515

498 

481 

465 

449

Month Maximum

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

May.. ____ . ________ . ______ .

June. ______________ .. .. ..... 

July 

September __ .. ___ ___ _ __ ...

1,770 

3,180 

4,630 

1,450 

2,020 

760 

1,450 

307 

449 

1,250 

51 

125

4,630

Mar.

433

418 

388 

374 

360

333 

320 

307 

333 

346

340 

333 

433 

630 

760

710 

630 

556 

481 

449

433 

403 

388 

360 

346

333 

320 

294 

270 

307 

294

Apr.

276 

258 

246 

234 

346

1,130 

1,450 

1,380 

1,300 

1,090

920 

860 

670 

710 

722

735 

650 

630 

570 

498

449 

426 

403 

388 

374

346 

333 

307 

294 

282

Minimum

135 

115 

481 

465 

360 

270 

234 

135 

115 

58 

15 

12

12

May

258 

246 234' 

222 

210

 222 

234 

222 

199

188

210 

188 

199 

210

177

166 

 188 

246 

307 

294

282 

246

222 

199 

188

177 

182 

188 

177 

166 

135

June

125 

115 

120 

125 

155

177 

199 

282 

403 

324

246 

210 

188 

155 

135

, 115 

IbO 

145 

307 

418

360 

307 

234 

222 

210

199 

177 

166 

388 

449

July

372 

294 

333 

890 

1,250

1,050

785 

668 

550 

418

270 

210 

177 

155 

135

115 

88 

80 

72 

88

125 

174 

222 

188 

166

125 

97 

80 

69 

58 

58

Mean *"X 

648 1. 18 

640 1. 16 

2, 160 3. 93 

890 1. 62 

994 1. 81 

409 .744 

609 1.11 

212 . 385 

226 . 411 

302 . 549 

29. 8 .054 

37. 1 . 067

596 1.08

Aug.

51 

51 

45 

39 

42

45 

39 

34 

29 

51

39 

34 

29 

25 

21

21 

18 

18 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

51 

39

32 

25 

21 

18 

15 

15

Sept.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

21 

45 

29 

25 

106

116 

125 

106 

97 

72

45 

34

28 

21

18

15 

15 

15 

25 

35

Run-off in 

inches

1.36 

1.29 

4.53 

1.87 

1.95 

.86 

1.24 

.44 

.46 

.63 

.06 

.07

14.76
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

SAN6AMON RIVER AT RIVERTON, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 9, T. 16 N., E. 4 W., at ^abash Railroad

bridge in Eiverton, 5 miles below mouth of South Fork. Zero of gage is

503.15 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,560 square miles. 

EECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to

September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, not determined; minimum, 74

second-feet September 10 (gage height, 7.92 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 30,200 second-feet October

4, 1926 (gage height, 32.0 feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet October 3-15,

1914 (gage height, 6.9 feet). 

EEMARKS. Eecords good. Some regulation of low-water flow by municipal

reservoir at Decatur. No record October 26 to March 1.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day Oct. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

10-

11. 

12- 

12.

14.

15.

16-

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24. 

25-

11,800

13,600

14,000

12,700

12,100

8,560

7,790

6,820

5,180

4,490 

4,280 

4,080 

3,720 

b,600

3,250

3,360

2,800

2,220

1,980

1,780

1,620

1,480

1,340

1,200

1,820

1,740

1,660

1,620

1,520

1,480

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,520

1,560

1,520

1,560

1,620

1,780

2,020

1,780

1,940

1,820

1,660

1,560

1,450

1,340

1,380

1,240

1,310

1,340

1,240

1,170

1,140

1,060

1,030

1,030

995

995

1,420

3,960

6,570

7,640

7,360

7,360

6,820

6,330

5,800

4,560

3,840

3,200

2,950

2,700

2,180

2,020

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,940

1,590

1,480

1,480

1,310

1,240

1,100

1,280

1,030

995

895

865

865

865

775

745

745

745

775

745

685

655

685

1,140

2,400

4,700

4,560

4,280

3,000

2,900

1,980

1,450

1,280

1,240

1,060

960

925

805

775

865

865

835

835

1,340

1,860

2,100

2,100

2,100

1,980

1,590

1,420

865

775

865

895

1,380

1,940

2,060

2,500

3,000

2,750

2,020

1,700

3,900

4,080

3,540

2,850

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,100

3,000

3,200

2,750

2,100

1,660

1,520

1,480

1,900

1,780

1,280

835

655

570

520

625

1,140

1,420

1,140

925

805

625

545

470

420

397

995

1,560

1,780

1,170

745

655

655

570

470

375

332

291

252

233

188

188

172

155

155

147

131

123

131

131

131

139

139

131

123

115

108

100

100

96

92

85

81

77

77

74

108

197

745

835

745

495

397

291

188

172

155

139

115

97

97

91

94

100

108

Month

October 1-25. 

March___ 

April____ 

May.........

June__ 

July. ......

August-. .-. 

September_.

Maximum Minimum

14,000

2,020

7,640

4,700

4,080

3,540

1,780

835

1,200

1,060

995

655

775

397

108

74

Mean Pi ~ square 

mile

5,710

1,520

3,150

1,490

1,670

1,540

403

204

2.23

.594

1.23

.582

.652

.602

.157

Run-off in 

inches

2.07

.68

1.37

.67

.73

.69

.18

.09
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

SOUTH FORE OF SANGAHON RIVER AT POWER PLANT NEAR TATLORVILLE, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., at Chicago & Illinois

Midland Railway bridge 6 miles west of Taylorville. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1917, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum and minimum stages during year not recorded.

1917-1928: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet March 15, 1922

(gage height, 26.6 feet); no flow August 29 and October 6-23, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated October 5, 20, November

5, August 15, 21, and 26. No record for periods for which no discharge iff

shown.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second feet, 1927-28

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 

29 

29 

30. ..... .... ,

31 

Oct.

910 

1,080 

1,750 

1,850 

1,900

1,950 

1,670 

1,550 

1,240 

1,000

770 

710 

930 

1,030 

1,080

1,100 

1,080 850- 

495 

402

308 

221 

192 

174 

165

147 

138 

138 

121 

129 

138

Nov.

129 

138 

183 

192 

192

192 

129 

121 

113

320 

422

Month Maximum

1,950 

147

Apr.

211

192 

174 

174

May

156 

156 

138

105

105 

105 

99 

93 

89

97 

690 

1.240

320

129 

121 

113

June

105 

93 

86

810 

1,010

1,210 

1,300 

9SO 

580 

231

201 

165 

156

1,030

1,000 

980

830 

810 

650 

1,000 

1,360

Minimum Mean

121 813

3. 6 27. 3

July

1,430 

1,510

320

52

Aug.

32? 

344 

369

21I 1?

17

IK

1< 

12 

12

11 

9.2 

9.2 

11 

9.2

8.6 

8.0 

8.0 

6.9 

9.2 

9.2

Sept.

7.8 7.8- 

6.7 6.7" 

5.7"

4.9 

4.9 

4.2 

3.6 

4.2

3.6 

9.0

138 

105 

147

129 

64 

52 

22 

16

10 

9.0

7.8 

6.7 

5.7

4.9 

5.7 

9.0 

10 

10

Jn«rr« Run-off in 

Tile inches

1. 59 1. 83 

.054 .Oft
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

CROOKED CREEK AT EIPIEY, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., at I ighway bridge a

quarter of a mile east of Ripley. Zero of gage is 431.31 feet above mean

sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,310 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year 16.3 feet January 1.2 (discharge not

determined); minimum discharge, 33 second-feet August 30 (gage height

3.07'feet).

1921-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,500. second-feet July 25, 1924 (gage

height, 25.0 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet September 8 ard 9, 1922.

Old high-water marks are at gage height 26.0 feet, date unknown. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for estimated periods, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 

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

3 ... .......

4 

5 .

6 ... ... .

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

8 ..... ... ..

10. 

.11. 

12 

13.--.... ___ .

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23.

24 

25 __ ..

26 .........

27 ___ .......

28. _ ..... _ .

29 ___ .......

30 .........

31 

Oct.

163 

1,280 

3,050 

3,300 

3,300

1,470 

 «1, 350

274

264 

218 

209 

209 

235 

264

Nov.

385 

510 

620 

1,010 

980

510 

285 

254 

163 

156

149 

149 

156 

186 

178

1,470 

1,870 

1,790 

1,670 

740

385 

335 

298 

285 

285

274 

740 

1,220 

1,790 

2,520

Dec.

1,870 

1,790

"451

Jan.

 832

Feb.

«1, 140

Month Maximum

December _______________ _,_..

3,300 

2,520 

1.870

January

February __________________ ....

March ____________________

June. __________ ................

JulyAugust

 September....... --

The year

1,010 

4,100 

3,940 

4,210 

1,870 

1,870 

2,520

Mar.

310

298 

274 

264 

254

244 

254 

285 

322 

360

410 

485 

560 

1,010 

560

510 

254 

460 

435 

410

385 

254 

254 

485 

460

460 

435 

410 

322 

298 

186

Apr.

201 

201 

209 

218 

244

1,630 

3,990 

4,100 

2,950 

1,950

1,080 

890

" 690

285 

274 

226

Minimum

149

186 

201 

130 

106 

72 

33 

52

33

May

235 

226 

226 

218 

218

209 

209 

201 

201 

201

201 

193 

149 

130 

142

170 

226 

410 

3,940 

1,950

1,140 

560 

535 

510

264

264 

218 

201 

178 

149 

136

June

106 

124 

118 

124 

118

485 

740 

4,210 

3,990 

1,990

460 

410 

335 

310

285

124 

136 

890 

1,080 

3,150

860 

510 

274 

274 

264

264 

264 

410 

2,700 

1,870

Mean

1,240 

712 

540 

832 

1,140 

384 

960 

445 

896 

381 

267 

552

693

July

244 

226 

218 

226 

235

360 

335 

226 

106 

106

101 

96 

96 

96 

96

91 

91 

86 

81 

76

72 

920 

920

890 

890

860 

860 

830 

235 

264 

1,870

Per

square 

mile

0.947 

.544 

.412 

.635 

.870 

.293 

.733 

.340 

.684 

.291 

.204 

.421

.529

Aug.

1,870 

1,390 

860 

335 

201

163 

136 

130 

112 

112

106 

96 

91 

91 

86

81 

535 

460 

130 

112

136 

' 156 

149 

142 

124

118 

106 

101 

76 331 

44

Sept.

52 

63 

106 

81 

76

72 

68 

76 

81 

91

1,110 

2,030 

2,030 

2,520 

2,120

2,080 

1,910 

1,080 

101 

91

81 

72 

72 

68 

68

68 

72 

72 

76 

76

Run-oft in 

inches

1.09 

.61 

.48 

.73 

.94 

.34 

.82 

.39 

.76 

.34 

.24 

.47

7.21

1 Estimated because of backwater from Illinois River.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 101

MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. }i sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 11 W., at Chicago & Alton

Railway bridge 3 miles northwest of Kane. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 865 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet December 2

(gage height, 19.6 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet September 10 (gage

height, 2.38 feet).

1921-1928: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet October 4, 1926;

maximum gage height, 24.6 feet March 15, 1922; minimum discharge, 1

second-foot September 29 and October 3, 1922.

High water of 1915 reached gage height of 29.5 feet. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for January 26 to February 3, Much are

estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

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

2 

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

4----.........

5- ......

T.... .........

8. .-- .

 9 - ..

10 -

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

12 .. ..

13.... ......

14..-. ......

15..-.. __ --.-

16 . I.....

17.-. -..

18. ..

19 . ........

20. 

21... ..

22...-... ..

23.- .......

24. ........

25 

26... . ..

27 ......

28 

29 ..........

30. -- -.

31 

Oct.

4,140

5,060

3,030

928

460

1,490

635

CQK

2,300

1,740

1,040

435

315

220

212

.187

156

164

134

120

108

102

96

96

90

Nov.

108

212

120

90

Qft

96

84

102

375

220

1,770

 o 7«n

275

355

335

275

255

315

1,060

1,770

872

535

735

1,840

9,620

Dec.

9,070

11,700

3,680

1,210

QKC

4,220

2,910

1,010

635

1,010

3,270

2,380

1,040

flQK

395

295

97 1;

275

255

255

237

220

212

203

818

610

415

Jan.

237

315

375

164

171

872

872

928

710

610

610

560

510

435

395

395

790

735

295

1,630

2,260

1,630

335

275

Feb.

255

220

203

315

3,610

8,220

5,360

3,900

735

1,940

1,880

QOO

735

355

90 *

275

237

212

237

237

275

Mar.

275

255

237

237

212

220

255

818

375

485

845

415

335

237

237

220

203

195

187

187

212

237

220

187

195

Apr.

195

187

179

156

5,800

9,430

11,000

10,000

1,980

1,060

685

585

535

982

735

<toc

435

415

375

395

335

275

237

ooft

203

187

May

156

148

141

127

114

120

114

108

108

102

96

96

96

96

96

3,030

2,660

2,100

2,020

535

237

212

179

141

120

108

171

June

108

102

84

195

220

195

148

1,630

3,330

1,980

415

255

375

237

203

164

148

510

660

3,150

2,300

818

685

810

435

335

237

585

275

610

July

355-

275

237

187

3,750

845

2,420

3,330

4,060

1,390

435

275

195

179

164

148

127

108

114

7Q

74

84

74

46

30

OC

fvi

49

46

1,630

Aug.

4,060

4,220

3,090

1,240

460

485

435

220

195

415

212

141

96

90

79

74

74

90

64

60

56

46

46

275

96

74

54

45

4fl

30^

30

Sept.

39

34

28

26

26

23

25

22

21

20

127

1,330

415

148

275

148

57

63

54

45

33

30

28

27

26

25

26

42

40

28

Month

October ____ . ____________ . ...

January. _________ . ______ . ...

February _ __ .. ___ .. ___ .. __ .....

March. _ ....... __ . ___ . _ _.._._ ____

April - . ...

June- _____ . .... ..... ..........

July - . 

September ________ . _ ._... .

Maximum

5,060

9,620

11,700

2,260

8,550

3,330

4,060

4,220

1,330

11,700

Minimum

90

84

203

164

203

187

156

96

84

28

30

20

20

Mean

994

902

2,100

641

1,610

302

1,610

452

700

674

108

QQO

Per square 

mile

1.15

1 fid

2.43

.740

1.86

.349

1.86

.522

.809

77Q

.618

.125

Bun-offin 

Inches

1.33

1.16

2.80

.85

2.01

.40

2.08

.60

.90

.90

.71

.14

13.88
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V

KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDA1IA, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at Gallatin Street

Bridge, Vandalia. Zero of gage is 456.23 feet above mean sea level. 

DKAINAGE AREA. 1,980 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to

September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet December 1

(gage height, 20.6 feet); minimum, 60 second-feet September 25-30 (gage

height, iCl feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 20,009 second-feet October 4,

1926; maximum stage, 23.0 feet June 5, 1917; minimum discharge, 3.5

second-feet August 22, 1911. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1... __ .. ....

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

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

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

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

6 ...

7 - 

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

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

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

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

12 ._ ......

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

14... ......

15.. ...

16. _ . _ .. __

17.. ....

1C

in

20. ....

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

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

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 .

29 

30- . 

'41 Ji

Oct.

4,770

7,100

9,660

9 030

8,600

8,060

8,320

7,100

6,880

8,320

7,100

4,410

o cnn

1,960

1,720

1,580

i ?nn

1,200

1,110

1,020

930

H7ft

810

780

Nov.

7 Cft

720

750

720

690

640

490

810

1,050

810

1,470

2,560

2,440

1,720

1,330

1,330

1 330

1,330

1 330

1,330

1,400

1,720

9 fi4fl

Dec.

11,800

10 800

10 600

7,560

7,560

7 800

7,680

7,100

6,880

7,440

7,100

6,360

5,930

5,280

A OQA

3 840

3,240

9 ftftft

9 ^fiO

9 IftO

1,860

1,720

2,080

9 9Sin

o onn

Jan.

9 Ifift

1 Qfi(\

1 540

1.610

1,640

1,750

2,120

o left

9 9Oft

2 200

9 iftn

2,120

2,120

1,750

1,680

1,610

3 QQA

4 530

4

QKn

4 190

3 640

3 440

2,800

Feb.

9 f%9rt

2,320

O AA(\

3 040

5 7nn

6,010

7,440

7,320

7,100

6,010

5,420

5,770

5 OCA

5,210

4 240

9 79O

9 9nn

9 fldA

1,820

1 f%4ft

1,470

1,300

1,400

1 ' 360

Mar.

1,330

1,610

1 fiAfl

1 640

1 OCA

1,140

1,050

960

1,500

i °.ftft

1,300

1 140

1,400

1,780

1,720

1 °.^ft

1,200

1,110

QQA

900

900

870

ftift

7ftft

780

780

780

1.080

1,230

1,330

Apr.

1,080

1,050

960

900

Qftfi

o 7fin

8,460

6,180

4,710

4,530

S oon

3 080

2,760

2, 440

2, 120

1,610

1,750

1,720

1,330

1,230

1,110

1,020

930

900

840

May

olrt

7 Cft

720

615

con

540

515

490

465

465

4,710

7,100

4 con

3,040

2,680

o OOft

1 7t\(\

1,580

1,400

990

QOO

840

780

June

69C

66E ROT

Glf

900

1 OAT

1 Qfif

3 94C

4.35C

2.96C

9 ARf

9 O4T

1,860

i 7er

1.36C

1.36T

1 PUT

2.36C

3,49C

4,71C

2,760

2.720

2,120

1,780

1,400

2,360

4.47C

July

9 RRft.

1 640

1,330

1,080

780

870

810

1,330

1,500

1,050

870

900

fiQA

590

AA(\

400

340

400

440

420

360

320

320

282

264

380

Aug.

3,240

1,400

AAf\

QJJA

OQft

230

230

214

inn

183

168

161

154

147

147

140

134

120

Qfi

134

127

120

108

108

108

102

Sept.

Qfi

QA

' 84

79

74

fiQj

fiCfc

64

64

fi4

64

96-

84

64

230*

247

206.

176

161

14ft

108

90

7Qp

74

60

60

60

60

60

60

Month

February _______ _ ____ . __ ....

April. .__ __ ......

July 

The year _ ___ _________

Maximum

9,820

5,420

11,800

5, 930

7,440

1,780

8,460

7,100

2,680

3,240

247

11,800

Minimum

780

490

1,720

1,540

1,300

780

840

465

665

264

96

60

60

Mean

4,840

1,350

5,800

2,840

3,960

1,180

2,450

1,530

2,380

769

319

97.7

2,290

POT square 

mile

2.44

.682

2,93

1.43

2.00

.596

1.24

.773

1.20

.388

.161

.049

1.16

Run-off in 

inches

2.81

.7ft

3.38.

1.65

2.16

.69

1.38

.89

1.34

.45

.19

.05

15.75
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 103

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT P1UMFIE1D, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in W. }% sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., at highway bridge at 

Plumfield, iy<t miles below mouth of Middle Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 753 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1914, to September 1928; June, 1908 to December, 1912, at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 2 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,680 second-feet December 16 

(gage height, 24.3 feet); minimum, 5.3 second-feet September 18 (gage 

height, 1.02 feet).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 16,300 second-feet February 1, 1916 

(gage height, 30.2 feet); no flow August 18-26, 1914.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated January 1-12.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 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 

J26 -----

27 

28 

 29 

30 

 31 

Oct.

655 

"908 

1,160 

1,080 

920

502 

282 

80 

54 

40

32 

542 

775 

1,080 

1,220

1,060 

556 

168 

89 

46

36

32 

24 

21 

20

17 

16 

16 

13 

12 

11

Nov.

9.2 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

40 

556 

850 

1,080

1,160 

1,160 

1,000 

865 

745

920 

 1, 100 

1,280 

1,320 

1,080

584 

282 

168 

144 

152

144 

144 

160 

"358 

556

Dec.

775 

1,000 

1,160 

1,300 

1,440

1,520 

1,560 

1,360 

1,080 

1,000

920 

1,060 

2,130 

4,410 

"6,540

8,680 

8,570 

8,050 

6,950 

5,680

4,410 

3,010 

2,130 

1,580 

020

476 

203 

152 

168 

390 

612

Jan.

556 

450 

386 

282 

185

115 

89 

71 

51 

51

122 

136 

160 

212 

231

282 

185 

"642 

1,100 

1,440

1,680 

1,900 

2,070 

2,010 

1,720

1,480 

1,300 

940 

598 

271 

185

Month

January.. __ . __ - ______ . ..........

April May _ -- . ---.

July .... . . .

The year ______ . _______

Feb.

136 

115 

95 

89 

129

570 

1,500 

1,580 

2,520 

3,370

3,310 

2,800 

2,130 

1,620 

1,600

1,400 

1,540 

1,620 

1,600 

"1, 170

745 

362 

480 

760 

940

865 

640 

463 

411

.......

Maximum

1,220 

1,320 

8,680 

2,070 

3,370 

1,040 

2,200 

900 

4,970 

2,650 

282 

46

8,680

Mar.

424 

655 

835 

880

775

542 

338 

221 

231 

326

480 

398 

326 

251 

212

231 

480 

835 

1,040 

1,020

865 

570 

326 

 304 

136

136 

122 

115 

101 

95 

144

Apr.

271 

203 

136 

95

77

374 

880 

1,060 

1,140 

1,160

1,000

584 

231 

144 

136

185 

168 

115 

83 

68

1,000 

1,380 

1,800 

2,130 

2,200

 1, 810 

1,420 

685 

407 "129

Minimum

11 

9.2 

152 

51 

89 

05 

68 

22 

40 

11 

14 

5.3

.5.3

May

95 

77 

61 

51 

64

89 

120 

115 

74 

54

42 

32 

27 

26 

26

22 

22 

71 

655 

760

612

790 

900 

775 

350

101 

64 

176 

315 

185 

95

June

61 

40 

51 

1,060 

1,420

1,720 

"2, 020 

2,320 

3,070 

3,130

2,050 

2,650 

2,280 

2,010 

1,780

1,650 

1,520 

1,420 

1,360 

2,200

3,010 

3,900 

4,490 

4,810 

4,970

4,650 

4,040 

3,430 

2,850 

2,650

Mean

370 

530 

2,560 

674 

1,190 

433 

703 

221 

2,450 

735 

71.0 

12.1

826

July

2,650 

2,560 

2,400 

1,950 

1,300

1,100 

1,300 

1,360 

1,400 

1,380

1,080 

480 

476 

040 

1,160

730 

203 

71 

42 

30

28 

22 

18 

15 

13

13 

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

Aug.

15 

16 

56 

32 

27

19 

26 

38 

122 

144

168 

80 

46 

27 

20

16 

14 

28 

282 

271

115 

68 

61 

71 

108

108 

68 

40 

38 

30 

"38

Sept.

46 

22 

18 

16 

14

11 

11 

11 

10 

8.8

8.2 

7.4 

6.6 

6.3

7.5

6.7 

5.6 

5.3 

18 

21

17 

15 

13 

11 

9.6

8.6 

7.8 

7.2 

6-9 

6.7

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 491 0. 57 

.704 .79 

3. 40 3. 02 

. 895 1. 03 

1. 58 1. 70 

. 575 . 66 

. 934 1. 04 

. 293 . 34 

3.25 3.63 

. 976 1. 13 

. 094 . 11 

.016 .02

1. 10 14. 94

1 Discharge interpolated.
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART ^

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT MURPHYSBORO, III.

LocATioN.^Chain gage in SW. % sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., at South Twentieth 

Street highway bridge at Murphysboro. Zero of gage is 331.00 feet above 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,170 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1916, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum and minimum discharge during year rot determined because of backwater.

1916-1928: Maximum discharge determined, 15,600 second-feet January 

10, 1917; minimum, 1.0 second-foot August 1, 1921.

In February, 1916, discharge estimated at 28,000 second-feet (gage height, 

39.6 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Backwater from Mississippi River October 2-31, 

November 8-13, 17-27, November 29 to December 23, December 31 to 

January 3, January 11-31, and February 6 to September 30. (Backwater 

effect when Weather Bureau gage at Chester, Illinois indicates 

above 10.0 feet). Discharge not determined.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1927-28

Day

\. ..............

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

4. -----------

5 -

6 -----

7 ----- 

8 -----

9- - ------

11 ----------

12-..-- -.

13 -------

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21-. -------------

22 

23 --------

24 

25 

26 - 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

13.23

13.98

13.63

13.13

13.68

13.33

13.03

12.83

12.63

11.33

10.53

12.81

14.33

14.43

14.48

13.98

13.28

11.33

9.80

7.65

5.85

4.75

4.30

3.85

3.65 

3.50

3.35

3.25

3.11

2.99 

2.85

Nov.

2.35

2.75

2.65

2.69

2.79

2.85

5.90

12.21

14.58

15.43

14.98

13.99

13.01

13.63

15.03

15.38

15.63

14.53

13.38

12.27

10.81

8.75

6.70

5.80 

5.50

5.25

5.15

5.00

6.05

Dec.

7.14

11.78

13.62

13.22

12.37

11.94

11.32

11.28

11.26

11.22

11.20

11.18

22.41

25.01

27.66

29.86

28.96

27.41

25.46

23.03 

21.07

16.52

12.96

12.32

11.44

Jan.

9.34

8.64

8.14

4.64

4.59

4.59

4.84

5.04

5.29

5.54

6.19

7.19

13.02

16.22

18.52

17.27

16.37

16.62 

16.57

16.42

15.00

12.17

10.72

Feb.

6.64

5.29

5.09

-.--.

Mar.

7.00

6.65

7.35

7.40

6.85

6.50

7.00

8.85

11.92

13.90

14.45

14.15

12.65

11.20

9.75

8.30 

7.30

6.70

6.15

5.45

5.60 

6.90

Apr.

7.53

7.83

8.18

8.53

8.53

14.62

17.77

18.97

20.12

20.36

19.12

17.07

14.97

17.78

11.20

10.74

10.56

10.38

9.93

9.48

15.82

18.72

20.48

21.36

21.24 

20.02

18.77

16.47

14.42

11.87

May

9.28

7.53

6.68

6.18

5.73

5.68

5.42

5.12

5.08

4.88

4.52

4.28

4.03

3.93

3.73

3.68

3.68

3.93

6.33

8.58

9.93

10.82

10.52

10.44

10.36 

9.89

7.78

7.28

6.63

6.23 

5.98

June

5.43

4.S«

10.67

15.87

15.97

16.27

15.77

20. 6T

22.22

23.00

23. 0."

24.01

24.3)

24.33

23. 90

22.0?

22.30

21. 9fi

25.20

28. 45

29.92

30.99

31.14

31.33 

30.75

29.65

30.05

29. 75

29. 75

July

29.10

28.50

27.15

25.45

23.50

21.20

18.32

15.47

13.52

12.20

12.46

12.57

11.78

10.58

11.18

11.50

10.67

9.83

8.58

7.83

7.58

7.33

7.03

6.78

7.23 

8.13

8.18

7.68

7.08

6.58 

6.18

Aug.

8.57

8.02

6.47

6.07

6.67

5.92

5.62

6.52

8.47

8.72

8.37

7.72

7.07

6.72

6.22

5.72

5.27

4.77

4.32

4.27

4.27

4.22

6.73

7.02

6.82 

5.77

5.32

5.02

4.62

4.32 

5.02

Sept.

4.42

4.87

&. fft.

A 97

3.87

3.42

3.22

3.12

9 Qfl

2.88

2.82

2.72

2.68

2.68

7.92

9.42

8.72

7.92

7.26

6.61

5.91

5.31

4.71

3.76 

3.11

2.81

2.75

2.71

2.67
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART V 

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

105-

Measurements of stream flow in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins at points other than regular gaging stations are 

listed in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi 

River drainage basins during the year ending September 80, 1928

Date

July 27 

Aug. 9

23

May 13

22

Sept. 13 

Jan. 11

Feb. 4

July 19

10

11

11

Stream

State ditch No. 85 __ . 

 ..do 

 ..do 

. .do - 

Namakagon River _ -- 

Tomahawk River.

 do - -

.- do . ------

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

-....do..- .... 

 do. -. 

Tributary to 

North Fork of Two 

Rivers.

. -do.. - -

..... do... 

 do... 

St. Croix River. ------ 

Wisconsin River .

 -.do.. ------

 -do. -- 

.....do _ ....... ......

-...do...... .......

' Locality

County-road crossing at 

southwest corner sec. 6, T. 

162 N., R. 46 'W., near 

Lancaster, Minn. 

 ..do.. . 

 do 

mouth of St. Croix River. 

_ _do._ - - 

Former gaging station at 

Trego, Wis. 

Former gaging station 4 

miles north of Bradley, 

Wis. 

 do --- - 

 do.. 

...... do..-.. ..... ........

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.96

1.40

.94

4.40

3.20

2.75 

3.62

4.56

2.38

4.19

4.51

6.74

4.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

77.1

17.5

5.22

9,250

7,860

1,010 

472

696

352

254

339

1,448

1,170
INDEX

A

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of------ 4-5

Acre-foot, definition of... __... .., 2

Afton, Wis., Rock River at.... , . - 68

Algonquin, 111.. Fox River at__ ___ 92

Apple River near Somerset, Wis..__.. 45

Appropriations, record of. 1

Babb, Mont., St. Mary Canal near_....... 11-12

Beardstown, 111., Illinois River at...._.... 86

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, Jll.- . 104

at Plumfleld, 111_____..____.... 103

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.....^ .... 56,

Bois des Sious River near Tenney, ]\jlinn 22

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near_i__ 73

Browning, Mont., St. Mary Canal npar. . 13

Brace, Wis., Chippewa River near.,__ 47

Butternut, Wis., Flambeau River n^ar. ... 51

C

Canton, Mo., Wyaconda River neari....' .. 77

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.... 21

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River at..___ 27

Chebanse, 111., Iroquois River near-j... 90

Chippewa Falls, Wis., Chippewa River at_ 48 

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near

Winter, Wis._ ......|.-.. . 46

at Chippewa Falls, Wis...______ 48

at Durand, Wis. . . 49

near Brace, Wis.-__.... . 47

Colfax, Wis., Red Cedar River near-..- 54

Computations, results of, accuracy o^__ . 4-5

Control, definition of______. +__ _ 2

Cooperation, record of-_____.___ . 9

Crooked Creek at Ripley, 111..____.__ 100

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River &t_ . 24

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo.._______ 80

Custer Park, 111., Kankakee River at___ . 89

De Kalb, 111., South Branch of Kishwaukee

River at____ __-______ 74 

Des Plaines River at Joliet, HI_______ 83

at Lemont, 111______________ 81-82 

Data, accuracy of_._____.____... 4-5

explanation of...___________.. 2-4 

Dayton, 111., Fox River at...__............ 93

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at_ 49

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

17104 31 8

34

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis. 60

near Butternut, Wis_______..__ 51

near Ladysmith, Wis.. ..... _ 52

Fox River at Algonquin, 111_________ 92

at Dayton, 111..__ .. . . 93

at Mukwonago, Wis___-__... __ 91

Fox River near Wayland, Mo____ __ 76

Freeport, 111., Pecatonica River at__ __ 72

Q

Qays Mills, Wis., Kickapoo River at. . 67

Qrantsburg, Wis., St. Crok River nea-,. 41

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw Riv-er nrar 95

Hudson Bay drainage basin, Alberta-Mottt.-

Minn.,gaging-station records in _

Illinois River at Beardstown, 111... ... 86

at Morris, 111 ..__..._____ .... 84

at Peoria, 111.....__.... .. 85

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.. ..- 75

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111-.. __ 90

Joliet, 111., Des Plaines River at 83

Spring Creek at.... 87

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis 53

Kane, 111., Macoupin Creek near.... ._ 101

Kankakee River at Custer Park, 111 .. 89 

at Momence, 111.. . 8S 

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111 .. .. 102: 

Kawishiwi River near WInton, Minn -... _ 31 

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis.. __ 67" 

Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River nea~,__ 10-11 

Kishwaukee River, South Branch o'r at

De Kalb., 111. .................. 7*

Knowlton, Wis., Wisconsin River at __ 60

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wir..__ 57 

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River nefr.__ 52 

Lemont, 111., Des Plaines River at__.__ 81-32 

Libby, Minn., Mississippi River near' __ 32 

Lyndon, 111., Rock River at. 69

M

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, I1L... 85 

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111 .... . 101

107
108 INDEX

Malunet, Mitm., Roseau River at______ 25 

South Fork of Roseau River near____ 28 

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at___ 39 

Many Glacier, Mont., Canyon Creek near.- 21 

Swiftcurrent Creek at..._.._____ 14 

Maquoketa River, Iowa, discharge measurements of___....________ 105

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at___ 55

Merrill, Wis., Prairie River near...____ 64

Wisconsin River at___________ 59

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn____ 39

near Montevideo, Minn ..._____ 38

Minot, N. Dak., Souris (Mouse) River at_ 29-30

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near

Libby, Minn.. ............... 32

at Elk River, Minn............__..__ 34

'at Prescott, Wis______._____ 36

at St. Paul, Minn..___________ 35

at Winona, Minn____________ 37

discharge measurements of______ 105

near Royalton, Minn __________ 33

Momence, m., Kankakee River at...___ 88

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River near.. 38

Montioello, 111., Sangamon River at. ____ 97

Monticello, Mo., North Fabius River at__ 78

Morris, HI., Illinois River at_.___..__ 84

Mouse River, N. Dak. See Souris River.

Mukwonago, Wis., Fox River at.______ 91

Murphysboro, HI., Big Muddy River at__ 104

Muscoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at____ 62-63

N

Namakagon River, Wis., discharge measure*

ment of_____________ 105

near Trego, Wis...__ .. ______ 44

NeillsviUe, Wis., Black River at..... .. 56

Nekoosa, Wis., Wisconsin River near____ 61

New London, Mo., Salt River near_____ 79

North Fabius River at .Monticello, Mo___ 78

Pecatonlca River at Freeport, ID ______ 72

Pelan, Minn., South Fork of Two Rivers at.. 25

Peoria, HI., Illinois River at.______._ 85

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn_____ 29

Plumfleld, HI., Big Muddy River at - . 103

Prairie River near MerrDI, Wis ......._ 64

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi River at.. __ 36

Publ ications, information concerning. ___ 5-8

obtaining or consulting of_________ 5-6

on stream flow, lists of____.____ 6-7,8

R

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.. __ 55

near Colfax, Wis.____________ 54

Bed Lake River at Crookston, Minn____ 24

at Thief River Falls, Minn__. _. __ 23

jBBinelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near_ 58

3Rib Biver at Rib Falls, Wis................. 65

iBJptey, HI., Crooked Creek at_____ __ 100

\Riverton, Hi., Sangamon River at_____ 98

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Rock River at Afton, Wis .. . 68

at Lyndon, HI. . . 69

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn . 27

at Malung, Mum_____..._.. 25

at Boss, Mum__________..__. 26

South Fork of, near Mal ing, Minn___ 28

Ross, Minn., Roseau River at 26

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River near 33

Run-off in inches, definition of 2

Rush City, Minn., St. Crour River near 42

S

St. Croix Falls, Wis., St. Croix River near... 43 

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis ... 40

near Qrantsburg, Wis 41 

near Rush City, Minn 42 

near St. Croix Falls, Wis. 43 

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near

Browning, Mont . 13

at intake, near Babb, Mont 11

at St. Mary crossing, nei\r Babb, Mont.. 12

St. Mary River near Kimba1?, Alberta 10-11

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at....... 35

Salt River near New London, Mo 79

Sangamon River at Monticello, HI 97

at Rtverton, HI.. .... 98

South Fork of, at power plant near Taylorville, HI_____________ 99 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of 2 

Second-foot, definition of. 2 

Seville, HI., Spoon River at. 96 

Sheldon, Wis., Jump River at 53 

Sberburne, Mont., Sherburae Lake Reservoir

at...-. 14-19

Swiftcurrent Creek at - 20 

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne,

Mont_______________ 14-19 

Somerset, Wis., Apple Rive- near 45 

Souris River at Minot, N. Dak. 29-30 

Spoon Biver at Seville, HI 96 

Sprague, Wis., Yellow Rive- at 66 

Spring Creek at Joliet, HI. . 87

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 2 

State ditch No. 85, Minn., d'scharge measurements of___.._- - 105 

Streator, 111., Vermilion Biver at. 94 

Sugar Biver near Brodhead, Wis. . 73 

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont., 14 

at Sherburne, Mont 20 

Swiss, Wis., St. Croix River at... . 40

Taylorville, HI., South Fcrk of Sangamon

River near 99 

Tenney, Minn., Boisdes Sioux River near 22 

Terms, definition of. 2 

Thief River Falls, Minn., Red Lake River at. 23 

Tomahawk River, Wis., discharge measurements of___ . 105 

Trego, Wis., Namakagon R'ver near.. 44 

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River niw. . 80 

Two Rivers, South Fork of, at Pelan, Minn. 25
INDEX 109

u Page

Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minn.-Wis.- 

Hl.-Mo., gaging-station records 

in. . 32-104

Vandalia, HI., Kaskaskia River at 102 

Vermilion River at Streator, HI.. ...... 94

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis ._ __ 66 

W

Wayland, Mo., Pox River near_______ 76 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near. 57

Page

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis... 71

near Whitewater, Wis__ ,. . 70

Winona, Minn., Mississippi River at.. 37

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near .. 46

Winton, Minn., Kawisbiwi River near_ 31

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis___ 60

at Merrill, Wis.. .. _... 89

at Muscoda, Wis ..._...... ..... 62-63

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinebtider,

Wis.... .... ......... 58

near Nekoosa, Wis. 61

Work, authorization of. .. . 1

division of___............... 9-10

scope of___ _ .. . . 1-2 

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo. 77

o